As a great friend of the duo Marshall & Alexander (baritone and tenor) that each musical genre operate so wonderful first class, I was a bit skeptical: Sacred Music? Since I did not have any access honest .... until the day when I heard this CD: that was something great, indescribable, that touches me and has taken into another world. Since it did not matter that the lyrics do not really all told me something, because the voices of artists, your passion for this music that is unmistakable in every single note, and these incredible compositions, cut in impressively on the singers, wonderful arrangements , have overwhelmed me. "Götterfunken" My companion was in many ways, in many situations, comforted and raised me underline in very bad hours and my joy of life, in good times. I did not think that Marshall & Alexander would really want to risk it, then to produce a second plant of its kind. Something so big to beat ..eigentlich impossible! ?? But I was the first known of this project are confident that you will succeed, inspire me to this time.
After information about the song selection is now so here also the first hearing of the paradisum course, can not give a real impression of the work. Elsewhere, there are a video shown on the really impressive excerpts of the work on this great project and are listening. There remains a formally off the air, and the heart applauds .... much love and dedication of some of the many participants coming over there. A very successful foretaste of the ineffable sound experience that gives us the singers and musicians, sometimes accompanied by opera and children's choir, and, and, and ... have on this CD has to offer.
Since spiritual songs we encounter that everyone knows (Great God we praise you), as well as Beethoven's setting of a poem by Chr. Fürchtgott Gellert (The heavens declare), or Schubert's Lullaby (Mille Cherubini in Coro). All this will naturally harmonize with a piece from Handel's Rinaldo (already one of my favorites: Lascia Chio Pianga) to the (set to music by Wagner) 1. Wesendonck poem (The angel) or with Blessed are those who suffer persecution ... a piece from the musical drama "The Evangelimann" by W. Kienzl. An Islamic Beetgesang and the Jewish Yom Kippur prayer of repentance and asking for forgiveness "Avinu Malkeinu" (unlike on the special edition of the spark of the gods ... well 2-note) bring more world-religion effortlessly as a whole under: intercultural, limitless ... International will then even with the American version of the Lord's Prayer - "The Lord's Prayer" or "Oh Good Beyond All Praising". All guarantees absolute goose bumps pieces if you of these masters of their craft (trained classical voices) are sung. I am pleased, on the inimitable interpretations of Marshall & Alexander, whose voices simply quite wonderful complement, support and fuse together, always a charm that has no equal in vain.
So I find it is an absolute necessity, put you to all this music to my heart, not because I am personally very grateful that these two artists have brought so close to me that music! I feel this is an absolute enrichment of my life. That's what I wish you all well. Treat yourself to this experience and make your own wonderful experiences with it.
In short:
15 wonderful compositions immortal composer, again perfectly tailored by Richard Whilds to this very exceptional singer: a heavenly pleasure for body, heart and soul, if one is willing to wholly embrace it.
"Paradisum" is not a continuation of the "divine spark", but a (Next) leadership in a truly heavenly music world! One would have this album can not better titling and open.
As of November, there is the way back an extensive tour of Germany's churches that goes straight on in the New Year. Corresponding tickets under the Christmas tree, the CD to match this are guaranteed a gift that conjures radiant eyes. I go but to play it safe and give me even the CD immediately and the first concert in autumn ;-)! Götterfunken (Jewel Case)
