Bavarian Radio Choir and Orchestra - Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K 427; Exultate, jubilate, K 165; Ave Verum Corpus, K 618
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Free Music Notes for Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K 427; Exultate, jubilate, K 165; Ave Verum Corpus, K 618
Free Music Review: Excellent
Hit: 5 Stars
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1N1V2EFB4IQVZ This soloists in this performance are out of this world. The Soprano 1 has the perfect tone. No excessive vibrato, dead center of the pitch and color up and down the scale (the low A flat in the Kyrie is awesome.) Frederica von Stade is awesome (as usual) with very nice high b naturals. I Buy this CD again just to hear Arleen Auger's gorgeous singing!Free Music Review: Mass-ively Marvelous
Hit: 4 Stars
I am very satisfied with this purchase. I have listened to it many times since I bought it and have enjoyed and appreciated it more with every listening. Arleen Auger's 'Kyrie' solo is gorgeous, and anything with the amazing Frederica Von Stade has my stamp of approval.
Strangely enough, I didn't care for Auger's "Exaltate Jubilate". I'm trying to decide if it's just me or not. I've changed my mind before, but I just didn't find it appealing.
BUT - one can always buy another recording of "Exaltate". Go ahead and buy this disc if you want a nice recording of the Mass in c-min, I think you will not be disappointed.
Free Music Review: If you love Bernstein's Mahler's 8th...
Hit: 3 Stars
Then you'll love this disc. It has the typical unexpected dramatic and sometimes outright bizarre (as in not written by the composer in the score) touches Bernstein is noted for. The orchestral playing is very good, but I find the choral performance average; the consistency of the singing by the choir is my complaint here. The highly respected soloists do an admirable job. But overall, I find the performance bloated, especially in the Cum Santu Spiritu: After the wonderful and reverant opening the pace is much slower than Mozart's score indicates. It's as if Lenny was trying to milk the reverence factor by 10. This disc is not a bad performance, but in my humble opinion I don't feel that Bernstein shines in choral works like this. Bernstein performs best in works, like Pictures at an Exhibition, where his unique and grandiose views work well, especially in phrasing. His symphonic Mozart is great though. This disc is what I would think Stowkowski's version would sound like if he did the Mozart Mass in C min.Free Music Review: Superb
Hit: 4 Stars
I have heard few other renditions of Mozart's "Great Mass," but there's no reason to after having heard Bernstein's. You may feel some premonitions buying a Bernstein product as many other reviewers on this page have--but throw them out! This recording is absolutely supreme.Free Music Review: Late Bernstein--broad, intense, and moving
Hit: 5 Stars
I can't add much to Mr. Grabowski's praise for this CD. I join Mozart in being no grat lover of church music, but Bernstein's intense, fervent approach is deeply satisfying. He's bucking historical trends, of course, by being so openly devout in an era when period-style readings tend to be drained of reverence. But this reading isn't loggy, and I'd wager it will stand up for a long time. In the fillwer of Exsultate Jubilate, Auger is technically splendid, ad if she shows a bit of effort in the coloratura, it adds to the emotion. The best thing is Bernstein's conducting--it's the best I've ever heard, though again quite traditional. In all, an overlooked gem in LB's vast catalog.