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Hallelujah! Great Choral Classics
Harry T. (Henry) Burleigh, William Clayton, Cesar Franck
Hallelujah! Great Choral Classics
Genres: Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical
 
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A touch of the holy
Kendal B. Hunter | Provo, UT United States | 11/25/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a nice CD that serves as an overview of mostly baroque choral pieces by one of my favorite choirs. One of the advantages of this CD it that it allows you to compare Beethoven's "Hallelujah Chorus" with the more famous Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus." I think that Beethoven's starts out better, but Handel's is, overall, far superior.They do a remarkable job singing the Humming Chorus, an absolutely oddball piece of classical music, reminiscent of the Magic Flute's Papageno singing with the padlock on his mouth! No, there is nothing wrong with your hi-fi; the choir is just humming the music.The choir does a magnificent job signing the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which, along with Messiah's Hallelujah Chorus, is one of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's signature pieces.They did an exceptional job of transferring the old analogue recordings to CD, so there is minimal hiss and fading.This is great music for Sunday, or for Easter and Christmas. It is nice to have a touch of the holy in your life, if not for a day, at least for a few minutes."