If this is what death sounds like...... I am much relieved. Probably one of the best voluntary choirs in Europe elevated in the hands of Eric Whitacre. It made me shiver.

@jorgemoreno-qs9jf

3 жыл бұрын

Bach dedicated his work to the glory of God. The Bible in John 14 give us a heavenly glance of our Eternity. Blessings Mrs. AmandaCaines.

............and the audience held their applause! THANK YOU!!!

@MatthewClarkBHM

4 жыл бұрын

I sang this for All-State choir one year and some idiot started clapping before we were done. Ruined it for everyone.

@mpetersen428

Жыл бұрын

That reminds me of my first trip to Leipzig in 1996 at which time I heard the traditional performance by the Thomanerchor and Gewandhaus Orchestra of the St. John Passion in the Thomaskirche. It was broadcast live from there across Europe. This was a bit before Leipzig was again hit with a tremendous influx of tourists, so the experience was similar to what had been for many years before. At the end of a brilliant performance, there was absolute silence. It was not applause withheld. There was no applause at all. After many minutes, the congregation (for that's what they were), quietly began to rise and go somberly into the night. It was, as I suppose it had always been to that time, a religious meditation, not a "performance". It was extremely impressive.

I played this song in band and my band director had us imagine this: the most important person in your life laying on their deathbed, holding their hand as they finally accept death, and the final things you would say to them. how you would remember them thinking about the times you shared with them. i remember crying while i played afterwards. the real power of music is magical. i will forever love this piece.

@SafetBerisha82

4 жыл бұрын

I wound't do this to my choir, nor approve if our director asked it. Me and my wife sing in a same choir, and I know how she would feel if she'd be made to think so.

@rutha1464

6 ай бұрын

What a powerful story. Thank you for sharing that with us.

@JohnSmith-oe5kx

5 ай бұрын

@@SafetBerisha82I would never sing in a choir where we were not asked to internalize the lyrics. Otherwise, what is the point? Just making the same noises at the same time as everyone else?

@incription

24 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-oe5kx I think you are supposed to make your own interpretation, but maybe having everyone on the same wavelength helps the choir especially

WOW! Fasten your seat belt at 2:36 - this is absolutely the best thing I've heard in 2020! So emotionally loaded, and well done to all involved. Tears rolling freely at the end...

@marinos1977

Ай бұрын

I thought something amazing was gonna happen at 2:36

I adore this song. It is hauntingly beautiful. I remember singing it with my choir and it is a feeling unlike any other. It always moves me to tears. I think it encompasses the beauty, sadness, choaticness, and peace of death. Its an enchanting song that I truly love listening to to this day. Thank you for this amazing rendition.

My choir performed this at the prestigious performing arts center in our area. I felt so lucky that night and this was by far my favorite piece we ever performed. The song is so haunting.

Lithuanian- American here. I love this. Thank God.

My choir sang this in highschool and I was reminded of the song and am now in tear, it was one of my favorite songs we ever did

The first time I heard this song, in public at a concert, I started to cry.

Wonder what this would be like over Third Impact

I sang this at area all state. One of the best chorale pieces I’ve ever sang. Truly a masterpiece.

One day I will go crazy with Eric's creation cause it's beyond the humanity's mind in a good sense)

Wait this isn't evangelion

@WizsAlt

5 жыл бұрын

This is (not) Evangelion.

@juanitoarcoiris2882

4 жыл бұрын

Infinite Rumination Yo can (not) remember

@davidgn40

4 жыл бұрын

@@Insert639 which Spider-Man? 2?

@MartyrLoserKing

3 жыл бұрын

Same, lol

@CripplingDuality

3 жыл бұрын

Thank God for that.

The Lyrics: Come sweet death, come soothing rest, come and lead my homeward, I am weary of life and longing, come I am waiting for thee, come now and set me free, my eyes at last are gently closing, come blessed rest

So powerfully evokes the short play of light that is this life, and the completeness of the wonderful enclosing Darkness out of which we arise, and to which we return.

I did this in college choir in the early 90's and it was one of my favorite things.

Wow. I have played this piece in concert band, but this arrangement just blows me away. Wow.

@jawsch

7 жыл бұрын

I played this in my HS concert band as well, it's what introduced me to the piece and I've loved it ever since. Personally, I prefer a much slower tempo but it's a beautiful piece. I prefer it on the organ as well but any rendition is nice to listen to.

@CHRISDAHOTBOY

6 жыл бұрын

majcrash- Me too.... One of my favorite to play.

THANK you. I was stunned by the choir's dissonance while on their own, focusing individually yet together, making us wait for the 'resolution'. It evokes a deeply spiritual experience for all of us who have LOST loved ones in this life seeing agony & knowing theirs is our own.

Perfection in every way ... This is larger than life performance; and it's about death, so there's life even in death.

I like that Eric chose to mix the choir here. I think it creates a powerful homogenous sound especially poignant for the free-time section.

Bach would be pleased at this deep and soulful rendition. I love Eric's twist on it. Spiritual, piercing, divine.

@PhiVest

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Just a shame he him self is conducting it..

NOTHING can do what the human voice can do! Thank you

They did this song justice! I had to sing this for my a capella high School choir and we were #1 for 3 consecutive years. Thanks for providing a memory.

I performed this my junior year of high school and it still has a very special place in my heart. I cry every time lol Absolutely beautiful

We did this last year in my chamber choir. We had fun with it but it was definitely challenging.

What I just watched is my absolute new favorite thing right now. I'm going back in..

Sure, nobody's perfect but can be sublimely inspired & get to inspire the world. Like here. Wow. Congratulations to all & each 🍀🙏

This was like a spiritual experience to listen to.

That was Different .. Actually its bloody brilliant!! i keep watching and listening to it! everyone and every voice plays a part to make this exceptional! Bravo!!

I performed this for a choir festival a few years ago. This is such an amazing piece of music. It's hunting yet so gorgeous especially when done right. Still to this day has to be one of my favorite choral pieces that I've performed!

I sang this at Carnegie Hall in April 2018 - one of the most weirdest yet angelic pieces my choir ever did live!

@MisMonic

Ай бұрын

did your choir sing it at different speeds of interpretation

@jessescrivner3414

Ай бұрын

@@MisMonic Do you mean during the second time the hand motions are done? If that's what you mean, then yes!

Hauntingly beautiful and lovingly warm at the same time!

My high school marching band plays this chorale at the beginning of our show titled overlord

Seen this video today for the first time. Great performance, beautiful!

All the comments about those brought to tears, and I thought I was being overly emotional. It’s so raw and yet serene. 😢

By far the coolest version of this song I can find on KZread.

@bobandloisgraham8008

Жыл бұрын

Find the Virgil Fox version on the Wanamaker Organ. Amazing.

This performance is extremely effective and moving.

A remarkable rendition.

Impresiona como una obra de casi 300 años tenga un impacto emocional monumental y que siga vigente en todos los sentidos. Con una vision actual y adaptada a los tiempos la obra surge poderosa y conmovedora al mismo tiempo. Magnifica interpretacion que me confirma que Bach nunca compuso una sola obra de musica... Bach creo su filosofia de la vida y luego cambio las letras por notas. Asi de simple.

@brunoalva1

7 ай бұрын

La canción Damage Inc de Metallica está inspirada en esta obra. Me refiero a la Intro del principio.

Mind blowing: thank you all 👏👏

Bach trae mensajes divinos del cielo

Come, sweet death, come, blessed rest! Come lead me to peace because I am weary of the world, O come! I wait for you, come soon and lead me, close my eyes. Come, blessed rest!

@yordankaacosta2849

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. ❤

This is fascinating! I have honestly never heard anything like it. So much dissonance for such an extended period of time into a final resolution that eventually fades away into nothingness. Perfect.

@davehshs651

5 жыл бұрын

@Prince E Perhaps it helps to be a chorus singer yourself to appreciate the extended chaotic dissonance. Maybe it makes a philosophical statement, but as music it is the opposite of beautiful. It's like a dip into hell after death. It certainly is *not* Bach.

@Arctic_Narwhal

4 жыл бұрын

@@davehshs651 No, it is beautiful. Maybe Bach wouldn't think that way, but I really do

@jemiller226

4 жыл бұрын

@@davehshs651 Does it have to be Bach? There are things in this world, musical things, that Bach could never have conceived of.

@davehshs651

4 жыл бұрын

@@jemiller226 No, of course it does *not* have to be Bach. It just has to be beautiful.

@griffinhaltom8144

Жыл бұрын

​@@Arctic_Narwhal I don't know if he would have written it, but I have no doubt he would have found it beautiful. Bach was an avid arranger of his own music, and I think he would be deeply sad if his music attained immortality but stayed dead because no one did anything new with it.

J'en ai les larmes aux yeux

Haunting.

This is how I want to go.

This was the first song I ever sang in German in my first year at the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem. I was so puzzled why my voice teacher has chosen such a boring song, there is nothing sweet about death, I thought then. She said this is a song that a Christian would appreciate better than you, death is the end of suffering and the beginning of sublime sweet rest for eternity. But, life is far much better I insisted, there is drama, suffering, release, love, fun, pleasure and it's short, how am I going to spend eternity happy without experience the opposite? Boring. Then I was like 18 years old. Now, after singing professionally to a decent level, I want to live, even more, be able to bring through my voice the complexity of life, I still not sure what's so wonderful or horrid about the afterlife, nobody has come back from the afterlife to tell us hey, wait until you get here, this worth every breath to experience. I am not going to live my life hoping to die so I can hear Bach perpetually. I must admit this rendition of Kome süßer Tod, was nice, bravissimi.

¡ I really Love this !

Wow !

I believe that this song is very much an acquired taste, not mine unfortunately. I have sung this with a choir here in France and it is testing. There is no arrangement for the latter part so each singer effectively decides which note to hold. As a consequence every performance will be different. This is a wonderful choir.

@padraicfanning7055

6 жыл бұрын

What about "Immortal Bach" by Knut Nystedt?

@ipsurvivor

5 жыл бұрын

steve mathews - I found the ending to pretentious and overbearing... But to each his own...

@stevemathews9535

4 жыл бұрын

@@ipsurvivor What?

@eyraudpa

3 жыл бұрын

@@ipsurvivor this is what makes it original on the contrary !!! Compared to other versions !!

Dios existe. Bach nos lo demuestra.

@rodriguezelfeliz4623

4 ай бұрын

Yo soy ateo... pero tomo vacaciones cuando escucho a Bach

Breathtaking.

я хотела бы петь в этом хоре 🙏

Excellent!.. Well done!

Remarkable.

HOLY CRAP! and being directed by one of the most incredible composers on earth ERIC WHITACRE!!! OMGGG

I think Eric is crying at the end. Who wouldn't be?

Absolutely stunning! I recon that JSB would approve...

Tiene algo como que no me cierra esa energia ...la obra original da una paz profunda ...este final no me provoca lo mismo....

THE best choral song ever

Çok etkileyici...

I wonder what they were doing with their hands. I have never seen anything like that in a performance...

wow, the overtone at 3:58

👌👌👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Amazing

I love Eric and I want to have his musical babies

Metallica drew inspiration from this for the last song on their third album.

@francescadelmonaco5881

2 жыл бұрын

DAMAGE INC. R. I. P. CLIFF BURTON ❤️

@marys3630

2 жыл бұрын

exactly the reason i am here. Wanted to check this out as soon as I learned of Damage Inc being inspired by this. As Cliff would say. "Bach is God." \m/

@jessehersh9403

2 жыл бұрын

Cliff…..!!!!!!

Sang it in high school

Very impressed, what's that intro music?

Clockin into work be like

i Always: will Carry someone in this Choras in my ♥ : Visada_

1:14

Does someone have the actual score of this arrangement?

Maybe I relate too much to this song

Bach wrote this knowing his hope was in Christ

Are humans an instrument

@sweetgirl070707

Жыл бұрын

No, Patrick, humans aren't an instrument.

I'm seriously not trying to be sarcastic, are they trying to desync the 'K' sounds in "come" for the effect?

@bobandloisgraham8008

Жыл бұрын

It's what good choral groups do.

Damage inc from Metallica Intro

yo solo vine por mi jugo de naranja....

It doesn’t make much sense if you zoom in.

Evangelion

This looks like some really weird cult stuff

@bobandloisgraham8008

Жыл бұрын

It's not.

Uh, not great. Director gives no clear cues, and as a result the consonants are all over the place. Limply waving your hands around is useless. Entrances are harsh, like at 1:24. Destroys the mood of the piece

no no no no no no not those hands, no this music doesn't need any show elements verry disappointing, banal, useless BUT: Great Choir, compliments for the music

@tactus72

4 жыл бұрын

I think you’re missing the point. It’s not typical of Whitacre to do “choralography”. This technique is like a visual representation of the minimalist phasing of standardized tonality. It’s almost like watching those psychedelic videos from the late 60s where hands and feet are moving with slowly following phased out versions of itself. Except in a live performance with no visual effects, this is a great way to do it just with the choir. I was following along with the sheet music, and I didn’t understand what they were doing after they repeated the first eight measures of this Bach (Sandberg) arrangement. Then I listened closely, and watched the hands, and as you guess, once again the choir repeats the first eight measures, but slows down to a crawl, and everyone goes at a slightly different tempo, and what happens is this brilliant phasing of tone clusters, and you can kind of tell where everybody is at by looking at the visual representation of their hands, voila!

@erhardgeiger6199

4 жыл бұрын

@@tactus72 this "choralography" is violating text and music absolutly not necessary, corniness, honestly, it makes me laughing, because its so grotesk stupid

@raynclark1638

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually a part of the score for this arrangement, my choir was supposed to perform this before the pandemic. It adds another level of connection for the singer's with the gestures, and honestly I feel this song wouldn't feel as impactful without them. It's not a song you can dance too, but it isn't rigid so using gesture to help articulate really bridges a gap, at least in my eye. I wasn't too sure of it at first when we received the score, especially with such solemn lyrics but actually doing it made me appreciate the choice to have them in. Anyways I just wanted to add my perspective, I hope you have a nice day.

@manuelmmorente6942

4 жыл бұрын

My dear friend Enhard. Obviamente respeto su punto de vista. Permítame solo un simple apunte. Si usted canta, solo, en grupo o en coro, intenté solamente una vez acompañar su canto con un movimiento adecuado. Luego, por favor, comparta su experiencia aquí. Gracias y buena música.

@avery-brown

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is written into the actual score to include these exact movements.

Maybe some will understand this here: DAMAGE INC.

@suicideistheanswer369

Жыл бұрын

"Cliff's gonna love this." - Bach