Imagine being a hardworking medieval farmer, entering the church and listening to this chant. Impossible not to think the angels are welcoming you in heaven.

Wow!!!! She hit the notes without a balloon 😳😳😳

Who still listening to this banger in 2024 AD?

I get chills every time she hits the note

She hit that note like it owed her money

No one can sing like an angel. The woman on the left: "Hold my holy water"

Fact : Allegri’s ‘Miserere Mei, Deus’ was written in 1638 in the Vatican, as part of his work as a singer in the Sistine Chapel. It was regarded as so special that the Pope ordered that only 3 copies ever left the Vatican: one for the Padre Martini, one for the King of Portugal and one for the Holy Roman Emperor. Playing it on other places punishable by excommunication. Then Mozart when visiting rome happened to hear this masterpiece, went home and transcribed the piece from memory for the entire 15 minutes. At the time Mozart was 14.

The videographer(s) and sound engineers deserve some admiration here too. The production quality of this video is top notch

Medieval Catholics definitely knew how to build a beautiful church.

When the building itself is a musical instrument....

I think this is so beautiful because it is sung in Latin. I dont think any other language can transport so much beauty.

This HAS to be the best version of Miserere mei on UKposts. The Absolute nostalgic atmosphere with kind of darkness, The abnormal quality of video, shots and angles. And not to forget the purity of the singers as all the notes are just PERFECT. Very well done!

I feel sorry for these people having to stand there singing for hours and hours as I replay this over and over.

I cant believe people on medieval era had better music than us now

I am a Muslim, and when I heard this wonderful music, it captured my heart and I felt like I was flying in the sky 🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I always come back. And I always cry. It hits my soul like a thunder

Everyone seems to ignore the bass singers, those low notes are impressive

I'm not religious, but I would go to church every Sunday just to hear them sing..

My father told me of his best memories growing up in Italy was going to church with his father and hearing the angelic voices of the choir. This reminds me of what he described. I know he is with me every day helping me within the love of God. He was born 1930.

400 years after being composed still so eloquent!

Thank you to the gentleman who used the balloon and captured me with this beauty and introduced me to this Masterpiece! The lady with the high note is beyond amazing!

Who else came here to see if it was possible for it to be sung without helium and was blown away by that woman's voice?

Happy New Year to everyone listening to this masterpiece ❤

How Mozart, the Vatican, and centuries of mistakes resulted in one of the greatest pieces of music ever written. In 1638, a singer in the Sistine Chapel Choir composed a setting of Psalm 51 to be sung there during Holy Week. That singer was Gregorio Allegri, and his setting, now commonly known as Miserere, is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. But not only is the version we sing today significantly different from Allegri’s original manuscript - if it weren’t for one particularly precocious 14-year-old, it may never have been heard outside the Vatican’s walls. Papal secrecy Allegri’s Miserere was the last and the most popular of twelve different settings of the same text written for the Vatican over 120 years. It was so good that, to preserve the sense of mystery around the music, the Pope forbade anyone from transcribing it, on pain of excommunication. Only three copies were made: one for the Holy Roman Emperor, one for the King of Portugal, and one for an eminent music scholar - but these versions were so simplified from the original that the King of Portugal actually complained. The Pope wanted to keep its genius a secret - and so it remained for over 100 years. Wolfgang’s trip to Rome What the Pope hadn’t planned for was Leopold Mozart’s trip to Rome in 1770; and, more specifically, the attendance of his 14-year-old son, Wolfgang Amadeus. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Mozarts popped into the Wednesday service at the Vatican, at which the Miserere was being performed. A couple of hours later, back at home, the young Wolfgang proceeded to transcribe the entire piece from memory. He went back on Friday to make a couple of corrections - and the Vatican’s secret was out. Later on in their travels, the Mozarts bumped into British music historian Dr Charles Burney. They passed on the manuscript to Dr Burney, who took it to London; and it was published there in 1771. Mendelssohn and the copying error But that wasn’t the end of the story. In 1831, Felix Mendelssohn decided to make his own transcription - and the version he heard happened to be sung higher than originally intended (a fourth higher, to be precise). Felix Mendelssohn This wouldn’t have been of much consequence had it not been for an innocent mistake made 50 years later. When the first edition of Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians was being put together in 1880, a small section of Mendelssohn’s higher transcription was accidentally inserted into a passage of the Miserere being used to illustrate an article. This mistake was then reproduced in various editions over the next century, eventually becoming the accepted version. And the result is the most famous and probably the most moving passage of the piece - a beautiful top C sung by a treble soloist, pretty much the highest note found in the entire choral repertoire. So, whenever you hear Allegri’s Miserere today, remember how lucky you are - lucky that the Mozarts chose a good time to visit Rome, lucky that Mendelssohn transcribed it up a fourth, and lucky that one of Grove’s early editors had a momentary lapse of concentration.

Christian or not, how can someone dislike this?

I listen to this song every morning, praying my baby will be released from the NICU. He has tuberous sclerosis and he's only 6 days old today. I haven't been able to hold him since he was born. It's been absolutely torturous. I just want my son to be healed. Please pray for my son Levi Michael Gabriel 🙏 Update as of 1/15/2022: We got to take Levi home in late November. He has daily seizures, but he's still a happy go lucky baby that hardly cries. He has been a huge blessing to our family and he's incredibly attached to me. Levi does need brain surgery to remove tubers in his occipital lobe. The tumors I'm his heart have shrunk since he was born on October 11th. Thank you everyone that has prayed for my adorable baby boy. 👶

Man..Catholicism has produced some mind boggling music

One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.

A moment of silence for the people that couldn't find the song

They sound like angels...

Woah!! 😍😍😳😳🥹🥹😍😍 Heard this on Classic FM (The ONLY “mainstream” radio station I can tolerate.) in the car yesterday. And had to pull over to Shazam it AND to prevent myself from floating up and OUT of the car. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂😳🤣😂🤣 Praise God for creating us with such perfection! 🙌🏻

Burst into tears at the point she went totally soprano on the rising note...absolutely incredible harmonies and musicianship from everyone! I'm in bits. Let's not forget the bass....

To those of you curious this is a song about a sinner praying to God to give them forgiveness for all the sins they commited.

Some guy I've never heard of wrote this half a millennium ago in a language I don't understand and yet it brings a tear to my eye.

This is the best rendition of the song I have heard on YT

I’m Muslim but I like this music so much ❤❤❤

I like that part where she goes: Ah-aaa-aaah-aaah-ahhhh

I am laying in the Hospital with Cancer this song take my fear from the Dead away....

The most beautiful piece of classical music ever written.

If that hymn does not play at my funeral, I'm not attending.

It is so hard to imagine how incredibly talented the early Church builders were to understand the dynamics to make this piece come alive!

The soprano's voice is crystalline pure. Stunning.

Ive got goosebumps and tears in my eyes. Its pure bliss

If heaven doesn't sound like this, then I'm not going, it is quite simply the most beautiful thing I have ever heard!! bravo!!!!

If you're looking for that high note 1:35 here you go and one more at 3:49

I'm listening to this perfection instead of studying for the exam. No regrets

This is like a great victory song. Like a knight coming back home after an epic battle, entering a cathedral, and the whole kingdom welcomes him. Very contemplative and celestial song.

It’s beautiful how the church amplifies their sound. I noticed how the tall singer was standing right beside the marble pillar, it made me wonder if you put your hand on the pillar, would you feel the vibrations from his voice? Beautifully done, wow.

Some fun history about this piece: It was (allegedly) originally performed exclusively in the Sistine Chapel, specifically during two services in Holy Week each year. The score was a closely held church secret, and transcribing it was forbidden. That is, until a 14 year old Mozart visited Rome and attended the first service of the week. He heard the song once and wrote it down that evening from memory. Then he attended the second service later in the week to correct any errors. The Pope's response to this was something along the lines of "bro that's awesome," and summoned Mozart back to the Vatican to give him an award. The restrictions on performing the piece were later lifted, giving us this masterpiece today. As with many things in history though, there’s not much hard evidence to support the story. So I can’t really say whether or not it happened this way, or if it happened at all. Regardless, it’s a fun story that highlights the genius that Mozart was even at a young age.

she has an Angel´s Voice!!!

No one, that one dude on top dropping bangers

Each one of those singers are a vocal perfection.

The solo guy between the pillars is epic.

my favorite part is the lone guy standing in the rafters.

I lost my grandma last month..I will never recover from her loss😢my heart is at ease knowing she is in Lord’s hands and doesn’t suffer any more but my heart is shattered 😢💔😔enjoy your family while you still see their eyes and hear their laughter 🙏🏻

Coś pięknego. To po prostu przenosi w inny wymiar❤ Dziekuje 😊

I am a Muslim and I shed tears of joy every day when I discovered such a masterpiece. The musical culture that emanates from Catholicism is absolutely incredible! It's inspiring, like so many things in my own religion! I am Muslim and I can feel God through these voices. We are much closer than we think. We have the same God after all ... Friendly, a Muslim.

My husband was run over & killed crossing the road. He never made it to Hospital...he died lying on the road with wonderful strangers around, trying to console him as they waited for the Ambulance & the Police. I couldn't sleep, I was so stressed, grieving, disbelief, empty, helpless...this music kept my Sanity - I played it on my Computer in a Loop at night to try & switch my brain off... & wonderful Tallis Choir helped me too - thank you 💖

This is a master piece.

Why do I cry when I listen to this. I am not christian but I am a hindu nor I can understand this language. But I cry 😭😭 whenever I listen to this.

For the 45% of visitors who came here asking -- her name is Josephine Stephenson.

It’s unreal how anyone can ever compose this, any one human. It sounds like angels worshiping God. It sounds spiritual, unreal, not of this world

This song, even at its surface level, is amazingly beautiful, but somehow gets more beautiful if you understand it’s about suffering and confession, and even more so when it’s typically performed during Holy Week.

This is just so celestial. One of my favorite classical songs.

Angel voice 1:34 Such a pure and crystalline voice. So fragile, but so powerfull at the same time, it's hard to describe it. Beautiful !

It was a secret for over a hundred years in the Vatican. Then Mozart heard it just once and wrote down the music from memory. It is about the misery you feel when confessing your sins.

Heard this at the liturgy of the passion yesterday live first time in my life. Teared up. And so many people and kids kept looking back at the choir in awe

I'm a Hindu , But I still feel the presence of divinity in these musical notes.

As close to perfection as perfection can be

This is the first pirated song ever. Miserere was supposed to be played only in the Sistine Chapel during Easter, until a young Mozart went there when he was 14 years old, heard it, and transcribed it by memory back at home. (Please read Gino Madrid answer for more information)

All of this is so beautifully, pure enchantment , all of those singers are so great ! Thanks to you guys! You remind us that Christianism is our real root in this so chaotic world ….

I wish I could give a fresh 👍 every time I come back to this glorious video. They have certainly gotten a lot of views from me, though. This work, performed up to its potential as these wonderful artists have done, is among the pinnacle achievements of human expression. Glory to God, and blessings to Tenebrae!

My quarantine is based on this

Her voice is what I imagine sailors heard when they spoke about Sirens.

Voici une superbe interprétation de cette musique qui est un joyau .

This is my safe place on UKposts. Bless you ❤

Everyone is talking about the soprano, but no one is talking about the other people singing? *Especially the basses? Like bruh. They sound amazing!*

The note that she hit in 1:38 is unimaginable, wonderful chant.

Straordinaria bellezza, tutte le voci sono splendide. Grande lavoro!!

Such a masterpiece bringing tears to my eyes. I am a sinner and pray that god forgives me for my sins, and hope i can go to heaven and listen to the angels singing

I am autistic and this song is one of the few things that can calm me down during a crisis. I don't know why, but it works. Thank you so much from France!

My GOODNESS that soprano solo was heavenly! What a lovely voice!

Starting at like 1:35 is like I got hit in the face and tears just begin rolling down my face. It's the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard in my 43 years on earth

Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.

So mozart memorized this piece in one hearing only, mindblowing...

Miserere mei, Deus, Latin for "Have mercy on me, O God" is a setting of Psalm 51 by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri. It was composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably during the 1630s, for the exclusive use of the Sistine Chapel during the Tenebrae services of Holy Week, and its mystique was increased by unwritten performance traditions and ornamentation. It is written for two choirs, of five and four voices respectively, singing alternately and joining to sing the ending in 9-part polyphony.

Best version by far. Especially the acoustics of this one is particularly noteworthy besides the lady with the high note. Subbed

I will never get over this gorgeous piece. And this is my favorite, favorite version.

No wonder Tolkien wanted his works to have a strong overtone of Latin mass choir music (elvish music, silmarillion etc.). Absolutely stunning

I played this to high schoolers today. I've never heard the class so silent (in a good way). It feels good to have shared a little beauty today.

I can’t believe I’ve listened to this song 21 Million times

Magnifique impression comme un retour à l'éternité avant notre naissance, nous offrant la force, la pureté, la spiritualité, la conviction de l'existence de quelque chose qui nous dépasse encore mais plus pour longtemps.

I started on instagram and ended up here ..what a beautiful turn of events I’m probably going to listen to this everyday just hear her high pitch voice 😭😭I feel so at peace

I'm not a Christian but would I attend church for this singing? absolutely yes

Psalm 51 is my favorite ❤🎉

And He has touched all of us with His gifts. It is up to each to find them.

I don't know how someone could sing this without crying.

I feel like I’m either watching a enormously powerful religious figure be buried, or a monarch being crowned.

A masterpiece!

Gloria a ti mi señor... !!! Bendito y exaltado seas por siempre JESUS.