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Glorious

Agneis | Philadelphia area | 01/08/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not a recording expert, but I found this cd to be a treasure. Maybe it's the Gounod work itself, as well as the Te Deum that keeps anyone who's performing it from going wrong. I've enjoyed the music for years now, so much that I'm ordering 2 other recordings of the Gounod Mass. They may be better renditions; one which I've listened to some brief clips of does sound better. But for all the enjoyment I've had out of playing this cd, I can't in good conscience allow it to go so maligned. I hope I'll be pleasantly surprised at even better renditions after I receive the other 2."

Most Listenable, prayable and Correct Tempo

Daniel Pellegrin | White Plains, New York | 11/14/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This Credo of Gounod's St.Cecilia Mass is sung at a listenable tempo. It doesn't drag as does every other available recording on Amazon and iTunes. Rather than say this is "rushed," I say it is the most listenable, and more importantly, most given to praying along with the Credo. Every other Credo I listened to on Amazon and iTunes DRAGGED. I have sung this in choir in church for an exacting director and discerning congregation, and this recording most closely approximates the tempo at which we sung."