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12-15-2020 09:19 AM
@Pook wrote:No version is likable for me!! They are all way to eerie and devastatingly sad.
Even Woopie's version in Sister Act? I thought that one was wonderful too! That hymn is actually "Hail Holy Queen", but they use a version of the Ave Maria as a counter melody.........
12-15-2020 10:02 AM
I'll take any of them......
12-15-2020 01:39 PM
I like and have sung both for funerals, weddings, etc. I get more requests to sing Schubert.
I grew up listening to Perry Como sing the Schubert version. While I appreciate the operatic singers & more complex orchestrations, I prefer a simple arrangement with a more natural vocal quality. I think Schubert is prettier as an instrumental. Karen Carpenter had a beautiful Bach/Gounod version which really suits her lower voice range.
12-15-2020 02:23 PM
@wilma wrote:I like and have sung both for funerals, weddings, etc. I get more requests to sing Schubert.
I grew up listening to Perry Como sing the Schubert version. While I appreciate the operatic singers & more complex orchestrations, I prefer a simple arrangement with a more natural vocal quality. I think Schubert is prettier as an instrumental. Karen Carpenter had a beautiful Bach/Gounod version which really suits her lower voice range.
Totally agree- I actually only received a specific, no nonsense request for the Bach-Gounod once. The Schubert is much more comfortable in my mezzo-y contralto voice range too.
12-15-2020 04:05 PM
go to utube...aaron nville ave maria...just georgious
12-15-2020 04:50 PM
I personally prefer the Maria Callas version.
hckynut
12-16-2020 10:57 AM
I love them both. The Schubert is my favorite version, having sung it several times years ago.
12-17-2020 09:05 AM
Actually, there are at least a dozen versions of "Ave Maria"--not just two.
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