Impeccable. I only wish I could have experienced this live. What a wonderful performance of one of the most treasured of choral literature on this earth.
Alto solo near start : sublime. Talk about a " tingle factor"!Wish I could sing like that....nearest to " heaven" ,And I'm an atheist !!!Many, many thanks.Life enhancing.
I am not very religious, but if there is anything that could ever make me believe in the existence of a higher power, a god, would be the magnitude of the beauty in this music. It is hard for me to believe (even though I do) a man, a human being created such music, such harmony and perfection. And that all these can move others in the way they do. Unbeliveble.
It is also good to remember that there are music lovers out there who find this (beautiful) music equally 'terrible' as you find the music of their preference. To each their own. Let us not look down on each other's preferences. There is ample room for all.
She is not referring to others’ musical preferences, or any preferences. She is referring to the general shortcomings of humankind: violence; hatred; decay.
Michael: I hate almost all current pop " music" , because it is so limited in its creativity / variety.....had neighbours who tortured us with frequent all night parties : loud , banale pop stuff , huge stress no sleep, etc, and police wouldn't help. Have instant aversion now to all pop stuff, especially with deep bass beat, and have you noticed the almost mechanical drum beats, so similar every time. The " covers" you get in shops are even worse ! Over loud pop ' music ' is used as sleep deprivation torture..... And I could cry when I hear a car go by, with far too loud pop stuff battering babies' ears inside the car : very bad. Pop fans who know only that shallow genre have been heard to say classical music like this is " boring" ! They say " We're waiting for the beat to start!" Insensitive folks! ' Classical ' can be so sublime. I wish I could get them to listen, let it wash over them, and let them feel the exhilarating effects . The religious works are so often uplifting, even to an atheist like me ! Elijah in full swing is amazing, also The Creation, and so many others. I am constantly in awe of the vast variety of classical music, symphonies, choral, etc. Rachmaninov's All night vigil playing right now: such a lovely comforting sound, and all those singers having put so much time and effort into learning it, then to share it with the rest of us.We are so fortubate to have this exhaustible, huge quantity of wonderful classical music : we can never get through it all ! But it's fun trying.... By the way, I do like some groups of the sixties, e.g. Crosby stills & co., "pre druggy" Beatles, Brubeck, and one of those instant favourites, Green Onions ! Still like it after over 50 years. ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Whoops, my post was much longer, but only about half appeared here ! I just wanted to say that over all, pop stuff really hasn't the solid, life enhancing value that classical has, and it is now generally deeply unsatisfying: so much the same all the time, with wailing, yelling, slurring notes, harsh tones, and appalling how many radio stations do nothing else. They don't know what they're missing. Many thanks again for being able to come here and soak up so much beauty. So many people of a like mind, enjoying and sharing this wonderful heritage. ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Just in time for Christmas 2012. Thank you, Christ Jesus, for such sublime singers and composition! From Christ's Divine and Loving Heart to all, the world over -- A Joyous, Peaceful and Wondrous Christmas 2012 season.
This Rachmaninov' s work is quite " cantabile", very melodical, very soft. Is has a very distinguished inspiration. The choir is excellent, however the soloist woman voice is not good enough in her voice register, this must be performed by thicker one. Direction is excellent, no voices shiver when the finales are piano or pianissimo. Low parts are very good sung, male voices help with an excellent deepness and basses. This work requires all this choir has, good direction, powerful voices, beauty, and love to sing. Excellent.
Listening to this superb rendition, I remembered a true story told by a famous Canadian jazz musician. He was playing in Toronto Royal York Hotel's famous Imperial Room a jazz piece and at the end amid general applause, a gentleman approached the orchestra, took off his hat and deeply bowed to the musicians. He was paying tribute to another kind of music played with heart and deep soul.The musicians were frozen and all they could do was to watch Rachmaninov leave.
20.20 can literally move me to tears. One of the most powerful pieces ever written. It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when they reach that crescendo!
Utterly the voices of angels themselves! Obviously a LOT of work went into this. Very well done on both the part of singers as well as the conductor. Beautiful and enchanting!
(guest). Wonderful performance. What a huge team effort. ( and I know what it takes to hold the equivalent of 3 large oratorios in one's head at the same time, so that's why I appreciate this). Good recording here: even with my cheap little earbuds, I could still hear the separate parts well. Must find out more about the composer's approach to the whole work: e.g., how many % of melodies were from the standard church services, and how much creative , original memories did Rachmaninov add ? I love this work: must learn it. I heard a mesmerising, deeply affecting rendition at St. Cross, near Winchester by Romsey Choral Society, a few years ago. Truly an " altered state of consciousness " . Wonderful. Pop fans just don't know what they're missing, do they?!☺☺☺ On this video, I cannot see the name of the choir, conductor , date or location.... Can anyone please say? ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺ Sublime music, beautifully sung. ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Belíssimo coral! A harmonia nas vozes faz tocar as "cordas" da alma; a composição musical (para a minha sensibilidade) é deslumbrante! Obrigado Rachmaninov! Até breve, gostarei de o conhecer!
Deze Vesper is voor mij het begin geweest,voor mijn bewondering voor, Sergei Rachmaninof.Een geweldige uitvoering,en een begin om naar andere werken te luisteren...dank! Ton
Les choeurs sont parfaits mais la vidéo est floue, c'est dommage. Mais les sonorités des choeurs de Rachmaninov sont tout autant remarquables qu'originales.
This is singing that make the angels of Heaven blush. I hope My Heavenly-Resplendent Wife My Lady Barbra Rose) can hear this sublime singing from her mansion and rose garden in Heaven (her Eternal home since Nov. 22, 2010). My Lady Barbra -- My Darling of Darlings, The Darling of My Life (and Afterlife) I miss you beyond words. I love you beyond Time. Each day, I pray that The Christ will allow you to come back for me very very soon. I'll be waiting for you, My Barbra Rose, My Eternal Love.
to Karolusio.. Hard to say, we never get a close look at the basses until 19:47 and there is no Vladimir Miller there. Even so they have a good bass section.Listen to 11.
Those were days. 1982, 1983. I was trying this in a choir. No true tenor voice, I had to perform one of them (I am a baryton). This almost broke my voice.
Try the album. I think it is Swedish Radio Choir and can be got on Amazon . Simply stunning piece of work. Fire on, lights out, glass of wine, a piece of heaven
Great......except that someone has pasted the NPO logo on top of the translation, rendering it impossible to read. Yes, English and German speakers find Dutch easy to follow. This is the best version of the Rachmaninoff I've heard yet. Thank you.
Going tonight to the Vespers in concert by Cappella Amsterdam. Looking forward to that performance! BTW is this performance in de Pieterskerk in Utrecht? No it is not I see later on from another angle . De Jacobikerk? De Geertekerk?
So here I was thinking that this choir lacked a proper bass octavist to give the extreme lows the right authority, and then someone releases the G1 at the end of mvt.11. Wasn't expecting that, kudos! Too bad about the Bb1 in mvt. 5, but hey, you win some and you lose some. Otherwise this is a good performance, marred only by being way too quick in critical places (mvt.5, "Yeshe, yesi.." and the verses in mvt. 11).
I'm not a religious person, but the vespers have a way of moving me emotionally that I cannot explain. Rachmaninov, you were a genius!!
I had vespers on CD and this is so much better. I love the sound in the cathedral.
Impeccable. I only wish I could have experienced this live. What a wonderful performance of one of the most treasured of choral literature on this earth.
Heerlijke muziek voor echte alten! Dank Pierrette!
Prachtig. Wat een schoonheid. Dank Anitra!
Alto solo near start : sublime. Talk about a " tingle factor"!Wish I could sing like that....nearest to " heaven" ,And I'm an atheist !!!Many, many thanks.Life enhancing.
☦it is never too late
I am not very religious, but if there is anything that could ever make me believe in the existence of a higher power, a god, would be the magnitude of the beauty in this music. It is hard for me to believe (even though I do) a man, a human being created such music, such harmony and perfection. And that all these can move others in the way they do. Unbeliveble.
God inspired all great art. By "great" i mean even 500 or more years in the future people will listen to music like this.
How beautiful, good to remember that such things can be made by humans, and not just the terrible that we see and hear about every day.
It is also good to remember that there are music lovers out there who find this (beautiful) music equally 'terrible' as you find the music of their preference.
To each their own. Let us not look down on each other's preferences. There is ample room for all.
She is not referring to others’ musical preferences, or any preferences. She is referring to the general shortcomings of humankind: violence; hatred; decay.
Michael: I hate almost all current pop " music" , because it is so limited in its creativity / variety.....had neighbours who tortured us with frequent all night parties : loud , banale pop stuff , huge stress no sleep, etc, and police wouldn't help. Have instant aversion now to all pop stuff, especially with deep bass beat, and have you noticed the almost mechanical drum beats, so similar every time.
The " covers" you get in shops are even worse !
Over loud pop ' music ' is used as sleep deprivation torture.....
And I could cry when I hear a car go by, with far too loud pop stuff battering babies' ears inside the car : very bad.
Pop fans who know only that shallow genre have been heard to say classical music like this is " boring" !
They say " We're waiting for the beat to start!"
Insensitive folks!
' Classical ' can be so sublime.
I wish I could get them to listen, let it wash over them, and let them feel the exhilarating effects .
The religious works are so often uplifting, even to an atheist like me !
Elijah in full swing is amazing, also The Creation, and so many others.
I am constantly in awe of the vast variety of classical music, symphonies, choral, etc.
Rachmaninov's All night vigil playing right now: such a lovely comforting sound, and all those singers having put so much time and effort into learning it, then to share it with the rest of us.We are so fortubate to have this exhaustible, huge quantity of wonderful classical music : we can never get through it all !
But it's fun trying....
By the way, I do like some groups of the sixties, e.g. Crosby stills & co., "pre druggy" Beatles, Brubeck, and one of those instant favourites, Green Onions !
Still like it after over 50 years.
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Whoops, my
post was much longer, but only about half appeared here !
I just wanted to say that over all, pop stuff really hasn't the solid, life enhancing value that classical has, and it is now generally deeply unsatisfying: so much the same all the time, with wailing, yelling, slurring notes, harsh tones, and appalling how many radio stations do nothing else.
They don't know what they're missing.
Many thanks again for being able to come here and soak up so much beauty.
So many people of a like mind, enjoying and sharing this wonderful heritage.
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
amen☦
Surely one of the greatest choral works of all time stunningly beautiful
Henry
I LOVE RUSSIAN CHORAL MUSIC...Insane basses in their choirs and touching music.
I Siviwe Njajula
great comment--their choral music makes one's soul shiver in a good way--alive
Siviwe, the bass notes here are about the deepest in the repertoire.
Some sound so low, they are almost like growls or burps!
😊.
Whoops, my comment came up twice for some reason!
🤔
It seems fitting on Christmas Eve, to listen to angels singing, and to fill the night with music from the stars.
Exceptionally beautiful.
Beautiful performance, the best yet. As an Russian Orthodox Christian I thank you. Rachmanioff considered this to be his best and greatest work.
Douglas Matley the robert shaw festival singers' recording is my favorite.
Amin!
Such a beautines those voices,thanks for sharing!
Greetings, from the Netherlands.
Antonie
I love God.
A beautiful performance!
Just in time for Christmas 2012. Thank you, Christ Jesus, for such sublime singers and composition! From Christ's Divine and Loving Heart to all, the world over -- A Joyous, Peaceful and Wondrous Christmas 2012 season.
Да! какая красота,для ушей
Patricia viney
first time I have listened, beautifull and touching
This is just amazzzzzzzing!!! Absolutely love the 2nd movement. Beautiful voice by the soloist.. Thank you guys- All the way from South Africa!!
so cool - that music can bridge international borders. Me too - I'm in California!
you'll want to be become orthodox after listening to this...its the voice of God via blessed Sergei Rachmininoff.
This Rachmaninov' s work is quite " cantabile", very melodical, very soft. Is has a very distinguished inspiration. The choir is excellent, however the soloist woman voice is not good enough in her voice register, this must be performed by thicker one. Direction is excellent, no voices shiver when the finales are piano or pianissimo. Low parts are very good sung, male voices help with an excellent deepness and basses. This work requires all this choir has, good direction, powerful voices, beauty, and love to sing. Excellent.
i am sure God does not mind
absolutely beautiful!! also from South Africa here in Memphis TN.
Listening to this superb rendition, I remembered a true story told by a famous Canadian jazz musician. He was playing in Toronto Royal York Hotel's famous Imperial Room a jazz piece and at the end amid general applause, a gentleman approached the orchestra, took off his hat and deeply bowed to the musicians. He was paying tribute to another kind of music played with heart and deep soul.The musicians were frozen and all they could do was to watch Rachmaninov leave.
Though I don't understand the words, this speaks to my soul. It is the reason God gave us music.
20.20 can literally move me to tears. One of the most powerful pieces ever written. It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when they reach that crescendo!
Me too.
What a fantastic rendition of one of the most sublime work of art ever written.
A rare live video recording of the most sublime of all modern requiems. So moving. The Universe vibrates in this sonorous performance.
spettacolare, carico di trasporto! Ottima esecuzione!!!!!
One of the most melodically beautiful religious works ever composed.
this is just fantastic! what a color of music! beautiful!
Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be!
+carmen a Maybe, maybe not. What is clear, however, is that one doesn't have to be a Christian to enjoy such beautiful music!
This music is like angel's voices sound from the edge of the universe for me.
grandioos adembenemend emotioneel
Rachmaninov composed this music for the Orthodox Vespers, which we do every Saturday evening at sundown!
Beautiful. So much power in the melodies and harmonies in the masterpiece of music.
Bass Pride!
A gorgeous piece of choral a capella music. Sung so powerfully and with such emotion. Love this!
Masterfully performed. Wonderful phrasing and an appropriately vibrant tone. Bravo!
Very beautiful! Thank you!
What excellent choral singing of a difficult work. We were absolutely drawn upwards. Thank you so much.
Exactly! I am so thankful that I came across this posting just now. My life is in upheaval - this brings me peace. Thank you!
Kak я люблю такое пение! Настоящее хоровое пение
Thanks for sharing this beautiful Vespers from Rachmaninov!
In èèn woord,geweldig!!!
bedankt
Ton
Exquisite!
Amazing from a western choir. Klava is highly attuned to the idiom. And this is Rachmaninov's best work.
Beautiful voices, wonderful music. She conveys a lot of peace.
Utterly the voices of angels themselves! Obviously a LOT of work went into this. Very well done on both the part of singers as well as the conductor. Beautiful and enchanting!
Grande Rachmaninov... la tua musica è nutrimento dello spirito! Grazie amico!
6:40 and following. Very nice.
Pierrette de Zwaan...... i listen just for her at least ten times per year
Wunderschön! - Fantastisch!
Heel heel mooi !
De klanken van het koor zijn een Gods-gave !
Verry good interpretation ! Bravo!!!
Brilliant ! Groeten uit Vlaanderen.
Прекрасное исполненение. Хор хорошо поработал над произношением! Молодцы!
This is absolutely stunning! Whenever I'm feeling stressed or anxious about something this gorgeous piece of music never fails to calm me down.
(guest).
Wonderful performance.
What a huge team effort.
( and I know what it takes to hold the equivalent of 3 large oratorios in one's head at the same time,
so that's why I appreciate this).
Good recording here: even with my cheap little earbuds, I could still hear the separate parts well.
Must find out more about the composer's approach to the whole work:
e.g., how many % of melodies were from the standard church services,
and how much creative , original memories did Rachmaninov add ?
I love this work: must learn it.
I heard a mesmerising, deeply affecting rendition at St. Cross,
near Winchester by Romsey Choral Society, a few years ago.
Truly an " altered state of consciousness " .
Wonderful.
Pop fans just don't know what they're missing, do they?!☺☺☺
On this video, I cannot see the name of the choir, conductor , date or location....
Can anyone please say?
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Sublime music, beautifully sung.
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Enchanting! Thank you
Such a beautiful performance!
beautiful!
7:34 Great part!!
!!!!Me ha gustado las voces preciosas.
Este compositor me encanta.
Pasad buena tarde.
Mis saludos🌿
Belíssimo coral! A harmonia nas vozes faz tocar as "cordas" da alma; a composição musical (para a minha sensibilidade) é deslumbrante! Obrigado Rachmaninov! Até breve, gostarei de o conhecer!
Grande música, grande Rachmaninov!!
Deze Vesper is voor mij het begin geweest,voor mijn bewondering voor,
Sergei Rachmaninof.Een geweldige uitvoering,en een begin om naar andere werken te luisteren...dank! Ton
absolutely magnificent performance ! ! !
Ausgezeichnet!!!!!!!!
Otchen Horascho
Excellent
Siempre Perfecto
Molto Bene
действительно, какой прекрасний хор!
Bravo !
Les choeurs sont parfaits mais la vidéo est floue, c'est dommage. Mais les sonorités des choeurs de Rachmaninov sont tout autant remarquables qu'originales.
The sixth, Bogoroditse Devo was part of our repertoire last December, wonderful to hear and also to sing!
Bravo
Sterke uitvoering, technisch sterk doch met een mooie diepgang gebracht. Oprecht bedankt voor dit online te zetten radio 4!
Great.
....pana si-n Sfanta Biserica...Doamne, Doamne...pana cand mai rabzi, Doamne?
Prachtig! Ik kan er uren en uren naar luisteren.
oh my fricken gosh. This is one of the pieces I have yet to cross off my vocal bucket list.
I too am not religious, however this is food for my soul.
This is singing that make the angels of Heaven blush. I hope My Heavenly-Resplendent Wife My Lady Barbra Rose) can hear this sublime singing from her mansion and rose garden in Heaven (her Eternal home since Nov. 22, 2010). My Lady Barbra -- My Darling of Darlings, The Darling of My Life (and Afterlife) I miss you beyond words. I love you beyond Time. Each day, I pray that The Christ will allow you to come back for me very very soon. I'll be waiting for you, My Barbra Rose, My Eternal Love.
Commovente!
Прекрасно съпреживяно!
to Karolusio.. Hard to say, we never get a close look at the basses until 19:47 and there is no Vladimir Miller there. Even so they have a good bass section.Listen to 11.
I couold be wrong about the choir, but it is still a great piece of work IMHO
This sounds much faster than I'm used to
Those were days. 1982, 1983. I was trying this in a choir. No true tenor voice, I had to perform one of them (I am a baryton). This almost broke my voice.
Try the album. I think it is Swedish Radio Choir and can be got on Amazon . Simply stunning piece of work. Fire on, lights out, glass of wine, a piece of heaven
they got really off in the beginning of the 5th movement..., perhaps the most beautiful
Great......except that someone has pasted the NPO logo on top of the translation, rendering it impossible to read. Yes, English and German speakers find Dutch easy to follow. This is the best version of the Rachmaninoff I've heard yet. Thank you.
Rick Marti I just clicked on the x on the logo to get rid of it. I still can't understand th subtitles though!
+riadh baqer They're in German.
no, that's dutch.
Haleuja mine herr ferukt
El mejor instrumento: la voz humana.
Prachtig
Ochen Harasho!
40:39 EPIC !!!
Het enige wat ik mis zijn de echte octavisten (bassi profundi) zoals Yuri Wichniakov en Vladimir Miller...
Going tonight to the Vespers in concert by Cappella Amsterdam. Looking forward to that performance!
BTW is this performance in de Pieterskerk in Utrecht? No it is not I see later on from another angle . De Jacobikerk? De Geertekerk?
So here I was thinking that this choir lacked a proper bass octavist to give the extreme lows the right authority, and then someone releases the G1 at the end of mvt.11. Wasn't expecting that, kudos! Too bad about the Bb1 in mvt. 5, but hey, you win some and you lose some.
Otherwise this is a good performance, marred only by being way too quick in critical places (mvt.5, "Yeshe, yesi.." and the verses in mvt. 11).
Is it Miller singing as profondo on the left?
No. It isn't
cusrer But you gotta admit, the whole 5th movement was messed up here.
I agree. Any way.... good choir. Ciao. Sergio
bravissimi! your russian rules....cannot tell the difference
staat in de planning 2015 enschede zuthpen
waar wanneer?
Not Swedish; Dutch Radio Choir
40:58