Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna / Salamunovich, La Master Chorale CD

 Hauntingly beautiful
This is some of the most ravishing music I have heard in years! "Lux Aeterna", in particular, makes me just melt when I hear it. The "Songs of the Rose" has actually moved me to tears! I am not a singer myself, but am a highly educated classical flutist with an interest in contemporary music, and I recommend this disk to all of my friends, and am giving it to several for Christmas this year.
Submitted by sdcronk (Minneapolis, MN) 
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 Superb performance, excellent recording
I found this to be an excellant performance with the Los Angeles Choir. Lux Aeterna is a beautiful work.
Submitted by edwardking1 (London Ontario Canada) 
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 Worth Buying
If you like chior with strings in the back ground, this is a good choice. The Lux Eterna is spiritual, elegant, and touching. The Ave Maria is a peek to heaven.
Submitted by a reviewer (Seattle, WA, USA) 
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 A composer worth knowing
Someday I hope to sing music by Lauridsen, and this album is the reason I feel that way. Lux Aeterna is justly earning its fame, but the real treasures on this album are Dirait-on (the fifth of the Chansons) and O Magnum Mysterium. I'm not sure I care for the Mid-Winter Songs yet (hence the hold-back of the fifth star), but this album is worth owning by everyone interested in contemporary choral music.
Submitted by a reviewer (Eastern MA)
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