Mixed Choir Of The Musical Matica Ljubljana
Mojca Bitenc Krzaj, soprano
Nushka Dracek , mezzo-soprano
Martin Susnik, tenor
Domen Krizaj, baritone
Taylor Schramel, harmonium
Andreja Kosmac, Meta Fajdiga, piano
Sebastjan Vrhovnik, conductor
Concert co-produced with Matica Ljubljana
"Good God, here it is, my poor little Masha. Is it really sacred music what I wrote, or is it just damn music? You know, I was made for comic opera. A little skill, a little heart – that's all. Twelve singers of three sexes, men, women and castrates, twelve Angels and apostles as in The Last Supper, but without the traitor Judas, will be enough to perform. So be glorified and let me come to paradise. «
With this letter to God, Gioachino Rossini accompanied his Petite messe solennelle in 1863, dedicating it to an unusual ensemble of four singing soloists, eight singers, two pianos and a harmonium. Recorded in history as a master of (comic) opera, with which he set new standards for the genre, Rossini also wrote sacred music during his long period of retirement. In this opus, the aforementioned mass occupies a special place, which is also one of the most important works of the composer's entire creative path. Written in an emphatically operatic style, impressive drama and undisguised romanticism, it unfolds the author's extraordinary gift for melody, an unmistakable sense of sound colors and great contrapuntal skill.
In its original chamber ensemble, it will be recreated on the novogorisk stage by excellent local, established abroad soloists and Mixed Choir Of The Musical Matica under the direction of Sebastjan Vrhovnik, the Artistic Director of the choir of the Slovenian Philharmonic.
Schedule:
Gioachino Rossini: Petite messe solennelle / small celebratory Mass
Mešani pevski zbor Glasbene matice Ljubljana
Mojca Bitenc Križaj , sopran
Nuška Drašček , mezzosopran
Martin Sušnik , tenor
Domen Križaj , bariton
Tomaž Sevšek Šramel , harmonij
Andreja Kosmač, Meta Fajdiga , klavir
Sebastjan Vrhovnik , dirigent
Koncert v koprodukciji z Glasbeno matico Ljubljana
» Ljubi Bog, tu je, moja uboga mala maša. Je resnično sveta glasba, kar sem napisal, ali pa samo presneta glasba? Saj veš, ustvarjen sem za komično opero. Malo spretnosti, malo srca – to je vse. Za izvedbo bo dovolj dvanajst pevcev treh spolov, moških, žensk in kastratov, dvanajst angelov in apostolov kot pri zadnji večerji, vendar brez izdajalca Jude. Bodi torej slavljen in dopusti, da pridem v raj. «
S tem pismom Bogu je Gioachino Rossini leta 1863 pospremil svojo Petite messe solennelle ter jo namenil nenavadni zasedbi štirih pevskih solistov, osmih pevcev, dveh klavirjev in harmonija. V zgodovino zapisan kot mojster (komične) opere, s katero je postavil nove standarde zvrsti, je Rossini v svojem dolgem obdobju upokojitve pisal tudi sakralno glasbo. V tem opusu posebno mesto zavzema omenjena maša, ki je hkrati tudi eno najpomembnejših del celotne skladateljeve ustvarjalne poti. Napisana v izrazito opernem slogu, impresivni dramatičnosti in neprikritem romantizmu, razgrinja avtorjev izjemni dar za melodiko, nezmotljivi občutek za zvočne barve in veliko kontrapunktično spretnost.
V izvirni komorni zasedbi jo bodo na novogoriškem odru poustvarili izvrstni domači, v tujini uveljavljeni solisti in Mešani zbor Glasbene matice pod vodstvom Sebastjana Vrhovnika, sicer umetniškega vodje Zbora Slovenske filharmonije.
Spored:
Gioachino Rossini: Petite messe solennelle / Mala slavnostna maša