VOCES8 - Lux Aeterna (Nimrod)

Music video by VOCES8 performing Lux Aeterna (Nimrod). (C) 2016 VOCES8 Records
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[@DaveOFly]

This provides me comfort tonight, on the passing of my father. Thank you.

[@withlovefromrussia]

May he rest in peace.🕯😔

[@michaelmartin9090]

May he rest in eternal light, peace and joy

[@RaySpainPlayer]

Dave, my father is gone too, but he lives inside me every day.

[@antonylaws6554]

This was played at my Mum's funeral. It gave me comfort too. x

[@harvwileman5608]

May his memory be for a blessing. I lost my mother five months ago. Coincidentally my teenager had sung this (the top soprano part) just a few months before.

[@chettiblueyes]

“It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony.” - Benjamin Britten

[@franklinstein8176]

Thank you for sharing this quote Caryn. I would love to include it in my mother's funeral order of service, but I think it best to keep it for my own personal meaning, as it really captures so much about my relationship with my mother.

[@johnkruspe7290]

Gorgeous and profound.

[@martharichler6672]

thank you

[@wimvanmoerbeke]

not only music : The English patient is a fantastic and cruel movie

[@cristinabasei870]

❤

[@rexn617]

Absolutely nailed it. I could listen to this on repeat for eternity.

[@rupertpitt9021]

Our father has just passed away. I find this music so beautiful. He loved Elgar. “When I hear music I fear no danger, I am invulnerable. I see no foe.” Henry David Thoreau

[@sarahtownley8744]

As we left the church at my darling husband’s funeral I had this recording played. I cry every time I hear it but i need to hear it every day - it gives me hope.

[@ingerlander]

I wish you peace of mind

[@judeoliver5256]

What a beautiful tribute to your husband....

[@jonathantardifmusicalrefle3661]

This is giving me consolation and solace as I, like many, process the passing of Her Majesty. Thank you, Ma'am, for everything.

[@JPJMando]

There are not enough superlatives. Nothing but perfection from the best vocal group on the planet. Bravo.

[@davelee8961]

Always a beautiful piece, but this rendition, by these 8 people, is stunning.

[@namekal6000]

My mother died this week. This came to my rescue. I have always loved the Elgar original, and this choral arrangement is sublime as a Requiem. Thank you for a magnificent performance.

[@jan-pietervanwaasbergen2441]

May this music comfort your soul and guide your mother to her eternal light and peace, greetings from the Netherlands.

[@namekal6000]

@@jan-pietervanwaasbergen2441 Thank you so much. That means a great deal to me.

[@sylviasimpson3280]

Remembering all lost at Sea, a beautiful rendering. From RN Veteran UK 🇬🇧.

[@user-kl5be8kd7j]

いい歌です。合唱しました。 一緒に歌った友人が、コロナ期間で会えないなかで病気で天国へ。葬儀でこの曲を流しました。

[@joycepurchase2225]

This was a great favourite of my late husband. Played at his funeral and I now turn to it when I need solace and remember my loving husband. Magnificent choral work.

[@andrewelliott1939]

This was the recording that introduced me to VOCES8 as I searched for a version of Nimrod. I have been following VOCES8 ever since and I keep coming back to this recording. It is utterly sublime and so moving. It would be one of my Desert Island Discs - if I am ever famous enough to be invited onto the programme!! 😏

[@songbird6414]

To those who are unfamiliar with music, this song is ridiculously difficult to get through. Each part acts as it’s own beast, and you must not only know YOUR part, but everyone else’s part to a T for it to pay off the way it’s supposed to. This is a beautiful performance, made all the more impressive by the difficulty of the piece.

[@elilallak3809]

Chamber music at its finest

[@TerryBoydPhoto]

I completely agree. But, I would venture that this is true of all singing bar solos. I make a point of knowing everyone's parts.

[@buffplums]

I guess if some thing is worth the challenge then it’s worth doing it well. What a beautiful performance.

[@jimmyl324]

Played this at the end of my mothers memorial service. Everyone was saying “What is this ? It’s so beautiful.

[@u1zha]

The hardest part of singing this in my choir I think was getting the long phrases smooth and not dying from the excruciating interval jumps. Of course you need to know others' parts to know when your beat is. (Dunno why but there indeed are many people who blissfully count their long note's length in their own head, disregarding what's happening... even soloists. So it's definitely a skill that some have to work for.)

[@tommelling8177]

The most beautiful rendition of this masterpiece ever recorded in my humble opinion!

[@easyas314e]

I return to this recording again and again and again, and I’m stunned, humbled and refreshed every time.

[@heatherleslie5874]

Yes, I do the same and my response is also the same. It is an exquisite piece.

[@ceejaysmith6910]

It's simply sublime. I can't get enough of it.

[@debbie94510]

That last note sounds like a great organ with all the stops pulled out. Incredible.

[@davidfrench3190]

Indeed! Compare it with Diane Bish’s rendition on the great organ in Texas. Completely overpowering are both works.

[@riverwildcat1]

Sublime. Inimitable. Perfect. God touching this world.

[@kenwbrenner]

Thanks Gregory - the Lord's gift of voice in action.

[@chettiblueyes]

Yes... I’m weeping listening to this.

[@AndrewRudin]

As you look and listen it's almost impossible to believe these sounds are coming from mere mortals.

[@joefagan9335]

What an incredible pleasure it is to listen to these amazing singers!

[@jibranmallam-hasham1022]

Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua leceat eis. (May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord, with Thy saints forever, for Thou art Kind. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.)

[@johnfenner347]

A most wonderful recording. It can’t get any better than this !. Absolutely Marvellous. Great beauty. Such sounds. Grateful thanks.

[@martharichler6672]

So pure, such discipline. I love this version.

[@katespalding2134]

Superb, how do they make such beautiful harmonies that gel together so seamlessly. It is beyond words. Thank you so much

[@altobud]

Yes it is beyond words- it’s music.

[@garywait3231]

Exquisitely beautiful interpretation of this imaginative setting of "Nimrod" (Enigma Variations). Though the text is from the ordinary of the funeral mass, the theme of eternal light is singularly appropriate for these challenging times. Profound thanks for this lovely musical offering. Later -- two years later. Christmas Eve 2022 -- and again and again I return to this inspiring amalgam of text and music. At now 82, and mostly housebound, it is musical settings and renderings such as these.that keep my faith alive in my silent solitude. Thank you, Voces 8 for your inspired musical ministry to a rather derelect former choirmaster and chorister. Christmas blessings to you all!

[@RobertChastain]

Garywait3231, you have perfectly expressed my personal thoughts and I adopt your heartfelt comments as my own. Thank you, Voces8, and warm wishes to all the other former choral directors and singers, especially those who might be homebound or living with physical impairments. God bless you and keep you in the palm of his hand.

[@garywait3231]

@@RobertChastain : My heartfelt thanks, and best New Year's wishes to you, for your kind words. And thanks to groups like Voces 8 who give us such a blessed foretaste of the music of the spheres!

[@katerinawhitley2706]

Perfect. That last word Requiem sung by Voces8 is the most beautiful sound imaginable.

[@earthlightsmusic2743]

The purest form of this piece yet, a way to take in its absolute essence.

[@gloriaivandavalossha]

ANGELS SINGING !!!!

[@adriansheldon7778]

This is what it feels like when a piece of music resonates with not only your heart but soul .

[@puppy1584]

Wow, simply stunning. Thank you.

[@josephrayos8080]

this is the sound of Heaven!

[@kenwbrenner]

Thanks Joseph - a very heavenly sound from a gift of God...

[@mcbuildertools1689]

Thats why its called Eternal Light

[@spannerman7359]

Just wanted to say thank you. I’ve just returned from my grandmother’s cremation service and this was the most beautiful piece of choral music I have ever heard. I chose this piece for her last journey down the aisle before her body departed from this world. Thank you VOCES8. Love to you all. ✝️✡️

[@gerhardoberlin212]

Absolutely beautiful! Hard to exceed. Heavenly singing.

[@barrywhite1872]

Moved - first to tears, then to action. Stunning.

[@barrywhite1872]

Just Amazing. Helping me through the loss of my Mum. Thanks guys, you're absolutely stunningly brilliant

[@UkeOne]

Masterful voices producing mind-blowing vocal control, balance and blend. VOCES8 infuse heart and soul while executing this so effortlessly. Thank you again for a beautiful performance.

[@susanpurnell2433]

So beautiful. I plan to have this at my funeral. Light eternal - perfect

[@filipdecorte2380]

Prachtige muziek, deze vertolking door 8 zangers is adembenemend ❤

[@u1zha]

Thanks for reuploading, so I can like it twice

[@sixwingsram]

Love your work. Elgar is smiling in heaven❤

[@buffplums]

Breath taking thank you so much for sharing your beautiful performance x

[@g79skyrocket]

So, beautifully done. I can't help but weep listening to it

[@markabrice]

Just watched/listened for about the 97th time. Still wept.

[@gabrielecristina6558]

This is impressive, comforting and, in a way, relaxing. I love this job. very grateful.

[@johncraig2623]

To me, Elgar created the most amazing shimmering sound in this movement. It seems perfect to go with this sacred text: eternal light. Typically, Voces8 delivers a profoundly brilliant performance.

[@SarahHarris-hx6ec]

Your talent is off the scale! Just magic!!

[@jimrains4406]

I've never heard this done so well. Bravo.

[@anthonydeacon881]

If I've commented before, I must again. I've heard VOCES8 several times live and they always stir something in me.

[@marthahazevoet9309]

Utterly beautiful.

[@ianmarsden8568]

Came here via their recording of Underneath The Stars - Kate Rusby and it goes without saying I'm glad I did. What a pleasure to hear this arrangement, I'm obviously aware of the verison played on Remberance Sunday, but to hear words put to the music is thrilling and so so moving. I also appreciated the touching Comments. Perfect & Thank you and peace to you all.

[@gipskull]

just wonderful. i cant stop listen to it one day after another ... very very nice ... love the soprano also very much

[@briankinnaman6532]

Breathtaking. It brings me such joy knowing beauty like this exists on earth and we have access to it when we need it.

[@StephenRCar]

As intimate and intense as "Nimrod" is in the orchestral version, the intensity is magnified and focused by an octet of choral voices. As of that weren't enough, the text of the prayer "Lux Aeterna" from the Latin Requiem Mass further sharpens the impact. This is powerfully unbearable in the very best of ways. Samuel Barber's "Adagio" treated similarly is on a par with this. This music and sound is almost too beauiful.

[@christelschmidt6950]

Ich liebe es. Dankeschön

[@RainerGlaap]

Overwhelmingly beautiful! ❤️

[@iainmacdonald1549]

this has me sobbing every time i hear it-glorious

[@israelibinayin7727]

I love this soooo much

[@sailingsam3815]

Tears..sublime beauty

[@mnalneagl7423]

Of the Voices in particular: The only Superlatives I could add to those already used in the comments: Vox Angelus Of the Room: We often say: "The Room is the other half of the Paino/Forte"; This Room uplifts, supports and enhances this spectacular sound (and am sure it's why they chose it over others)... No Coincidence. With all our Technology, it's still hard to say we've mastered the art/science of Room Crafting. Many Years of Good health and Joyful performances to all the crew!

[@johnbrooks5705]

Some music affects a certain part of the brain. The harmony and beauty of this piece always brings tears to my eyes, whether I am listening to it or playing it.

[@dansaunders7175]

wow...just wow. thankyou

[@TheRatsCats]

I heard this on the radio a couple of weeks ago. Of course, I was quite aware of Nimrod, but not of the addition of the wonderful Lux Aeterna text. My dear friend, who is declining rapidly with dementia, totally fell in love with this setting, and is moved to tears whenever I play it for her. Between losing her, and my own mother's terminal illness, this arrangement not only provides beauty, but some comfort in the pain of loss.

[@rubynew6669]

first second i listened to it in class beside my friend, I looked at her and she was so confused and concerned and my facial expressions, and I don't blame her, I am still awe struck 🤩❤️ i have always wondered if this piece had been arranged for a choir and here it is❤️

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz9097]

I love this song. My highschool choir performed this song and it was beautiful to sing.

[@darrellflecknor3833]

Absolutely stunning

[@fredvacher3998]

Amazing ensemble and great moving music ❤

[@PeterHAdams]

Thank you. This helps with stress so much.

[@jraldne1]

Well...as far as I am concerned...this performance for me; that there's just no other...THANK YOU!!!...THANK YOU!!...THANK YOU!!!!....

[@billhoward7354]

What a breathtaking and beautiful rendition of this well known tune. I stumbled across them by accident but am completely blow away.

[@kylecashen4132]

Oh my word....had chills the entire time.

[@skypentraico4322]

I'm not crying! YOU'RE CRYING!

[@SimonLecaulleComposer]

What a wonderful piece and sound ! Bravo ! :D

[@CaresinVerse]

God bless you all, VOCES8❣️ I turn to you when my heart is heavy. You bring me peace and comfort. Thank you so very much ❤️

[@dianalee3059]

What a stunning performance

[@wacawlubinski5218]

Cudowna kompozycja, cudowny śpiew. Gratuluję. PL

[@belindasalamanca4065]

This is stunning ❤

[@georgeparker7838]

Amazing.

[@FLOWERSANDSLOTS]

MAGNIFICENT!!! Right down to the height of the music stands. WOW!

[@keithbate9405]

Sublime and haunting . One of the most beautiful and sad pieces of music I have ever heard. Perhaps only equalled by Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings.

[@whoopjohn]

Stunning.

[@Chris-hf2sl]

Perfect!

[@johanneslast9077]

Magnifique tout simplement !

[@veronicajade20]

Beautiful 😍

[@davidhinton8654]

Always think there is a lack of appreciation for just how seamless is the performance… no matter the personnel, always flawless… just wow

[@geek49203]

Pure genius..... a gift of God. Thank you.

[@JonCPN]

Always a moving beautiful piece, never imagined it could get even better. Already tingling, at 2:15 I think my knees went.

[@Midlands94]

Beautiful rendition. 😊

[@fjnaruwo28]

What a wonderful harmony...especially last sound, it's like pipe organ.

[@ReviewMarineProducts]

Divinely beautiful.

[@MrIanmmackay]

Absolutely Heavenly 💖🎶

[@kumarmangalampatravali660]

Oh, England, England, artistically you are still far ahead of the continent! Love and regards!

[@johnkruspe7290]

Stunningly beautiful.

[@guitargirl7452]

Music washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life.

[@4Teen8]

Thank you !

[@marshallartz395]

Profoundly beautiful.

[@flowersL]

This so absolutely beautiful and It got me bit emotional I love singing more tbh and I also the instrumental

[@wrydkg]

Oh my life! Excellent!

[@tonywilliams2208]

Amazing performance.

[@ladytenor9876]

I would like to have this recording played at my funeral.

[@messiasullmann]

Amazing! Superbe! Maravilhoso! Sound of heavens! Thank's for this eternal moment! 🇧🇷