Haydn- Insanae Et Vanae Curae (St. John's College Choir.)

[fionavasseghi]

This was my all time favorite when i was in my choir

[XuYleh]

When I was a little girl of 11 in the choir, this was my favourite piece. There's a videotape of me (I didn't know my dad was up at the organ filming me) where you can see me asking the girl next to me for a pen, writing something on my hand, showing it to her and silently giggling. I wish I remembered what I wrote, because it must have been amazingly insightful. This is such an amazing piece - I wonder what was important enough that it couldn't wait till after!

[80216ify]

Sublime esecuzione; voci eccezionali; alto livello artistico.

[TheReneex]

Man, I wish play the organ like that!

[1969nightmare]

Wow! I LOVED singing this as a child. This sounds truly beautiful. Thank you :)

[danielbillingsley]

I sang this in graduate school. The opening organ lick still stands my hair on end! What a great performance of an absolutely fun work to sing!!

[tkbewunderin79]

¡Pili, gracias por darme el enlace! Magnífico. Tengo una versión de los Tölzer de esta pieza.

toelzerknabenchor.blogspot.com

[benjaminlathbury]

2 people are insanae

[pokare]

This piece is INSANEE ET VERAE COOLE

[pjdonagh]

Through the arch, behind the chioir as we are looking at them, back into the ante-chapel to the right on the wall is a simple, dignified memorial stone to Dr George Guest....without whom none of this would havbe been possible!!!

[choirboyfromhell1]

@pjdonagh Really? That NW corner of the building, the small chapel/sarcophagus opposite of where the choir processes in from the choir school? Never knew that! Dr. Guest certainly did save that choir from the nonsense of the mid-1950's!

[mizuho4107]

I am japanese.

This performance is higher than Mt. Fuji.

[Erictheirritated]

@mizuho4107 It is glorious.

[choirboyfromhell1]

Heard John's do it again this past week, I love Insane & Vain Curate!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah Baby!!!!!

[revengejeffrey21]

Very Godly, O.o

[DonGiovannidizzel]

No, Peter is in fact playing the organ in this video, I think its just one of those Internet Myths that its Allan Walker!!! Great Playing from a student anyhow!

[Maratonias]

In this piece i thin tenor is the most fun to sing :)

[mezzodolce]

Fantastic!

[64ftContraBombarde]

Who is the organ scholar?

[barcombehall]

@64ftContraBombarde

Peter Davis is seen playing in the video though I have heard that the actual audio was played by Allan Walker, his predecessor as senior organ scholar.

[mlevitt]

Fabulous piece performed well. Can't beat that!

[Raichu234]

Long Live Master Haydn!

[leleonora76]

emotions ... 

[benjaminlathbury]

The E7 at 4:36 is practically orgasmic!

[DruidTwilight]

Magnificent,...My favourite choir ...Long may they continue!!!!

[DruidTwilight]

Superb...My favourite choir...Long may they continue!!!

[Effluitio]

Well, English quality...

[graham1597]

just sung this at Blackburn cathedral with the NCS-RSCM :)

[rap220]

@graham1597 i hope it sounded as good as when i used to be in the NCS :D

[elton1981]

the Bass part to this is excellent such fun to sing

[srcsdirector]

I wish we had more youth and adult choirs here in American with such a passion for the classics... not just "praise & worship" music. Gorgeous!!

[simply1tom]

oh my God. How I wish I was in such a school system

[blandinevig]

splendide!!!!

[loupblanc26]

Magnificent performance of the St. John's College Choir! Thanks Danraphel.

[kallisti1987]

I still know all the words to this.

[chunchuck2000]

Mr. Davis!!!!!

[RougePakMing]

the organist is the current director of music at my school! spoke to him today in fact. casually.

[mimmorganist]

wath's his name?

[MinicTrej808]

oh dear wrong page. nice comb over hahaha!

[loudfatbaritone]

We used to love this when I was a treble back in the 70s, we were always begging to have it put on the music list. Such a great piece - such a relief after all that other Victorian tripe we had to sing.

[FR665XN]

We did it faster. But it's good.

[thethomasian17]

would this be suitable for the celebration of ef of roman rite?

[jpstenino]

Where would you put it?

[redfearn100]

who is the conductor please???Is it George Guest??

[DonRaphel]

No, It's Christopher Robinson

[IMQuazimodo]

@DonRaphel and the organist ? ?

[redfearn100]

Many thanks

[sadguyfoundout1]

i DONT KNOW Y but I have always been fascinated by proper trebles. They are different in tone to sopranos! lol prefer trebles to sopranos! lol

[TheTristan1954]

you can hear the difference very good in the versions of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere, trebles rule

[titussenlair]

Superb ! Thanks you very much for sharing !

[evilsnowdrop]

Sang this for the first time ever yesterday and had to search out a video to see what it sounds like from the outside. Great fun to sing!

[papahaydn1732]

Anyone knows if there are any recording of this piece?

[BashLarkin]

If anyone could provide me with the organ score (or where to find it) I would be most grateful :)

[elton1981]

@BashLarkin

cpdl . org

[Muzickid123]

this is a really good piece

[NihilNominis]

Muzickid123 is a master of understatement.

[wizard9a9]

Fantastic! The organist has great hands!

What's the name of the DVD that this is from?

[orgelspielerkmd]

I'd like to know....I have this whole program recorded on VHS from TV (a program named In Concert on EWTN) years ago, but the quality is not nearly as fine (they also do Malcolm Boyle's Thou, O God, Art Praised in Zion!)...so please do tell.

[Ophicleide4]

Ave Verum. Popular Choral Classics. Published by Brilliant Classics. Number 6323. An excellent DVD! I bough it from the shop in Salisbury Cathedral. (I think...)

[sil88nav19]

Congratulations!!!!! Wonderful!!!!

[francecristal]

splendide !!!!!

[leleonora76]

wonderful....

[jimmy8balltll]

I was in a choir for 10 years and this was my favourite thing to sing, i can rember the latin verse off by heart, i sang this as Soprano and Tenor, but theres something about singing it in Soprano that feels soo incredible, especially in the right church or cathedral the acoustics really add to the high notes

[xpianoforte]

I love the high notes clashing with the bass notes at 1:24, always gives me the chills. I dream of being in this kind of choir some day...

[franner78]

performing this on 28th March....singing it sends shivers down my spine

[Nungael]

singing this in honor choir in 3 weeks. Can't wait its a great piece.

[cbenjm91]

were you in doha?

[Nungael]

yeah i was! im assuming you were too, if so which section?

[cbenjm91]

i was in the women's choir. i loved it when you guys sang this!

[Nungael]

yeah it was my second favorite. personally i preferred Haq Ali :D

[Phraun]

I have to say, I like it better with a full orchestra behind it. It seems a bit bland with an organ. Brilliant choir, however. =)

[Knappa22]

I'm the opposite. I think having just a simple organ accompaniment enhances the performance - the focus is nearly all on the vocal part.

I dislike full orchestras - especially when they drown out the choir.

[Phraun]

Come to think of it, I also prefer orchestras to choirs, so I guess I'm a bit bias... To each his own, I suppose. =)

[Knappa22]

Breathtaking! Only Johns has this wholesome massive sound.

Kings sounds more breathy somehow.

Johns - the best choir in Cambridge. Fact.

[choirboyfromhell1]

The Best Choir in the World.

[mrfortune]

thrilling

[xlovetwilightx]

we sang this the other day in a concert LOVE IT!! hehe it is absolutley mad but really wonderful

i thought we sang it really well but nothing compared to this wow!! :D

[roberttv]

It simply doesn't get any better than that. We've sung this at our church in California, and did a very credible job... but certainly nothing like this. Brilliant!

[MusDocJerusalem]

John's RULES !

[dannypurtell]

ive never heard this before but its brilliant

[Demonarrows]

sang this in a roman catholic church in italy

was amazing

[endeavourer]

the organists hands at 2:40 are magical

[Knappa22]

I like how at 5.20, the organist is giving the great manual some welly, then at 5.35 he draws it all back in to a single stopped-diapason or flute, or whatever it is. It's so effective

[swerveon]

Superb.

[MusDocJerusalem]

You took the word out of my mouth!

[choirboyfromhell]

Wonderful. Sang this last week in our men and boy choir as well. Great "Strum unt Drang" drama, and is as much as a treat to sing as well as to listen to. Thank you DonRaphel.

[cleozimmermann]

procuro ouvir todos os dias,

então, o dia se divide, em antes e depois

disso tudo

[chloecasamenta]

We sang this with our school. One of the most entertaining songs to see conducted.

[34045]

SONG??????

[escaelis]

Their recording of Pergolesi's works display incredible vocal talent.

[Tommy211hick]

one of haydns great anthems!!!! kings cambrige picked this as their favourie anthem last year!!!!

[witste]

Very nice!!!

[theatom2000]

Power of the organ and voices, magnificent.