ROSSINI
PETITE MESSE SOLENELLE

Hyperion CDA67570 - Ł11.00

"An irrestible, affecting work, full of surprises, with tender arias, tremendous fugues… a rainbow of colours" (The Times)

Written not for a church, but for performance in the town house of a Parisian Countess, Robert King restores this remarkable ‘old master’ to its original state: stripped back to its original scoring – twelve voices, accompanied by two original pianos and an original French harmonium – Rossini's Petite Messe is stunning. With an outstanding line-up of soloists, TKC’s entry into mid-nineteenth century repertoire on CD could not be more original, nor more distinguished. A new sound world is brought to glorious music.

Carolyn Sampson soprano
Hilary Summers alto
Andrew Tortise tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams bass
Gary Cooper 19th-century piano
Matthew Halls 19th-century piano
Mark Williams harmonium
CHOIR OF THE KING’S CONSORT
THE KING’S CONSORT
ROBERT KING

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