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Pergolesi, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 26, is best
known for his solemn, sacred music such as "Stabat Mater" but
Italian conductor Giulio Prandi says the Mass in D shows a new
side of the 18th century composer.
"We did not know the joyful, light character of Pergolesi's
work," Prandi told Reuters on the sidelines of a concert in
Brussels.
"The reaction from the audience has been overwhelming."
Prandi has performed the mass at concerts in Belgium, the
Netherlands and Italy and this month released the first
recording of it on CD.
The mass, believed to have been composed around 1731, was
stitched together two years ago by Italian musicologists from a
patchwork of sources in different libraries.
"The sources were a total mess, scattered all around Europe, and
it was very difficult to find an actual version," Prandi said.
"The concept of lost music is not very clear to many people.
Music can be lost, just because it is on the wrong shelf of the
library and it stays there for centuries," he ADDED.
Prandi and his Ghislieri ensemble will perform the mass at
festivals in France, Germany and Malta in the coming year.
(Reporting by Clement Rossignol and Robert-Jan Bartunek, editing
by Ed Osmond)
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