Abendlied - The King's Singers

[39carola1]

meravigliosa.............! Grazie

[guillermina1110]

Bellas, mágicas, estas polifonías cantadas por King's Singers!

Es como llegar al cielo...

Guillermina

[OrangeSodaKing]

WHO in the world DISLIKED this video??

[92carldiaz]

haha i luv this song, and I luv sing as high as i canXD

I'm very pleassed with this arrangement whit only men voices!

haha i'll try to sing that with my choir's friends xd

[rockinrunners]

well done lads =)

[NickFuf01]

The best !!!

[NickFuf01]

The best



[acerflots]

Aaarrrrrrrrrrrrrgghhhhhhhh i could burn google down to the ground!!!!!!!!!! i hate that advertising thing!! thankfully there's this divine music thats totally relaxing, it makes me smile absently :) so if you get the whole picture > it makes me look like a maniac an am enjoying

[DontfuckwithElton]

man, they sang that beautifully without even moving a muscle throughout. that's real talent

[cominguptails]

@DontfuckwithElton ...are you serious? that's a photo

[DontfuckwithElton]

@cominguptails no silly! of course i'm not serious!

[cominguptails]

@DontfuckwithElton haha okay good... you never know with some people though ;)

[UitdenNederlanden]

In Dutch: Blijf bij mij Heer, want de avond is nabij. Abide with me!

[UitdenNederlanden]

In Dutch: Blijf bij mij Heer, want de avond is nabij.

[schuberthomas]

please, I'm a Ks fan and I need the name of this album!!!

anyone knows it?

[seizetheday224]

I am so jealous of male singers and their headvoices!

[DaveyD2010]

i like the original key better

[kyrio5a]

i'm rehearsing to this video for d coming competition. thx gehaktmolen, for uploading !

[MrRetromunkey]

Just amazing the chord at 0:47 and Stephen Connelly's last note are just amazing.

[Hrlecica]

perfect!

[vmogui]

Beautiful isn't enough to describe such an outstanding and moving performance.

[swatfour]

wenn man Text kennt, kann man eventuell es auch verstehen

[kingssingersgirl]

my facial expressions upon hearing this for the first time- :O :D :} :}

[Compooky121]

The countertenor sounds great.

[musical3lottie]

I got to know this song from Voces8's version of it (S, CT, T, T, Bar, Bass) and it's amazing the different sound world that is created by having two counter-tenors instead of one soprano. Beautiful.

[RavenPawTheWarrior]

I can't believe one person gave this a thumb's down. This is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry, in all honesty. I can feel their passion. ♥♥

[RavenPawTheWarrior]

I can't believe one person gave this a thumb's down. This is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry, in all honesty. I can feel their passion. ♥♥

[oplatre]

Question: Is the guy that is singing the Soprano part a castrato, sopranist, countertenor, or just using a finely tuned falsetto register? I can't really tell. I have a pretty good falsetto and (on a good day) can reach a C6 with minimal effort so I was just wondering...

[SakhtarNemeth]

@oplatre The Kings Singers official mention him as a countertenor, but I admit that he has a really singular voice, I understand why you were wondering.

[oplatre]

@SakhtarNemeth Yes!!! His voice sticks out..

[lloydino]

i have heard that he is a castrato, but personally I dont believe that. I think he is just an amazing counter-tenor :D

[oplatre]

@lloydino IDK...maybe. Need to do some research....o wikipedia LOL!!

[Alieaz]

@oplatre Yeah a countertenor but he adducts his true folds so he doesn't get a breathy sound which is why his timbre is very clean without being strident or straight-toned and why he can sing long phrases without having to renew the breath constantly like many male falsettists do.

[oplatre]

@Alieaz Yea that makes sense.....

[DelendaEstCarthago1]

Wow...these guys would make great ventriloquists; their mouths didn't move the whole time. Amazing.

[HamerD]

LOL

[cacapoopoopeepeeshyr]

@DelendaEstCarthago1 wow... I hope and pray that you were using sarcasm... LMAO

[DelendaEstCarthago1]

@cacapoopoopeepeeshyr Ha ha...just a little dry humor.

[donutmidget345]

I dont get why you would think the pronouciation is bad; its actually really good, better than most groups could do

[borchie1986]

That's true. I'm German and can tell that the King's Singers are always doing a very good job concerning German pronounciation. :-)

[specialdefect]

I don't believe in any god, however I am grateful towards religion for having spawned such soul moving music..

[HamerD]

my thoughts exactly :)

[baerpaw1]

@specialdefect --If believing what they believe makes them write music like they do, then religion might bear some looking into.

[acerflots]

@specialdefect Yes, that was extremely important. Music was commonly seen as something 'unholy' (don't know how to put it in a different way).

[metteholm75]

It bears strong resemblance to late gothic- and early netherlandish renaissance-works.

[Werwulf68]

The Lyrics are: "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, und der Tag hat sich geneiget, o bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden."

It's sung in german. The lyrics can be found in the Bible (Luke 24, 29): "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over"

By the way: the pronunciation isn't bad: I'm german and I do understand what they sing... I'm sure lots of german native speakers would love to be able to sing and pronounce Rheinbergers "Abendlied" like they do... ;-)

[dreliz16]

yeah, i have no clue what they are saying! but the blend is wonderful!

[PTCello]

the neat thing about this is that the pronunciation matters not one whit. I don't need to know the text in order to love the music... The human voice is the oldest instrument there is, and it's wonderful to see a combination of them sounding so gloriously together...

It helps me forget all the rap that is around me.

and remember, you can't make crap without rap!

And remember

[Pianoman602]

I find it strange saying it about a group like The King's Singers, but there pronunciation could definitely use a bit of work. Other than that, amazing as always!

[METALrulez92]

the pronounciation is a disaster but the singing is just amazing ;)

[azproductionslive]

Amizing!! Singing this 4 choir and this is amazing

[TheLajusta]

If I may add to the interpretation, I feel (completely subjectively, of course) that this music goes beyond the narrated situation to suggest the nightfall over the soul -silence, solitude, fragility, the need for God of an inocent child claiming for love, company and protection. This would be -I imagine- the soul of a man snatched from the daylight into the unknown, into the domains of death.

[susantash]

Yes, I know what you mean and I completely agree, but although I can see both version's appeal I still prefer it sung in this key.

[roifrank17]

beautifully said

[susantash]

I simply can't stop listening to it over and over again. It melts my heart.

[susantash]

I like it even more after reading the bible passage that inspired this piece. This performance has all the sweetness and love suggested in the passage. I strongly recommend you read it (Luke 13,31), even if you're not religious; I'm not a very religious person myself but I found this "story" very moving and full of love, so now I can hear the same love in these guys' voices, which has made me love this masterpiece even more.

[semme01]

dude, its luke 24, 25

[TheLajusta]

Of course it's the disciples of Emmaus, dear semme. But how many different pieces with sometimes complete antagonistic character can be composed on the very same text? Each composer puts into music not the text itself, but the echo this text has in his own heart.

[annaeder]

Wow you sing very beautiful...

i sing this song in a girls choir.

[retoricalanswers]

but....they're the king singers....

[MagnusFogg]

...after all these thumbs down, I kind of lost my humour...I don't think people understood my comment, which meant that the King's Singers were so good that each time I listened to them they got on my nerves, for me being "so bad"...as to your comment, and since I lost my humour, I don't know if it is a good one or a bad one, sorry...but take care :o)))

[preruminator]

Lukas 24,29:

Bleibe bei uns; denn es will Abend werden, und der Tag hat sich geneigt.

Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.

Reste donc avec nous; tu vois: le jour baisse et le soir approche.

Rimani con noi, perché si fa sera e il giorno è già declinato.

Quédate con nosotros, que está atardeciendo; ya es casi de noche.

Fica conosco; porque é tarde, e já declinou o dia.

May this stupendous English singing culture stay with us forever!

[musiquedude235]

Ah! I love it! Sang this two Christmases ago. Beautiful.

[seamusfinnigan2000]

in Eb! gosh.. you go Bass..

[NinchenW1990]

WOOOOOOW...:)

[rnbfan16]

Is it supposed to be sung straight tone?

[GosfordAbercrombie]

Typically, church or sacred music is meant to be sung straight just cuz it's what was done! Opera required vibrato! So when you sing this at TMEA tell everyone to try and sing it without vibrato! But that won't happen!!!

[andrewoconnorblue]

depends on your interpretation.

generally speaking no... its very difficult to make this arrangement of singers (and indeed almost all arrangements) sing in straight tone; they are after all grown men!

From a singing point of view straight tone is generally unhelpful and unhealthy. And I don't mean full wangerian vibrato is good (it isn't) - but a slight shape in the note, or vibrato is a healthy expression of the singers breath. You can get straight tone voices but they are very rare.

[martinfluenza]

Veramente bellissimo il brano e l'interpretazione. Suona tutto proprio bene.

[kikivolauvent]

Bravo JLee - perfect dedication for this über-wonderful performance by the King's .... I have sung this Rheinberger Abendlied too and it IS challenging - they performed (once again) a miracle! :)))

A FAVE

Danke für diesen Video! Kiki

[jolmus]

It's a pity they did not do it in the original key, it sounds much brighter in F major. But apart from that, it's a very nice interpretation.

[2lipsonmy0rgan]

It's because here you hear only male voices.

[susantash]

Well, I have to disagree. I've heard it in the original key, and yes, it does sound much brighter, but I feel it's not bright what it should sound like. For me this piece needs to convey the sweetness and love the text suggests: some peasants are telling Jesus (whom they hadn't recognized yet) to stay at their place because the night is coming. Tey're telling a total stranger to stay whith them; that IS definitely an act of love, and that's what this piece should sound like.

[TheLajusta]

I also feel the Cmbridge Singer's version grasps better the intimate and profoundly nostalgic character of the piece, altough both are excelent!

[JLeeGraham]

An exceptionally fine interpretation of one of my favourite choral works, and one of the great Romantic period masterpieces of choral counterpoint. I cannot imagine that Rheinberger himself would not have been humbled and moved by such a performance, even in in this transposition to accommodate the male singers. Deo gratias!

[gipskull]

you found perfectly matching words ... this is an outstanding performance ... awesome !

[6juli6]

me gusta mucho mas la version cantada en un coro mixto!

pero es muy linda esta tambien

[tastibasti]

wundervoll! besonders die höhen! exellent!

[tritonusgesang]

Wunderbar, diese Dynamik! Sehr schön gesungen!

[susantash]

Simply incredible. Brought tears to my eyes!

And that doesn't happen often!

[ACappellaKrichy]

Oh wow! That's really good!

I've sung this in the school choir some time ago and I really like this song.

But this interpretation is wonderful!

The King Singers are great! (Even their german sounds good *g*)

[grandplans]

I hope one day to be able to hear these guys in concert. Absolutely beautiful.

[Cellz69]

I will see them in concert in March 2009 at Essen.

Finally :))

[grandplans]

I envy you.

[moecklil]

sooooo beautiful!

[mradaChris]

Very good!

[WWaleRY]

how the hell...

[FULFfiction]

true gods of music!

[gehaktmolen]

Oh sorry, i think i didn't understand your comment so well:P hehe

[FULFfiction]

i just think that there's no way to sound so damn good like these few guys...if my english doesn't meet your expectations, it's because i'm from germany =)

[Ymub]

Actually the composer is Josef Rheinberger

[edumogly]

joder!!!! solo hombres!!! buahh!!! qué pasada!

[gehaktmolen]

What's your problem?:S Men only rocks:D

[edumogly]

the comment is possitive, i haven't any problem. i sing in a choir too, like that. better of course :P hehe

[nonnopirro52]

@edumogly ???