Come to me (Ivo Antognini)

Come to me by Ivo Antognini (b. 1963)
www.ivoantognini.com
all voices sung by Matthew Curtis
Come to me
a poem by Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894) (original title "Echo")
Come to me in the silence of the night;
Come in the speaking silence of a dream;
Come with soft rounded cheeks and eyes as bright
As sunlight on a stream;
Come back in tears,
O memory, hope, love of finished years.
Oh dream how sweet, too sweet, too bitter sweet,
Whose wakening should have been in Paradise,
Where souls brimful of love abide and meet;
Where thirsting longing eyes
Watch the slow door
That opening, letting in, lets out no more.
Yet come to me in dreams, that I may live
My very life again though cold in death:
Come back to me in dreams, that I may give
Pulse for pulse, breath for breath:
Speak low, lean low,
As long ago, my love, how long ago.

[@adriennealbert1]

Beautiful work, Ivo. And beautifully sung by Matthew Curtis. Bravo!

[@norwegianwarhound451]

Have only heard the Trinity Choir sing this and have always adored it. I’m a Matthew Curtis fan and this is equally glorious. Thank you for creating something beautiful in this chaotic world we live in. My best and take care.

[@corocalicantus]

Superlative, a blessing for the world! Thank you Ivo to give so much and continuous
beauty to all of us!

[@eugeneclasby518]

Very beautiful: poem, setting, and performance. Bravo!

[@RealTealMaherajah]

Gorgeous

[@rtasingapore]

I'm an IB school music teacher in Singapore, confined at home and doing virtual teaching. So, I'm soaking up content on the web. What a beautiful and expressive piece. Text and harmonies are so lovely. Excellent.

[@ferrariopietro]

Meraviglioso anche questo, caro Ivo! Grandissimo! Un abbraccio. Pietro

[@skemsen]

So absolutely and amazingly beautiful! Thank you so much 🙏

[@careta57]

Bravo Ivo (come sempre) sarebbe bello sentirlo cantato da un intero coro!

[@pacificquartetvienna5445]

Thank you very much for your beautiful composition.

[@planellesgallego]

Imposible to not to get moved by this music... Can't stop sobbing :'(

[@scottwright172]

Lovely piece.

[@rudidiekstra7438]

Beautiful!

[@yuehchopin]

Gottes Segen

[@Kwantuchoir]

Hi Ivo, I've seen on the score that it was comission by the Aeolians, I would love to hear them sing it would you happen to know where to direct us to hear their interpretation of this stunning work?

[@user-ej5dy6pc4n]

女声版は出ないてしょうか

[@emiolian]

mmm...I didn't think about doing a female voice setting. Probably I should add some instruments, otherwise it's impossible. I will sleep on this.