King College Cambridge Faure Sanctus 

When my 6 year old niece passed away from a brain tumour 3 years ago this was played at the committal. We all went to pieces.

100 years from now people will point to THIS rendition of Faure's Requiem and will say it was the BEST. What a blessing to listen and meditate on its PURE musicality.

The sólo violinist was José Luis García Asensio. Concermaster of The english chamber orquestra. Died 2 years ago in Madrid. D.e.p. wonderfull spanish violinst.

Gabriel Faure is watching this performance from his perch In Paradisum and is saying (in French) "They have it exactly as I intended it. Bravo." Look at the size of the orchestra - and the size of the choir. What perfection - never to be equalled by a larger contingent of musicians. This performance is a blessing to witness...and I never can listen to it without weeping.

simply LOVE this piece, it is so sad yet uplifting..... my Mother at 98 and shortly after Father at 102 would have loved this in their honour...

I get a taste of heaven every time I hear this music. It is absolutely beautiful. And the vocalism on display here is stunning.

My absolute favorite performance of this piece by any choir. I sang this as a choir boy many many years ago. One french horn is all that is needed: conductors take note.

This is a beautiful song..We have sang this in our church here in Chicago..Just a great song.

When i ws in a choir this was my favourite pice we did !.The silence in th Hall was amazing ,like the audience were in a trance .

musica celestiale... come si fa a non piangere?...

our school is doing this and whenever we get to the horn tenor/bass section it gives me goosebumps

it s the most beautiful when the violin solo is played by the concertmaster...and it sounds the most beautiful in high position.

I have a 1968 recording of this, also performed by Kings College Choir, Cambridge. By chance I have just uploaded it. This is just beautiful.

Faure masters the "angelic effect" with upper register voices and harp. His Cantique de Jean Racine is wonderful as well.

Sublime

Amazing version. Thank you for uploading 🙏

I agree ! The best performance I have heard...

Normally I think the quality of trebles is too pure and ethereal but here it is perfect - brilliant:)

So beautiful!!!!

quando entrano le trombe mi viene da piangere. Porca miseria, quant'è bello questo Requiem!

I did thanks Ryan, but I've got some catching up to do watching all the various new vids. Many thanks.

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus, Sanctus Dominus, Dominus Deus, Dominus Deus, Deus Sabaoth, Deus Sabaoth. Sanctus Dominus Deus, Deus, Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra, Gloria, gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in excelsis, in excelsis. Hosanna in excelsis, in excelsis. Sanctus.

Utter perfection.

thanks mum this piece moves me to my very core. i am so grate for my life, this is something direct from heaven

hermoso.....

@ifuliki Thanks Aled. Do hope you're feeling better now!

One of the few larger scale works Faure wrote. A true jewel in the fermament.

This is ...not of this earth,,

hey i've seen the paperhouse too great movie and great piece of music

That part is so fun to sing.

moving..

Oui

I can agree to a certain extent however being in a choir and listening to advice i know when we ever sing in a cathedral we must emphasise the constonants even more, exaggerate almost. The harmony is not infact the choirs doing but Fauré himself. I admire the sound it's wonderful but feel it would sound more like a choir if you could understand what they are saying!

When you hit the Hosan moment

I came here for the violin

...dommage que la prise de son soit si mauvaise - par ailleurs...le King's college, que j'adore dans son répertoire, est dans ce Fauré, moins éblouissant

im osrry but i dont know why people are praising this so much? i performed this when i was a soprano and i ahve noticed it with this choir especially; you can't hear what they are saying. no consonants. our teacher really goes ona bout them but now i know why. you really need to emphasise every word or it won't be heard. its not a bad recording because you would definatley still be able to hear the consonants. its actually quite bad.

Personally i think that is a weak argument. After all i think we would prefer to hear what they are saying not just listen to notes being "hummed" if you would, in perfect harmony. In my opinion it is better to hear what the choir is singing and maybe waver on a few notes pitch wise but again thats my own opinion.