Alfredo Kraus "Una furtiva lagrima"

[kenagallardo]

EL MEJOR DEL SIGLO XX si no llenó tantos teatros ni se proyectó como otros cantantes clásicos de su tiempo, se debió a las políticas de marketing y los padrinos o madrinas que apoyan a tal o cual artista. Si hubiera participado en el Concierto de los Tres Tenores, habría dejado de manifiesto, ante el terror de los managers y las políticas publicitarias, de que él, era el mejor y el concierto habría quedado titulado para la posteridad como ALFREDO KRAUS Y LOS TRES TENORES,

[LEILA71971]

GENIALNY ALFREDO !!!!!!! NIE MA LEPSZEGO WSZYSTKIE JEGO WYKONANIA SĄ SUPER :)!!!!!!

[rontiveroscastro]

fabuloso no hay palabras para describir lo que transmite.

[mikeeeeee1980]

exceptionnel genial fabuleux je n'ai pas d'autres superlatifs a cette interpretation a nul doute le plus gd tenor de l'histoire la technique la plus parfaite que le chant ai connu.

[verdianissima1]

Como siempre maravilloso ¡¡¡¡ KRAUS!!!!

[2010elcapo]

Maestro como estas te deje unos dias pero aqui estoy sos el mejor siempre te mando un abrazo.

Luis 

[5150machuk]

Realmente magistral. Sin ser - en mi opinión - el tenor más virtuoso, Kraus ha sido el mejor intérprete del siglo pasado.

[colmaoab]

@5150machuk Es agradable escuchar a kraus en esta cancion. pero por tu opinion parece que no la has escuchado por MARIO LANZA para mi MARIO es insuperable.

[MrNigribov]

@colmaoab

Yes, and so you go to every singer's page to state it. People who read your comments on Pavarotti's and Domingo's pages might be interested, because oftentimes they don't know anyone else. But people who listen to Kraus usually know exactly who they like and why.

[5150machuk]

@colmaoab Mario Lanza es uno de mis favoritos! Fue la voz más bella y natural del siglo pasado. Lo lamentable, además de su corta vida, fue que el cine no le permitió potenciar ese diamante de voz que sólo un hombre en la historia pudo tener.

Kraus ha cantado con una de las mejores técnicas de la historia. El poder de interpretación de este hombre fue notable. Sus coloraturas, su perfecto vibrato y su mezza de voce, denotan inmediatamente el talento sublime de Kraus.

Un abrazo!

[colmaoab]

@5150machuk ?CUANDO ESCUCHAS UNA FURTIVA LAGRIMA POR LANZA O KRAUS, CUAL VERSION TE GUSTA MAS , LA DE LANZA O LA DE KRAUS? DIME SENCILLAMENTE UN NOMBRE.

PARA MI LANZA PARA TI ...............

[5150machuk]

@colmaoab

Amigo, la verdad es una pregunta dificil porque ambos tienen voces muy distintas. Para mi Lanza, junto con Di Stefano, han sido las voces más bellas por naturaleza del canto lírico. Sin embargo ambos fueron tremendamente criticados por su simpleza y su técnica imperfecta. Es una lástima que sus carreras hayan durado tan poco, en especial la de Lanza, que al momento de su muerte estaba puliendo su voz y próximo a interpretar óperas completas.

[5150machuk]

@colmaoab

Kraus fue un tenor más "académido"; toda la perfección en una sola voz. Si te fijas, su interpretación es mucho más sutil, con un juego de matices y ligados tremendo, propio de un tenor lírico del bel canto. Juan Diego Florez es un tremendo tenor ligero del bel canto. Si escuchas su interpretación de esta aria, quedarás asombrado. Pero Lanza se asemeja más a un tenor dramático y sufre mucho con las coloraturas (propias de las obras de Donizetti) y con los matices.

[colmaoab]

@5150machuk TUS DIFERENTES COMENTARIOS ME LLAMAN LA ATENCION PORQUE AL PARACER CONOCES LA TECNICA DEL CANTO. NO PUEDO DIALOGAR CONTIGO EN ESE CAMPO. SOY UN COMPLETO IGNORANTE . YO SOLO ME BASO EN LO QUE PERCIBO POR MEDIO DE MI OIDO,LA EMOCION QUE PONE CUANDO INTERPRETA, LOS OTROS AUNQUE DEBES TENER RAZON EN LO QUE TU DICES RESPECTO A LA TECNICA DEL CANTO NO LLEGAN A LAS NOTAS QUE ALCANZA LANZA O SE QUEDAN CORTOS. POR ALGO LO ASEMEJAN A CARUSO Y ALGUNOS DICEN QUE LO SUPERA.

[5150machuk]

@colmaoab

Es una voz mucho más potente, pero que tiene algunas desventajas. Hubiese sido una maravilla escucharlo si se hubiese dedicado al canto en su totalidad.

En esta aria prefiero a Kraus.

Saludos

[mauroangelucci]

che grande insuperabile ed insuperato tenore, una voce da paradiso una tecnica perfetta un fraseggio senza alcuna sbavatura, un genio del bel canto, il miglior tenore lirico melodico di tutti i tempi e poi è stato anche un grande uomo in tutti i sensi

[belcantosinger10]

wrong expression for that song..its suppose to be a happy song..its a song that tells how she loves her girl...its not a FUNERAL SONG!!

[Reinaldo146]

@belcantosinger10 True. I heard Placido Domingo explaining this to a student tenor during one of the intermissions featured during that unforgettable TV coverage of the Met's 100th Anniversary Gala (This was quite a while ago). Domingo would listen to various young tenors, sopranos, mezzo's, etc. and he would offer advice after carefully listening to them. This kid had a very nice (light) voice, but Placido told him to lighten up because the aria was about being happy and not about drama.

[Reinaldo146]

@Reinaldo146 Other than that, I've always admired Kraus, a great lyric tenor, perfect for Nemorino. I never knew why he never made an impact in the opera world in the manner that others did, including Spaniards, such as Carreras, Domingo, Caballe, even Miguel Fleta. Kraus had a beautiful voice matched to a great interpretation gift, yet he never won an operatic "Grand Slam" in the way one remembers Bjorling, Corelli, DiStefano, Callas, Tebaldi, Pavarotti, etc. But it seems like he should've?

[nobodyimportant09]

@Reinaldo146

I think his impact is great for people with good taste and education. But you seem to talk about popularity. He did not work for that, but rather for quality and integrity. He never used any marketing, was not involved in scandals, did not sing with pop stars. Also, your list is quite a mixed bag. Callas was a genius. Most others are known simply as beautiful voices (a couple are known also for ruining their voices). Kraus is remembered as much more than a voice.

[RonaldBarone]

@nobodyimportant09  I couldn't have chose better words to explain what I think... thanks ;-)

[Reinaldo146]

@nobodyimportant09 To clarify, I wasn't quite talking about popularity, but rather about impact. For instance, Callas and Corelli were extremely successful in their professional career (which brought them much fame, of course), but only because they were so good that every opera house-fan in the world wanted them. This, I would think, is what made Bjorling, del Monaco, Gobbi, Caballe, Sutherland, Tebaldi, Freni and the list can go on and on, super known and wanted opera stars. Why not Kraus? 

[Reinaldo146]

@nobodyimportant09 And, again, I ask the question because I listen to the guy and I cannot comprehend why isn't he on a pedestal as high as any of the others. He had a sublime, delicate, accurate and, most of all, MELODIOUS voice, even singing correctly (Pavarotti sounded "melodious", but not everything came out of his chest, necessarily; ditto for Bocelli). Do people typically favor power over subtlety? I never saw Kraus in person, so I don't know if he could fill a theater over the orchestra.

[nobodyimportant09]

@Reinaldo146 I'm not really sure what you define as a 'pedestal'. From where i look, he seems more on a pedestal than some others you have listed. I never saw Kraus live either, but from what i've read, if he could not comfortably fill a theater over the orchestra in some role, he refused to sing it. Which is why he sang until 70. ( And how did Bocelli get into this discussion? )

[Reinaldo146]

@nobodyimportant09 By "pedestal" I mean revered to the level like Callas or Corelli, etc. I mentioned Bocelli because, like Pavarotti to a degree, he sounds more melodious than most serious singers, but that's just the nature of the beast with singing from the chest. I absolutely love the sound of Bocelli's "Mussetta, o joia della mia dimora" from Leoncavallo's La Boheme. So melodious, so sweet, so appealing to all ears, yet, not correct, not true opera singing, but pretty...che vai fare...

[dziemian]

In fact i think Alfredo Kraus is one of the most underrated tenors of the world.

[Reinaldo146]

@dziemian Absolutely!!!

[osiris2946]

Genial. a mi me gusta mucho mas que Plicido Domingo, y hizo algo que el nunca hizo, como fue compartir cartel y poder cantar con unas de las mas grandes como fue la Callas

[Reinaldo146]

@osiris2946 Esa es mi pregunta (vela en post en ingles). Por que Corelli tenia tanta preferencia de las casas de opera y de los fanaticos (especialmente cantando con Callas) si Kraus estaba en su apogeo durante el mismo tiempo? Tal vez su voz, aun siendo tan sutil y especial, que en grabaciones sonaba tan buena como otros grandes de su tiempo , no era suficiente para llenar La Scala, o el Metropolitan de NY sobre la orquesta al mismo tiempo que la de Corelli/del Monaco derrumbaban paredes?

[sopranosd]

Kraus was one of the greatest tenors of this century. Listen to that pure tone -- the youthful vibrato; He was 61 at the time of this recording! Technique for days and a beautifully committed delivery. By the end of this video you'll be crying. A voice lesson for us all. Thank you, Alfredo.

[sopranosd]

Listen to how pure his tone is - the vibrato of a man 30 years younger. He was 61!! Technique for days, and such tender interpretation, such dignity. Kraus is one of the great singers of this century. How lucky we are to have so many recordings of his work.

[paraiso10]

El mejor tenor del mundo!

[JOHNNYB1983FSA]

the best tenor voice

[2010elcapo]

Que hermoso es ver una persona que Ama su trabajo mas que a nadie en el mundo obvio despues de su madre, Alfredo querido siempre estas entre nosotros, grande Maestro de los Maestros, mil gracias por estarrrrr

[ellicantropo]

no me gustaria decir que fue el mejor tenor del mundo, por que seria menos preciar a muchos tenores que no son conocidos. pero realmente si fue un grande del canto..

[jeanmolin55]

Splendido!

Grande e appassionato Kraus!

Emozionante.

Ottimo a pieni voti: 5*****

Grazie per post

...a Fan ...

[francesca7564]

Grazie Jeanmolin ...

[lesbonnesoreilles]

Alfredo Krauss est un grand chanteur de tous les temps!!

[celestemara1]

Un placer poder escucharlo!!!. Gracias por compartirlo.

[mllval]

mllval.Emotivo video.Hoy lo he puesto en mi blog.Enhorabuena al autor

[wolkowy1]

Beautiful. Just beautiful. Bravo. Thanks for uploading.

[rodrigoraulsuarez]

¡Qué emoción pone! No entiendo cómo no se le corta la voz. Es una hermosa versión la que realizó.

[Gottendamerung]

Genial!!! Gran interprete, vocalmente era lo mas cercano a la perfección y, además, muy inteligente a la hora de elegir que repertorio cantar y cuando cantarlo. No en vano llego a los 72 años con la voz intacta en sus agudos. Es El Ejemplo a seguir por todo estudiante de canto lirico...

[tena2]

@Gottendamerung Su comentario connota entendimiento de música y gusto enorme por el arte del canto lírico, por eso habla usted tan bella y justamente del Maestro Alfredo Kraus, Saludos de uno que estudia desde hace muchos años la técnica de este gran erudito del Canto como lo fue Kraus.

[tena2]

@Gottendamerung Por eso mismo yo sigo todos sus consejos en vocalizaciones día a día. Saludos

[aleieyreygkugfakjfgl]

El mejor del mundo, sin lugar a dudas. Perfecto en su interpretació.

[jhgreenhorn]

quis178 you are a fucking dumbass for saying that Kraus is miles ahead in terms of "dynamic shading, phrasing, legato, rubato, tonal coloring".......ARE YOU ON CRACK!!?? I'm not saying that Kraus is bad because he clearly is one of the best ever to lay claim to this aria and to the role but for you to make those statements about Pav demonstrates lunacy on your part!!!!! Sheer LUNACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrNigribov]

@jhgreenhorn

So let's see: you are a jerk (that follows directly from your comments), and you LOVE Pav.... big surprise, and a huge honor for Pav !

[gibraltarrr]

this song never sounds happy to me! haha. but i like to think it's sad :) it fits it more.

[87Gab87]

que dulzura, que linea de canto!

[quis178]

Pavarotti is so bloody boring!He was born with a beautiful voice.Big deal!In terms of dynamic shading,phrasing,legato,rubato­,tonal coloring Kraus is miles ahead.''Pav.'' fans consider Pavarotti the best because they know very little about opera and classical music in general;thus they only listen to easy-listening tenors like Pavarotti.

[dympson]

Na codzień wolę słuchać Pavarottiego, gdyż jego głos faktycznie bardziej mi się podoba. Kiedyś myślałem, że jak śpiewał tą piosenkę, dłużej i głośniej ciągnął dźwięki, robił większe szoł, znaczy był lepszy.

Najśmieszniejsze jest to, że kiedy przeczytałem zapis nutowy, zauważyłem, że Kraus by po prostu o wiele precyzyjniejszy. w takiej sytuacji zdanie: Pavarotti ma ładniejszy głos... a Kraus lepiej śpiewa- ma sens.

[radiologist301]

Webarton states: "I love how people insist that one singers voice is more beautiful...no singers voice is more beautiful...etc...gibberish...­blah blah"

....clearly Webarton is married to an ugly woman or he wouldn't espouse this egalitarioan crap online....PAVAROTTI TOWERED OVER KRAUS.....Pavarotti will go down in history...Kraus will always be a footnote...he just wasn't in the same league......

...and YES Angelina Jollie is more beautiful than your wife...just face it...LOL!!!

[maggio1972]

Io credo sia ora di smetterla di dire che Pavarotti cantasse meglio Nemorino di Kraus, ma avete le orecchie e il cuore per sentire? non cogliete la perfezione di Kraus? il cuore, la grazia? e la grossolanità di Pavarotti? ovvia non c'è paragone Kraus è stato grande in tutto cio' che ha fatto e a che livelli!!!

[polissonet50]

yo creo que con tanta comparación, que si Kraus, que si Pavarotti.....os perdeis lo mas importante: disfrutar de la música y de las diferentes versiones, coloraturas, sentimientos.........soys unos palurdos de gallinero

[Webarton]

referring to cruncho11

[radiologist301]

Pavarotti was in ALL ways superior to Kraus...any comparison of the Grand Maestro to Kraus is absurd...they are not in the same league....infact Pavarotti is in a league of his own.....the sheer beauty of his voice totally eclipses and outshines Kraus. Kraus has a whinning and nasal and unpleasant voice. In fact he sounds terrible. Pavaotti's legato line, resonance, high notes, diction, phrasing, vebrato, so on and so forth are far superior to Kraus.

[cruncho11]

as mhoeler said before...Kraus was a better singer... Pavarotti voice was more beautiful.. really people that dont have a clue about singing shouldnt talk about it as if they know anything...thank God ur a radiologist!

[radiologist301]

....Your comment reminds me of a famous Mark Twain quote: Wagner's music is better than it sounds!

...I guess you are saying that Kraus' singing is better than it sounds...

....you clearly are a real cognescetti....yeah right! LOL!!

[lavoreano]

In my opinion, Kraus was better (within his repertoire). The voice is just a matter of taste, but Kraus's technic was slightly better than Pavarotti's, that's a fact with evidences such as cancellations, crackings and also age.

[Webarton]

I love how people insist that one singers voice is, and i QUOTE, more "beautiful" than anothers... no singers voice is more BEAUTIFUL than anothers... when you speak about power, ability, technique, this is different story, but beauty? you are dealing with the most subjective thing ever.

[castroherman]

I agree, you could make an argument that one performer maybe interprets better than another but that's also very subjective. All these guys paid their dues, they were/are all world class musicians, picking one over another is a matter of taste.

[Webarton]

complete idiot. and I am not even kidding on this one.

[cruncho11]

U still dont understand.... Kraus technique in singing was better than Pavarottis..but... Pavarotti was born with a more beautiful colour of voice for some

[SoundAndFury12]

its true Pav had the best natural placement ever, but Kraus' technique preserved his voice the best by far.

[tena2]

I half agree with you though, I would not be incline to say that luciano had the best natural placement ever, he actually had troubles sometimes with the placement of his high notes, there are many examples here on you tube and some half cracking from him. To me, Kraus´s tecnique was not only humble, it was a master tecnique. Kraus was a maestro, pavarotti had other skills.

[Webarton]

You, my friend,

are an idiot.

[Webarton]

That was for

radiologist301

um... LOL I JUST REALIZED I ALREADY INSULTED HIM ON THIS PAGE HAHAHA

[MANUMH]

EL mejor tenor que ha dado España...

EL MAS GRANDE!!

[mikeeeeee1980]

increible a est edad cantar asi

[elgranraphael]

tengo conciertos de kraus en argentina,chile,peru,españa,do­cumentales biograficos,operas completas,peliculas,discografi­a completa,interesados escribanme

[xanter2]

the master is pavarotti not kraus

[rodrigoraulsuarez]

don´t be so sure about it.

[mhoeler]

Pavarotti had a better voice but Kraus was the better singer.

[noncondition]

I absolutely agree with mhoeler.

[carclamcc]

The best tenors ever: Caruso, Bjorling, Kraus and Bergonzi. There ere others, no doubt, and there will be more, but I believe these were the greatest. There are more that can be mentioned but these had perfect technique, great timbre and a unique approach to the excellence of singing.

[Cajonto]

Qué grandioso era Kraus.

[rrgallo]

Whta was the ocassion?

[LucianoKraCore]

GRAN ejemplo siempre.

[Merryjest]

Viva, maestro!

[RealidadesTV]

Voz sin igual! de kraus  a Placido! Los mejores!

[lasultanica]

Muchas gracias Onegin por compartir este vídeo.

Cuantísima belleza ! !

[lungdoc]

The Master at his best.