Ligeti: Requiem II Kyrie

[AntonioSaucedo22]

beautiful hell

[andresgrito]

UN GENIO COMO KUBRICK NO PODIA DEJAR A LIGETI EN BLANCO !!

[MiloDC]

Wow, so EXTREMELY well conducted by E-PS. All of the nuance and expressiveness is there, and the balance and overlap between the sections is perfect (and overbearing on the brass side just where it needs to be). So well performed by the orchestra and chorus, as well. Marvelous!

[Kanga272]

That's fucking terrifying.

[OAmus]

wish I was there.

[muslit]

it is wonderful to 'see' a performance of the ligeti, but i've heard more frightening renditions.

[prom9etheus]

It's nice to see that I'm not alone in appreciating one of the 20th centuries great masterpieces. I often found the turbulent washes of sound in this work to be like what a person with synesthesia might "hear" upon seeing a pleated curtain blowing slowly - the edges periodically lining up in a full state of dissonance and easing away into temporary harmony. The piece no doubt takes time to fully assimilate but after several hearing it's hard not to notice a structural integrity every bit as s

[douglasmatley]

One of my favorite works, Made more famous by 2001 A Space Odyssey. Thank you, would love to see score while the Kyrie is performed. Thank you D. Alexandr D'Maddalena

[Gryffindor8]

spongebob when he discovers fire.

[MrGutley]

It's hard to begin to fathom how Ligeti managed to score this piece in a way that successfully communicated his intentions. It seems light years beyond what anyone else had attempted before.

[Quatarsys]

Hmm... I just imagine, that how it will be performed in 2600 A.D. =)

[SuorCappuccetto]

Sublime!

[mynarinhamelo]

As vozes parecem ventos uivando em janelas fechadas... é sutil e profundo, toca em algum lugar muito escondido dentro de nós. 

[CinnAlla]

This is amazing music. (Am I going mad or did one of the choir knock a tuning fork against his head at 3:57 ?)

[bloodybirdbrain]

@CinnAlla i saw that too! amazing music indeed.

[CinnAlla]

@bloodybirdbrain Good grief... now I come to look again, TWO of them do it at the same time!

[bloodybirdbrain]

@CinnAlla holy cow you're right! It makes sense though, it must be difficult to figure out if you are singing in key when you got about 100 other people playing and singing along.

[ddsoco1]

@CinnAlla You're right! That's one way to find the pitch, I guess.

[Valmontphl]

@CinnAlla Wait, you watched at least 3:57 of this? Yes your are going crazy and yes he did check his voice at 3:57

[CinnAlla]

@Valmontphl I can't get enough of it! :-D

[AlanCanon2222]

I got to thank Ligeti in person for terrifying me in childhood with his music, especially this piece! He came to my city (Louisville) in 1986 to accept the Grawemeyer Award and I attended the concert.

[MrAmandeepsodhi]

thats the power of classical acapella. it gives me goose bumps and creates horror. Feels like the world is going to end right now.

[Pouffecal]

Probablement l'oeuvre vocale la plus importante du XXème siècle. De plus, avec Kubrick c'était génie + génie ce qui est une combinaison assez rare! Quand on voit la partition, on se demande comment ils arrivent à mettre ça en place, avec ces quintolets qui se superposent à des sextolets ou à des septolets, c'est inouï. Ce kyrie est inexprimable, c'est dément. Et l'entrée des contrebasses et violoncelles à 1.34 donne la chair de poule...

[reizsucht]

Never seen a performance of this before... it is amazing... thank you for uploading...

[turnipmulch]

2.40 and my body loses all control. 3.58 see that chor tap his heed with a fork? arf.

[turnipmulch]

2.40 and my body loses all control.

[stanchinsky]

Bad-Ass performance!

[halfmonk]

fantastic! i had the opportunity to see salonen conduct many of the ligeti pieces with the LA philharmonic. ligeti was actually present for many of them. it was astonishing and wonderful to finally hear them performed live. salonen also presented some of ligeti's smaller chamber pieces as part of the green umbrella series at the japan america theatre. very grateful to have heard those performances as well.

[CMSPMARCUS]

Absolutely fantastic...!!!

[raulcat19]

goosebumps - goosebumps - look how they turn the pages!

[UrbanVivaldi]

this is impressive

[sieracki001]

Extremely difficult piece. I was unaware anyone else had attempted it since the Ligeti edition was recorded. Requires extreme virtuosity in the choir parts - usually they cannot handle. As you can hear the parts are not always "synched" but off each other by different evolving amounts. It's extremely difficult to keep your part under control while others are around you with totally different parts to sing. Well done.

[Amarynthine]

I suddenly see...dante's inferno

[MonalisaDeLego]

Crédits

• Artistes : Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Virpi Räisänen-Midth (mezzo-soprano), Maîtrise de Radio France, Sofi Jeanin (direction maîtrise), Choeur de Radio France, Michel Tranchant (chef de choeur), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Esa-Pekka Salonen (direction) • Production : Camera Lucida

[Tropia]

Okay, did some digging, the conductors name is Esa-Pekka Salonen, he conducts The Philharmonia Orchestra (one of the leading orchestras in Great Britain, based in London).

Esa-Pekka Salonen is Finnish btw

[55gargoyle]

Absolutely beautiful.

[Tropia]

What nationality are they?

This is gorgeous

[JackFSheen]

@Tropia I'm pretty sure this is with a Parisian orchestra, so French.

[SkyGazer1000]

Notice at 3:56 one of the choir members strikes a tuning fork and quickly places it to his ear to try to catch his reference pitch. The piece is tough to sing, trying to keep your unique part on pitch in the tonal mass and not get too sloppy.

[Tropia]

I could watch Esa-Pekka Salonen conduct all day long, so much animation, omg!

[Dave2bu]

:O woah.

[karkelkhan]

Glorious! Would be great if they would perform in Amsterdam, I would certainly buy tickets!

[AleAgosto1973]

La cúspide.

Muchas gracias por compartirlo.

[MrRegnskur]

Thank you very much!)

[ANTsynth]

Great!