Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor IV - Rex Tremendae

[alankace]

what's with that trombone slide...

[halcalash]

this is inspirational. <3

[CODE3012]

If you miss hear the lyrics, you could see this being a good zombie opera parody:

Openning: BRAAAINSS! BRAAAINS!

[bootheven]

I've heard the Requiem and the Rex so far on here by Gardiner. Loved the Requiem but the strings are playing staccato in an exaggerated fashion for the first half of the Movement. Should be Legato sostenuto from beginning to end and the tempo seems too fast for my liking. It's original alright.

[1988Andymaster]

Amazing.. from 1:36 and on, the music resonates in my heart.

[outsidemendham]

...too quick. I might die of a heart attack.

[meningzegger]

I don't like when he's doing Rex Tremendae that fast, I prefer a slower version. For the rest this version is not bad.

[ashleylynnjoan]

I prefer the double-dotted rhythms for the vocals, but still very well done.

[a1vocalcoachdotcom]

I feel like dancing! Should I? It's a requiem for goodness sake!

[roger201288]

Ace combat ftw

[Urbano35]

"Below is the Latin and the English translation for the Rex tremendae." YEAH OKAY.

[losthopeloving]

There's some sort of problem with the chorus, and the phrasing of Rex Tremendae, Majestatis...

[georgefrazier1967]

@losthopeloving ~ You noticed too? I'm been listening [for over 20 years] to a version on CD that was recorded in 1987. It is so burnt into my memory I immediatly noticed. Also on Tuba mirum. The bass singer is horrible. Try to find

the recording by Wiener Philharmoniker/HERBERT VON KARAJAN/1987 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg.

[losthopeloving]

@georgefrazier1967 I mean.. I performed it... and it's just... bad...

[georgefrazier1967]

@losthopeloving ~ Oh boy... is my face red! Performed in what manner exactly? And don't say poorly.

[bobcrunch]

This is music that cascades from heaven. No wonder Salieri was so frustrated.

[mxgzn]

@bobcrunch The Mozart/Salieri deadly rivalry is a literary invention.

[TheSamanthaLynn]

@bobcrunch They were actually friendly with one another, and Mozart taught Salieri's son piano.

[sas147741]

@bobcrunch Amadeus is just a movie.

[magiciandarkblack]

terrible acento...!!!!

[hbiggs96]

10 people... aren't human

[SamuelL220]

I thought that whoever finished the rest of the requiem was still a mystery.. Anyways it's still a great piece.

[42TheGamer]

Breathtaking

[valenergy100]

Magnifique!



[MegaJebote]

Atemberaubend

[MrFlyingChickens]

I'm comparing two choirs' interpretations of Mozart's Requiem, and with every aspect of this performance, it is better. These musicians, and the conductor, are talented people. If your eyes didn't water or you didn't get goosebumps from this performance of this movement, then you must be an emotional brick wall because this is terrific.

[jolliesly]

Isn't it too fast ?

[centurychild10]

Ah, I love watching those videos since not only the music is much more cultivated yet also the users who post commentaries are a lot more eloquent. Oh yes, eloquence how I miss you.

[Cableguy008]

I can't believe this was played live, it sounds better than a pre-recording

[ComposerJMA]

Rex tremendae majestatis

qui salvandos salvas gratis

salve me fons pietatis



[h0meskill3tt]

1:23

<3333333333

[jamesdanielh]

@rickshawsonson in the Baroque period, there was not one standard frequency to tune to. Concert A varied anywhere from 415 to 460. Conventional 'Baroque' tuning today is widely accepted as 415, which (when you are tuning to A 440) is closer to a G#.

[rickshawsonson]

This performance is not tuned to A 440. I think much of Europe tunes a few pitches flatter.

[giangra92]

Thanx, Mozart.

Bravo

Bravissimo

magnifico

Maestoso

Eterno

We won't forget you, never

Sarai sempre il migliore

the best

[Dodo251]

I've come to realize that this particular performance of Mozart's Requiem is a bit off key. Not really a D minor.

[Mathadawg]

@Dodo251 I think it's actually transposed into G minor. The entire requiem varies in key. For example, in the normal major version Requiem, Requiem (aka Introitus) is in F major so the first movement was transposed into the relative minor D. Rex Tremendae is in B flat major, so it's transposed to G minor. Confutatis: C major to A minor. Sanctus: D major to B minor, etc. I believe it's just titled "Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor" because the majority is in D Minor.

[Elainelps0421]

@Mathadawg Actually, the Introitus is in D Minor. Each key signature can be either a major or a minor key. They all don't start out as major keys. The Dies Irae is also in D Minor. Some movements may be in the dominant or subdominat key, as per the classical rules and traditions.

[Mathadawg]

@Elainelps0421 Oh, thanks. I must not have been really paying much attention when I said that. I just eyeballed the key signature in my score and made that assumption, but upon further inspection I seem to have been sorely mistaken. Thank you for pointing that out.

[Mathadawg]

@Dodo251 Actually maybe not, I'm listening to some of the other movements and it doesn't quite match up like that (Sanctus is actually in D minor, not B minor like I thought). Still, I think Rex Tremendae is in G minor if my ears aren't deceiving me.

[Dodo251]

@Mathadawg Thank you very much for your time!

[dedissimo]

Don't you feel the urge to cry...

[Dodo251]

0:55 + is utterly incredible. They way in which male and female voices intertwine is heavenly! Unbelievable!!!!

[alexalmasan]

@Dodo251 That's because of the basses - they fill in the gap between the other three parts so that it sounds like one continuous phrase.

[AgnoAtheist]

This version is far too rushed and staccato'd. I don't think they did a good job of bringing out the emotions of the song. That's what you get when the choir doesn't want to miss out on getting the free latte in the lounge.

[Elainelps0421]

@AgnoAtheist I completely and totally disagree with you. This is Mozart and this is the classical period. Not Brahms or Mahler.

[AgnoAtheist]

@Elainelps0421 I'm glad you feel that way. If you prefer the cookie cutter concept of Mozart's music, the I'll leave it at just that, but musically, very unimpressive.

[Elainelps0421]

@AgnoAtheist Like it or not, "cookie cutter", as you so aptly describe the classical style, is when Mozart lived, Mozart wrote and the rules Mozart followed, but even within the confines of this strict style, his music was creative, emotional and beautiful. It has a fervency and pathos which Gardiner painstakingly reproduced in this performance. A great deal of scholarly research went into what Mozart wanted this performance to sound like, not just what Gardiner, Sussmayer or you and I wanted.

[AgnoAtheist]

@Elainelps0421 Sorry I shouldn't have been so snarky about it. If you enjoyed the version then who am I to judge you on that. Everyone has their own preferences in style and ours just differ on the issue. Far be it from me to take away something from someone who is enjoying it.

[Elainelps0421]

@AgnoAtheist Thank you...and I agree completely. I didn't mean to criticize your prefered version so harshly, either. We can certainly agree on one thing: Mozart's music is wonderful regardless of your favorite version! Have a great day, friend!

[Fotswochit]

@Elainelps0421 Well said, madam.

[Dodo251]

@Elainelps0421 Agreed.

[Elainelps0421]

@Dodo251 Thank you :)

[Dodo251]

@Elainelps0421 No problem, I completely agree with what you said. In my opinion, this rendition is just perfect. Gardiner did a magnificent job.

[Elainelps0421]

@Dodo251 Yes, he did! I can't stop listening to it. I base all other performances on this one. It is truly great. Thanks again, friend.

[Dodo251]

@Elainelps0421 No problem, friend. :)

[slainangel436]

@AgnoAtheist Like the world gives a shit about your opinion.

[AgnoAtheist]

@slainangel436 lol Apparently you did give a shit or else you wouldn't have got so emotional about it. Considering your name Mr Slainangel, I'd suspect that you already have enough issues in your life. This might be the one the tips you over the edge.

[Dodo251]

This is unbelievably good! Amazing!

[valoroso82]

This is a requiem NOT A MARCH!!!

[65renaissanceman]

@valoroso82 That's what Mozart wrote, and this is the usual tempo to take it. It's a good interpretation of the words, which translate as "King of tremendous majesty, who freely saves those that have to be saved,

save me, source of mercy." - it quietens down for that last line.

[Elainelps0421]

@valoroso82 um...you never heard of the term, funeral MARCH??? :)

[valoroso82]

@Elainelps0421 This tempo looks like a military march so I think it's just ridiculous saying that this is the best interpretation.

[Elainelps0421]

@valoroso82 I love this tempo...it is not too fast, IMHO. If it were, it would sound rushed. That is MY opinion and preference. Mozart is not your average composer. He wouldn't do anything in a medicore or mundane manner...so what we might think as too slow or too fast might be just right for a genius like Mozart. There are some rules he will follow and some he will break. He was at the furthest point in his life creatively and you can see the changes he was heading toward had he lived.

[valoroso82]

@Elainelps0421 Beside the fact there are many videos here on youtube where anyone tells he prefers this or that director I just think 2 things: first the manuscript itself is controversial; second in this interpretation I think that there is something wrong that couldn't be in a normal requiem; probably the tempo; probably the fact that the orchestra is putting too much stress on the notes

[Elainelps0421]

@valoroso82 What do you mean by "putting too much stress on the notes"?

[valoroso82]

@Elainelps0421 Well my english is not perfect sorry: I mean that the accent (the vertical accent in particular if you've seen the sheet the one more subject to personal preference) on the note is too much emphasized. In this way more than a requiem seems like hearing Radetzky march.

[Elainelps0421]

@valoroso82 Oh, okay, thank you....and your English is better than many native speakers I know.

[JIMY45GR]

Rex tremendæ maiestatis,

Qui salvandos salvas gratis,

Salva me, fons pietatis.

[Maaarteh]

@JIMY45GR

Recordare, Iesu pie,

quod sum cause tuæ viæ

ne me perdas illa die

[igorhrncic]

yes :D

[The010472]

A perfeição humana!!!!!!!!!

[juninhoangelus]

Espetacular.... muito bom, postura e execução maravilhosa..

[juninhoangelus]

Muito bom.. Postura e execuçao maravilhosa...

[FritsGerlich07]

like Salieri said the voice of God

[cbravery]

Mozart was truly glorious...but Wagner will always be the king. just my opinion

[AsksOneThing]

I SO wish that Mozart had double-dotted the vocal parts like he did the strings. Then again I'm probably just partial to that way of singing it because when I sang the work, our conductor had us double dot. Now, every time I hear it straight, one part of me misses the double dot and one part is glad that the conductor was faithful to Mozart's score. If I were conducting, I would insist on the double dot, but I'll bet you $1 000 000 I will never conduct the Requiem.

[4908jorge]

EXCELENTES INTERPRETES DE LA MUSICA MAS BELLA,¡¡FELICIDADES¡¡. EDUARDO MERIDA YUCATAN

[zoen23]

This is my favorite part!

[davlor86]

besides Lacrimosa and confutatis, this is the best part of the requiem

[FritsGerlich07]

@davlor86 i agree with that

[blackpajamas1]

@davlor86 Introit is so beautiful as well.

[jonathanaconway]

Too fast

[HopePoisoned]

@jonathanaconway maybe a bit, but I like the way Gardiner does this song - I have a recording of him conducting this a bit slower, and it's the perfect way I think (faster than most, but a big sound)

[Galedion2]

indeed

[blcnorris]

What is that trombone-like insturment at :41?

[buccofan27]

i think its the sakbut...but i could be wrong

[shaperofsound]

it is a trombone. trombone has evolved. back in the day, musicians had multiple horns, this is for different keys until the invention and innovation of chambers and such.

[LucindaGoddess]

I like the song but it sounds like they are singing about ritz :D

[MrTofuwiz]

So powerful and amazing! Bravo ~

[pomponi0]

0:26 - 0:30

Am i the only one who finds that strange? Like... It's so different from any other interpretation i've ever heard

[samuelhunterdotnet]

I know a lot of recordings take those as double-dotted notes (double-dotted 8th followed by 32nd notes), as that was a convention in the late baroque (and before) with pieces in the "french overture" style. The beginning of the movement is reminiscent of french overture style, but it's debatable (and a matter of interpretation) whether or not to include the double dots.

[lumenradio]

It is very "marcato" We have all become used to hearing it legato but this interpretation allows the other inner parts to come through.

[sdmachado]

Who is the tenor?

[lumenradio]

Anthony Rolf Johnson i think. He sing on the Hogwood.

[darkreptilius]

This is my favourite piece of Mozart´s Requiem.

[Dodo251]

@darkreptilius Mine as well.

[sazzipoo2]

stop pretending your clever because you listen to mozart haha

just listen

[kmcinern1]

Oh ,what a noble and majestic king is man, splendid in ashes and pompous in the grave!

[NJHanna]

(Rex tremendae majestatis

Rex tremendae majestatis,

Qui salvandos salvas gratis,

Salve me, fons pietatis. )

King of awful majesty,

Who freely savest the redeemed,

Save me, O fount of goodness.

[grandpoobah0913]

Having sung this several times, under multiple conductors, this is simply a bit too fast. Much of the beauty in the whole work is the sustained harmony, and this completely eliminates that aspect of the work. A professional job, but nothing special, largely because of the tempi.

[varfordogjesus]

Agreed. Gets to stiff. And the acoustics isnt the best either.

[1upMusician]

I'm a pianist and not a vocalist, but I find the tempo of this recording to be perfect - and a lot better then other recordings I've heard simply because I can actually pick out all 4 voices.

[southernsceptic]

For you, maybe. But of the multiple conductors you've sung it under, apparently none of them were Georg Solti, Martin Pearlman, Peter Schreier, Christopher Hogwood, Claudio Abbado, or Roger Norrington, all of whom take this movement as fast as or faster than John Eliot Gardiner. In the final analysis, the matter of tempo is subjective. I prefer the brisk tempo, and apparently so do a number of musicologists who have expertise in music of this period. It comes down to personal tastes, no?

[lumenradio]

If you want a good groan listen to the Karajan recording from the mid seventies. O how I cried O how I larfed

[StevenShields29]

@lumenradio OMG, you are so right. When I started playing, the neighbor's dog howled. My cat, who sits on my desk and listens to the music with me jumped up and gave me the weirdest look. Then he took off. Truly a frightening recording, especially in comparison to this one.

[HraHelvetti]

Larcimosa and Introtus are my favourite parts, But I must say this one is also very mighty!

[dudeman659]

this song is so beautiful and elegant. and yet it is so powerful and moving!!

[makoi0130]

lovely señor gardiner!!!

[amichan500]

that choir certainly got a lot stronger, i might have heard this tune before too, maybe it was when i watched amadeus...

[VoteNuclearFritzl]

is good... would be better with Master-P instead of all those peeps, they aint boutitboutit yknowhatamsayin!

[tehskawt]

I think Master-P was asked to be a part of this, but he politely declined the opportunity.

[Timotheos80]

To fast.A slower tempo would be better.The chorus is exellent.

[peterconsh]

increible....majestuoso

[peterconsh]

increible, pone la piel de gallina...majestuoso

[Azshmo]

Hey let's play classical music in a baroque style!

[emmaaaaargh]

This Requim is AMAZING!

i know the film Amadeus is somewhat historically inaccurate but i love it; it really taught me to listen to more classical music (:

Mozart was amazing.

[animelubbor432]

@emmaaaaargh HE LIKES TO MAKE FART JOKES XD

[Shadpulse]

@emmaaaaargh lmao, that film is the only reason I'm even on this video... wow, it's not just me. I'm downloading classical and everything...

[smzig]

@emmaaaaargh I think that movie had the same effect on many. Despite it's inaccuracies historically, it's a very entertaining and well written movie and it accomplished something amazing, that is getting more people into classical music. Which I am glad. All music is amazing but to me, classical music is the heart and soul of music. I don't think any other type can express emotion on the same level.

[Elainelps0421]

@smzig @smzig I got a copy of the movie for Christmas:) This movie, once revisited, has become partly responsible for my deep emotional love of this Requiem. I have played the Requiem a few times (I am a violinist) and will be doing so again this spring. But I love the movie, and saw it once 25 years ago....then again more recently on You Tube, pieced together. It helped to rekindle my deeply emotional feelings towards this piece. I am also going to see it performed today at the Kimmel!

[rhonin93]

@emmaaaaargh not somewhat, but pretty much. amadeus is fiction but you're right. it was lovely! the opening itself was scary. LOL

[ketttr01]

@emmaaaaargh Mozart IS amazing.  :)

[Greensl33ve]

French words : O Roi, dont la majesté est redoutable, vous qui sauvez par grâce, sauvez-moi, ô source de miséricorde.

[lukensal]

This is an excellent group. It would be nice if they could linger a bit... I prefer a slower tempo.

[saudadedefados]

magnifique version!

[CristoeslaPiedra]

Rex tremendae majestatis

qui salvando salvas gratis

salvame fons pietatis

Rey de grande majestad

que salvando salvas gratis

salvame, fuente de piedad

Great Majesty King

that saving you save for free

save me, source of mercy

[AinuriMadness666]

tan pocos son los del coro y suenan como 100, muy bueno...

[Valtifest]

Rex Rex Rex

Rex tremen dae ma je statis. Qui salvandos dae ma je statis, rex tremen dae ma je statis

[jimyneutronn]

q buena musica.......

gracias por hacerme llorar....

[EnragedSephiroth]

What a magnificent overlap of harmonious polyphony.

[sottk29]

Where can I buy this video?

[Kushnerova]

Thank you for this beautiful video

[Snowstalker85]

heh, for the longest time i thought they were saying 'ribs!'

but now i know better, heh. thanks the upload!

[thegoddescomposer]

whahhaaah omg funny dude ribs dear goddd whahhaha lol

[SCHneiDen777]

i thought this was a perfect time to mention that when i listened to Beethoven's 9th (so good! by toscanini) that at one part it sounded like they were singing "cheezy poofs" from south park. its the part where they say "diesum bund", but it sounds like "cheezy poofs" and i told some people, and now i cant listen to it around them becus i hate hearing them say cheezy poofs!

This is one of my favorite pieces of all time, and my fav of Mozart. thats talent! dying and writing the feeling of death!

[mozartthebest]

Francamente es un poco pésima, muy rápido y le falta las carácterísticas del sostenuto

[rodofriend]

I think this piece was intended to be performed by a massive choir, not a chamber one. It loses majesty with a smaller group and the fast beat the conductor gives it.

I didn't like the tenors in general, it's hard to hear them. Not tot to mention the tenor soloist!!!

[gaspikigo]

Una lamentable versión de una grn obra. Escuchad, por favor, la versión de Josef Krips, y comparad. No hay color.

[lotus072]

what a lovely piece of music thanks very much !!! 11/10

[lotus072]

what a lovely piece of music thanks very much !!! 11/10

[ARGAMACHO]

a mi me encanta, sois unos catetos. que ostias rapido..... escuchad...ostias!!!!

[antlerose]

Sono assolutamente d'accordo. Gardiner è un incopetente, che banalizza tutto con la sua schifo di filologia.

[zambragranadina]

one of the worst rex tremendae's I have ever listened.

[teri526]

Have you heard Barenboim conduct this piece with the Paris chorus and orchestra? It is how it was intended to be performed. The chorus and soloist in this performance are marvelous and would have done well had they not been pushed. The Rex Tremendae is a plea for mercy and it doesn't sound that way. Too bad their conductor was in such a rush. I can't imagine what he would do to Verdi's Requiem.

[scottturner1994]

Yes, the rhyhthm is incorrec. Regardless, beautiful.

[WaffenKartoffel]

Does this director not understand the reasonably simple concept of double-dotted rhythm??

[Dannarej]

I perfectly agree

[thezoombini]

Gardiner conducts this shit too fast. This whole performance (there are more under classicalmusicguide's channel) is waaaay too speedy.

[oreillyfan360]

Yeah, this was butchered. Too fast, and a lack of emotion.

[igswonderworld]

I know this isn't the beginning of the Requiem, I meant that the beginning of this piece - Rex Tremendae - could have been more powerful - it is after all supposed to be calling on the awe-inspiring king of a glorious kingdom...

[igswonderworld]

too fast and I think somehow taken too lightly - I imagined the beginning would be more powerful..

[Darksair]

Too fast, I think. And not holy, at all...

I don't like it.

[jaimefar]

Si es demasiado rapida la interpretacion pierde la solemnidad del Requiem que es de recogimiento:para mi la mejor version es la de Sir George Solti en la Catedral de Viena al conmemorarse los 200 años de la muerte de W.A. Mozart 5/12/1991

[asparrrragus]

I little too fast, but ok. This is indeed a DEATH MASS. But this is also Mozart. If played slower I can't find any soul in it. oh yeah i know a sh::t about music, i know. Mozart says GOD save ME. That GOD part shuold be majestic, loud, powerful, and the ME part sould be gentle and humble. You HAVE to find this opposition in the piece.

[LordTempist]

At the moment I cannot pass a single day without playing this upon return to my home. It holds a piece of my soul in its grip for the nonce.

[bhaltasar]

it's very good.mozard was a geny

[aiyuezheaa]

totally opposite sytle with the greatest version from Celibidache

[Nasthenka]

à mon avis, l'exécution est extraordinaire, la description musicale parfaite de la tragédie

[bhaltasar]

quel dommage que mozard n'ait pu ecouterson oeuvre jouer par un orchestre

[stefy1971]

horrible!! too fast and too staccato!! Rex Tremendae is not a march!!

[margotlorena]

loved it! This and the Marriner version are my favourite version's of Mozart's requiem

[axel1138]

Way tooooo fast

[NoSubstitute]

Agreed. This is a DEATH MASS. x__x

[jcsax400]

I agree with Thexenion almost Godly

[midnitemill]

2 fast

[Thexenion]

Very good tempo. Almost perfect.

[AIIIIIIIIIIIDS]

I don´t like this version. It goes way too fast in my opinion.