Mysterium

by Anne Akiko Meyers

Overview

Listeners expecting one of the adventurous full-length programs characteristic of violinist Anne Akiko Meyers should be apprised that this release is just an EP, slightly shy of 19 minutes long. However, it is adventurous enough, despite its brevity. Meyers and Los Angeles Master Chorale director Grant Gershon describe the album as a labor of love, and indeed, that is how it comes off. Adding solo violin parts to organ-accompanied Bach chorales may seem unorthodox, but the sheer sensuous beauty of the music-making is not to be denied. The strongest item may be the motet Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen, who joined Gershon to make an arrangement of his own work for solo violin and chorus; the balances in this new version of a Lauridsen favorite are perfect, and there is just a chance this little piece may become a major classical hit. Those not yet familiar with the Los Angeles Master Chorale may be delighted to discover its lush, rippling sound, enhanced by the engineering at Walt Disney Hall. A labor of love, indeed. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/2023
Label:	Avie
UPC:	0822252260120
Rank:	91733

Tracks

1. Cantata 147~Jesu, joy of man's desiring
2. Cantata 208~Sheep may safely graze
3. Cantata 140~Wachet auf, Sleepers wake
4. Magnum Mysterium

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Anne Akiko Meyers   Primary Artist,Violin
Jaebon Hwang   Organ
Grant Gershon   Conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale   Choir/Chorus
Joseph Hwang   Organ

Technical Credits

Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Fred Vogler   Engineer
Grant Gershon   Arranger,Liner Notes
Samuel Adler   Arranger
David Frost   Producer
Anne Akiko Meyers   Executive Producer
Morten Lauridsen   Arranger,Composer,Liner Notes
Sergei Parfenov   Engineer
Kaupo Kikkas   Photography
Sean Marlowe   Design,Art Direction
Len Rhodes   Arranger
Jamie Pham   Photography
Silas Brown   Engineer,Mastering