A la fin du lieder, j'approuve le public qui absorbe ce qu'il vient d'entendre pendant quelques secondes avant de réagir. En passant, le segment orchestral du début jusqu'a 1:37 a servi de musique a l'enterrement du fils de Kim Basinger, mordu par un serpent, dans le film "Je rêvais de l'Afrique".
C'est dans l'ensemble une très bonne performance, mais Renee Fleming semble avoir quelques problèmes avec son souffle par moments.
As a lot of comments are in English, I am going to try to translate my feeling in English although I hardly speak English. I find the overall performance very good, but it seems to me Renee Fleming is out of breath from time to time.
Hermosa cancion, hermosa cantante, hermoso todo que mas se puede pedir a la vida si con este hermoso espectaculo dislumbra lo mas sensible de nuestras almas, suspiro mucho con esta version de Renee Fleming
Ella es una gran intérprete yo no sé por qué la critican tanto. Su voz es perfecta para Strauus y Mozart. Lo único que no me gusta tanto son sus portamentos. Pero estoy de acuerdo, todo en este video es hermoso.
Espectacular obra que va muy acorde con la voz de Renee Fleming encaja muy bien en estas interpretaciones de Straus (el ultimo gran romantico), lo mismo que con Mozart aunque sean obras totalemnte distinas, asi es el maravilloso mundo de la musica
RENEE is brilliant at the lyrical soprano repertoire but she simply doesn't have the vocal powess for WAGNER and STRAUSS. To hear this the way it should sound listen to it by NORMAN or CABALLE.
I like this tempo...it gives the singer more of a chance to pull the phrase. Also, I believe that most of the time it is fast the reason is because the singer can't make it.
I also think that the orchestra has a pretty good two-pulse going even though it is in four.
Close your eyes and hear the beat...see what you think..
I think you're just distracted by the timpani and possibly the contrabass pizzicato(?) parts. The rest of the orchestra seems to me to have a beautiful, soaring line
Not to pan Varady in the least (she also has a lot to offer, like apparently all the major names featured in this song on YouTube {including relative surprises as Caballé}); however, there's no way this can be described as a "poor performance"!!! I find this as exquisite (barring Abbado's somewhat-brisk approach - apparently Strauß thought in such terms, like it or not...) as anything can be...
Most versions I have heard are this slow, except for Von Karajan's. I think you can enjoy Strauss's brilliant orchestration more. No one did it better than him!
The tempo is all wrong,as it is MOST of the time.Although written in 4/4time,it should be conducted(as Bohm and Solti did)alla breve,the way Strauss himself conducted most of his 4/4 tempi(case in point-the opening of "Salome")this so-called "tradition" comes from Furtwangler's world premiere.Besides, if it is so slow at the beginning,how can one realize the big ritardando at the end, as indicated by Strauss?
Fleming's interpretation is appropriately melancholic and inspiring. Her amazing technique allows her to sing the words carefully and expressively, creating an atmosphere of reflection and unearthy peace! In overall, this is a stunning performance (and Abbado's conducting is also beautiful!). ;-)
I agree. This performance is beautifully sublime.
This is a wonderfully moving performance without being sappy or schizophrenic. The voice is in total control providing us with the long and elegant phrases Strauss intended. Lovely
Sorry sir, but I don't like Abbado all that much compared to Eschenbach or Masur - or even Ackermann - although here he's better than in "Beim Schlafengehen" (where I really dislike him!). Why must everything speed (even if Richard Strauß could be that type - which is one part of why so much of his music is so shallow, alas...)?
Fleming (& also the orchestra itself, notably the principals including the concertmaster!) is SUPERB!!! I see no reason other than taste for people to snipe at her!
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nedemi 2 years ago
Absolute perfection.
whigwood 2 years ago
A la fin du lieder, j'approuve le public qui absorbe ce qu'il vient d'entendre pendant quelques secondes avant de réagir. En passant, le segment orchestral du début jusqu'a 1:37 a servi de musique a l'enterrement du fils de Kim Basinger, mordu par un serpent, dans le film "Je rêvais de l'Afrique".
lexus33005 2 years ago
C'est dans l'ensemble une très bonne performance, mais Renee Fleming semble avoir quelques problèmes avec son souffle par moments.
As a lot of comments are in English, I am going to try to translate my feeling in English although I hardly speak English. I find the overall performance very good, but it seems to me Renee Fleming is out of breath from time to time.
O Gundula Where Art Thou? LOL!
ChuloJacques 2 years ago
I bought Schwartzkpof's recording a few years ago, and I just bought Flemings. I agree, It's MUCH better.
shlomzion 2 years ago
what I admire most in Fleming is her phrasing and breath control that enables her to extend the music so much...
jhvorotin 3 years ago
divine, without words...
secul999 3 years ago 4
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giandoroma 3 years ago
Amen to that!
rufusBB 3 years ago
ah, sweet modulations.
schubert06 3 years ago 2
these songs are exquisite, and Strauss' orchestrations astonishing...
citysafari 3 years ago 3
breathtaking!
citysafari 3 years ago
Hermosa cancion, hermosa cantante, hermoso todo que mas se puede pedir a la vida si con este hermoso espectaculo dislumbra lo mas sensible de nuestras almas, suspiro mucho con esta version de Renee Fleming
melomanemorino 3 years ago 2
Ella es una gran intérprete yo no sé por qué la critican tanto. Su voz es perfecta para Strauus y Mozart. Lo único que no me gusta tanto son sus portamentos. Pero estoy de acuerdo, todo en este video es hermoso.
Youkali67 3 years ago 2
Espectacular obra que va muy acorde con la voz de Renee Fleming encaja muy bien en estas interpretaciones de Straus (el ultimo gran romantico), lo mismo que con Mozart aunque sean obras totalemnte distinas, asi es el maravilloso mundo de la musica
melomanemorino 3 years ago
Along with Norman's and Schrazkopf's the 3 greatest interpretations of the masterpiece.
Lohengrin 4 years ago
RENEE is brilliant at the lyrical soprano repertoire but she simply doesn't have the vocal powess for WAGNER and STRAUSS. To hear this the way it should sound listen to it by NORMAN or CABALLE.
Jamessemaj12 4 years ago
I like this tempo...it gives the singer more of a chance to pull the phrase. Also, I believe that most of the time it is fast the reason is because the singer can't make it.
I also think that the orchestra has a pretty good two-pulse going even though it is in four.
Close your eyes and hear the beat...see what you think..
pianoandpipes 4 years ago
I think you're just distracted by the timpani and possibly the contrabass pizzicato(?) parts. The rest of the orchestra seems to me to have a beautiful, soaring line
maestrojeremy 3 years ago
Oh- I agree. That is what I meant!
pianoandpipes 3 years ago
No no, poor performance. Just listen to Julia Varady and you will discover this exquisite song, here you do not know that it is exquisite
ednaldo78 5 years ago
Not to pan Varady in the least (she also has a lot to offer, like apparently all the major names featured in this song on YouTube {including relative surprises as Caballé}); however, there's no way this can be described as a "poor performance"!!! I find this as exquisite (barring Abbado's somewhat-brisk approach - apparently Strauß thought in such terms, like it or not...) as anything can be...
LJBSasha 3 years ago
Most versions I have heard are this slow, except for Von Karajan's. I think you can enjoy Strauss's brilliant orchestration more. No one did it better than him!
shlomzion 5 years ago
The tempo is all wrong,as it is MOST of the time.Although written in 4/4time,it should be conducted(as Bohm and Solti did)alla breve,the way Strauss himself conducted most of his 4/4 tempi(case in point-the opening of "Salome")this so-called "tradition" comes from Furtwangler's world premiere.Besides, if it is so slow at the beginning,how can one realize the big ritardando at the end, as indicated by Strauss?
janwnek 5 years ago
Thanks for uploading this!
precenter 5 years ago 2
i just sense that the emotion here is slapped on with a spatula...seems artificial and insincere...
xgianpatrick 5 years ago
xgianpatrick. Agreed. She's above her head.
Operanut9 3 years ago
ugh...fussy...is this music theatre? listen to julia varady on youtube singing the same; simpler, cleaner, and, to me, infinitely more effective.
xgianpatrick 5 years ago
Fleming's interpretation is appropriately melancholic and inspiring. Her amazing technique allows her to sing the words carefully and expressively, creating an atmosphere of reflection and unearthy peace! In overall, this is a stunning performance (and Abbado's conducting is also beautiful!). ;-)
VerdianoBR 5 years ago 3
I agree. This performance is beautifully sublime.
This is a wonderfully moving performance without being sappy or schizophrenic. The voice is in total control providing us with the long and elegant phrases Strauss intended. Lovely
iheartverdi 5 years ago 2
Great combination for these scores Fleming & Abbado together
BillyBudd56 5 years ago
Sorry sir, but I don't like Abbado all that much compared to Eschenbach or Masur - or even Ackermann - although here he's better than in "Beim Schlafengehen" (where I really dislike him!). Why must everything speed (even if Richard Strauß could be that type - which is one part of why so much of his music is so shallow, alas...)?
Fleming (& also the orchestra itself, notably the principals including the concertmaster!) is SUPERB!!! I see no reason other than taste for people to snipe at her!
LJBSasha 3 years ago
PS, if Abbado is brisk, Solti the bulk of the time positively RACES, I have to say (though he's convincing, I still vehemently disagree...)...
LJBSasha 3 years ago 2