Libera Dreams

scarbo

The answer to this very much depends on time. I guess, looking back through my lifetime my favorite choirs would be 1. King's College Choir, Cambridge (as conducted by D. Willcocks) 2. Tölzer Knabenchor (as conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt) 3. Wiener Sängerknaben (regardless of conductor) Right now...

scarbo

This Finnish choir is an excellent boys/young men's choir. On their repertoire is , among lots of other stuff, Sibelius' "Finlandia" which has been adopted by Libera in the form of "Be still my soul". Youtube recording here with links to many other performances by this fine choir.

scarbo

Thanks for such an in depth post Scarbo! There is alot of material to think about here :wink: In general, it seems to me that the various instruments and lightings that accompany a Libera concert are only there to enhance the boy's voices, meaning they are not there to distract. I can see that even...

scarbo

Hi, I am a boys choir fan from continental Europe. I guess I should have posted here before posting in other forums - sorry about that. I enjoy a healthy discussion and do not necessarily agree with everyone... I do count myself as a Libera fan though I spend more time listening to true classical mu...

scarbo

Just a few thoughts on Libera's style. Well, I have always been a fan of classical music and boys' voices. In particular, the English boys choir tradition has struck me as being unique in the world - though some German language choirs such as Tölzer Knabenchor and Wiener Sängerknaben have been just ...

scarbo

I'm surprised that Ralph and Stefan have no solos anymore. Well, I guess both of them are big boys now, with changing voices. Ralph in particular is a huge loss as soloist, as he was just getting himself established as the #1 artistic force. What he did on the Song of Life video was unbelievably go...

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