Beniamino Gigli - Che gelida manina (Studio Recording)

[canpete1]

exquisite

[millonety123]

@maferreira1984, Gracias, por las explicaciones y la molestia!, Una de mis 4 o 5 favoritas arias de siempre y uno de mis tenores favoritos y de los mejores de todos los tiempos. La voz de los tenores es como las de las mujeres que te gustan: sí te hace 'tilin' su timbre entonces te enamoras,....así de fácil!....por supuesto hace falta que halla una buena voz detrás, . Saludos!

[GERMANYFrankie]

the master!

[millonety123]

@124235346, por supuesto que estoy de acuerdo contigo. Me referia simplemente a lo escrito en biografias. Yo no tengo ni la cultura musical ni el oido experto para saber si 'exactamente' ha dado un Do o un si bemol, conozco el pentagrama y nada mas. En lo que si creo saber es en reconocer siempre a un gran cantante y una maravillosa voz, y Gigli es ambas cosas y uno de mis favoritos. Saludos¡

[jbyeats]

I learned a two things listening to this great aria by Gigli .

One --- that the creator of this Universe works in mysterious ways .

What a revelation to listen to this . Anyone not moved has no soul.

Two - To those naysayers - I would only quote another commentor -

who said - Before you offer silly criticism - TRY SINGING YOURSELF.

This is a vocal TOUR DE FORCE .

[millonety123]

GIgli hace una fantastica re-creacion de esta aria, con sello personal. Ahora bien, tengo una curiosidad: he leido en una nota biografica que ni el ni Schippa nunca dieron el do de pecho, o por lo menos les era dificil, es cierto esto?

[124235346]

@millonety123 "el do de pecho" no significa nada. Si te refieres al Do Alto, C5, o high C, es ridículo porque en esta misma aria hay un high C..

[maferreira1984]

@millonety123 : At 3:24 you will hear an ultimate example of the "high C", "el do de pecho".

The term "de pecho" ("from the chest") is sort of inaccurate, though, as no high C in a male voice comes from chest ressonance only, it has to be - anatomically and acoustically speaking - produced along with head ressonance.

I believe the term is used to set it apart from the falsetto high notes that tenors used to produce until mid 1800's.

Some of the things you read in bios are not accurate at all.

[millonety123]

GIgli hace una fantastica re-creacion de esta aria, con sello personal. Ahora bien, tengo una curiosidad: he leido en una nota biografica que ni el ni Schippa nunca dieron el do de pecho, o por lo menos les era dificil, es cierto esto?

[MrBudrake]

one of the best

[core9204]

Gorgeous singing!!!



[paulostroff99]

Awesome! TY GermanOperaSinger for posting.

[judykay1229]

Great version!

[Pearlaceous]

He was a vocal wonder.

[galinashuto2009]

Mi piace questa playlist, dedicato a Beniamino Gigli

[65attila]

What a wonderful poet- hear the humor in his voice @ 1"32

There is NO break in his voice.

[jgraif]

STUDIO RECORDING?? i absolutely LOVE gigli but i must point out that lanza was ALWAYS criticized for this. he could perform in the studio but not on the stage. lanza's recording is better, hands down.

[0311RFLMN]

@jgraif not close. GIGLI superior.that effortless hi c bests marios. gigli one of top 5 of all time.my opinion.i love mario but i dont think he is on par with gigli.

[opera1232010]

I love his voice...what a work to sing tanto falcetto e tanto mixed voice.

The king of the right technic.

Pierre tenor

[SHICOFF1]

NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT MEANING BEHIND EVERY WORD AND WHO CARES IF HE SOBS, BETTER THEN A COLD SINGER JUST HITTING PRETTY NOTES. BRAVO!

[BambinoBaritono]

mio core per qesta voce!!! :3

[BambinoBaritono]

MAESTRO!!!!

[Maurizio947]

E pensare che Gigli diceva che si ispirava aad un tenore ineguagliabile, al quale lui non era degno di allacciare le scarpe: era Caruso!

[calla4711]

Als großer Gigli Fan seit meiner Kindheit bin ich glücklich über alle clips die jemand von ihm in youtube einstellt. Absolut betörend ist auch die Aufnahme von Björling dieses Stücks. Leider ist die Aufnahmen von Tom, der mit so viel Leidenschaft die großartigen Caruso Aufnahmen zusammenträgt, aufgrund des Alters der Aufnahme nicht so brillant. Dies schmälert aber keineswegs Carusos wunderbare und einzigartige Stimme. Danke an alle Enthusiasten, die hier solche Schätze einstellen!

[Aetion]

Gigli's voice is a gem.

[DD725ROY]

Gigli has always been my favorite tenor on this aria. I like this recording but my all time faviorite is the one from the 1938 recording of the opera, with Licia Albanese and Afro Poli

[ROYCTHOMAS]

Very nice but....my favorite recording of Che Gelida Manina is from the 1938 recording of La Boheme with Afro Poli and Licia Albanese. On this aria especially, Gigli seemed to be caught up in the performance and sang an unbelievably lyrical rendition. Roy Thomas

[followthehatecrewild]

Hmm, good i suppose but not my favorite. Some of his vowels are a bit weird, sounds a little "back" at times as well.

[AleBro83]

che dolcezza, che linea di canto, che fraseggio, che voce, che tecnica, che cuore, che meraviglia BENIAMINO GIGLI........SuBLiMe GRAZIE....

[lpvcrcd]

Did he ever record anything we never enjoyed From 1918 to 1955+ In 40 years he proved the artist he was! Supreme !!! We will never see his like again.. How many tenors/male voices can we say that about?? Caruso Pavarotti Warren Merrill Tibbett Pinza Excliusive company I woud say!

[31122051]

Il miglior tenore della prima metà del '900 e uno dei migliori di sempre. FANTASTICO !

[kimancuo]

He just cried a lot, that's all. Most tenors do that but he did it a lot. That's all.

[1000bestmusic]

I can enjoy the singing of the more powerful voices like Franco Corelli and Mario Del Monaco as well as the singing of the lyric tenors, because there are many magnificent arias suiting both styles. But Giglis voice was certainly the most unearthy and angelic of them all... I have a precious, heart wrenching and rare example of Gigli singing a lullaby that is not on the net yet, I think, but I do not know how to put it from the DVD film it is in on YouTube... Kind regards

[csibez]

There is no match for the passion, clarity,

and uniqueness of the voice of Gigli.

He could make tears come to your eyes.

[AZo9jojo]

It is very emotional... His version.

[jd1906sf]

Gigli's signature is that overwrought, very melodramatic reading, and whether you like it or not is subjective. But this is a glorious, soaring, melodic and heart-felt Rodolfo. I love Caruso and DiStefano, but there is ample room up there for a p;assion and voice as extraordinary as this. Bravo, Beniamino...

[donerlich]

I like the quality of tone and his passion but I don't like how he slides up and down to notes...he quite often doesn't sing pure notes. I find it distracting....some/most may not.

[Jozh487]

it's part of an older style.

[ERNESTOABO]

That's, "you"don't like. Sing and you'll understand.

[796824]

Gigli eclipsed all the tenors of today and others. The purity of his tone has never been matched.

[markovican]

Gigli was a true tenor great but to say he has eclipsed all present and past tenors is a bit of an overstatement, no matter how legendary he is, and how big is his place in the history of opera. To my ear he sang too emotionally, too many emotions at cost of singing, so to speak. Maybe that was the style of his era and therefore audiences and critics loved but not me. For me, Di Stefano, Raimondi, Bjorling, Pavarotti, to name just most important names, were better as Rodolfo than Gigli.

[lpvcrcd]

@markovican I heard Raimondi live ... Fabulous!!!

[bobtemming]

als je beniamino hoort zingen lijkt het alemaal zo makkelijk,maar is het niet

[cyeh2]

Good observation on Gigli's rendering of the phrase "la speranza." It greatly made the word more clear for the audience. I also found he did similar thing in other arias. For example, in the last phrase of Caccini's aria "Amarilli, mia bella," Gigli sang as " e il mi----o a-mor," with a tiny pause between mio and amor. However, almost everybody else sing as "e'il mio'amo---re."

I am wondering if singers today can do the same thing to make Italian words clearer to the audience.

[tomfroekjaer]

Great sound quality! He (almost) beats Caruso on this one - certainly on the high C (which Caruso never recorded).

Thanks, really beautiful.

[arone64]

Best...

[jws2718]

This is probably my all time favorite recording of Che gelida manina. The way Gigli colors his voice is gorgeous. Thanks for posting it.

[hiyadroogs]

This is my favourite Che Gelida Manina. This is how to sing a declaration of love, not the booming rabble rousing of modern tenors. There is a humility & sweetness in Gigli's voice & tonal phrasing that just wins you over. The first Bb on the words 'chi son' is like the violins coming in, it's gorgeous in its tonal beauty. & the concluding phrase at the end is pure morbidezza, - a lost art..

[jgraif]

@hiyadroogs just wondering if you ever considered lanza's interpretation.

[hiyadroogs]

@BillPutnam1 Specifically?

[BillPutnam1]

@hiyadroogs

Sorry. My error, not yours. Never mind. 

[hiyadroogs]

@BillPutnam1 No problem, Bill. ; )

[hiyadroogs]

@BillPutnam1 Think you may have mistakenly posted a comment to me, rather than the person you intended. No error in my original message.

[MrSkylark1]

@jws2718

Absolutely - Gigli reflected pure gold in his tones. It is the type of singing that is non-existent in contemporary opera, indeed, not since he sang. He mastered the Chiaroscuro, which is better known as the "Art of Bel Canto."