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Jan 3, 2015Emotionally devastating choral re-interpretation of the Anderson classic is spare, icy, pitiless, gorgeous, haunting, unprecedented, and undeniably affecting. Deserved the pulitzer that Lang received for this. A Masterpiece.
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The sound of the SACD is vibrant, present, and life-like, particularly in the little match girl passion. Highly recommended for fans of new music.
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The Little Match Girl Passion is as much a devotional piece as the Bach Passion it is modeled on, and with it, Lang has produced the most profound and emotionally resonant work of his career.
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What makes it so compelling is the haunting vocal writing. Full of gently lapping lines, close imitation and moments of honeyed homophony, all underpinned by tactful percussion, it is startlingly different from the driving, hard edges of much of Lang's work with the Bang On a Can collective.