Bottesini: Messa da Requiem

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It's worth buying the disc just to enjoy [Prunell-Friend's] aria, with its exquisite clarinet obbligato. The other soloists give equally operatic and distinguished performances. The Joyful Company... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2013 More…

Release Date: 28th Jan 2013
Catalogue No: 8572994
Label: Naxos
Length: 64 minutes

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Bottesini: Messa da Requiem

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Marta Matheu, Gemma Coma-Alabert, Agustin Prunell-Friend, Enric Martinez-Castignani
Joyful Company of Singers, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Martin

Introit. Requiem aeternam - Kyrie (Solo Quartet, Chorus)

Track length9:18

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Sequence: Dies irae (Chorus)

Track length6:21

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Sequence: Quid sum miser (Tenor)

Track length5:06

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Sequence: Quaerens me (Chorus)

Track length4:01

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Sequence: Ingemisco (Bass)

Track length4:47

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Sequence: Confutatis (Solo Quartet, Chorus)

Track length4:18

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Sequence: Lacrymosa (Solo Quartet, Chorus)

Track length5:02

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Offertory. Domine Jesu (Soprano)

Track length4:37

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Sanctus (Chorus)

Track length1:37

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Benedictus (Solo Quartet)

Track length2:51

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Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei (Soprano, Alto)

Track length3:34

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Agnus Dei: Requiem aeternam (Chorus)

Track length4:56

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Agnus Dei: Libera me (Alto, Chorus)

Track length3:42

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Agnus Dei: Dies illa (Solo Quartet, Chorus)

Track length4:09

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Renowned worldwide in his lifetime and remembered today as a double bass virtuoso, Giovanni Bottesini excelled in every branch of musicianship, but his operas and sacred works were overshadowed by those of Verdi and have fallen into neglect. Composed in response to the death of his brother Luigi, Bottesini’s large scale Requiem combines ecclesiastical counterpoint with formal innovation and the expressive lyricism and dramatic orchestration of operatic models.

With double bass virtuoso Thomas Martin stepping into conductor’s shoes in Bottesini’s unjustly neglected Requiem, this is one of our major releases of the season, which will be sure to generate wide interest. With an extremely strong set of soloists, The Joyful Company of Singers’ “conviction and a real depth of feeling” (Gramophone on 8557783, Williamson Choral Music), and the renowned London Philharmonic Orchestra, this is a large-scale work to stand alongside Verdi’s famous Requiem, but by contrast having the CD market entirely to itself.

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June 2013

It's worth buying the disc just to enjoy [Prunell-Friend's] aria, with its exquisite clarinet obbligato. The other soloists give equally operatic and distinguished performances. The Joyful Company of Singers are also on splendid form and sing this music as though they've known it for years.

2nd February 2013

This 1877 Requiem is wonderfully derivative — the composer of an opera called Ali Babà behaves like the 40 thieves himself. What doesn’t sound like Mozart sounds like Mendelssohn. But it’s a surprisingly cheery, tuneful work; adventurous choral societies should seek it out.

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