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Nostos [Pure DSD]
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Nostos [Pure DSD]

Label Yarlung Records

Artists The Cal State Fullerton University Singers, Robert Istad

€29,99 EUR
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Collaborations in music, and perhaps in life in general, can be among our most rewarding experiences. At Yarlung, these collaborations and camaraderie are what keep us going. Nostos is a Pure DSD 256 Recording that offers an example of just how fruitful this sort of relationship can be. Music Director Robert Istad is one of the most exciting choral conductors in the next generation of American music. He recently inherited the venerable post of Music Director of the Pacific Chorale, led by the eminent John Alexander since 1972.1 Dr. Istad also serves as president of the California Choral Director’s Association, and is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at California State University, Fullerton. Rob has conducted the Cal State Fullerton University Singers for eleven years. The School of Music at Cal State University Fullerton justifiably prides itself in excellence, and has done so for many decades. In the vocal arts alone, singers such as Deborah Voigt and Charles Castronovo studied at Fullerton. Cal State University Fullerton President Mildred Garcia takes special interest in music and she counts herself among the many fans of the University Singers. She has described the members of the ensemble as worldwide ambassadors for the university. President Garcia should be proud. One week before our recording sessions, Rob Istad and the University Singers returned from a triumphant tour in Scandinavia, the Baltics and Russia. Happily for me, the ensemble sang the same repertoire as in our recording, so the singers arrived perfectly rehearsed and in an ideal psychological frame of mind for our project. Cal State Fullerton University Singers Robert Istad, Music Director

Tracklist

Total time: 01:09:30

1. Nunc dimittis
08:15
2. O crux, Op. 79
06:34
3. Amazing Grace
06:07
4. Requiem
20:38
5. Media vita
03:48
6. Spaseniye sodyelal, Op. 25, No. 5
03:52
7. Zapovedi blazhenstv
05:52
8. Alleluia, laus et gloria
02:10
9. Pseudo-yoik
02:14
10. Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz- Psalm 51 Motet, Op. 29, No. 2
07:08
11. My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord
02:52

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Additional Information

Label
Yarlung Records
SKU
YAR80173DSD
Qualities
FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DXD 24 Bit
Channels
2ch Stereo, 5ch Surround, 2ch Sonorus, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround
Artists
The Cal State Fullerton University Singers, Robert Istad
Composers
Traditional, Brahms, Mantyjarvi, O'Regan, Martynov, Chesnokov, McGlynn, Howells, Esenvalds, Nystedt, Part
Conductors
Robert Istad
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
DSD 256
Instruments
Choir
Release Date
December 19, 2017
  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD

Reviews

Positive Feedback (Writer's Choice Award 2018)

Myles Astor

2018 Writer's Choice Award from Positive Feedback

Undertaking a choral recording is no easy task. For instance, the hall's acoustics can make or break the recording not to mention having to carefully balance the direct vs. reflected sound. With that in mind Bob Attiyeh (of Yarlung Records) set out to find just the right venue to record Nostos, and in the end chose the recently finished Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal. State Northridge. (Nostos was also the premiere recording at this new hall.)

Fans of the old Decca/Argo choral recording will love this new Yarlung recording. Nostos features the likes of Howell's Requiem, Brahms' Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz (Psalm 51), Martynov's Zapovedi blazhenstv (The Beautitudes), Part's Nunc dimittis and Eriks Esenvalds' arrangement of Amazing Grace. No one will be disappointed with the solos on Howell's Requiem nor the Martynov's piece.

Nostos is also sonic blockbuster with a sense of space even exceeding those old Argo recordings. Those into digital can download Nostos in Stereo and Multichannel DSD 256 from Native DSD Music.

Source: positive-feedback.com

Positive Feedback

Robert H. Levi

"Stunning! Remarkable! Never heard such a thing! Eleven vocal works sung and recorded FLAWLESSLY in one take, without sheet music, no editing, recorded in stereo with a legendary AKG C-24 tube microphone, all tube preamplification, and direct to SonoruS ATR12 analog tape recorder!"

Source: www.yarlungrecords.com

Nostos [Pure DSD]

Nostos [Pure DSD]

€29,99 EUR

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