Francesco Bartolomeo Conti: Missa Sancti Pauli – Adriana Kalafszky

   in Choir & Organ (Mar, 2019)
Born in Florence, Conti (c.1681-1732) was a notable composer of his time. His Missa Sancti Pauli in G minor (1715) is a major work and an inspired masterpiece. The performing edition for this CD was made for the Orfeo Music Foundation by Anna Scholz from manuscript sources at the Schottenstift, Vienna. A fascinating booklet reveals many questions, but scholarship and intelligent deductions have made these editions possible – it has been well worth the effort. György Vashegyi founded the Purcell Choir in 1990, and a year later the Orfeo Orchestra of period instruments. This outstanding group of musicians, together with exceptional soloists, give a memorable performance of Conti’s Mass; perfectly …