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Martin: Mass for Double Choir / Miller, Westminster Choir
Westminster Choir College

Martin: Mass for Double Choir / Miller, Westminster Choir

$18.99

Details

Composer
BAIRSTOW MARTIN PHILLIPS
Artist
Miller
Format
CD
Label
Westminster Choir College
Released
Sep 21, 2018
Catalog #
WCC1809
UPC
888295795005

About

In his Mass for Double Choir, Frank Martin’s use of a motet in the style of J.S. Bach juxtaposed with his sonic and exotic harmonic palette of the early 20th century is a formula for exciting music. In addition to this choral masterwork, this collection brings together meditative and sacred music from diverse traditions. This release also features three world premiere recordings: This first recording of Anders Ohrwall’s arrangement of the beloved Swedish folk tune Fabodpsalm fran Dalarna is distinguished by performances by David Kim, concertmaster for The Philadelphia Orchestra, and soprano Sherezade Panthaki, an acknowledged star in the early music field. The much-anticipated release of Lux Surgit Aurea, which was composed by Bernat Vivancos for the Westminster Choir to perform at the 2017 World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona is also included here, as well as the first SATB recording of Joel Philips’ Little Lamb, a setting of the poem by William Blake.

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Review excerpt of a May Westminster Choir concert performance of the Mass:

Frank Martin’s “Mass for Double Choir” is such a monumental and strenuous piece that few choirs can successfully perform it. True to form the choir made the work their own. The dynamic contrast went from hushed whispers to bellows that were never strident or ear-piercing. Striking dissonances dissolved into settled harmonies; running passages were as clear as a coloratura soprano; basses droned beneath Medieval-like melodies that contrasted with the Schoenberg-like chords that sometimes peppered the piece.

– David Friddle, Post & Courier (Charleston, SC)

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Kyrie 05:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Frank Martin
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller
  2. 2 Gloria 05:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Gloria
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Frank Martin
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller
  3. 3 Credo 05:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Credo
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Frank Martin
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller
  4. 4 Sanctus - Benedictus 04:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sanctus - Benedictus
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Frank Martin
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller
  5. 5 Agnus dei 05:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Agnus dei
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Frank Martin
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller
  6. 6 I sat down under his shadow 01:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    I sat down under his shadow
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Edward C. Bairstow
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller
  7. 7 Little Lamb 04:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    Little Lamb
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Joel Phillips
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller
  8. 8 Gammal fäbodpsalm från Dalarna (arr. A. Ohrwall) 04:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    Gammal fäbodpsalm från Dalarna (arr. A. Ohrwall)
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Sherezade Panthaki, David Kim, Joseph Conyers
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller
  9. 9 Lux surgit Aurea 10:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    Lux surgit Aurea
    Duration
    10:15
    Composer
    Bernat Vivancos
    Ensemble
    Westminster Choir
    Conductor
    Joe Miller