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Puccini: Messa di Gloria - Preludio sinfonico - Crisantemi

10/4/2024, 15 Tracks, 1:00:25

Featuring

  • Tomislav Mužek
  • George Petean
  • Ivan Repušić
  • Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
  • Münchner Rundfunkorchester
  • Giacomo Puccini

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Performer Biography

Ivan Repušić, the Croatian conductor, developed a broad Italian repertoire during his time as Chief Conductor and Opera Director at the Croatian National Theatre in Split.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The work on this album, Puccini's Mass, was later given the name Messa di Gloria, which is misleading as it refers to a Mass with only Kyrie and Gloria, while Puccini set the entire liturgy.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Puccini's early works, including the Messa di Gloria, already foreshadow his later operatic career, containing a youthful exuberance and a sense of melody.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Bavarian Radio Chorus is highly regarded globally for its homogeneous sound and stylistic versatility, covering choral singing from medieval motets to contemporary works, oratorios, and operas.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Giacomo Puccini came from a long line of church musicians, with his family providing choirmasters for the cathedral in his hometown of Lucca for four generations.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Puccini reused themes from his Messa di Gloria in his operas; for example, the Agnus Dei melody appears as a baroque madrigal in Act II of Manon Lescaut, and the Kyrie in Edgar.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Puccini's first compositions were religious works, including a motet in 1877 and a Credo in 1878, which he later incorporated into his Mass.

Source: Booklet

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