Mozart Great Mass in C minor K 427

Soprano Julie Fuchs
Mezzo-Soprano Ann Hallenberg
Tenor Benjamin Hulett
Baryton Markus Werba
Orchestera Insula Orchestra
Choir Accentus
Conductor Laurence Equilbey
Grande chapelle du Séminaire Saint-Sulpice

[@joesoy9185]

A wonderful performance of this Mozart masterpiece. For me, Julie Fuchs´ rendition of Et Incarnatus est is the highlight, Her command of the sotto voce is amazing.

[@peaceharmony4115]

Perhaps the greatest piece of sacred music ever written.

[@user-li1kw1ux3e]

Bach's passions and oratorios from Haydn and Händel much more significant

[@fkassis76]

This is the best performance of the great mass in c minor

[@Francois-en3vu]

Le duo au "domine deus rex calestis" est sublime. J'ai l'impression que le ciel s'ouvre et que les anges parlent.

[@kennethmissel]

Very moving, Mozart truly had a direct line to God. I picture hearing this music when I enter heaven.

[@peaceharmony4115]

If the genius of the creator of the universe was ever expressed in mortal form, it was through Mozart.

[@maurodellal1141]

Se for para o céu, não?

[@peterpaulliza]

A third and a final comment from me on this great performance --- the lady conductor is, in my view, among the greatest; she is a tremendous source of strength and feelings, a vital binding force bringing this heavenly music to its ultimate perfection. I am truly grateful. Thank you.

[@CatalinaBertucciSoprano]

Julie Fuchs... The peace itself when singing Et incarnatus. Beautiful singing, brava!

[@peaceharmony4115]

That is the best part of this master work of Mozart, and it is indeed performed to perfection.

[@likewiselikeyou104]

Meanwhile, you're beautiful, Catalina.

[@fredbourgeteau3482]

👏👏

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This chorus is out of this world The solemnity and comfort of this chorus are unrivaled, and outclassing

[@Pathy1]

This Kyrie is among the most beautiful pieces Mozart, and hence in music history, has ever written! Thank you so much W. A. Mozart.

[@rafaelsantosx]

Heaven!

[@jaquesmeney7569]

rafaelsantosx

[@Alberto_Salva]

and the Credo

[@janbonsema5888]

that's very kind of you

[@peaceharmony4115]

My sincerest thanks to all those involved in this magnificent performance: the soloists Julie Fuchs, Ann Hallenberg, Benjamin Hulett, Markus Werba; the conductor Laurence Equilbey; and the members of the Orchestra Insula and the Choir Accentus. This is by far the greatest rendition of Mozart's Great Mass in C minor I have had the delight of listening to!

[@eliasmasri9878]

No one mentions anything about the duet or trio. Some of my favorite moments 18:40 - 18:46 , 28:19 - 28:30 There's something so desperate and plaintive in them both. Never fails to move me.

[@Ray_Rhoads]

Of the greatest and most flawless performances I have ever heard of this work.

[@MartySlabey]

I start rehearsing this marvelous work on January 24, 2022 with our concert in April! What a blessing to have the privilege of being part of this masterpiece.

[@letiziabf]

senza parole....lacrime in gola

[@SchumpeterTV]

I have never seen a happier ensemble than this. Their energy is so joyful. Then the music.

[@TheCure445]

I've been listening to this all day long. Whenever someone tries to get me to take my headphones out, I literally hiss at them like a very mean cat. That is how miraculous this music is.

[@peterpaulliza]

The three ladies, the two singers and the conductor, are exceptionally gifted, beautiful, and very outstanding. The orchestra and chorus are enchanting . Overall a superb performance -- does credit to the genius of Mozart.

[@hanikhdaier]

mozart was a miracle

[@MartySlabey]

Magnificent.....Pure Mozart and elegant!

[@MartySlabey]

I will be singing this July 10, 2017 with the UMS Choral Union in Ann Arbor, MIchigan USA!

[@dr.mantistobbagon9198]

Martin Slabey Best wishes on your performance

[@MartySlabey]

It was wonderful. We had 255 choristers, being led by the UMS Choral Union Director, Scott Hanonian.

[@christiaandhooghe]

And for one thing to say.......Ann Hallenberg "Laudamus Te..." Heaven!!!!

[@redbrian3655]

agreed! Ann Hallenberg sings effortlessly here, and every pitch, every note is beautifully and artfully executed. This is an extraordinarily good performance.

[@ferdiriordan1]

Best performance I have ever heard of this sublime and heavenly masterpiece.Thanks to all.

[@DONALDJAMESVISION]

This is a beautiful performance, from a Great Master, brought through a Concert Master and Symphony and Chorus, to my hungry spirit. Thanks

[@adolfogutierrez4179]

Celestial, simply celestial.

[@ebs217]

"Laudamus te" is my favorite. Great interpretation of the love of God.

[@yurastoyan5973]

Потрясающее своим несказанным совершенством исполнение Великой музыки Гениального Моцарта. В этом исполнении, так как и в самой музыке, все необычайно гармонично, строго и стройно. Необычайное, величайшее, непостижимое таинство искусства Моцарта, донесенное исполнителями до благодарного слушателя, поражает меня необычайно, и вселяет некоторые надежды на светлое будущее человечества. А впрочем, на все воля Провидения...😮❤.

[@hennybogan6457]

It is a thrill and an honour to hear and see Julie Fuchs on stage. Quite obviously, she loves singing and her performance brings a tear to my eye. The beauty of Et Incarnatus Est (beginning at 37:28) gives me chills.

[@fredbourgeteau3482]

true👍👏👏✨

[@yurastoyan5973]

Да, это настоящие потрясающие голоса, уровень мастерства солисток почти запредельно высок, ведь это настоящее бельканто без всяких скидок, не просто свинячий ор, как это бывает ещё и к сожалению, довольно часто, особенно с исполнителями, не прошедшими полноценную, строжайшую школу прекрасного пения❤.

[@MozartianObsessor]

i really like Soprano Julie Fuchs: her voice is so powerful and full of vigor

[@svenderikf]

Fantastik performance. Real Mozart sound, and a conductor in control and espreses of all nuances

[@Francois-en3vu]

Perfection dans l'interprétation et dans la direction. Émotion, maîtrise, musicalité, tout y est. La musique de Mozart est légère, céleste, et donne un avant goût du paradis avec cette interprétation.

[@LOMEN1248]

What a wonderful all round performance of a beautiful piece. Very uplifting!

[@peterpaulliza]

From 37:20, the performance of Ms Julia Fuchs is perhaps unequaled in its beauty and elegance.

[@stevtomato]

There is a subtle albeit important difference between "Fucks" and "Fuchs".

[@peterpaulliza]

stevtomato Sorry for the error. Your own insinuation is regrettable.

[@redbrian3655]

George H It would be appreciated, though, if you would correct the misspelling. Only you can.

[@peterpaulliza]

redbrian3655 OK. Done. Sorry again for the error.

[@redbrian3655]

George H Many many thanks

[@suzannehaim3607]

En lisant les commentaires j'apprends que l'orchestre est dirigé par Laurence Equilbey, remarquable. Depuis la version de Karl Richter je n'avais jusqu'alors été convaincue par les grands noms de la direction d'orchestre. Aujourd'hui j'applaudis cette superbe interprétation avec des solistes enthousiasmants, un très beau coeur et un orchestre dirigé de main de Maitre.

[@suzannehaim3607]

+Suzanne Haïm iL FALLAIT LIRE "CHOEUR" BIEN ENTENDU ET NON COEUR BIEN QUE LE COEUR Y SOIT!

[@williamattridge850]

God speaks through the genius of Mozart! "Laudamus te" brings tears to you eyes. The Great Mass, unfinished!!

[@thecathedralofartificialli841]

you can go to Mozart with a broken heart, and he will lift your burdens, and not judge you.

[@janbonsema5888]

steady now!...

[@yurastoyan5973]

Я усматриваю в Вашем утверждении некоторую, довольно существенную логическую ошибку, основанную на прямом отождествлении личности Моцарта с его гениальными творениями. Ведь для всех, кто хотя бы немного погрузился в тему, должен все таки отчётливо понимать, что Моцарт в жизни совсем не бал душкой, но типом довольно вредным и едким, и любил порою откровенно поиздеваться над людьми с которыми его сводила жизнь. Известно, кроме того, что он часто использовал в своей речи откровенно фекальный юмор. И вот я уверяю Вас, что если бы вы встретились с этим интересным персонажем в реальной жизни, то ещё совсем не факт, что у вас бы после некоторого неприятного опыта общения с ним, не возникло бы настоятельно желания просто начистить наглецу морду. Надо отчётливо понимать, то лишь музыка Моцарта божественно красива, и способна быть утешителем вашей душевной скорби, но увы сам ее автор, не то что не утешил бы Вас, но вполне вероятно мог бы вызвать откровенное разочарование, и глубокую личную неприязнь. Ситуация эта довольно типична. Совершенство художественного произведения, как правило совсем не равно уровню духовного совершенства его автора. Для примера можно вспомнить другого гения музыки Вагнера. Ведь довольно широко известно, что по своим взглядам он был очень близок к откровенным нацистам, и антисемитам, хотя в его музыке нет на это досадное уродство его сознания ни одного мало-мальски внятного намека😮😮😮.

[@dmbmdb2860]

Not only that You can suffer the greatest sorrow, the greatest sadness in the most absolute and overwhelming loneliness or the most exultant and splendid joy and optimism in the deepest, purest and simplest perfection of the beauty of their music

[@Masties518]

True

[@Masties518]

​@@yurastoyan5973Mozart reserved the beauty and the perfection to his music, when we are birn with such a gift we don't need to please the aristocratic gallery.

[@bedenerexhepaj293]

One the most Beautiful Mass from Mozart!!! Great performance!!! Thank you!!!

[@hervedavidh4117]

Julie Fuchs, such a beautiful lady ... The last soprano who touched me this much with the Christe Eleison solo part is Barbara Bonney under Sir Eliott Gardiner ...

[@musicfan565]

beautiful performance, the soprano and the lady conductor are just marvelous :)

[@merriman53]

For me, an even greater work than the Requiem.

[@ElSmusso]

I would equal them... just too bad he didn't finish them

[@rafaelsantosx]

+Raymond Deane Considering Requiem was not finished by Mozart, he stoped on the half.

[@merriman53]

+rafaelsantosx He wrote more than half. But in fact the C minor Mass is also unfinished.

[@ElSmusso]

+Raymond Deane Correct. However professor Levin has restored an astonishing part of it using recently found overflow scores, though there are still blank spaces.

[@rafaelsantosx]

Raymond Deane I didn't know that. I'm more fan of requiem because its more dramatic and intense.

[@DefinitelyTheOpera]

Laurence Equilbey! Isn't she astounding.

[@redbrian3655]

This entire performance gives one goose bump after another. The trombone and french horn-work in Cum Sanctu Spiritu is..... WOW! I am really appreciative for this upload. Thank you. BRIAN

[@DannyEastVillage]

Thrilling, beautifully disciplined performance.

[@Francois-jq7ve]

Toujours merveilleux. Je viens de l'écouter pour la troisième fois. Sublime "qui tollis" plein d'intensité dramatique, qui fait sentir le mystère de la rédemption.

[@claudiawoods613]

Soulful and serene and intense! What a truly marvelous performance - Mozart would love it if he were here. Laurence has complete control of this complex composition and it's truly an act of pure beauty!

[@Cantbuyathrill]

This is truly a marathon of endurance for the hardcore listener. The joy being not at the finish-line but with every step and note. The Bach influence is a delightfully noticeable.

[@MartySlabey]

The marvelous Mozart work is on our 2022 concert schedule. I can hardly weight!

[@086487conrad]

"I love the way Mozart wrote the solo part for Constanze, rising Phoenix-like from the mass" - David Hazlewood on Kyrie.

[@Coelho622]

Julie Fuchs is my new passion

[@marie-armelle458]

quelle harmonie..choeur,orchestre et solistes.magnifique.

[@fredbourgeteau3482]

👏🎶✨

[@eschiss1]

Thanks for uploading!!

[@rheafoster7346]

Exemplary performance and really enjoyed the "traditional" instruments. The players all seemed to really enjoy performing this wonderful piece and the conductor was wonderful

[@eliasmasri9878]

30:06 the violist is like fuck yeah it's CSS time!

[@joedevenroe]

While many comment on a "classy" performance, nobody seems to notice that this is a mass-set to music, of course, but still a mass-and one does not clap after a liturgical performance. I suggest people watch Bernstein's version with just the bells sounding at the end and the audience in solemn silence, or Karajan's performance of Mozart's "Coronation" mass in C Major, K.317 with Pope John Paul II presiding and carrying out the rite with Karajan transfixed at the end as the C Major chord vanishes. Now that is class. (I should emphasize that I am atheist). Having said that, this is a very good and at times excellent musical performance.

[@iloveamerica007]

Good for you, John! I'm glad you aren't one of those atheists who discount the proper contribution of religion to society!

[@MateusVIII]

I am unsure wheter this could be considered a liturgical performace. Altough it is a mass set to music I believe that unless the rites are performed it shouldn't properly classifie as a liturgical performace and therefore it would be ok to clap. Tough if you think not please ahoq me, for I speak on mostly an assumption.

[@MateusVIII]

Indeed, after checking with my violin teacher who plays at an orchestra when those masses are performed by orchestras and the rituals aren't performed you are supposed to clap as any performace by an orchestra, it is not a liturgical performace.

[@SampyKhe]

MateusVIII It depends on where is perforned. If it is performed in a church, cathedral, etc you are not supposed to applaud. Never.

[@joedevenroe]

Sampy Khe Thank you, Sampy Khe! Matheus VIII and his teacher are both mistaken. However, I should have specified that what I said pertains to performances in churches.

[@MRayner59]

That was a truly delightful performance with terrific fidelity in all aspects of the piece. The Credo to this work (33:50) is so noble and uplifting. Great stuff!

[@AngelGonzalez-mv4bg]

Oh como me gusta escuchar a mozart en las mañanas, siento que mi espíritu descansa en los jardines del monte olimpo.

[@Centelles80]

Laurence je t'adore!

[@guntherschlorke628]

Hervorragende Aufführung

[@KynanJohns]

Wow!!! Truly beautiful and wonderful performance. The vocal quality, instrumental detail, nuance and style - all wonderful. Brava to the conductor. The joy in the ensemble’s faces is not usual and must surely stem from leadership. The best performance of this work imo. Really fine from all.

[@user-or6ji5bz8b]

❤месса прекрасна именно в хоровом исполнении чудесны и солисты

[@user-or6ji5bz8b]

❤хор впечатляет гармонией слаженность и чистотой звучания

[@letiziabf]

bellissime le immagini del soprano e del direttore d'orchestra vicine...il sorriso...magico

[@SoniaZaghetto]

Equilbey, how I love you!

[@evatsl9617]

DIVINE!!!

[@Francois-jq7ve]

Excellente interprétation, pleine de grâce et de vigueur, combinant charme et rigueur. Bravo à Laurence Equilbey, à Julie Fuchs et à tout le chœur.

[@kittyandthekatz8046]

Ann Hallenberg also.

[@user-or6ji5bz8b]

Божественные солисты и❤ весь ансамбль

[@elgatosucio]

Just perfect. Universal, beyond any word.

[@TheMirko1958]

Julie, it is just amazing. Both the singing & you.

[@philipglass225]

Great the expertise of Lawrence Equilbey, impressive the performance of individual singers, all the time under her supervision, and the effective coordination of the choir. Synchronization all the time with the orchestra. Eloquent her body language, it is a kind of embodiment with the piece.

[@amadeusmozart4916]

Some artists focus on music, Some on lyrics so I focused on both I'm Truly Amazing!

[@faridanurieva1512]

Amadeus Mozart yes you did!

[@klassikpunk_]

Man merkt eindeutig dass sie bei Harnoncourt gelernt hat. Diese Energie. Auch der große Meister hatte diese pure Energie, egal ob bei Bach oder Mozart. Viele Mozart und Bach Einspielungen berühmter Dirigenten klingen für mich wie eine einzige sich dahinziehende Leier. Ohne Dynamik. Aber bei Harnoncourt gabs immer Bewegung, frischen Wind. Den höre ich auch hier.

[@matthewwhitehouse301]

The laudamus te is typical Mozart magic ;)

[@eliasmasri9878]

not that it's a bad aria, it just happens to be the least interesting part of this piece

[@fratellodellamusica.paterb2735]

I love the music of Mozart. Amo la música de Mozart. Ich liebe die Music von Mozart. Mozart, je t´aime!

[@thecathedralofartificialli841]

surely the first song on this concert, is one of mozarts finest.

[@astronomo16]

La música de Mozart empieza a sonar y se inunda una atmósfera tal que suena todos los acordes de la vida, uno se siente tan lleno y elevado, que piensa que no puede ser algo terrenal. Que es algo del cielo. Y realmente lo es...

[@Leonardo-gc5rh]

Amazing! Well Done

[@ugogastaldi9448]

ricordo molto bene la prima volta che ascoltai la messa k427 in do m di Mozart. fu un'enorme emozione che rinnova sempre ad ogni ascolto. per dirla alla forman... ecco la vera voce di dio!

[@user-du9zu4ie5x]

Великолепное исполнение! Наслаждалась, вслушиваясь в каждый звук.

[@iloveamerica007]

Maestro!

[@JTK52537]

Maestra? :)

[@Moonbath216]

Julie Fuchs has a gorgeous voice

[@kaiquestumpf1]

It's impressive how Et Incarnatus sound like Bach, but with Mozart's particularities. Amazing!

[@RichardBrandt]

Choir, soloists, orchestra are good, trombones are great!

[@AJoske]

nice, such wonderful passion...

[@shin-i-chikozima]

What a versatile musician Mozart is ！ All of Mozart‘s music speaks to the soul

[@dmbmdb2860]

Puedes sufrir la pena más grande, la mayor tristeza en la más absoluta y agobiante soledad o la alegría y optimismo más exultantes y esplendidos en la mas profunda, pura y simple perfeccion de la belleza de su música .

[@301250]

Arleen Auger's 'Et Incarnatus Est' (with Bernstein) is my favourite but now I have to add Fuchs' to my list. Merci beaucoup, amikohono, for this post.

[@jimdubya5425]

Thank you for sharing this - it is wonderful. Mozart perfectly expressed the right emotions for the message of this music. At the beginning, the weight of the entire world is on your shoulders... and you are crying out to God for forgiveness... not just mercy. I don't need a movie to tell me that music like this, and the ability to create it, are a gift from Him. That is my belief.

[@vanidad98]

Vos de Ángel ‘la soprana es maravillosa

[@apb64]

Слушал не отрываясь, забыв обо всем. Лоренс молодчага!

[@barbarosdemirtas278]

Wolfie..Grosse messe..super interpretation...Tout est dit//Miraculeuse musique!!

[@yurastoyan5973]

Величайшая музыка Моцарта в прекрасном исполнении❤.

[@e.goldie6143]

Other than the perfection of the Soprano who sang this music in the movie Amadeus, the delicacy of this Soprano's phrasing, her carefully placed trills, and turns are spot on, and perfect! And when she sings the Kyrie, starting at 2:51 to 5:55....the pureness and absolute beauty of it...it's moving evidence that G-d really spoke through Mozart.

[@MM-gp4re]

i liked, very much..

[@woonhaechong9492]

Beauty "Laudamus te" I ever heard afloat on the string wave with perfect rhythm.

[@tuffiann]

I love Laurence!She is magnificent!

[@mushmax96]

Immortal music... Lord be praised.

[@composerlecturer]

Just watched and listened to this performance again. Extraordinarily convincing. Most impressed with Equilbey!! I'm about to embark on writing program notes for this work, and it was this performance I chose to hear as I took listening notes to myself. Again I'm struck with the need to thank Baron von Swieten!! The things past and future come together here! The slow introduction before the chorus sings the first Kyrie, just as in the Bach H-moll; the dotted Qui tollis ever so like Handel's Surely he hath born our griefs are from the past von Swieten showed Mozart (though I doubt that he saw the H-moll). And then the "Altissimus" is a foretaste of the Don Giovanni ensemble writing 100 K numbers later. Well, bravi all 'round!!

[@fredbourgeteau3482]

merci🙏 beaucoup💪 excellente et merveilleuse interprétation🎶 tellement belle👍tellement digne de lui 👏✨🎵🎼

[@fredbourgeteau3482]

👏

[@fredbourgeteau3482]

👏

[@brendanconlon4585]

One of the most enjoyable. Lovely voices

[@jean-mariebach7933]

Interprétation divine .

[@eva12111996]

Beautifull!!

[@carlflygt]

Beautiful, Laurence! Very musical.

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

A Kyrie, Cum Sancto Spiritu, and Credo in unum Deum to die for.

[@chatbud]

Ann Hallenberg seem more inspired here than at the later performance under Gardiner.