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| LABEL: |
NEW
MEXICO SYMPHONY CHORUS
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| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
UNKNOWN
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| UPC
NUMBER: |
UNKNOWN
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| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2
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| RUNNING TIME: |
UNKNOWN
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| YEAR
RECORDED: |
DECEMBER
16, 2012
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| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
2013
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| CONDUCTOR: |
ROGER
MELONE
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| ORCHESTRA: |
NEW
MEXICO SYMPHONIC
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| CHOIR: |
NEW
MEXICO SYMPHONIC CHORUS
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| SOPRANO: |
CLARA
ROTTSOLK
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| COUNTERTENOR: |
IAN
HOWELL
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| TENOR: |
MICHAEL
COLVIN
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| BASS: |
DAVID
GROGAN
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DISC ONE
1. Sinfony:
Overture
3:06
2. Recitative: Comfort Ye My People
(Tenor)
2:52
3. Air: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
(Tenor)
3:24
4. Chorus: And the Glory of the
Lord 2:35
5. Recitative: Thus Saith the Lord
(Bass)
1:24
6. Air: But Who May Abide
(Countertenor) 4:15
7. Chorus: And He Shall
Purify 2:32
8. Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall
Conceive
(Countertenor) :20
9. Air and Chorus: O Thou That Tellest
Good Tidings to Zion
(Countertenor)
5:06
10. Recitative: For Behold, Darkness
Shall Cover the Earth (Bass)
2:36
11. Air: The People That Walked in
Darkness (Bass)
2:52
12. Chorus: For Unto Us a Child Is
Born
4:04
13. Pifa: Pastoral
Symphony
0:59
14. Recitative: There Were Shepherds
Abiding in the Field
(Soprano)
0:33
15. Recitative: And the Angel Said Unto
Them (Soprano)
0:40
16. Recitative: And Suddenly There Was
With the Angel
(Soprano)
0:17
17. Chorus: Glory to God in the
Highest
1:55
18. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
(Soprano)
4:03
19. Recitative: Then Shall the Eyes of
the Blind
(Countertenor)
0:23
20. Duet: He Shall Feed His Flock
(Countertenor and
Soprano)
5:06
21. Chorus: His Yoke Is
Easy
2:10
22. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of
God
2:39
23. Air: He Was Despised
(Countertenor)
8:27
24. Chorus: Surely, He Hath Borne Our
Griefs
1:38
25. Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are
Healed
2:13
26. Chorus: All We Like
Sheep 3:52
27.
Recitative: All They That See Him
(Tenor)
0:38
28. Chorus: He Trusted in
God 2:17
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DISC TWO
29. Recitative: Thy Rebuke
Hath Broken His Heart
(Tenor)
1:51
30. Air: Behold and See If There Be Any
Sorrow (Tenor)
1:20
31. Recitative: He Was Cut Off Out of
the Land (Soprano)
0:19
32. Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave His
Soul in Hell (Soprano)
2:10
33. Chorus: Lift Up Your
Heads
3:01
34. Recitative: Unto Which of the Angels
(Tenor)
0:14
35. Chorus: Let All the Angels of God
Worship Him
1:31
36. Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High
(Countertenor)
3:01
37. Chorus: The Lord Gave the
Word
1:08
38. Air: How Beautiful Are the Feet
(Soprano)
2:09
39. Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone
Out
1:19
40. Air: Why Do the Nations so Furiously
Rage Together (Bass)
2:39
41. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds
Asunder
2:00
42. Recitative: He That Dwelleth in
Heaven (Tenor)
0:13
43. Air: Thou Shalt Break Them
(Tenor)
2:06
44. Chorus: Hallelujah
3:47
45. Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
(Soprano)
5:37
46. Chorus: Since By Man Came
Death
2:10
47. Recitative: Behold, I Tell You a
Mystery (Bass)
0:33
48. Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound
(Bass)
9:04
49. Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought to
Pass (Countertenor)
0:15
50. Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
(Countertenor and
Tenor)
0:59
51. Chorus: But Thanks Be to
God
2:05
52. If God Be for Us
(Soprano)
4:02
53. Chorus: Worthy Is the Lamb That Was
Slain 6:15
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SITE RATING: 6/10
SITE
REVIEW: Sometimes,
a recording just sneaks up on me - despite
me regularly checking for new releases, this
one has apparently been out for over a year,
and I hadn't heard it. Recorded and
released independently through the New
Mexico Symphonic Chorus, this
performance falls comfortably into the range
of "regional" recordings which pepper the
market, and make no pretensions of breaking
out of their geographical niche. Roger
Melone, who conducts, keeps everything light
and dancing, but the tempos occasionally
drag, turning some of the dancing into a bit
of a lurch. The New Mexico Symphonic
Chorus is the weak link here, with
disunity, some stiff melismas, and suspect
pitch on occasion, but bringing real
proficiency and power to many of the more
robust choruses. Being a live
performance, and apparently recorded at a
single event, there was no fixing of problems,
and audience noise is present with coughing
and sneezing captured and is often quite
noticeable. The soloists are uniofrmly
good - easily the best recommendation here,
with soprano Clara Rottsolk possessing a
lovely Bel Canto tone, fluid and
beguiling. Countertenor Ian Howell is
very proficient, with a smooth, mellow tone;
tenor Michael Colvin is similarly good, and
bass David Grogan is superb - with a rich,
but not overpowering, presence. There's much to recommend here,
and although not as revelatory a group as Chicago's Apollo's
Fire, still has many fine moments, and
is worth hearing.
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