Nope. You cannot surpass this sound in the right music. Like this justifiably famous piece by Mendelssohn. Some people look down their noses at Mendelssohn, but the man was undeniably a genius. It's a shame he died so young. Like, well, Mozart, Schubert, Pergolesi, and others.
Thank you. I remember the Consecration of Guildford Cathedral. Then every year all the Youth Clubs used to make a Pilgrimage there. We walked from Shere over St Martha's. How wonderful to be born in such perfect countryside. Please God preserve our lands for all generations to come that they may be free for your children to enjoy. May they ever be able to see your amazing creation without limitations and boundaries and always be free to roam in perfect joy and love, caring for the world you made for us.
This is the best version on UA-cam that I have yet discovered. Thank you, @ArchivesOfSound, for publishing it for everyone to enjoy. For example, listen to the difference between how this treble sings the third word ( “prayer”) and the one in the Kings College 2015 recording. I far prefer it to Ernest Lough’s recording too. There, I said it. Off to Coventry I go.
Thank you for posting this. I cannot hear it without thinking of a certain Ernest Lough (a childhood memory, as my grandfather had it on, I think, EP). But I was not intending to make a comparison (even if I could remember!); this is quite beautiful.
I have always loved this. I sang the solo as a teenager in the 60's at St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Wheeling, WV under the direction of John Zorian. What wonderful memories.
Although I am a decidedly Ernest Lough fan, this is quite superb. 2 things I notice: 1) That Barry Rose uses the shortened "EL" version, rather than the longer version usually heard today. 2) That the tempo is beautiful, again, similar to the Thalben-Ball recording, unusual for 1972? My suspicion is that Barry Rose was, like me, a secret fan of EL & TB! And NO wonder!
In this instance , the English words of the librettist William Bartholemew were the inspiration for the piece. The English is transcribed into metric rhyming verse, from the psalm, by Bartholemew, and the German, is not based directly on a German version of the Psalm, it is a translation of the English. Which is why, as with the Messiah, it sounds better in English.
Thank you! Until now I had not known about William Bartholomew, chemist, violinist, and librettist! How fortunate we are that he was a friend of Felix Mendelssohn.
Is there any sound quite so pure and beautiful as the treble voice of a young teenage boy?
Definitely not!
Nope. You cannot surpass this sound in the right music. Like this justifiably famous piece by Mendelssohn. Some people look down their noses at Mendelssohn, but the man was undeniably a genius. It's a shame he died so young. Like, well, Mozart, Schubert, Pergolesi, and others.
I listened to a version on here with a soprano rather than a treble. I had to stop it. You can’t match a treble’s voice.
Thank you. I remember the Consecration of Guildford Cathedral. Then every year all the Youth Clubs used to make a Pilgrimage there. We walked from Shere over St Martha's. How wonderful to be born in such perfect countryside. Please God preserve our lands for all generations to come that they may be free for your children to enjoy. May they ever be able to see your amazing creation without limitations and boundaries and always be free to roam in perfect joy and love, caring for the world you made for us.
O God hear my cry. A cry from an anguished soul in these dark days of 2022
This is the best version on UA-cam that I have yet discovered. Thank you, @ArchivesOfSound, for publishing it for everyone to enjoy.
For example, listen to the difference between how this treble sings the third word ( “prayer”) and the one in the Kings College 2015 recording.
I far prefer it to Ernest Lough’s recording too. There, I said it. Off to Coventry I go.
I love it thanks for Sharing this wonderful music
You're very welcome. It's people like you who make all the effort worthwhile.
Thank you for posting this. I cannot hear it without thinking of a certain Ernest Lough (a childhood memory, as my grandfather had it on, I think, EP). But I was not intending to make a comparison (even if I could remember!); this is quite beautiful.
I have always loved this. I sang the solo as a teenager in the 60's at St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Wheeling, WV under the direction of John Zorian. What wonderful memories.
so good
Hermosa Version ... Gracias
Thank you very much
Although I am a decidedly Ernest Lough fan, this is quite superb. 2 things I notice:
1) That Barry Rose uses the shortened "EL" version, rather than the longer version usually heard today.
2) That the tempo is beautiful, again, similar to the Thalben-Ball recording, unusual for 1972?
My suspicion is that Barry Rose was, like me, a secret fan of EL & TB! And NO wonder!
See ua-cam.com/video/gEL2RhF_lq0/v-deo.html. Barry was in fact GTB's successor as Religious Music Adviser to the BBC.
@@ArchivesofSound How interesting! So my hunch was not incorrect. GTB + EL will never be surpassed.
(my opinion). Many thanks for the reply & link.
Wow great uploads
Thank you!
In this instance , the English words of the librettist William Bartholemew were the inspiration for the piece. The English is transcribed into metric rhyming verse, from the psalm, by Bartholemew, and the German, is not based directly on a German version of the Psalm, it is a translation of the English. Which is why, as with the Messiah, it sounds better in English.
Thank you! Until now I had not known about William Bartholomew, chemist, violinist, and librettist! How fortunate we are that he was a friend of Felix Mendelssohn.
Lovely
Thank you!