VOCES8: 'Laudibus in Sanctis' by William Byrd

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025

Комментарии • 313

  • @stevegebhart8388
    @stevegebhart8388 Месяц назад +3

    Magnificent! It simply does not get better than Voces 8. In my humble opinion, they are beyond comparison.. Thanks, Voces 8.

  • @CaptConvent
    @CaptConvent 3 года назад +243

    This piece is over 400 years old, and this is probably the most perfect performance in it's history.

    • @vewilli
      @vewilli 3 года назад +7

      I think so too. Incredibly beautiful. Song and performance!

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast 2 года назад +10

      *its history

    • @r1p2m32
      @r1p2m32 2 года назад +2

      I did not hear this 400 yrs ago -- But if anyone did this better, they were in the same class with gods.

    • @alisonmorgan2515
      @alisonmorgan2515 2 года назад +3

      Sorry I can't say the same for your punctuation. It's spelled 'its' without apostrophe, when used as a possessive. A kind of exception to the rule. I hope you don't use an apostrophe for plurals!

    • @rafaelgil6345
      @rafaelgil6345 Год назад

      La modernidad es ESTO!!

  • @homhomtube
    @homhomtube 3 года назад +11

    Diese Aufführung beinhaltet so Vieles: subtil den Byrd'schen Kraftlinien mit Freude nachspüren, sehr überzeugender Ausdruck innerer Bewegheit ohne falsches Pathos, einfach wunderbar,
    was für ein Geschenk an uns!

  • @j.b.zippro9830
    @j.b.zippro9830 Год назад +5

    Most beautiful rendition of Psalm 150 I ever heard...

  • @cantusfirmusbecker7825
    @cantusfirmusbecker7825 8 часов назад

    Wunderschön in allem. Alles Gute allen Sängern und Sängerinnen!

  • @graemeroberts2935
    @graemeroberts2935 2 года назад +16

    Voces8 always reminds me that I am vastly grateful to be alive in a miraculous world in which men and women can sing in harmony. Pure joy!

  • @chiefkev
    @chiefkev 2 месяца назад +5

    I discovered VOCES8 last month and cannot stop listening to them. So good for my soul! Massive blessings to you all!

  • @Elias_Crim
    @Elias_Crim 3 года назад +250

    Has anyone else noticed that this video is beautifully edited to capture the entrances of different voices in quick sequence? So much better than simply putting the camera on random singers with no attention to the score!

    • @juliarunn5009
      @juliarunn5009 3 года назад +6

      I love that they do that! My aural skills are not good at all, but if I know when and who is singing I can pick up the different lines more easily.

    • @PatriceFitzgerald
      @PatriceFitzgerald 3 года назад +3

      It is lovely to see the faces close up as they enter, though I believe this may have been recorded separately and they are simply lip- singing their parts in the video.

    • @keats27
      @keats27 3 года назад +2

      You mean there's a video that goes with the song? I noticed that the sopranos were nicely balanced even in the forte sections and either weren't belting or were nicely edited.

    • @AdKe1955
      @AdKe1955 3 года назад +1

      Ah, yes I just did and was also surprised by the excellent video capture. Very professional!

    • @davidstone1579
      @davidstone1579 3 года назад +1

      Yes, this is much better produced than some of the others, well worth the considerable effort required!

  • @magikarpolycarp
    @magikarpolycarp 3 года назад +75

    Renaissance choral music = the pinnacle of western civilization

    • @georgstroitel5600
      @georgstroitel5600 3 года назад +3

      Почти согласен. Когда слушаешь Берда, хочется думать: зачем после Ренессанса надо было что-то менять, если и так великолепно! ) VOCES8 желаем еще многие десятилетия такого восхитительного исполнения добарочной музыки!

    • @LeonardoGarcia-op6ox
      @LeonardoGarcia-op6ox 3 года назад +1

      I think that is the music period closer to the soul

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast 2 года назад

      So, you're saying that Western Civilisation has been going downhill for the past 400 or so years? You may be on to something there :)

    • @andrewg2256
      @andrewg2256 2 года назад +3

      Just about outstripped by Bach, for me. But not by much.

    • @lulublasz
      @lulublasz 7 месяцев назад

      I love renaissance choral. It and the Baroque music are the pinnacle of Universe.

  • @martinfalls6614
    @martinfalls6614 Год назад +10

    Joy, Joy! Thanks, VOCES8. Just look at the fun they're having presenting this beautiful motet! Thanks, William Byrd. Love & joy to all. Our time here is so short. Let's get it where we find it. - Obscure choral singer

  • @ralphwagenet852
    @ralphwagenet852 3 года назад +94

    Great music, wonderfully sung with a twinkle in your eyes - what more fun could there be than that?

  • @Inuyashagirl2015
    @Inuyashagirl2015 2 года назад +10

    There has never been and probably never will be a more sublime instrument than the human voice

  • @nerdguy9174
    @nerdguy9174 3 года назад +78

    A lot of health problems in our family right now. But this is healing and reminds me that I live in God's grace and love.

    • @marksiegfried3501
      @marksiegfried3501 3 года назад +9

      May God bless your family and give you hope and strength in the victory won for us by our Lord Jesus Christ!

    • @lindseycole6471
      @lindseycole6471 2 года назад +5

      Indeed ! Flowing and soaking in the stream of such powerful heavenly harmonies dissipates that which is inharmonious (illness, fear, anxiety) and thus brings healing.

    • @horationelson57
      @horationelson57 2 года назад +4

      And what an Almighty God we both have to have inspired such otherworldly music!

    • @lindseycole6471
      @lindseycole6471 2 года назад +2

      This is the only era of music that can soothe me when my soul is troubled. Like the musicians were speaking the language of the Holy Spirit...
      Does anyone suspect that we who love it so much had a past life in this era, likely as musicians?

    • @InvestingForTomorrow24
      @InvestingForTomorrow24 2 года назад +1

      It also helps to salve the depressing news in Ukraine and the depressing evidence of the corruption around our bloated ex-president.

  • @pipertripp
    @pipertripp 3 года назад +46

    Byrd was an absolute boss. Great performance. Really enjoyed it.

    • @SuperPit71
      @SuperPit71 3 года назад

      Stai calmo. 😑

    • @terryscott3980
      @terryscott3980 2 года назад +2

      Don't keep calm. Just enjoy with every fibre of your body It is magnificent .

  • @josecanale7055
    @josecanale7055 3 года назад +47

    Voces8 is a group of angels that live with us.

  • @TrevorJones-f6e
    @TrevorJones-f6e Год назад +5

    This is just about the most perfect I have heard from this already perfect ensemble. Bravo. Wonderful, beautiful.

  • @nedhorner
    @nedhorner 7 месяцев назад +2

    The complexity is amazing. I would LOOOOOOVE to sing this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @laurenvandenbroeck1999
    @laurenvandenbroeck1999 3 года назад +20

    Molly you look like you are having the best time ever and I love it!

  • @counselor2005
    @counselor2005 2 года назад +7

    They love what they are doing. It’s easy to love singing when you’re this good at it.

  • @terryscott3980
    @terryscott3980 2 года назад +25

    Bet William Byrd wouldnt believe that such a wonderful choir would be singing his glorious harmonies almost 4 centuries after his death. Incredible performance. Incredible composer.

  • @Jovocale
    @Jovocale 3 года назад +4

    …God is surely the great creator of all… He created heavenly voices like VOCES8…
    Fantastic rendition!

  • @joe-vl3nd
    @joe-vl3nd Год назад +2

    Top class👍🇬🇧

  • @RalphLooij
    @RalphLooij 3 года назад +36

    When you think you have a favourite recording of this piece, suddenly this recording appears. Just perfect; clarity, transparency!

  • @hansstabler5004
    @hansstabler5004 3 года назад +1

    Tolle Präsentation des Musikstückes. Man spürt die Freude der Sänger*innen.

  • @oscarlopezsoler5239
    @oscarlopezsoler5239 10 дней назад

    Sabia elección... insuperable interpretación, thanks

  • @marioandresoliveros1651
    @marioandresoliveros1651 3 года назад +16

    Exelente grupo polifónico. Voces limpias, notas perfectas. Que buena pieza coral. Felicitaciones. Les escribe un fan de Colombia.

  • @classicfan4683
    @classicfan4683 2 года назад +4

    Überwältigende Interpretation... Die Überschwänglichkeit desTextes, vom Komponisten genial eingefangen, kommt duch das aufmerksame Miteinander des Ensembles hervorragend zur Geltung. Es bringt die rhythmische Vielfalt der Motette zum Vorschein und gibt ihr einen 'jazzigen Touch'. Die Krönung sind die lang ausgehaltenen Töne der hohen Stimmen!

  • @arndhooss6249
    @arndhooss6249 2 года назад +2

    Liebe Sänger.
    Ich liebe dieses Stück und Eure hervorragende und sympathische Interpretation.
    Grandios!
    LG

  • @denekaraus8592
    @denekaraus8592 2 года назад +3

    Byrd, Bach, they sadly never heard their works performed so very beautifully as this.

  • @thomassavary5764
    @thomassavary5764 3 года назад +57

    English Renaissance music is my favourite repertoire, and great performance, as always! Thank you very much.

    • @terryscott3980
      @terryscott3980 2 года назад +1

      I agree totally with what you said. The Renaissance was the era of Byrd and Tallis and the incredible Palestrina. They will live forever. .The glory of their music will never decrease Wow Thanks for listening. Had a few too many beers today ..Hope you are sober..Please don't reply.

    • @cetterus
      @cetterus Год назад

      Which renaissance in England? Everything was either stolen or copied. You have Byrd. Composer. One. Composer. Not style. Even baroque had to be bought from Germany and now real Handels name is forbidden from proper pronouncing all over England. No shame...no shame whatsoever

    • @thomassavary5764
      @thomassavary5764 Год назад

      @@cetterusAre you serious ? English music had a considerable influence on Renaissance music. To begin with, English music familiarised continental ears with the intervals of thirds and sixths, which were considered dissonant elsewhere in Europe, in the Middle Ages. What’s more, there would probably have been no Guillaume Dufay nor Gilles Binchois without John Dunstable, so there would have been no Franco-Flemish school etiher, or it would have taken a completely different form from what we know. And have you listened to pieces from the Eton Choirbook? A number of typically English marvels that bear no resemblance to the continental music of the time. And I hope you’ll forgive me for preferring the master to the pupil, Tallis to Byrd. Or even John Sheppard, a very original composer : listen to his _Media vita_ (by the choir of Westminster Cathedral, my favourite recording) or to _A solis ortus cardine_ (by the choir of New College, Oxford).
      What you write about English baroque music seems to me to be a little more well-founded, but you forget, for a start, the influence of French music, which is much more perceptible in Henry Purcell than that of German music : the English baroque was not born with Handel or Mattheson.

  • @larrymiller4
    @larrymiller4 3 года назад +66

    I sit captivated as I listen in High-Fidelity Stereophonic sound. This is the stuff voces8 excels at. They make it look easy, as if they were just handed the charts and started singing. This is their meat and potatoes, their steak and gravy, their cake and ice cream. And they are having fun.

    • @ua6523
      @ua6523 3 года назад +3

      So well put! And you are right indeed!

  • @andrewweller6141
    @andrewweller6141 3 года назад +49

    William Byrd has not had this much fun in a few hundred years. Incredible breadth of texture and delightful video production so beautifully highlighting the contrapuntal flows and hand-offs. Spine-tingling. And what signalled the cut off at the end? Pure magic.

    • @terryscott3980
      @terryscott3980 2 года назад +2

      I agree completely. What an incredible piece. I don't think you could ever hear a greater piece of vocal music. Bravo William Byrd..Bravo Voces 8.

  • @jackwallen
    @jackwallen 3 года назад +25

    I can listen to Voces8 for hours at a time. Actually, I have...rather often. The soprano's voice is absolute perfection.

  • @JohnGMeadows
    @JohnGMeadows 3 года назад +21

    A precise, nimble, joyous, and dancelike performance! Bravo!

  • @vewilli
    @vewilli 3 года назад +7

    Grandissimo. Liebe dieses „Lied“ und hab schon mal einen Vergleich verschiedener Interpretationen angestellt. Super Ensemble! So singen können ist großartig! 👍🏻👏🏻🙏🏻

  • @lousmaczylo7281
    @lousmaczylo7281 2 года назад

    Rediscovered Byrd after 40 years. Yum yum

  • @greatone777j
    @greatone777j 2 года назад +2

    Utterly stunning. What joy, angels dancing and the Lord's great smile over every nuance.

  • @ZoltanTemesvari_temy
    @ZoltanTemesvari_temy 2 месяца назад

    Pure genius. Bartók was mind blowing!

  • @steveschwartz8944
    @steveschwartz8944 3 года назад +4

    One of my favorite Byrds. Beautiful performance -- clear texture and great energy.

  • @howardpetty4626
    @howardpetty4626 3 года назад +9

    What a class act they are. They are magnificent, magical and sing like angels 😇. The soprano is something else. Thank you.

  • @terryscott3980
    @terryscott3980 2 года назад +3

    Is it only me that praises this wonderful piece. You think it can't get any better and it does ,and that process continues throughout, and then the final 30 seconds open the tear ducts. A truly wonderful piece piece of Renaissance vocal music. If you go to my funeral it will be playing .Hopefully not for a few years yet .Thank you Voces 8 for bringing William Byrd kicking and screaming into the twenty first century.

  • @philippepraestus
    @philippepraestus 3 года назад +6

    Magnifique! L'année commence bien.

  • @jaybest1787
    @jaybest1787 3 года назад +2

    I bless the day I found this channel ♥️

  • @Blurjum2.0
    @Blurjum2.0 2 года назад +3

    Beautiful.

  • @waltertoot4594
    @waltertoot4594 3 года назад +3

    VOCES8 never ceases to amaze. We are blest by their gift to us.

  • @isaiahbaggett5014
    @isaiahbaggett5014 3 года назад +38

    What a way to herald in the new year. wonderful as always :)

  • @NathanHaynes-p3z
    @NathanHaynes-p3z Год назад

    That second to last chord… oh my heavens! Perfection!

  • @dgcmusi
    @dgcmusi 3 месяца назад

    Absolutely beautiful …..as pure as can be…RADIANT

  • @quintoneverest4853
    @quintoneverest4853 3 года назад +7

    This is a wonderful addition to the repertoire. I love the music of Byrd, and the performance here of VOCES8 is awesome! I love these folks.

  • @carolnora8860
    @carolnora8860 3 года назад +10

    Full of Light & Love - thank you! Blessings in abundance as we begin anew!

  • @rafalupiani6804
    @rafalupiani6804 2 года назад +4

    Magnifica pieza, sólo hay que ver sus miradas y sonrisas para entender la enorme alegría y orgullo que sienten cuando cantan con esta perfección . Magnífico

  • @terryscott3980
    @terryscott3980 2 года назад +1

    How could something so wonderful be written when Shakespeare was in short pants. Answer . William Byrd. England's greatest composer of vocal music by a country mile Would have loved to have chatted with him.

  • @NielTolken
    @NielTolken 3 года назад +9

    The energy and mischief of Byrd escapes so many singers, well done on an accurate and intelligent interpretation!

  • @chrismusix5669
    @chrismusix5669 2 года назад +2

    Amen! I can't wait to hear what Byrd has been working on all this time.

  • @bahrss
    @bahrss 3 года назад +7

    Those endless waves 🌊 of imitations are so incredibly beautiful!

  • @mathieuguillet4036
    @mathieuguillet4036 2 года назад

    Utterly gorgeous! God be praised! 🙏🏼

  • @cmdcmd6031
    @cmdcmd6031 Год назад +1

    Wow, great 🎉❤

  • @mariavanhoof7961
    @mariavanhoof7961 3 года назад +3

    Voces8 dank jullie voor dit heerlijke sprankelende begin van het nieuw jaar.. Heel mooi en met zoveel plezier gezongen ♥️

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 2 года назад +2

    I am just overwhelmed by the joy in it, they all seem to be so lucky singing this. So joy has the benefit that it can survive 400 years.

  • @mariaowen5022
    @mariaowen5022 3 года назад +2

    Such extraordinary joy Byrd expresses while his friends are being hung, drawn, and quartered, and Byrd himself was under suspicion most of the time. Ah, the supreme joy of the
    Catholic faith, worth dying for a thousand times over! Not a nanosecond of depression, whatever may be happening in the world! Praise God!

    • @markthomas6436
      @markthomas6436 5 месяцев назад

      Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory! 😊

  • @rodrumble6202
    @rodrumble6202 3 года назад +3

    What fun you all had, and we who listened! Blessings and thanks,

  • @robertfraser485
    @robertfraser485 3 года назад +34

    I can't think of a better way to ring in the New Year than this! Thank you @VOCES8 and may your 2022 be as joyful as this motet.

  • @peterlowie5067
    @peterlowie5067 3 года назад +11

    Dear Voces8 What a fantastic release out of gloomy lock downs! Thanks again for sharing joy.. From Amsterdam with LovE

  • @jean-bernardbunel8036
    @jean-bernardbunel8036 3 года назад

    merci de nous abreuver de votre magnifique musique et de votre joie

  • @pederbolstad4698
    @pederbolstad4698 3 года назад +40

    William Byrd just sat up and said, "That is what I heard in my head!"

  • @worthgoldmusic
    @worthgoldmusic 2 года назад +4

    This is one of the best VOCES8 videos and performances we have ever seen. Captured and communicated the spirit of the piece totally. Had both me and my wife in tears. Bravo! /RayK

  • @DhobyVic
    @DhobyVic 2 года назад

    I keep coming back to listen to this. It is absolutely wonderful. Perfection.

  • @sailorgeer
    @sailorgeer 3 года назад +4

    The way that last measure resolves into the final chord is heavenly 😇 So well balanced, every voice soars. It brought tears to my eyes.

  • @donaldpreddle
    @donaldpreddle 2 года назад +1

    Too marvellous for words. Perfect. Thanks for making it available.

  • @r.i.p.volodya
    @r.i.p.volodya Год назад

    What a wonderful, wonderful sound 🎼🎵🎶

  • @Robertmeulendijk
    @Robertmeulendijk 3 года назад +5

    As always perfect performance of this magnificent group of singers.

  • @philipgraybill811
    @philipgraybill811 2 года назад +3

    That last chord! … I wonder if Byrd even imagined his music being sung so beautifully!

  • @ebaljr
    @ebaljr 3 года назад +5

    Wow! Magnificent! Thank you so much 🌷

  • @misterphilgood1451
    @misterphilgood1451 3 года назад +1

    Belle interprétation enjouée et pleine de vie ! Bravo 👍

  • @hectorluzardo5761
    @hectorluzardo5761 3 года назад +22

    Thanks for this beautiful performance! It's a good way to start the year 💪🏽🥂

  • @shedrick6846
    @shedrick6846 3 года назад +5

    Soaring, joyous, beautifully textured and controlled…perfect.

  • @helendrost5657
    @helendrost5657 3 года назад +2

    Wow, wow, wow!!! This is as good as it gets! The blend is SO lovely! This will be on repeat for sure! Voces8 is the best I've heard! Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent!

  • @Simpaulme
    @Simpaulme 2 года назад

    What a closing cadence! 😊

  • @emanueltribbia182
    @emanueltribbia182 4 месяца назад

    Siete il meglio, non aggiungo altro...

  • @ThunderBolt-dc1xt
    @ThunderBolt-dc1xt 2 года назад +8

    William Byrd is a massively underrated composer.

    • @fullmoonracoon9584
      @fullmoonracoon9584 2 года назад

      I see the same comment on every Byrd upload. Is this some kind of light Brexiting, or are there more famous peers of Byrd's that you find are unrightfully taking the spotlight?

    • @afarmery
      @afarmery 2 года назад +1

      Not by me

    • @ruthe.kastner6346
      @ruthe.kastner6346 7 месяцев назад

      @@fullmoonracoon9584 Yes. Everybody seems to know Thomas Tallis but far fewer have heard of Byrd. Of course, Tallis was great, but Byrd was at least his equal and it could be argued surpassed him.

    • @ruthe.kastner6346
      @ruthe.kastner6346 7 месяцев назад

      I certainly agree. I've written a screenplay about Byrd's life and music entitled "The Harmony of that Heavenly City" (authors myself, Ruth Kastner, and my sister Judith Skillman). Can find it online in KDP. The soundtrack is great of course (all Byrd's music)

    • @eugene2596
      @eugene2596 25 дней назад

      My favorite!

  • @jsguitargeek1432
    @jsguitargeek1432 3 года назад +7

    Just absolutely incredible - Loved this

  • @davidclapton9624
    @davidclapton9624 3 года назад +1

    Fantastic performance of a beautiful piece. All the best for 2022.

  • @irmgardbittar7732
    @irmgardbittar7732 3 года назад +1

    The Best.

  • @danamcdonnell9064
    @danamcdonnell9064 2 года назад +1

    Wonderful, as always with this group.

  • @getsmart99
    @getsmart99 3 года назад +1

    Oh boy was that good or what..fantastic just what I needed thx

  • @WigbertTraxler
    @WigbertTraxler 3 года назад +5

    Sensationally sung! And what a great piece!

  • @Cubanbearnyc
    @Cubanbearnyc 3 года назад +3

    ...very elegant !

  • @rickbaker8096
    @rickbaker8096 3 года назад +5

    Beautiful New Year's Day present. Thank you!

  • @oscargill423
    @oscargill423 Год назад +1

    At times it's hard to believe this is four centuries old. It has so many modern sensibilities, especially the syncopation around the 3 minute mark.
    Also 1:35 WHAT

  • @chrisjpritchard
    @chrisjpritchard 6 месяцев назад

    Awesome group ! Great to see the lyrics here .

  • @wladimirmatesic2806
    @wladimirmatesic2806 3 года назад +1

    Simply wonderful!!!!👏👏👏

  • @matthewspencer5086
    @matthewspencer5086 3 года назад +2

    Another towering performance from my favourite soprano.

  • @murraypaterson2152
    @murraypaterson2152 2 года назад +1

    Oh, how sublime!

  • @jennylouise2648
    @jennylouise2648 3 года назад +1

    Wow!! Bliss. Just total bliss. Thankyou. 💛🎼⭐️

  • @ArjenMeurs
    @ArjenMeurs 3 года назад +3

    Just wonderfully sung, there is perfection, dare and joy.

  • @tonikel
    @tonikel 3 года назад +2

    A wonderfull start of 2022! Blessings to the new year from germany 😊

  • @fulgenjbatista4640
    @fulgenjbatista4640 3 года назад +1

    🕊🌟🕊
    ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
    🙏💜🙏
    💜🎵💜

  • @JGS2024
    @JGS2024 2 года назад

    Só perfectly balanced, it sounds out of this world.

  • @SimonBeirne
    @SimonBeirne Год назад

    Superb singing with dynamics.

  • @davidgbrockway
    @davidgbrockway 2 года назад +1

    One of my all-time favorite pieces. Masterfully performed.