Howard Goodall : Eternal Light - A Requiem

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Je suis émue et touchée par ce que cette musique évoque en moi! Les voix humaines alliées aux instruments donnent un goût de ciel et nous transportent! Très belle cette vidéo de répétition, les atmosphères de répétition sont inspirantes!

[simplesam14]

what is this piece of music , and the artist, is it a howard goodall piece .

[jess111]

@simplesam14 yeah its goodall. its from eternal light: a requiem, its on spotify if you have spotify. beautiful <3

[coopmaxer]

I am incredibly moved by this work. Thank you for this inspirational music.

[taxfundi]

Sorry, but i just don't understand your issue with "I did not die".......I think it's just splitting hairs, really. Not being awkward about this, i believe that we have lived a zillion times before and we will again. I did not die, seems to sya it all - my opinion only, but I think so much time is wasted on nitpicking and in so doing, miss the message. This is my opinion only - I don't want to start a huge thread here.

[GaryBuster]

I have a HUGE theological issue with Goodall regarding #5 Lacrymosa. It ends with the statement,"Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I DID NOT DIE. I understand the nuance Goodall is trying to portray... but it fails miserably with Jesus saying,"I did not die." PLEASE, allow me to sing,"I am alive." or "I live again." or ANYTHING else that portrays RISEN FROM THE DEAD instead of "did not die". Most discerning christians SHOULD have a problem with that kind of theology.

[aheura]

@GaryBuster he didn't write the words

[KamasutraButterfly]

@GaryBuster The text is that of the catholic death mass, the same text as both Mozart and Verdi used for their Requiems

[daviesij86]

@GaryBuster This is a poem written by Mary Frye and I love it. The statement is not to be taken as literally my body is not dead, but that I am an eternal being, therefore 'I' am not dead. This corpse is only the remains of my body. I agree totally with this and Christian theology does support an afterlife where spirits continue to exist in spite of their bodies being laid low.

[ahgblopes]

I prefer Ecce homo qui est faba..

[blg1330]

We just had a school concert which included this. Howard Goodall himself stood up and gave a few words about it. I was really moved when he was talking about the hymn. It's a lovely piece. Ten movements though, I was so tired!

[MzSunshyne1212]

@bryanbuddy do you know where i can get hold of a recording of lacrymosa..i cant find it anywhere!!!

[1401JSC]

New?

Maurice Duruflé + Carl Orff => Eternal Light.

Whatever happend to modern English Music? After Tippett & Britten, what hope for popular, yet 21st century (modern) Music?

[zcott]

@1401JSC It's more a reflection on contemporary classical music and simple economics that this is what 21st century (modern) music sounds like. No one really wanted to hear Schoenberg apart from a handful of people and in order to keep the orchestras and the tradition alive, they had to start playing things like more aurally-acceptable (to the masses) film scores and the like.

[JSC1401]

The Austrian emperor found Mozart a little too modern!

Schoenberg? Try the first string quartet, Pelleas & Mellisande, First Kazmmersymphonie. Romantic!!

[zcott]

Not denying Schoenberg's Romantic beginnings but that's really not what he became well known for ;-)

[zcott]

@1401JSC As such, contemporary classical music has branched off into two very separate lines - whether it's the abstract modernism of someone like Thomas Ades or Mark-Anthony Turnage or the more crowd-pleasing Howard Goodall. There's a market for this stuff, and people will come to hear it. Classical music drove itself into this situation and it's music that this which will keep orchestras and concert halls in business.

[zcott]

@1401JSC Incidentally, I'm playing this in a few weeks and some of is it actually pretty cool, even if it is very Orffean in nature.

[guscaldas3]

@1401JSC Agree!

Have you listened to the music of Gerald Finzi? How about Howells?

[1401JSC]

@guscaldas3 talis (tenor and strings) and no foprmer cathedral treble can possibly not have lots of Howells repertoire :)

[bryanbuddy]

lol i'm from methody too!! lacrymosa is also my fav!

[MysteriousMia]

haha i'm from methody too ^^ do not stand at my grave and weep is my favorite of the songs, though i wish there wern't so many solo's! doesn't leave much for us to do!

[Cate505]

We're doing this in school, Methodist College Belfast, NI. Love it ^^

[FoondCake]

Boy, this sucks!

[JRHartleberry]

it was cool to sing the first few times, but by the end of a week, it gets tiring!

JooRAWR1, are you in CCC?

[diva8768]

Everyone please come see the AMERICAN PREMIERE of this Requiem at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Houston on Nov. 1 at 7:30!!!!! 3471 Westheimer, Houston, Tx !!!!!

[catbert4209]

St. Lukes UMC Choir is performing this wonderful requiem on Nov. 1st at 7:00 p.m. here in Houston, TX. I believe this performance will be the American premiere of Howard Goodall's "Eternal Light."

[emerrrr4goligal]

we're doing this in school i love it:)

[Taytoification]

AWW man.... We are doing factum est silentium from this in music, its sooo good!!!

[aghaanantyab]

he is composer of mr bean series

[TrueAnnite]

Hi All, don't know if this is a USA premiere or not, but the Choral Artists of Houston, Texas, are going to be singing this Nov. 13th, 2009.  Our director is Dr. Chares Hausmann. Sounds beautiful!

[jimjamjolly]

he went to my school when he was young

[alisonhicks1]

i sung this with Tees Valley Youth Choir with Ballet Rombert (cant spell it)

was great!

[MattheTenor]

Score! I did in with the National Youth Choir of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is such an amazing piece. Howard Goodall is awesome.

[soofmpr]

Love Howard Goodall's music! This is a very unique take on a requiem. Does anyone know if a USA premiered has taken place, or is scheduled?

[cooky2304]

I sung this today at the University of Newcastle N.S.W Australia

[BrianFantana18]

i saw the performance at newcastle, i met the PR guy he said that the tees valley youth choir were superb, much better than many they had performed with before. so well done, im goin to rambert school in september, so was really inspiring.

[JooRAWR1]

I'm sinnging this for ballet Rambert with Tees valley youth choir in newcastle :) x

[49bcbb]

JooRAWR1, We saw you at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle last night and you were breathtaking. The whole evening was amazing. Well done to you, the rest of the choir, the musicians and the Rambert dancers.

[JooRAWR1]

:D I'm glad you enjoyed it! It was really good to sing in! :$

[lyerlyreddwarf]

I just bought this album and it is absolutely amazing! I love it!

[200643]

I hope that Rambert will perform this again sometime and it will not be lost in the mists of time

[georgiiL]

They are performing it at theatre royal newcastle from the 25th-27th of march, Tees valley youth choir are singing it.

[flobber238]

Awesome requiem, I am so getting this!

[kwlkat101]

At my school we had someone from rambert dance company come to reach us part of the routine from eternal light and it was really good :D

[LE2Clan]

not birdsong swansong lol

[LE2Clan]

i saw this at Sadler's Wells to aswell as birdsong

[ellisdp]

Saw this at Sadler's Wells this week, loved the performance and the music - have bought the CD as well.

[allovestosinglol]

ME TOO!

who is underneath?

anyways whoever it is i love you were like one big happy fam :D

LOOOOOOOOLLL

xxxxxxxxxxx

[CygnusRift12]

I'm in finchey childrens chior and we've just fineshed R performance at sadlers wels.I totally love the music and am so sad that it's over. it's probably been the best thing in my life for a long time and i'm so happy that I was able to take part. I remember when i came home almost in tears cuz i cudn't lern "factum est silentium" and now I no evry word by heart! The music is beautiful my fave bit is probably "lead kindly light"

If you read this essay of a comment then thankyou very much!

[Barneymum]

I am singing this with Rambert at the Bath Theatre Royal at the moment and am LOVING it! It's a very moving piece....

[Paulinajtking]

breathtaking!

[Kingkl95]

We had a great time recording this!

[wesskin]

Always looking for ' new ' music and after this vid i am happy to hear a beautiful creation , this composer knows what music is !

[whizkidforte]

This clip is so fudgin' awesome - it just sweeps me away! Kudos to Howard Goodall; I am his fan ever since watching his documentaries on Ovation TV in FL (and still do)!!! =D

[ken131]

Thanks so much for uploading this! :-D