At the age of 40 I went back to college, majoring in music. I thought I'd heard it all. But when a music history professor assigned this as required listening, the emotion made me weep. Thank you for introducing it to your viewers.
Totally agree. Theres an excellent video on youtube where the instrumentalists play whilst walking in amongst cloisters. When the drum beat comes forward and the volume increases it's excellent then fades away at the end. Waltons Passacaglia- The death of Falstaff is another similar sombre moving piece.
I believe that the large lute-like instrument is a theorbo. Yesterday we were having our eardrums melted by Nirvana, and today we are in a quiet, reflective mood with some beautiful music by Purcell. That's one of the things I love about this channel!
Hi Justin. Dave from London, on Tuesday Afternoon. Beautiful, melancholic aria. I used to work two blocks from where Purcell was born, in St Anne's Lane, Westminster, central London, and there's a statue of him in a local gardens. P.S. my song ref Tuesday Afternoon is by the Moody Blues.
My roomy in Cambridge was a countertenor who loved and often graced the apartment with the wondrous warbling Purse/l I think it tends to be pronounced. What a great way to start the day. I miss my live performances. Cheers!
This really got me. As I understand, Purcell is a one-man tradition in English music that was never followed. What strikes me about the style is that--it's not quite chromaticism or modulation--but there are a lot of out-of-scale notes that give color, which is not typical of the period.
Then check out Hear My Prayer, O Lord, also from Purcell. It’s 8-part vocal harmony so it’s pretty dense but absolutely gorgeous. I love The Cambridge Singers interpretation of it on the album Faire is the Heaven.
Dido's Lament! Fabulous choice. I have actually sung through this aria in voice lessons back in the day. It takes tremendous strength to keep your stomach pulled in throughout these loooong slow phrases. She really did a good job in keeping with the lighter, straighter toned, vocal style of the period of it's release. The version I first listened to was Leontyne Price's, with her full bodied, more modern operatic tone and full modern orchestra. Leontyne sends it to the stratosphere! If you ever get a chance, you must listen to her sing the Madame Butterfly aria: Un bel di. Just one of so many.....By the by, those trills are actully a rolled r. For trills and thrills, Joan Sutherland (aka La Stupenda, aka The Voice of the Century) is the master triller and vocal gymnastic killer! Loving your musical listening range. Catch you on the flip flop!
Thank you Justin, for stepping outside the box and presenting something new and different on your channel. Actually, old and traditional, but new for this medium. Well done.
Love, love, love this piece. Thank you for playing it, Justin! Purcell (pronounced PUR-sl) was into the idea of “The Doctrine of the Affections”. Basically, the music theory stuff that makes this music sound so sad and emotional. He uses the technique in many of his choral works which are equally as beautiful as this piece. Purcell is one of my faves in all of music, he was brilliant! For a taste of his choral works, try Thou Knowest Lord the Secrets of Our Hearts performed by The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter. It’s spine-tingling.
Henry Purcell was England's greatest composer, and that hurts given how much I love Vaughan Williams, but there we are. Summary: Aeneas leaves Dido, the queen of Carthage, to go off to found Rome, whereupon she despairs and then stabs herself to death. 😥 Btw, Purcell's Abdelazer is also fantastic. 🙃
Nice performance. I seem to recall that the opera itself was chopped up sometime after Purcell's death and what we have today is a re-assembly with some missing portions. Would be wonderful to have heard the original. Belinda is Dido's servant, who repeatedly tries to comfort her.
Good stuff as always Justin. Try Telarc's version of the 1812 Overture by Eric Kunzel and the Cincinatti Pops. You WILL have to adjust the volume. Enjoy sir.
To jfergs, that was beautiful. Excellent request, but I can't help but now try to imitate you... just for fun : ) Eh, they're clearly talented, but I found myself yawning often. Same old same old, for the most part. I heard nothing original here at all, and was pleased when it finally "came to an end". Yes, it was written over 300 years ago, but if that's all you got, well... I'm not impressed.
Actually, that was my request. Jaybird, jfergs, close enough. I had a good laugh at your comment. I hope he sees it. Jfergs is a good guy. His bark is definitely worse than his bite. 🐕🦺
Dame Janet Baker also does a devastating version, her voice perfectly suited to this.
At the age of 40 I went back to college, majoring in music. I thought I'd heard it all. But when a music history professor assigned this as required listening, the emotion made me weep. Thank you for introducing it to your viewers.
A beautiful, and haunting piece by one of Englands finest.
A beautiful, beautiful piece. Perfectly performed and articulated here avoiding the famous mishearing of 'Remember me but ah forget my feet'
Purcell is my favorite classical composer. "How Happy The Lover" is gorgeous and sounds incredibly modern.
Gorgeous singing and music.
Amazing. It's incredible to think that this was written 350 years ago (or so.)
My Gosh, mi ópera favorita de todas, es de una belleza fuera de este mundo... La versión cantada por Jessye Norman es fantástica
Try the march from Purcell’s Funeral of Queen Mary. You’ll recognize it if you’ve seen Clockwork Orange.
Totally agree. Theres an excellent video on youtube where the instrumentalists play whilst walking in amongst cloisters. When the drum beat comes forward and the volume increases it's excellent then fades away at the end. Waltons Passacaglia- The death of Falstaff is another similar sombre moving piece.
I believe that the large lute-like instrument is a theorbo.
Yesterday we were having our eardrums melted by Nirvana, and today we are in a quiet, reflective mood with some beautiful music by Purcell. That's one of the things I love about this channel!
Hi Justin. Dave from London, on Tuesday Afternoon. Beautiful, melancholic aria. I used to work two blocks from where Purcell was born, in St Anne's Lane, Westminster, central London, and there's a statue of him in a local gardens.
P.S. my song ref Tuesday Afternoon is by the Moody Blues.
My roomy in Cambridge was a countertenor who loved and often graced the apartment with the wondrous warbling Purse/l I think it tends to be pronounced. What a great way to start the day. I miss my live performances. Cheers!
This really got me. As I understand, Purcell is a one-man tradition in English music that was never followed. What strikes me about the style is that--it's not quite chromaticism or modulation--but there are a lot of out-of-scale notes that give color, which is not typical of the period.
Then check out Hear My Prayer, O Lord, also from Purcell. It’s 8-part vocal harmony so it’s pretty dense but absolutely gorgeous. I love The Cambridge Singers interpretation of it on the album Faire is the Heaven.
or their album, Treasures if English Church Music
Thats a pretty good point leathewolf
Dido's Lament! Fabulous choice. I have actually sung through this aria in voice lessons back in the day. It takes tremendous strength to keep your stomach pulled in throughout these loooong slow phrases. She really did a good job in keeping with the lighter, straighter toned, vocal style of the period of it's release. The version I first listened to was Leontyne Price's, with her full bodied, more modern operatic tone and full modern orchestra. Leontyne sends it to the stratosphere! If you ever get a chance, you must listen to her sing the Madame Butterfly aria: Un bel di. Just one of so many.....By the by, those trills are actully a rolled r. For trills and thrills, Joan Sutherland (aka La Stupenda, aka The Voice of the Century) is the master triller and vocal gymnastic killer! Loving your musical listening range. Catch you on the flip flop!
Thank you Justin, for stepping outside the box and presenting something new and different on your channel. Actually, old and traditional, but new for this medium. Well done.
Happy to Mark! Theres lots of music out there to listen to!
Love, love, love this piece. Thank you for playing it, Justin! Purcell (pronounced PUR-sl) was into the idea of “The Doctrine of the Affections”. Basically, the music theory stuff that makes this music sound so sad and emotional. He uses the technique in many of his choral works which are equally as beautiful as this piece. Purcell is one of my faves in all of music, he was brilliant! For a taste of his choral works, try Thou Knowest Lord the Secrets of Our Hearts performed by The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter. It’s spine-tingling.
Awsome one of my favorite with " Vivaldi, Nisi Dominus - Cum dederit - Sara Mingardo"
Henry Purcell was England's greatest composer, and that hurts given how much I love Vaughan Williams, but there we are. Summary: Aeneas leaves Dido, the queen of Carthage, to go off to found Rome, whereupon she despairs and then stabs herself to death. 😥 Btw, Purcell's Abdelazer is also fantastic. 🙃
Yes. Also William Byrd. John Dowland.
This is beautiful. There's a video on TH-cam of Jeff Buckley performing this at 1995's Meltdown Festival (audio only).
Yes! It's moving, dripping with emotion. I was about to suggest it but I figured someone would. Seconded.
Nice performance. I seem to recall that the opera itself was chopped up sometime after Purcell's death and what we have today is a re-assembly with some missing portions. Would be wonderful to have heard the original. Belinda is Dido's servant, who repeatedly tries to comfort her.
Justin, you should really check out "Battalia" by Heinrich Biber by this same Voices Of Music ensemble.
Baroque is fun :)
Love Annie Lennox's version that she recorded for her album "A Christmas cornucopia".
Good stuff as always Justin. Try Telarc's version of the 1812 Overture by Eric Kunzel and the Cincinatti Pops. You WILL have to adjust the volume. Enjoy sir.
May I recommend the "Soave sia il vento" trio from Mozart's opera Così fan tutte. Sublime music.
Check out Klaus Nomi's version if you dare.
To jfergs, that was beautiful. Excellent request, but I can't help but now try to imitate you... just for fun : )
Eh, they're clearly talented, but I found myself yawning often. Same old same old, for the most part. I heard nothing original here at all, and was pleased when it finally "came to an end". Yes, it was written over 300 years ago, but if that's all you got, well... I'm not impressed.
Actually, that was my request. Jaybird, jfergs, close enough. I had a good laugh at your comment. I hope he sees it. Jfergs is a good guy. His bark is definitely worse than his bite. 🐕🦺
@@jaybird4093 oh I know. We've chatted several times. So did I not hear it right, or did Justin misspeak? 🤔
Justin didn’t misspeak. The names are so close that it’s hard to tell the difference. I had to go back to make sure. :)
@@jaybird4093 yep. I heard it the second time.
Please do "Il combattimento di Tancredi et Clorinda" by Monteverdi next time !
Start the day with some cheery, uplifting music? Not Justin,, I think I will have some arsenic with my coffee now! Then burn. myself and home.🔥☠️.✌️&❤