Agnus Dei II: Music to soothe the soul
Editorial Reviews
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Building on the enormous success of the first Agnus Dei disc, its successor offers more of the same musical mood, but with a few surprises too. One of the hits of the first album was John Cameron's arrangement of Elgar's Nimrod, using the words of the Lux Aeterna. Here he really rolls his sleeves up and similarly tackles the Albinoni-Giazzoto Adagio (using the words of the Beatitudes) and the Intermezzo from Bizet's second L'Arlésienne Suite (using the text of the Agnus Dei). The role of the orchestra (the excellent ensemble Capricorn) has been expanded, and Edward Higginbottom himself has arranged a delicious string septet accompaniment to Brahms's Geistliches Lied. Much of the music is of the kind that the choir obviously eats for breakfast--which is not to say that they ever sound bland or tired, just at home. The one weak track is Monteverdi's Beatus Vir, which needs voices of more sophistication and agility than the boys can provide. That aside, this is another album that should do their reputation no harm. --Warwick Thompson
Agnus Dei II: Music to soothe the soul, Music, Eamon Dougan, Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, Georges Bizet, Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, William Byrd, Gabriel Faure, Antonio Lotti, Frank Martin, Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell, Franz Schubert, Matt Hall, Matthew Halls, Adagio for Orchestra, Anthem, Baroque Motet, Choral, Classical, Classical Collections-Composer Desc., Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Modern Mass, Motet, Orchestral, Part Song/Glee/Music for Unaccompanied Voices, Passion, Requiem/Requiem Section, Romantic Motet, Sacred Choral Music, Sacred Choral Music for Female Voices, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Vocal
Average customer rating:
- Could be better
- Good choral CD, but . . .
- WTH?
- Albonini's Adagio (Beatitudes) is an Italianate emotion feas
- Awesome music - fidelity a bit lacking
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Agnus Dei II: Music to soothe the soul
Manufacturer: Erato
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 All Works by Albinoni
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ASIN: B000006Q25
Release Date: 1998-06-16 |
Tracks:
- Adagio
- Geistliches Lied, Op.30
- Agnus Dei
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Libera Me
- Ave Verum Corpus, Op. 65-1
- Agnus Dei
- Gott Ist Mein Hirt (Psalm 23)
- Crucifixus A 8
- Beatus Vir (Psalm 112)
- Christus Factus Est (Philippians 2: 8-9)
- Pie Jesu
- Hear My Prayer, O Lord (Psalm 102, V. 1)
- Ruht Wohl
Amazon.com
Building on the enormous success of the first Agnus Dei disc, its successor offers more of the same musical mood, but with a few surprises too. One of the hits of the first album was John Cameron's arrangement of Elgar's Nimrod, using the words of the Lux Aeterna. Here he really rolls his sleeves up and similarly tackles the Albinoni-Giazzoto Adagio (using the words of the Beatitudes) and the Intermezzo from Bizet's second L'Arlésienne Suite (using the text of the Agnus Dei). The role of the orchestra (the excellent ensemble Capricorn) has been expanded, and Edward Higginbottom himself has arranged a delicious string septet accompaniment to Brahms's Geistliches Lied. Much of the music is of the kind that the choir obviously eats for breakfast--which is not to say that they ever sound bland or tired, just at home. The one weak track is Monteverdi's Beatus Vir, which needs voices of more sophistication and agility than the boys can provide. That aside, this is another album that should do their reputation no harm. --Warwick Thompson
Customer Reviews:
Could be better.......2006-07-08
After owning Agnus Dei I for years, and somehow misplacing the CD, I decided to buy both I and II from Amazon. Of the CD's, I is still my favorite. Agnus Dei II is a decent CD, but it doesn't have the fluidity or the dynamics that the first disk has. I guess I got spoiled with the first disk.
Good choral CD, but . . . .......2006-01-22
Agnus Dei II is a really good choral CD with a more otherworldly sound than most choral offerings. But the first Agnus Dei is better, amazing really. Own both, but if you only want one, get the first one.
WTH?.......2005-07-14
I bought this CD because it said Eamon as an artist. WTH? I can't find Eamon anywhere on this CD. It says Eamon on the other one, but I'm not even going to try. Never again will a buy a CD associated with Agnus Dei.
LAST WORD: Don't buy this if your buying it for Eamon music.
Albonini's Adagio (Beatitudes) is an Italianate emotion feas.......1999-06-11
I happened upon this album while looking for some choral works for a church choir. Not schooled in the literature, I had never heard of Tomaso Albinoni. His Adagio ("Beatitudes") is a choral emotion feast in Italian style, the likes of which I have never heard before. Unless...did the Coppollas (pere et fils) use it in the soundtrack to Godfather 3? I'm not sure. Great piece. The rest of the album is okay. Standard fare.
Awesome music - fidelity a bit lacking.......1999-02-16
The opening song "The Beatitudes" by Albinoni is incredibly moving, so much so that the other songs have a hard time comparing. Overall, excellent, although the fidelity could be greatly improved. I had to crank up my volume 30-40% higher to achieve a comparable volume and noticed some distortion (in the recording, not my system) that was a bit distracting. Still, an outstanding CD.
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