Enrico Caruso - Mattinata

[Nekrosgul]

90 anni dalla morte di Enrico Caruso!

[intermerdacce]

ciao, ho sentito per caso questa interpretazione e quello che mi ha colpito di più è l'incongruenza della parte pianistica con le versioni che conosciamo oggi. essendo leoncavallo stesso il pianista sono propenso a credere che volesse quindi questo tipo di accompagnamento, ossia pausa ottavo-terzina-ottavo, mentre tutte le versioni oggi riportano pausa sedicesimo-tre sedicesimi-ottavo. certo che così cambia il carattere completamente. qualcuno ne sa nulla in proposito? grazie

[MrChrisclerk1]

i think there is no comparison to the vocal skills of caruso and his accopaignment,the arrangers are perfect in conducting the orchestra

[crapfacejoe]

Caruso, the king of Mattinata. He nailed it like no other.

[vassiliossvassiliadi]

I don't know which is more interesting in this recording: the singing of Caruso or the historical recording of Leoncavallo himself accompanying him on the piano...!

[jgraif]

...and there is nothing better than having the composer at the piano. it is amazing how caruso's voice "breaks through" the primative acoustic recording. i know i'm usually running around here praising lanza, but greatness is greatness.

[jgraif]

and no one has considered lanza in all of this. please listen to his interpretation. in my opinion, it's a tie. no one else even comes close, except maybe gigli.

[hansquad]

wow, I just realized it, the pianist was Leoncavallo himself~! wow.

[Ivanite]

Grazie!

[Lovelytenor1]

I think the real judge of that would be all the tenors since then. We all have regarded him as the greatest. No one yet has been given a voice close to his. Perhaps in the next couple hundred years?

[quietdepths]

Since there is no adult alive on earth who actually heard him sing, current opinion about his voice being the greatest ever are simply that - opinion. The idolatry surrounding him is absurd.

There have been, are and will be many great tenor voices easily his equal and better.

[PandasInParis]

@quietdepths Right. Because they totally had autotune back then...

[thechinadesk]

@quietdepths

You may have a point. Since the recordings are so poor, how can one know what to attribute to him and what to attribute to the poor recordings?

It's possible Caruso is more revered than he deserves to be. I'm not saying he necessarily is. I'm just saying it's possible given all the unknowns.

[thechinadesk]

@quietdepths

Some of the older opera stars' voices sound pretty "reedy." Was that due to poor recording technology? I don't know.

I do know I prefer a much more "transparent" sound. That's Pav's appeal. His transparency.

[pietr082]

w montalto uffugo

[Pagliaccio1970]

He really was the master - there are greats that have come since him in the form of MDM or Corelli, but there is only 1 Caruso....it could be said however that he had a certain voice and it is wrong to compare his heroic tenor voice with those of a Juan Diego Florez (not a fan) or similar modern singers - any modern singers give the likes of Caruso, MDM or Corelli a run for their money - i'd be interested to hear any views on this...

[mauriciomille]

@Pagliaccio1970 the only one who was above pavarotti, higher notes and biggest vibratos

[jgraif]

@Pagliaccio1970 may i politely point out that, once again, caruso chose to record this piece one half-step lower than the original key, as he did so many others. as much as i appreciate the beauty of his voice, i must challenge the fact that, to this day, he is consistently "given a pass" for doing this. why? lanza always recorded music in the original key. he was never uncomfortable with the notes. why does he continue to be trashed?

[Nostalgico80]

@jgraif Remember most of Caruso's early recordings were recorded at the speed of 74 rpm, not 78. 78 wasn't still the standard.

[Mirko126513001321]

Io non ho avuto purtoppo il pregio di vedere Caruso in tv ma so che è la stella della canzone napoletana.Canta per gli angeli Caruso e fagli sognare....

[Tubolissimo]

Grazie, tante per poter sentire un'"istituzione" del Genre canto qui nella nostra "tuba". Ne ha di piú magari?

[laghimaghi]

fantastico, grazie peppopb

[maldoror26]

Thanks!

[elgrancaruso3]

I have the entire discography and filmography of Caruso, Mario Lanza, Luis Mariano, gigli, Alfredo Kraus, and the biggest singers in history, interested write to me

[mjraider]

I would be interested inthat info,elgrancaruso3.Let me know.

[geordiepityakker]

given the age of this recording and the primitive equipment in use then ...we get some real understanding of the quality of his voice ... and it stands up well against modern tenors and their recordings ... comparisions are really of little value given the quality of recording equipment to-day ..

but the sheer quality of his voice is easily heard - his pianist was of high quality too -Leoncavallo ....who just happened to compose this piece .. and one or two pieces of rather good quality music.

[alberto111222333]

enrico caruso es realmente espectacular...a pesar del sonido monoaural se nota la calidad de voz incomparable..gracias por el aporte musical.

[nonicare]

Great!

[pearlmuth3]

Good recording, thanks. Bravo, he even does a diminuendo I never heard anyone do here.

[paulostroff99]

Spectacular!