February 28, 20251 yr Flipping through youtube videos some evenings ago, I came across this wonderful version of the haunting Albinoni Adagio. It is sung by a choir named Libera which is based at one of London's churches. It seems the choirmaster enjoys taking short standard classical works and slightly rearranging them for the choir and a small group of instruments. In recent years it has become hugely popular, has a recording contract and made more than 20 CDs, and like the more famous Vienna Boys Choir Libera makes regular international tours including two to Japan. Libera has worked with many top international artists like Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Neil Diamond. It has also provided backing music for several movies including Shadowlands, Hannibal and a preview for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Adagio by Tomaso Albinoni is thought to have been written around 1708. I rarely enjoy crossover-type arrangements but this short recording gripped me and I immediately fell in love with it. The young boy who sings the main theme Freddie Mushrafi's mother is from Ireland and his father from Bangladesh! He has one of the highest and purest boy soprano voices I have ever heard. Don't be put off by the formality of the pic below. The choreography of the piece and the camerwork is extremely fine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libera_(choir)
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