Another lost but very good singer.. Quite a period, the first half of the 20th century Sometimes I feel sorry for James Levine who has to present some artists who would have been given brooms instead of roles to use in the golden 1900-1950 period . Keep up the great work primobaritono
I am so sorry, I only just saw, that we weren't talking about the same thing. You were talking about a "batitone singer". I am definitely not competent to argue about this species of artist or whatsoever; as a vocal coach though I actually have some knowledge about baritone voices... :-))
Well actually I am an atheist. But you seem to believe in fairy-tales. Talking about a 4 octave range in a baritone voice is just rubbish. From a low C in a bass voice to a high C in a tenor voice there are just 3 octaves. And I haven't met a singer who could sing that range with any consistent quality of sound. But go on dreaming and enjoy your friend Barlow. By the way, how was that with the mental deficiency... ;-))
There are actually a decent amount of baritones with 4 octave ranges, and Matt Barlow is an amazing vocalist in his own right. Type in matt barlow on the YouTube search engine. And the fact you could not tell I was being a complete and utter douche for the sake of being a complete and utter douche makes me question both your intelligence and your sanity. Good day to you, sir.
Nope. There are some baritones with a three-octave range (that they wouldn't use on stage though). 4 octaves? Forget it. That's a range with which they could sing from a Bass low C (which most baritones don't get) to a High Soprano C (which not even tenors come close to getting.)
There's no such thing as a "real" Baritone. You either are one, or you aren't. And until you can sing in a 4 octave range with perfect pitch while putting immense vocal power into each note, I wouldn't be talking. And due to your mental deficiency, I would assume you are a fan of Hatebreed, so your musical opinion does not matter. Good day, you Catholic piece of shit.
No offence man, but what Matt Barlow does has n relation to what an operatic baritone does. I am a high baritone and with a few days notice can get myself down to an A or G below low C, but that means nothing compared the vocal mechanism of an operatic bass singing a low F. The only thing that matters is the range in which you can make an acceptable strength and quality. Most pros with a big range, that is 2 and a half octaves. I don't know of any that can sing 3 octaves with consistent quality.
Well... there's a video of a Russian tenor showing off his extreme ranges in a cadenza at the end of 'Ecco ridente in cielo'- Ivan Kozlovsky. The cadenza goes from the low F to the F above the tenor high C- F2 to F5.
I'm a high baritone too, and my 'acceptable' range is probably about A2 to F4- kess than 2 octaves. The range that I can SING- as in, produce a sustainable sound without counting the falsetto range, is Eb2 to C#5 though- almost three octaves. Big difference.
@egarrulo The range I'm absolutely confident to use on stage. By now it's probably more like G2-F#4 or G4. I wouldn't use my high A in concerts because it just has an unpleasant sound to it, while I can sing it easily 100% of the time.
Gorin was far superior to any of the bellowing Baritones today and to many in his era, impeccable phrasing and an excellent example of beautifully produced tone, germane to all singers
This is the first time in 50 years that I'm hearing Gorin. I never think to look these people up. I can hear now how marvelous he was...smooth, gorgeous tone, pretty close to Dmitri, to my ear.
Great artist, blessed with an extraordinarily beautiful voice and added great musicianship and technique to become a consumate artist. I include him among the greatest baritones to grace the concert hall.
An absolutely wonderful artist and exceptional voice! For me he is Josef Schmidt in Baritone. The same touching melancholic timbre. He definitely has "the tear in the voice". Thanks a lot for posting him, I had never heard his name!
..there are so many greats...and then there are the greatly gifted....it is sad that the audience always breaks singers, or violinists, etc...into the greatest 5...or best 10.....humanity overflows with the greats, in actuality, there are so many greats....but then, can we have the "greatest 100 baritones"......
My god! It's really like I'm listening to the great TIBBETT!!! The only major difference 2me is that Gorin is a bit more modern sounding...meaning, TIBBETT had that "old-school" vibrato where at times it'd speed up(fast vibrato...but nowhere near 2B described as a TREMOLO which many EARLY singers had)& at times it'd be very even. Gorin's was never fast. Always the same. 2me this seems more modern. Fast vibratos R quite rare these days. Only 1 I can think of 2day's singers is that Maltese tenor:)
I don't know any modern man (tenor, baritone or bass) who sings half as smoothly as this. They were much more smooth in the past than today. I know of only one excellent baritone post 1990, but I don't know his name, he sang in Il Guarany with Domingo but I don't know which recording or live performance.
He was actually pretty well known especially for concert work during his prime. I was lucky to study for HInes for about a year and we discussed him. You must remember there were a plethora of fabulous baritones at the Met then and HInes' flat assessment was that his voice was a shade too small to be effective in the Met house with other big voiced singers. Certainly a beautiful voice and great technique though.
I should add that Hines compared his timbre and technique favorably to John Charles Thomas, with whom he sang a tour of some Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, though I've forgotten which one. He did note that Thomas' voice, especially above E-flat, was much larger.
Thank you very much for your contribution on Gorin. What you said about Hines regarding Gorin is very interesting. It's hard to judge the size of a voice on recording, especially if it's studio. It seems to me though that Gorin had no problems in that field. In my mind, a voice doesn't need to be huge to be succesful at a large opera house, it needs to project well just as Bjoerling's did so wonderfully.
I only discovered him by accident on compilation CD of historical singers. At that point, I became interested in him and sought out more recordings. His voice was extremely beautiful and his technique refined. Like the others on this list, he should be better known.
I believe he sang exactly one performance at the Met! VERY late in his career! My father always mentioned hearing him sing "None but the Lonely Heart"[believe he sang it in German] I would like to hear this if anybody has this recording thank you
This is a most enjoyable video. The singer is quite remarkable and certainly should be better known. How sad, that so many wonderfully talented singers and other musicians have often been overlooked. It is a cause for celebration, that you, primobaritono, and other generous posters at YouTube, make these examples of great singing again available to enlighten and delight listeners.
Glorious voice, wonderful temperament -- you actually feel like you KNOW him, the quality of his phrasing is so beautifully modulated, and -- well, colored with shades of feeling, personal, unguarded. THank you. I'd never heard of him before.
He sang in the first opera I ever saw - Germont in Traviata - Vancouver 1961
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Giovanni6091 4 months ago
Stunning.One of the very best ever.TY primo for posting.
paulostroff99 6 months ago
Thank you Mother for such a beauty. O what is this beautifull
Ramakrishnademeester 1 year ago
How could I not know this incredible baritone!! What a voice!!! Thanks to primobaritono for uploading this, in deed!!!
fafner44 1 year ago 3
shivers, every time.
wattever333 1 year ago
When the greatest baritones in heaven get together as equals, Igor Gorin dines alone.
calgofo 1 year ago
Bella voce,good!Never heard before.Thanks!
abracadabranque 1 year ago
what a beautiful voice.
operalament 1 year ago
One of the greatest of all time.Bravo! TY.
paulostroff99 2 years ago
Melodious, Mink, Magic...Igor Gorin was
too special to ever be forgotten! Thank
you, primobaritono, for making certain
that does not happen on YouTube!
Kievest 2 years ago
Another lost but very good singer.. Quite a period, the first half of the 20th century Sometimes I feel sorry for James Levine who has to present some artists who would have been given brooms instead of roles to use in the golden 1900-1950 period . Keep up the great work primobaritono
lpvcrcd 2 years ago
This is one of the best performances of a Verdi baritone aria ever recorded. Divine!
except maybe for his vowel [i] which sounds not as forward.
I would like to hear De Luca and Renato Bruson sing this.
wattever333 2 years ago 3
LIKE BUTTAH!
wattever333 4 months ago
I am so sorry, I only just saw, that we weren't talking about the same thing. You were talking about a "batitone singer". I am definitely not competent to argue about this species of artist or whatsoever; as a vocal coach though I actually have some knowledge about baritone voices... :-))
oscalinetto 2 years ago
I forgive you because you are an atheist
MainstreamMusicSucks 2 years ago
God bless you... ;-))
machiequesto 2 years ago
Well actually I am an atheist. But you seem to believe in fairy-tales. Talking about a 4 octave range in a baritone voice is just rubbish. From a low C in a bass voice to a high C in a tenor voice there are just 3 octaves. And I haven't met a singer who could sing that range with any consistent quality of sound. But go on dreaming and enjoy your friend Barlow. By the way, how was that with the mental deficiency... ;-))
oscalinetto 2 years ago
There are actually a decent amount of baritones with 4 octave ranges, and Matt Barlow is an amazing vocalist in his own right. Type in matt barlow on the YouTube search engine. And the fact you could not tell I was being a complete and utter douche for the sake of being a complete and utter douche makes me question both your intelligence and your sanity. Good day to you, sir.
MainstreamMusicSucks 2 years ago
Ahh dont put a metal singer together with a opera singer!
Thats just ridiculous.
And yes I like Matt Barlow too but its not the same thing.
PennyDreadful1 2 years ago
Nope. There are some baritones with a three-octave range (that they wouldn't use on stage though). 4 octaves? Forget it. That's a range with which they could sing from a Bass low C (which most baritones don't get) to a High Soprano C (which not even tenors come close to getting.)
piasecznik 2 years ago
Oh,and I forgot.I tested my voice earlier today and it was in fact A below low C thats my lowest note.
crow66693 2 years ago
Matt Barlow has more 31/2 octaves in range if you count reinforced falsetto screams and low notes that couldnt be heard without a microphone.
PennyDreadful1 2 years ago
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Matthew Barlow is the world's greatest batitone singer ever.
MainstreamMusicSucks 2 years ago
What an absolutely stupid, silly and ignorant comment on this page with this outstanding real Baritone Igor Gorin. This is just blasphemy!!
oscalinetto 2 years ago
There's no such thing as a "real" Baritone. You either are one, or you aren't. And until you can sing in a 4 octave range with perfect pitch while putting immense vocal power into each note, I wouldn't be talking. And due to your mental deficiency, I would assume you are a fan of Hatebreed, so your musical opinion does not matter. Good day, you Catholic piece of shit.
MainstreamMusicSucks 2 years ago
No offence man, but what Matt Barlow does has n relation to what an operatic baritone does. I am a high baritone and with a few days notice can get myself down to an A or G below low C, but that means nothing compared the vocal mechanism of an operatic bass singing a low F. The only thing that matters is the range in which you can make an acceptable strength and quality. Most pros with a big range, that is 2 and a half octaves. I don't know of any that can sing 3 octaves with consistent quality.
raphaelhudson 2 years ago
Well... there's a video of a Russian tenor showing off his extreme ranges in a cadenza at the end of 'Ecco ridente in cielo'- Ivan Kozlovsky. The cadenza goes from the low F to the F above the tenor high C- F2 to F5.
I'm a high baritone too, and my 'acceptable' range is probably about A2 to F4- kess than 2 octaves. The range that I can SING- as in, produce a sustainable sound without counting the falsetto range, is Eb2 to C#5 though- almost three octaves. Big difference.
piasecznik 2 years ago
Same here.Acceptable range is A2/-A4 but counting my head voice(not falsetto) is A2-C6.
crow66693 2 years ago
@piasecznik What does it mean "acceptable range"? Thanks.
egarrulo 8 months ago
@egarrulo The range I'm absolutely confident to use on stage. By now it's probably more like G2-F#4 or G4. I wouldn't use my high A in concerts because it just has an unpleasant sound to it, while I can sing it easily 100% of the time.
piasecznik 8 months ago
Gorin was far superior to any of the bellowing Baritones today and to many in his era, impeccable phrasing and an excellent example of beautifully produced tone, germane to all singers
796824 2 years ago
Extremely correct.Thank You.Unlike "MainstreamMusicSucks',you know what you are talking about.
crow66693 2 years ago
Joseph schmidt was romanian jew !!! :) but still both amazing
ArianaDana 2 years ago
This is the first time in 50 years that I'm hearing Gorin. I never think to look these people up. I can hear now how marvelous he was...smooth, gorgeous tone, pretty close to Dmitri, to my ear.
raythespian 2 years ago
What an impeccable voice! Outstanding! This should be regarded indeed as standard of combination of smooth, beauty and power of baritone voice!
Thank you Primobaritono, for posting this unique recording!
georgia2b 2 years ago
Great artist, blessed with an extraordinarily beautiful voice and added great musicianship and technique to become a consumate artist. I include him among the greatest baritones to grace the concert hall.
operalament 2 years ago
fantastic. I am in awe!
flaze3 3 years ago
Isn't it amazing, I just found out that both, that is Gorin and Schmidt, were Ukrainian Jewish and both born in 1904 !!
andrecardi 3 years ago
An absolutely wonderful artist and exceptional voice! For me he is Josef Schmidt in Baritone. The same touching melancholic timbre. He definitely has "the tear in the voice". Thanks a lot for posting him, I had never heard his name!
andrecardi 3 years ago
..there are so many greats...and then there are the greatly gifted....it is sad that the audience always breaks singers, or violinists, etc...into the greatest 5...or best 10.....humanity overflows with the greats, in actuality, there are so many greats....but then, can we have the "greatest 100 baritones"......
j72050 3 years ago
My god! It's really like I'm listening to the great TIBBETT!!! The only major difference 2me is that Gorin is a bit more modern sounding...meaning, TIBBETT had that "old-school" vibrato where at times it'd speed up(fast vibrato...but nowhere near 2B described as a TREMOLO which many EARLY singers had)& at times it'd be very even. Gorin's was never fast. Always the same. 2me this seems more modern. Fast vibratos R quite rare these days. Only 1 I can think of 2day's singers is that Maltese tenor:)
lastofdmelocchians 3 years ago
I don't know any modern man (tenor, baritone or bass) who sings half as smoothly as this. They were much more smooth in the past than today. I know of only one excellent baritone post 1990, but I don't know his name, he sang in Il Guarany with Domingo but I don't know which recording or live performance.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
He was actually pretty well known especially for concert work during his prime. I was lucky to study for HInes for about a year and we discussed him. You must remember there were a plethora of fabulous baritones at the Met then and HInes' flat assessment was that his voice was a shade too small to be effective in the Met house with other big voiced singers. Certainly a beautiful voice and great technique though.
izar1234 3 years ago
I should add that Hines compared his timbre and technique favorably to John Charles Thomas, with whom he sang a tour of some Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, though I've forgotten which one. He did note that Thomas' voice, especially above E-flat, was much larger.
izar1234 3 years ago
Thank you very much for your contribution on Gorin. What you said about Hines regarding Gorin is very interesting. It's hard to judge the size of a voice on recording, especially if it's studio. It seems to me though that Gorin had no problems in that field. In my mind, a voice doesn't need to be huge to be succesful at a large opera house, it needs to project well just as Bjoerling's did so wonderfully.
primobaritono 3 years ago
supposedly Bjorling had mastered his 'formant' to a superb level... well it sounds plausible.
flaze3 3 years ago
Gorin and JCT, two of my favorite baritones, such natural voices.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
I only discovered him by accident on compilation CD of historical singers. At that point, I became interested in him and sought out more recordings. His voice was extremely beautiful and his technique refined. Like the others on this list, he should be better known.
janejones11 3 years ago
one of my dessert island discs, a shame he only recorded 2 opera arias, the rest are songs I don't like.
Another aria on my list is from "Die tote Stadt" in english but moving!
jozefsterkens 3 years ago
A most beautiful voice with great presence and personality. They don't make them like this any more.
WeicheWotan 3 years ago
I believe he sang exactly one performance at the Met! VERY late in his career! My father always mentioned hearing him sing "None but the Lonely Heart"[believe he sang it in German] I would like to hear this if anybody has this recording thank you
lpvcrcd 3 years ago
I echo the sentiments of Rupepill and others in respect of Gorin. A "friendly" and most pleasing voice. Many thanks for posting this.
Ivanhoe2 3 years ago
Magnificent baritone voice and great singer.
joanabanyeres 3 years ago
This is a most enjoyable video. The singer is quite remarkable and certainly should be better known. How sad, that so many wonderfully talented singers and other musicians have often been overlooked. It is a cause for celebration, that you, primobaritono, and other generous posters at YouTube, make these examples of great singing again available to enlighten and delight listeners.
rupepill 3 years ago
Glorious voice, wonderful temperament -- you actually feel like you KNOW him, the quality of his phrasing is so beautifully modulated, and -- well, colored with shades of feeling, personal, unguarded. THank you. I'd never heard of him before.
1psoas9 3 years ago
Great voice, thank you for posting this.
MissLadyboy007 3 years ago
Amazing beauty, chiaroscuro, register balance and vibrato action.
MrCafiero 3 years ago