Giulio Prandi, Sandrine Piau & Coro Ghislieri - Rossini: Petite messe solennelle (2021)

This is the third recording to represent Giulio Prandi’s interpretative research on the great Italian choral repertory, after the special and successful releases of works by Jommelli and Pergolesi, cornerstones of the golden age of the Neapolitan school. Faced with the challenge posed by Rossini’s essential masterpiece, Prandi has chosen an original and courageous path, following deep reflection. The new critical edition of the Rossini Foundation of Pesaro is used here for the first time in a recording studio; three rare instruments roughly contemporary with the work – pianos by rard and Pleyel, a D bain harmonium – have been selected to ensure an authentic, vital, luminous sound, guaranteed by the artistry of the keyboardist and professor at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Francesco Corti; four illustrious soloists have been engaged: Sandrine Piau, Jos Maria Lo Monaco, Edgardo Rocha and Christian Senn. Finally, the fundamental contribution of the Coro Ghislieri, an acknowledged world-class ensemble in early repertory, sets the seal on a recording of rare merit.

Tracklist
1. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Francesco Corti, Cristiano Gaudio & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: I. Kyrie. Kyrie eleison (02:32)
2. Giulio Prandi & Coro Ghislieri – Petite messe solennelle: II. Kyrie. Christe eleison (02:01)
3. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Francesco Corti, Cristiano Gaudio & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: III. Kyrie. Kyrie eleison (02:31)
4. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Francesco Corti, Cristiano Gaudio & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: IV. Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo (00:55)
5. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Sandrine Piau, Jose Maria Lo Monaco, Edgardo Rocha, Christian Senn, Francesco Corti & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: V. Gloria. Et in terra pax hominibus (02:10)
6. Giulio Prandi, Jose Maria Lo Monaco, Edgardo Rocha, Christian Senn & Francesco Corti – Petite messe solennelle: VI. Gloria. Gratias (04:55)
7. Giulio Prandi, Edgardo Rocha & Francesco Corti – Petite messe solennelle: VII. Gloria. Domine Deus (05:42)
8. Giulio Prandi, Sandrine Piau, Jose Maria Lo Monaco, Francesco Corti & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: VIII. Gloria. Qui tollis (06:37)
9. Giulio Prandi, Christian Senn & Francesco Corti – Petite messe solennelle: IX. Gloria. Quoniam (07:51)
10. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Francesco Corti, Cristiano Gaudio & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: X. Gloria. Cum Sancto Spiritu (05:35)
11. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Sandrine Piau, Jose Maria Lo Monaco, Edgardo Rocha, Christian Senn, Francesco Corti & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: XI. Credo. Credo in unum Deum (04:17)
12. Giulio Prandi, Sandrine Piau, Francesco Corti & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: XII. Credo. Crucifixus (03:58)
13. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Sandrine Piau, Jose Maria Lo Monaco, Edgardo Rocha, Christian Senn, Francesco Corti & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: XIII. Credo. Et resurrexit (04:54)
14. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Sandrine Piau, Jose Maria Lo Monaco, Edgardo Rocha, Christian Senn, Francesco Corti & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: XIV. Credo. Et vitam venturi sæculi (04:06)
15. Francesco Corti – Petite messe solennelle: XV. Prélude religieux pendant l’Offertoire (09:34)
16. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Sandrine Piau, Jose Maria Lo Monaco, Edgardo Rocha, Christian Senn & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: XVI. Sanctus (04:45)
17. Giulio Prandi, Sandrine Piau & Francesco Corti – Petite messe solennelle: XVII. O salutaris (05:33)
18. Giulio Prandi, Coro Ghislieri, Jose Maria Lo Monaco, Francesco Corti, Cristiano Gaudio & Deniel Perer – Petite messe solennelle: XVIII. Agnus Dei (08:43)