Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Wolfram's aria Oh du mein holder Abendstern

[StephyAlex1]

Can anyone teach me how to identify tenor, baritone and bass?

BTW, this singer belongs to baritone, right?

[Jextxadore]

@StephyAlex1 You can see the difference in range.

Generally, the bass range is from E2–E4 with extensions on either end.

Baritone: G2–G4, again with extensions on either end.

Tenor: C3–C5. Relatively few can go above C5, but some can go below C3.

If you don't listen to pitch…(this is not even a correct way, but just to think about) bass voices are usually heavier than baritone voices, which are heavier than tenor voices. But then you get into issues with fach etc.

[reizen73]

He has darkened his voice over time to try to sing Verdi etc. Sounds a bit over produced to me.

[BrianDonaldMcKay]

Agreed, it is beautifully sung. But then I have just listened to Warren and, for people who prefer interpretation to voice, Warren is something apart.

[BrianDonaldMcKay]

@BrianDonaldMcKay But I have to add that Warren's style and vocal colour don't suit this aria

[fleetingray]

his voice is so seductive <3

[mboschm]

THAT's it. Round, full tone, just like a Wagner tuba. Goddamn, all my worries away.

[brunosilvershadow]

I like this Hvorostovsky very much, because he sings an absolute perfect, means 'italian' legato within an almost perfect German! Wonderful!

[doomownage94]

@brunosilvershadow What makes an Italian Legato perfect in comparison to other's? Is it because it is more common for tenors to maintain a legato?

[brunosilvershadow]

@doomownage94 About 'italian legato': Italian Language has much more 'vocals' than for example the German Language. In German it's most important to aspirate almost sharply the consonants, which sort of interrupts any sung legato line. So the greatest task of a learning singer would be, to sing a 'italian legato', means an almost endless vocal line and to build in some sharp consonants without interrupting the vocal line! - Legato has therefore nothing to to with 'tenors', how you asked it!

[doomownage94]

@brunosilvershadow Oh I see what you mean. Thank you

[mboschm]

@brunosilvershadow Great indeed. Legato, but still with strong consonants.

[gvocalist07]

Hvorostovsky use to posses one of the "savior" voices of this generation of singers, but I'm afraid- it hurts to hear him sing now. He covers way to much and I would even say he over darkens his voice- hence the "woofy" sound. . . I miss the young Dmitri!

[erne3BT]

Finnish baritone Jorma Hynninen has quite a similar voice

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@erne3BT

[bodiloto]

i tecnici di suono .....bravi !!!!

[drbarbarabaker]

I've heard him live in San Francisco (Simon Bocanegra) and at the ROH (Onegin). He is a lyric baritone, not your typical shouter. I didn't have any trouble hearing him in either place. Why does he need to be loud? Perhaps his voice stays so gorgeous because he doesn't shout like a lot of baritones.

[bbahyt]

great german!!!!!!!

[BaronScahpia]

@drbarbarabaker He doesn't need to be loud, he just needs to stop lying about it with fake reverb and over-balancing recordings just so he can sing rep which isn't correct for him. Not all baritones shout, stop the stereotype!

[drbarbarabaker]

@BaronScahpia I'm not really saying that all baritones shout, but I am saying that a suspiciously large number of them find the sound of their voices getting harsh and unpleasant as they grow older. This is most often Verdi baritones.

I think probably the engineers put in the reverb. We could make a list.

[eurydike]

@drbarbarabaker yes, gorgeous voice. he received an award best baritone now from the italian magazine Opera :)

[njtenor57]

i heard him as di luna this year at the met and he brought the house down..absolutely fantastic!!!

[Chiliarches]

This is Hvorostovsky?! The engineers must have worked overtime on this one...he does not sound that large or resonant in nearly any recording I have ever heard, and I've listened to him quite a bit.

[jesterimb]

of course this is dmitri! ive heard him live and he is very resonant. i was outside of the lobby once and could still hear his beautiful stunning voice.

[countceprano]

"The engineers must have worked overtime on this one....."

What can be done in a recording studio is amazing. I've heard him in about 8 roles at the Met. He's got a nice, but small voice in the opera house. He sounds fine as Onegin and Yeletsky but has been totally over parted and overpowered by his colleagues and the orchestra when singing Verdi. Wolfram would be a suitable role for him at the Met.

[Masicians]

I'm sorry but if someone has a large large voice, it's him.

To me he even has one of the largest voice among all bariton singers of our time.

[nclysander]

Have you heard him live? I haven't (just missed him in Onegin), and since I don't think size of voice can be judged accurately except in person, I don't bother critiquing it. I'd have a hard time believing it was THE biggest baritone voice in the world today ... Terfel definitely sounds bigger. But again, I've not heard either live.

[Chiliarches]

I'll be singing with him in August, so I will judge then.

[Chiliarches]

Ok, I've since heard him several times in rehearsals, once in an opera, and once in recital in a small recital hall...

I can state with absolute certainty that the guy has a small voice...several of the comprimari had larger voices. He also covers a bit much, which tends to reduce the "ring" that would make his voice carry better.

That said, he did very well in his recital and was a pleasure to listen to.

[bradleyjenks]

whatever dude. You've heard him live? He is regularly critiqued as having the quality of voice, but not the common size of voice for a lot of the Verdi roles he has undertaken recenty. That does not suggest his being among the 'loudest' out there.

[Glenmed]

I have to agree. All the way from Cardiff '89 his voice has been quite recognisable. So perhaps the accolades for this studio recording have to be split.

[BaronScahpia]

@Chiliarches Listen to all that beautiful, fake reverb! This man has very little sound live. I tried to hear him in Ballo several years ago. Left disappointed.

[asx5252]

@Chiliarches stop hating!

[89murph]

@Chiliarches Well, he is performing a Wagnerian piece.

[ClipsFC]

Very nice - thanks for sharing !

[Diotima555]

Beautifully sung !!! Thank you so much Jester !

Best wishes to you!