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''The flying Scot is writing music with as much fervour and ingenuity as anyone on the planet.... his passion and energy seem inexhaustible... he is, paradoxically, the most powerful voice in British music today - by a mile. Though fused from a thousand diverse sacred and secular influences, his pieces are instantly recognisable, intellectually coherent, fizzing with ideas, gloriously coloured, and without a whiff of pretension or obfuscation.'' --The Times
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Naxos is delighted to mark James Macmillan's 50th birthday with this disc on Naxos, bringing together a number of different choral works from 1993 to 2005. This disc contains two world première recordings and is produced by John Rutter , who spoke of the Dmitri Ensemble in the following terms: ''They are the stars of the future.'' - ''In recent years it has been an enormous thrill hearing my music being performed by The Dmitri Ensemble. This excellent, young ensemble brings a breath of fresh air to music making in this country, and are fortunate to have in their director Graham Ross one of the most exciting new musicians to appear on the radar.'' James MacMillan
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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A magnificent recording of a modern masterpiece.I am not religious but this great work depicts what probably occurred all those years ago.Listen to this and be transfixed.The singing is perfect and the pitch and intonation are spot on.For little outlay be transported to another dimension.Without a doubt James Macmillan is one of the great modern composers with a distinct style,challenging and quite beautiful in places.Buy it and be amazed.
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Is it coincidence that the only modern composers worth bothering with seem to be those interested in religious themes? This is the most intensely moving music I know of from the last 20 years. Where so much modern classical music is a mere footling around with silly noises, MacMillan has here produced something really meaningful, a triumphant revival of a traditional form: music powerful enough to make your jaw drop. And, on this disc, the searing Seven Last Words has an appropriate epilogue in the reassuring tranquility of Christus Vincit.
In terms of the recording, the string sound is great; the singing - especially what sounds like a countertenor - is just a wee bit off at times, but not enough to really bother you. The only other weakness is the ever-so-slightly smarmy picture of MacMillan, and the notes by him.
In terms of the recording, the string sound is great; the singing - especially what sounds like a countertenor - is just a wee bit off at times, but not enough to really bother you. The only other weakness is the ever-so-slightly smarmy picture of MacMillan, and the notes by him.
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The Seven Last Words, according to the Gospels, were all spoken by Jesus as he hung on the cross. Macmillan has set all of them, together with other Biblical texts amd some Latin prayers, in a deeply moving and inspiring work. I am in a choir which is learning to sing it for a concert; it's hard work, as you have to learn the timing and the intervals and watch the conductor at the same time. I couldn't do it without the CD, and have played it through many times. I think I can say even at this stage that the concert will be magnificent. Even if you are only going to listen to it, you need the CD to get into it.
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