Janacek: Glagolithic Mass / Zemlinsky: Psalm 83
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Performer: Richard NovakComposer: Leos Janacek
Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Performer: Marta Benackova
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Thomas Trotter
Performer: Eva Urbanova
Performer: Vladimir Bogachev
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-10-20
Music Label: Polygram Records
Soundtracks:
- Msa glagolskaja (Glagolitic Mass): I. Uvod (Introduction)
- Msa glagolskaja (Glagolitic Mass): II. Gospodi pomiluj (Kyrie)
- Msa glagolskaja (Glagolitic Mass): III. Slava (Gloria)
- Msa glagolskaja (Glagolitic Mass): IV. Veruju (Credo)
- Msa glagolskaja (Glagolitic Mass): V. Svet (Sanctus)
- Msa glagolskaja (Glagolitic Mass): VI. Agnece Bozij (Agnus Dei)
- Msa glagolskaja (Glagolitic Mass): VII. Allegro (organ solo)
- Msa glagolskaja (Glagolitic Mass): VIII. Intrada
- Psalm 83
- Passover Psalm, Op.30
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Free Music Review: Light and reverent--a different Glagolitic Mass
Hit: 5 Stars
This is famously an atheist's Mass. Janacek didn't believe in God, so he composed a stark, rugged, barbaric yawp, an outcry of primal, pre-Christian emotion. In keeping with this intent, most performances contain a lot of shrieking--the choral and solo parts are fiendishly hard to sing without shouting--but here Chaily has given us a reverent Mass (insofar as that can be done), one where the jagged edges are blended and smoothed.
The soprano and choir are especially light-voiced, although the tenor is quite thunderous, an odd anomaly. Chailly's tempos are occasionally slow, especially for the brass-dominated introitus. The Vienna Phil., needless to say, surpasses all other orchestras in this music for golden glow.
If you want a plush, beautifully blended performance, this is probably unique in the field. The sonics ae full-bodied but not terribly clear--you can't make out what the choir is singing most of the time (for the one listener in ten thousand who knows the language). The organ, which plays a prominent part, is splendidly voiced. There are many more echt-Czech readings on CD, but to my knowledge only one other that is even more civilized than Chailly's: a terrific live performance from Chicago under Pierre Boulez (available on a 2-CD set from the CSO website).
Janacek: Glagolithic Mass / Zemlinsky: Psalm 83 Poster
Jan?cek's Glagolitic Mass straddles his various styles. There are the heavy, idiosyncratic treatment of rhythm and the fresh yet often complex treatment of melody--elements that can be found in the composer's popular instrumental works. But with its stunningly high tenor and soprano solo parts and its lush choral and orchestral scoring, this work also has the yearning and drama of such Jan?cek operas as Jenufa. It's a fascinating work, rendered powerfully here. The soloists Eva Urbanova, Marta Benackova, and, especially, Vladimir Bogachov, are outstanding. Along with the members of the Slovak Philharmonic Choir, they sing the Old Church Slavonic text with great interpretive clarity. The disc ends with Zemlinsky's Psalm 83, composed in 1900 and premiered in 1987, and Korngold's Passover Psalm op. 30, which was completed during the composer's Hollywood years, a commission from Rabbi Jacob Sonderling. --Gwendolyn FreedClassical Music CDs
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