Anthem from Chess

Anthem from the musical Chess performed by Gustaf Sjökvists Chamber Choir. Conductor: Cecilia Rydinger Alin.
Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson / Tim Rice / Björn Ulvaeus. Arrangement for choir by Anders Eljas.
Live recording from the concert with Benny Andersson at The Eric Ericson Hall in Stockholm, September 20, 2015. This was a release event for the album "Kärlekens Tid" where Anthem can be found among other choral songs by Benny Andersson. The album is also available at Spotify.
Audio and video production by Mats Helgesson at Grandpa Electric.
© Gustaf Sjökvists Chamber Choir 2015
www.gskk.com

[@geoffpeters853]

Apart from the beautiful rendition, two things which I also noticed, the love in a mother's face for her youngster, and the guy wiping a tear from his eye, that's what music can do..............

[@kingmarshmusic]

Stunning! Hope to do this with our choir this year!

[@tylerreanne01]

We’re learning this in choir next week so I came to KZbin for reference and my gosh I’m glad I stumbled upon this. Absolute blubbering mess. Beautiful 🥹💖

[@RetroGamesForMac]

Absolutely magnificent. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@scottreiburnNYC]

Oh I’m a blubbering mess. Thank you so much for posting this. Absolutely exquisite. Such mindful attention to depth, dynamic, color, language, love...and those things that cannot be described in words, only in the feelings we get when experiencing a masterful performance like this. Truly a solar system of magnificence. I’m so moved.

[@markb61]

I was going to write a comment till I read yours. I was moved as you. Stunning!

[@andrewsirmulis6158]

This is a very Beautiful song, it was in the repatoir of the male voice choir I used to sing in.

[@NeilDENNEY]

Lovely performance. So very well balanced and phrased. The balance between the sops and the bass was wonderful the listen to.

[@kevinbrennan2004]

Superb. Beautiful harmonies, and all done in acapella. The testament to a wonderful choir.

[@DerThauer]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CHOIR PERFORMANCES, I'VE HEARD IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!!

[@carolgoates8735]

This is SO beautiful. Already a great song, and you have absolutely made it your own. I'm in tears. Thank you for this! x

[@Michaur]

Wonderful performance. You have given depth to this composition. 🥰♥️

[@fierywolf1981]

I have heard thousands of versions of people and musicians performing this song, but this was so spine chillingly beautiful.....thank you.

[@sallystewart2026]

This choir sings anthem beautifullly so perfect I love this its sensational , so lovely to listen too

[@mickmasters9393]

Beautiful accapella voices!

[@edward.davis0602]

Beautiful rendition of a great piece!

[@ireneshettle2990]

Oh wow ... this has always been my most favourite song from "Chess" - I had the recording on cassette long before it became a stage musical, and remember seeing Tommy Körberg performing it live when "Chess" was played at the Prince Edward theatre in London ... it has always moved me, but until now, I never quite got to crying tears ... and this was the time. A stunning performance.

[@richarddeckers4410]

Beautiful song

[@grantberry359]

WOW !!! I'm blown away ... and reduced to tears - what a truly beautiful arrangement ! Thank you, thank you !

[@janethills3646]

This is beautiful, love this song xxx

[@gerardaingenito2054]

😮 bravissimiii

[@letsworkb7106]

WHERE would i start

[@YUCKfoodnetwork]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@caboose1909]

Beautiful!

[@firsttenor76]

That was beautiful!

[@BethDelgrego]

Beautiful

[@asitaamerasinghe2315]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@peters972]

Fabulous, I gives one tingles all over to be sure. My one quibble, why are the grace-notes quantized into full notes? I felt that they were somewhat fundamental to the structure of the composition.

[@patrickirungu9661]

Great performance i like it

[@jamesnicholsonpaterson6989]

Absolute....Superb...Top Marks!

[@exceltraulekleiv8693]

Beautiful melody

[@chalearonald3248]

Stunning rendition!!

[@Unklebillybob]

Excellent!

[@aperinich]

Wonderful.

[@gregmcdonald7598]

I just love this - play it so often. Do you have a recording out?

[@segdell70]

Bravo!

[@marksweeting9834]

Very well written and performed ! I found on internet the score by Anders Eljas but it doesn't really match the arrangement on this video. It looks like if they sing the piano part. If someone could help me to find the right score which is sang here please ! Most appreciate for my own choir !

[@gipskull]

Grand ! . Wonderful . where can i buy the arrangement ?

[@eshaadalal5416]

OMG this is godly divine.....

[@petervharris]

Beautiful singing - but I found the Musical Director's arm waving distracting. No doubt she deserves some credit for the performance, but it should be the wonderful voices of the singers that get that rather than her theatrical arm waving. Sorry. Back to wonderful choir performance. I really enjoyed listening to the choir.

[@illirogerjackson4877]

Angel singing

[@CliveNDerek]

This song always reduces me to a weeping mess, and never more so than now, in the autumn of 2020.

[@angelozgalang9166]

I am going to sing this song if the pandemic is over!

[@cametientaucoeur]

Lovely rendition! Would you kindly let me know where to find this sheet music? Thank you, Jeanne

[@PeterSmith-ds2zn]

Simply stunning! Can I purchase this arrangement please?

[@sachseco]

why 2 hands?

[@markusmaurhofer6528]

Fantastisch!!!

[@Kimi-nk5ix]

my high school choir has to sing this but in a different arrangement where the sopranos go much higher than that (i’m a soprano) and i think i’m gonna die. don’t know why i had to say that but i did. that was beautiful though!

[@wimvanvlerken]

Anthem

[@ericdinkla]

Prachtig!!!

[@Singer-lx4jj]

Absolutely beautiful, but could be slightly quicker tempo

[@robertoldridge-pearce4180]

ITS A TRUE SONG FOR THE WAR IN UKRAINE

[@sizanisiyabulela7183]

The Soprano Dominates _ I would like to hear more from the Bass _ imbalanced

[@agreekultcha]

Just ENJOY, babe ;-)

[@johnbruno9571]

Often sopranos singing melody - I am hearing all parts.

[@geoffpeters853]

Whoa, so critical.............

[@rosannededman7828]

What a bravura performance, and a lack lustre audience, in Australia we show more appreciation. for artistes/ Rosanna

[@warrenlee777]

Beautiful !