O Canada (with glowing hearts)

[mulester7]

.....best rendition of the Canadian National Anthem by an orchestra I've ever heard....you singers, this would be great to use as background music for a live performance....not much intro, but very usable.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOY0-MBOh_o

 

[mulester7]

.....seriously supports a high ending, also....very clean audio signals....practice singing it in the bathroom using speakers playing this youtube, then have the wifey come listen....the acoustics of a bathroom are usually brighter and tighter....will help you get into it....don't tell me there's not singers here at AK....music is what brought us to this refreshing Oasis.....

 

[luvvinvinyl]

That's a great version. Right key for me, and, more importantly, a proper stirring lilt in tempo. When O Canada and The Star-Spangled Banner are sung in succession at sporting events, my anthem is often slow, almost like a funeral dirge, in comparison to the American anthem, with its martial air.

This one lifts up the listener, or singer. Joyous compared to most renditions.
Thanks.

 

[mulester7]

This one lifts up the listener, or singer.

....oh yeah, it builds and strengthens all the way to the end....alive and driving....seemed the musicians were into it....I tried to research who performed this, and only found it was performed by a Canadian orchestra....the recording got my eyes wet the first 4-5 times I heard it, and I've listened to about all the versions....sure am glad this got recorded.....

 

[Permanent Waves]

And then there's this version :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k4cFMVfnCE

 

[mulester7]

And then there's this version :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k4cFMVfnCE

.....it would thrill me if I NEVER heard another national anthem sung a cappella.....

 

[Permanent Waves]

.....it would thrill me if I NEVER heard another national anthem sung a cappella.....

I really have no reference to praise or condemn that performance (I think it is adequate from my own position of relative ignorance) but I tend to agree. :yes:

 

[Montycat]

Here's a good version by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABGW92k2zU4

You might remember them for the Procul Harum Live album. Not likely the same players of course.

 

[mulester7]

Here's a good version by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABGW92k2zU4

.....yes, I like that version and listened to it right before starting the thread....I was leaning toward background music to sing with, though, and this one has an intro section of 1:14 before you even get to the anthem....the 1:14 almost sounds like an overture to me....the ending doesn't lend well toward a high ending by the vocalist, either....Great Performance, but I would still go with the one in the opening post for background singing music.....