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Title: A "minor" masterpiece!
Review: This is a truly, truly superb collection of choral music. The male voices, with their clear texture and incomparable range, leaves one with wide eyes and a loose jaw. It seems as if sometimes the deep bass notes are ones which have never been reached by humans before. This is made for those who like their Russian music written in the minor keys. The liner notes state that much of the music was written for Christmas, and leave it to the Russians to evoke such a feeling of dark mystery and attach it to that event. It is not background music. It is meant to have your undivided attention. After you've listened to it once, you'll have no hesitation arranging time for another hearing. I reserve this CD as the "litmus test" for setting the standard for an appreciation of truly fine choral music.
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