I just love this Requiem and this performance is one of the best I’ve ever heard. The Introit is gorgeous. What a beautiful way to go to Heaven for Eternal Rest
I have always loved this requiem the most because the composer understood grief and this requiem goes through all the phases of grief from anger and disbelief to acceptance
I sang this marvellous Requiem in the choir, here in São Paulo, Brazil, under the direction of the great choir conductor Naomi Munakata, who tragically died from Covid in March 2020. Hearing this wonderful performance was a unique experience, as I still have in my mind these exquisite harmonies of the great Maurice Duruflé.
I sang this 40 years ago. Still the most moving piece of music I know. Hauntingly beautiful. And this is the best performance I have heard. Thank you for sharing this ethereal experience.
I had this movement played at my mother's funeral when the candles were extinguished. The end never resolves. Ive sung this piece many times. I love it! Thanks for this post.
I sang baritone this spectacular piece in our Masterworks Choir at West Chester University in 1986-7. Gorgeous! We traveled and sang a few churches in Philadelphia those years. It was a pleasure to revisit this here. Thank you. It’s 2024 and I still have the music. I saved it for ‘86. That’s how special this was to me and still is. Angelic!
Always grateful to Dr. Roger Nyquist for leading this with the Santa Clara University Chorus when I was there. I still have my marked-up score almost 50 years later. Four years ago I sang the alto part to my dad as passed from this world. This is a wonderful performance.
This version is my favourite : choir, small orchestra, and organ. I know this masterpiece by heart, but each time it brings tears to me, it is so beautiful !!! Jacques, from France.
I like this setting better too. The texture is more crisper, sharper due to the chamber like setting with the smaller ensemble but still has a beautiful blend.
Easily one of the finest recordings of this piece ever produced. I rarely sit through an entire video. This is a new reference for me, for this great work.
Wonderful sonority, clarity, tone, tuning. Also, exquisite balance and blend between voices, orchestra and organ. Not enough superlatives to fairly describe the beauty of this work and this performance. Celestial!
Absolutely wonderful job! I had the privilege to sing this one time while being in a choir. So glad the women's voices have barely any vibrato . Westminster Cathedral Choir has the best recording by far of this (back when James O'Donnel directed the choir before moving on to Westminster Abbey) and will always in my opinion.
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Requiem, Op. 9 *(1948)* 00:14 I. Introit *(Requiem æternam)* 03:51 II. Kyrie 07:34 III. Domine Jesu Christe 16:40 IV. Sanctus 20:07 V. Pie Jesu 24:45 VI. Agnus Dei 28:59 VII. Lux æterna 33:16 VIII. Libera me 39:31 IX. In Paradisum 43:02 *Credits* University of King’s College Chapel Choir Ensemble Regale *Organ: Paul Halley* Nick Halley, conductor *Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax,* *Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦 April 21, 2021*
What an AMAZING performance, I gotta give kudos to the sound engineer, too, because he/she is out of this world. This is such an incredibly luminous piece, so French, so Gregorian chant-based and yes, SO Duruflé! The performance is nothing short of perfection. Bravi tutti!
Loved reading your comment. I wrote similar even before reading yours. Truly brilliant recording engineering here. Everything is so clear in spite of the gorgeous acoustic & pleasant reverb...nothing is muddy & vocals are transparent & ethereal. I have many recordings of the work, this performance is one of the best I've heard, even like it better than the (original) Erato one with the Durufles. Voice, organ & each instrument are all so well balanced. Really a treat to listen & watch. I do hope they release on CD/DVD. This is a such a keeper performance!
I remember the first time I heard this Requiem: as a student I had borrowed a CD of the Corydon Singers with Matthew Best performing this piece from the university library. I was captivated from the very first beginning until the (open) end, however it was exactly the Kyrie that overwhelmed me most of all, I simply could not stop listening to this piece over and over again. To the present day I believe that Duruflé was inspired by Heaven´s best musicians (including J.S. Bach and the choir of Seraph Angels) when he wrote this heavenly music ...
Wow. WOW. Absolutely STUNNING. -- This is what dreams are made of: an English choir singing the greatest Requiem ever written by any composer with perfect orchestration.
Gorgeous performance! Some years ago, my church choir performed this requiem with Madame Durufle in attendance... what an honor!. On a side note, she also performed an organ recital which was amazing considering her age at the time. The first time I have seen anyone perform on the organ in high heels! Great memory of this work and the experience!
Sublime. I've listened to your video/recording in memory of a dear friend who died suddenly this past Friday. He was a tenor at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City. In paradisum deducant te angeli.
This music is poignant, exquisite and breathtaking on so many levels that leave me completely spellbound and speechless. This is such heavenly music 🎼🎶
I sang this in college with my Chamber choir and wept almost the entire time. Such an amazing spiritual experience. This group has such beautiful blend! Stunning.
What a gift to us during these times. For those who do not understand the latin lyrics and meaning, it is definitely worth a deep study as profound as they are.
When I was college I sang in choir and we performed Faure's Requiem. I bought the CD to practice singing to and lo and behold Durufle's requiem was also on the CD. A true masterpiece that I have treasured since my first listen. In some ways I like it better the Faure's. Was a beautiful way the spend 44 minutes Gives me chills to this day...Thanks for uploading!
Splendid performance of the version with chamber orchestra of the Requiem, the last of three versions Duruflé wrote and preferred over the first one with symphony orchestra (recorded on an historic ERATO disc with the maestro conducting and his wife playing the organ) and the second one with organ solo. It is also the first time I see a conductor swinging a pencil instead of a baton (?) Interesting as well: the bariton soli in the Offertorium and in the Libera me are sung alternatingly by the choir basses and tenors, similarly the stunningly beautiful solo for mezzo-soprano in the Pie Jesu is sung by the choir alti and sopranos: if nothing else, it is consistent with gregorian plainchant tradition and I am convinced that this adaptation would have greatly pleased Duruflé ...
Exquisite, ethereal performance; I was privileged to have performed this on multiple occasions under Leland Tetz with Pro Musica on the West, East coasts, and Europe. It's what I'm asking for when it's my time to say Happy Trails!
This is an exceptional performance! Sublime! I am just about to conduct this exact version in Melbourne Australia in May 2024 and watching this performance has really inspired me. Thank you for making it available to the world. ❤
Absolutely superb performance! Fantastically well sustained, immaculate playing and singing, performed with immense conviction and heart - congratulations! I know this piece very well and this is the best performance I've heard. Well done all
Most touched by the credits and the dedication to the people of Nova Scotia and Canada. The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax is unusual and beautiful.
I wonder, will this be released on CD or DVD? Love to buy a copy in either or both formats. A really clear & glorious performance of the work...instrumentally & vocally, all elements are crystal clear & beautifully executed. How could one go wrong with collaboration of brilliant father & son team, Paul & Nick Halley! Interesting to have the Pie Jesu sung by entire mezzo section, refreshing & great idea. The recording here is also excellent...great recording engineers. The Halleys, singers & instrumentalists all truly understand this work!
It is impossible to grow tired of this music. It is fresh every time I hear it. Bravo! I wish I could have heard this live--I live in Maine, and this would have been well worth the trip.
We will be performing this wonderful work in Oxford Town Hall on Saturday 10th June 2023 at 7.30 pm. I hope we perform as well as this. Do come along if you're free - tickets on the door!! 🙂
Thank you so much, just what my soul needed. And, thank you Paul for introducing me to this amazing piece of music many, many years ago in Connecticut. So very grateful for the musical experiences that I had at that time.
Yo, ya'll be killing it. I shared with my crew and told 'em, you best listen when you feeling your souls be imbalanced. And check the dude on the pipes, he is a sensei - them hands and feets. Word.
Without "the dude on the pipes", this piece would remain hanging in thin air, he creates the acoustic foundation on which all others can rest. There even exists a version without orchestra where the whole orchestra is played by one single person: the organist . . . and only here and there you would be able to tell the difference compared to this version with chamber orchestra, the only difference is that he pulls a few more stops now and then ... It is not without reason that the organ is sometimes called "one-man orchestra" or (even better) "king of instruments"
In the early winter of 1965-66, not a very happy time for any of us, including me, I drove up from New York, where I was up to my eyeballs in organic chemistry, not enjoying NYC, noting the grime and Needle Park....to Cambridge, Mass where I was going to visit a woman pal who was having a semester from Bennington in a sublet in Central Square with virtually no furniture....inauspicious, huh? In the apartment was my friend's overweight, usually irritable cousin.......and a spectacular stereo with as I recall Klipsch speakers......and the Duruflé Requiem....... The cousin nodded at me, and me to the cousin, she handed me the liner notes, and we listened to that Visitor from the Celestial Realm.....
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I sang this with Robert Shaw and the Dallas Symphony and Chorus many years ago. It never fails to move me. What outstanding music
Durufle's Requiem is one of the greatest choral works ever written. Absolutely breathtaking.
I wish with my whole heart I were standing there with them letting the music wash over me.
That climax just before the final Kyrie. 😮 I couldn’t breathe
Performing this many times, I can say every choral singer I have known has transcended into a higher realm. It is the finest Requiem
I just love this Requiem and this performance is one of the best I’ve ever heard. The Introit is gorgeous. What a beautiful way to go to Heaven for Eternal Rest
I have always loved this requiem the most because the composer understood grief and this requiem goes through all the phases of grief from anger and disbelief to acceptance
I sang this marvellous Requiem in the choir, here in São Paulo, Brazil, under the direction of the great choir conductor Naomi Munakata, who tragically died from Covid in March 2020. Hearing this wonderful performance was a unique experience, as I still have in my mind these exquisite harmonies of the great Maurice Duruflé.
I sang this 40 years ago. Still the most moving piece of music I know. Hauntingly beautiful. And this is the best performance I have heard. Thank you for sharing this ethereal experience.
A big true 👍
This piece captures the spirit of Catholicism. Absolutely marvelous.
Absolutely beautiful…
In Paradisum is so moving it actually means something…
I had this movement played at my mother's funeral when the candles were extinguished. The end never resolves. Ive sung this piece many times. I love it! Thanks for this post.
I sang baritone this spectacular piece in our Masterworks Choir at West Chester University in 1986-7. Gorgeous! We traveled and sang a few churches in Philadelphia those years. It was a pleasure to revisit this here. Thank you. It’s 2024 and I still have the music. I saved it for ‘86. That’s how special this was to me and still is. Angelic!
The sounds of heaven.
Always grateful to Dr. Roger Nyquist for leading this with the Santa Clara University Chorus when I was there. I still have my marked-up score almost 50 years later. Four years ago I sang the alto part to my dad as passed from this world. This is a wonderful performance.
The Kyrie leaves me in tears every time! My God! This work is transcendent!
This version is my favourite : choir, small orchestra, and organ. I know this masterpiece by heart, but each time it brings tears to me, it is so beautiful !!! Jacques, from France.
I like this setting better too. The texture is more crisper, sharper due to the chamber like setting with the smaller ensemble but still has a beautiful blend.
Me too
I just sang the Requiem myself and know how difficult this piece is. I hope we were as good as this superb performance.
La plus belle interprétation que j ai entendu, les larmes me coule ,dieu vous habite ,merci du fond du coeur❤❤❤
Is to much " angélica for me" i thonk hindemith Is More near to god
Easily one of the finest recordings of this piece ever produced. I rarely sit through an entire video. This is a new reference for me, for this great work.
Wonderful sonority, clarity, tone, tuning. Also, exquisite balance and blend between voices, orchestra and organ. Not enough superlatives to fairly describe the beauty of this work and this performance. Celestial!
Absolutely agreed!!
Absolutely wonderful job! I had the privilege to sing this one time while being in a choir. So glad the women's voices have barely any vibrato . Westminster Cathedral Choir has the best recording by far of this (back when James O'Donnel directed the choir before moving on to Westminster Abbey) and will always in my opinion.
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Requiem, Op. 9 *(1948)*
00:14 I. Introit *(Requiem æternam)*
03:51 II. Kyrie
07:34 III. Domine Jesu Christe
16:40 IV. Sanctus
20:07 V. Pie Jesu
24:45 VI. Agnus Dei
28:59 VII. Lux æterna
33:16 VIII. Libera me
39:31 IX. In Paradisum
43:02 *Credits*
University of King’s College Chapel Choir
Ensemble Regale
*Organ: Paul Halley*
Nick Halley, conductor
*Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax,*
*Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦 April 21, 2021*
Pie Jesu est mon passage préféré. Une sorte de moment extatique de la composition !
What an AMAZING performance, I gotta give kudos to the sound engineer, too, because he/she is out of this world. This is such an incredibly luminous piece, so French, so Gregorian chant-based and yes, SO Duruflé! The performance is nothing short of perfection. Bravi tutti!
Loved reading your comment. I wrote similar even before reading yours. Truly brilliant recording engineering here. Everything is so clear in spite of the gorgeous acoustic & pleasant reverb...nothing is muddy & vocals are transparent & ethereal. I have many recordings of the work, this performance is one of the best I've heard, even like it better than the (original) Erato one with the Durufles. Voice, organ & each instrument are all so well balanced. Really a treat to listen & watch. I do hope they release on CD/DVD. This is a such a keeper performance!
@@MicksFlics Hear! hear! This recording is a small miracle.
if durufle were to hear this performance of his beloved requiem, he would weep tears of joy.
The Kyrie just shatters me. Perfection.
I remember the first time I heard this Requiem: as a student I had borrowed a CD of the Corydon Singers with Matthew Best performing this piece from the university library. I was captivated from the very first beginning until the (open) end, however it was exactly the Kyrie that overwhelmed me most of all, I simply could not stop listening to this piece over and over again. To the present day I believe that Duruflé was inspired by Heaven´s best musicians (including J.S. Bach and the choir of Seraph Angels) when he wrote this heavenly music ...
@@WouterTukker I must agree with everything you've commented.
Wow. WOW. Absolutely STUNNING. -- This is what dreams are made of: an English choir singing the greatest Requiem ever written by any composer with perfect orchestration.
Well... a Canadian choir... :-)
@@temmokorisheli6129 JAJAJA!!!
Well said, Sir Thomas! :)
I'll return to this recording again and again. It's a treasure.
Best recording of this piece. And this music... I have no words for this beauty....
Gorgeous performance! Some years ago, my church choir performed this requiem with Madame Durufle in attendance... what an honor!. On a side note, she also performed an organ recital which was amazing considering her age at the time. The first time I have seen anyone perform on the organ in high heels! Great memory of this work and the experience!
Was this 1st-Plymouth in Lincoln, NE?
Incredible!❤
Fabulous
I actually quite like how they swapped the solos for the full section!
Sublime. I've listened to your video/recording in memory of a dear friend who died suddenly this past Friday. He was a tenor at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City. In paradisum deducant te angeli.
What a sublime and fitting choice.
Beautiful and touching music. I sang this requiem when I was conservatory student. It remind me my youth too.
Wonderful performance, I listen to this recording all the time
Beautiful music. Superb performance and production. Thank you!
This music is poignant, exquisite and breathtaking on so many levels that leave me completely spellbound and speechless. This is such heavenly music 🎼🎶
The best recording of this available. Sheer perfection!
I sang this in college with my Chamber choir and wept almost the entire time. Such an amazing spiritual experience. This group has such beautiful blend! Stunning.
Lovely presentation!
Splendide. UA-cam devrait avoir honte d'entrecouper cette sublime musique par de la publicité. Quel monde de dingues.
Pas de pub, pas de musique... Telle est la loi
I upgraded to UA-cam Premium. Best investment I ever made.
What a perfect performance.... Thank You!
What a gift to us during these times. For those who do not understand the latin lyrics and meaning, it is definitely worth a deep study as profound as they are.
Beautiful recording thank you
When I was college I sang in choir and we performed Faure's Requiem. I bought the CD to practice singing to and lo and behold Durufle's requiem was also on the CD. A true masterpiece that I have treasured since my first listen. In some ways I like it better the Faure's. Was a beautiful way the spend 44 minutes Gives me chills to this day...Thanks for uploading!
Both requiems are astonishing. I have only sung the Faure and the Paradisum still moves me to tears.
What a gift. Thank you to all involved in bringing this performance to viewers and listeners.
Soul enriching. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful. A rich and elegant offering.
This is deserving of more than 1.5K views! Thanks, King's Chapel choir et al.!!!
Sublime. Thank you Paul and Nick, Pelagos and choir and orchestra. A balm to all the grieving souls.
Congratulations to all the singers and players. A beautiful production.
What a beautifully fantastic performance and recording of an exquisite piece of music! Bravissimo! What an accomplishment! Thank you for this! 💝🙏
One of the most underrated requiems, thank you for this new recording and for dedicating it to the lives recently lost.
Absolutely Heavenly. Choir and musicians are superb!!!! And the sound quality-my new favorite recording. 🙏
the very first piece I sang in my university choir 😊🤗😊🤗 bringing back so many fond memories 😭😭❤❤
Splendid performance of the version with chamber orchestra of the Requiem, the last of three versions Duruflé wrote and preferred over the first one with symphony orchestra (recorded on an historic ERATO disc with the maestro conducting and his wife playing the organ) and the second one with organ solo. It is also the first time I see a conductor swinging a pencil instead of a baton (?) Interesting as well: the bariton soli in the Offertorium and in the Libera me are sung alternatingly by the choir basses and tenors, similarly the stunningly beautiful solo for mezzo-soprano in the Pie Jesu is sung by the choir alti and sopranos: if nothing else, it is consistent with gregorian plainchant tradition and I am convinced that this adaptation would have greatly pleased Duruflé ...
Beautiful performance - am looking forward to our choral workshop ahead of our performance next year - English Choral Society
Breathtaking
Exquisite, ethereal performance; I was privileged to have performed this on multiple occasions under Leland Tetz with Pro Musica on the West, East coasts, and Europe. It's what I'm asking for when it's my time to say Happy Trails!
This is an exceptional performance! Sublime! I am just about to conduct this exact version in Melbourne Australia in May 2024 and watching this performance has really inspired me. Thank you for making it available to the world. ❤
This is a wonderful recording of my all-time favorite choral work... a wonderful performance.
This is truly a refined performance.
Props to everyone involved. What a beautiful performance.
Absolutely superb performance! Fantastically well sustained, immaculate playing and singing, performed with immense conviction and heart - congratulations! I know this piece very well and this is the best performance I've heard. Well done all
Stunning recording quality.
Most touched by the credits and the dedication to the people of Nova Scotia and Canada. The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax is unusual and beautiful.
Good to see the Halley's doing their thing!
Can't wait to get back out to the east coast.
Morgan.
Beautiful!
Excellent! Thanks for uploading.
my favourite peice of choral music.helped me through some dark times in my life.
thank you for this upload.
Bravo. Celestial. Me emociono. Excelente. Todo a perfección.💖👏
incomparable choral . I would like to hear this composition live
What an exciting performance, with many details I hadn't noticed before
thanks for uploading
Wonderful !
WOW this is wonderful!! What a masterful performance
Superbly done by ALL involved. It doesn't get better than this! I have the highest praise for this musical, spiritual offering.
I wonder, will this be released on CD or DVD? Love to buy a copy in either or both formats. A really clear & glorious performance of the work...instrumentally & vocally, all elements are crystal clear & beautifully executed. How could one go wrong with collaboration of brilliant father & son team, Paul & Nick Halley! Interesting to have the Pie Jesu sung by entire mezzo section, refreshing & great idea. The recording here is also excellent...great recording engineers. The Halleys, singers & instrumentalists all truly understand this work!
Fabulous!! Love the combination of strings & organ and the choir is tip top. Such a mystical In Paradisium
Truly a lovely performance. And from Halifax! Nicely done.
It is impossible to grow tired of this music. It is fresh every time I hear it. Bravo! I wish I could have heard this live--I live in Maine, and this would have been well worth the trip.
Thank you so very much.. May all souls rest in peace. Absolutely rich, comforting and uplifting experience .
Really wonderful performance. Thank you so much for doing this.
Beautifully done. I couldn't bear that conductor's method, but the choir and orchestration were remarkable.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Absolutely glorious!
Wonderful...thank you so much for this!
Thank you for this lovely and stirring performance. The singing was consummate and consistently strong. It’s a beautiful gift for us to have this.
We will be performing this wonderful work in Oxford Town Hall on Saturday 10th June 2023 at 7.30 pm. I hope we perform as well as this. Do come along if you're free - tickets on the door!! 🙂
It's simply divine 🙏 At he first time I listened to this performance for several hours on repeat). I didn't expect such emotions...
Thank you so much, just what my soul needed. And, thank you Paul for introducing me to this amazing piece of music many, many years ago in Connecticut. So very grateful for the musical experiences that I had at that time.
Bella esecuzione!!! Grazie❤
Yo, ya'll be killing it. I shared with my crew and told 'em, you best listen when you feeling your souls be imbalanced. And check the dude on the pipes, he is a sensei - them hands and feets. Word.
Without "the dude on the pipes", this piece would remain hanging in thin air, he creates the acoustic foundation on which all others can rest. There even exists a version without orchestra where the whole orchestra is played by one single person: the organist . . . and only here and there you would be able to tell the difference compared to this version with chamber orchestra, the only difference is that he pulls a few more stops now and then ... It is not without reason that the organ is sometimes called "one-man orchestra" or (even better) "king of instruments"
In the early winter of 1965-66, not a very happy time for any of us, including me, I drove up from New York, where I was up to my eyeballs in organic chemistry, not enjoying NYC, noting the grime and Needle Park....to Cambridge, Mass where I was going to visit a woman pal who was having a semester from Bennington in a sublet in Central Square with virtually no furniture....inauspicious, huh? In the apartment was my friend's overweight, usually irritable cousin.......and a spectacular stereo with as I recall Klipsch speakers......and the Duruflé Requiem....... The cousin nodded at me, and me to the cousin, she handed me the liner notes, and we listened to that Visitor from the Celestial Realm.....
Merci !
Thank you. The Requiem is one of my favorites.
beautiful ❤️🙏
Exquisite
Beautiful, thank you.
My favorite parts:Introit, Kyrie and Sanctus of all Durufle's renditions.
The only thing l don't like about this piece is that it ends.
Yes but what an end it is: the final chord is an unresolved seventh F-sharp major chord, meaning a never-ending and open-ended conclusion ...
Yup❤
Exactly❤
You sir, are an exquisite poet
You said it!