How could you even say such a thing? Have you ever seen an angel before? How the heck can you possibly know what they look like, and how do you even know they exist?
Interesting variation/addition from 03:18 till 04:18. Have not heard that elsewhere. Makes it longer, which is a good thing as I wish it was a longer track.
It's the Theme of 'Bliss' from his musical "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings". He wrote it for the musical in 2001 or 2002 then wrote it into the Wind Orchestra version of Lux Aurumque in 2005, then worked it into his new edition of the choral version only very recently (last year?). The original theme of Bliss: /watch?v=UWW78erAGHk Wind Orchestra version of Lux (2005 premier): /watch?v=0OeJykoENlc
I first fell in love with choirs in the video game Halo, when I heard Eric Whitacre Lux Aurumque it reminded me of that first moment. This version is my favorite right now :).
I love this version so much, it's the one I performed in high school. Beautiful sound, but as someone with perfect pitch, it hurt my heart to hear their tonality slide down half a step over the course of the performance. Still an absolutely gorgeous arrangement well executed!
The Watermelon At some point, you’re gonna realize how minute it is to complain about dropping pitch in an a cappella performance. Happens all the time in barbershop performances. As a guy with perfect pitch also, if the singing quality itself doesn’t suffer, who cares?
Une véritable merveille et bien sûr cette version chorale n'a rien à voir avec la version pour orchestre d'harmonie que j'ai eu l'occasion de jouer il y a quelques années. Cette dernière restait quand même une bonne approche de l'oeuvre en restituant assez fidèlement son climat
Edwin Cortez-Nunez it's actually not...maybe that little part was, but this is definitely "Lux Aurumque." I sang B2 for it my high school senior year, so...
Incredible music, titanic. This is a miracle of human thought. Surpasses Mozart's Requiem. Today I first heard her by chance at a concert in Moscow and found it here.
"Seek thee the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." Isaiah 55:6 KJV This ship is sinking, you are not promised tomorrow jump on the life boat of Jesus Christ while you still can.
WHy would he present it as Lux Aurumque? I didn't understand that.. And yes, I always felt that version was underwhelming in the middle section, it's fairly better like this
Inserted part doesn't sound as same leveled music as the rest of composition originally scored. Harmonies in added part of primary composition are a bit too sweet and kitchy in my opinion and first, original version did not need any aesthetical decline in favour of wider audience or "better" reception.
