The Classical Voice

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The Classical Voice

Though classical music tends to be distinguished by symphonic instruments, some of its most beautiful pieces rely solely on the human voice's expressive power. This playlist showcases that range and potential, encompassing everything from Renaissance song to Romantic lieder, opera and oratorio. And remember: We regularly update these pieces, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Nessun dorma (Live)

Vienna Boys' Choir, Piotr Beczala, Vienna Philharmonic, Tugan Sokhiev

3:48

No. 1, Im wunderschönen Monat Mai

Jonas Kaufmann, Helmut Deutsch

1:30

Ubi Caritas

3:50

Song for Athene

Nigel Short, Tenebrae, Joseph Edwards

6:10

No. 3, Lady Isobel and the Elf-Knight

Harriet Burns, Edward Picton-Turbervill

2:12

No. 2, Harmonie du soir

Mitsuko Uchida, Magdalena Kožená

4:39

No. 2, Music for a While

Sounds Baroque, Helen Charlston

3:48

'O sole mio

Pene Pati, Antonello Paliotti, Il Pomo d'Oro, Giulio D'Alessio

4:19

No. 2, Des Kindes Schlaf

James Baillieu, Benjamin Appl

1:57

VIII. Before Life and After

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Nicky Spence

3:05

Night Prayer

Owain Park, The Gesualdo Six, Matilda Lloyd

3:29

VI. Praised Be the Lord

Hilary Cronin, Jonathan Cohen, Matthew Long, Samuel Boden, Arcangelo, Daniel Collins, Hugo Hymas, William Gaunt

1:16

Agnus Dei

LeStrange Viols, New York Polyphony

3:31

Im Frühling, D. 882

Joseph Middleton, Carolyn Sampson

4:23

Lascia ch'io pianga

Samuel Mariño, Ben Palmer, Covent Garden Sinfonia

4:21

Aria. Deh vieni, non tardar

Anna Prohaska, Ensemble Resonanz, Riccardo Minasi

2:51

No. 7, Bitteres zu sagen, denkst du

Gerold Huber, Christian Gerhaher

1:46

Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona nobis pacem: No. 26, Agnus Dei

Lucile Richardot, Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

5:31

No. 1, C'est l'extase langoureuse

Magdalena Kožená, Mitsuko Uchida

3:14

Second Door, the Armoury

Rinat Shaham, Karina Canellakis, Gábor Bretz, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

4:21

Third Door, the Treasury

Gábor Bretz, Rinat Shaham, Karina Canellakis, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

2:25

XI. Magnificat

Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Britten Sinfonia

6:14

I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen

Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

9:55

No. 10, The Cares of Lovers

Sounds Baroque, Helen Charlston

2:12

Vissi d'arte

Eleonora Buratto, Daniel Harding, Ludovic Tézier, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

3:42

Senta! Laß dir vertrau'n

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, Lise Davidsen, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Edward Gardner

4:49

V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit

Masaaki Suzuki, Miku Yasukawa, Bach Collegium Japan

6:05

No. 6, Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt

James Baillieu, Benjamin Appl

3:13

Locus iste, WAB 23 (Live)

Jonathan Sells, Monteverdi Choir

2:57

Scene 1, Prelude

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:16

Sonetto. Proemio dell’opera

Les Kapsber'girls

5:45

O virga mediatrix (Arr. for Soprano, Pianos and Electronic by David Chalmin)

Marielle Labèque, Katia Labèque, David Chalmin, Barbara Hannigan

7:45

I. Sicut cervus

3:21

Da pacem Domine

Fretwork, Tom Herring, SANSARA

5:01

Tristes apprêts

Teodor Currentzis, Jeanine De Bique, Utopia Orchestra

7:03

I attempt from Love’s sickness

Sounds Baroque, Helen Charlston

1:50

I’d roam the world over with you

Iain Burnside, Roderick Williams

3:54

Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen "Spinning Chorus"

The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, Edward Gardner, Anna Kissjudit

3:31

Furusato (Arr. for Soprano, Tenor, and Piano by Bob Chilcott)

Libby Burgess, Julian Gregory, Grace Davidson

2:45

No. 3, Ronde

The King's Singers

1:48

Nacht und Träume, D. 827

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Aron Goldin

3:52

Orbits

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Sarah Sexton

9:08

Aria. Mi tradì quest"alma ingrata

Antonello Manacorda, Golda Schultz, Kammerakademie Potsdam

3:45

E lucevan le stelle

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Jonathan Tetelman, Daniel Harding

4:06

Franchigia a Floria Tosca

Daniel Harding, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Jonathan Tetelman, Eleonora Buratto

2:14

Ave Maria

4:46

Rastlose Liebe, D. 138

Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton

1:32

Exultate Deo

2:28

Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an "Senta's Ballad"

Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

6:21

Habanera. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

Aigul Akhmetshina, Daniele Rustioni, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:20

Aria. Come scoglio

Anna Prohaska, Ensemble Resonanz, Riccardo Minasi

4:10

II. Cujus animam gementem

London Mozart Players, The Choir of Royal Holloway, Rupert Gough

2:30

No. 4, Ständchen

Fatma Said, Malcolm Martineau

3:45

Kyrie a 6

Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

4:09

Hearken, all ye people

William Hunt, Fretwork, Magdalena Consort

4:11

Summertime (From "Porgy and Bess")

Aron Goldin, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

2:46

No. 3, Sonntag

György Kurtág, Benjamin Appl

1:59

Che farò senza Euridice (Orfeo)

Stefan Plewniak, Jakub Józef Orliński, Il Giardino D'Amore

4:17

III. Sanctus: No. 22, Sanctus. Pleni sunt cœli

Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

5:10

No. 2, Bøn I

Concerto Copenhagen, Paul Hillier, Theatre of Voices

3:29

O mio babbino caro

Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

2:35

Non t'amo più (Transcr. for Tenor and Piano)

Jonathan Tetelman, Sophia Muñoz

5:05

Psalm 22.21

1:30

I. Villanelle

Carrie-Ann Matheson, Benjamin Bernheim

2:03

O mio babbino caro

Ellen Williams

2:25

Alalt a ci (Arr. Schuen for Voice and Piano) [Musical Moments]

Daniel Heide, Andrè Schuen

3:33

Donna non vidi mai

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Freddie De Tommaso

2:32

No. 29, Aus Rosenwolken bricht (Live)

Sir Simon Rattle, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Bruns

3:52

O soave fanciulla

Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Asher Fisch, Pretty Yende, Jonas Kaufmann

3:54

An die Musik, Op. 88 No. 4, D. 547

Jérôme Ducros, Philippe Jaroussky

2:13

VI. Benedictus

Alex Rosen, Beth Taylor, Raphaël Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion, Ying Fang, Laurence Kilsby

4:33

Hymn. Veni creator spiritus

4:31

Summertime (Arr. for Tenor, Piano and Ensemble by Michaël Ertzscheid & Frank Sibold)

Cyrille Dubois, Michaël Ertzscheid, ArteCombo

2:54

Esti Dal (Arr. D'Angelo for Voice and Piano)

Emily D'Angelo, Sophia Muñoz

2:31

No. 9, Die Peri sah das Mal der Wunde

Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Padmore, Florian Boesch, Andrew Staples, London Symphony Orchestra, Bernarda Fink, Sally Matthews, Simon Halsey, Kate Royal

6:16

A Hymne to God the Father

Eligio Quinteiro, Richard Gowers, Grace Davidson

3:00

Ad te levavi oculos meos a 12

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross

3:52

Nuit de décembre

Sonya Yoncheva, Olga Zado

3:01

Non più mesta

Apollo Voices, Genevieve Ellis, Aigul Akhmetshina, Daniele Rustioni, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:14

"Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna" (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio)

Riccardo Zanellato, Dresdner Philharmonie, Lisette Oropesa, Anthony Clark Evans, Riccardo Frizza

4:40

No. 5, I Believe in the Prince of Peace

Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, Lara Downes

6:19

No. 2, Ó byl to krásný zlatý sen (Orch. by Jiří Gemrot)

Magdalena Kožená, Sir Simon Rattle, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

2:45

Alleluia, freuet euch, ihr Christen alle

Vox Luminis, Sebastian Myrus, Christopher Fischer, Raphael Höhn, Lionel Meunier

5:01

Una parola sola – Or son sei mesi

Freddie De Tommaso, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

3:40

No. 2, Lerchengesang (Version with Harp)

Anneleen Lenaerts, Fatma Said

2:24

V. Fecit potentiam

Henri Chalet, Yves Castagnet, Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris

2:49

O dolci mani

Eleonora Buratto, Jonathan Tetelman, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Daniel Harding

3:25

Aria. Furit grando procellosa (Nathanael)

Jakub Józef Orliński, Les Accents, Thibault Noally

4:54

IV. Sume superbiam

Ekaterina Antonenko, Intrada Vocal Ensemble

5:44

a. Agnus Dei I

3:46

"Credeasi, misera, da me tradita" (Arturo, Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio, Coro)

Riccardo Frizza, Anthony Clark Evans, Lawrence Brownlee, Riccardo Zanellato, MDR Rundfunkchor, Lisette Oropesa

5:26

There Will Be Rest

6:57

IX. Agnus Dei

Stephen Rice, The Brabant Ensemble

2:17

Ascolta! Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio

Aigul Akhmetshina, Daniele Rustioni, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Genevieve Ellis, Apollo Voices

2:33

E lucevan le stelle

Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Asher Fisch

3:00

Go Crystal Tears (Version for Voice, Archlute and Mellotron)

Marina Viotti, Melankhôlia, John Dowland

3:38

"Mulata infeliz"

Lisette Oropesa

4:48

Aria. Ara excelsa, ara pretiosa (Moyses)

Thibault Noally, Les Accents, Philippe Jaroussky

9:31

Master-piece (2024)

The King's Singers

12:17

Aria. Non vedi che Giove (Antioco)

Ensemble Mare Nostrum, Andrea De Carlo, Silvia Frigato

2:31