Thomas Allen - Silent worship

Thomas Allen, baritone
Cardiff, probably early 1980s (I've no other information)

Sorry about the quality - transfer from an old tape.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Thomas
• Allen
• Silent
• worship
• Handel
• Did
• you
• not
• hear
• my
• lady

[achantus1]

The more I've heard this, the more I must say: A glorious moment! There is just too few clips of the legendary Thomas Allen and Handel.

[interpreterr]

@achantus1 I agree! I wish he'd sung more Handel in his career (and baroque music in general)

[harryfaber]

This is superb

[interpreterr]

@harryfaber Great minds think alike? :-)

[harryfaber]

@interpreterr Or we could have watched X factor and Jeremy Kyle all day.

[interpreterr]

@harryfaber No thanks in this case:)

[uniqueattack]

@dontwanto On the contrary, I think a baritone is perfect. The tenor usually "gets the girl" so this piece is perfect for the lower class, poor sap (like Antonio the gardener from Le Nozze di Figaro) that loves a beauty from afar. Listen to the text carefully.

[antmusique]

Yes please! :)

(Then again, I'm not too picky. I could listen to this gentlemen singing a telephone directory. Judging by the wonderful array of Sir Tom rarities you've posted so far, you probably DO have a clip of him singing a telephone directory, but that's another matter altogether ;))

[expatmartin]

What a great artist and fine human being. In a word inspirational

[achantus1]

Oh.my God, what powerful, and beautiful voice!

[rupepill]

How curious and yet how beautifully apt as id this lovely work, singing of a silent worship.

[Paddiemae]

thank you for posting this. It's lovely.