Exactly at 0:47 was the last that Mozart had written and where Sussmayer started! But it is known they were discussing the music at his sick-bed, so it is very likely that he might have been dictating to Sussmayer. For Sussmayer it was common practice to work out sketches (like he did with the "Zauberflote" on their way to Prague).
there are only three ways to listen to this piece 1: really quiet as a gentle wisper in the background 2: REALLY LOUD Full bass so the whole street can hear it 3: live at the BBC Proms
Mozart's student Franz Xaver Sussmayr finished it from Mozarts notes. You can definitely hear a difference after bar 8. it may have been so different had mozart finished it himself.
everyone in my family finds me weird that I listen to classical music. I am a gigantic metal fan but classic music like mozart and beethoven are just as awesome. :D they at least know how to play their instruments and compose things. you don't see that often anymore now.
The epitome of melancholy. I wonder what Mozart and other classical composers would think and feel knowing that people in 2010 are still listening and appreciating their music? must be the ultimate high for any artist.
I've sung this piece, and it is VERY moving & VERY powerful at the same time. However, i noticed a lot of folks, making rather "negative remarks" about Beethoven. Granted this is a wonderful choir piece to sing, especially with a 100 voice choir at that. But Beethoven & Bach, along with Chopin, had some WONDERFUL pieces themselves. So in my opinion, they were ALL classical masterminds, of there time.
Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner, Beethoven and Mozart are all masters of classical music ! Its beautiful and very inspiring! People should listen to it even more than just now and then!
Mozart and beethoven, One a child prodigy who died young, and the other a man who went deaf but still composed great music. They were in my opinion the best composers who ever lived. Their music is unique and wonderful for each of them.
lol, I can assure you I have no problem giving Mozart credit! Mozart wrote the first 10 bars (or so, I think) and Sussmayr used solely this thematic material to complete it. It's hard to believe because it's done so well, but it is the truth, I can assure you - there's no reason why such a lie would come up, as no one would want to suggest Sussmayr finished it. But it is the truth, and I'm sure the original copy will show the differing handwriting, if anything. Remember Sussmayr was his pupil
These geniuses are what made civilization great. To hell with the future, we're never going to perfect on pieces like this. All fans of this piece were born at least 150 years too late. SHEER BRILLIANCE.
I heard the Directv commercial come on and loved the music in the background. I asked ChaCha what it was, and they told me it was Requiem Mass in D Minor, so I looked it up here on UA-cam. I found out a lot of history about this piece since the day I looked it up. I love this
My marching band played this song, along with Symph. No 25, And a Don Giovanni and Eine Kleine Knoch Mixture-overture renamed Eine Kliene Giovanni. Beautiful stuff. :')
@finnhumble Yes this is a piece of bigger requiem. Requiem was a term for post mortem mass for deceased person(s). It was given in very specific form. Big music composers in past used to create music for such purpose, named Requiems. Some music is for general purpose, while others are written for particular important and powerful person. I even think, this Mozart's masterpiece was composed for someone, however he died before finishing it.
@Ninjababy37 Lacrimosa means "tearful", the whole lyrics of this movement is " Tearful will be that day on which from the ashes will rise the guilty man for judgment. So have mercy, O Lord, on this man. Compassionate Lord Jesus, grant them rest. Amen. "
@Ninjababy37 'A lacrimosa', as you put it, is just one part of the latin Mass for the Dead, the words set by many composers as a 'Requiem'. I believe it translates as 'Ah, what weeping' - lacrima = tears.
This song has been used by "Simpsons" in an episode where Mozart is Bart... While Bart die, Matt Groening has used this requiem from 02:00... At 02:00, Homer screams "Mozart died !". I love this moment ...
True Story. It is one of the things I like about games! If I had played certain games there would be amazing classic musics like this and new century musics that I would not put the effort to find!!
Hey, Mozart didn't go deaf. He was an alcoholic which eventually lead to his death and that's why this piece is so passionate! He was breaking down, smoking and drinking was becoming his addiction and he wasn't making much money either at this point. Unfortunately the requiem didn't get finished although it does represent what was going on in his life at the time :) Hope this helped clear it up!
Gahhhhhh I just love how that violin just cuts through it all.... Such a smple one single note makes all the difference in this piece LOVE it despite how much controversy surrounds Lacrimosa
I love Beethoven,mozart,Bach and a bunch others. Can anyone plz help me find more Beethoven songs in D minor I might not know of. I listened to moonlight sonata, 3rd tempest movement and I want to hear more. I just started playing theseon piano
@Nesoja This is Sussmayer's completion. According to my own score: The vocal part up to 00:48 is Mozart. The violins and violas up to only 00:13 (when the voices come in) are Mozart. All the other instruments that come in before 00:48 are Sussmayer EVERYTHING after 00:48 is Sussmayer too - kinda disappointing isn't it?!
@targetrich he's not saying it's not beautiful, it's absolutely breathtaking. i think he just meant that it's kinda dissappointing that so little was actually mozart (although even i must say that it surely can't be that little written by mozart)
@getsbent He wrote his first compositions at four. As for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, it's a myth that he wrote that - the melody is French, but he did write variations on it, in his early twenties I think...
Isn't this the peice, Mozart never got to finish?
Didn't he basically write this in his death bed?
To hear the Lacrimosa live in concert is to experience the best that music has to offer. No recording can give it justice.
Exactly at 0:47 was the last that Mozart had written and where Sussmayer started!
But it is known they were discussing the music at his sick-bed, so it is very likely that he might have been dictating to Sussmayer. For Sussmayer it was common practice to work out sketches (like he did with the "Zauberflote" on their way to Prague).
there are only three ways to listen to this piece
1: really quiet as a gentle wisper in the background
2: REALLY LOUD Full bass so the whole street can hear it
3: live at the BBC Proms
Mozart's student Franz Xaver Sussmayr finished it from Mozarts notes. You can definitely hear a difference after bar 8. it may have been so different had mozart finished it himself.
there is something so hauntingly beautiful about this song.
There should be no ads in videos with content like Mozart, Chopan, Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, and so on and so forth.
What makes a man, Mr. Lebowski?
This is absolutely beautiful. It's a music coming from another planet! Thank you Mozart for having share your genius with us.
Play this at my funeral
everyone in my family finds me weird that I listen to classical music.
I am a gigantic metal fan but classic music like mozart and beethoven are just as awesome. :D
they at least know how to play their instruments and compose things.
you don't see that often anymore now.
The epitome of melancholy. I wonder what Mozart and other classical composers would think and feel knowing that people in 2010 are still listening and appreciating their music? must be the ultimate high for any artist.
I've sung this piece, and it is VERY moving & VERY powerful at the same time. However, i noticed a lot of folks, making rather "negative remarks" about Beethoven. Granted this is a wonderful choir piece to sing, especially with a 100 voice choir at that. But Beethoven & Bach, along with Chopin, had some WONDERFUL pieces themselves. So in my opinion, they were ALL classical masterminds, of there time.
Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner, Beethoven and Mozart are all masters of classical music ! Its beautiful and very inspiring! People should listen to it even more than just now and then!
Goosebumps 0.0
Mozart tweeting this link brought me here.
Mozart and beethoven, One a child prodigy who died young, and the other a man who went deaf but still composed great music. They were in my opinion the best composers who ever lived. Their music is unique and wonderful for each of them.
I first learned of this song from Hunter X Hunter (2011)
lol, I can assure you I have no problem giving Mozart credit! Mozart wrote the first 10 bars (or so, I think) and Sussmayr used solely this thematic material to complete it. It's hard to believe because it's done so well, but it is the truth, I can assure you - there's no reason why such a lie would come up, as no one would want to suggest Sussmayr finished it. But it is the truth, and I'm sure the original copy will show the differing handwriting, if anything. Remember Sussmayr was his pupil
Thank you very much for the upload and very informative description! :)
Just finished watching Amadeus like 4 minutes ago and I had to listen to this!!!!! :'(
Hannibal tv series brought me hear. An epic series with epic music xD Mozart is amazing 3
Es berührt die Seele mit seiner himmlischen Hand und zeigt die schöne Seiten dieser Welt.
Are you surprised at my tears sir?
"Strong men also cry, Mr. Lebowski. Strong men... also cry..."
These geniuses are what made civilization great. To hell with the future, we're never going to perfect on pieces like this. All fans of this piece were born at least 150 years too late. SHEER BRILLIANCE.
epic i need a choir to sing this when i wake up with the curtains drawn
I heard the Directv commercial come on and loved the music in the background. I asked ChaCha what it was, and they told me it was Requiem Mass in D Minor, so I looked it up here on UA-cam. I found out a lot of history about this piece since the day I looked it up. I love this
This song scares me alot. i dont know why but it does. Mozart was a pure genius!
So beautiful...this music is beyond the words of epic.
I very much appreciate the words in your introduction. Thank you for this fabulous piece of music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
This was played at Good Friday mass... And I cried so hard.
Heard this before but, the Direct Tv ad made this piece so much more EPIC!
mi favorita ! las voces son geniales ! yo soy soprano y me deleitan las voces de las mismas en esta pieza! sobretodo la pieza en si es genial !
wow, i know this sounds hard ,but this song sounds even more amazing, when performed live with a full symphony and a choir of 100 people
oddly, His last piece, is my favorite even when I was a child. Lacrimosa
this is passion and pain written in notes. what a genius
Amadeus. I'll never forget this movie. (:
Learned how to enjoy Mozart watching that.
My choir is singing this right now♥ So good.
My marching band played this song, along with Symph. No 25, And a Don Giovanni and Eine Kleine Knoch Mixture-overture renamed Eine Kliene Giovanni. Beautiful stuff. :')
Mozart brought me here.
I heard this song years ago, but like the people below me, once I saw that commercial, I had to listen to it on youtube, haha!
Mafia hit
Ah, the joys of music GCSE. If it means I get to listen to music like this all the time, it's now the only subject I will have revised for. :)
On en a des frissons tellement c'est beau ¤_¤
Shame this was unfinished.
@finnhumble Yes this is a piece of bigger requiem. Requiem was a term for post mortem mass for deceased person(s). It was given in very specific form. Big music composers in past used to create music for such purpose, named Requiems. Some music is for general purpose, while others are written for particular important and powerful person. I even think, this Mozart's masterpiece was composed for someone, however he died before finishing it.
0:25 god damn amazing chord progression, that man was a frikin' genious.
Im Speechless
it makes me cry !
@Ninjababy37 Lacrimosa means "tearful", the whole lyrics of this movement is " Tearful will be that day
on which from the ashes will rise
the guilty man for judgment.
So have mercy, O Lord, on this man.
Compassionate Lord Jesus,
grant them rest. Amen. "
words simply cannot express the beauty!!
LMao!.....It's the most exquisite piece of music...no matter who wrote it!
Thanks a lot for posting this.
W.A. Mozart was such a genius. He was a huge goof, too! I looked at his quotes, and he wrote an entire poem about farts! xD
@Ninjababy37 'A lacrimosa', as you put it, is just one part of the latin Mass for the Dead, the words set by many composers as a 'Requiem'. I believe it translates as 'Ah, what weeping' - lacrima = tears.
always loved this but hannibal brought me back
This is BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks for uploading!
it's completely beautiful !!
This song has been used by "Simpsons" in an episode where Mozart is Bart...
While Bart die, Matt Groening has used this requiem from 02:00... At 02:00, Homer screams "Mozart died !". I love this moment ...
So sad to think we're listening to this and he died at bar 8...
...0:48 seconds into this video
The Big Lebowski brought me here.
gives me the chills
Yet another masterpiece... :)
True Story. It is one of the things I like about games! If I had played certain games there would be amazing classic musics like this and new century musics that I would not put the effort to find!!
Mozart wrote only the first 8 cycles. More details are available here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Mozart)#Timeline
amazing...just amazing.
Evanescence+Mozart=
to think this was one of his last pieces of music before he died. from what it sounds, it feels like he knew....
sang this in choir! GORGEOUS piece :)
Hey, Mozart didn't go deaf. He was an alcoholic which eventually lead to his death and that's why this piece is so passionate! He was breaking down, smoking and drinking was becoming his addiction and he wasn't making much money either at this point. Unfortunately the requiem didn't get finished although it does represent what was going on in his life at the time :) Hope this helped clear it up!
the melody is fantastic!!!
hunter x hunter
Gahhhhhh I just love how that violin just cuts through it all.... Such a smple one single note makes all the difference in this piece LOVE it despite how much controversy surrounds Lacrimosa
Wat een geweldige muziek! Ik had hem in de film over Mozart al gehoort! Maar dit is wel zo puur.
Gorgeous.....
gorgeous
@ciaotomese How right you are.... I thought men who cry was some of the most beautiful things I've ever seen
I love Beethoven,mozart,Bach and a bunch others. Can anyone plz help me find more Beethoven songs in D minor I might not know of. I listened to moonlight sonata, 3rd tempest movement and I want to hear more. I just started playing theseon piano
@Nesoja
This is Sussmayer's completion. According to my own score:
The vocal part up to 00:48 is Mozart.
The violins and violas up to only 00:13 (when the voices come in) are Mozart.
All the other instruments that come in before 00:48 are Sussmayer EVERYTHING after 00:48 is Sussmayer too - kinda disappointing isn't it?!
why to become a genius and to leave forever, in our hearts some people die so young...
beautiful..
@Ninjababy37 It's Latin and I think it means "tears" or "crying" or something like that.
i love mozart music he makes good songs
Immortal.Excellent.
Esta es una de las piezas más hermosas de este gran musico
beautiful!!!!
Lady Comstock's Grave
Bravoo !
i love music
Speechless
Me encanto -3
...it's so gentle, so lovely.*
@targetrich he's not saying it's not beautiful, it's absolutely breathtaking. i think he just meant that it's kinda dissappointing that so little was actually mozart (although even i must say that it surely can't be that little written by mozart)
always loved this piece but nbc hannibal brought me back!!
that doesn't exist anymore a genius like him at this time....
@harlookaur ... what about Bach? (a little more orchestra?)
@getsbent
He wrote his first compositions at four. As for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, it's a myth that he wrote that - the melody is French, but he did write variations on it, in his early twenties I think...
É a melhor obra que Mozart compôs, embora inacabada.