It is rather surprising to have all of these motets for those who are avid Bach collectors. I already have my own set so won't be needing this one, but WHAT DOES SURPRISE ME is that Trinity Wall Street has not mentioned the most important cd release of this year, according to Naxos International: the TRINITY REQUIEM, commissioned by Trinity Wall Street, by the composer Robert Moran. This gorgeous requiem for the youth chorus of Trinity was originally brought about by the organist and conductor, Robert Ridgell. Within the next week, this TRINITY REQUIEM will be heard over 400 radio stations in the USA. Its European premiere is set for Munich in November of this year. I look forward to receiving my own Innova copy on the release date of September 6th. THIS is the recording Trinity should be spotlighting!

Jonathan Stewart on September 3, 2011

I agree. I have my motet recordings and don't need to replace these. I plan to attend the Moran TRINITY REQUIEM and have already ordered my Innova cd. Heard a broadcast via a Princeton station and the Marvin Rosen show, and this work knocked me out. This is the recording Trinity Wall Street should be proud of. It's dazzling.

Marlese Mapleson on September 3, 2011

This is preposterous. I have, probably, a dozen recordings of the Bach motets - LPs and CDs. Every one is distinctive, and something new is always heard. Was it Shumann or Brahms, or some such luminary who said "We shall never be finished with Bach?" I certainly want to hear the Trinity Choir sing any work at any time. It is one of the truly great vocal ensembles of our time. But what is truly preposterous is to suggest that these works or recordings are comparable or mutually exclusive. Of course one should hear this new work for children as well as the superb Bach performances. I am told that this Requiem is indeed beautiful and distinctive. If so, there will doubtless numerous recordings of it to compare.

Wylie Quinn on September 4, 2011

Is Jonathan Stewart really comparing Robert Moran to JS Bach?! JS Bach is one of the foremost artists in all of human history who's body of work is tantamount to genius - Robert Moran has written what I'm sure is an excellent requiem for a children's choir. I'm just not sure that Bach needs to be slighted in favor of Moran. It's not a "battle of the bands" is it?

Phillip Jorgensen on September 6, 2011

Remarkable, really, that the initial reaction to Trinity's producing one of the best recordings ever made of the pinnacle of the choral repertoire could be that of Jonathan Stewart, who rails against the very concept of recording these works, and declares (presumably without having heard them) that he will not investigate the recording, because he already has one. Let's hope that others will be more reasonable in their response. No one suggests that Robert Moran's work doesn't deserve an airing too, but to denigrate the concept of promoting an important new recording of the greatest choral works of all time crosses the border into the realm of the bizarre. Just so people know where I'm coming from on this, I was the producer for the release and am the president of the CD label that released this CD. I think Trinity Wall Street should have a great deal of pride in this release, and in its fabulous choir, orchestra and newly-minted Music Director, Julian Wachner.

Dr. Peter G. Watchorn on September 6, 2011

How remarkable that Trinity has the capacity to produce not one but two marvelous recordings in the same season, that they are both so different, and the music seems equally fresh and profound. I am the director of the innova label that released the Moran CD, and I recommend people check out both of these excellent works, each classics in their way. There's infinite shelf space for good music.

Dr. Philip Blackburn on September 9, 2011