Handel - Rinaldo: Venti turbini - Philippe Jaroussky

[0ladystardust]

so much fun

[violinistx100]

2 sentences...for a 4 minute aria...amazing

[Erikk91]

i think that this rendition is cold and technique... i prefer women to sing these arias, they can add more coloraturas and expression.

[jd7x7jd]

@Erikk91 whereas I just love it as it is :)

[HerrWarja]

The score says violetta. Is that another way of saying "viola" or is it a diffrent instrument from the baroque perhaps?

[martin791017]

the bassoon.......

[dbmusico]

Thank you Jaroussky. Pls, out this orchestra and kill the bassoonist.

[NatiDeNut]

WOW, thanks so much for putting the whole score (all the parts) of this piece! It's much fuller than a piano-vocal score alone :)

[gaetanamir]

bellissimo, ma non capisco la "e" di venti che attacca chiusa per diventare aperta nella seconda battuta!

[fan2jnrc]

James Bowman sings it better. Jaroussky's voice is a little light here.

I love him, sometimes he makes me cry, but here that's really not one of his best performances.

[pianistofbabylone]

Seine Stimme ist doch eine Spur zu schrill, aber genau das verleiht ihn ja diese akrobatische Virtuosität, die viele Menschen mögen, sie ähnelt ungemein der Farinellis.

Danke vielmal für dieses "Video"!

[nachtsucherin]

@pianistofbabylone Du meinst sicher, es ähnelt der Vorstellung, die wir von der Stimme eines Kastraten haben. Genau werden wir (hoffentlich) nie erfahren, wie das geklungen hat. Obwohl - ein bisschen schade ist das schon. ;)

Was Jarousski angeht - er klingt hübsch. Aber Kowalski mag ich doch lieber, er klingt irgendwie "natürlicher".

[Shandyroo1]

Such an Angelic voice, i really enjoyed this, however the Bassoonist is awful....jeeez

[owl975]

the best venti turbini on youtube

[violatione]

you are correct sir!

[ProzrachnyTeatr]

Jaroussky is so good!  But the orchestra is so BAD!!!!!!! Can't play the instruments, really awful - there's no justification for this nowadays!

[direngrey2143]

it's not quite awful,

that bassoon line is so difficult and this has been taken slightly faster than usual.

[marcsfutures]

Yes I agree, the orchestra sucks! Their melismi are not clear and crisp.

It sounds like the bassoonist is farting instead of adding a crisp unique sound to the orchestra. The orchestra is just legato, through the whole piece and sloppy, and undynamic.

[angelhsm]

Venti, turbini, prestate le vostr'ali a questo piè. Cieli, Numi, il braccio armate contro chi pena mi die'.

What does it mean?

[civileso]

The text, translation and more info are in the video description, if you care to read.

[margotlorena]

I listened to so much Jaroussky yesterday, I dreamed about him. But he was not a world renounced countertenor, but a chef ;)

[bellanotte23]

God I love this man!

[vitellia]

Listening to Jaroussky's "venti, turbini" right after Ewa Podles' almost made me laugh, not because his performance was laughable by any means, but the contrast between the two was so extreme. His voice here is so boyish and fruity and totally lacks power even though his coloratura is fabulous. I heard him live, and he sounded much fuller than he does here. Anyway, I would prefer as Rinaldo someone somewhere in the middle in terms of vocal heft, like Genaux or Daniels.

[GoldenAwakening]

Same, I really can't help but laugh, the contrast is simply comical. But a real castrato would sound more like a boy than a booming alto...and the idea of "power" in the voice is rather a modern idea...after all, baroque opera is very effeminate. Can you imagine the lanky soft-faced castratos singing on stage as heroes in armor? Its rather entertaining.

Though yes, Vivica G sans too-much-tremolo is my choice of Rinaldo.

[dominiquedv]

J'ai regardé les notes sur la droite, c'est intéressant de voir qu'il y a même pas trois siècles, cet air était chanté par des castrats et que sur la distribution, Haendel fait bien la différence entre castrats et contralto. Donc, l'un ne remplaçait pas l'autre. Maintenant nos haute-contre et contreténrs d'aujourd'hui, n'ont pas tout à fait la même voix qu'eux. Un seul enregistrement du début du XXème siècle, nous serait parvenu de ce type de voix.. (J'aimerais l'entendre).

[mradaChris]

Thank you for posting this! This was great.

chris....

[cuicuimusic]

that's TCE version right ? Will you believe me if I tell you I was THERE ? Ok I'm bragging but it's like one of the only concert i've been to so i can for once :p

[MehdiCaps]

Yes, it is the TCE version, and I had to cut the sound file short at the end because you applauded too soon, hehe. ;)

[civileso]

LOL :)

[cuicuimusic]

If you have the whole version, check sorge nel petto. Now this is a magistral aria done by dominique visse, for which the applause were DEFINITELY way too early, both timewise and also atmosphere wise. The audience that night was terrible.

And no, it wasn't me. Moo.

[MehdiCaps]

I was kidding, of course. ;)

Just listened to the aria: now, that's early! Hehe. I also have a recording of Agnès Mellon singing a long lamento, with applause in the middle of it!

Ah, this habit to make some horrible noise at the end of a beautiful piece...

[cuicuimusic]

dans le même genre y'a les applaudissements en plein milieu de l'air des clochettes par Nathalie Dessay. En même temps c'était dimanche martin. et je savais pas non plus où applaudir. Mais quand même :)

[MehdiCaps]

Nooooon?

[cuicuimusic]

Dont tell me you didnt see that on youtube yet ? You're pulling my leg uh ? Ok just in case : watch?v=bmYRQWYlDbM ;) (et je precise que j'y etais pas hein huhu j'ai juste vu la video sur youtube)

[MehdiCaps]

I'm not a big fan of this music, so I had missed that one, hehe. She tried to calm them down a little: be quiet, please, we're not done yet. ;)

Once, I went to a see a very good quartet play four works. There were many young people in the little Italian-style theater. They applauded at the end of every movement, hehe. The performers were looking at each other, smiling.