[Cyclopean Squid]

I'll vote for Ave Maria.

Schubert's? He certainly lived like a rock star--partied hard and died young of VD. :)

[T'wit]

I kind of prefer Gounod but I'm not fussy.

This album has them all

You can even sample a few :-)

[Taft in '52]

I'll vote for Ave Maria.

Schubert's? He certainly lived like a rock star--partied hard and died young of VD. :)

Gounod also wrote a nice Ave Maria. I especially like Vic Damone's 1947 rendition of the tune on Capitol Records.

[T'wit]

I've been chewing on my answer in #42 and would like to revise it. I like both the Schubert and the Gounod so much, it is next to impossible to say which I prefer. The one I love the most is the one that's playing :-)