Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - "Come Scoglio"

[SuSuMiSi]

Schwarzkopf is freaken AMAZING !!!!

[goldenthroat86]

@DeutschSoprano NEIN!

[goldenthroat86]

No.

[bowmister]

thanks for posting.

where and when was this recorded?

[anneayer]

My voice teacher told me yesterday that Mozart hated, Adriana Ferrarese (the girl he wrote Fiordiligi's part for) haha! Poor girl. But this aria is still gorgeous, and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is as always amazing.

[AmericanEvita]

@anneayer It must be true because this aria and much of the other music for the part of Fiordiligi is very difficult to sing. The voice has to go way up or down like an elevator! It's crazy music to sing. He must have hated her and wanted to see her break under pressure or something. I wonder why he hated her ? Meanwhile, he did love soprano Katarina Cavalieri, who was Salieri's mistress (in the movie Amadeus she was Mozart's fling before marriage to Konstanza).

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic!

[PopoliDiTessalia]

I am a little bit surprised that nobody mentions the other great Elisabeth (Grümmer fo course), which, in my opinion, and in this aria, has given far better renditions than our dear glamourous Mrs Schwarzkopf...

Julien

[MastersoftheOpera]

Schwarzkopf's Fiordiligi is far superior than Gundula Janowitz. Gundula's lackluster voice doesn't have the shades and dimensions for this aria especially. Schwarzkopf showcases her chest register gloriously and yet maintains soprano status! She knew how to sing Mozart to perfection. Brava Schwatzkopf

[seetsebea1]

Schwarzkopf is just , just.....ingenious

[allangoo]

Not only does she sing in authentic generous chest voice, but she can spontaneously bring it into a phrase in a descending interval on the one breath.

For this reason I love her more than Callas herself.

Also the beautifully mixed full tone she makes on that treacherous F,G and A in the lower staff - a soprano's wekest notes.

Every note of her range is of equal size and importance - not your conventional top-heavy soprano.

Her first teacher thought she was a contralto which is interesting.

[primohomme]

Solid voice top to bottom, true bel canto technique. Absolutely amazing.

[Jvanella83]

she sounds like she's really working. I normally love her work, but this is a little eh.

[kirstanorgel]

@Jvanella83 this is an extremely difficult work

[nicksum29]

Apparently the first soprano ever to sing this role was the mistress of Da Ponte (and was loathed by Mozart). She had the habit of tucking her chin in and out like a chicken when she sang runs and ornamentation. Mozart found it extremely hilarious to watch her hopping up and down the register while bobbing her head furiously.

[operamagnus]

This sounds to me like Bartoli. Mozart would probably laugh at her looks while singing as well :P

[vinemp]

Yep. I own this recording as well.

[doubtberry]

The version with her and Karajan is even better than this one, you should post it.

[vitellia]

Ugh... It sounds like two different voices, one above the middle F and the other below. In general, it's awfully stiff and effortful. And her fast triplets are so odd. Thank god she never bothered with Vitellia or Anna. Give me Varady and Vaness, any time. Well, Schwarzkopf's Countess was mighty beautiful, I give you that.

[suffisance]

It's not effortful; it's in character. ES was a great characterizer, as it happens ... why is everyone on YouTube so disrespectful of the greats all the time? That's not even counting the 13-year-old voice students who like to post on a Lehmann recording or similar about how they're working the same piece *s*

[nicksum29]

suffisance - disrespect is an immature person's way of saying: 'Sheesh, I can't sing like that... so it must be awful."

[suffisance]

Thanks for this.

[nicksum29]

Characterisation is important in Mozart opera. She's being "effortful" for a reason.

[egymagyar1111111]

you can keep Varady and Vaness, and I keep high Lehmann, ES, Janovitz, just for the fun of it

[blichilde]

beautiful,she was great

[Lohengrin]

Schwarzkopf was really proud of her Fiordiligi and her Marschallin. Hearing this Fiordiligi ones realises how Mozart in this role actually demanded a lower register from his soprano. And how rarely we hear this aria sung with 3 full registers well supported

[katesinger]

yep Bel Canto

[vocalvideos]

I am working on this right now and I find it difficult to make all the transitions from head to chest seemless. Some days are better than others. Very difficult aria. It sits in places that most sopranos do not sing in on regular basis.

[leoperarm]

A small correction: Schwarzkopf

[latraviata1853]

Well that's embarrassing. Now we all know I don't speak German.

[Klassizismus]

This is absolute perfection!! Is it from the recording with Karl Böhm (conductor) or is it the other one with von Karajan conducting??

[leoperarm]

Böhm

[kandutery]

mmm.... Böhm...