Tallis Scholars - Allegri: Miserere

In February 1994 Peter Phillips and the Tallis Scholars performed on the 400th anniversary of the death of Palestrina in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, where Palestrina had trained as a choirboy and later worked as Maestro di Cappella.

[@GOTHICforLIFE1]

this is some of the most beautiful piece of music i've ever heard..!!!

[@alanhilkene7137]

Background story of the choral piece and church holding this performance. Understand this composition was banned from being published and that choral groups passed the score to the next group to perform. Mozart, when an early teenager, heard a performance within the Sistine Chapel. He went back to his lodging and wrote it down from memory, all 12+ minutes for all singers!! He went back to another performance in the Sistine later that week and found, "no adjustments needed"!! This major church in Rome was built based on a dream by an early pope who had a dream that an angel spoke "Build a church where it will snow tomorrow".! Well this was early August in Rome where snow is unknown in August!! Well it did and this church was built in the late 400's AD!! Ain't history amazing???

[@drkt35]

No Words

[@EvilWizardMaltheore]

how something so beautiful can bring a tear to my eye, God knows

[@papachoco]

Besides Tessa bonner (RIP), does any one know the name of the other performers?

[@debbieaguiarg]

Carlos Sanchez i'ld want to know too...

[@debbieaguiarg]

Carlos Sanchez www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Gimell/GIMDP903 here you will find. I hope I helped you

[@wimmakkink8579]

Carlos Sanchez )

[@wimmakkink8579]

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[@woorkewoorke]

Anybody reminded of civilization 4?

[@danstgt1]

That is a prime example for the human voice being the most beautiful and powerful instrument we have. What a divine rendition of Allegri’s masterpiece ❤ I’m in total awe.

[@shafqata]

This is the most amazing piece of music I have ever heard! The high C just sends shivers down my spine. I must have heard it over a hundred times by now, and every time is just like the first time. It is like the first kiss................ just incredible

[@simongardiner949]

How does she produce that wonderful sound!

[@henrifischer1119]

the soprano Deborah Roberts is really in a different class by herself. one of the, if not the best I heard until now.

[@el7284]

Heard any better yet? Her voice is positively fascinating, with a distinctive chime at the end of notes held in her mid to upper register. Quite magical.

[@helenlauer9465]

truly brings chills. unbelievable. are they not the most beautiful voices alive? And this is where Paliestrina himself sang? this is on youtube. trying to let that sink in. thank you, hardly able to say it: Kees de Jong.

[@slyph63]

The most beautiful things humanity is capable of is often done in numbers. We were designed to work that way but we're often to busy committing the atrocities to notice

[@Grudgebearer7]

The most beautiful THING my ears have come across in my years of living. It is safe to assume that this is what Angels sound like.

[@Rhaas66]

This was a blast from the past for me. I was fortunate to be at that concert in Rome. An amazing acoustic and an incredible performance as ever from the Tallis Scholars. An experience I will always cherish.

[@vickychen4587]

Rhaas66 h

[@PaoloFrancesco99]

Interesting comments, spqa2004. Return to the level of faith that inspired this beautiful music and these concerns would go away because there would be more families and more pro-creation. Is it too late for this era? It's hard to tell but the world has been through many bumps since this piece was composed and here we are enjoying it. I am thankful just to have heard it, and I hope to sing it someday with my church choir.

[@Kande3000]

Shhh No tears Only dreams now

[@pamappleton5535]

I saw the Tallis Scholars at Duke a few years ago. It was like having an out of body experience. Words do not exist to describe their ethereal beauty.

[@terriedai1]

This is my favorite version

[@michaelharnedy]

A flying lawnmower brought me here, what a beautiful performance, so calming and enjoyable to listen to! There is no need to be upset :)

[@kagi95]

Oh my god.... same here ;) I had the tab opened for 10 minutes, then shazamed it to add it to my list. My jimmies are not rustled anymore.

[@robertyang4365]

yo same tho

[@duffchick90]

sang this with my college choir 3 years ago. A truly humbling experience to sing something composed over 400 years ago. This performance is proof that the arts are important. Stunning

[@EasyBreezyGal]

In Europe, when women were not permitted to sing in church or cathedral choirs in the Roman Catholic Church, boys might be castrated to prevent their voices breaking at puberty and to develop a special high voice. The first documents mentioning castrati are Italian church records from the 1550s. In the baroque and classical music eras these singers were highly appreciated Allegri's Miserere and other famous pieces from this period now sung by sopranos and countertenors were written for castrati.

[@Timphd]

Peter Phillips body of work places him among the greats. I shudder to think without Peter's work, I would have never heard most of the great masters work through the ages. Please return to Saint Peter in Chains in Cincinnati soon.

[@vercevales]

Masterpiece! I am shivering with tears on my eyes! Absolutely breathtaking!

[@ElaineSearle1]

Tallis Scholars sang this yesterday in Sydney (City Recital Hall) words can't express the beauty & perfection of the performance.

[@slyph63]

I kept hearing this on classic fm. I struggled to find it as I kept missing what it is called.I lost my faith years ago. This brings me back to god.

[@TaniaSmith69]

Wow, 6:10 on... her face looks fairly relaxed while doing a high C

[@maryapatterson]

+Tania S. Smith She can probably do it in her sleep. Its just lots of practice and a damn good diaphragm!

[@abnunga]

Being relaxed makes these things more achievable. Tensing up will make it harder to hit that note. She probably trained to intentionally relax herself to get these results.

[@chipmunktubetop]

This piece gets into your soul. I have this on a VHS tape.

[@el7284]

She has an extremely high tessitura. You'd be scared if you paid attention to her G5s. There's quite a lot of runway left for her

[@spqa2004]

Europeans are expected to become the Minority by the next generation/the next 50 years. When native Europeans are replaced, who will carry on the proud heritage of Europe? Or will we be forgotten?

[@karenvenn4946]

Who is the women who sings the high notes? Is she still with the Scholars? She has a wonderful voice.

[@debbieaguiarg]

Karen Venn she's called Deborah Roberts.

[@篠岡恒悦]

This Tallis Scholars's performance is not only beautiful but further ethereal. I cannot find words on this profound sound.

[@EasyBreezyGal]

I discovered the Tallis Scholars years ago when I went in search of any remaining Castrotti singers. I was told if they did there might be one or two having been with the Scholars. The man with the high falsetto would be him, no vibrato. Maybe, but doubtful, either way incredible.

[@bryonymcginty751]

No, he's 'just' a Counter Tenor surely! Beautiful voice! I'd like to hear him solo>

[@susanjordan3291]

RIP Tessa Bonner

[@AdamThorton]

I've been looking for this for months without knowing the name of the composition of the performers. I back-tracked my memory and found the forum thread where I originally saw it posted. I am so thankful I was able to track it down. The use of the room acoustics and the pitch-perfect singers make for an absolutely stunning twelve minutes. Thank you for posting this!

[@webmezzo]

Omg same and I am a singer! I could only remember the soprano refrain!! Finally found it by digging through my music brain and having the soprano descant as an earworm for three weeks!

[@jokeosewoudt307]

Dit is n,m.m. de beste uitvoering van Allegri's Miserere. The Tallis Scholars zingen prachtig zoals altijd. Wat een vakmanschap.

[@DingoYabuki]

No tears, only dreams now..

[@barbf.3866]

The soprano line in this piece has always sent chills down my spine. So pure.

[@willvanderwalt1160]

This music does not inspire my soul. It is my soul. Thank you, God, for giving this to us through Allegri.

[@thomatallisio3655]

Per favore, Tallis Scholars, mandate il vostro curriculum a papa Benedetto e chiedete di essere assunti in San Pietro!

[@ecroxsandoz]

Does anybody know where i can find more music like this ? It's amazing.

[@time5d]

Search for "Palestrina", "de Victoria", "de Morales" and you should find lots.

[@ecroxsandoz]

time5d Will do. Thanks.

[@LordHettrick]

The Sixteen, the Tallis Scholars, Stile Antico, King's Singers, the Montreal Studio of Ancient Music are all leading ensembles of early music. L'Arpeggiata, Accordone, the Monteverdi Choir, Cantus Cölln, the Hilliard Ensemble, Hesperion XXI, Concerto Italiano all do music from the same period, though different in style.

[@numap4701]

Another incredible group is: HUELGAS ENSEMBLE and PAUL VON NEVEL. Pure perfection

[@LucasKingPiano]

You might also like "Vide Cor Meum"

[@gustavolima8111]

No words, No hay palabras

[@united4631]

This music will forever be a part of My Soul

[@lucisventusnoctis]

God bless the high note and it's purity I was nauseated from overwork and this cleared that up enough for me to make my way home

[@minkusink6]

this literally needs to never be forgotten!!!

[@tomjim136]

300+ years and still going strong. Not bad

[@cosmology124]

Was a chorister for Exeter Cathedral until this year. This was always one of my favourites. Going to miss it.

[@parksidemerchant1843]

Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005) brought me here. Pretty sure this exact group did the version they used for that game. Anyone who played that game a ton will appreciate that no other performance of this masterpiece on KZbin hits the ear quite the same...

[@davidjames9626]

we have so much to cherish from the classical period. I do hope it is not poisioned by plutonium.

[@phoenixpiano]

This is a piece of Music, supremely inspired. If you're making some sort of reference to some stupid video game, or whatever, you're demeaning the overwhelming historical importance of a 400 year old piece of music. Try going a month without picking up your silly kid's toy and see if you don't start seeing the world from a new, more spiritual and meaningful perspective. I feel sorry for you.

[@donaldmccormack7580]

Truly Celestial. An angelic performance. Thank you for sharing.

[@Solllariaz]

Che cosa vuol dire missere?

[@giannipellegrini2178]

Miserere nobis = (Lord) have mercy on us

[@JasmineBirtles]

One of my all-time favourite pieces of music and one of my favourite versions (love the Tallis Scholars). I can listen to this over and over and never get bored of it

[@DavidNesbit_theTHINKER]

The Tallis Scholars perform with such professionalism and precision that it's a truly divine experience watching them perform with what looks like "such ease"!

[@adat4792]

Mogę umrzec, nie boje śmierci kiedy tego słucham

[@CestHectorleVraiHero]

Ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on l'appelle "sacrée". Elle fait vibrer la"corde spirituelle" que chaque être humain possède et qui en constitue la nature fondamentale, ce qui le différencie de l'animal (contrairement à ce que notre époque"moderne" nous pousse à croire...) La musique (sacrée, entre autres) est un moyen de lutter contre la barbarie, comme l'art en général (le vrai, pas le dégénéré...)

[@andre-jeandeslauriers2134]

Je ne sais pas ce que les 12 qui n’aiment pas écoutent, mais je ne voudrais pas avoir leurs goûts musicaux. Du bruit pop probablement.

[@marcelnoya]

As of March 18, 2016 - I note 37 downvotes. What on Earth did these people not like about this performance? -Marcel

[@dougjohnson3299]

+Marcel Noya Because they are anti-Western?

[@musikinspace]

Wow, I didn't know Marcel Proust actually said that! I'm going to share that with everyone! Proust is the best!

[@thealchemist-hf8mj]

Some people are just impossible to please, unfortunately.

[@TheAndrew1987]

people have different tastes idk ,it's whatever don't get worked up about it

[@marcelnoya]

Yes, Andrew, but should I be a member of The Tallis Scholars, and see/read this, I shall doubt myself. I shall doubt the accuracy and honesty of my performance, and be advised of an error I may have made (when, in fact, I have committed none!) To use the vernacular, "That sucks! Fuck!!", is what I shall be tempted to say! -M

[@onyxonyt8694]

i came to this video from teen wolf's Soundtrack this song is beautiful

[@lagerandwine]

Sublime. I would love to meet the 926 who thumbed this up, I`m sure I would be educated by such educated and musically informed people. Come on gang, lets all meet.

[@davidanitacory7553]

We are all over the world!

[@CestHectorleVraiHero]

Cette oeuvre est magnifique,et l'interprétation extraordinaire. La sensibilité, la justesse, la précision, le tempo, les silences sont absolument parfaits. Merci aux Tallis Scholars et à tous ceux qui ont eu l'initiative de ce concert et de sa diffusion. (Dommage que cela soit coupé avant les applaudissements, pour moi, cela fait partie du concert et c'est nécessaire.)

[@yugandali]

這不是人間的聲音，這簡直是天樂：beautiful beyond human comprehending. Thanks for posting.

[@onyxonyt8694]

starting at 1:44 ending at 2:03 does not describe my words thats how beautiful it sounds.....

[@Cthulhu235]

Maximum over-rustle

[@lmatthis09]

had the pleasure of taking my wife to see Tallis Scholars last night. Absolutely amazing experience!!!

[@BytebroUK]

I've watched some great singing, and I sing in a choir myself, but that high riff is just exquisite beyond words. Tears in my eyes time.

[@StevieJerusalem]

magical truely thx for sharing

[@tmros2711]

Sırtını ısıtan güneş ;gözlerin kapalı kamaşmaktan açamıyorsun. İlahi bir sakinlik çöker ;yüzünde en masum tebessüm. Müziğin kulaktan kalbe, ardından ruha değdiği o noktadayız. Kendinizi bırakın! Saf ılık bir suyun üzerinde bedeninizi bırakmış gibi...

[@jububu33]

Una auténtica maravilla. Enhorabuena!

[@michaelinminn]

Lenten music - good any time of the year. Thank Mozart for his talent of bringing it to the masses. I've been to Santa Maria Maggiore. I wish that I could have heard this performance; for two choirs, beautifully presented; great tonal quality as mentioned by Rodna. The sound of angels(for us) - Lord have mercy on us. Our God is a gentle One. I am grateful! , eternally.

[@danderran]

One of the many Mozart myths, like the one about him being buried in a pauper’s grave.

[@snows2ss]

Interesting to hear a single voice on each part (except the plain chant). Usually, this has been recorded with larger forces.

[@LaraineAnne]

And doesn't it do much better justice to the music? It's a lovely performance.

[@Silverlin212]

Impeccable performance accentuated by impeccable acoustics! Truly other-worldly.

[@Skiptondesigns]

Amazing and spectacular. What beautiful voices these people have.

[@joecct77]

This is Confession set to music.

[@byheavenlyhosts1]

Exquisite!

[@martinogigante673]

Teen wolf

[@Georgiancorner]

This sounds like the ORTHODOX hymn.... God bless you all!

[@webmezzo]

Similar to Rach’s All Night Vigil etc but with no Oktavists (superlow basses)

[@RidaFllG]

As Muslim it's so beautiful hear this song i love it

[@bakchodbabajijoletajaancho2538]

Im a hindu and this is one of the most beautiful classical compositions i have ever listened to :)

[@calc15]

God is Great.

[@mikeford1273]

Painfully exquisite..thanks!

[@JosephPotomski]

Listen and be blissed out

[@telucis1]

By the end of the 18th C, the skills of the Papal Choir were insufficient for improvisation. A standard version of Allegri’s Miserere was written which has been performed ever since (here by the Tallis Scholars). For a re-creation of the version with embellishments (not improvised but based upon the research of a musicologist) visit A Sei Voci’s website. Allegri’s Miserere will never be the same for you after hearing this version!

[@arguspanoptes9510]

the full blown 'studio' version is a lot better. I have both on cd and this is angelic but the other is supreme.. i would recommend Media Vita by John Sheppard,Descendi in Hortum Meum by Cipriano Rore and WITHOUT any NEED for 50 Shades., *gags I Would however recommend Spem In allium byThomas Tallis.

[@jeromedelon4429]

Merci tous simplement

[@wotdidusay]

if the human race is capable of this...such a thing of beauty...why would we even bother to think of doing things that bring so much pain to each other...when WE can do this!!!!!!

[@PapagenoHannover]

This is beyond every human comment. The Tallis Scholars and Peter Phillips are like angels, who have invaded earth to let us hear the beauty of the universe.

[@spencer97m]

I imagine this is close to what this piece sounded like originally. I only wish I could have been there in person to hear it. The acoustics of the basilica must have made it a spiritual experience.

[@saidosio]

As a visual artist I feel Miserere as a masterwork that has the sonic resonance of the souls deepest calling an overlay of texture / color, a visual Hymn of holy ground presented in this Basilica. One is moved by the soul's sense of being called to enter Holy Ground

[@ClovisBzh]

the best recording :)

[@edgwatson1]

needs helium

[@jimwilson9326]

Classical music will never die because of people like us who listen to it, appreciate it and those others who are blessed with the talent to perform it. This is a beautiful piece and a wonderful performance by the Tallis Scholars.

[@lostmoon77]

The counter tenor looks (and sounds just like "Beaker" from the Muppets) at 0:30.

[@billa1870]

Listened to full version many times. Still get goos bumps.

[@andre-jeandeslauriers2134]

Chef d’œuvre incontestable de toute l’histoire de la musique. Je suis athée, mais je considère que la musique sacrée est ce que l’humain a créé de plus grand. Plus grand que lui et qui transcende toutes les religions.

[@jridenoure]

aimer ou non un morceau de musique classique est à peine un indicateur du goût musical, et est un bon exemple de la fausse dichotomie.

[@nitajyo]

Please consider reading about Mozart and this piece of music. Quite an interesting history.

[@bigowl9408]

Heavenly! Never tier hearing this up lifting and stirring rendering of the soul.

[@dysonshi]

倍音の塊だなｗ

[@damaso85]

beautiful!!

[@MegaSergio1947]

tecnicamente perfetti ma privi di patos. non c'è un minimo di trasporto emotivo

[@billberry8164]

almost every night this places me in the a deep sleep. What a blessing

[@LaurenSylvia]

The fact that there are even 12 dislikes on this is unbelievable.

[@vivianbelissima]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@davidsmith4721]

Took an online course on music and this was by far the most incredible thing in the course. Beautiful!!!

[@coralarch]

Literally, out of this world. Lovely to see such magnificent sound produced by so few singers, rather than a massed choir.

[@skyerscape8454]

I’ve never heard anything like this before.. no words...

[@erikalantry5099]

Allegri's Miserere, one of the most beautiful pieces ever written. It was Mozart who when seeing the manuscript - usually kept in secret at the Vatican - committed it to memory and later reproduced it for all to enjoy. It's another example of the church interfering for the sake of control over the masses

[@danderran]

One of the many Mozart myths, like the one about him being buried in a pauper’s grave.