The musical concept of the cd is excellent; sacred works are given a slightly non-standard setting, but still quite acceptable to this classical listener who loves sacred music while at the same time being accessible to non-classical listeners. The excellence of Burrowes and the Boys Air Choir makes the short timing of the cd all the more frustrating. Why could the listener not hear more of Burrowes and more of his choir? The Boys Air Choir is made up of a small number of boys from the best boy choirs in England and a boy is appointed choir master, as Connor Burrowes was for this one. The treble voice, of course, does not last long. I wish Burrowes and the Boys Air Choir every success. I hope Burrowes will stay involved with the treble voice even while he moves on to other musical realms, and I hope the Boys Air Choir will endure through a number of "generations" of the treble voice. This cd should be more widely known; it really should be some sort of chart topper. JMRL
T r a c k L i s t i n g :
1. Pie Jesu - Fauré
2. Pie Jesu - Weber
3. Sanctus - , Fauré
4. Kyrie - Britten
5. Agnus Dei - Mozart
6. Benedictus - Britten
7. Pie Jesu - Rutter
8. Benedictus - Gounod
9. Pie Jesu - Duruflé
10. Lacrimosa - Mozart
11. In Paradisum - Fauré
12. Agnus Dei (In a Dream) - Mozart
13. Away in a Manger - Kirkpatrick
14. Silent Night - Gruber
15. Sussex Carol - Traditional
16. Once in Royal David's City - Gauntlett
17. In the Bleak Midwinter - Darke
boys air choir - requiem (1997)
No comments :
Post a Comment