No love for Renaissance polyphony or other explicitly choral stuff yet? Here, let's start with some Tallis:
And William Byrd, mourning Tallis (DAT COUNTERTENOR):
And something more upbeat from Byrd:
As for more contemporary choral stuff, this is a fabulous Russian devotional (full disclosure: shameless plug for my own choir):
Benjamin Britten is primarily known these days for his War Requiem and his operas, but he also wrote some top-notch choral pieces. This one is a setting of a ballad text:
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And William Byrd, mourning Tallis (DAT COUNTERTENOR):
And something more upbeat from Byrd:
As for more contemporary choral stuff, this is a fabulous Russian devotional (full disclosure: shameless plug for my own choir):
Benjamin Britten is primarily known these days for his War Requiem and his operas, but he also wrote some top-notch choral pieces. This one is a setting of a ballad text:
Jump to 6:44 for the crazy similar part, but you should listen to the whole thing because.
Inception soundtrack very Martian. Yes, I know about Non, je ne regrette rien.