{"product_id":"liszt-via-crucis-missa-choralis","title":"LISZT: Via Crucis; Missa Choralis","description":"\u003cli\u003e\"These two remarkable works were originally issued on two separate records\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ewhen they were a pioneering enterprise on Saga's behalf. Via Crucis is one of Liszt's most extraordinary compositions\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003elaconic\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003einward\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003esearching and uncompromising. It makes its gestures succinctly\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003enever developing anything\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003emoving forward swiftly yet with a sense of complete timelessness. Some of the harmony is far ahead of anything achieved even by Wagner (who acknowledged his harmonic indebtedness to Liszt). The Missa Choralis is a smoother\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003emore appealing work\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eif not so fiercely original...Both works should be more widely known. Gordon Thorne directs a beautiful\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eidiomatic pair of performances\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eand there is some penetrating organ playing from Francis Jackson\" (Gramophone)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn advance of Liszt's 200th birthday, Musical Concepts is proud to present a collection of sacred music by the composer, Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) and Missa Choralis (the Choral Mass). The BBC Northern Singers are superb on this disc, giving the works the sensitive treatment they demand, and Francis Jackson masters the organ.\u003cbr\u003eBrand: Alto","brand":"Alto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39888038625489,"sku":"EZFB005IY3BU4","price":22.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/1227\/1313\/products\/1rb005iy3bu4er1000.jpg?v=1625552383","url":"https:\/\/edealszone.com\/products\/liszt-via-crucis-missa-choralis","provider":"edealszone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}