Most awesomest choral work ever - poll

[The new erato]

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

As in the best choral conclusion to a symphony completed in 1824 by a composer born in Bonn bearing a surname starting with B, ever?

[Karl Henning]

(* chortle *)

[The new erato]

Some day, such a poll will include Henning.

If you write a work named Banana, some day it will end up in a poll!

[Karl Henning]

This, too, is true.

[ibanezmonster]

My 2 favorites are Brahms' German Requiem and Prokofiev's Cantata.

[Superhorn]

   Where is Janacek's magnificent and unique Glagolitic Mass ?  If that isn't
awesopme, I don't know what awesome is !

[Ten thumbs]

Well, I've voted on the grounds of awesomeness as requested.
Brahms, Verdi and Alexander

Orff's Carmina Burana is not everybody's cup of tea but it is certainly awesome.

[TheGSMoeller]

Definitely some missing pieces, but I voted Berlioz, Prokofiev and RVW.

[zamyrabyrd]

I voted for 3 Requiems. It looks like Verdi is winning so far.
Karl, if you write a Requiem I might vote for you, too...
ZB

[Cato]

Definitely some missing pieces...

Like the Rachmaninov Vespers, Bruckner's and Franck's Psalm 150, Prokofiev's Seven, They Are Seven, Schoenberg's Friede auf Erden...

The last 4 are shorter than a Requiem, but they are mighty and great!   0:)

[Lisztianwagner]

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

If there had been the finale of Beethoven No.9, I would have certainly voted for it, that's my favourite piece ever composed!

Anyway, I voted for Mozart, Bruckner and Mahler.

[madaboutmahler]

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

You? Voting for Mozart? Since when?!!! 

My votes:
Mozart Requiem
Mahler 8 of course
Verdi Requiem

[Cato]

Like the Rachmaninov Vespers, Bruckner's and Franck's Psalm 150, Prokofiev's Seven, They Are Seven, Schoenberg's Friede auf Erden...

The last 4 are shorter than a Requiem, but they are mighty and great!   0:)

And not to be forgotten in the shuffle:

Rachmaninov's Three Russian Songs and the incredible work The Bells.

[chasmaniac]

Pycard's Gloria. The rest of 'um can all go home.

[DavidW]

Mozart is #1,

I voted for Brahms and Ligeti but they are tied with Bruckner and Verdi.

I would like to add in Bach's Mass in B Minor.

[eyeresist]

Finally voted, for Bruckner, Mahler and Prokofiev's October Cantata.

BTW, I excluded Beethoven's 9 and Mahler 2 because they are largely instrumental, not "pure" choral works.


I'm obviously much better at killing threads than starting them (anyone want to join Team Thread Killer?). I promise that if I ever post another poll I will put some thought into it first!

[DavidW]

I don't have any problem with your poll... you obviously just wanted to see what people dig out of the ones you like.  Polls don't have to the be all and end all of objective consensus.

[eyeresist]

I don't have any problem with your poll... you obviously just wanted to see what people dig out of the ones you like.  Polls don't have to the be all and end all of objective consensus.

You are objectively Wrong

[springrite]

I only vote for one work -- Ligeti

[Tsaraslondon]

I voted for Verdi and Berlioz, both awe inspiring works. I understand that this is a poll of works you know. You need to hear Britten's War Requiem. I'm sure you would have included it if you knew it.