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Bernstein: Mass | 
| Artists: Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children's Chorus, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Creators: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Schwartz
Label: NAXOS AMERICAN
Category: Music
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 3777
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 8559622-23
UPC: 636943962220
EAN: 0636943962220
ASIN: B002ED6VCW
Release Date: August 25, 2009
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 1. Devotion before the Mass. Antiphon. Kyrie eleison (Pre-recorded tape no. | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 1. Devotion before the Mass. Hymn and Psalm. A Simple Song | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 1. Devotion before the Mass. Responsory. Alleluia (Pre-recorded tape no. 2) | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 2. First Introit (Rondo). Prefatory Prayers | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 2. First Introit (Rondo). Thrice-Triple Canon. Dominus vobiscum | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 3. Second Introit. In nomine Patris (Pre-recorded tape no. 3) | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 3. Second Introit. Prayer for the Congregation (Chorale. Almighty Father) | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 3. Second Introit. Epiphany (Pre-recorded tape no. 4) | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 4. Confession. Confiteor | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 4. Confession. Trope. I Don't Know | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 4. Confession. Trope. Easy | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 5. Meditation No. 1 | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 6. Gloria. Gloria Tibi | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 6. Gloria. Gloria in Excelsis | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 6. Gloria. Trope. Half of the People | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 6. Gloria. Trope. Thank you | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 7. Meditation No. 2 | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 8. Epistle. The Word of the Lord | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 9. Gospel-Sermon. God Said | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 10. Credo. Credo in unum Deum (Pre-recorded tape no. 5) | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 10. Credo. Trope. Non Credo / Crucifixus (Pre-recorded tape no. 6) | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 10. Credo. Trope. Hurry / Sedet ad dexteram Patris (Pre-recorded tape no. 7) | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 10. Credo. Trope. World without End / Et in Spiritum Sanctum (Pre-recorded t | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 10. Credo. Trope. I Believe in God | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 11. Meditation No. 3 (De profundis, Part 1) | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 12. Offertory (De profundis, Part 2) |
Disc 2
| • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 13. The Lord's Prayer | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 13. The Lord's Prayer. Trope. I Go On | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 14. Sanctus | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 15. Agnus Dei | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 16. Fraction. Things Get Broken | | • | Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers: Part 17. Pax. Communion (Secret Songs) |
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Product Description
When Leonard Bernstein was asked by Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis to compose the inaugural work
for the opening of The John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., he
wrote: 'The Mass is also an extremely dramatic
event in itself it even suggests a theater work.'
Premiered on September 8, 1971, with additional words by Stephen Schwartz of
Godspell fame, Mass is a remarkable, visionary work with a kaleidoscope of musical
styles that touches on themes of political protest, existential crisis and religious
faith lost and found. Featuring Marin Alsop conducting the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra and soloist Jubilant Sykes.
Album Description
When Leonard Bernstein was asked by Jackie O to compose the inaugural work for the opening of the J.F. Kennedy Center for performing arts in Wash. D.C. Maestro Bernstein wrote: "The Mass is also an extremely dramatic event in itself- it even suggests a theater work."
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Is Mass Out? November 12, 2009
Keith O. Harmon (Kansas City, MO United States)
No. But your ties on crooked! That was Ruth Gordon's favorite "naughty" joke circa 1911. Well this Mass is out and it is the best! There is no curtain line between the performers and the music. The listener is in the mix from start to finish and what a payoff. If you are spiritually deprived the sheer robust beauty of the work will give you a lift. If you're still hoping for a better world Jubilant Sykes, the Baltimore Symphony and Marin Alsop conducting will bring you one for an hour and a half at a budget price.
 All that glitters is not gold. November 5, 2009
Kenneth C. Larter
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
A life long fondness for the music of Leonard Bernstein led to high expectations regarding his Mass. Despite the attractive packaging the music itself is a parody; a largely cacophonous, irreverent musical mess. My youngest son, overhearing the piece, called it "crap" and turned it off. Sadly, I agreed. It has since been thrown in the trash.
Gift October 14, 2009
Tony Earl (Seattle, WA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I preordered it as a gift for someone who loves Bernstein's Mass as far as when Bernstein himself did it. What little I've been blessed to hear was, well, a blessing. Good stuff played with heart, skill homed over a lifetime, and passionate love of the music. Is it different from the only other one I have heard? Yes. Also sound quality is stunning just by itself. Buy it.
 Great recording of a flawed piece October 5, 2009
Fred Applegate (New York, NY)
This a wonderful, joyful, heartfelt performance, and recorded well. It is still a piece that I want to love more than I do. It is hard to imagine a better argument in it's favor, however, and I'm glad I bought it. I've made my own "highlights" disc so I can skip the parts I really don't get. To each their own, but it is a good recording.
Alsop aces the Bernstein Mass October 1, 2009
James F. Harrington (Nashville, TN)
Marin Alsop's reading of the controversial Bernstein Mass is precisely what we've come to expect from the Baltimore Symphony's outstanding maestro: fresh, vibrant, cathartic, and empathic.
The mass itself, more vernacular and theatrical than liturgical, is a hit-or-miss piece, but for those who love Bernstein and/or his famous Mass, you will find this to be a top-quality interpretation and recording. The recording is sonically robust and clean, and features inspired performances from Jubilant Sykes (baritone); Asher Edward Wulfman (boy soprano); the Morgan State University Choir, under the direction and preparation of Dr. Eric Conway; and the Peabody Children's Chorus, directed by Doreen Falby.
Certainly a top-tier recording of this popular American work!
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