Elly Ameling live sings Schumann's "Widmung"

[Agenamigo]

Incredible soprano. My favorite of all time. Thanks for sharing. If you have more, please continue posting. :-)

[CanadaPisces]

An outstanding lieder soprano! I would suggest that the pianist would have been more effective if he had used more of the Gerald Moore approach to piano accompaniment.

[FabioCostaMusic]

Baldwin could have done with a bit more poetry, but flexibility of flow is beautiful, Ameling is truly remarkable, beautiful voice, total musical control, both intuitive and intelligent at the same time, I love it!

[iorixs]

i wish i understood what she is singing about

[jensberlin2011]

Zauberhaft, sprachlos...

[abracadabranque]

Trop ampoulé.

[deltat4]

Amazing

[salsimon]

I remember her observation made with an attractive accent ' it takes so much effort, to sing effortlessly! A lovely voice for sure!

[presbyterosBassI]

Greatest lieder soprano ever. She's either the soprano Janet Baker or Jaket Baker is the mezzo Elly Ameling.

[martello79]

Elly Ameling qualities by far outweigh the flaws of this recording the uploader mentions. Simply superb.

[michael72401]

GOOD VOICE - WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF THE PERFORMANCE HADN'T BEEN SO,,,, 'FRANTIC' AND "URGENT"

[mikeayhan]

Hi, nothing happened to the speed of teh pianist. He had some very nice rubato and kept well in sympathy with Ameling's interpretation.

[yksl0421]

what happened to the speed of the pianist?

[jfbecks17]

Very pretty! But I think she sang a couple wrong words... That's ok, it happens all the time, and she still sounds great.

[LaMagnifica13]

@jfbecks17 No she didn't sing one wrong word. It can happen, but not here. I think she sings sh on her s consonants which is a Dutch thing. It is a lovely, introspective and moving interpretation, less hysterical than most.

[toddrbaritone]

Certainly one of the greatest art song singers of our generation. This live recording is valuable in watching the artist convey her body and facial emotion. I have heard this singer perform several times and had the wonderful experience of working with her in masterclass at the Cleveland Institute of Music and her insights to musical interpretation are glorious. Listen to all you can of this singer both as artist and master of diction, especially French and German among others.

Kudos to you diva

[PiscatorMedia]

Wonderful.

[meya406]

It starts in A flat

[hillevifan]

@meya406 Actually it's an A... no FLAT

[allisonvos]

Can anyone tell me which key this piece is in for a soprano? Thanks!!

[charnier4]

she sang well and controlled her voice.

[andreea94a]

I love Schumann's lieder

[SMMHELDENTENOR]

beautiful!!!!!

[LibbySingsMezzo]

Dalton Baldwin was Gerard Souzay's regular accompanist, and a very sensitive one - just listen to the recordings they made together. If you're not familiar with Souzay, do yourself a favor and find out!

Despite the technical problems, this is my favorite rendition of this song.

[meredith21846]

Great singing, pity about the unfortunate balance between piano and voice.

[yulisaaa]

Thx for sharing :)

Elly Ameling is amazing always, but in lieder is fantastic. An extraordinary example to follow, I think.

Thx again :D

[jcbcn751]

BRAVISIMA!!! Cosí si canta LIED

[DicV0dka]

WHAT?

[AmelingElly]

The video here is from a VHS recording of a televison broadcast in 1980 and is frankly not sonically good. Ameling's voice was much clearer anr precise than it sounds here. My guess is the balance between singer and pianist is equally bad. It is posted because there appears to be little video of Elly Ameling in convert. So, after viewing it here, I would urge a viewer it listen to a professional audio recording. Both Ameling and Baldwin were and are highly regarded.

[suffisance]

It's still the bee's knees, friend. There's never been anybody better and very likely never will be <3

[Cantatoria]

Very nice sung by Elly Ameling!

But it's an annoyance that the pianist obviously has no clue of a subtle accompaniment and misuses the vocal music by forging himself acustically ahead.

[Cantatoria]

Ok, my comment is probably unjust, because I have read about Baldwin in the meantime, and he seems to be famous for the opposite behaviour.

My impression may only be caused by the recording.

[fdartmouth]

He's following her beautifully, though

[hifimessage]

Wonderful!