O Magnum Mysterium- M. Lauridsen

Los Angeles Master Chorale

[@kimbergen6767]

I want to enter heaven’s gates while listening to this

[@jfevrier9593]

I played it for my mother as she was passing over. It embodies the magnificence of God and the heavens.

[@2Hearts3]

Jfevrier-- So beautiful -- may she rest in peace 🎶🙏

[@2Hearts3]

This, in my opinion, is Lauridsen's masterpiece. And in the masterful hands of Paul Salamunovich and the beautiful voices of his Master Chorale, it is truly a gift from heaven for us all to treasure. Thank you.

[@ethonzianch129]

i simply do not care.

[@ethonzianch129]

okay actually i care a lot that is a good opinion :)

[@trevortomah8508]

Awesomely beautiful, stirs the emotions, divine powerful blessed music, thanks for sharing.

[@reubenkeyz5131]

I used to have this CD. This is still my favorite chorale piece ever.

[@masterjedi343]

I will never forgot the time we sang this song(nearly) perfect(imho) in Chorus, our instructor had turned out the lights and we sang, and it sounded beautiful. It might have been the best we had ever done it that year. Thanks for sharing the song!

[@ethonzianch129]

please forget it.

[@ethonzianch129]

on second thought, after listening, please cherish that memory.

[@ThomasAffoltertevis]

Masterpiece.

[@jacquesaubin4454]

Amazing piece performed splendidly.

[@masterworm1]

Thank you so much for this recording.

[@nmonroesnm]

@Friedagroper Thank you for the info on the performance! It's really neat to read about where this came from. (and I totally agree on the going flat part. but the good thing is that I didn't notice it until like my 5th time listening to it) Thanks again for the info :)

[@jacksonjanis5460]

The best of the best of the best. Lauridsen is best with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Too bad iTunes/Apple Music took it off of their online store.

[@ethonzianch129]

more like good, this sucks.

[@ethonzianch129]

im kidding im sorry

[@DaveYostCom]

@@ethonzianch129 KZbin lets you delete those, right?

[@davidfranke1545]

💙

[@cathybud6661]

I sang with Paul in 1967 at St Norbert’s College in Wisconsin. It was a choral workshop weekend. Wonderful experience!

[@bimmerboy87]

@Friedagroper yes, you are correct that the los angeles master chorale premiered this in 1994. However, the master chorale did not record this song in the bridges auditorium. This recording of o magnum as well as others that were recorded on this cd, pictured above, were in fact recorded in the sacred heart chapel on the campus of loyola marymount university in los angeles. Also, in what part of this recording r they flat? they sound on pitch to me.

[@bimmerboy87]

@iczerman polyphony does a great rendition of this too. they have a really nice clean sound so u can hear the inner chords and harmonies a little better than the la master chorale version. However i would still have to give the nod to this version just because i feel its truer to the original intent of the composer. Polyphony's version lacks a sense of line, movement and phrasing that the la master chorale version has. i also am not really a fan of the brighter sound of british choirs

[@DaveYostCom]

You mean this, right? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4vbg6F9a72pkNE

[@bimmerboy87]

@northb100 i personally find the university of utah performance to b inferior. O magnum was written by lauridsen specifically for this choir and so they perform it exactly how lauridsen intended it to sound whereas the utah singers dont. The utah singer's basses sound way too buzzy and don't have the depth of sound these basses have. Also much of this song is rooted in chant, which this choir's conductor is an expert in and has the choir sing based on that, whereas the utah singers don't