Teresa Stich-Randall unearthly beautiful Telemann aria

[hansverschoor1]

Dear Rolf or anybody else, Am amazed by this R S-R performance of Teleman's beautiful area. Is there a way of getting this track digitised? Am of course quite willing to pay for that. Thanks a lot in advance. verschoor.hans@gmail.com

[watutman]

I bought this recording on vinyl in the 1980's from Tower Records in Seattle near the University of Washington. I think it was on the Vox label. Vox had some very good recordings at a budget price!

[222mozart]

better then me

[222mozart]

wonder-wonder-wonderful

Wolfgang Amadé

[TatCoz]

The voice of an angel...........

[nolasinger]

A sublime piece, exquisitely sung.

[johnhoubo]

it gives the creeps

[singerswithpresence]

Thank you so much - I do not think one can have enough of Miss S-R's artistry, as another said her instrument at times is almost exquisitely painful in its beauty when you add in her technique and her interpretative qualities she has produced some staggering recordings. She also seemed to retain the wonderful fresh quality to her voice well into middle-age. Lovely

[Barisof]

Absolutely unearthly ! Divine !

[watutman]

J. S. Bach liked this melody so much, he borrowed it for one of his own pieces.

[Glenmed]

Absolutely loved this. The elegance, warmth and beauty of the voice is a match for this wonderful music. Many compliments for an excellent transfer.

[tausendgold]

This was one of our greatest singers,Randall died 2007,then i cry,so good singers left our world!!!!!

[homerbunny]

What an angelic sound ... Thanks for posting this ... Stich is one of my favorites,

and not a lot of her recordings have made it to CD.

[DocSwi]

This is really NOT Telemann but some romantic "kitsch", no real feelings without any affects as usual in early 18th century. Totally wrong instrumentation. In one word: TERRIBLE!

[Bertarido]

@DocSwi

Some people should really get rid of their narrowmindedness and accept great musical performances no matter if they are historically informed or not...

*shakes head in disbelief*

[redbrian3655]

@Bertarido WELL SAID! As a musician, I have to work with the people I have!. It is more important for me to get the message to 21st-century ears, than to stop and think "What would Telemann have done or heard?" Like all musicians, he wrote for his time. TG that music is eternal and knows no dates or bounds. In the 1960s, the performances then were as historical as musicology knew. 1990s already can be considered outdated... so what! We throw them out??? No way. Closed minds see no light.

[anisuthideyakoindu]

@redbrian3655 exactly! I was preparing the premiere /live recording of Telemann's Last Passion 1767 with Capella Aurora, chose people who COULD SING first, then a baroque orchestra. 1st air there, I discovered it indicates the tempi: to be very slow! Telemann was a pioneer of the "Verlangsamung"the slow down of tempi!!! Also Kurt Redel's Markus Passion, best performance of that work ever, shows how baroque performers are correct in many ways, but sometimes just pass the essence

[redbrian3655]

@anisuthideyakoindu Very well said on the "verlangsamung" issue. I was taught to "milk" the phrase for all it is worth, not to "whiz" through it like fireworks on display. I am sure that in twenty years these "historically"-informed performances of 2011 will have their detractors. Violinist Julia Fisher is quoted: "I play 18th-century music for 21st-century ears!"

[paulostroff99]

Awesome

[carloggc]

Thank you! Thank you, thank you. Her singing in Mozart and the Baroque repertory was often almost painfully beautiful, it pierced so deep... Exquisite...

[watutman]

Thank God for YouTube! I mean that literally. Google, I love you.

[nangelac]

Jesus, wie schön, wie gut - welch eine Kraft, welch eine Intensität - jetzt lese ich endlich die Telemann-Biographie

[watutman]

It is said Telemann wrote more music than any human being in history. This was because for most of his life he wrote new music every year for all the religious holidays and festivals. As a consequence, much of it was "appallingly boring." But, among all that, there are some gems.

[oldbaxter]

Thanks for this. I understand your meaning..... no amount of $ can equal the marvelous effect of truly great music on our souls... in lifting our hearts to our great Creator.

[eyesk8er]

Ms Randall spent so much time in Europe that is sometimes hard to remember that she was an American singer from West Hartford, CT.

I especially love her Mozart, Bach and Handel recordings. Unfortunately some of her best recordings are very hard to find.

[kitchavez]

Great!

[soulonair]

sweet voice...

[skoppy08]

@ otterhouse:

you are completely right -> this aria is unearthly beautiful!

I didn't know neither the aria, nor Theres Stich-Randall before. I want to thank you for this video! :-)

[roelfromgroningen]

Ik wist niet dat Telemann zoiets moois had in zijn oeuvre.

Subliem en Bach's evenknie in deze aria.

[ozielich]

what glorious music, and what a magnificent interpretation. translation?

[steffino2]

Jesu, komm in meine Seele, Lass sie deine Wohnung sein. Treib aus ihr der Sünden Wust, Ehre Geiz und Fleischeslust, Gönn ihr deiner Gnaden Schein. Come into my soul, oh Jesus Let it be Thy dwelling-place. Drive away the mass of sins, Envy, greed and lust of flesh, Grant to it Thy shine of grace.

[aelfricbetera]

remarkable,soothing,--- like the soft glow of embers in the hearth......

[lilplmblsm]

Stich Randall's recording of Bach's 53 Cantata is so utterly gorgeous it makes me weep. I first heard it in a room next to mine in a college dorm, promptly bought the Nonesuch recording, and then the CD. Out of print, but find it!!!

[red19bridge]

Hi lilplmblsm, I think you might mean Bach's Cantata 51? Which is one of the most amazing recordings in history, yes?!?  I just saw that someone finally uploaded it, did you know? See

volasemprealto 's channel... and melt!

[OlDoinyo]

@lilplmblsm Imagine hearing classical music of this sort coming out of a college dorm room! Today, it just would not happen. Even by the 1980s, it was rare.

[LouTim52]

Thank you for sharing this utterly fantastic piece of music and singing to my morning-ears! Wish I was a soprano....

[cyranosined]

Sublime Teresa, vous a-t-on suffisamment répété que vous étiez unique, inégalable ?

Je crains que non... Moi, en tout cas, je ne vous oublierai jamais ...

[swanstep]

I grew up on/listening to Stich-Randall too. She still gives me chills like no other singer. This aria is truly beautiful. Thank you for posting it.

[billyguns2]

Stich-Randall had one of the most gorgeous voices I ever heard, and never more so than in this stunning performance; many thanks for sharing this treasure.

[BeckyLinda1]

I couldn't agree more billyguns2.......

[anisuthideyakoindu]

@billyguns2 Svetlana Sumatcheva has a voice like Teresa! You can hear he on Telemann's "The Last Passion" TWV 5:52(St.Marc) it's on AAL Records iTunes Capella Aurora directed by W.J.Smekens

[kiltlvr]

What a stunningly beautiful piece of music!

[lmspr]

What a gorgeous aria and interpretation. Please post more from this album. Totally calming, ethereal music.

[organdude44]

Stich-Randall was one of my favorite voices as a kid on Vanguard and Westminster. I wish they would re-issue all of her recordings on CD. I still marvel at her pure tone and remarkable technique. Rest in Peace, dear lady.

[musicdivinemusic]

Beautiful, thanks for posting!

[yearlings]

Wonderful voice.

[verokevi]

Would you consider doing the same for her marvelous duet with alto Dagmar Hermann, Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten, from Cantata BWV 78, Jesu, de du meine Seele (Prohaska)?

[390204]

Utterly beautiful. Thanks for posting, Otterhouse. I guess you must have listened to her 'Sophie' in Der Rosenkavalier. (Karajan+ Schwarzkopf+Ludwig) I fell in love with her beautiful singing there; and now your clip is equally sublime.

[stovalo]

My parents still have this LP somewhere at home (or maybe one of my brothers took it). It was my absolute favorite when I was a child (I'm going on 50 now).

I used the choral "machtet die Tore weit" for my wedding mass. I found it somewhere on a cd by different performers, but it doesn't reach the quality of this recording and these beautifull voices by far. Thank you for sharing.

[gfweis]

Rolf, thank you very much for digitizing and posting this soothing balm for the troubled soul. I can very well imagine that Bruno Walter, who spoke of the importance of a "human quality" in singing voices, must have loved S-R's voice. She has in the soprano register what Ferrier had in the contralto, and Janet Baker in the mezzo. Warmth and sincerity. Just glorious singing. And frankly, I didn't know Telemann has such moving music in him! Must explore more!

[red19bridge]

Thank you for this! I just love Teresa. Her BWV 51 has to be the best ever... and Pergolesi's Stabat mater is divine. Also, though I suppose she's not in it, if you have the time and inclination to post the "Machet die Tore Weit" from this album, I'd so much love to hear that -- at least the first movement. TY!!!

[PWiebar]

I still prefer her powerful version of Haydn's "Nelson Mass" on the Nonesuch label. If it ever becomes available on CD, please inform us, and listen to it!

[organdude44]

Exquisite! I grew up with Stich-Randall's recordings on Vanguard and Westminster. I remember a wonderful Bach Magnificat. I wish ALL of her recordings could be re-issued on CD. More postings , please!

[gillybin]

Thank you so much for posting this beautiful aria. I have a 4Cd box set by this wonderful soprano, sadly this aria is not included

[VieilEtang]

Sheer beauty!

Thank you so much "otterhouse" for posting this precious jewel. What a shame that there is no cd of it.I can't stop listenning it...

[cleanears]

ART AND MEDITATION!!!!

[otterhouse]

*Note from Otterhouse* For all viewers; In the Netherlands, the "Alternative" classical and Jazz radio/internet channel Concertzender is threatened. I did an internship there (balancing engineer), and love their inventive programming- and use of internet. Now the Dutch public radio wants to pull the plug from the CZ because... the channel is too popular!! Please read the full story at my channel home "otterhouse", and send an e-mail to mening(at]concertzender(dot]nl for support. Thanks! Rolf

[seth669669]

That's really weird - Netherlands had always been considered a very free and democratic country but I am sad to discover some obscure practices like the removal of the plead for help from the Concertzender site.

[otterhouse]

Yet, it gave actually more attention to the matter than otherwise... :) Even Norman Lebrecht put a message on his blog. Anyway, the decision has been postponed till the end of october 2008. So people, please support the Concertzender! And send a mail to say "please don't pull the plug from the Concertzender". It would be such a (undeserved!) pity if the ego's of other radiomanagers would be more important then a good radio / internet channel...

Greetings,

Rolf

[ellandelachapelle]

Wow. An aria which was new to me. (ought to be sung more. Almost sounds like Bach.) And absolutely wonderfully sung by this overlooked soprano! (wonderful oboes too.)

[aleiv]

Fantastic!! Grazie for posting this :)

[Musettaprof]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful voice with us. Wonderful!

[thebucketwoman]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. What a find! I totally agree with your "unearthily beautiful" title. There were some who had issues with her vibrato but it's a brilliant asset to Telemann. At times she soars as if her voice has left her body. I know that sounds odd but I can't explain it any other way. She passed quietly last year in the small Connecticut town where she was born. Again, thank you for sharing this stunning treasure.

[tenorote]

Thank you for posting this gem for us to listen to over and over. Again: Thanks.

[DadsLloyd]

What an outstanding performance by a truly gifted soprano! A joy to hear again and again. Highest regards to the conductor, musicians, and the video producer!

[dlballesteros]

It is a very beautiful video. I love very much this video the song and the singer. Thank you

[dendoendebadankan]

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you.

[murphy150]

beautiful......

[alejandra379]

A fantastic way to say: less is more.

[Jalapablo]

I don't normally comment on YouTube, but I just couldn't pass this up. This is unbelieveably beautiful music. And from G.P. Telemann! I've heard much of his works, but this aria is suprising, truly in a league of its own. The best part is that it honors the Lord.

[luigisuzuki]

This is a real treat for fans of Stich-Randall... and what a lovely aria. Thank you, Otterhouse!

[epicquest1]

Now that I found this video, I come back to listen to that music regularly -maybe because this cantata was the first which I participated in with our school choir. I sung the recitative that follows this aria. It's a pity that there is no recording of that one on youtube.

I'm glad, marcellny, that I could help. I don't know how accurate my translations are when it comes to out-of-date German expressions. ;)

It's a shame that this beautiful aria (and the whole cantata) is not quite popular .

[marcellny]

do you happen to have the lyrics to this aria? and a translation to english maybe? let me know. i tried google and it didn't work. au re-ecrire.

[epicquest1]

Jesu, komm in meine Seele, lass sie deine Wohnung sein. Treib aus ihr der Sünden Wust, Ehre, Geiz und Fleischeslust, gönn ihr deiner Gnaden Schein. I'm sorry I have no proper translation (since it's rather old German, and some words are quite unusual today). But maybe you can get the basic meaning from it: Jesus, come into my soul, let it be Thy dwelling. Drive away the sins' disorder, the pride, closefistedness (?) and lust of flesh, and grant to my soul the shine of Thy grace.

[marcellny]

epic, thank you so much for your translation. it makes beautiful sense. i know that geiz is untranslatable almost. thank you once again so very much. until soon. ciao.

[epicquest1]

Now that you mention it, "Geiz" is indeed a tricky one, but still easier to translate than "Wust"... :)

Are there native speakers of German here who have a suggestion for "Wust"? ;)

[marcellny]

epic, i continue to listen to this aria over and over. with the translation you provided even more beautiful. thank you so much. wust? disorder? mass? no matter, makes perfect sense as disorder. be well and blessed. au re-ecrire.

[PAVUL0N]

I'd try 'disarray' for Wust, though I'm not German;)

[epicquest1]

For those of you who like to (silently) sing along in English, here an attempt of a singable translation (that is, it should be possible to use these words in an actual performance in English).

Come into my soul, oh Jesus

Let it be Thy dwelling place.

Drive away the mass of sins,

Envy, greed and lust of flesh,

Grant to it Thy shine of grace.

[pianofolle]

I think u did a very good translation. there isnt any problem in it. alles ist in Ordnung ;)

[xris18]

You can find „Wust" in google-books: Deutsches Krankheitsnamen-buch by Max Hoefler(page 836).

It is the old germanic word for desert; also meaning (according to old teachings) toxins accumulated in the body. Below is the entry:

Wust, m.wüst, Wüste,i. (Wist) (vorgerm.)wastu [vastus, weite Öde];... der unsaubere Unrat der Exkrete und Sekrete, Unreinigkeit des Auswurfes, Unrat von Krankheitsstoffen der sich im Körper angesammelt hat.

[marcellny]

i have heard this over 20 times tonight and... i can't tire of it. this is so very beautiful. otterhouse, once more i can't thank you enough for your posting. i wonde if that lp is available at all in cd form. thank you so much, you have a friend in mexico now.

[marcellny]

God this is immensely beautiful. Thank you so much for posting this exquisite gem of music and her magnificent rendition is unquestionably sublime. it's the 4th time i hear it now and I can't bear how beautiful it is.

[jm960]

thank you for this posting. the first recording i had as a teenager of the Bach Mathew Passion was with Teresa Stich-Randall----to this day i'm grateful to have heard it sung that way.

[tausendgold]

auch sie ist wunderbar,damals für wenig geld für den plattenmarkt produziert,amerikanische und englische sänger lehrten uns,wie auch nür für mich geltend mein lieblingskomponist telemann klingen kann,ach ich hätte ihn gern umarmt,und gesagt,die menschen in meinem jahrhundert,wenn sie an gott glauben finden ,daß du ihn ganz unpragmatisch am besten gepreiset hast,danke dir1

[jedwentz]

Ja! De muziek is prachtig en de uitvoering is ook heel bijzonder!

[jedwentz]

No vibrato???

listen again!!

[niestedt]

Stich randall moved me to tear's,sublime

[MUTSthumbsaver]

New YouTube member here. I discovered Stich-Randall in 1963 while a poor student scouring records like Nonesuch, Westminster, Music Guild -the lack of gliding to notes and minumal vibrato was sublime. Not really an opera fan but have most of her baroque stuff like cantatas, and a rare CD release of her doing Bach cantata 51 and Mozart's Laudamus Te/Exultate Jubilate which I may post. The Handel Ode to St. Cecelia's Day is exceptional also (I still have an UNOPENED record of this!)

[AugerIsAnAngel]

MUTS: Oh, PLEASE DO post her Cantata 51! I fell in love with the recording in the 70's, and have been trying to find it again -- some months ago, it was on eBay and I stopped bidding when it got to over $50! thanks so much!

[VGRX]

Glad to see this site developing. Hoping for more such finds/offerings

[VGRX]

Mozart c-minor mass under Moralt could be it

[hardybee]

You have done it again. The enhanced sound is almost perfect and Teresa's voice is beautiful and pure. Thank you otterhouse

[brunotaddeo]

what a pure voice, effortless singing... no vibrato whatsoever.

[smudgepots]

Everyone thinks it is Schwarzkopf issuing the ravishing sounds on the Columbia Rosenkavalier - you have confirmed my suspicions. Truly glorious and pure voice. Thanks, Otterhouse!

[FlorestanEusebius]

Ja, het zijn mooie tijden voor audiofiele liefhebbers van klassieke muziek...je koopt de mooiste grammofoonplaten voor een prikje...

[kspm01]

Sublime version!

[zciweslab]

thanks for posting this artifact of early 'early music' performance. for truly unearthly beautiful singing, check out her 'sophie' in the presentation of the silver rose from strauss' opera 'der rosenkavalier'.