This album was recorded live during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, on September 3, 2017.
Historical Context
The Mass recorded on this album was the conclusion of the Second National Conference of Composers of Sacred Music, promoted by the Associazione Italiana Santa Cecilia.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Bartolucci, all technical devices in his polyphonic chants were subordinate to the meaning and declamation of the holy text, aiming to create art in service of liturgy, not for public approval.
Cultural Impact
Don Valentino Donella's offertory chant, 'Se voi avete fame', is one of the few pieces in Italian that became widely popular across Italy after the Second Vatican Council due to its practicability.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composers featured on this album aim to create music that expresses the deep meaning of the celebration without using avant-garde languages that distract from liturgical prayer.
Interpretation
The Mass on this album is performed in Latin, with some passages in Italian for the proclamation of the Word of God.
Compositional Technique
Domenico Bartolucci, a prolific composer and historic conductor of the Sistine Chapel choir, blended ancient Palestrinian polyphonic practice with contemporary sensitivity in his music.
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