Most awesomest choral work ever - poll

[eyeresist]

This question has been bugging me - which awesome choral work is the most awesome? Perhaps you can help. Up to three votes are permitted.

Please note, this question is not regarding which work is the most beautiful, or the most spiritual, or the most technically accomplished. The first and only criteria is awesomeness.


And yes, I am aware that repeatedly using the word "awesome" makes me sound like an idiot.

[Mirror Image]

For me, there's a lot of works missing. What about Janacek's Glagolitic Mass? What about Part's Te Deum? What about Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 10? Anyway, I think these are awesome choral works and they are my three picks, but since none of them are listed, I will not vote.

[starrynight]

No baroque or renaissance, periods where vocal works were probably even more important in the classical sphere.

[eyeresist]

For me, there's a lot of works missing. What about Janacek's Glagolitic Mass? What about Part's Te Deum? What about Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 10? Anyway, I think these are awesome choral works and they are my three picks, but since none of them are listed, I will not vote.

Three works I don't know yet, so not included. I excluded Bach because I think he lacks sufficient awesomeness.

[Mirror Image]

I'll vote anyway...

[Mirror Image]

I voted for Mozart's Requiem, Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, and Ligeti's Requiem. Yes, these are just awesome.

[Marc]

John Sebastian Bach, Herr, unser Herrscher, (introduction to Johannes-Passion)

Indeed.

[eyeresist]

I'll just add here, in case my opening post wasn't clear, that this poll is in no way a Serious Study in order to determine the Objectively Best work in a stringently defined and exhaustively detailed category.

I just want to see which of the listed works people like best, or, if they like something not listed, to find out what that is and hopefully why as well.

0:)

[Opus106]

I voted for Mozart's Requiem, Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, and Ligeti's Requiem. Yes, these are just awesome.

[emphasis mine]

Dude, when did you give in?

[Lethevich]

Mozart's Requiem is small-fry in the awe-inspiring department, though it is sublime. If Brian's 1st was included, I'd have gone for that, but instead - Berlioz, with Verdi a close second.

[eyeresist]

Mozart's Requiem is small-fry in the awe-inspiring department, though it is sublime. If Brian's 1st was included, I'd have gone for that, but instead - Berlioz, with Verdi a close second.

Mozart - small fry? How small your soul!

Since the Gothic starts off with 40 minutes of instrumental music, I'm uncomfortable calling it a choral work proper.


I'm really regretting allowing only three choice, but there's no way to change this that I can find.

[mc ukrneal]

By awesomeness, you seem to mean bombastic. Yet, the Brahms Requiem is on the list, which doesn't really go that way, beautiful work though it is. One of the most beautiful requiems would be the Faure Requiem. It's probably my favorite oddly enough. I went with the Verdi Requiem and Alexander Nevsky. Then it was between Mahler 8 and Mozart Requiem. I probably like the Mozart more, but the Mahler has such huge forces, so I went with that for sheer awesomeness.   

[eyeresist]

By awesomeness, you seem to mean bombastic. Yet, the Brahms Requiem is on the list, which doesn't really go that way, beautiful work though it is. One of the most beautiful requiems would be the Faure Requiem. It's probably my favorite oddly enough. I went with the Verdi Requiem and Alexander Nevsky. Then it was between Mahler 8 and Mozart Requiem. I probably like the Mozart more, but the Mahler has such huge forces, so I went with that for sheer awesomeness.   

Thanks for playing! I don't necessarily mean bombastic as such, but possessing impressive power. "All flesh is as grass" from the Brahms certainly has that.  The Verdi certainly has bombast, and to be honest I'm not actually a big fan of the work - I included it to round out the pollsibilities.

I've just added Faure to the poll. It's less self-effacing than I remembered, particularly in the Barenboim recording.

This is just what happened with my last poll - adding extra options and screwing up the results. Oh dear 

[The new erato]

The Glagolithic Mass, beethovens Missa Solemnis and the St Matthew Passion would have been my selections. Perhaps also Gurrelieder. As a fifth contender, I chose Verdi, but only because the favorites obviously have been disqualified.

[Wendell_E]

I excluded Bach because I think he lacks sufficient awesomeness.

If hell exists, you will burn it it for making that statement!   

[Sergeant Rock]

Bruckner, Mahler, Berlioz

Sarge

[AnthonyAthletic]

Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Monteverdi's Vespers & Mahler's Resurrection....
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.......... oh, they're not on the list.

So its, Mahler/Verdi/Brahms 

[Karl Henning]

Some day, such a poll will include Henning.

[AnthonyAthletic]

Some day, such a poll will include Henning.

You're not Dead yet Karl (And long may ye live) so sadly we can't put you in there LOL

Have you written your choral Magnum Opus yet?

[Gurn Blanston]

The finale of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. It is sui generis.