Donald Macleod and Robert Lloyd discuss Rossini's 40-year retirement from composing for the opera.
Amen, in Sempiterna (Stabat Mater)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Istvan Kertesz
Prélude Pétulant Rococo (Peches de Vieillesse, Book 8)
Alberto Portugheis (piano)
Kyrie Eleison (Petite Messe Solennelle) Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Katia Labeque and Maria Labeque
(pianos), David Briggs (harmonium), director Stephen Cleobury
Preludio Religioso ; Sanctus; 0 Salutaris Hostia; Agnus Dei (Petite Messe
Solennelle) Daniella Dessi (soprano),
Gloria Scalchi (mezzo), Giuseppe Sabbatini (tenor), Michele Petrusi (bass), Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus and Orchestra