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Title: Not quite the Messiah
Review: Well...this was a bit disappointing. Ivars Taurins is one of my favorite Canadian choral directors and his choir responds accurately, if not a bit lightly. The Soprano is fine and the Baritone would be if the microphone were not so close to his face. The Tenor, I thought, was very exciting. The Countertenor was not good - hooty in that way countertenors can be - and he seemed to have no connection to the text at all. If Taurins must use a Countertenor, why not Chance, Daniels, Scholl or Taylor ? Anyway, this one went back to the CD store...
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