THE AMERICAN BOYCHOIR: Messe Basse

The American Boychoir

Messe Basse

© 2004 The American Boychoir (825346765020)

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The world renowned American Boychoir sings "Messe Basse" and "Messe des pauvres," two masses from Paris by Cesar Franck and Jean Catoire with little known organ works by Gabriel Faure and Erik Satie.

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"One of the best choirs in the world" - Christian Science Monitor

"...electrifying, by turns angelic and fierce..." - Newsday

"Achingly pure voices" - The Star-Ledger (New Jersey)

THE AMERICAN BOYCHOIR is the United States' premier concert boys' choir and one of the finest boychoirs in the world. Its members - boys in grades 4 through 8 - come from around the country to pursue a rigorous musical and academic curriculum at The American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey - the only non-sectarian boys'choir school in the country. The Choir regularly performs with major American and European orchestras, and maintains an active national and international touring schedule. The Boychoir has been extensively recorded and boradcast on radio and television, and has some forty commercial recordings to its name. For more information visit www.americanboychoir.org.

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  • EXCELLENT
    author: Christophe HENRY

    I heard once again this CD and I think I can rate it 5 stars.The work is excellent and there is no boychoir able to sing these pieces of music like that in France.

  • RARE PIECES
    author: Christophe HENRY (France)

    Gabriel FAURE and César FRANCK are well known as composers.Satie's piano's works are well known too.But who knows Jean CATOIRE and Satie's religious music,(even in France)?So thanks for this interesting recording.American Boychoir has a perfect homogeneous sound.It is important here because half pieces are sung in plain-song (monody).The music is sung by teenagers (not children) and it is the reason why the sound is powerful.The record is technically good:acoustic and balance between the organ and the choir.

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