I've been searching for this version for years! Finally ! It's full of depth, movement, color, mystery and revelation. Absolutely thrilling. When I first heard this on the radio 4 years ago, all I knew was the name of the piece. Since then I've searched so many other performers and orchestras but never got the same breathless thrill ride provided by this one. Thank you for the rise and fall of intensity. I have to remember to breathe.
I have never been so moved highs lows, my words would never describe the feelings this magnificent beautiful music has had on me.speachless.thank you so much.
Cheri, whilst I love this rendition, I urge you to seek out the BBC Philharmonic live performance of this piece, conductor Andrew Marriner, it’s equally enthralling, and recorded in Gloucester Cathedral, where RVW himself conducted the first ever performance of his masterpiece, they even set the strings up in precisely the same configuration Vaughan Williams intended, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed 🙏🏻🌹
My dad died of cancer a little earlier today, whilst unconscious on the morphine as he slipped away I played this songs as it was his favourite RIP Dad xxx
@@philharmonia_orchestra my condolences on the loss of your father, I understand the pain you are going through, it hurts like no other, but he is pain free, and the music is one of my favorites as well, take care.
Agreed! The recording AND THE MIXING are on a par with the BBC recording found elsewhere. Given the different acoustics of the spaces, this comes-over a little more immediate and 'present'. Wonderful work by all concerned.
Thirty years ago we were driving across Northern Ohio. Late one Summer evening we drove into a powerful thunder storm that shook our car. After an hour or so we emerged from the worst. I searched for a Toledo Classical Station. Imagine the peace and calm that filled the car as this glorious piece began And I introduced my wife to RVW and the Tallis. Thank GOD for great music.
This wonderful piece always gives me images of a storm sweeping over a tropical island, followed by the inevitable resurgence of the sun and sweet birdsong. This was one of my son's favorite pieces - I listened to it all day when he passed away in 2020. In the midst of death we are in life. Works both ways, no?
My wife and I were sitting around the fire pit in our back yard one crisp autumn evening. I asked her if she wanted to hear the most beautiful piece of music ever created. I had my Bose Mini bedside us and I played this while we watched the fire and the stars and snuggled against each other. It was totally magical.
John Wilson is one of the finest young conductors to ever conduct a symphony, I have watched some of his other performances and was always in awe of his talent. Always a pleasure to watch!
AI will never be able to replicate original music like this, ever. It is simply human genius by so many artists, and only organic beings could be moved to tears and chills by it's beauty, and even we do not know why !!
On that "note" I just watched these. If you havent seen them I highly recommend you do. Seductive AI has no rules. It will change your life (or end it). th-cam.com/video/lgwrRn1uHkg/w-d-xo.html No, this angry AI isn't fake (see comment), w Elon Musk. th-cam.com/video/Fbc1Xeif0pY/w-d-xo.html PARIS NOW UNDER BLOCKADE! (Massive Stand Off - 15,000 Police & Armoured Vehicles!!!)th-cam.com/video/X1bua7r6JSs/w-d-xo.html. (Media misleads, are you aware of this going on in nation after nation in E.U. I was not)
I once heard this whilst visiting Winchester Cathedral. An orchestra was rehearsing for a concert that evening . The whole building literally vibrated with this exquisite music. People were standing stock still and some of us were reduced to tears by the beauty of it. I have never experienced anything like it before or since that was quite as profoundly moving. THis version is simply wonderful and comes pretty close to that which I experienced in Winchester.
@@philharmonia_orchestra I should add that this recording is a piece I play often, especially after a stressful day. It brings me joy, so thank you All
so stay alive...and watch and listen while you can...because you can rest assured that your survivors only care a quarter of what you really care about
I'm in awe of these (I call them Geniuses) wonderful people. Without them, the world of Classical Music would be terribly empty! I've been a drummer since 1967 and I've played many styles of music. But as good as that was, Nothing can compare to the beauty and majesty inherent in music like this. God Bless ALL of you beautiful people for enriching my life and bringing me peace. I'm so grateful for discovering the Philharmonia Orchestra!
I also am a lifelong lover of great music like this, RVW is probably my greatest MUSICAL HERO. He comes from the West of England close to where I was born. His music is beyond divine it is indescribable but he composed it for us mere mortals. Did you know that RVW was a confirmed ATHEIST, like me. Early in his career the publishers of the Hymn Book of the Anglican Church offered him a contract to revise and modernize the music. RVW turned them down, the contract was then offered to another composer who RVW considered to be less than competent. He contacted the publishers and offered to do the work for no money, adding this comment, IF A MAN FINDS THAT HE MUST GO TO CHURCH, THEN HE SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE SOME GOOD MUSIC TO LISTEN TO. This is why many of the hymns in “Hymns Ancient and Modern” are sung to the music of an ATHEIST. Thank god for RVW and his MAGNIFICENT MUSIC.
I know!!! I knew this piece by name, but I had never heard it except for that scene. Only after many years had passed did I join the dots. Vaughan Williams has always been a favourite of mine.
Vaughan Williams' melodies have a special appeal to the Japanese hearts Vaughan Williams' melodies have a unique nostalgic feel that touches the hearts of Japanese people There is something extraordinary in this performance From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
There is a warmth of the soul feeling to all of Ralph Vaughan Williams music that translates into every person & language. I don't know how to explain it, but pure warm love I guess is best. Atatakai Negai 👍❤️🙂🙏
Not even 3 minutes in and I'm in tears. Not in any particular mood, not depressed, not high, just chilling on the couch. Absolutely stunned by not only the beauty of this piece, but how it can elicit tears so quickly, without it being tied to anything (like a death in a movie or something)
The amazing Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys was asked by Jo Whiley what the last song he would like to listen to as he exited the planet.......and this was it...they played a small sample and I just had to look it up. What an incredible, beautiful and emotional piece of music -it's hard to think of a world in 2024 with so much hatred and wickedness produced by man over the planet - that same creature can write such a stunning piece of beauty
Mine would be the last few minutes of Richard Strauss' "Death and Transfiguration". But this Fantasia and Barber's "Adagio for Strings" would be close runners-up.
Quite so. It is my favorite composition by Vaughn Williams and midway through I unexpectedly feel the tears running down my face. A sad but hopeful piece for a less than hopeful time.
I first heard this piece when I performed in a Passion Play aged 17, nearly 60 years ago. The director was so talented and used Vaughan Williams for any scenes displaying the tragedy of Christ’s passion. For decades I could not identify the music, but years later I finally did and felt as if I had come home. It brings tears to my eyes every time and this version is outstanding. So proud to be a Brit.
My Mum saw this piece being performed by the London Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras together in the 70's. She said her soul jumped out of her body to rejoice with the Angels. How wonderful that music created by every culture on the planet since our species arrived is so inspired believing in the divine. We just need yo start listening properly. This piece is a good place to start.
The second "shadow" orchestra idea is from VW's experience as an pipe organist. Many larger pipe organs have a division of pipes located far from the rest of the organ. This division is usually called the "Echo" or "Ethereal" division. The idea is to provide a kind of "Surround sound" effect. The shadow orchestra here is designed to simulate that effect.
The Philharmonia have been close to me for over 50 years. I heard them as a boy, and still to this day (alas the pandemic) they are greatly loved by me.... I actually saw Klemperer conduct them. That is how old I am. Thank you for this utterly beautiful rendering, cheering us up in sad times.
Here I am sprawled on my bed in Kona on Hawai'i Island in the dark listening to this magnificent, sublime music, It doesn't get any better than that. Aloha and thank you for this wonderful experience!!!
such a lovely piece. like a tonal poem. i can imagine williams on his back under the trees in the country side, observing clouds floating through the sky
If there were no works of Vaughan Williams , I would feel that the music world is like the taste of stale beer , and the English music world would have been very lonely . I'm just intoxicated with Vaughan Williams' inspirational and specutacular works and breathtaking performers such as these performers with exquisite skill and magnificent technique From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Dziękuję Ci Panie BOŻE, że Pan Ralph Vaughan Williams posłuchał głosu powołania i stworzył wspaniałe kompozycje na skrzypce . Jest w nich tyle spokoju , dobra, delikatności, przepięknych obrazów natury. Ta muzyka porusza, wycisza złe emocje, Dziękuję!! Dziękuję !!
This song immediately quieted a crying infant I was carrying about one night in an old home out here in south Texas...heard over KUHF FM, Houston. He listened to the entire song intently. Since that night, he has had an uncanny musical ability to play any instrument. THANK YOU SO MUCH for this version!!!
I always find that John Wilson gets full emotional commitment from his players, whether it be serious as in this music, or joyful in American musicals.
I love VW and remember watching this piece during pandemic and thinking wow this is what we need right now, something peaceful and moving. Also reminds me of how people struggled during this time not only mentally but also financially, especially those in the arts just like these enormously talented musicians ❤
Master and Commander is not only one of the best movies made in the 21st century, it also introduced many to so many wonderful classical pieces such as this!
I love this piece and have it in my mind to visit the top of Glastonbury Tor one day or a peak in the Lakes and blast this out in all its magnificence and listen to it how I think it truly should be enjoyed outdoors..
I guess it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this work the most profound music ever written. The combination of Tallis and RVW created something quite extraordinary. Thanks for the upload wonderful Philharmonia orchestra!
Some music you hear with your ears. This piece however, I hear with my soul and my soul is moved in a way beyond the ability to describe with mere words.
As a chorister in an Anglican cathedral choir I remember singing the choral version of the theme(many years ago) and listening raptly to the orchestral work with my best friend, also a Vaughan Williams fan. Surely the music of heaven.😊
Is there ANYTHING better than to hear a superb performance of this INDESCRIBABLY BEAUTIFUL music. I am 81 and have been a lover of classical music all my life, sadly I never learned to play an instrument and although I KNOW A LOT OF MUSIC, I know nothing of the technicalities of music. I am happy to leave that to greater minds than mine but as I listen to this I ask myself, what was going on in that WONDERFUL MIND of RVW as he wrote this.
When I hear this I am observing in my minds' eye the soldiers of WW1 & 11 in the trenches, the reconnaissance along enemy lines and the subsequent battle, almost in slow motion. The final victory, and the sunrise of a new day. Then the return home of those still living, and the haunting memory of those lost. It stirs such emotion in my heart - my favourite piece of classical music.
Everything about this is just simply sublime. There are times when they sound like a pipe organ. It's amazing. That last beat of the baton, pulling everything inward as the final chord rings out...sigh. I have heard many recordings of the Tallis Fantasia, but this to me is the ultimate.
I have been listening to this piece almost daily for many months. It helps me get through the pandemic. I just found this recording today. I love the clarity of it - it is really easy to hear each part. The middle voices come through really well. Thank you, Philharmonia!
Finally! The first visual performance of this piece that I’ve seen that makes sense. Very well done with the limited number of cameras. And the amount of music that comes from so few musicians is phenomenal! Thank you everyone for making this piece the way I’ve always envisioned it when I’ve closed my eyes and dreamed.
Incredible to think that Williams elaborated on a piece written hundreds of years earlier by Tallis. Such talented composers, and such a beautiful rendition of this piece ❤️
A documentary about the SS Atlantic brought me here, and I don't regret a single moment of it. What an amazingly powerful piece of music, able to convey hope, dread, sorrow, and nostalgia all in one. 10/10, magnificently done.
I think this is the best recording of this piece that I've heard. And, to try to sum it up in words, that's because it is the first recording I've heard which does not try to cram the component parts of this piece into phrased sections. The tempi are quite distinct over even a few bars: as is the mood of those bars. For instance, at 5.45-5.55 and 6.05-6.15 these two small 'pools.of darkness' are given the proper space to breath and be; so often they are given too little space as they are phrased into the larger section. John Williams and the players have realised that the piece is, already, structured brilliantly throughout and that these sections have already been written within the whole piece. This is really respecting the work: and it shows. This really is glorious, heartfelt, playing.
The engineering, the playing, the conducting - I turned off Barbirolli’s Sibelius to listen to this and I cannot stop yearning for hope. Thank you for this beauty!
Beautiful interpretation. Its an amazing piece of music which I sometimes play to bring me down from deep stress but equally from melancholy. Its not mournful, its emotional and hits you in the head and the heart. BTW - the acoustics are amazing,
Most beautiful interpretation of this masterpiece on TH-cam. Absolutely sublime! I've been listening to it for the last 15 years at least, and yet I still got to be surprised by this version. I'm amazed at how a few musicians sitting apart could sound like a huge string orchestra, but also as intimate as chamber music! Thank you so much for sharing with us! It felt like clearing skies during those crazy pandemic times.
The best version of the extraordinary Tallis Fantasia that I have ever heard. To be able to see it performed on by these exceptional musicians is a true privilege which I will return to again and again.
The music from Richard William's 'The Thief and the Cobbler: The Recobbled Cut' on TH-cam is what brought me here. Such a gorgeously well-done masterpiece. Oh, and I also admired The Recobbled Cut Version a lot more.😢✝️☦️🛐💛👍
This is my first time with this group, but this music lends itself to every setting I've heard it played in. Thanx Everyone for your skill and the magic of the music. THIS NEVER GETS OLD.
Returning to this wonderful music having just seen the new film Benediction (about Siegfried Sassoon).This played out at the end leaving audience members in tears and unable to leave their seats during the rolling credits! I have not heard it for years but am enjoying it again and particularly this version. I will donate to the fabulous Philarmonia. Bravo to all in the orchestra and the production team...
Probably Vaughan Williams's masterpiece. I've only been once to the Royal Albert Hall to a Promenade concert, and one of the pieces was this one. I was standing at the rail, totally entranced. The whole experience was just magical. Thank you for bring this wonderful memory and some joy in these so trialling times. Stunning performance, stunning sound, stunning acoustics - I could close my eyes and almost touch the performers.
First time I heard this piece. It gives hope and joy that humanity keeps transmitting beauty despite the difficult time we are going through. Thank you, Philharmonia. Greetings from Chile.
We're glad you've enjoyed the performance so much - we're immensely lucky to still be performing during the pandemic, even though we can't have audiences in person. We've enjoyed the chance to make our performances available all over the world - including Chile - in this past year!
Please don't ruin my love of thid music by associating it with some delusional belief that the human spirit is strong enough to overcome a system that enslaves and makes us controllable sheep..nice Segway... transmitting...the greatest lie of human history...#get those vaccinations
I wish I had this on CD, the playing and the recording of instruments is wonderful, I am hearing things that i am not sure if I have heard before, I have heard probably dozens of performances, this is my first choice
I've been searching for this version for years! Finally ! It's full of depth, movement, color, mystery and revelation. Absolutely thrilling. When I first heard this on the radio 4 years ago, all I knew was the name of the piece. Since then I've searched so many other performers and orchestras but never got the same breathless thrill ride provided by this one. Thank you for the rise and fall of intensity. I have to remember to breathe.
Thank you for such wonderful feedback on our performance.
I have never been so moved highs lows, my words would never describe the feelings this magnificent beautiful music has had on me.speachless.thank you so much.
I too had to remember to breath.
Cheri, whilst I love this rendition, I urge you to seek out the BBC Philharmonic live performance of this piece, conductor Andrew Marriner, it’s equally enthralling, and recorded in Gloucester Cathedral, where RVW himself conducted the first ever performance of his masterpiece, they even set the strings up in precisely the same configuration Vaughan Williams intended, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed 🙏🏻🌹
th-cam.com/video/ihx5LCF1yJY/w-d-xo.html
Apologies it’s the London Symphony Orchestra, but a BBC production, I hope you enjoy Cheri
My dad died of cancer a little earlier today, whilst unconscious on the morphine as he slipped away I played this songs as it was his favourite RIP Dad xxx
So very sorry for your loss ❤️
@@philharmonia_orchestra my condolences on the loss of your father, I understand the pain you are going through, it hurts like no other, but he is pain free, and the music is one of my favorites as well, take care.
Sorry. Much love ❤
@@philharmonia_orchestra How wonderfully thoughtful of the philharmonia orchestra to reply to your loss. Wonderful. Sincere condolences to Daniel.
Prayers for your father’s soul!
Whoever was the recording engineer was genius...well done
Thank you - we'll pass that on! His name is Myles Eastwood of Eastwood Records
2nd that!
Agreed! The recording AND THE MIXING are on a par with the BBC recording found elsewhere. Given the different acoustics of the spaces, this comes-over a little more immediate and 'present'. Wonderful work by all concerned.
It is always really challenging for this piece!
Great call Dave.
Thirty years ago we were driving across Northern Ohio. Late one Summer evening we drove into a powerful thunder storm that shook our car. After an hour or so we emerged from the worst. I searched for a Toledo Classical Station. Imagine the peace and calm that filled the car as this glorious piece began And I introduced my wife to RVW and the Tallis. Thank GOD for great music.
No, thank Vaughan Williams
This wonderful piece always gives me images of a storm sweeping over a tropical island, followed by the inevitable resurgence of the sun and sweet birdsong. This was one of my son's favorite pieces - I listened to it all day when he passed away in 2020. In the midst of death we are in life. Works both ways, no?
I sit in my Danish village and am grateful for being allowed to witness this piece of English musical heritage.
We're so glad to hear this is reaching a global audience. We invite you to subscribe to our channel!
@@TroelsNybo1st How lovely to hear that ❤️
The music has transformed this space into a portal into another world, another universe.
At last...I'm finally crying for something good in this 2020
I think Vaughan Williams imbued his deep love for the English countryside into this.
this and A Lark Ascending...
Indeed. Norfolk rhapsodies #1 and #2 also. Actually, which Vaughan - Williams piece isn't about the English landscape?
My wife and I were sitting around the fire pit in our back yard one crisp autumn evening. I asked her if she wanted to hear the most beautiful piece of music ever created. I had my Bose Mini bedside us and I played this while we watched the fire and the stars and snuggled against each other. It was totally magical.
Great comment thank you.
John Wilson is one of the finest young conductors to ever conduct a symphony, I have watched some of his other performances and was always in awe of his talent. Always a pleasure to watch!
This is my favorite piece of music. I want it played at my funeral.
At last ive found the most beautiful piece of music ive ever heard im in bits
AI will never be able to replicate original music like this, ever. It is simply human genius by so many artists, and only organic beings could be moved to tears and chills by it's beauty, and even we do not know why !!
On that "note" I just watched these. If you havent seen them I highly recommend you do.
Seductive AI has no rules. It will change your life (or end it).
th-cam.com/video/lgwrRn1uHkg/w-d-xo.html
No, this angry AI isn't fake (see comment), w Elon Musk.
th-cam.com/video/Fbc1Xeif0pY/w-d-xo.html
PARIS NOW UNDER BLOCKADE! (Massive Stand Off - 15,000 Police & Armoured Vehicles!!!)th-cam.com/video/X1bua7r6JSs/w-d-xo.html. (Media misleads, are you aware of this going on in nation after nation in E.U. I was not)
I completely agree! And I believe God inspires music like this!
I once heard this whilst visiting Winchester Cathedral. An orchestra was rehearsing for a concert that evening . The whole building literally vibrated with this exquisite music. People were standing stock still and some of us were reduced to tears by the beauty of it. I have never experienced anything like it before or since that was quite as profoundly moving. THis version is simply wonderful and comes pretty close to that which I experienced in Winchester.
What a lovely memory. Thank you for sharing. We are thrilled that our performance was moving for you as well.
@@philharmonia_orchestra I should add that this recording is a piece I play often, especially after a stressful day. It brings me joy, so thank you All
Yes
If this not playing at my funeral I am not going.
Now that is funny
In all seriousness I'm considering having this played at my funeral Mass.
so stay alive...and watch and listen while you can...because you can rest assured that your survivors only care a quarter of what you really care about
i know
It is a toss up between this, the Lark Ascending, and an Oxford Elegy for mine.
I'm in awe of these (I call them Geniuses) wonderful people. Without them, the world of Classical Music would be terribly empty! I've been a drummer since 1967 and I've played many styles of music. But as good as that was, Nothing can compare to the beauty and majesty inherent in music like this. God Bless ALL of you beautiful people for enriching my life and bringing me peace. I'm so grateful for discovering the Philharmonia Orchestra!
I also am a lifelong lover of great music like this, RVW is probably my greatest MUSICAL HERO.
He comes from the West of England close to where I was born.
His music is beyond divine it is indescribable but he composed it for us mere mortals.
Did you know that RVW was a confirmed ATHEIST, like me.
Early in his career the publishers of the Hymn Book of the Anglican Church offered him a contract to revise and modernize the music.
RVW turned them down, the contract was then offered to another composer who RVW considered to be less than competent.
He contacted the publishers and offered to do the work for no money, adding this comment, IF A MAN FINDS THAT HE MUST GO TO CHURCH, THEN HE SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE SOME GOOD MUSIC TO LISTEN TO.
This is why many of the hymns in “Hymns Ancient and Modern” are sung to the music of an ATHEIST.
Thank god for RVW and his MAGNIFICENT MUSIC.
Strings carry this transcendental piece of music. Psalm 2 was the original inspiration. Word of God. Enjoy a connection you may have not made before
one of those pieces that you can describe as "magical". thanks to Master and Commander for letting me appreciate this!
SWIM WILL!!!!!!!
I know!!! I knew this piece by name, but I had never heard it except for that scene. Only after many years had passed did I join the dots. Vaughan Williams has always been a favourite of mine.
@@badgerattoadhall RIP Will
Driving late last night this came on classic fm… I could not recall the OST for the life of me!
Heard this on classic fm in 2000. Have loved it ever since. It was first performed in Gloucester Cathedral 1918 by Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams' melodies have a special appeal to the Japanese hearts
Vaughan Williams' melodies have a unique nostalgic feel that touches the hearts of Japanese people
There is something extraordinary in this performance
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
日本人だけじゃないけど。小島さんの気持ちは普遍的です。
There is a warmth of the soul feeling to all of Ralph Vaughan Williams music that translates into every person & language. I don't know how to explain it, but pure warm love I guess is best.
Atatakai Negai 👍❤️🙂🙏
@@AruthaGiannis I feel the same way about this piece -- my heart is so excited when I hear it and am just transfor
med by the movement of it!!
Fifths, fifths everywhere!!
Japanese people seem to appreciate and value Western culture and history more than our own people at this point.
Yes, after 70 years, I've heard the solo viola. Excellent.
👏👏👏👏
And what a wonderful violist Yukiko Ogura is ❤
Not even 3 minutes in and I'm in tears. Not in any particular mood, not depressed, not high, just chilling on the couch. Absolutely stunned by not only the beauty of this piece, but how it can elicit tears so quickly, without it being tied to anything (like a death in a movie or something)
What a glorious sound they produce,in one of my favourite pieces by vaughan williams,listening on headphones its heavenly.
The amazing Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys was asked by Jo Whiley what the last song he would like to listen to as he exited the planet.......and this was it...they played a small sample and I just had to look it up. What an incredible, beautiful and emotional piece of music -it's hard to think of a world in 2024 with so much hatred and wickedness produced by man over the planet - that same creature can write such a stunning piece of beauty
Mine would be the last few minutes of Richard Strauss' "Death and Transfiguration". But this Fantasia and Barber's "Adagio for Strings" would be close runners-up.
There’s a profound joy and a profound melancholy to this ……it’s incredible
Yes, both simultaneously. It is extraordinary
Utterly sublime. The faces of the performers speak a thousand words. Quite unexpectedly, I found myself crying.
Vaughan Williams has that effect on me too
Crying under the sheets while I had strong chemotherapy, the only music that I could endure.
It's a very moving piece of music.
Quite so. It is my favorite composition by Vaughn Williams and midway through I unexpectedly feel the tears running down my face. A sad but hopeful piece for a less than hopeful time.
I can only be happy at these comments, because tears are also rolling down my cheeks.
I first heard this piece when I performed in a Passion Play aged 17, nearly 60 years ago. The director was so talented and used Vaughan Williams for any scenes displaying the tragedy of Christ’s passion. For decades I could not identify the music, but years later I finally did and felt as if I had come home. It brings tears to my eyes every time and this version is outstanding. So proud to be a Brit.
My Mum saw this piece being performed by the London Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras together in the 70's. She said her soul jumped out of her body to rejoice with the Angels. How wonderful that music created by every culture on the planet since our species arrived is so inspired believing in the divine. We just need yo start listening properly. This piece is a good place to start.
Master and Commander played this twice. That was first time I heard this. Bravo!
The second "shadow" orchestra idea is from VW's experience as an pipe organist. Many larger pipe organs have a division of pipes located far from the rest of the organ. This division is usually called the "Echo" or "Ethereal" division. The idea is to provide a kind of "Surround sound" effect. The shadow orchestra here is designed to simulate that effect.
The Philharmonia have been close to me for over 50 years. I heard them as a boy, and still to this day (alas the pandemic) they are greatly loved by me.... I actually saw Klemperer conduct them. That is how old I am. Thank you for this utterly beautiful rendering, cheering us up in sad times.
So easy to cry to this!
Klemeperer? Fortunate Guy!.
9:48 🥹
Here I am standing in the kitchen, cooking rice and crying like a baby
Playing of the highest order. And recording of the highest order!
Thomas Tallis and Vaughn Williams are surely hearing this with a smile on their faces. Thank You.
Here I am sprawled on my bed in Kona on Hawai'i Island in the dark listening to this magnificent, sublime music, It doesn't get any better than that. Aloha and thank you for this wonderful experience!!!
such a lovely piece. like a tonal poem. i can imagine williams on his back under the trees in the country side, observing clouds floating through the sky
If there were no works of Vaughan Williams ,
I would feel that the music world is like the taste of stale beer ,
and the English music world would have been very lonely .
I'm just intoxicated with Vaughan Williams' inspirational and specutacular works and breathtaking performers such as these performers with exquisite skill and magnificent technique
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Absolutely beautiful music October 2024
Being heard again in November 2024, and will be heard again and again... this music is eternal!
This is the most wonderful and moving rendition of this piece I've ever heard. Bravo!! Bravo, all of you! Bravo! I was moved to tears.
Dziękuję Ci Panie BOŻE, że Pan Ralph Vaughan Williams posłuchał głosu powołania i stworzył wspaniałe kompozycje na skrzypce . Jest w nich tyle spokoju , dobra, delikatności, przepięknych obrazów natury. Ta muzyka porusza, wycisza złe emocje, Dziękuję!! Dziękuję !!
I believe there will never be a better recorded performance of this work. The conductor, words fail me.
Fantasia on Theme and many other Vaughan Williams works reminds of of the English countryside nature and heritage
This song immediately quieted a crying infant I was carrying about one night in an old home out here in south Texas...heard over KUHF FM, Houston. He listened to the entire song intently. Since that night, he has had an uncanny musical ability to play any instrument. THANK YOU SO MUCH for this version!!!
Perfect audio, crisp chamber.
thank you Philarmonia!
The music, and this performance, breaks my heart, my eyes, every part of me is washed away.
the sound of my soul being ripped to shreds ...
not since Sir Neville - an artistic and technical tour de force
standing ovation with tears in eyes.
I always find that John Wilson gets full emotional commitment from his players, whether it be serious as in this music, or joyful in American musicals.
This is for you Sister Sharen as you ascend into heaven. All our love from the Crenshaw family.
Williams is one of the best things the UK has given to the world.
Transcendently beautiful.
Thank you.
Highest class, hundred percent world class performance.
I love VW and remember watching this piece during pandemic and thinking wow this is what we need right now, something peaceful and moving. Also reminds me of how people struggled during this time not only mentally but also financially, especially those in the arts just like these enormously talented musicians ❤
Master and Commander is not only one of the best movies made in the 21st century, it also introduced many to so many wonderful classical pieces such as this!
I love this piece and have it in my mind to visit the top of Glastonbury Tor one day or a peak in the Lakes and blast this out in all its magnificence and listen to it how I think it truly should be enjoyed outdoors..
Nice to see the viola getting some play in this!!
I guess it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this work the most profound music ever written. The combination of Tallis and RVW created something quite extraordinary. Thanks for the upload wonderful Philharmonia orchestra!
No, I agree! I cry every time I hear this! Especially now in the time of Covid! 12/8/2020. Oh GOD, Have mercy on us all.
Blessings everyone!
No it Wouldn't be.
No exaggeration. 💯 percent perfection.
Absolutely the most moving piece I’ve ever heard . Makes me cry . Makes me feel something I can’t explain .
Some music you hear with your ears. This piece however, I hear with my soul and my soul is moved in a way beyond the ability to describe with mere words.
As a chorister in an Anglican cathedral choir I remember singing the choral version of the theme(many years ago) and listening raptly to the orchestral work with my best friend, also a Vaughan Williams fan. Surely the music of heaven.😊
Is there ANYTHING better than to hear a superb performance of this INDESCRIBABLY BEAUTIFUL music.
I am 81 and have been a lover of classical music all my life, sadly I never learned to play an instrument and although I KNOW A LOT OF MUSIC, I know nothing of the technicalities of music.
I am happy to leave that to greater minds than mine but as I listen to this I ask myself, what was going on in that WONDERFUL MIND of RVW as he wrote this.
This is soul food. Everyone of these artists involved are masters of music, and emotion.
World class. I went to their concert at Hereford Cathedral a couple of years back where they performed this piece. Wonderful to hear it live.
Hopefully we'll be able to return to Three Choirs Festival soon!
God, this piece is devastating. Bravo!
The best can I get this on cd. FR
When I hear this I am observing in my minds' eye the soldiers of WW1 & 11 in the trenches, the reconnaissance along enemy lines and the subsequent battle, almost in slow motion. The final victory, and the sunrise of a new day. Then the return home of those still living, and the haunting memory of those lost. It stirs such emotion in my heart - my favourite piece of classical music.
Everything about this is just simply sublime. There are times when they sound like a pipe organ. It's amazing. That last beat of the baton, pulling everything inward as the final chord rings out...sigh. I have heard many recordings of the Tallis Fantasia, but this to me is the ultimate.
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15:58 That look of determination gets me every time. This was a stunning performance from all concerned. 😃
I have been listening to this piece almost daily for many months. It helps me get through the pandemic. I just found this recording today. I love the clarity of it - it is really easy to hear each part. The middle voices come through really well. Thank you, Philharmonia!
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Finally! The first visual performance of this piece that I’ve seen that makes sense. Very well done with the limited number of cameras. And the amount of music that comes from so few musicians is phenomenal! Thank you everyone for making this piece the way I’ve always envisioned it when I’ve closed my eyes and dreamed.
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This work sings to my inner soul nearly every time I listen to it.
Incredible to think that Williams elaborated on a piece written hundreds of years earlier by Tallis. Such talented composers, and such a beautiful rendition of this piece ❤️
indeed
A documentary about the SS Atlantic brought me here, and I don't regret a single moment of it. What an amazingly powerful piece of music, able to convey hope, dread, sorrow, and nostalgia all in one. 10/10, magnificently done.
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I think this is the best recording of this piece that I've heard. And, to try to sum it up in words, that's because it is the first recording I've heard which does not try to cram the component parts of this piece into phrased sections. The tempi are quite distinct over even a few bars: as is the mood of those bars. For instance, at 5.45-5.55 and 6.05-6.15 these two small 'pools.of darkness' are given the proper space to breath and be; so often they are given too little space as they are phrased into the larger section. John Williams and the players have realised that the piece is, already, structured brilliantly throughout and that these sections have already been written within the whole piece. This is really respecting the work: and it shows. This really is glorious, heartfelt, playing.
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Insanely gorgeous and committed playing - just wow!
The engineering, the playing, the conducting - I turned off Barbirolli’s Sibelius to listen to this and I cannot stop yearning for hope. Thank you for this beauty!
The tempo is perfect, no overwhelmed with to many instruments, this is the best rendition I have heard!
Beautiful interpretation. Its an amazing piece of music which I sometimes play to bring me down from deep stress but equally from melancholy. Its not mournful, its emotional and hits you in the head and the heart. BTW - the acoustics are amazing,
Most beautiful interpretation of this masterpiece on TH-cam. Absolutely sublime! I've been listening to it for the last 15 years at least, and yet I still got to be surprised by this version. I'm amazed at how a few musicians sitting apart could sound like a huge string orchestra, but also as intimate as chamber music!
Thank you so much for sharing with us! It felt like clearing skies during those crazy pandemic times.
Vaughn Williams' orchestrations are the best ever. No one can create an atmosphere like him.
The chills are still running up and down my spine.
The best version of the extraordinary Tallis Fantasia that I have ever heard. To be able to see it performed on by these exceptional musicians is a true privilege which I will return to again and again.
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The music from Richard William's 'The Thief and the Cobbler: The Recobbled Cut' on TH-cam is what brought me here. Such a gorgeously well-done masterpiece. Oh, and I also admired The Recobbled Cut Version a lot more.😢✝️☦️🛐💛👍
Listen to it again and again...what wonderful sound. Profoundly meaningful for me. Thank you!
Well played i feel the emotion in my heart ❤️ 🔥
Truly beautiful. And with social distancing-WOW! Very impressive. God bless all musicians. Praise Jesus and Mary always!!!
Easiest comment I've ever written - Pure magic!
Sublime, revelatory - I can't even believe how shockingly beautiful this is. Like hearing it again for the first time.
It really is something truly magical . Took my breath away .
Divine, exquisite, otherworldly 💖💙💜
This is my favorite of his compositions❤❤❤
I know for so long I have not heard anything so beautiful
Divine, thank you Philarmonia Orchestra!
Intoxicating . Makes me feel something which is good at the moment .
absolutely brilliant, unique and valuable recording of this timelessly beautiful piece
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Stunningly beautiful rendition and a wonderful recording. Well done all and deep gratitude for doing this.
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Fantastic. Music to feed the soul.I am green with beautiful envy,that I never learnt an instrument.Respect..
This is my first time with this group, but this music lends itself to every setting I've heard it played in. Thanx Everyone for your skill and the magic of the music. THIS NEVER GETS OLD.
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Brilliant performance!! The quality of video and sound is also outstanding, thank you Philharmonia Orchestra!
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Returning to this wonderful music having just seen the new film Benediction (about Siegfried Sassoon).This played out at the end leaving audience members in tears and unable to leave their seats during the rolling credits! I have not heard it for years but am enjoying it again and particularly this version. I will donate to the fabulous Philarmonia. Bravo to all in the orchestra and the production team...
This is the best recording of this piece I’ve ever heard
The sound quality is excellent..hats off to the sound engineer
Sublime. Thank you so much.
The best version, played with such feeling that captures the emotions.
That literally took my breath away. Just beautiful.
Probably Vaughan Williams's masterpiece. I've only been once to the Royal Albert Hall to a Promenade concert, and one of the pieces was this one. I was standing at the rail, totally entranced. The whole experience was just magical. Thank you for bring this wonderful memory and some joy in these so trialling times. Stunning performance, stunning sound, stunning acoustics - I could close my eyes and almost touch the performers.
First time I heard this piece. It gives hope and joy that humanity keeps transmitting beauty despite the difficult time we are going through. Thank you, Philharmonia. Greetings from Chile.
We're glad you've enjoyed the performance so much - we're immensely lucky to still be performing during the pandemic, even though we can't have audiences in person. We've enjoyed the chance to make our performances available all over the world - including Chile - in this past year!
Please don't ruin my love of thid music by associating it with some delusional belief that the human spirit is strong enough to overcome a system that enslaves and makes us controllable sheep..nice Segway... transmitting...the greatest lie of human history...#get those vaccinations
I wish I had this on CD, the playing and the recording of instruments is wonderful, I am hearing things that i am not sure if I have heard before, I have heard probably dozens of performances, this is my first choice