Rossini: Messa Per Rossini – Riccardo Chailly

Projet passionnant que cette messe composée à la mémoire de Rossini par Verdi et 12 autres compositeurs italiens notables, marquant le retour triomphal au foyer spirituel de Verdi et Rossini, le Théâtre de La Scala à Milan.

Dit boeiende project is een mis die gecomponeerd werd ter nagedachtenis van Rossini door Verdi en 12 andere bekende Italiaanse componisten, en brengt Verdi en Rossini terug naar hun spirituele thuis, het theater La Scala in Milaan.

   in Opera Now (Mar, 2019)
The germ of Verdi’s Requiem grew from the idea of a musical memorial for Rossini, the Messa per Rossini. In 1868, when Rossini died, Verdi proposed that a collective of Italian composers each provided a section of music for a requiem to honour him. So, 12 men each produced a composition, with Verdi’s Libera me being the 13th and final piece. A premiere in Bologna was planned, after which the compositions would be sealed and archived for posterity. Alas squabbling derailed the performance, which was cancelled, and the music didn’t see the light of day until it was discovered over a hundred years later. Verdi reused and refined his own contribution …