Bernstein: Mass

Amazon.com While critics at the 1971 premiere found the work derivative and even tasteless, audiences loved this ardent, resourceful, somewhat brazen, ultimately moving Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers. Leonard Bernstein's affinity for his public and for the age in which he lived enabled him to successfully outfit his Mass with a stylish mix of contemporary and ancient modes--rock, jazz, electronic music, Gregorian chant--and place it in a context somewhere between Broadway and opera. Though it lacks the visual component of a live performance, the work holds up well on this Bernstein-led recording, the only complete version on disc. From the popular "Simple Song" to the Stravinskian rhythmic devices and abundant, memorable melodies, the vital creative force of Bernstein is never absent. --David Vernier
ASIN: B0000029XM
VSKU: HBSV.B0000029XM.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Alan Titus|Barbara Williams|Carl Hall|Dudley Williams|Benjamin Rayson|Leonard Bernstein|Berkshire Boy Choir|Norman Scribner Choir|Ed Dixon
Binding: Audio cd
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Condition Notes: Discs is in good condition and comes in original case with original artwork.