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Bruckner: Mass & Motets
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Track Listing
- Ave Maria
- Locus Iste
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Benedictus
- Agnus Dei
- Christus Factus Est
- Vexilla Regis
- Os Iusti
- Virga Jessa Floruit
- Pange Lingua
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #59206 in Music
- Released on: 2007-10-01
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .22 pounds
- Running time: 69 minutes
Customer Reviews
Enchanting
Once again, Stephen Layton brings out the very best in Polyphony. Starting with the immortal "Ave Maria" - a better version will be hard to find - through the magic of Bruckners "Mass No 2 in E Minor", to the sublime "Virga Jesse floruit" and beautiful "Pange lingua", I absolutely love this cd. What Layton and Polyphony can do with the simplest of songs is staggerring. They just take you on a journey away from day to day troubles and re-balance everything. Moving, uplifting and beautifully crafted ..... but then, its Layton & Polyphony, you expect no less but always get so much more.
Breathtaking!
Today I happened on this cd in my local music store and on a hunch I bought it. It hit me like a hammer. The "Avé Maria" alone is worth the price of the entire cd. Not only is it a stupendously beautiful piece of music, Polyphony's singing is of an almost otherworldly quality. Together with Ely cathedral's spacious acoustics it makes for one of life's great listening experiences.
The rest of the cd does not disappoint for one moment either and I cannot understand the other reviewer's tepid "a useful release" and just four stars. I felt compelled to countebalance it with a five star review.
Useful release
Stephen Layton & Polyphony - a match made in heaven. Another cracking release by Hyperion gives Bruckner the "Polyphony treatment". Yet, despite some great singing, I feel in one or two places that it's lacking a certain 'je ne sais quoi' - perhaps it's a feeling that the singers aren't quite 'letting go' as much as they could, and that dynamics and expression are being 'held back'. It's a minor point though - the recording proudly takes its place alongside all the other Polyphony recordings on my shelves! However, I felt that in this instance it was enough to drop it to 4 stars (by comparison with the other Polyphony recordings).
