Product Description Renaissance--Music for Inner Peace is a beautiful collection of music for revival and relaxation from across five centuries. Featured in this selective collection are the sublime "Agnus Dei", by Barber, "Miserere" by Allegri, "If Ye Love Me" by Tallis and many more. .co.uk This new release is somewhat mistitled: while most of the pieces are, in fact, from the Renaissance (or early Baroque), there are works here also by Samuel Barber, Poulenc, John Tavener, Bruckne,r and Gorecki. What they all have in common is their beauty and serenity. Perhaps the CDs subtitle, "Music for Inner Peace," also refers to a type of renaissance, i.e., spiritual re-birth: in which case, they're right on the money. The Sixteen, led by Harry Christophers, is one of the greatest proponents of this sort of choral music in the world, and they don't disappoint here: The Allegri "Miserere," with its wickedly beautiful ascent to high C by soprano soloist, is ravishing; Barber's own arrangement of his "Adagio for strings" for chorus (1967) is polyphony at its most "renaissance" without actually being so, and Gorecki's "Totos Tuus" is otherworldly in it mysticism. The selections by Byrd, Tomkins, et al., are, like the others, impeccably performed. Even an early piece by contemporary composer John Tavener, normally the master of excruciatingly pretentiousness, is lovely. This recording is a gem. --Robert Levine
A**E
Medatitive music.
This is a truly delightful CD, I am not going to be bored with this one. It is a mix of different composers, but this does not matter. It is absolutely soothing, and can be used for meditation. I am looking forward to letting my almost 3yr.old grandson listen to this. He responds well to choral music, and indeed sings to himself. I used to play classical music (radio mostly) for his mother when she was very small, and it worked a treat to getting her off to sleep, or just ly in her cot and listen. By the time she was 5 she asked "to play one of those" - a violin; which she did. Well worth purchasing.
S**D
Beautiful!
This is a lovely choral album and I have listened to it over and over. If you like sacred choral music, this is a must have. Thoroughly enjoying it!
H**E
listening and relaxing
Although this may not be everyone's choice if music. It is a lovely recording and very tranquil. Have heard Harry Christopher's Sixteen a few times and they always delight.
L**6
Sublime!
I certainly needed some inner peace trying to work out how to download this onto my MP3 player.......the joys of technology!This album was the reward for my perseverance and I indeed felt wonderfully peaceful once I finally got there. The voices are beautiful, the music is beautiful and the album cover is beautiful.....what more could one ask for. :)!
M**N
ah, peace perfect peace
i am not a religious person and actually bought this cd for my wife,BUT, just listen and allow the beauty of the voices to carry you away,forget the washing up !!the purists insist that a lot of the music is not renaissance and that is true but when it is as beautiful as this who cares ??
L**S
Five Stars
great album price quick delivery
E**D
Four Stars
Good.
D**S
Helps you sleep
My favourite among the recorded works of The Sixteen. I particularly like to listen to it in bed - not because it makes me fall asleep but because I sleep better after the restful experience of listening to it.
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