A fellow scruffy Welshman Karl Jenkins The Armed Man is a piece of music you have to see live and in a big venue.
I saw it in London over twenty years ago and realised then I would never tire of the Benedictus .
I listened to it this morning with the cottage windows wide and with the music floating over the graveyard
It always stops the heart those first bars and then the gradual climax to the great clash of music. The Welsh are always good at music.
ReplyDeleteIt’s an emotional piece dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo conflict
DeleteBeautiful <3
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DeleteOne of my favourites, a great piece of music, in the true sense of the word; either listen to it in complete and dark solitude alone with your thoughts, or with the windows wide open, air and light; no halfway house x
ReplyDeleteIt a beautiful piece of music
DeleteMusic hath charms... xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Often played on Classic FM, which I listen to every morning.
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DeleteIt's a stirring piece.
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to live across from you.
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DeleteThat is a beautiful piece of music.
ReplyDeleteThis is new to me - and I'm impressed. Unashamedly and refreshingly tonal for a piece of classical music written as recently as 1999 (as I've only just discovered).
ReplyDeleteIt’s an emotional piece about an emotional time
DeleteJust beautiful! I was waiting for that big percussion section to jump in and was not disappointed.
ReplyDeleteI remember when the drums came in, my teeth rattled
DeleteI went to Wikipedia and looked up Karl Jenkins. When I saw his photo, I realized he's the guy who conspiracy theorists said was really Meghan Markle in disguise at King Charles' coronation, LOL! There's a great video interview about that stupid incident here --
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Oh Lordy x
DeleteAmazing music that is new to me. Ta for sharing it, John. :))
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John, thanks so much for posting that. It was beautiful. It actually brought tears to my eyes because of the simple beauty that humans can produce. I found the song and downloaded it to my phone to listen to as I walk.
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DeleteIt never fails to stir the soul.
ReplyDeleteQuite beautiful. I had never heard of Jenkins.
ReplyDeleteMy church choir sang Arms and the Man a number of years ago. It was a privilege to sing his beautiful, haunting score about the drama and tragedy of war. Humbling. Not to be forgotten.
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How wonderful x
DeleteWe went to see the silent film Napoleon in Glasgow years ago we had two coffee breaks and a dinner interval over 6 hours and spoke to him afterwards a lovely man. The way his music pulled together the pieces of recovered film was genius.
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DeleteGlorious. May I suggest the following:
ReplyDeleteSibelius- Karelia Suite
ELP - Lucky Man
Robbie Robertson (RIP) - A good day to die
Mahler - 2nd Symphony 1st movement
All new to me except Karelia which I adore
DeleteI went and listened to all Travellers suggestions...Sibelius...wonderful, ELP Lucky Man.. Nice... Sort of...Robbie Robertson..didn't bother... not a nice person after reading his biography... Mahler very nice but very cinematic.
DeleteJo in Auckland
I shall look out for Robbie Roberstons biography. I don’t not listen to something because I don’t like the person. I have spent many a happy hour listening to and watching Wagner operas.
DeleteELP - boring fact. Greg Lake wrote it when he was 12. Apparently they were short a song, Lake said he had something. He played for the other two and they recorded it. What was released was their first first take. At least that is what Palmer said when I saw him in concert a couple of years ago
Lovely! Thank you for sharing. You certainly live a rich and beautiful life. Lynn Ewing
ReplyDeleteI plod along xx
DeleteHave you seen Hauser performing Benedictus - definitely spine chilling ❤️
ReplyDeleteIt’s now on my list
DeleteA Big Sing as choristers like to say.
ReplyDeleteSuch good comments too. Thank you.
Simply beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHave selected Karl Jenkins' hauntingly beautiful "In Paradisum" to escort my coffin from the church.
ReplyDeleteThe chant "In Paradisum" means "May the angels lead you into paradise; may the martyrs receive you at your arrival and lead you to the holy city Jerusalem. May choirs of angels receive you and with Lazarus, once a poor man, may you have eternal rest." - attrib Fauré in 1887-88.
Chris Melbourne OZ