Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Anton Bruckner, Matthew Best, Thomas Trotter, Philip Salmon Title: Bruckner Motets Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Hyperion UK Release Date: 9/1/1993 Album Type: Import Genre: Classical Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 034571160627 |
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 | Anton Bruckner, Matthew Best, Thomas Trotter Bruckner Motets Genre: Classical
Bruckner's sacred vocal works are certainly among the greatest vocal compositions of the 19th century; they shimmer in an otherworldly, almost immaterial glow. The Corydon Singers, under the direction of Matthew Best, have... more » |
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Amazon.com Bruckner's sacred vocal works are certainly among the greatest vocal compositions of the 19th century; they shimmer in an otherworldly, almost immaterial glow. The Corydon Singers, under the direction of Matthew Best, have fastidious ears--their sensitive, vibrant sonorities are the crux of this altogether astonishing disc. --Joshua Cody Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsEthereal 08/11/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is an amazing CD. I listen to it in the dark with the phone ringer off so that I don't miss a moment of it. The Corydon Singers are perfect in pitch, blend, and expression. The final track, Christus factus est pro nobis, is especially moving. It makes you weep in despair and rejoice in triumph. Simply amazing; this CD is a must-have." St. Anton Bruckner Brucknerian2006 | florida, USA | 07/23/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "These wonderful pieces of liturgical music represent the peace and purity Bruckner found through his faith in God. The writing is at times simple...as it should be...but this simplicity only serves to accentuate the tranquility and beauty of these works. Bruckner the symphonist and Bruckner the devout Catholic. Much like Bach, Bruckner's music bears witness to God and I even find myself truly believing when listening. In this day and age of largely agnostic and God-less music, it is Bruckner's music which I find so dear and it will forever remain so for those in need, due to its intrinsic spiritual and faithful character. Great Recording and Music!" An almost operatic intensity Eric Westby | San Francisco, CA USA | 08/16/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "Bruckner's motets have been called symphonies in miniature, teeming with overt dynamic and emotional range, often within just the span of a few measures. They are therefore almost perfectly suited to the Corydon Singers, who perform this selection of motets with an almost operatic fervor. Aside from Dennis Keene's Voices of Ascension, I have never heard another choir approach sacred music with such intensity and exquisitely soloistic vocal technique. Listen for example to the basses' solo line "a deo" in the "Locus Iste," and you will hear it performed as grippingly as Bruckner intended. I wouldn't necessarily want to hear them perform Händel, but in this repertoire they are unmatched."
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