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@serenaluce The difference you are citing between countertenors and falsettists is entirely imaginary. The technical definition of both of these are men who adduct their vocal folds by thinning the non-muscular tissue on the folds. This produces a falsetto quality. Every voice is different, and i...

@MsJune999 the recorders played in this recording are actually a bass (right) a tenor or alto (hard to tell with the man playing between his legs) and two (i think) sopranos. The part is veeery high for a soprano, and could more easily be done on a sopranino, but the warmer quality of a soprano i...

@cgordon6969 If Bach is the master of harmony, then Vivaldi must be the master of melody. His original scores were often a little bare in terms of harmony, not because he didn't have good ideas of it in his head, but because musicians were expected to fill it out themselves. Combining Bach's meti...

@KumboYa1234 it is both. please refer to my post about 5 or 6 posts earlier.

@Stephlisa87Music that is a soprano!

On a better note, what an exquisite recording. Chanticleer is a group of extraordinarily talented singers with top notch repertoire. I'm glad the use of countertenors has become more widespread than before. Chanticleer and the King's Singers used to be very much alone in terms of professional ens...

@piasecznik And you'd be totally right if you lived before the advent of equal temperament. Unfortunately, you don't, and thus C# and Db are the same note.

@vman3278 You realize that he was leading by 215 votes before the recount, which was smaller than the margin which Franken won by. The recount was led by Ritchie, yes, which gave Franken a 225 vote lead, but after that a three-judge panel (1 registered Republican, 1 registered Independent, 1 regi...

@serenaluce I've been listening to the way Spanos conveys his emotion; seems pretty similar to Jaroussky to me- they both do it very well.

Hmm... actually, the preponderance of current countertenors have been altists rather than sopranists simply because they don't have the ease of sound in high ...

@aravis123 there are no voice parts who have a monopoly on those best-equipped to sing countertenor literature well. Some would be tenors, some baritones, bass-baritones, or basses. It has to do with the particular texture of the voice, the ease of the falsetto, and its ability to very easily con...

@singer684 i think it's touching. Most of these singers hold bachelors/masters degrees from some of the more prestigious conservatories in the U.S.-- i guarantee they don't need to look at each other. They do it to create a sense of community, which i think is great, especially considering that t...

@illyas1 conductors are especially important during live performances. Such large orchestras cannot keep time amongst themselves like baroque orchestras could. He's there to make sure everyone stays together as well as give reminders about musicality. I believe that a conductors main home is the ...

@Hawkzie I think what people have been getting at is not that they need to scream or have spread vowels. No one is doubting the St. Olaf Choir and Dr. Armstrong's precision. It's a question of whether the group actually reacts to what they're singing about. It's a choral setting, and so dancing a...

Dale Warland Chorale..... One of the best choral ensembles i've ever heard....