Choir in Moscow, Russia

[rschwarzendahl]

Wunderschön .. tolle Stimmen und toller Klang .. beautiful russian ...

[bananaprinse]

Храни вас Бог! Просто великолепно!

[999666Demon]

ПЕСНЬ ПРЕСВЯТОЙ БОГОРОДИЦЫ

[999666Demon]

Величит душа Моя Господа, и возра́довася дух Мой о Бо́зе Спасе Моем.

Честне́йшую херуви́м и сла́внейшую без сравнения серафим, без истления Бога Слова рождшую, сущую Богородицу, Тя величаем.

Яко призре́ на смирение рабы Своея́, се бо от ныне ублажат Мя вси ро́ди.

Честнейшую херувим…

[999666Demon]

Яко сотвори́ Мне величие Сильный, и свято имя Его, и милость Его в ро́ды родо́в боящимся Его.

Честнейшую херувим…

Сотвори́ державу мышцею Своею, расточи́ гордыя мыслию сердца их.

Честнейшую херувим…

[999666Demon]

Низложи́ сильныя со престол, и вознесе́ смиренныя; алчущия исполни благ, и богатящияся отпусти тщи.

Честнейшую херувим…

Восприя́т Израиля отрока Своего, помянути милости, якоже глаго́ла ко отце́м нашим, Аврааму и семени его даже до века.

Честнейшую херувим…

[seancoxen]

So gorgeous!!! I love how the Russian Orthodox Church takes its music seriously. It's hard to come by such beautiful singing in the Western church, except for large cathedrals and the like.

[fotovideorob]

Hallo Elizabeth, Thanks for the video and the most beautiful voices I have ever heard .Do you know if there are any professional recording of this choir on Kolomenkoye. I love your recordings, but this should be professionally recorded

this is so beautiful and needs to be saved for all of us. If I could be of any help please let me know

[Yuklya37]

это хор, певший в храме свт. Николая в Пыжах (м. Третьяковская. Москва). Солистка Лина Мкртчан. Увы, сейчас этот хор расформирован.

да, и снимали, похоже в Пыжах, а не в Коломенском (хотя, конечно, могу ошибаться. Храм в Коломенском знаю не так хорошо)

[imperator2403]

May the Christian Orthodox Church and the slavonic people save all the world from their sins and it's fall !

[Gubancosful]

Incredible voices

[thessalonian71]

То очень красивейше. Клиросы церков не пеют также в Англия.

[73349425]

J'aime beaucoup la musique: et l'histoire!! C'est magnfique

[2000lire]

vorrei sapere chi è l'autore di questa esecuzione ed il titolo- se fosse possibile sapere anche se posso trovare altre esecuzioni di questo piccolo ma magnifico coro GRAZIE

[ROSESAPPHIREx]

Voices of angels! This must be what Heaven sounds like!

[Sebytza996]

iti multumesc, mi-ai incantat si auzul, dar mai ales sufletul

[barskaya]

Какой хор? Где это? Куда бечь, чтобы живьем услышать?

[barskaya]

Ахуеть! Как же красиво поют...

[adambomb30]

I'm not 100% sure but the contralto might be Lina Mkrtchyan. 

[lbredikhin5]

@adambomb30 OMG! That is her! I love her voice! Thank you so much!

[adambomb30]

@lbredikhin5 You're welcome. There is nothing better than a great Russian contralto or mezzo soprano.

[manricoPH]

Who is the composer of this song?

[ltlarrow]

The composer of this version is the Russian composer Frunza. The Magnificat is sung during the All Night Vigil served on Saturday evenings and on the eves of Great Feasts in the Orthodox church. The text is from the gospel of St Luke.

[minnie888444]

Thank you, wonderful performance.

[IGLESIAVISIGODA]

thank you google, something pure an godfull -redemption- goes in internet, we can hace the chants of the xerubin and the serapin, but all this was predicted by the freat prophet daniel blagosloviet dusha maia gospodi

[Euler96]

The soloist has very beautiful voice!

[zara2255]

So touching...

[ILLUS1A]

2) He hath shewed strength with his arm : he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel : as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.

[jamesdm49]

@ILLUS1A

Yes, these are the words of the Magnificat (sung during the ninth Ode of the Canon at Matins). The words of the refrain in English are:

"More honorable than the Cherubim and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim; who, without corruption, gavest birth to God the Word: true Theotokos, we magnify thee."

"Theotokos" is the dogmatic title for the Mother of God, appointed by the third Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church. 'Deipara' is the Latin equivalent.

[ILLUS1A]

Here is the full translation without chorus:

1) My soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations.

[SlavicMaleChorus]

More honerable than the Cherubim , Beyond compare than the Seraphim

Without defilement You gave birth to God the Word. True Mother of God we magnify

You.

(This is a more poetic translation )

[turbosized]

for the begging OUR PURE (MOTHER) , the greek chants says: the indeed Mother Of God . In Greek Την όντως Θεοτόκον Σε Μεγαλύνομεν .

[victorrangel93]

very nice soprano. very balanced. awesome choir.

[bloodsling]

a resplendant feast of sonorous perfection,quenches my soul with every haunting note,as though chimes stirred by the breeze from angels wings,beautiful

[felixaliaga]

When I hear this beautiful Russian music I get paralysed, as if invisible wings were holding me. Hail Russia!

[lbredikhin5]

This is so heavenly !!! I love the ladys voice!!!! So rich. Gives me goosebumps. Thank you so much!

[reonina]

Dicen que la voz es el instrumento más perfecto...Es verdad y aquí tenemos el ejemplo. Magnífico coro de bellísimas voces.

Gracias por este delicado y hermoso envio.

[idesofmarchUNIAEA]

From an old "Slavonic" prayer book:

More honorable than the cherubim,

and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim.

Without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word.

True Theotokos, we magnify thee.

[MagnoIiaBIue]

WONDERFULL

[TwoGiantLeftFeet]

how can 9 people create such a sound

[rombuc]

ocze oczen ponarawilos.zamieczatielno pojot chor!!

[LORDNARCISSUS]

her voice sounds great.

[luciefurr1]

Absolutely magnificent & heavenly.

[datalal624]

My eyes well with tears every time I hear this. That one lady's voice is just heartbreakingly beautiful, and the whole choir sounds like a chorus of angels!

[Herschy1996]

my religion too :D ahhh, so pretty :)

[Sarifana]

My religion :)

So beautiful and Russian)

[MultiHans45]

De beste werkers van God.Hier wordt je stil van en gaat zonder het teweten in gebed.

[MultiHans45]

Deze muziek is imens mooi.Geeft een diepe rust en verkwikt de geest.

[Hinterman55]

Wie viel Zuspruch und Trost in diesem wundervollen Lied steckt.....unglaublich.

[scarpia1965]

@Hinterman55

Stimmt. Dazu ist es noch so unglaublich gut gesungen...

[Galaktion0]

this one, is amazing!

[Anechka1987]

Spasibo Vam bol`shoe , i Svetlogo Rojdestva !

[pavlikasable]

Best singers work for God!

[47muso]

Heavenly exquisite music - can listen to it over and over and over again.

[julzette7]

I come to this link every so often because to me it's complete bliss. Wow, what a mezzo. What group is this? Any other links on youtube.

[milonow]

it is incredible that even we as terrible sinners can sing as though we came straight from heaven :) touches the very soul that cries out for christ. God bless you all !!!

[TheAvengerOfficial]

Fanatic?

[kerumble]

we're sinners?

[milonow]

ofcourse we are, everybody sins

[MultiHans45]

Overweldigend deze zangeres. Vrede straalt deze muziek uit met een diepe boodschap aan ons mensen.Ook al geloof men nergens in ,deze muziek zet je aan het denken en zorg er voor dat er vanzelf een gebed volgt.

[preruminator]

Overwhelmed with emotion!

Nine singing souls.

[MeThinksThus]

Such beautiful music. So peaceful. What talent!!!

[nickanon]

Very nice!

[jviciouss]

это очень красивая музыка. это очень напоминает мне о движении к церкви в моем родном городе Санкт-Петербурга.

[serenaluce]

Heavenly music! Very beautiful!

[NorthMiamiGuy33161]

Sweetness to my hears... Heavenly voices.

[katusha389]

очень нравиться мне солистка. Просто замечательно!

[Sabilla89]

Честњејшују херувим и славњејшују без сравњенија серафим без истљенија Бога Слова рождшују сушчују Богородицу тја величајем!

Спасибо :)

[kayaburning]

Oh yes, I just noticed the tilttle:Hymn of the Mother of God-must be Orthodox, as in Most Holy Theotokos pray for us. God Bless!!!

[kayaburning]

Great music, I only understand English, but it sounds like some Orthodox music I've heard, as I am Eastern Orthodox!!!

[TheMyBellflower]

Боже, какая красота! И солистка - просто чудо!!

Спасибо Вам большое.

[JackSandM]

This is actually verses from the Magnificat (My soul doth magnify the Lord) sung by the soloist, with the hymn, Dostoino Yest - More honorable than the Cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim; Thou, Who without defilement gavest birth to God the Word, true Birth-giver of God we magnify thee - interspersed between the verses.

[woodpeckerarizona]

Спасибо большое! Какой хор и какая солистка!

[andaluza8588]

maravillosa la voz de la contralto!!!!

[lotharik]

Ich liebe diese Musik! Gaensehaut!

Outstanding!

[scarpia1965]

Dieser Chor ist wirklich unbeschreiblich gut. Ganz besonders aber die Altistin. Diese Stimmen gibt es heute kaum noch.

[bridgitshearth]

Exquisitely divinely beautiful. I'm so glad that so many people have found this and felt the same way over the past two years.

[sargael]

More honourable than the cherubim and truly more glorious than the seraphim who without defilement gavest birth to God the Word, thee, the true Mother of God, do we magnify.

[northland777]

magnitfique! de toute beauté!

[Drsilmi]

That is just beautiful !

[Alex33w]

they dont sing the part which is in brackets, the other part is the main chorus, also i dont know what the solo part is about...

the transscription could be like this:

Chestneyshuyu Kheruvim i slavneyshuyu bez sravneniya Serafim, bez istleniya Boga Slova rozhdshuyu, sush'uyu Bogorodicu Tya velichayem. Enjoy! ;)

[Alex33w]

ok i have it! finally! this is the "Hymn of the Mother of God", its a prayer:

(Достойно есть яко воистину блажити Тя, Богородицу,

присноблаженную и пренепорочную и Матерь Бога нашего.)

Честнейшую Херувим

и славнейшую без сравнения Серафим,

без истления Бога Слова рождшую,

сущую Богородицу Тя величаем.

[Elizabeth1952]

Thanks, Alex....Where did you find the words? Also, could you translate them into English? Spasibo!

[Alex33w]

Well, the translation could look like this:

Worthiest Cherubim and gloriest incomparable Seraphim, born without rotting the Word of God, our pure Mother of God, we praise you. Hope its comprehendible enough! ;)

[Elizabeth1952]

Thank you so much! I have wondered what they were singing for a long time. Now it is even more special and meaningful.

[Havanegilah]

@Elizabeth1952

Dear Elizabeth, How can I get a hold of such a beautiful piece? I would like my own choir to havea look at it!

[laurensdelange]

@Alex33w

Thanks Alex for the translation very comprehensible.

Without rotting sounds rather strange though in English. Sometimes a direct translation can sound weird.

I'd think "without corruption" is better placed in this case.

[TheeJoey1978]

@Alex33w

How we sing in English:

It is truly meet to bless Thee, o Theotokos

Who art ever blessed and all-blameless and the mother of our God

More honorable than the Cherubim,

and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim

Thou who without stain barest God the Word

True Theotokos, we magnify Thee.

According to tradition, it was revealed to monks on Mt. Athos by the angel Gabriel.

[scarpia1965]

Great. Who is this amazing alto?

[Sarre91]

Predivno....

amazing....

wunderbar....

pozdrav za sve ruse i srbe

[bthomsen2009]

This video is simply stunning.The depth in all of the voices is amazing, it sounds so open and gorgeous.

[Alex33w]

or even ПЕСЕНЬ ПРЕСВЯТОЙ БОГОРОДИЦЕ

[Alex33w]

sorry its ПЕСНЬ БОГОРОДИЦE ;)

[Alex33w]

the title of this piece is ПЕСНЬ БОГОРОДИЦЫ (Song for the Mother of God) by Александр Мень (Aleksandr Men')

[poseidondude65]

does anyone perhaps know the composer? because i would love to know

[doncarlos46]

...bcego xoposhego deshites,ibo dni lukabie. Sencillo, pero profundo. Well done...

[cymbeli]

They are lovely :) This makes me want to join my churches chior. They asked me to but I've been slackin on the invitation. I see this video and I just feel like singin!! Thank you for the post!

[Volynyanka]

Я сама из евангельских християн, но с великим удовольствием слушаю православное песнопение. При прекрасной акустике храме открывается вся красота голоса. Голос солистки божественный - идёт мороз по спине от такого пения.

[ylkgypsy]

awesome! the soloist is fantastic, made me cry; so much reverence. I loved that the music moved in an organic way.

Who is this ensemble? what is the soloist's name?

[boanerges144]

Beautiful. Good solo

[beldengi]

I grew up on Western evangelicalism and thought we had it all. Then I visited Russia, Ukraine and Kazakstan and realized how empty I had been all those years. The music of the Orthodox makes me weep, as does the evident devotion of the downtrodden gathered in worship there.

A wonderful experience is to be had in Kiev at the Monastery of the Caves, but no less affective is a tiny church on an island in the river Dniper in Dnepropetrovsk.

[StasiaD14]

Yes, you said this so good... i was kid when i first came into a church (it was rusinska church in yugoslavia) and i weeped..everybody try to get out of me whay? did anyone hurt me, did i run away from home, what it is? i just told them truth; something just touch my heart, i cannot help!

[herm39]

Does anyone know who the soloist is? What an incredible voice! The choir is very good, but she is amazing.

[wadejt1975]

what choir is this?

[silverdogfox]

Truly a wonderful sound - could listen to it for hours. Is it posible to buy this on CD?

[spanky1423]

we don't put this on cd's, these are our prayers and is sacred to us, i live in toronto, i attend chruch 0 i am a russian orthodox/ and the choir gives me goose bumps, are beautiful it really is. and hsould remain in chruch walls, either than a cd

[georgeallday]

Which Russian church in Toronto do you attend?

[NiallMS]

The Russian one!

[georgeallday]

Henry St? That's where I go.

[Yodasstuff]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for posting this.

[bloodsling]

well I now have a destination for my first trip abroad,gotta be there to hear this in person if it's at all possible. So amazing,if the churches here had this kind of appeal I'd live in the pews.

[AgathaMutton]

No pews in a Russian Orthodox church, but there's plenty of good singing in Russian Orthodox parishes in the U.S.!

[bloodsling]

yeah but then I'd be in the U.S..you can see the bind I'm in

[Gurdow]

Does anybody out there know the name of this piece? I would love to know if it's on a CD I could buy. Even if the CD was surrounded by some garbage rap nonesense and cost $100, I'd still buy it.

[ruttituttita]

Even though I am a catholic I think orthodox sacred music has much more to offer with it's depth..Divine beauty

[daddybear1994]

I dont know whn I have ever heard a choir that can compare with this one. They are just fantastic. Thank you for sharing this. Sposibo!!

[dafaust]

Could you please tell me what the title of this is? I assume it's liturgical. It's simply beautiful and the solo mezzo's coloring throughout her range is so rich. Love it and her.

[AgathaMutton]

This is the Magnificat, from the Gospel of Luke, where Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth and sings, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour..." The refrain that's repeated throughout is an Orthodox prayer to the Mother of God, "More honourable than the Cheruvim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word: the very Theotokos [Mother of God], thee do we magnify."

[encore2jour]

Wow, how fortunate we are to be able to watch-hear this, it extends our musical palette! what joy. It helps me to understand the mentality of the Russian musicians I promote. Thanks