Customer Reviews
Don't Judge To Quickly - By: S. Woods, 21 Apr 2008 
As a fan of Adiemus & The Armed Man I bought this CD & immediately dismissed it as not up to his previous standards. Last weekend I went to hear The Armed Man performed livein Liverpool, & was immediately struck by partsin this score I hadn't previous noticed or appreciated. With thisin mind I decided to give this CD another chance. I can only say that I am so glad I did for I have played it over several times & am really warming to it. I urge those who have dismissed this work as inferior, do as I have done, & give it another listen - you may be surprised!
Fairly dire - By: Music Lover, 10 Oct 2006 
I have struggled to listen to this whole CD as it is so awful. The pieces are unimaginative & the voices grating. The 2 star rating is for the Japanese sections which do something to redeem the whole.
At least! - By: , 17 Mar 2006 At least a beatiful contemporary requiem,without unuseful dissonances or heart anguish for listeners!
Here I find sorrow,crying souls,deep sadness...but everything is noble & direct to everybody's heart! I remember Jenkins as Soft Machine's keyboardist...then Adiemus (great first & third albums!)..now a good modern composer,with a great harmonic knowledge & a superb sense of measure! Really great & moving...I'm a chorus master...how would I like to teach music like this to my chorus! Thanks,Karl!!
Heart breaking 'death poems' - By: K. L. Smith, 02 Jun 2005 This is a truly moving experience, beautifully recorded. Read the text for each piece of music , these poems for departed souls are heart breakingly moving so that by the time you get to PIE JESU I'm sure you will get pretty choked-up. Karl Jenkins is a bold composer with no ego to grind, a humble man, this new work is real joy. A nice booklet goes with this c.d. with notes by the composer. This for me is the c.d. of 2005...for those who have lost a loved-one this music will give great comfort... spiritually uplifting. A 'must buy'.
Wow! - By: N. P. Lamb, 26 May 2005 Until a year ago I never ventured further than the music of John Rutter. Perchance I heard a track on a promo CD taken from Jenkins' The Armed Man. The music just seemed to capture me & not let me go. So, now to the Requiem. I am listening to it as I write. I have just ordered the SATB score. Does that say enough? This music is simply giving me goosebumps. I cannot explain why. The music seems to pick me up & carry me away. The haikus are so refreshing. This is a requiem fit for someone whom you deeply love & will sorely miss.
The music is modern but not so modern that it will age rapidly. In fact I would hope to hear it still be played if I should return to this worldin 200 years'time. Along with Schütz, Bach, Rutter etc.
I am probably not being very clearin what I write. As a choral singer I can only say that music either moves me or it does not. This has moved me!! Give it a chance. Open up to serious modern music from a composer who dares to interpret the requiemin his own way. Jenkins' father must have been a great man to deserve such anin memoriam!
"In these Stones Horizons Sing" is so invigorating! Pity the CD has to end....
