BBC Proms 2009: (1/3) Mahler Kindertotenlieder - GMJO, Matthias Goerne, Jonathan Nott

[mackjay2]

that music, so beautiful



[retoricalanswers]

so perfect

[PianomanTC]

The distinct irony between the text and music is strikingly heart-breaking. The singer declares, "The sun, it shines on everyone!" and yet a hollow, dark counterpoint suggests that the sun is mocking with its indifference to those who suffer the death of a loved one.

This piece is brilliant. Simply brilliant.

[easchit]

My heart breaks and bleeds. This work is achingly beautiful.

[quitomachado]

I love Mahler. I love Kindertotenliedert. Thank's.

[VALFER6162]

Good voice, but his body movements are very weird and he is out of breath at the end of phrases. We can't compare him with Dieskau.

[ab0520]

I always worry that his voice won't make it up to the higher register. He manages every time, but it's just such a heavy voice. I really do like his tone, but his beautiful German is often not clear enough (happens a lot with a heavy voice).

[Operataurus]

@sdfgdsgfsdfg

What is this obsession on here with making comparisons?

Both men are experts in the field of Lieder but they are profoundly different.....

[jbrown91287]

One can only strive to be this good and to touch this kind of ability.

[TheDusio]

My soul is out of my body... Magnificent... Unearthly beautiful...

[stomentendo]

This made me cry.

[kendyoboe]

Bello definitivamente....

[rayclentchris]

He looks weird. Kinda ex-murdererish? Sounds good though, lol.

[rayclentchris]

It's his lack of a neck!

[vonspre]

Sublime!!!

[frankmavilia]

It is really unfortunate that Diskau's recording's of baritone literature are the most well known when there are singers like Goerne who  far surpass his vocal and expressive ability. Diskau's affected style of singing is a terrible model for young singers and should always be taken with a grain of salt. This is REAL singing.

[pitktat]

What are you talking about? This is quite a good performance, but not even close Fischer-Dieskaus singing. I woul'd say Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is the best baritone (or singer) in the history of recorded music.

[baldwalrus7]

Stupid hand gestures.

[bikouille12]

toujours aussi magnifique! le digne héritier de D. fische-Dieskau!

[syater]

I've never heard better. Stunning beauty.

[BellePaix]

@syater Exactly. I'm not sure if it can get much better than this.

[vourlisia]

Perfection!!!