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Gioachino Rossini, Petite messe solennelle
- I. Kyrie
- II. Gloria
- Gratias agimus tibi
- Domine Deus
- Qui tollis peccata mundi
- Quoniam tu solus sanctus
- Cum Sancto Spiritu
- III. Credo
- Crucifixus
- Et resurrexit
- IV. Preludio religioso
- V. Sanctus
- VI. O salutaris hostia
- VII. Agnus Dei

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concert Riccardo Chailly conducts Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle Gewandhaus Orchester, GewandhausChor, Chor der Oper Leipzig

Gewandhaus Orchester, GewandhausChor, Chor der Oper Leipzig

Riccardo Chailly conducts Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle Gewandhaus Orchester, GewandhausChor, Chor der Oper Leipzig

About

Gioacchino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle was written in 1863, "the last," the composer called it, of my "péchés de vieillesse" (sins of old age). For its first performance (1864) Rossini arranged the work with only two pianos and harmonium. Partly for fear that it would be done anyway after his death, Rossini discreetly orchestrated the Petite Messe Solennelle during 1866-67, without losing its candor and subtlety. The resulting version had its first public performance on 28 February 1869, three months after the composer's death.

Cast

GewandhausChor
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Chor der Oper Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly | Conductor

Alex Penda (a.k.a. Alexandrina Pendatchanska) | Soprano
Manuela Custer | Mezzo-soprano
Stefano Secco | Tenor
Mirco Palazzi | Bass

Program

Gioachino Rossini, Petite messe solennelle
- I. Kyrie
- II. Gloria
- Gratias agimus tibi
- Domine Deus
- Qui tollis peccata mundi
- Quoniam tu solus sanctus
- Cum Sancto Spiritu
- III. Credo
- Crucifixus
- Et resurrexit
- IV. Preludio religioso
- V. Sanctus
- VI. O salutaris hostia
- VII. Agnus Dei