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| Hymn for the World 2 / Bartoli, Bocelli, Terfel, Chung | 
 enlarge | Artists: Claudio Monteverdi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Anton Bruckner, Giuseppe Verdi, Charles Gounod, Gabriel Faure, Maurice Durufle, Francis Poulenc, John Tavener, Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, Andrea Bocelli, Myung-whun Chung
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 56824
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 459146
UPC: 028945914626
EAN: 0028945914626
ASIN: B00000DI1R
Release Date: November 3, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Vespro della Beata Vergine: Domine ad adiuvandum | | • | Mass In B Minor: Qui sedes at dexteram patris (soloist Cecilia Bartoli) | | • | Vesperae solemnes de confessore K 339: Laudate Dominum (Cecilia Bartoli) | | • | Requiem: Lacrimosa | | • | The Creation: Stimmt an die Saiten | | • | Mass: Sanctus | | • | Locus iste | | • | Nabucco: Va' pensiero sull'ali dorate | | • | The Well Tempered Clavier: Ave Maria - Bruckner | | • | Requiem: Pie Jesu (Cecilia Bartoli) | | • | Requiem: Libera me (Bryn Terfel) | | • | Requiem: Sanctus | | • | Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo | | • | Song For Athene | | • | I Believe (Andrea Bocelli) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This is the second installment in a recording project originally inspired by Pope John Paul II's visit to Paris in 1997 to celebrate the Worldwide Days of Youth. A surprisingly effective anthology of mostly sacred liturgical music, the selections here occasionally give the impression of "bleeding chunks" (as in the majestic opener from one of Monteverdi's sublimest creations, the 1610 Vespers) but have been chosen with imagination. Chung coordinates his forces in larger choral pieces with power and vertical balance, making a standout of the Beethovenian mystery and drive apparent in the "Sanctus" from Schubert's Mass in E-flat. Contributions by Cecilia Bartoli find the mezzo in top form--listen to her finely spun line interweave with the oboe d'amore in a selection from Bach's B Minor Mass--and as evocative as bright stained glass in Faure's "Pie Jesu." Bryn Terfel brings charismatic presence to his one selection here (also from the Faure Requiem). Also included are the interminable "Song for Athene" by John Taverner and a sentimental but earnest performance by Andrea Bocelli in Eric Levi's hymn for the world, "I Believe." --Thomas May
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Just regular November 18, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am giving only 2 stars to this CD because, though featuring really "famous" names such as Bartoli and Terfel, the overall sound is not as good as one expects it to be, maybe due to sound technicians, I could not say.
But what I think it's WORST about this album, is the Laudate Dominum (from Visperae de Confessore, by Mozart) performance by the Santa Cecilia Academy Choir. Being a choir alt singer myself and having sang the piece a few times, it pierces my ears to hear the altos out of tune IN THE FIRST LINE OF THE CHOIR SCORE!!!! How could the recording company put this in the market? Did nobody in the recording notice it? And the choir conductor? I would be ashamed of having a recording of my choir out of tune.
Uniformly good, except for one rather nasty exception November 5, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This collection (Also released as "Voices from Heaven", I believe) provides a nice retrospective of 400 years of sacred music. The choir is strong overall, and Bartoli and Bocelli (in his one song) prove admirable soloists, especially in the "Pie Jesu".Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Terfel, and for the "Libera Me" in general. What was the purpose of Faure carefully cutting most of the Dies Irae and hellfire passages if the singers attempt to put it all back in in an overdramatic rendition?
 Knocked My Socks Off! October 11, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a choral singer, I am familiar with most of these works, but this recording knocked my socks off when I heard excerpts from it on a local classical music radio station. Not only does this CD group together some of the best music anywhere, but the performances are fantastic. The choral group has a remarkable precision and clarity in their sound that is admirable. And wonderful soloists. In summary, you might have heard many of these pieces elsewhere, but the impact of having these great performances all on one CD is amazing.
Worth One Song September 3, 2001
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
This CD is worth having JUST for "I Believe" sung by Andrea Bocelli. Enough said!
ATTENTION, FANS: NEW BOCELLI CD RELEASE IN OCTOBER June 16, 2001
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm not actually "reviewing" this album. Andrea's got a new CD debuting in October. Watch out for it. The end.
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