Is your favourite singer in classical music or non-classical music?

[Sergeant Rock]

You fooled me! I thought it was going to be Annabella   

Well, Annabella is definitely my favorite singer who wears a mohawk.


Sarge

[Israfel the Black]

Classical, yes, but not by much. As it goes, Emma Kirkby is the finest singer I have heard. I am currently also really fond of Anna Netrebko. As for non-classical singers, I consider Alison Krauss, Edith Piaf, and Björk right up there with the classical singers. Sarah Vaughan, I like, but I find her a bit overrated. Another idiosyncratic pick is Thom Yorke, a modern master of falsetto.

[Brian]

There he is.

[Harry]

Classical, yes, but not by much. As it goes, Emma Kirkby is the finest singer I have heard.

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A man after my heart, Bravo I say, and triple it resounds. Emmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[Israfel the Black]

Aha! Favorite recordings?

[Harry]

Aha! Favorite recordings?

Right now I am playing this, but almost all Kirkby has recorded I have, and love to distraction. The Messiah comes on top, absolute.....

[Haffner]

Ronnie James Dio and Placido Domingo.

[George]

There he is.

Your favorite singer is Cheech? 


I know, I know, he got a name. 

[Israfel the Black]

Right now I am playing this, but almost all Kirkby has recorded I have, and love to distraction. The Messiah comes on top, absolute.....

Excellent recording. I agree with The Messiah. The particular Hogwood recording is among the finest of my entire classical collection, right among the top. Her voice is so pure and timeless I am often left mesmerized with chills. Close to The Messiah, one of the premiere pieces of music that really initiated my love for classical music is the Hogwood and Kirkby recording of Mozart's Requiem with the Westminister Cathedral Boys Choir. I find it the finest recording of his Requiem to date, and one of the most meticulously prepared and researched.

I am currently listening to this:



Hauntingly beautiful.

[Brian]

Your favorite singer is Cheech? 


I know, I know, he got a name. 

Boo, hiss. 

[bwv 1080]

In addition to Mike Patton, I would add Astrud Gilberto, Dion Warwick (Bacharach only), James Brown, Roscoe Holcomb, Johnny Cash, Ralph Stanley, Bob Wills, Ali Farka Toure, Ozzy, Lemmy & Louis Armstrong

[bhodges]

There are way too many singers I love to even try to pick just one.

Favorite classical: René Pape, Matthias Goerne, Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, Deborah Voigt, Thomas Quasthoff, Ramón Vargas, Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Dawn Upshaw...

Favorite non-classical: k.d. lang, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Ella Fitzgerald, Cheryl Bentyne, Janis Siegel...

--Bruce

[Harry]

Excellent recording. I agree with The Messiah. The particular Hogwood recording is among the finest of my entire classical collection, right among the top. Her voice is so pure and timeless I am often left mesmerized with chills. Close to The Messiah, one of the premiere pieces of music that really initiated my love for classical music is the Hogwood and Kirkby recording of Mozart's Requiem with the Westminister Cathedral Boys Choir. I find it the finest recording of his Requiem to date, and one of the most meticulously prepared and researched.

I am currently listening to this:



Hauntingly beautiful.

Yes that one is fine too, absolutely. And I agree with you about the Mozart Requiem, but then I know of no recording with Kirkby that has disappointed me.
I am glad that we have another GMG member that loves Emma as well as I.

[MN Dave]

For hard rock vocalists, I'd go with Patton, Mercury or Halford.

[Israfel the Black]

Yes that one is fine too, absolutely. And I agree with you about the Mozart Requiem, but then I know of no recording with Kirkby that has dissapointed me.
I am glad that we have another GMG member that loves Emma as well as I.

Indeed.

[Haffner]

I have to add Eric Adams and Cheryl Studer to the list.

[Sergeant Rock]

In addition to Mike Patton, I would add Astrud Gilberto, Dion Warwick (Bacharach only), James Brown, Roscoe Holcomb, Johnny Cash, Ralph Stanley, Bob Wills, Ali Farka Toure, Ozzy, Lemmy & Louis Armstrong

And here's Johnny and Emmylou together:

//http:///www.youtube.com/v/LYCy8pHsVnI


Sarge

[Szykneij]

Sarge

No, no, no ... He said Ralph Stanley, not Paul Stanley !!!   

[Haffner]

Rock on, Sarge.

I can't forget Birgit Nilsson.

[Sergeant Rock]

For hard rock vocalists, I'd go with Patton, Mercury or Halford.

Nah...Motörhead's Lemmy   


Seriously, I like Graham Bonnet. He's the main reason this is my favorite metal album (after Ace of Spades, that is):




Sarge