Erin Helyard | The Splendour of Venice | Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Allegri

[@cjtuba1]

Beuatiful authentic music...found this by accident omn YT, made my hair on my neck stand up as soon as i heard it.. remarkable!! Bravo!

[@jeanlecomte5131]

C'est superbe, à coté d'Antenne 2 avec les misérables tatoués, c'est d'un autre niveau ! Misère de la télévision française à coté de ce chef d’œuvre de Monteverdi, le précurseur des tous les autres. J'aurai toujours plaisir à réécouter cette si belle musique. N'oublions pas la " technique" : prise de son superbe, belles images, sobriété des décors.... Bravo à tous les interprètes Un grand moment de plaisir et de bonheur.

[@paolococchi3841]

Veramente bravi. Esecuzione godibilissima. Non ho parole per esprimere il piacere provato nell'ascolto. Grazie dall'Italia.

[@madeleinefritz529]

⁹8 8:18

[@RandalJLoy]

This concert was simply BRILLIANT and I have already listened to it more times than I would care to admit. Bravo, brava, and bravissimo you exceptionally fine musicians. What a joy it must be to make such beautiful music together! Thank you for sharing your talents with us. The Splendour of Venice was GLORIOUS!

[@paulwilson4738]

I think that it was likely that their concert was followed by a reception in which everyone was able to be delighted in the occasion all over again, which was certainly great!

[@Amateurgraphics]

And this on my birthday may 16, I am listening to this all week!

[@richardwilliamson5698]

Sitting in hospital on a grey morning I stumbled across this. What a delight and deeply movong

[@hanfordreach6849]

sitting in hospital, know the feeling

[@augustinedennis4865]

I hope that you made a quick and complete recovery.Good luck to you.

[@sigurdm]

In middelages cathedrals are hospitals....many are in France and U.K....strange energy in this buildings. Today, some cathedrals are very interesting to visit, to be in there for some time. Chartres in France is a very good example. Stunning mental and even physical experiences in there. Open minded people and sensitive people will agree. ..... a must visit. Catharsis.!!!!!

[@colinhazell5150]

@@sigurdm Absolutely!

[@colinhazell5150]

Super!

[@carlivansoelen1638]

What an absolutely brilliant performance. Why did the performers not get a standing ovation which they totally deserved? The accoustics of the venue are sublime for a modern building.

[@stevesmythe6387]

They did indeed receive a standing ovation, a long one. Did you not watch to the end?

[@carlivansoelen1638]

@@stevesmythe6387 I did correct my ommission.

[@stevesmythe6387]

@@carlivansoelen1638 Sorry Carli, my mistake❤

[@claudiopescatore77]

I was totally taken by this concert. Great performers, great conducting. It felt authentic. This music was so important for the later development of western music, and it stays wonderful. Thanks !!!

[@orcagna164]

Good comment... as for me, Western music did indeed "develop" after Palestrina, Victoria, Gregorian chant, the Gabrieli's and Monteverdi.. However, it never got even close to getting better. It devolved. This was the pinnacle.

[@peterroycroft]

Venice, what a debt we owe it musically. Simply wonderful music. I have long loved Gabrieli and Allegri's Miserere is very famous, but the more I hear of Monteverdi the more I fall in love with his music. His Vespers is a masterpiece that stands up to anything in the Baroque era in my opinion (yes, even Bach's B Minor and his passions). Superb performances here. Thank you so much for this .

[@KokoMcMonkey]

Monteverdi was a genius, and his music is amazing, but not in the same class as Bach.

[@peterroycroft]

@@KokoMcMonkey Hi Daniel. I was only comparing the Vespers to Bach’s B Minor Mass, not the total works of the two composers overall. Few if any could hold a candle to Bach.

[@alessandromilito1977]

@@KokoMcMonkey Vespri della Beata Vergine 1610 Bach's birth ...

[@kitstr]

@@KokoMcMonkey In comparing you have to acknowledge that this was written 70 years before Bach's birth.

[@GordonStainforth]

Very great music, wonderful music, but just absolutely not in the same class as Bach.

[@edwardjacklewis]

I go back to my introduction the “Glory of Venice” recording, 1989, E.Power Biggs, The Gregg Smith singers: recorded in San Marcos, Venice! Wonderful to hear a new generation capture this splendorous sound! Thank you for making this available!

[@garudel]

Nothing is perfect in this world, but I am ready to make an exception for this concert. Beautiful music, made with a very high sense of scjholarship and musicianship, great inspired singers and instrumentists; clever use of space The Miserere clearly sits on top of the best interpretations EVER. We should be all so grateful enjoying this in the very sad moment of pandemia.

[@10023jc]

Is there anything Erin Helyard cannot do? He is amazing. Listen to his playing on KZbin of Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith on harpsichord. It will blow your mind.

[@davidwright8432]

The sound engineering and recording is as brilliant a success as the music! Very many thanks.

[@christianvanpuyvelde5257]

Merci beaucoup ! Très beau concert avec un très beau programme . Et merci aux chanteurs et musiciens ! Merci de pouvoir profiter de concerts souvent magnifiques (je pense également à des concerts de ma région) ayant exigés beaucoup de travail de préparation et trop ignorés . Les médias préfèrent nous gaver de produits kleenex pas chers à produire et vite oubliés ....

[@cfchh1905]

Traumhafte Klänge und eine wundervolle Akkustik. Danke dafür!

[@janiceedwards2384]

I am so enjoying this performance...all of the musicians and singers seem to be just loving making music together. As a professional singer myself, I am longing for the day when it is possible for all of us to sing and play and perform together.

[@mahendrasingh_illustrator]

This ensemble is very good, thanks for posting

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

Claudio Monteverdi was a great musician, most of his music composed during the first half of the XVII century in the cosmopolitan city of Venice. His music marks the transition between the late Renaissance and the early baroque. The Vespro della Beata Vergine, its religious subject notwithstanding, has a secular, dramatic, almost operatic quality. Monteverdi was renowned in life as creator of the madrigal, a highly polyphonic vocal composition of few singers and of great formal perfection and complexity. He has been later recognized as the father of the dramatic opera. He is, no question, one of the summits of early western music, and one of the glories of Venice, where soon Vivaldi will in full joy inaugurate the baroque musical perfection.

[@rAlleuze]

Sure. But don't forget Cavalli between Monteverdi and Vivaldi

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

@@rAlleuze Thanks for your answer. I did not know Francesco Cavalli. Following your suggestion I searched him and found that he was especially respected as an opera composer in Venice during the XVII century. I heard parts of two of his better known operas, Heliogábalo and Artemisia. Both are musically and dramatically complex and beautiful. He took opera to great heights, became popular in Venice and his operas are presented even today. He may arguably be considered, to some extent, a predictor of "modern" opera on the psychological subjectivity and musical complexity of his works.

[@captebbtide]

Jorge, your writings on the Baracoco and Montverdi are most erudite and informative! This period was most definitely the most glorious, the flowering of the High Renaissance, leading into the early Baroque, hinting at the musical glories to come. My favorites from this era would include Monteverdi of course, but also Palestrina, Gesualdo and the incomparable Gabriellis, Andrea and his nephew Giovanni, whose music resounding in St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice sound like heaven on earth!

[@jorgeurzuaurzua4011]

@@captebbtide You are right, Giovanni Gabrielli is splendid. Thanks for commenting.

[@rAlleuze]

@@jorgeurzuaurzua4011 I'm glad you find this useful and while I'm at it, don't forget Alessandro Scarlatti (the father of Domenico) who wrote some 115 operas while being in Naples and Rome. ot to mention oratorios and sacred music...

[@grahaml6668]

Good heavens! What a marvelous production. The Venue. Acoustics. Video quality. Audio quality. Singers. Players. All superb. The Miserere might be the best modern production I've ever heard on KZbin -- as simple as it can get, at one voice per part, and absolutely ethereal.

[@sigurdm]

Some churches are better for acoustics. And will give even a more dimension to this music. !!!

[@ManuelLuisRodriguez]

Esta obra la he escuchado más de 5 veces en los meses recientes. Destaco la extraordinaria resonancia del espacio donde fue registrado. Felicitaciones por este logro musical. Monteverdi creó una música monumental, arquitectónica, grandiosa....

[@carlivansoelen1638]

Correction, the group DID get their well-deserved standing ovation. I keep on listening/watching this perfomance. Can't get enough.

[@franciscolopez5172]

Soy muy feliz de haber escuchado y presenciado este maravilloso concierto celestial. Enhorabuena a todos los cantantes, músicos y director. Gracias !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lucabrignole]

Claudio Monteverdi Vespro della B.V. - Domine ad adjuvandum me festina 00:05 L’Orfeo - Dal mio Permesso amato 02:17 Ecco pur ch’a voi ritorno & In questo prato adorno 08:42 Vespro della B.V. - Ave Maris Stella 14:27 Messa a quattro voci et salmi - Laetatus sum 21:59 Vespro della B.V. - Pulchra es 29:58 Giovanni Gabrieli Symphoniae sacrae II - Sonata con tre violini C214 34:20 In ecclesiis a 14 C78 39:46 Sonata pian’ e forte C175 48:01 Gregorio Allegri Miserere 53:57 Giovanni Gabrieli Symphoniae sacrae II - Canzon primi toni a 8 C170 01:05:47 Jubilate deo a 10 C65 01:09:41

[@AthSamaras]

Thank you for the timelist..!

[@jamesgibson2179]

@@AthSamaras The singers and musicians also need to be named. The soprano is the new Zsuzsi Toth. The bass is excellent as is all of them. When is your European tour ?

[@renzo6490]

This really should have been included in the description. Thank You !!

[@phoenixcentralpark]

Yes, thank you Luca, I have added times to the description.

[@phoenixcentralpark]

@@jamesgibson2179 There are credits both in the description and at the end of the performance.

[@peterbaettig4837]

Ihr seid meine Rettung!! In einsamen Tagen Claudio Monteverdi`s Marienvesper zu hören. Für mich ein Meilenstein in der Geschichte der Musik.

[@hwh1946]

Sie haben recht. Zu Hause habe ich die Aufnahme von Martin Perlman aus Boston.

[@jackhana7374]

Beautiful, splendid, breathtaking.....and so good for my morale in this miserable time. Much thanks!

[@mrliamoconnor1]

I wish I was there, it was so beautiful

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

So very true!

[@janinaskirtun5451]

Piękne dzięki za tą „ucztę”

[@violjohn]

Superb performance all round. Tempi, dynamics, intonation ……but I’m particularly blown away by the first violin. Bravo a tutti

[@sigurdm]

The pinnacle of humanity in music in so many facets......for the eye, for the ear, for the heart , for the soul. Thank you , all splendid musicians for this unique masterpiece !!! 💐

[@chriscarson2547]

I'm so happy to find a beautifully performed, quality production of some of the most rapturous music ever written.

[@stevesmythe6387]

I have today discovered a pearl of great price! Such a magnificent captivating performance by all. Thank you soooo much.

[@evameurens9755]

What tenderness, what serenity, Monteverdi as i have never heard. Magnificent.

[@lelakl]

Great, GREAT performance!! And I love Allegri... The high voice is magnificent!

[@JasLoney]

Just splendid. As several have said below, it is a leaden time with death and uncertainty all around. Only the music can lead us forward. SPLENDID and thank you so much for showing us a way

[@benedetti]

Unbelievable music, unbelievable performance...Vielen Dank für so viel schönes, es bewegt mich mehr als ich hier sagen kann...

[@alessandrofinozzi8265]

thanks from Italy and sincere congratulations for this extraordinary execution, truly exciting ....

[@hiltonmarlton6373]

The energy and vigour is wonderful. As if this is the first performance ever.

[@alessandrofinozzi8265]

Exact ! the miracle of music...... Davvero bravissimi, tutti. Grazie ancora

[@franciscocamargo3712]

Como é grata a saudade dos tempos dos ofícios religiosos celebrados em Latim, missas solenes, bênçãos do Santíssimo... How grateful is the nostalgia for the times of religious services celebrated in Latin, solemn masses, blessings from the Blessed Sacrament...

[@jamesgibson2179]

For such exquisite music and performance, no clapping is required. … Just fall on your knees and submit yourselves quietly and silently to Christ and thank Him for Monteverdi and Gabrielli

[@paulspitz5847]

A mesmerising performance. I couldn’t stop. Beautiful!

[@enricopeverada3074]

Musica sublime interpretata con passione e competenza. Grazie.

[@debeerpaul]

WOW, Mildly tipsy and while listening to this amalgamation of beautiful voices and superb instrumental acoustics it makes me realize how you miss the good things in life. Sometimes you need to stop and think what is going on around you. Then analyze an produce a thought. One that favorable to your situation. It liberates the mind an awakens a resolution.

[@albertross-ndt]

And did it?

[@vareeha]

slay

[@NancyGerst]

Here on December 16, 2020 I am so thankful you gave this concert and that it is here on YT to enjoy. Blessings to all who had a part. This is beautiful beyond words.

¡Cae la noche en la tibia España y las lágrimas inundan mis ojos ante tanta belleza!...¡Gracias, Claudio Monteverdi, estés donde estés!...

[@barbaradu75]

Das ist heute - ein Trost für mich !! 8.12.2020

[@danilomanciniful]

Bravi! Splendidi!!

[@Ferocious_Imbecile]

Aside from being a magnificent performance I have to say this is the best quality You Tube sound recording I've ever heard.

[@johannesniedermayer3053]

Absolut phantastisch, eine unglaubliche Darbietung! Grandiose Künstler mit einem überirdischen Conductor Erin Helyard!

[@christopherhill2786]

I am so pleased that I have found this performance. Apart from the superb performances by wonderful Australian musicians, I thought of two things. 1. Imagine the effect of the opening of the Vespers in St. Mark's when it was first performed - if it was performed first in St. Mark's Venice in 1610? The other thing I thought of was, could Monteverdi have imagined that his music would be performed in a land far from his own (and yet to be discovered by Europeans), and 412 years later?

[@deanedge5988]

i Like the ladies of the court at Mantua I wept at L'Orfeo. Thank You

[@manuelroco8510]

Magnífico y sublime! Gracias por regalarnos tanta belleza!

[@yousluiten4433]

Worldclass performance of superb music !

[@alexdesslin]

bel écho, super son, rayonnement solaire !

[@PhD-ch9ku]

Wunderbar! Danke schön!

[@evelynschoenhoff8885]

Our day starts with this very special music, everyday

[@wendyantoniadis2404]

BEAUTIFUL......out of this world....Have had Orpheus on my mind for days....! This a discovery....many thanks from Athens, Greece.

[@phoenixcentralpark]

Our pleasure!

[@karenmiller8090]

Wowie Zowie, a beautiful heartfelt Monteverdi. Thank you so much for this!

[@robertomarelli3683]

sublime ... da estasi...

[@jamesgibson2179]

A discovery indeed ! Harmony at c,14.40 sonorous, lovely !

[@federicomunoz6537]

Really remarkable. Kisses from Europe!

[@susang4785]

Stunningly beautiful performance. What a gift.

[@tvrz99]

I've heard this countless times before because it's so awesome; this group's performance = # 2; # 1 was from Boston 20 some years ago, but only because the Boston group had more instruments, otherwise I'd place both at # 1 it's just unbelievable, awesome music and performance, thank you so much for this

[@jaimesanverg69]

Thank you all for bringing in this architecture of supreme beauty. Voices and orchestra simply sublime. If somebody may define what music is. Let´s ask the conductor Erin Helyard.

[@sleepydrJ]

Not simply compelling- on a busy day I can not bring myself to stop watching! The selections are great- the performers wonderful! The antiphonal presentation is a joy to see too! Sorry your cornetto is a bit lost here. Most of all, it makes me grieve that this joyful performance was just a year ago, and at the moment would be totally impossible. I hope you can all begin performing again soon.

[@marycordillera]

Che bella musica! Grazie da condividerla.

[@robertseymour3685]

Etheral beauty in a magnificent performance bringing hope in these troubled times. Thank you each and all of you for providing such unfettered joy.

[@francoislesage3184]

Splendide et Inspiré❤tout est remarqua🎉blement inter prete..😅

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

Outstanding! Thank you for this performance. 👏👏

[@JohnRSmith-xv2kq]

an absolutely fabulous concert

[@davidblanchard9868]

I had chills for like the first two minutes straight. Amazing!

[@bradjohnson9671]

This is real interesting. I've played many Gabrieli pieces in our brass group but this is the first time I've heard many of the same pieced done with mostly traditional instruments and a choir. Neat stuff for sure. Very talented group. All of them..

[@phoenixcentralpark]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chantegrave]

This damned room resonates as much as a cathedral, it must have been complicated to adjust the sound recording. But what a spelndeur this music is when it is beautifully interpreted like here. Thank you very much, your music is the balm of the soul.

[@dissilymordentroge5818]

This music was composed with ‘damned room resonance' in mind.

[@chantegrave]

@@dissilymordentroge5818 Ok, ok (^_^) In any case, well done to all the artists. It is a great pleasure to listen.

[@ludovikpravoslavnik8785]

@@dissilymordentroge5818 Well said!

[@augustinedennis4865]

And superbly presented.

[@AlviseSagredo72]

What sweetness, what grace, what eloquence and what beauty of intonation ! Thank you so much !

[@charlesrae3793]

An outstanding performance.

[@crisantogomesdossantos3480]

O céu é mais perto do que imaginamos. Música esplendorosa

[@cherry706]

Прекрасное исполнение ! Божественная музыка! Спасибо !

[@rolandtruc5700]

Ensemble magnifique.

[@mikehowarth6178]

I love the audience setting. How better to listen to great Baroque

[@ulrichborges1526]

Absolut brilliante Performance!

[@zz6480]

unbelievable amazing!!! so beautiful!

[@wheatberry]

love-love-lOVE this !

[@Milstein2008]

Omg! Amazing performance! I love it! 🩵🙏👍

[@angelicamonjetorrez6392]

That beginning ritornello ❤️‍🔥ornamented 🥹

[@michaelschaffner3128]

Grossartig!

[@martinlihotan]

Skvelé,vďaka za hlboký zážitok všetkým interpretom.

[@rolandjohannes]

Fantastic production! Well done indeed! Greetings from Germany

[@jandirpassos5327]

Wonderful!! Music for ever!!

[@zinsram]

So Wonderfull

[@donner8381]

Stellar performance, fine renditions of this repertoire are not easy to find on youtube. Congrats to Mr Helyard and his artists. Thanks PCP for sharing this one.

[@nni9310]

Wonderful.

[@pierrechalon3179]

Quelle sonorité !! Interprétation de plus excellente.... et les timbres des chanteurs/ chanteuses ...

[@adadevries8461]

Beautiful and so well performed! Thank you!

[@eternafuentedeluzdivina3189]

25:40 enters Rosenmüller's Laetatus sum "abundancia-abundancia-abundacia..." in my mind in the sweetest possible mode ever composed!

[@roseterada7958]

Well-performed and well recorded! The space could be in an office building, but the acoustic qualities are excellent for the performance. This is an excellent musical experience for a dreary winter day.

[@sophie-grace9143]

beautifully done, and what a marvellous venue.

[@RENANRECKZIEGEL]

Que lindo! Fantástico!

[@utam.3210]

Bravissimo!

[@giorgiosalmaso5903]

Grande Venezia, grande Venezia, Viva Venezia!

[@rolandtruc5700]

Très belle interprétation de l'Allegri Miserere de Allegri

[@evgenikuznetsov4068]

BRAVISSSSIMO!!!! MUCHAS GRACIAS!!

[@raquelwilcox6683]

Beautiful

[@brianeveringham9561]

some familiar faces and voices there! And what singing!!!

[@josemariaarias3002]

Excelent interpretation & beautiful voices