Best overall? One of, surely
A—Ky—Reverent, measured, stately
A—Ch—Sylvia McNair; best gentle, unaffected, angelic, soaring; does she ever take a breath?
A—Gl—Joyous, crisp; good brass
A—LT—Diana Montague; Vocalise; great voice, flutelike sound; fast, fun orchestra can’t convince her to smile even once
A—Gr—Assertive, grave
A—DD—Great voices; smooth, no battle
A—QT—Painful, reproachful, stumbling, but just a trifle too smooth to stagger; hymnlike
A—Qu—Individual voices heard well, but still blend nicely; jaunty, upbeat
A—JC— Same
A—CSS—Clear articulation of voices; jolly, upbeat; good climactic cadence
A—Cr—Exultant, driving rhythm; chickens come through second time
A—Et—Sylvia McNair; best; gentle, unaffected, tender, dreamy; 1 to 1 love song; her sound is intimate, her jumps are clean, her breaths are imperceptible, and there is not a trace of an edge in her high notes; no one is allowed to speak during her cadenza
A—S—Assertive, confident; soaring sopranos at “Dominus Deus Sabbaoth”; really good brass
A—H—Crisp, clear, all voices have their say
A—B—Jolly, jaunty, everybody’s smiling, all voices come through; detached strings at B