A revelation when it was first released in 1969, Newell Jenkins' superb recording of Joseph Martin Kraus' magnificent Funeral Cantata for Gustav III with the Clarion Concert Orchestra & Chorus is unfortunately still a revelation for the simple reason that there has only been one recording of Kraus' Funeral Cantata since 1969. And although Stefan Parkman's 1987 recording is a wonderful addition to the slender Kraus' catalog, for Jenkins' performers, the work itself is a revelation. The soloists -- a Swede, a Finn, a ...
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A revelation when it was first released in 1969, Newell Jenkins' superb recording of Joseph Martin Kraus' magnificent Funeral Cantata for Gustav III with the Clarion Concert Orchestra & Chorus is unfortunately still a revelation for the simple reason that there has only been one recording of Kraus' Funeral Cantata since 1969. And although Stefan Parkman's 1987 recording is a wonderful addition to the slender Kraus' catalog, for Jenkins' performers, the work itself is a revelation. The soloists -- a Swede, a Finn, a Norwegian, and an American -- sing with passionate conviction. The New York orchestra and chorus play and sing with ardent enthusiasm. And Newell Jenkins conducts with an overpowering compulsion born of the unshakeable faith in the greatness of the music. Vanguard's stereo recording was terrific in its time and sounds even better in this tremendous 1997 digital remastering. ~ James Leonard, Rovi
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Seller's Description:
New. Size: 5x4x0; This rare CD is still sealed in plastic and has a Tower Records sticker on the front cover. It features music that Kraus wrote for the funeral of his patron, King Gustav III of Sweden. A beautiful CD.