Lotti: Crucifixus The Syred Consort, Orchestra of St. Paul's, Ben Palmer

• Antonio Lotti (1667-1740): Dixit Dominus:
• 1 Dixit Dominus 08:30
• Miserere mei Deus:
• 2 Miserere mei Deus 04:16
• Miserere in C Minor:
• 3 Quoniam iniquitatem 04:14
• 4 Auditui meo 04:34
• 5 Cor mundum crea 07:13
• 6 Quoniam si voluisses 06:01
• Missa Sancti Christophori:
• 7 Kyrie 04:36
• 8 Gloria 08:33
• 9 Credo - Crucifixus a 8 10:20
• 10 Sanctus 02:16
• 11 Benedictus 01:56
• 12 Agnus Dei 03:37
• Credo in unum Deum:
• 13 Credo in unum Deum 03:33
• Credo in G Minor:
• 14 Et incarnatus est - Crucifixus a 6 04:50
• 15 Ritornello - Et in Spiritum 02:36
• 16 Et unam sanctam 02:15
• Total Runtime 01:19:20

Info for Lotti: Crucifixus

Despite a hugely prolific output spanning a career of more than 50 years, Antonio Lotti is now known almost exclusively for his eight-part setting of the ‘Crucifixus’. It is not widely known that that motet is in fact part of a complete Credo setting, itself part of the Missa Sancti Christophori that receives its first recording here.

Much of Lotti’s music was written for the Basilica of San Marco in Venice at a time when expense and extravagance were not spared. He often wrote daringly for much bigger forces than were usual; in reviving Lotti’s music, that sheer scale can present a challenge. Rhythmic shock and awe, masterful variety, incessant invention and a defiant refusal to conform make this music overripe for revival. Lotti is at the cutting edge of the galant style that prefigures the Classical era; his harmonies can be surprising, daring – even outrageous.

For their debut on Delphian, The Syred Consort and Orchestra of St Paul’s have collaborated with musicologist Ben Byram-Wigfield to bring this survey of Lotti’s music to life. Ben Palmer’s singers dazzle in their virtuosity, and the instrumentalists play with immaculately crisp ensemble. There is excitement. There is hushed poignancy. And throughout there are Lotti’s luscious harmonies, which make this music nothing short of addictive.

All tracks except 9 and the ‘Crucifixus’ in 14 are premiere recordings.

“The four works on this disc are sung by the Syred Consort with exemplary vitality…fans of Baroque and choral music will surely stand in their debt for the revelation of a musical personality who speaks with a directness that is both beguiling and compelling” (MusicWeb International)

“The Sancti Christophori Mass is full of wonderfully fresh ideas and it is here that the ensemble, peccadilloes aside, most persuasively demonstrate their admirable commitment and feel for Lotti’s kaleidoscopic nuancing, not to mention a superior level of performance in this work…Ben Palmer has irrevocably identified a dine craftsman who is rather more than a ‘one-piece wonder’” (Gramophone Magazine)

“this disc is a particularly welcome unveiling of four rapturous sacred works…the music is a pleasant fusion of the rigorous Baroque idiom…and the then-fashionable style gallant, characterised by suave melodies and lighter textures. Conductor Ben Palmer draws alert responses from The Syred Consort, highlighting to dramatic effect moments of vivid word painting, expressive chromaticisms and dissonance. There are stylish solo contributions, too” (BBC Music Magazine)

The Syred Consort Orchestra of St Paul's
Ben Palmer, conductor

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