Come Home: Rediscovering Old American Hymns (2005)

The Internet or store-shelf browser faces several obstacles upon encountering this disc. One would be sheer skepticism as to whether members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, a group dedicated to the cultivation of an art form that came to America from foreign shores, could connect with the pure American hymns contained on the disc. Skepticism may deepen on looking at the back cover blurb, which contains the absurd statement that "it seems that this music might slip into oblivion" -- if anyone had bothered to venture beyond ... Read More

The Internet or store-shelf browser faces several obstacles upon encountering this disc. One would be sheer skepticism as to whether members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, a group dedicated to the cultivation of an art form that came to America from foreign shores, could connect with the pure American hymns contained on the disc. Skepticism may deepen on looking at the back cover blurb, which contains the absurd statement that "it seems that this music might slip into oblivion" -- if anyone had bothered to venture beyond the five boroughs, it would soon have become clear that the music is very much alive in churches like the white-clapboard country edifice pictured on the front. Elvis Presley, for Jah's sake, recorded several of these pieces. The good news is that the performances are straightforward and musical, and anyone who owns the Elvis Hymns album will enjoy this one, too.The album's "rediscovering old American hymns" subtitle isn't very helpful (or accurate). The distinctive feature of the... Read Less

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2006, MSR Classics UPC: 681585115725 CD See All