Sacred Treasures II: Choral Masterworks from the Sistine Chapel
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Brand: Heart Beat RecordsComposer: Vladimir Ivanoff
Composer: Gregorio Allegri
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-06-22
Music Label: Hearts of Space
Soundtracks:
- Miserere: Miserere Mei
- Miserere: Et Secundum
- Miserere: Amplius
- Miserere: Tibi Soli
- Miserere: Ecce Enim
- Miserere: Asperges Me
- Miserere: Averte Faciem
- Miserere: Cor Mundum
- Miserere: Danza I
- Miserere: Quoniam Si Voluisses
- Miserere: Tunc Acceptabis
- Miserere: Sofferenza
- Miserere: Tunc Imponent
- Miserere: Danza II
Music reviews of Sacred Treasures II: Choral Masterworks from the Sistine Chapel
Music Review: The first version I heard...
Rating: 5 Stars
I was introduced to this in a roundabout way. While taking a class in Buddhism, a group of us had gone over to the teacher's house to learn about Vipasyana meditation. At his house was this gorgeous music playing in the background. It was the original Sacred Treasures volume from Hearts of Space. I went out the next day and couldn't find it but found this volume instead.
I was blown away. It was some of the most beautiful music I had ever heard. I loved the chorus, the mystique of the music, the slow, almost timeless pace and, yes, even the brass. I knew nothing of the background (though there is some good background on the piece in the liner notes).
As far as I know this is the entire piece with five extra compositions woven into the piece and thus its "metamorphosis". I have been listening to it over and over as of late for some reason; I think I have tired of the overabundance of music from all fronts in all forms of media. This one has the power to slow me down into a meditative state.
I do have the Misere portion from this work as performed by the Tallis Scholars and do recognize the differences now. The Tallis Scholars version is spellbinding as a strictly choral piece as it was originally written and performed. I recommend that one as well.
However, this piece stands on its own if you open your mind a little and allow it to speak for itself. Sometimes we kill music by our expectations.
Description of Sacred Treasures II: Choral Masterworks from the Sistine Chapel
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.As with its predecessor, Sacred Treasures II lifts the spirits, warms the soul, and soothes the mind. With reverence, world music composer-conductor Vladimir Ivanoff invigorates the classic Holy Week psalm "Miserere," composed in the 17th century by Roman master composer Gregorio Allegori. Ivanoff extends Allegori's venerable nine-piece offering of contrition with five original tracks. In this manner, Ivanoff not only brings this astounding work to a new audience, but also builds on what has historically been the improvisational nature of the work, with Allegori's masterpiece originally modeled on that of Costanzo Festus. Recorded in a German cathedral, Ivanoff's "Metamorphoses" stars a stunning brass section, which provides near perfect balance to the extraordinary Gregorian styled harmonizing of the Onasbrück Boys Chorus. Sacred Treasures II is a magnificent feat: at once haunting, heartbreaking, and heavenly. --Paige La Grone
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