B—Ky—Stately, slow, a little draggy and stodgy
B—Ch—Ileana Cotrubas; operatic, meaningful
C—Gl—Longest; dirgelike, no joy, listless; chorus sound bored;
B—LT—Kiri Te Kanawa; operatic; little sense of interaction with orchestra
A—Gr—Severe, churchy, serious
B—DD—Sweet, smooth, no battle;
B—QT—Stately, hymnlike, a little too smooth
B—Qu—All 3 voices come through well, but they forget to smile
A—JC—Same
A—CSS—Crisp articulation; voices let it all hang out; good climactic cadence
B—Cr—Chorus a little listless, stuffy due to draggy tempo; clear voices; chickens best 2nd time through
A—Et—Ileana Cotrubas; sweetly operatic; good high notes, breathing; “wrong” chord on “vir-gin-E” (does any of Paumgartner, Fricsay, or Davis, all of whom specify R?–no)
A—S—Slow, stately, still works; good brass
B—H—Slow, a bit stodgy and mechanical
A—B—Wonderful voices; more peaceful than jaunty; detached strings at B