ROSSINI, G.: Petite messe solennelle (Chailly)
Soloist:
Custer, Manuela
Soloist:
Palazzi, Mirco
Soloist:
Pendatchanska, Alexandrina
Soloist:
Schonheit, Michael
Soloist:
Secco, Stefano
Choir:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Choir
Choir:
Leipzig Opera Chorus
Orchestra:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Conductor:
Chailly, Riccardo
Composer:
Rossini, Gioachino
Petite messe solennelle
Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig
Date of Concert: 11-2008
Playing Time: 01:24:14
Television Director:
Beyer, Michael
Catalogue Number: EuroArts5742
UPC: 880242574282
On the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the composer's death, crowds gathered at the Leipziger Gewandhaus to witness a world-class performance of one of Rossini's two large-scale, major choral works: The Petite Messe solennele. Riccardo Chailly - whose "genius for the Rossini style has ripened in the years" (Gramophone) - leads a spectacular ensemble of four internationally renowned singers, the combined forces of the Choir of the Leipzig Opera and the Gewandhaus Choir, and the Gewandhaus Orchestra; their harmonious, ethereal rendition receieves a heartfelt ovation that affirms the beguiling effect of the last of Rossini's "sins of old age."
