Clara Nostra

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1. Clara Nostra

Editorial Reviews
The Wire, March 2000
...has something of the character of Eliane Radigue's enveloping drone pieces, consoling or menacing according to one's mood.

The Sound Projector, 8ighth Issue 2000
A growling, low menacing drone is generated by overdubbing clarinets to an infinitesimal degree. Monumental, fascinating piece of process art.

Album Description
The rumbling continued. Matt slowly opened his eyes, then getting out of bed (hopefully remembering to put on some underwear) wandered into the common area of the loft. "What the !@#$%^&*() is that!" "Clara Nostra" Matt (his roommate and not his deranged alter ego/split personality) replied. "That tells me alot." "New If, Bwana disc" Matt blurts out, somewhat embarrassed by his obvious poor taste in listening habits (not to mention his rather lax attention to personal hygiene). "Well that does explain a lot," Matt says as he heads back to his room. "No wonder it doesn't go anywhere. Kind of annoying isn't it?" Matt looked at Matt just before Matt disappeared out of sight. "I like it." Al says "If 62 minutes of 156,000 clarinets rumbling and grumbling slowly through your speakers with no destination home is for you, well you're home. On the other hand if that sounds like something to drive you up a wall, well, be seeing you."

Clara Nostra

Tracks:

Ave Spes Nostra [Antiphon]
Mi Aty Atya Isten [Notre P, Dieu ...]
Veni Domina [Antiphon]
O Mundi Domina [Antiphon]
Fuit Virgo [Alleluia]
Vox Clara, Ecce, Intonat [Lo, a Clear Voice Resounds]
Omnes Unanimiter [All Nations of the World]
Dum Medium Silentium [Alors Que le ...]
Primo Tempore Alleviata [In Earlier Times]
Speciosus Forma [Fairer Than the Children of Men]
Novum Decus Oritur [A New Splendor Arises]
Letentur Celi [Let the Heavens Rejoice]
Salvator Noster [Notre Bien-Aim..]
Az Idvnten [Le Signeur ...]
Novus Annus Adiit [LA Nouvelle AnnApproche]
Exulta, Filia Syon [Communion Hymn]
Liber Gerationis [The Genealogy of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:1-16)]
Gaude et Letare [Antiphon]
Exordium Quadrupalate [Entonnez Ce Motet ...]
Isten, Td [Nous Te Louons, Notre ...]

Customer Reviews:

Surpassing Beauty.......2004-01-14

This was purchased on a whim, but has become a favorite, one that I have given to several friends & family members. We listen to it year-round, not just during the Christmas holidays. The singing is sublime, and the women's voices so perfectly attuned that it sometimes sounds like only one voice. This is one of the very few recordings I own that I can use just as background music, or for falling into sleep & (sometimes rapturous) dreams, or for paying rapt attention when I have the time. The chants are deceptively simple, but unfold complexities when listened to carefully. To my ear, this recording approaches perfection.

Doesn't sound like Chirstmas.......2001-12-22

I purchased this in a effort to expand my Christmas collection. I had great hopes for this album because of its title. I am not rating it mediocre for the recording or preformance. The women's voices are beautiful, the chants are lovely. My problem is that there was nothing to distinguish to the untrained ear that these chants were focused on Christmans. Though I read a bit of latin, I couldn't follow the words well enough when they were sung to feel this was "Christmas" music. For a lover of Latin chants, this would be a terrific album. But for an amateur, this is rather unaccesible.

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Clara Nostra

Manufacturer: Pogus
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003XB4J
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

Clara Nostra

Album Description

The rumbling continued. Matt slowly opened his eyes, then getting out of bed (hopefully remembering to put on some underwear) wandered into the common area of the loft. "What the !@#$%^&*() is that!" "Clara Nostra" Matt (his roommate and not his deranged alter ego/split personality) replied. "That tells me alot." "New If, Bwana disc" Matt blurts out, somewhat embarrassed by his obvious poor taste in listening habits (not to mention his rather lax attention to personal hygiene). "Well that does explain a lot," Matt says as he heads back to his room. "No wonder it doesn't go anywhere. Kind of annoying isn't it?" Matt looked at Matt just before Matt disappeared out of sight. "I like it." Al says "If 62 minutes of 156,000 clarinets rumbling and grumbling slowly through your speakers with no destination home is for you, well you're home. On the other hand if that sounds like something to drive you up a wall, well, be seeing you."

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