Bach - St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (Karl Richter, 1971) - 4/22

[hohenbalken]

Karl Richter war der beste! Auch in der Auswahl der Sänger/innen.

[macmusikpro]

Is that Anna Netrebko?

[seponvi]

@macmusikpro No she is Helen Donath norteamerican soprano born in 1942 ;)

[macmusikpro]

@seponvi Thanks a mill , thanks for clearing it up! Been egging me for month haha

[seponvi]

@macmusikpro ah by the way Helen Donath was born in 1940 in Corpus Cristi, Texas and she actually resides in Hamburg ;)

[macmusikpro]

@seponvi Thanks :) Still alive? I hope she is :) I ll google it, got me interested there

[homerosalazar]

i love it at this tempo!!!

[sdegrace]

Du liebes Herz ( a loving heart) is over the suffering. That is the message of Jesus. The singer understand the message.

[ZaneArf]

Beautiful voice; horrid facial expressions.

[jorpheusable]

You can't do it faster. The text is about blood and pain. Not romantic. Not better if faster.

[dulCISSIMA1]

is too romantic for baroque!!!

[starbreez3]

@dulCISSIMA1 Precisely, this sloooooooooooooooow motion feeling, the whole performance is like this, no feeling at all, just a slow and boring performance of a great, GREAT, a masterpiece work from Bach.

[FreeGoa4All]

Great !!! But it's funny how she smiles in contrast to the lyrics she sings ... Bleed!*smile* Bleed, dear heart *smile* LOL

[starbreez3]

@FreeGoa4All She smiles when she says serpent... maybe she's anti-christ... who knows.

[carltonpowers]

@starbreez3 Beautiful women are always smiling when you cansee their teeth.

[minakontog]

@FreeGoa4All She smiles, because this is a technique which helps singers to "lock" the position of the sound in the cheeks. Comments like starbreez3's "she's anti-christ" are just totally ignorant and silly.

[benerdhal]

Helen Donath,,grossartig..



[misterherrdon]

Many thanks. Very kindly and nicely correction.

M.

[jsnauwaert]

Simply incredible! Helen Donath!!!!!...!!!!!!

[tbrucerobson]

I am in tears

[aguila900000]

Precioso, que voz tan limpia!!

[alipitogen]

The angels listen to Mozart, God listens to Bach.

[tbrucerobson]

@alipitogen Quite well said

[camposi]

@alipitogen

Very well said!

[homerosalazar]

@alipitogen damn, i'm god =PP

[bkt816]

EL PROXIM TRIMESTRE UNA MICA MES ANIMAT(? PASI BARROCA

[TheAbstraction]

@alipitogen And I listen to both.

[myroseaccount]

@alipitogen A very poignant statement, and one that without doubt defines the very greatest composers!

[alipitogen]

@myroseaccount Thank you. I'd love to claim that for my my own but I heard it on BBC Radio 3. I agree with the thrust of what you say about the greatest composers but I dabble in composition myself and if I ever wrote anything considered fit for the ears of the angels I would be one content man.I think the "God"accolade only belongs to Bach and perhaps a small few of the Renaissance composers, Morales, Gombert and "El Cantor de Maria" Guerrero perhaps.

[misterherrdon]

Julia Hamari is absolutely amazing.

Maestro Richter had his own superb way to play Bach. I don't care much about 'historical versions'.

[jsnauwaert]

@misterherrdon

Yes, Julia Hamari is ALSO absolutely amazing. Except that this is Helen Donath.

[jsnauwaert]

@misterherrdon

Yes, Julia Hamari is ALSO absolutely amazing. Except that this is Helen Donath.

[pdorprimo]

Grandissima!!!

[nintendokings]

Why the fuck is this related to boys noize, justice and daft punk (electronic/dance)???

[geeleegoat]

Wow. What a soprano. The depth of passion in the appoggiatura at 1:31 just doubled my goosebumps from this masterpiece.

[ebaytimr]

I love Helen Donath. Wish I could study voice with her.

[john05710]

If heaven had a soundtrack St. Matthew Passion would be it.

[PierpaoloGalante]

C'è poco da fare... il maestro dei maestri...no word for the immortal Bach.

[Wundam007]

la obra más bella de todos los tiempos. Remis

[aeolus75]

Im speechless!

[a0707089]

Wow, beeindruckend! Whats the name of the soprano?? She´s great!

[ZapateroBosse]

@a0707089

[ZapateroBosse]

Helen Donath

[danielklee92]

@a0707089 I am not beeindruckend,But the soprano is Helen Donath. You can see it in the information of this video.

[homerbunny]

@a0707089

I believe that is the wonderful Helen Donath, an American with a mostly European-based career.

[benerdhal]

@a0707089

Helen Donath...

[cualquie]

@a0707089

Is Helen Donath

[Nicksvoiceinthewild]

@a0707089

Oh she would. Lots of sopranos down at music college..

If you can make a start and go to at least 50/hr you are at least like her childhood environment. Certificate/experience.

[gunmenow]

vielen danke

[6cuerdas6]

Maravilloso

Cesar Amaro