Mozart Requiem - Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands, Pieter Jan Leusink (Concertgebouw, live) 

Leusink just straight vibing for 49 minutes

After 40 years finally I saw something that made me proud to be Dutch.

What a great performance! Mr Leusink at 8:38... how could you not give your all as a singer with this conducting??

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!

The depth of this Requiem is immeasurable, and unimaginable This Requiem embodies the musical aesthetics of Mozart

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

Une telle vie et une telle présence dans un Requiem, et surtout celui-là, c'est absolument magnifique. Bravo !

Almost flawless and so deeply felt. One can feel the agony of Mozart. Bravo!!

I did not expect such power from such small choir

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.

Absolutely LOVE that conductor.

Finally a performance with the audio quality it deserves. Amazing work, true professionals.

A fine, clean performance. First time, I've heard a performance of this work with a countertenor.

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!

The conductor is really into the music. Great performance.

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 RU-vid someday soon.

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!!

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 .

💯🎵 awesome, thanks 🥹❤️❤️💯💯💯

Best performance in decades.

the conductor is amazing ...

Twoset brought me here!

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....

Zeer mooi een stuk muziek wat je kippenvel blijft geven.

Dies irae is the best part ¡awesome!

The greatest heavy metal album ever!

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!!

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!

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.

Бесподобно!!! Все такие живые! Все в музыке! А дирижер так вообще молодец, сама энергия!!!!

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.

Mozart vous dit merci, la meilleure version, enfin une interprétation "vivante", Mozart n'est pas mort......

Esta es la mejor versión del Requiem de Mozart que he escuchado!!!!!! Braviiiisiiiimoooo!!!!!

Best performance I have ever seen! Big fan of Pieter Jan Leusink.

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

Went to the concert for the second time yesterday. Wonderful

OMG. Grateful beyond words for this. Breathtaking. Tear making. Yet I feel like dancing!

The Definitive performance of this musical masterwork!!! Thank you!!❤❤❤

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.

Leusing dirigiert wie direkt vom Motorrad gestiegen. Großartig! So lebendig und dicht.

geniaal Prachtige uitvoering, geniaal geleid

Great to hear every vocal line with such clarity.. they are usually a muddle with larger choral ensembles .

Terrific performance! Solid low brass...The "Tuba Mirum" solo was stunning especially since it so hard to produce an open sound on those instruments.

How exotic Mr. Leusink is.

17:56 *Genial.*

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!

This performance sounds very unique. It's very interesting to see how devoted these people create the sounds they make.

Just beautiful and Nothing else!!!

Perfect, fantastic and amazing

Ich beschäftige mich mein Leben lang mit diesem werk.Ich bin sprachlos wie pieter das meistert.Toll.Toll.Toll

Outstanding! Excellent performance. Thank you, Beleef Klassiek.

Heb dit vandaag in het Concertgebouw gezien. Wonderschoon! Vooral Miserere Mei Deus... Wow!

Beautiful version, fantastic.

Brilliant realization! Well done.

Wow...this is one of the most beautiful versions I have heard. I saw they are near me in March..definitely going!

una delle migliori esecuzioni che ho ascoltato...mi ha commosso pur avendola cantata io stessa innumerevoli volte...bravi

super performance, vivid and touching !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jaw dropping good stuff. This is the real deal. Bravo!!

8:40 haha fucken awesome

19 Februari jl live meegemaakt. Vooral de jurk van Olga (met de Mozart afbeelding) was geweldig. Krijg nu nog kippevel

Deze opname is evenals de uitvoering ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ mijn complimenten en dank voor het delen 😎😘🎶♥️

magnificent interpretation.

This is definitely a very underrated interpretation of the work! Bravo✨

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.

Wonderful performance of this camber orchestra version!

me encanta esta versiòn es bellisima¡¡ y ese coro suena como mil voces¡¡

saya paling suka lagu Dies Irae......top markotop

Un choeur sans "corps mort" et une direction dynamique me rend heureux . Mozart aussi je crois.

Magnifique ! Hermoso ! Hervorragend !

MOZART...JUST THE BEST ONE

Señor Buwalda Ud, es estupendo

ES LA VERSION QUE MAS me ha gustado de todas las que escuche aquí

Impresionante ,genial ,todo.

Prachtige uitvoering, vooral Domine Jesu;

Gisteren naar concert geweest.adembenemend mooi

wunderschön!

9:28 *Hacía mucho tiempo que no escuchaba a alguien cantar este pasaje tan bien.*

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?? 🤔

excellent tempo and articulations. awesome balance too :)

Muy bella interpretación; gloria eterna a Mozart por su legado

Beautiful! Ochen krasivo sigrali! Bravo Netherlands.

10:43 *¡Qué pasaje tan rítmicamente delicioso!*

Bravo, excelso

Wunderschön!

Excellent

Magnifico, perfecto

umas das melhores interpretações que ja vi

flawless. original interpretation with tempo changes

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.

beauty in the heaven

grandissima interpretazione bravissimi

Super💪👍😄

So wondeful

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.

I can understand what singers saying???? marvelous

i love the very left vocalist, she is awesome !

Sublime

I am HERE for that conductor's podium presence...😂🤣