Anton Bruckner - Os justi

[lauraellenmellor]

One of my all-time favourite choral works. Very good performance but I agree with the others: it's too fast!!

[trebemolliinchiave]

Splendido, ma troppo veloce.

[ccdg1066]

Very nice, and wonderful accoustics! :)

[xXOGAARAOXx]

Wow those boys hit that high A perfectly, impressive

[SprecheDeutsch]

Fantastic. Makes me want to go back, but I'll be back for good within a year to get my fill of the magnificent Koelner Dom. :)

[4piglite]

Too fast!!!! Slow it down, Maestro...sheesh! Did someone need to go to the bathroom??  I didn't realize Lydian mode was supposed to be so peppy!

[hippo50ful]

@4piglite agreeeee

[smoothshaver82]

@4piglite : mmmm?! what did Bruckner mean when he penned "nicht schnell" as the tempo indication? -- of apiece written alla brev? ("not slow" and in cut time?)

[eustacelufgren]

@smoothshaver82 "Nicht schnell" means not fast. Langsam is slow in German, Schnell is fast.

[ACOMaestro]

This is fantastic. Especially being kids.

[xgmb45]

at the et lin gua e jus, it was rushed by the altos

[AliFyre]

I sang this about two days ago in my choir. I love it!

This performance has s a little screaming on the high A when they say Meditabur, but they're young. Totally forgivable, especialy for young boys.

[bbbbmer]

quite possibly the most beautiful motet in music literature....

not a perfect performance, but not bad either...

[maxicaas]

very good!

[ichmalealsobinich]

Die Jungs singen sehr gut, aber Anton Bruckner kann mir it seinen Sakralwerken gestohlen bleiben.

The boys are making a very good performance but Bruckner should let me in peace with his crap sacral works

[ilbacioditosca]

You may not like then Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart because the religions themes? Who do you like, Voltaire Candide?

[WiKnFan]

Watch the Video Os justi Windsbacher Knabenchor

Then you heard a gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooood Quier

[wskfan]

Are you a member of Windsbacher Boys´Choir ?

Wndsbacher Knaben Chor Fan ?

[MissMakeUp97]

well, nt bad. im singing this for my concert and im in Sop 1, omgomg. haha.

[4piglite]

arghh!! What happened with the somber tempo this is supposed to have--is there a fire in the building? Horrible direction!

[Lotiolenti]

Maybe you'll get more hits if you add Domspatzen as a tag?

[hgj701]

amazing piece sang realy well i sang in cologne cathedral at the start of the summer for the lunchtime prayer session and we sang this as its german soundedawsome

[ehasl]

The straight voices of boy sopranos fit this song well. But they may usually be too immature, both emotionally and technically, to sing this perfectly. I hope my chamber choir will record a video of a close to perfect version one day. Hehe. :-)

One detail: I believe that the highest note of the sopranos should be intonated a little higher in order to achieve the orgasm effect of that part. Also, the balance should be improved so we hear everything that happens in that part. :-)

[ojDASH]

you were obviously never a boy treble in a cathedral... on just about any a cappella motet boys will sound better than womenn imho. It's the purity of the sound that is brought out and that should elicit the emotional response (along with a good men's choir). Post a link though when you record your choir, love to hear it!

[finvoyager76]

I'm little bit surprised by your lack of knowledge about boy voice. I could "easily" hit F4 note by singing when I was 12. It only demands right kind of voice training :)

[jsswift]

Tempo is a little wacky, it doesn't ever feel like it settles into something reasonable. The fugal section in the middle sounds very rushed. The boys on the alto and soprano parts sound nice though.

[ojDASH]

I think it would have sounded less crazy if they had been in a "dead" room. Anytime you have that much reverb, i agree you have to slow it down

[perifaer]

Very nice! :-)

[perifaer]

The Cathedral had its own sound! :-)

No Problem! :-) Its own! :-)

[whatsreallygood845]

other than that though, sounds awesome haha

[whatsreallygood845]

there's no way that those kids are 15 years old

that low f at the end is impossible for a 15 year old, plus the one guy has a beard

[musiquedude235]

usually when a piece is performed with boys as altos and sopranos, the tenors and basses would be sung by older, mature voices, such as it is shown here by the guys in the back with beards.

[Jeriandis]

Sorry to say bud but when I was 15 I could hit that F. The F isn't low at all.

[ichmalealsobinich]

the Cologne Cathedral Choir consists of both, young boys as altos & sopranos and adult male singers for tenor & bass. Its the official church choir of the Cathedral for all christian liturgias.

[matthewnsea]

absolutely beautiful, my choir performed this. This just melted me.

[DoubleABaterriezzz]

this is incredible. my favorite chorus song ever.

[DoubleABaterriezzz]

this is incredible. my favorite chorus song ever.

[pk4life84]

i did this in highschool all-state in oklahoma...its my favorite

[pianoandpipes]

ME TOO!!!!!

Hello fellow OMEA-er

[pk4life84]

HAHA, thats awesome, what year did you go?

[pianoandpipes]

I was there all the years from 2003-2005. You?

I don't think we did this while I was there...but it is still one of my favorites...and I've sung it many times elsewhere.

[JimF1648]

Years ago, I just happened on the all-state in Norman while visiting OK City. I was struck by the quality. They were doing Orff's Catulli Carmina, not exactly an easy peace. It was remarkable. They must have a good statewide program in Oklahoma.

But back on point, this is a wonderful performance. I have it on a couple of CDs, and for a boys choir, it is most impressive.

[WiKnFan]

Sorry i don't think the Quier is very good

i'am singing in the Windsbacher Boysquier from Germany

watch the Video

"Os justi Windsbacher Knabenchor."

Bye

[sforzi88]

Bruckner not only a genious symphonist, but a talanted scared music composer.

It is because of his imperturbable faith.

His sincerity makes his music lovely for many people, also for me!

[musighitta]

What a choir, what a melody. this is perfection. I love english voci bianche choir, they are perfect. happy christmas from sardinia

[devonruiz]

VERY gooodd

jeeze how old are these kids?

[richter91]

between 10 and 15

[cattleyafan]

Beautiful! My fav Bruckner Motet Thank you for posting!!!

[ihatefronc]

gave me chills.

[Pinkpiggie719]

AMAZING, we are doing this song, I cant believe this is all boys!

[richter91]

lol there are of course men as well ;-)

[DoubleABaterriezzz]

this is so impressive!!

[euge453]

My chamber singers group at school is performing this piece. Gorgeous rendition, guys.

[rosasilvestris]

total schön!!! danke fürs reinstellen, ich hab das os justi von bruckner schon ewig hier gesucht.