17th Century Mom: YOU AND THAT MELANCHOLIC MUSIC AGAIN! WOULD YOU CEASE THIS NONSENSE AND ATTEND TO YOUR STUDIES!?! 17th Century Teen: THIS IS NOT A PHASE, MOTHER!
You possibly have heard versions of songs as old or older. Barbara Allen by the Everly Brothers and many, many others - approx 1650, Scarborough Fair (early version) by Simon & Garfunkel and many, many others - 1670, probably older.
@@bruceringrose7539 Maybe older, maybe younger, but older and younger are not 400 years old, so older and younger are not an exception to what I said. Not even 399 or 401 years old songs.
You’ve probably heard some other songs that are as old or even older than this, you just didn’t know they were that old or you’ve heard them so many times that you don’t even think about its origin
@@currentofthesnake8486 Fun fact: Croats wore proto-ties during that war to hold their shirt's long necks and parisian aristocrats turned it into a fashion
Leave me here alone. Return, birds, to your nest. While my soul, and my pain I give up on these shores. I want no one else with me Other than a cold rock and my fatal pain. Leave me to die. Sweetest sirens Who, with such merciful song Sweeten my suffering And soften my weeping. Go elsewhere to swim Dampen the waves' cruel scorn. Leave me here to die. Calmest winds Return to your cave. I asked that only my harsh laments Remain with me. I do not call upon your sighs. I wish to end my sufferings alone. Leave me here to die. Joyful lovers! Revel in your delightful pursuits. Wild creatures, swimming Flee from my sad gaze. Let only the sweetness of death Open its doors for this final longing. Leave me here to die. Eyes filled with greed That upon dying Spill the bitterest tears. Your compassion comes too late. I already sense my strength fading. Oh greedy eyes! Your compassion comes too late. I am already bloodless and lifeless...
@@susanaaragorn8606 My exact question, I want to know ehat happened to the person who wrote this, it sounds like they had such a deep self hatred, maybe someone who commit a great mistake but the words are clearly coming from a kind person
I agree. I always have to stand up to sing. I perform traditional folk ballads acapello and standing is the only way I can actually project. I am very impressed by her performance.
@@melissapinol7279lass es dir gefallen und singe im Sitzen…. hier siehst du es und dies kannst du auch. ( meine Vermutung bei dir: du gibst viel laute Stimme ?! Im Sitzen kannst du lernen verhaltener und akzentuierter zu singen… klar, im Stehen gelernt, aber lehne dich mehr zurück und höre Dir zu…..es wird besser !)
I would send this video to an opera singer I know, but if he sang it, our hearts would break. Amazing, after 400 years, the pain is the same, and it's raw, and beautiful, and I want to thank you both for letting us hear it.
honestly i'd be surprised if they weren't MORE depressed long ago when the world was small and death and hardship were the status quo. ppl didnt live long if they made it to adulthood at all, old age was riddled with agony, forced marriages, bad hunting, crop failures, war, raids, disease. If i could travel back in time I'd find this person and tell them somehow, that it's all worth it in the end. Even though our compassion comes 400 years too late, and their tears have long returned to the water we now drink, and their last sigh has become the air we breathe, their pain is remembered and shared. Maybe they can rest unburdened now that we all share in the weight of their loneliness
It’s been said that when Brandon performed this piece at its debut, he proclaimed that the vocal performance on that night could not be surpassed. I believe that on THIS night perhaps it was. Bravo!!!
this song here is a very beautiful one, and sad too. But it's correct that "remember me" from purcell's dido would claim the title of specifically saddest song even more.
I thought it was going to be Monteverdi's 'Lasciatemi Morire'. Wasn't too far off, I guess. I hadn't heard this before. Wonderful performance, as I'd expect :) That low note has such a satisfying booming twang.
Wow, there are a lot of... not great... versions of the song on youtube. The one I'm familiar with was performed with voice, as indicated. I think the publisher is Arcana; Michel Bernstein Editeur (conductor?)
I really like your tone when plucking closer to the bridge. It almost has piano-like qualities of dense, melancholic higher harmonics clashing together, with those low strings too.
Note that the introduction on solo theorbo is a prelude in A minor from Robert de Visée... a french lutenist born probably after Death of Francesca Caccini !
Сколько драматизма, чувств и грусти в этом великолепном исполнении!!!!!!!! Какое счастье иметь возможность наслаждаться этой прекрасной музыкой! Благодарю!
Stille Amare in a feminine version . Very dark indeed but beautifully sung and played ! Could also be somewhere in a Shakespeare play. Congratulations to you both!! ❤❤❤❤
You do so well with many "Pluck" instruments. It's where I hope to be some day. I'd like to see you try, for fun, a different instrument to see how you do. I am a violinist who recently picked up the guitar. It's a different ball of wax but there are a few skills helping me learn the guitar faster than I expected like ear tuning, music theory, and left hand working strings although I'm finding I have a love hate relationship with frets. I wonder how you'd do with a hammered dulcimer or a bowed instrument or even just experimenting with a guitar bow.
You have a very beautiful voice lady, and this was an amazing performance. Have you ever heard of La Mia Tristezza? It's a soundtrack from my favourite 90s video game, called Genso Suikoden.
@@stubbsmusic543 I think you may be misunderstanding something here. Are you aware of the inside joke, with love and admiration, about Brandon being a vampire?
Ca fait penser au When I"m laid in earth (Dido"s lament) de Purcell, sauf qu'ici ça ressemble davantage à l'histoire d'Ariane abandonnée par Thésée . C'était d'autre part une forme (la lamentation, lament, lamento suivant la langue du texte) assez prisée des auteurs baroques d'opéras. Certains passages d'oratoros sont assez proches, question style musical.
I was listening to this radio program and the person being interviewed, a young African-American jazz singer who said she had taken lute lessons, sang this terrific English rennaissance tune that went something like "my love, do not lead me on with such cruelty". The song was structurally innovative and I'd like to know what it was or the singer or composer's name, so if anybody knows....
gorgeous...also recommend purcel's when I am laid in earth sung by jessye norman - a video and performance for the ages, but not as intimate a instrumental setting as you create here with period string instrument.
I love this song, hearign it the first time in an interpretation of Arpeggiata (in my opinion one of the greatest ensembles of our times). Alsho this is a terriffic interpretation. Writing from europe it is moving that also in the US Early Music has friends and excellent musicians performing those treasures of mankind. I really am thankful to Brandon Acker in the highest way for being a charming and serene embassador for this beautiful kind of music.
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Exquisite! Thank you.
would love for you to post songs from your band back in your rock 'n' roll days!
17th Century Mom: YOU AND THAT MELANCHOLIC MUSIC AGAIN! WOULD YOU CEASE THIS NONSENSE AND ATTEND TO YOUR STUDIES!?!
17th Century Teen: THIS IS NOT A PHASE, MOTHER!
Tha same teen = Brandon.
Studies? Back then you would either tend to the homestead or if lucky enough prostration in church.
@@KandiKlover not if you were rich
@@KandiKlover Tradwifes were very much the norm back then :)
@@KandiKlover Italian noble renaissance emo more likely - probably not for the peasantry if the composer was taylor swifting the european courts
"I want no one with me other than a cold rock and my fatal pain." Damn
For a second I thought that you wrote “a cold duck” 😂
Have you attempted painting?
This is both the saddest and the happiest 400 year old song that I have ever heard. Also the only 400 year old song I have ever heard.
Traurig ?
Wieso ?
@@ilseilse3824 Only.
You possibly have heard versions of songs as old or older. Barbara Allen by the Everly Brothers and many, many others - approx 1650, Scarborough Fair (early version) by Simon & Garfunkel and many, many others - 1670, probably older.
@@bruceringrose7539 Maybe older, maybe younger, but older and younger are not 400 years old, so older and younger are not an exception to what I said. Not even 399 or 401 years old songs.
You’ve probably heard some other songs that are as old or even older than this, you just didn’t know they were that old or you’ve heard them so many times that you don’t even think about its origin
Goth/Emos: our music is the saddest ever
Dowland and Caccini: hold my lute
That was during the Thirty Years' War, so if people knew what sadness was, it was then.
@@currentofthesnake8486 Fun fact: Croats wore proto-ties during that war to hold their shirt's long necks and parisian aristocrats turned it into a fashion
Leave me here alone.
Return, birds, to your nest.
While my soul, and my pain
I give up on these shores.
I want no one else with me
Other than a cold rock and my fatal pain.
Leave me to die.
Sweetest sirens
Who, with such merciful song
Sweeten my suffering
And soften my weeping.
Go elsewhere to swim
Dampen the waves' cruel scorn.
Leave me here to die.
Calmest winds
Return to your cave.
I asked that only my harsh laments
Remain with me.
I do not call upon your sighs.
I wish to end my sufferings alone.
Leave me here to die.
Joyful lovers!
Revel in your delightful pursuits.
Wild creatures, swimming
Flee from my sad gaze.
Let only the sweetness of death
Open its doors for this final longing.
Leave me here to die.
Eyes filled with greed
That upon dying
Spill the bitterest tears.
Your compassion comes too late.
I already sense my strength fading.
Oh greedy eyes!
Your compassion comes too late.
I am already bloodless and lifeless...
Does anybody know in which context was composed this beatiful piece? Sound like a crusader after a battle by the sea
Thank you 🙏
@@susanaaragorn8606 My exact question, I want to know ehat happened to the person who wrote this, it sounds like they had such a deep self hatred, maybe someone who commit a great mistake but the words are clearly coming from a kind person
Friggin THANK YOU for giving the lyrics. Was scrolling and scrolling. Since they didn't put them in the description.
This control and projecting power whilst being seated is really impressive vocal craft.
I agree. I always have to stand up to sing. I perform traditional folk ballads acapello and standing is the only way I can actually project. I am very impressed by her performance.
@@melissapinol7279lass es dir gefallen und singe im Sitzen…. hier siehst du es und dies kannst du auch.
( meine Vermutung bei dir: du gibst viel laute Stimme ?! Im Sitzen kannst du lernen verhaltener und akzentuierter zu singen…
klar, im Stehen gelernt, aber lehne dich mehr zurück und höre Dir zu…..es wird besser !)
agree
@@melissapinol7279 agree
@@lukasgiese2331 but obviously leads to bad hearing and intonation…
I would send this video to an opera singer I know, but if he sang it, our hearts would break. Amazing, after 400 years, the pain is the same, and it's raw, and beautiful, and I want to thank you both for letting us hear it.
The fact that even 400 years ago people suffered depression the same we did it's insane
honestly i'd be surprised if they weren't MORE depressed long ago when the world was small and death and hardship were the status quo. ppl didnt live long if they made it to adulthood at all, old age was riddled with agony, forced marriages, bad hunting, crop failures, war, raids, disease. If i could travel back in time I'd find this person and tell them somehow, that it's all worth it in the end. Even though our compassion comes 400 years too late, and their tears have long returned to the water we now drink, and their last sigh has become the air we breathe, their pain is remembered and shared. Maybe they can rest unburdened now that we all share in the weight of their loneliness
It’s been said that when Brandon performed this piece at its debut, he proclaimed that the vocal performance on that night could not be surpassed. I believe that on THIS night perhaps it was. Bravo!!!
Love that Brandon liked this comment and is playing along with the vampire reference in good fun.
The saddest song from this period is "Remember me" from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (1689), and that's it, every sparrow knows that.
Lol
It’s never that serious 😂
Only it predates Purcell.
The title is "When I am laid in earth", or simply "Dido's Lament".
this song here is a very beautiful one, and sad too.
But it's correct that "remember me" from purcell's dido would claim the title of specifically saddest song even more.
Absolutely, yes.
Was not prepared for this at all! Absolutely breathtaking
Yoooo I loved playing this one in concert as a duet. Just extremely beautiful piece to be a part of performing. Y'all did great.
I love the oldies. This takes me back...
Thank you for the subtitles ❤️
But, but, but….. I don’t wanna cry at 10:40 am on a Tuesday!!!
I’m at work, dagnabit!!
Impeccable performance (as expected) of a beautiful piece. Thanks for the subtitling.
I thought it was going to be Monteverdi's 'Lasciatemi Morire'. Wasn't too far off, I guess. I hadn't heard this before. Wonderful performance, as I'd expect :) That low note has such a satisfying booming twang.
That's another great one! Thanks :)
Wow, there are a lot of... not great... versions of the song on youtube. The one I'm familiar with was performed with voice, as indicated. I think the publisher is Arcana; Michel Bernstein Editeur (conductor?)
Good to know that depression has a similar flavour almost half a millennium ago. Wonderful rendition.
So expressive, lovely , and beautiful. Wonderful performance. Thank you!
Everything about this is grand, subtle, virtousic, strange, wonderful, alien yet familiar - altogether... magnificent!
A perfect description.
My goosebumps have goosebumps. This is beautiful
😂👍🏻
Josefein does so great for these songs. Excellent performance as always, thank you for sharing this, Brandon!
I love sad songs!
Flow my tears...
the Policeman said?
"When I am laid in earth", Dido's lament from Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
I was also expecting montiverdi's lasciatemi morire from the title, but this is a FANTASTIC rendition of this piece! Great stuff!
i was expecting something written by John Dowland or the likes.
@@deadby15 I was also expecting something but then again the algorithm brought me here.
I really like your tone when plucking closer to the bridge. It almost has piano-like qualities of dense, melancholic higher harmonics clashing together, with those low strings too.
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of our saddest thoughts
Beautiful piece, tremendous performance by both of you
Note that the introduction on solo theorbo is a prelude in A minor from Robert de Visée... a french lutenist born probably after Death of Francesca Caccini !
Damn!! This was ruthless!
I want hear the piercing echo of cold castle walls glimmering in the candlelight!
😅🎸🎵🎵🎵
What a beautiful video! Such a wonderful performance! I'm even happier with the translation of the lyrics. ❤ Thank you for posting.
Saddest and maybe the most gorgeous❤ May the cruel waves quell!
that was some deep OG blues.
The feel good hit of the summer. Really good in seriousness
Beautiful.
Love how you snuck a bit of a De Vies prelude in there!
Incredibly beautiful
That was amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!
Beautiful
Brava e Bravo.
Marvelous performance from two wonderful artists!
Thanks, passionate and beautiful
Gosh this is heavy and beautiful. The hopelessness and defeat.
Bravi! Magnificent. Thank you for sharing your performances. Looking forward to many more!
Such a great performance from the both of you! Brandon, is this pretty much how it would have been performed in he 17th century?
Thank you 😊
We are playing in as historical a way as we are capable, yes.
Beautiful collaboration. Few audio glitches - perhaps mic related - don’t really detract from a live performance. Bravo!
This is so beautiful. 😢😢😢
Masterful………such a great and moving performance!
The Blues, circa 1600. This lady has terrific chops!
Chops???
@@juliasmaistrla4407It’s slang for “the ability to sing.”
@@juliasmaistrla4407 "Chops" = excellent technical ability & playing capacity. Originated with horn players, I suspect.
@@spartacusjonesmusic haha thank you!!!
I think I prefer Portuguese fardo.. the instrument is clearly designed for a half man half 🦑..
Wow! Haunting and beautiful!!!
Incredible performance.
So HAUNTING.. Absolutely beautiful song!
Really catching a moment I've seldom heard in song: very moving and thought-provoking. Lovely performance.
That was fantastic, wow.
Superb. And heartbreaking.
Am speechless
It was beautiful
Hey voice is... incredible. I wish this was 8 hours long.
So beautiful 😢
Sounds stunning with subwoofer
Сколько драматизма, чувств и грусти в этом великолепном исполнении!!!!!!!! Какое счастье иметь возможность наслаждаться этой прекрасной музыкой! Благодарю!
Holy holy holy
This is something beautiful 😢
Lovely performance.
beautiful
Absolutely fabulous ❤
she made me tear up😥
Spectacular
Amazing!
PURE positivity
Stunning performance, and the tone of your instrument is intoxicating, I would love to mess with one for a month or two.
A month or two would barely have you scratching the surface.
anyone know the name of the instrument??
@@johndough6225
Theorbo.
So incredibly nice on the Ear!!!
I got goosebumps 😮
Wow, that was primal !!!
This song would make a great soundtrack for a movie or videogame somewhere.
You put some Robert de Visee A minor prelude in the beggining? NIce blend
Yes good catch!
Wow. That's deep ❤
Fantastic. Josefien- oh my! 😊
Stille Amare in a feminine version .
Very dark indeed but beautifully sung and played !
Could also be somewhere in a Shakespeare play.
Congratulations to you both!! ❤❤❤❤
Beautiful lute you play there Brandon..
I go to a whole other place when she sings, "Leave me here to die."
You do so well with many "Pluck" instruments. It's where I hope to be some day. I'd like to see you try, for fun, a different instrument to see how you do. I am a violinist who recently picked up the guitar. It's a different ball of wax but there are a few skills helping me learn the guitar faster than I expected like ear tuning, music theory, and left hand working strings although I'm finding I have a love hate relationship with frets. I wonder how you'd do with a hammered dulcimer or a bowed instrument or even just experimenting with a guitar bow.
Love the single premature clap. It’s not finished… ok, it’s finished.
You have a very beautiful voice lady, and this was an amazing performance. Have you ever heard of La Mia Tristezza? It's a soundtrack from my favourite 90s video game, called Genso Suikoden.
Bellissimo ❤❤❤
I have a title revision idea: "The Saddest Song I've Heared in 400 Years..."
I'm sure Brandon remembers this song like it was just yesterday.
Lol😂🧛
If you learn to not be such a prick - you might survive to be old. But I doubt it.
@@stubbsmusic543 I think you may be misunderstanding something here. Are you aware of the inside joke, with love and admiration, about Brandon being a vampire?
Yeah, like all of two years older than Trump 🙄
That’s a good one 😅!😂😂
hmmm...don't want to listen to this song right now but I'll hold onto it-may serve as a fount for inspiration in the future
Only thing longer than the grief in her notes is the neck on that lute!
Death isn't sweet. Sad song indeed. 🎵 🎶 😢
I dig the beat!
Henryk Górecki - Mamo nie płacz. Mummy dont cry. This is the saddest one for me.
Ca fait penser au When I"m laid in earth (Dido"s lament) de Purcell, sauf qu'ici ça ressemble davantage à l'histoire d'Ariane abandonnée par Thésée . C'était d'autre part une forme (la lamentation, lament, lamento suivant la langue du texte) assez prisée des auteurs baroques d'opéras. Certains passages d'oratoros sont assez proches, question style musical.
I was listening to this radio program and the person being interviewed, a young African-American jazz singer who said she had taken lute lessons, sang this terrific English rennaissance tune that went something like "my love, do not lead me on with such cruelty". The song was structurally innovative and I'd like to know what it was or the singer or composer's name, so if anybody knows....
That Viseé prelude was satisfying
"Cheer Up, Life's Short!"🙂❤✌
Beautiful and a treasure! What is the instrument?
Theorbo
The black metal band Shining makes the most sad music you will ever hear. It's dispair in it's most raw and true form.
gorgeous...also recommend purcel's when I am laid in earth sung by jessye norman - a video and performance for the ages, but not as intimate a instrumental setting as you create here with period string instrument.
I bet this stormed the charts.
😂
I love this song, hearign it the first time in an interpretation of Arpeggiata (in my opinion one of the greatest ensembles of our times).
Alsho this is a terriffic interpretation. Writing from europe it is moving that also in the US Early Music has friends and excellent musicians performing those treasures of mankind.
I really am thankful to Brandon Acker in the highest way for being a charming and serene embassador for this beautiful kind of music.