"These two remarkable works were originally issued on two separate records
when they were a pioneering enterprise on Saga's behalf. Via Crucis is one of Liszt's most extraordinary compositions
laconic
inward
searching and uncompromising. It makes its gestures succinctly
never developing anything
moving 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
more appealing work
if not so fiercely original...Both works should be more widely known. Gordon Thorne directs a beautiful
idiomatic pair of performances
and there is some penetrating organ playing from Francis Jackson" (Gramophone)
In 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. Brand: Alto
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