Ave Maria (Schubert) - Cello & Piano [BEST WEDDING VERSION]

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Ave Maria by Franz Schubert, arranged and performed by Brooklyn Duo. Get the sheet music here: bit.ly/3bMSzpY
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Hi guys! Sorry for the long wait since our last video. As you can tell, I'm super pregnant (we were lucky to get this video finished without me going into labor!) but we really wanted to film something for you before the baby came. Ave Maria is another piece we perform a lot at weddings, and just like Pachelbel's Canon it works really beautifully on cello and piano. As always, if you'd like to play this one yourself, our arrangement is available from Musicnotes.com (bit.ly/3bMSzpY). It's also up on Spotify so you can add it to your wedding playlists! 😊
Brooklyn Duo:
Marnie Laird, piano
Patrick Laird, cello
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Patrick performs exclusively on Pirastro strings (www.pirastro.com).
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LYRICS:
Ave Maria Gratia plena
Maria Gratia plena
Maria Gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Benedictus fructus, fructus ventris
Ventris tui Jesus
Ave Maria
Santa Maria Mater dei
Ora pro nobis pecatoribus
Ora, ora pro nobis
Ora ora pro nobis pecatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis
In hora mortis nostrae
In hora mortis, mortis nostrae
In hora mortis nostrae
(Ave Maria)
BROOKLYN DUO BIO:
Founded in 2014, Brooklyn Duo has quickly established itself as one of today’s most successful classical crossover ensembles. Through its creative arrangements and live video performances, the piano and cello duo has garnered a huge following, with over 900,000 KZbin subscribers, and over 150 million streams annually on platforms such as Spotify and Pandora Radio.
In 2014, the couple arranged and recorded two pop covers and released them on KZbin. Shakira noticed the duo’s cover and promoted it to her 130 million-plus fan base, saying: “We're loving Brooklyn Duo's piano/cello cover of Empire! Great work guys." The boost that resulted from that exposure and the positive response they were getting on KZbin encouraged the couple to continue creating videos. (Other notable shout-outs since then include ones from Taylor Swift, a-ha and Pearl Jam.)
Today, Marnie and Patrick have released over 100 videos on their Brooklyn Duo KZbin channel and 9 albums of covers, spanning artists from The Beatles to Metallica to Ariana Grande. In 2016, the couple started a second KZbin channel, Brooklyn Classical, with the goal of introducing classical music to a larger audience through high quality, live video performances. Brooklyn Classical often hosts high-profile guest artists, including the world-renowned Dover and Escher string quartets, percussionist Ivan Trevino and cellist Cicely Parnas.
Popular classical music stations Classic FM and WQXR regularly share Brooklyn Duo’s music on their social media pages, with Classic FM calling the duo “masters of the artfully planned pop cover.” Their music has also been featured on several television shows, including Grey's Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, and America's Got Talent.
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Hi guys! Sorry for the long wait since our last video. As you can tell, I'm super pregnant (we were lucky to get this video finished without me going into labor!) but we really wanted to film something for you before the baby came. Ave Maria is another piece we perform a lot at weddings, and just like Pachelbel's Canon it works really beautifully on cello and piano. As always, if you'd like to play this one yourself, our arrangement is available from Musicnotes (bit.ly/3bMSzpY). It's also up on Spotify so you can add it to your wedding playlists! 😊

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oh! You haven't had your baby yet! How exciting to finally be so close! I've had four boys and one girl, all grown and on their own now. It's an adventure, for sure! All the best. You both play so beautifully. I 'm enjoying going through all the videos. Thank you! I just bought a cello and am learning to play.....at 63 years old! I won't likely live long enough to get super good at it, but I'm enjoying the journey.

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I hope all three parties involved, mom, dad, and baby, realized this is no accident. This is poetry in motion! Patrick looking at his pregnant wife stroking the keys with such elegance while he lays out the solo in unfathomable language is solemn! There is a God who made such a beautiful creation as the family! Mercy!

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Im listening to this from Sri Lanka. Im a music teacher. Soooo amazing love it so much. Both are blessed with an amazing gift from god.

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My mom, gone 27 years, adored this song. She just loved it so much. So when I hear it it makes me smile and shed a few tears. I miss her. Beautiful simply beautiful.

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I ABSOLUTELY ADORE YOUR GORGEOUS MUSIC, SO VERY MUCH!!! I just discovered you two, quite by accident!!! I am so very thankful, that I did.You BOTH are OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS!!! Thank you, for ALL that you do through your MUSIC & Wonderful & Exciting personalities!! Much Admiration & cheers from Sherry Todd, in southern Ontario, Canada!!! I played the violin, many yrs ago, in our schools FREE music program, grades 7 & 8. We had 1st & 2nd Violins, Violas, Cellos & Bass violins. Man, I Loved it so Very much, but unfortunately, I had to stop do it NOT being offered in high school & to my families financial status. I went on to a very rewarding Nursing career, for over 30 yrs. But oh, how I MISSED my Violin & the other Strings!!! God Bless you both & your Adorable Family!

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The cello is even more beautiful than most of the violin versions I've heard. Truly wonderful.

[@ginadodds2695]

I was a church soloist and sang the Schubert Ave Maria at weddings. In this time of crisis, I was so happy to hear you play it. It brought back beautiful memories and gave me hope. Thank you. Gina Dodds, one of your most devoted fans. I tell everyone about Brooklyn Duo and you have many more fans as a result. God Bless always.

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[@timdouglass9831]

Beautiful! When I was in High School I sang in a multi-church choir and in one of our concerts a man sang Ave Maria. He was and older black man who had a rich, gravelly, "whiskey bass" voice (although in his case I'm pretty sure it was gin - I sat next to him in the choir). Even in rehearsal it was hard for me to hear it without being deeply moved. Your performance here is of that same depth. Over 40 years have gone by and my mind can still play that wonderful music for me. May your music be blessing others 40 years from now.

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Thank you and God bless you. Please keep playing in these tense times; it adds more goodness to this fractured world.

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It's comforting to see the bond between you two,as you keep eye contact while playing this magnificent piece of music. Congrats for the performance.

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im just Playing it for my Son, he cant sleep so we listen to it. ☺️😍Beautiful.. just beautiful✨🙏🏼Thank you

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It must feel so wonderful to sit and play together, such serenity, as if in another world ❤

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As beautiful as this piece is, it could never equal the moment you first held your new baby. God bless both you both and that new gift from Heaven

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It is so wonderful to enjoy the way you play this. It's like Marnie is the piano and Patrick is the cello. Like each cell in your body is swinging with the music.

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As I close my eyes I open my heart, this beautiful arrangement by two truly phenomenal human beings sharing a masterpiece created by our maker, reminding us that even in this chaotic world 🌎 😍, there beauty still remains. Thank you Brooklyn Duo for sharing your God given talent with the rest of the world to remind us that God is ❤️

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This moved me. As I was lightly moving between tabs, I just had to stop and watch and listen. It was that compelling, and no other thought or emotion could occupy. Ave Maria!

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5 years ago when I was in high school I found them by chance. Until I saw their videos I didn't even know what is cello! The wish of me and my close friend was to be like them. I started to play the piano. Brooklyn duo and piano guys were my inspirations. I still remember how excited we were when they answered the comment my friend left under their videos. If we return to today: My friend couldn't afford cello and cello lessons but he still wants to learn. And he will. I'm about to finish my second year at the conservatory now. I'm so excited to be a musician like them. It feels great to look back at where everything started five years ago. The thing that I want to say is: The music you make is amazing. Your music inspired me, my friend, and I'm sure a lot of people as well. It changed my life and I am grateful to it. It was more than art for me. Me and my friend, we love you! ❤❤❤

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You are too cute! Thank you for the sweet message. We’re so glad you started piano and are enjoying it! ❤️

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2:56 so humanized! Emotional!

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How fitting that piece is given that you were with child when playing.

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Awesome! Thank you! I hope the baby is fine and so are you. Peace, good health and happiness to all of you! God bless you.

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You two are awesome. For all of us lesser awesome people, please love one another. Take it from one who has lost a love of life. Just love one another.

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Congratulations on the impending birth of a bouncing healthy baby ~ this is so beautiful. Thank you!

[@stevenhorst7315]

As a cellist who has often played this piece for weddings and funerals, let me say this recording is simply gorgeous. For some reason, the sheet music I learned it on is transposed into D. In this recording, keeping it in the original Bb allows for beautiful contrast -- the first part is kept entirely on the D string for a gorgeous sound, and then the second time through it is played in the upper octave, for a completely different but equally beautiful sense of the music. What struck me most is how it is truly played like a prayer. Thank you for sharing!

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speechless ... words get in the way to describe this ... god is there, no doubt.

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I am so happy to see the baby when it is out!!!

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Thanks for the incredible sound, music...remedy to the soul. Purifying to the light of the spirit amid urban ordinary noises, ordinary thinking, ordinary and monotonous behavior. Light to the soul. Healing. Thank you. Expanding of the soul.

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i feel i am levitating! Bravo! God bless you, Brooklyn Duo!

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Yet another blessed baby!!!! MAN!!!

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Dearest Marni and Patrick, you made me cry while listening to Ave Maria -and I'm jewish. Bless you and your beautiful family. Ethel, Jerusalem

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This is eye wateringly good. Not like crying, literally soul tickling.

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Well said, Wyatt.

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What an experience for the unborn child!

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I feel loved by this music.

[@ednaruizmanrique1243]

This song the Ave Maria is my “go-to” before starting my day and praying my Rosary which is the Hail Mary in Latin. It starts my day off right. It always comforts me in difficult times. Again, thank you for the beautiful piece. You are blessed to have one another! Congratulations on your baby & May you continue to be richly blessed twofold. Best wishes for a beautiful life.

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Magnificent playing by both artists and they don't have to flirt & wink at each other! Hauser's performances with women are so unprofessional!

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they have too much time to flirt around after their performance lol

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Yes - they don't FLIRT with each other, they make eye contact often and lovingly, and the connection between them plays a part in how much I love the beautiful music they make together. I have complained multiple times that Hauser needs to wash his hair, quit breathing loudly during performances, stop doing pervy weird things with his mouth and lips, stop moving his feet and legs all over like he has to go potty, and put some damned shoes on! Even just socks are ok - but to see a man formally dressed in a suit out in the wilderness with nothing on his feet - it's all so distracting! And his ego constantly upstages his music. The Brooklyn Duo is a class act without being pretentious. And they are so dependable with the integrity and quality that they bring to everything they produce together, on their own, or with other musicians. They create profound beauty. And on a lighter note, they each have a quirky little habit that is so endearing. They are the real deal, in great detail, and I look forward to every performance.

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I want this playing when I pass on, no funeral just a tree planted with this playing, be at peace finally. 🙂

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I can't get enough of this music - it's like a soothing balm for the soul. 🎵 The melodies are hauntingly beautiful, and the musicianship is top-notch. 🎻👏

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I LOVE WATCHING YOU PLAY THE PIANO, MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A PIANO TEACHER WE WOULD PLAY AND SING ❤ BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES 👍

[@debrahutto7403]

BEAUTIFUL! I love Ava Maria !

[@sumanlondon]

Oh dear ! I haven't got a chance to see a wedding picture of my parents ! and your baby will play this unique piece played by parents, in his/her wedding ! Bless you all, stay safe, stay healthy and keep playing for us.

[@randeldiaz5368]

Ahhh, the calmness it bought. 🙆🏻‍♂️😊😌

[@ginadodds2695]

Another musician in the family. God Bless you both. Thank you for all the beautiful music--especially, in these times!

[@mozzyforest]

This song is so beautiful, I hope to find the right one eventually.

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I'm crying at this ...dear Lord,this is ....😭😭😭😭😭❤️

[@legna1235]

To the point:. BEAUTIFUL

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Hands down, the most beautiful song ever composed and performed to perfection Brings tears to the eyes ❤️🌹

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Beautiful as always. Reminds me of sitting on the beach listening to the water and birds. My happy place

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I cried! This music will endure for eternity.

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I am so in love in this song Ave Maria and Pray for my Country in the Philippines Because of the Typhoon Odette one of the Strongest Storm in this year Holy Mary Mother of God... Help Us...🙏

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Best of all time for this Ave Maria

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Absolutely heavenly .

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That's so beautiful, so touching! The baby must be enjoying the music.

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Two souls dancing in harmony. ❤️❤️❤️ beautiful❤️❤️❤️

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Truly I never knew I needed this style of music in my life until you introduced me to it. You have improved my life. Thank you.

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Blessings to my favorite duo, for both of you, your beautiful daughter and Archie. Hopefully, your children will join you as musicians as they grow up. What a wonderful life they and you will have. Gina Dodds, Bellmore, NY

[@BrooklynDuo]

Thank you, Gina! ❤️

[@stevegriger9096]

Of course you two would take on a Giant like this, and crush it! It almost seems like Patrick can barely hold the tears back... just beautiful.

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I like most of the Piano's baseline. It makes me deeply touched.

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OMG. I cried. Wonderful. god bless your family.

[@fatron8688]

So beautiful, the first time through a tear ran down my cheek, the 2nd time through I was openly weeping.

[@mathew1613]

As incredible as the composition, itself.

[@michaelhudecek2778]

Beautiful just like Our Blessed Mother Mary! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@ginadodds2695]

Let us know when the baby is born. God bless you and your family; and, thank you for all the beautiful music. It always provides a healing!

[@BrooklynDuo]

Hi Gina! Baby boy Archie was born just a few days after we filmed this video! We’ve posted a few pics on our Instagram page if you use that. Hope you’re staying healthy and well! 🤗

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I wasn't born yet but my parents got married to this song 😍 so beautiful and so meaningful in many ways

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I can't avoid the tears of emotion.

[@dannyl1980]

Always makes me emotional as it was played at my grandma's funeral. It's so beautiful.

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A 45 no les gustó ésta magestuosa interpretación del AVE María, esa gente no tiene corazón. Esta bella melodía relaja mis días tensos. Felicidades a los dos

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Fantastic! Love it! The baby loves it!

[@judyvispi]

For my mom in Heaven! God Bless!😇🙏

[@kathleencook3060]

Divine Beautiful performance by a very talented professional duo. Thank you.

[@stephenlaird2370]

Breathtaking and Magnificent. A most fitting and emotional expose on Schubert’s inspired composition. One only needs to read the Magnificat to feel the extraordinary beauty of her words. “My soul doth magnify the Lord”.

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I am tearing up with your wonderful play. Keep up the great music to help us manage these trying times.

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The Music, The Settings PERFECT

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[@LaurenceGray-et7sb]

This is a lovely version of Ave Maria. I am more familiar with this piece than I would like to be. When I was a music major in college, I earned credits towards my degree by accompanying voice majors on the piano during their lessons. One of the male voice students (a tenor) was practicing this piece for his senior recital and I was the accompanist who was assigned to work with him. Since he was singing, I had to play Ave Maria somewhat faster than Brooklyn Duo plays it so the voice major wouldn't run out of air and get out of breath. No we didn't have any cello players who were working on Ave Maria (unfortunately).

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Just beautiful!,, lucky Emmie hearing that heavenly music

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I hope your precious one is as talented as you two are!! 😃❤️

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BEAUTIFUL & gorgeous location!!!!!

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Awesome homage to the queen of the angels

[@frerecampbell9291]

Thanks for fantastic music from the The Dynamic Duo !!!

[@marysheerin747]

A beautiful arrangement. Patrick's Cello sang our with such purity and Marnie's piano collaboration was perfect. I'm sure this soothing music is excellent for baby. All best to you both and Emmie. And many thanks for a wonderful and heartfelt performance. Love from Mary, Dublin, Ireland. xx

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Another spectacular arrangement/performance by this Dynamic Duo. Heaven sent...

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Inspired by his incomparable performance , I will dream of nostalgic my late beloved mother who deeply loved this masterpiece . This dream is the ultimate in bliss for me

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Heartfull happy melody on this duo !

[@auroramagorian]

Your beautiful bump, Marnie 💜 you look absolutely stunning. Wishing you all the best for a smooth and safe delivery for you and bub. I love watching the two of you play together, your passion for music and love for each other shines through in every video. This one brought me to tears, just so lovely. Thank you for going to the trouble to film at such a busy and exciting time in your lives. 💛

[@jeanderamee488]

There are no words for this beautiful music played by two talented people, thank-you

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I cry!!! So wonderfull!! Tank you so much!!!♥️

[@mhuston903]

I love watching you two play together yall are so badass I live listening to your music loud and just get lost

[@XramBrain]

Thank you for playing this wonderful piece! I'm a Catholic and I appreciate it a lot. God bless! Ave Maria!