Na+¯ve Classique presents a recording of two gems of the sacred music repertoire, including a world premiere recording of the monumental Messa a cinque concertata. Rinaldo Alessandrini states, "Fifty years of 'rediscovery' of early music have led (in addition to that of 'period style') also and above all to the rediscovery of the inexhaustible musical treasure trove conserved in libraries all over the world. And these two pieces by Antonio Bononcini might be seen as a perfect example of the phenomenon. In fact, the Stabat Mater (held in the Biblioteca Estense in Modena) is already known, having been published a few years ago and enjoyed a very occasional concert performance. By contrast, the monumental mass (now in the Library of the Florence Conservatory) has not yet been published and has never before been performed in public or recorded. We are dealing here with two outstanding specimens of an individual and vigorous contrapuntal style, combined with a typically Italian melodic line: a mixture that is quite certainly unprecedented, at least at the level of technical skill shown by Bononcini."