Bach - Sacred Song ''Komm, süßer Tod'' BWV 478

[xXTiramisuuuXx]

schön...

[ivanosito]

OMG... this makes death almost desirable.

[bmxskaterchik]

Wow

[hacelocononda]

That's Tom Koopman, isn't he?

[UnterschichtenBernd]

@hacelocononda

yes

[YunkoLaputa]

what's the connection with the Komm Süsser Tod in EVA?????I really want to know..

[goyotfscx]

@YunkoLaputa the name

[McFlanker]

@YunkoLaputa The song called "Komm Süsser Tod" in Evangelion, is loosely based on a poem, the creator Hideaki Anno, wrote about his psychological pain, self hate and depression stemming from among other things difficulty handling interpersonal relationships. It's originally named "Amaki shi yo, kitare". (In german "Komm Süsser, Tod" and in english "Come Sweet death".) Hideaki uses a lot of Bach in Evangelion. I assume he is a fan and was inspired by bach's work to name his poem after this piece.

[austinSN]

I'm singing this in choir....Gah! I want to sound just like him!!!

[anaitako]

Simplemente sublime, cualquier palabra que tenga para describirlo sobra. Me ha conmovido profundamente; a pesar de la crueldad del mensaje. Incluso sin saber que dice, ya es majestuoso. Te saca de este mundo y te hace desear conocer un mas alla con ayuda de la muerte. Cosas hermosas y raras hay en este mundo, solo aqui y como aqui son raras, prefiero quedarme aqui para disfrutarlas. Abismal!!!

[Askelairlines747]

Ton Koopman is so recognizable ;-)

[Ceylon205]

Wow. Beautiful singing for a beautiful song.

[jockelinho]

dankeschön fürs uploaden.

super performance!

[megang2012]

this is beautiful..waaaaay best in German. anyone know how i can find one with a 4part choir singing it?

[saturne46]

Magnifique Klaus Mertens ! Quelle voix, quelle splendide expressivité. Merci pour la vidéo

[tpiardi]

Who is the dude singing?

He is one of the fucking bests singers i ever heard.

[Zeobit]

As said in the video description his name is Klaus Mertens

[lobbi92]

@tpiardi Klaus Mertens

[KumaraSkanda]

@tpiardi Klaus Mertens

[KumaraSkanda]

@tpiardi Klaus Mertens

[KumaraSkanda]

@tpiardi Klaus Mertens

[Nicksvoiceinthewild]

@tpiardi

It was a worthy performance, I found his voice deep and rich, very smooth and strong. Perhaps it was his pronunciation that caused him to tense.

Within his sincere 2 effort for tenderness, but his failure to accept his ability is a problem common to us all.

The character of the wood is not mundane, but a warm and glowing quality, hard to the touch yet not within softness in its malleability, nor smoothness in caress.

The color I choose but those knots call my fickleness.

[bartnauta]

There was a choir version of "Komm susser tod" on youtube. But it has been removed. Does anyone has it on mp3 or something else? It sounds like the Knut Nystedt performance.

[MarcinBrys]

It is still on Youtube -under the name: "Knut Nystedt:Immortal Bach"  uploaded by user MonteverdiChor .You can also find here the version from xtcstylez under the title:"Bach(again) Come Sweet Death"

[KermitW00T]

Ein sehr, sehr guter Sänger und Interpret.

[girardje70]

very good rendition