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Agnus Dei II: Music to soothe the soul
 
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Agnus Dei II: Music to soothe the soul

Eamon Dougan , Tomaso Albinoni , Johannes Brahms , Frank [1] Martin , William [Composer] Byrd , Gabriel Faure , Georges Bizet , Franz [Vienna] Schubert , Antonio Lotti , Claudio Monteverdi , Anton Bruckner , Henry Purcell , Johann Sebastian Bach , Matthew Halls , Matt Hall Audio CD
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1. Adagio
2. Geistliches Lied, Op.30
3. Agnus Dei
4. Ave Verum Corpus
5. Libera Me
6. Ave Verum Corpus, Op. 65-1
7. Agnus Dei
8. Gott Ist Mein Hirt (Psalm 23)
9. Crucifixus A 8
10. Beatus Vir (Psalm 112)
11. Christus Factus Est (Philippians 2: 8-9)
12. Pie Jesu
13. Hear My Prayer, O Lord (Psalm 102, V. 1)
14. Ruht Wohl

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Building on the enormous success of the first Agnus Dei disc, its successor offers more of the same musical mood, but with a few surprises too. One of the hits of the first album was John Cameron's arrangement of Elgar's Nimrod, using the words of the Lux Aeterna. Here he really rolls his sleeves up and similarly tackles the Albinoni-Giazzoto Adagio (using the words of the Beatitudes) and the Intermezzo from Bizet's second L'Arlésienne Suite (using the text of the Agnus Dei). The role of the orchestra (the excellent ensemble Capricorn) has been expanded, and Edward Higginbottom himself has arranged a delicious string septet accompaniment to Brahms's Geistliches Lied. Much of the music is of the kind that the choir obviously eats for breakfast--which is not to say that they ever sound bland or tired, just at home. The one weak track is Monteverdi's Beatus Vir, which needs voices of more sophistication and agility than the boys can provide. That aside, this is another album that should do their reputation no harm. --Warwick Thompson

 

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome music - fidelity a bit lacking, February 15, 1999
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This review is from: Agnus Dei II: Music to soothe the soul (Audio CD)
The opening song "The Beatitudes" by Albinoni is incredibly moving, so much so that the other songs have a hard time comparing. Overall, excellent, although the fidelity could be greatly improved. I had to crank up my volume 30-40% higher to achieve a comparable volume and noticed some distortion (in the recording, not my system) that was a bit distracting. Still, an outstanding CD.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good choral CD, but . . ., January 21, 2006
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Mark Marshall (Corpus Christi, Texas) - See all my reviews
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Agnus Dei II is a really good choral CD with a more otherworldly sound than most choral offerings. But the first Agnus Dei is better, amazing really. Own both, but if you only want one, get the first one.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Could be better, July 7, 2006
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This review is from: Agnus Dei II: Music to soothe the soul (Audio CD)
After owning Agnus Dei I for years, and somehow misplacing the CD, I decided to buy both I and II from Amazon. Of the CD's, I is still my favorite. Agnus Dei II is a decent CD, but it doesn't have the fluidity or the dynamics that the first disk has. I guess I got spoiled with the first disk.
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