PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria. Scherzo for strings. Capriccio sinfonico. Crisantemi - C. Castronovo, L. Tézier, Orfeó Català, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno

Before turning his attention to opera, Puccini wrote a number of wonderful works that are perhaps less well known, even if they already put his full genius on show. This is particularly true of the astonishing Messa di Gloria, whose evocative power and shimmering colours well deserve the exceptional cast on this recording. Indeed, a special passion inspires the soloists and chorus gathered around Gustavo Gimeno and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg.

Messa di gloria & Orchestral Works
· Messa a quattro voci con orchestra SC 6 also called  Messa di GloriaI. Kyrie (5'12)II. Gloria
· Gloria (2'02)
· Laudamus (2'26)
· Gratias (3'40)
· Gloria (0'24)
· Domine Deus (0'57)
· Qui tollis peccata (4'04)
· Quoniam (1'07)
· Cum Sancto Spiritu (3'49)III. Credo
· Credo (2'46)
· Et incarnatus (2'38)
· Crucifixus (2'26)
· Et resurrexit (2'22)
· Et unam, sanctam (2'18)
· Et vitam (1'13)IV. Sanctus et Benedictus
· Sanctus (1'17)
· Benedictus (2'14)· V. Agnus Dei (2'38)· Scherzo per archi SC 56 (5'21)
· Capriccio sinfonico SC 55 (12'52)
· Crisantemi. Elegia per quartetto d'archi SC 65 (7'20)