Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man, A Mass for Peace
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Performer: Nicholas MerryweatherComposer: Karl Jenkins
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Performer: Rachel Lloyd
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Elizabeth Watts
Performer: Susie Parkes
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2005-05-10
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- The Armed Man
- The Call To Prayers
- Kyrie
- Save me From Bloody Men
- Sanctus
- Hymn Before Action
- Charge!
- Angry Flames
- Torches
- Agnus Dei
- Now The Guns Have Stopped
- Benedictus
- Better Is Peace
Music reviews of Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man, A Mass for Peace
Music Review: Accessible summation many musical styles
Rating: 4 Stars
Karl Jenkins is a contemporary British composer perhaps most famous for his music for the de Beers diamond commercial--the score that sounds like Vivaldi but isn't.
In this commissioned Mass Jenkins sets out to sum up War and Peace in the 20th Century (it was a millennial project) and he mimics if not just the music of the 20th C. at least the music that we listened to in the century, at times you'll think Faure, at other times Monteverdi (although the liner notes say "Palestrina.") The overall effect is like a score for a movie, but a good score at that. The broad selection of texts is itself derivative from Britten's War Requiem and in a tip to multiculturalism also includes a Muslim call to prayer (somewhat pretentious in a Christian Mass, I think).
The performances are strong with the National Youth Choir remarkably polished for their age and experience. Jenkins conducts and one could say "over conducts"--as others have noted, the emphases seem a bit forced and many numbers end with a sudden staccato, an odd effect. The recording is the result of multiple takes in many different studios and the resultant mastering reflects this: The CD in no way sounds like an actual performance of the work. As John Lennon said of one Beatles album, "Play loud" and it's impressive.
One man's pastiche is another man's familiar favorite and despite the lack of orginality this Mass is likely to have enduring popularity.
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All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.Karl Jenkins's The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace is a departure from his Adiemus recordings into the more conventional territory of large-scale choral and orchestral writing, though his customary passion for mixing languages remains in full force with texts in English, Latin, and French. Jenkins has said that The Armed Man was inspired by the "L'Homme armé" masses that were popular in the 16th century, and he makes this debt clear with passages written in a neat pastiche of Palestrina-style renaissance polyphony. There are also echoes of earlier and later styles, including plainchant, medieval ballads, John Barry-style horn writing (think Goldfinger), and even a direct quote from Rigoletto (the choir imitates wind sounds at one point as in Act 3 of the Verdi opera). The smorgasbord manages to hold together, probably because Jenkins's obvious sincerity shines through every note. The London Philharmonic Orchestra plays beautifully, and treble Tristan Hambleton performs his solo with ethereal clarity. The National Youth Choir sings with vigor and accuracy, even if the young sopranos sound a little thin at the top of their range. If you liked the soundtrack to The Mission, this should press all the right buttons. --Warwick Thompson
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