The Singers - Agnus Dei - Samuel Barber
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- The Singers, Matthew Culloton, conductor perform Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber. The Choral Version of his Adagio for Strings used in the soundtrack for the movie, "Platoon". Recording Engineer, David Trembley, Soundmasters Productions.
Go to a quiet room by yourself and lay down, because this sounds like God, trying to reach us, through His music. In this, the year of 2020, may we find a way to forgive others, live in peace and start anew in our lives without bitterness or fears.
Thank you for your wonderful words of wisdom. May you be in good health and mind.
I feel this in my chest and my eyes.
Absolutely lovely voices...such beautiful tone, balance and blend. Congratulations on a wonderful presentation. Barber would be pleased with your offering.
I don't know what it is about this song, I'm not even a Christian, so the lyrics could be just about anything, but the way the harmonies work in this song leave me with goosebumps and tears. Samuel Barber's choral arrangements are an absolutely beautiful creation.
Does anyone listen to this and not sit there in tears..? The voicing is so rich and stellar..
dude! the goosebumps it gives me are insane! I'm not even a christian, they lyrics could easily be "Mary Had a Little Lamb" but the perfectly synchronized harmonies in this song leave me in tears, it's absolutely glorious.
no...lol
its always disappointing to hear
the noises of the people who
cannot keep still or wait to tidy
their possessions until AFTER
this deeply Spiritual music is
finished
just astonishing.
The orchestral version of this is quite a piece, but the choral version touches me in a way the other cannot. So serene and angelic.
Agreed.
There is no instrument that will ever top the human voice -
The choral version is where the Adagio for Strings became fully realized.
Until few days ago I didn't realize the beauty of choral music although I'm quite educated in all sorts of music, from ethnic to classical and jazz. But not in this one. So, few days ago my dear father died after long illness and I had to look for the appropriate music for the funeral procession. I knew Mozart's Requiem but that was it. And then I've found this masterpiece that I had known only in the orchestral version. And it has stricken me right in the heart. As well as Allegri's Miserere mei, Deus and Mozart's Ave verum Corpus. But Lacrimosa part from Mozart's Requiem is still my favourite. When I hear it, I'm unable to hold my tears. Even before, when I wasn't mourning. Those violins at the beginning realy hurt.
One of the most sublime pieces of music and a seminal statement of the sacrifice of the Lamb of God for the sins of the world. Kudos to the basso profundos.
Wow that was beautiful. It’s what I imagine heaven to sound like ☺️
Bass 2 section rocks. Great job everyone!
Maravilhoso! Parabéns!
Thankyou Choir Master & Choir
Barber was Divinely Inspired to write such deeply spiritual & profoundly moving worship & adoration of our
Lord Jesus Christ the Holy Lamb of GOD
this performance is pure beauty
tears were running down my face
Thankyou LORD GOD ALMIGHTY for
Your Tender Mercy & Loving kindness
to us Your children.
The Singers started a performance with this piece last year (2016 season). Truly astonishing.
So much to like/love about this group. I've been watching as many performances as I can find on UA-cam and their consistency and excellence is remarkable. Balance, blend, dynamics and nuance are all there. This Agnus Dei is stunningly beautiful and moving, and they deliver phrase after phrase with precision and passion, hitting every emotional peak without over-singing and distorting the expression. It's a pleasure to see and hear a choral group singing with such fine technique and delivering the music so powerfully, essentially allowing the music and composers to speak/sing through them. You need an exceptional director and conductor to guide and shape this wonderful and expressive singing. Culloton is a standout, and he and his singers are a pleasure to watch and a treat to hear.
Dale did it better. Culloton fancies himself as inheriting the legacy of the Warland Singers, even intentionally crafting the choir name as such. He doesn't measure up though. He lacks subtlety and often comes off sterile and passionless. This recording only sounds as profound as it does due to Barber's brilliance.
It's beautiful and sad at the same time,,,thank you for the tears of joy 🥺🙏
I'm listening some hip hop music all times, all days but this one is the exception.
"A MASTERPIECE",,,"A JEWEL",,,,A SOUND OF ANGELS"
I think, this is the sound of the Heaven when it's time for you and me to leave this world.
After a minute and some change. Had to try and figure out which one was hitting the high note. had to re-watch it again. Then I seem her. She can hit that note with ease. Good job kids.
Whatever was written on the earth, human wrote,
whatever is said on earth, human said
Dedicated to my brother, all the times we spent together and the struggle you went through.
I always get emotional when I listen to Agnus Dei.
我在越南的邦美蜀出差，此时此刻，听巴伯的弦乐柔板羔羊颂，感人至深！
this is outstanding. wow
Thanks, ladies and gentlemen, brilliant version...
❤❤❤
Very very nice...Thank you so much for singer this song....I love it so much....
Behold the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world.
Simply hair-rising!
Absolutely beautiful. Kudos from Brazil.
So beautiful, thank you for sharing
goose bumps!
Esplêndido ! Estou estupefacto com essa maravilha de tamanha grandeza !
What beautiful peice. Well done in '24.
I loved! Excellent work, greetings from Chile
Que bonito! Que buenas y buenos sois! Un placer.
Our LORD JESUS CHRIST knew what He
must do......the terrible Suffering & Torture
He must go through to pay for our Sin
words cannot describe GOD's Love for
us & the Love of Our LORD JESUS CHRIST
for us....Repent Watch Pray
Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei is a choral arrangement of his timeless work, Adagio for Strings. Barber put the Latin words of the liturgical Agnus Dei to his original 1936 work. The score calling for a mixed choir and optional accompaniment was written in 1967. The composer set religious words to this theme after reflecting for some time on how the Adagio for Strings was taken by the public and critics. After seeing how people associated his music with mourning and passion, Barber wanted to add a spiritual twist to this famous theme. Marked up similarly to the original, the slow introduction of the voices at the beginning prepares the chapter for the rest of the piece. Barber uses the words of Agnus Dei to dictate which intonations should be set to what voicings from the original. Initially it is the voice soprano who take the lead with the melody, but later on some of the other voices take the reigns of the melody. The repetition of the phrase « Agnus Dei » is significant as it shows what Barber was wanting from this arrangement. The haunting atmosphere of Agnus Dei has a similar effect to Adagio for Strings, with both using sustained lines and slow-moving melodies to create the desired effect. Although perhaps not as famous that the instrumental work, Agnus Dei is however popular in the register of choral music, with a number of futuristic vocal recordings of the work. Music is a beautiful refuge against the imperfection of the world. To Marie-Jeanne. *Lucien*
Brilliant just sheer brilliant
love this
oh this is really nice. good quality of individual voices
Lovely!
pure bliss!
stunning
This is so wonderful 😊🤩 I sang I choirs in am life time 2ed Bass and this is an emotional peace I just love it theses singers are just magnificent
Thanks for posting this. Beautiful!
Merveilleux chant chorale que je rêve de chanter.
Beautiful music!!!
amazing
Amazing
increíble! 🥰
Gewoon prachtig !! Kippenvel !
Agnus Dei,
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
Miserere nobis.
…
Agnus Dei,
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
Miserere nobis.
…
Agnus Dei,
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
Dona nobis pacem.
👏
The Sign...
5:40 divino!
Basses!
the racket coughing snapping shutting
shuffling turning of pages in boredom ?
coming from the audience
spoils this otherwise
sublimely exquisite performance
For me, the litmus test has always been how long does the choir hold "Pacem". Grief has most often presented this big bucket of unsorted, raw emotion in the first stage. Which seems to go on forever. When they curb "pacem " too soon they may be neat, but they lose the immense opportunity. I give this rendition a B.
Kharak is burning...
There’s nothing left for us here. Let’s go.
The note or pitch is correct at 1:32 but all voices are not the same as some are lighter in their sound and some more dramatic. Chill-out man.
Latin : Agnus dei
Türkçe : Tanrı kuzusu
the racket coughing snapping shutting
shuffling turning of pages in boredom ?
coming from the audience
spoils this otherwise
sublimely exquisite performance.
farm animals would have been
quieter .
It's not bad but they just don't have the experience yet. A lot of their members look a bit younger than I'd expect. Maybe in another town or fifteen years.
Are you insane? This is GLORIOUS! Everything about the performance is excellent!
In this world the devil has the best music, as demonstrated here. Created for a church that is totally oposite to the bible
Please, explain.
He means the Roman Catholic Church. He is obviously a Fundamentalist Protestant Christian. I am an Atheist (worse than the RCC), but I am still capable of awe and wonder. This is a truly stupendous piece of music...and very difficult to sing. I end up crying every time!!!
Russell Chapman Esq. well said.. you nailed it
Unfortunate that you can't enjoy this beautiful music and the power of the voices for what it is. I wish you peace and love from the Lord Jesus Christ.
@@scottbernal3924 If only you took the time to really study the bible, and understand how far the Catholic church is away from what the word of God actually says. Best wishes to you.