Best Of The Treorchy Male Voice Choir, The - Treorchy Male Voice Choir

Advantages: Sublime
Disadvantages: None

...When I say that my grandmother's maiden name was Davies, and that she was the last person in the family who had any understanding of the Welsh language, you will probably understand why I love Welsh choral music so much. Well, apart from the fact that Wales is truly the land of song, with the best history of choral music in the entire world., that is! This CD (produced by EMI and Music for Pleasure) has a wide range of Welsh Male voice Choirs from all over Wales. The competition between the different choirs and indeed the different parts of Wales are fiercely competitive. But the strong, intense rivalry is always friendly. Well, MOST of the time, that is! The songs on this CD (I am ,of course, listening to it as I write this review!) are all perfectly sung and perfectly accompanied, as the producers have chosen the cream of Welsh male... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful Music
Disadvantages: Hard to find copies

...If you like male voice choirs, you will love this album! Its rather hard to find a copy, but occasionally one turns up in the form of cassette, record, or very rarely, cd. Released in the Early 90\'s this is by Far Llanelli Male Voice\'s best allbum, and one cant help but be captivated by the power of the Welsh voices as they sing with heartfelt passion. This Album has some time old classics on it, like Pie Jesu, and the Volga boat song, but it also has some hits from the 80\'s like any dream will do, although it doesnt make it any more cool, and at the time, Im sure many would have prefered Jason Donovans rendition, Llanell Male Voice Choir (Cor Meibion) take it on, and do it well. The choir still performs today, but many , men from this recording will have undoubtedly have passed on, most of their work has been spectacular... Read review

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Advantages: Hugely original, perfectly suits the mood of the film
Disadvantages: perhaps a bit tough going without the images.

...Probably the most famous theme tune to any western, the instantly recognisable title track is audacious and original. Who but Ennio Morricone could combine almost Monty Python like silly voices with twangy guitars, lush strings, strange flutes and a male voice choir to make a perfect accompaniment to the final and best of the Dollars trilogy. Director Sergio Leone's highly original visual style (be it sometimes over the top) demanded the same with the music and in Morricone he certainly got that. This is probably best defined in the final sequence where the three protagonists are searching for the gold in the graveyard and the tense shoot out that follows. The music amplifies the heat and suspense to an almost unbearable crescendo. A classic soundtrack.... Read review

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