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A brilliant and uplifting interpretation of a rare Mass in Malta

By Anthony Hart, 21 January 2016
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Reviewed at Jesuits' Church, Valletta on 18 January 2016
Programme
Rubino, Requiem
Rossi, Sinfonia Grave a 5, from Il Primo Libro delle Sinfonie et Gagliarde(Venice, 1607)
Carissimi, Praeambulum Tonus primus (Verses 6 & 7)
Froberger, Ricercare IX
Frescobaldi, Toccata Ottava di durezze et ligature from Secondo Libro di Toccate1637
Rossi, Sinfonia IX da Il Primo Libro delle Sinfonie et Gagliarde
Frescobaldi, Toccata
Cavalli, Missa Pro Defunctis, Libera me
Performers
La Cantoria Campitelli
Studio di Musica Antica Antonio il Verso di Palermo
Ensemble La Pifarescha
Ensemble La Cantoria
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Anthony Hart
Anthony Hart
Anthony Hart, born in the UK, now lives in Malta. He was presented papers for Società Italiana di Musicologia and the International Musicological Society. He a Licentiate of the London College of Music. He has had papers published in Early Music, Studi Musicali and Fonti Musicali Italiane.