{"id":50985,"date":"2019-04-14T08:40:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T12:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=50985"},"modified":"2019-04-14T08:37:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T12:37:50","slug":"coffee-break-amici-chamber-ensembles-hallelujah-video-will-break-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/04\/14\/coffee-break-amici-chamber-ensembles-hallelujah-video-will-break-your-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"COFFEE BREAK | Amici Chamber Ensemble&#8217;s Version  Of &#8220;Hallelujah&#8221; Will Break Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/Amici-Hallelujah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/Amici-Hallelujah.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/Amici-Hallelujah-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/Amici-Hallelujah-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Amici Chamber Ensemble<\/strong> in Toronto has released a video of a\u00a0performance of Leonard Cohen&#8217;s &#8220;Hallelujah&#8221;, and it is too good not to share.<\/p>\n<p>Amici&#8217;s powerful musical tribute to\u00a0singer-songwriter\u00a0Leonard Cohen, who left us in 2016, shows just how well the song works in the classical tradition. The end of the last verse is particularly special. Mireille Asselin&#8217;s voice curls up like smoke above her shoulder \u2014 and it is powerful stuff.<\/p>\n<p>The song was arranged by Toronto-based pianist and composer Serouj Kradjian, and tempered against this brilliant performance by soprano\u00a0 Mireille Asselin and the Amici Chamber Ensemble.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zxew3rtd16g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can hear this and more on\u00a0Amici\u2019s 2018 recording.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/inspired-by-canada-notre-pays\/1300570952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Inspired\u00a0by Canada: Notre Pays.<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Read our review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/01\/19\/record-keeping-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re hungry for more classical takes on Cohen&#8217;s masterpiece, check out this\u00a0one from Brooklyn Duo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e1C9kpMV2e8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3><b><i>LUDWIG VAN TORONTO<\/i><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Want more updates on classical music and opera news and reviews? 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