If you call the Karajan version slow, try to listen to the 2nd Fürtwangler again (Siepi).
I think that FUN is an important factor to this aria, as both the lyrics and the music suggest. So while it's a real delight to listen to Siepi, there's not the F of it in his rendition. the ones who both sing it well and sound like they enjoy it are DFD and Pinza, so I choose them. Ghiaurov is very interesting too. And Hampton is dreadful. Oh God.
1. Ruggero Raimondi (even if he isn't on this list)
2. Håkan Hagegård
3. Thomas Hampson
I'm a bit influenced by the fact that I saw (and heard) Hagegård doing a stunning portrait of Don G at Drottningholm Court Theatre a little more than 20 years ago. He took this part from elegance to total dispair.
And maybe Siepi for his SUPERB voice,. although not in this part...
Tito Gobbi's is not the voice I would imagine in the part, but he brings his usual intelligence. None of the others strike me as particularly successful. Isn't Siepi's voice incredible?
Ruggero Raimondi tutta la vita, e non m'importa nulla di cosa si pensa di lui! Fischer-Dieskau, Ghiaurov e Ramey subito dietro, ovviamente!!!
Ruggero Raimondi all my life, and I don't care what others may think or say of him!!! Fischer-Dieskau, Ghiaurov and Ramey immediately after, of course.
My favourites are Ghiurov, Fischer-Dieskau, Ramey and Pinza. In fact, the only ones I didn't really care for were Hampson, great diction and articulation but his timbre doesn't fit with the tone of the aria, and Gobbi(but I do love him), who like when he did Largo al factotum sounds strained.
Hampson sound like a flea, Dieskau , who I love barks like a poodel. Gobbi is no singer. For voice Siepi , Ghiaurov ,Ramey , and Herbie the K for allowing all of the words to be heard and understood. Hagegard for his profesionalism. And Pinza because of his over all position of basses historicly
Me quedo con Pinza, Fischer-Dieskau, Ghiaurov y Ramey. El primero, por vocalidad, dicción e intencionalidad. El segundo por elegancia, estilo y naturalidad, el tercero por belleza del instrumento y flexibilidad (a pesar del peso de la voz) y el cuarto por elegancia y nobleza de la interpretación. La versión de Gobbi es demasiado histriónica y canta con un tono algo caprino y nasal. La de Siepi es en exceso "pesante". Hampson parece más un tenor y vocaliza horriblemente. De los demás no digo nada
I don't have any one favorite (got a few of them) the Don Giovanni of Dieskau is absolutely perfect for me. He has the right tempi in the voice..no one I know can sing it that fast...he's just a real big bad wolf as Don Giovanni and that's as Mozart envisioned the character. I like Eberhard Wachter (not featured here), Cesare Siepi, Ghiaurov is devilishly dark and Samuel Ramey and Thomas Allen have always been great Dons.
@unethicaldenier Can you tell me which recording is the Dieskau Don Giovanni ? He recorded 2: 1 for Bohm with Birgit Nilsson as an awful Donna Anna, and one for Ferenc Fricsay. If this is the Fricsay Giovanni, it really does sound like a great version and I'll definitely look into buying it
@saintsaens21 Quel mauvais vent t'amène,toi et ta vile effluve?N'empeste pas mon air,il est d'un autre souffle qui jamais ne t'inspira ni sortit de ta bouche.Ferme donc ton clapet,il refoule méchamment,mais ouvre tes oreilles et peut-être qu'un jour(ô le mystère des vases communiquants!),les relents qui te ballonnent s'échapperont de toi,te laissant bulle vide,certes,mais pure!
Je te laisse à tes gaz, joyeux détendeur! Garde ta baudruche de ma flamme,elle pourrait exploser!!!
@abracadabranque Pas mal, pas mal. J'espère juste que c'est bien de toi. Mieux ça que de colporter l' image moisie (mais souvent justifiée) du français râleur. Il y a du bon dans cette vidéo, que tu le veuilles ou non.
To me this is an aria where the lighter-voiced baritone has the upper hand. It's an aria that's at light, fluid, effervescent. I don't always love the instrument, but Hampson's voice is perfect here. Fast and fluid, his diction nearly flawless, and he does that little mini-trill at the end perfectly, while everyone else screws it up for the most part. This has always been one of Hampson's best roles: he radiates the sex, bravado, and unquestioning self-confidence needed to make the perfect Don.
I would have to agree fully about the lighter baritone but I think that Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau really goes for it with this aria and he doesn't hold anything back. But I think that any "lyric" baritone is great for it. If you can't keep up with a fast tempo then you shouldn't sing it ha ha ha.
l'unico che riesce a fare il trillo è Gobbi...il migliore come effetto è Pinza...come stile Dieskau (però dice 'farai belar').. Ghiaurov bella voce ma si sente che l'aria è per baritono...bravo anche Ramey...
Hagegard può andar bene come Leporello (Don Giovanni impiegato del catasto)
Skovhus pessima dizione e poco stile (un cesso)
il migliore che è Raimondi non è stato inserito...
se anche ognuno è libero di non considerare Raimondi il migliore, certo è che escluderlo costituisce caso di incompetenza non di gusti personali ...gli ultimi due nomi inseriti significano solo la decadenza della tecnica e dello stile del canto italiano nel mondo musicale...ormai dilagano le vociacce moderne con gli stridenti strumenti antichi (?), stile e tecnica da Corrida (anche Terfel, i'm sorry)
se piacciono si accomodino...per me è incompetenza
My Terrible Jobs. One of my most terrible jobs wasn't that bad and although I didn't get paid for it,I will benefit from it for the rest of my life. It was in the old days before computerisation that I worked for Radio Times Printing works,Park Royal(West London).Luckily any person wants to disgrace me,can't through the UK papers.That is because the UK press will close ranks even if one of their own is only a humble cleaner,which I was. That leaves me free to enjoy happy and beautif
Nicolai Ghiarov´s sense of humour is unbeatable, only a few artists understand and can express what music and text mean. He is one of the best ever in music.
Ghiaurov with such an immense voice can manage it and sing this devilish aria...But also Pinza and Siepi sang incredibly good. Pinza was not in his best years, but he could do anything with his voice... superb singers!
DFD for sure (out of both parts of this sing off; the other part is in my favorites list for anyone who wants to see it; there are 9 more singers in this sing off). DFD did the best job out of all of them. Runner up is Nicolai Ghiaurov.
Ramey is fabulous as always, but true a bit boring. Hampson is certainly the best at at getting all of the diction out at his breakneck speed, though it might be a hair too fast. He's still my all-time favorite, though. Hagegard's voice is a bit tinny in parts, but he fits this role I think. Skovhus is a very energetic singer and his legato is almost perfect.
I have to say Gobbi gets my last place. His tone is just so abrasive. Siepi's timbre is a bit dark for this, however he has amazing legato and probably he best technique of all of them. Fischer-Dieskau is always amazing, his tone is just about perfect for this, plus he actually gets the right tempo down. Ghiaurov is pretty standard, yes, but I feel like he drops too many phrases at the end. It shouldn't sound like a difficult sing.
Two things: I know that there are just ten minutes, but I really miss Eberhard Waechter. Secondly: Sorr, evererybody is going to hate me, but Fischer-Dieskau has nothing to do with this list. He does sing this great aria like a song (as always). I respect him in this genre, I highly regard him for his affirmation of contemporary composers, but he never was an opera singer. Very, very sorry
Among the first three are Pinza, Siepi, and Fischer-Dieskau. The surprising winner is probably Fischer-Dieskau, sounds very energetic, clear, and exciting. Gobbi is too rough and sings it like a military march, Ramey sounds boring here, as do Ghiaurov and Hampson. Skovhus is better than these three, but still lacks legato technique. Last place for Hagegard.
I think them all to be wonderfully talented singers. Taste is subjective as is beauty in the eye of the beholder. Bravo to them all for giving us so much pleasure!Where though is the prince of baritones-Lawrence Tibbetts?
Gobbi is not my favorite Don. Remember, when you are listening to these different singers, you must compare them within context of the time of the recording.
Everyone on this list of recordings was poor. The onyl redeemable baritone who I half liked was Ghiaurov. Ramey came in late just abit, Gobbi sounded like someone punched his neck, Siepi made it too dark. Siepi is great as a bass though, and has an incredible low voice. I own the other recording of Pinza singing this and it is 10x better than this recroding. Hampson is on roids in his, but it sound slike they backfired.
siepi by armbar. hope hampson made it to the bathroom. skovhus was pretty good and that's least boring i think i've ever heard ramey. the rest - yuck!
Pinza was sloppy and garbled whole words, Siepi sounded like the Grand Inquisitor, DFD barked the whole thing, Ramey was dull, Hampson sounded like he had just run a marathon.
while Pinza sounds great in the 1942 recording here..you should here his 1930 recording... it has amazing clarity of him at his prome...the best of the bunch in my estimation...
Alas, I find it impossible to choose. Some of the singers are so good that to select one would be unfair. Nonetheless, I should like to say that Pinza's, Sepi's, Fischer-Dieskau's and Hampson's are outstanding.
I really like Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and his rolling r's. Nicolai Ghiaurov sounds almost like the music is drowning him out at a few points. I will always love Samuel Ramey's version (I was hooked at about 6 years old). Håkan Hagegård sings it very clearly as well. I love these 9 versions. Thank you for putting them up!!
I feel that the inclusion of this aria in Don Giovanni shows both that it is not only a strong acting role, but also meant for true baritone tessitura.
Of these recordings I feel the Hakan is the best sung to my tastes.
The title belongs to Siepi, although the recording here really doesn't do him justice. Where's Bryn Terfel? He is THE Don Giovanni of this generation.
Every time I've heard Bryn Terfel it sounds like he's barking it out. He is far below these men on my list. He does wonderfully in other rolls, just not Don Giovanni.
I'm not so good to find the number one here, becuse of the strong field. Beside, it mainly depends on personal preference. IMO Out of these 9 opera singers 7 captured the spirit of the aria. Where I strongly objected is #7 Thomas Sampson and -to a lesser degree- #8 Håkan Hågard. Their voices just don't have the range and depth, to carry this aria in any convincing way. I'm particularly happy that the current generation have a singer in Bo Skovhus, to stand side-by-side with giants of the past.
Here everyone can hear what has happend with the don role even if Skovhus have some depth in his voice I think that the lower the voice are without having to struggle with the high notes the better. Don Giovanni should sound like a man full of testosterone.
I'm disgusted by the Ramey recording. He did Don Giovanni with the Salzburg Festival in the '70s I think, and it was one of the most amazing ever. Incredibly fast but dead-clear, well-acted/expressed and no yelling
The 1987 version I have on CD and the one I have on DVD don't mesh. The televised rendition is far more stunning. I asked him a few years ago how he managed to do that song so well, his response was, "Breathing as little as possible."
are you talking about the 1991 met television one? because that version is amazing, with Samuel Ramey and Furlanetto Feruccio and Kurt Moll - my favorite
I'm referring to the Salzburg Festival in the late 80's with Samuel Ramey, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Paata Burchuladze (instead of Moll). Moll is my favourite Sarastro EVER, but Paata Burchuladze takes it for Il Commendatore. The live video of Samuel Ramey doing Fin ch'han dal vino is way better than this Berlin Philharmoniker recording.
Gobbi is one of my favourites, but he wasn't a Moözart singer. This is Scarpia, playing Don Giovanni.
Siepi is great but his voice sound like an elder mans, not a young bad guys. I like baritone Dons better.
One of my favourite Dons is Eberhard Wächter, too bad he's not here. The other was George Losonczy, the great Hungarian bass-baritone. There is a recording (not complete) with him, conducted by Klemperer. In Hungarian.
If you call the Karajan version slow, try to listen to the 2nd Fürtwangler again (Siepi).
I think that FUN is an important factor to this aria, as both the lyrics and the music suggest. So while it's a real delight to listen to Siepi, there's not the F of it in his rendition. the ones who both sing it well and sound like they enjoy it are DFD and Pinza, so I choose them. Ghiaurov is very interesting too. And Hampton is dreadful. Oh God.
frueiparis 3 weeks ago
I don't like Dons suffocating in too quick tempo.
Siepi rules!
arere20 3 weeks ago
Pinza: great, third place
Gobbi: his voice sounds evil (I love Gobbi)
Siepi: deep, second place
Dieskau: breathes every 2 secs
Ghiaurov: winner, despite he's Timur
Ramey: Karajan's tempo is slow
Hampson: too lyric to be Giovanni, fine though
Hagegard: better than Hampson
Skovhus: nice to meet him, i liked his singing
1993MGB 1 month ago
Siepi.
ghiaurov e ramey non sono malaccio, comunque. Peccato che pinza sia troppo veloce!
MrCurryFan 1 month ago
Siepi, Dieskau e Ghiaurov!
Ale92Bass 1 month ago
1. Ruggero Raimondi (even if he isn't on this list)
2. Håkan Hagegård
3. Thomas Hampson
I'm a bit influenced by the fact that I saw (and heard) Hagegård doing a stunning portrait of Don G at Drottningholm Court Theatre a little more than 20 years ago. He took this part from elegance to total dispair.
And maybe Siepi for his SUPERB voice,. although not in this part...
PEAinSwe 4 months ago
1. Ezio Pinza
2. Cesare Siepi
3. Hakan Hagegard
Tito Gobbi's is not the voice I would imagine in the part, but he brings his usual intelligence. None of the others strike me as particularly successful. Isn't Siepi's voice incredible?
davidphilipkelly 5 months ago
Nicolai Ghiaurov wins by faaar
TheBlitz1 5 months ago
RAAAAMMMMEEYYYYYYY
Heldenbariton1 7 months ago
Ruggero Raimondi tutta la vita, e non m'importa nulla di cosa si pensa di lui! Fischer-Dieskau, Ghiaurov e Ramey subito dietro, ovviamente!!!
Ruggero Raimondi all my life, and I don't care what others may think or say of him!!! Fischer-Dieskau, Ghiaurov and Ramey immediately after, of course.
LONG LIVE RAIMONDI!!!
dapontemozart1989 9 months ago
@dapontemozart1989 ...... e siepi?(il migliore per me).
SuperZorrolover 9 months ago
My favourites are Ghiurov, Fischer-Dieskau, Ramey and Pinza. In fact, the only ones I didn't really care for were Hampson, great diction and articulation but his timbre doesn't fit with the tone of the aria, and Gobbi(but I do love him), who like when he did Largo al factotum sounds strained.
Beth29252 9 months ago
Hampson sound like a flea, Dieskau , who I love barks like a poodel. Gobbi is no singer. For voice Siepi , Ghiaurov ,Ramey , and Herbie the K for allowing all of the words to be heard and understood. Hagegard for his profesionalism. And Pinza because of his over all position of basses historicly
tenorismo 11 months ago
@mongemark caro amico,io credevo che sei un uomo serio...
Raimondi per me e un dilettante che ha cercato tutta la sua vita la sua vera voce,cioè ha cantato repertorio per basso profondo,basso,baritono...
"denota incompetenza"?
Ho sentito dal vivo Don Giovanni con:Giaurov,Siepi,Ghiuselev e ancora più di 30 bassi-baritoni...
Ma come mai un uomo di buon gusto come te può pretendere che un urlatore come Raimondi chi ha una voce bruttissima è il migliore Don Giovanni?
denota incompetenza...?hahahaha
bodiloto 11 months ago 6
@bodiloto dove era il don giovanni che ha sentito con siepi?
SuperZorrolover 8 months ago
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bodiloto 8 months ago
@bodiloto non la sua vita... solo che edizione ha sentito con siepi(sono solo curioso).
SuperZorrolover 8 months ago
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VinylToVideo 11 months ago
Truthfully enough I love the basses singing in this aria Pinza, Siepi, Ghiaurov and Ramey. But hey that's my taste.
operaanimelover369 1 year ago
Me quedo con Pinza, Fischer-Dieskau, Ghiaurov y Ramey. El primero, por vocalidad, dicción e intencionalidad. El segundo por elegancia, estilo y naturalidad, el tercero por belleza del instrumento y flexibilidad (a pesar del peso de la voz) y el cuarto por elegancia y nobleza de la interpretación. La versión de Gobbi es demasiado histriónica y canta con un tono algo caprino y nasal. La de Siepi es en exceso "pesante". Hampson parece más un tenor y vocaliza horriblemente. De los demás no digo nada
AlberichNibelungo 1 year ago
PInza, oldest recording but still the best!
thephantom1946 1 year ago
Siepi, Ghiaurov, Ramey, Pinza e Gobbi, gli altri non mi dicono nulla ...
Ecokate01 1 year ago
@Ecokate01 gobbi? è il più brutto don giovanni terreno!
SuperZorrolover 1 year ago
@SuperZorrolover HAHAHA!!!
Secondo te chi è il migliore?
Ecokate01 1 year ago
@Ecokate01 siepi!
SuperZorrolover 1 year ago
@Ecokate01 siepi, pinza.
SuperZorrolover 1 year ago
@SuperZorrolover Sì! Siepi è numero uno!
Ecokate01 1 year ago
Cet aria est "inchantable ... "
francesca7564 1 year ago
I don't have any one favorite (got a few of them) the Don Giovanni of Dieskau is absolutely perfect for me. He has the right tempi in the voice..no one I know can sing it that fast...he's just a real big bad wolf as Don Giovanni and that's as Mozart envisioned the character. I like Eberhard Wachter (not featured here), Cesare Siepi, Ghiaurov is devilishly dark and Samuel Ramey and Thomas Allen have always been great Dons.
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
@unethicaldenier Can you tell me which recording is the Dieskau Don Giovanni ? He recorded 2: 1 for Bohm with Birgit Nilsson as an awful Donna Anna, and one for Ferenc Fricsay. If this is the Fricsay Giovanni, it really does sound like a great version and I'll definitely look into buying it
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
@Fischer-Dieskau e @Samuel Ramey...IMPARATEVI L'ITALIANO...se ci fate caso si mangiano la t di lista e di testa. Sembra che dicano "lisa" e "tesa".
Makenor13 1 year ago
Cesare Siepi tutta la vita!!
Makenor13 1 year ago
@Makenor13 bravo, ma qui no.
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
@Makenor13 beh... qui non so cosa hanno fatto alla registrazione, ma qui la voce è troppo scura...
anzolettilino 6 months ago
wow the best: pinza, dieskau, ramey, and bryn terfel is good too
MrMrmike5 1 year ago
wow go pinza go
MrMrmike5 1 year ago
Pas un seul n'est bon à cet exercice!Certains aboient,d'autres trainent,ou trichent.,quand ils ne font pas tout celà à la fois.
Le plus fidèle est encore Skovhus mais son timbre est trop clair:Don Giovanni est un ogre,il y faut une basse chantante,pas un baryton léger.
abracadabranque 1 year ago
@abracadabranque Jamais content, hein? Pète donc un bon coup et détends toi.
saintsaens21 1 year ago
@saintsaens21 Quel mauvais vent t'amène,toi et ta vile effluve?N'empeste pas mon air,il est d'un autre souffle qui jamais ne t'inspira ni sortit de ta bouche.Ferme donc ton clapet,il refoule méchamment,mais ouvre tes oreilles et peut-être qu'un jour(ô le mystère des vases communiquants!),les relents qui te ballonnent s'échapperont de toi,te laissant bulle vide,certes,mais pure!
Je te laisse à tes gaz, joyeux détendeur! Garde ta baudruche de ma flamme,elle pourrait exploser!!!
abracadabranque 1 year ago
@abracadabranque Pas mal, pas mal. J'espère juste que c'est bien de toi. Mieux ça que de colporter l' image moisie (mais souvent justifiée) du français râleur. Il y a du bon dans cette vidéo, que tu le veuilles ou non.
saintsaens21 1 year ago
@saintsaens21 Tu es bon joueur,j'apprécie!
Salut l'ami,ta loyauté parle pour toi mieux que ce vent qui nous fit tourner la tête.
Je viens donc à ta rencontre et t'invite à l'amitié.La formule est un peu lyrique, mais elle aussi est de moi!
abracadabranque 1 year ago
@abracadabranque Content que le différend soit plié et rangé, le branque! Buvons à l'amitié virtuelle..
saintsaens21 1 year ago
@saintsaens21 A branque,branque et demi!
abracadabranque 1 year ago
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Thorgr1m 1 year ago 3
1. Siepi, 2. Pinza, 3. Ghiaurov, 4. Skovhus, 5. Fischer-Dieskau
wab4100 1 year ago
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muso2007 1 year ago
1 Nicolai Ghiaurov.
ranigema 1 year ago 2
pinza , ramey , siepi, london.
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
I prefer Pinza, the greatest basso cantante.
thephantom1946 1 year ago
siepi and ramey.
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
My choice: Pinza's timbre, Gobbi's phrasing (but not the voice colour - he's more Leporello than Don), Fischer-Dieskau's precision and fire.
All in all I prefer a basso cantante as Don - they sound more masculine - and still like Fi-Die, Waechter and Hagegard in the part.
vully70 1 year ago
@vully70
By the way: I love Siepi's Don - but he made better recordings of this aria.
And Gobbi sounds even more like Rigoletto than Leporello.
vully70 1 year ago
@vully70 1954 don is not live.
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
1. Too stressed, he doesn't hold the tempo properly, he rushes the end of the phrases.
2. Too slow.
3. Slow, but nice intonation
4. Great!
5. Wow!
6. A little slow.
7. Too much accents, it destroys it.
8. Good
9. Good, but not exceptional.
The winner: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau!!!
LordHettrick 1 year ago
@LordHettrick The winner : Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ? hahahahahahahahahaha
bodiloto 1 year ago 20
Hvorostovsky and Keenlyside would have deserved a place in my opinion. But still nice idea.
LordHettrick 1 year ago
Where is Renato Brusson?
podstolacka 1 year ago
Per me - Siepi, Pinza e ... mi stupisco - Ramey !
SuperMarkova 1 year ago
G H I A U R O V is the best in my opinion
Masche94 1 year ago
tienes razon...
Ghiaurov Rules!!
muso2007 1 year ago
I think Simon Keenlyside is the best at this song
godzillak2 2 years ago 2
Furtwängler qui dà veramente il peggio di sé.
DFD poteva anche sforzarsi di cantarla in italiano o almeno in qualcosa di simile! Che peccato.
Ghiaurov leva qualche nota per respirare ed in effetti è un po' in debito di fiato (come lo capisco!). Altre volte l'ha cantata molto molto meglio.
Certo che ascoltando di seguito questi illustri cantanti mi rincuoro. Non sono l'unico a trovare delle difficoltà in quest'aria!
NedRorem 2 years ago
Number 4
teddyleevin91 2 years ago
To me this is an aria where the lighter-voiced baritone has the upper hand. It's an aria that's at light, fluid, effervescent. I don't always love the instrument, but Hampson's voice is perfect here. Fast and fluid, his diction nearly flawless, and he does that little mini-trill at the end perfectly, while everyone else screws it up for the most part. This has always been one of Hampson's best roles: he radiates the sex, bravado, and unquestioning self-confidence needed to make the perfect Don.
erstelage 2 years ago
I would have to agree fully about the lighter baritone but I think that Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau really goes for it with this aria and he doesn't hold anything back. But I think that any "lyric" baritone is great for it. If you can't keep up with a fast tempo then you shouldn't sing it ha ha ha.
TempeSunDevils14 1 year ago
God Hampson sounds awful.
Belcore14 2 years ago
@Belcore14
I have to agree. Hampson does sound awful.
strauss12345 2 years ago
@Belcore14 I've always found Hampson a pretty dull Don-- careful and overthought.
drtmuir 2 years ago
Dieskau with the most impressive tempo and diction, but with less humor or eroticism
Jonnybrams 2 years ago 2
champagne aria?? finch'han del vino
l'unico che riesce a fare il trillo è Gobbi...il migliore come effetto è Pinza...come stile Dieskau (però dice 'farai belar').. Ghiaurov bella voce ma si sente che l'aria è per baritono...bravo anche Ramey...
Hagegard può andar bene come Leporello (Don Giovanni impiegato del catasto)
Skovhus pessima dizione e poco stile (un cesso)
il migliore che è Raimondi non è stato inserito...
denota incompetenza...
mongemark 2 years ago 4
Opinioni caro mio, sono solo opinioni.
Qualcuno potrebbe dire che "incompetenza" sia asserire che Raimoni sia il migliore (non sto dicendolo, sia chiaro, però qualcuno potrebbe).
Personalmente preferisco Sipei, Ghiaurov, Ramey, Pinza, Terfel, Thomas Allen e Gobbi; poi c'è anche Raimondi, che mi piace molto nel ruolo.
edraith 2 years ago
se anche ognuno è libero di non considerare Raimondi il migliore, certo è che escluderlo costituisce caso di incompetenza non di gusti personali ...gli ultimi due nomi inseriti significano solo la decadenza della tecnica e dello stile del canto italiano nel mondo musicale...ormai dilagano le vociacce moderne con gli stridenti strumenti antichi (?), stile e tecnica da Corrida (anche Terfel, i'm sorry)
se piacciono si accomodino...per me è incompetenza
mongemark 2 years ago 4
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bodiloto 1 year ago 25
@bodiloto quale don giovanni con siepi ha sentito?
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
@mongemark sto ancora ridendo per il "farai belar"...!
MrCurryFan 1 month ago
My answer for this one is Cesare Siepi. 'Cause i like his performance. And he's the BEST
atrainroberts 2 years ago 4
GHIAUROV , PINZA e SIEPI .
bodiloto 2 years ago 12
Siepi's was transposed down. Why?
JoshuaMazur 2 years ago
it might be a problem with the file when it was uploaded.
pechorin1841 2 years ago
Not sure: it looks -to my ear- he was actually singin it lower (not the audio file slowed down).
edraith 2 years ago
Siepi,Ghiaurov and Pinza. Gobbi sounds dreadful here !
CraigFrancisSoto 2 years ago 3
in my opinion
1)SIEPI & RAMEY
2)PINZA & DIESKAU
3)GHIAUROV
4)HAMPSON
liric01994 2 years ago
Samuel Ramey over them all
LifeJuice90 2 years ago
beautiful things like this.
constantworker 2 years ago
My Terrible Jobs. One of my most terrible jobs wasn't that bad and although I didn't get paid for it,I will benefit from it for the rest of my life. It was in the old days before computerisation that I worked for Radio Times Printing works,Park Royal(West London).Luckily any person wants to disgrace me,can't through the UK papers.That is because the UK press will close ranks even if one of their own is only a humble cleaner,which I was. That leaves me free to enjoy happy and beautif
constantworker 2 years ago
Nicolai Ghiarov´s sense of humour is unbeatable, only a few artists understand and can express what music and text mean. He is one of the best ever in music.
hondirun 2 years ago 2
Nicolai Ghiaurov ffor me
fairlytaleofnewyork 2 years ago 4
Pinza and Siepi for me.
pitsinokaki 2 years ago 3
If I were the judge:
1st place: Ghiaurov
2nd place: Fischer-Dieskau
3rd place: Skovhus
WhateverLola 2 years ago
THE GREAT MAESTRO NICOLAI GHIAUROV OFCOURSE! He is not just a singer, but a musician. He sings it the best.
BBozhkilov 2 years ago 2
Ghiaurov with such an immense voice can manage it and sing this devilish aria...But also Pinza and Siepi sang incredibly good. Pinza was not in his best years, but he could do anything with his voice... superb singers!
Elgranbajo 2 years ago
DFD for sure (out of both parts of this sing off; the other part is in my favorites list for anyone who wants to see it; there are 9 more singers in this sing off). DFD did the best job out of all of them. Runner up is Nicolai Ghiaurov.
strauss12345 2 years ago 3
Håkan Hagegård and Bo Skovhus were very good though. Hampson really is a tenor though.
strauss12345 2 years ago
Dear Guapo, do you want my opinion? the best is Pinza, 1st runner-up: Fischer-Dieskau.
yglofmi 2 years ago 3
siepi and pinza
ANDRPLD 2 years ago 2
The best Nikolai Ghiaurov, his sense of humour singing, his expressivity, a difficult aria for a bass like him.
hondirun 2 years ago
Pinza by a country mile. Demonic!
graceannecatherine 3 years ago
Fischer Dieskau makes it sound easy compared with the other guys...It's a pity he has zero sex appeal. Bo Skovhus comes over very well.
sarahcyn 3 years ago 2
I loved Siepi's, and Ramey's wasn't bad. But Hampson had the timbre of a school girl in his, one would think he is a frustrated tenor.
redsox2213 3 years ago 3
I have to agree. Hampson is a tenor.
strauss12345 2 years ago
for Samuel Ramey you need the Levine and the Metropolitan Recording which can be found on here
LifeJuice90 3 years ago
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Per me il migliore è Ghiaurov.
Lo adoro.
Rayne1976 3 years ago
For this specific recordings the winner is...
Fischer-Dieskau
pelolu2001 3 years ago 4
and the nost handsome,hot ,sexy don giovanni was Pinza,without doubts!!!
Hahahaaa!!!
ankhsnammon
Ankhsnammon 3 years ago 2
Pinza,Fischer-dieskau,siepi,Gobbi. Meravigliosi tutti..tranne Hampson...che è sempre..be'..ovviabile.
Sapete che oggi non c'è un Don giovanni accettabile?...E non dico decente,perchè,parlando di don giovanni,non sarei parlando con proprietà.
Grazie dal bel giuoco!Avrebbe piaciuto molto al mio carissimo Tenorio!
ankhsnammon
Ankhsnammon 3 years ago 2
Completamente d'accordo.
TheBestOfGobbi 3 years ago
Assolutamente,caro signore..o signora..o signorina!
Ezio,tito,dietrich,Cesare...con questa squadra tenoresca..che donna resistirebbe'
Parola di donna....incomparabili tutti quanti!!!
ankhsnammon
Ankhsnammon 3 years ago
Sì, l'ho sentito ed è il miglior DG della storia!!
TheBestOfGobbi 3 years ago
Anche era unùomo bellissimo,sensuale,con un carisma tra erotico e sarcastico di cui approffitava in un modo spontaneo,come per natura.
Tutte le donne che l'hanno conosciuto restavano affascinate da lui.
Peccato chìo non ne sia stata lì!Sono vecchia,ma non tanto..appene ne ho 40 anni...ah,s'avessi novanta!!!
N.
Ankhsnammon 3 years ago
Where's Ruggero Raimondi, please?
Musikkristin 3 years ago 4
its always interesting to hear the various takes on the same song, he really speeds through it huh
jacksonthefilm 3 years ago
where's Ruffo?
peloponisios 3 years ago
I am surprised to see, or not see, Waechter on this list. I always loved his robust woofy approach to the role.
mdgaultney 3 years ago 2
giulini ist the best.
niedavgeige 3 years ago 2
Il mio basso verdiano preferito è Ghiaurov, il mio baritono verdiano preferito è Gobbi, ma quì si tratta di MOZART:
Fischer-Dieskau, Pinza e Siepi sono i migliori! Mi piace abbastanza anche Gobbi.
BassoAntico 3 years ago 3
Io ho sempre amato l'opera "Don Giovanni", e ho sempre amato Tito Gobbi, e devo dire che è stato il migliore!
Grazie mille, il Don Giovanni è la mia opera preferita!
TheBestOfGobbi 3 years ago 4
Ramey is fabulous as always, but true a bit boring. Hampson is certainly the best at at getting all of the diction out at his breakneck speed, though it might be a hair too fast. He's still my all-time favorite, though. Hagegard's voice is a bit tinny in parts, but he fits this role I think. Skovhus is a very energetic singer and his legato is almost perfect.
trevormartin11 3 years ago
Ramey is more a bass than a bass baritone...his Attila,for example..or his Mephisto..are AMAZING!!!!
Hampson?Who is him?
Hahahaaa!(Questo che ride è Ezio Pinza,DOn giovanni per eccelenza!!)
ankhsnammon
Ankhsnammon 3 years ago
I have to say Gobbi gets my last place. His tone is just so abrasive. Siepi's timbre is a bit dark for this, however he has amazing legato and probably he best technique of all of them. Fischer-Dieskau is always amazing, his tone is just about perfect for this, plus he actually gets the right tempo down. Ghiaurov is pretty standard, yes, but I feel like he drops too many phrases at the end. It shouldn't sound like a difficult sing.
trevormartin11 3 years ago 4
My favorite Giovanni is Thomas Allen. ;-) Mostly for his "Deh vieni alla finestra", though.
Regarding your video, I'd say, my favorites are Thomas Hampson (the tempo is WAY too fast, but that's not his fault) and Bo Skovhus.
LilliVanessi 3 years ago
Ironically, Harnoncourt usually drags everything...
KatherineXIX 3 years ago
Two things: I know that there are just ten minutes, but I really miss Eberhard Waechter. Secondly: Sorr, evererybody is going to hate me, but Fischer-Dieskau has nothing to do with this list. He does sing this great aria like a song (as always). I respect him in this genre, I highly regard him for his affirmation of contemporary composers, but he never was an opera singer. Very, very sorry
WagnerNietzsche 3 years ago
Among the first three are Pinza, Siepi, and Fischer-Dieskau. The surprising winner is probably Fischer-Dieskau, sounds very energetic, clear, and exciting. Gobbi is too rough and sings it like a military march, Ramey sounds boring here, as do Ghiaurov and Hampson. Skovhus is better than these three, but still lacks legato technique. Last place for Hagegard.
darsaen 3 years ago
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Ghiaurov, and Bo Skovhus are probably my favorites.
helaman47 3 years ago
I think them all to be wonderfully talented singers. Taste is subjective as is beauty in the eye of the beholder. Bravo to them all for giving us so much pleasure!Where though is the prince of baritones-Lawrence Tibbetts?
paulostroff99 3 years ago
1. Siepi (the most amazing legato - he doesn't shout any line and doesn't sound like a drunk Scarpia.)
2. Ramey
3. Ghiaurov
4. Skovus
5. Gobbi
6. Pinza
7. Fischer-Diskau
8. Hampson
9. Hagegard
Orfeus80 3 years ago
Gobbi is not my favorite Don. Remember, when you are listening to these different singers, you must compare them within context of the time of the recording.
vpgeiger08 3 years ago
Do I hear the prompter in the Pinza recording? Pinza wouldn't need one for this aria, and at that speed a prompter would be useless!
OperaSnob 3 years ago 3
Gobbi is over rated crap. Get a grip.
OperaSnob 3 years ago
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javertim 3 years ago
Everyone on this list of recordings was poor. The onyl redeemable baritone who I half liked was Ghiaurov. Ramey came in late just abit, Gobbi sounded like someone punched his neck, Siepi made it too dark. Siepi is great as a bass though, and has an incredible low voice. I own the other recording of Pinza singing this and it is 10x better than this recroding. Hampson is on roids in his, but it sound slike they backfired.
outtaker 3 years ago
I only listened to this because I was so surprised to see Ghiaurov on the list and I have to say he was the best.
GSHartman2001 3 years ago
1. Ghiaurov
2. Gobbi
3. Pinza
4. Ramey
5. Fischer-Dieskau
Siepi is a very great Don Giovanni, but in this extract he isn't very good. But where is Ruggero Raimondi ??? He is THE Don Giovanni!
jdf89 3 years ago 4
Are Siepi, Ramey and Hagegard in the wrong key?
Bo Skovhus.
ryanlock2u 3 years ago
siepi by armbar. hope hampson made it to the bathroom. skovhus was pretty good and that's least boring i think i've ever heard ramey. the rest - yuck!
ironfuscia 3 years ago
Of the ones that were good:
1 Gobbi
2 Skovhus
3 Hagegard
4 Ghiaurov
Of the rest:
Pinza was sloppy and garbled whole words, Siepi sounded like the Grand Inquisitor, DFD barked the whole thing, Ramey was dull, Hampson sounded like he had just run a marathon.
etucker82 3 years ago 5
1 Fischer-Dieskau
2 Skovhus
3 Ghiaurov
4 Ramey
5 Hagegard
6 Siepi
7 Hampson
8 Pinza
9 Gobbi
aeru9 3 years ago
1. Thomas Allen (not on this list, but amazing!)
2. Ghiaurov
3. Fischer-Dieskau
4. Pinza
5. Gobbi
6. Hagegard
7. Skovhus
8. Hampson
9. Ramey
10. Siepi
psalmtone2008 3 years ago
I can't believe you don't have Thomas Allen here with Bernard Haitink.
psalmtone2008 3 years ago
Thomas Hampson, cond. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 1989 is not bariton bass baryton is a tenor........
unnannonelluretra 3 years ago
Ezio Pinza
croatiakristina 3 years ago 4
Indeed there is another recording of Pinza, and he beat all this by far.
nicolashrv 3 years ago 4
Pinza's is defiantly and not surprisingly the best here, but I agree his 1930 commercial recording should have been posted over this live one.
SheHadManHands 3 years ago 2
while Pinza sounds great in the 1942 recording here..you should here his 1930 recording... it has amazing clarity of him at his prome...the best of the bunch in my estimation...
coolcadudeingoleta 3 years ago 3
Very true. When he's "on," Pinza is far and away the best, no question.
Chiliarches 3 years ago
Mai sentito Simon Keenlyside a fare Don Giovanni sotto la direzione di Claudio Abbado?
34fgsfgsdtu48w7qtaqt 3 years ago
Alas, I find it impossible to choose. Some of the singers are so good that to select one would be unfair. Nonetheless, I should like to say that Pinza's, Sepi's, Fischer-Dieskau's and Hampson's are outstanding.
HenryBakerHarvington 3 years ago
Where is Ruggero Raimondi?
dummefettehobbitse 3 years ago 8
If it weren't for the 10 minute limit, I would have included many others, including Raimondi.
baritonoguapo 3 years ago
I really like Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and his rolling r's. Nicolai Ghiaurov sounds almost like the music is drowning him out at a few points. I will always love Samuel Ramey's version (I was hooked at about 6 years old). Håkan Hagegård sings it very clearly as well. I love these 9 versions. Thank you for putting them up!!
tawnyowl08 3 years ago
I feel that the inclusion of this aria in Don Giovanni shows both that it is not only a strong acting role, but also meant for true baritone tessitura.
Of these recordings I feel the Hakan is the best sung to my tastes.
cjrock55 3 years ago
34fgsfgsdtu48w7qtaqt 3 years ago
completamente d'accordo con te!
PandemoniumBrujo 3 years ago
The title belongs to Siepi, although the recording here really doesn't do him justice. Where's Bryn Terfel? He is THE Don Giovanni of this generation.
packsoldier 3 years ago
Every time I've heard Bryn Terfel it sounds like he's barking it out. He is far below these men on my list. He does wonderfully in other rolls, just not Don Giovanni.
tawnyowl08 3 years ago
1. Ghiaurov
2. Pinza
3. Gobbi
tehen162 3 years ago
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Hampson hands down.
wotansschwert 3 years ago
In general one seems to notice an interesting thing - the closer to our days, the quicker the tempo.
patukott 3 years ago 2
That may have something to do with the fact that we don't have Furtwangler around anymore.
baritonoguapo 3 years ago
That may well be:)
patukott 3 years ago
Agree w/wotan20 & meltzerboy. Love the cage-match thing.
wollestoncraft 4 years ago
I'm not so good to find the number one here, becuse of the strong field. Beside, it mainly depends on personal preference. IMO Out of these 9 opera singers 7 captured the spirit of the aria. Where I strongly objected is #7 Thomas Sampson and -to a lesser degree- #8 Håkan Hågard. Their voices just don't have the range and depth, to carry this aria in any convincing way. I'm particularly happy that the current generation have a singer in Bo Skovhus, to stand side-by-side with giants of the past.
wotan20 4 years ago
Here everyone can hear what has happend with the don role even if Skovhus have some depth in his voice I think that the lower the voice are without having to struggle with the high notes the better. Don Giovanni should sound like a man full of testosterone.
Bjoerrelli 4 years ago
Wow! Pinza's rendition is... ummm... pretty fast! Never heard it like that before; very good.
ilFactotum 4 years ago
I'm disgusted by the Ramey recording. He did Don Giovanni with the Salzburg Festival in the '70s I think, and it was one of the most amazing ever. Incredibly fast but dead-clear, well-acted/expressed and no yelling
mepfei 4 years ago
The 1987 version I have on CD and the one I have on DVD don't mesh. The televised rendition is far more stunning. I asked him a few years ago how he managed to do that song so well, his response was, "Breathing as little as possible."
tawnyowl08 3 years ago
are you talking about the 1991 met television one? because that version is amazing, with Samuel Ramey and Furlanetto Feruccio and Kurt Moll - my favorite
HopePoisoned 3 years ago
I'm referring to the Salzburg Festival in the late 80's with Samuel Ramey, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Paata Burchuladze (instead of Moll). Moll is my favourite Sarastro EVER, but Paata Burchuladze takes it for Il Commendatore. The live video of Samuel Ramey doing Fin ch'han dal vino is way better than this Berlin Philharmoniker recording.
tawnyowl08 3 years ago
Pinza does it 1 minute! Fantastic!
Gobbi is one of my favourites, but he wasn't a Moözart singer. This is Scarpia, playing Don Giovanni.
Siepi is great but his voice sound like an elder mans, not a young bad guys. I like baritone Dons better.
One of my favourite Dons is Eberhard Wächter, too bad he's not here. The other was George Losonczy, the great Hungarian bass-baritone. There is a recording (not complete) with him, conducted by Klemperer. In Hungarian.
Sieglinde84 4 years ago 4
I put a clip on youtube where you can hear Eberhard Wächters performance of this aria.
Although all of them are simply great - (in my opinion) I prefer Wächters version above all.
Ethratian 4 years ago 5