Messa in Re maggiore

"Natürlich lohnt sich das Kennenlernen beider Kompositionen, auch wenn Prandi ein wenig zu zackig musizieren lässt. Das betrifft sowohl dynamische Kontraste, die nicht immer der Partitur entsprechen, als auch Tempi, die ebenfalls Extreme ausloten. Die Solistinnen kommen damit gut zurecht, der Chor flüchtet sich hin und wieder in zu grosse Lautstärken".

"While his Stabat Mater and Magnificat are relatively well-known, there are other sacred works which, if this CD is anything to go by, are equally fine and deserve hearing ... Backed by the musicological work of Milan's Centro Studi Pergolesi, Giulio Prandi and his excellent forces offer a stylish reading of this unfamiliar music, with crisp string playing, a lively choral sound and excellent soloists. They are equally effective in the Marian motet Dignes laudes resonemus, which structurally resembles the more familiar Stabat Mater. Scored for double five-voice chorus and a double string orchestra, oboes and a pair of trumpets, it is an impressive work. Worth investigating".