Ave verum corpus I William Byrd I Ensemble ZENE

[@englishrose47]

Written in the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1 of England.. Here we are loving it over five hundred years later

[@Krabadaque]

And how!

[@bblochet]

J'ai découvert l' "Ave Verum Corpus " de Byrd par un beau soir de décembre 2004, dans la sublime interprétation des King's Singers. Je m'en souviens encore car je ne m'en suis jamais remis : Je considère cette partition comme rien de moins que le Mont Everest de la musique, tant l'harmonie en est parfaite et concorde de façon éblouissante avec le texte, laissant transparaitre la profondeur intense de la foi catholique de William Byrd. J'en ai entendu des dizaines d'"interprétations différentes, que j'ai toutes trouvées inférieures à celle des King's Singers. J'ai transmis l'amour de ce morceau à mon fils, qui l'a ainsi fait chanter lors de sa messe de mariage en août 2021, par un choeur constitué pour l'occasion, et cependant fait de chanteurs tous remarquables. Aujourd'hui, je découvre cette interprétation de l'ensemble ZENE et, pour la première fois, j'ai le sentiment qu'elle vaut celle des King's Singers, c'est pourquoi je me sens obligé de vous adresser mes plus vives félicitations. Quand nous ferez-vous le plaisir d'un "Sicut Cervus" de Palestrina ? Merci en tout cas pour votre sublime "Ave Verum"...

[@arlenedechoiseul-guyancour5871]

Merci pour ces paroles en totale harmonie avec ce que beaucoup ressentent,ici.

[@koolandtanyaphillips526]

The best recording I have heard since the Tallis scholars did their recording back in 2007. Such rich, fluid and beautiful vocal lines. Makes me weep.

[@tammynaville6295]

I greatly appreciate the basses' and tenors' contagious looks of intensity and profound joy the whole time they sing this piece! The power of those altos and the sweetness of the sopranos, as well! Props to all 9 of you, this is a truly heavenly and prayerful rendition of such a precious piece of sacred polyphony.

[@vabez00]

Exactly! This has caught my attention as well. It's as if, for a few minutes, they forgot the camera and sang as if there was only that piece of music in the universe. Beautiful. Also, kudos to the recording engineer for the perfect balance between voices and the exact dose of reverb.

[@brucerichards6531]

Heavenly, perfect, amazing & a stunningly beautiful work of art !

[@jburt56]

The next time someone asks what you mean by the sacred, show them this.

[@佐々木一子-o4y]

あまりの美しさに、息が止まる！　言葉では言い表せない♩ 真の神の存在を感じる。　完璧だ。神わざ!

[@知世-e9n]

何度聴いたか分からない程、聴きに来ています。美しい声の響きに、ただただ感動しています。

[@lapdawg60]

I cry EVERY time I hear this piece, but I especially am pierced at 4:18 when the sopranos keep that note going before the "amen." It kills me every. single. time.

[@joegpsm]

Glad to hear you cry every time. I do the same. Magnificent piece.

[@esobed1]

ending the song with "have mercy" is what gets me. when I try to sing along ( sang tenor in school back in the 80's) I usually can't at the end because the lyrics and music together almost makes me weep. This song is sacred.

[@AmadeusRel]

Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony. Just fabulous. Bravo Ensemble ZENE. ♥♥♥

[@francoisbloch7772]

La meilleure interprétation que j'aie entendue de cette œuvre éternelle. Merci !

[@gerarddelpech9213]

Quand la voix arrive à un tel niveau d'unité, de plasticité, d'harmonie par l'écoute mutuelle, j'oublie toute contingence terrestre. Peu d'oeuvre instrumentale me procure cette effet de transcendance du quotidien dans la perfection. Je ne connaissais pas cet ensemble, j'admire la fusion et la maitrise à laquelle ils sont parvenus...et le travail que cela doit représenter. Bravo et merci

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@maximilianhartwig6995]

Wonderful singing, thank you for sharing culture that should be protected. This is a true value for life.

[@LordDescriptor]

This is so angelic and so perfect. Thank you for sharing this perfection with us.

[@hilofoz]

And not a skerrick of the dreaded vibrato ❤️❤️❤️

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@el7284]

It's there. Just very subtle, like how it's supposed to be

[@GreggJohns]

@@ensemblezene1957 The link to the CD is broken. Clicking the above address leads to a blank 404 error page. In any event, more videos, or a collection of videos for sale, would be wonderful. Watching this performance contributes greatly to the experience.

[@dennisdeemii]

it's sad that you say dreaded. this kind of attitude has perpetuated a straight-tone, homogenized sterility in choral music today. there are very few choirs now that know how to effectively use vibrato. perfectly blended sounds get BORING after a while. somehow the anglican boychoir sound became the standard for all of choral music lately and it's to its detriment. choirs like BYU Voces 8 Chanticleer Kings Singers and this ensemble do ONLY straight tone. Choirs even sing music from the Orthodox and Russian traditions like anglican boychoirs despite its historical inaccuracy.

[@nickgodwin3412]

An exquisite rendition of this masterpiece. This performance by Zene, in my opinion, probably one of the best of the many I have heard.

[@schmasay]

the diction, voice production, blending, and pronunciation in this recording is EVERYTHING.

[@upstatenydude8322]

Man of various interests and tastes and this is one of my favorite things on all of YT.

[@KingDarius_]

Makes me wanna cry just about every time I hear it

[@esobed1]

the " have mercy on me" portion makes me tear up sometimes. This piece is so beautiful lyrically and musically.

[@michaelphillips611]

Beautifully balanced, sensitively performed, thoughtfully conducted, and majestically voiced. Every part of this performance cut right to the marrow, and we're all better for hearing it. Folks, if you're looking for a great Byrd's "Ave...": here. Here; you found it.

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@reginagromes8105]

@@ensemblezene1957 wunderschön

[@dulcespinelli]

My choir is going to sing this piece this year. I can only hope we can do it HALF as beautifully as this!

[@Jenny-dj9qs]

You can. Just put some effort in it!🙏🏾

[@ottojabelman5334]

This is the most beautiful and best performances of this masterpiece I have ever heard. And I have sung it in an excellent church choir, but we were not quite THAT good. This choir;s tone quality is stunning and incredibly lovely -- so pure and beautiful. And the tempi were perfect for this size of group and the space they were performing in, and the conductor held tge ends of the major sections for just the right amount of time, and had the perfect length of breaks between section. I wojld never have even heard of this group if Yourtube had not put this video as one of the suggested videos after I watched the Gesualdo Six perform Byrd's "Miserere mei". Thank you, Byrd Ensemnble!

[@ensemblezene4039]

Dear Otto, thank you very much for your kindness. We'll soon release the first disc of the ensemble (in february) You can follow us on facebook (facebook.com/ensemblezene/) Hope to meet you in one of our concert! All the best

[@ensemblezene4039]

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[@lapdawg60]

Agree completely. I first started singing this in high school concert choir. Then, in our community choir which went to Europe in the late '70's (I'm old). This piece has always been one of my favorites from that, or frankly, ANY era. Truly God-inspired writing, IMO. This is about as perfect as it gets.

[@ataliecrockett8548]

I wish I had a well enough voice to be in groups like this one. I love singing so much

[@christianhenrivasseur5524]

Quelle qualité dans le découpage des voix. Une sonorité fondue et parfaite. Travail parfait

[@treechairhat]

The absolute best rendition out there of this amazing piece. Perfect in every way, the tempo, blending of voices, acoustics, recording quality, timing, everything. Just stunning.

[@patrickn3833]

Beautiful! The best performance of Byrd's Ave Verum Corpus. This is what my choir aspires to when we sing it. We do well, but they are definitely the gold standard.

[@alexandertzschimmer9259]

Wundervoll. Die heilige Stimme des Abendlandes.

[@maskaraid4763]

That smile at 3:38 - I reckon he's marvelling at the polphony, 'Ah Byrd...' Particularly that stunningly beautiful tenor line in the mix. It's so exquisite and effortless, there's not much else one can do.

[@Agnes125]

Magnifique interprétation. Merci pour le partage de cette sublime pièce musicale.

[@rostainmichel7958]

Magnifique l'harmonie des vois est superbe quel bon ensemble my God

[@andrewwhalley1967]

I thought Sir David Willcock's 1965 recording with King's College Cambridge could not be equalled. I was wrong. Beautiful in every way. And though traditionalists may balk at the hand gestures, I think they add to the singers' involvement and contribute to both the precision and the emotion of this fine performance. Thank you.

[@georgepalmer5851]

Exquisite

[@merideanmusic8093]

Perfect, Brilliant!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE! (Melissa)

[@thecharismainstitute9940]

What a beautiful performance. This is what it feels like after we got some rain this week during the bushfire catastrophe here in Australia.Thank you.

[@astridterrazas5591]

My teen grandkids sang this aong one Christmas and it was simply perfection. 👍

[@szalaiistvan8594]

Jaj, de gyönyörű! A Miserere szép tempójú terces imitációi, s a végén az Amen! Sok-sok videót tegyetek :)

[@paulhilfiger9454]

un choeur d' une justesse, d'une modulation parfaites. Magnifiques compositions de william Byrd

[@ensemblezene4039]

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[@jedandcats]

The most beautiful rendition of this I have ever heard. Magnificent, flawless, sung from the heart.

[@ensemblezene4039]

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[@davidedwards2842]

I come back to this performance. It is to my mind the epitome of the sublime. 'Almost thou persuadest me'.

[@gelsoncaela8833]

Perfomance excelente. Parabéns.

[@kevbidgood]

I appreciate the singers movements while performing this piece. They give themselves to it, and don't get bogged down in the exquisite polyphony. Just the right forward motion. Perfect!

[@swerveon]

I've sung this piece since I was a boy treble and I've never heard such a clean and beautiful performance. I am in shock.

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@DavidParker-cf2km]

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[@blackmolly7770]

es hat mich bis ins innere , meiner Seele berührt...

[@tomteague5047]

Yes, I'm getting the CD. This is an astonishingly good performance.

[@Neilsowards]

I heard this piece yesterday at the final conducting examination at Purdue university Ft. Wayne. Thank you for posting this so I can enjoy it again.

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@darushkii]

this is the best recording of this glorious piece. thank you for this gift

[@robertodelaprieta8842]

OMG ==0 Byrd full of modern expression yet faithful and conserving the tiding drive of his epoche. Loved it.

[@taniabraz4976]

Isso é que é entender do que está fazendo... Até quem está filmando é especial... Uau!!!

[@Paul.Morgan]

Heavenly. I had a tear in my eye towards the end.

[@ianhendra4836]

Lovely performance, wow.... reminded me that singing this wonderful example of Byrd's work is guaranteed to take you on a trip to a place where nothing else in your head matters, and it feels like there's clear air under your shoes..thank you..well done.

[@downloadqi]

Lovely rendition. I had the privilage of performing this piece in choir, at that time, doing the tenor lines. Loved the production too. It cracked me up though, seeing the folks turn the music pages, as if they were "reading" them. That whole choir knows this beautiful song & their part deep into their cells. That was fine showmanship. What is real was their tuning into the nuances of the choir director (who is brilliant btw). The choir was tuned into him like a radar. Lovely to hear & watch. Bravo!

[@carlose.johansson739]

Best version of this incredible beautiful choir work 🎼💜🎼🎶🎶🎶

[@francoiseleclercq8931]

Remarquable interprétation qui nous permet de redécouvrir cette œuvre avec bonheur.

[@randyjsing]

At 4:19 they knew what was about to happen was glorious. Amen in every way. Glory to God.

[@carolfisher3418]

This is my favorite piece by Byrd and this ensemble does an amazing job with it's performance.

[@richardrunaldue2043]

Beautiful. I can't get enough of this recording. As a tenor I would love to sing with the group.

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@francoislebedel4428]

Quelle splendeur ! voix admirables superbement orchestrées. Décidément, les ensembles anglais sont magnifiques : Voces8, the Tallis scholars, the kings singers, the Marian consorts.....et j'en oublie. Que de découvertes magnifiques. Merci infiniment pour ces voyages enchantés vers les Paradis de la Musique que vous nous offrez.

[@julienbailly6090]

C'est un ensemble français !

[@londonjameseats]

So Beautiful

[@tjwhite1963]

Exquisite! About as close to perfection as humans can achieve. And that final "Amen"! Wow! Bravo!

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@patrickhuser4755]

It made me literally cry. Extraordinary!

[@rolfoetiker5925]

Exceptional performance. Tears flow down from my eyes...

[@alexwells5974]

I wish I could sing in a group like this.

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@monicamurray5090]

I have sung in a group like this and I'm not disputing their expertise or beautiful tonality. What I am disputing is their own actions whilst singing this beautiful piece. I do understand their conductor doesn't seem to mind their interactions with him. I just find it very off putting as both a chorister and a conductor. It's just very distracting and takes away from the wonderful piece itself.

[@vocalchords3609]

@@monicamurray5090 I am sad to read your words. As a professional musician and choral singer/conductor - may I respectfully suggest, just close your eyes and listen. This is choral music of the highest standard - and the interactions are an integral part of singing music like this - it is all connective tissue that resonates out from within the polyphonic elements - namely - the singers and their conductor.

[@monicamurray5090]

@@vocalchords3609 Let's just say we beg to differ alright. I did say that I enjoyed their musicality and their interaction with the music. They are a wonderful choir. For me, your face and voice can express your oneness with the words and the music, without "throwing shapes" as well. Connective tissue and polyphonic elements? Really? Well. As I said, we can beg to differ.

[@henryfonteneau8087]

William byrd , avec Henry purcell , 2 compositeurs anglais de grand talent de l'époque pre_ baroque avec encore le style polyphonique renaissance pour le premier,se rapprochant d'un compositeur français de la même époque : guillaume bouzignac !

[@ronaqz5267]

1984 this our masterpice and we won 1st prize for this song..Salute to our Conductor and our choir group because if there's no teamwork there's no suceed..

[@nickis-h8e]

gorgeous!! I'm learning it and very impressed by your choir

[@gretalaube91]

We are to sing this at mass next Sunday, but now, I am ashamed. Beautiful!

[@glennledder5758]

It's not just the sound--its also the way these folks are so focused on producing it.

[@guitaroffice]

Perfection.

[@ajjivackovic1782]

This just beautiful. Perfect blending of all voices. Thank you

[@18ulysse]

Merci pour ce partage de reconnaissance

[@paulwusteman1094]

Well done, Zene. It doesn't get/can't get any better than that

[@LordOfTheDripOG]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@sistamaria15]

cry cry...thank you

[@marinaassanti3415]

Straordinaria esecuzione. Grazie.

[@scottgriffith2688]

Outstanding blend! Great basses

[@mariajosealvarez1180]

Lo hacéis estupendamente, cantáis con mucho gusto,sensibilidad y afinacion

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@janesmith9024]

Wonderful. Excellent performance . I adore singing this.

[@tomteague5047]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@morriganravenchild6613]

This lifts you out of yourself onto a divine plain.....

[@alexistourillon]

Très belle interprétation merci !

[@allisonhauser]

this is soooooo good

[@Kasskrot]

Que dire de plus a part MAGNIFIQUE ! Je partage direct

[@ensemblezene4039]

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[@paulnaessens1698]

superb, most moving.

[@ensemblezene4039]

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[@matiushehakaya9773]

So beautiful!!

[@jogroe]

Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine,[2] vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine:[3] esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine.[4] O Iesu dulcis, O Iesu pie, O Iesu, fili Mariae. Miserere mei. Amen.[5] Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, having truly suffered, sacrificed on the cross for mankind, from whose pierced side water and blood flowed: Be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet] in the trial of death! O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus, O Jesus, son of Mary, have mercy on me. Amen.

[@sharonhallshipp6011]

Stunning.

[@samyeo640]

찬미예수님!!어찌하여 황인이 없을까?우리나라 성가대 일원이 함께하였음 얼마나 좋을까? 저의 망상...ㅎㅎ

[@simonslater9024]

Truly beautiful and awe inspiring. Show how truly beautiful and awesome is Jesus Christ who is Almighty God. Praise Jesus and Mary always!!! Ps please watch the warning or illumination of conscience by Christine Watkins! God bless.

[@AlexandreKandoyan]

Quand le chant et le chœur s'harmonise à ce point, le résultat ne peut être que très beau. Je doute que l'on puisse en faire autant !

[@ensemblezene4039]

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[@落葉松四十雀]

心が洗われます。

[@ensemblezene4039]

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[@pablomatallana761]

Excellent performance!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

[@airbag0000]

Wow. both production and talent are top quality.

[@eachellsfinefurniture4853]

Absolutely brilliant 👌!

[@londonjames5914]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!

[@ensemblezene1957]

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[@davetubervid]

Wonderful. Thank you

[@alexandermackay-smith2364]

Wm. Byrd died 4 July 1623, four hundred years ago, aged 83. During his life England led Europe, a great power in music. Hard to figure what happened after that.

[@hagenbutte]

Could you please make a tutorial video about how to not fall in love with all of you while listening to this? It is remarkably beautiful!

[@rainadkins4827]

Really fabulous.

[@MrKele5]

magnifique!

[@FJMLAM]

Excellent- Beautiful version and performed with great feeling

[@Haydenismyusername]

I have the sheet music of the second phrase of this piece tattooed on my arm. I got the tattoo almost 10 years ago, and every time I hear this piece, I remember why I got it. And when I hear it done this well, it gives me actual physical sensations that I genuinely don't understand, or even care to understand. All I know Is I want more of it. Well done, ensemble.

[@ensemblezene4039]

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