Other Choirs, Singers, Musicians that you like

[maartendas]

To add to the Danny Boy topic: if you can find it, there is an excellent rendition of the song I Would Be True by treble Andrew Swait, then still a chorister in the Tewkesbury Abbey Choir, on the choir's CD Light of the World (released by Signum Records in 2005). It uses the Londonderry Air tune and as Wikipedia tells me, it was also sung at the funeral of Princess Diana.

These are the words:

I would be true, for there are those that trust me.
I would be pure, for there are those that care.
I would be strong, for there is much to suffer.
I would be brave, for there is much to dare.
I would be friend of all, the foe, the friendless.
I would be giving, and forget the gift,
I would be humble, for I know my weakness,
I would look up, and laugh, and love and live.

[Lumi]

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/calend ... ship/5019/

Duruflé's Requiem, as a part of today's Solemn Requiem at St Thomas. (Also includes Psalm 121 sung to the chant by Davies' – with a lovely treble soloist.)

[TullyBascombe]

Magnificant. To listen to the opening hymn is to be wafted up to heaven on the currants of its notes.

[Yorkie]

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/calend ... ship/5019/

Duruflé's Requiem, as a part of today's Solemn Requiem at St Thomas. (Also includes Psalm 121 sung to the chant by Davies' – with a lovely treble soloist.)

Loving that St Thomas Service. They have found a great balance in their sound recording (and lack of coughing from the choir and noise from the congregation). I'm off to find some of their CD's now - I've realised my collection of their music is sadly lacking.

[Yorkie]

When I first heard this I would never have guessed it was by Rutter...

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From time to time RP adds a little link piece in to the start of the second half of the concert. At Guildford we had the magical Kyrie Eleison, and had previously heard Eoghan's stunning Attende Domine. On the way back from London today I listened to this track and couldn't help thinking that it would be perfect for Libera...

Christe Redemptor

[Lumi]

I was about to come here to and flood this topic with the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, and then I realised I had forgotten about this week's BBC3 evensong! Worth mentioning because it's sung by the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, who of course are right up there with New College, King's and St John's even though perhaps less frequently heard of. And conviniently, the anthem is Valiant-for-Truth by Vaughan Williams.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03h3w00

So continuing with my original intention:

Mass in G minor, sung to perfection by ChChCh.
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St Paul's – Let all the World (definitely on my short-list for the best recording of anything ever)
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St Paul's – O Taste and See
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I guess that's enough... For now.

[Yorkie]

I guess that's enough... For now.

No, not enough! More needed

Great choices, appreciated the ChChCh particularly &would love to know what else makes up your list of best recordings ever

[Lumi]

Well, what a brilliant coincidence. From St Thomas today Mass in G Minor & O Taste and See.

http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/calend ... ship/5020/

I'm not sure it's exactly an actual list that exists... I'll have to think about it.

[paul]

Faure's Requiem from Kings College is a wonderful piece which I found.

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[Lumi]

I just attended the most amazing Britten concert at a nearby church. They finished with A Hymn to the Virgin with a solo quartet in the organ loft behind and above the audience, and the effect was incredible. Possibly the best concert I have ever attended.

I think this is the performance that comes the closest to their version that I was able to find on Youtube.
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And then, of course, on this particular day posting Hymn to St Cecilia cannot be avoided :
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[Lumi]

With Christmas getting closer, there is already a whole bunch of great music to listen to online. Advent services are still available by New College, St John's & St Thomas. The carol service webcast by New College is also already online, and at St Thomas there will be a short carol service tonight, webcasted live.

But the one I particularly wanted to point out is this reconstruction of the very first Nine Lessons & Carols service from 1880 at Truro Cathedral from yesterday. It mostly includes hymns as well as some selections from Messiah.
https://soundcloud.com/truro-cathedral/ ... ith-carols

The choir is fantastic as always, and just have a listen to the second and third soloists (or are there four of them?) in 'There were shepherds abiding'. I wish they recorded more.

Looking forward to attending the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols for the first time tonight here in Helsinki.

[Szepilona]

But the one I particularly wanted to point out is this reconstruction of the very first Nine Lessons & Carols service from 1880 at Truro Cathedral from yesterday. It mostly includes hymns as well as some selections from Messiah.
https://soundcloud.com/truro-cathedral/ ... ith-carols

First time I read that, I missed the "reconstruction" bit and I was really confused how there could be a recording from 1880! It makes more sense now! Thanks for sharing

[maartendas]

Has anyone else seen the Carol's service from King's College on Christmas Eve? I saw roughly the first half and was moved to tears by the performance of Once In Royal David's City. I wonder what the name of the soloist is but I couldn't find clips of it on Youtube yet.

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[TullyBascombe]

But the one I particularly wanted to point out is this reconstruction of the very first Nine Lessons & Carols service from 1880 at Truro Cathedral from yesterday. It mostly includes hymns as well as some selections from Messiah.
https://soundcloud.com/truro-cathedral/ ... ith-carols

First time I read that, I missed the "reconstruction" bit and I was really confused how there could be a recording from 1880! It makes more sense now! Thanks for sharing

Tin cylinders!

[Lumi]

Has anyone else seen the Carol's service from King's College on Christmas Eve? I saw roughly the first half and was moved to tears by the performance of Once In Royal David's City. I wonder what the name of the soloist is but I couldn't find clips of it on Youtube yet.

Yes, the soloist was excellent wasn't he. Looks like his name is Tom Pickard.