The Czech composer Leos Janácek was an atheist, but commissions and other opportunities to write religious music interested him as ways to realize aspects of his pan-Slavic musical vision. The collection of works on this third in Chandos' series of orchestral Janácek releases makes sense, for the composer's sacred music, from the mighty Glagolitic Mass down to small commissions, stands somewhat aside stylistically from the rest of his oeuvre. The highlight here is the Glagolitic Mass, so named for the alphabet in which this ...
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The Czech composer Leos Janácek was an atheist, but commissions and other opportunities to write religious music interested him as ways to realize aspects of his pan-Slavic musical vision. The collection of works on this third in Chandos' series of orchestral Janácek releases makes sense, for the composer's sacred music, from the mighty Glagolitic Mass down to small commissions, stands somewhat aside stylistically from the rest of his oeuvre. The highlight here is the Glagolitic Mass, so named for the alphabet in which this Old Church Slavonic adaptation of the traditional mass was written out. The work has a grand sweep through choral polyphony, a virtuoso organ solo (sample the work of Thomas Trotter on track 7, and you may find it worth the admission price by itself), a variety of folk melodies and rhythms, and a grandly operatic treatment of the "Credo." The work's dramatic gestures are beautifully realized by the rich voices of soprano Sara Jakubiak and mezzo-soprano Susan Bickley, who serve as...
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