About This Song
About "Responsories From 1st Nocturn: Tristis Est Anima Mea" by The King's Singers
‘Tristis Est Anima Mea’—the soul is sorrowful. The King’s Singers render this responsory with velvet precision, their blended tones a shroud over grief. The music is stately, almost serene, yet the harmonic suspensions twist like a knife wrapped in silk.
