PASSIO SECUNDUM MATTHEUM - THE COMPLETE WORK

Italian band LATTE E MIELE is regarded as one of the classic progressive rock bands from the early 70's, and were one of the bands that were fairly heavily inspired by classical music, at least in their initial phase. By the time the band's activities ebbed out around 1980 they had transformed into more of a generic pop-rock band however, and one not all that popular at that. Latte E Miele reformed back in 2008, and in 2009 they released the critically acclaimed comeback album "Marco Polo Sogni E Viaggi". "Passio Secundum Matthaeum - The Complete Work" is their second full-length production following their comeback, and was released through the Italian label Black Widow Records in 2014.

Latte E Miele's remake of their debut album "Passio Secundum Matthaeum" is an impressive production through and through, a tasteful and sophisticated album that has been assembled with a lot of care and affection and what appears to be a minute attention to details. A certain taste for material inspired by liturgical classical music is probably needed to truly enjoy all the qualities of this CD, but if you have a general taste for symphonic progressive rock of the kind that has a fairly close relation to classical music then this is an album that is easily and highly recommended.