Deep River
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Composer: Harry T. (Henry) BurleighComposer: William Levi Dawson
Composer: Jester Hairston
Composer: John W. II Work
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-10-01
Music Label: Cantus
Soundtracks:
- Ezekiel Saw the Wheel: Harry T. Burleigh
- Heaven, Heaven: Harry T. Burleigh
- Poor Man Lazrus: Jester Hairston
- King Jesus Is A-Listening: William Dawson
- In His Care-O: William Dawson
- This Ol' Hammer: John W. Work III
- Great God A'mighty: Jester Hairston
- Were You There?: Harry T. Burleigh
- There is a Balm in Gilead: William Dawson
- Deep River: Harry T. Burleigh
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: William Dawson
- My Lord, What a Morning: Harry T. Burleigh
- Steal Away: William Dawson
- Soon ah-Will Be Done: William Dawson
- Ain't a That Good News: William Dawson
- Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit: William Dawson
- In That Great Getting' Up Morning: Jester Hairston
Music reviews of Deep River
Music Review: Oil and Water...
Rating: 3 Stars
Don't Get me wrong... Cantus is one of the finest male chamber choirs around right now. They do marvelous work and cover a wide variety. Unfortunately, spirituals are not exactly Cantus's strongest suit. The biggest hindrance to this recording is that Cantus does not effectively capture the "spirit" of a spiritual. The music almost sounds funny because the spirituals are sung with very traditional, very trained classical voices. I love hearing people sing who were trained very meticulously to sing well, but I don't want to hear someone sing "Ezekiel Saw de Wheel" like Pavoratti. It sounds really funny and doen't capture the character of the music.
Another issue that I have with this recording (and most of Cantus's other recordings at that) is that it was recorded so softly. I don't like to have to feel like I am cranking my speakers to hear the music effectively. Being an active listener, I like to listen to music loud just because I can hear more layers when its loud. The low recording volume on the CD really hinders the active listening experience, leaving the CD to lend itself to the purpose of background music and passive listening.
Also, the first 5 arrangements on the disc are fairly bland. They are lack variety and musicality. Only until "Great God Almighty" comes around does the listener truly become exposed to really good choral writing. Other standing out arrangements are "Where You There?" which is absolutely moving, "There Is A Balm In Gilead" which is very well written, "Deep River" which is so tranquil and relaxing, and "Soon Ah Will Be Done" and "In His Care-O" are great bouncy arrangements.
Essentially, Cantus and Spirituals are just oil and water: they don't mix so well. Aside from a hand full of bland arrangements and a very low mixing job the CD only has one real hindrance of a problem: Cantus doesn't make the distinction between Spirituals and Brahms.
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