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JANACEK: Glagolitic Mass – Soloists/Evard Grieg & Bergen Cath.Choir – Chandos
JANACEK: Glagolitic Mass – Sara Jakubiak (sop.)/ Susan Bickley (mezzo)/ Stuart Skelton (tenor)/ Gábor Bretz (bass)/ Thomas Trotter (organ)/ Edward Gardner cond. Bergen Philharmonic Orch./ Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Choir of Collegiûm Mûsicûm; Adagio for Orch. – Bergen Philharmonic Orch./ Zdravas Maria, – Sara Jakubiak (sop.)/ David Stewart (violin)/ Karstein Askeland (organ)/ Edvard Grieg Chorus & Bergen Cathedral Choir; Otcenáš (Our Father) for four-part choir, tenor soloist, organ and harp – Stuart Skelton (tenor)/ Johannes Wik (harp)/ Karstein Askeland (organ)/ Edvard Grieg Choir & Bergen Cathedral Choir – Chandos multichannel SACD CHSA 5165 TT: 64:30 (3/25/16) [Distr. by Naxos] ****: A superb recording and performance of Janacek’s epic Mass. I’ve always had an affinity for Janacek’s music, and his Sinfonietta is a piece I listen to at least once every few weeks. When I first heard the the Glagolitic Mass some years ago, I wasn’t sure what I would hear, but Janacek’s style that I knew so well from the Sinfonietta was clearly there, and most welcome. The Glagolitic Mass is considered Janacek’s finest non-operatic work. It was premiered a year after the Sinfonietta to critical acclaim. This impressive piece makes full use of the orchestra and chorus, with virtuosic […]