Barnes had a fine ear for language. Listen to your voice, and feel the movement of your mouth, as you say – “To where for me, the apple tree do lean down low in Linden Lea”.
To Realteen who posted nine months ago: I don't know whether you're male or female or where you come from, or what type of life you lead, but I don't think you can relate this to it. You really need to transport yourself to the era in which this was written and understand the values obtaining then. In that way you'll appreciate its beauties and perhaps begin to feel the peace and simple contentment of the main character and bring that quality to your performance and to your audience.
I'm sorry to go against the grain but this to my ear is typical of how so many opera singers ruin a beautiful song. The voice is totally over-produced and the prrrrrronunciation is exagerrrrrated. It may be necessary to reach the back of Covent Garden or the Coliseum, but it's completely out of place in a recorder of this lighter repertoire. Certainly the tone is splendidly focused and the breath control superb, but for goodness sake lighten up a bit and give it some meaning.
@Flobadog Could not agree more ....much too overworked for a folk song....I think it's a case of having a poor ear . these folk seem to have just one musical paradigm and force all their performance through its parameters..have you heard Thos Hampson ....I think he uses his technique to better advatage.
@Lisnageeragh Hi, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this way. I haven't heard Thomas Hampson do this one, but as I admire him very much I'll look it out.
I'm learning this song at the moment, and would really appreciate it if you could explain what it was you got out of the piece. I'm 17 and would love to be able to relate it to my own life so that I can sing it with more meaning and emotion.
I love the last verse because it speaks straight to my attitudes about life. 'Let other folk make money faster...' etc. I'm a bit of a dreamer and I much prefer that to being ruthless or wotnot.
Barnes had a fine ear for language. Listen to your voice, and feel the movement of your mouth, as you say – “To where for me, the apple tree do lean down low in Linden Lea”.
BillMac380114 4 months ago
To Realteen who posted nine months ago: I don't know whether you're male or female or where you come from, or what type of life you lead, but I don't think you can relate this to it. You really need to transport yourself to the era in which this was written and understand the values obtaining then. In that way you'll appreciate its beauties and perhaps begin to feel the peace and simple contentment of the main character and bring that quality to your performance and to your audience.
Flobadog 1 year ago
I'm sorry to go against the grain but this to my ear is typical of how so many opera singers ruin a beautiful song. The voice is totally over-produced and the prrrrrronunciation is exagerrrrrated. It may be necessary to reach the back of Covent Garden or the Coliseum, but it's completely out of place in a recorder of this lighter repertoire. Certainly the tone is splendidly focused and the breath control superb, but for goodness sake lighten up a bit and give it some meaning.
Flobadog 1 year ago
@Flobadog Could not agree more ....much too overworked for a folk song....I think it's a case of having a poor ear . these folk seem to have just one musical paradigm and force all their performance through its parameters..have you heard Thos Hampson ....I think he uses his technique to better advatage.
Lisnageeragh 1 year ago
@Lisnageeragh Hi, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this way. I haven't heard Thomas Hampson do this one, but as I admire him very much I'll look it out.
Flobadog 1 year ago
A beautiful song and a beautiful rendition!
trackieben 1 year ago
This type of Edwardian song should be a complete anachronism. Instead it is beautiful and strangely elegaic. I love it.
aminorchacha 2 years ago
We learnt it at primary school in 1952. It has been my philosophy of life ever since.
msf60khz 2 years ago
I'm learning this song at the moment, and would really appreciate it if you could explain what it was you got out of the piece. I'm 17 and would love to be able to relate it to my own life so that I can sing it with more meaning and emotion.
Thank you
Realteen 2 years ago
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melehi 2 years ago
I love the last verse because it speaks straight to my attitudes about life. 'Let other folk make money faster...' etc. I'm a bit of a dreamer and I much prefer that to being ruthless or wotnot.
aneutralviewer 2 years ago
I heard this first in 1984 by I think Joan Baker.
First time I've heard a baritone sing it, very nice.
Excellent images by the way
All the best,
Paul.
SirLarfsalot 2 years ago