Mozart Requiem: Kyrie

[josieisabelxoxo]

We're playing this in Orchestra.. can't get it out of my head

[TheCure445]

The 7 dislikes are from the one and only Signore Antonio Salieri...

Really beautiful piece; the work of a true genius, the one and only Herr Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

[TheCreepsAreAlright]

Muy bueno!

[MrFelipeDantas]

It's just wrong. A fugue never should be played at this tempo. If the tempo is wrong, the execution is wrong. Sorry.

[pigeonpsycho]

@MrFelipeDantas Shut up Marxist.

[EriaKnight]

I love this piece

[fkassis76]

I have to say this is not simplistic at all. it is grand and compact. what matters to me only is that it is beautiful. I wonder what was the involvement of the pupil, in which parts of the requiem, and was it to re-write or complete unfinished writing?

[Umbriaga]

Squisito! Grazie Mille!

[qonabos]

i actually sing this song on onchestras so im proud of my self:P

[acamac03]

Actually this is one of the most critized works by Mozart, because the music does not reflect his grandeur and genius. The answer lies in the fact that this remains one of the most important works of which its composer composed the least. Mozart's widow had the work completed by one of his pupils to be later on sold as Mozart's last piece. Hence the darkness and simplicity. However, it is moving and one of my favourites!

[devilxhlywood]

@acamac03 the whole requiem may not have been composed by mozart however everything you're listening to in this section was. and there is nothing simplistic about this; this is one of the most famous and celebrated fugues ever composed.

[Unbihexium]

@acamac03 Why do you say this? This is an extremely complicated piece, and I even dare to say it's comparable to late romantic symphonies. I studied carefully the score, and yesterday we performed it, some parts are rather tricky, please, believe me. And Süssmayer was very very talented. He did an inimitable job.

[IAmVincentLiu]

Kyrie. I love that word.

[KillerKrieg]

Kyrie Eleison - Lord have Mercy. Learned that essentially because of Hunchback of Notre Dame(Disney)

[PervertidaDeCloset]

Huum... por qué pienso en Deathnote?

[elmariachidelmal4]

@PervertidaDeCloset porque eres un teto

[BloodWritter14]

Wait, my parents told me to turn off my diabolic music...

[CallMeMissFrenchie]

@BloodWritter14 I would have loved to see their reaction after you told them it was Mozart !:D

[Armando1735]

Mozart, genial e demasiadamente humano. 

[quiquebou]

I think it is too overacoustic. The choir is diffuse!

[cosplayer3]

@quiquebou it's amazing, full of emotions mixed all together, i think it's brilliant that way

[N3XU512]

I'm disliking it for a too slow performance. The piece per se is perfect.

[liquidfoxdie]

what a real orgasm was that, awesome

[liquidfoxdie]

this inspires creativity

[Armando1735]

Humano, simplesmente humano.

[cav0129]

slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww­wwww

[existentialflow]

Im used to the the London Classical Players version who perform it much faster, still this Berlin Philharmonic version has a lot of depth not really felt in the former version. You can really dig in to the notes and get those overtones out when the tempo is lower.

[Scottthefish]

too damn slow. insulting to the ear 

[tony176000]

@Scottthefish With all seriousness and honestly possible, you are a total DOUCHBAG. Insulting to your ear? Get a life.

Its perhap 10-12 beats slow. Max. Bozo.

[lazer171933]

πωπωπωπω. η Ελλαδα εχει επιρρεασει ακομα και τον Μοτσαρτ. Δεν ξερω αν οι λιγοι ελληνες που εχουν δει αυτο το βιντεο το εχουν προσεξει, αλλα το κομματι λεει σε ολη την εκταση του: ΚΥΡΙΕ ΕΛΕΗΣΟΝ!

[Jerridis]

@lazer171933 Ας μην υπερβάλουμε!, δεν έχει επηρεάσει τον Mozart η Ελλάδα με αυτό τον τρόπο! Το Kyrie Eleison μπορείς να το βρεις σε οποιοδήποτε αγγλικό λεξικό ως επίσημη λέξη της αγγλική γλώσσας. Επίσης, δεν έχει γράψει τους "στίχους" ο Mozart, αλλά αποτελούν ψαλμό από Ρωμαϊκούς χρόνους για την ανάπαυση της ψυχής των νεκρών. Πολλοί άλλοι συνθέτες έχουνε συνθέσει δική τους μουσική πάνω στο Requiem, όπως ο Verdi, o Brahms, o Haydn, o Salieri κι ο Stravinsky!

[Denovertius]

@Jerridis Αγαπητέ φίλε, ως γνώστης του θέματος (καθηγητής και ιστορικός μουσικής) θα αναγκαστώ να διαφωνήσω μαζί σου. Ο @lazer171933 είπε ότι η Ελλάδα επηρέασε τον Mozart. Η Ελληνική γλώσσα και ο ελληνισμός όμως, επηρέασε ΟΛΟΝ τον δυτικό πολιτισμό. Το ''Kyrie eleison-Christe eleison'' είναι αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι (Ordinary of the Mass) ΚΑΘΕ καθολικής Λειτουργίας απο τον μεσαίωνα ακόμη. ΟΛΟΙ οι κλασσικοί που συνέθεσαν Λειτουργίες, μελοποίησαν αναγκαστικά τις ελληνικότατες λέξεις ''Κύριε ελέσον''

[ordepcbmt]

That's very Bach'esque

[Grodus5]

My high school orchestra played this once. Only we mistranslated "Kyrie", so we played Con Fuco. It was intense, but the judges we played for didn't very much care for it. Haters gonna hate. This version is good, too, I like it.

[Alkhemist10]

this stuff enhances intelligence? thats interesting.

[vaticanian]

Absolutely breathtaking...



[anciay]

I have sang it in a faster tempo too and it's soooo beautiful still...

[davyd2385]

extraordinario

[Kw12345ff]

Too slow... this fugue get it on performed fast.

[Greavily]

@Kw12345ff In my opinion, this is about the most perfect tempo there could ever be for this fugue. Choosing this tempo, the conductor gives us the most he can put out of this masterpiece. Also, the modulation at 1:34 is at its best played in this tempo. Faster diminishes its dramatic effect. But that's just my opinion.

[MrGeneralJB]

I am the 110 liker, and this is one of the most epic pieces in music history!

[miki151able]

I like Mozart

[vivirde1aalegria]

so perfect

[NikoxNobu]

does someone know where can i download this?

[adriprotux]

bravisssimo

[thundertigerstrife]

this is the melody Foa that sings when he has to kill

[Giulia142593]

i think that this and Lacrymosa are the best, i simply love Mozart's music :)

[womb0womb0]

I like this tempo. Conducting this piece later today. All the cues become frantic at faster tempos and harmonies are less present. Also the 16ths begin to sound a bit slurred.

[NicolaRedwooddforest]

@womb0womb0 Where are you conducting? I agree with you, Mozart's entire Requiem should be played slower, and particularly these parts. It sounds better, and it is better for people's brains communicating to the motion sensors, and it's better for people's health.

[wiramisterlebay]

Me myself? I prefer this slow version. So it's easier to hear the notes coming. @All, don't forget to comment in my Sanctus K257. It was recorded from mobile phone, so the sound quality is POOR.

[NikoxNobu]

master piece

[TheGreatHoudini1283]

@NikoxNobu @divineplusplus ..... And an absolute pain in the ass to play.....

[ninjaassassin27]

@TheGreatHoudini1283 you're right about that.

[divineplusplus]

Divine.

[SandrineSoprano]

Great magic.

[StupidFoolLady]

in such temp this part means more... great... too slow from the first sight but.... finally its better 8)

[friedrichdergrosse10]

this music is perfect.

[alibekoralbay]

Many recordings of Kyrie execept this one of course offer dry, senseless, overhasty and mechanical performance. The performers take too fast tempo and ruin the very spirit of the peice. I think that the best pace should be not fast but moderate - in other words no too fast and not too slow.

[Phelan666]

Great music to go on a killing-spree with.

[Kan2209]

@Phelan666 Or forgive your enemies? :)

[omg1wtf2bbq3]

always a favorite

[Scottthefish]

too slow. anyone have a fast version?

[jegoojan]

@Scottthefish YEAH GIVE US A FAST VERSION :) Where did you hear the fast version?

[PMagisterus]

I used to a faster version, so now I can't really enjoy this piece in any other tempo... Ah, what a trap I got myself into!

[PointedSphere]

@PMagisterus I'm in the same boat. A faster tempo lends itself to a certain kind of intensity, and all of the contrapuntal elements remain intact -- in fact, they even lend themselves to the increased intensity. It's a shame people normally do it at slower tempos. :\

[PMagisterus]

@PointedSphere Exactly. Well said.

[jegoojan]

@PMagisterus Yeah, same here. Heard a great live version of the whole Mozart Requiem. I can't seem accept this slow music. Somehow tragic.

[Kan2209]

@PMagisterus I found it helps to just listen to individual seconds as the song goes by rather than listen to the song from my mental image of it, gives new life to these pieces :)

[chocolatebunnynick13]

@PMagisterus Same D:

[keetner]

@PMagisterus

Haha, I know exactly how you feel...

[fanartprof]

@PMagisterus I know what you mean. it was weird, because i wanted to sing along, (working on the tenor part in my choir), and by the time the last few measures came in, this director really slowed down. stumbled all over the place. XD gotta say, it's easier to sing at this video's tempo haha

[ComposerJMA]

@PMagisterus I listened to the Norrington ONCE and now I can't listen to anything slower than a good 115

[ccen1]

wow! it's the best i've heard too

[nadavnaz2]

I've got this performance at home. I find it a bit to dark and full, which translates to sloppy on the fugue. But it's very lovable nevertheless.

[aituar77]

In my humble opinion - the best so far.