The King's Singers - Ein feste burg (live)

At the beginning of the second part in our 'Finding Harmony' concert programme, we enjoy marching on to the stage whilst singing the opening verse of this famous hymn by Martin Luther, accompanied by the beat of a drum. From this martial opening, we move into a traditional harmonisation which would have been familiar to protestant church congregations in the 16th-17th centuries. And we conclude with a verse in J. S. Bach's celebrated harmonisation. Through this sequence, we try to demonstrate the versatile and enduring power of this wonderful hymn, from its origins in the early 16th century through to today.

Filmed live in concert, using an iPhone 13
September 2022, Königslutter (Germany)

The King's Singers
Patrick Dunachie - countertenor
Edward Button - countertenor
Julian Gregory - tenor
Christopher Bruerton - baritone
Nick Ashby - baritone
Jonathan Howard - bass
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[shimi_raikkonen]

Jonathan’s last note…an audiophikes dream 😆

[ottodevente]

Wow your name is King singers. This performance explains why. Nothing compared to the (your) human voice excellent❤❤❤

[namewithheldbygoogleforsec]

So good to hear this song sung in German. 😊❤

[BTL]

Wunderbar! So kraftvoll und herrlich! Vielen herzlichen Dank.

[garyhinkle]

Stunning Gentlemen, Thank You For This Beautiful Gift Of Music ❤

[fulgenjbatista]

🕊🌟🕊
ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING guys
🙏💜🙏
💜🎵💜

[maybornsinmarch]

Thank you for your beautiful singing voice.
After watching this video about 30 times, I finally noticed Jules' music stand going down😂

[classicaldeb]

King's Singers performed Ein Feste Burg, rhythmic and isorhythmic, and in German? Hurrah!

[galitbaram]

Beautiful performance. What a brilliant way to demonstrate the harmonic development of the chorale form.

[YuliaHadassahK]

Beautiful rendition 🙏🏻 First and last time I heard this sung was by a class mate in school nearly 20 years ago. It is so much more powerful and has so much more meaning to me today 😌

[MariaB.-htxt]

Happy and Mighty, Pleasant 510-th anniversary's commemoration!
Long live the first protestant did and proclaimed in his time.
On October. 31.-st. in October of 1517. On the castle's church door in Wittenberg, Germany!

[amderevnin]

Ihr seid herrlich! Vielen, vielen Dank für euer hervorragendes Geschenk der Musik

[SonjaHollmann]

It was a marvellous concert in Düsseldorf, I enjoyed it a lot

[MariaB.-htxt]

Erös vár a mi Istenünk.
Mighty fortress is our God.

[dieterharryschroder]

Da würde sich Martin Luther freuen, sein Lied so schön interpretiert zu hören!

[genewood]

Wonderful. What is the drum? Looks like an upsized bodhran?
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[michelepoletti]

C'est beau. Effectivement, le tambour -plutôt un grand tambourin, comme on le retrouve encore dans nombre de musiques traditionnelles) ajoute un côté martial à l'interprétation. Avez-vous fait, ou avez-vous l'intention de faire la même chose en France, avec le psaume 68 (Que Dieu se montre seulement) ?

[spectator]

Wonderfully sung!
However, in the 3rd stanza "Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn" you guys seem to sing "und KLEIN Dank dazu haben" (I might be fooled by the acoustics though). It should be "KEIN Dank" instead - not "little thoughts" but "no thoughts". The whole sentence translates roughly to "They shall let God’s word stand for itself and add no other thoughts" (with "Dank" coming from think/denken, not thank/danken). A bad source maybe, revealed by your very clear pronunciation? 😅 Could be easily corrected in future performances - hope you will sing these beautiful pieces very often!

[redwoodsorel]

May I ask what parts are sung ? Are there six parts? You are so amazing! Thank you so much.

[CarlosOddone-zk]

IT is a battle hymn not a funeral march.