Listen to King's College Choir, free, on their website: bit.ly/kingslisten Kings College Chapel Choir Cambridge, 1987, performs Faure's Requiem. Here's the Pieu Jesu and Agnus Dei.
can't believe the nerves this lad shows. it is an incredibly hard song to sing - the breathing requires real stamina even in a relaxed rehearsal setting! well done - very moving
I first heard this beautiful piece done by King's College Choir. Their take on it remains, for me, the standard bearer. Back in my college days, I had the remarkable pleasure to perform at King's College Chapel with the Heinz Chapel Choir...something I will always cherish.
The most outstanding rendition I have ever heard of Pie Jesu. And there are many excellent interpretations to compare with. The purity of the boy soprano´s voice is more than stunning. It´s minimalistic, totally stripped of decoration and bravura. The Agnus Dei is furthermore beautifully performed. I am so grateful for notyobs to have posted it.
The Pie Jesu's tempo is rather fast, but the voice is gorgeous. Imagine that purity of sound in a developed adult voice and it gives an idea of how amazing the castrati must have sounded in the 17th-18th centuries
My favourite Requiem; the Agnus Dei being my favourite part of the Requiem. I sang this piece; it's spine-tinglingly beautiful. Heartbreaking harmonies.
Having just performed Faure's Requiem for our Palm Sunday service and having lost my choir director, her husband, and her mother in a fatal crash with a drunk driver, listening to this and other sections brings cathartic tears expressing the grief I feel. Thank you
I agree entirely with you, InsectQueen. I'm a gal, but have a boy tenor voice. It's being in this amazing groove of space, soaring, then staying up there. That is what Faurè intended. Effortlessness. Like grace. The boy is exquisite.
I first heard the Faure on the night that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. Since that time it has remained my most favorite mass. The Kings College Chapel Choir has done several versions of this and I'm still amazed at the wonder of their voices! Thanks so much for uploading this. It's a gorgeous work, beautifully done.
This is a beautiful piece given full justice by the King's College choir. The boy soprano has such a clear, silvery voice. I remember when I first heard the melody of the Agnus Dei, years ago, that I thought it was the most beautiful tune I'd ever heard.
yourforte he definitely has a beautiful, clear, silvery voice. However, I am picky about what music I like. Some composers are, in my opinion, better than others.
Une interprétation magnifique, tout comme celle de Elin Manaha Thomas, une autre interprétation splendide. Comme avec le Misere d'Allegri , le King's College Choir me ravit ; c'est tellement beau !
Shame RU-vid sound so bad... I'm not a believer in any way but imo these menaced masterpieces are timeless expression of the best part of humanity. I'm not a connaisseur either but for me no female interpretation can move my heart as these young boys. Thanks so much for sharing. Merci
You gotta admit; that's pretty special. I haven't heard a better rendition of Fauré's Pei Jesu on YT. That young boy has a beautiful voice.Then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from the Kings College Choir. Thanks for sharing this with us.
L'innocente pureté de la voix des anges qui nous élève ' faire chanter les enfants dans toutes les écoles devrait être dans les programmes d'enseignement
Faure intended both soloists to have that "cantor-like" quality as in the Catholic Church, pure, clear as silver, and lyrical, not vibrato-wide-a-truck-can-fit-through-it operatic. Excellent job!
Stunningly beautiful and humble. I feel the same awe when listening to the amazing ANDREY NEMZER singing SAINT FRANCIS PRAYER. Such humility and inspiration!
@ilufiki i have expirience at being in a childrens choir im head chorister of chester cathedral girls choir i have sung the pie jesu many a time and it is indeed a compliment that i have a naturally straight boy chorister sounding voice because that helps me to sing the typw of music we sing at the cathedral almost everyday.
It is beautiful! I first came to know about this when I sang it in my freshman year as a music student at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago in 1976. It was so beautiful, every time I hear this it brings back lots of memories!!
