Handel's Hallelujah Chorus

Seasons Greetings in the Park 2006
www.rthk.org.hk...
Please refer to • Handel's Hallelujah Ch... for HD version

[@dowejustexist]

This is so awesome! It was more than a performance...it is a taste of heaven and a taste of the glory of Christ. God bless you and Merry Christmas!

[@UnanimousDelivers]

Honestly, the clipping actually helps incite the intended mood. These guys actually get it. This isn't an elegant drapery, it's hard freaking rock!

[@falconfitty]

Excellent perfomance...Subtitles were not needed! Spot on Performance! Wish I could have seen it live

[@Goodyfan17]

Wow! Pretty stunning piece, and an awesome performance!

[@Merlin1940]

This Holly music, played with so full enthusiasm, hearts and souls (and excellent skill) by people expected so far from Christianity, England, Germany, helps us all feel we are humans and brothers - and makes the crowd feel the need to stand up (watch the images), no matter religions or nations. Same elsewhere in the world, whether people are aware or told or not.

[@Hoo88846]

I believe Handel heard the Angels singing when he was composing this hymn. What angelic music! I used to sing the alto part when I was in school concert choir.

[@36yovan]

Fantastic! wish to listen again and again.

[@dprice1291]

One needs not be Christian to appreciate such beautiful music. I am an atheist, and this brings tears to my eyes :')

[@AmosSDavies]

Superbly done. Well well executed. Bravo and hats off.

[@matrox999]

i got chill bumps the whole time its so beautiful

[@joandark2]

'George Frideric Handel is the English spelling, although I have seen Frideric with a 'k'. I love to see other nations singing this.'

[@christophergodwin8908]

Beautiful!!!!!!! I love it

[@IMraptured]

Amazing brilliant music.. Love it!:)

[@bwayguy17]

i can't believe that people in asia stand for the hallelujah chorus!!! such an amazing piece!!!!

[@difa2ol]

Wonderful! Thank you.

[@nerdface92]

hallelujah-one of the only words that means the same thing in all languages

[@jonathan4178]

i love how these peopel have better pronounciations then some of the other vids on youtube

[@Merlin1940]

Fully agree with "Excellent" performance, but I find the subtitles particularly appropriate (these holy words are plain, deep and beautiful), carefully done (text is complete yet rid of repeats, clear yet not intrusive on images) and helpful to us numerous non-English speakers (who would NOT follow them easily when just hearing). Versailles (France), Mon 6 Apr 2009 10:48 GMT

[@Merlin1940]

For good sound, set the KZbin volume slider (right under the image) to 20 or 25%. The sound is not bad (replying to tomaselvis), it is simply too high, and saturates your PC's sound chip. BTW I thank those people who sang this with so much spirit.

[@benaggreyfynn]

Spectacular! This is Divine. I love it. Thanks for sharing. Welldone and God bless †

[@DaniBenavidez]

THAT WAS AMAZING!!!

[@Merlin1940]

I just heard, with DVD quality, one of the best you can hope: Neville Marriner & ASMF, Laszlo Heltay (wonderful ASMF choir founder, under whom I happened to sing); it's as wonderful as expected. Yet I still prefer this Hong-Kong celebration 24 dec 2006, full of spirit and enthusiasm - and surprisingly well feeling Haendel's music. Sat 8 Dec 2007 00:00 GMT (a good time for world-wide Hallelujah!)

[@Merlin1940]

It is definitely in Hong-Kong, 24 dec 2006 (ask waynecheung, he was singing in that choir that evening). Sat 16 Feb 2008 19:38 GMT

[@PHILSPHAN77]

Really really good! Did they take it a bit faster than it's traditionally played? Either way it's a fantastic rendition!

[@Lazlothefirst]

I really like this song...........

[@Cycie23]

Excellent!!

[@Janicedean]

Well done! very good

[@gracemei65]

Hallelujah to My God, my Lord, all man-kind Messiah, the savior. Amen !!

[@Yaronice7]

espectacular!!!!!!

[@Merlin1940]

I strongly agree with your most important points. For the rest: 1) I think most of audience perfectly and deeply understand this universal prayer 2) New year is particularly important in Asia, for all religions, while Eastern is not as much as in Europe - which can explain what you (judiciously) pointed 3) Has just been reposted in HQ, watch?v=sH52IKiTIlA Mon 6 Apr 2009 11:11 GMT

[@AnnaMBanana]

First few seconds, the conductor is all like "Damn, I'm fabulous!"

[@23danb]

man, these guys can sing!!

[@Knappa22]

I love this, Loud and bombastic - wonderful strong sopranos. This is far better than the boring 'chamber choir' versions.

[@argo1argo1]

Did not need the fireworks at the end to be explosive. Simply uplifting.

[@glad2bbiba]

The audio of the video is not good but it made me cry, nonetheless.

[@Merlin1940]

On my small cheap laptop (Uniwill 223ei0, VIA Vinyl AC97 Codec Combo Driver) the sound is very good. In addition the only 2 flaws (1. sound would suddenly get destroyed, blurred, at start of high volume, 00:18; 2. acting Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 scrolling wheel would pollute the sound) disappeared today when I updated to VIA Vinyl Audio driver 7.00b of 11 Sep 2007. Mon 29 Oct 2007 23:08 GMT

[@tina.baliproperty]

GREAT

[@NismahOsman]

@bladebloodykill Because historically, when Handel first performed this piece as part of his Oratorio, it is said that the King was so moved by the song, he stood up. Well in those times, when the King stood up, so did everyone else present. And here, 200 something years later, the tradition holds strong :)

[@Merlin1940]

« _Well in those times, when the King stood up, so did everyone else present_ » In all countries and eras people tend to imitate the chief, yet I think this behavior is not weaker now than then, and that if the music had not been so beautiful and stirring, the king would not have stood up, or the audiences that day and the many next would not have followed him so long and consistently. Seeing all those families (thousands people?) standing up at 0:33 in 2005 (262 years later) at the moment when the Hallelujah call becomes higher, is increasing the feeling that we humans are all communicating. Mon 02 Jul 2018 21:56 GMT

[@flutediary]

Hallelujah !!!

[@Merlin1940]

As "waynecheung" kindly told it in an annotation on the video, this has now been corrected and reposted under v=sH52IKiTIlA Mon 6 Apr 2009 11:20 GMT

[@Merlin1940]

With the old driver, flaw 1 (at 00:18) only happened when KZbin sound volume was too high. With the new driver, I tested the 2 flaws don't come any more even with both KZbin and Windows sound volumes set at their respective maximums. Mon 29 Oct 2007 23:14 GMT

[@glauciarezende]

Formidável!

[@NSResponder]

Nope, the recording is clipped already. Playing it louder or softer on your PC can't fix that. -jcr

[@TheMonsterPatrol]

What a kickass ending

[@MandyJMaddison]

Bhorum has written here that everyone stands because this piece is considered a heavenly anthem. The real reason is that during the first performance, King George II of England suddenly stood up at the beginning of the piece. This meant that the whole audience and even the orchestra had to stand out of courtesy to the King. Perhaps his gouty foot was playing up. Perhaps he thought the National Anthem was about to start. Perhaps it was in honour of the "King of KIngs". No-one knows!

[@joefrerick]

The story was when the King of England long decades ago sang this song, he took off his crown then he stood to declare the Kingship of the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@Merlin1940]

Standing up is due IMO to tradition AND music AND human instinct. First time, King stood up, so everyone did. Yet with a less stirring music, King wouldn't have stood up; even if he'd, others wouldn't. OTOH, even sans King and tradition, such music, so well performed, may IMO stir these thousands families here in Hg-Kg to stand up - in tribute to Handel, to performers, to God and to Human kind (no matter continents, religions or politics). Mon 23 Feb 2009 16:55 GMT

[@DinoDillinger]

@KPACHNbIBLOOD Actually reigneth is present tense I believe but im not from old england. The time is fullfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand.

[@iygbnk]

niceee

[@Merlin1940]

It's not ordinary Asian, it's Hong-Kong, where for a century people have had with England links quite narrow, which got even tighter when Hong-Kong was abandoned to "Popular" China. Sat 16 Feb 2008 19:43 GMT

[@DaKrazedKyubizt]

coolbeans!! i've never seen an all-asian/predominantly-asian choir before!

[@esantivanez]

To zippidydado..... man is not only heart and brain... there is a dimension, our spirit, and he who is aware of it tries to live the life of spirit. If you don't know yourself, if you don't dig inside yourself and discover what is inside you, you will never find God. If you think you are happy denying Him, nobody can help you. Even Maths recognizes the existence of God, in the symbol of Infinity. And specially our capacity to love, makes us Children of God. That is all.

[@Merlin1940]

I find the Fireworks quite appropriate, and even tactful, given this performance was offered to an Asian audience (who like fireworks a lot), and in honor to "Fireworks" author (see above my explanations last year). In addition they were perfectly realized, didn't get in the way (or in the ears), and punctuated the music with precision. Wed 22 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT

[@menslady125eif2590]

I actually sang in "The Messiah", and we sang this song.

[@xHuntedGunzPCGx]

can you say harrerujah? dang they sing good....do you hear the overtones??

[@gariadara]

from hongkong

[@gracemei65]

Hallelujah !!! My God, my Lord, all man-kind Messiah, the savior. Amen !! 哈利路亞 !!! 我的上帝，我的主，所有人類 Messiah，救主。 阿門!!

[@sebwho]

This is in Hong Kong....

[@jaberpuddle]

the audio is a little distorted, but i can deal

[@GGtxt300]

Though I don't *know* if this is Korea. I was just wondering *if*.

[@Phersephoie]

@GGtxt300 ?? really?? how's that? wow

[@carolgollenbusch6266]

Song

[@Nonhuman]

INCOMING GRENADE!

[@nickpancost6858]

Asuka's Mind Invasion Theme

[@Merlin1940]

I find it even tactful from this ensemble to fire Fireworks, first because of the Asian audience, second for Handel (who would certainly not dislike *Fireworks*!) Wed 22 Jul 2009 22:49 GMT

[@ElevenDestinys]

ok, who wrapped the mic in cellophane?

[@filsuf]

This is really played with "Molto Molto appassionato". It's really they all just wanna rush to heaven ;) Good though, of course!! ;)

[@GGtxt300]

@Phersephoie Yeah, kind of surprising. Lots of mission work in the early 20th Century followed by a hyper-militant neighbor I guess. Highest percentage of church going Christians of any nation on the planet. Not saying that's good or bad, just what is.

[@Merlin1940]

Sure this was so enthusiastic and spirited (and technically perfect) that they needed no artifices; however they didn't hurt - and were even particularly appropriate in Asia where people fire a lot of them at New Year (of any religion). Sat 16 Feb 2008 19:34 GMT

[@dennysm91]

@dprice1291 if you repent and become Christian you will be singing and hearing 10x more beautiful music in heaven for all eternity. God does exist. On KZbin go to all the testimony of ex atheist and see how much they now love God. Be open minded and truly search for God he will come

[@plerimest]

they made a mistake by 1:34-1:40

[@GGtxt300]

Are we certain that this is Japan? This may be South Korea which is, surprisingly, the most Christian nation on Earth today.

[@LenHummelChannel]

HEAR - HERE IS THE ESSENCE OF EVERY PROPHETIC MESSAGE (aside from the details of extrapolating BIBLICAL prophetic truths and dreams) ... "REPENT ! FOR THE HOUR OF HIS JUDGMENTS DRAWETH NIGH UPON THE EARTH! " "REPENT ! REPENT ! REPENT !!!"

[@hatstalker]

@bhorum NO they are standing because of tradition, the king was asleep, the loud opening notes startled him he stood up, people now do it.

[@BigAJD54]

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[@haVVk22]

Hong Kong.

[@genaroaramberriperez7053]

Está claro, los chinos se levantan por que no se creen lo que están escuchando: los de avantis han cobrado ¡¡¡aleluya, aleluya, aleluuuuuyyaaaaaaa!!!

[@Skatez93]

funny how the church hated it at first

[@222mozart]

@flightofideas72 Excuse- but Jesus isn't the Lord. The lord is God.

[@buxtehude07]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawful recording

[@kiela2]

waaaayyy overmodulated!

[@tomaselvis]

Shitty sound but my god do this rock!!!

[@esantivanez]

ha ha ha !!! blockhead !!!! ha ha ha

[@zippidydado]

Speaking as a fervent atheist this is not a bad rendition, although it would be better without the lyrics displayed as they keep reminding that the song's genesis is mired in the era of superstition before religion came to be recognized as the patent absurdity that it is.

[@esantivanez]

We christians feel sorry for you m1st3rh.

[@carloCGN]

Asian make a karaoke out of everything :) and by the way, why the sopranos are terrible.