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BOTTESINI, G.: Messa da Requiem (Matheu, Coma-Alabert, Prunell-Friend, Martinez-Castignani, Joyful Company of Singers, London Philharmonic, T. Martin)

GIOVANNI BOTTESINI

Messa da Requiem

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

9:20

Solo: Enric Martinez-Castignani Soloist

FELIX MASS TEXT

Sequence: Dies irae (Chorus)

6:25

Solo: Agustin Prunell-Friend Soloist

Sequence: Quid sum miser (Tenor)

5:12

Solo: Thomas Martin Soloist

GIOVANNI BOTTESINI

Sequence: Quaerens me (Chorus)

4:07

Solo: Gemma Coma-Alabert Soloist

Sequence: Ingemisco (Bass)

4:52

Solo: Thomas Martin Soloist

FELIX MASS TEXT

Sequence: Confutatis (Solo Quartet, Chorus)

4:23

Solo: Enric Martinez-Castignani Soloist

Sequence: Lacrymosa (Solo Quartet, Chorus)

5:08

Solo: Marta Matheu Soloist

Offertory: Domine Jesu (Soprano)

4:41

Solo: Thomas Martin Soloist

Sanctus (Chorus)

1:38

Solo: Enric Martinez-Castignani Soloist

10.

Benedictus (Solo Quartet)

2:56

Solo: Gemma Coma-Alabert Soloist

11.

Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei (Soprano, Alto)

3:40

Solo: Thomas Martin Soloist

12.

Agnus Dei: Requiem aeternam (Chorus)

5:01

Solo: Thomas Martin Soloist

GIOVANNI BOTTESINI

13.

Agnus Dei: Libera me (Alto, Chorus)

4:47

Solo: Marta Matheu Soloist

FELIX MASS TEXT

14.

Agnus Dei: Dies illa (Solo Quartet, Chorus)

4:14

Solo: Thomas Martin Soloist

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Choral: Joyful Company of Singers

Conductor: Thomas Martin

this rare recording of Bottesini’s rarely heard Requiem is unreservedly recommended. Jerry Dubins - Fanfare - September/October 2013

*** Good Alessandro Turba - Musica magazine - July/August 2013

He [Thomas Martin] leads a very nicely crafted performance here, with excellent soloists, a very fine chorus, and a well known orchestra in top form. We get impressive sound You won’t find any other recordings of this music, so no fan of big-band choral extravaganzas should not be without this one. Lindsay Koob - American Record Guide - July/August 2013

"the work’s great gem, the ’Quid sum miser’, beautifully sung by tenor Agustín Prunell-Friend. It’s worth buying the disc just to enjoy this 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 if they have known it for years An enjoyable piece, worth exploring. Malcolm Riley - Gramophone magazine - June 2013

This work, in fourteen sections, deserves better as this lovingly performed reading goes to show. The music is lively and often inspired. It is tuneful, with some bel canto moments as in the Quid sum miser and the plangently cooling Lacrymosa. That aspect is offset by the influence of Mendelssohn and Schumann. The Dies Irae and the final Dies illa are gems of breathlessly feathery enthusiasm; not to be missed. There are even some grandly Beethovenian moments as in Quaerens me. The brash Sanctus has an Aida-like marching regality. The polished and serenely Mozartean Agnus Dei paves the way for the fugal terracing of the Requiem Aeternam and a wonderfully ethereal Libera me. Michael Ponder and Eleanor Walton bring sure-footed judgement to the recorded sound which has plenty of impact and flatters this very worthwhile work. If you enjoy the grand requiems of the nineteenth century you must not overlook this." Rob Barnett - MusicWeb-International.com - February 2013

**** - Excellent album Jean-Noël Coucoureux - Classica magazine - April 2013

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