Allegri: Miserere [Import]

Track Listings
1. Allegri: Miserere Mei    
2. Palestrina: Exsultate Deo    
3. Palestrina: Peccantem Me Quotidie    
4. Palestrina Tu Es Pretrus    
5. Lotti: Crucifixus    
6. Victoria: Lauda Sion    
7. Monteverdi: Adoramus Te    
8. Monteverdi: Cantate Domino    
9. Cavalli: Salve Regina    
10. G. Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo    
11. Victoria: Motet: O Quam Glorisoum    
12. (12-17 )Victoria: Mass Quam Gloriosum    

Allegri: Miserere, Music, Cleobury, Choir of Westminster Abbey, Gregorio Allegri, Stephen Cleobury, Classical
Mozart's Magnificent Voyage
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Too busy
  • good product and fast service
  • what a road trip
  • Mesmerized and moved mom to tears
  • Daughter loves it
Mozart's Magnificent Voyage

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ASIN: B0000061XU
Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

  1. Horn Concerto, K.495, Movt 3
  2. Clarinet Quintet, K.581, Movt 2
  3. Symphony No.1, K.16, Movt 2
  4. Piano Sonata In F, K.332, Movt 3
  5. Medley: We Are Three Spirits ('Drei Knabchen')/Magic Flute, K.620
  6. Overture, Marriage Of Figaro, K.492
  7. Arrival At Court: Child's Minuet in C
  8. Medley: Symphony No.1, K.16, Movt 1/Variations On 'La Ci Darem,' By Beethoven
  9. Evening Falls ('Abendempfindung'), K.523
  10. Flute Quartet, K.285, Movt 2
  11. Symphony No.40, K.550, Movt 1
  12. Arrival In Rome
  13. Miserere Mei, By Allegri
  14. Cassation in C, K.63
  15. Minuet, Don Giovanni, K.527
  16. Medley: Barrel-Organ Var On 'Deh Vieni,'/Don Giovanni, K.527
  17. Variations On 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,' K.265
  18. Letter Duet, ('Canzonetta Sull'aria'), Marriage Of Figaro, K.492
  19. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.525, Movt 4
  20. Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
  21. Medley: Waldstein Sonata, Op.53, By Beethoven/Piano Concerto in C, K.467, Movt 1...
  22. Medley: Piano Sonata in A, K.331, Mvt 1/Gran Partita, K.361, Movt 7
  23. Blow Softly, You Breezes ('Soave Sia Il Vento'), Cosi Fan Tutte, K.588...

Product Description

GENERAL FEATURES: The Dream Children are about to be written out of Mozart's most famous opera. Hoping to change their fate, they enlist the help of the composer's young son Karl. Together the children embark on an incredible journey that takes them back in time to Mozart's childhood as well as far into the future. Along the way, Karl learns much about his father and comes to understand his legacy of timeless music. Educational entertainment for all ages.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Too busy.......2006-07-14

I was hoping for more music - there's just too much storytelling for my and my kids' taste. We love the Beethoven's Wig series and were hoping this would be similar.

5 out of 5 stars good product and fast service.......2005-09-11

Product arrived in ample time overseas and was pleased with quality of product!

5 out of 5 stars what a road trip.......2005-02-21

i bought this item after reading some of the reviews on amazon for my nephews who are 2 and 4 years of age. two months after christmas their mom was explaining how they request the cd everytime they are in the car. she groaned when i was in the car and they boys wanted to show me how much they liked the cd. during the trip i witnessed a mother humming along to the music with her children, the boys singing to excerpts, and an overall execptional learning experience about music, culture, and history. if you are looking for something that all children will like, passes the time on a road trip, and teaches important lessons about life without being pretentious then get this cd, it is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

5 out of 5 stars Mesmerized and moved mom to tears.......2005-01-26

This CD is awesome, the music great, the story captivating. But it's Mozart, you already know about the music. Other reviewers have already discussed the story and I agree with their assessments that it's very good. The reason for this review is to say that my very active, never stopping, constantly in motion 5 year old SAT DOWN AND LISTENED without fidgeting or fiddling for a full 20 minutes and then sat but fiddled for the remainder of the CD. Maybe this is not a big deal to moms of "normal" energy level children -- but this simple act of being still for 20 minutes moved me to tears. I said nothing before putting the CD in, I just put it in while he was doing his running around. Within seconds of hearing the story start he sat down on the floor, crossed his legs, and listened while looking at the speakers. I have never seen this behavior from my child before, ever. Please note that this is a child who is not ADD, he just cannot be still. He listens to hundreds of hours of stories we read to him -- while he's doing something else. He "watches" videos -- while he's doing something else. He reads, while clapping or tapping out the beat of the syllables. I cannot remember my child ever stopping what he was doing to JUST LISTEN. When it was over he said, "That was a cool story," and got up to run around. That was it, but that's high praise from this child. To see my child sitting still for a full 20 minutes, you cannot begin to imagine my awe. I am running right out to get the rest of the series! Bravo to the producers!

5 out of 5 stars Daughter loves it.......2003-03-27

My daughter is 5 and loves to hear this CD over and over in the car.
The Music of St. Paul's Cathedral
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • IMPRESSED
  • St. Paul's Cathedral ImpressiveCollection of Anglican Hymns
  • Excellent Cathedral Organ & Choral
  • LACK OF DICTION?!!!
  • Marred by lack of diction
The Music of St. Paul's Cathedral

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ASIN: B00004U2KC
Release Date: 2000-08-15

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars IMPRESSED.......2007-05-21

AS A FIRST TIME BUYER AT AMAZON,I AM IMPRESSED AT THE QUALITY OF CD AND TIME OF SERVICE

5 out of 5 stars St. Paul's Cathedral ImpressiveCollection of Anglican Hymns.......2007-01-24

St. Paul's Cathdral is the second largest cathedral church in the basilican style, exceeded only by St. Peter's Rome. New York City's St. John the Divine is larger than St. Paul's, but with decidely gothic elements. All three cathedrals have fine choirs, but St. Paul's and St. John's continue the noble and unique sound of boys and men in the English tradition. St. Paul's great organ is one of the world's finest, with a decay of seven seconds. The great hymns are all here, conducted by John Scott, only recently appointed organist of St. Thomas' Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City. This is a recording will a be prized addition to your library of choral music. You will not be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Cathedral Organ & Choral .......2006-02-24

This selection of recordings by The Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral contains pieces representative of traditional Anglican musical liturgy. The technical aspects of this production on compact disk seem to be outstanding, but beware that the original recordings were in some cases less than stellar. Another reviewer points out that on some tracks the lyrics sung by the choir are overwhelmed by the superb organ playing, which no doubt occurred due to inadequate microphone placement during the recording sessions. That said, I nevertheless rate this presentation of the St. Paul's Choir highly. It provides a mixture of musical types. In addition to the choir, the CD presents the work of four organists, including a marvelous organ solo, as well as several pieces sung a cappella by the choir and its boy treble soloists. I especially recommend this choir's rendetion of Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere," which features the voices of two boy trebles, a boy alto and a bass, which yeilds a mesmerizing experience. Unless one is acquiring full sets of the St. Paul's Choir's music, this compact disk should delight anyone interested in traditional cathedral organ and choral music.

5 out of 5 stars LACK OF DICTION?!!!.......2003-11-12

Obviously the individual who wrote the review including the "marred by lack of diction" remark is not too familiar with the traditional boychoir sound. I am moved to sickness that they were so openly compared with the sound of the all-too-familiar MTC. THOSE WERE ADULTS!!! These are boys! Boys cannot give the kind of sound of the MTC because their voices are not developed enough. The greatest hope a boychoir has of wowing audiences is in their contrast in dynamics. They model this beautiffully in their acapella pieces. In their accompanied pieces, I feel they hold their own above the (sometimes blearing) organ.
Know the genre a little better before you slander a great performance.

3 out of 5 stars Marred by lack of diction.......2003-04-22

The singing is beautiful, melodious and full of harmony. The organ would make Bach proud.

But the lyrics do not stand out. In fact, they are obliterated by the surrounding melodies.

I hate to do this, but I am comparing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. These little boys would learn from them.

It is a pity that these grand lyrics should be obscured by inept singing by a choir of young boys and men.
The Essential Tallis Scholars
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great choral music CD
  • a voice teacher and early music fan
  • Lovely!!!
  • Beautiful, but a little cold
  • The Greatest Hits of a Pioneer Ensemble
The Essential Tallis Scholars

Manufacturer: Gimell UK
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ASIN: B00009NJ20
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

  1. Miserere
  2. Ave Maria For Double Choir
  3. Sicut Lilium I
  4. Praeter Rerum Seriem
  5. Pater Peccavi
  6. Ego Flos Campi
  7. Tota Pulchra Es
  8. Descendi In Hortum Meum
  9. Alma Redemptoris Mater
  10. Salve Regina
  11. Ave Regina Caelorum
  12. Gloria

Tracks:

  1. Media Vita
  2. In Manus Tuas
  3. O Nata Lux
  4. Audivi Vocem
  5. Exaudiat Te Dominus
  6. Ah, Robin
  7. Salve Regina
  8. Kyrie
  9. Gloria
  10. Credo
  11. Sanctus
  12. Agnus Dei

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great choral music CD.......2007-01-26

This CD is excellent - a "must have" for every collection. Beautiful voices, relaxing music.

5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-01-08

The pieces on these two discs are taken from over fifteen years of recording by the Tallis Scholars, startng with the now-famous recording of Allegri's 'Miserere' from 1980. Allegri lived well into the Baroque era, dying in 1562, Therefore, he did not write the 'Miserere' in renaissance polyphony; and his chordal structure leaned toward the Baroque.
Victoria's 8-part 'Ave Maria' and Palestrina's 'Sicut lilium' are both pieces iln a contemplative mood, the first making direct reference to the Virgin Mary, and the second indirect reference to her via the poetry of the 'Song of Songs'. The remaining selections on Disc l, maintain the consistent, intense sonority of Flemish polyphony.
Disc 2 falls into two parts. The pieces by Sheppard, Tallis,White and Cornysh come from the first half of the sixteenth century and are part of the 'English School' of writing. Here the music is made up of long lines, more notes than syllables, with the emphasis on the part-writing and not the harmonic background.
The second part of Disc 2 is Byrd's five-part Mass, which was written in the 1590's for a recusant Catholic community. Byrd's music has drawn closer to the Flemish style; that is imitative voice parts, largely syllabic in setting with the occasional examples of word-paintings, and the voice parts closer together. But the mood has a different intensity than the writing on Disc one; darker and more questioning. Never was polyphony more passionate than in Byrd's masses,of which the five-part is the crowning achievement.
The members of the Tallis Scholars vary from year to year, and the list of participating singers is included in the accompanying booklet; but it does not tell you which singers are singing each year. That bothered me somewhat because I like to know to whom I am listening specifically. It does mention, however, that the solo group in Allegi's 'Miserere' is Alison Stamp (treble), Michael Chance (countertenor) Jane Armstrong and Julian Walker.
The recording is outstanding in every way. Perfect balance between the voices, perfect emotional investment, flawless dicton and the most beautiful vocal sounds you will ever hear; just Two and One-half hours of pure pleasure!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Lovely!!!.......2006-06-02

This set of CDs is truly wonderful. I am fond of sacred choral music and purchased the CD mostly to obtain the recording of Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere Mei." This song alone is worth buying the set. I heard it live by an excellent college choir in my hometown and immediately set out to find the best recording of it. Most buyers recommended this recording over the others. (By the way "Miserere Mei: by Gregorio is hard to find.) Additionally the other songs are also so relaxing, flowing, and meditative. I will be honest . . .the Tallis Scholars sing well but not as flawlessly as the Cambridge Singers. You will note that not every consanant is hit in unison, but this is not overly disturbing. (Still that is the only reason for giving four stars instead of five.) The sound is still lovely and the songs gorgeous. In Media Vita is another gorgeous song (first on second CD). If you haven't heard it, I'm sure you'll love the flowing melody!

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful, but a little cold.......2006-02-06

The Tallis Scholars are the zenith of this type of singing, but sometimes they lack the vocal warmth that they probably could achieve if they were guided to do so. Still, this is a great CD, and even better for the 2 CDs of fine and uplifting singing.

5 out of 5 stars The Greatest Hits of a Pioneer Ensemble.......2005-09-27

For years, Tallis Scholars have been quietly revolutionizing our recovery of sacred music. This is their "greatest hits" collection and quite great indeed. The Miserere which begins the set is alone worth the price of the set. The only fault with it is that it is so startling, so obviously genuine, that you will still be hearing it as you play through the rest of the set. The Scholars' ongoing recovery project only proves how integral music is to the human psyche, how essential the sacred is to basic human sanity. And how the severence of the two in the public space and the popular imagination -- the sacred from music -- has severely damaged us all en masse.
Agnus Dei: Music of Inner Harmony
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Agnus Dei music of Inner Harmony
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  • Beautiful music
Agnus Dei: Music of Inner Harmony

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ASIN: B000005E4J
Release Date: 1997-02-18

Tracks:

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  12. Miserere mei, Deus - Choir Of New College Oxford

Amazon.com

Beyond this recording's new age packaging and title is a splendid sampling of some of the world's finest choral music, sung by one of the world's outstanding choirs. This "anthology of sacred choral music" spans 400 years and includes such masterpieces as Allegri's Miserere, Bach's "Jesu, joy of man's desiring," and Barber's exquisite Agnus Dei, which is the composer's choral setting of his famous Adagio for Strings. Along the way we also hear Mozart's sublime "Ave verum corpus," Elgar's "Lux aeterna," and the Kyrie from Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli. There has been a choir at England's New College, Oxford, since the year 1379, and this impressive line of experience shows in the intelligent, unfaltering, and finely polished performances by today's ensemble of 16 boys and 12 adults. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Agnus Dei music of Inner Harmony.......2007-05-14

Not really my thing but mother in law loved it.

5 out of 5 stars Simply The Best.......2007-02-23

You'll love this music. This is music for all moments of your life

5 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2006-07-08

I'm a long-time listener of all things rock-'n-roll, from Classic rock, to Alternative, and even a little Metal. I first heard this CD while having dinner at a friends house a long time ago, and I loved it. I've always been enchanted with choir music, so I bought this CD. Well, after years of listening to it to help me to unwind in the evening, I somehow misplaced it. So I came to Amazon to order both I and II. Of the two CD's, the first one is still the best, and it still helps me to relax after a long day. The choir show tremendous range in their singing, the assorted instruments are well-played, and I can almost imagine myself sitting in a centuries-old cathedral, enjoying the music and how it rings throughout the cathedral.

Buy it. You won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Profound sublimity.......2006-02-27

This album offers music that is profoundly moving and sumbline. It takes the listener onto an inner journal of extraordinary emotional depths and heights

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful music.......2006-01-18

The first song I've heard on this CD is "Miserere Mei..." and I loved it the first minute. I've heard it from a friend who likes classical, and I would've never bought this on my own.

All other versions of these songs I've heard since don't compare to the versions on this CD. Maybe because it was my first listen, maybe they're just good.
Great Choral Classics from King's Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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    Great Choral Classics from King's Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Manufacturer: Decca
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    ASIN: B000007OTQ
    Release Date: 1998-06-09

    Tracks:

    1. Miserere
    2. Stabat Mater
    3. Spem In alium
    4. Sancte Deus
    5. Ave verum corpus
    6. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Gloria in excelsis deo
    7. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Et in terra pax
    8. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Laudamus te
    9. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Gratias agimus tibi
    10. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Propter magnam gloriam
    11. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Domine Deus
    12. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Domine Fili unigenite
    13. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
    14. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Qui tollis peccata mundi
    15. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Qui sedes
    16. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
    17. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Cum Sancto Spiritu

    Tracks:

    1. This Is The Record Of John
    2. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorale: Jesu, Priceless Treasure
    3. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorus: So There Is Now No Condemnation
    4. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorale: In Thine Arm I Rest Me
    5. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Trio: Thus Then, The Law Of The Spirit Of Life In Christ Abiding
    6. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorus: Death, I Do Not Fear Thee
    7. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorus: Ye Are Not Of The Flesh
    8. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorale: Hence With Earthly Treasure
    9. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Trio: If Therefore Christ Abide In You
    10. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorale: Fare Thee Weel That Errest
    11. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorus: If By His Spirit
    12. Motet: Jesu, Priceless Treasure, BWV 227: Chorale: Hence All Fears And Sadness
    13. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Zadok The Priest
    14. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: My Heart Is Inditing
    15. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Kings' Daughters
    16. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Upon They Right Hand
    17. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Kings Shall Be Thy Nursing Fathers
    18. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened
    19. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Let Justice And Judgement
    20. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Alleluia
    21. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: The King Shall Rejoice
    22. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Exceeding Glad Shall He Be
    23. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Glory And Great Worship... Thou Hast Prevented Him
    24. The Anthems For The Coronation Of King George II And Queen Caroline, HWV 258-261: Alleluia
    The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!
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    • Diverse range but the songs are butchered...
    The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B00002ZZH6
    Release Date: 2005-06-07

    Tracks:

    1. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Academy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields
    2. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    3. Zadok The Priest - Ambrosian Singers
    4. Miserere Mei, Deus - Gerald Finley
    5. Veni Creator Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
    6. Lacrimosa - London Philharmonic Choir
    7. For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Ambrosian Singers
    8. The Heavens Are Telling - John Shirley-Quirk
    9. Panis Angelicus - Halle Choir
    10. Ave Maria - Groupe Vocal De France
    11. Ode To Joy - The Westminster Choir
    12. Va, Pensiero - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
    13. Chorus Of Slave Girls - Chorus Of The National Theatre Of Sophia
    14. Coro De Romanticos - Coro Cantores De Madrid
    15. In Paradisum - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
    16. Totus Tuus - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    17. Song For Athene - Winchester Cathedral Choir
    18. Celebration - London Symphony Chorus
    19. Jerusalem - Royal Choral Society

    Tracks:

    1. Zion Hort Die Wachter - South German Madrigal Choir
    2. Pleni Sunt Coeli Et Terra - Charles Brett
    3. Hallelujah Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
    4. Thou Knowest, Lord - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
    5. Veni Sancte Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
    6. Awake The Harp - City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
    7. And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
    8. L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
    9. Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
    10. Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
    11. Ave Verum Corpus - Schutz Consort
    12. Begluckt Darf Nun Dich, O Heimat - Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Munich
    13. Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
    14. Laudamus Te - Radio France Chorus
    15. Chichester Psalms - Rachel Masters
    16. The Lamb - Vasari Singers
    17. Agnus Dei - Winchester Cathedral Choir
    18. Requiem Aeternam - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
    19. Dies Irae - Philharmonia Chorus
    20. O Fortuna - London Philharmonic Choir
    21. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 (Land Of Hope Glory) - Royal Choral Society

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars I love it and I give it as a gift.......2006-12-11

    This is the first collection of choral music that I've purchased and I love it. I own copies of operas and requiems and masses, but if you attend choral concerts, as I have been recently, you learn there is a huge colletion of choral music appart from the forms I've been listening to. I appreciate the producers selecting "Song for Athene" by Tavener and "Celebration (Standing Stone)" by McCartney. They are new to me and I love them. Disk 1 ends with "Jerusalem" and Disk 2 ends with "Land of Hope and Glory." As an American I rarely hear these and I am so glad they were included. I believe this album was intended to help popularize choral music and I believe the selections do fine job towards that end.

    I know snobs rage against popularizing classical music, but everyone deserves exposure to the beauty of song. I will also mention here "The East Village Opera Company" because they work to popularize opera by setting it to a rock beat. They do a fine job but also get criticized for attempting to popularize classical music.

    "The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever" was so popular with my teen-age daughter that it was hard to get it back from her. I give the album as a gift to nephews and nieces.

    4 out of 5 stars MarMSED.......2005-08-27

    The music selections are extraordinary. The only problem has to do with the balance of sound. There are some parts that are very loud, and some that are so very soft. You have to continually adjust the volume.

    3 out of 5 stars Diverse range but the songs are butchered..........2005-07-24

    Well, this CD isn't horrible by any stretch, but it is irritating to someone who's more than a casual listener of choral music. I'm by no means as musically "literate" as many reviewers out there, but I have a collection of probably twenty-five or thirty choral CD's and this is one that will probably be gathering dust in the back of the CD book.

    The peices are well-performed for the most part, but they are hopelessly edited. Beethoven's Ode to Joy is somewhere around twenty four minutes, but this CD only includes an arrangement of about five minutes. The beautiful Miserere is, uncut, almost eleven minutes but is cut down to five and a half minutes here.

    Looking back, I should have realized the major editing that would be involved, just by the sheer number of peices on it. I'm familiar with a great many of them and I know they're too long to fit onto a seventy minute disc without some major cutting going on. I just didn't reason that out before I shelled out the money for it.

    Bottom line. This CD has decent singing, but is nothing special. If you're a newcomer to this genre, you might get this as a quick overview of the different types of choral music out there, but if you're any kind of an avid listener, this CD will drive you insane with the severity of the cuts. Beginners, if you're looking for a great collection CD, you'd do better to look at "Choral Moods". It doesn't have the diversity in styles of this one, but it will introduce you to incredibly talented composers. To the old hats out there, steer clear of this one and look to CD's by your preferred individual composers themselves. It's more money, but much less frustration in the long run. The old sayings are sometimes the best: You get what you pay for.
    Allegri: Miserere
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    • Very recommendable!
    Allegri: Miserere
    Alison Stamp , and Tallis Scholars
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    ASIN: B000059GLW
    Release Date: 2001-04-10

    Tracks:

    1. Miserere
    2. Vox Patris Caelestis
    3. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie
    4. Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria
    5. Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo
    6. Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus & Benedictus
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    Amazon.com

    Here's a wonderful introduction to Renaissance choral music, with two tried-and-true repertory standards and the Mundy, a gorgeously sensuous example of a lesser-known mid-16th-century work, whose complex polyphonic strands are rendered with compelling involvement by the Tallis Scholars. These performances were among the group's earliest recordings and helped catapult them into the forefront of specialists in this demanding repertoire. The Allegri became a favorite back in the 1970s, a sort of choral equivalent of Albinoni's Adagio, in which repetition serves as the driving force. The Tallis Scholars give it welcome variety through spatial placement in a large church and their colorful singing. Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli is one of that great composer's finest works. Its mastery of polyphony while clarifying the text is said to have convinced the Church to withhold its impending ban on polyphonic church music. The group sounds larger than its 21 members because of the acoustics, the clear diction of the Scholars, and the power of their singing, always transparent and involved. They use female sopranos instead of boys' voices, so there's more heft and color than we often hear from early-music groups. Vivid engineering makes the CD even more attractive. --Dan Davis

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    Here's a wonderful introduction to Renaissance choral music, with two tried-and-true repertory standards and the Mundy, a gorgeously sensuous example of a lesser-known mid-16th-century work, whose complex polyphonic strands are rendered with compelling involvement by the Tallis Scholars. These performances were among the group's earliest recordings and helped catapult them into the forefront of specialists in this demanding repertoire. The Allegri became a favorite back in the 1970s, a sort of choral equivalent of Albinoni's Adagio, in which repetition serves as the driving force. The Tallis Scholars give it welcome variety through spatial placement in a large church and their colorful singing. Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli is one of that great composer's finest works. Its mastery of polyphony while clarifying the text is said to have convinced the Church to withhold its impending ban on polyphonic church music. The group sounds larger than its 21 members because of the acoustics, the clear diction of the Scholars, and the power of their singing, always transparent and involved. They use female sopranos instead of boys' voices, so there's more heft and color than we often hear from early-music groups. Vivid engineering makes the CD even more attractive. --Dan Davis

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Startlingly familiar music.......2006-11-14

    This is haunting music that most people may not remember specifically but when they hear it again will recall it immediately. Mozart as a child was instantly in awe of this music. He tried to get his hands on the score but it was hidden away as a secret. So Mozart listened and copied. That is how this music first became public. It is not often heard today but if and when you hear it you will be struck as if by lightning. This recording is clear as a bell. The Tallis Scholars are an amazing group. I saw them live in 2006 and note that this recording was made in 1980. Both the recording and their live performance demonstrate amazing scholarship and attention to detail both in performance practice and acoustics.

    5 out of 5 stars Ertherial Music.......2006-11-10

    Unlike other reviewers of the Miserere on this site, I have neither the credentials nor the eloquence to prove why you should purchase this recording for your collection. I can only say that you will be thrilled by the beauty and depth of the music. When I've been stressed out, I have only to listen for a few moments before I begin to feel my breathing slow and my shoulders relax. I've had this music playing quietly in the background along with other selections of jazz and/or new age during an evening, and invariably a guest who hasn't heard it will lift their head and turn their ear toward the music. I've even had friends ask me to get the CD cover so they can take down the information. Listen to some of the sample strings on this site and you will want to hear the Miserere in its entirety.

    5 out of 5 stars 12AX7 Anyone?.......2006-07-19

    This is perhaps the most holographic recording I've ever heard. We're talking STEREO here, not hokey multi-channel nonsense creating the sense of "ambiance" by chachaphonally tossing unrelated channels of sound to reflect from every surface possible.

    This is the real thing.

    Two eyes & your CNS 'resolves' depth by combining & extrapolating 'cues' that we see as distance. So is this true of high end audio recordings where the engineers were fully cognizant of how we hear 'dimension'.

    Two ears & 1 brain. All that we require to hear depth. In fact, all we CAN use to hear depth for anything beyond this simple yet perfect 'design' corrupts our experience such that we no longer hear depth or placement of musicians but rather we hear chachaphony. Sometimes a pleasent & fun caca-phoney but caca-phoney nonetheless.

    A true stereo recording takes the cues just as two ears would and if played back through TWO channels with the design of temporal accuracy at the fore, we will heard TRUE spatial placement of the room in which the recording was made.

    In this recording, imagine yourself sitting about 6' in front of a pair of speakers with say, 20' or more BEHIND the speakers. This recording has 3 choirs. One in the fore, one centrally placed & one way in the distance. If your stereo can resolve space-time with any truism, you will hear NOTHING from the speakers (or rather, it seems that way). The first choir will be between the speakers. The 2nd, 6 feet BEHIND the speakers.The last choir is heard as if they are OUTSIDE. So far back they penetrate your walls.

    This is what high end audio is about. It eschews confusing multi-channel, only recently did it even embrace digital audio AND most importantly, we love TUBES. Tubed amps/preamps & CD players have none of the coloration of their Silicon counterparts & are to this day, the most linear amplification device known to man (Linearity with NO correction like feedback & it's awful pollution of harmonics & destruction of slew & rise times, try placing a chart of curves of an op-amp or bipolar transistor vs. a triode, not even close).

    Pick up an old Dynaco Stereo-70 & a pair of mini-speakers using soft domes & you're 3/4 of the way to the 'underground' truth. A microsociety that lives for music & it's ACCURATE reproduction. For there is no greater joy than when the musicians virtually stand in front of you. You will not hear this with multichannel or even transistor gear, no metal drivers or any other unnatural materials.

    A showcase of original RCA masters now abound on many streaming audio websites. Some now play at high enough bitrates to support glorious fidelity.

    Navigate through the eary 60s recordings when these discs were recorded with TUBES! I've just recently heard the Tebaldi Tosca on a 1957 RCA. Breathtaking reality as performers walk & sing, on & off stage. Spooky real. But remember to LISTEN & NOT download for MP3 is a sonic disaster with no intent on improving! Compression=depression in the high end audio. "Save yourself Elizabeth, stay away!"

    Only through simplicity can we see art & only through a vacuum can music pass without coloration. For what can add color less than nothing?!

    5 out of 5 stars 5 months after buying, I still listen every day.......2006-04-16

    I don't listen to the whole thng every day, but I definitely listen to the Miserere or Missa Papae Marcelli. Allegri's Miserere does get slightly repetitive, but if all the recordings I have I like this one the best. The two choirs sound like they're very far apart, one choir sounding like it's very far from the microphone. Generally this recording is slower than the rest (but not the slowest). The Mundy piece is one on this disc that I listen to the least. Not that it isn't any good, it just isn't a classic like the stuff by Allegri & Palestrina. It starts out very quiet & calm, and over 19 minutes other voices gradually join in one by one & builds to a crescendo for the last ~3mins. The high point by far on this disc is Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli. In contrast to some other composers (like, say, Victoria) whose music is "hot" or "passionate", Palestrina's is "cool", "serene" & "effortless". Mozart's got nothing on Palestrina! Ever since the first time I heard this mass for the first time I have always thought that it is one of the most perfect pieces of music ever composed, & this is probably the best recording out there. The kyrie starts out the mass slightly jubilant & "truimphant"; the gloria is processional; the credo is faster than the rest & slightly intense, especially at the end (though nothing like Victoria). The climax for me is the sanctus, which... well, is the climax! I always get the feeling that everything has building up to that point when I listen. The first agnus dei is somewhat of a continuation of the sanctus/benedictus & when the second agnus dei starts I can tell it's starting to wrap up... which makes me sad :p It's sort of the same feeling you get when you have to say goodbye to someone who's moving away or something lol. All in all, one of my favourite discs ever, and I still listen to parts of it every day.

    5 out of 5 stars Very recommendable!.......2005-11-15

    This is the only CD by The Tallis Scholars in my collection that I really like; and I have a lot, Josquin, Isaac, de Rore... I think the lot sounds rather antiseptic, clinical; i.e. not the sound, but the performance. In many cases it can be wise to check out other performers than the most famous ones. (The perhaps not so famous Huelgas Ensemble has a very nice Missa Praeter Rerum Seriem.)
    Anyway, this early performance is really great!
    I agree with the reviewer Brendan, that Allegri's Miserere not is the most interesting piece here. The repetitions make it appealing like modern pop music - repetitions go for ecstasy. Repetitons may also give a meditative effect. The gem for entertaining is in fact the least famous Mundy's Vox patris caelestis, which has a real build-up to an emotional peak. Glorious!
    The famous Palestrina-mass sounds very nice on this performance.
    Very, very recommendable!
    Cathedral Classics
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Heavenly
    • Definitely worth buying!!!
    • remarkable transposition
    • A Classic
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    Cathedral Classics
    Patricia Thompson , Brian Newhouse , Gregorio Allegri , Samuel Barber , Herbert Howells , Frank Martin , Dale Warland Singers , Jerry Rubino , Angela Malek , Julie Ann Olson , Marie Spar Dymit , Dean Palermo , and Dean Palmero
    Manufacturer: American Choral
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000003M4Q
    Release Date: 1995-07-14

    Tracks:

    1. Mass: I Kyrie
    2. Mass: II Gloria
    3. Mass: III Credo
    4. Mass: IV Sanctus
    5. Mass: V Agnus Dei
    6. Agnus Dei
    7. Miserere Mei, Deus
    8. Requiem: I Salvtor mundi
    9. Requiem: II Psalm 23
    10. Requiem: III Requiem aternam
    11. Requiem: IV Paslm 121
    12. Requiem: V Requiem aternam
    13. Requiem: VI I Heard A Voice From Heaven

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Heavenly.......2006-12-29

    WHOA!!! I bought this CD after singing the Barber with my college group. I never expected such great music! The Martin piece starts out the disc and in my opinion is very average. The Agnus Dei is absolutly gorgeous, the only downer being a sour soprano solo note, but the piece redeems itself at the climax, sending chills down your spine. The Howells Requiem is in a class by itself. You can honestly feel the pain and loss that the composer felt after losing his son, and I have never been so moved by any other piece of music. The singers are like liquid gold, especially in the third movement (Requiem I). All in all, a fantastic disc that belongs in every music lovers home. A MUST!!!

    5 out of 5 stars Definitely worth buying!!!.......2006-07-09

    I initially heard Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei on our local Public Broadcasting radio station and immediately acquired my own copy afterwards. That piece alone is worth the entire CD.
    I have listened to all the other tracks and the Requiem is also very moving.

    5 out of 5 stars remarkable transposition.......2006-03-11

    The transposition of Barber's Adagio for Strings into a choral piece is by itself worth the price of this CD. This is ethereal music.

    5 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2006-02-22

    This is a truly fantastic cd! The choir is very tight and seem to follow Dale Warland's every move. The Agnus Dei will give you chills as it reaches the climax of the piece. The Howell's Requiem will leave you at piece. The soloists are top notch, and the choir is as well, and I promise you won't be dissapointed.

    5 out of 5 stars Nothing else available like it........2005-09-26

    Without question, this recording is on the "not optional" list for any choral director. The acoustics of the space in which it was recording, the amazing technical mastery of the performance, and the music itself are all what make this a very important choral CD.

    There are, unfortunately, some real disappointments there too:

    1. The fabled Allegri Miserere is certainly the low point of the CD, primarily because the greatness of the work (in my humble opinion) pales with those on the rest of the disc and because it is not performed with an idealy authentic style. Still, it is admittedly somewhat satisfying and very beautifully sung.

    2. This CD contains what is perhaps the most perfect recording of Barber's Agnus Dei available anywhere, except for a single, heartbreakingly unfortunate blemish: the vital but 3-second-long soprano solo is very mediocre. Helas!

    3. The Martin Mass is amazing music, and most of it's performance here is absolutely captivating and wonderful. The concluding Agnus Dei is perhaps the most personal and goosebump-raising movement, but it is sadly performed FAR too fast and dryly on this recording.

    These criticisms notwithstanding, I still have given this a 5-star rating simply because the music selection is unlike anything available on one CD anywhere, and the vast majority of it is still first-rate. All the works included here have a unique and very interesting story behind them, and are very personal, powerfully touching works. The Howells Requiem is particularly amazing. Extraordinarily heart-wrenching, but in a very different, quiet, hazily dissonant, unbelievably lonely way.
    The #1 Choral Album
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    The #1 Choral Album

    Manufacturer: Decca
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    ASIN: B000060P5G
    Release Date: 2002-03-12

    Tracks:

    1. Nabucco: Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves: Va, Pensiero - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    2. Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus - Vienna State Opera Choir
    3. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus: Treulich Gefuhrt Ziehet Dahin - Walter Hagen-Groll
    4. Miserere: Miserere (Abridged) - Sir David Willcocks
    5. Cantata No. 147: Jesu Bleibet Meine Freunde (Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring) - Kantorei Der Dreikonigskirche
    6. Ave Verum Corpus, K 618 - Stephen Cleobury
    7. Cantique De Jean Racine - Stephen Cleobury
    8. L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherds' Farewell: Il S'en Va Loin De La Terre - St. Anthony Singers
    9. Pavane - Choeur Symphonique De Montreal
    10. Totus Tuus (Excerpt) - John Nelson
    11. Ein Deutsches Requiem: Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    12. Tannhauser: Pilgrims' Chorus: Begluckt Darf Nun Dich - Vienna State Opera Chorus
    13. Requiem: Sanctus - Charles Dutoit
    14. Requiem: Lacrimosa - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor
    15. Song For Athene - Stephen Cleobury
    16. La Damnation De Faust: Laus! Laus! Hosanna! Hosanna! - Chicago Symphony Chorus

    Tracks:

    1. Requiem: Dies Irae... Tuba Mirum - Vienna State Opera Chorus
    2. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus: Vedi! Le Fosche - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    3. Judas Maccabaeus: See The Conquering Hero Comes - Handel Opera Society Chorus
    4. Mass In B Minor: Sanctus - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    5. Zadok The Priest - The Choir Of King's College
    6. Symphony No.9 'Choral' - Ode To Joy (Fourth Movement - Excerpt) - Jessye Norman
    7. Requiem: Dies Irae - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
    8. Die Schopfung: Die Himmel Erzahlen (The Heavens Are Telling) - Norma Burrowes
    9. Carmen: Toreador Chorus: Les Voici, Les Voici - John Alldis Choir
    10. Elijah: Thanks Be To God - Bryn Terfel
    11. Weihnachtsoratorium: Jauchzet, Frohlocket! - Lubecker Kantorei
    12. Matthaus-Passion (Final Chorus): Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tranen Nieder - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    13. Mefistofele (Prologue): Ave, Signor Degli Angeli E Dei Santi! - London Opera Chorus
    14. Messiah: Hallelujah - Chicago Symphony Chorus
    15. Rule Britannia - London Philharmonic Choir
    16. Jerusalem - London Philharmonic Choir
    17. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna - Choeur Symphonique De Montreal
    18. Faust: Soldiers' Chorus: Gloire Immortelle - John McCarthy
    19. Faust: Apotheosis - John McCarthy

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Utterly disapointing.......2006-12-12

    The sound and mixing on these CDs are below anything. It's the type of CD where you constantly have to adjust the volume because some songs are just inaudible and then others come out blaring. Is there anything more annoying? The recording is poor quality. And the interpretations are just bland. A waste of money.

    5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2006-02-25

    Product was exactly as specified, received fast and in perfect condition. Thank you.

    5 out of 5 stars charming.......2005-05-25

    i listen to this compilation of songs all of the time. i love to listen to it while drinking my Earl Grey tea. and eating a piping hot english muffin. pure bliss!

    5 out of 5 stars Something for everyone!.......2004-01-11

    This double CD is certainly worth the small price. The choral music runs the gamut from Bach to John Tavener, all represented by well-known choirs and conductors. Although the music is wonderful, the selctions are not in any order, sometimes creating confusion. But give a listen and if you do not get hooked on the greatest choral music ever written, then you need to crawl back in your cave!
    Hallelujah: 35 Great Sacred Choruses
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      Hallelujah: 35 Great Sacred Choruses

      Manufacturer: Sparrow
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0001KL4OU
      Release Date: 2004-03-23

      Tracks:

      1. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Vivaldi
      2. Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
      3. And Then Shall Your Light Break - Mendelssohn
      4. If Ye Love Me - Tallis
      5. Hallelujah - Beethoven
      6. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
      7. The Heavens Are Telling - Haydn
      8. Panis Angelicus - Franck
      9. Magnificat - J.S. Bach
      10. Ave Verum Corpus - Byrd
      11. How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place - Brahms
      12. Miserere Mie, Deus - Allegri
      13. Hallelujah, Amen - Handel
      14. How Lovely Are The Messengers - Mendelssohn
      15. For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Handel
      16. Lacrimosa - Mozart
      17. Laudate Dominum - Mozart
      18. Hallelujah Chorus - Handel

      Tracks:

      1. Zadok The Priest - Handel
      2. Sanctus - Gounod
      3. He, Watching Over Israel - Mendelssohn
      4. O, Sacred Head, Sore Wounded - J.S. Bach
      5. Thine Be The Glory - Handel
      6. Ave Maria - Rachmaninov
      7. Gloria - Haydn
      8. God So Loved The World - Stainder
      9. Rejoice In The Lord Always - Purcell
      10. I Was Glad - Parry
      11. O Taste And See - Vaughan Williams
      12. O Clap Your Hands - Vaughan Williams
      13. Song For Athene - Tavener
      14. The Old Hundredth - Vaughan Williams
      15. Thou Knowest, Lord - Purcell
      16. Ode To Joy - Beethoven
      17. A Gaelic Blessing - Rutter

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      2. Artur Rubinstein - The Chopin Collection [Box set]
      3. Arvo Pärt: Cello Concerto "Pro et Contra"; Perpetuum Mobile; Symphonies Nos. 1-3
      4. Bach J.S: Toccata & Fugue Bwv 565, Fantasie Bwv 572, Pastorale Bwv 590, etc. [Import]
      5. Bach: Mendelssohn 1841 Leipzig Matthäus-Passion
      6. Baroque Music for the Synagogue & The Royal Court
      7. Bartok at the Piano
      8. Beethoven 5th & Schubert Unfinished Symphony
      9. Beethoven Lives Upstairs
      10. Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 29, 30, and 32

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