Nicola Benedetti - The Lark Ascending

[lucklepper]

This song will play at my Funeral ^_^

[howdofolks]

Absolutely wonderful 

[valegirl36]

A truly inspiring peice of music that certainly typifies the English Countryside, As I play this I am sat looking over rolling valleys in south wales from my cottage back garden watching the lambs skip and play in the sun.I have just lost a friend to cancer and this music makes me appreciate the fragility of life. How lucky we are to be here for the moment.

[MrMatbam]

It's a finger-breaking amazing piece that has been sabotaged.

[banco1978]

I love England and its countryside. If I were rich I would buy a nice house there. Beautiful video from Spain

[clive3262]

Thanks Nic, you rock mate.

[jetsonmace]

So lovely, makes you want to fly away to the heavens

[madjohno1000]

Beautiful piece of music. Great clip. Goes really well.

[ginnyisdacoolest]

Without a doubt my favourite piece of music in existence.

[ashifo07]

Nice, but in my humble opinion this interpretation and playing is not anywhere near a match on the Nigel Kennedy version. I agree, this lacks soul and is mechanical. Just saying !

[mooring1]

It's a Sky-Lark (not a Shy-Lark)...

[jenelana]

thank you - really just gorgeous

[30761760]

This is a really nice peice of music, but it is being played so mechanically and soullessly that it just doesn't grip my soul. Whether its the digital mix or the pretensious player (i say this only because of the head movements which, when i do them i only do alone and to satify my own posing needs) this music feels out of place. I feel that the ververence and stoic teaching meathods of classically trained musicians are detracting from a beautiful piece of music.

[stairwaytoinfinite]

@30761760 pretentious? Based on head movements....i'd say it's pretentious making judgements about a musicians ability and attitude based purely on body language, having never met the musician.

Arrogant jack-ass.

[30761760]

@stairwaytoinfinite @stairwaytoinfinite you have failed to see my point. The head movement comment was based on a reaction at the time. My point was that classically trained musicians don't seem to convey their own emotion or feeling. It is, in my opinion, the deference between medioca coping and creative expression. However, i can see from your comment that your expressions are limited to the vulgar.

[stairwaytoinfinite]

@30761760 mediocre copying....I see your expressions are limited by poor grammar.

[Charla029]

this is a great song : ) love it

[dakinespam145]

Nicolas' spiritual performance reminds me of the WWI poem by John McCrae, In

Flanders Fields...where the larks still bravely sing amid the guns below........

Truly inspiring!!!

[cagepondroad]

@dakinespam145 That sounds like a beautiful poem. Any chance you can find it for me and snd it my way? Thanks.

[globalhealer]

Absolutely incredible ! I have just come home from a funeral of a dear lady friend whom was a Spiritual Healer (like myself). What's more, I've only just discovered this so-called 'In Box' ! PLUS - I hardly ever go on 'You Tube', probably once every 3 months or so, whenever my brother 'TERRIERPACK' (above), sends me a video, for which, sometimes, I might receive notification of such in my e-mail if it isn't stopped by my 'Spam' filter accidentally, which it often does ! I was meant to find it.

[Z1559577]

Yae, does anyone listen to David Crowder? He talks about this song and has some pretty good insights into the symbolism. It really is about the spirit rising from a lowly position into the presence of a Deity.

[superjacared]

this was the song in the funeral service of my advisor's son. it meant a lot to her.

[crockermud]

You don't realize it, but this is about the spirit rising. There is no greater depiction in music.

[MRDEREVKO]

I love Vaughan Williams!- and Nicola does him justice.

[sophiahere]

Beautiful. Just beautiful

[444mariam]

brawo

[hislove4ever7]

This entire piece is perfect in my opinion, but 2:07 always seems to get me the most..

[TERRIERPACK]

The Lark Ascending is about a bird in England called

a shy-lark , it sings its little heart out very high in the sky as it Ascends, it looks still in the sky, but it realy getting smaller and smaller,

When were young children we would lay on our backs on the grass and see who could still see it, till it was just a dot .

[cagepondroad]

@TERRIERPACK Thar is a beautiful image, we did the same thing living in Hertfordshire. What memories and portrayed absolutely magnificently in this song.

[teamcrumb]

@TERRIERPACK shylark is nice, but its a skylark . . . and yeh, I did the lying on my back thing too. Its a beautiful sight.

[1301cathy]

@TERRIERPACK Sky Lark =)



[englishrose47]

My last comment was aimed at MrHOTDOG2000

[englishrose47]

I was priveleged to see Nicola playing The Lark Ascending at the Bridgwater Hall Manchester, just two weeks ago. And I`ve just today bought her latest CD, Fantasie. She is an amazing talent, and such a young age. She seems so modest, as well.

[bene1007]

She performed in Milwaukee just over a year ago and I was priveleged to speak with her afterwards. There's a chance we are distant cousins,..i.e. ...my dad was born in a small village north of Lucca, Italy, not too far from where her dad lived.

[maxinebrownsmic]

Her playing is exquisite, and belies her oh so tender years!

Thanks for posting.

[Alexjhs]

Simply magical.....Thankyou.

[benalbanach]

Scottish

[englishrose47]

Yes, Nicola is Scottish, but this piece is a depiction of the English countryside. RVW loved England with all his soul.

[englishrose47]

And you are braindead.

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Beautiful!

[ebenezerhoary]

So beautiful- rolling hills, calm seas, picturesque landscape, you can visualize it all- a magnificent rendition!

[bene1007]

I met Nicky in Milwaukee 2 yrs. ago. She's not only a beautiful violinist, but possibly my distant cousin. Her dad and mine were born in the same region of northern Italy.

Charles Benedetti

[Clairedizzyme]

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[sludgefingers]

phwoar

[sminersc]

A piece of music I always wanted to dance to but it just never came my way.

[Greenleanings]

Unspeakably beautiful.

[BassRawkethMySocketh]

this is absolutely beautiful !

[mmartini50]

Very pastoral, very English.

[1singularity]

my favourite classical piece, representing to me; sunshine , freedom and meditative soulfulness....beautiful

[milli63]

beautiful

[Valian88]

where did you get this?

[crustyhead2]

Beautiful music played beautifully by a beautiful girl (sigh)

[babigirl911]

very nice :) thank you very much for posting. but, this isn't all of the piece(im learning it. :D) could you perhaps download the rest?

[rojlord]

I sure you all recognise this piece as being ralph vaughan williams - the lark ascending, before the war did alot to change the colour of his emotions and thus his compositions.

You should be able to pick up the original recording with thomas tallis thrown in for good measure. 2008 is anniversary of Vaughan Williams death so there are a few cheaper compilations out there - loads of free stuff in magazines etc...

Hope that helps

[4BTL1]

Very nice d:-o

[4BTL1]

Very nice:)