Milk And Honey – Passio Secundum Mattheum

The fourth episode of the Prog Rock Italia Series features the debut album by Latte E Miele, a band that is part of the Genoese progressive rock scene, a trio consisting of Marcello Giancarlo Dellacasa, Oliviero Lacagnina, and Alfio Vitanza. Their musical model is that of the prog trio—Emerson Lake & Palmer in England, Le Orme in Italy—while also incorporating interesting influences from jazz and folk. Passio Secundum Mattheum, their debut album, was released by Polydor in 1972. A challenging and complex work, it features a musical concept inspired by one of the four canonical gospels of the New Testament, the Passion of Christ According to Matthew. On the album, the Evangelist's texts are recited in full and adapted for vocals, while the musical arrangements alternate between powerful moments and more delicate atmospheres. Passio Secundum Mattheum is a progressive suite composed of an introduction and twelve sections that highlight traces of baroque and symphonic music alongside ecclesiastical choirs and sounds closer to rock, medieval folk, and jazz. The album is a work of clear classical inspiration, and for this very reason, with the spoken parts entrusted to the actor Oreste Lionello, it was presented in concert in 1973 at the Pontifical Oratory of St. Peter's in the presence of Pope Paul VI and high-ranking figures from the Vatican and the Catholic and civil world.

Audio remastered directly from the analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl. Colored vinyl version with original artwork and custom Obi Strip. Limited and numbered edition: only 99 copies available!

Label: Polydor – 3559357
Series: Prog Rock Italia – Volume 4
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Blue
Country: Italy
Release date: February 12, 2021
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock

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