Mozart Requiem - Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands, Pieter Jan Leusink (Concertgebouw, live)

Requiem W.A. Mozart KV 626
This live recording was made on 28th of February 2014 at the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
The DVD with the whole concert is available to buy here www.pieterjanle...
I. INTROITUS: Requiem aeternam 0:36
II. KYRIE 4:54
III. SEQUENTIA:
Dies irae 7:17
Tuba mirum 9:17
Rex tremendae 12:18
Recordare 14:21
Confutatis 18:57
Lacrimosa 21:08
IV. OFFERTORIUM:
Domine Jesu 24:10
Hostias 27:10
V. SANCTUS 30:27
VI. BENEDICTUS 32:02
VII. AGNUS DEI 36:40
VIII. COMMUNIO: Lux aeterna 39:25
Encore: Dies irae 47:07
Olga Zinovieva - soprano
Sytse Buwalda - countertenor
Martinus Leusink - tenor
Thilo Dahlmann - bass
Pieter Jan Leusink - conductor
The Bach Orchestra of the Netherlands

[@ARRGHcheese]

Leusink just straight vibing for 49 minutes

[@paulaudialterampartem6906]

I write this through tears. I am a performer, composer and recording engineer and this is simply the best version I have ever heard in my life. Infinitely more than the sum of its parts , this is frankly beyond human description. If one had to present the Requiem to Mozart today , this would have to be the one. If he can hear it from heaven he must be pretty happy with it!

[@cuitlahuacrivas2930]

I totally agree with this comment. Thank you.

[@mariateresacerutti3855]

Maybe a little bit tooooo fast...

[@billsinn5001]

What a great performance! Mr Leusink at 8:38... how could you not give your all as a singer with this conducting??

[@victoralvarez6763]

8:40 haha fucken awesome

[@patrickcardiff7811]

This is major league. It's much more historically accurate than the huge staged concert versions out there. The conductor Leusink is extremely interesting; acts like he does this all the time, like it's no big deal. These people are clearly familiar with Latin, and they treat the psychic breaks between parts with respect due to the course of the Mass. And the players are WAY good. What is also very cool is how much power they produce from such a small ensemble. Note in the volume in "Confutatus ..." with only 18 voices!The soprano Olga Zinovieva is a total babe and 101% clear. The trumpet player on "Tuba ..." is a huge part and it's just perfect. Wonder how hard that is? You probably have to be really relaxed.That singer Sytse Buwalda is a counter-tenor which is highest male singing voice there is - I think this is historical as well, because Bach, et. al., relied on strong voices to offset the female soprano somewhat in the choral works. Yet Mr. Buwalda does not overdo, he tempers with aplomb!So there is something to be said about small production, that you can get closer to the source (authenticity is "nice") yet still maintain the grandness of the theme. Sure and we can apply 21st century virtuosity to other stuff, but doesn't it make sense to put Mozart on a small-scale, in his home town, where people went to church. I'm going to listen to it over and over. Wish I could afford these folks for my funeral mass!

[@jolandedeproost2953]

Patrick Cardiff i went to a concert with this conductor a few weeks ago.he is fabulous and has a good sense of humor too

[@gonenhenkvermeij6800]

JanVayne

[@whistli]

True this is of great quality I totally agree...sound is clear and brings the celestial touch Mozart surely had in his mind. Requiem is for my sensibility, one of the most if not the most incredible score ever written. It trespasses human limits. 10/10.

[@GGbreizh]

The tempos are far from being historically accurate.

[@georgealderson4424]

@pretty boy Yes I think there is always a place for style and interpretation Blessings and peace pretty boy

[@jaysparc]

An excellent historically informed performance. Pitched at A=430. The countertenor, gut strung instruments, basset horns, period trombones, trumpets and timpani. Notice how the Soprano and Countertenor also sing with the choir when possible. A small orchestra and choir is much more appropriate and historically correct. A brilliant recording, so clear, well articulated and imho, the tempi are not inappropriate. A well considered performance. Only wish I'd been there to hear it live.

[@SpaceCityGoldfish]

I did not expect such power from such small choir

[@minamihasaki4325]

Twoset brought me here!

[@sarahrobes4980]

Hihi same

[@thecaptain5026]

Finally a performance with the audio quality it deserves. Amazing work, true professionals.

[@abundance6692]

It's very refreshing to hear this great work performed with a professional choir and top-notch instrumentalists. Also it's great to see and hear real 18th century basset horns whose unique sound is so crucial to an authentic performance of this work. This is one of the best performances I've heard of this work in recent years

[@arboretum1153]

Bravo !! Bravissimo !!! vraiment quelle représentation ... au début un peu dubitatif vu la taille du choeur puis totalement séduit par la maîtrise... un pure régal !!! félicitations .

[@badbird100]

Almost flawless and so deeply felt. One can feel the agony of Mozart. Bravo!!

[@4qwe4rty]

Incredible performance! At first I was unimpressed by the meager choir and small orchestra; I am not one for experimentation with such major works. But by the end of Dies Irae I was totally smitten! What lucidity! What clarity of thought and sound! What sublime pleasure in beholding this small ensemble delivering such a tremendous work with such tender power and delicate force! Simply awesome!!

[@martinepeters9891]

And now, after Covid the choir is half of what you see here. Lol, went to several of their performances. Messiah by Handel, Matthew Passion. Just 6 male singers, 4 female, 4 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 bass. I'm so dissatisfied, I guess not enough money to pay for a bigger orchestra.

[@gertrudelautenbach6874]

Maybe getting a bigger orchestra wasn't the issue because orchestra members also could be overcome with Covid-19 too and that certainly adds to the equation, not money 🤔

[@johannesvandenheuvel-1]

Indeed, I just got back from a performance of the same piece on May 20, 2023. Again the Concertgebouw, conductor Pieter Jan Leusink and soprano Olga Zienoviva - but an even smaller ensemble than in this video. So, I was equally unimpressed when I saw the small stage. By the end I had lost all doubt - with the right talent end acoustics even a relatively small group can make great sound...

[@georgealderson4424]

This conductor's style reminds me of Leonard Bernstein in his most "bouncy and over the top" mode but in some ways that just adds to the pleasure of the video. The music is beautiful and it ought to be a punishable offence to insert ads into it haha Thank you

[@BryanHo]

A fine, clean performance. First time, I've heard a performance of this work with a countertenor.

[@jhyounyo]

I have never heard of this orchestra before. This is surely a great performance by top-notch professional players. I wish I could enjoy Mozart's Great Mass K.427 performed by this orchestra on KZbin someday soon.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

The depth of this Requiem is immeasurable, and unimaginable This Requiem embodies the musical aesthetics of Mozart

[@jean-mariepironet3514]

Une telle vie et une telle présence dans un Requiem, et surtout celui-là, c'est absolument magnifique. Bravo !

[@arturofabianzeballos4067]

Esta es la mejor versión del Requiem de Mozart que he escuchado!!!!!! Braviiiisiiiimoooo!!!!!

[@JAOrtizCompositor]

17:56 *Genial.*

[@GyromiteROB]

Nice straightforward performance. The tempo is a bit faster than I am used to. but the clean dynamics make up for it. SPECTACULAR alto choir and soloist.

[@Starik905]

Бесподобно!!! Все такие живые! Все в музыке! А дирижер так вообще молодец, сама энергия!!!!

[@madartisphoon5531]

After 40 years finally I saw something that made me proud to be Dutch.

[@rschweitzer]

How exotic Mr. Leusink is.

[@eric_just_that]

JAJAJA HE'is not the director it's a dancer jajajaja

[@benschmouder3421]

He is very entertaining. Constantly making me smile

[@UofLWoodwinder]

"exotic" isn't the word I'd necessarily use to describe maestro here...lol

[@min-ck4dp]

@@eric_just_that😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@nenyieduafo-sakey3109]

The conductor is really into the music. Great performance.

[@Andersen22915]

Not sure I agree with a male alto!! Too robotic and not much humanity in the performance!! Apart from the confutatis

[@thaliagraichen8312]

Are conductor Leusink and the tenor Leusink blood related? thry share the family name

[@BeleefKlassiek]

Yes, they are father and son :)

[@thaliagraichen8312]

@@BeleefKlassiek omg!!! 😱❤️

[@super_mario_bros_]

Dies irae is the best part ¡awesome!

[@olly8453]

Wow. One of the greatest period performances of the requiem I've ever heard -- Bravo! The lack of rubato in those movements in particular seems to really amplify a seemless harmonic continuity that serves to strengthen the proceeding harmony, ultimately giving the piece stronger momentum and unity --- this is usually missing in most performances.

[@evelinebouteiller]

There is a place for everybody in this world. This conductor is unique, and the music he creates again is precisely magnificent!

[@uryic000]

Absolutely LOVE that conductor.

[@podunkom]

Was privileged to attend this performance in March 2015 at Concertgebouw, was so good we flew back to the Netherlands to see again at the Grote Kerk in The Hague this past February, had a chance to speak with Martinus, a wonderful man and an amazing tenor. Can't wait to go back. Spectacular Bliss.

[@JAOrtizCompositor]

10:43 *¡Qué pasaje tan rítmicamente delicioso!*

[@tusdemoniosinternossontufo6408]

I love so much this masterpiece, that's why I added it to a playlist some time ago; it inspires and energizes me when I work. It's really exquisite for the ears, but today for the first time a sound ad with high volume interrupted at minute 20 this amazing performance. Hopefully, it doesn't happen always because such a beautiful composition is worth listening to in a complete state of peace and relaxation.

[@UofLWoodwinder]

I am HERE for that conductor's podium presence...😂🤣

[@disruptornp2248]

(Claps)

[@Bailey2006a]

Great to hear every vocal line with such clarity.. they are usually a muddle with larger choral ensembles .

[@SusanWhittemore-g9q]

Best performance in decades.

[@poplap9241]

Total silence from the audience between the movements, like it should be. I find it annoying and disturbing when audiences in other parts of the western world auplause between movements/acts.

[@ugogastaldi9448]

esecuzione di livello eccelso, mi ha colpito la precisione del coro, davvero encomiabile, l'agogica e' serrata ma molto drammatica nell'esposizione del fraseggio. ecomiabile il direttore che francamente mi ha molto colpito. signori siamo di fronte a una di quelle letture che lascera' il segno. bravi davvero!

[@aa-jc5fx]

少人数だけど、オーケストラ、合唱とも十分であった。指揮もよかった。特にティンパニーの女性が素晴らしかつた。独唱の声が小さいのは録音のせいか。

[@AJTopdude]

I just love this interpretation. So powerful. Cograts to whole crew. =)

[@MITSOS440]

The greatest heavy metal album ever!

[@jpgsmckh]

Hostias: 27.10 its absolutely breathtaking Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus: Tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memoriam facimus: Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus.

[@luisalbertovega7518]

Señor Buwalda Ud, es estupendo

[@Velissiotisnikosvyahoocom]

in my long life in the word of music i have never seen a conductor to participay and enjoy the music in the way of Pieter Han Leusink! He is Fantastic! I don't undurstund haw the musicians go after hum but everything is perfect. Every one looks at him and he don't give no une entrance o tempo but he lives every moment of the music with every cellule of his body! Long life fear Pieter and hope to see more of Mozart, Haydn,Haendel and Vivaldi of you....

[@Helmann9265]

💯🎵 awesome, thanks 🥹❤️❤️💯💯💯

[@danbrooks7561]

I wish introitus and kyrie were about 10% slower, but other than that this is perfect.

[@tomgruda4015]

My favorite Mozart requiem right now!. Amazing! On a side note Leusink at the end of Lacrimosa is banging the timpani on his music stand, as hard as he can, clearly calling for more timpani. What drummer ever chooses to play softer?? 🤔

[@friedrichengelpanther7732]

Fucking shit this version is EPIC

[@gertrudelautenbach6874]

Do you have to use profanity?? Grow up!!

[@arturozeballos1]

ES LA VERSION QUE MAS me ha gustado de todas las que escuche aquí

[@russmian6078]

the conductor is amazing ...

[@MrMrgogo46]

I can understand what singers saying???? marvelous

[@abelreyes9760]

Una de las tres mejores interpretaciones del más bello de todos los réquiems. Mozart ha de estar saltando del gozo y del placer al escuchar voces tan excelsas, ejecuciones de instrumentos impecables y la dirección más apasionada sobre su arte. Sin duda alguna es una presentación digna de dioses. ¡Perfecto! Y sobre todo tiene ese dolor apasionado y melancólico que provoca la muerte, esa agonía que invade los sentidos al punto de anhelar morir con una pieza tan maravillosa. Desde Guatemala, disfruto cada vez que puedo de algo tan excelso y genial como el réquiem de Mozart.

[@poplap9241]

If Mozart was alive today, he most likely would have appreciated this performance.

[@thescientificmusician3531]

Terrific performance! Solid low brass...The "Tuba Mirum" solo was stunning especially since it so hard to produce an open sound on those instruments.

[@sergmetlev8559]

Обожаю comfutatis. Нереальная динамика, полифония гармания темп ритм....плачу всякий раз....

[@ВладимирКоковин-э2м]

Страсть смерти и радость Воскресения .

[@lipe43211]

Two set violin brought me here

[@philippebrille8970]

Mozart vous dit merci, la meilleure version, enfin une interprétation "vivante", Mozart n'est pas mort......

[@jokespruit]

Zeer mooi een stuk muziek wat je kippenvel blijft geven.

[@majidzaya5484]

He who put these silly announces must be ashame of ( it self)

[@Sam-xd9xt]

This performance sounds very unique. It's very interesting to see how devoted these people create the sounds they make.

[@vincentdeboer2614]

Wow...this is one of the most beautiful versions I have heard. I saw they are near me in March..definitely going!

[@desertstormpawnage]

Excellent musicians, but a little bit too fast, imo.

[@tobiasherbers9833]

i saw this live with the exact same musicians in concergebouw

[@zaferunveren9227]

Perfect, fantastic and amazing

[@leonarddejong3025]

Best performance I have ever seen! Big fan of Pieter Jan Leusink.

[@blahblahjumpswing1504]

1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n (2nd bar) n 2 n 3 n 4 n ( 3rd bar ) etc etc Conductors Hands give instructions and never go off beat while instructing with the tiny ball ("on a stick") in fingers to show emphasis on parts of the music, if winds need a nice rise hell twist the ball with thumb out and bring the fore finger back, the entire movement is then BODY to the section of instruments he gives instruction to, the entire instruction is in the beat of 1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n (2nd bar) n 2 n 3 n 4 n 4 (4counts)( 3rd bar ) etc etc or 1ena2ena3ena4ena NEXT (8 counts) this counts for 4 counts or 8, or 16ths. the counts match the HAND movements of hand up, hand down, hand up,hand right, and hand up, hand up =1 hand down = 2 hand up = 3 hand right = 4 and back to hand up = next bar or back the count of 1, 2, 3, 4. sooooooooooooo what's real and what's not? its interesting isn't it? :-) music is beautiful, and its even more amazing when the instructions are genuine in conducting the emotions that feed the sounds, when you can breath life into the band properly and not mislead them. life is the same way, if you don't properly lead a band in truth you'll only create lies and deception that does nothing more then take time, as in conducting the bands in real emotions feed truth to the band, you can make a real ORCHASTRATED sound that can have a thousand or even a million people sound like the way a ballerina "looks" in performance, imagine that, the comparison of "sound and sight" two entire differences yet in the same body. Mozart and the movements have always MOVED me this way, id sit in an attic and get lost in the sounds and the complexities, the rises and falls of sounds, when being abused, or lost, the complexities of sound and its structure gave me escape, if being beat up or hurt, or just lonely, it when my mind runs to this place, watching every note, listening to crescendos for intense emotions, the softer parts, for the end of certain others, in my mind its constantly driven by real music and the emotions initially embedded in them during creation, you can always sense the creators emotions and what they want the listeners, and even where they direct it to if you take the time to LISTEN to notes. you don't have to understand music per say just, understand the efforts in creation, this can be applied to a lot of things in life, you don't have to know the rules of soccer or any sport to kick the ball.

[@jolandedeproost2953]

Went to the concert for the second time yesterday. Wonderful

[@philipholla4802]

19 Februari jl live meegemaakt. Vooral de jurk van Olga (met de Mozart afbeelding) was geweldig. Krijg nu nog kippevel

[@runner902]

Leusing dirigiert wie direkt vom Motorrad gestiegen. Großartig! So lebendig und dicht.

[@maxpower5680]

Jaw dropping good stuff. This is the real deal. Bravo!!

[@kasimunasmoro5932]

saya paling suka lagu Dies Irae......top markotop

[@marceldohmen6451]

geniaal Prachtige uitvoering, geniaal geleid

[@paolarizzi3330]

Paola Rizzi - esecuzione straordinaria !! emozionante !! in un connubio vocale, strumentale esaltante .. diretto in modo magistrale!! è la più bella esecuzione per forza ritmico vocale. Coro eccezionale come i cantanti che giocano in un'intesa tra registri vocali e ritmici da pelle d'oca. Chapeau!!

[@JAOrtizCompositor]

9:28 *Hacía mucho tiempo que no escuchaba a alguien cantar este pasaje tan bien.*

[@yohangouraantoni3903]

me encanta esta versiòn es bellisima¡¡ y ese coro suena como mil voces¡¡

[@andreaskurtkern5505]

Ich beschäftige mich mein Leben lang mit diesem werk.Ich bin sprachlos wie pieter das meistert.Toll.Toll.Toll

[@marcelgagnon5748]

Un choeur sans "corps mort" et une direction dynamique me rend heureux . Mozart aussi je crois.

[@iwax64]

Heb dit vandaag in het Concertgebouw gezien. Wonderschoon! Vooral Miserere Mei Deus... Wow!

[@squishymywthi]

Geweldig was het he? Ik heb zelfs een traantje weggepinkt. Overweldigend .

[@letiziabf]

una delle migliori esecuzioni che ho ascoltato...mi ha commosso pur avendola cantata io stessa innumerevoli volte...bravi

[@mizaelanastacio9324]

umas das melhores interpretações que ja vi

[@ТатьянаСысоева-ш3ы]

Великолепно! Браво, маэстро! Эх! Как бы хотелось послушать вживую!

[@santiagom3463]

wunderschön!

[@allasaygak5193]

A great way to spend time! Delight and dazzling brilliance! Luxurious room and it's music, sounding in us and our hearts! Thank you for these emotions and feelings, the memory of them for many years will remain with us!

[@poplap9241]

Fantasties. Baie mooi! In my opinion, a small orchestra and choir is best. Most conductors overdo it with big choirs. Bravo, Pieter Jan Leusink. Nice tempo throughout.

[@gabrieljacobson2922]

Was für eine wunderbare Interpretation Jan Leusink bietet. Eine große Schande über seine Sexualverbrechen…

[@ramonbaumann9583]

Just beautiful and Nothing else!!!

[@kohurishenriquez7419]

Muy bella interpretación; gloria eterna a Mozart por su legado

[@jjbialy]

super performance, vivid and touching !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@durhamgrigg3125]

The Definitive performance of this musical masterwork!!! Thank you!!❤❤❤

[@19521205]

Altijd die reclame er tussendoor is wel heel erg!!

[@filippozaccaria6944]

There is a big problem in this performance: the countertenor's hair. Jokes aside, bravi!

[@titanninja6359]

38:58 the concertmasters bow looks like its about to snap lol and at 48:30- 48:38 is class. Also from Twoset. Like if u think they should react to the conductor again.

[@sappclobyt1331]

In what vid did they react to him?

[@wwemario12345]

Easily the best performance of this

[@thehominibusbusker]

So good

[@kenneyjohnson7939]

excellent tempo and articulations. awesome balance too :)

[@willemfeather2655]

OMG. Grateful beyond words for this. Breathtaking. Tear making. Yet I feel like dancing!

[@super_mario_bros_]

MOZART...JUST THE BEST ONE

[@МарианнаЮматова]

Приятное исполнение при среднем составе, голоса хорошие и у хористов, а также солистов, контртенор напомнил внешне известного актера кино и театра Александра Абдулова..Браво !

[@hudsonbailey674]

Outstanding! Excellent performance. Thank you, Beleef Klassiek.

[@jhtvandervinne]

Prachtige uitvoering, vooral Domine Jesu;

[@mohammedalkayem6286]

magnificent interpretation.