Oscar's Motet Choir & Torsten Nilsson Cantate Domino

"Cantate Domino" is probably the best-known audiophile recording of church music. There is hardly an audiophile music lover who does not own at least one of the numerous versions of these legendary concert recordings in the "Oscarskyrhan" in Stockholm. Recorded on a Revox A-77 tape machine and with only two Pearl TC4 microphones, the recordings from 1976 offer the highest degree of spatial information and naturalness.
It was Winston Ma who, in the course of the release of the UHD album format, revealed the big secret about the size of the choir. He heard about the story of the sound engineer Bertil Alving, who went back to the "Oscar Church" four days after the original recording – he was so dissatisfied with the result. Equipped with his recording device and loudspeakers, which he placed on the gallery, he listened to the choir again and again and then fine-tuned the sound until he was happy with the result. When Ma counted how many singers actually made up the choir, which the critics estimated to be between 250 and 400 people, he came up with an astonishing number: 38 (!) – plus organist, choirmaster and soloist.
In 2021, Fabio Camorani has taken on the original ribbons again to preserve them in the best possible quality. After the successful UHQCD edition, ANR now follows up with an excellent LP: The HQ version was pressed on 180 gram vinyl and cut at 33 rpm. It's to be expected that this strictly limited reissue will sell out quickly – so you should hurry to get your hands on another copy of this great recording.

Features:

• Numbered, Limited Edition
• 180g Vinyl 
• 33rpm
• From Original Analog Master Tapes
• All Lacquers Cut by Scott Hull at Masterdisk
• Pressed at Optimal in Germany

Musicians:

• Oscar's Motet Choir
• Torsten Nilsson, conductor
• Alf Linder, organ
• Marianne Mellnas, soprano

Selections:

Side A
1. Cantate Domino
2. Konsert För Organ, A major
3. Advent
4. Dotter Sion, Fröjda Dig
5. Josianna Davids Son
6. Fröjda Dig, Du Kristi Brud
7. Lullaby
Side B
1. Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant
2. Julsång
3. The Signade Dag
4. Silent Night
5. Mariæ Lullaby
6. Jule
7. Zither Carol
8. White Christmas