Thoresen: From the Sweeet-Scented Streams of Eternity

On this CD:

1. From the Sweet-scented Streams of Eternity, for 4 choirs
Composed by Lasse Thoresen
Performed by Anne Lise Berntsen

2. The Light that is Shed form the Heaven of Bounty, for chorus
Composed by Lasse Thoresen
Performed by Anne Lise Berntsen

3. Mon Dieu, Mon Adoré!, for chorus
Composed by Lasse Thoresen
Performed by Anne Lise Berntsen

4. The Tablet of the Holy Mariner, for male chorus
Composed by Lasse Thoresen
Performed by Anne Lise Berntsen

5. Ya Káfi, Ya Sháfi!,The Long Healing Prayer, for chorus
Composed by Lasse Thoresen

Thoresen: From the Sweeet-Scented Streams of Eternity, Music, Lasse Thoresen, Anne Lise Berntsen, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Music, Classical Vocals

Average customer rating:

Superb choral music based on Baha'i sacred texts

Thoresen: From the Sweeet-Scented Streams of Eternity

Manufacturer: Simax
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DD8J
Release Date: 2000-09-23

Tracks:

From The Sweet-Scented Streams Of Eternity: From The Sweet-Scented Streams Of Eternity
From The Sweet-Scented Streams Of Eternity: The Light That Is Shed From The Heaven Of Bounty
From The Sweet-Scented Streams Of Eternity: Mon Dieu, Mon Adore!
From The Sweet-Scented Streams Of Eternity: The Tablet Of The Holy Mariner
From The Sweet-Scented Streams Of Eternity: Ya Kafi, Ya Shafi! The Long Healing Prayer

Customer Reviews:

Superb choral music based on Baha'i sacred texts.......1999-05-16

Lasse Thoresen is one of the premier composers of choral music in Norway. He also is a member of the growing but still little-known universalist Baha'i religion. He is therefore possibly the most talented and original composer of Baha'i sacred music. The five works are from several different prayers revealed by the Messenger of God called Baha'u'llah ("Glory of God") - the founder of the Baha'i Faith. The works are all of a contemplative nature; they do not, however, partake of that disjointed and excessively dissonant quality found in many late 20th-century choral works. Particularly moving are "From the Sweet-Scented Streams" (a prayer filled with calm and pastoral imagery), The Tablet of the Holy Mariner (a dramatic spiritual metaphor), and Ya Kafi Ya Shafi (a prayer for healing sung in Arabic and English, that has a hypnotically transcendent quality). A handful of other composers of Baha'i choral music can compare. Of particular note is Graham Major of Australia, whose compositions, along with those of other Baha'i composers, are performed on the following discs:

"Songs of the Ancient Beauty." Water Music, WMCD001

"Songs of the Ancient Beauty, Vol.II." Global Music, GM2005

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