OMG, wow, getting all kinds of chills......this Astrid is amazing.....lovely tone.. at least i like it....maybe someone else prefers something else,,, but just a big wow from me...
Astrid Varnay's Isolde is glorious. Her voice is dark, regal and grand. Jessye Norman, who sang the Liebestod in concert, has the same type of dark, regal voice, Varnay, however, is the truer Wagnerian soprano.
Herrje, dieses Gequatsche. Singen sollte man auf natürliche Art und Weise! Und Frau Varnay hat es wohl lange genug bewiesen. Bernoulli hin und her! Man man!!!
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Die Stimme klingt recht fest. Das ist Stimmlippenschließmuskeldominanz, statt optimierter Bernoulli-Effekt durch den Atemstrom. Als größere Unart zeigen sich die meisten zu weit von unten heulenden Stimmansätze. Ihre Gesangstechnik und Singweise ist im Vergleich mit heutigen Sängern nicht gut.
Ja, ja. aber while most of today's singers are forgettable from the moment one leaves the auditorium, Varnay's Isolde still burns in the memory of those who experienced her years and years later. That is art. Art that is served by technique rather than technique done just for technique's sake.
Sometimes it is advisable to listen to what the opera's character is expressing rather than to focus so much on how a sound is produced that one misses greatness in one's search for technical flaws.
Es stimmt was du schreibst. Eine große Küstlerin ist sie unbestritten. In der unökonomischen Technik sollte sie aber keine jungen Nachwuchsänger ausbilden, weil deren Stimmen dann im heutigen Opernberieb nicht mehr lange halten.
@vocede Ms Varnay was a fantastic singer and artist. I adore her recordings. Sadly she passed away in 2006 so there is no risk that she will teach young artists the "wrong technique" as you put it.
I am a GREAT Birgit Nilsson/ Kirsten Flagstad fan but this is AMAZING! A beautiful warm tone, never pushed,shouted or grapsed-wonderful feminine. Wonderful diction. BRAVA and again BRAVA. Thank you for sharing this with us. She is the real Callas of the German repertoire. . .
Elle a réussi à me faire aimer Wagner! Quel voix, quelle émotion! J'en frissonne! Merci beaucoup de partager ce magnifique moment de poésie avec nous...
Astrid Varnay, the Maria Callas of the German repertoire! Stupendous singing actress, and vastly underrecorded; we are fortunate to have much of her live performances on tape and on film.
Here! Here! It's one of the things that made Varnay a stupendously amazing singing actress indeed. :o) And she was like that singing in Italian and French, too. Some people are really too gifted to be allowed. ;o)
Voix enveloppante, tendre et moelleuse. Inattendue à ce répertoire de brailleurs. La preuve est faite qu'il y a beaucoup de tendresse dans les partitions de Wagner, mais que peu d'entre les chanteurs l'ont compris. Varnay est l'une des rares à mon goût à être parvenue à recréer l'atmosphère seyant à Isolde.
we are talking about nobody less than Astrid Varnay, I shall never forget the Isolde alive kneeling in front of the orchestra and taking us with her to heaven to see God himself, in the Budapest State Opera
Varnay subed for a sick Lehmann as Siglinede in 1941 shw was 23. It was with Melchior and Traubel. Not a bad cast. Varnay was wonderful. The performance is available on CD, She was an exciting singer. Wish she were singing today.
Varnay, tragically underrecorded, was one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the 20th century. She had a huge, not always in control voice with a wonderful warm sound. A great Wagnerian, she reinveted herself in her 50s and 60s as a great dramatic mezzo; even though her voice was only a shadow of what it had been, as an actress she dominated the stage.
Großartig!!!
1sumiresan2 1 month ago
What a voice my God... I'm so proud my name is Astrid in honor to her :')
HERMOSABLACKROSE 4 months ago
Astrid Varnay hatte eine bewundernswerte Stimme mit einer fantastischen Technik
mit einer ebenso großer Strahlkraft, die sich mit einer Rolle absolut identifizierte.
Wohl die beste Wagner-Sängerin, die wir je hatten.
Einfach fantastisch!!!
einherzundeineseele/almebo
einherzundeineseele 7 months ago 2
OMG, wow, getting all kinds of chills......this Astrid is amazing.....lovely tone.. at least i like it....maybe someone else prefers something else,,, but just a big wow from me...
MatthuStull 1 year ago
Astrid Varnay's Isolde is glorious. Her voice is dark, regal and grand. Jessye Norman, who sang the Liebestod in concert, has the same type of dark, regal voice, Varnay, however, is the truer Wagnerian soprano.
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
I like that dark timbre!
PEAinSwe 1 year ago 3
superb!
Disley74 1 year ago
Varnay is my favorite Wagnerian ever. I've been told this is an indicator of bad taste but I don't care.
Antoniac123 1 year ago
Appreciate the subtitles!
shryh 1 year ago
Gosto e igual cu, cada um tem o seu. end of discussion!
lelecoloco 2 years ago
In beauty of voice alone, Varnay was superior to Nilsson. End of discussion!
jrtrmish 2 years ago
@jrtrmish Totally agree with you.
dorothy76 1 year ago
Magnifique mais je trouve la voix de Varnay un peu trop "metal" pour Isolde.
isabelle070209 2 years ago
Wundervoll - berührend - und nur das zählt.
2111velvet 2 years ago 3
Einfach ausdrucksstark... und wunderschön - vor allem im letzten Drittel. ich spare mir weitere Worte.
Hobnail74 2 years ago 4
Stupendous! One of the very best! Brava!
paulostroff99 2 years ago 5
Herrje, dieses Gequatsche. Singen sollte man auf natürliche Art und Weise! Und Frau Varnay hat es wohl lange genug bewiesen. Bernoulli hin und her! Man man!!!
baritono1974 2 years ago 5
...MATCHLESS PERFECTION
j72050 2 years ago 2
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Die Stimme klingt recht fest. Das ist Stimmlippenschließmuskeldominanz, statt optimierter Bernoulli-Effekt durch den Atemstrom. Als größere Unart zeigen sich die meisten zu weit von unten heulenden Stimmansätze. Ihre Gesangstechnik und Singweise ist im Vergleich mit heutigen Sängern nicht gut.
vocede 2 years ago
Ja, ja. aber while most of today's singers are forgettable from the moment one leaves the auditorium, Varnay's Isolde still burns in the memory of those who experienced her years and years later. That is art. Art that is served by technique rather than technique done just for technique's sake.
Sometimes it is advisable to listen to what the opera's character is expressing rather than to focus so much on how a sound is produced that one misses greatness in one's search for technical flaws.
SDCmorg 2 years ago 4
Es stimmt was du schreibst. Eine große Küstlerin ist sie unbestritten. In der unökonomischen Technik sollte sie aber keine jungen Nachwuchsänger ausbilden, weil deren Stimmen dann im heutigen Opernberieb nicht mehr lange halten.
vocede 2 years ago
@vocede Ms Varnay was a fantastic singer and artist. I adore her recordings. Sadly she passed away in 2006 so there is no risk that she will teach young artists the "wrong technique" as you put it.
chislehurstbat 2 years ago 2
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Tenorgeiger 1 year ago
I am a GREAT Birgit Nilsson/ Kirsten Flagstad fan but this is AMAZING! A beautiful warm tone, never pushed,shouted or grapsed-wonderful feminine. Wonderful diction. BRAVA and again BRAVA. Thank you for sharing this with us. She is the real Callas of the German repertoire. . .
shaun20483 2 years ago 4
yes indeed, and Callas is the Varnay of Bel Canto repertoire, LOL :)
symyu 2 years ago
very amusing
Matt54e 2 years ago
One of the great under-sung greats!
SPTN58 3 years ago 2
Elle a réussi à me faire aimer Wagner! Quel voix, quelle émotion! J'en frissonne! Merci beaucoup de partager ce magnifique moment de poésie avec nous...
circe0800 3 years ago 6
Magistral!!!
magie1111 3 years ago
Has anyone ever done more with the text and atmosphere of this piece? BRAVA!
billyguns2 3 years ago 11
Astrid Varnay, the Maria Callas of the German repertoire! Stupendous singing actress, and vastly underrecorded; we are fortunate to have much of her live performances on tape and on film.
billyguns2 3 years ago 15
@billyguns2 I agree, of all the singers that sang Wagner, I love her most.
dermotafan 1 year ago
Oh what lovely diction. Its very hard to enunciate given the dramatic demands of this song but she does a wonderful job!!
VoyArrasando 3 years ago 7
Here! Here! It's one of the things that made Varnay a stupendously amazing singing actress indeed. :o) And she was like that singing in Italian and French, too. Some people are really too gifted to be allowed. ;o)
SDCmorg 3 years ago
The placement of her voice and she way she shapes and molds the vocal line are truly brilliant, as well.
dolcefico 3 years ago 2
Een goddelijke stem. En wat een diktie!
3tristan 3 years ago
Voix enveloppante, tendre et moelleuse. Inattendue à ce répertoire de brailleurs. La preuve est faite qu'il y a beaucoup de tendresse dans les partitions de Wagner, mais que peu d'entre les chanteurs l'ont compris. Varnay est l'une des rares à mon goût à être parvenue à recréer l'atmosphère seyant à Isolde.
mariasarda 3 years ago 2
we are talking about nobody less than Astrid Varnay, I shall never forget the Isolde alive kneeling in front of the orchestra and taking us with her to heaven to see God himself, in the Budapest State Opera
egymagyar1111111 3 years ago 7
Varnay subed for a sick Lehmann as Siglinede in 1941 shw was 23. It was with Melchior and Traubel. Not a bad cast. Varnay was wonderful. The performance is available on CD, She was an exciting singer. Wish she were singing today.
63Attila 4 years ago 7
Varnay, tragically underrecorded, was one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the 20th century. She had a huge, not always in control voice with a wonderful warm sound. A great Wagnerian, she reinveted herself in her 50s and 60s as a great dramatic mezzo; even though her voice was only a shadow of what it had been, as an actress she dominated the stage.
foothillsbear 4 years ago 7
GREAT!!!!!!
olbel 4 years ago