Prayer of St. Gregory - Alan Hovhaness
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Prayer of St. Gregory, Alan Hovhaness by Jacq Sanders on cornet and Theo Hes on harmonium in the church of monestrery St. Michael in Steyl, Netherlands, august 2011.
Filmed by Joeri van Rhijn.
Best version of all
Wonderful release! Very nice sound, good idea to play it on the cornet. The mute is very interesting too. The phrasing is really beautiful, very expressive and not too pathos. I really like
The compositions of Hovhaness are far underrated. Love this.
The point is that this is the op 62b, the intermezzo of the unknown (and maybe not premiered) Echmiadzín opera (op 62) of 1946 (armenian inspiration period). Perhaps this is one of the causes of underrating. Thanks for recording and sharing this jewel.
Supreme performance! Sends chills down my inner spine everytime I listen. Evokes deepest yearnings for reconciliation and peace with Christ/His Kingdom!
There is something almost heartbreaking about the sound of the harmonium in this incredible acoustic. The absolute sincerity and devotion inherent in the score come out beautifully here.
The cup mute addition is not in my music copy but I really like it. The coronet is wonder full as well. Thank you!
I was privileged to hear this played this at a funeral yesterday. It was beyond breathtaking! I truly felt God's presence. You have an incredible gift -- thank you for sharing.
Magical, mystical, transparent as crystal. Thanks Jacq and Theo for 5 unbelievable minutes
Beautiful rendition. I was privileged to hear this performed at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in NYC. Amateur musicians, but still grand in that space.
Beautifully played! Really enjoyed the attention to the emotional melodic lines and phrasing.
Thank you!
What an exceptional performance; how I’ve only found your sublime upload now I know not; cannot adequately express how grateful I am! ~Kind regards
Beautiful!
Very beautiful performance.
Beautiful. The balance of the sound is exceptional. Great tone from that little harmonium!
very nice
This theme is magnificent, your performance is sublime, thank you for this wonderful musical moment.
The balance between the two is remarkable and the sound quality in the church - WOW!!!!! Thak you for a beautiful rendition of the haunting piece.
Het is prachtig. Om stil van te worden. Mooie uitvoering.
Gorgeous! I can't even imagine the amount of practice and self-control (and just control in general) required to perform this so well! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Ani !
What a wonderful performance! Thanks for sharing- the patience you show in your playing here is outstanding, and wonderful phrasing/sound/control!
Played this in concert at an Alexandre harmonium several years ago with a guest trumpeter. New to me then but loved the interplay of the two instruments. Discovering this wonderful performance on RUclips demands I pull it out and perform it again. Thanks!
Echt prachtig! Ik heb het gevonden naar aanleiding van het artikel in Vox Humana, het tijdschruft van de Harmoniumvereniging Nederland jaargang 23 nummer 4. Ik ben erg onder de indruk van het geheel. Hartelijk dank!
Ik zit te genieten van de schoonheid van de compositie, de spelers en hun instrumenten.
Via VOX HUMANA kwam ik hier terecht. Sinds kort ook in het bezit van een klein Frans drukwindharmoniumpje ben ik jaloers op de prachtige Mannborg van Theo !
Sublime, and transcendent! Thank you!
Just came across this and I love it!
Very beautiful, thank you. I like the tempo. Excellent.
Totally divine. I love this performance.
Heard the peace and stable performance .
Is a deep meditation . It was an amazing performance and accuracy for comfort .
What a superb piece of music and a performance that did it great justice. Fabulous. Thank you.
So nice to see and hear this performance, I’ve been listening to the recording for a long time but to see it is truly a treat.
This is completely sublime. My favorite recording. Thank you for sharing with us.
Wow! Your performance of this is beautiful.
Congratulation for this wonderful performance... I never heard this composition with Harmonium and cornet.
Beautiful.
Beautiful interpretation and performance thank you
Inspiring and beautiful!
Very nice performance, Jacq! Keep up the great work.
Soothing and uplifting
Sublime !!!!! Thank you.
Thanks Brandon. It is a Cornet in Bb, Thein from Bremen.
No words...
so very well done. thank you :)
thank you
Such a nice blend of harmonium and cornet. Thanks for posting.
My new favourite version on RUclips!! You play absolutely beautifully. When I saw you're from the Netherlands I thought, "Ah, of course. Those Europeans have it all figured out."
Thanks so much for sharing!
+Sarah Devlin Thank you Sarah !
"Ah, of course. Those European have it all figured out." Sorry but let's not start waving flags.
Hovhaness was born in NYC, USA, of Armenian parents and the best version of this is by the
jazz/classically trained trumpet W. Marsalis. The organ here is simply overpowered by the trumpet. +Sarah Devlin
+Ronnie Moore
Ron, your criticism is ok. I don't like the version of Marsalis at all. I like to bring fantasy in music and give variation to that what composers give us.
+Ronnie Moore Well you're just being needlessly unpleasant, Mr. Classical Music Troll.
Prachtig, ja. De bescheiden bijdrage van het harmonium doet de dynamiek van de trompetsolo ten volle uitkomen. Een van mijn favoriete versies.
I love this version. I've never heard it played on cornet before (is that a C cornet or a Bb? Looks like a C), but I think it sounds better on cornet than trumpet in that accoustic, particularly with the harmonium as opposed to the organ. I particularly liked the muted section. Beautifully played by both musicians. Thank you for posting this.
This is FANTASTIC, must be one of the best, if not the best version on RUclips .Beautiful tone and phrasing. BTW what make of cornet is that?
+57dogsbody Thank you for the compliment. The cornet is made by Thein brothers in Bremen, Germany.
Beautiful piece of music . I heard first time on Poseidon LP many years ago. St Gregory Introduce Christianity in Armenia and made Armenia first Christian nation in the world . Thanks for that .
Yours and the Christopher L Roberts are my 2 favourite versions of this. Becasue yours has better video and no buzz make you top. well played.
Een geweldige uitvoering, schitterend. De reverberation van de kerk geeft het dit "extra" om het te absorberen.
Hier word St.Gregory van Nyssa bedoeld ? Een van de drie "Capadocian vaders" :
Basil de Grote, zijn jongere broer Gregory van Nyssa en Gregory van Nazianzus. Bevorderaars van de ontwikkeling van de vroege Christian theologie. (Doctrine van de drie eenheid)
Jacq, do you have another recording of you performing this that I can listen to? Spotify, etc
Dear Kory, sadly not.
Can ANYONE guide me to the Hovhaness Ave Maria (a cappella for women's chorus) ??? Is this available on You Tube somewhere?Help. I've had no luck. Thank You.
With a trumpet shank mouthpiece?!!!! Sacrilege!!!!!!!!