@abracadabranque Peut-être tout serait alors très fin et délicat, mais non pas ce que le texte exprime. Ces élans dont vous parlez sont la rage et le regret qui s'opposent à la tendresse dans le coeur du personnage. Il y a une compréhension plus profonde des sentiments humains et davantage de beauté dans cette interprétation que dans toutes celles qui sont venues après, à mon avis.
He brings Wagnerian like complexity to these Italian parts (lazy thinking) I know. I absolutely adore this tenor. Sometimes I dream about listening to him sing Schubert lieder in German. His singing might be termed as self-indulgent if the standards dropped, but they never ever do. His technique always supports his reading.
Ma chi se ne frega se all'epoca attuale, epoca peraltro sguaiata e cafona, questi diminuendo etc non sarebbero bene accetti dai critici ( quali?....) e dai direttori artistici (politicanti e bottegai...). Viva FLETA !!!!!!
I just listened Kraus spiritu gentil version from 1992. A miracle. No other tenor mastered such a high level of technique with the personal intelligence to produce interpretations that are truly an example of great artistry.
Kraus said that Fleta was above and beyond any other tenor in his mastery of the bel canto technique. True, his idiosincrasies and interpretative liberties sometimes are considered exagerated or bad taste, but what is undisputable is the supreme control of his breathtaking dynamics at any part of his vocal range, specially when Fleta was a heroic tenor with power in reserve to fill any theatre and cut thru an orchestra like a refine toledan sword. Kraus a superb artist , Fleta a "voci phenomini"
my friend , kraus was such a gentleman he only thought of others. now while i respect your views, fleta who i find very good, i prefer kraus. listen to kraus,s early version, then one as he was a lot older which was nothink short of a miracle. and on this song i do belive kraus has no match..
I don't know how to cancel my mistaken click on the "thumbs down" mark. I entirely agree with your comment, WMP777, and wanted to give you the thumbs-up mark! Kraus is beyond reproach. Fleta is ... a vocal phenomenon.
Yes isn't that sad? Maybe that's a small contributor to the decline in quality opera singers- opera singers aren't supposed to have supermodel looks! In fact they generally sound best with a little extra weight it seems. It's no big deal- it's MUSIC.
And I saw a clip of a performance of Don Giovanni, and on the 'La ci darem la mano' part the soprano and baritone started to undress each other. Absolutely sickening. I guess no art form is escaping the sullying of this entertainment era.
Amigo mìo,escucho a Cabllè en Lucrezia borgia,en el terrible final del pròlogo,con el agudo pianissimo y audible que se prolonga varios compases...y me envuelve hasta el delirio.
Pero FLETA es letra mayùscula,como Caruso,Gigli,DE Lucia,Ruffo,Chaliapin,Tetrazzini,Muzio o chaliapin...Oro,platino y diamantes!!!!
Los smorzandos son particularmente impresionantes dado la amplitud de la voz. Solo el fin me gusta menos. Lauri Volpi es mas adecuado en este repertorio.
Marvelous singing, indeed. For some reason, I find similarities with his style of singing and Di Stefano's. What an amazing discovery to listen to such a genius, when we already seem to have heard the greatest singers. Thank you for posting this gem.
Nobody could sustain and diminuendo like Fleta.
321abcable 3 weeks ago
@321abcable Do you ever heard Tomàs Alcaide?
xicha1 2 weeks ago
Maravillosa interpretacion! Maestro de la tecnica.
Torquemada0 1 month ago
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luwaig1 7 months ago
Pourquoi cet excès final frisant le ridicule quand on est capable de tant de finesse?..
L'époque sans doute...
abracadabranque 1 year ago
@abracadabranque Peut-être tout serait alors très fin et délicat, mais non pas ce que le texte exprime. Ces élans dont vous parlez sont la rage et le regret qui s'opposent à la tendresse dans le coeur du personnage. Il y a une compréhension plus profonde des sentiments humains et davantage de beauté dans cette interprétation que dans toutes celles qui sont venues après, à mon avis.
Signifer82 1 year ago
@Signifer82 Qui aime bien,chatie bien!Mais merci pour la leçon de choses...
abracadabranque 1 year ago
@abracadabranque
Tu permets que je le mette dans mes favoris, N. est en train d'enlever les meubles ... Vas voir sur sa chaîne !
Bisous ...
francesca7564 1 year ago
He brings Wagnerian like complexity to these Italian parts (lazy thinking) I know. I absolutely adore this tenor. Sometimes I dream about listening to him sing Schubert lieder in German. His singing might be termed as self-indulgent if the standards dropped, but they never ever do. His technique always supports his reading.
negzago 1 year ago
Ma chi se ne frega se all'epoca attuale, epoca peraltro sguaiata e cafona, questi diminuendo etc non sarebbero bene accetti dai critici ( quali?....) e dai direttori artistici (politicanti e bottegai...). Viva FLETA !!!!!!
federricoilgrande 1 year ago
Magnifico en sus agudos, sin duda la tecnica española de canto es la mejor de todas.
ItalianProg3 2 years ago
Fleta is a magnificent Fernando...he dis-
plays not just one voice but many in
this expressive and divinely nuanced
interpretation! He might be accused of
self indulgence, but he is exonerated
by the mesmerizing complexity of his
reading, the beauty of his voice and
the integrity of his emotional expres-
sion. Thank you for this unique and
rare posting!
Kievest 2 years ago
Superb!
VivaTenors 2 years ago
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bodiloto 2 years ago
I just listened Kraus spiritu gentil version from 1992. A miracle. No other tenor mastered such a high level of technique with the personal intelligence to produce interpretations that are truly an example of great artistry.
WMP777 2 years ago
La mezza voce ,e lo pianissimo di un LEONE!!!I IMMENSO!!! IMMORTALE !!!
bodiloto 2 years ago 25
@bodiloto magnifico uno dei piu grandi tenori
luwaig1 2 months ago
Personalmente non trovo di mio gusto la scelta interpretativa.. ma la cosa straordinaria è che questo tenore faceva della voce ciò che voleva...
palymusic 2 years ago
Wow, this is true mastery of piano singing.
Mooorhe 3 years ago
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this is not bad, but kraus does this better..
rouman7 3 years ago
Kraus said that Fleta was above and beyond any other tenor in his mastery of the bel canto technique. True, his idiosincrasies and interpretative liberties sometimes are considered exagerated or bad taste, but what is undisputable is the supreme control of his breathtaking dynamics at any part of his vocal range, specially when Fleta was a heroic tenor with power in reserve to fill any theatre and cut thru an orchestra like a refine toledan sword. Kraus a superb artist , Fleta a "voci phenomini"
WMP777 2 years ago
my friend , kraus was such a gentleman he only thought of others. now while i respect your views, fleta who i find very good, i prefer kraus. listen to kraus,s early version, then one as he was a lot older which was nothink short of a miracle. and on this song i do belive kraus has no match..
rouman7 2 years ago
I don't know how to cancel my mistaken click on the "thumbs down" mark. I entirely agree with your comment, WMP777, and wanted to give you the thumbs-up mark! Kraus is beyond reproach. Fleta is ... a vocal phenomenon.
Skipper7009 2 years ago
Yes isn't that sad? Maybe that's a small contributor to the decline in quality opera singers- opera singers aren't supposed to have supermodel looks! In fact they generally sound best with a little extra weight it seems. It's no big deal- it's MUSIC.
And I saw a clip of a performance of Don Giovanni, and on the 'La ci darem la mano' part the soprano and baritone started to undress each other. Absolutely sickening. I guess no art form is escaping the sullying of this entertainment era.
ShawDAMAN 3 years ago
surely his pianissimo is not in the same parish as mccormacks. Is someone out there dreaming?
susull29 3 years ago
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His pianissimi are pretty but then he goes into that raging lunatic sound is not bel canto AT ALL.
agnellodei 3 years ago
Awesome!
cantoranibalmass 4 years ago
One word. Exquisite!
babycatcher2004 4 years ago
I thought that I knew so much,but never even heard of this star of stars.Since then I cannot hear enough of him.He is truly awesome!!!
paulostroff99 4 years ago
Amigo mìo,escucho a Cabllè en Lucrezia borgia,en el terrible final del pròlogo,con el agudo pianissimo y audible que se prolonga varios compases...y me envuelve hasta el delirio.
Pero FLETA es letra mayùscula,como Caruso,Gigli,DE Lucia,Ruffo,Chaliapin,Tetrazzini,Muzio o chaliapin...Oro,platino y diamantes!!!!
Ankhsnammon
Ankhsnammon 4 years ago
This tenor has possibly one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard.
ztrawhcs 4 years ago 2
Los smorzandos son particularmente impresionantes dado la amplitud de la voz. Solo el fin me gusta menos. Lauri Volpi es mas adecuado en este repertorio.
PonselleLover 4 years ago
This is the enchanted way to sing.unfortunately,nobody sings like him today...Nobody else.For Spirto gentil,the others don`t exist!!
ankhsnammon
Ankhsnammon 4 years ago
Thanks for this record. Incredible. Nobody could match this singing.
Barabanych 5 years ago
AH!!!Y Rosa Ponselle!!Claro!!!
Ankhsnammon
Ankhsnammon 4 years ago
Fleta was a master of the high pianissimo and inspired Caballe to do likewise.
jnbelcantu 5 years ago
Yes,but caballè,at fleta`s side,is nothing....NOTHING!!!!
ankhsnammon
Ankhsnammon 4 years ago
Marvelous singing, indeed. For some reason, I find similarities with his style of singing and Di Stefano's. What an amazing discovery to listen to such a genius, when we already seem to have heard the greatest singers. Thank you for posting this gem.
Sanrus 5 years ago 2