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Jack Kraanen
Bewertet in Großbritannien am 24. August 2017
Great
jem
Bewertet in den USA am13. März 2015
New York Polyphony is a favorite of mine!
Miss Budgie
Bewertet in den USA am15. Februar 2014
New York Polyphony has a great sound, and their talent really shines on this album. It takes a lot of skill to sing these complicated and long pieces with only one singer per voice. There's nowhere to hide, but so much fidelity to the words of the mass.I enjoyed all three masses. The Byrd one was a slower mass with some interesting harmonies, but I couldn't form a strong impression of the overall idea. The Plummer mass was very dissonant and weird, but memorable. The Tallis mass seemed to be the most energetic and upbeat of the three.I think it's great that they included some modern polyphony as well. I liked the Bennett track, but I didn't really understand Smith's Kyrie for the Tallis mass. I have two other NYP albums and this is my favorite. Be sure to go to their website and download the bonus track "If Ye Love Me" by Tallis.
Scarlet Voice
Bewertet in den USA am14. September 2013
In music, for those of us who make a living in this art form, there are very few times when one is totally and inextricably connected to what is heard on a recording. I can count on one hand the number of times this has occurred recently in my own experience. I have just added another such occurrence.Music performed well sounds pure, and one hears that more often in instrumental music than choral or vocal.That is why NY Polyphony is such a rare exception.Complex musical forms such as choral polyphony performed to perfection make the music sound so simple that the listener cannot help but become completely involved, surrounded by the passion, emotion, and totally enveloped in a state of mind which is, at times, beyond adequate description.Such is this new album, "Times Go By Turns."Featuring both ancient polyphonic music by Byrd, Tallis and Plummer as well as modern compositions by Bennett, Smith and Jackson, this is a breakthrough album in that the works are juxtaposed, beginning with Byrd, and changing eras with every piece back and forth. To be able to compare modern works evocative of the ancient polyphonic composition style with the masters of that genre from four hundred years ago is truly a unique and wonderful experience. Just the opening track from Byrd's "Mass for Four Voices," which I heard in concert by a large Westminster Choir College choral ensemble not too long ago, is enough to indicate that this is a special recording.Recorded in Sweden at a smallish, out-of-the-way church with wonderful and quiet acoustics (it was recorded in winter with much snow surrounding the venue and environs), the BIS label has released this album as a hybrid CD, in standard CD technology as well as SACD stereo (1-bit technology)and SACD surround sound, all on one disc. If you are fortunate enough to have an SACD player and surround setup, listen to it in this format and you will be transported.The quartet of founder and countertenor Geoffrey Williams, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, baritone Christopher Dylan Herbert and bass (and founding member) Craig Phillips are as polished an ensemble of singers as exist for this genre of music anywhere in the world.This is New York Polyphony's fourth album, and a must have for any classical music library.
M. Fant
Bewertet in den USA am11. September 2013
New York Polyphony is a very talented quartet singing a program of religious music--some old and some new(er). I am very glad they took the time to record this music in high resolution SACD format. If you have a SACD player, this is another great title to show off the "wide sonic floor" of your system. I haven't listened to the MP3, but my guess is that, although good, it won't provide the same spatial illusion. So yes, the music is wonderful, but the reason you need to buy this recording for yourself is because no streaming service (or mp3) will meet the superb acoustics this disc provides.
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