The Petite Messe Solennelle is the most substantial of the works written during Rossini’s Indian summer of composition.
The music ranges from hushed intensity to boisterous high spirits, and abounds in the memorable tunes and rhythmic vitality for which Rossini became justly famous.
It was composed in 1863 for private performance and is scored for four soloists and chorus, with piano accompaniment and harmonium [we're hiring the Debain, Paris 1872 instrument]. |
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Spring Concert
Saturday 17th. April, 2010
- Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
accompanied by two pianos and harmonium
- Handel: Zadok the Priest
- Elgar: Ave Verum Corpus
Deborah Norman soprano
Gaynor Keeble mezzo-soprano
Ben Thapa tenor
Callum Thorpe bass
Tom Corfield - harmonium, organ
Margaret & Peter Williams - pianos
Conducted by
Richard Dacey
Derby Cathedral at 7.30 pm
Tickets: £14 & £10
[unreserved]
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Gioachino Rossini
aged 28
George Frideric Handel
Edward Elgar
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