In the 1990s, Matthew Best and his Corydon Singers' made a series of mostly fabulous recordings of great works in the choral repertoire. There were magnificent recordings of Brahms' motets and Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, and a recording of Bruckner's motets that still stands as one of the best available accounts of those rapturous pieces. Unfortunately, Best and the Corydon Singers did their finest work in small works. Their recording of Beethoven's Mass in C major, for example, was disappointing, as is this ...
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In the 1990s, Matthew Best and his Corydon Singers' made a series of mostly fabulous recordings of great works in the choral repertoire. There were magnificent recordings of Brahms' motets and Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, and a recording of Bruckner's motets that still stands as one of the best available accounts of those rapturous pieces. Unfortunately, Best and the Corydon Singers did their finest work in small works. Their recording of Beethoven's Mass in C major, for example, was disappointing, as is this reissue of Bruckner's Te Deum and Mass in D minor. Though the singers do their usual fine work -- articulation is clear, balance translucent, tone warm, and expression earnest, and Best does his best -- he has a keen sense of proportion, and he keeps things moving along even during the contemplative moments. There is a sense of strain that is all but palpable throughout, because neither the Corydon Singers nor the Corydon Orchestra appear to have the strength and numbers to fulfill the...
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