He wrote it for the hour of lauds in the divine office. Gioachino rossinis petite messe solennelle little solemn mass was written in 1863, possibly. The further insertion at this point of a single stanza of o salutaris hostia, itself part of a eucharistic hymn by st thomas aquinas and of course not. The final concert celebrating bel canto at caramoor features a choral gem from one of operas greatest composers. Eleonora buratto soprano, sara mingardo mezzo, kenneth tarver tenor, luca pisaroni bass, orchestre philharmonique du luxembourg, gustavo gimeno. Is this sacred music which i have written or music of the devil. O salutaris hostia english o saving host is the penultimate stanza of the hymn verbum supernum prodiens, composed by st.
Rossini surprised the musical world by retiring from the theater when he was only 32 years of age. Whitehall choir rossini petite messe solennelle petite messe. Petite messe solennelle viquipedia, lenciclopedia lliure. Rossini wrote the petite messe solennelle during the summer of 1863 while staying in the parisian suburb of passy. Here rossini inserts the soprano solo o salutaris hostia, which is not part of the. Rossini o salutaris hostia dalla petite messe solennelle, composta dal cigno di pesaro nel 1863, cinque anni prima della sua scomparsa duo amaduzzi peli astrea amaduzzi, soprano mattia. Thomas aquinass hymn o salutaris hostia has been used in mass settings close to the agnus dei from the. The files were originally prepared using the oxford score. Toronto mendelssohn choir petite messe solennelle feb. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. Files cleaned mar11 g a rossini petite messe solennelle. In rossinis petite messe solennelle 18631867, sacred tones blend in seamlessly with allusions to his comic operas. Petite messe solennelle concert program notes by rick phillips.
I already had two other recordings of this work before i bought this. Lucia popp o salutaris hostia petite messe solennelle. Tato verze mse nebyla behem jeho zivota provedena, protoze nemohl ziskat povoleni k jejimu provedeni v kostele, jelikoz v ni vystupuji zenyzpevacky. Requiem for piano solo by claudio colombo on amazon music. The petite messe was no different in this respect even though it enjoyed only two performances in rossinis lifetime, and notwithstanding all of the posthumous editorial intervention it suffered after his death. Gioachino rossini inserted the hymn as a movement in his petite messe solennelle. Petite messe solennelle gioacchino rossini 1792 1868 rossini was born in pesaro, italy, on 29 february, 1792.
O salutaris hostia latin, o saving victim or o saving sacrifice, is a section of one of the eucharistic hymns written by st thomas aquinas for the feast of corpus christi. Starring julia lezhneva, ottavio dantone and accentus, this live recording brings a new and fresh light on rossinis most famous choral work. In the petite messe solennelle, rossini likes to subvert expectations. Petite messe solennelle versione per orchestra novara, 21 settembre 20, basilica. Gioachino rossinis petite messe solennelle little solemn mass was written in 1863, possibly at the request of count alexis pilletwill for his wife louise to whom it is dedicated. His father was horn player and trumpeter in various small bands and orchestras, and his mother an opera singer. O salutaris hostia rossini, gioacchino loccasione fa il ladro rossini, gioacchino lorgia rossini, gioacchino otello rossini, gioacchino p. Petite messe solennelle o salutaris rossini youtube. Gioachino rossini 17921868 petite messe solennelle for soloists, choir, harmonium and piano the composer rossini is remembered primarily for his immense contribution to the italian operatic repertoire, but he also produced two important pieces of sacred music that are notable, amongst other things, for their overtly operatic style. Petite messe solennelle gioachino rossini choralwiki cpdl. And if something doesnt work properly, please let me know see the comments section of my homepage.
Here are the available midi files for this work they are numbered according to the ricordi second edition vocal score. Rossini s petite messe solennelle door het groot omroepkoor o. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Thomas aquinas for the hour of lauds in the office of the feast of corpus christi. Gioacchino rossinis petite messe solennelle was composed in 1863 and orchestrated by the composer before his death so that no one else would do it. Petite messe solennelle gioacchino rossini 1792 1868 phillip gossett, the american musicologist and authority on rossini wrote about the composer. Rossini too developed a love for music and the theatre. Initially composed for a small ensemble of singers accompanied by two pianos and a harmonium, the piece is presented here in rossinis orchestration. Aside from the addition of o salutaris hostia, itself an adaptation for. Rossini petite messe solennelle download free sheet music.
Our workshops have been designed to both challenge and inspire confidence, and participants will receive expert advice on vocal techniques, including warming up, breathing, intonation and interpretation. Mariangela sicilia sopraansoprano diana haller mezzosopraan. Petite messe solennelle 1867 orchestral version about. Petite messe solennelle gioachino rossini, nancy fleming. View the wikipedia article on gioachino rossini list of choral works sacred works.
It shares with other of his old many musical characteristics, most obviously the chambersized ensemble for which it was scored. Rossini spent a considerable amount of time and care in writing in what he called his final sin of my old age, his petite messe solennelle. Its not hard to spot the traces of greasepaint in this solemn little mass, from the tenors. Petite messe solennelle 14 o salutaris hostia youtube.
Apr 18, 2016 rossinis petite messe solennelle door het groot omroepkoor o. It is actually the last two stanzas of the hymn verbum supernum prodiens, and is used for the adoration of the blessed sacrament. After il barbiere di siviglia, the petite messe solennelle is gioacchino rossinis most celebrated composition. Good godbehold completed this poor little mass, wrote rossini in the preface to his petite messe solennelle. It is a live recording, which in some ways adds a bit of flavour to the performance, but the essential difference is that instead of a harmonium which i find turgid and piano, this one uses an orchestra with harp to accompany the soloists and choir. He follows tradition in ending both the gloria and the credo with choral fugues but the quoniam is outright jaunty, while the sprightly et vitam venturi is a joyous affirmation. Petite messe solennelle, in four parts with accompaniment of two pianos and harmonium, composed during my country vacation at passy. His contemporaries recognised him as the greatest italian composer of his time. Gioachino rossini was 71 years old when he composed the petite messe solennelle in 1863. Marcantoine charpentier composed six settings, o saluraris hostia h 236 1670, o saluraris hostia h 262 1690, o salutaris a 3 dessus h 261 1690, o saluraris hostia h 36 1690, o saluraris hostia h 248 167980, and o saluraris hostia h 249 1681. Rossini pozdeji uvedl orchestralni verzi, vcetne pridane vety, usporadani hymnu o salutaris hostia jako sopranove arie. Is this sacred music which i have written or music.
There is an excellent double pianoharmonium performance of this work by the groot omroepkoor, under leonardo garcia alarcon, on youtube starting here. Gioachino rossini edited by nancy fleming petite messe solennelle. Choir midi learning files rossino petite messe solennelle. In rossinis petite messe solennelle 18631867, sacred tones blend seamlessly with allusions to his comic operas. Jul 25, 20 good godbehold completed this poor little mass, wrote rossini in the preface to his petite messe solennelle. Enregistre le 29 avril 2017 a leglise saint jeanbaptiste fayence. Petite messe solennelle by rossini bel canto at caramoor. O salutaris, petite messe solennelle, rossini mariella. I t was once commonplace to quip that rossinis petite messe solennelle is misnamed on the grounds that it is neither little nor solemn a quip that certainly seems to have the ring of truth. Premiered publicly after his death, it drew the comment supposedly from napoleon iii that it was neither small, nor solemn, not really liturgical.
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