Hallelujah - Choir of King's College, Cambridge live performance of Handel's Messiah

[zellagro]

Anyone with a sensitivy and a sense of beauty will always feel the grandeur of this immortal piece of Handel. By the way it is not necessary to belong to any religion not even to believe in God to be able to enjoy it to its fullest

[jmanders2007]

Very beautifully done! Reverent and powerful! Thanks so much!

[miguelitotheoneandon]

I have said before: the best and greatest master pieces in arts (music, painting, literature and whatever you may think) have been dedicated to God and his creation. The Handel's Messiah is the most beautiful piece of music that has ever been written and performed in mankind history. It's thrilling specally when it's performed by a fantastic Choir such as King's College's. Beautiful!!!

[leomahk]

Hallelujah! Jesus shall reign for ever and ever! 哈利路亞!

[klr0123]

This ones unique for an SATB arrangement.. because.. it all the voices are of males. :)

[Elfstedentocht2010]

Spent many happy years in this great city as a student. I was very lucky to be part of its spirit and culture

[grizzlyganymede]

Love those church acoustics - and the BIG Messiah. No boutique versions for this boy!

[Man4God4eva]

"The kingdom of this world, is become our Lord and of His Christ, and He Shall Reign For Ever and EVER!!!!" Amazing song of adoration that evokes from the singer and listener the greatest sense of joy and adoration for the King of kings and Lord of lords! Let us praise Him!!

[Fasolt100]

Eccellente! 

[cltinman1]

I'm curious, What are the 'trumpets/bugles called?'ve never seen an instruments like those before!!

[daco54]

@cltinman1 They are valveless trumpets ,originals or copies of the type that Handel would have used.Also wooden sticks are used by the kettle drums .

[paullovesorgan]

YEP...id say G.F. had...almost as much to do with theis as Jesus!...ok...maybe a little more!!!

[jannet0q]

@tam135mat: LOL

[MSSTILETTO97]

all boys!!! omg. talent.

[malouxoupa2012]

one of the best!!! bravo to all!!!!

[treblechoir99]

And the tradition continue forever.

[Itsya36]

PRAISE GOD for Handel's Messiah! How can I add to that? PRAISE GOD. He shall reign forever and ever!

[thechosennerf]

@Itsya36 I prefer to praise Handel.

[benchnov5]

super like this video..they sang like an angel

[seattlenonsmoker]

Holy Moses! This video is AMAZING.

[Antoniusvu]

It is the boys' voice in place of real soprano. How great!

[MrAntpha]

Merry Christmas, even if it's a bit late now! Halleluja! may the Lord of Lords live forever in our hearts!

[magpie4321]

Wonderful!!!

[anamaximin]

EXTRAORDINARIO.

[ryoohta]

oh ,,,beautiful harmony Halleluja! best to Merry Christmas eve

[sheldonrc1]

Merry Christmas indeed! ~ Christmas eve 2011

[Thorin129]

I almost miss the applause at the end; I wonder how someone can hold themselves back at not applauding for the magnificence of this!

[EliasCalabretta1]

a truly inspiring, and glorifying piece. a manifestation of God.

[sjtom57]

Outstanding performance!

[chigboyrock]

They are all boys and they nailed it!

[KamiKazeDrMario]

7 people are atheist

[MrTdeJ]

@KamiKazeDrMario For yoour info, there are no such things as an atheist. It is philosophically impossible to be an atheist since to be an atheist you have to have infinite knowledge inorder to know abosultely that there is no GOD. But to have infinite knowledge you have to be God your self and you can not be bothm at the same time.

[KamiKazeDrMario]

@MrTdeJ well that is just philosophically, people do it just to say that they do not believe in God, but I agree on what you say there I am just saying that I was poking fun at the dislikes, which was intended as a joke, not a religious statement.

[candymelosh]

HERMOSO...que bello himno,,,,es la máxima expresión de lo que es el Redentor para cada criatura que adora a Dios......gracias por el creador de esta obra.....Betty Espinoza de Chile.

[reuthful]

King's College is spot on. Even the difficult high (soprano) notes are crystal clear.

[GreatQueenFan]

think of HOW proud would be a mother... sweet performance, great resault.

[Vivimusic91]

The King's college Choir always has the best version. Beautiful.

[jimthorstad]

Absolutely perfect!

[BigDon62]

This fellow did great water music too !

[ocnoreen]

Praise Jesus Christ, The Messiah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! King of Kings, Forever and ever, Lord of Lords! Wonderful Counselor. The meaning is so clear in Isaiah and Handel put it to music.

[mhoracsek]

@ocnoreen I highly agree!

[ocnoreen]

@mhoracsek It is hard to put into words how wonderful God is but Handel and hymn writers did it so well. Praise The Lord! So beautiful.

[bambi3681]

@newtotay those trumpets don't have valves to let the water condensation (not spit) inside the instrument out. so they have to tilt it upwards so it looks like they are drinking it. basically all instruments get that condensation (like taking a cold water bottle and leaving it outside the fridge)

[ocnoreen]

@bambi3681 Interesting, Bambi because I used to play flute and all wind instruments have that situation as you said.

[ss3cleric]

GF Handel genuis all for the glory of God.

[jess65963]

I love the music from this time period. What are the composers of today composing?

[bambi3681]

@jess65963 i'm going to guess composing junk (mostly)

[MrGer2295]

The HALLELUJAH CHORUS, from HANDEL's MESSIAH, is one of the most well-known musical pieces from the baroque period.

To this day it is performed regularly all around the world, is the subject of study in schools and universities, and features frequently in movies, television programs and commercials.

Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[AggieMaestro]

I love that the choir is singing the trill in the subject of the fugues.

[mizoginwinter]

Please don't tell me you didn't try to sing along with that! Brilliant!

[AORSALVADOR]

Una de las mas sublimes obras de todos los tiempos magnificamente ejecutada....cuando pienso que esto es la representacion imperfecta de lo que estaba en la mente de su autor no puedo sino maravillarme.... Thank you!

[LoopieZ]

I listened to this when my internet came back on a couple minutes ago .___.

[Thayer1964]

Wow !! That was wonderful Thank you!

[Primswood]

Beautiful--both the performance and the video recording.  I wanted to see the chapel at King's College when I was in England but couldn't. The architecture there is fabulous. It was nice seeing a glimpse of it in the video.

[welthawood]

I say with all reverence, this must be on God's iPod.

[tearose222]

Awesome! forever and ever glory of God!!!!

[miapep]

Absolutely fantastic

[tfcdad]

BEAUTIFUL!

[MrGer2295]

GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL (February 23 1685 , Halle - April 14 1759 , London ) German-born composer, achieved fame in England. In a period dominated by Italian musicians, Handel wrote popular operas in Italian, as well as instrumental works. Later, he composed oratorios in English, including his masterpiece The MESSIAH, which was given a commemorative performance in Westminster Abbey in 1784.

Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[prk57]

This is perhaps the best performance of this most amazing song I have ever heard!

[Ying123Yang1]

I'm shocked nobody was standing, as far as I could see..

[aosaenz]

@Ying123Yang1 Tradition has it that the reason why people stand during this is because King George III could not sit for too long and decided that (at this point of Handel's Messiah) it was a good time to stand. Since then, it has been the custom that all in the audience stand.

[Ying123Yang1]

@aosaenz Yes, I am aware.. That's why I'm shocked none of them stood

[Prancer1231]

really good, that's the way it should be done

[Erszi36]

Glorious!!! Yes I have major goosebumps!!!!!!!!!!!

[EyeOfTheNorth]

I'll be singing it once GUILD WARS 2 is out..! :)

[Fasolt100]

Bellissima esecuzione!

[Jarica32]

I'm speechless, just...INCREDIBLE

[andreachristine45601]

THAT WAS INDESCRIBABLY AMAZING! 

[Zac1124]

I realized at about 2:04 that they are all guys 0_o'

[emb0614]

@Zac1124 - yes...all guys and absolutely beautiful!

[RaisingBait]

A lot of you guys are saying there is no one standing but if you look close enough you'll see a lot of people standing. Especially towards the front of the audience.

[ashtonunderlyn]

Fantastic how any one can fail to be moved by this truly excellent rendition the creativity of the human race is amazing.

[rutischi]

that's for Berlusconi...he has gone!!!!!!!!

[jessicagrams]

Yes. Goosebumps actually.  EXCELLENT!

[XxMidnightMasterxX]

This college looks perfect, with perfect men. This is gorgeous. Ce college semble parfait, avec des hommes parfait. Comme c'est élégant.

[80216ify]

Grandiosa e perfetta esecuzione. Bravi!

[theodorehui]

All rise, you stupid audiences!

[Prancer1231]

@theodorehui yeah really, they are supposed to stand up

[majormoz99]

why is no one in the audience standing for this? Thought it was what you had to do, well it was when I sang it back in school.

[majormoz99]

perhaps the six people should stand and take account for their craziness to 'dislike' this.

[platmosic]

Should I be surprised that everyone is using an original score?

[fluffia89]

The video is playing fast. All the Hallelujah Chorus' on you tube are like that. Wonder why.

[martythetickler]

Wow. Just...... wow.

[noecasas]

Gorgeous!!

[caldertkd]

superb



[milenasshow]

I love it ! 

[bnejaforever]

:D wuau

[endeavourthelimits]

Indeed, it does have a great acoustics

[TheWizardAndElphaba]

LOL

[JanissarialGuard]

That conductor is on fire, look at those moves.

[Rens1989]

Pity though that the public don`t stand in accordance with tradition

[RaisingBait]

The cutoff is so amazing!!

[accanossa]

Muito lindo este coral. Fantástico!

[Ginevra355]

Majestic music and performance.

[warren1c]

@Toelzerfanclever I agree with you. I plan on buying the cd. Thanks!

[TheMokex]

i love this song very much !

[neronbey]

hallelujah i become an atheist

[nazarethwoodshop]

Imagine what it will sound like when sang in the very presence of His Majesty, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Lord of Lords!

[Gonnakillyou]

Finally a proper boys' choir singing it.

[marcitamarcela]

Beautiful! But... No applause??

[SultanaBranWthBanana]

@marcitamarcela It's tradition not to clap afterwards. As the story goes the King was so impressed that he stood, thus people are generally encouraged to stand when in a performance with this song. Also, clapping is somewhat regarded as taking away from the 'spirit' so to say, don't know if you're religious or not, but it's regarded as more reverent to not clap. At least that's what I've been taught for the past four years of singing it. Hope that helps. :)

[KoreanUrDogs]

goosebump anyone?

[Aliceblueeyes]

@KoreanUrDogs

yes yes yes

[bkt816]

COÑÑÑÑ!!!! ORATORI BARROC!

[bkt816]

ORATORI  RELIGIOS BARROC

[dunc3062]

This is God inspired music.

[adonelahi]

@dunc3062 Amen. Its magnificent! I don't use that word to often either.

[faolkrop]

@dunc3062 well, yes. because it's a religious piece. i don't understand what you're trying to get at.

[warren1c]

AMAZING!!!! This is the best version I have found on you tube.

[Toelzerfanclever]

@warren1c One of the very best versions...:)

[alroba43]

Just great King's College thank you.

Dec 24 2011, 22h00, Part of The Messiah & Hallelujiah at the Cathedral of Lausanne by ORL Orchestra with the Choir of the Lausanne Cathedral directed by J-L.Dos Ghali

[kluckens1]

Beautiful music and voices.

[titut777]

Praise the Lord! I feel blessed from this performance...God bless choir of King's College, Cambridge.

[zaruraz]

Magnificent interpretation. Technical and artistic resources complement the grandeur of the work.

[sahnie82]

Beautiful... Praise God.

[radiovaral]

The most divine 4 minutes of History!!

[khattarhaddadin]

Blessed are the sons of the LORD who sing the glory for him and prepare his way by prayer and thanks in Jesus name. Amen

[huincas54]

...espectacular!..video excelente, con tomas cercanas de los integrantes del

coro. Seriedad, sobriedad en el vestuario de los participantes en este bello e

vento. Los músicos, impresionan con trompas de la época. Impresionante,

magnífico: uno de las mejores interpretaciones de esta composición de

Handel.

[TheRamlaw]

4 people went to oxford

[committeesq]

But.. who are the little guys?

[nodistanceleft]

@committeesq They are from the King's College Choir.

[mxgirl918]

the majesty of this piece always makes want to stand up for it. it's hard to believe Handel pulled it off in less than 30days!

btw are those Baroque period instruments?

[laughsquad007]

i played this as soon as i saw Skyrim go up for preorder on steam...

[SignorAzzurro]

well sung, guys !

[Gudnazon]

i played this when i got my GPU cooler to work after a month frustrating problems with my PC.

the feeling of making stuff work is pure awsomeness.

[claudesabwa]

How great!

[ElmerLives]

3 People went to Oxford...

[whotaughtyou]

MUSIC INDUSTRY TERMINOLOGY AND SCIENCE FOUNDATION

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[missmadiba1807]

Beautiful rendition!

[Taenyr]

The tenors stand out too much, and the diction is often unclear. This is an excellent choir, but not my favorite performance. I prefer their recording of Messiah with the Brandenburg Consort.

[mikelonus]

Es una maravilla de ejecucion y el entorno es magnifico un 10 sobre 10

[magpie4321]

Exquisitely beautiful!!!!

[magpie4321]

Who could NOT love this?

[ashielanahda]

Never see such this spectacular...

[iflexs]

whew breathtaking music and performance

[jrjbobby]

Spectacular!

[eangiyou]

wonderful, BRAVO

[allezach]

Wonderful perfomance. They even worked in the embellishments ("ever"). Wonderful.

[YedYak]

This was amazing...and sent chills up and down my spine....thank you for sharing.

[Hahnimkorb100]

Sorry - but Amazon.de for interested Germans - offers a range of CDs "only" (?).

[fluffia89]

The uploaded version is playing fast, must be to avoid copyrights. Cant seem to find a good one with the correct speed. :(

[GeaMusic]

somente o Timpano que nao  ajudou muito

[fokkerwokker]

Excellent!

[joelt6502]

I imagine that this is what heaven must be like...angels singing His praises for ever and ever! What a triumphant chorus! Handel, you genius, you!

[Lassannn]

It appears one atheist watched this and couldn't turn it off quickly enough.

[TheArtooDeetoo]

@Lassannn I'm an atheist and I think this is great music. Also I understand the story behind it. You don't have to belive it's true...

[theJKT91]

@TheArtooDeetoo It's a beautiful story. Perhaps it is woo-woo, but if so, it's noble, inspiring woo-woo.

[RorySPQR]

@TheArtooDeetoo Rubbish.



[JanissarialGuard]

@TheArtooDeetoo This, along with Mozart and Verdi's Requiems, the Ninth Symphony, embody the essence of humanity, to reach our hand to the infinite, it does not mean God or anything, but rather we always want to reach beyond what we know. And I am also an atheist

[derangedyoshi]

@Lassannn

Why should atheism, a lack of belief in God, affect one's musical tastes? This is among the best pieces I have ever performed, in my opinion, and I can't listen to it enough - and yet I don't believe in God.

I'm beginning to think all the talk about intolerance of atheism has something in it - can you imagine the reaction if you had made a similar comment about gays, or Muslims, or some other minority like that?

[derangedyoshi]

@Lassannn

Why should atheism, a lack of belief in God, affect one's musical tastes? This is among the best pieces I have ever performed, in my opinion, and I can't listen to it enough - and yet I don't believe in God.

I'm beginning to think all the talk about intolerance of atheism has something in it - can you imagine the reaction if you had made a similar comment about gays, or Muslims, or some other minority like that?

[Lassannn]

@derangedyoshi I didn't read it because you're not Christian. You'll burn in Hell and I won't bother to convince you to change your ways. You'd just laugh. You've got the Bible at your fingertips if you ever care to learn something. if not, shut your mouth and die. You're embarrassing yourself.

[derangedyoshi]

@Lassannn What a wonderfully Christian response. Only religion could cause this sort of narrow-minded, kneejerk reaction. :)

[pinkcrazygirl]

Haaaaaallejuha!! *likes*

[pinkpearls89]

i love this.....our chior in my country sang just like this and i miss that.

[joshhoffman1975]

Music worthy of God himself!

[NinaRainful]

For an all male choir they did a remarkable job.

[ryan15987]

I just listened to the Mormon Choir and the sang the same piece and it was awful the young boy voices are so much nicer the women voices.

[grumdog88]

@ryan15987 I can only presume you're mund, it's intresting how you can actually hear a lot of Winpeny and Seb, but little of...well everyone else, although I think Joe would disagree

[saintben2008]

I haven't heard them in a while. It was quite a treat.  Brought back memories.

[browny333]

youtube the male choir of st petersburg, it makes this choir seem like a bunch of schoolboys...oh wait;-]

[Breizhad91]

Magnifique,amazing. Congratulations

[CharlieBladeRemus]

Spectacular...but wrong key???

[browny333]

@CharlieBladeRemus yes

[CharlieBladeRemus]

@browny333 Oh, I did some researching...this must be a Baroque-style ensemble. They tune their instruments a half-step lower than traditional ensembles. :)

[gold7c]

amazing! Congrats! 

[joelt6502]

I had the good fortune to sing this with the rest of my hometowns high school choirs every december 7th in the old cathederal in town. for 3 years. Awesome performance! Not to get too religious on here, but after hearing that one piece of music, how can one not believe in God?

[AndersHojsted]

@joelt6502 Beauty is no proof of God. Aesthetics are subjective (in the eye of the beholder). It ought take more then one piece of music to strip you of your critical faculties.

You have a massive critical potential that can be used to for good, - to minimize human suffering and make the world a better place. Don't waste it by adhering to religious dogma. Think for yourself; you owe this to yourself and the world.

(That being said: it's a great piece of music)

[midientse01]

@AndersHojsted You make very little sense my friend. the guy simply implied that he was left humbled. You judge him on so little

[subcontrabassoonman]

@joelt6502 By simply not believing in a 'omnipotent and omniscient' sky-man. The presence of this particular piece of music proves nothing; either you think that Handel was 'compelled by God' to write this piece, of that this piece is proof of the existence of a deity, neither of which are, or can be true.

[NameforYouT]

@subcontrabassoonman It does not matter if you feel satisfied by calling God 'sky-man'. The truth is Handel wrote this to praise Jesus Christ and that tells that those thoughts inspired Handel to compose this so grand.