I'm lucky enough to say that Renaissance is on my "seen them live 25+ times" list, and this song just says why, doesn’t it? What an angel. What a band. What a gift to us all.

In my opinion, this is the best of Renaissance's songs. Incredible instrumental work and great vocals by Annie.

What a group...orchestrational rock combined with voice of an angel. Renaissance at Carnegie Hall (1976) is simply one of the finest production of all time. Annie Haslam--vocals John Tout--keyboards Jon Camp--bass Mike Dunford--guitar Terrence Sullivan--drums

Piano + Bass + Annie = PERFECTION!

A real musical genius,the piano played so beautifully by John was as important to the true sound of Renaissance as the soaring vocals by Annie. Thanks John R.I.P xx

Always loved Annie and was always amazed by the music. Had every album they put out. The piano solo in this comes from Litanies by Jehan Alain, a French composer who was also the brother of the extraordinary organist Marie-Claire Alain. There is a KZfaq video of her playing Litanies on the great organ of the Hofkirche in Luzern, Switzerland.

Oh my god, someone actually pointed the camera at the pianist and his keys, it's a miracle. Aside from that, a brilliant performance! Great voice, great costume and it's all beautifully played!

can't get enough of this band.

Seen them at Keswick phila area last nite 10/11/19 greatshow, Anne still has it ,band is excellent

Seit einiger Zeit wieder einmal gehört. Wunderbar, vielen Dank!

Kudos to Ms. Haslam and the all the other band members for making Renaissance one of the finest!

I just love that. I love Annie, still,, after all these years. What an incredible and true voice.

My wife and I saw Anne and the exceptional group of musicians perform this song last night at the Homer Center For The Arts in Homer NY. We the audience in attendance gave them a standing ovation . Anne’s voice is still as pure and it was back in the day as they say.. I’ve been a fan since the first time I heard Ocean Gypsy 50 + yr’s on FM radio WOUR out of Utica NY

Annie Halsam has THE most beautiful voice in all the world!

he's an incredible piano player - such a talented group of individuals

The Simplicity and the Beauty of Running Hard is unmatched by most songs you hear today. Piano played with passion. Annie being Annie and the Group show they really enjoyed their craft and we enjoy to this day listening. Six thumbs down well you can't please everyone

So good to see this. Great band, song, and of course, Annie.

All round an amazing highly talented band, right up there with the best!

the greatest female singer of all time , sorry Barbra and Karen.

Jesus ...this is AWESOME!

Annie Haslam deixa as cantoras de hoje a anos luz de distância, seja no tocante a sua sonoridade musical, seja quanto a sua interpretação. É nota 100!!

The one and only Annie Haslam, thank you Renaissance for years/decades of treats for the ears. Least not forget Betty Thatcher, love your writing, rest in peace.

Annie and the the band 1 of the best of all time--and i should know--I go back to the 40,s

ECHOED. SHES GREAT BEEN LISTENING & WENT TO 1ST SHOW IN 73. I GOT TO MEET HER PERSONALLY ! GAVE HER A KISS & SHE SIGNED MY ALBUM COVER. I SAW HER AT CLUB BENE. SAYREVILLE, NJ ABOUT 10 YRS AGO. WHAT A TREAT. A REAL CLASS ACT.THANKS ANNNIE SO MUCH IF YOUR READING THIS! I'LL NEVER THAT NIGHT!!!

THIS BAND IS SO AMAZING. I bought this vinyl at a "junk shop" in perfect condition for $1 and it's now one of my top 10 favorite albums of all time. I just subscribed.

Annie Haslam has a five octave vocal range. That's what makes her singing so impressive. The ability to cover such a broad range of notes....

Great song, great musicians, fantastic vocals. Best band of the 70's (and therefore ever) after Yes

I always felt this particular piece was there absolute best. And I do mean the live version that we just heard.

Still the greatest of all time. Lets see any of the crap today sound like Annie did back then or like she does now. Annie is the best female singer of all time. Thanx for posting this.

I attended a concert in the spring of 1977 in Albany NY and was so impressed with the band. What a great vocalist Annie Halsam was, and great instrumental too.

Saw them at Oxford New Theatre in the mid 70s playing this and other tracks from ‘Turn of the Cards’. Great memories.

favorite song from Renaissance!

OMFG!!! this is sooooo INCREDIBLE!!! I sooo wanted to see them in concert when I was in HS and never got the chance. Incredible quality recordings... wish there were more like this... THANK YOU sooooo much for posting these!!!!

First of all, one is never too old to rock-LOL!!! Thanks so much for posting this :) I saw this band twice....simply amazing :)

A young Annie is a beautiful Annie. And then her voice! Incredible.

Thanks, 2old2rock. I appreciate it. What a band. And vondumozze, I agree about the other players. When I saw them way back in 75, Camp's solo on Ashes are Burning was just remarkable. I play keys, vocals and guitar. I rely heavily (probably too much so) on my bass player, so I always notice the bass quality.

I much prefer these live performances to the orchestrated album versions! Such talent!

never forget your concerts....it´s always a renaissance ......

Thanks you....I saw Renaissance many many times in the 80's and 90's, wonderful memories!! :)

saw them at Upper Darby, PA, venue - standing ovation !!!!

Their 2 disc "Tales of 1,001 Nights, Vol. 1 & 2" is a treasure trove of their best works including this one.

I think they're great. I had their album "Live at Carnegie Hall" from 1976. It's an awesome recording for a live album. Thanks for the post

God bless john tout...eckcellent key bords on this one

it's overwhelming !

Wonderful! Rendition! So sad that we have lost two of these people already.

love it, as all the renaissance with Annie since 1996

RIP John Tout. :(

great live arrangement executed with pretty good finesse

I always loved Tout and Hawking both great Renaissance keyboardist. And some of the best up there with Emerson Wakeman and of course Van Lear of focus😮

Had never noticed before what exactly Tout does in the intro. That place where both hands get so close together and run up and down...it may not be Chick Correa but it's hard. Respect! And such a light touch he's got too!

Ya, f'ing dynamite; so good, so simple: real people playing real music. Thanks very much for posting!

masterpice.

Absolutely enjoying it, 2old2Rock. Don't usually speak for others, but on behalf of the Renaissance fans everywhere, thank you.

One of my all time favorite bands! Thanks for sharing ;-)

This is so wonderful!! Very very cool!!

Just FIVE! And so well played alive... ;-) SuperB!

Genius

Un talento musicale sinfonico che si fa ascoltare sempre con piacere ricordando la musica classica con codesti renaissance molto passionale la voce bianca e acuta della bella annie haslam ❤😂😊

The last piano solo

She's one of my five favorite soprano divas along with Agnetha Faltskog (the blonde in ABBA), Celine Dion, Marilyn McCoo-Davis (the tall one in the Fifth Dimension), and, of course, the great Olivia Newton-John.

Thank you for uploading this.... A pity there isn't a regular DVD release.... I only owned the double CD of the BBC archives released quite some years ago, now.

Great music. I discovered this band through Mike Akerfeld interview. Singer looks like Leia from SW.

This is what angels sound like 💖

In NY, they were on progressive rock stations years ago (WNEW-FM, still on the air). Seems like only pop matters now, just like it did in the early 60s in England. Everything old is eventually new again. One can hope, but I surely won't hold my breath.

a favorite forever - Annie Hazlam forever - beautiful composition - incredible piano -

On fire this performance is! In those days the English flower power bands owned the world stage...

The piano introduction was inspired by a French composer Jehan Alain "Litanies" which is normally an organ piece..

Thank you for your uploads, I've been listening all morning.

thank you. I have been waiting for this.

Scary, they were that good! Yet never hear them on Classic Rock stations!?

I mostly listen to Black and Death Metal these days, but i came across this band recently. Mind blown to how good they are! Almost makes similar band like Yes seem irrelevant.

john tout-----he s good with wht he does

The queen of prog Annie

I saw them several times in the 70's; Annie was fantastic as always, but I am a bass player, and Camp never got the credit due. Neither did Tout and Dunford. s

@vondumozze So true! And to have had the pleasure of hearing their live performances was one of the most uplifting and pleasurable experiences of my life so far.

RMS MUSIC SOCIETY TOP 100 SONGS OF ALL-TIME!

genius

If you wonder where the piano intro comes from, it is an extensive quotation from Jehan Alain’s Litanies, here played by Loreto Aramendi on the Cavaillé Coll organ, San -Sebastian, Spain kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iN5jiaqru9OrlI0.html

Jon Camp unbeatable in bass

Let's see Britney Skanks or Katy Perry pull THIS one off! (NOT likely!) See, this band possessed that magical "something" that today's acts so sorely lack - um, what's it called? Er, ah... Oh, yeah - TALENT!

Will this ever be for sale as a DVD? I WANT TO BUY IT!!! Thank you for putting this fantastic set up here. Absolutely priceless!!!

That squeaky toy sound she does with her voice at 4:18. Is that like an Irish thing?

No credit is given to Jehan Alain who wrote the 'Litanies' from which this piece draws MUCH material......!!

@vondumozze Well, I can sing and I don't think Annie has got anywhere near her due. But who cares! They are still performing...and performing well.

Sad that Dunford had never to be seen in this video...

SOBERBIO!

this one has less than 14000 views and some nasty pervert vids have millions views..... poor poor world.....

Jon Camp !.

2old2Rock: Have you got the set list / running order by any chance? Cheers!

Annie is a Gemini dream! I'm just a Gemini nightmare!

Isn't she Keith Relf's sister (The Yardbirds) ?

Annie was also quite the babe in those days.

@Stve582 Check my channel for the playlist.