VOCES8: Lux Aeterna - Edward Elgar
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- VOCES8 performs 'Lux Aeterna' by Edward Elgar live at the VOCES8 Centre in London.
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam
dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord, with Thy saints forever,
for Thou art kind.
Eternal rest
give to them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
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My husband loved this piece of music, I choose it for his funeral when he sadly passed away, too young, last year. I play it regularly as it brings me so much comfort. The purity of the voices never ever cease to soothe my soul.
Hi Carole--I lost my husband about a year ago and every time I listen to this piece by Voces 8 I cry. It is such a beautiful performance. Something about it reminds me of the intense love I had (and have) for him.
@@noletahomachoirs Thinking of you. What a beautiful piece. xx
So sorry for your loss but happy you have that connection
Please keep your religious nonsense to yourself. This music transcends any primitive human construct such as god and speaks directly to our human spirit. I don't need to know the colour of your skin or the place you live or anything else about you to be able to share the beauty of this peice with you. I certainly don't need to know what personal religious delusions you suffer from so please, keep your invisible friends to yourself 😁
@K C To be fare, you and I agree on far more than we disagree on. Neither of us believe in 99 percent of the gods we created. I just don't believe in 1 more. If every trace of every religion was wiped from the face of the planet, I have no doubt that the stories would endure. In fact even the bible may have been recreated but it would never be quite the same as the original. If every trace of the entirety of scientific knowledge was erased from the face of the planet I am equally confident that it would eventually return. The difference is that it would be exactly and precisely the same knowledge. There is nothing wrong with having ideas about what might happen after we die. An idea is malleable and can be modified in the face of knew discovery. Faith paints itself into a corner and must resort to self delusion to explain knew knowledge. I don't claim to know what happens when we pass but I have more 'faith' in the idea of leaving behind a legacy of kindness, truth and the pursuit of fact. The ripple of one small act of kindness through time and eternity will give me all the heaven I need or deserve. Have ideas, not faith. 😁
I have never heard a vocal ensemble sounding so much like a church organ. Absolutely wonderful.
I have had the privilege to sing with and hear these people perform at durham cathedral and i can tell you that it was the most magnificent thing i have ever heard in my entire life
If I ever get to sing with them, I think my heart might stop beating and never start up again.
Wow so lucky 🍀
Lucky you!
What a lovely thing to say. These fine young people are carrying the torch with dignity, skill and passion. I thank Almighty God for them all. D
As a Geordie, born and bred in County Durham and for the last fifty years a proud Canadian, I too have happy memories, as a visiting chorister…..of singing and worshipping in that magnificent cathedral. One of my ancient relatives, William by name, like mine, was a leading light in the life of those who served there. His portrait was hanging in the library the last time I visited, umpteen years ago. I hope his bearded image still looks sternly down on one and all. He was also one of the country’s leading archeologists in the Victorian era and sold a couple of his private collections to wealthy Americans. His family enjoyed and prospered from his reputation and his generosity.
Every now and then you come across something that is almost unbearably beautiful - this is one of them.
The first piece of music I heard after learning that my brother died. It cleanses me of darkness and lifts my grief through me to the universe. I listen again and again.
I lost my sister 2 years ago and also my brother last Easter. Both died of cancer before 65 years of age. Thee were both very dear to me.
This music is for me also a great comfort. I listened many times to the orchestral version, but being a singer myself, these voices bring a huge extra value to Elgar's Nimrod.
Sarah Barker I am so sorry for your loss...hope you're doing better now.
profoundly moving and so meaningful at a time of grief and loss
It brings relief to deep hurt and utter despair at the loss of a beloved one
Sarah, God Bless you. I"m so sorry you brother died. I'm glad this music helps heal you.
That last chord is so perfectly in tune that it resonates and sounds like an organ. Amazing.
John Lyon I still have douts if it's not an actual organ!
Vox Humana! :-)
That's exactly what I thought. It may be that their voices hit perfect resonance with some of the pipes of the organ behind them. A similar effect can be heard in Vaughan-Williams' Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis, using the "desks" of the string instruments together with the quartet and full string orchestra. All in all, a fantastic vocal group easily on par with the Tallis Scholars.
RG Laffe Yeah exactly like that John Barbirolli recording with the London Sinfonia
John Lyon I'm going to find that one. I have a disc of Vaughan Williams works by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields but, no disrespect to Sir Neville Marriner or Iona Brown, there are better versions.
Just over 3 minutes of pure joy. So uplifting. I listen to this every time I want a boost on what wonderful things mankind is capable of!
Wow, the Soprano 1 has amazing control! Many times even in full choirs, Soprano 1's can tend to get "screechy" on those high notes and drown out the other singers. Yet even in the smallest 8-part choir possible, this woman blends magnificently!
she is gifted. No vibrato, tone like a chorister. Magnificent
Her hips and lips are magnificent too!
Btw: Soprano 2 is a magnificent singer as well!! (And the rest of the choir, too, of course!)
@@JayR-uy8gl She has such a pure tone. I could listen to her all day long.
The first soprano (now I feel bad that I don't know her name) is absolutely extraordinary. I have hear very few voices with that level of control and purity. She's also stunningly beautiful. I may or may not have a bit of a girl crush...
Elgar's most beautiful work performed exquisitely.
These people are out of this world, the harmony is just incredible. What a joy to listen to them!
One of the most beautiful performances that I've ever heard.
Michael Gargett Darude sandstorm.
This one is firmly at the top of my list.
I just discovered this wonderful group. Phenomenal. Just phenomenal.
That soprano is magnificent
This sounds like I imagine heaven to feel.
Why wait- it's here now! Lovely a capella singing.
Surely you mean See What it Feels Like?
czcams.com/video/Uj2LcKdRU0oS/video.htmltarts at 3 :21
I'll be eternally grateful even if Heaven is _half_ as beautiful as this.
Let's hope you make it. And not go to the other place. Where you will here the Birdie Song for the rest of eternity.
So great is Elgar's Nimrod that it may even be set to vocalization. One of the greatest pieces of music ever written.
I keep coming back to listen to this. It is incredible.
Yeah, again, and again, and again.
Il soprano ha una voce angelica, voci fantastiche.
The purity of these voices is amazing. I have come back to this so many times for peace and contentment. It is wonderful.
This ensemble proves why the human voice, when finely trained and tuned is the most fabulous and miraculous of all instruments.
Exactly. When someone asked me how I liked Opera when I did not understand the languages, the answer is simple: think of the voices as instruments and then everything from Strauss' Italian Singer to a Verdi Quartet will be understood.
madaboutvoice no
@@braamschmidmountainbiking632 Yes!
Amen to that.
Britain should play Edward Elgar,Benjamin Britten and Henry Purcell in public 🇬🇧
Absolutely the finest choral ensemble I've EVER heard...this ensemble is, and I've said
it before, preternaturally gifted!!
I think Elgar would applaud this magnificent singing very loudly !!! Thanks.
That soprano tho - WOW!!!
Yeah, but, on their website, they are soliciting auditions for a soprano position coming available in Sept. 2017. Since the name of the group suggests they won't have 9 singers, one of the sopranos must be moving on.
yah the 2nd soprano, emily, is leaving.
Bummer. One can hope the replacement is equally good.
Who's the amazing soprano at 0:58 ?
Andrea Halsey is her name!
I play 25 different instruments, conduct and compose and arrange music and hand on my heart this is the single most beautiful thing I have ever heard performed. Awesome
you `re sure you didnt mean 26 bro
@@hetedeleambacht6608Some people forget about the first instrument, the one that was, after all, the first wind instrument!
If you want to hear a good one, check out Arleen Auger with Leonard Bernstein, the Et Incarnatus Est, from Mozart's c minor Mass. It's not really a soprano solo. It's a concerto for four wind instruments and orchestra, and they do it that way. It's glorious!!
I'd give a lot to be able to play even one; it is not to be, I don't have the necessary dexterity. I do sing tolerably, but that's all. And yes, this is gorgeous. It is one of three things I want played/sung at my funeral. (Not soon.)
Are you serious?
You play 25 different instruments?
You should be leading by hundreds of miles.
@@salvatorelicata8768 I started playing at 3 years old and never made it to school full-time until I was 9 so had nothing else to do but play music.
Once you play a few instruments the rest are easy as all related in their groups.
This work makes me pause and I remember "Be still, and know I am God".
Amen! 2 Chronicles 7:14 ✝️
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Chronicles%207:14&version=KJV
John 3 : 19-21
19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A19-21&version=NIV
Spot on, Mark - the perfect sentiment here - a shiver of pure grace flows through you, and then you are still, at one with......?
The voice is the purest expression of human musicality. There is literally nothing as perfect and as human as voices such as these singing music such as this.
Blah blah
@peter g amen indeed
This is the most perfect version I have ever heard and I just keep listening to it.
Wonderful talent (as I say to my wife talent never stops) and these young people are absolutely superb.
It is without doubt to me total perfection.
amazed by the soprano's ability to maintain perfect straight tone
I know it's a different style, but try this gorgeous soprano: Apocalyptica & Epica - Rise Again (Official Video)
Her name is Simone Simons 😉
This provides me comfort tonight, on the passing of my father. Thank you.
Voces9, as the church is clearly singing along. staggeringly beautiful blend of talent shown on this recording. Definitely shining the eternal light on Elgar.
Somehow I believe it is more than reverberation and overtones.
@@douglascanoose5281 In one particular end of phrase especially..I have to finally give in and agree. A very organ-like decay. But seemed the only part to me.
If you listen closely you can hear an a flat as an overtone (or really combination note) on top of the last cord
The Soprano 1 is just sublime. Perfect clarity in her voice, the high notes are perfectly in tune but not shrill and she looks stunning as well. Together with the other exceptionally talented singers, this performance is simply out of this world.
I’m going to request, Lux Aeterna, for my funeral sung by VOCES8. This group elevates my sprit immensely.
Haunting, ethereal and vast. What a masterpiece Elgar created!
This rendition gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Absolutely faultless and so moving.
Human voices ? Angel voices? You are a God sent group. Please stay together. I love you so much!
Peter
Oh my word that soprano. Wow.
Damn... they do this song so much justice! It's one of my favourites by Edward Elgar...😢❤
I cannot stop listening to this. Absolutely sublime.
I feel absolutetely the same-its the best vocal group I can think of. Went miles in Germany to listen live to them
I discovered this about a month ago. It has been my nightly ritual ever since. Exquisite.
This is quite possibly the most beautiful piece of choral music I have ever heard
This is the most beautiful _thing_ I've ever encountered.
@@MeowfaceMusic Hmm, I had never heard this choral version before. It's originally the Nimrod variation, from Elgar's variations on a theme, and I loved it as a kid. I still love it as an orchestral piece, and I can't really adjust to having words over the top.
Hai mai sentito di Gabriel Faurè Cantique de Jean Racine? Oppure le cantate di Bach?
Spot on! The soprano punches each high note, clean and clear. No swooping or screaming. Every member of your choir is amazing, it’s almost like they are cradling the notes deft and sure. Thank you!
She nails it shut!
So lovely and moving, the soprano high notes just brought tears........
I've got tears in my eyes its so wonderful. It's almost like ascending to heaven.
One seldom is so fortunate as to hear something this close to perfection.
Was für eine großartige Leistung! Das berührt alles was die menschliche Seele ausmacht ❤️
Stimmt!
What a beautifully balanced group and the purity of the soprano's notes rising above the group are extraordinary. Lovely harmony....
My heart seems to be filled to capacity with hope and spiritual joy by this moment in time with Voces 8. Thank you all.
I cried a little.... Actually cried! The soprano was simply outstanding hitting the high notes effortlessly. Beautiful performance, Thank-you
Andrew Hambleton i shed tears too. it's so moving. angels singing !!!
I cried a lot.
I weaped
Oops, wept. Sorry about that
That's okay Andrew. It is that beautiful... how can one not be moved.
Their basics are just incredible ... spectacular intonation and superb rhythmic integrity. The overtones just ring out in that church. Top off the basics with a beautiful musical interpretation and this is pure bliss. I can't imagine how beautiful this must sound live.
Right: Beautiful overtones can be generated in great halls with live acoustics, a group of choristers like Voces with perfect intonation, and the right music. Then one can sometimes hear what sounds like angels harmonizing in higher octaves, giving one the chills.
so beautiful.hello from iran 🇮🇷🙋🏼♂️💐♥️🇮🇷
Bless the Persian peoples..
Hello Iran, from the US. Let us hope our people can come together some day to enjoy such music with each other.
This is the most acoustically perfect piece of music ever. I want it at my funeral. I listen to it ever week.
this is..for me at least, the highest form of art. doesn't get any better.thankyou.
Céleste et divin... Un régal pour l'âme...
Thanks to a devotional I listen to I came across this group. I have been blessed and transported by these amazing voices. Thanks for sharing these beautiful pieces of music with the world. We are so rich in beauty from sounds to sights to smells. Gods gifts are abundant.
God this is beautiful...how anybody can not like it 🙏
This officially is the most beautiful thing I've ever encountered. If I had been there sitting on the floor, I think my heart might have stopped beating forever.
Word.
Had the absolute pleasure of seeing them in concert!!!!!!!!!Heavenly music!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I ever share the same air, my heart might stop forever.
The blend of their voices are just really amazing! The basses are just god tier
Nimrod has been a favourite piece of mine for many years. It is a very moving piece of music.This version is simply lovely, wonderful.
I played an organ transcription of Elgar's Nimrod at my mothers funeral. I found this vocal version by looking for recordings for one of my students. This is really heavenly. I agree with one of the commenters, this is indeed the highest form of art. Wonderful!
Analyse it all you like. Argue about its virtue if you must.
But, please, just enjoy these talented people singing for your pleasure.
Revel in the beauty of their voices.
Applaud their synchronicity.
I love how Andrea (the Soprano) can pull back to a piano dynamic at the end of the song and still hit that high note with such ease and crystal clarity.
Simply angelic! You continue to bless us with your beautiful voices. Thank you!
Julie Gaulke This was just sung at the commemoration of 100th Anniversary of the start of the battle of Passchendale. Accompanied by Band of the Welsh Guards. Extremely moving remembrance.
Julie Gaulke , z. Nm. B
Julie Gaulke
“ Amen to that “
Breathtakingly beautiful.
What a genius, Elgar was. His music never fails to move me.
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,
cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,
quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
May eternal light shine upon them, O Lord,
with your saints in eternity,
for you are merciful.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,
and let eternal light shine upon them.
I think that the secret is that he was a voilinist so could explore chording aligned to the human voice but not constrained by the fixed chords of the pianoforte. Just my thoughts as a violinist and a lifelong tenor.
Who wrote the words?
@@johnbishop5316 They are from the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass (Mass for the Dead)
Thank you very much for the lyrics. It's indeed an outstanding performance.
@@shawndaly2693 Thanks Shwn. But who scored them for this piece? The man himself?
Ive chosen this is for my funeral when I die
It brings ne to tears with its sheer beauty
Music from heaven ❤❤
This is so magnificent.... each time I hear this, it sends shivers and makes my hair stand on end! The harmonies, and how the sounds wind around each other, so superb!
Always adored Nimrod this is utterly beautiful and heart breaking. Makes me miss my mum and dad.
I come back to this piece often
You young ladies and gentlemen are absolutely glorious! Pure and brilliant choral artistry! God Bless You! --The CyberBass Project.
This will forever have me in tears of joy and enlightenment
Me too.
Well, that was bloody brilliant!!
Not sure why I have not found this recording before, but have just discovered it this week. This is, without a doubt, one of the most incredibly pure choral/vocal performances I have ever heard. I was always a huge fan of The Kings Singers for similar reasons. And while not always the same genre of music, also love listening to Celtic Woman (especially the early years). But this performance of this, obviously, stunning choral work is simply amazing and inspirational.
Many have commented on the clarity and control of the Sop; obviously I agree, but I am also so very impressed with the balance that is maintained by the group when the Sop is, in fact, at the top of her vocal range. She is supported at just the right dynamic and intensity at just the right moments, and that allows the flute-like quality of her voice in those passages to be enjoyed and appreciated even more. I could put this on a loop and listen all day. Simply Wow!
Agree: simply, wow.
This is exactly the vision Catholics have of leaving this sad life and our love ones to meet enjoy eternal life with our Savior and all saints.
Beautifully sung, the harmony is a delight to listen too,I could listen to this forever! It can match so many different moods, triumph, loss, captivation,defeat and reconciliation, and what better to celebrate epiphany to!
My favorite singing environment has always been with a small group of people who are sensitive to blend and balance and want to hear as much as be heard. In short, who don't have to be opera stars.This is just such a group.
This is now part of my living will.
Please find some of my friends and family to sing this as I go into the flames.
Just knowing this music exists brings joy and peace to my soul
The most perfect 'Nimrod'. This recording should be mandatory at every British Legion Remembrance service at the Albert Hall - just perfect.
Harmonic perfection !
That's me. In tears. Dratted onions! Truly, truly beautiful. Thank you.
Forgot to breathe ...... so beautiful, thank you xx
Nimrod is one of my all-time favorite pieces. This was a magnificent arrangement, capturing the grandeur felt in the original full orchestration, with the fine matching of a transcending text to this moving melody. Deep peace...
my laptop speaker couldn't handle this much awesomeness.
Linsoul Tin T2 earbuds will solve that issue! Get them on Amazon. I have tried many different ones and these are the best.
Maravilhosa harmonia e vozes!
Elevou meu espírito essa bela canção. Obrigada! 🇧🇷
I wish I could like this a million more times. Elgar's Nimrod is already one of the most gorgeous pieces ever written, and this arrangement--coupled with the stunning quality of the voices in VOCES8--makes for something truly spectacular. I've been back to this page again and again to enjoy it.
...how they drop the bottom out of the note at 2:26, especially the tall soprano, decrescendoing across the limits of vocal volume as she *ascends* from the E to the high A, with that tone throughout...I'm in awe of her skill. Absolutely beautiful.
The wonderful Andrea Haines. I challenge anyone to listen to her and not fall in love.
Perfection. No more words required
Voces8, the epitome of perfection. Turn your brain off, close your eyes and open your ears. Just hear. That’s all.
Sublime. ...j'adore Voices8 . Ils ont beaucoup de talent 👏👏👏
Gives me chills and goosebumps down my back, arms and legs. Such a magical performance! 🥲
What a voices, like angels, now 15 march 2020 Corona virus is all over the world, also in my country the Netherlands, I wish all the people who suffer all the best. Keep faith, comfort you with this beautiful music. I pray for all the people who suffer from corona, Italy, have tears in my eyes looking on tv.
❤❤❤
Jan-Pieter van Waasbergen nobody suffers from corona😂
It’s like saying ‘’I pray for all the people who suffer from having a cold’’
If corona would be An animal then it would be a slug and A normal cold would be an Lion.
Jan-Pieter van Waasbergen nobody suffers from corona😂
It’s like saying ‘’I pray for all the people who suffer from having a cold’’
If corona would be An animal then it would be a slug and A normal cold would be an Lion.
I saw this comment on the original version lol 😆
Be safe
This givs me goosebumps. They have to play this at my funeral.
Thank you all for the gift of your beautiful voices especially in these days and times!
Usually, I don't like vocal arrangements of orchestral music, but I make an exception for this one. It's lovely and beautifully performed.
Wow,! Just wow! No words for such perfection!
Terence Hawkes Divine I would say !!!
This is the pinnacle of vocal performance! So well done. And the tall burnette's clear voice....heart melting!! Well, all of them are just equally as amazing. I randomly found this and so glad I did... I'm one of your new fans
Not sure how I ran across this, but so glad I did. I just wasn’t prepared for it though. Just simple me wearing my headphones at 11pm …packing my lunch for the next day. And just absolutely overwhelmed with emotion about half way through. You guys brought me to tears. Just… wow. Speechless.
I LOVE this sooo much. I can not tell you how many times I've listened to it!!
Absolutely wonderful. I need my fix almost daily and sometimes several times a day. Magnificent tune, voices and every element of this recording. And so British too.😊
Oh my god. At 2:15 when the basses come out it's like an elegance I've never experienced before.
I love this arrangement, the vocals are wonderful. MORE please!!!!!!!!
Lovely arrangement by John Cameron, and beautifully sung. Absolutely perfect.
So pleased that I found this performance. I don’t recall drawing breath throughout. Simply sublime. Carl Randall