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Music : Rutter: Requiem
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Rutter: Requiem by: Cambridge King's College Choir List Price: £15.99 CD-Charts Price: £11.98 You Save: £4.01 (25%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724355660527 Label: EMI Classics Manufacturer: EMI Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: EMI Classics Release Date: March 23, 1998 Running Time: 74 minutes Studio: EMI Classics Sales Rank: 12730 MPN: 56605 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: John Rutter has enjoyed a long association with King's College, Cambridge, and the "spacious acoustic of King's chapel", such that he wonders in the booklet accompanying this release "whether the sound of King's might be a subconscious influence on all my choral writing." Certainly all of the music here sounds absolutely right, realised with uttermost sensitivity and fulfilling the "ideals of beauty and calm reverence" which so inspire the composer. The Requiem, written in 1985 as a concert work suitable for church use, is in the introspective lineage of Faure's Requiem, while extending the English choral tradition of Vaughan Williams's Mass in G Minor and Howell's Requiem. The seven-movement work has an arch structure, with the music ranging from the tranquil atmosphere derived from Gregorian chant to passages of almost overwhelming emotional intensity. In marked contrast to such contemporary English choral works as John Surman's Proverbs and Songs, it is music with a similar timeless eternity to the writing of John Tavener. The second half of the programme contains six shorter pieces, three specifically written for King's, and the Cantus and Te Deum featuring the rich brass of the Wallace Collection. Each is a distinctive miniature gem, leaving a final impression of a peace, and a beauty that passes understanding. --Gary S. Dalkin Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - absolutely brilliant!Having listened to and sung Rutter's Requiem it has a firm place in my heart. The Requiem is more complex than Rutter's shorter choral anthems and takes you on a journey from darkness to light. At the moments when the music changes from minor to major key you can almost see the light break through the clouds - breathtaking! Rating:  - Well-recorded and atmospheric recordingFor a piece written only 15 years ago, the Requiem has fast become one of the stalwarts of the amateur (and some professional) UK choirs. This recording, by arguably the finest exponents and interpreters of English choral music, is a fine testament to the individuality of Rutter as a composer who knows the choir inside-out. Beautifully sung (especially the solo treble) and a well-balanced accompaniment provide a truly embracing soundscape. The only negative comment I would make concerns the tempi chosen by Stephen Cleobury, which are all on the slow side, even the Sanctus. This aside, the recording has some wonderfully serene moments combined with sections of unrivalled power and drama. |
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