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O magnum mysterium
Composed by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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Alleluia
Composed by Randall Thompson
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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Vespers, 'All-Night Vigil'
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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O Magnum Mysterium
Composed by Morten Lauridsen
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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Agnus Dei
Composed by Samuel Barber
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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Song for Athene
Composed by John Tavener
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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Friede auf Erden
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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Totus tuus
Composed by Henryk Górecki
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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To be sung of a summer night on the water
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma'
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
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Amazon.co.uk Review
One very noticeable quality of Peace: A Choral Album for Our Time 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 colours. Rachmaninov's flavourful "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 programme. 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, the 65 minutes of music here is intensely calming and floats above and through the listener. --Robert Levine, Amazon.com
One very noticeable quality of Peace: A Choral Album for Our Time 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 colours. Rachmaninov's flavourful "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 programme. 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, the 65 minutes of music here is intensely calming and floats above and through the listener. --Robert Levine, Amazon.com
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