Mozart: Laudate Dominum (Vesperae solemnes de confessore)

[danielbream]

thanks to God for Mozart

[lodovicosforza]

This is Sandrine Piau! There's nobody better, and she proves it here, if you compare her "Laudate"' with any other on YouTube. Did somebody think this is too fast? That's pathetic.

[Maracanazo2014]

@lodovicosforza I prefer Lucia Popp Laudate....an angel!

[emncaity]

@Maracanazo2014

She is of course fantastic, but have you also heard Genia Kuhmeier's version on YT?

[92NordicQueen]

She did great, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE DONE EVEN BETTER IF THEY HAD SLOWED THE HECK DOWN!!!

[Mezzotenor]

@92NordicQueen, I see why you might find this version a tad fast, but in truth, the score is written in 6-8 time, which I perfer to hear as two big beats per bar and not two sets of three beats. Many people do it at a slower tempo, but notice that at 2:30 the text "Sicut erat in principio..." (2nd half of the Doxology) hangs together logically at this pace. I agree with you that Ms. Piau does a very fine job, and I've learned that she is respected by Early Music fans.

[emncaity]

@Mezzotenor

eetsa stilla fasta...

[Cissy97]

@92NordicQueen

The problem lies with Spinosi - he is USUALLY fast in almost every thing.

[danielbream]

No words to describe the heaven

[luckymirixox]

BRAVA!!



[MsBridged]

Wie erfrischend und schwungvoll!!!! Das hätte dem Wölferl gefallen

[subberfischer]

It's Sandrine Piau! Check her Handel album, wonderful!



[MrTomAPaquin]

Qui est la chanteuse? Je suis d'accord avec andrewinbrisbane: c'est un chant de louange! C'est joyeux!

[andrewinbrisbane]

Lovely. So good to hear the joy and spirit of the piece. Much better than the self-indulgent, slow, boring interpretations. Mozart wrote this early. My guess is he'd like this level of energy, still sacred, but elated. Great stuff. :) (It's how I do it with choirs)

[Jitpring]

Wonderful! Who' the singer?

[Jitpring]

@Jitpring I see now.

[jamessultanum]

Wow ! You made my Christmas ! What an incredible sequence of videos you have posted in the last few days ! Thank you so much ! Love her voice ....