Puccini / Pappano Messa Di Gloria CD1. Preludio Sinfonico for Orchestra, Op.1 2. Kyrie: Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison 3. Gloria in Excelsis Deo - in Terra Pax - Laudamus Te 4. Gratias Agimus Tibi 5...
Before turning his attention to opera, Puccini wrote a number of marvelous pieces that are not always known to the public, even though they already fully express his genius. This is particularly true...
The Messa di Gloria belongs to the period before Cavalleria Rusticana: the lack of a choral or a fugue as well as the simple, almost ingenuous tonalities reveal the dominance of the operatic style...