Danielpour: An American Requiem
$11.98 – $16.98
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Carl St. Clair, conductor
Pacific Chorale
John Alexander, Artistic Director
Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano), Hugh Smith (tenor), Mark Oswald (baritone)
The Absolute Sound Golden Ear Award 2002
SoundStage Best Audiophile Recordings of 2002
We were recently honored to be chosen to record and produce the premiere recording of an exciting new work by American composer Richard Danielpour, AN AMERICAN REQUIEM, which is dedicated to the lives lost on September 11. It was commissioned and premiered by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra and the 150-voice Pacific Chorale. The “Prof.” Johnson HDCD recording was made with the original cast in Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, California, home of the Pacific Symphony. Be among the first to experience this compelling new work!
On This Recording
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DANIELPOUR: An American REQUIEM
- Introit: Requiem –Vigil I –Kyrie
- Dies Irae
- Vigil II –Lacrimosa –Pie Jesu
- Sanctus
- Benedictus
- Lay This Body Down– Agnus Dei
- Libera Me –Not in Our Time
- Lux Aeterna
Reviews:
“At the summit of his art, Richard Danielpour is one of the cream of contemporary composers…This religious opus is both magnificent and eloquent. I consider it a gift to have been asked to review it.” —Lessard, UHF Magazine
“A deeply-felt, well-crafted and often moving piece that undoubtedly deserves wider recognition and that is well worth more than the occasional hearing.” —Hubert Culot, MusicWeb International
“This new composition is a musical masterpiece, a powerful and moving work.” –Peter Moncrieff, International Audio Review
“The recording is typical Professor Johnson: detailed, rich, immediate. The soundstage incredibly deep and wide.” —Bill Brooks, SSoundstage!
“All [the participants] are touching and intensely involved in projecting the pain and healing inherent in such a work …Danielpour [is] tender and tasteful, and you can’t knock that as a way to memorialize the sufferings of last year.” —Stephanie von Buchau, San Francisco Examiner
“The spooky, otherworldly opening movement will apeal to a wide spectrum of listeners, and once he gets our interest, Danielpour never lets go. The HDCD recording is a gem, which sounds stunning when played at lifelike volume. An American Requiem is the first accessible, musically commendable new setting of these timeless words that I have heard in years. All concerned should be proud of this recording.” —JOHN HIGGINS, A/Vguide.com
“Danielpour certainly does know how to burn a barn, and he draws a huge sound from the orchestra with some downright brilliant scoring. The recording has great energy, with an appropriate and effective ‘cast of thousands’ sound.” —Daniel Felsenfeld, ClassicsToday.com
