King's College Cambridge 2011 #16 O Holy Night
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Blessed 🏺 is The Holy⭐One Of Yisrael. Our Father in Heaven___ and Savior. Isaiah 43***
This 2011 recording from King's was def the best. Magical.
It's so soft, which makes it feel less like the chapel is filled with magic. The newer versions are very clear, but the softness suffers.
The 2009 is better
There aren’t words for how wonderful this is.
Ineffable
Itsa show stopper. Just don't start too highl because of the top note at the end of the line
My favourite Choir for ages. Will always love their singing.
This is surely the best version of Holy Night ever recorded. I come back to it every Christmas without fail.
My favourite performance of this.
Rutter's arrangement is beyond criticism here.
Sublime, simply sublime.
Thank you so much for making your wonderful praise of the Lord available to those of us who cannot get out of our homes very easily any more. You bring tears to my eyes and more blessings than I could ever count. May the Lord be with you always.
God bless you Elly.
God bless all of you reading this. ❤
Simply wonderful.
Superb rendition. Crisp clear angelic voices. Organist played it perfectly too.
I think this is the best version ever. Even for Kings College. It has an amazing harmony that holds everything together. I see it in my mind as a mass of people swaying all in time to the music as they move along. It's like a great party getting going then just getting better!. The end part is just glorious.
I agree Brian and I thought the organist was excellent.
Totally agree, hence only 5 thumbs down.
Sublime performance.
I think the 2009 version is better but this one is outstanding
I listened to every single version, and the 2017 one really stood out with the way the harmonize together. However, I do agree this one is lovely and I do think it is right up there in 2nd place out of all versions. ❤
Beautiful! One of my favorite Christmas songs.
Ah, gorgeous. One of my favourite carols and one that's certainly dear to my heart. It only adds to it that, in this case, it prominently features a front line that's sounding a bit more homogeneous and clean than some King's treble lines in recent memory. Thank you, Spiritdei, as always.
Pure, Holy🌟 MAGNIFICENCE
Best performance of this I have heard.
Vocals, organ, tempo ; absolutely nailed.
I have heard several different recording of this from King's over the years, but this to me is the *BEST.*
Everything was perfectly done......just perfect.....
Las preciosas y angelicales voces, el excelente organista que da el marco perfecto a esta bellísima interpretación, así como la maravillosa y magistral Dirección, hacen que nuestro corazón se inunde de un amor sublime y que nuestra alma se eleve a Dios como la mas sentida oración. Gracias Spirit dei y que esta Navidad y todas las de su vida reciban todos las sagradas bendiciones del ser Supremo y siempre cristalicen sus más bellos anhelos. ¡Feliz Navidad!.
Thanks for your technical advice. I must really learn the piece myself and try to play along. What a blessing CZcams is and thanks to the graciousness of the College and EMI for not taking down these videos. No copyright infringement intended.
for my wife she loved it
EXTRAORDINAIRE! SUBLIME! JOYEUX NOEL 2018
I love this church. The organ was recently restored. There is a bus that goes down the main road that runs close to the college. But the local city buses don't go near the college though. But the closest stop is within walking distance from the church.
Bellissimo! Merry Christmas, Kings College.
The best I can find here on CZcams.
Thank you for posting this performance. I play along with these videos and so enjoy the changes found in each years performance.
Wonderful children
Very good! The 2005 version was excellent.
this is John Rutter's arrangement. the sopranos sound terrific
Beautiful 🙂
Thanks for that CaseyFlorida, I appreciate the "back and forth" on this. Ben San-Lau has had concerts at Cambridge which I have wanted to attend and I almost miss him as he has to move and make room for the next organist. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he came back years later to lead the group like I believe Boris Ord did. If so I hope we are around to see it!
@1finch2finch Thanks my pleasure!
Moc krásné.
I would love to post them but, for the first time in a few years I am not going to be in the UK and I am hoping I can get a friend to record them so I can post them when I return at the end of January. I actually posted carolsfromkings so I must look back and see the level of detail. Thanks for the support.
ds1868, Thanks for the info. Each instrument has it's own characteristics and of course, requires a learning curve on the part of a visiting organist !
John Carleton,
Citrus Heights, Ca.
@yuioplive You're welcome, and well spotted on the wavering.
Aditionally, many of the thumb pistons are duplicated by "toe studs", which enables stop changes while keeping fingers and thumbs on the keys.
John Carleton,
Citrus Heights, Ca.
@spiritdei I agree. The 2005 version is just a little bit faster and that makes the carol better in my opinion.
@mbayram50 I think agree, Kings performs this frequently but to me never better than the 2005 version!
I'm curious: how is the organist able to engage/disengage a dozen stops simultaneously without even touching the controls? Looks almost as if he's moving them with telekinesis. Some kind of "group stop" control? (My knowledge of organs is limited, alas.)
Charles Murry there are rows of buttons called thumb pistons underneath each manual ( keyboard ) each piston is pre programed with a selection of stops which allows the organist to play non stop while changing the stop configuration as the given price of music requires and also right just above the pedal board many organs have toe studs that function exactly like the thumb pistons do
I really wish I could do that. So glad I am able to help. Are the triplets in piece as difficult to play as they say? When Ben San-Lau was the choral scholar the music somehow felt expanded. Not explaining it very well.
Diapason12345 Thank you for giving us Parker Ramsay's name. Looked him up. He is very, very accomplished.
I think I understand what you mean by "expanded" perhaps that feeling comes from the tempo. In this video (2011) the tempo is noticeably slower... as mentioned in earlier posts. And, that makes a huge difference.
Both Ben San-Lau and this organist are steady and exact with their performance tempo. So who chooses the tempo? Most likely the conductor.But, don't know.
The "triplets" are not hard to play at all. It is just a matter of training to keep the tempo steady.
thanks again
Best performance so far by King's College beating 2017 (czcams.com/video/gTFG_nvreoI/video.html) and 2015's (czcams.com/video/NKOEGva_w0c/video.html). Exceptional contribution by all involved.
Excellent work from King's as always. Thought the organ volume / piston changes at the end were a bit too sudden though.
I think the other organist is Parker Ramsay.
1:32 it’s over with the organ.
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Hi Charles, there is effectively a "group stop" control. The buttons under each keyboard control a collection of stops - they are usually replicated by foot-activated buttons above the pedalboard that do the same thing. It looks as though the organist uses these, hence why you don't see his hands touching anything.
the men are too loud and i hear individuals