Gustav Mahler - Urlicht

[137uc14]

I didn`t know Glenn Gould conduct...Don`t you have the complete clip?It´s really amazing!!!

[dementeur]

великолепен малер. шапо пред мадам форестър. изключителна е в малер и брамс!!!

[bclaudio75]

Due geni a confronto

[essej765]

gould looks really young here. anyone know when this film was made?

[skyhunk]

I find it odd that a singer of this stature is not better known. Why shouldn't this video clip have a kazillion hits under her own name, rather than piggy-backing on Glenn Gould's name?

Wikipedia: "She sang Cornelia in Handel's Giulio Cesare (1966), opposite [ ... ] Beverly Sills, which was recorded by RCA in 1967.

She is quite simply one of the world's best interpreters of lieder and Mahler's compositions.

[paulpellicci]

very emotional music...

[argerich69]

Powerful contralto. She makes me cry. So beatiful

[reinholdbehringer]

The conducting by Glenn Gould is amazing:

it looks like he is steering a precision instrument, with exactly calculated hand/arm motions. Sure he could also play the Theremin well!

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@reinholdbehringer

A great musician, but looks like an uncoordinated twerp. I wonder if the musicians are laughing.

Absolutely dreadful orchestral sound recording!

Thank God Maureens fabulous voice is there.

[ewhguitarist]

Did Gould conduct the entire symphony or is this just performed amongst the Wunderhorn songs?

[zatter54]

An beautiful piece with Gould conducting and Maureen Forrester at her best , what a rendition.

[christopherjhoh]

Ravishing!

[Frederikamusic]

wow!

[barakfer]

Sie hat eine wunderschöne Stimme! Mahler wäre stolz auf diese Leistung.

[AtterseeSommer]

I agree. Change the title!

[michaels7]

I will never forget a 1990's performance of Mahler's second in Toronto with Sir Andrew Davis. Although late in her career, Ms. Forrester was magical and strong.

[duendiable]

Maravillosa,sublime!!!!!! Una delicia para los sentidos! Gracias por elevar mi espíritu

[longeaton34]

Forrester is just sublime, sublime....A great, yet understated Mahlerian.

[herodot2]

Youtube allows comparing current and past goddesses with one click. I just listened through Urlicht with Ferrier, Ludwig, Norman, Baker, Otter, and Forrester. So much great artistry, but if I have to choose one version--this is it.

[psychicbyinternet]

Glenn Gould AND Maureen Forrester?!?!?! Oh my goodness.

[sophelet]

Forrester is sublime--matchless. Although I am a great fan of Glenn Gould as a keyboard player, and have been since I was a young child (and saw him on Canadian television), I am not impressed by his conducting. It is unclear, self-indulgent, and lacking necessary technique. I'm surprised the orchestra could follow (they probably just watched the concertmaster anyway).

[jrpuchol]

Maravillosa Maureen

[7inga7]

A great loss!  Rest in Peace!

[agpurvis]

Es war das schonste!

[yeahbyme]

No one will ever match her. Or him. And Canadians have a low-brow reputation ? Go figure !

[charliekelev]

Maureen Forrester who died yesterday recorded Urlicht at least four times.

I bought the first recording, on Vanguard, when I was an undergraduate at UC

I still think it was the best --she got more float on the "teuchen"

--but this one is unusual because it is conducted by Glenn Gould, two of

the greatest Canadian musicians of the century

[charliekelev]

the sound isn't as good as on Maureen's other recordings of Urlicht --she

recorded it at least four times, twice for Vanguard and once with Bruno Walter.

The voice was most luminous on the first Vanguard recording. I never heard

Glenn Gould conduct -- maybe the two best Canadian musicians of the

1950s and 60s.

[kraftpr]

Oh my, I am unashemedly shedding copious tears not only because of the awesome beauty of this singing but also because such an incomparable voice has been stilled! GOD BE WITH YOU MAUREEN FORRESTER.

[Ericm2]

R.I.P. Ms. Forrester

[conservahunnee]

Absolute chocolate!

[conservahunnee]

Rich, rich, rich! A voice and diction of pure gold...

[sharky123]

A perfect example of why she was so special to the world. The combination of intensity and ease of production, the exquisite phrasing - it's all sigh inducing in the very best way. There are no words adequate to thank you for what you gave us. Rest in peace, dear lady.

[Bubble1210]

Rest in Peace Maureen - you were always my favourite DIVA.

[yeahbyme]

Maureen Forrester just died and a great loss it is to Canada and the world. A voice like cream.

[wjob48]

Godspeed

[pekochacha]

If silk had a sound this would be it

[kaypapademas]

Sadly, Ms Maureen Forrester has just passed away !

[RAREpicture]

Give me a breack with GG and his clownesq maners

[generationsackcloth]

Looks like he's having unencumbered fun. I'm devoting a playlist to Conductor Tragi-Comedy from henceforth.

[kiasmus]

A great surprise indeed! Nevertheless, Gould's style is to real conducting as bathroom singing is to opera. He's not conducting, he's displaying the worst clichés of how a conductor should act. Maybe he was just too young.

[Gargantupimp]

It would be cooler if Glenn Gould was singing it.

[MissMezzoMinx]

Maureen Forrester is what every mezzo should aim to be - the perfect example of gorgeous warmth and richness of tone, superb control, accuracy, musicianship... everything!

[99Isher]

@MissMezzoMinx Maureen Forrester is not a Mezzo, she is a pure Contralto.

[flylooper]

Between "Urlicht" of the 2nd and the "Adagietto" of the 5th, it's hard to imagine there could be more passionate, more emotional, music.

[BellaOrtega]

is this performance copywritten? can you tell me where you found the video so I can track it down?

[joanabanyeres]

marvelous Maureen your Mahler.

[princetrumpet]

The only thing Gould didn't ruin was Maureen's beautiful voice. His conducting was an abomination.

[itsnotanoboe]

@princetrumpet well it's a good thing you've done better! Thank you for your positive outlook and support. People like you give orchestral music lover's the great name we all deserve. I'm sure Mahler would've loved you, because you now just how everything he wrote is supposed to sound. thanks!

[itsnotanoboe]

@princetrumpet I'm not saying you're uneducated...I'm just saying you're a dick. So fudge off you fuck

[itsnotanoboe]

@princetrumpet I'm not saying you're uneducated...I'm just calling you a dick. So fudge off you fuck

[princetrumpet]

@itsnotanoboe : Oh, go shave some reeds... by the way, nice language. That wins the argument for me, so, thanks.

[faraz1729]

Is there a complete audio recording of this ambrosia?

[mulimansheid]

Well well, well, what sloppy and rough to break this wunderfull music and performance just a few seconds before the end. So we can say the reach of heaven in this song as intented by Mahler isn't succeeded by that.

[youtubister]

Came across this by pure chance and agree that the heading should be changed to Gould conducts Mahler with Forrester.

I wonder when it was recorded.

[quinto34]

@youtubister filmed at a 1957 CBC telecast

[abrptb]

HES PULLNG AN INVISIBLE ROPE

[Fallansig]

lol fu, now I keep seeing that and giggling.

[Lukecash12]

Hell yes. Glenn Gould and Forrester in the same room. That's like Richter and Oistrakh in the same room!

[DrMerkwuerdichliebe]

@Lukecash12

Lmao, so true man.

[zamyrabyrd]

Gold Standard Urlicht. Forrester has the unwavering control, serenity, pronunciation and depth unequalled or even approached by other famous singers, some of whom despite obvious "feeling", have very audible vibratos.

Glenn Gould is a fine partner here.

[johnnyDuhan]

This is one of the best performances on youtube - and one of the finest performances anywhere of Mahler's finest song. It amazes me that it has so few hits.

[johnlanou]

it would get a million hits if it were listed as "Glenn Gould Conducts Mahler w/ Forrester" or something. Should change it!!

[mux4fun]

Amazes?

If Maureen Forrester would wear a lot more jewelry and demonstrate a showcase of ugly tuned, gold colored premium sedans there would be a few million hits.

Face it: this music wasn't at anytime and never will be for the masses.

I love it anyway.

[npizano1]

You are so whright. For me, this is the supreme song ever wrote

[CharlotteinWeimar]

Beautiful

[paulostroff99]

Our beloved Maureen in one of her best arias

Brava! TY.

[billyguns2]

The singing here is profoundly beautiful.

[99Isher]

La première fois que j'ai écouté sa grande voix de véritable Contralto fut , il y a lomgtemps de cela, dans le J.S.Bach Easter Oratorium. Elle demeure pour moi un exemple inégalé de musicalité, de dignité et de grande douceur dans la modulation de la voix, de véritable compréhension du genre de musique qu'à chaque fois elle chante - que ce soit Haendel, Purcell, Bach, Mahler ou les liederistes allemands. Un Contralto inoubliable, qui transmet la magie unique de la voix du Contralto.

[losackp]

J'adore tes comments. Ils sont vrai.  Je pense la meme.

[99Isher]

Merci, Losackp! :-)

[cezig]

Divin !

[JennJin1985]

I think he brings beautiful sensitivity to the conducting in this piece. Gorgeous piece, thank you for sharing!

[quintos34]

With or without baton is really a silly discussion (i'm being friendly now)

It's the music that counts..

You can like- or dislike the Mahler's of Georg Solti, Leonard Bernstein, Abbado or Bruno Walter, to name a few.

You can call them complete poseurs as you wish, I like them, with or without baton (who cares really?), sounds great to me.

[quintos34]

I knew mr. Gould was a fan of Mahler2 and -8. This is great to see, thank you for the post!!

Mahler rules and so does Gould !!

[uranrising]

Just player Mahler 2 under Walter, with Forrester, then find this. Extraordinary.

If you google Ms.Forrester, you'll see she's not in the happiest of states.

What. A. Treat.

[youtubister]

@uranrising

How do you mean, not in the happiest of states?

[alvik2007]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!

so ..... wonderful!!!

[MikeDrewYT]

Had no idea he conducted. My mind is slightly blown right now.

[drcajus]

He did, not terribly often though. He was going to do it a lot more but died before that could happen. His last record has him conducting Siegfried Idyll by Wagner with a small ensemble.

[metrognome430]

So good, I'm probably responsible for about a hundred view counts.

[SiEtIn1]

the director appears to be practicing his karate moves, where is his baton?

[coupcoupTV]

show me a conductor that conducts mahler with a baton, and i'll show you a complete poseur.

[SiEtIn1]

so are you saying mahler is usually conducted without a baton? why?

[coupcoupTV]

i have seen performances both ways, but it makes much more sense to me without a baton. conducting mahler to me is more like conjuring a magic spell from the core of the earth than leading an orchestra in music.

[sophelet]

@SiEtIn1 One can conduct as well with a baton as without. The success depends on the conductor's technique, intent, knowledge of the score, depth of interpretation, acuity of interpretive/diagnostic listening, etc. I sang this symphony several times with Leonard Bernstein, who used a baton most of the time but not always in this piece--he would sort of tuck it behind his hand so it was not visible. Many fine conductors have performed without baton; Kurt Mazur never uses one, for example.

[sophelet]

@coupcoupTV Nonsense. Mahler himself used a baton, as seen in silhouettes done of him from life. It's fine to perform this work with OR without baton. See my other comment for more on this.

[Wolveram]

Absolutely timeless!!! Forever and ever! Brilliant!

[AnOpera4u]

Marvellous!

[biasekubiza]

TI AMO LO STESSO....

[gilsanson]

Yet another pleasant surprise from Gould. What can i say? Tears of joy. Thanks for posting!

[paulostroff99]

Gem of a performance by arguably-the 2 finest CANADIAN classical musicians,(or musicians from anywhere for that matter) ever.I must also include in this august group of CANADIAN legends-Jon Vickers and Ben Heppner!

[cantabillus]

What a composer,what a conductor and, last but not least, WHAT A MAGNIFICENT contralto voice!!The very first time I heard this remarkable voice was in Beethoven's "Missa solemnis" and I was mesmirized,really hooked for life.Since I've tried to get as many records as possible by this singer.Thank You so much for these images!!!

[godivapaw]

WOW!!! What a creamy contralto voice.

[steinway1901]

What an incredible voice. What a wonderful artist. This footage reminds me that an effective conductor needs a particular technique, quite apart from being an incredible musician. So here I go to practice...

[brozors]

that was amazing. its a sad loss that he didn't conduct all that much.

[JSBachLover]

Wow, very rare footage indeed!