Cecilia Bartoli & Arleen Auger - MOzart

[PlatoJaspers]

Letting Bartoli sing as alto; ridiculous! She's a coloratura soprano with a beautiful breast voice, without much strength in it.

[aarsteusrino]

A partir de el minuto 4 comienzan a acelerar el pulso, en general el réquiem debe llevar un pulso más tranquilo, y más sentimiento, si se acelera el pulso, pierde sentimiento.

[mouthmouse]

I'm sorry but for me, as usual, bartoli makes too much! let's compare with the others: the dress, men are cimple with their costume, Arleen's wearing a simple dress while bartholy has a big low cut dress ! for the other the black covering is as big as the score whereas for bartoli it's much bigger! and at the opposite of arleen AUger with a light simple voice, we have for bartoli "beautiful" portamento and vibrato!

[avalokiteshivara]

Talvez uma das ultimas apresentações de Arleen Auger, que voz maravilhosa!!!

[francisstrand]

The bass is René Pape and the tenor Vinson Cole... it's from a 1992 performance, Georg Solti conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor.

[JTK52537]

A sterling performance by all.

[alan1963]

Sadly, this has to be Arleen Auger's final swan song before she left us too soon after diagnosed with cancer. She will be deeply missed.

[wuslon8]

@BohemianRhapsodie: The tenor is Vinson Cole, the bass is Rene Pape.

[BohemianRhapsodie]

But who is the Tenor!!! Why don't you label the male vocals!? Come on! The Baritone is Bryn Terfel, I am certain.

[dapro06]

@BohemianRhapsodie the tenor is Vinson Cole

[colerfith]

Arleen era genial

:'(

simplemente de las mejores que han existido

[fairlytaleofnewyork]

Thinking about how ill Arleen Auger was when she sung, it makes me cry...

She is truely great singer..

[pianomags]

Of, course...this must have been in the 90s, as Bartoli didn't appear until then. A wonderful blend, all 4. I loved the bass's tone, so clear and none of that stupid growling.

[JTK52537]

@fairlytaleofnewyork A great blessing to us all.She deserved a much better ending.

[18064755]

Sir Solti's version is by far my favorite. Remember this performance is live, not a studio recording.

[LucasAndrade1992]

isso me tra muitas boas recordações de mozart!!!

[Tigermuc]

Where/when was this wonderful video recorded?

[zegermans750]

Hey that's the same guy that played sorastro in that weird movie rendition of magic flute

[bombeu]

Here u have GOD`s performing in harmony ... u dont need to seek GOD in old Biblle writings ... this is ... perfection at is most!

[tmcons]

I just wonder: are all those guys posting critical comments professionals on clasical music? Somehow, though those critics sound like flounting from buffons who are desperate for recognition of their "knowledge", or are they?

[augustviersen]

Also, wenn das von Süssmayr ist, ist die Missa solemnis von Franz Ries. So muß es sich abgespielt haben: Süssmayr schrieb vom Originalmanuskript ab, schmiß es hinterher in den Ofen und behauptete frech, die Musik sei von ihm, und sogar "Fachleute" fallen darauf herein.

[Merlin1940]

augustviersen: « Also, if this is from Süßmayer, the (Beethoven) Missa Solemnis is from Franz Ries. So it must have happened this way: Süßmayer wrote from original (Mozart) manuscript, which he then threw in the fire, and boldly stated the music was his, so that (self-appointed) "experts" fell to it. »

(While finding this worth translating, I don't share it)

Fri 5 Dec 2008 09:41 GMT

[BohemianRhapsodie]

@Merlin1940 What do you mean "experts fell to it" ? and this citation is August Viersen? who is that? Ich kann auch deutsch wenn du darin antworten möchtest.

[Merlin1940]

"BohemianRhapsodie", "augustviersen" meant IMO that "experts", fooled by FX Süßmayr's (augustviersen-supposed) lie, wrongly believed FXS wrote the *entire* Requiem.

Personally I rather believe the traditional version (that FXS, deeply respecting WAM, finished the work by writing just the missing parts, following WAM's way the best he could), and DME's annotations on some parts (e.g. this heavenly Benedictus) pointing them as pertaining to these FXS filling works.

Fri 18 Dec 2009 23:40 GMT

[Tigermuc]

Also die Version habe ich noch nie gehört, sondern lediglich, daß Mozart grobe Skizzen hinterlies, die Süßmayr verarbeitete.

[swiftsboy]

The conductor is Sir Georg Solti,known at Covent Garden as "Shouty" because of his habit of shouting at the orchestra.Known later in life also as "The Screaming Skull".LOL

Given all this,he was still a very outstanding conductor!

[leoperarm]

Who is the conductor??

[gspaulsson]

Best thing Sussmayr ever wrote.

[goethere21]

"Best thing Sussmayr ever wrote. "

Umm Sussmayr did not compose the whole Benedictus by himself. Much of this piece is based on melodic ideas Mozart had sketched down on manuscripts.

[194734]

mozart wat toch een zeldzame componist treft je steeds weer in hart en ziel zelfs naar 250 jaar prachtig werkelijk een muzikaalgenie

[dalangie]

From which year is this recording?

[metudka]

On the website of Arleen Auger is written: "on December 5, 1991, the anniversary day of Mozart's death, Arleen Auger sang in a worldwide televised performance of Mozart's Requiem Mass with her young colleague and "fan" Cecilia Bartoli and the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Sir Georg Solti in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. Already stricken by the brain tumor that took her life, it was the last Mozart she would ever sing."

[cleareyedwolf]

How amazing...

[Merlin1940]

I second metudka - and add: in the very place (Wien St-Stephen cathedral) where Mozart worked, had himself married, 2 children baptised, and his funeral held. See Google "Mozart St-Stephen's cathedral", nytimes, Wikipedia.

Fri 5 Dec 2008 09:16 GMT

[korHan7]

03:17,03:18,03:19,03:20 tenor loves the notes there.. so am I..

[gssq]

Mmm, Solti.

One of the finest Mozart Requiems ever.

[anneyre]

Thank you for posting this! Very beautiful rendition of the Requiem, thank you again!

Could we have all the other parts? :) Dies Irae, Lacrimosa, and so on :)

Thank you!

[Merlin1940]

anneyre "Could we have all the other parts?": I recommend buying the DVD, it's a true and excellent tribute to Mozart, with 2 menus, one for the requiem (only concert tracks), 1 for the religious office (all tracks, incl. bells, sermons by Archbishop, etc, and of course the Requiem itself).

Fri 5 Dec 2008 09:03 GMT

[141407078989]

I don't like the chior at all, they seem the perfect choir to sing Turandot. Very good cuartetto!!! didn't know that Auger is so big an Bartoli so small. Like very much the tenor... what can I say? Thank you very very for this video hahahaha.

[martinpip]

Self-proclaimed experts who write uncouthly about established professional singers give much offense So does incorrect spelling and badly conjugated simple sentences. Their arrogant little lives might might not be so negative if they learned to respect those who sustain the opera and other arts.

[freespiritQC]

My God, I'm sure Mozart hired Arleen Auger in heaven to have her sing all of his music. She really understood what Mozart is about. She even has la Bartoli sings decently, which is an event!

[Ganwokakeru]

Ohhh my god... you know you don't have to make yourself sound like a potatoe is stuck in your throat to be a good bass - Personally, I think he sounds terrible... maybe he's doing a good job at the style, but I really, really despise it... Anywho, long live Cecilia!

[evaeke]

I totally disagree with you...Pape sings very good (especially in the tuba mirum - sadly unavailable at youtube). The one that does a weak performance is Bartoli especially when she is paired up with Augér...compare her singing with Sara Mingardo's and you will hear!

[MichaelLevine]

that was Bryn Terfel right?

[kenwanders]

The baritone is not Bryn Terfel. He's very good though.

[MichaelLevine]

Bryn is in many eyes the greatest baritone ever. the only reason i thought this was him because at first glance i saw a big resemblance.

[fiordiligicymraeg]

is it a young rene pape? i wish youtubers would include the names of all soloists, it's a quartett after all

[xjuno11]

vinson cole is the tenor, i've seen him perform in seattle wa quite a bit so i'm glad to see him on here. thats one more name for you : )

[martinpip]

The bass is Rene Pape. His singing in the Benedictus is sublime as are the other beautifully blended voices - he's German-trained and sings regularly at the Met - incidentally George Solti is conducting.

[anohbey]

the four of them make a perfect ensemble.i like the duets of the mezzo and the tenor. the tenor's voice is mellifluous. the bass sounds like a profundo. the mezzo is fantastic. the soprano is okay, but her voice seems to lack a bit of power. but it is still generally good.

[Firestarjude]

FYI, Arleen Auger was ill with a brain tumor at the time and died very soon after this performance. There is more of her gorgeous singing (from happier times) on youtube.

[Merlin1940]

I agree Firestarjude (as I said above Sat 7 Jul 2007). To those discovering Arleen so marvelous as a 52-y ill, try imagine her at 30; sample available on YT "Auger sings Martern" (the best "Martern" ever).

Fri 5 Dec 2008 08:56 GMT

[BravaToscaBrava]

bravisima! wonderful!!

thank you so much

[robbie3013]

PAPE......baaaaaaaanedictus...­......

however, I really like his voice...but too much attitude. I have seen him many times in the Kantine in Munich and Salzburg and he seems to be always very "eingebildet"

[ockeghem78]

René Pape, who's singing the bass part, is playing Sarastro's role in new Kenneth Branagh's movie "the magic flute"

[makioosaki]

SO EXCELENT, SO WONDERFUL!!!

[Merlin1940]

This sample (I warmly recommend to buy the DVD or CD) is from the famous celebration on the 200th year day of Mozart's death (5 Dec 1991), in the same cathedral in Vienna, by Arleen Auger (most recorded voice ever - ill, died 18 months later), Solti (died 6 yr later), Cecilia Bartoli, René Pape (both young and little known then). Not a concert, but a true religious office, with cathedral clocks, and spoken parts. Also known as "Auger Requiem".



Versailles, Sat 7 Jul 2007 13:06:50 +0200

[Landhandel]

Absolutely fantastic!

[willthebest1]

this group sang beautifully together---where can i find more of arleen auger music?

[SinoSene]

Who is the bass? I've seen him before but I can't remember his name at all. Help, anyone? Finnish?

[Ravenelvenlady]

That wonderful bass is none other than the great Rene Pape. He has been featured often at the Met, making his mark as King Mark in Tristan and Isolde a few years ago.

[nessie96]

Heard him perform in Don Carlo this past season at the MET....he was the bomb...I was beside myself with awe!!!!

[Ravenelvenlady]

That wonderful bass is none other than the great Rene Pape. He has been featured often at the Met, making his mark as King Mark in Tristan and Isolde a few years ago.

I believe he's either Bavarian or German.

[SinoSene]

Thankyou very much:-)

[eugenestockil]

The voice of an angel, and the graceful countenance of a loving grandmother. Thank you Arleen!

[nessie96]

Lovely stuff...too bad Arleen Auger was taken from us much too soon. May she rest in peace.

[reinel81]

The deliquate voice of Arleen Auger in Mozart´s "Requiem Mass" is impresionant. With her pupil, Cecilia Bartoli, and the others soloist, they made a perfect performance of the mass.

[solti]

sehr gut!!!wunderbar!

[Yossi1960]

Beautiful interpretation of Solti, Auger, Bartoli , Pape and Col. Auger sings beautilful her part, apity she is not with us anymore.

[aninalos]

It was tragic to lose Arleen Auger so young. I think she died in the same year as Lucia Popp. What a loss

[gillsmyth]

wonderful stuff. Thanks very much, Fernando

[MaximusDex]

Fernando, you have the greatest collection. Any chance of you having anything else by Arleen Auger? Or even the rest of this Requiem? Thanks for sharing these gems.

[operaticxingenue]

Arleen just makes it seem effortless! And Cecilia! Those trills...wow.

[sousukesagaraJKD]

I have not the words to explain how I love this requiem...thanks =)

[ferchikaiko]

Gracias por el posting , lo disfrute mucho

[herkonducter]

el director es medio malito, pero todo lo demas es muy bueno

[MaximusDex]

La ignorancia es atrevida.

[lionelpower]

It is not only Bartoli and Auger who sing

[tantcx]

That's Vinson Cole, tenor and Rene Pape, bass. George Solti conducting.

[WolfgangHoeppner]

But Arleen Auger and Cecilia Bartoli nevertheless

[lionelpower]

Yes, but in the topic only appears the name of Bartoli and Auger

[shiny538]

i love mozarts requiem thanks for posting