Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Import
CD Release Date: 2005-02-08
Music Label: Hyperion UK
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Free Music Review: Excellent Modern Choral Music
Hit: 5 Stars
It goes without saying that American composer Morten Lauridsen is one of the finest masters of choral music today. And this CD should very well prove it.
His "Lux Aeterna" is a marvel. He uses a somewhat Romantic style for the choir, while giving the orchestra (the fine Britten Sinfonia) very dissonant structures. Overall, this 25-minute piece makes me feel spiritual in many ways: I'm an Agnostic, and I love some good church music; it makes me feel warm and comfortable inside.
The other four pieces on this CD are entirely choral. Madrigali, Six "Fire Songs" on Italian Renaissance Poems reminds me of Rachmaninov's Vespers. I don't mean the intense sequences of the Vespers; I mean the purely lyrical sections that just breathes. Madrigali is one that's not to be missed.
Ave Maria & Ubi caritas et amor. Both are about six minutes long, but just because they're short and not epic-like doesn't mean that they should be underappreciated. These two pieces are a joy to listen to: they're almost cinematic when it comes to their overall ambient atmosphere.
Ah, the O Magnum Mysterium. I played this for Wind Ensemble during High School, and when I heard the original choral version, the first thing I thought was, "I can't wait to go to the music store!". Well, that's a bit overexaggerated, but you know what I mean. This piece is, to me, the most dogmatic of the short pieces on this CD. The slow, fluid flow of the music is very enchanting. When I listen to this, I imagine a falcon or an eagle flying above the clouds at dawn. I don't know why, but I guess I have a vivid imagination.
In short, Lauridsen's music should be a must-own. The CD itself is a bit more expensive than ordinary CD's, but for the purely angelic sounds of "Lux Aeterna" and "O Magnum "Mysterium", I don't think you'll mind the price.
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