Review by mwagner1962 May 14, 2005 (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
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Well,
I am going to have to agree partially with the previous review. I do not find the sonics to be too bad, but I am going to dump on this one for one single reason.....where are the earth shattering basso profundo's????
I mean, come on. When I listen to this piece, I want my teeth vibrating in my head when the basses get cranking. I heard "Vespers" live a few years ago here in Austin when a group from St. Petersburg performed. I swear, the rafters were vibrating with almost sub harmonic tones.
I am going to pick one single track to show...Track #5 (Cantique de Simeon)....in the last part, the basses descend to truly Stygian depths, a pedal Bb (or 2.5 ledger lines) beneath the bass clef staff....here on this SACD, they simply disappear. Even on Rostropovitch's rather yucky Erato redbook the basses let it rip.
As for sound, I do not have the issues that the previous reviewer has. While the sonics are not stunning, neither are they dismal. Some of the louder sections get a little edgy with the sopranos, but overall, sonics are good overall.
I am going to soon order the PentaTone SACD of the St. Petersburg Chamber Choir (I am not sure if the group I heard locally is the same group or not) so it will be fun to compare performances, especially in the basso profundo section!!!!!
My $.02!!!!
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