Music for the spirit and the soul

Thanks for the suggestions. I look forward to listening to some of the recording that were mentioned.

John

For the spirit and soul, Get gospel music.Try
Michael W Smith, Worship.

Yep, I fell in love with Montserrat....and yes I will never forget that experience in such an intimate environment. The whole family was three including their daughter Adrianna.
Sorry all - I checked my archives and realised I made an error in my first posting. This was back in 1999! Savall and Figueras were playing with their other group Hesperion XXI (peviously XX). They were playing mostly music from a disc they just released at the time "DIASPORA SEFARDI" - one vocal and one instrumental disc (This is another fantastic disc to own). If anyone of you have this disc, there is a photo of them, a small grouping of 9 or 10 musicians altogether - it was exactly like this on a small raised stage.
You guys have got me all going now and I've just gone back and listened to some more of Savall and Figueras' stuff this weekend till 3am ! Just finished listening to "LES VOIX HUMAINES" with just Savall playing the Viole de Gambe - Lyra and Bass, yet sound like human voices singing...

Chipman - Les Voix Humaines is one of my most frequently played CD's of the past few months. Definitely a must...Magic! I agree also on Diaspora Sefardi as well. The collection of Marais and Sainte Columbe titled "Pieces de Viole" is also quite outstanding.

Marco

Hope these help your quest, they sooth my soul regularly:
Arvo Part: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten-the 1st time I heard it was in the car, pulled over and waited until it finished. Most of his music can do that as you have discovered.
Alan Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain, Op.132. My favorite is w/Reiner & Chicago on RCA. There are others that can do it too, but this is #1 in my book.
John Tavener: The Protecting Veil for Cello & Orchestra. A marvelous CD w/Raphael Wallfisch & Royal Philharmonic. Has 2 other pieces that do well also.