Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 -dead links- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I find the hymns of Hubert Parry and most other Victorian-era composers harmonically dull and predictable. That all said, I love Ralph Vaughn Williams's hymns, mostly adapted from English folk songs. Wish they were performed more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_kxBjDud8I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Did you listen to the first one? A Howells tune with gorgeous harmonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 It's quite nice, but it doesn't move me like VW's do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Rachmaninov's Vespers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 That all said, I love Ralph Vaughn Williams's hymns, mostly adapted from English folk songs. Wish they were performed more. Whenever people list their favourite works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, I rarely see his arrangement of the old hundredth mentioned. It's so good that I would happily have it as our national anthem. Here is a version from St. Paul's Cathedral. You don't have to be any way religious (or English!) for that to make the hairs on your neck stand on end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 One of my personal favourites: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,684 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 My favourite hymn of all time:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NJkYYC20RMThe melody clicked with me when I was younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I love Handel's "Messiah", and both Mozart's and Faure's "Requiem"s, all of which I have sung, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Care to give examples of that pretentious, self-righteous American and English sacred music? ...both Mozart's and Faure's "Requiem"s...Have you heard Duruflé's? It's the best Requiem out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Sublime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I always liked what Penderecki did with Orthodox Lithurgy in his Utrenya. The Eastern Church singing is beautiful, anyway.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Have you heard Duruflé's? It's the best Requiem out there.Certainly there is no "best" requiem. There are many that are wonderful for different reasons. Love Duruflé's sublime requiem, and I suggest adding Britten, Dvorak, Berlioz, Cherubini, and Brahms to your playlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 Of course, the one time I don't add a "for me" or "in my opinion" or "I think" qualifier to something, someone jumps on it! Sublime Little anecdote - I never fully "got" Stravinsky's mass until I watched this; something about hearing them play the last bars of the Kyrie at 11:30 just made it click for me. Great documentary as a whole if you've got the time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW7GiX4-hPc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Of course, the one time I don't add a "for me" or "in my opinion" or "I think" qualifier to something, someone jumps on it!Point taken. Duruflé's was a good mention, though. It's amazing in all of its versions (full orch, reduced orch, organ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Howard Shore/LOTR fans will love this one. KK and Dixon Hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Anton Bruckner's MotetsOs Iusti Virga Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 -dead links- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Anton Bruckner's Motets Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Score 770 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Just the first few favourite pieces that come to my mind, from different epochs.Bach: "Christmas Oratorio" and the SUBLIME "St. Matthew's Passion". Of course, he also wrote a lot of cantatas, as well as the Mass in b minor, and many many many other sacred works. Mozart: Mass in c minor K 427, Ave Verum Corpus, Requiem. Tragically, both the Mass K 427 and the Requiem were left unfinished. They are not only his best sacred (large-scale) works, but among his greatest works in any medium. The Kyrie of Mass K 427 is simply breathtaking. Rossini: "Petite Messe Solennelle".Brahms: "Ein Deutsches Requiem". I am not a huge fan of Brahms, but this is great, and I consider it his best work (followed by symphonies 4 and 3, plus many beautiful piano pieces). Verdi: "Requiem". Beautiful and powerful, although some may not like its characteristic operatic quality (I like it).Ligeti: "Requiem", "Lux Aeterna". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Link, links! Need more links! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Here you go (Bach and Mozart):Bach, "Matthaus-Passion" (Bach wrote no operas, but this work is probably the closest thing to an opera in his catalogue): Bach, "Christmas Oratorio" (the opening chorus is a Christmas classic):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFnW_CrPUlAMozart, "Requiem": Mozart, "Ave Verum Corpus": Brahms, "Deutsches Requiem":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LydPLNdob1cVerdi, "Requiem": Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Here you go (Bach and Mozart):Bach, "Matthaus-Passion" (Bach wrote no operas, but this work is probably the closest thing to an opera in his catalogue): All three of Herreweghe's versions that I'm aware of (the two CD releases and this live version) are great. His second crack at it was the best overall for me, but Mields absolutely nails it (pardon the pun) @29:17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Here you go (Bach and Mozart):Bach, "Matthaus-Passion" (Bach wrote no operas, but this work is probably the closest thing to an opera in his catalogue): All three of Herreweghe's versions that I'm aware of (the two CD releases and this live version) are great. His second crack at it was the best overall for me, but Mields absolutely nails it (pardon the pun) @27:17I believe you - strangely enough (given the fact that I love Bach), I had never listened to the Matthaus-Passion at all until a few months ago, when I "discovered" it in this version that I posted here. What a monument of a piece! There is pure beauty in every movement, in every melodic line. I will go as far as to say that it is probably my favourite work among all of Bach's output. This performance by Herreweghe is superb. I will get the CD release that you are mentioning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I've tried to get into Bach's Passion through a number of recordings, but I've found it too animated and jubilant for my sensibilities, and I can't take more than a minute until I can't take it anymore. It grates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 FYI, I messed up the time stamp on the recitative "Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt". It's 29:17, not 27:17. I made the correction to my original post, so I'm not entirely sure Score knew what part I was referring to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 FYI, I messed up the time stamp on the recitative "Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt". It's 29:17, not 27:17. I made the correction to my original post, so I'm not entirely sure Score knew what part I was referring to Well, I had more or less deduced that, since the singer at 27:17 does not look (nor sound) exactly as a soprano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Lovely vespers from Notre Dame. Thanks to Alexander for bringing it to my attention. Featuring the wonderful Veni Creator chant.And a breathtaking mass setting by the same organist, Yves Castagnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Here's the Castagnet mass from the previous post, in actual recorded quality. I was floored by this piece. It's the best new music I've heard quite a while, and it's a few years old now! Absolutely stunning. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 In case anyone missed it in the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Typically lovely English tune. Someone recently posted something from a score that quotes this (can't remember which score) and it's been in my head since then. Omen II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Atonement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Yup. Around the 1min mark. Lovely arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Dear Lord and Father of Mankind is one of my favourite hymns (I understand that it is one of Prince Charles's favourites too, respect due). My family always chooses it for weddings and funerals, as it seems equally fitting for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 I recall hearing it at Westminster Abbey the first time I visited the UK, when I was around 19. One of those memories that won't ever fade, especially since I'm pretty sure my spirited singing secured me the favor of my future in-laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nightscape94 965 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Cool, the Philadelphia Orchestra will be preforming twice, but here is the mass concert details:Music to be performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Papal Mass:Beethoven “Welten singen Dank und Ehre,” from Christ on the Mount of OlivesBrahms Third movement from Symphony No. 3Mendelssohn “Verleih’ uns Frieden”Dvořák Second movement from Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)Latona “Look Up and Count the Stars”Duruflé “Sanctus,” from RequiemBeethoven Fourth movement from Symphony No. 7Lam “A Gift of Love”Parry “I Was Glad”Stopford “The Spirit of the Lord”Joncas “Exultate, Justi”Chepponis Festival AlleluiaGouin “Sound the Bell of Holy Freedom”DeBruyn “Great Amen,” from Mass of the ResurrectionRevie “The Love of God”Kreutz “Gift of Finest Wheat”Jacob “I Received the Living God”Mozart Ave verum corpusBach “Sheep May Safely Graze”Chepponis “To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King”Saint-Saëns Finale from Symphony No. 3 (“Organ”)Saint-Saëns “Tollite hostias,” from Christmas OratorioRutter “O Clap Your Hands” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Let us pray the "commentators" won't be talking over all the music.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden Sang that a couple of years ago, and we might put it back on our programme. Sublime piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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