I can't simply imagine at the time, when nobody could listen any music, no radio, no tv, what could it mean to enter a church with this going on. The most shocking experience if a whole life
"The rumour that Mozart was poisoned followed shortly after his death on 5 December 1791, at the age of 35, and has survived to this day. The alleged culprits were his physician van Swieten, Mozart's freemasons lodge, and the Imperial Chapel Master Salieri"
It’s amazing that he wrote this as he was in his bed dying. When I was in bed with the flu I could barely concentrate on my book and it was a kids colouring book
I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (choir with soprano solo) (0:00) II. Kyrie (choir) (5:28) III. Sequentia:- Dies irae (choir) (7:55) - Tuba mirum (solo quartet) (10:02) - Rex tremendae majestatis (choir) (13:46) - Recordare, Jesu pie (solo quartet) (16:22) - Confutatis maledictis (choir) (22:13) - Lacrimosa dies illa (choir) (24:32) *IV. Offertorium:- Domine Jesu Christe (choir with solo quartet) (27:48) - Versus: Hostias et preces (choir) (31:23) V. Sanctus & Benedictus:- Sanctus (choir) (35:46) - Benedictus (solo quartet and choir) (37:46) VI. Agnus Dei (choir) (42:50) VII. Communio:- Lux aeterna (soprano solo and choir) (46:03)
I'm withdrawing from morphine, ive been tossing and turning trying to sleep with itchy creepy crawlies under my skin. decided to put on my headphones and found this, my body has lit up like a Christmas tree. Awesome
Was that the peak? I find that the moment of realising how good I feel is always the peak and it slips away from there. Whether that be with drugs or without. No matter what I'm doing. Watching a movie, playing a game, listening to music, going for a walk. The moment that I think "This is fucking great" is the moment it starts to fade. Maybe I'm just all fucked up though.
@@childofthesun32 No, Ive been taking morphine for pain relief for four years. I got messed up and confused at one point and lost awareness of how much i was taking a few months back and I suppose you could have called that the peak. I reached pure consciousness, pure bliss but was out of control and couldn't tell what was real or hallucination. Then It was like my mind was jumping to alternate states. I'm now on a very low dose and still reducing but sleeping is very difficult and irritating, so to hear this and get a beautiful feeling and rush through my whole body was a huge contrast. I understand what you are saying though and im glad im not the only one fucked up ;) infact i think if I wasn't a little crazy I would feel quite lonely :)
@Lockdown Sucks lol I've been off morphine for over one month now. Weed was a great help to take the edge off withdrawing but got me smoking again but I'm back on my vape now and starting to feel my old self. Morphine is not something I want to experience again.
@@jamesdean6818 weird. I was abusing Adderall without realizing and stopped cold turkey but Mozart also helped me a lot mixed with some serious dedication to meditation. Glad to hear youre in a better place.
My older brother was dying in 1989. I bought my very first CD - this requiem - and knew I had to prepare myself for his passing. He died soon after and this is my go-to in my moments of grief. Decades have passed and my grief remains but how comforting is this music. May my brother rest in peace. This work is truly sublime as Mozart himself was dying as he wrote this great work. Full of gratitude. LOVE.
Probably one of, if not the best musical creation ever imo. As someone who listens to a lot of edm and metal music, this tops everything. Every moment.
I am not Catholic, but this is a BRILLIANT, sacred work of art - please, RU-vid, do NOT interrupt musical numbers with idiot ads, or ANY ads! Thank you, poster, for this, and please pass this remark on to RU-vid - there are plenty of “amens” to advertise after, though I’d prefer a boatload of them before, with an explantation that the Mozart will not be interrupted further. Thank you for this!
@@javierromo0709la verdad no puede ser comparada con el error. Jesucristo dijo: "Yo soy el camino, la verdad y la vida". Este Réquiem es para una Misa Católica Tradicional.
I love Mozart. In 1971 our 3 Arlington, VA High School choirs and orchestras performed this together in our gym. Our special director was a military orchestra director whose name I’ve now forgotten. How fortunate we were to have such wonderful experiences performing in some quite magnificent places and events in DC.
Yes, but I got you brother! I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (choir with soprano solo) (0:00) II. Kyrie (choir) (5:28) III. Sequentia:- Dies irae (choir) (7:55) - Tuba mirum (solo quartet) (10:02) - Rex tremendae majestatis (choir) (13:47) - Recordare, Jesu pie (solo quartet) (16:22) - Confutatis maledictis (choir) (22:13) - Lacrimosa dies illa (choir) (24:32) *IV. Offertorium:- Domine Jesu Christe (choir with solo quartet) (27:48) - Versus: Hostias et preces (choir) (31:23) V. Sanctus & Benedictus:- Sanctus (choir) (35:46) - Benedictus (solo quartet and choir) (37:46) VI. Agnus Dei (choir) (42:50) VII. Communio:- Lux aeterna (soprano solo and choir) (46:03)
We hear bits of this work all over the place, in movies, anime, games, youtube parodies... and yet hearing those bits in context is a wholly different experience.
I sang it for the first time in 1986 when I was 11 with an awesome orchestra and school choir in a truly 'divine' setting - a beautiful old church. I've then sung it several times in places large and small, including the Royal Albert Hall with Sir David Wilcox and a choir of 3000 - and it makes no difference to how I feel when I sing it. It was just as powerful singing it as an 11-year-old in church as it is with thousands of massed voices. The beauty of this piece is that it is ALWAYS great to sing, even if at home alone, watching on youtube :D
i wonder what Mozart would think about seeing people like us listening to his final masterpiece on RU-vid. I can imagine he would have been relieved to see generations in the future listening to it on technology and tech itself. and then would have balked at the music as a whole today. just some thoughts, man
The idea that he would've "balked" at current music is unrealistic to say the least. It would be at least mind blowing for him to hear the kinds of sounds mankind managed to create since his death.
@@leogtt1627 Mainstream music pales in complexity when compared to classical masterpieces. I'm no music theory major or anything but just the sheer amount of musical genius, to put all of this to quill and paper hundreds of years ago and still translate so beautifully is astounding. Mainstream pop and rap use like 3 or 4 catchy earworm riffs/chords or some beat from some other song you've already heard before whether it be sampled or just straight up stolen, either way, incredibly simple compared to this. But there is certainly a lot of other amazing artists that have been around since Mozart.
@@snoop_lion and as my post hinted, rock and jazz music are surprisingly complex. Odd time signature, multiple tempo changes, complex progression, sometimes even using unorthodox technique to produce sound (Tom morello is perfect example for this). You just can't simplify "modern music" as pop, since it's one genre specifically engineered to be as simple as possible. In a way, its difficult to make pop because there's SO much option to make music, but you're extremely limited in many things. In a way, pop music is like the Big band era of 1-note solo. Complexity in limitation of simplicity.
the first 47 seconds are pure divinity. The way he builds the tension and then gently rolls it over is indescribable. I am always dumbfounded when I try to grasp this level of beauty. It is as if for those 47 seconds I am in transcended into heaven and overwhelmed with awe. The effect never fails. I am not a religious person, but those 47seconds makes me want to believe. That is the effect. The entire composition is beautiful, but those first 47 seconds are on a level of its own.
I'd just like to mention that at the time this comment is posted, this piece is not only 232 years old, but is technically incomplete, as Mozart died before finishing it. (Fun fact: Mozart also died penniless) We are still referencing and enjoying music over 230 years old. I truly wonder how much modern music will actually be around in the same amount of time that would also be considered timeless.
classical music invokes such a profound and deep emotion no matter who you are I doubt the music of today will ever surpass the monolith of musical mastery that the great classical composers have created, nothing has yet to bring me to tears other than the beauty of classical music Mozart especially, I may be biased but I don't care classical music will never be surpassed it is the pinnacle of the human musical arts, the feelings it portrays is beyond words
Yeah he died penniless because he gambled and spent his money away. Was his own fault. Sad, nevertheless, it was an addiction and a compulsion that only increased by time
It was completed by Franz Sussmayr whom Mozart gave instructions on how to do so, it was the last few movements that Mozart had sketched out the frameworks of and Sussmayr then composed those movements in full. The piece is a completed one by Mozart with assists by Sussmayr.
The Requiem of Mozart is a true treasure to the testament of humanity! To even think that Mozart passed away after composing till 22:59 but had drafted the Lacrimosa movement is stunning! I once read a story about the day of the Requiem - "On the very eve of his death, [Mozart] had the score of the Requiem brought to his bed, and himself (it was two o'clock in the afternoon) sang the alto part; Schack, the family friend, sang the soprano line, as he had always previously done, Hofer, Mozart's brother-in-law, took the tenor, Gerl, later a bass singer at the Mannheim Theater, the bass. They were at the first bars of the Lacrimosa when Mozart began to weep bitterly, laid the score on one side, and eleven hours later, at one o'clock in the morning (of 5 December 1791, as is well known), departed this life." (from the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung news "magazine") I love this piece! Thank you so much for sharing!
So happy I found a version without an Ad every five minutes. Music shouldn‘t be interrupted so rudely through capitalism. It‘s here to heal our souls and not to be a stage for selling your stupid Stuff.
I’m 12 yrs old again, sitting on my mom’s bedroom floor listening to her classical records with her. Intrigued. When she’d play the piano I would be in a trance.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
i always feel like Mozart was an angel of music sent from heaven to earth for a short time , just it happened once in human history. absolute genius, , we all thank him so much for leaving this amazing legacy to us , i think every country in this world should have a statute of Mozart in the big cities of the world.
i know you wrote this a year ago, but I am listening today, Aug. 24, 2023. I lived in Vienna,Austria and know the figure of Mozart well and visited his birthplace in Salzburg, Austria. He was a genius of the highest order and I'm sure God Himself dictated the music to him and used him as a vessel. I pray to meet this genius one day in heaven and thank him for lifting us all up like only a few could.@@BaroqueBach.
I'm just casually listening to this in my headphones in the quiet college library :) and THAT CHORD AT 7:30 is just AHHHHHH GOOSBUMPS EVERY SINGLE TIME, I FEEL IT IN MY SOUL
So did the German officers when the camp prisoners performed it for them... with only one copy of the sheet music, they all learned entirely by ear. Their lives depended on it. The Germans, in their arrogance, didn't "get" the message of what the requiem was warning them about, that the prisoners were aiming it at them with a secret warning as well as praying for themselves.
I'm just casually listening to classical music :) Everyone else doesn't listen casually in the library like me, the intellectual :) I understand this music deeper than most others because I'm cultured :)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived for nearly 37 years. In that brief time Mozart has done more for music than any person who came before him and any person who has come after him. His genius and talent was God-given. Rest assured that the angels in heaven sing his music to this day and will for all eternity.
@@kareyannefoster Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Lili Boulanger, Gabriel Faure, Alexander Scriabin. Anton Webern, Alban berg, Olivier Messiaen, Gyorgy Ligeti, Gerard Grisey, Tristan Murail.
My wife and I finally got to see this fabulous music played live when the Phoenix Symphony played it a few years ago. It was excellent! One of the highlights of my life to experience it live and in person.
Fun fact: if a community choir is performing this, you will have professional musicians show up to sing in the choir. Not the soloists. Just the choir. Every time. In fact, if I was trying to get a community choir started, I'd put Mozart's Requiem on the program for the first concert.
Are you trying to tell us that the same thing does NOT happen if you are performing Brahms's Deutsche Requiem or Verdi's Requiem? Or Britten's War Requiem?
@@DieFlabbergast couldn't tell you, as I haven't seen the others performed by a community choir. Wouldn't be surprised if the professionals did show up for those, though.
@@DieFlabbergast It doesn't happen for those. But I would happily show up to perform with a community choir a thousand times over to sing this as it's the most powerful piece out there for singers. I mean, Beethoven's 9th is too but it's mostly sitting around thumb twiddling for the chorus - this is a singers paradise.
@@DieFlabbergast I would have a hard time believing a community choir could adequately perform verdi's requiem. not that they lack the skill, but rather that its such a massive, expensive production.
Written to the Glory of God. It makes one thoughtful: this piece, one of the greatest musical achievements of mankind - written to God - and yet here we are in the 21st century turning away from God. One wonders if we will ever write such glorious music again, that transcends time, national borders, cultures, generations, without such divine inspiration.
@@hellfirepictures I am equally inspired by 21st century craftsmanship. Computers, Satellites, Microscopes that can see between atoms. It is the modern symphony. So don't despair, just listen more carefully.
@@teenspirit1 That's one way to look at it, but all that for sure isn't putting Beauty (with capital B) at its center in comparison to classical masterpieces like this one ! Although when I say it like that I feel like there is a form of beauty behind all the prowesses we accomplish today ! Just not as universal, and less charming probably ! Good point is what I meant :)
This is perhaps the most impressive piece of music that I've ever heard... Not only the music itself, but also the circumstances in which it was written.
This came from another comment, thought this might help some people I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (choir with soprano solo) (0:00) II. Kyrie (choir) (5:28) III. Sequentia:- Dies irae (choir) (7:55) - Tuba mirum (solo quartet) (10:02) - Rex tremendae majestatis (choir) (13:46) - Recordare, Jesu pie (solo quartet) (16:22) - Confutatis maledictis (choir) (22:13) - Lacrimosa dies illa (choir) (24:32) *IV. Offertorium:- Domine Jesu Christe (choir with solo quartet) (27:48) - Versus: Hostias et preces (choir) (31:23) V. Sanctus & Benedictus:- Sanctus (choir) (35:46) - Benedictus (solo quartet and choir) (37:46) VI. Agnus Dei (choir) (42:50) VII. Communio:- Lux aeterna (soprano solo and choir) (46:03) When i found this version again (51:59)
It's incredible when I start listening, I close my eyes and enjoy such a masterpiece. When it's over and I take off my headphones everything else sounds crappy.
And will they be performing any Tchaikovsky? Rachmaninov? Or are they so Russophobic bigotted that they are culture-cancelling great Russian composers who have nothing to do with Kiev's own stupidity to poke the bear since 2014? And do they realise that Herr Mozart was Austro-German ... same as that other fellow who sent his tanks to roll over Liviv in 1939. Why not cancel all German music to revenge WWII? Idiot Ukrainians.
Everytime I hear this, i hope to create something as beautiful as this piece. I don't know if anyone will ever read this, but I thank you for the second you took of your time to read this sentence.
Lose all constricting rules from your mind and heart , remain fully open in peaceful stillness to inspiration - and you will surely create the most beautiful creation that your soul is capable of ! God Bless you. 🙏
Best of luck, but remember that mozart was raised by the piano as his father coached his older sister. Some are just destined in life to be great at something, for mozart it was piano/music. Be happy with what your life has presented to you.
One day, I was in my math class, and it was the last week of school, our teacher went around the class room, I forgot what game we were playing, he asked around the room to each student, name a musical artist, he got to me, i said Mozart, and everyone looked around in confusion, and laughed at me when I said Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Little do they know, his music will always be played, always remembered. ❤️
He was a big influence on today's music. Without Mozart, the world would have been so much different. Mozart is one of the top composers of the world, if not best.
Did i just sit thru the entire requiem for absolutely no reason? yes i did. we sang it during high school. we enjoyed that life. this gives me nostalgia. even tho i graduated hs like..3 years ago. idc.
We talk a great deal about the composing and all, but let's please thank the recording engineers, the mixing/mastering persons, the conductor, the musicians, the label persons and anyone involved. This is crazy work on all fronts! I'm thankfull this exists and it surely took lots of people to do it!
You, good sir, understand everything that goes in to the process of us being able to hear this today. I would, however, add one more to the list and that's whoever took the original transcript of the music and clarified and printed it to be easier to read, as opposed to Mozart's original hand written one. Without that, it would have been very difficult for musicians to learn the piece in the first place. As someone who dabbles in composition and self production, I applaud your understanding and appreciation of everyone involved. Made my day.
Hey, @@raeyth_ ! You're absolutely right. Cheers to the engravers and transcribers everywhere! Also, I'd love to hear some of your work! Is it available anywhere?
@@Svm777 yeah! Most of what I've released so far is orchestral hybrid works, primarily mixed with metal, but I've also done a couple of EDM works and a single pure orchestral piece. Haven't really put anything out in a while because I just haven't really had that inspiration to compose. One album and a bunch of singles. The album is meant to be listened to from start to finish in order, because it's essentially one composition. youtube.com/@ringofvanadium6733?si=xhMX1EfTx66u6w3V
Mozart's "Lacrimosa" from the Requiem in D minor is a hauntingly poignant masterpiece that transcends time, echoing the profound emotions of its creator's final days. The mere 45 seconds Mozart crafted before his passing encapsulate a spectrum of emotions, from sorrow to awe. The fact that this unfinished symphony endures, with his students completing the composition, speaks volumes about Mozart's enduring influence as a teacher and the timeless resonance of his musical legacy. It's a testament to the power of art to evoke chills and stir the soul, even centuries after its creation.
I would do anything to go back in time and meet this man for myself. I would cry, most definitely. And tell him how much I, and many other people love him and his music, even over 200 years later.
@@PMNS1995 Mozart's hearing was so good and delicate that loud sounds often made him feel physically ill. And it is just a theory that his cause of death may have been Syphilis but that's just one of the many theories about his cause of death. I think personally he died of liver failure.
@@alexm7627 Of which I am not one of them. It's an indignation to believe in that faith. It does not make sense to do so and it only inhibits those who do in every facet. You're better off believing in Casper the Friendly Ghost than you are of Jesus.
@@alexm7627 If his "divinity" was even real, the world would be completely different. No war, greed, violence or hate. His teachings failed, and his "power" is null. He was a normal human trying to spread a message of love and peace and he got killed over it. If he truly was a divine being, he would have made a change by now. His mother's claim that he was created through "divine intervention" was an excuse so that she didn't get stoned to death from committing adultery. Your belief in him has the same power of believing in the existence of Santa Claus and the tooth fairy. It's a fallacy and it does nothing for you in the long run. You may believe that in "trusting in Jesus" does something for you, but the changes you see or feel are by your own volition and not by some 1st century dude who died for spreading his teachings.
I've always enjoyed music, from rock to pop. From electronic to country. From metal to classical. I wish I could make it as well as I can listen to it. To be able to stand amongst the Robert plants, the Johnnys and the mozarts. Music was the one thing my dad and I had in common, and I can't deny the love I have of it comes from him. It would've been nice to play in front of him.
After his death, Wolfgang's wife went to the Emperor and received a pension, and used that money to arrange memorial concerts in Wolfgang's honour. she died a very, very rich woman.. and though she married again, as was common in that time, both of Mozart's sons became moderately successful composers themselves. And if you're here from the movie Amadeus... you'll be pleased to know that Salieri never got ahold of this piece. God will always have the last word.
The idea that Salieri was an enemy of Mozart or that there was enmity is false. Salieri was a close friend of Mozart and helped teach his children. Another thing to note is that as evidenced by his letters, Mozart had a pretty devout Catholic faith, and his love for his wife (and her love for him) was incredibly strong.
No, actually Salieri was highly respected and renown composer himself. And his career as a teacher? Even more successful than his compositions. He taught Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt and Hummel.
Why on earth is there no mention of the orchestra/choir/maestro who have created this beauty? Shame! As for Mozart and his music...the man was a genious, no more, no less.
*Mozart had composed this unparalleled, beautiful and brilliant masterpiece - in 6 MONTHS! While deathly sick.* He was commissioned to compose a Requiem for an anonymous client citing commemoration for his recently deceased wife in June of 1791. Sadly and tragically only six months later on December 5, 1791 Mozart died, before getting a chance to finish composing the Requiem. His own requiem, really. Sad.
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