COMPOSERS: Rossi
LABELS: Harmonia Mundi
ALBUM TITLE: Rossi
WORKS: Oratorio Per La Settima Santa
PERFORMER: Soloists; Les Arts Florissants/ William Christie
CATALOGUE NO: HAF 8901297 (1984/86)
William Christie’s operatic skills readily transfer to the sacred for Rossi’s oratorical sneering demons, snarling crowd and lamenting Virgin. By current tastes the result is well-upholstered, but the emotions tell.
Paul Riley