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Karl Jenkins, according to several reckonings, is the most often performed active classical composer. He is admired and reviled in equal measure, and there is no sense in trying to reconcile those camps here. Instead one can look to the appealing factors in Jenkins' earlier music and ask in what way they are present here. Jenkins is a populist, tonal composer, but he has little in common with the likes of John Rutter. His works are large, even monumental, combining a collection of Romantic British moves with influences from world music, and uniting it all with a common theme and set of musical devices. The key to Jenkins' music has, in fact, been its unity: many composers write in his general style, but few would have hit on the idea of referring back to the medieval tune L'homme armé and giving it contemporary resonances as Jenkins did in his 2000 work The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. The present work is connected in general then with The Armed Man, and for sheer scope it outdoes anything Jenkins has produced thus far. In 17 movements, it includes parts for three separate choirs, including a 1,000-voice monster accurately dubbed The Really Big Chorus. (If you're thinking of performing it locally, don't worry; as Jenkins often does, he allows performances by smaller groups.) The texts are drawn from the utterances of the various peacemakers pictured on the cover (including Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama of Tibet), as well as poets and scriptural passages, and they're loosely linked musically to the forces involved: the City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus sings the texts of innocence, and there are light world (or Celtic) music accents corresponding to the international figures. What the work lacks is a true narrative. Whatever Jenkins may or may not have been in the past, it has been difficult to charge him with diffuseness, but for all the sound and fury involved here, that's what happens this time around.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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The Peacemakers (Karl Jenkins)
Traditional, Author - Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Bysshe Shelley, Author - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Percussion, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ashwin Shrivanasan, Wooden Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mahatma Gandhi, Author - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Clive Bell, Shakuhachi, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dalaï Lama, Author - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Davy Spillane, Uilleann Pipes, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anon, Author - Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John McNicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Lucy Crowe, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terry Waite, Author
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Anon, Author - Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chloë Hanslip, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Paul Pritchard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Really Big Chorus - 1000 Voices, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Qu'ran, Author - Doctor Albert Schweitzer , Author - Mother Teresa, Author - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Hitchcock, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bible, Author - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Author, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Percussion, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Author, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Mallory, Author - Jalauddin Rumi, Author - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nelson Mandela, Author - Jody K. Jenkins, Percussion, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jody K. Jenkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laurence Cottle, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bahá'u'lláh, Author - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Steve Price, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Karl Jenkins, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rundfunkchor Berlin, Choir, MainArtist - Simon Halsey, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Changer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Murphy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - René Moeller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Allen, Producer, Associate Producer - Gordon Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carol Barratt, Producer, Associate Producer - Paul Pritchard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Jones, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Woolage, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Barrett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hemsing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Really Big Chorus - 1000 Voices, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - St. Seraphim of Sarov, Author - Anne Frank, Author - CBSO Youth Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
Album review
Karl Jenkins, according to several reckonings, is the most often performed active classical composer. He is admired and reviled in equal measure, and there is no sense in trying to reconcile those camps here. Instead one can look to the appealing factors in Jenkins' earlier music and ask in what way they are present here. Jenkins is a populist, tonal composer, but he has little in common with the likes of John Rutter. His works are large, even monumental, combining a collection of Romantic British moves with influences from world music, and uniting it all with a common theme and set of musical devices. The key to Jenkins' music has, in fact, been its unity: many composers write in his general style, but few would have hit on the idea of referring back to the medieval tune L'homme armé and giving it contemporary resonances as Jenkins did in his 2000 work The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. The present work is connected in general then with The Armed Man, and for sheer scope it outdoes anything Jenkins has produced thus far. In 17 movements, it includes parts for three separate choirs, including a 1,000-voice monster accurately dubbed The Really Big Chorus. (If you're thinking of performing it locally, don't worry; as Jenkins often does, he allows performances by smaller groups.) The texts are drawn from the utterances of the various peacemakers pictured on the cover (including Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama of Tibet), as well as poets and scriptural passages, and they're loosely linked musically to the forces involved: the City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus sings the texts of innocence, and there are light world (or Celtic) music accents corresponding to the international figures. What the work lacks is a true narrative. Whatever Jenkins may or may not have been in the past, it has been difficult to charge him with diffuseness, but for all the sound and fury involved here, that's what happens this time around.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:22
- Main artists: Karl Jenkins
- Composer: Karl Jenkins
- Label: Decca (UMO) (Classics)
- Genre: Classical
© 2019 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd ℗ 2011 Karl Jenkins Music Ltd
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