Nicolai Gedda sings "Nacht und Träume" by Schubert

[saltburner2]

His vocal control is admirable: but one wishes he had attacked the first note with a softer and more beautiful tone. In the Friedlander Edition, the piano part is marked pp throughout: but there is actually no dynamic marking at all for the voice. I think it is better when sung more softly than Gedda manages here. DFD is the master in this song.

[nhcrama]

@saltburner2 I agree about the dynamics... But if you look up Gedda singing this on YouTube, there is a live version from 1959 where he sings it exactly the way you describe. He is masterful there.

[manu3manu31]

very nice

[blababshik]

Amazing!

[AgroSobrinho]

They r masters, ok... Gedda has a beautiful tone.... but what happened to the pianissimo and the "Sehr langsam"? This Nacht und Traume sounds like Schlaflose nacht :I

[dziady1]

Only Souzay knows this song .

[aarontenor]

@dziady1

Souzay's bleat ruins it for me, though his tone is gorgeous. I also prefer this piece sung and played in this key - it has a prettier feel for my ears. Gedda sings this so masterfully, although I wish he had started softer. Then again, this is LIVE. Find another live male singing this that can touch it. You won't.

[IliyaMoroumetz]

@aarontenor

Just a question;

You say that Souzay's rendition is a bleat? (had to look that up)

I can see where it can be heard as that, but to be fair, isn't the song supposed to be sung softly? And don't get me wrong, this rendition is fantastic, but it seems a bit louder than what I've been led to believe is how the song should be sung, unless I'm missing something.

[GuidoKaiserBariton1]

Wie bewußt, wie klug, wie schön....!

[lovesGenet]

Gerald more's control of the line is expertly done .This is very difficult with ths close writing in da keyboard. He really is a fabulous pianist!

[kenwanders]

Student singers, take note. These are two of the greatest of their time.

[BillSalem]

Gedda's singing and voice quality is a marvel. No shilly-shallying about that. But I would like more pianissimo at the beginning. Moore's touch is amazing, almost ghostly. But then Gedda comes in more like a trumpet. It's not really his song. In fact, it's almost as if the song--- granted, a difficult one, comes near to doing him in. And yet, having said these things, I think he brings an intense humanity to it.

[paulprocopolis]

Magically sustained singing but, strangely, I could do with more phrase shaping.

[jerrya1979]

people always say I sound like Gedda. Check out my video and tell me what you think. If I sound even a little like him, I will be happy. He is my favorite tenor of all time

[cyeh2]

I'd like to ask German native speakers about their opinions on Mr. Gedda's German diction. Are his consonants clear enough in this recording? I am learning German Lieder but the language is still a big problem for me, even though I took German courses in college.

[namastesue]

@cyeh2 yes - the diction is very clear and if i i didn´t knew that he wasn´t a native speaker, i would rather believe that he was - maybe that´s because swedish and german language are quiet close?!

[w8lz]

@cyeh2 I am German, and I think his diction is perfect. The consonants are definetly clear enough. There is really no accent in his pronunciation. And especially in such a soft song, one wouldn't like to hear hard consonants. Wonderful singing, isn't it?

[krajncrocky1]

eden najlepših samospevov

[darktv]

sometimes

[tomkellycartoons]

Ahhhhhhhh......thank you.

[poet13c]

Thanks for posting this treasure.

[IliyaMoroumetz]

As a baritone, I'm used to hearing this in a lower range, but wow... I'm struck in awe just how good these gentlemen are.

Makes you wish TV had more stuff like this on it nowadays.

Thank you for sharing.

[ceebass]

Wow

[Ivanhoe2]

Two masters,,what more can one say? Many thanks for posting.