My New Favorite Recording- Review and Audio Recording

My new favorite recording is a 1990's version of Allegri's Miserere. The French soloist, Patrick Husson, was about 30 years old when this performance was captured digitally to be played in perpetuity. He sang the "top solo" which reaches a high "C": two ledger lines above the treble staff, and which repeats several times. The rest of the choir was a typical boychoir. I like Husson's version of this famous piece for two reasons. One, I like his tone quality. It is larger than a treble (boy) and has a darker, fuller color. Second, his breath capacity is larger than that of a boy. During the solo sections, the high C falls step ward down to an F, where every boy I've ever heard will take a breath and continue on with the solo. Husson does not take a breath there, but carries through giving a chilling effect as he follows through to the G and holds it seemingly indefinitely.

Patrick Husson sings "Miserere Mei Deus"