Boris Christoff - Farewell Happiness (Proshchai Radost)

[ar6inkov]

Boris Hristoff is bulgarian. Greetings from Bulgaria

[Spiritakis]

I have always avoided listening to that song in that particular interpretation. It breaks my heart completely.

Thanks a lot for posting!

[Operafiend22]

English text: Farewell, happiness, my life, I know you go around without me It means we must part; You won't see me anymore Dark little night! Ah, there's no sleeping! I myself don't know why You, dear little girl, ... You alone disturb me, You alone decided my peace. (refrain; Dark etc) Remember, remember that May day, My dear one and I went to swim. We sat on the sand, On the yellow, the soft (?) sand. (As he sings it, not as written.)

[amlirco]

@Operafiend22 Immensely killing.

BTW "melkij" (мелкий) sand means fine (refers to grain size) that is also soft, of course.

[Operafiend22]

@amlirco Thanks

[igormorosow]

Maybe I can help you a little with the composer's question: it's a very popular Russian folk song, therefore it's anonymous. And it's also no prisoner's song. It's called "good bye, my love" and tells about the last farewell of a young man who has to leave his beloved girl (but not in Siberia but at the river Volga : he remembers how they used to swim together in the river - and he's no prisoner at all)

[gomongio]

@igormorosow Yes, I've been wondering about that question... First time I listened to this song was in a CD of Christoff recordings and this song was titled there as Siberian prisoner's song.... Then, I started looking for the real name, translation and the Russian text of the song and it has no relation at all... So, why the prisoner is sometimes mentioned there?

[igormorosow]

@gomongio : I've no idea why the prisoners might be involved since the song doesn't have to do anything with prisoners....sorry I'can't explain it neither

[redavulus]

What an incredible way of singing,he transmits very deep feelings with his voice.Wow

I wanna be able to sing this way

[somebody1310]

@redavulus well he was known as a record voice 4,5 octave

[crawlfan]

The actual title of the song is apparently "Proshchai Radost," also known as "Goodbye Joy of My Life."

[klepalo12]

Именины сердца...

[gomongio]

Amazing song by an amazing bass singer..... Can anyvody tell me what this song is about?? please

[Corvastus]

This video is practically perfect.

[voce29]

I don't understand a word, but my heart is breaking This magnificent singer can relate to you the desolation and suffreing of these forgotten people..

[echafaud]

Тъй както си върви с петно на ризата си чиста,

самотният човек в тълпата се изгубва изведнъж като мънисто.

В едната си ръка той носи книга за душата болна,

а с другата самотният човек въженце стиска в джоба.

[susankhamilton]

This is incredibly affecting, to me.

[golaxo]

tremendous voce

[veraokhotnikova]

On peut trouver cette chançon dans la partition des oeuvres interprétées par Chaliapin, par exemple...

[DoctorPencilK]

He's a lot better singer than Lil' Wayne. LW sucks in comparision.

[egymagyar1111111]

who is Lil Wayne???

[HenriJonathan]

Est-ce que quelqu'un sait où trouver le texte de cette chanson?

[sorbino9]

Here is the text. Part 1 "Прощай радость где жизнь моя. Знаю едешь без меня, знать один только остатся тебя мне больше не видать. Темна ночь, одиноченька. Только не спиться. Сам я знаю почему ты девчёночка меня ой, ты одна меня тревожишь."

[HenriJonathan]

Спасибо

[sorbino9]

Part 2: "Одна решила мой покой. Тёмна ночь, одиноченька ой, Толкьо не спится. Вспоминаю ой майский день как купаться вместе шли, как ложились на песочек, на желтый на мелкий песок. Темна ночь, одиноченька. Ой. Как не спится мне. "

[duefoscari]

Wonderful song and a beautiful interpretation. Boris Christoff's singing always finds a way straight to my heart.

What a great artist he was !!!

[lmspr]

This is very beautiful. Christoff's rendition is so heartfelt. What a unique voice and interpretation. His soft singing is mesmerizing. Thanks so much for posting this.

[veraokhotnikova]

Chers amis! C'est une chançon russe populaire!

[clymnestre]

Cher Durfuerung,Cher Operaflend 22 moi non plus n'ai pas trouvé cette mélodie dans l'intégrale qu'a enregistré Boris Christoff . Il a fait un travail universitaire en signalant entre autre où se trouvait l'original des manuscrits de chaque mélodie. Puis à cette époque y avait-il (déjà) des prisonniers en Sibérie?? Quoique les Tsars n'étaient pas tendres.... Le style est "moussorgskien" nous sommes du même avis... Cette interprétation est hors du commun, comme l'Artiste!

[clymnestre]

Merci Durfuerung. Je vais chercher dans l'intégrale Moussorgski que je vais écouter de nouveau...

[forpusaymara]

This really is wonderful. Thank you

[Cantermann]

My "all times" favorites: Jermome Hines, Cesare Siepi, Boris Christoff!!!!!!! God bless basses!!!! jaja

[MsieuTondeleo]

Amen! The Three Tenors and their imitators have run their course (with profound respect for the sad, premature loss of the great Pav). Time for The Three Basses. You picked a great trio, Siepi retired, the others gone. Christoff absolutely magnificent. Today I'd say Kurt Moll, Furlanetto...who else? Any ideas...anybody? Relyea (tho' bass-baritone)?

[vilabreze]

Ruggero Raimondi

[egymagyar1111111]

keep Christoff, Siepi and Rossi Lemeni you can replace the third but those today... sorry

Kipnis, Szekely, London, Pinza, Hines, we can get a good choire? Ludwig Weber, Frick

[clytemnestre1]

Which others one????

You are listening the perfection! Don't you???? Listen, listen again....

[egymagyar1111111]

yes the perfection we can find in the Bolshoy some after the WWII, never forget Rejzen!!!! as Wotan or Dosifey, Georg Hahn, Ivan Rebroff (the german born russan with his 3+octaves) Samuel Ramey in his good momentsGiulio Neri, should I search for more, listen Szekely Mihaly Osmin, Ochs, Brogni, Filip, Fiesco and the Verdi requiem Bass before the war

[clymnestre]

To Operafiend22

Who is the composer of that Siberian Prisoner's song? Mussorgsky may be? Thanks

[Operafiend22]

Sorry, the only info I can find is that it is a traditional Russian song. No composer is listed.

[Federicopera]

He is the Renata Tebaldi of the basses, simply the best.

Fyodor

[durchfuerung]

Le compositeur de cette chanson est Modest Moussorgski.

[Operafiend22]

I know that Christoff recorded many of Mussorgsky's songs, but are you sure that he is the composer? I have the complete anthology of Mussorgsky songs and I can't find it!?! Perhaps he just provided the arrangement.

[durchfuerung]

Il y a un disque paru en Bulgarie en 1968 avec des chansons de Mussorgski et des chansons populaires arrangees sans marquer les noms des arrangeurs(commes "Nuit", "Les 12 vagabonds" etc). Cette chanson est intitulee "Adieu, joie" et se n'est pas marque le nom de l'auetur. Le style de cette chanson n'est pas folklorique mais est plus tot proche a celui de Moussorgski. Alors Vous avez raison: on ne peut etre certain qui est vraiment l'auteur. Je sais pres peu l'anglais et j'ecris en francais.

[Operafiend22]

Merci pour vous clarification.

[mradkova]

@Operafiend22 According to some discographies, this is a folk Russian song and the author is unknown. Chaliapin had also recorded it in his album of "Folk and prisoners' songs" and again the composer's name is not specified. Boris had recorded all song cycles of Modest Mussorgsky - his most beloved composer - but I do not believe this one is written by him... By the way, today - May 18, 2011 - marks the 97th anniversary of Boris Christoff's birth. Happy Birthday, dear Maestro!!!

[Operafiend22]

@mradkova Thanks for the info. Happy Birthday indeed to Maestro Christoff!!!

[clymnestre]

Magnificent ! Full of shades until pianissimi... Only Boris Christoff could does that wonder!

[egymagyar1111111]

search here under his name the pravoslav chants recorded in Bulgaria Plovdiv, in one he is making a tenor height no falsetto just mezzavoce a good bass can make, when I first heard that it stopped my breath he has an Oroveso I'm searching it again it is the High Priest and King in one there is another Forza with Cerquetti MDM Bastianini alive Mitropoulos as well as Ernani

[egymagyar1111111]

I was listening Abdrazakov's Philip, it's my post on it is today's singing unfortunately: this role is much more than just singing the score, it should be interpreted in the empty Escorial when someone opens his heart and soul for the night stars and freightened by his own thought it is a thought embedded in music that is the task

[bnoyan]

yes, beautiful

[riizat]

beautiful