Der tod und das Mädchen-Marian Anderson

[JJGomesz2]

That note is D3, great

[cidmusicc]

In my opinion this is the best version of this lied.Marian Anderson's voice is absolutely unique!

[marioriospinot]

Wonderful, I enjoy it.

[musictman]

This is a song/lieder not an aria!

[cidmusicc]

Nobody sings this piece of music like her!!(With the deep notes at the end-in "fen") She is the only one(alt) with this vibrato and low notes.

[samuca041]

brava!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!1

[quintrelsims]

this song is magnificent i really liked it coming from the school of Jared C. Bruce Academy i love your back ground and how you were held out of the united states because of your ethnicity or racial cause.....

[rainerh1938]

Thinking about Schubert Lieder Anderson (who has a remarkable and beautifull voice) is not the first one who comes in mind. But this is very touching: the last phrase of the maiden 'und rühre mich nicht an!' and then the comforting voice of the death. Thank you very much for this contribution. Greetings from the Netherlands. RH

[classic01101238]

impresionante registro

[jarabaa]

I ... grew up with this. It HAS to be Marian Anderson. The one and only ... singing "Der Tod und das Maedchen". Yet years since I heard it. And here it is! Above all ".... in meinen Arment sollst du SCHLAFEN": one can only bow one's head as that heavenly sound is heard. Thanks for putting it on Youtube.

[CountertenorJ]

Ms. Anderson is, by far, my favorite interpreter of this work.

[cattleman6420012000]

Superb quality voice. i always love this piece of music.

[CanadaPisces]

No recording can fully capture the beauty of her voice. I shall never forget hearing her sing this selection during a concert. Thank you Paul for the sharing and Danetenor for the posting!

[paulostroff99]

@CanadaPisces -My pleasure my friend James. I could not agree with you more. TY Danetenor for posting.

[Herur22]

@CanadaPisces

Oh, you heard her live? I am sure that was a beautiful experience. Thank you, James, for sharing.

[jameshedwards]

You are off by an octave, the low note she sings is an octave higher.

[AntW11]

Amazing

[Gutsman200X]

the diagram is wrong. I have the music in front of me and a piano close enough to check. The last note is a D first off. And it's the D between A110 and A220. I'm sure she could maybe go that low (although it's unhealthy for a female voice) but Ab 105 is not the note she's singing.

[WagnerFan25]

@Gutsman200X

Yes, the lowest note here is a D. The diagram, I believe, is talking about Anderson's lowest singable note, not the lowest note she sings here.

[serenaluce]

I don't think it was the best version. Too much vibrato to my liking. In my opinion David Daniels's version was much better. But now the best version of this song is definitely Nicholas Spanos's just posted on Plavos's channel! Just fantastic low notes and expression!

[norisv]

Thanks for uploading this wonderful recording and the diagram!

[Elealara]

Wait, why does the film say it's an A flat if everyone is talking about a D here?

[Elealara]

Wow, I have been amazed about her great octave A flat, but I found out today that I can sing it too!

[ubercontralto]

you are right this is the best recording so far - why sing it if you don't have the low d?

[lyrikinside]

magique!

[Laroling]

How low can one go?

lol lame joke. It's absolutely stunning she can reach that note without a FEW HUMONGOUS register breaks.

[minnie888444]

Oh, and who is the pianist? Excellent!

[minnie888444]

Finally one who understands musically and vocally that Death is soft and reassuring here. So she sings the low notes sweetly, without brutalizing them like most other singers.

[lilmsariel]

so is this the original key with the low d or is this the higher one?

[MusicalMisty]

i just sung this today for my vocal midterm. It has optional, lower and higher d.

[HolyMotherofGrid]

So beautiful!!!!!! Brings tears to the eye at the same time it brings joy to the soul. She was SUCH a consumate artist. I am completely enthralled.

[Homoclassicus]

Yes, this is the best version, indeed! Anderson's voice is not only capable of the deepest low notes, but it's also still tender and gentle, beautiful and warm, managing to sound feminine even in the lowest notes. Besides, she not only sings the thrilling notes perfectly, she also gives them great depth of meaning. The best contralto ever IMO.

[streebaroc]

Marion Anderson 's version is a miracle---gentle and goosbumpy and just shocking in the meaning to the last sound -- with the death, you watch the girl fall asleep....

[jen975318642]

Regine Crespin - Schubert's Der Tod und das Madchen

i thought this one is pretty good.

[justinian693]

WOW WOWIE WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! everytime I hear this, I still amazed at her vocal colour on "Schafen"

[gipskull]

yes indeed great - please also have a look at my cover version please ;D ... by the way - the word is "Schlafen"

[justinian693]

whoops I forgot the "L" lol It's been a few years since i've seen the sang this piece, or seen the actual words to it.. My bad, lol

[Seilence17]

only the german version is the real one ! and it has to be sung by a man ...not the best version !

[CreepInDMoll]

umm...that is german. and the first bit has to be sung by a woman (because it's a girl).

[baritonebynight]

It can be sung by ANYONE...and this is in German. Mrs Anderson studied German lieder and the German language in Germany.

[gipskull]

awesome ! she hast a great tone and voice even on the low D - thanks for sharing

[PhilPhilUSA]

profound.

[thenextmezzosoprano]

i wanna hear the Ab!

[MissLimLam]

she seriously sang the Ab??????

OMG!

great song anyway!

[thenextmezzosoprano]

It's not Ab, It's the D above low C.

:)

[MissLimLam]

not this song. :)

Of course she doesnt sing the low Ab here...

I'm referring to her "range" as written in a picture accompanying this video.

[thenextmezzosoprano]

Ah okay. Miss Lam. :)

[cyberpagman]

Thanks for uploading Marian Anderson's wonderful rendition--I had a copy of her record back in 1950's but lost it over the years. Ms. Anderson lived in the same apartment building in Manhattan as my family did. She was a great lady as well as a great singer.

[jen975318642]

ehh...

i've heard better...

its okayish i guess.

[mariasarda]

Toute la lumière et le désespoir d'une voix absolue dans l'abandon et le talent. Tu es un étoile de plus qui brille dans le cosmos.

[paulostroff99]

A great and unique singer! Brava! TY Dobri!

[pianist626262]

Fantastic voice-video!

[Chilair1]

That was incredible! that womans gotta voice!

[reviewsvoiceontube]

I don`t know and didn`t find any comments on her made by Toscanini-and I don`t need any.

Just listen.

Marian Anderson was a wonderful woman with an extraordinary gift(such a range of voice is very rarely heard)

[dwightkschrute80]

Didn't Toscanini say about her: She has a voice that comes along once every 100 years? Somebody help me out here.

[paulostroff99]

dwightkschrute80-Not to the best of my knowledge,although he probably should have.

[janiscortese]

Yep, he did. Sibelius also loved her-- said that she had a special gift for revealing the Nordic soul. (NOBODY sings lieder like Anderson.)

[gttiger59]

He did indeed, back in the thirties, and it helped her career immensely!

[2bernarda]

I was immensely privileged to be present at a recital given by Marian Anderson at the Royal Festival Hall in London in the 1950s. She gave me a lifelong love of lieder. A wonderful singer and a wonderful person.

[Iareto]

I love you're diagram! Lol. This is a perfect rendition of this song. Gorgeous.

[Danetenor]

Hehe thanks;p

[julia59]

Divina.

[Franzal2000]

this song is for one human

[jarhead022]

yeah so its pretty good... but this isnt a solo. Its a duet. One man, one Woman. thats why this sucks

[Enoculation]

You are the perfect example of "better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt".

[psachetti]

so beautiful... and amazing

[musicdivinemusic]

(The Maiden:)

Pass by! Oh, pass by!

Go away, fierce man of bone!

I am still young, go my dear!

And do not touch me.

(Death:)

Give me your hand, you beautiful and delicate form!

I am a friend, and am not come to punish.

Be of good cheer! I am not savage,

You will sleep softly in my arms!

[musicdivinemusic]

(Das Mädchen:)

Vorüber! Ach, vorüber!

Geh, wilder Knochenmann!

Ich bin noch jung, geh Lieber!

Und rühre mich nicht an.

(Der Tod:) Gib deine Hand, du schön und zart Gebild!

Bin Freund, und komme nicht, zu strafen.

Sei gutes Muts! ich bin nicht wild,

Sollst sanft in meinen Armen schlafen!

[Enochulation]

Throughout history, there had been very few singers who could record a song/aria and it became THE "golden recording". This means no one who came before or after them could even come close to comparing with the original singer. McCormack's "Il mio tesoro" and Anderson's "Der tod und das Mädchen" are the perfect examples.

[stevevandien]

I'm inclined to agree.  Certainly I've never heard another version in which Death sounds so chilling, thanks to Anderson's extraordinary voice and technique. How about any men who've sung it? Never heard Fischer-Dieskau's version, and I have read that Chaliapin recorded it, but haven't heard that one either --

[melinat]

Excellent performance!The best ever!Marian Anderson was called the Century's Voice thanks to her range from bass to soprano.I heard Christa Ludwig singing it very well but with the re medium.You can read her book where she talks about these issues.

[oguzkaanbulut]

do someone know whats her eact range?c2 to d6?ı want to hear her highest note how can ı find?

[direfranchement]

I understand that her range was from D3-C6. When she was first approached about performing in an opera, she was pushed to play Aida, which she resisted, as she said "I knew I was a contralto...why Aida?"

[burgerz28]

Price once said that Marian could go all the way up to F6.

[Johammonia]

Thank you very much! This is one of the most wonderful and touching versions (regarding the singing and the accompaniment) that I know.

[chloric1]

so I am a tenor and I still can't handle that note well. The woman is a goddess.

[141407078989]

LOL it's difficult for you and not for her, LOL, I am a tenor too but I can with that D, and even with a bariton low sharp G (her lowest note) but not lower than that, you must be a very very light tenor!

[chloric1]

I think I may grow into a spinto voice and I can HIT the notes from C down to A maybe but I am afraid I cannot sing them with the kind of authority that she seems to command in this clip. It is somewhat otherworldly. I tried to sing along with her and I didn't do nearly as good a job (surprisingly good on the top notes but not the bottom ones.)

[burgerz28]

Im a lirico/spinto/dramatic leggiero tenor, just pace yourself and dont force it, that D though is navigable by most tenor though, no worries mate, you"ll be strong. Its not the note so much as the timbre, I can hit an F#5 and an E flat 2 and im neither a Alto or a Bass, just be patient.

[westvirginiaone]

Beautiful music, voice, and person. Long live Marian!

[Anibaladrian]

OOOH!!!!!! Anderson es un barítono! FAAA!!!! Pregunta: ella también llegaba al registro de soprano??? Entonces le juega a la Sumac el registro de 5 octavas, solo que Sumac no tiene la potencia ni el color ni el cuerpo de los graves.

[emmapeels]

dans le genre en chanson italienne, il y a aussi Mina qui a une grande étendue !

[141407078989]

sospecho que Marian Anderson nunca llegó a cantar ninguna nota de la escala 6, además no es de esperar, bastante hay con lo que hizo; sí que dominaba el registro regular de soprano, es decir, el no demasiado agudo, tiene grabado hasta un la bemol 5, creo que llegaba más agudo que eso aunque no demasiado, nada mal para una contralto...

[822iam]

Shit! what the fuk you talking about? Listen to this gorgeous voice asshole.

[141407078989]

What a low D!!! jajajaja, she sounds like a bariton, suena como un barítono, amazing, I would love to hear her low A flat, If somebody has another video with lower notes, please, don't wait to put it in youtube. Me encatntaría escuchar su la bemol grave, si alguien tiene algo de Anderson con más graves, por favor no titubee en subirlo a yutube.

[Lichti92]

Haha, thats funny: Today I wrote a class test in music about this piece! It's so harmonic, amazing. I admire Schubert!

[boromica]

The Maiden:

Pass by! Oh, pass by!

Go away, fierce man of bone!

I am still young, go my dear!

And do not touch me.

Death:

Give me your hand, you beautiful and delicate form!

I am a friend, and am not come to punish.

Be of good cheer! I am not savage,

You will sleep softly in my arms!

[RobNYNY1957]

Almost right. Fourth line:

I am still young, go instead.

"Lieber" is an adverb here (gern, lieber, am liebsten).

[boromica]

Original German Das Mädchen: Vorüber! Ach, vorüber! Geh, wilder Knochenmann! Ich bin noch jung, geh Lieber! Und rühre mich nicht an. Der Tod: Gib deine Hand, du schön und zart Gebild! Bin Freund, und komme nicht, zu strafen. Sei gutes Muts! ich bin nicht wild, Sollst sanft in meinen Armen schlafen!

[jarvy327]

That was Amazing! I am attempting this bit of fabulous Art Song by the great Schubert. I hate I never got to hear her while she was alive.

[emmapeels]

magnifique ! j'ai entendu ses graves et la première fois ai cru que c'étair un homme ! la chose qui me gêne, c'est que dans cette oeuvre vers la fin, les fa, fa, re etc...sonnent hélas très faux.

[juanmsotog]

Marian Anderson the best contralto...What a voice, I love her

[emmapeels]

en chanson française, tu as en contralto

Eva -les enchainés-

sur youtube

et certains airs de l'allemande zarah leander.

[Tatsurau]

I loved her voice!!! it's so beautifull!!! , for me is one the best voice of the history !!!!!!!!!!!! , it's GREAT!!!!, the best! the best!! and this lieder es relly wonderfull!!

[tjonesmusicman]

The first time I heard Ms. Anderson sing this song, I was floored. My reaction was "Oh, My God".

[Danetenor]

Well she was quite reckonned for having to voices, a nice beautiful soprano voice, and that deeeeeep abyss like contralto-basso voice, and her way of changing between those to voices are, if you ask me, nicely represented in her "Deep River" and also clearly in this lied

[emmapeels]

oui, elle a comme deux voix : une aigue qui n'a pas un vrai timbre de contralto dans le médium et une autre voix quasiment masculine.

[emmapeels]

Je rangerai anderson dans le registre de mezzo avec un grave stupéfiant ! Kathleen ferrier chante cet air avec le ré (D) qu'elle chante dans le médium. dans justement les notes du milieu sa voix sonne plus grave et sombre que cele de anderson mais l'amplitude d'Anderson est incomparbale : elle possède trois octaves et demi dans la voix, ce qui est gigantesque. Seule Yma Sumac, soprano avait une étendue légèremùent plus vertigineuse !

[twizzle99]

Quelle est la version originale? avec le re grave ou avec le re medium?

Je prefere avec le re grave, c est plus dramatique. Si cest cette version qui est la version d origine, ce serait etonnant que Kathleen ferrier ne tente pas le re grave alors que certaines soprano le font

[512gontran]

Sur ma partition les deux sont écrits. Au choix, donc.

On my score both are written. You can choose.

[AmatureComposer]

The question is whether could she sing both the low notes and the high ones at the same era?

Many singers' voices got deeper through the age.

The Israeli singer Shoshana Damari could get as low as B-flat at old age but lost her higher notes.

[Danetenor]

She can go a lot deeper than the low D, there is a recording of her singing this same lied where she reaches a low G#

[ilovechocolatechip]

No that recording is this one slowed down, and even then it is only lowered a semitone.

[verdinfishy]

@Danetenor

Hi, Do you have that recording? Low G# that's just unbelievable!

Thanks :)

[ilovechocolatechip]

Other way round. Low C to High D. What a voice.

[yunshanwanli]

Wonderful! I want to know the range of her voice. Is it Low D to High C?

[operaficionado]

brava

[sonqualnave]

this low D is unbelievable, i didnt' hear a lot of women who dare it , jessye norman as a soprano succeed it beautifuly, renée fleming also try it in a schubert recital, but she do it more expressively than really sung