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Review by Chris September 21, 2004 (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
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This SACD is certainly "off the beaten track" repertoire-wise.BIS is one of few record companies today that dare to venture into new territories.But just like their earlier Takemitsu disc which I like very much,this is a disc that gradually reveals it's true value.
It is a bit like exploring a rainforest,you need to spend quite some time there, to actually see more than lots of big trees.
Not that all of the music on this disc, is as "difficult" as Takemitsu's music,but you need time to let these pieces really sink in.But when they have, they are just what the title says "Prayers without words".
The two splendid soloists Håkan Hardenberger trumpet and the organist Simon Preston present these Prayers for trumpet and organ admirably, in the spacious acoustic of the Aarhus Cathedral in Denmark.
And once again the BIS engineers have produced sound quality of equal excellence!
If you want a recording that lets you enjoy,not only music of both expressive and meditative qualities, but also the tonal and dynamic range of trumpet and organ in the vast acoustic of a church, in pure DSD sound, I recommend you to listen to this disc.
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