Kengo HASHIMOTO (countertenor) LIVE -"Lascia ch'io pianga"

[pyroprince78]

you have the voice of an angel!

[HerrWarja]

Sing the male arias from Rinaldo and Giulio Cesare in Egitto! Great!

[marieclairedelacour]

arigato! emozionante.....

[serenaluce]

Very good! Beautiful!

[BassGK]

great

[tidaliumpelo]

magnifique

[ovicat]

voce deliziosa molto interessante.

la pronuncia può migliorare

ma l'esecuzione è fresca e leggera.

Bravissimo

[vutti]

eccezzionale.. great!

[dossig09]

Beautiful not feminine voice. Fine baroque style too. Just impressive!

[sirAndy2]

OMG. He sings.... I cant find words

[surfyrock]

precioso

[mradaChris]

Very nice!

[pinedajuan14]

nice!

[JCSMUSIVIDA]

very beautiful voice. Fantastic.

one angel singing.

[zimnaya]

Pure and angelic, and a very pleasant presence - unaffected and almost holy. Such a welcome relief after seeing Tomotaka Okamoto. Even so, there needs to be more strength in the foundation, and even with an aria of this nature there has to be feeling and emotion, not just purity and innocence.

[Guadalupefan]

I agree mostly about the emotion and feeling.. The lyrics are too harsh to be sung with a smile (at least that's what I think) :P

I'm actually going to sing this in a few months :)

[2046WKW]

A voice very interesting. Enjoy heard this video, thanks

[avola50]

Dimenticavo: Forse va migliorata la pronuncia italiano (della A, per esempio).

[avola50]

Secondo me è il migliore interprete maschile di questa aria. Voce incantevole!

[avola50]

Che voce incantevole! Sembra quella di un angelo! Mi commuove come quando vedo il video di Farinelli.

[martykoll]

Lovely...beautifully sung. A very sensitive and talented accompanist also. Bravo and cheers to both!!!

Thank you....this made my day perfect!!!

[krolania]

awesome...! I love this masterpiece and I think you did an incredible work!

thanks so much for posting this!! ^_^

[shcho114]

what a clear and angelic voice..

[LyssaxLovess]

very beautiful..but i wish his expression were appropriate..facially..its a painfully sad song...no smiles.

[wolfdrum47]

So beautiful! Such a shame the pianiste is so present!

[BroStersJAPAN]

I am sorry for being late to post this comment and for not responding to each one of you...but,

Thank you so much everybody, for your comments and critiques, which are very encouraging and instructive!!

[bourbakis]

one of the best sung by a countertenor. great job!

[AcceleraTube]

Ok, in this case, Kengo is really into his emotions and demonstrating his true understanding song. It's the pianist that had failed to wait for him. She, needs to practice her feelings more rather than just trying to get the perfect technique.

[juliuscena]

I usually hear this with heavy voices.  His is light and it still sounds good.

[saladarmy]

You are an angel!!!!!!!

[Marlifan69]

You have a beatiful voice! Keep up the good work! Just one critic: you must remenber you are singing a lyric. Your pronounciation was not very clear, when it has to be. I know japonese and italian are very diferent, but if work a bit more, it'll be perfect. Do not take this as an attack to your abbilities, is just that you have a perfect techinique. It would be a shame to see such a beautifull performance spoiled by an error of pronounciation. Aside from that, good jo!

[pandorasama]

Beauty Voice!

Congratulations and arigatou for upload this video ^.^

[BroStersJAPAN]

Gracias!

[thebalox2003]

Few questions..How many years have you been singing, how many years singing lessons, and why did you choose European opera as your artistic outlet. Thanks, love your voice..

[BroStersJAPAN]

I started singing lessons in 1998, when I was 15.

My passion for music and singing is getting stronger especially these 3-4 years.

[BroStersJAPAN]

Firstly, I and my duo sing not only European classical songs, but also Japanese songs, popular music, movies songs, and so on.

We don't upload them on YouTube because of copyrights.

[BroStersJAPAN]

Secondly, it is true that there are many good European classical songs for countertenors because many were originally composed for countertenors (and sopranos).

To sing other songs such as popular music, it is necessary for us to arrange them for countertenors. Some songs work well, and some don't.

However, we really enjoy the process of finding and arranging songs for countertenors, and I believe that there are plenty of possibilities.

Please let us know if there is any nice song...!!

[thebalox2003]

Awesome pitch and vocal control!!

[BroStersJAPAN]

Thank you so much!!

[Arashi110]

Beautiful clear and bright timbre, though to my ear your singing is somewhat lacking volume on the high notes. But maybe I'm just used to mezzos singing this aria. Keep up the good work! :)

[BroStersJAPAN]

Thank you very much for your comment.

Yes, I think you are right.

The voice was thin at that time, probably in the middle of a change from a boy-soprano to a countertenor...

I keep studying to have a richer voice (and also clear voice).

Thank you anyway!

[jkilmon]

Probably the best countertenor voice I have heard. There is a strong foundation to the lower register and a magnificent tone.  Handel would have been proud.

[BroStersJAPAN]

Thank you very much for your comment which is really encouraging.

I keep trying my best to be better both in technic and in expressiveness.

[OhSungTaek]

are you Male Soprano?

[BroStersJAPAN]

Yes. However, the definition of "male soprano" is quite ambiguous, so probably it's better to say "countertenor". :)

[OhSungTaek]

あなたの返事にありがとうございます。

ところで質問があります。

それではソプラニスト(Sopranist)も曖昧な用語です?­

[BroStersJAPAN]

返事が遅れて申し訳ありません。

カウンターテナーの多くは女声でいうアルトかメゾソプラノの高さ­で歌います。しかし中にはさらに高いソプラノで歌う歌手もおり、­それを普通のカウンターテナーとわけてソプラニスタと呼ぶ場合が­あるようです。ですから、ソプラニスタもカウンターテナーに含ま­れるとも言えるでしょうし、境界線は曖昧に感じます。