This is the most unhurried, serene, and beautiful performance of this I think I've ever heard! What amazing control over the line and what amazing ensemble skills. There's a reason why this group is just simply one of the best in the entire world. When you only have one singer per part (this piece has eight individual parts) and you tackle a work like this which was probably written for a much larger group (I sang it once with three times as many singers as Voces8 and it was a challenge!) your instinct is to move the tempo as fast as you can reasonably get away with -- so nobody runs the risk of running out of air with nobody to stagger breathe with. Not to mention it's just easier to perform at faster tempos without a conductor. But these folks just take all the time in the world and spin these beautiful, long phrases and never seem to run out of air; every line from every singer is just beautiful. Wow. Just wow.
I completely agree! I've been listening to different recordings and CZcams performances of this piece - nothing is even close! How I wish they had a recording of the entire heart-engaging work.
Beautiful performance, and one that proves to me that this piece sounds best when performed with solo voicing. The space you give each other really breathes life into Rheinberger's flowing harmonies.
These guys are always impressive, but this one is stunning. Their tempo feels as though they’re all sharing an internal click track. Their just intonation on the thirds is fantastic, and at the end of each of their walkups toward the end, I’ve never heard dominant sevenths tuned any better, anywhere.
Art knows no boundaries! As a Muslim, I feel so peaceful listening to this choir, I don't understand what they are saying, but it just sounds marvelous. A festival of beautiful voices, in perfect harmony.
additionaly: Kyrie is always at the beginning of the mass and considered sort of an "entry" to what is going to follow. As from experience Kyrie in my opinion is one of the most beautiful parts of a christian mass. Composers always go beyond their capabilities in order to capture your ears for what is to come
Not only the most sublime music but the words are the most beautiful in all of human language: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. I pray that for myself and for the life of the world.
The level of synchro perfection you singers have is incredible. Its like one voice with all the highs and lows. Sublime! Every song you sing is perfection. The visuals are also stunning. What a masterclass of artistry both visual and auditory. I had never heard of Josef Rheinberger before I heard Abendlied, which means Evening Song, and its so full of regret and longing, of things gone and deep longing to have them back... and this led me here. My daughter died, in the prime of her life at 37, to cancer. When I listen to Abendlied, she is back in the shadows where I can feel her breath again and hear the tinkling of her bangles and the click of her heels. Thank you dear singers, for taking me back there for a brief moment. I'm overwhelmed with gratitude. You are all superb and it was a privilege.
Singen und singen sind zwei unterschiedliche Dinge, nach Noten singen, aber viel Herz und Seele hinlegen - eine ganz andere Art von Erhabenheit in der Chormusik. Großartig vorgetragen und interpretiert. Danke!!
Such serene beauty..it's like the swell of the tides as they rise and fall before they reach the shore..the harmonies are entrancing. Absolutely wonderful..music really is one of life's greatest gifts. Thank you 🎁💖
I am a classical solo double bass player. It's hearing things like this sung by Voces8 .. which gives me inspiration to practice like a maniac. I've no idea why.. it just does.
Keep up your work. You hold the pitch for the rest of the choir. Just listen to this piece and the basses are there to keep the pitch. I am also a Basso Profundo. MRC
Stunning! When Euan Williamson comes in at 3:27, it moves through me like hope rising out of the mist of conflict. Layer upon layer, the hope continues to ascend like the morning light. So so beautiful.
Immer wenn ich ein paar Tage keine Musik gehört habe, die von Voces8 gesungen wurde, dann merke ich nochmal zusätzlich, was dieses Ensemble mir bedeutet mit seiner großartigen Klangkultur. Und gleichzeitig singen sie mit Seele. Das berührt mein Herz jedesmal wieder. Danke!
I keep thinking you cannot get any better; you are already perfect. But this Kyrie is so beautiful, so etherial, that it enters the heart and stays there. Kyrie, eleison this world of ours.
Oh Halleluja :)! Be blessed All of you. I cried the whole song. I cried because of Jesus mercy to me and my life. I walked through two divorces. Lost my job after 19 years. The only savior in my circumstances through this hard experiences is Jesus. I can only confess He is my savior ! The last time it was at 14th November in year 2020. I felt lost and depressed. I felt I have no future. The Jesus saved me from death and I only can praise him for his endless love to me. He is the only savior to me and for All mankind. Please, give your whole life to him. He love you and have a wonderful plan for you. Many blessing to you :)!
The crescendo that starts at 3:26 hits me every time.. what an build up and what perfect blend of voices! I cannot thank you enough for this masterpiece!
so lovely and peaceful, and there’s beauty and much joy in following each individual voice as it braids into the others, then opens out again into the silence. Thank you for all these gifts!
Sang this (2d bass) with my church choir: a profoundly moving experience. But this interpretation is far and away the standard toward which all may strive. The musicianship, the control and balance, as well as the spirituality, of this rendering of Rheinberger's Kyrie is unparalleled in excellence.
This is absolutely flawless! I most probably listened to this a thousand times! It's so beautiful! Thank you @Voces8 for the amazing work you do! Thank you; thank you; thank you!
My dissertation was written on the secular choral music of Josef Rheinberger. It is always amazing to hear any ensemble performing his music. It is especially exciting to hear Voces8 performing Rheinberger.
This, ..... Is like you are all delivering PEACE to my home. Gently, slowly, allowing it to wrap its calming, soothing blanket all over the interior within. So welcoming. Truly, please know that all of you help me at a time that is needed. God bless each of you. ✝️ ❤
Love the voice of your new member, very different from her predecessor's much more of a high soprano than rather deep mezzo. But it fits this piece very well
Swietnie sie slucha!!!tak fantastycznie dobrane barwy glosow ,przeplataja sie ,taka ,,mala gonitwa"jeden glos zaczyna swoja linie melodyczna,nastepny ,,plynie" za nim lub razem plyna i to tworzy ta cudowna muzyke.Jak dla mnie wspaniale wykonanie!!!Wielkie brawa!!!pozdrawiam z Polski:)))
Voces8 randomly came up in my CZcams feed a month or so ago, and I can only stay that I'm awed and stunned by your balance, tuning, intonation and precision. Thank you.
Sublime, les voix et les regards nous touchent profondément, et la voix cristalline d'Andrea Haines qui s'élève, nous élève .... Vous écouter fait tant de bien.
I've performed this and 30 years later it remains one of my favorite choral pieces. Your performance is stunning, the best I've heard. I'm filled with emotion.
Absolutely beautiful music. God bless and thanks for sharing. I listen to almost all of your CZcams music and never get tired of it. Brings me great joy 👍💓
Absolutely sublime - listening to this performance the first time I was able to discern contrapuntal intricacies that have been lost to me with others; yet the whole was still the exquisite harmonic blend Rheinberger intended. Thank you!!!
It would be tempting but the Gloria and Credo are extremely wordy. Even though Rheinberger did a masterful job, his best musical ideas are in the Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. Maybe record these separately as they would stand on their own, musically speaking. I can't find any info on the choirs he had access to but considering the posts he had during his lifetime, it would be great to go back in time and listen. When you consider his contemporaries (Mendelssohn, Brahms etc), their contribution to choral music, and Rheinberger's talent at such a young age, I'm surprised these works aren't performed more often. They sparkle as perfectly cut diamonds. Bravo for the piece and BRAVO for an inspiring rendition.
@@PewPewReload oouf, best recorded I don’t know…. There are some pretty epic recordings of this out there. Have you listened to the Rutter/ Cambridge Version? Mainly comes down to preference at some point, surely but I think Voces8 lack a little bit of “oomph “ for these pieces.
@@Joggelschorsch absolutely! Nothing like Rutter and CS! I love them to the moon! However, I think this has more subtlety and nuance, which is harder to do with a larger group. Maybe I like the feeling of intimacy this gives the piece. Anyway, you're not wrong, however, personally I like this one more :)
My goodness...That chromatic decent into the refrain of the opening theme was incredible at 1:50. What a lovely sound. Always look forward to their uploads :)
Our choir sang the whole work today and it was wonderful to do, but I would love to do it again one day, it needs a lot more study. Such a glorious Mass. Hopefully we can do it as well as this superb choir.
This is the most unhurried, serene, and beautiful performance of this I think I've ever heard! What amazing control over the line and what amazing ensemble skills. There's a reason why this group is just simply one of the best in the entire world. When you only have one singer per part (this piece has eight individual parts) and you tackle a work like this which was probably written for a much larger group (I sang it once with three times as many singers as Voces8 and it was a challenge!) your instinct is to move the tempo as fast as you can reasonably get away with -- so nobody runs the risk of running out of air with nobody to stagger breathe with. Not to mention it's just easier to perform at faster tempos without a conductor. But these folks just take all the time in the world and spin these beautiful, long phrases and never seem to run out of air; every line from every singer is just beautiful. Wow. Just wow.
I completely agree! I've been listening to different recordings and CZcams performances of this piece - nothing is even close! How I wish they had a recording of the entire heart-engaging work.
I totally agree with you!
I agree too. Such a difficult piece. They are great.
Well said, I totally agree.
Agree with you
Beautiful performance, and one that proves to me that this piece sounds best when performed with solo voicing. The space you give each other really breathes life into Rheinberger's flowing harmonies.
The way one singer will fade so gently and another singer will pick up the melody, this is insane.
Genius
Wenn ich noch einen Beweis gebraucht hätte, daß Voces8 einer der besten Chöre der Welt ist, hätte ich ihn mit dieser Aufnahme bekommen.
These guys are always impressive, but this one is stunning. Their tempo feels as though they’re all sharing an internal click track. Their just intonation on the thirds is fantastic, and at the end of each of their walkups toward the end, I’ve never heard dominant sevenths tuned any better, anywhere.
best choir in the world hands down
Art knows no boundaries! As a Muslim, I feel so peaceful listening to this choir, I don't understand what they are saying, but it just sounds marvelous. A festival of beautiful voices, in perfect harmony.
They are asking God's mercy: "Lord have Mercy"
They are singing „Kyrie eleison - Christe eleison - Kyrie eleison“. Lord, have mercy - Christ, have mercy - Lord, have mercy.
I have friends from Turkey and Brunei who love religious music like this. It speaks to all our hearts and souls.
It Is in Latin, a Roman Catholic Mass.
additionaly: Kyrie is always at the beginning of the mass and considered sort of an "entry" to what is going to follow. As from experience Kyrie in my opinion is one of the most beautiful parts of a christian mass. Composers always go beyond their capabilities in order to capture your ears for what is to come
Ohh... des anges 😍😍😍!!! Quelle beauté céleste !! Quelle pureté !! J'en perds mes mots...
Not only the most sublime music but the words are the most beautiful in all of human language: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. I pray that for myself and for the life of the world.
Rheinberger is so under appreciated
The level of synchro perfection you singers have is incredible. Its like one voice with all the highs and lows. Sublime!
Every song you sing is perfection. The visuals are also stunning. What a masterclass of artistry both visual and auditory.
I had never heard of Josef Rheinberger before I heard Abendlied, which means Evening Song, and its so full of regret and longing, of things gone and deep longing to have them back... and this led me here. My daughter died, in the prime of her life at 37, to cancer. When I listen to Abendlied, she is back in the shadows where I can feel her breath again and hear the tinkling of her bangles and the click of her heels. Thank you dear singers, for taking me back there for a brief moment. I'm overwhelmed with gratitude. You are all superb and it was a privilege.
Molly what a lovely voice. A real asset to an already fabulous group.
Singen und singen sind zwei unterschiedliche Dinge, nach Noten singen, aber viel Herz und Seele hinlegen - eine ganz andere Art von Erhabenheit in der Chormusik. Großartig vorgetragen und interpretiert. Danke!!
Complete and total surrender - to the majesty of this work and the beauty of the performance
Such serene beauty..it's like the swell of the tides as they rise and fall before they reach the shore..the harmonies are entrancing. Absolutely wonderful..music really is one of life's greatest gifts. Thank you 🎁💖
👍yes- MUSIC is love❗
exchanging foam
Serene beauty in the age of fear.
Beautiful words: that aptly describe this so well: thank you
@@letslia213 ❤
I am speechless.... and in tears!
God save this world, for that we can continue to create thus beautiful music! Kyrie eleison!
I am a classical solo double bass player. It's hearing things like this sung by Voces8 .. which gives me inspiration to practice like a maniac. I've no idea why.. it just does.
Keep up your work. You hold the pitch for the rest of the choir. Just listen to this piece and the basses are there to keep the pitch. I am also a Basso Profundo. MRC
Who cares why? Just accept that you do it, because you must! I wish I felt that way, about anything 😢!
Stunning!
When Euan Williamson comes in at 3:27, it moves through me like hope rising out of the mist of conflict. Layer upon layer, the hope continues to ascend like the morning light. So so beautiful.
Immer wenn ich ein paar Tage keine Musik gehört habe, die von Voces8 gesungen wurde, dann merke ich nochmal zusätzlich, was dieses Ensemble mir bedeutet mit seiner großartigen Klangkultur. Und gleichzeitig singen sie mit Seele. Das berührt mein Herz jedesmal wieder. Danke!
Das trifft es sehr gut, Anne!😊
I keep thinking you cannot get any better; you are already perfect. But this Kyrie is so beautiful, so etherial, that it enters the heart and stays there. Kyrie, eleison this world of ours.
Oh Halleluja :)! Be blessed All of you. I cried the whole song. I cried because of Jesus mercy to me and my life. I walked through two divorces. Lost my job after 19 years. The only savior in my circumstances through this hard experiences is Jesus. I can only confess He is my savior ! The last time it was at 14th November in year 2020. I felt lost and depressed. I felt I have no future. The Jesus saved me from death and I only can praise him for his endless love to me. He is the only savior to me and for All mankind. Please, give your whole life to him. He love you and have a wonderful plan for you. Many blessing to you :)!
Absoluter Wahnsinn... Da gehen Herz und Seele auf.
Well done Molly! Fantastic debut!
Simply, the most impressive group of singers I’ve ever heard.
The crescendo that starts at 3:26 hits me every time.. what an build up and what perfect blend of voices! I cannot thank you enough for this masterpiece!
Curiously, I'm a massive fan of 1:18 onwards 🥰
Performed last Saturday in Dresden, Germany... ...What a coincidence!
Goosebumps. Pure warm heavenly sound. Melts away all your worries and leaves you in a peaceful mind.
The world needs more of this.
Thank you.
The Kyrie is such a powerful way to mark these days of commemoration of 9/11 20 year anniversary - thank you.
so lovely and peaceful, and there’s beauty and much joy in following each individual voice as it braids into the others, then opens out again into the silence. Thank you for all these gifts!
Sang this (2d bass) with my church choir: a profoundly moving experience. But this interpretation is far and away the standard toward which all may strive. The musicianship, the control and balance, as well as the spirituality, of this rendering of Rheinberger's Kyrie is unparalleled in excellence.
Der Klang!! Besser geht's nicht.Der Gesang ist ein Kunstgenuß und die Gruppe entwickelt sich immer noch!
This is absolutely flawless! I most probably listened to this a thousand times! It's so beautiful! Thank you @Voces8 for the amazing work you do! Thank you; thank you; thank you!
I'm so happy I've found your channel. NEW SUBSCRIBER FOREVER. You're amazing, simply perfection! 💐💐💐👏👏👏
My dissertation was written on the secular choral music of Josef Rheinberger. It is always amazing to hear any ensemble performing his music. It is especially exciting to hear Voces8 performing Rheinberger.
I love Rheinberger and I love you all
This, .....
Is like you are all delivering PEACE to my home. Gently, slowly, allowing it to wrap its calming, soothing blanket all over the interior within.
So welcoming.
Truly, please know that all of you help me at a time that is needed. God bless each of you. ✝️ ❤
This is so exquisitely done. Please please please post the remaining movements! 🙏🏻
I performed this with a 32-voice chorale. Mind-blowing that they pulled it off with 8. Wonderful.
Beautifully sung. Andrea has an amazing voice. I really enjoyed listening to this piece of music
Hi pretty lady
How are you doing
They all have amazing voices.
Сердечное спасибо. Невозможно как Хорошо!!! Слушая Вас, думается, что не возможны в мире обманы, агрессия, несправедливость и вся другая пакость.
Спасибо за эти чудесные трогательные слова!
Wow❤ even more beautiful after listening 😊
We mustn't forget 'Chapeau' to Herr Rheinberger for writing this in the first place.
Sûrement une des meilleures performances du groupe. Juste incroyable
Love the voice of your new member, very different from her predecessor's much more of a high soprano than rather deep mezzo. But it fits this piece very well
... das ist soo unfassbar und atemberaubend schön - einfach himmlisch! ♥️ 🤗
Quelle merveille ce groupe vocal. Merci pour votre talent et la générosité inspirée de votre musique.
Somehow Rheinberger is my favorite composer. Always so beautiful.
Absolutely gorgeous. It's nice to hear Molly as well. What a gorgeous voice!
Hi pretty lady
I know Molly's voice is astounding - took my breath away - a real diamond - and so pretty too!!
How are you doing
Absolutely gorgeous!
They sang this at a concert in Canberra last weekend, thrilling !
Swietnie sie slucha!!!tak fantastycznie dobrane barwy glosow ,przeplataja sie ,taka ,,mala gonitwa"jeden glos zaczyna swoja linie melodyczna,nastepny ,,plynie" za nim lub razem plyna i to tworzy ta cudowna muzyke.Jak dla mnie wspaniale wykonanie!!!Wielkie brawa!!!pozdrawiam z Polski:)))
WOW, Molly fits right into the group! Incredible recording
I had to listen twice.... just amazing....
Voces8 randomly came up in my CZcams feed a month or so ago, and I can only stay that I'm awed and stunned by your balance, tuning, intonation and precision. Thank you.
Amazingly beautiful!!!! Just “WOW”
Serenity and such peace. Truly a stunning interpretation and so beautifully arranged and sung.
Thank you dear angels ! I don't think I've ever heard anything so beautiful as this
Sublime, les voix et les regards nous touchent profondément, et la voix cristalline d'Andrea Haines qui s'élève, nous élève .... Vous écouter fait tant de bien.
Sublime music, sublime voices. A very smart choice
I've performed this and 30 years later it remains one of my favorite choral pieces. Your performance is stunning, the best I've heard. I'm filled with emotion.
Perfection. Andrea your dressing is stunning💕
The way they blend their voices even while they sing separate notes… The beauty of each note… it’s so entrancing i could listen to this forever.
Hi pretty lady
@@alexbutler9534 she is a pretty lady indeed
hi bean
@@anthonyc6017 what the heck anthony 😂
How are you doing..?
I am always gladdened and impressed with Voces8. No matter what they do is extraordinary. Thank-you.
Beautiful.
Fantastic. Well done. Absolutely beautiful.
Galaktisch! Bravo, bravissimo
Absolutely beautiful music. God bless and thanks for sharing. I listen to almost all of your CZcams music and never get tired of it. Brings me great joy 👍💓
Unbelievably Beautiful. 🍁
Absolutely sublime - listening to this performance the first time I was able to discern contrapuntal intricacies that have been lost to me with others; yet the whole was still the exquisite harmonic blend Rheinberger intended. Thank you!!!
Unbelievably beautiful!
Perfection… added to the list of “medicine music”. Blake, rocking the beard!
It makes you want to be your best self as a musician.
Deep healing in the resolution of of harmonies x. Thankyou
Exquisite, thank you Voces8!
Just sublime, musicianship par excellence!
Beautiful. Peaceful. Serene. Another great performance. Welcome, Molly!!
OK, this was a damn clinic on how to sing generally, and this piece in particular.
Absolutely wonderful🍃Love it🍃
Absolutely Stunning 💜
What could I add to all those deserved rave reviews ? Emotion, pure, total and strong emotion. Thanks a lot to share it with us.
Exquisite. Thank you.
This is perhaps the best recorded performance I’ve heard of this piece. Can you please record and release the entire Mass? #kthanxbye
^^^ This! Agreed!
It would be tempting but the Gloria and Credo are extremely wordy. Even though Rheinberger did a masterful job, his best musical ideas are in the Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. Maybe record these separately as they would stand on their own, musically speaking. I can't find any info on the choirs he had access to but considering the posts he had during his lifetime, it would be great to go back in time and listen. When you consider his contemporaries (Mendelssohn, Brahms etc), their contribution to choral music, and Rheinberger's talent at such a young age, I'm surprised these works aren't performed more often. They sparkle as perfectly cut diamonds. Bravo for the piece and BRAVO for an inspiring rendition.
Yes, please!
@@PewPewReload oouf, best recorded I don’t know…. There are some pretty epic recordings of this out there. Have you listened to the Rutter/ Cambridge Version? Mainly comes down to preference at some point, surely but I think Voces8 lack a little bit of “oomph “ for these pieces.
@@Joggelschorsch absolutely! Nothing like Rutter and CS! I love them to the moon! However, I think this has more subtlety and nuance, which is harder to do with a larger group. Maybe I like the feeling of intimacy this gives the piece. Anyway, you're not wrong, however, personally I like this one more :)
We keep coming back to listen to this, loving the lower pitch. Thank you so much
Awesome a magic combination of unique voices that are like musical instruments
I love you guys! It is impossible not to cry by listening to you ! All my love and admiration to you ! You are absolutely unique and precious!
Watching from France. Once again, "magistral".
Perfect performance by a perfect choir
Katie, this is my fave choir tune ever, you brought it my way but that alto line #goals
My goodness...That chromatic decent into the refrain of the opening theme was incredible at 1:50. What a lovely sound. Always look forward to their uploads :)
Better start 1:44 ...
Our choir sang the whole work today and it was wonderful to do, but I would love to do it again one day, it needs a lot more study. Such a glorious Mass. Hopefully we can do it as well as this superb choir.
I hear the angels coming down on earth.
This is simply sublime.
When I listen to this group I forget to breath.
This is absolutely sublime and ethereal - God bless you!
Можно слушать бесконечно, супер
beautifully like always. I love you
This is simply sensational!
DIVINE!!! 😍
Beautiful!
Simplemente maravillosos!!
This is lovely music, and all your voices are brilliant. Thanks for sharing, and for all your hard work and dedication!