VOCES8: Worthy is the Lamb and Amen Chorus from 'Messiah' by G.F. Handel 

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LOVED how the director conducted " Blessing, Honor, Glory and Power be unto Him"! at 2:50.

As one who has sung in many choirs, as one who has conducted Messiah many times, I am grateful for this masterful interpretation of the glorious ending to Handel’s most inspired work. As with the master himself, I closed my eyes and allowed myself to be taken up to heaven by this brilliant performance where many wonders were revealed to me. Such is the power of this masterpiece when performed in the way that Handel has intended. Thank you Voces8 for the purity and perfection of this effort. I have no doubt that your Musical Offering was heard and found to be very acceptable.

I love finding a performance of something I've heard a hundred times and feeling like I'm hearing it for the first time again. The rendering of the "Amen" fugue here is especially sublime. Chills.

I’ve sang in the Messiah chorus many times, bass section. This is my favorite piece. The “Amen” part took a lot of practice.

Perfection in choral singing. I had not known it was possible before discovering Voces8. The high precision intonation without vibrato allows the rich harmonies to lift the melodies to new, sacred places. That intricate intimacy brings the vibration of the human structure into a perfect place. It is astonishing to see Baroque era music theory and physics playing together. It really is a new clarity in our time.

It's nice to hear a smaller group that can still capture the majesty of Handel's music.

This is absolutely splendid. In particular the timpanist really makes this work with his crisp and precise drum strokes.

THIS is the type of music that catalyzes my musing on the glory of God, and of His Son, Jesus the Messiah--NOT the mass-produced, pop ditties that pass as contemporary Christian music!

Major goosebumps....perfection...to the glory of God.

A further further thought: I have listened to this with close attention and the score open in front of me, and cannot think that there has ever been a finer conclusion to Handel's Messiah than this one.

Wonderful! Such balance. With the smaller chorus & orchestra it provides space between the parts, accentuates the clarity of the voices with absolute perfect attacks and releases. Just wonderful!

“makes our hearts swell and burst.” Appropriate movie quote from Joe vs the Volcano. This is just perfect.

Just the diction though! Ufffff! such perfection!

I like the conductor .....he conducts and leads with such passion and devotion

Worthy is the Lamb - done to perfection...

Kudos to the conductor I love how he expressed the phrase blessing, honor, glory and power 2:52

Perfect music for Easter Sunday , nice to have a small orchestra with such grand singers , Thank you !!

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by his blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Blessing and honour, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. (Revelation 5:12-14) Amen.

So nice to hear it with a small chorus and orchestra. It's so constantly overblown that the simple beauty of the music gets lost a lot of times, especially all the moving lines between the parts. Bravi!

One of the finest performances i've ever heard!

There is a crispness and rich, clean sound happening here. I like that the sopranos are not overpowering and blended well with the rest of the chorus. This is a very fine performance...Bravo!

So much richness and power from a small ensemble. Wonderful.

I have listened to this more times than I can count. Every time is an exhilarating new experience. Voces8 is not only one of the most talented groups I know, but to be in a room with them during rehearsal demonstrates how devoted they are to each other and to music perfection.

Damn, I'm a sucker for Handel. Good job! I 'got infected' when singing the 4 coronation songs..

yes, I am ever amazed by Voces8, they bring me to a sense of awe; reminds me of how i felt the first time i stood looking at the Grand Canyon, how much beauty can God create in one space? So delightfully overwhelming 🤩💞💞💞

sometimes I'm lost for words and this is one of those occasions.......on second thoughts perhaps one word "Superb"

Delighted, but not surprised, that Voces8 took this piece to heights I had never heard previously. Ya'all are great, as always; finest vocal group on Earth.

Absolutely beautiful. Total perfection. Impossible to express the un expressible. Best to listen and feel it.

Absolutely magnificent.

Such a Spirit-inspired composition! Glorious!

That 'Amen' got my soul soaring. So very wonderfully powerful. That drummer is fantastic and stirring at the end! The conductor should have acknowledged that drummer.

Keep coming back here, specifically for this part. Still moves me to tears.

Beautiful! Really beautiful!! Worthy is the Lord!

This is gorgeous. It’s difficult to have a highly developed voice without vibrato. Hats off to this wonderful group I feel the presence of God when I listen to it. Thank you so much.

The best I have ever heard. Perfection!

I love this so much ever since I was a kid. Love you, Barnaby.

The tympani player rocked it!😊

Lovely young choir beautifully sung.This is not an easy chorus to sing well but these voices would please us all.

Compact , intensive, passionate, elegant Amen chorus the best ever heard. Thanks.

AMEN!!!

It remains the same over nd over as the first time it was composed 😢😢😢💯💯💯💯💯👍👍👍👍👍

Glorious!

Excelência do princípio ao fim! Maravilhosos cantores e instrumentistas. Parabéns maestro e a todos!

I love the clarity of sound with an appropriate size orchestra and chorus. Well done!

Returning someday...

My favorite song ... thank you so much VOCES8 🙏😇😍😘😊

Awesome, rich stylish anglican sound, loved the tempos, clarity, every aspect of the performance, first class experience, very authentic and elevated.

Small group, very well rehearsed & conducted. God bless

Perfect end to a decade. Wonderful singing.

Wow, what a performance 😃

Absolute perfection. Thank you!!

I come back over and over, and every time this shakes me - just wonderful.

Sublime. Thank you.

I just keep coming back to this, its sublime.

This is one of the best renditions that I have ever heard, if not the best.

Amazing!!

Fantastic!!

How splendid! Thank you.

Oh my goodness! I want to keep listening!

Gorgeous...

Absolute fantastic...

perfect tempo, dear maestro. Many directors just do not seem to understand that the right tempo gives the heavenly solemnity that this masterpiece requires. This is not just playing music................is praying God for his final triumph. Bravissimo for the choir, the orchestra and of course the sublime director.

I am breathless.

Outstanding

Thanks be to God Who giveth us the victory thru our Lord Jesus Christ...Thanks be to God Who leads us in triumph...thanks be ro God for His indescribable Gift

Just simply Devine. Such precision

Unbelievable. I am moved to tears. ❤

Magnificent interpretation !

Incredible! A masterpiece masterfully performed. Bravo!

Bellissimo il legato dell’Amen finale! Molto originale come interpretazione! Davvero splendido questo fraseggio. Bravi

A further thought: Bach might be the acknowledged champion of fugue; but Handel runs him close here with two wonderful fugal choruses. Counterpoint of the highest quality.

Lovely performance

Absolutely remarkable. Five Stars.

Wonderful!

Splendida esecuzione!

WHOOF that tenor at the end has a voice. Glorious!

Blessing and honor, Glory and power be unto Him forever and ever Amen.

HALLELUJAH!!! COME KING JESUS!!! OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR ❤

Bravo bravo timpanist....

The way Handel wrote it!

I sang soprano in most of Handel Messiah songs but this bows me over

My favorite aspect of this rendition is the tímpanist performance! BRAVISSIMO! OUTSTANDING in every way! I was the timpanist for my high school's award winning concert band, as well as for our orchestra. And I continued to play during university. So, I have a special appreciation, as well as a very astute & critical ear for the instrument(s). I guess I've grown somewhat expectant of mediocre playing from many of the videos I watch here...

Love this proformeninc

Never better!

This is the modern day standard... superb musicianship.

What a foretaste of Revelation 5 ! 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

I love the tempo.

It may be just a small choir with stunning voices, great small orchestra made up of shaggy-haired veterans - but the lovely venue and the epic recording made possible by expert positioning of the microphones - well balanced, and close in on the singers, giving ultra-clarity - makes this heavenly. Much better than those mass choir recordings at the Royal Albert Hall..

Great.

Wonderful and great for the head

Bravo!

Perhaps the single greatest use of polyphony for dramatic effect. The greatest choral cadence of all time. As Beethoven said, "Go to him to learn how to achieve great effects, by such simple means."

wunderschön

Natural trumpets.

What a difference the tympani make! Bravo.

Its been years since I've been involved with singing this...was born singing harmony (grins) and have sung choral music of all kinds, including barbershop style...until I find that in the last few years my voice is practically gone...and I miss it so much...after all, I am now an Octogenarian...sighs...so, when I hear the sound of Voces8 I remember, and at the same time, am envious of the sound of these folks...

A further thought: who is that timpanist? He is outstanding. I would love to find more of his work.

This is an exceptional performance. I would really enjoy this group performing the 'entire' MESSIAH.

PRAISE JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!