Alleluja - Richard Bonsall
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Remarkable treble.
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Wonderful voice,very good performance,
thank you.
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Wow does he use his head voice for all this?
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I think he's just a freakishly powerful boy soprano. he sounds like a friggin dramatic soprano! =P
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@colenso05 I don't think Richard suppressed the more religious items; rather, Tadpole Music, which did the re-release of the tracks on 'Encore', likes to showcase repertoire that's a bit outside of the traditional choirboy stuff. (They also bill him as a boy soprano whereas I'd call him a mezzo.)
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OH MY GOD he almost has a thicker voice than mine!!!
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Yes - "Encore" is the only CD but there is one track of him singing "Santa Lucia" on the CD "The Better Land" volume 6, in Amphion 's set of recordings of historic boy sopranos.
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@colenso05 There is only one CD available at present and that's "Encore", right??? I already have this CD.
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Even if they do, I doubt that Richard would sanction their release - he seems to have surpressed the more religious items (though fortunately Malotte's Lord's Prayer did survive). Perhaps the best we can do is to publicise his name here and on other networking sites and hope that those who went to such trouble to preserve this boy's wonderful voice may receive due reward for their efforts. Above all, persuade all your friends to by the CD - it is utterly captivating.
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What a pity that "Alleluia" was withdrawn, no doubt because of the organ accompaniment. When I heard this recording, I thought of a glorious songbird with a mellifluous voice. I wonder if the master tapes of Richard's recordings are still extant. If so, I wish that they could be reissued as CDs as soon as possible. Such a voice deserves greater recognition.
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You may have discovered by now that the "Alleluia" is not on the Tadpole CD - Richard did not want it on the re-release. It only exists on his 70s LP "O for the Wings of a Dove". If you bought the CD anyway you will now appreciate why Richard's voice is legendary among afficionados.
Does this piece form part of an album? If so, from where may I obtain a copy? A remarkable voice!
piscescq 2 years ago
Try ebay, or Tadpole music. :-)
cabbalistic 2 years ago