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Karl Jenkins is an award-winning multi-million selling composer whose Adiemus albums have gone gold in many countries around the world and whose timeless music inspired the slogan ‘Spiritual Music for the Secular World’. He began his career as a jazz musician, working with Ronnie Scott and other luminaries of the jazz world, before joining the seminal 70s rock band Soft Machine and is now in huge demand as a composer of contemporary classical music and film soundtracks. The Armed Man
The Call To Prayers (Adhaan)
Kyrie
Save Me From Bloody Men
Sanctus
Hymn Before Action
Charge!
Angry Flames
Torches
Agnus Dei
Now The Guns Have Stopped
Benedictus
Better Is Peace
The Armed Man was commissioned by the Royal Armouries in the UK to mark the millennium year 2000. The CD has achieved GOLD sales and has spent over 185 weeks in the UK classical charts.
This DVD presents a live concert performance of Jenkins’ dramatic work against a backdrop of provocative video images.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By citrine
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Being a fan of Jenkins work, I awaited the release of this DVD with anticipation. I was not disappointed! It is a beautiful recording of a powerful and moving work. The inclusion of news and film footage adds depth and a sometimes disturbing realism to the score. Highly recommended.
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By Susan Young
I heard a live performance of The Armed Man in Rochester cathedral in 2005 and then bought the DVD for my tenor husband. The performance is quite amazing conducted by the composer himself in St David's Hall Cardiff on the occasion of his 60th Birthday The camera work is brilliant and what really makes the performance so special is the use of the backdrop screen at the rear of the orchestra and choir. Throughout the performance numerous contemporary and historical film clips express the full horror and futility of war At times the whole things is incredibly moving and it is hard not to be moved to tears by both the intensity of the music and the at times disturbing clips that are so well combined with the music All in all it is a stunning viewing experience
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By pointone
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Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
This performance under the composer of an enormously popular modern classical work is undoubtedly definitive conceiving the work as a multi media experience: combining an evocative slide show with frequently pounding rhythms and emotive themes it is totally engrossing.
The exquisite solo for cello towards the end of the mass cries out to be reworked as a separate composition to gain the wider acceptance it deserves.
This is a work that has tapped into the current mood post 9/11, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and certainly struck a chord with this music lover.
This performance under the composer of an enormously popular modern classical work is undoubtedly definitive conceiving the work as a multi media experience: combining an evocative slide show with frequently pounding rhythms and emotive themes it is totally engrossing.
The exquisite solo for cello towards the end of the mass cries out to be reworked as a separate composition to gain the wider acceptance it deserves.
This is a work that has tapped into the current mood post 9/11, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and certainly struck a chord with this music lover.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Susan Young
I heard a live performance of the Armed Man in Rochester Cathedral early in 2005 and subsequently bought the DVD for my tenor husband for Christmas It is a quite amazing performance conducted bt Karl himself on the occasion of his 60th birthday and in St David's Hall in Cardiff The camera work is brilliant and what really makes the performance so special is the use of a backdrop screen at the rear of the orchestra and choir. Throughout the performance numerous contemporary and historical video clips express the full horror and futility of war It is hard at times not to be moved to tears by some of these stunning and at times disturbing clips especially as they are so well combined with the music All in all an amazing viewing experience
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By I. Giles
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This live recording of The Armed Man was made in Cardiff in 2004 and marked the occasion of the composer's 60th birthday. The performance was conducted by Karl Jenkins himself. The work was commissioned by the Royal armouries as part of the Millennium commemoration in 2000. The words were selected (and some translated and written) by Guy Wilson, the master of the Armouries at the time of the composition.
The resulting composition is a strong and passionate plea for peace and in that respect it shares the same message as Britten's War Requiem which also depicts not only the horror of war, but also `the pity of war.' Both compositions share the concept of incorporating and juxtaposing secular words with words from the Roman Catholic Mass. In the case of Britten, he used the powerful and moving poems by the 1st World War poet Wilfred Owen, who was himself killed in action. In Jenkins's composition this concept of incorporating other sources into the Mass goes a great deal further. In so doing it includes words from both world and historical sources plus a continuous video display of disturbing images depicting warfare in all its guises on a large screen set above and behind the choir.
This is a truly multi-media message of great impact and its musical message has received an enormous positive response. The title of 'The Armed Man' is taken from a song written between 1450 and 1463 at the court of Charles the Bold of Burgundy and describes how an armed man must be feared. By the end of the 16th century 30 Masses had been written making use of all or parts of the song so this current composition could be seen as following a long tradition but in a very modern way.... Read more ›
The resulting composition is a strong and passionate plea for peace and in that respect it shares the same message as Britten's War Requiem which also depicts not only the horror of war, but also `the pity of war.' Both compositions share the concept of incorporating and juxtaposing secular words with words from the Roman Catholic Mass. In the case of Britten, he used the powerful and moving poems by the 1st World War poet Wilfred Owen, who was himself killed in action. In Jenkins's composition this concept of incorporating other sources into the Mass goes a great deal further. In so doing it includes words from both world and historical sources plus a continuous video display of disturbing images depicting warfare in all its guises on a large screen set above and behind the choir.
This is a truly multi-media message of great impact and its musical message has received an enormous positive response. The title of 'The Armed Man' is taken from a song written between 1450 and 1463 at the court of Charles the Bold of Burgundy and describes how an armed man must be feared. By the end of the 16th century 30 Masses had been written making use of all or parts of the song so this current composition could be seen as following a long tradition but in a very modern way.... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Biographer
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In January, I saw a live performance in Birmingham. The music is great, but the projected images greatly enhance it, so I was delighted to find that this DVD was available. I'm very pleased with it, as all the appropriate images are shown together with close-ups of soloists, sections of the orchestsra and the choir etc - just as when one watches a live performance. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
From the very beginning you just cant help being drawn into this - the music itself and the accompanying pictures say all one would ever need to know about the futility of conflict and war - I understand that virtually every week a performance of this work is being done somewhere in the country and I can understand why- this particular video stands out though for its sheer musicianship and for the fact that the conductor is the composer and gets from the choir and orchestra a totally marvellous performance
Truly wonderful !!!
Truly wonderful !!!
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WOW! Having enjoyed singing this piece of music with a local School Choir - the DVD really brought the whole horror of war to the fore whilst still being stirred by the powerful... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Libby
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A moving experience
I bought this DVD after hearing the Benedictus for the first time. The complete work with the background videos of war moved me to tears. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Maggie
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Really good recording
Five years after the London's premiere Karl Jenkins conducted his "The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace", an interesting combination of a chorus and an orchestra. Read more
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The Armed Man
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Published 18 months ago by Mr. Marshall A. Strong
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Mass for peace
The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins is a fabulous piece of work. It is a modern piece of classical music and it is a great composition.
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The Armed Man is a Mass for peace. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Miss M. Potter
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Ge the Meaning
The meaningless of war and waste of human life is resounded in this piece of "The Armed Man", which at first gives the impression of one who is ready for the fight, but then when... Read more
Published on 26 May 2011 by rayecit
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The Armed Man DVD
I don't think the pictures add anything much to the music. There is too much repetitive war film, and the videos of the performers are not very good. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2010 by Mr. David G. Hanstater
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