Lacrimosa, but it is darker

#mozart #lacrimosa #requiem

[Alejoninla]

"On the page it looked nothing. The beginning simple, almost comic. Just a pulse. Bassoons and basset horns, like a rusty squeezebox. And then suddenly, high above it, an oboe. A single note, hanging there, unwavering...his was a music I'd never heard. Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing, it had me trembling. It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God." ~ Antonio Salieri reflecting upon a Mozart score - from the film "Amadeus" (1984) ~

[ElectricSoul]

One of the greatest contributions to the world was classical music.

[d.d.]

When I was a kid, I was really into classical music, but it was hard to listen to it before the internet when cd's were expensive. So keep me off the radio, listening to NPR late late late at night, my parents bought me a cd player and a bunch of classical cd's for xmas one year. The first time I heard this song, I was in bed, the lights were out, and it scared the absolute hell out of me. It was beautiful, but in a way my stupid hick kid brain wasn't prepared for, and I hid under the blanket.

[shadowcat]

Words can not fully contain the beauty of this version of Lacrimosa. I caught myself holding my breath, so I could listen more fully. I wanted to hear this live in person.This is one of my favorite pieces of Mozart, you did it justice. Thanks so much for sharing it. <3

[OvertureofDaybreak]

This is not death, but ascension. I've never heard something so epic. I mean, I love classical scores, but this is an eargasm. A true masterful contribution to music. Thank you

[marys]

I was thing thinking Lacrimosa was already pretty "dark".... Amadeus was an excellent film btw; if you haven't seen it, i highly recommend it! It's what really opened my eyes (ears) to classical music when i was a kid. (Yeah, I'm getting old... Ha!)

[goodquestion]

Nothing dark about it, close your eyes and listen to the choir. It's heavenly.

[holliegould]

pov: the rest of the party died and you have unleashed the paladin's final form

[tomimati]

Lacrimosa dies illa
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce, Deus:
Pie Jesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem. Amen

Full of tears will be that day
When from the ashes shall arise
The guilty man to be judged;
Therefore spare him, O God,
Merciful Lord Jesus,
Grant them eternal rest. Amen.

[williambrown]

I like how the change is subtle and you didn’t lose the essence of the song

[createninspire]

There's nothing more metal than classical music!!

[Simonenoir]

I studied at the conservatory, I was the smallest in my class and in the study center, the first time I went to see a live performance it was a choir with a wonderful piano, I will never forget my love for Mozart from that day it began to grow and grow.

[davidc]

Like something out of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, holy crap! Really, most of the more modern Castlevania games this would work way to well. Let's see, Dracula's Boss fight, or Countess Bathory boss fight. Phew

[virginiaviola]

One of the greatest pieces of music ever written. Sublime

[танира-ст]

Светлая печаль, неземная любовь со слезами на глазах. Спасибо, Моцарт!

[Dessert_x_Tat]

Mozart.

And goes to the marrow.
Every. Single. Time.

Instant Sub.

[tuxedocoattails]

When the last knight has fallen and so the king must take up his sword and defend his kingdom one last time…

[victoriaarias]

This is a beautiful rendition, the chorus, the images, everything! Thank you for sharing.

[mikesbarn]

Someone said classical music is just heavy metal without electricity.

[sharonholdren]

My mother (who really love Classical music) used to ask me why I listened to funeral music. Tchaikovsky's 6th, Verdi's. Dies Aria, the Largo from Xerxes, Berlioz's Requiem--my heart still soars in memory of those conversations about music. She once said no one was writing poetry any more--I played A Child Arrived Just the Other Day . . .
Self Correct: Cat's Cradle.