I have had the privilege of having sung this both in Europe and the U.S,, but this rendition is of a special quality. One can only hope among the billions appropriated by governments for war enterprises that there are at least a few crumbs available to foster such worthy enterprises as this. Feeding the soul right now is probably more valuable than involving the world in pursuits of sheer madness.
I have listened to 30 different versions of the Duruflé Requiem, one of the greatest choral works in the choral repertoire in its own right, but this one surpasses all of them. This small choir with perfect harmony, matched to the richness of the organ. Each section sang with one voice, without embellishment, making the choir's tonality sound like a second organ. The producers, cameramen and lighting craftsmanship in this massive cathedral were exquisite. Finally, the long tradition of outstanding performance by the Trinity College Choir was further bolstered with a performance for the ages. Thanks to the choirmaster for bringing out the best in the best choir I have ever heard. This was not simply a performance but a tour-de-force in expounding this great mass of death, and life.
I wondered what happened to the sound though, there is this buzz most of the time that really diminishes the audio quality. The recording would be absolutely excellent without it.
"In paradisum" is like a lift from the ground to deep space. I discovered this masterpiece in 2022 and now it sticks to my heart. The production is incredible, it is not only about music but everything around, creating a genuine experience.
Ich kannte dieses Requiem von Durufle bislang nicht. Per Zufall war ich darauf gestoßen. Dieser Chor, diese begnadeten Stimmen, der Organist und Dirigent ... Ich bin tief berührt. Vielen Dank dass ich das hören durfte
I first heard this requiem in the chapel of St John's College, Cambridge, under Christoper Robinson, and was so moved that it took me days to recover. I still haven't fully - and it was 30 years go! That will still be the defining version for me but Trinity's recording here is as close as it gets outside a physical presence. Trinity bring out that spine-tingling other-worldly quality that even King's College choir cannot quite achieve. It seems to help that they have all learnt the music by heart, leaving the choir to think entirely about interpretation. I wish more would do it. Another bonus - Layton understands the purpose of the final chord, the unresolved 7/9, that wants to fade slowly into eternity. Exactly as things should be "in paradisum". Sublime.
It doesn't get any better than this on this side of the grave.; one of the best Oxbridge choirs, beautiful and historic French organ, and oh St. Eustache, with its soaring vertical lines and ample acoustics, Duruflé's masterful music hung on the foundation of the chant melodies. This is a gift to all who listen.
@@marcelpunt thanks for the correction. I've not been there since my student days, long before the installation of this new (and from the sound of the recording, very successful) instrument.
Absolument magnifique. Les voix sont belles, la direction magistrale. Une prise de son impeccable avec un bel équilibre entre l'orgue et le chœur. Les solistes sont époustouflants. Que dire du cadre merveilleux de cette belle église de St Eustache. Un régal pour les oreilles et les yeux. Bravo.
@@gabrielmorales9752 written where, and by whom? I've written plenty of nonsense in my lifetime, too. Why should I believe anything, just because it is "written"?
@@jamesdelsono No one has proof, that's why it's called faith. The difference between the "nonsense" we can write and that which is found in the Bible is that it describes the way to living how God wishes for us, namely to live like Christ did. Why live like Christ, why bother at all? Study it closely, with desire to understand, and you will see that it focuses on others and not one's own self. Mankind tends to craft and write for his own gain and benefit.
Of all the great requiems written by Brahms, Verdi, Mozart, Faure, I find this one to be the most beautiful. There is so much poignancy that it just touches the heart. And this performance is one to behold.
You omitted the daddy of them all, Berlioz. Also a Frenchman however it requires huge forces as typical of that extraordinary composer it’s on the grandest scale. 😊
One of the best performances that I have ever heard of this masterpiece. The perfect combination of conductor, chorus, soloists, organist, organ, and space. Incredible experience to hear this. Leaves me in tears multiple times. How perfect is heaven here. Thank you for posting this!
I started performing this piece back in 1973 when I was in the Texas All State Choir. Since then, I have performed it over 20 times. It is the music most dear to my soul.
After singing this myself, the fact that they can do this memorized amazes me… and the level at which they perform it shows just how much time and effort they put into this performance
@@HenrikBergpianorganist Hello Henrik Berg, When an organ is built into an acoustically wondrous space and according to the principles of Aristide Cavaille-Coll, the result is other-worldly. Yes, the firm of Van den Heuvel did not slavishly and outright copy the tonal scheme of the late master Cavaille-Coll, but Van den Heuvel had done their homework for the project at St. Eustache especially applying the scheme of the Four Fonds: Montre 8' Flute Harmonique 8' Bourdon 8' and Gambe 8' . This gives an almost partially closed French Horn sound(hand cupped and fully inside the bell and partially in the throat). Cheers...
All the petty struggles of mankind climbing the greasy pole put into perspective by this wonderful music. We die - when we die to be accompanied by such wonderful music would be an honour.
I will be singing this with my High Mass choir for All Saints in a couple of days and our director has sent us the link to help us prepare. This will be my fourth time and while we will never be as remarkable as this choir I can honestly say that is the most moving piece of music I have ever sung and probably the last time as our current director is retiring. I will refer to this recording for the rest of my life: simply sublime and magnificent. Thank you and God Bless.
As a retired organist, I can't state anywhere near, how most of the previous comments have so eloquently described this performance and production. Absolutely stunning in it's totality. As many of my colleagues have stated, "it doesn't get any better than this". Stephen Layton is brilliant, as is the work of Harrison Cole - outstanding! Thank you, Trinity College choir members - your dedication and long hours of work have given us a great musical gift.
Just close my casket soon after 41:25. All kudos to Mr Layton and all the performers and film artists. Just not enough superlatives for this heart-rending tour de force.
I admit to this particular piece of music carrying me through the air on hundreds of flights over the years. Forever associated with climbing through the clouds towards the heavens. A beautiful performance.
this is the first performance of the organ-only arrangement in which i felt nearly as much expressive scope as the original orchestral version. just breathtaking. thank you for making this available for us all to experience!
ironically Durufle did not like the organ only arrangement but wrote it to give more choirs access to its performance. I had read that at the time of his death he was working on a piano version which he never completed
We have some fine collegiate and professional choral groups here in the US, but my goodness it's a whole different level in England. God bless you, Stephen Layton and Trinity College Choir. Choral singing at its very best.
Yeah - I had the record of the composer doing it at his home church about 50 years ago. It was solid musically, but this version, with modern recording technology and masterful singing and minimal accompaniment, is stunning! I would like to think that the Durufles, husband and wife, would be pleased.
@@alexwiththeglasses Duruflé´s own recording for ERATO with himself conducting and his wife playing the organ remains a benchmark recording, however not of the organ-only version (which he had not yet written at that time) but of the version with symphony orchestra
Que interpretação magnífica, perfeita e divinal de uma das mais belas obras corais que existem! Parabéns a todos, coralistas, maestro, organista, produtores e assistentes!
Thanks for the upload. IMO Durufle’s Requiem is superior to the more popular Faure. St. Eustache is possibly my favourite church in Paris and a perfect setting for this wonderful work. Outstanding.
The production value of this film is incredible. Magnificent singing and playing by everyone. Incredible colours achieved by Harrison Cole on the organ, and exceptional solos by Katherine and Florian. Hard to surpass this.
The best sound uptaking in a church I ever heard. This fantastic choir together with this organ, with its deep tones, make my bones shiver a bit. I have to put this on repeat. Thank you all for this gift.
@@staffanolofsson8201 : The performance here is simply wondrous. It almost seems that the magnificent pipe organ was custom built just for Duruflé’s Requiem. 😎🎹
I discovered this incredible Requiem many years ago and I have listened it a lot of times only in audio, but this performance with this fantastic choir, the organist and the merveilleuse cathedral it seem to me an incredible gift of heaven Gloria a los compositores franceses que han creado estas maravillas: Faure, Saint Saens, Durufle .... Very Thanks to youtube
Mesmerizing rendition. There were times in the performance when the intensity of the musicians felt almost too intimate for a mere bystander to observe. Well done!
Listening to this recording inspires in me the passion that I experience when singing the work. I am able to enjoy it and feel the incredible peace that arrives after performing the work and without having to wait Yeats between performances. Such a wonderful gift to share.
This exquisite performance is the very result of the conductor being so expressive. After seventeen years honing this choir to unprecedented standards, he had nothing higher to achieve, so he has left to be able to apply his genius around the musical world. A Hyperion CD will be released in due course.
First Durufle Requiem to give me goosebumps...this piece was designed for these forces and a brillant organist. Here we have it....beautifully rendered and presented.
Absolutely heavenly performance from conductor, singers, and the organist (who artistically navigated that difficult score). I’ve sung this piece many times and never tire of having it envelop me.
Everytime I play this video, I remember when Stephen Layton and Harrison Cole came in Slovenia and played it with our choir from I. Gymnasium Celje. Amazing experience and music. Heartmelting❤❤❤
Some commenters (myself included) mention some audio noise in this video, which is noticeable at several points. Hyperion now offers a noise-free audio recording of this performance (which perfectly synchs with the audio/video presented here). The audio recording has "more of the room", i.e. natural reverb of the large, cathedral space, consistent with recording mics placed further from the musicians. It also supports one commenter's conjecture that the noise was due to a mic picking up a slightly-buzzy lamp.
I was a cathedral chorister as a boy We sang Faure's Requiem, the Messiah and similarly intricate and lengthy pieces, all from memory. The hours we spent rehearsing and polishing every word, bar and phrase meant it was just engrained into our memories. It was a very unusual childhood. Some of the best years but also some of the hardest in my life. Much love everyone. ❤🙏
In Paradisum with its astonishingly beautiful Chorus Angelorum is I think my favorite 1:45 in music anywhere, and it is done with amazing clarity here. Bravo!
The angels did lead me to paradise this morning. There is hope for our species. TH-cam is getting better. Heartfelt thanks to all involved and their parents and teachers.
I have listened to countless recordings of this and have sung it myself, but this recording - this intimate interpretation - speaks to the depth of faith, the fear, the reassurance of faith, so quietly and subliminally, that it stands on its own.
Phenomenal composition, phenomenally performed! Wow, ending it on a 7th/9th chord! Don't know many composers who could've actually pulled that off successfully, but, oh boy, was it successful here!
I live in a part of the world where I don't get to hear truly excellent choral music. This and Voces8 videos are the closest thing I get to experiencing live choral singing at a high level. THANK YOU!
Quand le monde fléchit autour de soi, quand les structures d’une civilisation vacillent, il est bon de revenir à ce qui, dans l’histoire, ne fléchit pas, mais au contraire redresse le courage, rassemble les séparés, pacifie sans meurtrir. Il est bon de rappeler que le génie de la création est lui aussi à l’œuvre dans un univers voué à la destruction💥
Very Grateful for this divine performance . I'm stuck in isolation with Covid and had time to just listen to the whole Requiem. SOOOOOO well done ! Thank you all you beautiful singers and conductor and organist and cellist et al.
I really enjoyed listen to this epochal piece of music shortly written after the end of WW II which brings another Level of deepness to this Requiem. The visual work in this video is also brilliant. I would recommend listening to Mass for double choir by Frank Martin if you liked this one!
DIVINE! CELESTIAL! Just discovered this masterpiece of Duruflé, sublime music that really takes me higher, to another dimension. Congrats everybody, everything's perfect: BRAVI! Love from Italy.
Saint-Eustache was just down the street from where I lived as a student, long ago. How wonderful to see it again, in this splendid performance of favorite sacred music.
back in my college days our choir sang from memory as well - happy to see the same here - a practically perfect performance - would have liked to have had 5 or more tenor voices in a few spots - lol - never a problem with a choral groups to hear the sopranos loud & clear - that's for sure
We also sang from memory in my college days. Certainly, the Tenor section has the smallest number of singers, but I thought was an intentional decision; I don't have any trouble hearing them, and am frustrated when the T line is too forward. Not here, I thought it was great!
This is so beautiful and brings tears to my eyes. The Pie Jesu sung by Katherine Gregory is my favorite part. Her tone, phrasing, dynamics and breath control are beyond compare. Brava!!! ❤️🏆💕
My favourite, in my CD collection of over one hundred Requiems: and performed in one of my favourite of Paris' great 'non-cathedral' churches. Perhaps it takes a Frenchman to write a truly great, intensely moving, Requiem. But this relatively small college choir have done the English choral tradition proud, too. Thanks so much for posting it.
I sang this on Saturday with The Sitwell Singers "come & sing" and it was my first experience of the work. What an incredible piece. It's wonderful to have such a great recording to listen to, to remind me of what a great day it was.
Well, the thing is, in performing at a modest level we get occasional glimmers of what the piece holds for us to drink in. But what these folk have recorded is the fully-realized transcendant dream of the piece of which the rest of us have imagined only those shimmering glimpses, even as we strived for the dream. These folk have achieved everything that we only imagined we were doing.
I have been singing in large choirs for over 26 years now and this piece is one of my favorites, so I tend to be merciless when it comes to how well choirs perform it. That being said, your choir definitely did not disappoint by any measure! I loved the pure tones each of you delivered, fantastic vocal discipline, and your faces carried the expressions that I wish many choirs (including my own) would do. Your director did a great job guiding you throughout and he didn't have to "pull it out of you", if you're familiar with that turn of phrase. The organist was also fantastic. Well done, all of you!
ein Requiem nach Art einer Motette könnte man sagen... ...durch die Betonung der Vokalmusik entsteht dieser Eindruck bei mir und betont sehr das Sakrale... ...sehr schön... Le p'tit Daniel
Wow, ich war von der ersten Sekunde an wie gebannt… echt stark eure Entwicklung auch in Richtung Tanz… wie aus einer andern Welt, diese sphärischen Klänge…faszinierend die Entwicklung der Obertöne und Klangreibungen und dazu die starken Bewegungsbilder…❤
Quite superb in every way. I have not seen or heard singing such as this in years, if at all, let alone from an ensemble of undergraduates. Stunning as well as inspirational conducting.
Listeners may find it interesting to watch a 2020 performance on TH-cam of the same work by the same choir in the chapel of Trinity College Cambridge. The acoustic there is kinder to clarity of singing and playing, and yet spacing of the choir in the time of the pandemic provides a greater degree of other-worldliness than might otherwise be experienced in a college chapel. Same organist and baritone, different cellist and mezzo.
I have had the privilege of having sung this both in Europe and the U.S,, but this rendition is of a special quality. One can only hope among the billions appropriated by governments for war enterprises that there are at least a few crumbs available to foster such worthy enterprises as this. Feeding the soul right now is probably more valuable than involving the world in pursuits of sheer madness.
I have listened to 30 different versions of the Duruflé Requiem, one of the greatest choral works in the choral repertoire in its own right, but this one surpasses all of them. This small choir with perfect harmony, matched to the richness of the organ. Each section sang with one voice, without embellishment, making the choir's tonality sound like a second organ. The producers, cameramen and lighting craftsmanship in this massive cathedral were exquisite. Finally, the long tradition of outstanding performance by the Trinity College Choir was further bolstered with a performance for the ages. Thanks to the choirmaster for bringing out the best in the best choir I have ever heard. This was not simply a performance but a tour-de-force in expounding this great mass of death, and life.
Yes, this is a tour-de-force performance. I honestly don’t know how it can be surpassed. 😎🎹
Ditto. I wish it was on CD
I think my bass is out of whack, the climax of Kyrie sounded downright ghoulish on my speakers!
ALL of them??? Really???????? ARE YOU SUUUURE???????
It will be available in March 2024, from Hyperion@@clossaron3025
The production value of this is INSANE. This is an important video for history, IMO.
I wondered what happened to the sound though, there is this buzz most of the time that really diminishes the audio quality. The recording would be absolutely excellent without it.
@@JulesSchattenberg There is a noise-free Hyperion recording of this performance recently released. Worth the purchase for sure!
@@kenlaberteaux1418 I see! Many thanks for the tip!
100% agree
Thank goodness for quality like this to save us from mediocrity.
"In paradisum" is like a lift from the ground to deep space. I discovered this masterpiece in 2022 and now it sticks to my heart. The production is incredible, it is not only about music but everything around, creating a genuine experience.
Ich kannte dieses Requiem von Durufle bislang nicht. Per Zufall war ich darauf gestoßen. Dieser Chor, diese begnadeten Stimmen, der Organist und Dirigent ... Ich bin tief berührt. Vielen Dank dass ich das hören durfte
I first heard this requiem in the chapel of St John's College, Cambridge, under Christoper Robinson, and was so moved that it took me days to recover. I still haven't fully - and it was 30 years go! That will still be the defining version for me but Trinity's recording here is as close as it gets outside a physical presence. Trinity bring out that spine-tingling other-worldly quality that even King's College choir cannot quite achieve. It seems to help that they have all learnt the music by heart, leaving the choir to think entirely about interpretation. I wish more would do it.
Another bonus - Layton understands the purpose of the final chord, the unresolved 7/9, that wants to fade slowly into eternity. Exactly as things should be "in paradisum". Sublime.
Very well said
It doesn't get any better than this on this side of the grave.; one of the best Oxbridge choirs, beautiful and historic French organ, and oh St. Eustache, with its soaring vertical lines and ample acoustics, Duruflé's masterful music hung on the foundation of the chant melodies. This is a gift to all who listen.
The organ is not historic and French, though - it was built by the Dutch firm Van den Heuvel in 1989.
@@marcelpunt thanks for the correction. I've not been there since my student days, long before the installation of this new (and from the sound of the recording, very successful) instrument.
I think the titular organist/advisor was Jean Guillou?
@@rossmorrow3013 yes.
Beautifully said. One of my very favorite works and this rendition is exquisite
Absolument magnifique. Les voix sont belles, la direction magistrale. Une prise de son impeccable avec un bel équilibre entre l'orgue et le chœur. Les solistes sont époustouflants. Que dire du cadre merveilleux de cette belle église de St Eustache. Un régal pour les oreilles et les yeux. Bravo.
If there was not an entirely definitive recording of this before, there is now.
If there was ever music channeled directly from God, the Durufle Requiem is it.
Makes sense! …He made us into His image, afterall.
@@gabrielmorales9752 Did he?
@@jamesdelsono It is written. Anything great comes from Him, and so does the free will whereby we choose what to make of it.
@@gabrielmorales9752 written where, and by whom? I've written plenty of nonsense in my lifetime, too. Why should I believe anything, just because it is "written"?
@@jamesdelsono No one has proof, that's why it's called faith. The difference between the "nonsense" we can write and that which is found in the Bible is that it describes the way to living how God wishes for us, namely to live like Christ did. Why live like Christ, why bother at all? Study it closely, with desire to understand, and you will see that it focuses on others and not one's own self. Mankind tends to craft and write for his own gain and benefit.
Of all the great requiems written by Brahms, Verdi, Mozart, Faure, I find this one to be the most beautiful. There is so much poignancy that it just touches the heart. And this performance is one to behold.
MARAVILHOSO!!!!!
This is really dramatic and so stunning!!
Exactly
You omitted the daddy of them all, Berlioz. Also a Frenchman however it requires huge forces as typical of that extraordinary composer it’s on the grandest scale. 😊
Second only to the George Lloyd Symphonic Mass IMO.
One of the best performances that I have ever heard of this masterpiece. The perfect combination of conductor, chorus, soloists, organist, organ, and space. Incredible experience to hear this. Leaves me in tears multiple times. How perfect is heaven here. Thank you for posting this!
I started performing this piece back in 1973 when I was in the Texas All State Choir. Since then, I have performed it over 20 times. It is the music most dear to my soul.
This is one of the finest performances of the work I have ever heard. Impeccable
After singing this myself, the fact that they can do this memorized amazes me… and the level at which they perform it shows just how much time and effort they put into this performance
42:56 That sumptuous organ bass 😍😍
36:10 OMG! Utterly astounding.
Right?! I'm trying to understand how an organ could even make those sounds.
@@HenrikBergpianorganist Hello Henrik Berg,
When an organ is built into an acoustically wondrous space and according to the principles of Aristide Cavaille-Coll, the result is other-worldly. Yes, the firm of Van den Heuvel did not slavishly and outright copy the tonal scheme of the late master Cavaille-Coll, but Van den Heuvel had done their homework for the project at St. Eustache especially applying the scheme of the Four Fonds: Montre 8' Flute Harmonique 8' Bourdon 8' and Gambe 8' . This gives an almost partially closed French Horn sound(hand cupped and fully inside the bell and partially in the throat).
Cheers...
Without question, this is the most beautiful, lush, and moving version I have ever heard. It quite literally moved me to tears.
yeah! especially in Kyrie when they slow down, it's like the matrix but tear-inducing!
Time and time again the most beautiful performance I know. Fantastic! And anyone without a score... What a discipline
All the petty struggles of mankind climbing the greasy pole put into perspective by this wonderful music. We die - when we die to be accompanied by such wonderful music would be an honour.
All focused & committed to the delivery, not distracted by the cameras.
Brilliant. Absolutely faultless performance and very enjoyable - I could watch this every day.
The organ between 36:10 and 36:32…. Can simply not describe this buildup to this ultimate expression!
I will be singing this with my High Mass choir for All Saints in a couple of days and our director has sent us the link to help us prepare. This will be my fourth time and while we will never be as remarkable as this choir I can honestly say that is the most moving piece of music I have ever sung and probably the last time as our current director is retiring. I will refer to this recording for the rest of my life: simply sublime and magnificent. Thank you and God Bless.
Absolute rapture. What an experience! The very best!
As a retired organist, I can't state anywhere near, how most of the previous comments have so eloquently described this performance and production. Absolutely stunning in it's totality. As many of my colleagues have stated, "it doesn't get any better than this". Stephen Layton is brilliant, as is the work of Harrison Cole - outstanding! Thank you, Trinity College choir members - your dedication and long hours of work have given us a great musical gift.
Just close my casket soon after 41:25. All kudos to Mr Layton and all the performers and film artists. Just not enough superlatives for this heart-rending tour de force.
Truly magnificent.
I admit to this particular piece of music carrying me through the air on hundreds of flights over the years. Forever associated with climbing through the clouds towards the heavens. A beautiful performance.
you a pilot?
@@BruceXuHasADream No. i would doubt I would have it blaring in my ears during take off if so. Just work that took me all over the world.
this is the first performance of the organ-only arrangement in which i felt nearly as much expressive scope as the original orchestral version. just breathtaking. thank you for making this available for us all to experience!
ironically Durufle did not like the organ only arrangement but wrote it to give more choirs access to its performance. I had read that at the time of his death he was working on a piano version which he never completed
We have some fine collegiate and professional choral groups here in the US, but my goodness it's a whole different level in England. God bless you, Stephen Layton and Trinity College Choir. Choral singing at its very best.
My favorite Requiem!!
Absolument splendide ! La dynamique y est extraordinaire ! Les timbres de l'orgue sont d'une finesse inégalée ! Merci beaucoup ! Dieu vous garde ! W
Yeah - I had the record of the composer doing it at his home church about 50 years ago. It was solid musically, but this version, with modern recording technology and masterful singing and minimal accompaniment, is stunning! I would like to think that the Durufles, husband and wife, would be pleased.
@@alexwiththeglasses Duruflé´s own recording for ERATO with himself conducting and his wife playing the organ remains a benchmark recording, however not of the organ-only version (which he had not yet written at that time) but of the version with symphony orchestra
Que interpretação magnífica, perfeita e divinal de uma das mais belas obras corais que existem! Parabéns a todos, coralistas, maestro, organista, produtores e assistentes!
Thanks for the upload. IMO Durufle’s Requiem is superior to the more popular Faure. St. Eustache is possibly my favourite church in Paris and a perfect setting for this wonderful work. Outstanding.
The production value of this film is incredible. Magnificent singing and playing by everyone. Incredible colours achieved by Harrison Cole on the organ, and exceptional solos by Katherine and Florian. Hard to surpass this.
Brillant, magistral, poignant. Un grand moment, bravo à tous !
日本ではなかなかお耳にかかれない名曲です。
Ⅳ曲目は昇天してしまいそう。
大好きな曲。
This performance surely conveys Duruflé's intentions with more clarity than any other on record. This is the bar being raised!
exceptionnelle interprétation dans un lieu magnifique,
toutes nos racines chrétiennes...
Without sheet music! How can they remember it all? A wonderful rendition and wonderful sound!🎧♥
The best sound uptaking in a church I ever heard. This fantastic choir together with this organ, with its deep tones, make my bones shiver a bit. I have to put this on repeat. Thank you all for this gift.
@@staffanolofsson8201 : The performance here is simply wondrous. It almost seems that the magnificent pipe organ was custom built just for Duruflé’s Requiem. 😎🎹
@@MarshallArtz007 Yes indeed!
I discovered this incredible Requiem many years ago and I have listened it a lot of times only in audio, but this performance with this fantastic choir, the organist and the merveilleuse cathedral it seem to me an incredible gift of heaven
Gloria a los compositores franceses que han creado estas maravillas: Faure, Saint Saens, Durufle ....
Very Thanks to youtube
Mesmerizing rendition. There were times in the performance when the intensity of the musicians felt almost too intimate for a mere bystander to observe. Well done!
1:06 - Introit
4:48 - Kyrie
8:40 - Domine Jesu Christe
18:13 - Sanctus
21:29 - Pie Jesu
25:16 - Agnus Dei
29:12 - Lux Aeterna
33:40 - Libera Me
39:52 - In Paradisum
A performance of such excellence as this truly connects Heaven and Earth.
The filmmaking, editing, performance, atmosphere, mood....how dare you throw us into the grips of this masterpiece without a warning! :)
You have a point here
Listening to this recording inspires in me the passion that I experience when singing the work. I am able to enjoy it and feel the incredible peace that arrives after performing the work and without having to wait Yeats between performances. Such a wonderful gift to share.
i love how even the conductor is so expressive. beautifully filmed and recorded too. top notch :)
This exquisite performance is the very result of the conductor being so expressive. After seventeen years honing this choir to unprecedented standards, he had nothing higher to achieve, so he has left to be able to apply his genius around the musical world. A Hyperion CD will be released in due course.
First Durufle Requiem to give me goosebumps...this piece was designed for these forces and a brillant organist. Here we have it....beautifully rendered and presented.
Absolutely heavenly performance from conductor, singers, and the organist (who artistically navigated that difficult score). I’ve sung this piece many times and never tire of having it envelop me.
Everytime I play this video, I remember when Stephen Layton and Harrison Cole came in Slovenia and played it with our choir from I. Gymnasium Celje.
Amazing experience and music. Heartmelting❤❤❤
Difficult to find the words to describe such a masterpiece like this Requiem. Wonderful performance here.
A truly sublime performance by the Trinity College Choir expertly led by Stephen Layton.
Some commenters (myself included) mention some audio noise in this video, which is noticeable at several points. Hyperion now offers a noise-free audio recording of this performance (which perfectly synchs with the audio/video presented here). The audio recording has "more of the room", i.e. natural reverb of the large, cathedral space, consistent with recording mics placed further from the musicians. It also supports one commenter's conjecture that the noise was due to a mic picking up a slightly-buzzy lamp.
The mezzo soloist has an absolutely beautiful voice. 🏩
It’s so impressive to see and hear this magnificent choir perform this sophisticated work from memory! I think that’s a first for me.
I was a cathedral chorister as a boy We sang Faure's Requiem, the Messiah and similarly intricate and lengthy pieces, all from memory. The hours we spent rehearsing and polishing every word, bar and phrase meant it was just engrained into our memories. It was a very unusual childhood. Some of the best years but also some of the hardest in my life. Much love everyone. ❤🙏
@@ondersfreedom6094 Lovely, thank you. I totally get you!
Gravação maravilhosa com vozes celestiais. The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge de excelência musical, um "bravi" a todos.
In Paradisum with its astonishingly beautiful Chorus Angelorum is I think my favorite 1:45 in music anywhere, and it is done with amazing clarity here. Bravo!
The angels did lead me to paradise this morning. There is hope for our species. TH-cam is getting better. Heartfelt thanks to all involved and their parents and teachers.
God came down into St Eustache and touched these performers
Completely, utterly, divinely, majestically thrilling and wondrous.THANKYOU.
I have listened to countless recordings of this and have sung it myself, but this recording - this intimate interpretation - speaks to the depth of faith, the fear, the reassurance of faith, so quietly and subliminally, that it stands on its own.
The story told to perfection. Thank you.
Magnifique interprêtation à tous les niveaux , voix et orgues . Et sans partition !
Phenomenal composition, phenomenally performed! Wow, ending it on a 7th/9th chord! Don't know many composers who could've actually pulled that off successfully, but, oh boy, was it successful here!
I live in a part of the world where I don't get to hear truly excellent choral music. This and Voces8 videos are the closest thing I get to experiencing live choral singing at a high level. THANK YOU!
See also _Tenebrae_
See also _Bienen Contemporary_
See also _The King's Singers_
See also _The Gesualdo Six_
IMHO the greatest piece of religious choral music not composed by Bach. I cannot possibly imagine a finer performance.
Magnifique. Cette interprétation est exceptionelle
Quand le monde fléchit autour de soi, quand les structures d’une civilisation vacillent, il est bon de revenir à ce qui, dans l’histoire, ne fléchit pas, mais au contraire redresse le courage, rassemble les séparés, pacifie sans meurtrir. Il est bon de rappeler que le génie de la création est lui aussi à l’œuvre dans un univers voué à la destruction💥
Interpretation, performers, colors including scenario's; perfect match.
Bravo; God bless. 🌺 🌹
Very Grateful for this divine performance . I'm stuck in isolation with Covid and had time to just listen to the whole Requiem. SOOOOOO well done ! Thank you all you beautiful singers and conductor and organist and cellist et al.
I keep coming back to this. It is a beautiful work of art on every level.
I really enjoyed listen to this epochal piece of music shortly written after the end of WW II which brings another Level of deepness to this Requiem. The visual work in this video is also brilliant. I would recommend listening to Mass for double choir by Frank Martin if you liked this one!
An exceptional recording, with remarkable staging and intriguing lighting, perfect voices too. Finest rendition of the Requiem I have ever seen.
Duruflè seducente anche in mezzo alla modernità. C'è tuttavia il gregoriano che vi pone l'anima
DIVINE! CELESTIAL! Just discovered this masterpiece of Duruflé, sublime music that really takes me higher, to another dimension. Congrats everybody, everything's perfect: BRAVI! Love from Italy.
Saint-Eustache was just down the street from where I lived as a student, long ago. How wonderful to see it again, in this splendid performance of favorite sacred music.
back in my college days our choir sang from memory as well - happy to see the same here - a practically perfect performance - would have liked to have had 5 or more tenor voices in a few spots - lol - never a problem with a choral groups to hear the sopranos loud & clear - that's for sure
We also sang from memory in my college days. Certainly, the Tenor section has the smallest number of singers, but I thought was an intentional decision; I don't have any trouble hearing them, and am frustrated when the T line is too forward. Not here, I thought it was great!
A most sublime rendition of such a gracious work by Maurice Durufle ….
This is so beautiful and brings tears to my eyes.
The Pie Jesu sung by Katherine Gregory is my favorite part. Her tone, phrasing, dynamics and breath control are beyond compare. Brava!!! ❤️🏆💕
Yes she nailed it, looks like the Cellist thought so also.
I absolutely love the Durufle Requim. This one exquisite.❤
This one always melts my heart.
Magnifique!
Je suis hypnotisé par cette version !
My favourite, in my CD collection of over one hundred Requiems: and performed in one of my favourite of Paris' great 'non-cathedral' churches. Perhaps it takes a Frenchman to write a truly great, intensely moving, Requiem. But this relatively small college choir have done the English choral tradition proud, too. Thanks so much for posting it.
I sang this on Saturday with The Sitwell Singers "come & sing" and it was my first experience of the work. What an incredible piece. It's wonderful to have such a great recording to listen to, to remind me of what a great day it was.
Well, the thing is, in performing at a modest level we get occasional glimmers of what the piece holds for us to drink in. But what these folk have recorded is the fully-realized transcendant dream of the piece of which the rest of us have imagined only those shimmering glimpses, even as we strived for the dream. These folk have achieved everything that we only imagined we were doing.
Exquisite performance with wonderful fluidity and fire. Perhaps the best reading of the non-orchestral version I've come across.
Wow! This is really from another world ❤
I have been singing in large choirs for over 26 years now and this piece is one of my favorites, so I tend to be merciless when it comes to how well choirs perform it. That being said, your choir definitely did not disappoint by any measure! I loved the pure tones each of you delivered, fantastic vocal discipline, and your faces carried the expressions that I wish many choirs (including my own) would do. Your director did a great job guiding you throughout and he didn't have to "pull it out of you", if you're familiar with that turn of phrase. The organist was also fantastic. Well done, all of you!
Exemplary and very moving. Perfect balance of choir and organ - such clarity of organ lines interplaying with voices
ein Requiem nach Art einer Motette könnte man sagen... ...durch die Betonung der Vokalmusik entsteht dieser Eindruck bei mir und betont sehr das Sakrale... ...sehr schön...
Le p'tit Daniel
아주 훌륭한 진혼곡입니다. 아름답고 경의로우며 숭고함 마저 드는 훌륭한 곡입니다.
A beautiful recording of my favorite Requiem Mass.
Потрясающее исполнение моего любимого реквиема Дюрюфле! Непередаваемые ощущения во время слушания!
Wow, ich war von der ersten Sekunde an wie gebannt… echt stark eure Entwicklung auch in Richtung Tanz… wie aus einer andern Welt, diese sphärischen Klänge…faszinierend die Entwicklung der Obertöne und Klangreibungen und dazu die starken Bewegungsbilder…❤
Quite superb in every way. I have not seen or heard singing such as this in years, if at all, let alone from an ensemble of undergraduates. Stunning as well as inspirational conducting.
This an amazing performance of the Requiem of one of my favourite Composer!
Just amazing! The world needs this beauty so much. I'm glad I came to know this choir. Thank you for sharing.
Listeners may find it interesting to watch a 2020 performance on TH-cam of the same work by the same choir in the chapel of Trinity College Cambridge. The acoustic there is kinder to clarity of singing and playing, and yet spacing of the choir in the time of the pandemic provides a greater degree of other-worldliness than might otherwise be experienced in a college chapel. Same organist and baritone, different cellist and mezzo.
No readings in this performance...
Juste magnifique ,comme une part de divin ❤
Pure bliss. I cannot thank you enough for making this available. ❤