VOCES8: Denn Er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir - Mendelssohn

VOCES8 performs Mendelssohn's chorus from Elias (Elijah), 'Denn Er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir', during the group's pre-concert rehearsal in the ornate baroque chapel at Ludwigsburg Palace.
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[@agdam.684]

Für alle Menschen, die in diesen Tagen Krieg und Elend erdulden müssen. Mögt ihr von den Engeln behütet sein!

[@lotje604]

🙏🏼

[@marlenethalemann4542]

Wunderbarer transparenter Klang schöner Stimmen!

[@heinzkohut572]

Mein Gott, wie schön! Die Intonation, die Dynamik, das Tempo, die Interaktion, ihr seid der Goldstandard. Danke!

[@Msevertrue147]

Beautiful 💒

[@d.g.9474]

Wunderbar - auch die tolle Betonung 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Niklas_AR]

The harmony of this piece is just genius

[@hcallahan1963]

Strengthening my soul in a time of heart-breaking grief for a loved one who died during the Covid-19 pandemic.

[@patriciamaguire9914]

Very sorry for your loss - and very grateful for the likes of Voces8 and the Gesualdo Six for providing music that can speak to us so powerfully in our times of greatest distress.

[@patriciamaguire9914]

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[@patriciamaguire9914]

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[@jimlindeknopf8469]

Wunderschön. 💚

[@MrFannylehrer]

einfach wunderbar! ich habe das vor 60 (sechzig) Jahren in einem Knabenchor gesungen und bin überwältigt!

[@andreaseckert1426]

Wunderschön !......Greetings from South Germany

[@THyperon]

I did sing the Elias about 40 years ago... now I'm sitting here and hearing this, literally in tears. It's so beautiful.

[@jennykontay3389]

Einfach himmlisch! Welche zauberhafte Intonation ! Danke danke!!

[@kathrindannat4566]

Wonderful! Heavenly......

[@magdalenesulau8804]

So schön habe ich das noch nie gehört, danke❤️🌹

[@segunsoyemi6629]

I'm a Nigerian Countertenor who specialises in Early music based in South africa as a scholar. I must confess that you guys are doing great job and i salute you all. Keep the good work moving and God bless.

[@noellerenee505]

Hope to hear your voice some day! Blessings for your future.

[@arnoschlindwein3101]

unsagbar schön- wow- ich bin zutiefst berührt- Danke

[@stephaniedickes1461]

today also performed in a beautiful concert near Frankfurt 🥰

[@EUrgell]

That is incredibly clean and so well-balanced. Congratulations!

[@reimundwolf5902]

Dies ist für mich HIMMELSMUSIK

[@loreweber296]

Wunderschön!

[@anzraz]

Thank you for singing this one as the final extra in Berlin in March 2024. Perhaps you wanted to conclude the evening for the audience of Berlin with a gift from one of the greatest composers who grew up in their home town.

[@katharinaurbschat1401]

I think Mr. Mendelssohn is considering coming back from the afterlife to thank you profusely for giving voice to his music in such a careful and heartfelt way :-) Thank you !

[@PauloCesarMaiadeAguiar]

I loved this sacred song .Amazing performances !!!

[@lmharry7875]

An exceptional ensemble! What voices!

[@catofgrey]

The gentleness of the ritardando here is an improvement on every single other group's orchestral handling. I got chills up my spine. Wow.

[@cornelgrundlingh2274]

Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir, dass sie dich behüten auf allen deinen Wegen, dass sie dich auf den Händen tragen und du deinen Fuß nicht an einem Stein stoßest. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

[@mechthilds5083]

Wunderschön, herzlichen Dank, thank you, merci, obrigada and stay safe

[@stephaniedickes1461]

one of the most beautiful pieces in the classic music. So happy, to have had the opportunity to hear that in a live concert from Voces 8 today close to Frankfurt. Just awesome, no words to describe that soft and clear beauty

[@roserichmond-nkosi9026]

Impeccable voices and rendition. Gives me goosebumps ❤

[@andrewjurden3189]

really stunning

[@annewilliams5367]

As always, utter, utter perfection in this glorious little piece. I keep coming back to it time after time. The perfection of the gentle rit at the end gets to me every time. I can just imagine Felix appearing and saying “Now THAT’s how I wanted it sung!”

[@garywait3231]

Beautiful rendering of this chorus from Mendelssohn's Elijah, usually performed by a larger chorus, but here sung flawlessly by only eight. Thanks.

[@joot1032]

goose pimples! I'm looking forward to your gig in my native town on 19 May

[@kelvinsmallwood6315]

Lovely. Sound very clear. Stunning chapel with all the sculptures & paintings.

[@MrMarioman107]

One of my favourite pieces to sing and hear sung. I love this rehearsal video. Blake's voice is so beautiful in this-always.

[@ritahorvath8207]

Do you know where this church is ? Thanks . ♡ 🕍

[@MrMarioman107]

It's in the description below the video:)@@ritahorvath8207

[@michaelmayer2042]

This was the encore for last nights Voces8 concert in Solsberg, Switzerland. Definitely a highlight and a fitting theme to finish a concert.

[@HansMartinMosner]

Heard Voces8 tonight in Essen, what an incredible treat it was! They also performed this as the encore, a rich blessing to all of us listening 😇

[@redowlle]

It soars and you make it sound so easy..new soprano sounds great..blending well.

[@aknopf8173]

Great pronunciation. Especially "dich" usually seems to be pretty hard for british singers. The rest is superb as well, of course :)

[@astilitti]

❤️❤️❤️ as a german i can just say i love you and i love the song

[@putzmeister1989]

Gänsehaut!!!

[@SiSi-nx7jk]

In der Abtei Kirche Tholey am 16.09.21 klang es noch berührender, wenn überhaupt möglich. Neben Danny Boy eines der vielen Highlights, einfach eine brilliante Vorstellung. In der ersten Hälfte waren die Tränen nicht aufzuhalten für mich, war froh, als es mit Jazz weiterging😄Tausend Dank. ⭐👍Und herzliche Grüße an den netten Herrn aus Köln, der euch nachreist, was ich absolut nachvollziehen kann

[@antoninopirrone2541]

❤❤❤

[@mechthilddickmann6992]

Letzten Samstag in Düsseldorf gehört.... sooo wunderschön

[@pianofortissima4410]

this is so beautiful. my heart melts. thank you!

[@knownonlytohim]

Wonderful voices!! Sounding like a choir of angels! When I read you are British I was so surprised, because your German is very excellent!!!! I really enjoy listening to you!

[@pipergj33]

You sang this in Birmingham, Alabama in a room that was acoustically dead, and yet it was scrumptious as in this recording. Thank you for your beautiful presentations!

[@maxxi703]

I nostri amici Voces 8, Spettacolari !!!!!!

[@MsCLawless]

Beautiful!

[@houllefort]

So nice, thank's a lot

[@heinzkohut572]

Die kleinen Änderungen im Arrangement finde ich auch sehr passend zu diesem acapella-Setting.

[@chrst7346]

welche Änderungen?… Soweit ich weiß, ist diese Version tatsächlich die Mendelssohnsche A-capella-Fassung. Klar, sie ist anders, als die Elias-Fassung. Weiß Irgendjemand Genaueres?

[@syncopate50]

"For He shall give his angels charge over thee...." excerpt from Ps. 91

[@jurgensch.679]

Excellent...!

[@MarvinManio]

That was really beautiful! I didn't even notice you weren't germans :D. It's really unfortunate that it clipped twice in the recording. But other than that this is a great recording and a phenomenal performance. Thank you!

[@mare3502]

Ein Traum!

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Aussergewoehnlich schoen !

[@istvanhegyi6633]

Finoman kidolgozott, szép előadás

[@paulbauwens4065]

Wunderfull

[@alildaisy2180]

I’ve been in high school and middle school choirs as long as I could, and now I’m learning this piece for a competition and it’s beautiful when performed. Singing my part with you guys fill this piece with beauty and purpose for me. This has also helped me work on my vowels and pronunciation. Beautiful work guys.

[@udojurgens1400]

Superb pronounciation.

[@swingingdaniel]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mare3502]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jannoordijk2863]

Super !!!!!

[@tobiwan1977]

WOW just WOW

[@MariposaRedimida]

You guys sound amazing, I love this piece so much! What a pleasure to hear you all 😍

[@michaelmiller1215]

And this will be even more beautiful with the orchestral accompaniment.

[@syncopate50]

Absolutely unnecessary.

[@JUB669]

Make sure, singing without notes, and only 8 singer...Chapeau!!! Und an alle Kritiker: erstmal besser machen...wer je gesungen hat - und das im Chor - weiß. wovon ich rede...! Nochmals Chapeau...it was an excellent presentation!

[@Nikioko]

You are right. I know what you are talking about. I sang the T1 in an octet during a performance of the oratorio and I remember the difficult "und du nicht deinen Fuß an einen Stein stoßest" part.

[@Obstgeist7]

I miss singing in a choir so much! Still pretty much illegal or very restricted in germany 😢

[@arielgarello]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@karelcuchal5852]

Acc.to the 91st Psalm.

[@ransomcoates546]

It’s a version of a bit from ‘Elijah’.

[@Musikprodukteur]

Der Chor sind wunderschön und der Raumklang passt. Schade, dass die Aufnahme an mehreren Stellen deutlich übersteuert ist.

[@Portvgal1143]

Belo

[@DJone4one]

ohne britischen akzent? Durch das volumartige hört man manchmal es nicht ganz so gut. Lieg wohl an der kirchenakustik.

[@istvanhegyi6633]

A szép zenéhez szép templom és előadás.

[@hughvane]

Dare I swim against the tide and suggest that the 'surging' voice technique used in this recording detracts from the quality of the sound?

[@ruthchipperfield3061]

I agree. It's ravishing as it is, but the extra elegance of 'no surge' would win me completely. It's an easy habit to grow into.

[@AlexanderWollheim]

what do you guys mean?

[@supawels3627]

Wegen der sehr guten Einzelstimmen kommt kein geschlossener, homogener Chorklang zustande. Das liegt sicher auch an der spezifischen Raumakustik dieser Kirche, die die brillanten Frauenstimmen bevorzugt (wo bleibt die Männerquote?)

[@heinzkohut572]

Das Gegenteil ist der Fall. Der Chorklang ist überragend. Bass und Tenor sind sehr gut rauszuhören, wenn man will. Der Alt ist harmonisch so eingebunden, dass es eher schwer fällt, ihn zu isolieren. Aber muss man ja auch nicht, es soll ja gerade verschmelzen, was es tut.

[@johnburbridge8688]

S

[@andreasschneider8417]

klingt gut, allerdings bitte keine Hände in den Taschen. Oder war es in der Kirche so kalt 😋

[@sawesawe]

Es war die Vorprobe, kein Konzert.

[@evelynap9728]

Mein Thalamus weint

[@michaelocker]

Tolle Gesanhsleistung. Aber die Hände/Daumen in den Hosentaschen statt zum Gebet verschränkt? Finde ich persönlich erbärmlich.

[@heinzkohut572]

😬Voll deutsch, puh!

[@heinzkohut572]

Und protestantisch noch dazu. 🙄

[@michaelocker]

@@heinzkohut572 nach 14 Monaten? Irre.

[@heinzkohut572]

@@michaelocker Nana, nu mal nicht so impulsiv.

[@tbridge001]

Hands out of pockets, please!!

[@MrFannylehrer]

@@eukleides2 who cares?

[@mcouzijn]

Very aggressive,. I don't like this one bit. And my guess is that Mendelssohn wouldn't have liked this either.