Allegri - Miserere (Psalm 50) / Remastered (reference recording: Sir David Willcocks, Roy Goodman)

Allegri: Miserere (Psalm 50), IGA 2 by Sir David Willcocks (2023 Remastered, Cambridge 1963) 🎧 Qobuz (Hi-Res) Tidal (Hi-Res) 🎧 Deezer (Hi-Fi) Amazon Music (Hi-Fi) 🎧 Spotify (mp3) Youtube Music (mp4) 🎧 Apple Music (Lossless) (soon) Idagio (Hi-Fi) (soon) 🎧 Naspter, Pandora, Anghami, Soundcloud, QQ音乐, LineMusic日本… Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) Miserere (Psalm 50), IGA 2 Main Singer: Roy Goodman Choir of King’s College, Cambridge Conductor: Sir David Willcocks Recorded in 1963, at Cambridge New mastering in 2023 by AB for CMRR 🔊 Discover our new website: 🔊 Download CMRR’s recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : ❤️ If you like CMRR content, please consider membership at our Patreon or Tipeee page. Thank you :) // Composed by Gregorio Allegri , “Miserere“ is a sublime work that was performed in the Sistine Chapel only twice a year for over 100 years. Allegri was born in Rome in 1582. His talent was noticed by Pope Urban VIII, who appointed him to the prestigious post of choirmaster at the Sistine Chapel in 1629. He remained there until his death on February 17, 1652. It was during this period that he composed his famous Miserere. The text is taken from Psalm 50 (or 51, depending on the version) of the Bible’s Book of Psalms. The title of the song, Miserere, comes from the introduction to the text: “Miserere mei, Deus“ (“Grant me your favor, O God. In your great mercy, blot out my transgressions“). This motet, which embodies all the suffering but also the hope of believers and the majesty of faith, was jealously guarded by the choir and the Sistine Chapel authorities. In other words, Allegri’s motet was not intended to be sung anywhere other than in the holy place for which it was written. To hear it, one had to attend the matins services during Holy Week. It would probably have remained a Roman work had not a 14-year-old Austrian with an absolute ear for music visited Rome during Holy Week in 1770. That morning in April 1770, Wolfgang and his father Leopold attended matins in the Sistine Chapel. According to Leopold Mozart, his son managed to transcribe Allegri’s long 5-part chorus from memory, after hearing it only once and returning home. The first source attesting to this anecdote is a letter dated April 14, 1770 from Leopold himself. In this letter, Leopold even specifies that he prefers not to send the score by mail, for fear of being detected by the Roman authorities. The score made the journey in their luggage. The second source of Mozart’s achievement is Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. According to the man who was one of the composer’s first biographers, as well as the husband of the musician’s widow, Mozart even made a second visit to the Sistine Chapel to check his memory, keeping a copy of the score in his hat! In the end, the first score of Allegri’s Miserere was published in the 18th century by a certain Charles Burnley, according to the publisher. But to this day, no one knows if this story is true or what Gregorio Allegri’s original motet was like. The Miserere remains a mystery, and its prestige is all the greater for it... Gregorian Chants / Chants Grégorien: Septuagesime Mass by Dom Joseph Gajard 🎧 Qobuz Apple Music 🎧 Amazon Music Deezer 🎧 Spotify Tidal 🎧 Youtube Music Soundcloud — 🎧 Naspter, Pandora, Anghami, LineMusic日本, Awa日本, QQ音乐 …