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A Foretaste of Heaven

Poniplaizy | Mount Joy, PA USA | 10/09/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you buy this one only for the Quatre Motets, you will have spent your money well. Not only will the pieces themselves give you an out-of-body transport straight to the Divine, the singing is out of this world. On "Tantum Ergo" they even manage to "hit the bird" (create an ethereal fifth tone by the blending of their voices--sounds like an angel joins in on the final verse)! Every time I listen to these pieces, my heart kneels in awe and reverence. This, folks, is what sacred music is all about--not those sappy, insipid ditties that sound like bank commercials that we get force-fed at church every week in the name of "relevance." Short of the organ works of Messaien, this is the most meditative, transcendent music I can think of. An intelligent, spiritual person with an appreciation of the sacred will love this CD."

Great performances from the source itself.

Poniplaizy | 01/07/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"All one needs do is compare the rending of Ubi Caritas on this album to others to understand that to hear the composers intent it's best to listen to the composer conduct if he is at all skilled as a conductor as indeed, Mr. Durufle was. The music is mezmerizing."