Bernstein, L.: Mass

This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. REVIEWS:Chutzpah and certainty: could this be the Mass for the new millennium?For a work that was derided by some as much as it was adored by others upon its premiere, Bernstein’s Mass seems now to be a modern classic. This new recording is likely to be a powerful advocate in its widespread reassessment. Kristjan Järvi conducts his many and varied forces with high-octane energy, while Chandos delivers thrillingly clear and immediate sound.-- Gramophone [5/2009]Bravo and thrice-triple bravo! Bernstein’s flower child finally comes of age.When I first heard Bernstein’s Mass it was less than a decade old, and already it seemed dated. I wasn’t much impressed at the time, although I’m pleased to say Mass and Chichester Psalms are now the Bernstein works I enjoy most; for me both have a naive charm that is unmistakably Lenny. Some listeners are much less charitable, describing Mass as either toe-curling or ju