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Karl Jenkins: Stabat Mater
by: Karl Jenkins

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5099950028320
Label: EMI
Manufacturer: EMI
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: EMI
Release Date: March 10, 2008
Running Time: 62 minutes
Studio: EMI
Sales Rank: 485

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Worth it for the exquisite solos!
As a fan of "The Armed Man', 'Requiem' and 'This Land Of Ours', it's no wonder I listened to the CD prepared to be instantly blown away. However, at first I found it to be less inspired than the previous works, yet was delighted to find Jenkins was coming to my home town to conduct Stabat Mater, which I went to see last night.

It's true that the movements with more pace have the signature quirky rhythms we have come to expect from Karl Jenkins; yet the more contemplative movements are profound and poignant, particularly those featuring the amazing Belinda Sykes. Her Arabic singing and playing of the duduk (which I discovered last night is a recorder-sized instrument with a double reed) is nothing short of mesmerising, both on ... Read More:

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- Superb!
Some of the previous Reviews seem to imply that this is just Karl Jenkins again (Ho Hum). I wonder if they would say the same about Beethoven "Oh I've heard all nine Symphonies and they are all terribly Beethoven". Well yes and that is their glory as are the works of Karl Jenkins. I have sung both the 'Armed Man' and the 'Requiem' and both moved me beyond measure. I imagine that this will do the same when my Choral Society (inevitably) performs it. Like most Of Jenkins Music the first listening gives the result of "very nice but I am not sure what it's all about'. The second listening gets the juices flowing and by the third listening you are totally hooked. The harmonies of the Ave Verum and the use of Arabic for the Incantation are positively ... Read More:

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- Buy it - but you won't be surprised
Before you music snobs have a go and tell me that Jenkins is commercial and shallow, I don't expect you to even be reading this review. These notes are for listeners who already appreciate Jenkins and are wondering whether to buy this new album.

Stabat Mater builds on and has overtones of the more familiar works. But it isn't a step forward in the same way that The Armed Man was (and in my view, Jenkins will never write a better piece of music). What it certainly does do is deliver some real emotion. The album is based on a poem about how Mary felt as her son was crucified. I'm not religious, but I am a Dad. There are times when you listen to this piece where your thoughts will turn to your own children. Nothing can convey how a mother ... Read More:

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- An easy target
I heard this piece performed live last night, and my response is based both on the CD and that concert. My genuine reponse is probably the most frustrating of all - apathy. If this were exceptionally good or bad, I would be a lot happier. It is neither.

This is not classical music in any proper sense. It is easy-listening pseudo-classical music with fairly primitive, unimaginative orchestral writing. The vocal writing appears aimed mainly at amateur choirs. As has been noted elsewhere, by far the most interesting parts of this work are those from texts other than the Stabat Mater. The response to the texts in these parts speaks of a musician genuinely engaged. Unfortunately the remainder speaks of someone who has listened to too many orchestral ... Read More:

Rating:

- Another Classic
My favourite Karl Jenkins work has to be 'The Armed Man', however, I do also enjoy this new work very much. It has a range of different moods and transports the listener from one side of the world to another. Loads of classic Jenkins in this music, you can hear some of the inspiration coming from some of hie earlier works. However you can also hear new ideas and influences from his travels to Eastern Europe.

Overall, a very moving piece of music, one that I am sure will become very popular.

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