R. Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols - Dobszay Péter - Szolnok Symphony Orchestra

[@moyanich]

Love this version. What a wonderful young conductor and the choir and orchestra are excellent. Super soloists too. Thank you for posting such a beautiful recording!

[@brunodelconte]

I love seeing European orchestras playing this great music. And I love the highlighting on Mr Kornel's score. Great performance all round. It's actually quite a difficult piece.

[@davidjordan9759]

Excellent performance and recording - under difficult circumstances. I grew up in Britain without hearing this once but found it on an album of VW later. I've never heard a performance except on album or KZbin in my lifetime. Oh, Britain, and Oh world! What are you missing.

[@jerrera45]

I happened upon this video by chance while looking for a live performance of Vaughn Williams "Hodie". could not find that, but I found this which is often paired with recordings of "Hodie". I haven't been so moved in quite a while. This was so beautiful in every way it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for this wonderful Christmas present. 🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@gretchenpritchard4778]

It looks like it must have been FREEZING in that church. The conductor is having fun anyway.

[@winnieladyofthedulcimer]

Beautiful beyond words...my favourite Christmas music of all time. Such a rich and diverse performance, and in a setting made heavenly by it.

[@winnieladyofthedulcimer]

Magnificent - sweet, somber, sonorous, splendid, star-bright...I love the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, and this conductor, orchestra, choir, baritone solo - and very setting - make it even more magical. Also love the diversity of musicians - some quite dressy, others in leather jacket or fatigues; the Baroque-style church with 11 altars; the splendour of icons' scratched and scarred walls...this feels to me like a church where great things happen.

[@alangreen5423]

Unearthly beauty in this fine performance and recording.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Oh my. That's incredible.

[@Elconbrioso]

Wow, the violins and the cellos and that choir . I am going to agree with those below...... this is the best Christmas music

[@archieclifford5616]

Bravo Peter, Kornel, and the whole choir and orchestra. This is one of my favourite pieces of Christmas music of all time, and I don't think I've ever heard a better recording of it, invested with such spirituality. A masterpiece of a recording.

[@chrishall62]

Excellent performance

[@dulcysimmons1593]

I've never seen or heard anything like this! Bravo! I will never forget it. Everything works, including the raw voice of the soloist. And the visuals lend credence to the text. AND what fun to watch the conductor. Thank you.

[@1RobertCEvans]

Thanks very much for sharing this! It is a pleasure to hear and watch this.

[@geofflloyd6761]

A first class performance , they all looked as though were enjoying themselves.

[@alstonjohnson4129]

Wonderful. Thank you. Blessings and Godspeed.

[@malbamope]

Outstanding performance...but....was there no heat in the building??

[@antoniarussell5029]

LOVELY!

[@ianoliver3879]

Lovely stuff. Thank you.

[@emilybarlaston]

SO wonderful, and so very very moving...

[@ryanjsimpson]

lovely

[@juliabattle420]

Bravo!

[@annlucas5940]

i'm moving to szolnok.

[@mhoracsek]

That,s so kind of you!

[@frankmoore5001]

Bravo!! One of the very few live recorded versions I could find here on YT. Chorus and Orchestra are both quite excellent! Will be posting this on FB later today.

[@mavisemberson8737]

Wonderful singing

[@tomsmith-op8kz]

Shame on the conductor for not giving the principal a cellist her own bow!