Angel Dances

Angel Dances

Angel Dances
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Composer: Astor Piazzolla
Composer: Volker Schlott
Composer: Stephen [1] Johns
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Arvo Part
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Felix [1] Mendelssohn
Composer: Markus Stockhausen
Conductor: Simon Halsey
Performer: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Performer: Jocelyn B. Smith
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-07-18
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
  1. La Muerte Del Angel
  2. Milonga Del Angel
  3. La Resurreccion Del Angel
  4. Let Us Praise Him
  5. Plorate
  6. La Cathedrale Engloutie
  7. Fratres
  8. A Solis Ortus Cardine
  9. Ave Maria
  10. Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude
  11. Trio And Double Quartet From Elijah
  12. Miniatur (Einer Seelenreise)

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Music Review: Awe-inspiring
Rating: 4 Stars

The thick sound of the cellos in harmony, taking the lead, is perhaps not the norm for symphonic music but in this case it sounds quite amazing. I love this disc. I am a recent convert to the beauty of classical music so my expertise is very minimal. However, I do know good music:) My dear mother,who passed away four years ago, would ask me when I played classical music if I really liked it because she found it scary. I say this becasue , by contrast, I find the music to be relaxing , enhancing for creative endevors, especially on a disc such as this. The theme is in the title but the authors of the songs are as varied as history itself. My favorites from this disc are Astor Piazzolla's "Milonga Del Angel," "La Muerte Del Angel" and "La Resurreccion Del Angel" which open the disc and sets the bar quite high. The mournful emotions contrasted by fleeting flights of gaiety produced by the suite are heavenly. It is a good interpretation of Piazzolla's(Astor Piazzolla: Tango - Concerto pour bandoneon angel suite. The music throughout this disc conjures images and feelings of divine, celestial beings. "Let us praise Him' does not really work for me on this disc as it seems to direct. The gospel song is out of place amidst the angelic voices in chorus on other songs or the pure sanctified instrumental musings of some of the other tracks. The closing track, "Minautur" is an extended (12:50) song that features a jazzy-new-age inspired flugelhorn that serves a a fitting close to hearing this pure CD. This is great stuff that defies classification by rests easily between the ears. Recommended for classical music fans.
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Although the Berlin Philharmonic is Not an Ensemble that One Would Normally Associate with Recordings of Television Themes, Showtunes Or South American Tango, Its Equally Famous World-renowned Cello Section, the 12 'cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, Most Certainly Are. Their Previous Recordings "as Time Goes By", "Round Midnight" and "South American Getaway" Met with Commercial and Critical Success, the Latter Receiving a Grammy Nomination for "Best Small Ensemble Performance". All this from a Group of Players who Formed Over 30 Years Ago with Just One Piece in their Repertoire! on this Album, the 'cellists Move Into a More Reflective Musical World, Combining Voices and Instruments in Sacred Music from a Variety of Backgrounds. The Album Includes a Wide Range of Repertoire, from the Cool Serenity of Debussy's Submerged Cathedral to the Passion of Piazzola's Angel Trilogy.
This is an extraordinary recording - extraordinary in concept, planning, preparation, and execution. Orchestras have been known to let an entire violin section stand up and play Paganini's "Perpetual motion" in unison - often with dubious results - but a cello section that can transform itself into a multi-layered ensemble is unique. Of course it only works if the section belongs to a great orchestra and consists of great individual players. The sound these cellists produce is incredible, from the sonority of an orchestra to delicate, transparent lines, from somber darkness to celestial radiance. They must have very strong thumbs: much of the music lies in the stratospheric thumb-position. Indeed, it is often hard to believe that these are cellos, not violins, or flutes and oboes. Their intonation, balance and unanimity are impeccable, and their stylistic versatility equals their technical command. The program, in excellent arrangements, some by the players themselves, ranges from a 17th-century Carissimi prayer (with chorus) through Bach, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Verdi, Piazzolla, whose Tango Suite gives the disc its title, Pärt, whose "Fratres" is heard in its original version, punctuated by bass-drum thuds, to contemporary Gospel shouts (with a jazz singer) by Volker Schlott, a Berlin-based jazz musician. The program ends with a frankly emotional, beautiful piece written for the 12 Cellists by Markus Stockhausen, who joins them on trumpet and flugelhorn. The recording's only flaw is its excessive dynamic contrast; let your ears revel in the Cellists' sound, but keep a finger on the volume control. --Edith Eisler

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