May his memory be for a blessing. I lost my mother five months ago. Coincidentally my teenager had sung this (the top soprano part) just a few months before.
“It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony.” - Benjamin Britten
Thank you for sharing this quote Caryn. I would love to include it in my mother's funeral order of service, but I think it best to keep it for my own personal meaning, as it really captures so much about my relationship with my mother.
To those who are unfamiliar with music, this song is ridiculously difficult to get through. Each part acts as it’s own beast, and you must not only know YOUR part, but everyone else’s part to a T for it to pay off the way it’s supposed to. This is a beautiful performance, made all the more impressive by the difficulty of the piece.
The hardest part of singing this in my choir I think was getting the long phrases smooth and not dying from the excruciating interval jumps. Of course you need to know others' parts to know when your beat is. (Dunno why but there indeed are many people who blissfully count their long note's length in their own head, disregarding what's happening... even soloists. So it's definitely a skill that some have to work for.)
Our father has just passed away. I find this music so beautiful. He loved Elgar. “When I hear music I fear no danger, I am invulnerable. I see no foe.” Henry David Thoreau
As we left the church at my darling husband’s funeral I had this recording played. I cry every time I hear it but i need to hear it every day - it gives me hope.
This was a great favourite of my late husband. Played at his funeral and I now turn to it when I need solace and remember my loving husband. Magnificent choral work.
My mother died this week. This came to my rescue. I have always loved the Elgar original, and this choral arrangement is sublime as a Requiem. Thank you for a magnificent performance.
Y’all this song is helping me so much as I grieve the loss of my best friend from the corona virus. I feel so much peace and comfort as I listen to these angelic voices. So thankful for VOCES8! ☺️
Your sincere prayers for your friend will help a great deal. As this holy spirit song promises, the is an eternal, joyous Heaven for the blessed. Even if there is unfinished work for a soul to do, there are opportunities on the other side for that soul to make amends.
This was the recording that introduced me to VOCES8 as I searched for a version of Nimrod. I have been following VOCES8 ever since and I keep coming back to this recording. It is utterly sublime and so moving. It would be one of my Desert Island Discs - if I am ever famous enough to be invited onto the programme!! 😏
To me, Elgar created the most amazing shimmering sound in this movement. It seems perfect to go with this sacred text: eternal light. Typically, Voces8 delivers a profoundly brilliant performance.
Exquisitely beautiful interpretation of this imaginative setting of "Nimrod" (Enigma Variations). Though the text is from the ordinary of the funeral mass, the theme of eternal light is singularly appropriate for these challenging times. Profound thanks for this lovely musical offering. Later -- two years later. Christmas Eve 2022 -- and again and again I return to this inspiring amalgam of text and music. At now 82, and mostly housebound, it is musical settings and renderings such as these.that keep my faith alive in my silent solitude. Thank you, Voces 8 for your inspired musical ministry to a rather derelect former choirmaster and chorister. Christmas blessings to you all!
Garywait3231, you have perfectly expressed my personal thoughts and I adopt your heartfelt comments as my own. Thank you, Voces8, and warm wishes to all the other former choral directors and singers, especially those who might be homebound or living with physical impairments. God bless you and keep you in the palm of his hand.
@@RobertChastain : My heartfelt thanks, and best New Year's wishes to you, for your kind words. And thanks to groups like Voces 8 who give us such a blessed foretaste of the music of the spheres!
As intimate and intense as "Nimrod" is in the orchestral version, the intensity is magnified and focused by an octet of choral voices. As of that weren't enough, the text of the prayer "Lux Aeterna" from the Latin Requiem Mass further sharpens the impact. This is powerfully unbearable in the very best of ways. Samuel Barber's "Adagio" treated similarly is on a par with this. This music and sound is almost too beauiful.
Masterful voices producing mind-blowing vocal control, balance and blend. VOCES8 infuse heart and soul while executing this so effortlessly. Thank you again for a beautiful performance.
Of the Voices in particular: The only Superlatives I could add to those already used in the comments: Vox Angelus Of the Room: We often say: "The Room is the other half of the Paino/Forte"; This Room uplifts, supports and enhances this spectacular sound (and am sure it's why they chose it over others)... No Coincidence. With all our Technology, it's still hard to say we've mastered the art/science of Room Crafting. Many Years of Good health and Joyful performances to all the crew!
first second i listened to it in class beside my friend, I looked at her and she was so confused and concerned and my facial expressions, and I don't blame her, I am still awe struck 🤩❤️ i have always wondered if this piece had been arranged for a choir and here it is❤️
I heard this on the radio a couple of weeks ago. Of course, I was quite aware of Nimrod, but not of the addition of the wonderful Lux Aeterna text. My dear friend, who is declining rapidly with dementia, totally fell in love with this setting, and is moved to tears whenever I play it for her. Between losing her, and my own mother's terminal illness, this arrangement not only provides beauty, but some comfort in the pain of loss.
Came here via their recording of Underneath The Stars - Kate Rusby and it goes without saying I'm glad I did. What a pleasure to hear this arrangement, I'm obviously aware of the verison played on Remberance Sunday, but to hear words put to the music is thrilling and so so moving. I also appreciated the touching Comments. Perfect & Thank you and peace to you all.
There are times when they sound like a full orchestra to my ears or like a perfectly pitched brass band… Nonetheless, the spiritual significance of what is happening here is tremendous and brings me to tears every time
Just wanted to say thank you. I’ve just returned from my grandmother’s cremation service and this was the most beautiful piece of choral music I have ever heard. I chose this piece for her last journey down the aisle before her body departed from this world. Thank you VOCES8. Love to you all. ✝️✡️
Eternal rest grant unto her, Oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her! And through the mercy of God, may all the faithful departed rest in peace. Hail Mary, Full of Grace… Amen. And may our Lord Jesus Christ and all the angels and saints, especially Our Blessed Mother, comfort you and pray for the repose of your dear mother’s soul. Amen. God bless you, Sister!
Sublime and haunting . One of the most beautiful and sad pieces of music I have ever heard. Perhaps only equalled by Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings.
This always reminds of remembrance sunday which commemorates all those who died in WW1 and WW2 it always brings tears to my eyes when I think of all the young men who died in such awful scenes,
Elgar wrote this piece to himself. It's one of the only pieces performed orchestrally that pulls my heartstrings. The lux aeterna text was the perfect addition. Lamenting, hopeful, etheral
This provides me comfort tonight, on the passing of my father. Thank you.
May he rest in peace.🕯😔
May he rest in eternal light, peace and joy
Dave, my father is gone too, but he lives inside me every day.
This was played at my Mum's funeral. It gave me comfort too. x
May his memory be for a blessing. I lost my mother five months ago. Coincidentally my teenager had sung this (the top soprano part) just a few months before.
“It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony.”
- Benjamin Britten
Thank you for sharing this quote Caryn. I would love to include it in my mother's funeral order of service, but I think it best to keep it for my own personal meaning, as it really captures so much about my relationship with my mother.
Gorgeous and profound.
thank you
not only music : The English patient is a fantastic and cruel movie
❤
To those who are unfamiliar with music, this song is ridiculously difficult to get through. Each part acts as it’s own beast, and you must not only know YOUR part, but everyone else’s part to a T for it to pay off the way it’s supposed to. This is a beautiful performance, made all the more impressive by the difficulty of the piece.
Chamber music at its finest
I completely agree. But, I would venture that this is true of all singing bar solos. I make a point of knowing everyone's parts.
I guess if some thing is worth the challenge then it’s worth doing it well. What a beautiful performance.
Played this at the end of my mothers memorial service. Everyone was saying “What is this ? It’s so beautiful.
The hardest part of singing this in my choir I think was getting the long phrases smooth and not dying from the excruciating interval jumps. Of course you need to know others' parts to know when your beat is. (Dunno why but there indeed are many people who blissfully count their long note's length in their own head, disregarding what's happening... even soloists. So it's definitely a skill that some have to work for.)
Our father has just passed away. I find this music so beautiful. He loved Elgar.
“When I hear music I fear no danger, I am invulnerable. I see no foe.” Henry David Thoreau
As we left the church at my darling husband’s funeral I had this recording played. I cry every time I hear it but i need to hear it every day - it gives me hope.
I wish you peace of mind
What a beautiful tribute to your husband....
Absolutely nailed it. I could listen to this on repeat for eternity.
いい歌です。合唱しました。
一緒に歌った友人が、コロナ期間で会えないなかで病気で天国へ。葬儀でこの曲を流しました。
Always a beautiful piece, but this rendition, by these 8 people, is stunning.
This was a great favourite of my late husband. Played at his funeral and I now turn to it when I need solace and remember my loving husband. Magnificent choral work.
This is giving me consolation and solace as I, like many, process the passing of Her Majesty.
Thank you, Ma'am, for everything.
My mother died this week. This came to my rescue. I have always loved the Elgar original, and this choral arrangement is sublime as a Requiem. Thank you for a magnificent performance.
May this music comfort your soul and guide your mother to her eternal light and peace, greetings from the Netherlands.
@@jan-pietervanwaasbergen2441 Thank you so much. That means a great deal to me.
Y’all this song is helping me so much as I grieve the loss of my best friend from the corona virus. I feel so much peace and comfort as I listen to these angelic voices. So thankful for VOCES8! ☺️
Your sincere prayers for your friend will help a great deal. As this holy spirit song promises, the is an eternal, joyous Heaven for the blessed. Even if there is unfinished work for a soul to do, there are opportunities on the other side for that soul to make amends.
Memory Eternal for your friend and love to all who mourn. 💖✨💖
My condolences to you. Take care.
ЗдОрово ,молодцы !....BRAVO!!!
God Bless you Isaiah with the peace and comfort of the Lord.
I return to this recording again and again and again, and I’m stunned, humbled and refreshed every time.
Yes, I do the same and my response is also the same. It is an exquisite piece.
It's simply sublime. I can't get enough of it.
There are not enough superlatives. Nothing but perfection from the best vocal group on the planet. Bravo.
As you look and listen it's almost impossible to believe these sounds are coming from mere mortals.
Sublime. Inimitable. Perfect. God touching this world.
Thanks Gregory - the Lord's gift of voice in action.
Yes... I’m weeping listening to this.
The most beautiful rendition of this masterpiece ever recorded in my humble opinion!
Love your work. Elgar is smiling in heaven❤
This was the recording that introduced me to VOCES8 as I searched for a version of Nimrod. I have been following VOCES8 ever since and I keep coming back to this recording.
It is utterly sublime and so moving.
It would be one of my Desert Island Discs - if I am ever famous enough to be invited onto the programme!! 😏
this is the sound of Heaven!
Thanks Joseph - a very heavenly sound from a gift of God...
Thats why its called Eternal Light
ANGELS SINGING !!!!
That last note sounds like a great organ with all the stops pulled out. Incredible.
Indeed! Compare it with Diane Bish’s rendition on the great organ in Texas. Completely overpowering are both works.
To me, Elgar created the most amazing shimmering sound in this movement. It seems perfect to go with this sacred text: eternal light. Typically, Voces8 delivers a profoundly brilliant performance.
Just watched/listened for about the 97th time. Still wept.
Moved - first to tears, then to action. Stunning.
Exquisitely beautiful interpretation of this imaginative setting of "Nimrod" (Enigma Variations). Though the text is from the ordinary of the funeral mass, the theme of eternal light is singularly appropriate for these challenging times. Profound thanks for this lovely musical offering.
Later -- two years later. Christmas Eve 2022 -- and again and again I return to this inspiring amalgam of text and music. At now 82, and mostly housebound, it is musical settings and renderings such as these.that keep my faith alive in my silent solitude. Thank you, Voces 8 for your inspired musical ministry to a rather derelect former choirmaster and chorister. Christmas blessings to you all!
Garywait3231, you have perfectly expressed my personal thoughts and I adopt your heartfelt comments as my own. Thank you, Voces8, and warm wishes to all the other former choral directors and singers, especially those who might be homebound or living with physical impairments. God bless you and keep you in the palm of his hand.
@@RobertChastain : My heartfelt thanks, and best New Year's wishes to you, for your kind words. And thanks to groups like Voces 8 who give us such a blessed foretaste of the music of the spheres!
As intimate and intense as "Nimrod" is in the orchestral version, the intensity is magnified and focused by an octet of choral voices. As of that weren't enough, the text of the prayer "Lux Aeterna" from the Latin Requiem Mass further sharpens the impact. This is powerfully unbearable in the very best of ways. Samuel Barber's "Adagio" treated similarly is on a par with this. This music and sound is almost too beauiful.
What an incredible pleasure it is to listen to these amazing singers!
I've never heard this done so well. Bravo.
Overwhelmingly beautiful! ❤️
This is what it feels like when a piece of music resonates with not only your heart but soul .
So pure, such discipline. I love this version.
Breath taking thank you so much for sharing your beautiful performance x
Utterly beautiful.
The purest form of this piece yet, a way to take in its absolute essence.
Absolutely Heavenly 💖🎶
So, beautifully done. I can't help but weep listening to it
This is impressive, comforting and, in a way, relaxing. I love this job. very grateful.
A most wonderful recording. It can’t get any better than this !. Absolutely Marvellous.
Great beauty. Such sounds. Grateful thanks.
just wonderful. i cant stop listen to it one day after another ... very very nice ... love the soprano also very much
Masterful voices producing mind-blowing vocal control, balance and blend. VOCES8 infuse heart and soul while executing this so effortlessly. Thank you again for a beautiful performance.
Absolutely beautiful! Hard to exceed. Heavenly singing.
Perfect. That last word Requiem sung by Voces8 is the most beautiful sound imaginable.
What a wonderful piece and sound ! Bravo ! :D
Beautiful rendition. 😊
Tears..sublime beauty
I love this soooo much
Absolutely stunning
So beautiful. I plan to have this at my funeral. Light eternal - perfect
Just Amazing. Helping me through the loss of my Mum. Thanks guys, you're absolutely stunningly brilliant
Your talent is off the scale! Just magic!!
What a stunning performance
Oh my word....had chills the entire time.
Of the Voices in particular: The only Superlatives I could add to those already used in the comments: Vox Angelus
Of the Room: We often say: "The Room is the other half of the Paino/Forte"; This Room uplifts, supports and enhances this spectacular sound (and am sure it's why they chose it over others)... No Coincidence. With all our Technology, it's still hard to say we've mastered the art/science of Room Crafting. Many Years of Good health and Joyful performances to all the crew!
Thanks for reuploading, so I can like it twice
Amazing performance.
Stunning.
Stunningly beautiful.
If I've commented before, I must again. I've heard VOCES8 several times live and they always stir something in me.
first second i listened to it in class beside my friend, I looked at her and she was so confused and concerned and my facial expressions, and I don't blame her, I am still awe struck 🤩❤️ i have always wondered if this piece had been arranged for a choir and here it is❤️
Thank you. This helps with stress so much.
I heard this on the radio a couple of weeks ago. Of course, I was quite aware of Nimrod, but not of the addition of the wonderful Lux Aeterna text. My dear friend, who is declining rapidly with dementia, totally fell in love with this setting, and is moved to tears whenever I play it for her. Between losing her, and my own mother's terminal illness, this arrangement not only provides beauty, but some comfort in the pain of loss.
Came here via their recording of Underneath The Stars - Kate Rusby and it goes without saying I'm glad I did. What a pleasure to hear this arrangement, I'm obviously aware of the verison played on Remberance Sunday, but to hear words put to the music is thrilling and so so moving. I also appreciated the touching Comments. Perfect & Thank you and peace to you all.
wow...just wow. thankyou
This is stunning ❤
I would like to have this recording played at my funeral.
Magnifique tout simplement !
Profoundly beautiful.
Breathtaking. It brings me such joy knowing beauty like this exists on earth and we have access to it when we need it.
Amazing ensemble and great moving music ❤
Divinely beautiful.
There are times when they sound like a full orchestra to my ears or like a perfectly pitched brass band… Nonetheless, the spiritual significance of what is happening here is tremendous and brings me to tears every time
It's the purity of tone an lack of vibrato. Just gorgeous.
Well...as far as I am concerned...this performance for me; that there's just no other...THANK YOU!!!...THANK YOU!!...THANK YOU!!!!....
Ich liebe es. Dankeschön
Just wanted to say thank you. I’ve just returned from my grandmother’s cremation service and this was the most beautiful piece of choral music I have ever heard. I chose this piece for her last journey down the aisle before her body departed from this world. Thank you VOCES8. Love to you all. ✝️✡️
For my 97 year old mother who just departed this life. Lux Aeterna!
Eternal rest grant unto her, Oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her! And through the mercy of God, may all the faithful departed rest in peace. Hail Mary, Full of Grace… Amen.
And may our Lord Jesus Christ and all the angels and saints, especially Our Blessed Mother, comfort you and pray for the repose of your dear mother’s soul. Amen. God bless you, Sister!
This was peak Voces8 imo
this has me sobbing every time i hear it-glorious
Wow… beautiful beyond words
Oh my life! Excellent!
MAGNIFICENT!!! Right down to the height of the music stands. WOW!
Beautiful 😍
Sublime and haunting .
One of the most beautiful and sad pieces of music I have ever heard. Perhaps only equalled by Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings.
This so absolutely beautiful and It got me bit emotional
I love singing more tbh and I also the instrumental
Always think there is a lack of appreciation for just how seamless is the performance… no matter the personnel, always flawless… just wow
Superb, how do they make such beautiful harmonies that gel together so seamlessly. It is beyond words.
Thank you so much
Yes it is beyond words- it’s music.
Beautiful
Siete strepitosi!!!
Heavenly!
Simply splendid! Uplifts my soul!
This always reminds of remembrance sunday which commemorates all those who died in WW1 and WW2 it always brings tears to my eyes when I think of all the young men who died in such awful scenes,
Listening to the Royal band playing it at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day is well worth the effort and expense to get there.
Oh, England, England, artistically you are still far ahead of the continent! Love and regards!
Always a moving beautiful piece, never imagined it could get even better. Already tingling, at 2:15 I think my knees went.
Cudowna kompozycja, cudowny śpiew. Gratuluję. PL
Thank you !
Music washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life.
Sounds like a baroque piece. Well Done!!
God bless you all, VOCES8❣️ I turn to you when my heart is heavy. You bring me peace and comfort. Thank you so very much ❤️
I feel that I have gone to heaven when I hear this
Elgar wrote this piece to himself. It's one of the only pieces performed orchestrally that pulls my heartstrings.
The lux aeterna text was the perfect addition.
Lamenting, hopeful, etheral