Peace on Earth

Track Listings

1. First Noel

2. Once in Royal David's City

3. Merry Christmas Everybody

4. Angels from the Realms of Glory

5. Carol of the Drum

6. Away in a Manger

7. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

8. When a Child Is Born

9. Nativity Song

10. We Three Kings

11. Twelve Days of Christmas

12. Unto Us a Boy Is Born

Tracks:

Da pacem Dominae
Deus, Deus meus, respice in me -- Andrea Gabrieli
Da pacem Domine -- Carlo Gesualdo
Kyrie -- Douglas J. Cuomo
Gloria (Everywhere) -- Kamran Ince
vos omnes -- Carlo Gesualdo
Aestimatus sum cum descendentibus -- Carlo Gesualdo
Credo/Ani Ma'amin -- Shulamit Ran
Peccantem me quotidian -- Carlo Gesualdo
Ravenna Sanctus -- Ivan Moody
salutaris hostia -- Andrea Gabrieli
Agnus Dei -- Michael McGlynn
Da pacem Domine
Da pacem Domine -- Giles Binchois
Da pacem Domine -- Arvo Part

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This mass, commissioned and performed by the superb 12-man American group Chanticleer, begins and ends with Plainsong, and is comprised of five movements by five different composers interspersed with shorter pieces by Carlo and Andrea Gabrieli and Carlo Gesualdo. Douglas J. Cuomo's Kyrie features the extreme ends of the men's vocal ranges and plays plainsong against tonal clusters; the Turkish composer Kamran Ince's Gloria is sung to a Sufi text and radiates peace; Shulamit Ran's Credo, in her native Hebrew and English, begins in a stunning martial outburst about the belief in one God and uses texts that relate to the Holocaust (occasionally spoken) to make her dramatic points; London-born Ivan Moody contributes a ravishing, medieval-tinged Sanctus, as ethereally lovely - and at points as stunningly wild - as his compositions for Trio Mediaeval; and the Irish composer Michael McGlynn's Agnus Dei begins as a solo in Gaelic, which is then underpinned with a drone in the darker voices and it ends, with grace, at a whisper. Perhaps the boldest music here is the Gesualdo, whose bizarre harmonies and discordances still can shock and awe, but the Chanticleer Mass, while not an overwhelming new work, is nonetheless, fascinating, and, as one might imagine, beautifully performed. --Robert Levine

Album Description

With its seamless blend of twelve male voices, ranging from countertenor to bass, the San Francisco-based ensemble Chanticleer, celebrates the life of their foudner Louis I. Botto on the 10th anniversary of his death. Five composers create a mass that evolves organically, as if written by one hand and the ensemble brings it to life.

Customer Reviews:

Sound Invention.......2007-07-03

As always, Chanticleer are the best mens chorus around today. They seem to be spending much of their time on experimenting with sound and doing it very well. This recording is more of that experimentation, so if you are looking for the usual gregorian chant, this is not what you want, but it is Chanticleer at their experimental best.

Powerful, ecumenical, moving........2007-06-02

After reading a positive article in the Wall Street Journal in May 2007 I was particularly interested in hearing this Mass, and didn't know Chanticleer had recorded it until a friend offered to lend me her brand-new copy after a three-for-two spending spree at the local brick&mortar bookstore.

This is an awesome recording, and I use this adjective without hesitation even though it's over-used and teen-speak. I'm surprised at the number of used copies available - perhaps buyers think that this is a warm & meditative piece and reject it when they discover it's not. It is most definitely not meditative - but it is instead a powerful discourse with God from Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions. The liturgical setting unites it with traditional Mass settings and the music and text raise 21st-century - but also eternal - questions of faith, doubts - and hope. Five stars - no hesitation.

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Music of the people
Good But Not Haunting Or Mysterious.
Very Good Traditional Hymns
Disappointing
Yes, these are great Catholic songs

Catholic Classics, Vol. 2

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Amazing Grace
Be Not Afraid
Keep In Mind
Let There Be Peace On Earth
Ps. 23: Shepherd Me, O God
Ye Watchers And Ye Holy Ones
Eye Has Not Seen
You Satisfy The Hungry Heart
Salve Regina
Peace Is Flowing Like A River
To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King

Customer Reviews:

Music of the people.......2005-04-23

On Eagles Wings is most definatly inspired.... Latin Music is great if you understand itm but I have not heard any conversations in Latin lately. The most important aspect of liturgy is the participation of the assembly and if the assembly (or most of it) does not understand what is being sung or said What's the use? Catholic Tradition is great kept alive on CD for those who want to walk down memory lane but it is a Vatican 2 church......deal with it or get out and join one of those rougue churches that say mass in Latin and stop trying to move backwards. There is nothing more powerful than a singing actively participating church.......let's not stiffle the voice of the Body of Christ.

Good But Not Haunting Or Mysterious........2005-02-27

Hello, this music is good but it is not haunting,mysterious,Otherworldly,or timeless like Gregorian Chant or The Latin Mass now all I can say is that we as catholics threw out 1400 years of beautiful music for junk like "On Eagles Wings".Though To the person who said they prefer this to the pre-vatican 2 dirge music you are very close-minded and devoid of art and beauty and judging by what you said you are part of what I call the weak generation of Catholics who are only catholic on paper and have no sense of history for your very beautiful and mysterious church. Most people from that generation see the catholic church only after vatican 2 and you forget about the past councils and teachings of the Catholic church and it's history,I mean there is a reason they kept it so long it was for it's goodness(if it was bad it would not lasted 1400 years) as a priest on EWTN said to those who say "That is so pre-vatican 2" "So was Jesus." You see Latin Is very Beautiful and Mysterious language and it is a very catholic thing I mean whats more catholic then Gregorian Chant or the Latin Mass it's timeless like the church itself we as catholics need to start reclaiming are heritage from the likes of liberal priest and bishops of the 60's generation regardless of what they say there do as you please Mass is not in the spirit of Vatican II which allowed the use of vernacular in the Mass but it did not intend for Latin and Gregororian Chant to disappear it said to preserve it and give it, it's proper place that is what has been the intention of every pope since including this one they have all encouraged the use of Latin and Gregorian Chant in the mass.
How can anyone one not like it,it's very beautiful and it's been around for 1400 years how can one say that singer songwriter stuff which no one will remember in 50 years be better then this it's like seeing heaven and saying you prefer the world(alot of people unfortunatly do this.) Though to ansewer the question of it being to sad yes it is very somber and mournful but thats because the sacrifice of mass is a very solemn ceromony it was never meant to be celebrated in rock or jazz or polka or any other abuses by certain clergy. If alot of these ignorant catholics only knew what took place at the mass they would understand. You know you should be proud of the fact you are catholic because we have many gifts the protestants don't have(In the sacrements,the liturgy,the art and the music.) So I say to you now even you prefer the vernacular have respect and appreciation of what came before you in are Holy Catholic Church. Oh by the way I am 19 about to be 20 and Vatican II was a good thing it retouched are faith as Cardinal Francis Aziz said. Though I believe many people misinterpret it.
I suggest watching EWTN alot or really studying your faith and I like both Novus Ordo And Tridentine Rite.
More of a rant not a review but these songs have there moments and there are many Vernacular songs I like.

Dominus Vobiscum.
Et Cum Spirtu Tuo.

Very Good Traditional Hymns.......2004-05-30

It sounds like you are in Church, and that is what I was looking for. I especially like the Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones, Peace is flowing like a river, and Let There Be Peace on Earth.

Some of the other songs were better done by other artists. Like Shepherd Me is done better by the original Marty Haugen. This version is good, but not as good as Marty's. And I was not particularly fond of this version of Amazing Grace.

Overall I would recommend you buy a copy for your collection. The songs which are good, are very good.

Disappointing.......2004-04-01

This CD was not at all what I expected. It sounds just like you are in Church. Every song is accompanied by an organ and most of them sung in soprano. The tempo of all the songs is very slow too! I was looking for something I could sing along to, not put me to sleep! On the positive side, there are some beautiful songs, I just wish they were sung more "up beat".

Yes, these are great Catholic songs.......2004-02-07

I grew up with the music of the St. Louis Jesuits and this CD is a good representation of the BEST. In the spirit of Be Not Afraid, I am Near You, on Eagles Wings are all songs I loved in high school, college, and adult life. We sing most of these songs regularly at Mass. These are pleasant renditions of inspirational songs that uplift - in my opinion they are far better than much of the dirge music pre-vatican II.

Average customer rating:

Best Christmas CD
Let there be peace on Earth
A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS CD
Beautiful Christmas music
It makes the Holidays

Let There Be Peace on Earth
Vince Gill
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What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
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I'll Be Home For Christmas
Let There Be Peace On Earth
White Christmas
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Amazon.com

Vince Gill's first holiday effort is split between secular favorites and Christian carols, but whether he's dreaming of a "White Christmas" or asking "What Child Is This," the performances and arrangements are consistently careful, quiet, and slow. Sometimes, this effect is nearly magical--on "I'll Be Home For Christmas," the hushed and hesitant piano and Gill's high tenor sound as yearning as a dream unfulfilled. But, excepting a couple of Chet Atkinslike instrumentals, the more common result is that what should sound peaceful and humble comes off merely solemn and emotionally detached. The closing "It Won't Be the Same This Year," however, makes up for these disappointments when the formerly restrained Gill cuts loose, for once, and cries sweetly in memory of a departed older brother. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

Best Christmas CD.......2007-01-12

I had the CD and left it in my car when I traded it in. I had to buy another one because it is the best rendition of Let There Be Peace On Earth

Let there be peace on Earth.......2007-01-05

While the cover is misleading with Vince having a Mullet haircut (implying something less than his recent best with a dated production and sounds) the fact is these songs are wonderfully executed in the timeless Vince manner, and many are songs that are new (at least to me) when I thought I had heard about every Christmas song in America. Great for stocking stuffers :-)

A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS CD.......2005-12-04

This is a wonderful Christmas CD. This is my sister and I favorite Christmas CD. Our favorite song is Let There Be Peace On Earth. Would recommend.

Beautiful Christmas music.......2005-11-20

Vince's voice is angelic and you can hear that his heart and soul are in this album. Beautiful listening and very well done music style and talent. "Let there be peace on earth" will bring tears to any grinch. All the songs are very well done.

It makes the Holidays.......2004-12-08

My mom loves Vince Gill and one year for Christmas I bought her this album. Not only did she fall in love with it but my family did as well. It means so much to us because he wrote a song about his brother and Christmas not being the same with out him, that was the same year we lost my gram. I would tell anyone if your looking for the perfect holiday album this is the one. My favorite song is "Peace On Earth" the words mean so much and it nice he is singing with his daughter.

Music from the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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By Appointment of Her Majesty
Music from the Queens Coronation
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Music from the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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Customer Reviews:

By Appointment of Her Majesty.......2007-05-12

I heartily recommend the purchase of this exalted collection of music from the Elizabethan coronation ceremonies of 1953. The music represents an outstanding selection of the music of English christendom at the mid-20th Century. The performance quality of a variety of ensembles are commensurate with the quality of the selections themselves.

Music from the Queens Coronation.......2005-08-21

If one word was allowed it would be MAGNIFICANT.
I have listened to the whole disc several times now and am still thrilled by the music

Magnificent!!.......2002-04-01

I purchased this CD at the Tower of London gift shop while on a trip to England a few years ago. This album is superb, with beautiful digital re-recordings of the music from Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. I have listened to it countless times. This wonderful music reminds me of the great heritage we in America share with Great Britain. Breathtaking, inspiring and uplifting, this album will not disappoint.

One of the Greatest Ceremonies the World's Seen.......2002-01-14

The Coronation of HM Elizabeth II in June 1953 was one of the most spectacular public events the world has seen before or since. At the Queen's request, the Coronation was televised live on the BBC, the first coronation to receive such treatment. This is not a recording of the actual Coronation Service itself, but rather a recording, made in Westminster Abbey, of the actual music (with much of the same arrangements) that was used at the Coronation.

You will not be disappointed with this album!

Grand and Glorious.......2001-08-15

This CD contains some of the most beautiful music ever written. The music performed at Queen Elizabeth's 1953 coronation was recorded in 1993 and released on CD. If you like high church music and you have an appreciation for what was probably one of the most spectacular public pageants of the 20th Century, you will love this CD.

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Abide with Me and other favourite hymns

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Tracks:

All People That On Earth Do Dwell
Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind
King Of Glory, King Of Peace
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good song but only one song on the cd, too short
Hard to find
My Favorite
Little Drummer Boy
Peace On Earth

Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy
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Customer Reviews:

good song but only one song on the cd, too short.......2007-01-23

I looked all over for this duet and was somewhat disappointed that I paid over $10 for one 4 minute 22 second song. I thought it was a whole cd of Bing Crosby and David Bowie. At the very least the song should have been repeated for the whole cd.

Hard to find.......2007-01-21

I remember watching this Christmas Special almost 30 years ago now, and I really loved the song then. This of course, was Bing's last special, as he died the following year. I always enjoy hearing the song, when it is played at Christmas time each year.
This year I decided to try and find it on a CD, which I found was almost impossible. Until I found this here and absolutely love it, as it contains the audio and the video, which was a GREAT BONUS!

My Favorite.......2007-01-19

The CD I bought is wonderful, new just like described. The David Bowie/Bing Crosby Christmas Song and video, "Peace on Earth" is one of my all time favorites and I am glad I now have it. Thanks much...

Little Drummer Boy.......2007-01-15

The cd arrived on time and in great shape. We love it.

Peace On Earth.......2007-01-10

This is my favorite version of Little Drummer Boy and I have been looking for it for years. The sound and harmonization are fantastic.

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A Great British collection
If you like Baroque music, buy it; it is excellent

Rule Britannia

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The Island Princess: Tpt Aire/Sym Of Flatt Trumpits
'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: I. Ov
'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: II. Gigue (Allegro)
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The Fairy Queen: Sym To Act IV: II. Adagio
The Fairy Queen: Sym To Act IV: III. Battle (Allegro) - Pastoral - Battle
The Indian Queen: Tpt Ov To Act II
Son in E, Op.3 No.5: I. Allegro
Son in E, Op.3 No.5: II. Largo
Son in E, Op.3 No.5: III. Giga: Allegro
Atalanta: Ov: I. Adagio - Allegro
Atalanta: Ov: II. Andante
The Judgment Of Paris: Recitative: Awake, Awake, Thy Spirits Raise; Aire: Hark, Hark, The Glorius...
Birthday Song For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art (Ov & Chor): I. Sym (Largo - Allegro)
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Customer Reviews:

A Great British collection.......2005-10-05

This CD features several particular composers who have written pieces of music that are quintessentially British: Jeremiah Clarke, George Frideric Handel, John Stanley, John Eccles, Henry Purcell, William Corbett, Edward Elgar, Arthur Sullivan, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst and Thomas Arne. The pieces here are triumphant, celebrating that particular period of Empire when the British ruled vastly such that the sun never set upon it - one of the key elements of such triumphant music-making, particularly for the time, was the use of brass and trumpet. Some of the later composers included here draw on inspirations from these earlier times.

One of the featured performers on this collection is John Wallace, who was principal trumpet of the Philharmonia Orchestra since the 1970s; he founded the brass ensemble, the Wallace Collection, ten years later in 1986. In 2002, he became principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland, and the Wallace Collection gave their last performance shortly thereafter. However, the Wallace Collection lives on in performances on CD such as this one, performed with William Boughton and the English String Orchestra. Other tracks are performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Faris and the English String Orchestra conducted by Stephen Darlington.

Pieces here are very familiar to anyone with an interested in British national composition -- pieces such as the Water Music by Handel are very famous, as are Holst's 'Planets' and Sullivan's (of Gilbert & Sullivan) 'Pinafore'; other pieces, such as Clarke's 'Trumpet Voluntary', are similarly famous even if their composers did not achieve the 'brand recognition' that Handel did. All of the composers here came from the period spanning the late 1600s to the late 1700s, when music was as often written for music halls and public performances as it was for royal events and commissions.

The performances here are uniformly upbeat and well played, with little by way of blemish save the occasional drop and surge in levels (as often becomes the case when recording music with sharp brass elements).

One can envision theatres full of people waving Union Jacks while this plays, and many of the pieces have a quality about them that speaks directly to the time and place of Britain.

If you like Baroque music, buy it; it is excellent.......2005-06-29

If you like Baroque music, buy this 2 CD's BOX SET; it is excellent. Clarke, Handel, Purcell, Corbet and so on are very well played. The orchestration is very good, the quality of recording is excellent. Remember that Baroque music uses mainly a single trumpet, few other brass instruments, some woodwinds and very few drums. It is very easy, elegant and pleasant to listen. When I got married in 2003, I have chosen only Baroque music for the ceremony and the banquet because Baroque music is so lovely, so delicate and so sweet. Even if you have never heard or you think that you have never heard Baroque music, buy this CD; I tell you, you will not regret your choice because it is really an excellent CD. You have my words.

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Jazzy Christmas
Pretty Good For Just Seven Songs
Matt Has Done It Again
Heaven is a place on earth

Peace on Earth
Matt Dusk
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Christmas EP from the Canadian crooner featuring 7 tracks - 'Christmas Is Finally Here', 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', 'Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy', 'Silent Night', 'Christmas Blues', 'Cool Yule' and 'Marshmallow World' (Roasted Mix). 2004.

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Canadian Crooner Matt Dusk Releases a Special Christmas Mini-album, a Seven-track Release that Includes a Duet with Hawksley Workman on the Classic Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy.

Customer Reviews:

Jazzy Christmas.......2006-12-04

I had high expectations for Matt Dusk's CD "Peace On Earth", and boy oh boy did it deliver!

"Peace On Earth" was not only full of Christmas Spirit, it was full of that fantastic soothing, moving jazz that so many people all over the world have come to love. The CD starts out with an amazing slow track ("Christmas is Finally Here") that had me swaying from side to side and singing along. That was followed by that great classic "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; I think Matt Dusk has done it justice! Each and every song is worth listening to. It's just one of those CDs that's worth absolutely every single penny you spend on it!!

I wouldn't expect any less from this modern day crooner.

If you like Matt Dusk and if (like me) Christmas music makes you melt or you just want some great music from the holidays, then this CD is for you!!

Pretty Good For Just Seven Songs.......2005-01-02

While Matt Dusk's CD "Peace On Earth" is short with only seven songs, those songs are a variety of vocal styles that give Dusk a chance to experiment with different music genres.

My personal favorite on this CD is "Christmas Is Finally Here". Co-written by Matt, the lyrics evoke the feelings of a warm and cozy Christmas. The superb orchestration starts out as a slow mellow jazz and grows to a full-blown orchestrated, toe-tapping swing number. Judging by Matt's delivery of the song, you can tell he really likes it too.

Matt sings "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Silent Night" in a very traditional style, reminiscent of Perry Como and Frank Sinatra. Nicely done.

"Cool Yule" is just that...COOL! It's a great swing number that was written by Steve Allen, who, among other things, was one on Jerry Vale's song writers.

I don't really care for "It's A Marshmallow World". It doesn't sound like Matt Dusk's classic crooning style. However it is interesting to hear him try something different.

"Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a duet with Hawksley Workman. Workman is a young Italian rocker that sings the higher harmony parts of the song, almost over-powering Dusk with off-key vocals. They could have skipped this track altogether.

All in all it's a decent little Christmas CD, but I get the feeling that Matt Dusk will probably record a more comprehensive one in the future.

Matt Has Done It Again.......2004-12-20

I bought Matt's original CD "Two Shots" awhile back and then I saw him perform at Jazz Fest in Montreal and then again this past fall in NYC. He is such a wonderful entertainer and all around nice guy. So it came as no great surprise that his first Christmas CD would be nothing shy of brilliant. I like the mixture of old classics like "Little Drummer Boy" and "Silent Night" with new jazzy songs like "Cool Yule" and "A Marshmallow World" Do yourself a favor and buy this great little gem to jazz up any party or to just enjoy alone.

Heaven is a place on earth.......2004-12-01

Hello,and welcome matt dusk fans!!I am so glad you have chosen to expand your matt dusk collection to now include the much requested christmas album. Big things come in little packages and this cd is wonderful!It is so wonderful to see someone as young as matt(25)keeping big band music alive.His smooth voice brings you back to the sound of sinatra. However it is more than that.He takes a song, a melody, the lyric and communicates it to the listener in such a warm and passionate way. I personally have all 3 matt dusk cd's and I have seen him in concert in las vegas. His website is abundant with photos and info (www.mattdusk.com )there is also another site for more info which is still in develpoment as a fan site (www.geocities.com/mattdusksite/).Check out the sites, get on board with all his cd's, most of all get to a concert so you can be witness to the " voice "in person.He also may have cds usually available only in canada for sale at the show, and he likes to come out and talk,hug and sign autographs for the fans after his shows!What a voice,what a guy...and soooo handsome too! Heather,age 27, los angeles,ca

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Cold Porridge
Stunningly Beautiful

Peace: A Choral Album for Our Times

Manufacturer: Avie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music

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Peace: Pure Classical Calm
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Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna, etc. / Salamunovich, Los Angeles Master Chorale
Choral Masterpieces

ASIN: B0001M1JHA
Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

O Magnum Mysterium
Alleluia
Blazen Muzh, Op.37
O Magnum Mysterium
Angus Dei
Song For Athene
Friede Auf Erden Op.13
Totus Tuus
To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water
Lux Aeterna ('Nimrod')

Amazon.com

One very noticeable quality of this CD is the remarkable dynamic range of the choir: performing a cappella throughout, their training and commitment allows them to sing through the entire dynamic spectrum from pianissimo to fortissimo with all the gradations in between, thus giving the music, which is uniformly serene, even greater variety than is inherent in its several nationalities and styles. Victoria's "O magnum mysterium" has just the right spooky piety while the same text, set by the contemporary composer Morton Lauridsen, remains faithful to antiquity while injecting some new colors. Rachmaninov's flavorful "Blazen muzh" reaches a fine intensity; the crescendo and de-crescendo in Randall Thompson's six-minute meditation on the single word "Alleluia" is beautifully handled; Barber's vocal arrangement of his "Adagio for Strings," is, as ever, gorgeous, and Tavener's "Song for Athene" is one of his least annoying works, handsomely sung here. Schoenberg's somewhat thorny "Friede auf Erden" makes one sit up and think twice, while Gorecki's "Totus Tuus" remains a simply ravishing meditation on the Virgin Mary. Works by Elgar and Delius round out the program. The accompanying notes by conductor Llewellyn announce that he hopes that the singers are "contributing to Peace on Earth" with this CD, and while that's quite a goal, what I can tell you is that the 65 minutes of music here is intensely calming and floats above and through the listener. A glorious CD which makes a great gift for a friend---or to yourself. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Cold Porridge.......2005-07-15

The choral singing is crude and sloppy throughout this album. The whole product has the sound and look (is that an alien on the cover?) of something hastily and cheaply produced. Indeed, opportunism seems to have ruled over musicianship, as it appears the product was rushed to market to coincide with the outbreak of war in Iraq. Grant Llewellan is a fine musician and capable of producing so much more. What went wrong? Are the musicians in Boston just not up to snuff, or is the board and administration just painfully parochial? This is an ensemble that became leaders in baroque music under Christopher Hogwood. So what makes them think they should be performing Schoenberg, Barber, Delius and Gorecki?

Stunningly Beautiful.......2004-10-08

Glorious Indeed! Robert Levine's above review is 'right on'.
Morten Lauridsen's chill-provoking 'O magnum mysterium' brought me to this project after hearing it on public radio at 2AM. Choice of material, quality and sensitivity of performance, and Grant Llewellyn's masterful direction make this a 'must have'.
I rarely buy choral music, but this one I will give at Christmas with a wish for the 'Peace' this music inspires.

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5 stars subtracting 3 stars
Spiritual!
Warning: NOT a keeper!
The Barber is cathartic beyond measure.
Best Shaw Recording Ever

Evocation of the Spirit

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Cathedral Classics

ASIN: B000003D19
Release Date: 1995-03-28

Tracks:

Gorecki: Totus Tuus
Magnificat
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Credo
IV. Sanctus
V. Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei
Friede Auf Erden

Customer Reviews:

5 stars subtracting 3 stars.......2003-11-25

I have to agree with Randolph Wagner. This CD gets 5 stars for the choral pieces minus 3 stars for the recording quality. It sounds like the recording was transferred from an 8-track tape. This CD should have been sent back and remastered. If you have other Shaw CD's, you can hear for yourself the difference. This is NOT a quality recording. Why did they let this slip out the door?

Spiritual!.......2002-04-26

This is a magnificent recording. Even though, a capella CD's can sometimes be hard to stomach, I find myself listening to this disc again and again. This recording will literally lift your spirits. Gorecki's Totus Tuus is epitome of sublime, easing effortlessly across the span of 11 minutes. Part's Magnificat is a little darker in tone, but if you are patient it will blossom repeatedly. Martin's Mass is somewhere between ethereal and madrigal. Barber's Agnus Dei, based on his Adagio for Strings, is uncannily eerie, yet powerfully cathartic at the same time. Finally, Schoenberg's Peace on Earth is emotionally buoyant, absolutely gorgeous, and sadly, just as relevant now as it was when it was written almost a century ago. The aural depth captured by Telarc will engulf you in sound. Shaw conducts each of these modern masterpieces with aplomb and the Festival Singers sing their lungs out. An exciting album, it is definitely worth being a part of anyone's collection.

Warning: NOT a keeper!.......2001-11-22

Having had the privilege of singing with Shaw on many occasions, I know and honor him as a passionate choral technician and teacher who could always bring out better than the best in an amateur group. Nearly all the choral directors I've ever sung under pull "Shawisms" from their bag of tricks to improve pitch and accuracy. However, in today's era where we can choose from a plethora of professional groups (Montiverdi Singers, Tallis Scholars, Dale Warland Singers, etc.), sadly, Shaw's recordings usually don't compete.

Particularly in his final years when he would hold his Summer Festivals in Southern France (attracting a huge flock of choral directors), the recorded product (released on a series of Telarc recordings) has been consistently mushy and lugubrious - this one in particular! The usually fine Telarc engineers should be ashamed (as well as their marketers who where obviously trying to ride the Shaw band wagon as far as they could)!

The Barber Agnus Dei (for which I've yet to find a satisfying recording) sounds like the singers are submerged in molasses! The tempo is unbelievably slow and there is a total lack of clarity in the inner parts. I recently was driving through Colorado during the NPR fund-raising week and heard a pair of well-meaning NPR announcers slavering over this recording - I thought I was going to puke!

Much better recordings exist of the Gorecki, Pärt and Martin. With due deference to the master, I wouldn't touch this recording with a ten-foot pole. If you simply must purchase Shaw recordings, stick with the larger choral repertoire - you're guaranteed to get good choral singing and excellent soloists (but usually coupled with a less-than-electric performance).

The Barber is cathartic beyond measure........2001-09-15

I write this review three days after the tragic September 11 events in New York and Washington, three days which left me numbed, during which I searched and searched for music having cathartic value - "music of healing" - largely in vain. For most of that time, the value of listening to music seemed to have eluded me. (Given the circumstances, this must have happened to others as well, even others for whom music is a large part of their lives, as it is for me.)

This was not a state of affairs destined to go on open-ended. I knew that a major part of breaking this "blockage" would somehow involve the recorded work of Robert Shaw, whose recorded performances have in the past led me out of such "wildernesses." And so it was that his recording of the Bach B-Minor Mass (reviewed elsewhere at Amazon.com by me) provided the "lion's share" of healing-through-music. One need only listen to Shaw's performance of the closing "Dona nobis pacem" of this Mass to be instantly uplifted.

But his performance of Barber's Agnus Dei, a choral arrangement by Barber of his Adagio for Strings (which in turn is a string orchestra arrangement of the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11), provided me with a healing of an entirely different nature: A searing work guaranteed to cauterize and thereby provide emotional catharsis and release.

One cannot fathom what was going through a very youthful Sam Barber's mind when he wrote this Op. 11 second movement. But we should be thankful that Arturo Toscanini, in 1936, encouraged Barber to arrange it for string orchestra, and that much later (in 1967) Barber chose to arrange it yet again for chorus. And that Maestro Shaw saw fit to include it on this Evocation of the Spirit choral compilation.

I don't mean to sell the rest of this album short in any way whatsoever. I found, after listening to the Barber, that I could then go on and listen once again to the rest of the album. ALL of these choral masterpieces can be said to be "music of healing." While the Górecki and Pärt works are probably the best known, there are hidden pleasures as well in the Frank Martin Mass and in Arnold Schoenberg's seldom-heard, but totally accessible, Friede auf Erden ("Peace on Earth").

But it was the Barber that I needed to hear today. Tuck this album away for that rainy day; it will lift your spirits as it did mine. And, hopefully, your circumstances - your need - will not be of a magnitude that mine (and of course millions of others) had been in these recent days.

Bob Zeidler

Best Shaw Recording Ever.......2001-06-20

This CD was an introduction of 20th century music for me. There is not a SINGLE TRACK on this CD that is not exceptional. The Martin Mass is wonderful and the Barber is Orgasmic! GET THIS CD!

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