- Hymn for the World Vol. 2 CD 1998 Deutsche Grammophon
- Artist: Cecilia Bartoli, Cinzia Maurizio, Luca Signorini, Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Tereel
- Release Date: Nov 1998
- Format: CD
- Record Label: DG Deutsche Grammophon (USA)
- Genre: Ave Maria, Chorus, Classical, Gloria, Gradual, Mass, Mass Ordinary, Motet, Opera, Oratorio, Requiem, Sacred Music, Vespers
- UPC: 028945914626
Product Description
This is the second installment in a recording project originally inspired by Pope John Paul II's visit to Paris in 1997 to celebrate the Worldwide Days of Youth. A surprisingly effective anthology of mostly sacred liturgical music, the selections here occasionally give the impression of "bleeding chunks" (as in the majestic opener from one of Monteverdi's sublimest creations, the 1610 Vespers) but have been chosen with imagination. Chung coordinates his forces in larger choral pieces with power and vertical balance, making a standout of the Beethovenian mystery and drive apparent in the "Sanctus" from Schubert's Mass in E-flat. Contributions by Cecilia Bartoli find the mezzo in top form--listen to her finely spun line interweave with the oboe d'amore in a selection from Bach's B Minor Mass--and as evocative as bright stained glass in Faure's "Pie Jesu." Bryn Terfel brings charismatic presence to his one selection here (also from the Faure Requiem). Also included are the interminable "Song for Athene" by John Taverner and a sentimental but earnest performance by Andrea Bocelli in Eric Levi's hymn for the world, "I Believe."
Playing Time: 59 min.
Track listing
1. Vespro della beata vergine, for chorus & instruments, SV 206: Domine ad adiuvandum
2. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
3. Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum
4. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626: Lacrimosa
5. Die Schopfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Stimmt an die Saiten
6. Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, D. 950: Sanctus
7. Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23
8. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Va" pensiero sull'ali dorate
9. Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
10. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: Pie Jesu
11. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: Libera me
12. Requiem, for orchestra, organ & chorus; for organ & chorus; for small ensemble, organ & chorus, Op.
13. Gloria, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 177: Gloria in excelsis Deo
14. Song for Athene, for chorus
15. I Believe
This CD is in Like New condition and includes Jewel Case and Inserts. Disc is flawless and case has light surface marks.
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