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Peace - A Choral Album for Our Times

~ Samuel Barber (Composer), Frederick Delius (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Henryk Gorecki (Composer), Morten Lauridsen (Composer), et al.
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  • Composer: Samuel Barber, Frederick Delius, Edward Elgar, Henryk Gorecki, Morten Lauridsen, et al.
  • Audio CD (29 Mar 2004)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Avie
  • ASIN: B0001M1JHA
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 94,779 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. O Magnum Mysterium 4:10£0.79
Listen  2. Alleluia 6:20£0.79
Listen  3. Blazen Muzh, Op. 37 6:15£0.79
Listen  4. O Magnum Mysterium 6:53£0.79
Listen  5. Agnus Dei 7:13£0.79
Listen  6. Song For Athene 6:47£0.79
Listen  7. Friede Auf Erden Op. 13 9:20£0.79
Listen  8. Totus Tuus11:15Album Only
Listen  9. To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water 2:41£0.79
Listen10. Lux Aeterna - Nimrod 4:16£0.79

On this CD:
  1. O magnum mysterium
    Composed by Tomás Luis de Victoria
    Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
    Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

  2. Alleluia
    Composed by Randall Thompson
    Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
    Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

  3. Vespers, 'All-Night Vigil'
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
    Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

  4. O Magnum Mysterium
    Composed by Morten Lauridsen
    Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
    Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

  5. Agnus Dei
    Composed by Samuel Barber
    Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
    Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

  6. Song for Athene
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
    Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

  7. Friede auf Erden
    Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
    Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
    Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

  8. Totus tuus
    Composed by Henryk Górecki
    Performed by Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
    Conducted by Grant Llewellyn

  9. 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

  10. 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

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music, gloriously sung!, 1 Jan 2005
By G D Nobes (Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
The well-disciplined and atmospheric singing of the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus brings out to the fullest extent the spiritual and sometimes rapturous nature of the music presented here. The programme combines such well known items as Victoria's 'O Magnum Mysterium', sung with purity of tone and excellent vocal control, with those which may be less familiar. Of these, perhaps the most ravishing is Morten Lauridsen's serenely beautiful setting of the same text.
A beautiful and thoroughly uplifting recording; most highly recommended!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly beautiful, 11 Jul 2007
By S. Bartlett "steve_at_the_mill" (France) - See all my reviews
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This is a spectacularly beautiful recording. To be able to have the Victoria and Morten Lauridsen's settings of the Magnum Mysterium in the same recording is just inspired. I feel very sorry for the reviewer who calls himself "music fan". The Schoenberg is not easy first time around but the rest are just gorgeous. Anyone who does not know the Randall Thompson Allelulia should get this recording. It is the most played CD of my 5-600.
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2 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Peace ! I'm glad I don't live next door., 4 Aug 2004
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I'm glad I don't live next door to the person who suggested the title "Peace" as this album is very noisey. I would even suggest that the correct word to use about this album is cacophony. With the exception of 2 or 3 pieces I thought the selection of music was dreadful.

It is awful to think that with the huge selection of choral music available that these should be the final selection.

Those concerned may even benefit from listening to the likes of Anuna.

I can only say I was most disappointed!

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