Just the dress rehearsal of what everybody enjoyed on the evening 14 July 2014 during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris at the Eiffel Tower. Sung by French soprano Natalie Dessay and her husband, French baritone Laurent Naouri.
Orchestre National de France directed by Daniele Gatti.
Here's the result: • Video
Bist du bei mir was written by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel.
Text:
Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden
zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.
Ach, wie vergnügt wär so mein Ende,
es drückten deine schönen Hände
mir die getreuen Augen zu!
English Translation:
If you are with me, then I will go gladly
unto [my] death and to my rest.
Ah, what a pleasant end for me,
if your dear hands be the last I see,
closing shut my faithful eyes to rest!
14 июл 2014
