{"title":"Francesco Toso","description":"Explore recordings by and featuring Francesco Toso in the Reference Music Store catalogue.","products":[{"product_id":"petite-messe-solennelle-original-version-for-12-soloists-passy-1863","title":"Petite Messe solennelle — Original Version for 12 Soloists | Giovanni Battista Rigon","description":"\u003cp\u003eGioachino Rossini’s \u003cstrong\u003ePetite messe solennelle\u003c\/strong\u003e in the original version for twelve soloists, two pianos and harmonium (Passy, 1863), conducted by Giovanni Battista Rigon. Recorded live at Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFormats and editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCD — CVLD297CD\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHi-Res WAV file 88.2kHz · 24bit — CVLD297\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArianna Cimolin, Valentina Corò, Miao Tang — sopranos\u003cbr\u003eValeria Girardello, Huijao Li, Ludovica Marcuzzi — altos\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Biscontin, Diego Rossetto, Nikolaj Statsyuk — tenors\u003cbr\u003ePaolo Ingrasciotta, Francesco Toso, Chenlong Wang — basses\u003cbr\u003eAlberto Boischio — piano I\u003cbr\u003eManuel Ghidini — piano II\u003cbr\u003eCarlo Emilio Tortarolo — harmonium\u003cbr\u003eGiovanni Battista Rigon — conductor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRecording and production\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded live at Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduction: Velut Luna\u003cbr\u003eExecutive producer: Marco Lincetto\u003cbr\u003eMusical production: Michele Sartor\u003cbr\u003eRecording, mix and mastering: Marco Lincetto\u003cbr\u003eEditing: Mattia Zanatta\u003cbr\u003eCover photograph: Marco Lincetto \/ Etienne Carjat\u003cbr\u003eInside photographs: Luigi De Frenza\u003cbr\u003eDesign and layout: L’Image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTrack listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKYRIE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#1 Kyrie 6:25\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGLORIA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30:59\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#2 Gloria in excelsis Deo  0.47\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#3 Et in terra pax hominibus (solos: \u003cstrong\u003eTang, Marcuzzi, Statsyuk, Toso\u003c\/strong\u003e)  1:47\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#4 Gratias agimus tibi (solos: \u003cstrong\u003eLi, Rossetto, Wang\u003c\/strong\u003e)  4:13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#5 Domine Deus (solo: \u003cstrong\u003eBiscontin\u003c\/strong\u003e)  5:14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#6 Qui tollis (solos: \u003cstrong\u003eTang, Li\u003c\/strong\u003e)  6:02\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#7 Quoniam (solo: \u003cstrong\u003eIngrasciotta\u003c\/strong\u003e)  7:16\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#8 Cum Sancto Spiritu  5:40\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCREDO \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e16:54\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e#9 Credo in unum Deum (solos: \u003cstrong\u003eTang, Marcuzzi, Statsyuk, Toso\u003c\/strong\u003e)  4:14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Crucifixus (solo: \u003cstrong\u003eCorò\u003c\/strong\u003e)  3:15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Et resurrexit  (solos: \u003cstrong\u003eTang, Marcuzzi, Statsyuk, Toso\u003c\/strong\u003e)  4:42\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Et vitam venturi  4:13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOFFERTORIUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Prélude religieux  7:43\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSANCTUS \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9:31\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Sanctus (\u003cstrong\u003esolos: Tang, Marcuzzi, Statsyuk, Toso\u003c\/strong\u003e)  4:04\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 O salutaris hostia (solo: \u003cstrong\u003eCimolin\u003c\/strong\u003e)  5:27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAGNUS DEI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Agnus Dei (solo: \u003cstrong\u003eGirardello\u003c\/strong\u003e)  8:10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003eTotal Time: 79:20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCritical notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Twelve singers of three sexes, men, women and castrati, will be sufficient for its execution. (...) A total of twelve cherubs.\" \u003c\/em\u003eThis is what the seventy-one-year-old Rossini prescribes in the score of the \u003cem\u003ePetite messe solennelle\u003c\/em\u003e composed in Paris in 1863, more than thirty years after his enigmatic retirement from the operatic scene. The ensemble is completed by the accompaniment of two pianos and a harmonium: Rossini in fact envisioned a performance among a small number of close acquaintances, in the private chapel of the Pillet-Will family, to whom the mass was dedicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is precisely the \"chamber\" dimension of this masterpiece that we have tried to recover in this performance, recorded live at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza with an ensemble of young singers from the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, true talents, some of whom are already featured in the programming of important theatres. This is in all probability the first Italian performance of the original version, certainly the very first in which all members of the ensemble take turns in the solo roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Latin text of the Catholic mass is sometimes intoned by the entire ensemble (in the initial \u003cem\u003eKyrie\u003c\/em\u003e, or in the two great fugues of the \u003cem\u003eCum Sancto Spiritu\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eEt vitam\u003c\/em\u003e), sometimes with antiphonal interventions by a quartet of soloists (\u003cem\u003eGloria\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSanctus\u003c\/em\u003e), or entrusted to highly effective solo moments (the tenor's \u003cem\u003eDomine Deus\u003c\/em\u003e, the bass's \u003cem\u003eQuoniam\u003c\/em\u003e, the soprano's \u003cem\u003eCrucifixus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSalutaris hostia\u003c\/em\u003e), or expressed in two- or three-part concerted numbers (\u003cem\u003eQui tollis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGratias agimus tibi\u003c\/em\u003e). There is also a purely instrumental interlude at the Offertory (\u003cem\u003ePrélude religieux\u003c\/em\u003e on the first piano), but perhaps the most moving moment of the entire mass Rossini reserves for the beloved voice of the alto, who intones in antiphon with the choir the poignant concluding \u003cem\u003eAgnus Dei\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1867, a few years after the date of composition, Rossini took care to orchestrate the accompaniment of his small mass (perhaps fearing that others might do so), and it is often performed in this version, just as the choral parts are often entrusted to large ensembles where Rossini's \"cherubs\" change from twelve to several tens. The music certainly gains in monumentality, but it loses the freshness, grace, transparency, and all the self-deprecating \u003cem\u003eunderstatement\u003c\/em\u003e that also transpires in the autograph comments accompanying the score: \u003cem\u003e\"Twelve are also the apostles in Leonardo's famous fresco called The Last Supper, and – who would believe it – among your disciples there are some who sing false notes! Lord, rest assured, I promise that there will be no Judases at my supper and that mine will sing your praises correctly and with love, and this small composition which is, alas, the last sin of my old age.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eListen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 20px; border-color: white;\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/velutluna.lnk.to\/Rossini-Petite-messe-solennelle\" height=\"370\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/velut-luna\"\u003eVelut Luna\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Velut Luna","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50000613015899,"sku":"CVLD297CD","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"File Hi-Res 88.2kHz · 24bit WAV","offer_id":41083091288116,"sku":"CVLD297","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/1016\/6580\/products\/petite-messe-solennelle-original-version-for-12-soloists-passy-1863-cover.jpg?v=1793653105"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.referencemusicstore.com\/collections\/francesco-toso.oembed","provider":"Reference Music Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}