Suggested Listening
Music to listen to before you emigrate to a desert island
For any singer or instrumentalist listening to music is an essential aid to performance interpretation and style. Music also enriches our lives, particularly in difficult times.
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”
Beethoven
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Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied - Bach
Another version of Singet by Bachchor Stockholm and Concentus musicus Wien using the usual treble and bass clefs.
Added by SteveB (Admin) on 02/03/2021 (ID: 187)
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied - Bach
Mottetto. BWV 225. Pure joy and I urge you to put the headphones on and escape for 12 minutes. Note the use of soprano, alto and tenor clefs for pitching middle C on the stave, so useful for the clarity and relative simplicity in the score and pitching many vocal parts across a wide range. Sadly we don't use these clefs much in vocal music today.
Added by SteveB (Admin) on 27/02/2021 (ID: 186)
Mass in B minor - J.S. Bach
How such music is created by a human being is beyond me. Note the volume levels when listening to Bach - turn it down a notch or two! Try and listen to ALL the vocal parts (SATB).
Choir of the English Concert
The English Concert, Harry Bicket conductor, Proms 2012.
Added by SteveB (Admin) on 08/01/2021 (ID: 155)
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, part 1/2 - Bach
Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner - conductor
Added by Steve B (Admin) on 13/10/2020 (ID: 103)