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Amici Forever "Lux æterna" (after Edward Elgar's "Nimrod" from "The Enigma Variations")
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6 июл 2016Amici Forever - "Lux Aeterna", for Chorus, after IX Nimrod (Adagio) from "The Enigma Variations", Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra (Enigma), Op. 36, Sir Edward Elgar, (various arr.). The Opera Band, RCA Victor, 2004.
Other Videos:
1. Variation IX. "Nimrod" http://youtu.be/iPlW4pAFMOM
2. Complete Enigma Variations https://youtu.be/6GbD20h8-_4
3. Variation IX. "Nimrod" piano transcription http://youtu.be/w9rUjPBNxpI
4. Variation IX. "Nimrod" piano transcription http://youtu.be/rFgiPh6rZRs
5. Enigma Variations transcription on Piano http://youtu.be/iEwr4qvNUeM
6. Lux Aeterna, Choir of New College Oxford http://youtu.be/AXXM2aI2jOc
7. Lux Aeterna, Amici Forever http://youtu.be/1ld4rEhRrdY
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GbD20h8-_4&list=PL8_kq8-6nvDi2SHPcLBJXSi5o4g20kr2l&index=1
Lux æterna
Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine,
cum sanctis tuis in æternum,
quia pius es.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine;
et lux perpetua luceat eis ;
cum Sanctis tuis in æternum,
quia pius es.
May everlasting light shine upon them, O Lord,
with your Saints forever,
for you are kind.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,
and may everlasting light shine upon them.
with your Saints forever,
for you are merciful.
Sir Edward Elgar, and amongst his greatest compositions lie the Enigma Variations "the supreme example of how to elaborate in so many different ways upon a simple theme". Indeed, he dedicated the work "to my friends pictured within", each variation being an affectionate portrayal of one of his circle of close acquaintances.
The Ninth Variation, Nimrod, is here arranged for voices - not the first to do so. It is dedicated to Augustus J. Jaeger, Elgar's best friend. It is said that this variation, as well as an attempt to capture what Elgar saw as Jaeger's noble character, depicts a night-time walk the two of them had, during which they discussed the slow movements of Ludwig van Beethoven (the first eight bars represent the beginning of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata). The name of the variation punningly refers to an Old Testament patriarch described as a mighty hunter, the name Jaeger being German for hunter. The text is the Communion antiphon from the Mass for the Dead.
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