Edita Gruberova - Handel - Rejoice Greatly Daughter of Zion

[ZKJonathan]

beautiful interpretation !!! Thanks.

[PippaHayes1]

Beautiful! Greatr musicianship.

[AgnesRegina]

I like the springy lightness of the 12/8 version! I haven't ever heard it in live performance; this is beautiful, though I love the 4/4 one too (perhaps because I sing it.) Brava Edita!

[ferczerwony]

her coloraturas make me want to die of joy.

[Yennefer3]

:-o ta lehkost

[Yennefer3]

:-o

[robotheartsdontdye]

i love how light and effortless her voice is

[maxorff]

Wonderful! But I prefer this in 4/4

[CiboCeleste]

@maxorff Indeed in 4/4 it sounds better, while the voice of Gruberova is incomparable...

[cucolicha]

Maravillosa Edita!



[brisco2k]

Very nice

[divaesq]

nearly perfect english - wonderful artistry, voice, technique - everything! Can you post more info on the performance? who's the conductor, etc.?

[jpctrp]

uwielbiam ją!

[PapagenoHannover]

Einfach nur SCHÖN. Wer hier zu meckern hat, hat nicht alle Tassen im Schrank :-)

[wakamale]

I like better this 12/8 than 4/4.

[Rainarr]

Wer will heute noch 'Händel' noch missen?!

'Händel', 'Bach', 'Mozart'; die Oidn wean si no laung hoitn!

[toussinka]

perfect!

[Glenmed]

Just superb

[TheAllear]

flawless, perfect

[classicalsinger27]

Yay for 12/8. I agree that it often sounds jerky in 4/4. I love, love Edita's voice. It's so effortless. And not too over-the-top.

[beidlgsicht]

0:38 - 0:50 that's how angels must sound like. outstanding performance

[SangpourPlaisir]

@beidlgsicht that's how I feel about Edita and Lucia Popp!

[ClandOp]

Brava! So beautifully sung in 12/8 -- not sure why it's consistently sung in 4/4, which can make the aria jerky.

[AsksOneThing]

If I'm not mistaken, Handel wrote the 4/4 first, and it is considered "The original" so to speak. I prefer the 12/8 though.

[CountertenorJ]

@ClandOp Well, this is an issue of technique. In that era, most of the first-rate castrati were given coloratura in sixteenth notes because it can go faster and be harder. The triplet roulades were left for those who did not quite have the facility for the sixteenth notes to the composer's preference. But I also like the 12/8 version better, but I don't think the 4/4 version feels jerky -- just less joyous.

[marcysoprano]

WOW! I normally hate the 12/8--but not with Gruberova singing it! Flawless! BRAVA! Thanks for posting!

[soprano1actress]

yes!!!!! ualflyboi76 : ) the original is 12/8! Handel was a smart guy!

[soprano1actress]

soooooooooooo glad you did this in the ORIGINAL URTEXT! I could not find someone performing this in the 12/8 time to save my life and am glad to follow this as an example! brava!

[ualflyboi76]

you mean to tell me that the last 30+ years of my life i've been tricked to believe the original was in a simple meter? How deceitful! I can't say I like the 12/8 better. Maybe I'm just a creature of habit!

[AsksOneThing]

Hmmmm...I always thought that the 4/4 was composed first and then the 12/8.

[jmvbach]

I think her tune is perfect! But lack the english pronounciation!

[doddy195]

wow... flawless...

[gigamax1978]

Great video! Thanks for share!

[ribbon43xo]

good lord. what incredible breath control. my score breaks up the run starting at 0:40...

she just keeps on going! wow

[AsksOneThing]

If you want to talk about breath control, watch her do "Let the Bright Seraphim." I just about fell over. She's amazing.

[Iareto]

I've always liked the 12/8 version better, and Edita's always fabulous!

[dragonizer87]

Does this song reffers to Virgin Mary?

[vikingjr87]

yes

[MinistahB]

Actually, the song refers to the prophecy, found in the book of Zechariah chapter 9, where it speaks to the Daughter of Zion, namely the holy city of Jerusalem, to expect their King (Jesus) to enter into its gates, riding on a colt.

[vikingjr87]

Well actually, Our Lady is prophesied in the Jewish Scriptures as the Daughter of Jerusalem and the Daughter of Zion... How can Jerusalem be the Daughter of Jerusalem? It can't.

[MinistahB]

NONE of the Messiah works refer to the virgin Mary as anyone worthy of worship/adoration.

[vikingjr87]

that is a completely asinine conjecture... no one even said that they referred to Our Lady as worthy of worship? Just because she is prophesied in the OT doesn't mean that she is to be worshiped, and to assume that that is what is being said is a disservice to the Almighty and His revelation to mankind of His Truth.

[AgnesRegina]

@vikingjr87 Not worshiped, in the sense that worship is due only to God. But revered and honored as God's Mother, yes. It is hardly honoring God to dishonor, or think unworthy of honor, the one woman through whom He chose to come into the world.

[hamb4]

Ok, I guess that it why the work is called "The Massiah"

[hamb4]

for give my typo. I meant Messiah

[nessie96]

Gruberova is awesome!!!!

[handelfan610]

i didnt know they had a 12/8 version...then again...what dont they have of handel's music...this is neat. it kinda sounds like a gigue!

[OperaLover84]

Hmm, I've never heard this syncopated before.  I like it better actually.

[bonniexxvids]

i dont like the fact she misses the notes in the long sequences. i find them so hard to sing and its a pity to see a reknown singer miss them delibrately.

[RossiniSoprano]

Who lets these people in here? Ok, look...go get a Messiah score, and look at the 12/8 version of this song (it is more commonly sung in 4/4), and you will see that she sings ALL THE NOTES! Of course, if you can't read music or are completely ignorant of musical matters, then what I just said will go completely over your head.

[bonniexxvids]

woooah sorry. i wasnt counting. i was concentrating on my score at the time because im having to sing it myself. i didnt mean to cause any offence. i dont have the 12/8 version, if you really dont like the comment...delete it.

[luisortmul]

kind of easy to see whether something is in triple or double time... really!

boff

[hillevifan]

wow this is the 12/8 version! I love it- and gruberova is awesome as always- i totally agree she should have sung more handel

[Glenmed]

Never heard Edita in English before. Beautiful pronunciation. Wonderful singing too. TY

[spsp2sp3sp3dsp3d2]

Gruberova should have sing more Handel. Alcina, Rodelinda, Cleopatra: those are role I'd like to hear her sing from 14 years ago like this. She might still be up to it now, but this was a missed opportunity.