I write this through tears. I am a performer, composer and recording engineer and this is simply the best version I have ever heard in my life. Infinitely more than the sum of its parts , this is frankly beyond human description. If one had to present the Requiem to Mozart today , this would have to be the one. If he can hear it from heaven he must be pretty happy with it!
This is major league. It's much more historically accurate than the huge staged concert versions out there. The conductor Leusink is extremely interesting; acts like he does this all the time, like it's no big deal. These people are clearly familiar with Latin, and they treat the psychic breaks between parts with respect due to the course of the Mass. And the players are WAY good. What is also very cool is how much power they produce from such a small ensemble. Note in the volume in "Confutatus ..." with only 18 voices!The soprano Olga Zinovieva is a total babe and 101% clear. The trumpet player on "Tuba ..." is a huge part and it's just perfect. Wonder how hard that is? You probably have to be really relaxed.That singer Sytse Buwalda is a counter-tenor which is highest male singing voice there is - I think this is historical as well, because Bach, et. al., relied on strong voices to offset the female soprano somewhat in the choral works. Yet Mr. Buwalda does not overdo, he tempers with aplomb!So there is something to be said about small production, that you can get closer to the source (authenticity is "nice") yet still maintain the grandness of the theme. Sure and we can apply 21st century virtuosity to other stuff, but doesn't it make sense to put Mozart on a small-scale, in his home town, where people went to church. I'm going to listen to it over and over. Wish I could afford these folks for my funeral mass!
True this is of great quality I totally agree...sound is clear and brings the celestial touch Mozart surely had in his mind. Requiem is for my sensibility, one of the most if not the most incredible score ever written. It trespasses human limits. 10/10.
It's very refreshing to hear this great work performed with a professional choir and top-notch instrumentalists. Also it's great to see and hear real 18th century basset horns whose unique sound is so crucial to an authentic performance of this work. This is one of the best performances I've heard of this work in recent years
Bravo !! Bravissimo !!! vraiment quelle représentation ... au début un peu dubitatif vu la taille du choeur puis totalement séduit par la maîtrise... un pure régal !!! félicitations .
Incredible performance! At first I was unimpressed by the meager choir and small orchestra; I am not one for experimentation with such major works. But by the end of Dies Irae I was totally smitten! What lucidity! What clarity of thought and sound! What sublime pleasure in beholding this small ensemble delivering such a tremendous work with such tender power and delicate force! Simply awesome!!
And now, after Covid the choir is half of what you see here. Lol, went to several of their performances. Messiah by Handel, Matthew Passion. Just 6 male singers, 4 female, 4 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 bass. I'm so dissatisfied, I guess not enough money to pay for a bigger orchestra.
Maybe getting a bigger orchestra wasn't the issue because orchestra members also could be overcome with Covid-19 too and that certainly adds to the equation, not money 🤔
Indeed, I just got back from a performance of the same piece on May 20, 2023. Again the Concertgebouw, conductor Pieter Jan Leusink and soprano Olga Zienoviva - but an even smaller ensemble than in this video. So, I was equally unimpressed when I saw the small stage. By the end I had lost all doubt - with the right talent end acoustics even a relatively small group can make great sound...
in my long life in the word of music i have never seen a conductor to participay and enjoy the music in the way of Pieter Han Leusink! He is Fantastic! I don't undurstund haw the musicians go after hum but everything is perfect. Every one looks at him and he don't give no une entrance o tempo but he lives every moment of the music with every cellule of his body! Long life fear Pieter and hope to see more of Mozart, Haydn,Haendel and Vivaldi of you....
Paola Rizzi - esecuzione straordinaria !! emozionante !! in un connubio vocale, strumentale esaltante .. diretto in modo magistrale!! è la più bella esecuzione per forza ritmico vocale. Coro eccezionale come i cantanti che giocano in un'intesa tra registri vocali e ritmici da pelle d'oca. Chapeau!!
Was privileged to attend this performance in March 2015 at Concertgebouw, was so good we flew back to the Netherlands to see again at the Grote Kerk in The Hague this past February, had a chance to speak with Martinus, a wonderful man and an amazing tenor. Can't wait to go back. Spectacular Bliss.
I have never heard of this orchestra before. This is surely a great performance by top-notch professional players. I wish I could enjoy Mozart's Great Mass K.427 performed by this orchestra on TH-cam someday soon.
This conductor's style reminds me of Leonard Bernstein in his most "bouncy and over the top" mode but in some ways that just adds to the pleasure of the video. The music is beautiful and it ought to be a punishable offence to insert ads into it haha Thank you
Nice straightforward performance. The tempo is a bit faster than I am used to. but the clean dynamics make up for it. SPECTACULAR alto choir and soloist.
I love so much this masterpiece, that's why I added it to a playlist some time ago; it inspires and energizes me when I work. It's really exquisite for the ears, but today for the first time a sound ad with high volume interrupted at minute 20 this amazing performance. Hopefully, it doesn't happen always because such a beautiful composition is worth listening to in a complete state of peace and relaxation.
esecuzione di livello eccelso, mi ha colpito la precisione del coro, davvero encomiabile, l'agogica e' serrata ma molto drammatica nell'esposizione del fraseggio. ecomiabile il direttore che francamente mi ha molto colpito. signori siamo di fronte a una di quelle letture che lascera' il segno. bravi davvero!
An excellent historically informed performance. Pitched at A=430. The countertenor, gut strung instruments, basset horns, period trombones, trumpets and timpani. Notice how the Soprano and Countertenor also sing with the choir when possible. A small orchestra and choir is much more appropriate and historically correct. A brilliant recording, so clear, well articulated and imho, the tempi are not inappropriate. A well considered performance. Only wish I'd been there to hear it live.
Wow. One of the greatest period performances of the requiem I've ever heard -- Bravo! The lack of rubato in those movements in particular seems to really amplify a seemless harmonic continuity that serves to strengthen the proceeding harmony, ultimately giving the piece stronger momentum and unity --- this is usually missing in most performances.
Una de las tres mejores interpretaciones del más bello de todos los réquiems. Mozart ha de estar saltando del gozo y del placer al escuchar voces tan excelsas, ejecuciones de instrumentos impecables y la dirección más apasionada sobre su arte. Sin duda alguna es una presentación digna de dioses. ¡Perfecto! Y sobre todo tiene ese dolor apasionado y melancólico que provoca la muerte, esa agonía que invade los sentidos al punto de anhelar morir con una pieza tan maravillosa. Desde Guatemala, disfruto cada vez que puedo de algo tan excelso y genial como el réquiem de Mozart.
A great way to spend time! Delight and dazzling brilliance! Luxurious room and it's music, sounding in us and our hearts! Thank you for these emotions and feelings, the memory of them for many years will remain with us!
My favorite Mozart requiem right now!. Amazing! On a side note Leusink at the end of Lacrimosa is banging the timpani on his music stand, as hard as he can, clearly calling for more timpani. What drummer ever chooses to play softer?? 🤔
Fantasties. Baie mooi! In my opinion, a small orchestra and choir is best. Most conductors overdo it with big choirs. Bravo, Pieter Jan Leusink. Nice tempo throughout.
Leusink just straight vibing for 49 minutes
I write this through tears. I am a performer, composer and recording engineer and this is simply the best version I have ever heard in my life. Infinitely more than the sum of its parts , this is frankly beyond human description. If one had to present the Requiem to Mozart today , this would have to be the one. If he can hear it from heaven he must be pretty happy with it!
I totally agree with this comment. Thank you.
Maybe a little bit tooooo fast...
What a great performance! Mr Leusink at 8:38... how could you not give your all as a singer with this conducting??
This is major league. It's much more historically accurate than the huge staged concert versions out there. The conductor Leusink is extremely interesting; acts like he does this all the time, like it's no big deal. These people are clearly familiar with Latin, and they treat the psychic breaks between parts with respect due to the course of the Mass. And the players are WAY good. What is also very cool is how much power they produce from such a small ensemble. Note in the volume in "Confutatus ..." with only 18 voices!The soprano Olga Zinovieva is a total babe and 101% clear. The trumpet player on "Tuba ..." is a huge part and it's just perfect. Wonder how hard that is? You probably have to be really relaxed.That singer Sytse Buwalda is a counter-tenor which is highest male singing voice there is - I think this is historical as well, because Bach, et. al., relied on strong voices to offset the female soprano somewhat in the choral works. Yet Mr. Buwalda does not overdo, he tempers with aplomb!So there is something to be said about small production, that you can get closer to the source (authenticity is "nice") yet still maintain the grandness of the theme. Sure and we can apply 21st century virtuosity to other stuff, but doesn't it make sense to put Mozart on a small-scale, in his home town, where people went to church. I'm going to listen to it over and over. Wish I could afford these folks for my funeral mass!
Patrick Cardiff i went to a concert with this conductor a few weeks ago.he is fabulous and has a good sense of humor too
JanVayne
True this is of great quality I totally agree...sound is clear and brings the celestial touch Mozart surely had in his mind. Requiem is for my sensibility, one of the most if not the most incredible score ever written. It trespasses human limits. 10/10.
The tempos are far from being historically accurate.
@pretty boy Yes I think there is always a place for style and interpretation
Blessings and peace pretty boy
It's very refreshing to hear this great work performed with a professional choir and top-notch instrumentalists. Also it's great to see and hear real 18th century basset horns whose unique sound is so crucial to an authentic performance of this work. This is one of the best performances I've heard of this work in recent years
The depth of this Requiem is immeasurable, and unimaginable
This Requiem embodies the musical aesthetics of Mozart
Absolutely LOVE that conductor.
Bravo !! Bravissimo !!! vraiment quelle représentation ... au début un peu dubitatif vu la taille du choeur puis totalement séduit par la maîtrise... un pure régal !!! félicitations .
I did not expect such power from such small choir
The greatest heavy metal album ever!
Finally a performance with the audio quality it deserves. Amazing work, true professionals.
Best performance in decades.
After 40 years finally I saw something that made me proud to be Dutch.
Incredible performance! At first I was unimpressed by the meager choir and small orchestra; I am not one for experimentation with such major works. But by the end of Dies Irae I was totally smitten! What lucidity! What clarity of thought and sound! What sublime pleasure in beholding this small ensemble delivering such a tremendous work with such tender power and delicate force! Simply awesome!!
And now, after Covid the choir is half of what you see here. Lol, went to several of their performances. Messiah by Handel, Matthew Passion. Just 6 male singers, 4 female, 4 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 bass. I'm so dissatisfied, I guess not enough money to pay for a bigger orchestra.
Maybe getting a bigger orchestra wasn't the issue because orchestra members also could be overcome with Covid-19 too and that certainly adds to the equation, not money 🤔
Indeed, I just got back from a performance of the same piece on May 20, 2023.
Again the Concertgebouw, conductor Pieter Jan Leusink and soprano Olga Zienoviva - but an even smaller ensemble than in this video. So, I was equally unimpressed when I saw the small stage. By the end I had lost all doubt - with the right talent end acoustics even a relatively small group can make great sound...
Twoset brought me here!
Hihi same
The conductor is really into the music. Great performance.
Almost flawless and so deeply felt. One can feel the agony of Mozart. Bravo!!
There is a place for everybody in this world. This conductor is unique, and the music he creates again is precisely magnificent!
in my long life in the word of music i have never seen a conductor to participay and enjoy the music in the way of Pieter Han Leusink! He is Fantastic! I don't undurstund haw the musicians go after hum but everything is perfect. Every one looks at him and he don't give no une entrance o tempo but he lives every moment of the music with every cellule of his body!
Long life fear Pieter and hope to see more of Mozart, Haydn,Haendel and Vivaldi of you....
Une telle vie et une telle présence dans un Requiem, et surtout celui-là, c'est absolument magnifique. Bravo !
A fine, clean performance. First time, I've heard a performance of this work with a countertenor.
Paola Rizzi - esecuzione straordinaria !! emozionante !! in un connubio vocale, strumentale esaltante .. diretto in modo magistrale!! è la più bella esecuzione per forza ritmico vocale. Coro eccezionale come i cantanti che giocano in un'intesa tra registri vocali e ritmici da pelle d'oca. Chapeau!!
Best performance I have ever seen! Big fan of Pieter Jan Leusink.
OMG. Grateful beyond words for this. Breathtaking. Tear making. Yet I feel like dancing!
17:56 *Genial.*
the conductor is amazing ...
Was privileged to attend this performance in March 2015 at Concertgebouw, was so good we flew back to the Netherlands to see again at the Grote Kerk in The Hague this past February, had a chance to speak with Martinus, a wonderful man and an amazing tenor. Can't wait to go back. Spectacular Bliss.
I have never heard of this orchestra before. This is surely a great performance by top-notch professional players. I wish I could enjoy Mozart's Great Mass K.427 performed by this orchestra on TH-cam someday soon.
How exotic Mr. Leusink is.
JAJAJA HE'is not the director it's a dancer jajajaja
He is very entertaining. Constantly making me smile
"exotic" isn't the word I'd necessarily use to describe maestro here...lol
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Dies irae is the best part ¡awesome!
Esta es la mejor versión del Requiem de Mozart que he escuchado!!!!!! Braviiiisiiiimoooo!!!!!
geniaal
Prachtige uitvoering, geniaal geleid
Great to hear every vocal line with such clarity.. they are usually a muddle with larger choral ensembles .
Wow...this is one of the most beautiful versions I have heard. I saw they are near me in March..definitely going!
Excellent musicians, but a little bit too fast, imo.
i saw this live with the exact same musicians in concergebouw
Zeer mooi een stuk muziek wat je kippenvel blijft geven.
This conductor's style reminds me of Leonard Bernstein in his most "bouncy and over the top" mode but in some ways that just adds to the pleasure of the video. The music is beautiful and it ought to be a punishable offence to insert ads into it haha
Thank you
But Bernstein smiled occasionally while conducting.
Nice straightforward performance. The tempo is a bit faster than I am used to. but the clean dynamics make up for it. SPECTACULAR alto choir and soloist.
Went to the concert for the second time yesterday. Wonderful
Señor Buwalda Ud, es estupendo
Mozart vous dit merci, la meilleure version, enfin une interprétation "vivante", Mozart n'est pas mort......
Ich beschäftige mich mein Leben lang mit diesem werk.Ich bin sprachlos wie pieter das meistert.Toll.Toll.Toll
I love so much this masterpiece, that's why I added it to a playlist some time ago; it inspires and energizes me when I work. It's really exquisite for the ears, but today for the first time a sound ad with high volume interrupted at minute 20 this amazing performance. Hopefully, it doesn't happen always because such a beautiful composition is worth listening to in a complete state of peace and relaxation.
esecuzione di livello eccelso, mi ha colpito la precisione del coro, davvero encomiabile, l'agogica e' serrata ma molto drammatica nell'esposizione del fraseggio. ecomiabile il direttore che francamente mi ha molto colpito. signori siamo di fronte a una di quelle letture che lascera' il segno. bravi davvero!
Jaw dropping good stuff. This is the real deal. Bravo!!
Wonderful performance of this camber orchestra version!
Perfect, fantastic and amazing
Terrific performance! Solid low brass...The "Tuba Mirum" solo was stunning especially since it so hard to produce an open sound on those instruments.
9:28 *Hacía mucho tiempo que no escuchaba a alguien cantar este pasaje tan bien.*
Heb dit vandaag in het Concertgebouw gezien. Wonderschoon! Vooral Miserere Mei Deus... Wow!
Geweldig was het he? Ik heb zelfs een traantje weggepinkt. Overweldigend .
Бесподобно!!! Все такие живые! Все в музыке! А дирижер так вообще молодец, сама энергия!!!!
8:40 haha fucken awesome
Just beautiful and Nothing else!!!
An excellent historically informed performance. Pitched at A=430. The countertenor, gut strung instruments, basset horns, period trombones, trumpets and timpani. Notice how the Soprano and Countertenor also sing with the choir when possible. A small orchestra and choir is much more appropriate and historically correct. A brilliant recording, so clear, well articulated and imho, the tempi are not inappropriate. A well considered performance. Only wish I'd been there to hear it live.
This performance sounds very unique. It's very interesting to see how devoted these people create the sounds they make.
super performance, vivid and touching !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
una delle migliori esecuzioni che ho ascoltato...mi ha commosso pur avendola cantata io stessa innumerevoli volte...bravi
Wow. One of the greatest period performances of the requiem I've ever heard -- Bravo! The lack of rubato in those movements in particular seems to really amplify a seemless harmonic continuity that serves to strengthen the proceeding harmony, ultimately giving the piece stronger momentum and unity --- this is usually missing in most performances.
I just love this interpretation. So powerful. Cograts to whole crew. =)
The Definitive performance of this musical masterwork!!! Thank you!!❤❤❤
Una de las tres mejores interpretaciones del más bello de todos los réquiems. Mozart ha de estar saltando del gozo y del placer al escuchar voces tan excelsas, ejecuciones de instrumentos impecables y la dirección más apasionada sobre su arte. Sin duda alguna es una presentación digna de dioses. ¡Perfecto! Y sobre todo tiene ese dolor apasionado y melancólico que provoca la muerte, esa agonía que invade los sentidos al punto de anhelar morir con una pieza tan maravillosa. Desde Guatemala, disfruto cada vez que puedo de algo tan excelso y genial como el réquiem de Mozart.
If Mozart was alive today, he most likely would have appreciated this performance.
me encanta esta versiòn es bellisima¡¡ y ese coro suena como mil voces¡¡
A great way to spend time!
Delight and dazzling brilliance! Luxurious room and it's music, sounding in us and our hearts! Thank you for these emotions and feelings, the memory of them for many years will remain with us!
Bravo, excelso
Beautiful version, fantastic.
10:43 *¡Qué pasaje tan rítmicamente delicioso!*
saya paling suka lagu Dies Irae......top markotop
Deze opname is evenals de uitvoering ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ mijn complimenten en dank voor het delen 😎😘🎶♥️
Outstanding! Excellent performance. Thank you, Beleef Klassiek.
Beautiful! Ochen krasivo sigrali! Bravo Netherlands.
This is definitely a very underrated interpretation of the work! Bravo✨
Leusing dirigiert wie direkt vom Motorrad gestiegen. Großartig! So lebendig und dicht.
magnificent interpretation.
MOZART...JUST THE BEST ONE
excellent tempo and articulations. awesome balance too :)
💯🎵 awesome, thanks 🥹❤️❤️💯💯💯
Impresionante ,genial ,todo.
19 Februari jl live meegemaakt. Vooral de jurk van Olga (met de Mozart afbeelding) was geweldig. Krijg nu nog kippevel
Brilliant realization! Well done.
Gisteren naar concert geweest.adembenemend mooi
Prachtige uitvoering, vooral Domine Jesu;
Muy bella interpretación; gloria eterna a Mozart por su legado
wunderschön!
Magnifique ! Hermoso ! Hervorragend !
My favorite Mozart requiem right now!. Amazing! On a side note Leusink at the end of Lacrimosa is banging the timpani on his music stand, as hard as he can, clearly calling for more timpani. What drummer ever chooses to play softer?? 🤔
beauty in the heaven
So good
ES LA VERSION QUE MAS me ha gustado de todas las que escuche aquí
umas das melhores interpretações que ja vi
Wunderschön!
Excellent
Un choeur sans "corps mort" et une direction dynamique me rend heureux . Mozart aussi je crois.
So wondeful
i love the very left vocalist, she is awesome !
Fantasties. Baie mooi! In my opinion, a small orchestra and choir is best. Most conductors overdo it with big choirs. Bravo, Pieter Jan Leusink. Nice tempo throughout.
Absulut genial kompliment
Easily the best performance of this
I wish introitus and kyrie were about 10% slower, but other than that this is perfect.
ez fantasztikus!
Magnifico, perfecto
I can understand what singers saying???? marvelous