Whenever I remember the adage that the human voice makes a more beautiful sound than any musical instrument I think of this performance as one of the finest examples.
Playing this for the prelude at my father's funeral tomorrow in New Mexico, thank you Philippe Sly. You have such a beautiful voice. My father was 88 at his death, a great man of God, kind to all, founded a homeless mission in my hometown, went to the Federal Prison every week to do a Bible Study/mentoring with the prisoners for SIXTEEN years. His life was his testimony. I BELIEVE he will be raised incorruptible. Thank you again.
Have comfort in knowing that all people who have faith in Jesus and preach his words, will have their names in the Lambs Book of Life, I pray your name is too.
This : "Behold, I tell you a mystery" is breathtaking ! Nobody can be compared to Philippe Sly in the Messiah ! The timbre is magnificent, the interpretation is intelligent, sensitive, powerful, it's infinitely beautiful, without being mannered, without looking for any catchy effect. Embodied art. A sublime moment. Thank you very much.
So well said! "Infinitely beautiful" indeed! This performance brings tears to my eyes. And that lingering appoggiatura at the end of the final cadenza - gorgeous beyond words. And let's not leave the trumpet soloist unmentioned - a brilliant performance!
In this dark time, Philippe Sly is a great gift. Thanks to him, his teachers, and, ultimately, Almighty God for his marvelous talent. May he have a long and successful career. Bravissimo!
I gave up watching it for a while and have just come back. He still looks good and sounds marvellous. Wish he would come to the UK so I could go and hear him live!
Neither can I stop watching this video. It is a magic moment. What a voice! And after hundreds of times hearing the Messiah, I had never before enjoyed so much the dialogue of the voice and the trumpet. Now I am the number one fan of a baroque trumpeter ...
Indeed! I get to sing this aria every year when we do 'Messiah'. Unfortunately there is very little you can do in the da capo to this. Anything you try sounds contrived - its all written out already, and there is not much more you can do. This is one of the best i've heard.
So fresh, free, and original, both in tone and in ornamentation. Philippe Sky’s interpretation has made this baroque into a new song. I would say that Handel is smiling!
What a voice! I was moved to tears when hearing Philippe Sly sing. The effect of his singing and the words from The trumpet shall sound almost left me speechless such is the beauty of this baritone’s exquisite interpretation of Handel. Only beautiful music with meaning and depth can a voice so powerful and flawless have such a mesmerising effect on the listener. Thank the Lord there are such performers who can make a person’s life exultant and produce a feeling of sublime happiness.
Wow! As a trumpet player myself, who has played this many times, this whole performance is absolutely superlative. The music is not that technically difficult; it's all about interpretation and these two are masters.
Wow! What a thrilling rendition-and in a live performance, too! Already at the pianissimo delivery of "mystery" in the recitative introduction, I knew we were in for something special. The evenness, strength, and agility of the voice across all registers, the effortlessly precise intonation, the original (and completely persuasive) dynamics and ornamentation, the intelligent and sensitive declamation of the text... You, sir, are the complete package.
After 8 years, I am finally able to bury my beloved late husband's ashes in the National Cemetery - I am going to play this while they lower his urn. So beautiful and moving.
May God bless your entire life! I trust he died boldly and was found doing what the Lord commanded of him. As much pain as it caused us in life, your husband did what God asked of him and that is all we can hope to achieve.
One of the most beautiful thing I have heard in my life. This singing is wonderful. Everything seems perfect in this voice. The orchestra is beyond compare, so as the trumpeter. Absolutely stunning. Move me to tears each time I listen to it.
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NEVER, EVER have a heard a more beautiful voice or a more beautiful rendition of this magnificent work of musical art!! I shall be a fan this man's voice for the remainder of my life.
He is exceptionally good. Ignore the idiot who replied to your nice comment. Philippe Sly is outstanding. There are very few really good, properly trained singers these days and he is one of them.
The capstone to my study of 1 Cor 15 today. Nine minutes and eight seconds of sheer joy. How marvelous to watch those who have honed their gifts in music to such an inspiring degree. What a voice! What talented musicians!
We shall be changed!! I sing this with my husky voice and my heart. Thank you very much for this beautiful rendition, all of it is like encounter with Eternal God.
Having lived a quarter century in New York City, let me just re-state the obvious: this is such a quintessential NYC performance, with such reserve and yet such bravado, to defy any expectation. Trinity Church, by Royal Charter of 1699 by Queen Anne, in the city of New York. You see how there are no extraneous baubles on the walls, no extraneous embellishments. There is only the Word and the Music. Surely this is how Haendel wanted his Messiah performed! Phillipe Sly is just magnificent and brings new and unexpected qualities and interpretations to this moving aria and song. Thank you so much, Mr. Sly and Trinity Church! We need you now more than ever! Keep the faith~! THE DEAD SHALL BE RAISED
I'm so grateful my Dad had this beautiful music at home when I was 8 years old. I fell in love with Messiah's music since then. I can listen to this all day and not get tired of it. Just blessed music. Respect to the trumpeter. I certainly hope to compose such beautiful music one day.
Thank you N Great. I was just thinking how, with all my difficulties with my mum, how grateful to her I am for bringing me to music and to Handel's Messiah in particular. Praise God for such wonderful music!
There is nothing like the Messiah! I can listen to it every day. In Junior high we played the orchestral portion of the Hallelujah chorus. I had never heard it before, but that was it. I no longer wanted to play in the orchestra. I wanted to sing it to my Saviour! My dad was a conductor and he performed it and I got to sing it! Praise God!
I am an artistic soul that grew up at a farm, born 1957 and did not get much spiritual nourishment in my family. Just wonder how it would have been to have a father that had this music at home...
@@pereinarolsson3928 Born a year before you. The Lord inspired this music centuries before our birth using His Word to touch our souls. Our Heavenly father loves us and wants us to get to know Him and how much He Loves us. You may not have grown up with your earthly father's guidance into music or spiritual issues, but your Heavenly Father knew you needed Him and would be deeply touched at such a time as this. He Loves You and cares for you!
The reverberating sound of the human voice is sublime when evoking magical musical intonations. Phillipe's bass-baritone voice emitting the Be note is astonished! The voice tone and the sound density is masterful! A glorious voice always to listen because it brings joy and peace to the mind. Fabulous John Thiessen, one of the best baroque trumpet player.
A had the pleasure to hear Philippe Sly perform Messiah with the Philadelphia Orchestra last December. Not only is his voice incomparable, but he has commanding stage presence that you can not comprehend from a mere video. "I was changed".
No matter how many other versions of these two pieces I hear, Philippe's stands out as the best! I am amazed at the amazing gift God has given him. He definitely has the most beautiful male voice I have ever heard! May the Lord continue to bless him.
Exquisite. Brings tears to my eyes. Thanks be to God for Phillippe Sly's beautiful, rich voice and to him for sharing it. The hope and truth of the words ... someday we shall hear that Trumpet.
I simply can't get over how both powerful and beautiful his voice is! It blows me away every time without fail. I literally can't put into words how flawlessly beautiful, heavenly, and overwhelmingly magnificent this performance is.
This was just supposed to be something I listened to for a college Music Appreciation course and yet I find myself returning to this specific clip over and over again. Honestly a stunning voice I can't get it out of my head ♥
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING ELECTRIFYING and INSPIRED! Your voice, the composition, this performance, these musicians... all spectacular, beautiful, amazing and truly incredible & unique! Thanks to God for blessing you with this gift, and thank you for developing and sharing it!
For those who may never get a chance to hear this man live, I am sorry. I have listened to many world renowned professionals in masterclasses and live with amazing voices but Philippe is one in a trillion. The density of his sound is so great and powerful that it is mind blowing. More important than that, however, he has the most beautiful tone of any singer I have ever heard and may ever hear. When I first heard him (I had the pleasure to sing in choir for the Messiah that he was a soloist for) I finally understood what people meant by having an "angel-like" voice. Truly, one of the most gifted AND skilled singers I have ever heard. Hope some day I will hear him again.
+YearOfFrost For my wife and me Philippe Sly is the upcoming "singer of the century". We plan to travel across Germany, when he will sing St. Mathieuw's Passion at Hamburg in April 2016 :)
i first heard him on CZcams performing Erlkönig by Schubert. since the first note, i've been falling into a magic Land. not only for his incredibly beautiful voice, also for his total intelligence of the text,for his acting, for his enlightment of the music. Sly is already, despite of his youth, one of the very great singers for ever and ever. kind regards
I went to a concert one christmas with him performing the Messiah, but he (and the entire cast of soloists), got sick and didn't deliver haha. What can you do...
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Mr. Sly has sung many songs but he has never sung with such passion and focus and intensity as this. "And we shall be changed!!!" -- It is now the age of the coronavirus, and 3/4 of our very says: all I want to do it go back to what it was!!! -- The problem is: everything has changed. You can change with it, or drop to the side like a stone. -- Trinity Wall Street is the perfect setting for such an incantation of this celestial piece of music. All the sin of the world heaped up upon it, all the greedy and avariciousness of it, in one place, and--at the same time: the wish to repent and change and make things anew. No one can argue this. Only the music can carry us forward. I listen to this performance at the darkest moments of my life and it carries me forward. THANK YOU MR. SLAY AND TRINITY WALL STREET!!!
This is one of the truest performances of this piece you will find anywhere. I have heard dozens of performances of Messiah, and Phillipe Sly's baritone solos are some of the finest.
Jon Handel The only thing inaccurate was reshaping of the vocal line. Mr Handel set the words as in-corrupTIBle. His command of English was at times questionable. Cf. AND the double double beat OF the thund’ring drum
I am speechless, almost. In over 20 years as a choir director and organist, I have had the pleasure of hearing this aria sung by many great singers. Mr. Sly leaves every one of them pitifully weeping in their mediocrity. I love every aspect of this performance, even the moments when he tries to hide the fact that he is mighty pleased with himself; it's more flirtatious than arrogant, so I'll buy it all day long.
I love my jazz ,and rock and roll ,but nothing but nothing brings a lump to the throat ,or tear to the eye like this music brilliant just brilliant .cheers
An absolutely stunning performance. This aria has been in my repertoire for many years, and this performance eclipses any that I have seen or heard. Brilliant. Rich warm tone, and sublime ornamentation. Thank you!
One of these days, the Trumpet will sound, and we will be changed! Maranatha! It is in black and white, clear in the Bible, that we the Church, will be caught up (rapturo, rapture) before the 7 years of Jacob's trouble, the great tribulation. Handel knew it. Wonderfully sung.
Perfect! Please acknowledge the Trumpeter! He is magnificent! Completely controlled, no over-fussy dramatisation, but perfect mastery. I would dare to say Handel would be pleased! This is no easy piece and his trumpet is the "real thing". Absolutely wonderful! Inspiring!
There are not sufficient words to describe how absolutely beautiful "Behold, I tell you a mystery..." with Philippe Sly is presented. Chills of joy move through me as I listen. Thank you.
Głos najwspanialszego dziś bas-barytona! I popis trąbki barokowej, na której mało kto w Polsce potrafi zadowalająco grać, co skutkuje nieobecnością koncertową m. in. arcydzieł J. S. Bacha w Polsce.
@@mjk5807 PS. co do tej trąbki, to osobiście mi "nie wchodzi do ucha". Doceniłem w komentarzu umiejętność grania na niej; ale dźwięki z niej wydobywane mnie trochę rażą... Całość wykonana jednakże fantastycznie! ;-)
Wonderful rendition of arias from HF Handels Messiah. I can't get enough of really great Oratorio. It is kind of a great art. I thank God for your lovely voice and I partically love Handel. Thank YOu so much Philippe!
A masterly, masterly performance of bass solo singing; and of an aria which should , when very well performed, send shivers down the spine. This piece of music tells us what the spiritual means.
I'm myself a specialist in Early Music Singing and I must say: your rendition is beyond marvellous!!!!! I'm in awe with your voice, your extremely knowledgeable performance and your charisma - absolutely fantastic, congratulations forever!!!!
My dear Philippe, your stunningly beautiful voice goes deeply in the soul, it's absolutely delightful to see you and listen to this gift of Heavens. Thank you so much for being there, love you 💖
The tremendous power of this beautiful performance makes it almost impossible not to believe that indeed, we shall one day be changed, however bizarre this vision may be. Philippe Sly is such a great artist that he completely convinces the audience.
Wonderfully bizarre, just as Christ rose again, so shall we. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. -John 6:29
Now that is some unearthly intonation! But not only for this I simply admire this performance. I think that, as many wrote before me, it's so real I think that it might really resolve any doubts that the trumpet shall really sound and we shall be changed. Unbelievably spectactular !
This was like hearing something I've heard a thousand times for the first time.
Whenever I remember the adage that the human voice makes a more beautiful sound than any musical instrument I think of this performance as one of the finest examples.
Playing this for the prelude at my father's funeral tomorrow in New Mexico, thank you Philippe Sly. You have such a beautiful voice. My father was 88 at his death, a great man of God, kind to all, founded a homeless mission in my hometown, went to the Federal Prison every week to do a Bible Study/mentoring with the prisoners for SIXTEEN years. His life was his testimony. I BELIEVE he will be raised incorruptible. Thank you again.
Have comfort in knowing that all people who have faith in Jesus and preach his words, will have their names in the Lambs Book of Life, I pray your name is too.
@@mickb-h8955 Yes, I am assured it is.
May his memory be eternal.
I had this dung at my mother's home going also. Awesome.
Knowing he’ll be raised from sleep immortal and incorruptible. What a promise!
This : "Behold, I tell you a mystery" is breathtaking ! Nobody can be compared to Philippe Sly in the Messiah !
The timbre is magnificent, the interpretation is intelligent, sensitive, powerful, it's infinitely beautiful, without being mannered, without looking for any catchy effect. Embodied art. A sublime moment.
Thank you very much.
So well said! "Infinitely beautiful" indeed! This performance brings tears to my eyes. And that lingering appoggiatura at the end of the final cadenza - gorgeous beyond words. And let's not leave the trumpet soloist unmentioned - a brilliant performance!
I can verify your diagnosis, doctor; my breath vaccuumed out with a hiss.
In this dark time, Philippe Sly is a great gift. Thanks to him, his teachers, and, ultimately, Almighty God for his marvelous talent. May he have a long and successful career. Bravissimo!
The singer is marvellous! Handel is a master and St Paul’s words are so comforting!
Probably about 200 views of this are just me watching it over and over and over... +Philippe Sly, just awesome. Bravo!
I'm with you rubybeth! I can't stop hitting replay!! Isn't this the most beautiful rendition ever??
Me too. I can’t stop! Hahaha!
I gave up watching it for a while and have just come back. He still looks good and sounds marvellous. Wish he would come to the UK so I could go and hear him live!
Me too. It's a spiritual and musical treasure of humanity.
Neither can I stop watching this video. It is a magic moment. What a voice! And after hundreds of times hearing the Messiah, I had never before enjoyed so much the dialogue of the voice and the trumpet. Now I am the number one fan of a baroque trumpeter ...
His ornamentation is adventurous!
Very true !
Indeed! I get to sing this aria every year when we do 'Messiah'. Unfortunately there is very little you can do in the da capo to this. Anything you try sounds contrived - its all written out already, and there is not much more you can do. This is one of the best i've heard.
to say the least of it....
Right??
We shall be CHANGED! ❤🎉
So fresh, free, and original, both in tone and in ornamentation. Philippe Sky’s interpretation has made this baroque into a new song. I would say that Handel is smiling!
I agree 💯
I love Phillipe Sly. I listened to this nearly everyday in lockdown for the covid in Melbourne Australia. Such a comfort.
Respect to the trumpeter!
It's funny, you can see his right fingers moving as if the valves were there
He is opening or stopping vents (holes) there to help with the intonation of the natural trumpet.
The soloist showed the ultimate respect for the trumpeter and vice versa!
Amen
Mad skills
Glory to God !!! May the trumpet sound and the incorruptible eternal victory take place.
What a voice! I was moved to tears when hearing Philippe Sly sing. The effect of his singing and the words from The trumpet shall sound almost left me speechless such is the beauty of this baritone’s exquisite interpretation of Handel. Only beautiful music with meaning and depth can a voice so powerful and flawless have such a mesmerising effect on the listener. Thank the Lord there are such performers who can make a person’s life exultant and produce a feeling of sublime happiness.
Yes .. breath plucked from the lungs, suspended and open mouthed
Wow! As a trumpet player myself, who has played this many times, this whole performance is absolutely superlative. The music is not that technically difficult; it's all about interpretation and these two are masters.
What kind of trumpet is used here?
@@tientje98 a Baroque trumpet according to Nick Higgs who reacted to this video and led me to it :-)
Wow! What a thrilling rendition-and in a live performance, too! Already at the pianissimo delivery of "mystery" in the recitative introduction, I knew we were in for something special. The evenness, strength, and agility of the voice across all registers, the effortlessly precise intonation, the original (and completely persuasive) dynamics and ornamentation, the intelligent and sensitive declamation of the text... You, sir, are the complete package.
This brings peace and hope
After 8 years, I am finally able to bury my beloved late husband's ashes in the National Cemetery - I am going to play this while they lower his urn. So beautiful and moving.
God bless you
Perfect choice. God bless you
No finer piece of music - entirely appropriate.
May God bless your entire life! I trust he died boldly and was found doing what the Lord commanded of him. As much pain as it caused us in life, your husband did what God asked of him and that is all we can hope to achieve.
And he shall be changed!
Quelle voix profonde et magnifique. Quelle joie d'écouter quelqu'un qui chante avec autant d'aisance et de plaisir
With love and expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ second coming. Watching from Nigeria 🇳🇬
Philippe's voice is an ELIXIR for the soul... what a beauty!
One of the most beautiful thing I have heard in my life. This singing is wonderful. Everything seems perfect in this voice. The orchestra is beyond compare, so as the trumpeter. Absolutely stunning.
Move me to tears each time I listen to it.
me too. it's moving, and astonishing
This song give hope
I know Vincent, I know.
@@williamrmorrison Astonishing is the word I was looking for.
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A glorious voice and a beautiful man.
That wonderful moment in time when you hear a piece of music and it goes right into your soul. Absolutely stunning
like a razor sharp knife from heaven - no pretencious bullshit...real truth...
Listened to this a second time and was mesmerized by this young man's voice and breath control! Bravo! Watching from Cape Town!
NEVER, EVER have a heard a more beautiful voice or a more beautiful rendition of this magnificent work of musical art!! I shall be a fan this man's voice for the remainder of my life.
He's just okay!
Christopher McQuaid As a director of an opera company I assure you that he is rather more than OK.
He is exceptionally good. Ignore the idiot who replied to your nice comment. Philippe Sly is outstanding. There are very few really good, properly trained singers these days and he is one of them.
@@mscott3918 He is indeed very good!!!!
@@christophermcquaid6256 Why only ok?
Fresh, vital, expressive, musicianship. His voice is a beautiful instrument. I can't wait for more.
At 5.56 and thereafter, Philippe Sly started throwing - hurling - himself with his magical voice into the pure joy of this glorious solo.
I have never heard such a beautiful bass baritone voice as Phillipe's. Wonderful!
Wish the entire 2016 performance was posted on CZcams. It has pure magic in all the excerpts that I have listened to.
The capstone to my study of 1 Cor 15 today. Nine minutes and eight seconds of sheer joy. How marvelous to watch those who have honed their gifts in music to such an inspiring degree. What a voice! What talented musicians!
So very proud of this Canadian! What a voice!!
Val Friesen oh he’s Canadian! What a beautiful voice he has!!
We shall be changed!! I sing this with my husky voice and my heart. Thank you very much for this beautiful rendition, all of it is like encounter with Eternal God.
Having lived a quarter century in New York City, let me just re-state the obvious: this is such a quintessential NYC performance, with such reserve and yet such bravado, to defy any expectation.
Trinity Church, by Royal Charter of 1699 by Queen Anne, in the city of New York. You see how there are no extraneous baubles on the walls, no extraneous embellishments. There is only the Word and the Music. Surely this is how Haendel wanted his Messiah performed!
Phillipe Sly is just magnificent and brings new and unexpected qualities and interpretations to this moving aria and song. Thank you so much, Mr. Sly and Trinity Church! We need you now more than ever! Keep the faith~! THE DEAD SHALL BE RAISED
Totally wonderful.
I'm so grateful my Dad had this beautiful music at home when I was 8 years old. I fell in love with Messiah's music since then. I can listen to this all day and not get tired of it. Just blessed music.
Respect to the trumpeter.
I certainly hope to compose such beautiful music one day.
Thank you N Great. I was just thinking how, with all my difficulties with my mum, how grateful to her I am for bringing me to music and to Handel's Messiah in particular. Praise God for such wonderful music!
Hail satin
There is nothing like the Messiah! I can listen to it every day. In Junior high we played the orchestral portion of the Hallelujah chorus. I had never heard it before, but that was it. I no longer wanted to play in the orchestra. I wanted to sing it to my Saviour! My dad was a conductor and he performed it and I got to sing it! Praise God!
I am an artistic soul that grew up at a farm, born 1957 and did not get much spiritual nourishment in my family. Just wonder how it would have been to have a father that had this music at home...
@@pereinarolsson3928 Born a year before you. The Lord inspired this music centuries before our birth using His Word to touch our souls. Our Heavenly father loves us and wants us to get to know Him and how much He Loves us. You may not have grown up with your earthly father's guidance into music or spiritual issues, but your Heavenly Father knew you needed Him and would be deeply touched at such a time as this. He Loves You and cares for you!
The reverberating sound of the human voice is sublime when evoking magical musical intonations. Phillipe's bass-baritone voice emitting the Be note is astonished! The voice tone and the sound density is masterful! A glorious voice always to listen because it brings joy and peace to the mind. Fabulous John Thiessen, one of the best baroque trumpet player.
thanks for mentioning the trumpeter's name
A had the pleasure to hear Philippe Sly perform Messiah with the Philadelphia Orchestra last December. Not only is his voice incomparable, but he has commanding stage presence that you can not comprehend from a mere video. "I was changed".
I love how you sing "The trumpet shall SOOOUND and the dead shall be RAAAAAAISED!" Beautiful! I was sold when I heard those two notes!
his Eb is perfect - just that note is a revelation
I fell in love with his voice on the word "mystery"
Wonderful and breathtaking
Mesmerizing!
No matter how many other versions of these two pieces I hear, Philippe's stands out as the best! I am amazed at the amazing gift God has given him. He definitely has the most beautiful male voice I have ever heard! May the Lord continue to bless him.
I've listened to many performances of this part of "Messiah", and this is the best one I know. wow
What a gorgeous voice! And yes, whoever said kudos to the trumpet player!
I love the trumpet
What about Handel and St Paul?
Just come across this wonderful singer, Thank you CZcams!
Exquisite. Brings tears to my eyes. Thanks be to God for Phillippe Sly's beautiful, rich voice and to him for sharing it. The hope and truth of the words ... someday we shall hear that Trumpet.
Oh Praise the Lord let it be so!
Indeed .
I simply can't get over how both powerful and beautiful his voice is! It blows me away every time without fail. I literally can't put into words how flawlessly beautiful, heavenly, and overwhelmingly magnificent this performance is.
I listen to it every single day!
This was just supposed to be something I listened to for a college Music Appreciation course and yet I find myself returning to this specific clip over and over again. Honestly a stunning voice I can't get it out of my head ♥
You have good taste .
He is incredibly talented!
ABSOLUTELY
STUNNING
ELECTRIFYING
and INSPIRED!
Your voice, the composition, this performance, these musicians... all spectacular, beautiful, amazing and truly incredible & unique!
Thanks to God for blessing you with this gift, and thank you for developing and sharing it!
For those who may never get a chance to hear this man live, I am sorry. I have listened to many world renowned professionals in masterclasses and live with amazing voices but Philippe is one in a trillion. The density of his sound is so great and powerful that it is mind blowing. More important than that, however, he has the most beautiful tone of any singer I have ever heard and may ever hear. When I first heard him (I had the pleasure to sing in choir for the Messiah that he was a soloist for) I finally understood what people meant by having an "angel-like" voice. Truly, one of the most gifted AND skilled singers I have ever heard. Hope some day I will hear him again.
+YearOfFrost For my wife and me Philippe Sly is the upcoming "singer of the century". We plan to travel across Germany, when he will sing St. Mathieuw's Passion at Hamburg in April 2016 :)
i first heard him on CZcams performing Erlkönig by Schubert. since the first note, i've been falling into a magic Land. not only for his incredibly beautiful voice, also for his total intelligence of the text,for his acting, for his enlightment of the music. Sly is already, despite of his youth, one of the very great singers for ever and ever. kind regards
YearOfFrost
I went to a concert one christmas with him performing the Messiah, but he (and the entire cast of soloists), got sick and didn't deliver haha. What can you do...
He, he, he, Mr Mo. One can do nothing but punt. And snag the love of our Lord next time. Blessings 2 all from Samarqand. Don't forget Ur Silk Road passes. Jovano@lycos.com
What an exquisite voice and tone! Beautiful rendition! Thank you! Editing to add, trumpet is flawless!
Das ist die schönste Bass-Bariton-Stimme, die ich je gehört habe! Danke...👏👍🌻❤️
Philippe, every time I play this video it seems even more amazing.It's as if Handel wrote this aria just for you.
I look forward to this change.
I love listening to the baritone singing. What an excellent singer!
Mr. Sly has sung many songs but he has never sung with such passion and focus and intensity as this. "And we shall be changed!!!" -- It is now the age of the coronavirus, and 3/4 of our very says: all I want to do it go back to what it was!!! -- The problem is: everything has changed. You can change with it, or drop to the side like a stone. -- Trinity Wall Street is the perfect setting for such an incantation of this celestial piece of music. All the sin of the world heaped up upon it, all the greedy and avariciousness of it, in one place, and--at the same time: the wish to repent and change and make things anew. No one can argue this. Only the music can carry us forward. I listen to this performance at the darkest moments of my life and it carries me forward. THANK YOU MR. SLAY AND TRINITY WALL STREET!!!
sends shivers down my spine. Great performance. "We shall be changed" We should remember this promise !
This is one of the truest performances of this piece you will find anywhere. I have heard dozens of performances of Messiah, and Phillipe Sly's baritone solos are some of the finest.
Jon Handel The only thing inaccurate was reshaping of the vocal line. Mr Handel set the words as in-corrupTIBle. His command of English was at times questionable.
Cf. AND the double double beat OF the thund’ring drum
Great artistry, fantastic voice, fantastic trumpet - so pure, so hard to play. Most uplifting - thank you.
I am speechless, almost. In over 20 years as a choir director and organist, I have had the pleasure of hearing this aria sung by many great singers. Mr. Sly leaves every one of them pitifully weeping in their mediocrity. I love every aspect of this performance, even the moments when he tries to hide the fact that he is mighty pleased with himself; it's more flirtatious than arrogant, so I'll buy it all day long.
In his defense, he has every right to be pleased with himself, haha! I think he's just enjoying the music, more than anything else.
It helps that he's nice looking huh...
Christopher Cappella gorgeous
@@inesdeerausquin5658 ,
none of us chose our parents, therefore the whole glory belongs to GOD alone !!
A beautiful man with a gorgeous voice
This is the most impressive and beautifull voice I have heard so far. Profound, rich, I am now addict to this artist.
When spirit becomes music Händel is involved - no other music makes me smile and cry at the same time.
beethoven as giant of a composer that he was had the most profoundv respect for g.f. handel
Beethoven, Bach and Mozart had the gift of genius, but Handel was anointed by the Spirit of God.
I love my jazz ,and rock and roll ,but nothing but nothing brings a lump to the throat ,or tear to the eye like this music brilliant just brilliant .cheers
Such a well-known aria and yet I felt listening to this accomplished performance that I had never heard it properly before. What art!
An absolutely stunning performance. This aria has been in my repertoire for many years, and this performance eclipses any that I have seen or heard. Brilliant. Rich warm tone, and sublime ornamentation. Thank you!
One of these days, the Trumpet will sound, and we will be changed! Maranatha! It is in black and white, clear in the Bible, that we the Church, will be caught up (rapturo, rapture) before the 7 years of Jacob's trouble, the great tribulation. Handel knew it. Wonderfully sung.
Amén
Thank you sir, I praise GOD for sharing you with us also.
What a voice! Superb instrumentation. Beautiful performance.
Perfect! Please acknowledge the Trumpeter! He is magnificent! Completely controlled, no over-fussy dramatisation, but perfect mastery. I would dare to say Handel would be pleased! This is no easy piece and his trumpet is the "real thing". Absolutely wonderful! Inspiring!
There are not sufficient words to describe how absolutely beautiful "Behold, I tell you a mystery..." with Philippe Sly is presented. Chills of joy move through me as I listen. Thank you.
The absolute best I have ever heard of this. Simply amazing.
Fenomenalny występ! Wspaniały, świetny, niesamowity popis głosu tenora oraz trąbki! !
Głos najwspanialszego dziś bas-barytona! I popis trąbki barokowej, na której mało kto w Polsce potrafi zadowalająco grać, co skutkuje nieobecnością koncertową m. in. arcydzieł J. S. Bacha w Polsce.
@@mjk5807 PS. co do tej trąbki, to osobiście mi "nie wchodzi do ucha". Doceniłem w komentarzu umiejętność grania na niej; ale dźwięki z niej wydobywane mnie trochę rażą... Całość wykonana jednakże fantastycznie! ;-)
@@user-ul2we8vn5d Posłuchaj wirtuozki tego instrumentu, Alison Balsom, np. czcams.com/video/Wa2vzx-aNrw/video.html
Wonderful rendition of arias from HF Handels Messiah. I can't get enough of really great Oratorio. It is kind of a great art.
I thank God for your lovely voice and I partically love Handel. Thank YOu so much Philippe!
A most beuatiful rendition! A brilliant singer, and the orchestra too. Philippe Sly, superbe!
Quelle belle voix! Une découverte pour moi et quel beau visage! Bravo au trompettiste aussi.
A masterly, masterly performance of bass solo singing; and of an aria which should , when very well performed, send shivers down the spine. This piece of music tells us what the spiritual means.
Indeed .
that opening is so. stunning. from the first note I was captivated! Very very well done!
I'm myself a specialist in Early Music Singing and I must say: your rendition is beyond marvellous!!!!! I'm in awe with your voice, your extremely knowledgeable performance and your charisma - absolutely fantastic, congratulations forever!!!!
What a beautiful voice!!!
Happy Birthday to the Late George Handel and Merry Christmas ⛄🎁 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!
What an absolutely incredible voice! Such clarity, a beautiful tone and so powerful!
So good to have Baroque ornamentation! Bravissimo!
I have listened to this over and over and l think that amazing voice is a gift from God! Thank you for sharing it with the world!
Outstanding. What a discovery...
Absolutely love the cadenza at the end. Sounds very Monteverdian. Very original.
If he had a Western drawl I would have said it sounded very Albuquerquean.
Absolutely! I liked it, too.
Philippe, your ornamentation is exquisite. This piece of music was written for your beautiful voice. Thank you for the joy you bring to the world.
The most beautiful rendition I've heard. Thank you.
Best version of this ever!
Beautiful voice, beautiful music and even more beautiful truth!
This is gorgeous and full of refreshing life and good energy. The singer is exquisite.
My dear Philippe, your stunningly beautiful voice goes deeply in the soul, it's absolutely delightful to see you and listen to this gift of Heavens. Thank you so much for being there, love you 💖
Beautiful voice! I'm a Bach and Handel fan and so happy to see you are keeping these composers alive.
Carolyn Clark they will never die. When the sun swallows the Earth, Bach and Handel will still be playing.
I don’t know about that, the global standard of “music” went from glorious to absolutely bullshit
Antony Lau there will always be people who appreciate true art, and they will keep alive the music of the Greats.
This set my heart aflame.... This is the most beautiful Rendition of this Piece I've ever heard, this is Treasure
To weep for pure joy at the sheer beauty of this music and the voice of Philippe Sly is a very rare thing.
That voice is like silk.
The historic trumpet is cool. And the best: you have such a fantastic voice! Thanks a lot for these new videos!
It's called a "baroque" trumpet.
The best interpretation that I saw until today. Marvelous!
I heard this on the radio in my car on the way home from work today and I was blown away and taken to another place!
The tremendous power of this beautiful performance makes it almost impossible not to believe that indeed, we shall one day be changed, however bizarre this vision may be. Philippe Sly is such a great artist that he completely convinces the audience.
Wonderfully bizarre, just as Christ rose again, so shall we.
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. -John 6:29
Now that is some unearthly intonation! But not only for this I simply admire this performance. I think that, as many wrote before me, it's so real I think that it might really resolve any doubts that the trumpet shall really sound and we shall be changed. Unbelievably spectactular !
Absolutely Magnificent!
Wow indeed. A voice like this crops up every 20 years or so!