Special offer. Arnold Rosner: The Masses
Blossom Street, Hilary Campbell
The Missa L’homme armé was written amid the bloody dregs of the Vietnam war, and Rosner’s anger and pacifism are precariously balanced in it; Blossom Street carry off that potential contradiction...
Special offer. Arnold Rosner: The Masses
Blossom Street, Hilary Campbell
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The Missa L’homme armé was written amid the bloody dregs of the Vietnam war, and Rosner’s anger and pacifism are precariously balanced in it; Blossom Street carry off that potential contradiction...
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“Arnold Rosner’s choral masses are remark-ably individualistic creations: a fusion of the Renaissance polyphonic style with the fervor of neo-romanticism. Blossom Street and Hilary Campbell have done a superb job in bringing these complex works to life. From enormous pillar-like climaxes to hushed, inward ecstasy, these emotional and powerful works leap from the page in these engaging performances.” - Carson Cooman (American Composer)
Contents and tracklist
- Blossom Street
- Hilary Campbell
- Blossom Street
- Hilary Campbell
- Blossom Street
- Hilary Campbell
Awards and reviews
July 2020
The Missa L’homme armé was written amid the bloody dregs of the Vietnam war, and Rosner’s anger and pacifism are precariously balanced in it; Blossom Street carry off that potential contradiction beautifully. The In nomine Mass is more accommodating, but still bravely bridges renaissance and 20th century, entirely without irony.
May/June 2020
The music is unabashedly tonal (and modal), and his polystylism is easy to dismiss as disjunct or incongruous. The music is accessible and dramatic, and the singers perform Rosner’s demanding choral writing precisely and with gusto. There is much to recommend here, though the music is admittedly idiosyncratic.
