VOCES8: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré

VOCES8 performs Gabriel Fauré's 'Pie Jesu' in the Gresham Centre, London. The arrangement is by the group's Artistic Director, Barnaby Smith.

TEXT
Pie Jesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem.

Pie Jesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem sempiternam.

TRANSLATION
Pious Lord Jesus,
Give them rest.

Loving Lord Jesus,
Give them everlasting rest.

[aar]

It’s still magic, Andrea. We shall miss your voice .

[MelissaThompson]

Her voice is as pure as water from a mountain.

[francisraluytomas]

Gabriel Fauré, perhaps one of the most underrated composers in history, if not the most. His Pie Jesu is absolutely divine.

[mxphys]

In 1916, to his former student, Camille Saint-Saëns wrote to Gabriel "Your Pie Jesu is the ONLY Pie Jesu, as Mozart's Ave Verum is the ONLY Ave Verum". How proud he must have been and happy for him.

[markstokmans]

Andrea's voice is at its best here, so pure and expressive, but let's not forget the others, the harmony is incredible, and how about those low basso lines? So resonant and warm. A lovely rich base for Andrea's voice to take off from and sour to the heavens.

[christinebutler]

There is something clinically wrong with those few who gave this a thumbs down. This was pure beauty.

[hermanbotha]

This is for Andrea. I am a 74 yo man from South Africa. Just to let you know I am a great admirer of your voice, calm and collected performances and yor attractive style and appearance. May your singing career last long and grow from strength to strength!

[etoilefilante]

Je m'envole tellement c'est beau. J'aime ces voix cristallines, en particulier celle de cette jeune femme ...

[jaws]

Wow! That pure soprano voice, and no vibrato ❤️❤️❤️❤️
All their voices are so pure and without Thank you thank First time to hear this group

[davidsmyth]

Andrea Haines’ voice conveys a pure quality that touches my core as, from reading other comments, it does for many listeners. Her singing embraces both sincerity and simplicity. Thank you.

[DavidHunt-tz]

Never going to hear this one sung any better...perfecto. Angelic resonance. My brain drinks it in like a horse that has been across the desert and has found water in the well.

[KSfanever]

Voces 8 has a gorgeous collective tone, wonderful breath control, phrasing and dynamics. I love this group for their purity of sound, and Andrea Haines' voice is uniquely stunning and ethereal. I usually find that sopranos that sing without vibrato, in trying to sound like a boy treble, sound pinched, and lose the warmth, expressiveness and roundness of the tone. But not Andrea. Her voice in Voces 8 is one I return to time and time again for its captivating beauty, easy gentleness, and thrilling heavenly overtones. Just wonderful!

[MSX]

I had 2 holes in my heart when I was born and the doctor told my parents that they couldn't take me anywhere or I would get sick but they didn't listen to him and still took me to church safely and I was healed with no surgery or anything needed now I'm 14 years old and worship and praise God every day❤

[YKLWEF]

Your lead singer's voice is sublime, and the other singers are superb as well. One of the most powerful performances of music I've ever heard.

[peterwbryce]

I am blessed to have my hearing able to enjoy this beautiful piece. True harmony, true bliss. Thank you.

[philpryor]

Precious moments of very lovely, quite pure and remarkable music, of older instincts, of an age long gone, but regrettably so. The best qualities of older music must not be lost as we plod on, for great beauty is now had with new approaches, methods.

[goldeningot]

OMG until hearing this, I’d never in 40 years found a version with soprano which I liked, always too much vibrato, not a pure enough tone...only boy trebles worked for me. Until now! This is unbelievably sublime!! Thank you so so much.

[jean-francoisrobitaille]

77 persons dislike this video... Definitely, some humans are difficult to understand. This interpretation is spot on : pitch, dynamics, style... everything is spot on! Fauré's music is so pure. How can someone not appreciate it?

[zacharylavender]

Lovely! One has to truly appreciate the straight tone vs vibrato.

[aarond.]

I would love to hear Voces8 do the entire Fauré’s Requiem.