The Danish conductor Mogens Dahl stands behind a classical concert hall in Copenhagen, Denmark. - And a professional Chamber Choir. On this RU-vid channel you will find examples from the choir's repertoire.
Hej Jan. Mange tak for de rosende ord. Vi er meget glade for det musikalske samarbejde med Mathias. Gad vide om han ikke kommer med på nye projekter i fremtiden:-)
Heard lots of Messiahs. Lots of adjectives to describe them too. This one I stumbled across. Right off the bat, attracted to the size. Music already dramatic enough without needing a small army to perform. So there's that. Everything else? Remember said lots of adjectives? This one? "Exquisite". Thank you Maestro Dahl, Choir, Singers. and Orchestra.
Der Jesus singt irgendwo in der Pampa, ohne Stimmung, zu Beginn, danach wird’s besser. Wenn man einmal die Originalversion mit dem Hilliard Ensemble gehört hat, ich hab sie live gehört, dann wird man sehr kritisch. Pärt ist reinste Musik, wie auch Bach und die anderen großen Meister
Sung with perfection. This is the finest performance I have ever heard of by Frank Martin. The Agnus Dei is so moving and poignant with its final plea, Dona Nobis Pacem.
I used to listen to this piece on my Walkman as I navigated Seoul subway hordes. I love the way the bass singer here bends a phrase from slightly flat to finish right on pitch.
What about male-identifying sopranos? Why aren't they allowed to sing low bass parts even though their natural range is high? Why can't basses who identify as women sing high parts? All choral works written so far should be banned because they are offensive. AI should be introduced to write generic music, not for humans to write. The most significant thing in the world is how you identify yourself, not what you are according to biological, scientific and logical principles. Hello ! what century is this? We have to think in that way in order to improve humanity, it is done by insisting that what you really are is not highlighted, but how you identify yourself!!!!
The list under "Soloists" is all correct. But please ignore the paragraph about renowned tenor Mark Padmore. The tenor here is Timothy Robinson, as in the Soloists list. To verify, do a google image search.
Well, one person appreciated this enough to comment - even 4 years on. Beautifully done. "For if there is no such thing as the resurrection of the dead, then Christ was never raised. And if Christ was not raised then neither our preaching nor your faith has any meaning at all. Further it would mean that we are lying in our witness for God, for we have given our solemn testimony that he did raise up Christ - and that is utterly false if it should be true that the dead do not, in fact, rise again! For if the dead do not rise neither did Christ rise, and if Christ did not rise your faith is futile and your sins have never been forgiven. Moreover these who have died believing in Christ are utterly dead and gone. Truly, if our hope in Christ were limited to this life only we should, of all mankind, be the most to be pitied!"
Wonderful. Sublime. Who does not hear and sigh...who does not hear and weep...who does not hear and float...and smile. One can feel the depth of Humanity by watching the players and singers faces...for me they are as much a part of the music as what was composed in notes.
It can also be played too fast! I've got a CD that sounds like an accompaniment for the Keystone Cops. It's ridiculous. Something about the "Dream Team." More like the Nightmare Team. The alto is UNBELIEVABLY bad. I LOVE this Mogens Dahl version!
From my readings about The Great Handel and the development of this great work of his, this rendition follows much more closely than most of the others out there in presenting this piece as Handel had intended it to be performed, not by some mega-sized army but by a smaller and more intimate ensemble. This is a fabulous performance and carried off quite well by supremely talented people. At most, only 16 singers in the choir! Leave it to the Danes! Thank you for doing it right!
THANK YOU for not taking the opening, before the fugue, of the Sinfonia like a gigue! Long overdue. Had Handel only written "All We Like Sheep", he would have established a place in love from his fellow man. But when The Lord says our cup will overflow, you can rest assured it will.
