Faure's Requiem is one of my favorite pieces and the Pie Jesu is my favorite part of it.

Here it is done by a treble, as opposed to a soprano with a big voice and a shitload of vibrato. I was YouTubing around listening to various performances and stumbled onto this one.

Turn up the audio and enjoy!

Yes, very nice. I can see how others would overdo it but the boy simply sings this as written without adding anything extra. I like it.

Not to beat a dead horse, but I found another version of this piece - purely choral with a soloist with a phenomenal voice (and zero vibrato).



(Not sure why I keep posting this kind of shit on a gun board. )

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
Not to beat a dead horse, but I found another version of this piece - purely choral with a soloist with a phenomenal voice (and zero vibrato).

Finally got around to listening to this one. Lovely. Although I think I prefer the first version because of the instrumental backing.

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(Not sure why I keep posting this kind of shit on a gun board. )

Because some folks here do appreciate it. It helps us temporarily tune out all the other everyday, real-world, doom-and-gloom shit being posted here and reminds us that there are still some beautiful things on this crazy planet.

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
(Not sure why I keep posting this kind of shit on a gun board. )

Because we are Renaissance men and women. Ask me why I bought a second piano and was practicing tonight even though I don't play in public. Sigforum members have varied tastes and backgrounds.

I had the pleasure of conducting this work several times. One of my favorites, for sure.

The original chamber orchestration did not include any violins, which is a very uncommon orchestration.