2. Mottetto per San Paolino
TIME OF ORIGIN
Beginning of 1877 (?).
PERFORMANCES
First performance: 29 April 1877 at the Istituto Musicale “Giovanni Pacini”, Lucca.
Cast: Ugo Franceschi, baritone; chorus and orchestra comprised of teachers and students of the Istituto Musicale “Giovanni Pacini”, Lucca.
First modern revival based on 2.E.1: 12 December 1992 at the Liederhalle Stuttgart.
Cast: Matthias Görne, baritone; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart; Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart; conductor: Helmuth Rilling.
INSTRUMENTATION
Solo Baritone.
Chorus: Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Bass.
Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Ophicleide, Timpani, Sistri [Sistrum], Strings.
LITERATURE
Bonaccorsi 1950, p. 24; Schickling 1989, pp. 32 and 408; Supplement to the first CD recording Hänssler Classic 98.983; Niccolai 1999; Magri 1999, pp. 216–220; Schickling 2008a; Schickling 2008b.