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In the Mass, Antonio Pappano easily outshines his rivals on disc, enhancing the operatic element in the score. He has ideal soloists in Alagna and Hampson, and the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra are in incandescent from. The couplings are welcome, aptly chosen and very well played. The Penguin Guide to CDs
Giacomo Puccini.
1. Preludio sinfonico for orchestra Op.1
Messa di Gloria Op.posth
2. Kyrie
3-8. Gloria
9-14. Credo
15-16. Sanctus & Benedictus
17. Agnus Dei
18. Crisantemi for string orchestra
Roberto Alagna & Thomas Hampson
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Antonio Pappano 2001
Running Time: 60:51
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