Customer Reviews

And On Earth Peace: A Chanticleer Mass

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After reading a positive article in the Wall Street Journal in May 2007 I was particularly interested in hearing this Mass, and didn't know Chanticleer had recorded it until a friend offered to lend me her brand-new copy after a three-for-two spending spree at the local brick&mortar bookstore.

This is an awesome recording, and I use this adjective without hesitation even though it's over-used and teen-speak. I'm surprised at the number of used copies available - perhaps buyers think that this is a warm & meditative piece and reject it when they discover it's not. It is most definitely not meditative - but it is instead a powerful discourse with God from Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions. The liturgical setting unites it with traditional Mass settings and the music and text raise 21st-century - but also eternal - questions of faith, doubts - and hope. Five stars - no hesitation.

As always, Chanticleer are the best mens chorus around today. They seem to be spending much of their time on experimenting with sound and doing it very well. This recording is more of that experimentation, so if you are looking for the usual gregorian chant, this is not what you want, but it is Chanticleer at their experimental best.

Chanticleer premiered this original mass in April 2007. The 'orchestra of voices' commissioned the work, drawing on five world-famous composers to write the work.

An astoundingly beautiful and compelling work and performance. As one of the previous reviewers noted, a truly awesome work.

Highly recommended for those familiar with Chanticleer's enchanting sound or experimenting with a mass created from a mix of the new and the old in the traditional setting of a mass.

Chanticleer continues its reputation for outstanding singing. Track three is particularly out of this world -- the nuances of the groups vocal technique are stretched to their limits. It's like being in heaven. Great gift for Christmas, for yourself or someone else.

This disk is one of the finest that Chanticleer has ever recorded. The selections and especially the audio are perfection.

The Chant and Renaissance works were good, though short. The Modern works are long and self-indulgent. The Voices are, however , very fine