Rheinberger: Abendlied (Evening song)

Abendlied by Josef Rheinberger
Sung by The Gesualdo Six
Audio by Josh Cooter

Now it’s your turn! For our first #singwithG6, we have chosen one of our favourite pieces, a sacred motet by Josef Rheinberger which the composer first penned in 1855 at the age of 15. It is perhaps his most famous choral work, which looks backward to the great sacred music of the Renaissance.

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Bleib bei uns,
denn es will Abend werden,
und der Tag hat sich geneiget.

Bide with us,
for evening shadows darken,
and the day will soon be over.

Resta con noi,
poiché viene la sera,
e il giorno volge al termine.

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[bernhardfeyl]

So schön, ich denke dabei an mein lieben, die nicht mehr bei uns sind 😢

[victoriazoejewellery]

Absolutely sublime, celestial singing at its best . ❤ on repeat 🔂

[operaFan-tnng]

One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. Gesauldo Six please do some more Reinberger. 👏👏👏🌹💕🎶🎵

[jacquesyan]

This is definitely on my “replay thousand times” list!

[inesdavis]

The Gesualdo Six surpasses the rationality of the simplicity of the human being.
Master voices

[TheBeethooven]

This song really brought me close to tears. It's wonderful to see my mothertongue sang in this precious and powerful way. Love <3

[_schnurz-piepe_.]

Ein absoluter Wahnsinn - wunderschön!!💝

[MusicaTexas]

Performed this piece in my high school choir, such a beautiful piece. I have never heard it done by an all men's vocal group before, absolutely stellar gentleman!

[robynw]

Loved seeing the score during this video. More like this please.

[AlexSmith-trhc]

Elegantly sublime with perfect harmony - especially love the counter tenors. Thanks for sharing!

[eldritchcroon]

Lovely performance. If singing along, note that this is a major third lower than the usual version.

[antoniozambrano]

Magistral, sutil, excelso y puro. Cuanta magia musical. Gracias, gracias, gracias.

[davidbuswell]

Stunning! Such clarity and musicality! Thank you.

[kingchubbythe]

The band version is really good as well. My conductor is making me a cellist in an orchestra read E flat major!

[charlesgilson]

Lovely piece, beautifully sung - and very well timed as I'm about to learn and sing this with a small group of friends. Thank you so much for including score tracking, it's so helpful. Do you plan to do the same with the companion piece, Morgenlied? Please!

[kderadi]

What a joy to be able to enjoy your singing, while waiting to hear you live in London tonight !
It's like lissening to angels singing in heaven ! Thanks

[adolfyoshuamarbun]

i love the blending!!! love you all men!

[patriciamaguire]

Just glorious. What a bunch :) THANK YOU THANK YOU

[christianpeiser]

This is both lovely and fulfilling to listen along and to actually sing along one of the parts for the pleasure of it. Being quite familiar with the material makes it even more enjoyable to deal with and to appreciate your art!

[benbradley]

I love this piece, and this version is very good - especially considering the parts had to be recorded separately and at different times. I definitely prefer it in the lower key as well, although I find it more commonly in a higher key - probably because of those D flats in the bass 2 part! I especially like the countertenor 2 singing here, I replayed it a few times just to hear his part - very good indeed, and of course the D flats in the bass 2 part were remarkable.