Golijov: La Pasión según San Marcos CD/DVD Deluxe Edition
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Composer: Osvaldo GolijovConductor: María Guinand
Orchestra: Orquesta La Pasión
Performer: Biella Da Costa
Performer: Jessica Rivera
Performer: Reynaldo González-Fernandez
Performer: Gioconda Cabrera
Performer: Manolo Mairena
Performer: Alex Alvear
Performer: Schola Cantorum de Venezuela
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2010-03-23
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Visión: Bautismo en la Cruz (Vision: Baptism on the Cross)
- Danza del Pescador Pescado (Dance of the Ensnared Fisherman)
- Primer Anuncio (First Announcement)
- Segundo Anuncio (Second Announcement)
- Tercer Anuncio: En Fiesta No (Third Announcement: Not on the Feast Day)
- Dos DÃas(Two Days)
- Unción en Betania (The Anointment in Bethany)
- ¿Por qué? (Why?)
- Oración Lucumà (Aria con Grillos) (Lukumi Prayer (Aria with Crickets))
- El Primer DÃa (The First Day )
- Judas - El Cordero Pascual (The Paschal Lamb)
- Quisiera Yo Renegar (Aria de Judas) (I wish to forswear (Aria of Judas))
- EucaristÃa (The Eucharist )
- Demos Gracias (We Give Thanks to the Lord)
- En el Monte de los Olivos (On the Mount of Olives)
- Cara a Cara (Face to Face)
- En Getsemanà (In Gethsemane)
- AgonÃa (Aria de Jesús) (Agony (Aria of Jesus))
- Arresto - Danza de la Sábana Blanca (The Arrest - Dance of the White Sheet)
- Ante Caifás (Before Caiaphas)
- Soy yo (Confesión) (I am (Confession))
- Escarnio y Negación (Scorn and Denial)
- Desgarro de la Túnica (Tearing of the Garment)
- Lúa descolorida (Aria de las lágrimas de Pedro) Colorless Moon (Aria of Peter's Tears)
- Amanecer: Ante Pilato (Morning: Before Pilate)
- Silencio (Silence)
- Sentencia (Sentence)
- Comparsa al Gólgotha - Danza de la Sábana Púrpura - Manto Sagrado (Parade: To Golgotha - Dance of the Holy Purple Robe)
- Crucifixión (Crucifixion)
- Muerte (Death)
- Kadish
Music reviews of Golijov: La Pasión según San Marcos CD/DVD Deluxe Edition
Music Review: A five-star work no matter how you slice it!
Rating: 5 Stars
There are some tough critics out there, lamenting the sound and excitement of the original recording of Golijov's "Pasión". I admit I came late to the game. I have not heard the Hanssler version of the work, which may indeed reflect a better performance as some have said. If I had unlimited funds, I'd get both versions of this fantastic work.
But I don't, so I chose this DG set, which provides both a studio recording (the first ever) and a DVD version of a live performance. And judging this set on its own merits, I just can't see how it could deserve anything less than five stars. It is spectacular.
The CDs show outstanding recording quality, of course, and a performance that had me plenty excited. Coming to the CD performance with few expectations, just open curiosity, I was floored by the energy and power, as well as by the significance of the work, whose broad appeal is sure to open new doors and new audiences for "classical" music in general.
The CD/DVD combination has a clear advantage in terms of understanding and appreciating what Golijov has done. It is a strongly visual work, especially considering elements like the three dances, the choreography of the chorus, and the Afro-Latin gospel atmosphere imparted by the costumes. As another reviewer rightly points out, the lack of subtitles in the DVD is a major shortcoming -- the biggest and most obvious in the set. However, I found that reading along in the libretto, included in the booklet, did not totally ruin the experience.
Just listening to the CDs, I had a hard time trying to figure which singer was portraying Jesus, St Mark, Judas, and the other characters. The DVD helped in understanding that the roles really are not assigned to specific singers. Golijov's vision was that the voices should be those of "the people" -- so the parts of Jesus and all the other characters are sung sometimes by men, sometimes by women, always by different people.
Just for the record, I realize that speed is not the same as passion, but the performance on these CDs comes in at 1:24:31, while the Hanssler is a somewhat slower 1:25:21, according to the time published at amazon.co.uk. Of course, this DG version includes some revisions by Golijov, and I'm not sure how those affect the total time. The performance on the DVD, excluding non-musical content at the start and end, totals 1:24:48.
I look forward to hearing the Hanssler someday, but in the meantime it's hard to recommend this set highly enough. It has two great performances -- although it is true that the CD version is a bit more "established" sounding. The DVD makes this the one to get. You have to see La Pasión at least once, the experience is incomplete otherwise.
Description of Golijov: La Pasión según San Marcos CD/DVD Deluxe Edition
Regarded as one of the greatest works of the first decade of this century, Osvaldo Golijov's thrilling work is a unique chronicle of the Passion of St. Mark. It combines multiple influences and relies heavily on voices and percussion in styles familiar in Cuba and Brazil. The work was hailed as ground-breaking at its 2000 world-premiere and continues to inspire new audiences. "The Passion According to St. Mark is by turns a classical Passion (following in the footsteps of Bach) and crosscultural fiesta, incorporating traditional Western choral singing with Afro-Cuban beats, tango and Brazilian capoeira. This piece turns the traditional Passion on its head and gives it a spin or two. It's a brilliant reminder that classical music isn't a dead-white-guys-only world."--NPR This all-new studio recording includes recent revisions by the composer and re-unites the forces that were used at the world-premiere performance. In addition to the 2-CD audio recording, a DVD filmed at the 2008 Holland Festival gives the complete visual impact of this work in this deluxe package.Classical CDs
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