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06/02/2011

Top Ten Choirs

BBC Radio 3 - Choir and Organ, Top Ten Choirs

Aled Jones introduces choirs recently picked as the world's top ten.

Aled Jones introduces the top ten choirs of the world according to Gramophone magazine, a rival list of 1,000 ensembles and listeners' suggestions for the best vocal groups.

When a list of the world's greatest choirs appeared in Gramophone magazine there was no shortage of controversy about who did, and did not, make the cut. Aled Jones picks his way through recordings by the top ten ensembles, and also takes a look at a rival list of no fewer than 1000 choirs. Plus, listeners share their own suggestions of groups who perhaps missed out.

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