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Copland: Motets; Duruflé: Gregorian Motets; Tavener: Song for Athene; Etc. [Hybrid SACD]
Olivier Messiaen, John Tavener, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Copland: Motets; Duruflé: Gregorian Motets; Tavener: Song for Athene; Etc. [Hybrid SACD]
Genres: Folk, Classical
 
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Atlanta Sym Chorus still in excellent hands.
W. Chiles | San Francisco, CA USA | 07/30/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This stunning program led by Atlanta Symphony Chorus' new director, Norman Mackenzie verifies that the chorus remains in excellent hands with Robert Shaw's successor. The chamber chorus comprised of approximately 40 voices sings with the trademark diction, blend, accuracy and warm tone that were the hallmark of Shaw's choruses. This program of twentieth century works is quite moving and serious in tone; highly listenable in that they are all quite tonal, reflecting the unique styles of their various composers. The Copland Motets are perhaps the only works on the disc that suffer by comparison with the remainder of the program.



I have the SACD version of this disc which is warm, stunningly clear, reverberant but quite transparent. Having sung with a chamber chorus that recently performed the Durufle and Messiaen motets included on this compilation, it was delightful to hear them so beautifully recorded by this outstanding ensemble. I highly recommend it."