Mass | 
 enlarge | Creators: Joseph Wilens, Michael Wilens, John Beal, Juan Ramirez, Donald Maccourt, Vince Ellin, Al Regnie, Merlin Petroff, Phil Bashor, Leonard Bernstein, Henry Jaramillo, Herbert Harris, Rick Cutler, Claudia Anderson, Thomas Kay, James Mitchell, Scott Kuney, Faith Carmin, Carl Bianchi
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 2927
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 1
MPN: 63089
UPC: 746463089298
EAN: 0074646308929
ASIN: B0000029XM
Release Date: October 28, 1997
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | I. Devotions Before Mass - 1.: Antiphon: Kyrie eleison | | • | I. Devotions Before Mass - 2.: Hymn and Psalm: A Simple Song | | • | I. Devotions Before Mass - 3.: Responsory: Alleluia | | • | II. First Introit (Rondo) - 1.: Prefatory Prayers | | • | II. First Introit (Rondo) - 2.: Thrice-Triple Canon: Dominus vobiscum | | • | III. Second Introit - 1.: In nomine Patris | | • | III. Second Introit - 2.: Prayer for the Congregation (Chorale: Almighty Father) | | • | III. Second Introit - 3.: Epiphany | | • | IV. Confession - 1.: Confiteor | | • | Mass: IV. Confession; 2. Trope: 'I Don't Know' | | • | IV. Confession - 3.: Trope: Easy | | • | V. Meditation No. 1: Orchestra alone | | • | Mass: VI. Gloria; 1. Gloria Tibi | | • | VI. Gloria - 2.: Gloria in excelsis | | • | VI. Gloria - 3.: Trope: Half of the People | | • | VI. Gloria - 4.: Trope: Thank You | | • | VII. Meditation No. 2: Orchestra alone | | • | VIII. Epistle: The Word of the Lord | | • | IX. Gospel-Sermon: God Said |
Disc 2
| • | Mass: X. Credo: 3. Trope: 'Hurry' | | • | X. Credo - 1.: Credo in unum Deum | | • | X. Credo - 2.: Trope: Non Credo | | • | X. Credo - 3.: Trope: Hurry | | • | X. Credo - 4.: Trope: World Without End | | • | X. Credo - 5.: Trope: I Believe in God | | • | XI. Meditation No. 3: (De profundis, part 1) | | • | XII. Offertory: (De profundis, part 2) | | • | XIII. The Lord's Prayer - 1.: Our Father... | | • | XIII. The Lord's Prayer - 2.: Trope: I Go On | | • | XV. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei... | | • | XVI. Fraction: Things Get Broken | | • | XVII. Pax: Communion: Secret Songs |
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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
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| Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding May 23, 2007
bayou ben
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An excellent cd sung in english with a libretto to guide you. This two cd set is very much worth owning and is conducted by the composer. It is not like the usual mass in that it employs two orchestras, singers, dancers and two choruses.
 An embarrassment May 17, 2007
Lady Prudence (New York)
3 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is one of the biggest embarrassments of Bernstein's career. In the late 60s/early 70s, everyone was trying to make Catholicism "hip and cool and relevant" in an attempt to appeal to the youth culture of that time. That's why we have time pieces like Jesus Christ Superstar and songs like "Put Your Hand in the Hand" -- a song which would fit nicely here, by the way, so you get the picture. The fact that Bernstein is Jewish, and therefore non-Catholic, didn't seem to deter or bother anyone involved in this ridiculous project. With its dippy-hippy lyrics ("God said it's good to be poor") and mindnumbingly dumb "theological" reflections ("I believe in one God, but I believe in three" huh?) this "mass" is hopelessly dated. This, after all, is a theater piece, not a liturgical mass in the great tradition of Catholic composers such as Beethoven Bruckner and Mozart. As it tries so hard to fit into the youth culture of the early 70's, it ultimately rests there and never transcends into anything musically interesting, spiritually uplifiting, or spiritually challenging. Strong point: "A Simple Song" which is, a simples song from the Psalms sung by Alan Titus without -- mercifully -- any cynical interpolations. Otherwise, file this with the Godspell movie soundtrack.
An interesting approach to the Christian faith... April 28, 2007
JAG 1 (New England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Even though I always considered L. Bernstien to be my favorite conductor, it took me a long time to like his "Mass". I would listen to it every year or two and gradually it grew on me. Though Bernstien's music is unmistakable, he draws on Mahler, Stravinsky, Ives, Copland and Gershwin. This piece reveals musical genius and also presents an interesting approach to the Christian faith.
P.S. Bernstien also wrote a symphony called "Kaddish" which is based on Jewish prayers. Like Gustav Mahler, Bernstien must have been quite a seeker and we are to benefit from his variety of religious experiences.
Albert Batarse July 22, 2005
Albert A. Batarse (UNION CITY, CA United States)
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
A Bernstein classic. You feel like singing it
over and over and never get tired of it.
An excellent musical way to communicate with God.
You've got to listen in surround... April 1, 2005
Jay Rose (Boston, MA USA)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you have have a home theater system with very good speakers, listen to this CD in surround. Leonard Bernstein conceived the music in quad, using the space intelligently, and it still holds up.
Hats off to original recording engineer Don Puluse (quad was bleeding edge back then) and to CD remixing engineer John McClure.
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