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List Price: $16.98 | | Label: Gothic Records
Salesrank: 9226
Released: May 8, 2007 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Lux Aurumque Track Listing:
1. Strastnaya Sed'mista (Liturgy of Holy Week), for chorus, Op. 58: 7. Of Thy Mystical Supper
2. A Prayer of the Middle Ages, for chorus
3. O sacrum convivium, for choir
4. Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing, motet on the death of President Kennedy for chorus
5. Salvation Is Created (Spaséñiye sodélal), for choir, Op. 25/5
6. Hymn to the Creator of Light, for unaccompanied double choir
7. O Magnum Mysterium, for chorus
8. Lux aurumque, for chorus
9. Ave Maria, for chorus
10. Concerto for choir (Concerto for soprano & chorus): Complete This Work
11. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, for chorus, Op. 31: 12. We Hymn Thee
12. To God 'In Memoriam M.B.', for chorus & trumpet
13. Otche Nash (Our Father), for choir
Editorial Review:
"The Dale Warland Singers' intonation and clarity of choral texture do nothing less than amaze." -- American Choral Catalog
"Outstanding ensemble singing, highlighted by lovely legatos and unisons and by consistently sensitive sectional and group balances." -- ClassicsToday
"The seamless blend and rich sound of what is probably America's best chorus is on display." -- Seattle Weekly
The sequel to their beloved Cathedral Classics CD. Includes Morten Lauridsen's enormously popular O Magnum Mysterium. The program is a collection of cathedral masterpieces from various countries--Germany, England, Russia, Latvia, Russia, and the US. The final Dale Warland Singers CD recording before their disbandment in 2004. Within its first month, the Dale Warland Singers' previous release on Gothic (Harvest Home) became the label's best-selling CD ever, and hit Billboard's Top 20 Classical Chart. Based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, the group was recognized as one of the world's foremost a cappella choral ensembles. This forty-voice professional choir recently celebrated its thirty-first, and final, season of concerts, tours, radio broadcasts, and critically acclaimed recordings following the retirement of founder and director Dale Warland.
Lux Aurumque Reviews:
One farewell too many 
2009-09-06 - Stylistically I do love the serenity and depth of texture available in the modern choral repitoire; which is most of what you will get here. Problem is, in spite of some differences in compositional nuiance, it all sounds monotonously the same. Even comfort can eventually become irritating. After an hour of this disk it wasn't a fond farewell I was thinking of: this was more like policing up the trash before turning out the lights and closing the door.
Great recording of scarcely heard music 
2008-12-14 - This is a great final recording from one of America's finest choral groups. I think the strength of this recording is that it includes some great a cappella choral works not heard very often. It also includes some standards such as "Lux Arumque", "Salvation is Created", "Hymn to the Creator of Light" just to name a few. If there is a negative it's that the sopranos are a little out of balance with the rest of the choir. The only work I did not care for was "Complete This Work" by Schnittke. Perhaps it needs a larger choir to be effective, but I just don't think it works on this recording. Also, Robert Shaw's sensitive interpretation of Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium" remains the favoite for me. However, "To God" by Argento makes the disc worth owning just for this one track. Overall, a good addition to any serious choral library.
Outstanding performance
2008-01-07 - Wonderful CD by an impeccable group of singers; sad that it was their last album.
Stunning!
2007-11-10 - This album is fantastic. For years I have searched for the perfect recording of Salvation Is Created, and I believe the search is over. It is as close to perfection as humanly possible. This music is a must have. Whitacre's Lux Aurumque has long been a favorite, and this is the finest I have ever heard it performed. It is so well done that it transports the listener into a blissful, soul-searching world made entirely of sound. For me, these two are the highlights, but the remaining works are no less worthy of praise. The recording is crystal clear, and you may as well be standing in front of them.
Bravo!
Extraordinary
2007-09-17 - The Dale Warland Singers' recordings cannot be missed by lovers of choral music, nor by any lover of fine singing, and this one goes right to the top of the list. It stands, hand in hand with their "Cathedral Classics" (featuring tremendous performances of the Martin Mass and Howells Requiem), as superlative evidence of the marvelous achievements possible in a cappella choral singing. Various flaws can mar many ensembles' otherwise strong performances, but not here; this disc enthralled me as few others ever have. Solid, expert, tender throughout. The repertory is gorgeous, a fitting program for Warland's final offering. Just to name one piece, I've waited long for a great recording of Chesnokov's Spaseniye (Salvation is Created), and indeed this one may not be surpassed for a very long time. Listen to its softest moments: balance, precision, motion, phrase giving way to phrase... all of this and never failing to be beautiful. This harsh critic has rarely been so impressed; I wish, if only it were possible, that every fine work of choral music had been recorded by Warland and his extraordinary ensemble. Bravo.
