Chandos
Petrassi: Magnificat; Salmo IX
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Details
- Composer
- PETRASSI, GOFFREDO
- Artist
- Torino, Noseda, Teatro Regio, Sabina Cvilak
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Chandos
- Released
- Jan 29, 2013
- Catalog #
- CHAN 10750
- UPC
- 095115175026
About
This recording forms part of our ongoing Italian series, fronted by the conductor Gianandrea Noseda. In the series so far, we have examined the music of many prominent Italian composers of the twentieth century, such as Respighi, Wolf-Ferrari, Casella, and Dallapiccola, as well as the great nineteenth-century master, Verdi. Noseda and his Italian forces here turn to the choral works of Goffredo Petrassi, an Italian composer who, despite being a relatively late bloomer, developed into one of Italy’s most significant composers of the mid- to late twentieth century.
In the English-speaking world, his contemporary Luigi Dallapiccola may be better known, but Petrassi was just as highly regarded in his home country. His music, inspired by Stravinsky and Hindemith, is dynamic and colourful, although perhaps emotionally reserved by the standards of his countrymen.
Petrassi’s talents showed themselves early. In 1913, aged nine, he became a chorister in the capital, where his encounter with Renaissance and baroque art and music left a lasting impression, one reflected later in several fine, large-scale choral works in which Petrassi combines polyphony with modern harmonies.
Here we have two such choral pieces: Psalm IX, in two parts, for chorus, string orchestra, brass, percussion, and two pianos, and the premiere recording of a Magnificat for soprano, chorus, and orchestra.
Both are performed by the Orchestra and Chorus, Teatro Regio, Torino under their Music Director, Gianandrea Noseda, for entirely idiomatic interpretations. Since he became an exclusive artist with Chandos in 2002, Noseda has recorded works by Prokofiev, Karlowicz, Dvorák, Smetana, Shostakovich, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Mahler, and Bartók, as well as the Italian series discussed above.
- Chandos
Review quote:
The performances by the forces of Teatro Regio, Turin, are committed and persuasive ... Excellent sound makes this a thoroughly recommendable release and I hope Chandos and Noseda go on to give us more choral Petrassi, such as Coro di morte and the late Orationes Christi.
- Gramophone
In the English-speaking world, his contemporary Luigi Dallapiccola may be better known, but Petrassi was just as highly regarded in his home country. His music, inspired by Stravinsky and Hindemith, is dynamic and colourful, although perhaps emotionally reserved by the standards of his countrymen.
Petrassi’s talents showed themselves early. In 1913, aged nine, he became a chorister in the capital, where his encounter with Renaissance and baroque art and music left a lasting impression, one reflected later in several fine, large-scale choral works in which Petrassi combines polyphony with modern harmonies.
Here we have two such choral pieces: Psalm IX, in two parts, for chorus, string orchestra, brass, percussion, and two pianos, and the premiere recording of a Magnificat for soprano, chorus, and orchestra.
Both are performed by the Orchestra and Chorus, Teatro Regio, Torino under their Music Director, Gianandrea Noseda, for entirely idiomatic interpretations. Since he became an exclusive artist with Chandos in 2002, Noseda has recorded works by Prokofiev, Karlowicz, Dvorák, Smetana, Shostakovich, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Mahler, and Bartók, as well as the Italian series discussed above.
- Chandos
Review quote:
The performances by the forces of Teatro Regio, Turin, are committed and persuasive ... Excellent sound makes this a thoroughly recommendable release and I hope Chandos and Noseda go on to give us more choral Petrassi, such as Coro di morte and the late Orationes Christi.
- Gramophone
Tracklist 29 tracks
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1 Magnificat anima mea Dominum 03:40
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Magnificat anima mea Dominum
- Duration
- 03:40
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Performer
- Sabina Cvilak
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
2 Et exultavit spiritus meus 01:36
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Et exultavit spiritus meus
- Duration
- 01:36
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
3 in Deo salutari meo 03:40
- Track
- 3
- Title
- in Deo salutari meo
- Duration
- 03:40
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
4 Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae 03:06
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae
- Duration
- 03:06
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Performer
- Sabina Cvilak
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
5 Quia fecit mihi magna 01:04
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Quia fecit mihi magna
- Duration
- 01:04
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
6 et sanctum nomen ejus 03:20
- Track
- 6
- Title
- et sanctum nomen ejus
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Performer
- Sabina Cvilak
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
7 Et misericordia ejus 01:39
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Et misericordia ejus
- Duration
- 01:39
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Performer
- Sabina Cvilak
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
8 Fecit potentiam in brachio suo 02:18
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Fecit potentiam in brachio suo
- Duration
- 02:18
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Performer
- Sabina Cvilak
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
9 Deposuit potentes de sede 01:23
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Deposuit potentes de sede
- Duration
- 01:23
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Performer
- Sabina Cvilak
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
10 Esurientes implevit bonis 02:31
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Esurientes implevit bonis
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
11 Suscepit Israel puerum suum 02:13
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Suscepit Israel puerum suum
- Duration
- 02:13
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
12 Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros 01:46
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros
- Duration
- 01:46
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
13 Gloria Patri, et Filio 02:30
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Gloria Patri, et Filio
- Duration
- 02:30
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Performer
- Sabina Cvilak
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
14 Part I: Confitebor tibi Domine 02:31
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part I: Confitebor tibi Domine
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
15 Part I: Quoniam fecisti judicium meum 02:48
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Part I: Quoniam fecisti judicium meum
- Duration
- 02:48
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
16 Part I: Increpasti gentes 01:21
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Part I: Increpasti gentes
- Duration
- 01:21
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
17 Part I: Inimici defecerunt frameae in fine 02:15
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Part I: Inimici defecerunt frameae in fine
- Duration
- 02:15
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
18 Part I: et civitates eorum dextruxisti 01:22
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Part I: et civitates eorum dextruxisti
- Duration
- 01:22
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
19 Part I: Et Dominus in aeternum permanet 02:02
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Part I: Et Dominus in aeternum permanet
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
20 Part I: Et factus est Dominus refugium pauperi 03:37
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Part I: Et factus est Dominus refugium pauperi
- Duration
- 03:37
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
21 Part I: Et sperent in te 04:54
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Part I: Et sperent in te
- Duration
- 04:54
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
22 Part II: Psallite Domino qui habitat in Sion 02:22
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Part II: Psallite Domino qui habitat in Sion
- Duration
- 02:22
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
23 Part II: vide humilitatem meam de inimici mei 02:29
- Track
- 23
- Title
- Part II: vide humilitatem meam de inimici mei
- Duration
- 02:29
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
24 Part II: exultabo in salutari tuo 01:54
- Track
- 24
- Title
- Part II: exultabo in salutari tuo
- Duration
- 01:54
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
25 Part II: Cognoscetur Dominus judicia faciens 00:53
- Track
- 25
- Title
- Part II: Cognoscetur Dominus judicia faciens
- Duration
- 00:53
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
26 Part II: Convertantur peccatores in infernum 00:45
- Track
- 26
- Title
- Part II: Convertantur peccatores in infernum
- Duration
- 00:45
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
27 Part II: Quoniam non in finem oblivio 02:17
- Track
- 27
- Title
- Part II: Quoniam non in finem oblivio
- Duration
- 02:17
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
28 Part II: Exurge, Domine 00:44
- Track
- 28
- Title
- Part II: Exurge, Domine
- Duration
- 00:44
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda
-
29 Part II: Constitue, Domine, legislatorem super eos 02:33
- Track
- 29
- Title
- Part II: Constitue, Domine, legislatorem super eos
- Duration
- 02:33
- Composer
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Ensemble
- Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Teatro Regio Orchestra
- Conductor
- Gianandrea Noseda