{"product_id":"elora-festival-singers-modern-choral-masters-cd","title":"Elora Festival Singers - Modern Choral Masters (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eModern Choral Masters Box set. Disc One Description Modern Choral Masters Box set. Disc One Description Morten Lauridsen is America's preeminent composer of choral music. Characterized by long, arching and highly expressive lines, his works are enjoyed by performers and audiences worldwide. O nata lux, perhaps Lauridsen's most popular work, is a serene evocation of heavenly light, while the searingly intense and technically demanding Madrigali inhabit a more feverish and earthy realm. The refined Les Chansons des Roses employ a design reminiscent of the formal gardens, filled with roses, found in the grounds of the great French châteaux. The unforgettable final movement is the now-famous Dirait-on. The Mid-Winter Songs for chorus and piano are a stunning example of compositional virtuosity. O magnum mysterium, for a cappella chorus, is a setting of a Christmas text that has inspired composers from Victoria to Poulenc. \r\n\r\n Disc Two Description Eric Whitacre's dedication to the beauty of sound, paired with exquisite texts, results in a poetic combination that creates a unique sonic experience. These works are existential choral moments, beautifully crafted, and harmonized to express a compressed moment in time. Such sublime sonorities transcend descriptions such as 'warm', 'glistening' or 'shimmering', although these features of his choral works do suggest affinities with the sound worlds of Arvo Pärt or John Tavener, for instance. However, Whitacre's fluid lines and blossoming harmonies give his music it's own highly personal and irresistible magic. \r\n\r\n Disk Three Description During the past 20 years, Arvo Pärt has consolidated his reputation as one of the most significant contemporary composers with a sequence of magnificent sacred choral works. Dating from between 1990 and 2001, the works on this recording exemplify Pärt's mature idiom at it's most harmonically expressive. If Triodion represents his music at it's starkest and most unadorned, Kanon Pokajanen, the composer's largest work after the 1982 St John Passion (Naxos 8.555860), is music of a dark-hued and intensely felt contemplation. Pärt's emotionally-charged Bogoróditse Djévo, is a vibrant tribute to the Virgin Mary. The Elora Festival Singers' recording of Pärt's Berliner Messe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLux Aeterna: O Nata Lux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Madrigali (Madrigals): No. 1. Ov'e Lass' Il Bel Viso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Madrigali (Madrigals): No. 2. Quando Son Piu Lontan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Madrigali (Madrigals): No. 3. Amor Lo Sento L'alma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Madrigali (Madrigals): No. 4. Io Piango Che 'l Dolore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Madrigali (Madrigals): No. 5. Luci Serene E Chiare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Madrigali (Madrigals): No. 6. Se Per Havervi Oime Donato Il Core\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Chansons Des Roses: No. 1 en Une Seule Fleur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Chansons Des Roses: No. 2. Contre Qui Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Chansons Des Roses: No. 3. de Ton Reve Trop Plein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Les Chansons Des Roses: No. 4. La Rose Complete. No. 5. Dirait - on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mid-Winter Songs: No. 1. Lament for Pasiphae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mid-Winter Songs: No. 2. Like Snow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mid-Winter Songs: No. 3. She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mid-Winter Songs: No. 4. Mid - Winter Waking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mid-Winter Songs: No. 5. Intercession in Late October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mid-Winter Songs: O Magnum Mysterium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Her Sacred Spirit Soars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Boy and a Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Water Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e This Marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lux Aurumque (Light of Gold)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Little Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e When David Heard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Thank You God for Most This Amazing Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Little Birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Triodion: I. Introduction: Ad Libitum - Ode I: O Jesus the Son of God Have Mercy Upon Us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Triodion: II. Ode II: O Most Holy Birth - Giver of God Save Us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Triodion: III. Ode III: O Holy Saint Nicholas Pray to God for Us - Coda: Ad Libitum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Triodion: Tribute to Caesar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Triodion: Nunc Dimittis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VII: Memento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kanon Pokajanen: I Am the True Vine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kanon Pokajanen: The Woman with the Alabaster Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kanon Pokajanen: Dopo la Vittoria (After the Victory)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kanon Pokajanen: Bogoroditse Djevo (Mother of God and Virgin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50522098958610,"sku":"747313326433","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/elora-festival-singers-modern-choral-masters-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}