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Release Date: 16-03-2006
Label: Hearts of Space
Catalog Number: HS11116-2
Barcode: 25041111621
Musical Style: Classical / Choral
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Weisheit; Arvo Part [02:17] | 7 | In Paradisum; Maurice Durufle [03:09] |
| 2 | Ochte Nash; Nikolai Kedrov [02:29] | 8 | O Nata Lux; Morten Lauridsen [04:27] |
| 3 | Jesu, Dulcis Memoria; Tomas Luis de Victoria [01:55] | 9 | In Paradisum; Gabriel Fauré [03:45] |
| 4 | Contre Qui, Rose; Morten Lauridsen [04:08] | 10 | O Magnum Mysterium; Morten Lauridsen [06:35] |
| 5 | Benedictus; Gabriel Fauré [02:34] | 11 | Spiegel Im Spiegel; Arvo Part [08:29] |
| 6 | Cherubic Hymn No 4; Dobri Christov [04:44] | 12 | Pari Intervallo [07:16] |
Reviews:
Sacred Treasures IV: Choral Masterworks - Quiet Prayers is the fourth recording in the popular Hearts of Space choral series. As inferred by the subtitle Quiet Prayers, it is correct to assume this is the most tender and calming of the series to date. Except for an occasional pipe organ, violin, and piano playing faintly in the background, most are a cappella performances by some of the world’s finest mixed choral groups singing works by composers including Arvo Pärt, Gabriel Fauré, and Morten Lauridsen.
Producer Ellen Holmes carefully chose the sequence of twelve tracks, sculpting the entire work into its own requiem.
Commencing the work is Pärt’s powerful “O Weisheit,” displaying the incredible sonic resonance of the Scandinavian stone church it was recorded in. From 20th century Frenchman Fauré are two classics: “In Paradisum” from his famous Requiem and the lesser known “Benedictus” from Messe Basse.
Sacred Treasures IV ends with two nonvocal instrumental and organ pieces, slowly flickering out like a dying candle. With today’s ambient and electronica technology often overthinking the music, there still is nothing more peaceful than the stripped-down purity of the human voice. - Peter Manzi; New Age Retailer, Fall 2006
Description:
Volume 4 of the Sacred Treasures series is a bouquet of the most reverent and tenderly beautiful pieces from the great heritage of Western sacred choral music. Contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Part and American choral composer Morten Lauridsen are featured, along with sublime early 20th century classics from France by Gabriel Faure and Maurice Durufle, Russian and Bulgarian sacred composers Nikolai Kedrov Sr. and Dobri Christov, and Renaissance choral master Tomas Luis de Victoria.
