Bach - Magnificat - 12 - Gloria patri

[waeman]

et in saecula saeculoruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­um ... please continue singing for ever and ever ..

[waeman]

sometimes I feel that when Bach writes music for vocals he assumes they can sing this music as easy as if he is playing it on his organ ... he makes singers suffer but listeners reach ecstasy !

[errpinin]

WOW!!! Just Brilliant..

[8000Christopher]

Brilliant, Harnoncourt's musical director is very fine indeed. Can you tell me where this performance was done? Many thanks.  Christopher

[TheEs379]

What's the name of the conductor, he's awesome!

[askim925]

@TheEs379 His REAL name is Count Nikolaus Harnoncourt de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt.

[TheEs379]

@askim925 wow.....thanks : D

[kapost01]

@TheEs379 Nicolaus Harnoncourt is one of THE most influencial and prolific conductors of the last 30 years in Europe. He is also one of the most fascinating music scholars (his knowledge is staggering) and promotor of musical education for children.

[MVR326]

Where was this? And who is the conductor? Its wonderful !!

[kapost01]

I just cannot stop listening to this recording. Harnoncourt' s passion is so addictive and his interpretation is probably the best I have ever heard.

[oakleymelton]

Tremendous Passion

[volk410]

OMG. . . why does the Magnificat have to be so g*******d short???

[Spncrgmn]

@volk410 Just sing it slowly.

[Patinir68]

Estoy volviendo a Bach.Después de dar muchas vueltas no hay nada que se le aproxime.

[anothertry75]

The best interpretation ever!

[wurlic300]

A little bit of heaven on earth...magnificent!

[rambeiro]

"Sicut erat in principio" whit the same music of the first movement. Brilliant!

[PCCphoenix]

@rambeiro Bach did that on purpose--sort of as a "bookend." It's a well-known music-writing practice. Carl Orff did almost the same thing when he composed "Carmina Burana"--it was a cycle, and he had the opera open and close with the same song, the famous "O Fortuna."

[kapost01]

What an incredible emotion and Divine sound...

[butannin]

I just find a little defect in Bach´s Music: it has end. Harnoncourt and Bach: the perfect tandem. Great Bach, in You we trust. Thank you for your neverending Music.

[triskubitch]

if only kids of  thsi generation would listen and like this type of music

[jonfender123]

@triskubitch I'm a kid of this generation and Bach is my favorite composer.

[Wally773MTG]

@triskubitch I say this as a 20 year old "kid." There are many more kids listening to this music than you think...who makes up all the youth orchestras? And those are the kids PLAYING this kind of music! Believe it or not I know a lot of musician's kids who listen to a whole lot of Romantic music (Baroque takes some maturity I've found). Its best to let the music speak for itself, if you act condescendingly or try and force it on people you will just turn them away...

[bravesiremma]

@triskubitch We do! :)

[mayou59500]

Un final glorieux!

[LifeforArt]

The bars for the word 'Gloria' are in irregular division (tripplets) with syncopes - the most difficult part for the choir. I hear no mistakes and unsteadyness. I love it - i melt.

[akrebs74]

Brings tears... absolute genius. 

[MrDexter116]

Simply Bach...

[MrQuequestring]

una gran interpretación.

[Speedfish90]

Angucken und nur auf den Dirigenten Nikolaus Harnoncourt achten. Wirklich zum lachen! :-D

[Euplors]

Great!

[FlamingCamera]

That was dang good.

[ariastoteles]

sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum!

¡Salud, paz y una sonrisa!

[RayCathode100]

First time to ever hear this piece of music. Mesmerizing. I can barely describe...

[designedsayer]

Yay I can't believe that I know enough Latin, to understand the song as they're singing it!

[waeman]

@designedsayer check Google Translate, it can translate from Latin to English !

[marcosromanojujuy]

Pity we can't see the standing ovation!!!

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

he looks demoniac

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

he look demoniac

[BachHarmony]

I've just clicked for the 101th time "I like it"

[xxxxxxxemiliaxxxxxxx]

the conductor is excellent....look at his eyes...XD

[NativeChick4ev]

gloria patri means glory of the father

[TheSEM85]

ottima esecuzione

[strachs100]

At age 65, Harnancourt is to me up there with Sir Henry Wood and Sir Malcolm Sargent as the best ever choral conductors. His own passion, and the passion he evokes from both choralists and musicians is, and always will be, quite extraordinary. My sadness is never having seen him conduct in person, but long may he reign!

[butannin]

The orchestra is really good; Mr Harnoncourt is undoubtedly great; Bach is... how shall I put it?Bach is only the God... Mr Harnoncourt´s face at the beginning of the movement is really electrifying... Thank you, Mr Harnoncourt, for this wonderful performance. Thank you, our great Bach, for this celestial inspiration... You are always in my heart.

[dihydroxypho2009]

et Spiritui Sancto!

[caesar10081959]

Einer der Wenigen, die Bach zum Klingen bringen!

[caesar10081959]

Wie wahr, macht süchtig!!

[sifakis123]

love him!he must be very scaring if you play to his orchestra!!!!

mention 1:16 he gives the trill to the trumpet and he miss it although he was perfect in tune before!!!

[sportfc]

Actually the answer to the ''riddle'' can be answered by looking closely to the lyrics: ''Sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper''.

[browilliams]

Wow, that guys looks intense at the start!

[Zeobit]

God, I love to watch Harnoncourt during the last 30 seconds, So full of passion but serious enough not forget a single note. And of course I also love the music!

[jirihozpodebrad23]

thanks so much for posting it all - it's just wonderful:)!!!

[MissElfreda]

Why do you think Bach ended with the beginning?

[deanmnaz]

In the time period that the oratorio was written, this was a common practice. A musical "reprise", so to speak.

Hope this helps answer your question.

Rev. Dr. J. Dean McNamara

First Baptist Church

Sedan, KS USA

[MissElfreda]

Many thanks!

[jirihozpodebrad23]

yeah if you listen to many of his works they mostly all end with a reprise, as deanmnaz says.

[MissElfreda]

Well I wondered if it had anything to do with the nature of the music, being about eternal subject matter, which has no beginning and end. I've read that there is a lot of symbolism in the way Bach composed his sacred music, and thought maybe this was part of it - but it's just a speculation!

[jirihozpodebrad23]

...well observed, could indeed also be what he meant to mean! maybe this one was the first one he ever did that way;-) don't know:)

[patriciaesna]

No entiendo sobre música clásica, pero creo que alguien tendía que estar sordo y ciego para no reconocer que es una delicia con la fuerza de un tornado.

[autocritica]

semplicemte perfetto

[Glorthac]

Praise God! Praise God! Praise God!

[razowiec69]

The conductor is very dangerous. He is probably training KUNG-FU. I'm frightened.

[deanmnaz]

The crisp diction from the choir and soloists, especially in the "Sicut erat in principio" are awesome, especially in the end of the next line "in principio et nunc". The entire choir/soloists end the word "nunc" about as clearly and crisply as I've ever heard!

Other than the bass soloist poor ending in Sicut Locutus Est with his timing off with the ending words "in saecula", this entire oratorio was OUTSTANDING!

I wish I could put the audio portion on CD and wear it out in my car.

[jepcorp]

I completely agree with you. The oratorio was outstanding. I find I am sometimes at odds with Harnoncourt's sound since he aims for authenticity using period instruments and could be a bit rushed. One thing is for sure. This piece was executed superbly.

[waeman]

@deanmnaz great notice .. they pronounce the "c" in "nunc" at exactly the same second !

[dihydroooodings]

(...) et Spiritui Sancto!

[Bankai95]

pause it at 0:04 =]

[udilio]

very interesting

[Tazeruk]

Bach and an excellent conductor... what can you ask more ?

[mxgzn]

@Tazeruk ..and a most excelent lyrics

[l000kin]

Gloria!

[Cankdtank]

Absolutely brilliant. The conductor really makes it though in the opening seconds

[BBTumble]

wow it was so so so awesome...we are starting to work on it in my choir at school its impressive..

[KaitousFlame]

As are we.

Quite the "magnificent" moment when we finally sung it through with no errors. Managing to do that really puts Bach into scale... this guy wrote pieces like this in less than thirty minutes.

[Lotiolenti]

The sicut erat is the best I've ever heard.

[Eye2watch]

Bach is brilliant, Harnoncourt is brilliant, and i with anisometropie: :'(

[anisometropie]

it's already finished :'(

[HumilisServus]

Wonderful performance, only problem is the very bad pronunciation of the Latin...

[zinpgh]

We can only make educated guesses as to precisely how we *think* for example ancient Romans spoke Latin, we cannot know for sure.

[jmdez]

Church Latin is pronounced differently than ancient Roman Latin. Church Latin has a more Italianate quality. Will a Jesuit please back me up on this?

[sibeliustx]

I hate to resurrect a 10-12 month old thread, but this is unanswered here. Bach was German. Harnoncourt is aiming for a period-authentic performance with period instruments and how Bach's choirs pronounced the Latin -- with German diction rules.

[HorstKowalczik]

As far as the interpretators of latin poems can be trusted, german is quite close to latin in its prononciation, much closer than english or french. So don't care, love Musik, wo immer sie gespielt werden möge.

[mattmarcucci1]

YES

[Erethras]

Magnific=) Great!!!

[nerdyal]

I think his conducting is brilliant as he really causes the vocals to gain volume and power at the beginning and this sustains through out the peice 10/10 for Harnoncourt.

[car2052]

Awesome music, but I seriously think Harnoncourt is going to eat my brains out.

[onionpizza]

The enthusiasm is absolutely necessary. It can't be any other way. Bach builds up a massive cathedral of sound on top of a series of pedals. The columns of this cathedral are the three members of the Trinity. When the Cathedral has been erected he ushers us in with the final movement, a variation of the first, which leaves us humble mortals bathed in awe before God's immortal and omnipresent presence.

If you ask me, the only thing immortal here is Bach's infinite brilliance.

[benxr2006]

@onionpizza agreed but that conductpr is still hylarious

[mercurygm757]

WOW at the beginnig, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, that's what i call enthusiasm for music lol