15 years later and still enjoying this like it’s not out of style. The ending chords itself was the masterpiece that won’t get out of my head. Love this!
Having to the guts to write a piece called masterpiece is one thing. Making it a masterpiece is another. And to then have it performed masterfully... This just can't be overrated.
Think this is (in my opinion) the best line up of King's Singers...the quality of each of these singers is just magnificent when blended together and their musical humour is second to none x
00:00:00 Next, we sing a piece called 'Masterpiece' by the english composer Paul Drayton. As the title suggests, 'Masterpiece' is a modest title for a piece with modest pretensions. It aims to illustrate the entire history of the last four hundred years of western classical music in about nine minutes. Many and varied are the composers mentioned, so if your favourite doesn't appear tough! 00:00:31 Johann Sebastian Bach 00:00:42 Moderato, vivace. Vivace, non troppo e molto serioso. 00:01:22 I said Sebastian 00:01:28 non Johann Christian, (tempo giusto) 00:01:30 non Wilhelm Friedemann, (serioso) 00:01:37 non Carl Philipp Emanuel! 00:01:40 Johann Christian! -Nein, nein, nein, nein, Johann Sebastian! 00:01:44 Wilhelm Friedemann! -Nein, nein, nein, nein, Johann Sebastian! 00:01:48 Carl Philipp Emanuel! -Nein, Johann Sebastian Bach! 00:02:05 Bach! 00:02:30 Handel! Georg Friedrich Händel! 00:02:36 Maestoso, grandioso e pomposo. 00:03:30 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 00:03:47 Andante espressivo, molto grazioso 00:04:00 Così fan tutte 00:04:05 Le nozze di Figaro 00:04:09 Don Giovanni 00:04:13 Idomeneo 00:04:16 Andante molto espressivo (Die Zauberflöte) 00:04:26 Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Mozart. 00:04:43 Ludwig van Beethoven 00:05:09 Sforzando, subito piano, agitata, appassionata. 00:05:15 Ludwig, Ludwig, Ludwig VON, Ludwig, Ludwig, Ludwig VAN Beethoven! (subito piano) 00:06:27 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 00:06:42 Alla Victoria, Victoria und Albert 00:06:52 Allegretto con molto sentimen...delssohn. 00:07:08 Johann Strauss 00:07:16 Eins, zwei, drei 00:07:20 Josef Strauss, Eduard Strauss, 00:07:24 Johann Strauss, Levi Strauss 00:07:28 Die Fledermaus, the Gypsy Baron too, 00:07:32 der Kaiser-Walzer and the Danube Blue. 00:07:39 Tempo di valse viennoise. 00:07:43 Morgenblätter, Wiener Blut mit Wiener Philharmoniker. 00:07:53 Wiener Blut und Wiener schnitzel mit Liebfraumilch in the Biergarten. 00:08:03 Willi Boskovsky: esitando 00:08:11 Herbert von Karajan: accelerando! 00:08:15 Waltzes und Polkas, Operettas, 00:08:21 presto, vivace, coda! 00:08:24 Die Fledermaus of Johann Strauss a tempo di valse. (Donner und Blitzen) (Trisch Trasch) 00:08:31 Accelerando, vivace, con moto, prestissimo, 00:08:34 Amen to the waltzes of Johann Strauss! 00:08:50 Claude Debussy 00:09:03 Pour le piano les arabesques très fluides, et aussi la fille aux cheveux de lin. 00:09:16 Au clair de lune 00:09:19 La plume de ma tante est sur le bureau de mon oncle. 00:09:29 Les yeux de mon oncle sont sur la fille aux cheveux de lin. 00:09:43 La mer 00:09:45 Monsieur Debussy 00:09:49 César Franck 00:09:53 Liszt, Holst 00:09:56 Buus, Boyce 00:09:58 Blanc, Bax (Bruch, Ives) 00:10:00 Wagner! Wagner! 00:10:05 Herr Richard Wa...! 00:10:15 Bartók, Britten, Bruckner, Bizet, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Vivaldi, Mozart, Mahler, Verdi, Haydn, Poulenc, Massenet... 00:10:21 Wagner! 00:10:46 Beethoven, Berlioz, Borodin, Benedict, 00:10:50 Mendelssohn, Massenet, Messiaen, Meyerbeer, 00:10:53 Shostakóvich, Szymanowski, Sammartini, Frescobaldi, Pergolesi, 00:10:56 Palestrina, Paganini, Cavalli, Clementi, Corelli, Sibelius, Scarlatti, Bellini, Viotti, 00:11:02 Vivaldi, Pacini, Mussorgsky, Menotti, Rossini, Respighi, Puccini! 00:11:10 William Byrd 00:11:23 Cage! 00:11:26 And everyone from 00:11:30 Stockhausen! (this is the BBC!) 00:11:35 to Gershwin 00:11:41 and Bach again... 00:11:46 Bach again... 00:11:48 Bach again, Bach, again Bach, again Bach, 00:11:55 again Bach, again Bach, again Bach...
But the song has also a meaning. It doesn't just list names of famous composers. And it is also an adoration towards J. S. Bach. Bach's music has influenced the whole of western music evolving thereafter. They are just countless of Rock/Pop Songs who use/d his ideas for example. The "Master piece" describes a circle, a circle of musical evolution. Always coming back to basics to create new ideas. And there still is plenty of stuff to do with music in the future.
@@toompyfloyd4074 The piece doesn't use any music from the actual composers it's referencing. The composer Paul Drayton wrote music in the style of Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, etc.
@@samuellabrecque880 Actually Paul Drayton also uses elements from the pieces (e.g. for Wagner), but indeed for Mozart it may be totally invented, I'm not sure.
The way they do Debussy... the harmonies he used... just absolutely spot on. To hear these guys perform in an open concert hall or church like this... I'd be floored.
Composer Paul Drake knew what he was doing. I'm always astonished regarding the "ear" that it takes these singers to "slide" into the Debussy section from where they had been. Wow ... just WOW!
now THIS is a funny insult/troll/jibe, witty while being good natured, non-toxic. Why can't trolls be like this? (not saying you are one, it just came to me while reading your comment)@@neilsailing
Ha, yeah that made me laugh and replay it. The whole audience looks a little too coaxed on, so I'm wondering if this was a TV special. In that case, they'd probably have a studio audience "coach".
*auditions for the King's Singers* "I'm afraid you didn't make it into the ranks" "But how? I have received classical training and you even said I didn't miss a single note!" "Well yes, yes, that's nice and all but I'm afraid we can't have any members whose faces don't look funny when they're holding a long note".
The blend and balance at 2:12 between Bass and Bari 2 on that perfect 5th is absolutely beautiful, just as the bass slightly crescendos as the the chord locks providing that perfect foundation with his dynamic ever so slightly above the rest of the group. Stephen Connolly is incredible!
Brilliant singing. And also you have got to love the reaction of the man in the bottom right corner at 12:31, which almost was my reaction of all this.
Yeah, he's hilarious. The whole audience looks a little too coaxed on, so I'm wondering if this was a TV special. In that case, they'd probably have a studio audience "coach".
I think these 5 are the best of the Kings. They all sound well together, always look like they're having good fun and you can just tell they're all very close. I'm sad that 3 of them are no longer in the lineup
Check out the Tiny Desk Concert they did for NPR that was published three days ago! Their rendition of Horizons brings me to tears. That was where I first heard them and I'm determined to hear everything they've done. Spectacular stuff!
I love the King's Singers! Their enormous talent in singing Early Music is matched with their wit in performing music like this. Their "A Little Christmas Music," with Kiri Te Kanawa is a holiday MUST!
Plenty of composers finished in different keys to the ones they started in, but that's not really what I meant. The thing I was impressed with is that they are singing a capella and manage not to drift off-key. When you're singing unaccompanied it's very difficult to hold absolute pitch
This is so awesome!!!!! They capture each composer's style perfectly..... such talent. I have lost track of how many times I have listened to this......
I always think about what it must have been like to come into the age where you were finally able to dub this blissfulness to a record and listen to it at home, instead of paying top coin to enjoy it live~ we take so much for granted nowadays.☝☺
0:30 Bach J S 1:30 Bach J C 2:30 Hendel 3:30 Mozart 4:40 Beethoven 6:30 Mendelssohn 7:10 Strauss J (+R?) 7:46 ???? 8:40 Debussi 9:00 - !!!! 10:00 Wagner then many names, (Chopin Poulenc +??) but no portraying 10:50 many names again, inc Vivaldi 11:10 William Byrd 11:20 John Cage 11:30 Stockhausen 11:35 Gershwin 11:45 Pachelbel Bach again 12:00 just tobedobedo
Great performance! This is real singing, and beyond! In the last few seconds there's a gentleman in the audience who simply couldn't be more enthusiastic. That's a big compliment for the King's Singers!
Guy's face in the bottom right corner at the end the song. I'm seriously making that face. That was.. I can't find the words, I'm so happy. Beautiful and very well done.
Why is it that the world never remembers the name of Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm in these sorts of tributes?
+Hallonboat It is truly a shame. I, for one, am a big fan of Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.
Y'know, that name is even funnier when you can speak German and actually understand what the words mean. For example there is a part that says "Good evening, a Nurn-burger, please" XD
This is the singersgroup i know of, and the best performers. Such great register and precision is amazing. It's truly sad that something this great has so few viewers.. This is true music!
The cool thing about this song is that I have no idea who William Byrd is, and this just made me want to look up his music. Also, I just think this is one of the most talented things I’ve ever seen in my life.
15 years later and still enjoying this like it’s not out of style. The ending chords itself was the masterpiece that won’t get out of my head. Love this!
Trueee
Having to the guts to write a piece called masterpiece is one thing. Making it a masterpiece is another. And to then have it performed masterfully... This just can't be overrated.
Think this is (in my opinion) the best line up of King's Singers...the quality of each of these singers is just magnificent when blended together and their musical humour is second to none x
Yes, yes and yes!! I think this was truly the KS Dream Team. Best of the best!
It helps so much when your best two singers are Countertenor and Bass.
Agreed.
Counter tenor, tenor and bass were All Stars for sure. Really miss Stephen and Paul's voices in the group in particular.
I have Paul Phoenix's autograph! Want to buy it, lol
00:00:00 Next, we sing a piece called 'Masterpiece' by the english composer Paul Drayton. As the title suggests, 'Masterpiece' is a modest title for a piece with modest pretensions. It aims to illustrate the entire history of the last four hundred years of western classical music in about nine minutes. Many and varied are the composers mentioned, so if your favourite doesn't appear tough!
00:00:31 Johann Sebastian Bach
00:00:42 Moderato, vivace. Vivace, non troppo e molto serioso.
00:01:22 I said Sebastian
00:01:28 non Johann Christian, (tempo giusto)
00:01:30 non Wilhelm Friedemann, (serioso)
00:01:37 non Carl Philipp Emanuel!
00:01:40 Johann Christian! -Nein, nein, nein, nein, Johann Sebastian!
00:01:44 Wilhelm Friedemann! -Nein, nein, nein, nein, Johann Sebastian!
00:01:48 Carl Philipp Emanuel! -Nein, Johann Sebastian Bach!
00:02:05 Bach!
00:02:30 Handel! Georg Friedrich Händel!
00:02:36 Maestoso, grandioso e pomposo.
00:03:30 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
00:03:47 Andante espressivo, molto grazioso
00:04:00 Così fan tutte
00:04:05 Le nozze di Figaro
00:04:09 Don Giovanni
00:04:13 Idomeneo
00:04:16 Andante molto espressivo (Die Zauberflöte)
00:04:26 Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Mozart.
00:04:43 Ludwig van Beethoven
00:05:09 Sforzando, subito piano, agitata, appassionata.
00:05:15 Ludwig, Ludwig, Ludwig VON, Ludwig, Ludwig, Ludwig VAN Beethoven! (subito piano)
00:06:27 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
00:06:42 Alla Victoria, Victoria und Albert
00:06:52 Allegretto con molto sentimen...delssohn.
00:07:08 Johann Strauss
00:07:16 Eins, zwei, drei
00:07:20 Josef Strauss, Eduard Strauss,
00:07:24 Johann Strauss, Levi Strauss
00:07:28 Die Fledermaus, the Gypsy Baron too,
00:07:32 der Kaiser-Walzer and the Danube Blue.
00:07:39 Tempo di valse viennoise.
00:07:43 Morgenblätter, Wiener Blut mit Wiener Philharmoniker.
00:07:53 Wiener Blut und Wiener schnitzel mit Liebfraumilch in the Biergarten.
00:08:03 Willi Boskovsky: esitando
00:08:11 Herbert von Karajan: accelerando!
00:08:15 Waltzes und Polkas, Operettas,
00:08:21 presto, vivace, coda!
00:08:24 Die Fledermaus of Johann Strauss a tempo di valse. (Donner und Blitzen) (Trisch Trasch)
00:08:31 Accelerando, vivace, con moto, prestissimo,
00:08:34 Amen to the waltzes of Johann Strauss!
00:08:50 Claude Debussy
00:09:03 Pour le piano les arabesques très fluides, et aussi la fille aux cheveux de lin.
00:09:16 Au clair de lune
00:09:19 La plume de ma tante est sur le bureau de mon oncle.
00:09:29 Les yeux de mon oncle sont sur la fille aux cheveux de lin.
00:09:43 La mer
00:09:45 Monsieur Debussy
00:09:49 César Franck
00:09:53 Liszt, Holst
00:09:56 Buus, Boyce
00:09:58 Blanc, Bax (Bruch, Ives)
00:10:00 Wagner! Wagner!
00:10:05 Herr Richard Wa...!
00:10:15 Bartók, Britten, Bruckner, Bizet, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Vivaldi, Mozart, Mahler, Verdi, Haydn, Poulenc, Massenet...
00:10:21 Wagner!
00:10:46 Beethoven, Berlioz, Borodin, Benedict,
00:10:50 Mendelssohn, Massenet, Messiaen, Meyerbeer,
00:10:53 Shostakóvich, Szymanowski, Sammartini, Frescobaldi, Pergolesi,
00:10:56 Palestrina, Paganini, Cavalli, Clementi, Corelli, Sibelius, Scarlatti, Bellini, Viotti,
00:11:02 Vivaldi, Pacini, Mussorgsky, Menotti, Rossini, Respighi, Puccini!
00:11:10 William Byrd
00:11:23 Cage!
00:11:26 And everyone from
00:11:30 Stockhausen! (this is the BBC!)
00:11:35 to Gershwin
00:11:41 and Bach again...
00:11:46 Bach again...
00:11:48 Bach again, Bach, again Bach, again Bach,
00:11:55 again Bach, again Bach, again Bach...
But the song has also a meaning. It doesn't just list names of famous composers. And it is also an adoration towards J. S. Bach. Bach's music has influenced the whole of western music evolving thereafter. They are just countless of Rock/Pop Songs who use/d his ideas for example. The "Master piece" describes a circle, a circle of musical evolution. Always coming back to basics to create new ideas. And there still is plenty of stuff to do with music in the future.
Thank you so much! do you know what peice of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart they used for him? also the Mendleson one, if you please?
Thank you again!
God bless your soul for posting this bro
@@toompyfloyd4074 The piece doesn't use any music from the actual composers it's referencing. The composer Paul Drayton wrote music in the style of Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, etc.
@@samuellabrecque880 Actually Paul Drayton also uses elements from the pieces (e.g. for Wagner), but indeed for Mozart it may be totally invented, I'm not sure.
The way they do Debussy... the harmonies he used... just absolutely spot on. To hear these guys perform in an open concert hall or church like this... I'd be floored.
Composer Paul Drake knew what he was doing. I'm always astonished regarding the "ear" that it takes these singers to "slide" into the Debussy section from where they had been. Wow ... just WOW!
The bass on the right looks light a brother of rowan atkinson
yes, he surely does!
You sound like my grandmother....WW3 starts....on the newsreader..eee...cousin Herberts got a tie like that.
Mecces He is it
now THIS is a funny insult/troll/jibe, witty while being good natured, non-toxic. Why can't trolls be like this? (not saying you are one, it just came to me while reading your comment)@@neilsailing
Whats his name though😂
Notice Mr. Happy clapping face at 12:31...kills me everytime!
This guy is pure joy
Ha, yeah that made me laugh and replay it. The whole audience looks a little too coaxed on, so I'm wondering if this was a TV special. In that case, they'd probably have a studio audience "coach".
Jajajajajaja
It’s better than I remember EVERY time hahahahaha
Jack Nicholson alike 😉
That's my dad doing the Wagner bit! :)
ya rIght
wow you're Philip Lawson's kid
I'm a huge fan
You're right to be proud to have such a father.
+Georgia Lawson You're very lucky to have such a talented father. ;)
The difficulty of this song is very high. The uniqueness of their voices and their skill struck me still!
This is what happens if classical composers shouted their name in their works like modern day rappers.
Lmao
all segments are the same
Except here it's actually good
Some producer tage are very good and iconic @@oscargill423
They were my favorit singers ... many years ago.. They are talented and humoros. Beautiful. Many thanks.
This song is at once hilarious and so, so beautiful.
Cfr
I loved when they got to John Cage...the expressions were perfect!! :D
SO gifted!!!!
"If your favorite doesn't appear, tough..." Such troll, haha!!
*auditions for the King's Singers*
"I'm afraid you didn't make it into the ranks"
"But how? I have received classical training and you even said I didn't miss a single note!"
"Well yes, yes, that's nice and all but I'm afraid we can't have any members whose faces don't look funny when they're holding a long note".
xmentosx lol
Garbage joke
Yes, I see what you mean!
Very humorous, I am chuckling mightily.
Actually, facial expressions can help brighten/change the tone. Try singing a note frowning and then smiling.
This song will never get old. The definition of a true classic! :)
The blend and balance at 2:12 between Bass and Bari 2 on that perfect 5th is absolutely beautiful, just as the bass slightly crescendos as the the chord locks providing that perfect foundation with his dynamic ever so slightly above the rest of the group. Stephen Connolly is incredible!
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2020 still love to play this video. I think this is the best King singer’s formation.
Agree! The best!!
Paul Phoenix is an absolute mad lad! His vocal colour and control is incredible 🎶
mr. bean is that you ?? 😂
A genuine pleasure to hear a style of singing that's rare these days. Outstanding!
the build up and last chord to the bach segment is incredible
It brings me to tears every time.
the whole Bach section is incredible... :') I love that so much
This coda is actually way better than any coda Bach ever wrote.
Just brought me to tears AGAIN.
Paweł Małecki nah
Brilliant singing. And also you have got to love the reaction of the man in the bottom right corner at 12:31, which almost was my reaction of all this.
He killed me 😂😂😂
Yeah, he's hilarious. The whole audience looks a little too coaxed on, so I'm wondering if this was a TV special. In that case, they'd probably have a studio audience "coach".
I shouldn't have done a Music Degree; I could have just listened to this 10 times.
The ending of the Bach part is crazy beautiful
Drayton really was making a tribute that was true to the composer huh
This is honestly a masterpiece. Poking fun of each composer so perfectly and elegantly
haha the stockhausen part amazing ! "this is the B B C !"
"Byrd...Cage"! I just got that!
OMG... I've listend to this a hundred times... and I *never* got this! 😅
I think these 5 are the best of the Kings. They all sound well together, always look like they're having good fun and you can just tell they're all very close. I'm sad that 3 of them are no longer in the lineup
+AndaliteBoo The new guys are very cool!
Check out the Tiny Desk Concert they did for NPR that was published three days ago! Their rendition of Horizons brings me to tears. That was where I first heard them and I'm determined to hear everything they've done. Spectacular stuff!
These 5 are 6
After Christopher Gabbitas left at the end of 2018, none of these 6 are left in the ensemble.
Absolutely - these 5 are the first set of King's Singers I listened to and they willl remain my favourite
The Mozart impression is beyond beautiful. I love the suspension cadence.
I know right!
Even though they got his name wrong...
@@l.c.8475 at what time?
@@wisco9er536 Wolfgang Gottlieb Christian Mozart
But everyone gets it wrong
@@l.c.8475 Well "Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart" doesnt roll off the tongue quite as nicely.
They are the best singers i ever saw in my life
i just saw it like 6 years ago and its still gives me goose bump !
I love the King's Singers! Their enormous talent in singing Early Music is matched with their wit in performing music like this. Their "A Little Christmas Music," with Kiri Te Kanawa is a holiday MUST!
The ending of the opening Bach section (beginning at 2:05) is so good... they sound like an organ!
The transition from Strauss to Debussy gave me the chills
Me too, I love how it turns from patriotic political into something completely ethereal
Hahaha, look at the man applauding in the bottom right! 12:32
I have the exact same facial expression every time I watch this.. :D
Now THAT is a bass.
Right. This Is a bass. A stong bass
Stephen Connelly: one of the best KS bass ever.
But he is technically terrible
@@JAC0B_BASS how so?
Geoff Castellucci
i listen to this whenever im having a bad day, its just impossible to not smile!
Its 2024 and I'm enjoying this.... The best King's Singers members ever.
Absolutely brilliant. Each portion is so amazing. Overtones are screaming throughout. One of TH-cam’s gems.
Theyre intonation is amazing, especially for such a hard piece. It is hard to play it on instruments let alone they sing it soo well.
They start and finish exactly in G major. Wizardry
Not necessarily....
Plenty of composers finished in different keys to the ones they started in, but that's not really what I meant. The thing I was impressed with is that they are singing a capella and manage not to drift off-key. When you're singing unaccompanied it's very difficult to hold absolute pitch
Especially with the difficult chords they had 10-11 minutes in
Everyone here is misunderstanding what he means. He means that their pitch didn't drift at all, which is unfathomably difficult to do in a capella.
Its truly impressive. I wouldnt be surprised though if at least one of them has a perfect pitch which would make it a lot easier to stay in tune :D
I am SUCH a fan! The "art' of comedy & especially a Cappella. They are totally beautiful.
This is so awesome!!!!! They capture each composer's style perfectly..... such talent. I have lost track of how many times I have listened to this......
I remember these guys came to my school back in 2010 the memories
I always think about what it must have been like to come into the age where you were finally able to dub this blissfulness to a record and listen to it at home, instead of paying top coin to enjoy it live~ we take so much for granted nowadays.☝☺
0:30 Bach J S
1:30 Bach J C
2:30 Hendel
3:30 Mozart
4:40 Beethoven
6:30 Mendelssohn
7:10 Strauss J (+R?)
7:46 ????
8:40 Debussi
9:00 - !!!!
10:00 Wagner
then many names, (Chopin Poulenc +??) but no portraying
10:50 many names again, inc Vivaldi
11:10 William Byrd
11:20 John Cage
11:30 Stockhausen
11:35 Gershwin
11:45 Pachelbel
Bach again
12:00 just tobedobedo
9-César Frank
Thank you, you just saved my Music homework!
7:46 is just some german words mixed together (wiener schnitzel etc.), no composers
You also missed Levi Strauss! (but you will be forgiven, as he is not a composer either. Just thought to upgrade you're "homework" a bit) 😉
And Friedemann Bach. :)
Amazing and sophisticated music joke)
love it.it mad
My wife and I go to see them whenever the King's Singers are at Lincoln Center in Washington D.C.
I can't believe how much I enjoyed this!
Great performance! This is real singing, and beyond!
In the last few seconds there's a gentleman in the audience who simply couldn't be more enthusiastic. That's a big compliment for the King's Singers!
i need to say that this is my most favorite lineup of the kings singers!!
The beginning of “Bach again” sent chills down my spine.
Guy's face in the bottom right corner at the end the song. I'm seriously making that face. That was.. I can't find the words, I'm so happy. Beautiful and very well done.
Brilliant. I've just been to their latest concert in Krakow. Absolutely stunning performance! King's Singers, yes, or rather KINGS!
I love when they're singing a waltz and they count in 3... IN GERMAN (eins zwei drei)
6:18 The bass partially laughed but stopped himself from laughing more.
I love these guys. What perfection most musicians can only keep striving for.
Why is it that the world never remembers the name of Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm in these sorts of tributes?
+Hallonboat Holiday whooty whatty?
+Hallonboat It is truly a shame. I, for one, am a big fan of Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon-
fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker-
thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty-
spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich-
himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle-
gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker-
kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.
Tough. :) haha jk I agree pal
Y'know, that name is even funnier when you can speak German and actually understand what the words mean. For example there is a part that says "Good evening, a Nurn-burger, please" XD
What a joy these youngish lads are.Gifted musicians,keep up the good work and the quality, thank you.
None of these magnificent performers are in the KS any more. :(
Guy who talks/bass is Mr. Bean and the guy who starts the song is Ernie from George Lopez
haha
12 minutes of music never became so short.
Genialne! Ile razy słucham, tak samo się zachwycam i kompozycją i wykonaniem.
That transition at 8:47, absolutely marvelous.
Je suis très heureux d'ecoutér les plus belles chansons à ce monde, Dieu merci? ☆ Bisous.🌺
The Débussy-part is great
Absolute marvelous
This is out of this world! I keep listening to this and it cheers me up when I’m feeling down or stressed.
I can't get enough of this piece. It must have taken so much time and energy to arrange, rehearse, and memorize this music. A masterpiece indeed!
Incredible arrangements. How can anybody learn that and memorize it. Unbelievable. Outstanding and not to top.
Oh. My. Goodness. Such talent. Amazing writing. Amazing singing.
I just love this group. the harmonies are thrilling!
Perfect voices and very good of sense of humor. Bravo!
Wow! What a tour de force! 6 technicians in sparkling form.
Wow! It still awes me like the first time I saw it years ago!!
They start in G. And after 12 minutes they end in ... G. Spot on.
kaffelatte2 how did you notice it?
Perfect pitch, likely.
Yep that's awsome perfect G
This was beautiful the first time I heard it, funny the second time several years later, and now it's just sublime.
What a delightful experience! A true acapella masterpiece! You wish it would never stop!
Bravo!
A beautiful combo of wonderful wit and incredible talent. Love it!
What kills me is the studio sound. And this was all live... gah. Awesome.
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Goosebumps! :D
+Lena Tutowa THEY ARE priceless!! :)
My singing teacher is the one at the far left end (David Hurley)
Best & sweetest countertenor voice on the planet, imo. Miss him terribly in the KS.
Wow no way
That’s incredible!
And me!
This was a very complete lineup. The bass especially is so powerful.
Every time I hear that Gershwin chord, I get chills. Every. Freaking. Time.
That audience sure looked pleased at the end!
Simply sublimely superb,
This is the singersgroup i know of, and the best performers. Such great register and precision is amazing. It's truly sad that something this great has so few viewers.. This is true music!
I only noticed halfway through they did it all by heart... wow
Learning music history - this gets better every time I watch it
The cool thing about this song is that I have no idea who William Byrd is, and this just made me want to look up his music. Also, I just think this is one of the most talented things I’ve ever seen in my life.
MAN.... THEY ARE GOOD! And they memorized it!
5:08!!! Wow!!!! Stacato on a low D!!!... and the chord was pretty much perfect!!!
this is one of my favorite pieces ever
This was brilliant! My reaction after watching this is just like the man's at the very end. Very impressive! :)
this is incredible! and it will never go out of style)) what a pleasure it is to listen to them every time!!
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So artistic and talented musicians... Wonderful!
Amazing. So special.more of this. Such sell schooled voices.
12:31 - Jack Nicholson goes absolutely fucking crazy
Well, going crazy is Jack's thing so.... xD
Is there not another way you could express yourself without dropping the F- BOMB?
@@dalerider3124 i can drop the N- bomb if you feel so inclined
This was uploaded the exact day I turned 14. Happy birthday me and you five years ago.
OMG! It is extraordinary how perfectly they collaborate..even though they make it to seem so easy!
Now I'm one seriously happy camper! The tickets are secured, I'm going to see/hear them live in September! Yeeeehaaaa! ♥♥♥♥♥♥
+Anitra714 I saw and heard them two weeks ago. They're not from this earth... I was blown away... I think you believe me. :)
I listen to music constantly and i must state this is phenomenally good in every way. Well done to all of you! ;D terrific
The bass' voice is like buttah! Absolute buttah! I love the qualities of these voices when blended.