What is the best version of the top C? Gregorio Allegri: Miserere (LIVE VERSIONS)

[jamesburnett]

I feel VERY strongly that the sopranos should have received credit - by name. The director is not the one singing the note.

[xavozz]

5:18 Coro Iride….just casually hitting the D instead of the C …pitched the whole piece even higher. Insane 😅

[jrthiker]

The Byrd Ensemble soprano is the best of all the examples here. Easy approach, not forced, tight, over-opened or covered. She's able to bloom the note and not just hit it. And she's in tune for the length of the C. However, I agree with some others in the comments, the best by far is Voces8.

[michaelseckington]

Josephine Stephenson with Tenebrae: her breath control and intonation are unmatched.

[khalidhoqoq]

Everyone of these artists has spent time and tears to perfect this C. To say that one is better than the other is really difficult.

[bonnielucas]

They are all unbelievable. How can anyone say just one is the best. All are fabulous

[beckyeslava]

My vote is for Tenebrae and Josephine Stephenson. Her voice gave me goosebumps. The song is absolutely beautiful.

[evita]

I am a Soprano who does the top C. For those wondering how intense it is for us - we need to watch what we eat and do a week before the performance to our throat and bodies healthy. What is more is what is we can't eat things that cause stomachache or phlegm. During the performance, because of the light, we sweat a lot because of the intensity. My armpits normally sweat a lot during the singing so I need to wear arm guards. It is a job that needs plenty of discipline and it isn't as heavenly as what most think.

[ccosta]

Tenebrae - Josephine Stephenson. She looks exactly like the note. Small but powerful. love it.

[patmcdermott]

1) Tenebrae-Josephine Stephenson 2) Sixteen-2010 Elin Manahan-Thomas 3) Sixteen 2021 Victoria Metyard 4) Sixteen evolution Victoria Metyard & Alexandra Kidgell. (at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral) Historically the version that probably 1st brought this piece to public attention was King's College solo treble Roy Goodman (in English). All fine voices! 😂

[mfwanfy]

Tenebrae with Josephine Stepherson is my favourite.

[jK-xmfy]

7:17. The transition between G and C touches my soul. Still, Nigel Short's perfect production and Josephine Stephenson's beautiful voice remain my personal favorites.

[Roheerlyursy]

For me, the version by Tenebrae's Josephine Stephenson is the best. So clean and clear. But I find it difficult to rate because the recordings have such different qualities and there are so many great singers. also Coro Pride Fabrizio Barchi was incredibly light and finely sung and even higher.

[magnusvilleus]

I actually like it better when Josephine from Tenebrae hits the top C the second time, which you don't hear here 🔥

[llp]

My vote goes to Tenebrae. All voices and their perfect Latin pronunciation.

[litneyloxan]

The boy from Kings College Cambridge who pretended to inhale the helium to hit it sings it the best I have ever heard. He blows these women out of the water truly

[SamuelTheSoundShaper]

Definitely the Tenebrae version is the best. Also for the perfect pronunciation of Latin.

[DioquinoE]

My dream is for Andrea Haines and Josephine Stephenson to have a duet together.

[ykalantzis]

Nigel Short's video has more than 16M views already... He helped many young people hearing this masterpiece

[libbylonghurst]

The singer in the Pueri et Puellae Cantores sings the top C phrase softly and sublimely. She even looks like a renaissance angel. They're all wonderful