Verdi's "Inno delle nazioni" (Hymn of the Nations) was composed for the 1862 International Exhibition in London, where he was asked to represent Italy.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Verdi stated that the text for his "Te Deum", often used for military victories and coronations, had nothing to do with such events, focusing instead on the prayer's intimacy.
Composition History
Verdi composed the "Libera me, Domine" as part of a collaborative Mass in memory of Gioachino Rossini, a project that was ultimately abandoned.
Compositional Technique
Verdi's "Ave Maria" from the "Quattro pezzi sacri" uses an unusual 'enigmatic scale' that was first published in a music gazette in 1888.
Composition History
The "Quattro pezzi sacri" (Four Sacred Pieces) were not originally conceived as a set of four; the "Ave Maria" was added later in 1898.
Recording & Production
This recording uses 24-bit technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Performer Biography
Gianandrea Noseda, the conductor on this album, is the Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic and Music Director of Teatro Regio in Turin.
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