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Duruflé's Requiem & Widor's Messe à deux chœurs et deux orgues, Ben Bloor organ, Director Charles Cole Fri 11 Nov 2022 at 7.30pm
Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London SW1.
Tickets £15 (£10 conc)
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Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:03 pm
by Celtic
Thanks, I think I will go, it has been a long time since I heard them. There is a former Chorister of the Year finalist giving a lunchtime piano recital in London that day too, so I can make it a nice musical day out.
Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:48 am
by Surpinto
Always with that same Duruflé requiem, or Handel's "Messiah" Is there nothing more interesting these choirs can sing? (only half-joking)
Enjoy the shows!
Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:57 am
by Celtic
Surpinto wrote: ↑<span title="Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:48 am">1 year ago</span>
Always with that same Duruflé requiem, or Handel's "Messiah" Is there nothing more interesting these choirs can sing? (only half-joking)
Enjoy the shows!
I know what you mean... The very first time I heard CVMS it was for Walton's Twelve and yup... Duruflé's requiem.
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But Scott has mixed it up a bit in recent years, besides the annual Messiah of course, which I fully approve of.
As for LOS, they do sing some quite different pieces, unfortunately as I've mentioned before, I tend to find these pieces overwhelmingly dull...
Que sera, sera...
Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:54 pm
by Luckdragon
Celtic wrote: ↑<span title="Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:57 am">1 year ago</span>
As for LOS, they do sing some quite different pieces, unfortunately as I've mentioned before, I tend to find these pieces overwhelmingly dull...
Their director loves obscure and esoteric works that modern audiences don't really connect with. Certain pieces fall into obscurity for a reason. As a result, I found their "Sacred Treasures of England" album to be rather sterile and lacking in soul, as if even the choir didn't really have a connection to the music. "Overwhelmingly dull" might be an appropriate summation.
Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:18 pm
by Surpinto
What about their Treasures of Spain album? Did you like that any better?
Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:19 am
by Luckdragon
Surpinto wrote: ↑<span title="Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:18 pm">1 year ago</span>
What about their Treasures of Spain album? Did you like that any better?
It's not available on digital, I'm afraid, so I haven't yet heard it.
Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:23 pm
by Celtic
Luckdragon wrote: ↑<span title="Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:19 am">1 year ago</span>
Surpinto wrote: ↑<span title="Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:18 pm">1 year ago</span>
What about their Treasures of Spain album? Did you like that any better?
It's not available on digital, I'm afraid, so I haven't yet heard it.
Being a renaissance album, it is only available on Luteify. If you send a carrier pigeon requesting the album a member of the Spanish Inquisition will appear (you won't expect them) and will deliver the album vocally in a near monotone drone. (e.g. a perfect replay of the actual album)
Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:03 pm
by Surpinto
It's available for download on Hyperion and Presto.
I have now heard Treasures of Spain. While I am not blown away by it, it is certainly more engaging than their previous album and the choir sound is great...
...and tonight's singing, was fantastic! LOS are officially back on my list.
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Oh yes, and... now I know where the top Westminster Abbey soloist ended up after he left the Abbey...
WOW! That's an amazing repertoire and that Palestrina piece is one of my top choral favorites, not to mention the others which are excellent.
Re: London Oratory School Schola Cantorum
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:56 am
by Luckdragon
Surpinto wrote: ↑<span title="Sat Jun 24, 2023 9:57 pm">10 months ago</span>
WOW! That's an amazing repertoire and that Palestrina piece is one of my top choral favorites, not to mention the others which are excellent.
The things we miss by living in this cultural wasteland.