Arvo Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten - Proms 2010

[dx5p8]

At end its tearin´ me inside ... So powerful.

[avddrift]

Fantastische muziek. Zwaar en licht.

[THEMGOROTH75]

3:52.!!Ohh,what a MILF!!!I want to make love to her..

[Orchidoclastie]

Je ne ferai pas de requiem pour les vieux qui toussent...

Très beau!

[LPflapjack]

I saw this being played live by the ulster orchestra and i have to say that the ulster orchestra are much better that this lot.

[kevinbreen]

Fifty people playing a depressing Aminor. Yet somehow uplifting. Fucking brilliant!!

[datisookzo]

minimal and yet 100% emotion, no words for this... just feeling....

[NickMedobich]

The parts all moves downward in an A minor scale until they reach the bottom note. Which they hold till the end of the piece. After analyzing the score, I can say that this piece would be incredibly hard play. One would need incredible focus to hold notes that long.

[McGravyboat]

Thank you audience, for waiting for the last note to die, instead of drowning it prematurely. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[soljenitsyne77]

You're right, Nick, it's A minor. My ear was off the evening I wrote that. So an A minor scale repeated over and over again is great music? BTW, I have performed a reasonable amount of Britten, including his (very great) violin concerto. Much better music than this.

[TheBitterEndMusic]

@soljenitsyne77 Do you belive that great music has to be difficult and complex? What's complex for you? If you analyze Arvo Part's scores you would be amazed of how much work there's in his music, even though it sounds "simple". Music is more than scales and chords. Just feel how this masterpiece draws you into your own soul only with an A scale.

[Brynkebab]

Tubular bell(s)!!!

[soljenitsyne77]

A descending B minor scale, repeated over and over again. Big deal. New Age mindlessness.

[NickMedobich]

@soljenitsyne77

It's an A minor scale. Read up on the piece, my friend.

[sergioh91]

@soljenitsyne77 What about the bass moving diatonically in stepwise motion? It's 'New Simplicity' we're talking about, it's just a ringing bell (Tintinnabuli).

[lapmarty]

@soljenitsyne77 you miss the whole point, you should look at it as the A MINOR scale,is the theme, see it as a bach fugue motif, it is a scale going down is irrelevant, as mindlessness its evrething but that, look at the score, if you wait for tona devloppement, conter subject and other mecanical device to expand the theme you miss the whole thing, , and it is really complex indeed, just my point of view take it or leave it, but try writting something that great have you written anything?

[Requiemes]

@soljenitsyne77 What about Philip Glass then lol

[gurcrist]

Nicely done.. I'd prefer it if they didn't use a conductor tho.

[topiotrelo2]

*****

[kassad84]

The sudden silence at the end is absolutely amazing.

[blackgenet]

I am not a fan of classical music... however i walked in on my dad listening to this and i immediately loved it, I have always had very eclectic tastes and have even been to the proms a couple of times... just to please the parents!.. but this makes be want to go to the proms again!

[oscar6123]

Fantastic. Thank you for posting this. Awesome performance.

[beanietwinkle]

brought tears to my eyes it is so beautiful.



[stekel60]

really superb!.

it,ll give me the creeps!.

So outstanding and beautifull!.

[mllevinet]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing

[frankcisyarmi]

Simplemente una obra de arte una maravilla !!!!!BBCSymphony O x EdGardener excelentes

[TheSilverDubber]

Just, INCREDIBLE!!!!

[HorseSafety]

I heard this in concert by the Monterey Symphony in 2000

and it gave me goose bumps

on my arms. Very powerful.

[Qiyunwu]

This made my hair stand on end

[earthatic]

This is such a beautiful piece. I was at this concert, and it was definitely one of the best concerts of my life (along with the Gergiev Mahler 4th and 5th symphonies prom ealier this proms season). I know it is a lot to ask, but please may you upload the Britten and Shostakovich from this concert as well? I would be so grateful.... :)

[LuisciimWPIC]

Bravo to Arvo Part.