Thomas Quasthoff - Auf dem Flusse - Winterreise

[liger1974]

thank you Thomas for all those wonderful performances and the pleasure you brought to so many with your enchanting singing. I wish you a wonderful future, I will look and listen back with pleasure to your past

[plexiseagull]

Great voice!

[gustruj]

What is Barenboim doing??? Terrible !! 

[chadmaster410]

@gustruj nothing .This singer should be paired with the greatest pianists.Sokolov or Pollini.

[christineannemarsden]

So sad to hear that he has decided to retire, but health comes first and if anyone feels they cannot perform as they would wish, it is time to stop. Thank goodness for all his wonderful recordings!

[tununaable]

maravilloso. No conocía a Quasthoff!

[RexAxur]

the part from 1:13 is just breathtaking

[DSCH12345]

Well done! Sounds so weird in C minor, though.

[robertwbecker]

So Heartfelt, so Honest, so beautifully sung, I have his studio recording of Winterreise, which is the recording I can listen to, but this Live PERFORMANCE is SUBLIME, what a Master Singer!!!!!! Thank you for this post!!!!!!

[93shalalala93]

Best part: (0:00-4:01)

[LizTheSinger]

And to think there actually are people saying a Baritone wasn't capable of singing "Winterreise"... Well, look at this.

[tmtstudio1983]

@LizTheSinger I personally think Winterreise is best sung by baritones or bari-tenors like Fischer-Dieskau. The professional tenor versions I've heard mostly are boring. Even though the original score written is for tenor range, back in Schubert's time it was a baritone who sung most of his works in public and Schubert wrote his pieces for that baritone's voice. Hence most of Schubert's work actually sound the best sung by baritones.

[93shalalala93]

what did he do with his arms?

[LizTheSinger]

@93shalalala93 He was born that way due to a damaging pharmaceutical his mom used being pregnant. There are many people handicapped because of that.

[antheafirst]

@93shalalala93 ,it´s an illness which a lot of children born at the beginning of the sixties are born with because their mothers take the sleeping pills or calming medication, called

"contergan"

[LH419]

Stellar! This is all music in general and Lied in particular is about: listening! Barenboim and Quasthoff are the consummate listeners and thus shape the song, make it breath and tell a story. Strong trip factor. Two masters at the height of their art. I had the pleasure to see and hear them perform Schöne Müllerin in Berliner Lindenoper - incredibly intense experience! Wonderful!

[Makuz1988]

verspielgelt oder linkshänder-klavier ... ich tendiere eher zum ersten XD

siehe die ersten 15 sekunden ^^

[volkerysilvia]

@Makuz1988 Da ist nichts verspiegelt - das Klavier hat wie immer die tiefen und daher langen Saiten links. Du hast dich wohl durch Synchronisationsprobleme irreführen lassen. Schau dir den Schlußakkord an, er beginnt deutlich links, also unten.

[bergfriedorg]

Schlechte Englisch-Übersetzung. Schwellen wird nur unzureichend mit flow übersetzt, besser und auch ethymologisch korrekter mit swell...

[METALrulez92]

@bergfriedorg Klugscheißer mag keiner ;)

[bbbartolo]

Barenboim as accompanist? You can't get classier than that!

[RevolutionaryJam]

nun ist die welt so trube der weg gehelt in schnee

[RevolutionaryJam]

but some of the lines are juxtaposed darling and this alters the sense of the poem a little

thankyou for the post

[heidelberg1994]

Genial!!!!

[leonora1970]

Hermosa voz y gran músico al igual que Barenboim!

[latindrummer210]

there's a funny satisfaction on the pianists face at 3:14

[LightoYagasamiSan]

yep. it does sound amazing in context to the lyrics.

[Atteusis]

Er ist in meinen Augen ein Ausnahme-Bariton. Seine Tiefen sind satt und kräftig, seine Höhen hingegen warm und weich. Herrlich! :)

[mlkoln]

@Atteusis

Den wichtigsten Aspekt haben Sie vergessen:

Seine Gestaltung der Lieder ist großartig.

Damit stellt er sich über viele andere namhafte (und gute!) Interpreten.

Ein Kompliment auch an den Begleiter, der Quasthoff erst die Basis für seine Darbietung schafft.

[volkerysilvia]

@Atteusis Da kann ich nur zustimmen. Einfach wunderbar. Ein Sänger der alles kann und alles richtig macht. Seit zwanzig Jahren gibt es nichts Besseres im Liedgesang.

[chriswales19]

I think this is the best version I have come across, superb performance from both. Thank you for sharing !

[operadawg]

This interpretation is just too precious. I'm a fan of Quasthoff, but this Flusse meanders too much for my taste. There's no rhythmic vitality or sense of desperation.