Looking for lost orchestral & choral recording of JW songs (rare, not on official site)

[lvj]

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone here might recognize or have a lead on a very high-quality orchestral and choral recording of JW songs that I used to own on cassette over 30 years ago (sadly lost since then).

Here’s what I remember about it:

• It was an incredibly skilled orchestral and choral performance—far beyond the usual simple style. Honestly, it sounded so professional that I sometimes wonder if brothers might have hired non-JW professional musicians for the recording.
• It was *not* something ever officially listed on the Society’s product catalogs, as far as I know.
• It’s not on jw\.org or any other official site.
• It was probably recorded before 1983, since many songs seemed selected from *Singing and Accompanying Yourselves with Music in Your Hearts* (1966). But some songs might also have come from *Sing Praises to Jehovah* (1984), so it’s not certain.
• It was **not in English, Portuguese, Spanish, or French**—but definitely a European language.
• The first track was No. 86 “The Marriage of the Lamb” from the 1966 songbook, beginning with an elaborate violin solo that built into a grand orchestral arrangement, sounding very different from the simple original melody.
• It also included No. 75 “The Fruit of Self-Control” with a round (canon) arrangement.
• It lasted somewhere between several tens of minutes to about an hour.
• The final track was an extremely powerful choral version of No. 28 “Give Jehovah the Praise.”
• Every song was arranged in an impressively grand, even majestic style—absolutely nothing “simple” about it.

I have never seen this audio online—not even once.

Has anyone here ever heard this recording? Do you own a copy of the audio? Or do you know anywhere online where it’s shared?

If you have any information or leads, I’d be deeply grateful if you could share.

Thanks so much in advance!

To quickly check the songs, please refer to the following site if needed:
https://archive.org/details/Singing1966MP3/

Edited Friday at 07:05 PM by lvj

[Sheep]

13 minutes ago, lvj said:

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone here might recognize or have a lead on a very high-quality orchestral and choral recording of JW songs that I used to own on cassette over 30 years ago (sadly lost since then).

Here’s what I remember about it:

 

. . .

 

Has anyone here ever heard this recording? Do you own a copy of the audio? Or do you know anywhere online where it’s shared?

If you have any information or leads, I’d be deeply grateful if you could share.

Thanks so much in advance!

To quickly check the songs, please refer to the following site if needed:
https://archive.org/details/Singing1966MP3/033.mp3

 

There were a few recordings of songs from various songbooks, starting back in the early 1980s. Some were vocals, others instrumental, but many of them are no longer on jw.org. I have a few, noteably:

• Kingdom Melodies
• Sing to Jehovah—Chorus
• Sing to Jehovah—Orchestral Accompaniment

Do any of those sound familiar? I have sent you the links for them in a PM.

 

If anyone else would like them, send me a PM. Do not respond here. (I may miss it.)

[lvj]

Hi, Brother Eric,

I’ve sent you my reply. I’ve listened to the recordings you shared. Unfortunately, they weren’t the one I was looking for, but I really appreciate your kindness.

Edited yesterday at 03:18 AM by lvj

[kejedo]

wish I still had  this

[Andrey]

2000 Stimmen Aus Österreich Singen Königreichslieder (Voices of Austria singing Kingdom Songs)

 

*** km 12/00 S. 7 Bekanntmachungen ***
◼ Die Gesellschaft hat eine neue CD mit gesungenen Musikaufnahmen in Deutsch mit dem Titel Stimmen aus Österreich singen Königreichslieder (Artikelnummer 3821; Symbol cds-1-X Ax) freigegeben. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine spezielle Fassung des österreichischen Zweiges, und sie darf nicht mit bereits veröffentlichen Musik-CDs in Deutsch verwechselt werden. Da die Artikelnummern identisch sind, wurde dieser Artikel auf dem neuen Literaturbestellschein (S-14-X) gesondert aufgeführt. Bitte füllt die Bestellung mit Sorgfalt aus, damit es nicht zu Fehllieferungen kommt.
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=X&docid=202000446&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=9

 

 

Edited yesterday at 09:01 AM by Andrey

[humble bumble bee]

Here is a link of a playlist about the above songs

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT7MP4S1l-1WP6Ty8sQGXQZ9JN8jeJvVD&feature=shared

Edited yesterday at 02:17 PM by humble bumble bee

[lvj]

Brother Andrey and Sister Vonny,

Thank you so much for mentioning Stimmen aus Österreich singen Königreichslieder.

My family actually owns that CD as well. It really does have some beautiful music on it. Seeing the link that Sister Vonny shared brought it back to mind. But it’s definitely a different production from the recording I’m trying to find—it’s also much newer by comparison.

The one I lost was a cassette I had from the late 1980s to early 1990s. It wasn’t just a small amateur project—it was quite a large-scale production with impressive orchestration, choral arrangements, soloists and instrumentalists changing throughout. Even as a non-musician, I could tell how professionally it was done.

There was no narration or introduction—just continuous music from start to finish. Unfortunately, I lent it to some friends who loved music, and they seem to have lost it. It never came back to me.

Thanks again for trying to help—I really appreciate it.

[lvj]

11 hours ago, kejedo said:

wish I still had  this

Hi kejedo,

When you wrote "wish I still had this", did you mean you once had the same kind of recording I’m looking for?

If you happen to remember anything about it—like where or when you got it, what language it was in, or any other details—I’d be grateful to hear. Even small hints could be helpful in my search.

Thanks so much!

[Michał]

I have it on my mac. I ripped it because the cd has worn out of too much use (probably still have it but it’s do scratched). I think this is the most artistic version of sny of our songs. 

[Andrey]

2 hours ago, Michał said:

I have it on my mac. I ripped it because the cd has worn out of too much use (probably still have it but it’s do scratched). I think this is the most artistic version of sny of our songs. 

 

Dear brother Michał, can you write what kind of recording of a musical piece this is, the title, so that we know approximately what we are talking about. Write the title, please.

Edited 9 hours ago by Andrey

[lvj]

5 hours ago, Michał said:

I have it on my mac. I ripped it because the cd has worn out of too much use (probably still have it but it’s do scratched). I think this is the most artistic version of sny of our songs. 

Wow, I can’t believe someone actually has it! I’m so happy to hear that!

I’ve been looking for this for such a long time—it’s really wonderful just knowing someone still has it preserved.

Thank you so much to everyone who’s helped and shared ideas so far. I really appreciate all the support!

[Michał]

2 hours ago, Andrey said:

 

Dear brother Michał, can you write what kind of recording of a musical piece this is, the title, so that we know approximately what we are talking about. Write the title, please.

 

[Andrey]

On 6/28/2025 at 12:01 PM, Andrey said:

2000 Stimmen Aus Österreich Singen Königreichslieder (Voices of Austria singing Kingdom Songs)

 

*** km 12/00 S. 7 Bekanntmachungen ***
◼ Die Gesellschaft hat eine neue CD mit gesungenen Musikaufnahmen in Deutsch mit dem Titel Stimmen aus Österreich singen Königreichslieder (Artikelnummer 3821; Symbol cds-1-X Ax) freigegeben. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine spezielle Fassung des österreichischen Zweiges, und sie darf nicht mit bereits veröffentlichen Musik-CDs in Deutsch verwechselt werden. Da die Artikelnummern identisch sind, wurde dieser Artikel auf dem neuen Literaturbestellschein (S-14-X) gesondert aufgeführt. Bitte füllt die Bestellung mit Sorgfalt aus, damit es nicht zu Fehllieferungen kommt.
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=X&docid=202000446&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=9

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Michał said:

 

 

It's not the same thing? 

[Andrey]

On 6/28/2025 at 12:01 PM, Andrey said:

2000 Stimmen Aus Österreich Singen Königreichslieder (Voices of Austria singing Kingdom Songs)

 

*** km 12/00 S. 7 Bekanntmachungen ***
◼ Die Gesellschaft hat eine neue CD mit gesungenen Musikaufnahmen in Deutsch mit dem Titel Stimmen aus Österreich singen Königreichslieder (Artikelnummer 3821; Symbol cds-1-X Ax) freigegeben. Es handelt sich hierbei um eine spezielle Fassung des österreichischen Zweiges, und sie darf nicht mit bereits veröffentlichen Musik-CDs in Deutsch verwechselt werden. Da die Artikelnummern identisch sind, wurde dieser Artikel auf dem neuen Literaturbestellschein (S-14-X) gesondert aufgeführt. Bitte füllt die Bestellung mit Sorgfalt aus, damit es nicht zu Fehllieferungen kommt.
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=X&docid=202000446&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=9

 

 

 

 

 

Stimmen Aus Österreich Singen Königreichslieder.rar

Edited 5 hours ago by Andrey

[Andrey]

I invite everyone to dance. 

 

07 Bewahrt „die beglückende Hoffnung“ allzeit! (Tit. 213) Nr. 119 (2:41)

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Andrey

[Michał]

I skipped some comments (probably screen scroll) and that’s why my comment was confusing.