Towards the Musica Perennis - Sir John Tavener

[@luukashiltunen-musician]

A beautiful interview. Physically his appearance is frail due to numerous health problems, including two heart attacks, a stroke and a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome in 1990s, but spiritually the deep state of peace is shining through. It is as if the more broken the body, the more evident and present the spirit. He has created one of the most beautiful pieces of music.

[@daisyrushton1574]

I met his daughter briefly at UCL a few years after his passing, and hadn't realised he had passed. I had remembered some of his music: Mother of God Here I Stand, The Lamb. When I realised who she was I was like 'ur dad's music is incredible, so pleased to meet you!!!' and she was obviously in a low mood. She transferred to an Oxford/Cambridge college very shortly after; but her presence in the queue for some Classical Greek lesson sparked beautiful sentiment. If she reads this; Sofia, I'm so sorry for your loss. John was not just a musician, he was an auditory Eikon.

[@akroatis]

"Essentially Orthodox, but with an interest in other religions". It's comforting to hear it from the man himself, that he never left his spiritual home, as he also declares later in this splendid documentary. Orthodoxy is the faith of love, and a loving attitude and interest in other faiths is, in my personal opinion as an Orthodox Christian, a genuine expression of Orthodoxy. Truly this is wonderful and God-inspired music, thanks for uploading!

[@mumorini]

Religio Perennis.

[@FolkBoyify]

As an Eastern Orthodox Christian, thank you for your music ☦️

[@andreferreira6425]

O mundo nunca mais verá alguém no nível de John Tavener, nossas gerações não são mais capazes de atingir o nível de sensibilidade e conhecimento para produzir obras de arte como as dele.

[@vickyrourke2835]

I hope there is a special place there in Heaven for Sir John Tavener 👼🌅😇✝️🛐

[@ReisendeMac1]

Solarstone and Scott Bond’s «3rd Earth» sample of «The Lamb» brought me here, it’s always been a favorite and always brought me to tears - I always wondered about the beautiful sample and the history (and composer) behind it.

[@jeffersonbarnes3663]

Jesus is the world's only Saviour and He is alive!

[@charlesrae3793]

Thanks for posting this. John Tavener will be sorely missed, and it is good to be reminded of his unique stance of respect for the world of Orthodoxy ,yet an open-ness to the insights of other religions.I suspect that his views really changed very little, since he was influenced by Philip Sherrard's position vis-a-vis the perennial philosophy from the start.Mother Thekla, who later repudiated him because of his perceived desertion of Orthodoxy, failed to recognise that his adherence to the divine feminine, was not confined to a purely Christian viewpoint.Certainly no-one has done more to bring Orthodoxy to the greater listening public than the late lamented Sir John.RIP.

[@vollendung88XXI]

Very good thank you

[@dimbarsak]

Thank you!

[@timber750]

Thanks.

[@debraleighscott]

Can you provide more information about this choir and the director?

[@DavePeters1]

The choir is The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers CBE

[@RYROSmetaldefender]

2:19 How come David Hasslhoff is conducting this wonderful piece ? My, this guys is behind everything that's cool

[@emilywaltonx]

Thank you for sharing! Where does this video come from? Is it part of a larger documentary? I’m writing a paper and want to properly cite this.

[@agent0066]

A late answer, but this is taken from Simon Russel-Beale's 'Sacred Music' on BBC4. Well worth looking for a full set of the series. Sadly the sort of thing the BBC is unlikely to ever make again.

[@thesaucegroup1877]

6:01

[@marcusbradley6207]

Poor guy. He was 69 when he died. But he looks like he could be in his 90’s in this video. Very sad.

[@edhorski2624]

Are you 69? What do you look like? Maybe he ran a faster race.

[@adhameletr129]

He had Marfan Syndrome. It destroys a lot of things in the body. That's why.

[@ameliawright6947]

He was gravely ill when this interview took place.

[@LukePluto]

from his wiki > He had considerable health problems throughout his life. He had a stroke in his thirties, heart surgery and the removal of a tumour in his forties, and had two successive heart attacks which left him frail. He was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome in 1990.

[@gloria7094]

genau was ich suche tao,allah,buddha und christus