Dvořák - Te Deum, Op. 103 (1892)

Te Deum, Op. 103, B. 176
00:01 - Te Deum laudamus
06:16 - Tu Rex gloriae, Christe
10:30 - Aeterna fac
13:15 - Dignare Domine
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Prague Philharmonic Choir (directed by Pavel Kuhn)
Soprano: Livia Agova
Bass: Ivan Kusnjer
Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek
This is a sacred choral and orchestral work by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) based on the Latin hymn "Te Deum laudamus" ("We praise thee, O God"). The work was commissioned by Jeannette Thurber, the founder of the National Conservatory of Music of America, upon Dvořák's acceptance of the position of director of her conservatory. It was meant to be performed in 1892 in honor of the quadricentennial anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus. The text was originally supposed to be a poem called "The American Flag" by Joseph Rodman Drake, but because Dvořák did not receive the text on time, he chose the Te Deum praise hymn instead. This work was premiered at Dvořák's first concert in New York City in 1892.
Latin text:
I.
Te Deum laudamus:
te Dominum confitemur.
Te aeternum Patrem
omnis terra veneratur.
Tibi omnes Angeli;
et caeli et universae potestates;
Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim
incessabili voce proclamant:
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra
majestatis gloriae tuae.
Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus.
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus.
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus.
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Te per orbem terrarum
sancta confitetur Ecclesia,
Patrem immensae majestatis:
Venerandum verum et unicum Filium
Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum.
Te Deum laudamus:
te Dominum confitemur.
Te aeternum Patrem
omnis terra veneratur.
II.
Tu Rex gloriae, Christe.
Tu Patris sempiternus es Filius.
Tu ad liberandum suscepturus hominem,
non horruisti Virginis uterum.
Tu, devicto mortis aculeo, aperuisti
credentibus regna caelorum.
Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni:
quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.
Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes, in gloria Patris.
Judex crederis esse venturus.
Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni,
quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.
III.
Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis in gloria numerari.
Salvum fac populum tuum,
Domine, et benedic hereditati tuae.
Et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in æternum.
Per singulos dies benedicimus te;
Et laudamus Nomen tuum in sæculum,
in sæculum sæculi.
IV.
Dignare, Domine, die isto
sine peccato nos custodire.
Miserere nostri, Domine.
Fiat misericordia tua,
Domine, super nos,
quemadmodum speravimus in te.
Miserere nostri, Domine.
In te, Domine, speravi:
non confundar in æternum.
Miserere nostri, Domine.
Benedicamus Patrem, et Filium cum Sancto Spiritu.
Alleluja!
Benedicamus Patrem, et Filium cum Sancto Spiritu.
Alleluja!
Laudemus et superexaltemus eum in saecula.
Alleluja!

[@Christin5554]

Beautiful soprano voice. I was in a choire and we performed this in Germany, Rome, Paris, Prague and Rumania. It is one of my favorites and gave me goosebumbs every time we sang it.

[@carloalbertoanzuini6877]

Musique céléstiale, j'aime beaucoup Dvorak, mais surtout je envois un tendre souvenir à la mémoire du maitre Jiří Bělohlávek, qui, malheureusement n'est plus parmi nous; une prière pour son ame, que Dieu le benit.

[@neuzapinheirotorres3940]

🙏🌷❤️

[@iwonach.95]

What a magnificent final!! Dvořak was a real genius!

[@tedwilks]

Thanks for this upload; the video was made in the Alte Oper, Frankfurt in 1993. At this time (August, 2017) it makes a fitting tribute to Jiří Bělohlávek, who died earlier this year.

[@neuzapinheirotorres3940]

Lindo! Já cantei este Te Deum com o Núcleo de Ópera da Escola de Música Villa Lobos - O Diretor do Coro era o Maestro Joel Telles. Doce lembrança!❤

[@cestmirambroz4639]

Nádherná vzpomínka účinkujícího člena PFS (Czech Philharmonic Chorus).

[@angelalfonsorojasquiroz5936]

Sublime y Profundamente Espiritual este TEDEUM,gracias pos subirlo.

[@sassivivi]

Great performance! ❤

[@renatahavlova4851]

My favorite version of Te Deum, thank you!

[@Jack_The_Bat179]

I sang this in high school choir it was my favorite one to sing

[@sergioazevedo7390]

It's very interesting how so much of Janacék's late style came from this Te Deum!

[@mcnn4208]

Really!!! He was a genius!!!

[@damianoskailoglou6869]

Magnificent!!

[@milansecansky3767]

To je nádhera... Česká muzika

[@BärbelHoffmann-v3h]

Wunderbare Aufführung. Zu schade, dass sie bei dieser (relativ kurzen) Länge immer wieder durch Werbung unterbrochen wird

[@ludmilaskacelova4084]

Krásné

[@ne5566]

Thanks for this. It's brilliant.

[@dr.carlosb.brownconductor5814]

Stunning!!!!

[@mcnn4208]

We're going to perform it in April at Yaounde

[@floris869]

very very nice!

[@BassyConn]

8:35, at bar 42 of the Coro 2, Where the Baritone, Bass and woodwind acquiesce to the Violin, horns, Soprano and Alto. Where Suspicion and suspense give way to simplicity and levity. THAT RIGHT THERE, Bottle that shit and sell it!

[@christopherlizon6181]

If drinking it would allow me to perform 1/1000 that well, I'd bankroll ya!

[@rochmorin4249]

Époustouflant. Et puis c'est tout.

[@kzntopmodelsouthafrica9341]

What's the name of the soprano and baritone soloists.? They both sound amazing

[@bozenamaderova7744]

Prague Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Soprano Livia Agová Baryton Ivan Kusnjer Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek Video was made in Alte Oper Frankfurt in 1993

[@TheOneAndOnlyZeno]

It has been about 2 decades, but the complete score of this Te Deum is now available on KZbin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g56qaoyhqs2BnLM

[@josegregoriosanchez3566]

Thanks for the upload. But is it necessary to interrupt the performance? why not at the beginning or at the end of the piece?

[@karlheinzkirchmann6469]

You need a Mozart soprano. She is very near. The TE DEUM is Angelmusic

[@seandegidon4672]

Project 2025, chapter 48, verse 2: "Dvořák's 'Columbian Te Deum' will become the national anthem of the United States. All who refuse to chant it, in the original Latin, will be exiled to Canada as traitors/heretics."

[@lwttulips]

5:46

[@WestwingEMTrombone]

17:23

[@오늘에진]

2:32

[@오늘에진]

6:17

[@lwttulips]

6:37