How Allegri's Miserere should really sound | The Marian Consort
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Published 2021-02-09
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Rory McCleery, joined by Ben Byram-Wigfield, gives you inside story on Gregorio Allegri's Miserere, the myths, and the mistakes. From Allegri, to Mozart, to Mendelssohn, get the back story on how the music became so famous, and hear three versions of the work as it might have sounded over the centuries.
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格雷戈里奥·阿莱格里（Gregorio Allegri）-梅斯（Miserere mei），德乌斯（Deus）
All Comments (21)
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It might be 'wrong', but damn, that top C gives me the shivers Every. Single. Time. One of the most beautiful sequences in all of Music.
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I adore this video for maybe the nerdiest reason… I play the role of cantor at my church, and I’ve always dreamed of singing Allegri’s Miserere during Holy Week, but I just don’t have those highest notes. But the original version is almost identical to what I already sing each week! I’m losing-my-mind excited to finally bring the great Miserere to our little parish ensemble
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"There are no mistakes, only happy accidents" - Bob Ross
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Best mistake ever made
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I always knew Allegri's Miserere slapped. What I didn't know is that it hits so hard that it slaps in an additional 2 versions I was unaware about until now.
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Those acoustics! There's just something about the singer standing in the alcove that highlights the fact these stones are amplifying those voices. The talent of it all... the voices, the composer and the architects ... its simply amazing.
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In all versions, the singing is exquisite.
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The alto at 11.00 is incredible. What a voice!
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I'm not terribly bright....it JUST hit me... all of this, no instruments. Wow, that magnificence is all voices. Wow. So beautiful!
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I’m really, really impressed with the original version. There is a noble simplicity to it that was lost in all of the later embellishments. I hope you guys record it for one of your albums one day.
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The high c is splendid, but I think what really sells it is the sudden key change. It makes you feel so transported each time. It’s so out of place for this type of music, being from the period it was from; and that’s because it actually IS out of place, but nonetheless 😂 And the plainchant in between works really well as a tonality palette cleanser to lead us back to the original key. ✨
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I'm really impressed the singers don't get confused when learning all these different versions!
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I love this entire thing. The right, the wrong, the plain. The. Whole. Miserere
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That is the most beautiful mistake I've ever heard in my life. My heart just soars when I hear it. This is the last thing I want to hear before I close my eyes for ever.
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All three versions are beautiful, but I just love the high c in the modern version. I also love the purity of the singers voices!
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This proves, at least to me, how beautiful an instrument the human voice can be.
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Wow that mistake with the C is just soul piercing. To quote Bob Ross, no mistakes just happy accidents (it certainly applies here).
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Thank you for this video. This kind of scholarship is extremely important, especially in these days of cultural collapse and general embrace of ignorance.
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The first version is so soft and nice. Like Angels.
