Niel Gow's Lament - Laura Risk with Voices of Music | Scottish fiddle tune

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 141

  • @jimcrawford5039
    @jimcrawford5039 3 года назад +11

    Brought a tear to this celt’s eyes. Been gone for near 60 years, the music pulls at the heartstrings. Beautiful!

  • @warder1701d
    @warder1701d 5 лет назад +33

    I had the opportunity to go to Scotland a couple of years ago, essentially it was a dream come true. When I stepped off of the plane I felt like I was home. The first four notes of this song, and I had that feeling again. I've never had this reaction to music before. Thank you for sharing!

  • @KevOSMusic
    @KevOSMusic 5 лет назад +35

    Such a wonderful celtic air full of traditional ornamentation.

  • @ying-tsuloh3520
    @ying-tsuloh3520 5 лет назад +30

    Brought me to tears when I saw this live. So beautiful!

  • @jaji8549
    @jaji8549 2 года назад +5

    I was recently introduced to this piece and the Gow family of composers while at Sturbridge Village. This specific rendition and channel were recommended to me to hear the best version. Thank you for not disappointing!

  • @edmundcua3396
    @edmundcua3396 5 лет назад +10

    Beautiful rendition. I can imagine and feel this music when played in the scottish highlands.

  • @menatoorus5696
    @menatoorus5696 5 лет назад +35

    متعة الفؤاد و سحر السمع و عبير الخلود
    العراق يستمع
    A pleasure to the heart, a magic to the ears and a taste of immortality.
    Iraq is listening to you.

  • @M.R.1976
    @M.R.1976 Год назад +3

    Best performance ever, genius!

  • @philipandrewlabriaga8673
    @philipandrewlabriaga8673 5 лет назад +14

    This is the first performance of a piece coming from you Voices of Music that made me cry. Thank you so much.

  • @deannesherriff3247
    @deannesherriff3247 5 лет назад +10

    I recently lost a much loved Aunt, and I played this on recorder for her. Thank you so much for this lovely rendition.

  • @hitchnroll3112
    @hitchnroll3112 5 лет назад +18

    Very sentimental and poignant piece performed with grace and restraint by the ensemble. Thanks for a beautiful musical journey into history 🤗🤗🤗

  • @richardbreitling6537
    @richardbreitling6537 5 лет назад +6

    The beauty of the human drama - even in grief and mourning. We cannot judge how beauty comes…
    Wonderful performance!

  • @professorleonardobeduschi1766
    @professorleonardobeduschi1766 5 лет назад +17

    I can't unterstand this music: such a wonderfull elegy, sad to the bone, but in a major tone... Great interpretation, thank you so much Voices of Music!

    • @interqward1
      @interqward1 3 года назад +1

      The 'secret' is in the drone voicing... ...and of course, the kelpies... : )

    • @tonyschram1260
      @tonyschram1260 2 года назад +1

      You don’t have to understand it, just enjoy it

    • @maciejrzepczyk6562
      @maciejrzepczyk6562 6 месяцев назад

      It's lamenting happy but lost memories.

  • @tudaer
    @tudaer 5 лет назад +6

    I just know this band today...I can't leave myself from your music... All are so so beautiful. Especially those nice Baroque bows and instruments...Superb

  • @dunn4k
    @dunn4k 2 года назад +3

    Absolutely beautiful Laura!

  • @moret1957
    @moret1957 Год назад +3

    Música que sacude el alma y nos arranca una lágrima de pena,dolor ,nostalgia,maravillosamente interpretado por Laura Risk,gracias por compartirlo!!!

  • @hanshoning9529
    @hanshoning9529 5 лет назад +2

    iedere dag luister en kijk ik ,naar deze prachtige klanken het geeft rust en vrede

  • @moniacentineo3111
    @moniacentineo3111 5 лет назад +7

    Meraviglioso. Beautiful! This music is sweet, sad and beautiful. Thank you.

  • @ivysioux4945
    @ivysioux4945 4 года назад +2

    What I have to choose?
    I really don’t know if I have to cry or to die on this such beautiful and sadness amazing music!❤️🎶❤️

  • @ragan1425
    @ragan1425 5 лет назад +8

    Beautiful! Thank you

  • @matiasbarth5121
    @matiasbarth5121 5 лет назад +9

    Amazing song, superb performance... Thanks for sharing, VoM!

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  5 лет назад +3

      You are very welcome.

    • @hellomate639
      @hellomate639 Год назад

      @@VoicesofMusic I want the drum used in this... what maker is it?

  • @sallyjjdavis
    @sallyjjdavis Год назад +2

    Very nice to see ceòl mòr music being shown on this channel

  • @yakubekartawidjaja
    @yakubekartawidjaja 4 года назад +3

    This is absolutely the best version!! Thank you for posting..

  • @Love2FlyKAP
    @Love2FlyKAP 5 лет назад +6

    It brings tears to my eye, so beautiful.

  • @domoneyartists1780
    @domoneyartists1780 4 года назад +3

    Beautiful, feels just right for this stressful time. Greetings and thanks, from Toronto, Canada!

  • @JustFiddler
    @JustFiddler 5 лет назад +5

    my favorit! greeting from bali island

  • @comesahorseman
    @comesahorseman 5 лет назад +7

    Softer sound from a baroque violin
    ...it works, nicely done! 👏

  • @MrMaoguitar
    @MrMaoguitar 2 года назад +2

    What a beauty! Thanks to share this performance.

  • @jgcaesar4
    @jgcaesar4 5 лет назад +2

    Just shed a tear or two. Lovely.

  • @Garrett_Rowland
    @Garrett_Rowland 5 лет назад +7

    Very interesting piece. Something about it feels very modern.

    • @hellomate639
      @hellomate639 5 лет назад +2

      It's because the folk musical styles of Ireland and Scotland are quite popular as a composition style today.

  • @weerobot
    @weerobot 5 лет назад +4

    Totally love....Voices of Music....xx

  • @adrenalinefamily8063
    @adrenalinefamily8063 5 лет назад +2

    Dang. That just about made me cry. Loved it so much.

  • @camilam6342
    @camilam6342 5 лет назад +2

    I love your work! I think that this kind of music touches the heart in a way that no one knows.

  • @OBATET
    @OBATET 5 лет назад +5

    Una música meravellosa. Wonderful music

  • @alisaholainen6334
    @alisaholainen6334 4 года назад +3

    Oh my gosh! It is so touchable and lovely, indeed! Thank you very much for this beautiful music.

  • @PeterJohnsonWales
    @PeterJohnsonWales 4 года назад +3

    So moving. Beautiful

  • @lizcloutier8190
    @lizcloutier8190 3 года назад +1

    Brings tears to mine eyes...

  • @baroqueman1
    @baroqueman1 3 года назад +3

    I was moved to tears within the first few bars of this. What more can I say about it ?

  • @alvavipato
    @alvavipato 5 лет назад +4

    How nice to hear them, congratulations.

  • @RICARDOVAUCHER
    @RICARDOVAUCHER 5 лет назад +3

    An extraordinary performance, I love it! Congratulations!

  • @MicanTorban-hh8ql
    @MicanTorban-hh8ql Год назад +1

    Just one word : beautiful.❤

  • @mathew8
    @mathew8 2 года назад +1

    Great composition, great performance, great spirit !

  • @anderleyadv
    @anderleyadv 5 лет назад +4

    Amazing! Thank you!!!

  • @Shauna0829
    @Shauna0829 5 лет назад +2

    So beautiful, and I love the arch of the arrangement.

  • @chizo1205
    @chizo1205 5 лет назад +7

    What a beautyfull sound and playing, omg thank you

  • @TINGSTARR
    @TINGSTARR 5 лет назад +1

    I’ve watched this 22 times.... so far. ❤️

  • @c.g.marseille4510
    @c.g.marseille4510 5 лет назад +5

    the violin of Laura sounds as a viola, her interpretation is very good

  • @luizabner1325
    @luizabner1325 5 лет назад +3

    qué melancólica la interpretación... Genial!!!

  • @maplebrook1955
    @maplebrook1955 2 месяца назад

    Marvelous acoustic affect from the hall. Tasty tune! I could almost hear the Gaelic and smell the bannock in the oven.

  • @seamusmcguire8657
    @seamusmcguire8657 4 года назад +2

    A beautiful performance! Bravo

  • @theclown3967
    @theclown3967 2 года назад +2

    This lament is for his second wife. No mention of what happened to the first one. Baller move.
    Beautiful tune

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  2 года назад +2

      His first wife was Margaret Wiseman, and they had five sons and three daughters. No lament for the first wife, but son Nathaniel was a composer of note, as well as music director, publisher and royal trumpeter.

    • @theclown3967
      @theclown3967 2 года назад +1

      @@VoicesofMusic Nathaniel Gow's lament for his brother.
      Written for Niel?

  • @tonyschram1260
    @tonyschram1260 3 года назад +2

    Nicely done, outstanding 👍

  • @Sashikomu
    @Sashikomu 4 года назад +4

    Fantástico, fenomenal como a verdadeira música nos aproxima do belo! Deus abençoe a todos.

  • @denisiapearson4131
    @denisiapearson4131 5 лет назад +2

    So talented!

  • @sgtcrab2569
    @sgtcrab2569 4 года назад +2

    Baroque fiddle and bow...nice!

  • @deborahsoule9698
    @deborahsoule9698 5 лет назад +15

    This is absolutely lovely. As for the 6 "dislikes", apparently there are people in the world who spend every waking minute trolling through RUclips clicking the thumbs down symbol on every video posted. :-(

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  5 лет назад +3

      No worries!

    • @crypton_8l87
      @crypton_8l87 3 года назад +2

      some people have no idea what to do with beauty.. they're actually afraid to indulge in it..
      so they dont understand someone else's preoccupation with the sublime

  • @jfduran9176
    @jfduran9176 2 года назад +2

    Emocionante. Música que genera en nosotros un profundo sentimiento telúrico. Talvez por la afinidad con mi sensibilidad gallega.

  • @MsBrunoMb
    @MsBrunoMb 5 лет назад +8

    Maravilhoso!

  • @MarthalieThurstonSachemPiper
    @MarthalieThurstonSachemPiper 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for the beautiful music

  • @sssaaa1579
    @sssaaa1579 2 года назад +1

    It’s just pretty and Perfect

  • @cloudstrife7668
    @cloudstrife7668 4 года назад +1

    I cried 🤧 very beautiful

  • @iainthegrouch
    @iainthegrouch 2 месяца назад

    Superb in every way. Fantastic

  • @lindaguerrero3256
    @lindaguerrero3256 2 года назад +1

    THANK YOU🌹

  • @hekaputra483
    @hekaputra483 5 лет назад +4

    Love from Indonesia 💕💕

  • @bassdivamtm
    @bassdivamtm 5 лет назад +1

    Beautiful as always William Skeen🎶😄

  • @c.g.marseille4510
    @c.g.marseille4510 5 лет назад +5

    this is a very intense grief

  • @ericbremer6314
    @ericbremer6314 5 лет назад +2

    Woooow.................................!!!!

  • @michaelreaper666
    @michaelreaper666 5 лет назад +1

    Bravo .. That sounds great ..many thanks .. :)

  • @joeljacquelin
    @joeljacquelin 4 года назад +1

    Magnifique

  • @prospero6337
    @prospero6337 5 лет назад +6

    Spirit making telling clearing
    :>

  • @이경복-o2r
    @이경복-o2r Год назад +1

    올린이 자신의 지나온 시간을 슬퍼하면서, 감미로운 소리로 이야기 하네요👍❤

  • @gothips
    @gothips 3 года назад +1

    Sounds scandinavian but cant name it, love it.

  • @erkandemir4570
    @erkandemir4570 5 лет назад +2

    Bravo

  • @xkellieeh
    @xkellieeh 5 лет назад +1

    Bravo!

  • @ulrikebergmann5383
    @ulrikebergmann5383 5 лет назад +3

    Friedliche Musik !

  • @stefaniaoriente6299
    @stefaniaoriente6299 2 года назад +1

    i love you...wonderful....

  • @AnaMaríaRiescoPagalday
    @AnaMaríaRiescoPagalday 20 дней назад +1

    😊.

  • @giulianagardabaroquecello9075
    @giulianagardabaroquecello9075 5 лет назад +1

    W O W

  • @patthewoodboy
    @patthewoodboy 5 лет назад +2

    sweet :-)

  • @weirdunclebob
    @weirdunclebob 5 лет назад +2

    Beautiful sound, beautiful lament. Thanks! By the way, I can't remember the name of the cellist and I don't know the harpist's name. Can you help me out, please?!

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  5 лет назад +2

      (FYI: all the names of the musicians are listed in the info and also at the end of the video)
      Voices of Music
      Hanneke van Proosdij and David Tayler, directors
      Laura Risk, baroque violin
      Alana Youssefian, baroque violin
      Peter Maund, frame drum
      Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord
      David Tayler, archlute
      The harpsist is Cheryl Ann Fulton, she's not playing in this piece.

    • @weirdunclebob
      @weirdunclebob 5 лет назад +1

      @@VoicesofMusic Ah, I didn't watch the credits at the end, that's why! I couldn't see their names in the blurb, though which is why I asked. Thank you!

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  5 лет назад +3

      @@weirdunclebob It's all good! RUclips should make it easier to see the blurb.

  • @mbjsrl
    @mbjsrl 2 года назад +1

    Are baroque instruments always tuned down half a tone (a C# where normally there would be a D) ?

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  2 года назад +1

      Not always, but very often. Some of our videos are at 466Hz, a half step higher (the Cima video).

  • @poyrazengin708
    @poyrazengin708 5 лет назад +4

    Wich brand string use your violinst?

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  5 лет назад +4

      Laura is using Aquila strings for this performance. aquilacorde.com/old/early-music-strings/violin-family/94/violin-viola-cello/?lang=en

    • @poyrazengin708
      @poyrazengin708 5 лет назад +4

      @@VoicesofMusic thanks.

  • @ericholt5954
    @ericholt5954 4 года назад +1

    Eric Holt. Saudades a todos.

  • @ShubhamKumar-oe5oo
    @ShubhamKumar-oe5oo 2 года назад +1

    Is this a special kind of violin or just the playing technique is different?

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  2 года назад +2

      It's a violin, bow and technique from a time long past, like what Niel Gow would have played

    • @tsb3093
      @tsb3093 Год назад

      @@VoicesofMusicNeil….

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  7 месяцев назад +1

      @@tsb3093Although there is no standard spelling, Gow often used Niel and his grandson Neil.

  • @JFroTheMusician
    @JFroTheMusician 5 лет назад +2

    Is the music to this available on the imslp?

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  5 лет назад +2

      There are a lot of versions on the internet but we made our own arrangement, will upload it eventually.....

    • @FiddlerSteve
      @FiddlerSteve 5 лет назад +2

      The original's in Gow's 5th Collection of Strathspeys, Reels & c. I don't think that's on either IMSLP or the National Library of Scotland online collection (IMSLP has the first 3). It's a very popular tune in the Scottish fiddle repertoire, wouldn't be difficult to find online.

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  5 лет назад +1

      @@FiddlerSteve Book 5 is hard to find.

    • @davidez5746
      @davidez5746 Год назад

      ​@@VoicesofMusicas adult violin beginner I become enamored to this version, bringing me to discover the early music as a target I want to grow in. I would kindly ask if will be possible to load here or elsewhere at least the violins sheet music.

  • @1tbo
    @1tbo 5 лет назад +1

    William Skeen, the cellist, got left out of the credits. He needs a better agent.

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  5 лет назад +2

      Credits: ruclips.net/video/8fX8qqotwqk/видео.html

  • @brochanteur8253
    @brochanteur8253 5 лет назад +1

    ...

  • @fredhoupt4078
    @fredhoupt4078 5 лет назад +1

    sad, as Irish laments always are. Such is life.

    • @fredhoupt4078
      @fredhoupt4078 5 лет назад +2

      @chrismacsims oh? My bad....

    • @samoday2992
      @samoday2992 3 года назад +1

      Yes he was my 5x grandfather . Gow means smith in Scots Gaelic .

    • @georgehill9959
      @georgehill9959 Год назад

      Irish?

    • @samoday2992
      @samoday2992 Год назад

      @@georgehill9959 no Scottish