COMPOSERS: Jommelli
LABELS: Virgin
WORKS: Lamentazioni per il Mercoledì Santo
PERFORMER: Gérard Lesne, Véronique Gens; Il Seminario musicale/Christophe Rousset
CATALOGUE NO: 628 6282
Gérard Lesne delivers a compelling reading of Jommelli’s oratorio, and Rousset deftly brings out the melting lyricism of the duets with soprano. A tribute to an ignored masterpiece, this disc is highly recommended. Berta Joncus