G.F. Händel: ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ | Marie-Sophie Pollak & Ensemble Concerto München 

I listen to this incredible music with the memory of young Sophy Scholl in my thoughts, who at 21 was arrested by the Gestapo in February 1943 at Munich University, that later resulted in her brutal execution by guillotine by the Nazis for her peaceful action resisting Hitler’s regime. It was reported that in the last moments of her life she looked up to the skies and said “It is such a splendid sunny day, and I have to go.” This was her realisation that she was never more to ‘feel the heat of the Sun’. Although her life was cut so tragically short, her immense courage and determined self-belief in what was right for the people of Germany, lived on just as the Eternal source of light Devine. Sophie Magdalena Scholl was born on 9th May 1922 and died a hero. A version of the text of the White Rose that led to Sophie’s arrest was later smuggled out of Germany, copied by the RAF and redistributed from the air by British planes flying over German cities as Allied propaganda that contributed to the inevitable defeat and fall of Nazi Germany. Incidentally Sophie loved the music of Bach and Handel and undoubtedly would have appreciated his wonderful melody. May Sophie’s memory continue on ‘with distinguished glory shine. To add lustre to this day’.

Handel’s music is for the ages. Magnificent voice, and a fine performance on the valveless trumpet.

He's in a league of his own imo, because nobody writes a more majestic cadence than Handel.

Transcendental, spiritually uplifting. It's a different world altogether. Thanks!

This is a wonderful performance of a piece that I was totally unaware of. Thank you for posting this and for enriching my 74 year old soul. 3:32

It's 90 degrees F here, and I have goosebumps all over my body!! What absolute perfection.

Matthew Sadler with his Barocktrompete is so special. Touched me enourmously!

My blood pressure lowered 20 points listening to this.❤

Point of Praise: This is a period trumpet - no valves. What an uncommonly good performance. GJS

These unexpected gems from Handel are sheer ambrosia for the soul! You hear about water music and Messiah but these little forgotten delights are God's gifts!

I've spent months listening to other versions of this: somehow this one eluded me. The purity of tone of the soprano, the incredible "technical brilliance" of the valveless accompanist: the ensemble working together seamlessly - this is the best. Wow!!! 4 months later I have realised just why this is so good. Listen to the “attack” at 1:10mins - she doesn’t slide up to the note like everyone else - she hits it immediately. Her technique is magnificent. Every note is hit without the usual creep up to it from a safe note. Also, there are no false aspirates (when a singer sounds like a woodpecker by re-aspirating each new note instead of just running across it - e.g. what makes Maria Callas better than Cecilia Bartoli.

Vielen Dank für diese große Freude für Ohr und Herz!

Une merveille de grâce et d'harmonie servie par une interprète aux sommet de son art. Merci pour ce moment ors du temps. J ne me lasse pas de le ré écouter. Vielen Dank Anne Sophie.Du bist ein engel.

A most beautiful piece rendered in the most beautiful way by these musicians! Thank you!

A beautiful young lady with the voice of an angel accompanying an amazing piece of music

If life offered just one moment of happiness, then this music would be heard in it.

Incredibly beautiful, thank you!

This is quality indeed!👏

Une voix céleste descend du ciel et nous prend droit au cœur magnifique ❤❤❤

Thank you Marie Sophie I consider it a privilege to be able to hear you perform this heavenly music at will. I loved it

Thanks very much, a beautiful rendition.

Glorious! Thank you!

Le dialogue entre la voix sublime de Mrs Marie-Sophie Pollak et la somptueuse trompette baroque de M. Matthew Sadler, dont la maîtrise est exceptionnelle, à en faire pâlir Alison Balsom, nous élève vers les sommets divins, là où brille la source Divine de la lumière Céleste, qui éveille en chacun de nous cette part de divinité qui sommeille en chaque être terrestre! Merci pour ce moment Divin!

I haven't heard such a beautiful performance for a long time

Wonderful 🙏🕊❤💎

An exquisite piece of music, as the voice and trumpet answer each other. ❤❤

Beautiful arrangement. BRAVO

Magnifique ! ❤

Amazing!

Wonderful, wonderful 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

magnifique ensemble ,voix sublime

Wonderful performance by this ensemble on this work, especially by soprano Marie-Sophie Pollak and Matthew Sadler on trumpet. Very expressive and emotional, and perfect tempo. Sehr schön! Danke!

Sehr tolle Interpretation, dieses einzigartig schönen Werkes von Georg Friedrich Händel. Wunderwunderschön-wie die so tolle Sopranstimme mit der Barocktrompete verschmelzt ✨🎺✨💖 Musik aus dem Himmel✨

Plusieurs fois le trompétiste la regarde et hausse les soursils et se dit je rêve ou quoi cette voix extraordinaire !!! ❤❤❤

So glorreich, himmlisch und herzöffnend. Danke

Wow...

Pure and sublime.

Einfach nur göttlich

Magnificent interpretation in a wonderful setting! Eternal light forever.

Her prodigious singing voice is out of this world

Haendel at his best, if ever he was not. Thank you for sharing this beauty. Best regards.

Gets me every time. It is divine!!

Damn that’s beautiful music 😢

A deeply moving performance, stately, reverent tempo - felicitations!

There are plenty of youtubes of this work -- this is right up there with the best. That trumpet!!

Blend of voice & trumpet gives feel of light

Beautiful, ethereal and uplifting performance. Thanks to all🎉

That's healing music, stunningly beautiful. Bravo, bravíssimo!

Elegant and exquisite! These artists have dedicated their lives to performing at the highest level of musicianship. Just amazing!

One of the bests I've heard.

The finest performance of this beautiful piece l have heard ....

Awestruck, enraptured and absolutely bowled over. How did RU-vid's algorithm know to play this music to me? It's a miracle.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 ¡¡BRAVO!! ¡¡BRAVO!! ¡¡BRAVO!! Amazing. Excellent. Wonderful. Greetings from Buenos Aires Argentina. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

Divino Padre gracias por estos grandes y talentosos artistas. El Espíritu Santo toca el corazón de su pueblo a través de esta música excelsa y sublime. Beatissime Pater, gratias tibi ago magnos et ingeniosos artifices pro hoc. Per hanc praeclaram et sublimem musicam Spiritus Sanctus corda suorum tangit.

How brilliant ! Thank you

Can never get enough of Händel....

Simply incredible... happy memories with this piece as we had it sung for our wedding...

A beautiful performance from you all 👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️

Beautiful! Thank you. Handel's music, so excellenta\ly well sung.

So schön danke

The magnificent voice and the virtuoso trumpet were indeed the most outstanding elements of this concerto, but let us not forget how utterly incomplete their performance would sound if not for the excellent playing in the background. All these talents playing together have created something Handel would proud of, I am sure.

Hemelse muziek en zo mooi gebracht. Wat een rijkdom hier op aarde. Vrede en rust. Geen oorlog.

Ich bin stolz darauf, Pollak zu heißen!

Sublime! Voices of the angels

This is beautiful sounds, Healing My soul.

ありがとうございます！素晴らしくて涙が溢れます！感激に満ちたbravoをお送り申し上げます！

Brilliant thank you

BRAVO FOR ALL!!!!

perfection!

Beautiful song, beautiful singer. Love the setting in Schloss, so bright and airy.

A wonderful performance. I especially like the articulation of each note.

Beautiful ! Thank you so much !

Wow, what a beautiful piece and an amazing performance. Thank you so much. I could play that trumpet part...DOWN AN OCTAVE! With valves! Beautiful playing and singing.

Wonderful

Superb!

Definitivamente de las mejores versiones que he escuchado, la musica les sale del alma, asi como debe ser, mis respetos

Divine, WOW.

Beautiful performance and my thanks for including the words.

Amen..Amen....!!

Восхитительно! Благодарю ❤

Algo de divino nessa peça ! Do Brasil para esse maravilhoso ensemble !!! Bravoooo !!!

Beautiful playing and beautiful singing. Perfect peace

MUSIC OF HEAVEN!

Fascinante ♥️.

Fantástica ,maravillosa !!!!!!Que grande es nuestra Cultura !!!

Perfect voice... Very very good natural trumpet playing...

Hermosa musica venida del más allá . Una luz potente y serena a la vez.

Che voce meravigliosa!

Just beautiful... wow 💯

I have found a new star! Pollak sings Handel very well and is a charming and beautiful woman. In addition, stylish and skilled musicians. I thought the video would have gotten over 100,000 views! I listen to a lot of classical music and to my ears Marie-Sophie is a real star, and my girlfriend agrees with me.

I like very much Händels decision to iuxtaposition the trombone alongside the voice of the chanting angel and maybe was his thought to provide an holistic summary of the creation itself, the trombone going for the celestial solemnity and the voice for the earthen angelousness.... ...anyway I do not like my confusion about the tuning ( I got < h > but isn't it supposed to be c?... ) and this is one heaven of an aria I could listen to all day long... Le p'tit Daniel

I can only imagine walking down the aisle to this song

Wunderbar!

Amazing! Divine!

Beautiful pure voice.

Ottima registrazione. Se la suonano così dal vivo pago al trombettista un caffé e alla cantante anche qualcosa in più (o viceversa). E' un brano di bellezza incredibile. Farei notare la stupenda architettura tardo barocca della sala. Bel video anche se un po' freddo per la costruzione. Tutto da godere.

Kids these days! Absolutely wonderful.

This is sooooo amazing. So well done!! Thank you.

Magnifico

Utterly beautiful