"Lux æterna" (after Edward Elgar's "Nimrod"). Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
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- Опубликовано: 29 дек 2013
- "Lux Aeterna", for Chorus, after IX Nimrod (Adagio) from "The Enigma Variations", Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra (Enigma), Op. 36, Sir Edward Elgar, (various arr.). Agnus Dei: Music of Inner Harmony: The Choir of New College Oxford, Directed by Edward Higginbottom. Erato.
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Lux æterna
Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine,
cum sanctis tuis in æternum,
quia pius es.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine;
et lux perpetua luceat eis ;
cum Sanctis tuis in æternum,
quia pius es.
May everlasting light shine upon them, O Lord,
with your Saints forever,
for you are kind.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,
and may everlasting light shine upon them.
with your Saints forever,
for you are merciful.
Sir Edward Elgar, and amongst his greatest compositions lie the Enigma Variations "the supreme example of how to elaborate in so many different ways upon a simple theme". Indeed, he dedicated the work "to my friends pictured within", each variation being an affectionate portrayal of one of his circle of close acquaintances.
The Ninth Variation, Nimrod, is here arranged for voices - not the first to do so. It is dedicated to Augustus J. Jaeger, Elgar's best friend. It is said that this variation, as well as an attempt to capture what Elgar saw as Jaeger's noble character, depicts a night-time walk the two of them had, during which they discussed the slow movements of Ludwig van Beethoven (the first eight bars represent the beginning of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata). The name of the variation punningly refers to an Old Testament patriarch described as a mighty hunter, the name Jaeger being German for hunter. The text is the Communion antiphon from the Mass for the Dead. 
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I can never get through this without disolving into tears! All my life it's been like this, whatever version (orchestral, choral, even brass band!) What is this magical sequence of notes that makes this piece so different, so sublimely beautiful? A hymn to all that is good in humanity ... Pure emotion .......
David Hopkins absolutely wonderful
Listening while reading my payslip does it for me!
Listen to Matthew Curtis doing all of the parts to this piece.
Also, his renditions of Biebl's "Ave Maria" and Barber's "Agnus Dei."
Can you recommend any other pieces of music that you have found so totally moving that you can feel your chemistry change?
Classical, but also any genre: pop soloists, movie soundtracks, etc. I am exploring the world of music pretty late in life, but better late than never.
Wonderful. Wasn't expecting that substantial Db/C# from the basses at the end! Perfect.
This was my mums favourite music. We played it at her funeral. This sounds even more amazing when played in an acoustically perfect church
a powerful and ethereal reminder that there are greater things than us in the universe......
Divine power comes not from a greater being, but from one's own mind...
Thank you from all my heart...
Gorgeous! Reaches the soul!
Simply sublime
OMG this brought goosebumps...absolutely beautiful.
Bravo performance. I rose to my feet at the end and applauded you across "time and space"
Elgar's greatest master piece . English from the 19th C sung so beautifully by a choir "from the new world" in the 21st C.
Keith Bate oops my mistake Oxford had just been listening to a wonderful version by an American choir. Both versions are sublime !
so beautiful that it's chilling
So beautiful
I was in heaven!
I want this to be sung at my funeral.
+Frans-Olav
I'm transcended;
& so do I.
"Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam
dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua leceat eis.
May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord, with Thy saints forever,
for Thou art Kind.
Eternal rest
give to them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them."
Really wonderful
Sweet, serene singing !
So nice
Sublime
SUPERB
Magnifique. Les Anglais sont décidément les plus remarquables dans ce genre d'arrangement, avec les Américains.
Tt a fait d accord 😉
In the wise words of Homer Simpson. " Tis' like the singing of the angels themselves" :)
Works!
there may be other life forms in the universe, but i don't think they can surpass this (especially this) or other works of beauty in music created on our beautiful planet.
A caption while watching Girl with a Dragon Tattoo brought me here.
Wonderful English music. No guns no violence just how civilized human beings should live.
Davis, that is what makes good music, it should do something to you, something meaningful.
is the arrangement by Elgar? or is this more recent?
It's not Elgar's own arrangement, but I'm not sure who made it.
I wrote it as a commission for the Choir Of New College Oxford, etting the words of the Requiem Mass: Lux Aeterna. John Cameron
Hemelse muziek, die 'n enorm verlangen oproept ...
just please listen to All Angels 's version
Gorgeous has no love for logic
+Mario CN I beg to differ in logic the sublime is revealed
Vulgar.