Word: chorales
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Bach built his Mass on a monumental scale, too large to be performed at a church service. Instead, it has become a standard choral work and a great landmark of Western music. On Saturday, the Collegium Musicum under F. John Adams gave a performance of it that almost worked...
...selection of secular places from the Renaissance to the present, including the American premiere of Clytemnestra's Argument by Elizabeth Gomm; Radcliffe Choral Society; Paine Hall...
...usual superb job preparing the large chorus, however. Like all Adams choruses, they coupled clear diction and impeccable intonation with beautifully blended tone. The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra was not nearly as impressive. Ragged and insensitive string playing and poor intonation in the winds marred many of the soft choral sections as well as the expressive sole arise, Beverly Morgan, Frank. Hoffmeister, and David Evitts handled their sole chores admirably but soprano Mary Sindoni was not up to the task. Her voice sounded almost out of control at times and her phrasing was stiff and lifeless...
...Cantata Singers and Ensemble, Phillip Kelsey conductor; choral works of Bach and Stravinsky; Sanders...
These sacred choral works number among Bach's most perfect compositions. Hanns-Martin Schneidt conducts instruments and the Regensburg Cathedral Choir, all in glistening voice...