December 22, 201114 yr Ave Maria is one of the beautiful songs* associated withChristmas. I didn't realize this until now, but there are actually many versions of the song – completely different from one another. What is your favorite version? I don’t mean which performer; I mean which composition. Below are three of the most famous versions. The first two are both performed by Luciano Pavarotti; the last is by Andrea Bocelli. Gounod/Bach Schubert http://youtu.be/bPvAQxZsgpQ Caccini *I hesitate to refer to it as a “carol,” for fear of drawing the wrath of my more learned Papist brethren.
December 22, 201114 yr Author SchubertI'm partial to that one too, but I really like the Gounod/Bach version too. That "Sancta Maria" part gives ya goosebumps.
December 22, 201114 yr Schubert, then Gounad/Bach, then Caccini. I honestly don't particularly much care for Caccini's version. I do really like the Gounad/Bach version, but Schubert's version, in my book, genuinely counts as one of the most beautiful songs ever written - secular or non-secular.
December 22, 201114 yr Quick first note: I had the privilege of seeing Pavarotti in concert before he died. It was one of those things I'll remember for the rest of my life. One of the best there has ever been and certainly the best I've ever heard live. Pavarotti performing Shubert's Ave Maria is spectacular. When a performer perfectly hits that high F at "...Ave Dominus..." it's just beautiful. I'm with CWB, the Schubert is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. I will say that there's a certain style of composition that often gets overlooked, medieval polyphony, but to my tastes, the Ave written by Tomas Luis de Victora is very close to the Schubert. [video=youtube;a3-wTBqoNlU]
December 22, 201114 yr Author I had the privilege of seeing Pavarotti in concert before he died.That was probably the best time to catch his act. After that, he lost a lot of his tonal quality. Hey, you didn't happen to see Bill Engvall at the concert, did you?
December 23, 201114 yr Quick first note: I had the privilege of seeing Pavarotti in concert before he died. It was one of those things I'll remember for the rest of my life. One of the best there has ever been and certainly the best I've ever heard live. Pavarotti performing Shubert's Ave Maria is spectacular. When a performer perfectly hits that high F at "...Ave Dominus..." it's just beautiful. I'm with CWB, the Schubert is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. I will say that there's a certain style of composition that often gets overlooked, medieval polyphony, but to my tastes, the Ave written by Tomas Luis de Victora is very close to the Schubert. [video=youtube;a3-wTBqoNlU] Palestrina's isn't too bad either.
December 23, 201114 yr That was probably the best time to catch his act. After that, he lost a lot of his tonal quality. Hey, you didn't happen to see Bill Engvall at the concert, did you? Well done.
December 23, 201114 yr Author PepRock did an outstanding rendition at my son's wedding. Does that count? Which version? Or did he compse his own?
December 23, 201114 yr That was probably the best time to catch his act. After that, he lost a lot of his tonal quality. Hey, you didn't happen to see Bill Engvall at the concert, did you? :lol: I guess what I meant was that I saw him when he was on his last big worldwide tour in 2004.
December 23, 201114 yr Author :lol: I guess what I meant was that I saw him when he was on his last big worldwide tour in 2004."Boy, when you die at the palace, you really DIE at the palace!" - Comicus, Stand-up Philosopher, ca. 35 BCE
December 23, 201114 yr I like the Schubert and I believe that this is the first all Catholic thread that I have seen
December 23, 201114 yr Author I like the Schubert and I believe that this is the first all Catholic thread that I have seenWe should probably be selling some raffle tickets in here.
December 23, 201114 yr PepRock did an outstanding rendition at my son's wedding. Does that count? Aww!! Thank you!!! :bunny:
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