Verdi - Hymn of the Nations, Quattro pezzi sacri | Decca 4870255

Verdi - Hymn of the Nations, Quattro pezzi sacri

£13.25

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4870255

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Expected Release Date: 12th July 2024

Contents

Artists

Freddie De Tommaso (tenor)
Orchestra e Coro de Teatro alla Scala

Conductor

Riccardo Chailly

Works

Verdi, Giuseppe

Inno delle nazioni (Hymn of the Nations)
Pezzi sacri (4)

Artists

Freddie De Tommaso (tenor)
Orchestra e Coro de Teatro alla Scala

Conductor

Riccardo Chailly

About

Chailly and La Scala maintain the gold standard for Verdi in this new release coupling two great but rarely recorded choral works. The Hymn of the Nations (Inno delle nazioni) features Decca’s star tenor Freddie De Tommaso, the first tenor to record this work for Decca since Pavarotti. First performed in London in 1862 the Hymn incorporates ‘God Save the Queen’, ‘La Marseillaise’ and ‘Il Canto degli Italiani’: the national anthems of Great Britain, France and Italy. The Four Scared Pieces were published as a set in 1898, shortly before Verdi died. It portrays themes promising peace and the hope of paradise.

This album follows the success of ‘Verdi Choruses’ which BBC Music Magazine awarded a 5* review: “Chorus and orchestra are both on their mettle here: the orchestral playing is clean and brilliant, the choral tone full and healthy.”

“Chailly is meticulous and pays attention to the fine details, drawing performances from the chorus that are always sonorous and tasteful.” – Gramophone

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