Vladimir Miller and Yuri Wichniakov - Verily, he is worthy

"This hymn to the Mother of God is sung during various offices (matins, Eucharist...). Here it is used for the rite welcoming the bishop to the church before the Eucharistic liturgy. While the choir sings the Marian hymn, the deacon pronounces the introductory prayers. The polyphonic arrangement of this old melody is characteristic of the "Pertessian" style from the beginning of the 18th century."

Performed by the Russian bassi profondi Vladimir Miller and Yuri Wichniakov.

The note is B1.

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[danielmrussell]

What makes this more than vocal fry is in part the overtones. The overtones vibrating at a higher frequency and in resonance with the fundamental tone act as a glue to smooth and enrich the fundamental. And this is what we perceive as singing. Many of you tenors think you are hitting the same note because you are hitting the same overtones. But you are not hitting the fundamental. Your brain is latching onto the wrong frequency when you listen. Psycho-acoustics is complex.

[gudpeder]

@danielmrussell Indeed! You are absolutely correct, great comment.

[Bomenpulp]

People...Just accept that there are 10 people in the world who can sing as low as in this video. Don't try to compare your low notes with them and don't ever believe that someone would hear your weak whispered low C at all if a whole choir sings above your note .Can you even imagine how powerful their voices are? If one of these profondos would sing in your room,you would feel like girl and run away. Stop this crappy "who can hit the lowest note"- discussion and enjoy some damn great singing!

[gudpeder]

@panda123456789ed I strongly disagree with everything you just said. Not even a normal bass is able to "easily" hit a B1. And a tenor is DEFINETELY not able to hit an A1 at 55 Hz! Unless, of course, you are talking about vocal fry, which is a completely different vocal technique, and should, in my opinion, not ble taken into account in when discussing vocan range. I would like to see one of those tenors or baritones you refer to fill a church with a rich, ground-shaking basso profondo note.

[srs7593]

@Taenyr Try grooveshark if it's available where you are.

[Taenyr]

@srs7593 Don't worry about it. I'm going to try listening for the low A in that song when I hear it now. =D

[zalmanusa]

@Alexawrgren He's alive afaik, here's some info about his appearence from wiki, you can read more there: Wichniakov is an archetypal Basso Profondo. He stands over 193 cm tall, and weighs over 90 kilos. He is rarely seen without a thick beard, and performs in an all black cassock. His career has spanned almost 30 years

[srs7593]

@Taenyr Paul is a fantastic and naturally gifted tenor, but don't underestimate his sheer persistence and ingenuity. It will take a singer far, sometimes an octave below their perceived range. Reading my comment, it seemed a little condescending, for that I apologize. But yes, 55hz.

[Taenyr]

@srs7593 Fair enough. =) Thanks for the info!

[srs7593]

@srs7593 And I mean 55hz.

[srs7593]

@Taenyr No dude. The note is in "the girl is mine" with him and Michael Jackson. It's not loud, it's not stable, he used a mic an inch away from his mouth, but it's a double low A. There is no debating it. That's not to say that he is a Russian bass. There is whispering an A1(a2) and then there is shaking a cathedral down with it. Nobody is belittling Vladmir Miller or Yuri Wichniakov. What they have is truly very rare. I've never met an Oktavist.

[wbarahona]

@Bomenpulp absolutely right but "ten known" its important to remark that I've been classified as basso profondo in the national musical school in Honduras, yeah! not the most famous in the world of course but music is music in earth as is in jupiter. Many of who has basso profondo tessitura simply have no oportunity or time to sing as a professional as these choirs friend.

[Alexawrgren]

Who is Yuri ? Is he dead ? 'Cause i know nothing about him :S Great voices :33

[lyricaccademy]

non ho mai sentito una voce più sgradevole di basso.E'un rutto continuo,altro che rumorosa.