AKATHIST OF THANSGIVING - 9100

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Amazon.com Tavener, more than other neospiritualists, shuns harmonic movement and thematic development. He especially favors repetition (as does the liturgy of Eastern Orthodoxy, his primary influence), often using only changes in scoring to provide variety. With such a style, it takes a lot of inspiration to keep an hour-long composition interesting--and that's what's missing in Akathist of Thanksgiving. There's an occasional attractive passage for two countertenors (invariably in parallel thirds), but the chorus and orchestra seem to drone endlessly on a major chord. Staying conscious is actually a challenge for a listener. (By the way, photos of the composer looking soulful among icons and candles are becoming intolerable.) Tavener is at his best in shorter works--try the Innocence CD or the gorgeous pieces on Ikos. --Matthew Westphal
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