Evening Light

On this CD: 1. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297 Excerpt
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Chris Michell, David Lord

2. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Badinerie
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Chris Michell, David Lord

3. Work(s) [Unspecified] Gymnopedie
Composed by Erik Satie
with Chris Michell, David Lord

4. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), various arrangements (from "Orfeo ed Euridice")
Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
with Chris Michell, David Lord

5. Morceau de Concours, for flute & piano (or strings, arranged) in F major (original title: "Morceau de Lecture")
Composed by Gabriel Faure
with Chris Michell, David Lord

6. Ciacona, for organ in F minor, T. 206
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
with Chris Michell, David Lord

7. Canon in D major, various arrangements
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
with Chris Michell, David Lord

8. Flute Concerto, for flute, strings & continuo in D major ("Il gardellino"), Op. 10/3, RV 428 Excerpt
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Chris Michell, David Lord

9. Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat major, BWV 1031 Siciliano
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Chris Michell, David Lord

10. Syrinx, for solo flute, L. 129
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Chris Michell, David Lord

11. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
Composed by Tomaso Albinoni
with Chris Michell, David Lord

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Evening Light

Evening Light

Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Joyous Light
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Wondrous gentle music

hauntingly beautiful

The voice of the soul

Divinely Joyous

Breathtaking!!!

Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Joyous Light
Armenian Anonymous , Sahag Bartev , Khacadour Vartabed of Daron , Mekhitar Vartabed of Ayrivank , St. Gregory of Nareg , Gomidas Vartabed , Raffi Armenian , Isabel Bayrakdarian , and Elmer Iseler Chamber Orchestra
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A Long Journey Home

ASIN: B00005S6VZ
Release Date: 2002-04-16

Tracks:

Where Are You, O Mother
You Are A Profound Mystery
Trisagion - Isabel Bayrakdarian
We Celebrate
Chosen Of God
Joyous Light - Isabel Bayrakdarian
My Heart Trembles
Lord Have Mercy - Isabel Bayrakdarian
Entrance To The Tabernacle
The Fowl
The Mother Of The Lord
Open For Us, Lord - Isabel Bayrakdarian
Be Delighted, O Holy Church
Rejoice, O Holy Church - Isabel Bayrakdarian
You Are The Only Holy One
Doxology
O Gardener
The Lord's Prayer

Customer Reviews:

Wondrous gentle music.......2007-01-10

I first saw Isabel on an SBS programme and was amazed at the glorious sounds she was producing. This album is great, relaxing, full of strength and beauty. My only word of caution would be that unless you are in the right mood it can sound a bit repetitive by the time you get to the end of the album. However, I am very glad that I bought it.

hauntingly beautiful.......2006-08-22

Very beautiful melodies and a gorgeous voice - doesn't vary as much though as a whole cd -
can get monotonous after a few songs

The voice of the soul.......2006-01-01

Growing up in the Armenian church, it was impossible not to be powerfully moved by the music. Isabel Bayrakdarian was clearly also moved in the same way. Her singing is so flawless, yet it conveys the depths of her spiritual feelings. It is wonderful that people who have not been exposed to this music will have a chance to experience its power and beauty.

Divinely Joyous.......2005-09-28

Isabel Bayrakdarian is a certified classical music diva today, an excellent Mozartian, Handelian, songs and lieder recitalist and overall a very bright star in the current line-up of young sopranos. And this is how she started her recorded career- with a disc of Armenian liturgical music.
For me it is actually very refreshing to listen to songs in language that I don't understand at all- and a nice break from the usual Latin, German, and my native ones- but at the same time, knowing that they are sung by someone who understands the texts and has a spiritual connection to them is a nice bonus. (And if you want to explore the meaning behind the sounds, the original Armenian texts and translations are included in the CD booklet...) It's also a new musical experience to my ears- I am used to certain melismatic forms of Indian music, and Soeur Marie Keyrouz records of Byzantine chants, yet this music still sounds quite exotic to me. And, at all times, very beautiful.
Like Gregorian chant in its pure form, it would get somewhat monotonous, if it wasn't for Bayrakdarian's heartfelt delivery. I find that the opening song is my favourite and often end up listening to it over and over again, but the whole album is very addictive. Not all the songs have the same joyous rapture feel- some are melancholy tinged, some are both at the same time. You need to listen to this music to appreciate its strange charms. It's beautiful and deeply spiritual, all in one. It is certainly Sacred Joy for my ears.

Breathtaking!!!.......2002-08-14

This is a stunning recording. Isabel Bayrakdarian's voice is a wonderful clear soprano, rich and warm throughout its range and free of any roughness. Her long familiarity with this repertoire lets her shape each phrase beautifully and, apparently, effortlessly.

The disk derives from a concert that took place in Toronto in September, 2001 commemorating 1700 years of Christianity in Armenia. It consists of 18 pieces of liturgical music. In some Bayrakdarian sings a capella, but in most she is supported by a chamber orchestra. One is aware that this is not western music, but the modes in which it is written are just unusual enough to European ears to be a little exotic while remaining entirely accessible. It's not quite melodic, but not quite chant either. Bayrakdarian's melismas are always sensitive and subtle. The whole effect is soaring, haunting, ethereal, transporting, utterly wonderful.

Tracks:

Sonnet [Bynner]
Clouds [Goodman]
Early In The Morning [Hillyer]
The Serpent [Roethke]
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal [Tennyson]
Opus 101 [Bynner]
I Strolled Across An Open Field [Roethke]
To A Young Girl [Yeats]
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair [after Foster]
Ode [de Ronsard]
For Poulenc [O'Hara]
Littlle elegy [Wylie]
Alleluia
Look Down, Fair Moon [Whitman]
O You Whom I Often And Silently Come [Whitman]
I Will Always Love You [O'Hara]
The Tulip Tree [Goodman]
The Wintry Mind [Bynner]
I Am Rose [Stein]
The Lordly Hudson [Goodman]
O Do Not Love Too Long [Goodman]
Far - Far - Away [Tennyson]
For Susan [Goodman]
A Journey [Glaze]
Sometimes With One I Love [Goodman]
Love [Lodge]
Orchids [Roethke]
Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening [Frost]
Do I Love You More Than A Day [Larson]
Ferry Me Across The Water [Rossetti]
The Sowers [Bynner]
That Shadow, My Likeness [Whitman]

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Contemporary composer Ned Rorem is typically likened to an American Schubert (living in Paris) for the fecundity, emotional range, and quality of his songs (though this represents only one facet of a prolific career). And Rorem's masterful 1998 cycle Evidence of Things Not Seen would seem to justify that reputation, as does this marvelous anthology from the Rorem songbook of the past half-century. The composer is fond of dividing musicians into the "German" and the "French," clearly identifying himself with the latter for the elusive sparkle and subtle play of shadows that characterize his art. What other kind of sensibility could "through-compose" Gertrude Stein's "I Am Rose" in a deftly perfect 27 seconds? Fortunately, American lyric mezzo Susan Graham intuitively understands this expressive aspect, as does pianist-partner Malcolm Martineau. Graham is constantly attentive to the marriage of music and text in the 32 songs here and phrases their little worlds into being with grace and wit. She can shade to a sweet vanishing point or allow her voice to blossom, orchidlike, into a dazzling profusion of colors. Few of these songs, which draw on the poetry of Walt Whitman, Theodore Roethke, Frank O'Hara, and many others, last more than two minutes. But their resonance lingers, whether in the haunting "Opus 101"--with its lean but potent string trio scoring--or the enigmatic "That Shadow, My Likeness" from Whitman. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

One last touch of Paris (but oversold by the critics).......2005-10-11

Ned Rorem is the last survivor, since the death of Virgil Thompson, of the long reach that Paris exerted over a generation of American expatriate composers, many of whom drifted overseas between the wars to study with the legendary Nadia Boulanger. Rorem's songs sometimes have American folk roots, but mostly he writes chansons, and like their French counterparts, his are crystalline, spare, sophisticated, and precisely defined emotionally.

If he were more tlaneted he might have wirtten masterpieces, but mostly this sounds like Samuel Barber on skim milk. Rorem often sets minor, if not trivial poetry. His lyrical gift is modest. But there's no doubt that he has been neglected, largely because of his stubbornly tonal conservatism, and now that tonality is repsectable again, he is being accorded last-minute honors. I'm glad for him, and his best work, which consists of his multi-volume memoirs, has added much to American culture. But even when skillfully sung by an artist of the caliber of Susan Graham, a hour's worth of Rorem's tiny jewel-like chansons is about twice too much at one sitting.

wonderful perforance of excellent songs.......2005-01-20

I'm a neophyte to Ned Rorem's work. To be honest I purchased this CD because I really enjoy listening to Susan Graham. Although I really love hearing Ms. Graham's opera performances, I find it refreshing to hear her singing something in English. I also appreciate how she's taken time to perform something other than opera. Susan Graham's performance of Ned Rorem's songs has me seeking out other performances of his work.

Classic Rorem Songs!.......2004-05-18

Susan Graham has a remarkable mezzo voice and sings Rorem as though she really is a sounding board for the composer. Kudos to her and this CD comes highly recommended to newbies to Rorem songs and those many die-hard fans!

Come To Pop, Baby!.......2004-03-12

Recently, I heard Susan Graham on Garrison Keillor's "Prarie Home Companion" show. Wow! I didn't know who she was, but she had so much humour, verve and style while singing some show tunes, and that incredible voice. I rushed to amazon but all the English language songs I could find seemed to be on this album of Ned Rorem music. Well, whatever the weight lieder songs carry for the Germans, it seems that art songs in English mean songs you can't snap your fingers to, can't slap out a beat to and would never, ever, sing with your friends. I know, I know, I'm a Philistine, but please, Ms. Graham, give us an album of American popular classics, show tunes and the like. When I listened to you on Mr. Keillor's show, if I had been a bell, I'd have been ringing too! You are simply great. Don't let the classical music fans have all the fun. Throw a little our way too. Pretty please.

Worthy indeed - a gem.......2002-08-27

I cannot disagree with "A Music Fan"'s panning of this CD. Having first purchased the Hearing CD which he/she references, I reached the conclusion that Rorem's music was too knotty and "20th century" for repeated listenings and enjoyment. This CD with Susan Graham completely reversed my opinion. The songs are indeed chosen to be accessible, but they are much more than that. They are, simply stated, lovely. This is a disc I will play again and again, and has caused me to investigate many other Rorem CDs. I just came on line to buy it as a gift for a friend. Rorem deserves his due, and this disc gives it to him.

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A Masterpiece
Clear and simple

AMERICA'S BUGLE CALLS

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ASIN: B00005OA52
Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

Reveille/Morning Colors Sequence
First Call
Attention
To the Colors
Carry On
Assembly
First Sergeant's Call
Adjutants Call
Mass Call
Pay Call
Officer's Call
Semper Fi
Roast Beef of Old England
Marines Hymn
Anchors Aweigh
Army Song
Semper Paratus
Air Force Song/Evening Colors Sequence
First Call
Attention
Retreat
Carry On
Tattoo
Call to Quarters
Taps [Single Bugler Version]
To Arms
General Quarters
General Muster
To Horse
Fligh Quarters
Man Torpedo Defense Battery
Main Battery Fire Control Exercise
Call Away All Boats
Fix Bayonets
Commence Firing
Charge! [Version One]
Charge! [Version Two]
Cease Firing
Abandon Ship
Light Smoking Lamp
Out Smoking Lamp
Company Left March
Company Right March
Liberty Call
Church Call
Recall
Mail Call
Police Call
Sick Call
Stable Call
Band Call
Movie Call
Surgeon's Party
Hail to the Chief - Matthew Farquhar, The Flourishes
General's March - Matthew Farquhar, The Flourishes
Flag Officer's March
Secure
Taps [Two Bugler Version]

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Music: Instrumental only

The famous bugle calls from America's Armed Services including Reveille and Taps.

Customer Reviews:

A Masterpiece.......2007-06-20

Clear and crisp and played with vigor and heart. Mass call is of course Mess Call that someone spelled wrong. What worked for me is that I review four or five calls each night before bed. I hum them first and then listen to the call on the CD. The next day, I work out on the bugle until lip fatigue sets in.

Clear and simple.......2006-08-04

Single bugle calls, clear and simple-recognizable to this Navy/Marine Corps veteran. Also some army stuff if you desire that sort of thing. Quite a lot of quality stuff.

Enduring Light: 60 Inspirational Favorites

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Enduring Light: 60 Inspirational Favorites

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Tracks:

Handel's 'Messiah': Overture - The London Philharmonic Orchestra/Walter Susskind
Handel's 'Messiah': And The Glory Of The Lord - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': For Unto Us A Child Is Born - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': Behold The Lamb Of God - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
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Handel's 'Messiah': Hallelujah - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': Since By Man Came Death - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson
Handel's 'Messiah': Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain/Amen - The London Philharmonic Choir/Frederick Jackson

Tracks:

The Lord's Prayer
Old Rugged Cross
Onward Christian Soldiers
Rock Of Ages
How Great Thou Art
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
I Believe
Lord Hear Our Prayer
Now The Day Is Over
Amazing Grace
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Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven
Oh Lord Most Holy
Unfold Your Portals
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The Lord Is My Shepherd
All The People That On Earth Do Dwell
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
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Holy, Holy, Holy
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
Keeping Faith

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A Dream Of Peace
All In This April Evening
Our Wedding
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Day By Day (Theme From Godspell)
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Enduring Light

Purcell: The Complete Anthems and Services, Vol. 9

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Purcell: The Complete Anthems and Services, Vol. 9

Manufacturer: Hyperion
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ASIN: B000002ZTQ
Release Date: 1994-08-30

Tracks:

The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: The Lord is my light Z55
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof Z54
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven Z8
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: O Lord God of hosts Z37
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: Let God arise Z23
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: Cantate Domino & Deus misereatur in B flat Z230
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: Cantate Domino & Deus misereatur in B flat Z230
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: Blessed be the Lord my strength Z6
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: O Lord our Governor Z141
The Complete Anthems and Services - 9: In the guilty night (Saul and the Witch of Endor) Z134

Larsen: Symphony No4; Songs from Letters No5

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Elegance and Beauty

Larsen: Symphony No4; Songs from Letters No5

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
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Musik Fur Streichinstrumente

ASIN: B00004T8MH
Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

Sym No.4 'Str Sym': I. Elegance - Scottish CO/Joel Revzen
Sym No.4 'Str Sym': II. Beauty Alone - Scottish CO/Joel Revzen
Sym No.4 'Str Sym': III. Ferocious Rhythm - Scottish CO/Joel Revzen
Songs Of Light And Love: I. Invocation (A Summoning)
Songs Of Light And Love: II. The Snow Light (A Rapture)
Songs Of Light And Love: III. A Light Left On (A Quietude)
Songs Of Light And Love: IV. The Fear Of Angels (A Beatitude)
Songs Of Light And Love: V. Evening Walk In France (A Gymnopedie)
Songs From Letters: So Like Your Father
Songs From Letters: He Never Misses
Songs From Letters: A Man Can Love Two Women
Songs From Letters: A Working Woman
Songs From Letters: All I Have

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Hold onto your hats--this one's a real showstopper. Libby Larsen is one of a handful of American composers working entirely outside the mainstream (i.e., the Minimalist vein), and she is doing so quite successfully. Her works are characterized by their intelligence and their accessibility. Larsen tends to work on smaller canvases, and her String Symphony (1998) here is a good example. It's a robust, somewhat acerbic work that is reminiscent of (but not derivative from) Ned Rorem's 1985 String Symphony. The two collections of songs on the disc have the same bitter sweetness as the String Symphony, but they are more melodically enhanced by Larsen's distinct lyricism. Songs of Light and Love are based on the poems of May Sarton. Songs from Letters (1999) are from the letters of Calamity Jane to her daughter, Janey. Soprano Benita Valente simply dazzles here. This is an excellent introduction to a fine composer. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

Elegance and Beauty.......2000-08-24

I've always been a fan of Libby Larsen's writing, but she has surpassed everything else I've ever heard with the pieces selected for this recording. The string symphony took me through many different emotions, from the first sun of the morning, to the setting sun. Songs of Light and Love is just a masterpiece; the writing complements the poetry perfectly, and the performances are first rate. My favorite thing on this recording, though, is the last movement of the Songs from Letters. Benita Valente sounds as if she understands exactly what it means to have love and lost.

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a voice teacher and early music fan
Excellent.
Phil Meets Chanticleer

Evening Prayer
Henry Purcell , Skip Sempe , Francoise Johannel , Chanticleer , and Olivier Fortin
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ASIN: B0000AOVT3
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

Rejoice In The Lord Alway
Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences
I Was Glad
O Lord, Rebuke Me Not
Praise The Lord, O My Soul, And All That Is Within Me
Now That The Sun Hath Veiled His Light
Hear My Prayer, O Lord
My Heart Is Inditing

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-12-01

"Henry Purcell looked like a Florentine prince, was hail-fellow-well-met in taven and taproom, wrote for the Church and also the stage and salon, was in fact, a most likeable young man as well as a great Master of Musick". Thus saith the historians, to which I heartily agree. For anyone to compose all the music that he did in a life-span of only 36 years is astounding to say the least! Except for his appointment as organist at the Chapel Royal and other churches, his compositions are the chief events of his life. His skill in counterpoint,his unique expressive voice and unparallelled gift for English text-setting appear in happy combination in his church music, and what better group to sing it, than Chanticleer!!!Chanticleer's male sopranos help create a timbre whose intensity and clarity make a fascinating alternative to the classic English cathedral sound with which this music is normally associated, thereby bringing to the forefront the more universal qualities of Purcell's art.
All of the selections on this disc are much recorded and quite famlliar to the early music 'crowd'. "Rejoice in the Lord alway" and "I was glad' were 2 anthems written for the coronation of James II.
A very notable selection is 'Now that the sun has veiled his light' best known as "An Evening Hymn". This is not strictly speaking a church piece, but rather a sacred song for solo voice intended for domestic use; very popular with countertenors.
The selection "O Lord, rebuke me not" is sung on this disc by 2 sopranists ( the term usually used for male sopranos). and it is hauntingly lovely.
Purcell's final anthem (not included in this collection) entitled 'Thou knowst Lord, the Secrets of our Hearts' was written for the funeral of Queen Mary in 1694;six months later it again drew tears when it was sung for the composer's buriel in Westminster Abbey.
Chanticleer is perfection; the individual voices are top quality displaying clear diction, sonorous tone quality and as a group, the perfect blend.

Excellent........2005-10-09

OK, I'm confused. Was that supposed to be a review? Phil Spector?!?

Anyway, on to something that makes sense. This is a wonderfully made recording that illustrates Purcell's unique and striking personality. Excellent performance of the standard you expect from Chanticleer. Two tracks are a cappella and ravishing, particularly "Hear My Prayer", a piece of music so daring, soaring, and ahead of its time that it can only be described as a singular work of art. The instrumental compliment on the rest of the disc is not only very prudent and well performed, but is also balanced to perfection with the voices in a way very rarely heard on CD. A must for any Baroque choral lover.

Phil Meets Chanticleer.......2003-12-30

Phil Spector meets Chanticleer. Why in the world would a group so musically gifted as Chanticleer not let the words and music speak for themselves? I am sure many who are unfamiliar with Tudor and similar music from the C of E will think this is terrific. For them, listen to the pure simplicity of Men & Boys from St. Pauls, Kings College, etc.

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A Masterpiece, Magnificently Performed
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Sacred music at its mind-blowing best

Evening Star: The Rachmaninov Vespers

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Rachmaninov: Vespers
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers (Mass for Unaccompanied Chorus)

ASIN: B00000419G
Release Date: 1994-09-20

Tracks:

The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Priidite, poklonimsya
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Blagoslovi, dushe moya
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Blazhen muzh
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Svete tikhyi
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Nyne otpuschchayeshi
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Bogoroditse Devo
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Slava v vyshnikh Bogu
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Khvalite imya Gospodne
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Blagosloven esi, Gospodi
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Voskreseniye Khristovo videvshe
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Velichit dusha moya Gospoda
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Slava v vyshnikh Bogu
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Dnes spasniye
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Voskrez iz groba
The Rachmaninoff Vespers: Vzbrannoy voevode

Customer Reviews:

A Masterpiece, Magnificently Performed .......2006-02-07

The solemn heavenly beauty of the Russian Orthodox Saturday evening "All-Night Vigil" liturgy resonates off the walls of the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul in this magnificent rendering of Rachmaninoff's masterpiece. In particular, the 'Bogoroditse Dyevo' (Ave Maria) is achingly beautiful. A great performance of a truly great piece of music.

Impression.......2000-04-13

It's like the walls of a church begin to sing!

Sacred music at its mind-blowing best.......1999-01-14

This is an utterly magnificent recording - one of my all-time favorites. I have heard other renditions, but none come close to this particular interpretation. It is sung with such passion, soul, and intelligence that I'm sure that if he could hear it, Rachmaninov himself would be moved to tears.

Average customer rating:

One of the best solo treble recordings
great and soothing

A Quiet Conscience: 17th century Songs

Manufacturer: Guild
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Voluntaries | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Consort Songs

ASIN: B000026ASS
Release Date: 1998-12-02

Tracks:

Miserere, My Maker
Author Of Light
Never Weather-Beaten Sail
Fant in D
O Lord, Thy Faithfulness And Praise
If I Could Shut The Gate
Wilt Thou Forgive The Sin Where I Begun?
Alman
Galliard
Upon A Quiet Conscience
A Hymn To God The Father
Blest Be Those Sweet Regions
O God Forever Blest
A Morning Hymn
Voluntary in G
An Evening Hymn
King Of All Joys
A Hymn On Divine Music
An Evening Hymn

Customer Reviews:

One of the best solo treble recordings.......2003-12-19

This CD is a collection of consort songs from olden times, superbly sung by Connor Burrowes. It is the recording I like best of this boy singer, and among all boy singers Connor stands out for the perfection and cleanliness of his singing. It is highly recommended for for the above reasons, and also for being one of the few historically accurate recordings of this kind of music. These songs were mostly "family music", and in a 17th century English family a musical evening would more often than not find the boys singing and the older family members playing the instruments.
When I come across some uninformed person who thinks that boys can't sing with as much maturity and perfection as adult singers, I use this recording to show that they can, and do!

great and soothing.......2002-11-24

This is one of the best examples of boy solo work I have ever heard. (My collection is extensive). This is very different from some of the "Boys Air" work that Connor Burrowes has done in that itt is not over produced and studiolike. This is the real thing. I send the tunes out over the gfarden and watch the leaves fall. This is a must have if you like the purity of this sort of sound.