Fabrizio Callai, Francesco Meli - Messa Solenne (2023) [Official Digital Download]

In the last decade, a number of important manuscripts have been discovered in the archives of Genoa, including the Messa solenne by Saverio Mercadante. This magnificent score calls for four vocal soloists, a male choir - women were forbidden to sing in church at the time - and a large orchestra with extensive concertante parts for cor anglais and violin. First performed in January 1868, two years before Mercadante's death, it 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 underscores the importance of the Genoese musical tradition.

TRACKLIST

1. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: I. Kyrie
2. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: II. Gloria
3. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: III. Et in terra pax
4. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: IV. Laudamus te
5. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: V. Gratias
6. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: VI. Domine Deus
7. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: VII. Qui tollis peccata mundi
8. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: VIII. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
9. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: IX. Cum Sancto Spiritu
10. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: X. Credo
11. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: XI. Sanctus - XII. Benedictus
12. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova - Messa solenne: XIII. Agnus Dei



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