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Saverio Mercadante: Messa Solenne

Francesco Meli; Matteo Lippi; Mario Cassi; Nicola Ulivieri; Francesco Biraga; Giovanni Battista Fab

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDS7986

Release Date:  19 May 2023

Label:  Dynamic - Cd / Dynamic

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8007144079864

Genres:  Classical  Choral  

Composer/Series:  Saverio Mercadante

  • Description

    In the last decade, research in the Genoa archives has revealed a series of important manuscripts, one of which is Saverio Mercadante's Messa solenne. This magnificent score requires four vocal soloists, a male choir - women were then forbidden to sing in church - and a large orchestra with extensive concertante roles for cor anglais and violin. It was premiered in January 1868, two years before Mercadante's death, and shows the composer's artistic maturity at its peak: opulent orchestration, extensive counterpoint, intricate instrumental textures, rich lyricism and fugal mastery. This world premiere recording amplifies the significance of the Genoese musical tradition.