Gregorio Allegri: Miserere | Voces8 | BR-KLASSIK

British vocal ensemble Voces8 sings the legendary Miserere by Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) - a setting of Psalm 51. The concert was recorded by BR-KLASSIK on June 30, 2019 in St Egidien, Nuremberg at the Musikfest ION.
Watch the complete concert here: www.br-klassik.de/concert/aus...
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Andrea Halsey, Eleonore Cockerham - Sopran
Katie Jeffries-Harris - Alt
Barnaby Smith - Countertenor
Sam Dressel, Blake Morgan - Tenor
Christopher Moore, Jonathan Pacey - Bass
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[@staffanolofsson8201]

The most beautiful Allegris Miserere I ever heard. It is like a prayer for our whole existence, like a prayer for our beeing in this world of changes. Music has that power to stand up against all evil in this world.

[@joyb5525]

We need this to fight invasion of Islam. From Ireland 🇮🇪

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@joyb5525 I completely disagree. What a rude comment. And If you want to argue I will not answer.

[@jenesuispassanslavoir7698]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the skill of walking silently on a stone floor in high heels?

[@HobbyOrganist]

High heels are ridiculous and should have gone away by the 1970s

[@momorats8939]

I noticed too… very slow careful with heels and still on time, ready to perform outstanding…

[@jean-remibrabant3062]

😊

[@pikupstiks]

I noticed!

[@NiallsSongs]

Advanced level!

[@jamesdunn3864]

When I listen to this piece, I feel as though the Archangel Gabriel is singing to us from that eternity between Heaven and Earth.

[@barrymantelli8011]

I love that they shift, and how the acoustics change. Makes you really feel how these old cathedrals were designed for this. This is spine tingling. ❤❤❤

[@parisasun2541]

Oui ils utilisent le volume , l’espace sonore. Très intelligent . J apprécie aussi.

[@parisasun2541]

Présentation très sobre, harmonieuse. Magnifique !;

[@janstolk486]

they are all wearing microphones it should make no difference .

[@ACD54]

So true - though St Egiden is about a century later than the Miserere. It's only when you compare plainsong in a cathedral with a later massed choral work that you realise what a difference the acoustics make. I heard Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in Winchester Cathedral a few years ago, and it was just a wall of sound - the building's resonance made it impossible to hear properly. On the other hand the Miserere or some Gregorian plainsong would have been exquisite in the same setting.

[@yippee8570]

@@ACD54 That's really interesting! Thank you

[@stefanprobst5379]

Wow. Stunning. Goose bumps. Gänsehaut. Rarely I appreciate a high soprano like here. Crystal clear without sounding "penetrating". Simply brilliant. As a previous bass singer, also in very small choirs (one singer per voice), videos like that make me longing back to those times... Listening is one thing. Being part of a choir and singing by oneself is a completely other one.

[@stefanprobst5379]

Have to add: Kudos to the guy who recorded that. Sound quality is exceptional for a live performance.

[@ianrobertson2282]

Andrea Haines.

[@yvonnemason9137]

Absolutely exquisite. And Andrea's soprano is totally stunning - the best controlled high treble I've ever heard for the Miserere. I stand in admiration!

[@DrCrabfingers]

Just incredible...utterly exquisite......the best by a country mile. The tall soprano, forgive me for not knowing your name....you are national treasure.

[@ianrobertson2282]

Andrea Haines.

[@mathewdunstan4142]

I once heard a rehearsal of this in Guildford Cathedral I only remember the soprano it was done by a diminutive little boy of about 11 standing in the crossing in the middle of the Cathedral and his un-amplified voice completely filled the whole Cathedral would have been in about 1966 they kept stopping and making him do it again. made the hairs stand up on my neck

[@johannaridder9420]

Ich kann es immer wieder hören , diese Klarheit und Weite ergreift mich immer wieder aufs Neue... Danke ❤❤❤❤❤ Seelenfutter im Chaos dieser Zeit.... ❤

[@GlobalFlyer]

Hätte ich nicht besser formulieren können. Schaue es gerade und denke mir Ihre Worte!

[@Saengerin-mit-Herz]

Himmlisch, live gehört und gesehen, ein Traum

[@renesoule-pere94]

Da hatten Sie Glückl, dabei zu sein ; ich verstehe, dass es Sie "begeistert" hat.

[@hellaschuenemann]

Vielleicht darf ich das auch einmal erleben.🍀

[@sarathurston3318]

I listen to this on Good Friday while reading Psalm 51.

[@UkeOne]

Over the years, I've had the pleasure of hearing this A Capella masterpiece performed by some of the finest choral groups and in some the best acoustical venues. However, I am audibly stunned here. To say that this is stunning would be an understatement. This performance is masterfully executed by one of the most outstanding choral/vocal groups anywhere, in my opinion. VOCES8 has always been at the top of my list; but here, they have outdone themselves. Their voices...WOW!....are balanced and blended to absolute perfection. Congratulations on a spectacular performance...BRAVO!

[@hjkaye]

I agree 100% I was transfixed. I couldn't move for fear of disturbing the magic. This group gives a master class of renaissance and baroque music with every single performance. I cannot wait to see them live.

[@juliecunningham5435]

Exsquisite, I adore voces8

[@iatsd]

Considering it's a YT video and the compression that YT forces on videos, you haven't heard shite if you think this is the most impressive audially. Live would have been far better, and that venue is certainly nothing special for acoustics.

[@user-yn3pg7fp5y]

@@iatsd Thank you for you half-arsed reply. I realize that hearing this 'live' would have been much better for you (as it would for most of us), but that isn't really possible here, right? You do understand this is a video presentation...right? The offering is quite acceptable for many musical enthusiasts (just read the comments below...you're outnumbered). And the acoustics (which you dread so heavily) are well accepted and appreciated for such a video presentation. I am a trained vocal musician and have experienced many such "shite" (as you spewed so inappropriately). I neither accept nor appreciate your sharp negativity over a perfectly beautiful video featuring one of the finest vocal ensembles out there. You're entitled to your opinion, even as 'half-arsed' as it is. Do you have many friends, latsd? Are you as negative and ill-critical of them as you are in your unnecessarily sharp comment above? Just curious...

[@iatsd]

@@user-yn3pg7fp5y have another go at reading what I wrote because you've completely misunderstood it. I'm not criticising the performance in the slightest. I'm critical of *the OP* pretentious post and the posturing & preening going on in it - something you reinforce with your reply there.

[@Michael-ys4fm]

Wenn man das hört muss man an Engel glauben. Wunderschön.

[@neophyte8284]

This exquisite music would not exist if it wasnt for the high culture brought about by a Baroque highly ornate and elaborate style of architecture, art and design that flourished in Catholic Europe to glorify Our Lord Jesus Christ. Sadly Europeans have turned their backs on Christ and the culture of life and everything has started to fall apart.

[@MrTwincam316]

I found this piece of music by accident many years ago on a cd in a music shop during a rough time in my life, I would drive late night with this as loud as possible through country lanes with no lights on as fast as my car would go. (It was high powered) Yes I was dangerous but I was hurting inside, all I can say is I made it through those nights unscathed. This piece will always have a special place in my heart reserved for my most deepest emotions.

[@karlloatman7225]

David was in rough shape too. This is him asking for mercy for what he had done. It was granted.

[@Prinzenelleke]

Yes, it does a thing or two to a receptive soul when it's hearing, reading or reciting psalm 51...

[@karenwilliams4152]

Bless you. I’m glad you made it through the rough times.

[@franckboulat3844]

En écoutant cela , nous nous rapprochons de Dieu .....

[@darkvoice1513]

Wahnsinn diese Stimmen ..treibt mir die Tränen in die Augen . Zerfetzt mein Herz

[@andreaclarke4955]

Simply the most peaceful way to wake up to another Monday work-day, thank you for the spirituality of sound to bless my stressful day today, God bless you lovely singers ❤❤❤

[@michaelclemensen8475]

This is live music on a higher level . I get goosebumps . 🥰

[@peterzazzi5724]

I heard this piece by chance in an Italian cathederal by the local choir...It was absolutely gorgeous!!! Goosebumps.... Any Good Music must get to the emotions, otherwise its just background sounds.

[@prokkle4765]

That goosebump sensation!

[@waynethomas3638]

It depends to whom it resonates as emotive

[@volkeredmund]

Einfach wundervolle Chormusik, einfach göttliche Musik...

[@peterfriedrich7094]

Diesen Gesang der ganzen Welt🌹✨

[@waldemarkowalski6019]

Anielska subtelność w tonach wykonawców wybżmiewa .To jest cudne 🎶🌸🌸🌸🎶

[@S.A.N.]

If i could sing like you guys i would never shut up.

[@hjkaye]

Perfection. I have a brilliant 40yo recording of this work by the Tallis Scholars, which to this day gives me chills. I will say with confidence, VOCES8 has outdone them. The audio recording on this is stellar. Bravo VOCES8! Brava!

[@jovetj]

I cried listening to this. This isn't even my favorite performance of this song. But it's very intense!!

[@Bach6032]

Absolutely sublime. Pure, soaring peace.

[@joaoguimaraes5430]

Absolutely wonderful, as always, with VOCES8!!

[@siobhanlewis3899]

Hard to imagine more beautiful singing than this. Perfection with that final change to major.

[@lindsayheyes925]

"There were three of them... and Allaline". Ash Wednesday, Hereford Cathedral. Allegri's Misere makes me reflect on the fact that I will experience such bliss - live - but few times in my remaining years. But then, that is rather the point...

[@chimpspecialist]

Couldn't hit the Like button fast enough.

[@patchin1]

I have been convinced for 30 years the performance by Tallis Scholars is the definitive version. I think Voice 8 is even better!

[@hjkaye]

Absolutely agree. The Tallis Scholars performance is stunning. I have heard them perform it live twice. As I give immense kudos for a recording that still gives me chills decades later, I must concede the crown to Voces8 for this absolutely stunning rendition of what is one of my favourite choral pieces in existence. Brava, Brava to Voces8. A high bar has indeed been surpassed.

[@dominiquebabick2390]

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[@anndavis8598]

Me too!!!!!

[@jossy2674]

❤ Thanks for this angelic miserere ! From France !

[@helgaschafer1957]

Ich war damals in der Egidienkirche im Konzert. Himmlisch!

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Dat lijkt me fantastisch!

[@printerek]

Dziękuję Wam pięknie i kocham Was -Voice8! Fantastyczna zamiana pozycji, Ślicznie wyeksponowany sopran. Myślę, że całe Niebo się cieszy kiedy śpiewacie!

[@jamessmythe8608]

Amen!

[@Talisman0011]

Merci pour ce grand amour au travers de vos chants , c'est la merveille à l'état pur....♥♥🍀🍀🕊🕊🌹🌹

[@Christine-uj6xj]

Oh Gott, wie kann man mit solch himmlischen Stimmen noch immer so unbarmherzige Texte singen - ER ist die liebende Güte🙏❤️❣️

[@w.d.4930]

You're absolutely right! Blessings!

[@OMEGALFA.]

00:00 Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam. Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam. 1:12 Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me. Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper. Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris. Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea. Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi. Asperges me hysopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata. Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele. Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis. Ne proiicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me. Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me. Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur. Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam. Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam. Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non delectaberis. Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum, et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies. Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut aedificentur muri Ierusalem. Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes, et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos. 1:12

[@cliffordsmith2165]

Absolutely beautiful singing of a sublime composition that lifts the spirits

[@francobertoli1894]

13.51. Ho cantato per 45 anni e vinto tutti i concorsi corali, ma questa perfezione non l'ho mai sentita. Da brividi. Grazie

[@ThaFamilyGuy]

The main soprano is breathtaking

[@philippahughes3465]

A perfect performance of one of the most beautiful pieces of music. Bravo!

[@mirellayoung2157]

Hmm never being at a night club, so those lights are cute for me, and wow the beautiful voice 🎉

[@vdgjolly]

1:47 and next few seconds are marvellous. And the whole performance is a delight.

[@chenbarnabas7536]

Best recoding sound of "Miserere mei Deus (Salmo 51)" I can find in youtube, pure , crystal clear , amazing beauty , this song decribe God's Holiness and Mercy through King David's repentance ( Psalm 51) and Gregorio Allegri's compostion .

[@donkasirakova2718]

Bravi Andrea and voces 8 super !!!

[@BrushworksStatueRestoration]

This is absolutely beautiful use of God’s gift of music. Thank you 🙏

[@ianlowery6014]

I love Voce8. I guess the tall lady is so tall that she can reach the high notes.

[@AnjaHuebel1]

Andrea's voice is pretty exceptional!

[@trstquint7114]

no, it was the lady next to her...

[@ianrobertson2282]

@@trstquint7114 It was the tall lady, Andrea Haines.

[@caetanodiniz4359]

They made me cry with their movement around the church ⛪️

[@MrGogania]

Eleanore is a stunning woman

[@jotapevaldivia]

Wunderbar etwas so zu hören.. Dankeschön

[@claudineivacosta2251]

Magnífico o Catolicismo com tantas obras belíssimas que transportam para a Misericórdia de Deus!Que grupo espetacular 🎶💒🌹

[@aldretaldret4310]

Admirables voix !!! L’ enchantement et le recueillement suivent. Bravo et Merci 🙏🏻 🌹🌹🌹

[@gordoneggleton6922]

Beautiful beyond words ❤️

[@Fanfan1909]

Des voix célestes, c'est sûr... Magnifique ! Merci Beaucoup

[@Kontrapunkt12345]

Jedes Mal packt mich dieses Werk. Umso mehr, wenn es so exzellent ausgeführt wird.

[@annatirindelli8879]

Grazie di esistere🙏🙏♥️♥️ Complimenti Vivissimi🙏🙏♥️♥️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🙏♥️♥️ Anne e Luigi

[@judihopewell2499]

Exquisite. The finest i have heard, even i may say above the kings’,singers

[@b-a-boon]

think this one of the most beautiful noise ever heard by the baboon!!!!

[@patcomerford5596]

Thanks to the magnificent Baroque architecture we get wonderful acoustics.

[@happyhome41]

How do groups like this keep from going flat ? Beautiful tonality and harmony - soaring soprano beautifully executed. BRAVO !

[@br-klassik]

Sharp ears 😉 plus a lot of training! Yes, aren't they stunning?

[@cerberocaronte7439]

Spettacolare,fantastico,da brividi questo miserere di Allegri.I coristi sono semplicemente perfetti,complimenti davvero.

[@yuehchopin]

Gottes Segen

[@sylvettechabot3667]

Waouh ! C est magnifique ! Merci infiniment ! J ai adoré la pureté de la voix de soprano ❤❤

[@gregoirehesse-ge3zm]

Quelqu’un a dit un jour que le plus bel instrument est la voix humaine. Ce Miserere d’Allegri en est manifestement la preuve. Tout simplement superbe: rien n’est trop beau pour chanter la gloire de Dieu!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Also a top notch performance of this Miserere by VOCES8!

[@cmdcmd6031]

Ihr singt wie Engel ❤

[@komerican7374]

Simply gorgeous!!!!!!! 너무 아름다워서 눈물이나요!!!!!!!

[@NettiGaming]

God is good ❤

[@peteempey6846]

Heavenly!

[@douglasmpimpa5021]

Listening to this gave me chills, the blending of the vocals and the way they carry the melody is just out of this world.....😮😮😮

[@bonnielucas3244]

Glory to the Living God Who made the human voice. Revelation 4:11. It is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Psalms

[@annabelladebeer2679]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@TurnFullCircle]

So wonderful...words are meaningless....beautiful. Thank you.

[@jimmycarrollgodblesspoland5521]

Lord Jesus,have mercy on your children ✝️

[@user-kn1gy1wg3l]

日本から拝見しております。古風な聖歌なのに現代的なファッションで、衝撃的でした。基督教に偏見のある日本に来て、是非とも聴かせて下さいませ❗

[@emmanuelkumiestael]

Really?

[@williamnethercott4364]

An incredibly moving performance.

[@renesoule-pere94]

Quel plaisir, quel ravissment ! Et avec mise en scène, en plus.

[@trstquint7114]

The version most performed nowadays, with the famous "top C" in the second half of the 4-voice falsobordone, is based on that published by William Smyth Rockstro in the first edition of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1880) In the original composition, Allegri never wrote this high vocal jumps.

[@lindsayheyes925]

Thanks for the information. As a choirboy decades ago, I yearned to sing this, but my voice broke before I could do it. Most choirs have two boy soloists, alternating to be sure of staying in tune. It reminds me of how lucky I was to have Eric Coleridge as Choirmaster at St Mary's, Charlton Kings. It was no cathedral, but the acoustics were amazing.

[@pawdaw]

This is a semitone down, so the top Cs are Bs.

[@jeanfrancoisbousquet1663]

Superbe, magnifique, divin ... en audio ! dommage que le cameraman s'attarde aussi longtemps sur le Christ en croix ...

[@tonymasciotra7198]

❤congratulations to all, this is the result of a group of voices well orchestrated. Angels voices.

[@mirkochicco9620]

Un Latino classico perfetto. Bravissimi.

[@juliao8428]

My God, what beauty. Thank you.

[@redfilfil]

Incredibly beautiful.

[@leoncitron7140]

Le Miserere d'Allegri est une pure merveille. Il ne faut pas confondre l’esbroufe qui est une comédie superficielle et un feu de paille, avec la vraie beauté qui provient du fond de l'âme et est éternelle.

[@angelafoxmusic7265]

So gorgeous. Breathtaking, transcendental. Thankyou.

[@br-klassik]

❤️

[@babyloniansailor9102]

B R A V I !!!

[@user-kf7gq1tt4u]

Красиво звучит 👍👏👏/а в эстрадном исполнении группы "Григорио"-отлично!!!

[@telacon8933]

OMG Eleonore is in the house😍😍😍

[@peterpim3519]

Unheimlich berührend! Bravo!

[@kleinesgespenst7481]

Best version I've ever heard.

[@fredschnuck9059]

Fantastic!! Tears welling up in my eyes

[@raudi42]

Das ist überirdisch schön!

[@joanwernick6359]

The essence of beauty!

[@jrhcello]

Holy

[@zita-lein]

So splendid! Glory to God! ❤️💙

[@HobbyOrganist]

They are all dressed like they are going to a corporate board meeting LOL!

[@__Tusu_]

This is one of my favorite songs and was very well executed!!! BRAVO 🙌 ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ineb9119]

Unglaublich schön!

[@DeltadronesBr]

Wonderful!

[@Almgandi90]

Wundervoll!

[@donkasirakova2718]

At,Sirakov Super Andrea!!!