Maybe you find it suspicious that I find von Otter´s rendition of this wondrous aria absolutely stunning. I am swedish but in great art being nationalistic would be ridiculous.. Von Otter is a very disciplined singer, sometimes somewhat lame in her perfection but here it is so obvious she is totally in love with her Lied. The ensemble is simply outstanding. Brava, Ann Sofie !!!
This is one of my celestial moments on YouTube. I love this rendition and readily forgive Miss von Otter of the transposition and the tenor omission. It is simply heavenly as it is.
What a superlative singer! The voice, range, technique, exemplary control of tone and breath (her diminuendo is spot-on), phrasing, elegance, charm, stage presence, and versatility are admirable. I do believe she is the greatest mezzo-soprano in the world today (the fantastic Ewa Podles is really a contralto). Listen to Madame von Otter, THEN compare to the vastly overrated, hysterically yodelling, immature, vulgar antics of Signorina Cecilia Bartoli!
No doubt many may prefer Fleming or Tikaniwa for their more impressive voices, but for my money I prefer the sincerity von Otter exudes in this particular performance.
Never heard this arranged for piano quintet, but it surely works when played so well as this. Von Otter sings so sensitively, and the whole performance of this aria is heavenly!
Like many others on this page, I keep coming back to Anne Sofie's performance of this beautiful aria. The serene composure and wistfulness and sheer beauty of her voice, together with the elegance of the vocal line, are breathtaking.
I adore this woman - I find her an exceptional singer and such a serious musician. I cant help but hear Renee Fleming's unreal vocal perfection in my head with every single tone Sophie sings in this piece. I also find the arrangement fabulous. She looks at the first violin with such kindness!
The Green Velvet is truly and utterly Divine on her :)
Extraordinary playing. Such warmth. The first time I just listened to the sheer beauty of von Otter's voice. Then I went back to listen to how beautifully wedded the voice and the ensemble were. BRAVISSIMO!
Absolutely beautiful performance. Though I've always heard this with full orchestra, the chamber ensemble lends itself very well to the subtle beauty/color of this wonderful piece by Korngold. Superb singing.
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend though I know it must have surely been beautiful. She looks to be resting & totally @peace in her music. Absolutely beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful. It is tastefully done. It is breath taking & performed wonderfully well. Sehr sehr schon (umlaut) Thank U for this music. It makes me peaceful to hear it.
@shrrryl I attended this concert and It was one of the most beautiful concerts I've heard. Marietta's song was the last piece that was performed that evening and it was a magic moment which I'll never forget.
@rigoletto61 I wish I culd have been there. Sofie Von Otter's voice fits this piece like a glove. She's one of the most vocally perfect singers around.
Glück, das mir verblieb, rück zu mir, mein treues Lieb. Abend sinkt im Hag bist mir Licht und Tag. Bange pochet Herz an Herz Hoffnung schwingt sich himmelwärts. Wie wahr, ein traurig Lied. Das vom treuen Lied, das sterben muss. Ich kenne das Lied. Ich hört es oft in jungen, in schöneren Tagen. Es hat noch eine Strophe.. weiß ich sie noch? Naht auch sorge trüb, rück zu mir, mein treues Lieb. Neig dein blaß Gesichtsterben trennt uns nicht.Mußt du einmal von mir gehen,glaub, es gibt ein Auferstehn.
This is beyond perfect. I am moved to tears by von Otter's beautifully measured performance... a rich and wonderful experience which has genuinely enhanced my life.
Whenever this is done as a solo instead of a duet, one of the most interesting questions is how they will deal with Paul's part. Actually, taking Paul down a little would make this much easier to stage. This is nicely done.
Wanted to know how to write in English to be sure of saying properly to you the highest honor possible, Ms. Anne Sofie. Watch you sing the Marietta's Song, from the opera Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, is one of the most sublime experiences that life has given me. I wish you peace and happiness, from the deepest of my heart.
Do you know how I might find the Dalayman interpretation online? I've listened to and watched all of the interpretations on YouTube and I can't find another performance that matches the simplicity of the quintet and voice for elegance, grace and refinement. But then I'm addmitteldly in love with Sophie and her humility and joy of singing.
Utterly sublime. It works so well with the quintet. I'm not so sure on the historical accuracy of the arrangement - there seems enough bickering on here to cover that. At the end of the day though, an utterly sublime performance, a truly unique and great singer!!!
I find it shameful that there are rude coments here. Whether this is the greatest performance ever and he best arrangement ever is not the point. We are all lucky to be alive to hear Sofie v O singing in this sublime performance. It is simply superb.
Happiness that once was with me, return to me my faithful beloved. Evening falls but you are my light, my day. Frightfully my heart beats restlessly but hope is rising towards heaven.
Although sad times are approaching, do return my faithful love, bow forward to me with your pale face.Death will not separate us, but once you have had to leave me, believe me there is life after death
Or this more literal translation: Joy, that still remains to me, Come to me, my true love. Evening sinks into the grove You are my light and day. Anxiously beats heart on heart Hope is soaring heavenward. Though dark sorrow comes closer, Come to me, my true love. Lean your pale face (towards me) Death does not separate us. If you must leave me one day, Remember, there is an afterlife.
You're welcome. Here's more then: The 2nd line ("Rück zu mir") specifically means "move close to me", or better "draw close to me". In the 7th line "Sorge" actually means "worry" rather than sorrow. But the adjective "trüb" (from "trüben" which in its origin meant "to bring into a state of unrest") leads to a number of possible translations such as dark or bleak, e.g.disturbed waters can become cloudy or dark, and so on. The non-poetic word order would normally be "trübe Sorge".
On a side note, it is Interesting that the imperative "glaub" (believe) in Korngold's original last line ("glaub, es gibt ein Auferstehen") has been changed in this performance to "denk" (think or here, remember/bear in mind), giving it a more positive aspect.
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Such a shit should not occur in you tube. what do you think Gustav Adolf did when he was here? No Swedish weapons in the rest of the world? No crime, nothing. I really like Sweden and its people. You are for sure not the best as a representant for it. Go back to school and try to get some more wisdom
This is to volumeraiser...This aria is actually a DUET in the opera so, what she did here was the original version with the string quartete taking the part of the tenor...just so you know.
I actually perused all of the comments on this thread... Do you not realize that ASM only sang the main theme, and the piano quartet played the rest of the aria?
I am not saying anything against ASM (I love her performance)- but she did NOT sing the entire ARIA - please go look it up (the string/pianist played the other parts) - Renee Fleming does do a beautiful job. BTW - is there anyway we can get beyond the bickering on youtube- the inane comments etc?
Do you know that this song - Marietta's Lied - is only one song of the whole Korngold repertoire which Anne Sofie and the Piano Quartet performed at the Theatro Musical de Paris Chattelet. I have the whole concert of that KORNGOLD EVENING.
And by the way, when you look at the posting for Renee Fleming, it is typical of her and her fans. Look at the background, she stands in the middle of such magnificent background at the Opera House in Paris to enhance her persona. Anne Sofie von Otter would not care less about trimmings like that since obviously she is beautiful in whatever way. Just her countenance alone, you know she is an aristocrat. It says it all.
elizabeth. You are correct. Anne Sofie von Otter is a true aristocrat. She is quality in whatever she sings. She sings in a slightly lower key than Kiri, as she is a mezzo. However, the song is always delivered in the true and honest Anne Sofie style. I am a big fan of whatever Anne Sofie sings.
How I fell in love with von Otter. Way back in the mid-90s my husband had been urging to attend her concerts. Then I took a guest to her concert with Sir Andrew Davis. My guest was impressed saying she is young and beautiful. No effect on me. Again my husband phoned me and urged me to attend her concert just across my workplace, so I said: Why not? Her rendition of Mahler with M Honeck conducting took me by storm. I collected her CDS, never miss her performance. Brilliant, beautiful in every way
Elizabeth- You are absolutely correct! Anne Sofie is one of the great artists of our generation. She is utterly without pretension, musically and personally, as befits someone who has an absolutely clear knowledge of what is important and what is mere nonsense. She has never done anything at less than the highest standard, and I'm in love with her too- and so is my wife!
Well, that's what they say too about Cecilia Bartoli singing on the high flying C sometimes. But no matter, mezzo or soprano, one can still distinguish and appreciate the beauty of the voice - colour, timbre, expression, emotionality - which I cannot find in Fleming's voice. Okey, Fleming's is a so-called luscious voice but I don't find it captivating. She could reach the highest and broadest range but still, it fails to move me. Very personal aspect of appreciating singers? Suppose so!
I've loved her work for almost twenty years. She has done a tremendous job in interpreting this wonderful lied. Brava Anne Sofie! And the accompaniment of the musicians is just superb!
Hi, Needmorebrain com needmorerefinedtaste. Obviously, you have no inkling of what beauty and expression are like. Grow up and refine yourself, otherwise, go back to the wilderness.
Most beautiful rendition of Marrietta's song. I also like Te kanawa's. Von Otter's dept and emotionality in her voice come to the fore. Bravo Anne Sofie. Your are the greatest.
Anne Sofie von Otter is an exceptional artist and I am so pleased to have found this performance. Thanks for sharing it with us. Korngold is an underappreciated composer but I have always loved his music, beginning with my first exposure in the films, and his concert work later in my life.
Well, if things had turned out somewhat differently my response to that would be "What about Lorraine Hunt Lieberson?" but alas! So instead, my response to that is...actually, I am so spoilt for choice in which singers to single out as a reply to that so I´ll just dismiss that as errant nonsense.
No doubt you are the type who hate beauty because for sure you look like a beast and think like one. It is very obvious on what you see singing on the screen - a beautiful woman with a magnificent voice. Shame on you.
Ha! Don't feel offended. By no way I criticized her quality of singing or her voice performance. All I said was that she has a funny facial expression. But well, I guess I stand corrected... She looks like a hamster suffering from constipation.. I have to apologize...
Funny...funny,but you really NEEDMOREBRAIN, if not MOREEYES-TASTE. Von Oter is someone who has no pretension, does not need to appear or look beautiful because she is naturally one. You just want to be mean. Obviously she has the looks and talent par excellence.
ffs giowhateveryournameis.. grow up and get a life. This critique of past and present is getting boring to the extreme. I put my hands up and admit that I'm no expert on the matter BUT I do listen with my ears and feel what I like. It's what makes ALL forms of music such an individual thing.
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Thomas10065 1 month ago
Maybe you find it suspicious that I find von Otter´s rendition of this wondrous aria absolutely stunning. I am swedish but in great art being nationalistic would be ridiculous.. Von Otter is a very disciplined singer, sometimes somewhat lame in her perfection but here it is so obvious she is totally in love with her Lied. The ensemble is simply outstanding. Brava, Ann Sofie !!!
swe50 2 months ago
The absolute best enterpritation of korngolds song
johnhoubo 3 months ago
This is one of my celestial moments on YouTube. I love this rendition and readily forgive Miss von Otter of the transposition and the tenor omission. It is simply heavenly as it is.
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What a superlative singer! The voice, range, technique, exemplary control of tone and breath (her diminuendo is spot-on), phrasing, elegance, charm, stage presence, and versatility are admirable. I do believe she is the greatest mezzo-soprano in the world today (the fantastic Ewa Podles is really a contralto). Listen to Madame von Otter, THEN compare to the vastly overrated, hysterically yodelling, immature, vulgar antics of Signorina Cecilia Bartoli!
philipc67 5 months ago
Thank you .......
jterrfc 5 months ago
such a beautiful performance!!!
gabriella60730 5 months ago
Beutiful singing and the instrumentalist are also fabulous!
gudbjorng 6 months ago
perfect piece of art!
floxury 6 months ago
@floxury It really is a perfect piece of art, isn't it?
pucciniverdi777 5 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 It is and I love how she sings it with a small quintet group makes it sound so intimate and moving.
sirmercutio99 5 months ago
@sirmercutio99 I had noticed that too. Elegant, intimate, and moving.
pucciniverdi777 5 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 I was thinking bout buying one of her CD's there's one called Love's twillight that has Marietta's lied on it. Have you heard it?
sirmercutio99 4 months ago
@sirmercutio99 I haven't herard that particular CD, but I'm sure everything on it will be sung with grace, elegance, and great beauty of tone.
pucciniverdi777 4 months ago
A wonderful song, but the group also deserves recognition.
Here are their names so you can check them out:
Nils-Erik Sparf - Violin I
Ulf Forsberg - Violin II
Tobias Ringborg - Viola
Mats Lidstrom - Cello
Bengt Forsberg - Piano
LeifKanerLidstrom 6 months ago 11
Her voice is as clear as the cristal
BEAUTIFUL
gabriella60730 7 months ago
I completely agree. I also keep returning to watch this. It is her sincerity that carries me away, along with her voice.
sialiss 7 months ago
The small orchestra makes it so beautiful and intimate. Great stuff.
jozefsterkens2 7 months ago
so wunderschön
BLACKmarylou83 8 months ago
unpretentiously beautiful!
without affectation ... just simply beautiful!
mmbmbmbmb 8 months ago
I love this music, and i love you Anne Sofie von Otter
mark6230 9 months ago
No doubt many may prefer Fleming or Tikaniwa for their more impressive voices, but for my money I prefer the sincerity von Otter exudes in this particular performance.
Republicrat74 9 months ago
I never fail to cry when listening to this rendition. Amazing music, amazing musicians.
Viennese 10 months ago
Beautiful, sensitive singing.
7inga7 10 months ago
Never heard this arranged for piano quintet, but it surely works when played so well as this. Von Otter sings so sensitively, and the whole performance of this aria is heavenly!
Wavewolfaroha 10 months ago
This is the most sublime performance of this divine aria. She comes to Australia soon and I for one cannot wait. Brava
flyboytim 11 months ago
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AlcidesConstante 11 months ago
Like many others on this page, I keep coming back to Anne Sofie's performance of this beautiful aria. The serene composure and wistfulness and sheer beauty of her voice, together with the elegance of the vocal line, are breathtaking.
cashelnd 11 months ago
Wunderschön!
wotchamate 11 months ago
I adore this woman - I find her an exceptional singer and such a serious musician. I cant help but hear Renee Fleming's unreal vocal perfection in my head with every single tone Sophie sings in this piece. I also find the arrangement fabulous. She looks at the first violin with such kindness!
The Green Velvet is truly and utterly Divine on her :)
LohengrinT 11 months ago 2
baroness von Otter makes yet another great performance
Rompa87 1 year ago
Voix magnifique , beau visage spirituel respirant l'intelligence , grâce , talent et beauté !
Alfredguitare 1 year ago
Extraordinary playing. Such warmth. The first time I just listened to the sheer beauty of von Otter's voice. Then I went back to listen to how beautifully wedded the voice and the ensemble were. BRAVISSIMO!
orvtimlaw 1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful performance. Though I've always heard this with full orchestra, the chamber ensemble lends itself very well to the subtle beauty/color of this wonderful piece by Korngold. Superb singing.
orvtimlaw 1 year ago
I keep coming back to hear this ----- there is an extraordinary 'stillness' about Anne Sofie and it is truly beautiful. Brava.....
The1620 1 year ago 3
i'm in tears and goosebumps! thank God for korngold, and all classical music.
curlyman217 1 year ago
Never seen it before but what a fantastic pleasure for ears and eyes !!!!
Thanks Anne Sofie !!!!
JLP078 1 year ago
Sublime Sofie von Otter......gorgeous and marvellous......how can anyone not love her.
Hutch41 1 year ago 3
Beautiful!!!
robinrihalopez 1 year ago
I love her voice.
j77walker 1 year ago
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend though I know it must have surely been beautiful. She looks to be resting & totally @peace in her music. Absolutely beautiful.
shrrryl 1 year ago
(L)
No me ha gustado, me ha encantado
stbal 1 year ago
Lovely singing!
syrinx79 1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful. It is tastefully done. It is breath taking & performed wonderfully well. Sehr sehr schon (umlaut) Thank U for this music. It makes me peaceful to hear it.
shrrryl 1 year ago
@shrrryl I attended this concert and It was one of the most beautiful concerts I've heard. Marietta's song was the last piece that was performed that evening and it was a magic moment which I'll never forget.
rigoletto61 1 year ago
@rigoletto61 lucky you ! it was an extraordinary performance -
The1620 1 year ago
@rigoletto61 I wish I culd have been there. Sofie Von Otter's voice fits this piece like a glove. She's one of the most vocally perfect singers around.
arpeggio1358 1 year ago
Sarastro1756 1 year ago
Still a revelation, she is.
But I hate this music.
It brings regularly tears in the eyes.
Never mind - just have to listen to Kurt Moll in "Die scheigsame Frau":
Wie schön ist doch die Musik...
aber wie schön erst, wenn sie vorbei ist.
Severolus 1 year ago
Bravissima! Meravilgiosa!
Wotan123456789 1 year ago
her and Renée are my favorites
amm1t5 1 year ago
I agree with you rarinit
amm1t5 1 year ago
yes, and i espescially enjoy her portamentos and rich timbre also in high notes.
illesaar 1 year ago
INCREDIBLE. VON OTTER PUTS ALL HIS SPIRIT IN THIS LIEDER, ADAPTED FOR HERSELF
fundacionr 1 year ago
rich and intimate.
toisabella 1 year ago
amazing...
pierrot1719 1 year ago
Absolutely Divine!
kurbiscremesuppe 1 year ago
I have so much admiration for her. She is iconic but so few realize it yet.
nailycai 1 year ago 2
ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE IN EVERY RESPECT.. HERE IS THE PERFECT INTERPRETATION OF A GORGEOUS ARIA THAT EVERY SOPRANO DOES--BUT NOWHERE AS WELL.
jrtrmish 1 year ago
It is the very very best on Youtube thank you Anne Sofie Otter
MrGarkareno 1 year ago
M'agrada moltíssim, és fantàstic.
carlesjoanpi 1 year ago
Quelle grande musicalité ! Elle est extraordinaire, un timbre grandiose
Florence173 1 year ago
This is beyond perfect. I am moved to tears by von Otter's beautifully measured performance... a rich and wonderful experience which has genuinely enhanced my life.
Octavian001 1 year ago 2
Whenever this is done as a solo instead of a duet, one of the most interesting questions is how they will deal with Paul's part. Actually, taking Paul down a little would make this much easier to stage. This is nicely done.
waustad 1 year ago
simplemente bellisimo!!!
izhurythabita 1 year ago
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
fuurthur 1 year ago
How positively lovely this is. Thank you for posting.
bassfanne45 1 year ago
Wanted to know how to write in English to be sure of saying properly to you the highest honor possible, Ms. Anne Sofie. Watch you sing the Marietta's Song, from the opera Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, is one of the most sublime experiences that life has given me. I wish you peace and happiness, from the deepest of my heart.
AlcidesConstante 1 year ago 34
qué maravilla más hermosa.
thank you for such a gift!
emalag999 1 year ago
Anne Sofie von Otter, obrigado por existir...
AlcidesConstante 1 year ago
Here again the language is unable to describe the beauty of this magnificent presentation of Anne Sofie!
VideosAlcides 1 year ago
It certainly does work in this key! Awesome.
MsMollusk 1 year ago
There must be a reason Korngold chose for a certain key. And obviously it wasn't this key.
martello79 1 year ago
I am absolutely fascinated by this performance of Anne Sofie!!!
VideosAlcides 1 year ago
Why was this transposed down a third?
sparkloid 1 year ago
@sparkloid because she's a mezzo, the aria is written for soprano. The tessitura is too high for her.
divaincantare 1 year ago
@divaincantare no.
The1620 11 months ago
@divaincantare
thank you for sending me to the dictionary to look up 'tessitura'.
Tplanaha 10 months ago
Erich Korngold's early opera, Die Tote Stadt features this fine song and Anne-Sofie sings it beautifully!
chopinlover49 1 year ago
Your elegance, charisma, beauty and an extremely beautiful voice are qualities that belongs to a goddess... thanks for you to exist, Anne Sofie.
VideosAlcides 1 year ago
Beautiful, VERY beautiful!!!
VideosAlcides 1 year ago
An exquisite voice...
Astonished by the sung down from the original... wonderful!!!
Brava, Anne Sofie!!!
Brava!!! Brava!!!
VideosAlcides 1 year ago
Beyond Beautiful !
This may be the definitive performance of Marietta's Lied.
montsyblackmadonna 1 year ago
Perfect!
MrGaGaism 1 year ago
yes it is lovely but it is sung a third down from the original. Makes the accompaniment sound woofy.
Also something sublime when the singer can float to the B flat.
dorbarn 2 years ago
Wonderful singing. TY James.
paulostroff99 2 years ago
A very fine singer! TY!
CanadaPisces 2 years ago
This is such a beautiful aria. Thank you James for sharing.
Herur22 2 years ago 4
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huhu jemand lust uaf bissi cam chat mir ist so langweilig !
SexyAnjaa91 2 years ago
Could you give that to us in English, please?
MayorClint 2 years ago
Do you know how I might find the Dalayman interpretation online? I've listened to and watched all of the interpretations on YouTube and I can't find another performance that matches the simplicity of the quintet and voice for elegance, grace and refinement. But then I'm addmitteldly in love with Sophie and her humility and joy of singing.
MayorClint 2 years ago
do you have the one by Katarina Dalayman?
theophano 2 years ago
Would someone tell me please how I may own this video? My
life would not be the same if this somehow escapes me. This
is the very definition of perfection both by Sofie and the ensemble. And who are they?
MayorClint 2 years ago 3
This is from a DVD called: Voices of our Time. It is a series of recordings of live concerts from the Châtelet.
gilbnah 2 years ago 2
I can't say that I have ever seen a singer with such pure joy at singing than her. Knowing this, I could listen to her sing all night. I just might.
ralph058 2 years ago 4
Das orchester ist zu laut. Weiterhin himmlischer music !
Hans NL
qklq42 2 years ago
Even though it sounds wrong in this key, this is gorgeous.
suffisance 2 years ago
This is such a beautiful song, and Anne Sofie is a great mezzo soprano!
JosefinKaminski 2 years ago
so beautiful music
pligana 2 years ago
Yes this is in G major.
lewars1912 2 years ago
This is so beautifull!!! Does anyone knows where I could find the scores? sheet musik, partiture anyrhing?
ljubomirpopovic 2 years ago
At the risk of sounding smart-ass, I would suggest that this version is in G major not C!
Jambers4 2 years ago
Utterly sublime. It works so well with the quintet. I'm not so sure on the historical accuracy of the arrangement - there seems enough bickering on here to cover that. At the end of the day though, an utterly sublime performance, a truly unique and great singer!!!
Operaphile 2 years ago
This is a glorious aria, and I respect von Otter's artistry.
BTW, I checked the transposition and this is down a minor third in C Major as opposed to the score I have which is E-Flat Major.
kph11863 2 years ago
Can't stop watching it!!! Beautiful singing! Lovely small 'kammerorchester'!
kurbiscremesuppe 2 years ago
Love it, Ann-Sofie! (Tack Malena, för att jag börjar hitta en massa bra musik!)
erikalab 2 years ago
What a name of the man playd cello??
jan65helge 2 years ago
A member of the English Baroque Soloists?
figarofirst 2 years ago
This woman is a miracle. Her voice, her talent and her "délicatesse" for singing have no match.
MaciasEnglish 2 years ago 2
I'm starting to believe Anne Sofie von Otter has one of the era's great voices when I listen to this and to her version of
L'amour ardent la flame from Berlioz's Damnation of Faust... Truly conveys emotions with extreme elegance of phrasing.
pawprint5 2 years ago 4
esecuzione fantastica... grandi musicisti e cantante di impeccabile eleganza.....
vincik80 2 years ago 2
I find it shameful that there are rude coments here. Whether this is the greatest performance ever and he best arrangement ever is not the point. We are all lucky to be alive to hear Sofie v O singing in this sublime performance. It is simply superb.
rarinit 2 years ago 44
hear hear!!
altodivo 2 years ago
@rarinit Rest-in-Peace dearest man. I play this daily in your honor. You were the best friend a man could have. I miss you terribly.
phddddd 1 year ago
@rarinit Exactly!
TripMyWire3 1 year ago
@rarinit
Bravo for your perfect comment!
lorifredrics 1 year ago
Gorgeous!
djhooten 2 years ago 2
increiblemente bello !!!
Spartakino 2 years ago
schön schön schön!!!
Bella, bello, bella!!!
Che fraseggio d'incanto!
giovannirago 2 years ago
Can anyone tell me where I could find an English translation of this song?
Thanks so much.
PTHURMAN57 2 years ago
Happiness that once was with me, return to me my faithful beloved. Evening falls but you are my light, my day. Frightfully my heart beats restlessly but hope is rising towards heaven.
Although sad times are approaching, do return my faithful love, bow forward to me with your pale face.Death will not separate us, but once you have had to leave me, believe me there is life after death
altodivo 2 years ago
explodingstar923 1 year ago 3
thanks so much; it makes it even better!
PTHURMAN57 1 year ago
You're welcome. Here's more then: The 2nd line ("Rück zu mir") specifically means "move close to me", or better "draw close to me". In the 7th line "Sorge" actually means "worry" rather than sorrow. But the adjective "trüb" (from "trüben" which in its origin meant "to bring into a state of unrest") leads to a number of possible translations such as dark or bleak, e.g.disturbed waters can become cloudy or dark, and so on. The non-poetic word order would normally be "trübe Sorge".
explodingstar923 1 year ago
On a side note, it is Interesting that the imperative "glaub" (believe) in Korngold's original last line ("glaub, es gibt ein Auferstehen") has been changed in this performance to "denk" (think or here, remember/bear in mind), giving it a more positive aspect.
explodingstar923 1 year ago
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No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(
darnmat 3 years ago
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She is Swedish. The best country in the World.
Germany is the worst country in the world.
samalini 3 years ago
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Salar73 3 years ago
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Such a shit should not occur in you tube. what do you think Gustav Adolf did when he was here? No Swedish weapons in the rest of the world? No crime, nothing. I really like Sweden and its people. You are for sure not the best as a representant for it. Go back to school and try to get some more wisdom
Salar73 3 years ago
waw!!
MCGJ8 3 years ago
My favorite mezzo these days
DivaDeb1234 3 years ago 2
schön schön schön!!! :)
Jakobus2007 3 years ago 4
ergreifend schön
kraisfoy 3 years ago 15
Glück, das mir verblieb, 那曾為我駐留的幸福
rück zu mir, mein treues Lieb. 請回到我身邊，我忠實的愛人。
Abend sinkt im Hag 夜幕降臨
bist mir Licht und Tag. 你卻是我的晝與光。
Bange pochet Herz an Herz 兩顆心在焦躁中鼓動
Hoffnung schwingt sich himmelwärts. 願望也飛入天際。
geworfenheit 3 years ago 3
Wie wahr, ein traurig Lied. 多麼真實，又多麼悲傷的歌曲啊。
Das Lied vom treuen Lieb, 這首歌說的是真誠的愛情
das sterben muss. 必須被死亡分離。
Ich kenne das Lied. 我知道這首歌。
Ich hört es oft in jungen, 在我年輕的美好時光
in schöneren Tagen. 我常常聽到。
Es hat noch eine Strophe-- 它還有一節歌詞
weiß ich sie noch? 我還記得嗎？
geworfenheit 3 years ago 2
Naht auch Sorge trüb, 即使悲傷也要黯淡，
rück zu mir, mein treues Lieb. 請回到我身邊，我忠實的愛人。
Neig dein blaß Gesicht 將你蒼白的臉孔倚著我
Sterben trennt uns nicht. 死亡無法分離我們。
Mußt du einmal von mir gehn, 若你這次一定要離我而去
glaub, es gibt ein Auferstehn. 請相信，一定還有來生。
geworfenheit 3 years ago 3
She is perfect ! Everytime I watch this video is a new experience. She is unique.
Brava !
Genauxbr 3 years ago
There really should be more songs for a mezzo and piano quintet, an utterly wonderful combination!
hidastuu 3 years ago
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!
Every time I hear this piece, I'm more enthusiast...
SarrasaniPianoCircus 3 years ago 7
This is to volumeraiser...This aria is actually a DUET in the opera so, what she did here was the original version with the string quartete taking the part of the tenor...just so you know.
UESLyricB 3 years ago
her face at 4:17 breaks my heart.
altodivo 3 years ago 2
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And your whole void head too, NEEDMOREBRAIN.
elizabethvonslussen 3 years ago
I actually perused all of the comments on this thread... Do you not realize that ASM only sang the main theme, and the piano quartet played the rest of the aria?
I am not saying anything against ASM (I love her performance)- but she did NOT sing the entire ARIA - please go look it up (the string/pianist played the other parts) - Renee Fleming does do a beautiful job. BTW - is there anyway we can get beyond the bickering on youtube- the inane comments etc?
volumeraiser 3 years ago
Do you know that this song - Marietta's Lied - is only one song of the whole Korngold repertoire which Anne Sofie and the Piano Quartet performed at the Theatro Musical de Paris Chattelet. I have the whole concert of that KORNGOLD EVENING.
elizabethvonslussen 3 years ago
And by the way, when you look at the posting for Renee Fleming, it is typical of her and her fans. Look at the background, she stands in the middle of such magnificent background at the Opera House in Paris to enhance her persona. Anne Sofie von Otter would not care less about trimmings like that since obviously she is beautiful in whatever way. Just her countenance alone, you know she is an aristocrat. It says it all.
elizabethvonslussen 3 years ago
elizabeth. You are correct. Anne Sofie von Otter is a true aristocrat. She is quality in whatever she sings. She sings in a slightly lower key than Kiri, as she is a mezzo. However, the song is always delivered in the true and honest Anne Sofie style. I am a big fan of whatever Anne Sofie sings.
swanningaround 3 years ago 2
How I fell in love with von Otter. Way back in the mid-90s my husband had been urging to attend her concerts. Then I took a guest to her concert with Sir Andrew Davis. My guest was impressed saying she is young and beautiful. No effect on me. Again my husband phoned me and urged me to attend her concert just across my workplace, so I said: Why not? Her rendition of Mahler with M Honeck conducting took me by storm. I collected her CDS, never miss her performance. Brilliant, beautiful in every way
elizabethvonslussen 3 years ago
Elizabeth- You are absolutely correct! Anne Sofie is one of the great artists of our generation. She is utterly without pretension, musically and personally, as befits someone who has an absolutely clear knowledge of what is important and what is mere nonsense. She has never done anything at less than the highest standard, and I'm in love with her too- and so is my wife!
srr10 3 years ago 4
this is he most beautiful version of this Aria I've heard...Renee Fleming could learn from this one
Aro87x 3 years ago 5
Is she really a mezzo?
hullguy123 3 years ago
kinda...she is an 'almost soprano' and is billed as one sometimes.
altodivo 3 years ago
Well, that's what they say too about Cecilia Bartoli singing on the high flying C sometimes. But no matter, mezzo or soprano, one can still distinguish and appreciate the beauty of the voice - colour, timbre, expression, emotionality - which I cannot find in Fleming's voice. Okey, Fleming's is a so-called luscious voice but I don't find it captivating. She could reach the highest and broadest range but still, it fails to move me. Very personal aspect of appreciating singers? Suppose so!
elizabethvonslussen 3 years ago
Just SUBLIME!
iTubeVlc 3 years ago
I've loved her work for almost twenty years. She has done a tremendous job in interpreting this wonderful lied. Brava Anne Sofie! And the accompaniment of the musicians is just superb!
Ravenelvenlady 3 years ago
Hi, Needmorebrain com needmorerefinedtaste. Obviously, you have no inkling of what beauty and expression are like. Grow up and refine yourself, otherwise, go back to the wilderness.
elizabethvonslussen 3 years ago
Absolutely exquisite! Thank you so very much for posting.
DavidKerrATL 3 years ago 2
Ravishing, even in a mezzo key!
florgano 3 years ago
here is a very nice version posted on Youtube by amanandavoice: "Glück, das mir verblieb..."
theophano 4 years ago
Most beautiful rendition of Marrietta's song. I also like Te kanawa's. Von Otter's dept and emotionality in her voice come to the fore. Bravo Anne Sofie. Your are the greatest.
elizabethvonslussen 4 years ago 3
I vote this as the best version to date!!! Very moving!!!
hillevifan 4 years ago 5
I am a recent admirer of Miss von Otter and find stunningly beautiful in this video. She is amazing.
thomastenor 4 years ago
Anne Sofie von Otter is an exceptional artist and I am so pleased to have found this performance. Thanks for sharing it with us. Korngold is an underappreciated composer but I have always loved his music, beginning with my first exposure in the films, and his concert work later in my life.
chopinlover49 4 years ago 2
Giovannifabuloso: bee so kind an post the version of Stella Roman on You tube !!!!
I never heard it from this lovely soprano.
Please!
Hans NL
qklq42 4 years ago
"As for todays singers. They just can't sing."
Well, if things had turned out somewhat differently my response to that would be "What about Lorraine Hunt Lieberson?" but alas! So instead, my response to that is...actually, I am so spoilt for choice in which singers to single out as a reply to that so I´ll just dismiss that as errant nonsense.
carat1988 4 years ago 2
What a beautiful, moving piece this is - well done Korngold!
Mimameior 4 years ago 2
In this arrangement the piano and strings take up the Male part - wait till you hear this piece as a duet! You are in for a treat.
Love to all....
clairerobsin 4 years ago 2
There was a great duet of this on Utube recently. Fantastic tenor and soprano in a recent tv prod...its been taken off!
gemarus 4 years ago
Anne Sofie sings so beautiful! She has a way of touching people. Both with her voice and with her acting!
OperaLine 4 years ago 4
I am no fan of opera due to my parental home.
But I love to hear An Sofie singing. She is an allround talent with exellent expression.
She is emotionly moved as you can see? Some don't I read. How is that possible? With such a fine singer. I adore her every bit.
Romanticdance 4 years ago
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Lol she makes a face like the "pancake lady" the superevil meanie in the next coming spiderman movie!
needmorebrain 4 years ago
It's no accident that your youtube name is needmorebrain. Lol on you! Hahaha
madmezzo 3 years ago
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asshole
Salar73 3 years ago
I can't help, but uttering such a stupid shit as needmorebrain did it, can only come from an asshole
Salar73 3 years ago
No doubt you are the type who hate beauty because for sure you look like a beast and think like one. It is very obvious on what you see singing on the screen - a beautiful woman with a magnificent voice. Shame on you.
elizabethvonslussen 3 years ago
Ha! Don't feel offended. By no way I criticized her quality of singing or her voice performance. All I said was that she has a funny facial expression. But well, I guess I stand corrected... She looks like a hamster suffering from constipation.. I have to apologize...
needmorebrain 3 years ago
Funny...funny,but you really NEEDMOREBRAIN, if not MOREEYES-TASTE. Von Oter is someone who has no pretension, does not need to appear or look beautiful because she is naturally one. You just want to be mean. Obviously she has the looks and talent par excellence.
elizabethvonslussen 3 years ago
ffs giowhateveryournameis.. grow up and get a life. This critique of past and present is getting boring to the extreme. I put my hands up and admit that I'm no expert on the matter BUT I do listen with my ears and feel what I like. It's what makes ALL forms of music such an individual thing.
For what it's worth... I liked it.
medper 4 years ago 2