When all too many words and too many prayers and broken promises and personal and worldly problems make it seem hopeless... .that's when Barber's music speaks for us... This music reminds me of the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ.. Absolutely excruciating pain .. leading to freedom and life.
My students listened to this with their eyes closed. By the end, some were weeping. One said, "That's the saddest thing that every happened." Another said, "Or the most beautiful love, ever." And the third one said, "Or both. Both at once."
Some suffer from the guilt of survival. I have spoken with some from WWII who suffered from it. One vet who had been a prisoner of the Japanese told me he had tried to cherish his life and personify compassion as a tribute to those who scarified all. When I hear this piece, I try to remember this sage advice. Works sometimes. The guilt is alive and well.
Wat zo leuk is aan An Pierlé, is dat ze haar publiek nooit onderschat. Ze maakt geen compromissen en schuwt de lelijkheid niet. Ze blijft, in het firmament van singer songwriters (zelfs internationaal), een aparte plaats innemen. Ik ken geen enkele andere zangeres/zanger die op deze manier met lelijkheid/eerlijkheid/complexiteit omgaat, bovendien op zo een lichtvoetige manier.
Me alegro de que te guste. A mí también me gustan los Pretenders, y admiro mucho a Chrissie, no sólo como cantante, sino también por todo lo que hace por los animales, que significa mucho para mí. Por favor, disculpa mi español, uso un traductor. ¡Que tengan un buen día!
@@francisbroka9471 ..I was in Tuscany once - watching the stars in the sky and listening to that song while an overwhelming Love had come into my life🌟 good night
Decades after decades people has been feeling and crying while listening this masterpiece, and as long as we do it, this music will be having its place in the world, living its beautiful life for our children and their children.
An Pierlé is so underrated! This concert makes me question the “common” music we get to hear everywhere - like: music can be THIS much, THIS interesting, bold and intense.
Agreed! But I'm not too keen on her recent, much more jazzy direction. And she and her partner have said they're a bit fed up with rock pop. I think that's a shame.
19:44 The solo violin here was an excellent choice by Bedford as it matches the expressiveness Oldfield's guitar (at very high register) extremely well, and possibly even more beautiful which is a giant ask when comparing to Oldfield.
On voit en quelques sorte, les debuts de Thierry ragueneau, qui deviendra plus tard la future voix française du "Mentalist" et qui a joué le rôle de François marci de "plus belle la vie".
Concert mythique avec le grand gourou qui saute tout le temps, le gratteux à la tendinite après chaque concert, le mouton exceptionnel à la batterie et... Mike Oldfield qui a créé ce miracle.
This piece was arranged for string orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. A less lush. more intimate, and equally powerful version of this masterwork.
