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Donald Scarinci:
>I have Bach's Mass in B Minor by Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony
>Orchestra and Chamber Chorus on the Telarc label. Any thoughts on this
>piece?
Yeah. It's great. Shaw's happens to be one of my favorite recordings -
though not as favorite as the one he did way back when for RCA with the
Robert Shaw Chorale. I especially like the way he uses, in effect, three
vocal ensembles: the soloists, the massed group, and the "concertato"
choir. This gets a gorgeous variety of choral sound and it sets off
structure besides.
There are those who prefer a more "monumental" b-minor, but not me. Those
recordings tend to remind me of elephants trying to make it through bogs.
To me, Bach dances, even here.
Shakin' awesome goo.
Steve Schwartz
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