Bach - Motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 - MacLeod | Netherlands Bach Society

“A complete orchestra should be added to this”, wrote Mozart on his copy of Bach’s motet 'Singet dem Herrn', performed here by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach. He was very enthusiastic about the piece, which was performed as a surprise when he visited the Thomasschule in Leipzig, in 1789. At his request, Mozart was given a copy of it. In his account of the event ten years later, Johann Friedrich Rochlitz says that Mozart even shouted “Now there’s something you can learn from!
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Stephan MacLeod, conductor

[@leoboivin3224]

1- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied [0:09] 2- Wie sich ein Vater erbarmet [4:30] 3- Lobet dem Herrn in seinen Taten [12:07] 4- Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herren, Halleluja! [13:28]

[@清水尚子-v7p]

ppp

[@marieboyer3768]

Sublime!!! ❤❤❤

[@joshsussman9432]

At this point in my life, all it takes is a few seconds of a cantata, all my faculties break and the tears begin to flow.

[@davidbourne5781]

The same things happens to me. Especially with this motet.

[@melaneroseboyce2672]

That happens here too.

[@LukeShalz]

My Bach scholar piano teacher is the EXACT SAME WAY. My playing has only ever brought him to tears like three times over the years, and those have been the proudest moments of my life

[@BoulderMamacita]

I hear you....

[@BoulderMamacita]

I hear you.....who needs therapy or drugs when there's Bach?

[@Liszt31]

I read many comments about how this music is heavenly. I find it so human. Bach took the best of humanity, life and the earth and elevated it to absolute beauty. That's why we feel so moved by it. It speaks to our inner human soul. Thank you Maestro Bach ❤.

[@L1102]

The absolute peak of ingenuity. It doesn't get any better. No human being has ever achieved greater brilliance than Johann Sebastian Bach with his works, and this piece is one of his finest.

[@slaterfarmer]

It was probably quite easy for him which is the terrifying thing...

[@maryjoburnette7589]

He gave the best of what he had to give. He was the best and continues to be

[@pjkhunold]

Oh mein Gott, ist das schön! Ich habe das Stück in vierzig Jahren bestimmt an die hundertmal gesungen, ich kann es auswendig. Hätte nie gedacht, dass man es so gut in diesem Tempo singen kann! Und das Tempo ist genau richtig so! Besonders begeistert bin ich von der Textverständlichkeit! Unglaublich!

[@HerrMichaelKohlhaas]

Respect for actually taking the repeat in the 2nd mvt!

[@PointyTailofSatan]

In 1789, 39 years after Bach's death, Mozart happened to be in Leipzig, and visited the Thomasschule. The boys choir was practicing at the time, so the cantor had them perform this piece for Mozart. Mozart went almost manic with joy, and after poring over the varied instrument and singer scores, Mozart made his famous exclamation "Now this is music from which a man can learn something!", and made Mozart a lifelong devotee of Bach's music.

[@musika672]

But he died already in 1791...

[@PointyTailofSatan]

@@musika672 Huh? This was 2 years before Mozart died.

[@dali2music]

Yes. And in fact, Mozart was a real devotee of JSB's music in 1784 already (perhaps earlier, but not confirmed)

[@Richard.Atkinson]

@@dali2music He had already arranged the K. 405 fugues from the WTC in 1782. And I’m sure he knew of J. S. Bach from when he was a child in London, regularly chatting with J. C. Bach. I can’t imagine it didn’t come up.

[@dali2music]

@@Richard.Atkinson also Wolfgang's father Leopold knew a lot about JSB, after all. J. Chr. and C. Ph. E. didn't promote their dad's works too much, esoecially the first one didn't. What you say about wtk is of course true, but the curve got up around 1784.

[@PMS1950]

What an absolutely marvellous performance. Perfect intonation and blend of voices and superb tone. I absolutely love the Dutch as a people (one exception being the matron at my boarding school who confiscated my hot water bottle) and this standard of singing, full of such joy and musical perfection, fills me with such a warm sense of identity and oneness with the singers. The motets have been recorded by some eminent British Ensembles and the Trinity Cambridge version under Marlow is very fine, but cannot compare with the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

[@drtmuir]

MacLeod is also an absolutely superb singer.

[@ルロワ]

モーツァルトはバッハのモテットの 緻密で美しさに驚嘆し、モーツァルト自ら合唱作品を 見直したそうです。 モーツァルトのミサ曲やオペラの合唱の優美さは、バッハの作品の影響が強く伺えます。 もちろんバッハの モテットは最難曲の合唱作品であることは、言うまでもありません。

[@SerafinDrake]

This is one of the best interpretations I've yet heard.

[@magdagrundmann1247]

Freu mich die herrliche Musik gefunden zu haben ❤

[@joan4269]

Last movement only for virtuosos vocal, that was magnificent.

[@TomCloyd]

Such remarkable focus, articulation, lightness, and sheer presence comes through in this ethereal performance. Such a performance makes this fine music utterly compelling. And the videography matches all this. Gorgeous glowing light, and perfect focus on individual performers. I can't imagine how this could be better. What an achievement! Thank you, yet again.

[@rocinmiguelezrivera1558]

No hay nadie mas grande que Bach!!❤❤

[@tonyathreet3567]

I sing with the Bach Collegium in United States and hope we sing this piece in the future. Purely delightful.

[@HoenischCOB]

That’s how we will be welcomed in heaven!! It’s so incredibly wonderful and brilliant. Thanks so much

[@marshallartz395]

Is this Bach’s greatest work? Maybe. 😎🎹

[@eddiemperor]

The absolute Master. Great performance!

[@paulsoderholm783]

Thanks to all of you,,,,from composer to performers. A spectacular piece of music.

[@maryland_ball6001]

Robert Franenberg is getting a workout in the Halleluja movement at the end! Big fan of his playing. 👍

[@violonebob]

Thank you for watching. Greetings, Robert

[@samshearman5251]

How beautiful is this?

[@pacozamarramoreno-qs8zl]

No hay palabras para ese movimiento.Es impresionante.

[@pedrosantos3743]

Masterpiece!

[@eronidesortizfogaca5797]

Como faz bem ouvir Bach. Ele fez música como nenhum outro. Tentar estudar a suas obras não é possível. Temos que escutar e apreciar suas composições. Uma mais brilhante que a outra. Viverá para sempre.

[@小出龍太郎-h6z]

Like a angels' chorus from heaven. Thank you! from Japan.

[@maryjoburnette7589]

He gave us the most beautiful music ever written. What more is there to say? Everything l try to say seems inadequate, but nevertheless must be said. Matchless? That goes without saying!

[@BoAurehl]

Wonderful, beautiful! Greetings from Stockholm Singers.

[@williamireton9385]

Just imagine the applause this must have received

[@franciscoamos]

“A esto hay que añadir una orquesta completa”, escribió Mozart en su copia del motete de Bach 'Singet dem Herrn', interpretado aquí por la Sociedad "All of Bach" de los Países Bajos. Se mostró muy entusiasmado con la pieza, que fue interpretada como sorpresa cuando visitó la Thomasschule de Leipzig, en 1789. A petición suya, Mozart recibió una copia de la misma. En su relato del acontecimiento diez años después, Johann Friedrich Rochlitz dice que Mozart incluso gritó: “¡Ahora hay algo de lo que puedes aprender!

[@josephbartolo8350]

What a treat to my ears ! A definite addition to my playlist.

[@sabinedalincourt2735]

Agreed, Joseph! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! kzbin.info

[@rolandtruc]

Une joie immarcescible s'empare de moi à cet instant...

[@dirksmits4421]

Stunning performance!!

[@sabinedalincourt2735]

Absolutely agree, Dirk! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! kzbin.info

[@antoinegaillard9440]

5:08 --> Grace-filled moment. These alto and tenor mix fantastically well.

[@pacozamarramoreno-qs8zl]

Que locura.Mozart casi se muere de un infarto.

[@tilmanklett2304]

Alles perfekt 😍

[@joecooke4131]

Was it Kant who said eternity is inconceivable, because it would be too boring? But Bach's cantatas lead us to believe in a realm of light, joy and endless creativity. [excerpt from "When Sebastian Met Immanuel"]

[@marcseiler4242]

Difficile de faire mieux . Tempo digne de la pulsation de l'oeuvre du début à la fin. Equilibre des différents registres, toutes les vagues émotionnelles sont ressenties et la simplicité comme la technicité des chanteurs sont exemplaires . Un immense bravo !!

[@navrozelalkaka8457]

The singers & musicians all emanate a light which travels straight through to the listener's soul. Thanks NBS,you are a constant source of joy.

[@ron88303]

Outstanding performance!

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Bach's greatest motet.

[@user-zg8je6bx7p]

Can this channel transfer all of their music on their youtube channel to Spotify because I think we all agree that this institution has the best content of bach music, so I would say that it is in your best interest to do so. Sincerely, A fan with a spotify membership

[@bach]

We are currently exploring this possibility, but we can't tell yet if this option will become available.

[@LuigiRBG]

@@bachHola , good morning, my name is Luis, i was just going to ask, it has been a year since you replay to Malhaar Nair, is there a different answer now? muchas gracias

[@pedrolopez-torrestubbs7569]

INSUPERABLE tanto como composición así como interpretación!!!! AMAZING!

[@classicfan4683]

Virtuose doppelchörige Koloratur-Kunst...

[@xenolalia]

The first movement of _Singet_ is probably the most demanding piece of choral music ever written.

[@theallofist5461]

It is metal as f* ^^.

[@echegaraysofia]

@@theallofist5461 roflmao it is very challenging!

[@JohnWilmot1179]

Magnificent.

[@sabinedalincourt2735]

Indeed, Vanni. By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! kzbin.info

[@c3piano]

Many thanks to all the performers spending so many hours with each other to delight us with this beautiful music. The more you perform together the better and easier it is to meet your directors expectations. Try to remain civil to each other when things get tedious and demanding. You are all doing an exceptional job.

[@fernandosoares5812]

Esta Netherlands Bach Society dá.me cá uma inveja, que faz favor! Uma verdadeira pérola o Bach que é aqui produzido... pela frugalidade, simplicidade, espiritualidade. Um Bach groumet, com sal e pimenta qb, um Bach que oiço com tanto agrado que, de esdrúxulo, nem um som. Tenho pena que, por onde vivo, não exista nada de semelhante. Numa palavra: um Bach comovedor. Agradecidíssimo a Netherlands Bach Society!

[@smuecke]

Amazing, as always. I’ve been looking forward to this motet. Everything about this project is perfect, the setting, the cinematography and of course the musical performance!

[@cnulib]

Es una maravilla de interpretación. Gracias

[@alisonsmartfisher733]

wonderfully crafted singing and playing - so clear and beautiful. thank you!

[@peterhansen6749]

Great, thanks!

[@mathieuguillet4036]

Magnifique! 🙏🏼

[@tdekeyser]

Dit motet heeft mijn aandacht getrokken en tevens kunnen behouden, vooral door het mooie muzikale spel van vraag en antwoord tussen solisten en koor! Opnieuw een puike prestatie, bravo! De titel van Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied doet me trouwens denken aan mijn jeugd, toen een ik een koraal van Handel met die titel zong, helaas nauwelijks te vergelijken met dit sterk uitgewerkte motet.

[@mariavanhoof7961]

Prachtig ,prachtig, met een enorm enthousiasme gezongen!!

[@paolobottero297]

Splendido! Che altro dire?

[@lordenoch0]

Simply breathtaking.

[@hughwaldock6980]

Supremely beautiful. I notice a couple of faces in there too both male and female! I'm going for the performance diploma in the new year. The ARSM. I'm really confident with it now. I did a piano masterclass at RAM recently but I got totally too nervous and my hands turned to jelly and I couldn't play at all. I used to be like that when I sang but I'm not now. I sang regularly with Daniela Bechly in her family choir and she's a former opera signer at your level. Singing with her and her mates and old Ben Vonberg Clark finally gave me the confidence at 46. I could win competitions on my day in my youth but I was so inconsistent like when I play at the moment. I think it's just a lack of experience playing 4 hands and in ensemble. I don't care if I make a mistake when I sing now but I'm terrified still as a player. I think if I'm given more masterclasses I could play better I played it perfectly when I warmed up. I couldn't play it for the life of me when he asked me and that is just psychological not musical. I was playing Minuet II from BWV 813 in C Minor. I wanna get back into Aldeburgh Voices if I get my diplomas. the result should be out next week. If I get it it's official professional status as a singer at last. This is a competition entry in Berlin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH65YZ1-qbJpmpYsi=rq8seK8hDugo3SFn BWV 933 and Invention Nr.4.

[@angelamalek]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@emiliomini4024]

¡Que maravilloso trabajo realizan! Bellísimas interpretaciones de la obra de Bach, muchas gracias por compartir esto con el mundo.

[@sabinedalincourt2735]

De acuerdo, Emilio! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! kzbin.info

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

he really wrote the best chorals

[@markpapin1045]

Awesome

[@mrbisse1]

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much! It might be of interest to you that I am writing a novel and the end of part one is the performance of this cantata in English by a group of only 8 singers acapella. The effect that it has upon an audience member in the front row ends part one.

[@EASYTIGER10]

It would have been fascinating to be there when Mozart heard this in Leipzig. Ask him what he thought about it.

[@jeffreyl.caruso7967]

Very nice job! Beautiful tone and exceptional clarity!

[@arkerstudio8510]

Meraviglia💖

[@pedrolopez-torrestubbs7569]

Qué maravilla!!!

[@ethestel]

Bach would be proud

[@robertmuller5807]

Mankind my end in a nuclear war desaster but it has at least created this divine music

[@MrUseur]

Lobe den Herrn !!!

[@marshallartz395]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied” *(1727)* *BWV 225* *“Sing to the Lord a new song”* _Motet for 8-Part Double Chorus_ 00:09 I. *Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied* 02:13 *Die Kinder Zion [Fugue]* 04:30 II. *Wie sich ein Vater erbarmet* 12:08 III. *Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten* 13:29 *Alles, was Odem hat,* *lobe den Herrn. Hallelujah!* *[Fugue]* 15:18 _The End_

[@ettoregarioni8335]

Ut semper, praestantes, egregii! Quid aliud dicam?

[@XSafira]

A música 🎶 de Bach contém "chaves para desbloqueios mentais " 🌎🌻⚘️👍🦋

[@tatianaselasco3274]

Belíssimo!

[@Danilo.Cruz.]

Lindo demaissssss

[@nicolasgrunt3401]

Vraiment très impressionnant. Superbe performance. Je me demande combien de temps il faut pour maîtriser les différentes parties de cette composition, ce n'est certainement pas 15 minutes et 15 secondes.

[@linoramus]

Maravilha!!!

[@flemmingranch8777]

Meget smuk korsang og skøn musik i en højere enhed.......

[@flemmingranch8777]

Let og luftig sang lige fra bladet, så smukt kan det gøres. Herlig musik lige i øret......

[@camillobenso468]

Sometimes I wonder if Bach was a man or belonged to a different category of living being…How could he coinceive such music?

[@unaginobori]

Stephan MacLeod が指揮しているのは初めて見ました😊。BCJの松蔭でのソロの印象が強くて。それにしても、合唱もオケも上手ですね。マタイもヨハネもロ短調もCD持っていますよ。でもショルがアルトソロしていたマタイの時代より、進化されていますね。日本の貴団のファンより。

[@Jalapablo]

No wonder Mozart got annihilated after hearing this. Encounters with Johann Sebastian Bach's music tend to that.

[@oldhortus]

'Ah - I can learn from this'.... (or something similar) What a glorious performance - the voices NEVER sound tired in this group. Is it something in the air?

[@porpozontokonto9161]

Ulan şu Hollandalılar olmasa Bach falan dinleyemezdik böyle güzel. Helal olsun lan adamlara köy kadar ufacık yerde ne güzel şeyler yapıyorlar.

[@ernestomatalsol6807]

Sociedades educadas!

[@michaelkaubrugge1039]

That's some high speed Bach, the first part...

[@12eyseandahalf]

They all look so ridiculous I can't help laugh! No wonder, considering what they're preforming. Bless their mastery for this wonderful performance! Thanks NBS

[@BariTone7-v5r]

Sublime. Just marvelous. Recording is a bit Soprano dominant. Hard to really hear the other voice parts come in clearly. But Wow, so fine.

[@sabinedalincourt2735]

Indeed sublime, Shawn! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! kzbin.info

[@av201]

What is the name of the instrument the man is playing at 1:08?

[@stebels]

A Vern a theorbo

[@mcPoPh]

Can someone please explain why composers use the male counter-tenor voice? Is it just there are (rather subtle) tonal differences? Or was it a hang-over from medieval times? Thanks

[@Samplesurfer]

All male singers were very common in the Baroque era. In most performances during that age, the soprano voices were sung by young boys. 18th century baroque had some weird tastes. The castrato singers were probably the most extreme phenomenon of that era.

[@mcPoPh]

@@Samplesurfer Yes, I guess that's true. Although with boys there is that crystalline quality. I'm not enjoying see the grown-up dudes singing alto and soprano lines, would much rather see a boy or a woman, no question.

[@ThepianistinUSA]

😭🙌🏼❣️

[@phiphi2048]

Un feu d artifice à couper le souffle . Dieu nous a donné Bach, ou le contraire Mais si Dieu n'existait pas Bach l'aurait inventé.

[@yacine_scherzo]

Mozart visited Leipzig in 1789 and was striked when he heard Bach's " Singet dem Herrn " and asked to see more. He then copied some of the music sheets and even quoted one of Bach's composition ("Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV2) inside his famous " The magic flute ". If Mozart had been born 6 years earlier, he would have met the person from whom he took these notes

[@CamargoRain]

El no va más.

[@maryjoburnette7589]

This composer never gave anything but his

[@bobh5087]

My favorite of Bach's six splendid Motets. However, I feel the tempos in the opening and concluding movements are uncomfortably *too fast.* The profuse and highly complex *contrapuntal figuration* becomes a frantic-sounding *blur* at these inappropriate and ill-considered speeds... and we are left feeling not only vaguely *unnerved,* but somehow *cheated* -- We are not allowed to savor and really appreciate all the intricate "goings-on" that the composer labored at. (In Bach's time, "Allegro" simply meant "lightness/cheerfulness," *not* "Presto Furioso.") Nevertheless, a beautiful rendition by a superb ensemble. The wondrous final Fugue is always a great thrill - both to sing and hear. 💥👍

[@herrickinman9303]

I suppose old people on walkers might find this "uncomfortably *too fast* " and feel vaguely *unnerved.* "Help, I've fallen and can't get up!"

[@josephanthony8585]

I was really enjoying this until you told me how horrible it is.

[@MG-fh4ed]

@@herrickinman9303 In Bach's time allegro was not Presto furioso.

[@joshsussman9432]

@@josephanthony8585 You are only a click away from another performance to see if Bob has a point, which he does, and you can get right back to enjoying yourself.

[@piltschze]

2:12

[@pacozamarramoreno-qs8zl]

Mozart alucino.Normal.

[@ICFWien]

Utmost quality in every aspect

[@МишаМартюшов-з3ш]

Sehr schön, ich kann die Instrumente aber kaum durchhören. Dadurch, dass die Singstimmen so zahlreich belegt sind, sind sogar die Oboen ( auch Oboe d'more) ziemlich unhörbar. Es würde meiner Meinung nach reichen, wenn jede Stimme mit einem oder zwei Sängern besetzt ist.