Enrico Caruso - Minuit Chrétien - O Holy Night 1916 in original French

[rvsd44]

Enrico Caruso was Andrea Bocelli's voice teacher. He imparted singing techniques to Andrea like no other. Whenever Andrea does his "diminuendo" voice, he sounds just like Enrico.

[cesarmonteiromd]

Oh my God this is so beautiful, so full of emotion. Caruso the best forever. No one could put emotion on an interpretation like he did. Thak you so much for uploading.

[Loribyn]

Just imagine what he'd have sounded like were he recorded on modern equipment!? What a voice ... oh to have been around to see him Live! (sigh). Thank you for this gem.

[oldfogiebp]

Not the only carol. Listening to WABC late night in car. They played several carols by Caruso on cylindrical records. Beautiful. I have no idea whether anyone could access these recordings.

[GuyArbus]

Nous avons un aperçu de la voix des anges, c'est un sacré cadeau ... presque 100 ans et toujours aussi intense.

[h0rsel0verme]

its amazing! he has the best voice ever! i first heard this like a few days ago in french class and had to look it up because i love this song and i love this version of it!

[bernalor1]

What an incredibly beautiful voice!

[lovecuba2]

That makes sens. Thanks for clarifying this. Whenever I see the title Holy Night I think of Silent Night, Holy Night. That may just be me.

[tomfroekjaer]

@lovecuba2 So do I :-)

Minuit chrétien isn't well-known in my country (Denmark), Silent Night, Holy Night is.

[mabainter]

@tomfroekjaer FYI - that is *not* an accurate translation of this song. It's a mangled and corrupted rewrite in English. Check wikipedia's page for O_Holy_Night

[tomfroekjaer]

@mabainter OK. Corrected.

[DonLicuala]

@mabainter -It's pretty close. Maybe you shouldn't rely on Wikipedia.

Most songs (poetry, etc) do not receive literal translation because there is a cultural feel to the expression of ideas. Maybe a Quebecois could clarify this for us, since he/she more frequently confronts ideas in both languages.

[lovecuba2]

I hate to break this to you but this is "Minuit Chretien" and not Holy Night.

[tomfroekjaer]

@lovecuba2 Yes. Corrected.

[PEAinSwe]

@lovecuba2

The English title of this song has for a looooong time been "O Holy Night".

[rdargenio]

@Ettoredipugnar It is my opinion that while the primitive acoustic recordings gave Caruso a certain quality on records, that he would have sounded better in person. On the other hand, modern techniques are used to enhance the sound. Today's singers can also have their tracks edited to remove flaws while Caruso and those from that era had to record the entirety in a single take. Caruso had to have been a real phenomenon in person.

[GratefulJWB]

I'm amazed they could fit greater than 4 minutes on a 78RPM record - especially in the early 1900s. Surely this was larger than a 10" disc?

Magnificent recording!

[rwexelblat]

Feh!!! The recommended lincolncar1 version indeed had better audio, but it also has added reverb. Avoid it.

[bernalor1]

In answer to the poster who asks "who made who?" God made Caruso and gifted him with the most beautiful voice ever. No tenor, to this day, has ever possessed a voice as beautiful as that of Enrico Caruso.

[DIEversity301]

Beautifully sung. Perfect picture for this song too. Makes me think of what Christmas used to mean to our people....

[mikegoons]

Thank you for the video and the words. I know it must have taken you some time and I appreciate it.

[Ettoredipugnar]

When I listen to this caroll. I often wonder who made who ? The victrola did it make Caruso or did Caruso make the victrola. Also I wonder if Domingo only had this medium ,the 78rpm . If he would have been a famous tenor. ?

[tomfroekjaer]

@Ettoredipugnar Yes, a good question... I think it was a bit of both. Caruso had a voice that recorded beautifully through the primitive funnel, most sopranos didn't. Maybe overrated (due to the popularity of Caruso's recordings), but never the less: at the MET people at the time didn't stand in line to buy tickets for the next opera, but for the next Caruso performance - regardless of what the opera was.

[mrpaulmarquez]

thats the bad thing about americans, they cant come up with their own things so they just try to immitate others

[brendasmith12345]

@mrpaulmarquez And it would seem you are jealous of Americans.

[31operafan]

He recorded this almost exactly two months AFTER Christmas. How ironic! xD

[pcx34]

i always find it interesting that when people list great tenors, Richard Crooks and Richard Tucker rarely get mentioned.

[tomfroekjaer]

@pcx34 Tucker is often mentioned, Crooks almost never. Many may not even know who Richard Crooks was. In fact I didn't even know myself before finding him on Wikipedia...

But I don't know much about opera or singing in general. I just upload Caruso's arias/songs because I like them.

[pcx34]

@tomfroekjaer oh sure,we've both watched different sets of opera videos here, so the frequency of tucker's mention will be different, but it sounds like Crooks' lack of mention is consistent between us. what makes it interesting to me,is what makes someone endure so long? crooks came after caruso, but we remember caruso. it doesn't have to do with exposure.Crooks was on firestone which not just opera fans listened to.

[tomfroekjaer]

@pcx34 Had a hard time figuring out what you meant by "firestone." On googling it I eventually discovered that it was a radio/TV show in the US existing from 1928 to 1963 highlighting selections from opera and operetta.

... Maybe Caruso as the very first recording star in the history of recordings became a "household" name for a great singer? - Even here in Denmark we have the colloquialism "He's no Caruso" - of course meaning that he doesn't sing particularly well.

To be continued ...

[tomfroekjaer]

@pcx34 As regards to "what makes someone endure so long?": "Quality" of communication in the singing, would be my immediate response. Does the singing move people? Do they experience emotions when he/she sings?

I'm sure one could test the emotional effect of a singer on people scientifically with enough test persons to be able to have a statistically significant, conclusive result, but who would pay for it?

[Ettoredipugnar]

@pcx34 Ture Tucker and Crooks were both great american tenors. Its a shame that more people don't know Crooks.

[vincenz55]

with due respect to others this is the best hands down or up or sideways. jussi lanza gigli melchior and everyone else NO comparison

[Cranae]

Caruso is the best I've ever heard for power, range, and the sheer aching beauty and humanity of his artistry. For all our strugglings and sufferings, every once in a while one of us reaches the summit. And brings the rest of us along.

[chastenor]

Quite simply the best short summing up of Caruso I have ever heard. 'The sheer aching beauty and humanity'. Absolutely. 

[Cranae]

@chastenor

Kind of you to take the time to make your generous comment.

[tomfroekjaer]

@chastenor Yes, one of the best characterizations of the soul of Enrico Caruso's singing I have encountered ('The sheer aching beauty and humanity').

[jhonnies123]

mario lanza is far more better .

[tomfroekjaer]

@jhonnies123 Great that you like Lanza.

[travesura100]

@jhonnies123

Lanza cannot wipe Caruso's shoes

[HansGustav2]

@travesura100 Why is it that in order to sing the praises of one artist, we have to trash another? We have been given the gift of both, at different times in history, why not celebrate the beautiful gift both men bestowed upon us?  Must everything be a contest? Personal preference is fine, but both men were great artists. Personally, I thank God for having had the opportunity to listen to both.

[paulostroff99]

Tom,as one who listens to music much of most days and almost all of it being classical or opera-let me say that I seriously doubt that anything better exists in any language.Nice hearing from you.

[tomfroekjaer]

@paulostroff99 Well, Teufel :) There are/were probably tenors who are/were better with the high C's or whatever (not familiar with the technical terms) than Caruso. But who cares (unless you have been brainwashed in class...). Empathy, empathy. Experience the empathy of whoever sings - and as far as I am concerned, that's where you'll find the great spirit - the great artist.

[paulostroff99]

@tomfroekjaer -I could not agree with you more on this.After Caruso who indeed was better than ,gigli,bjoerling,or di stefano. Perhaps berganzi,mccormack,,fleta,wund­erlich.For Italian opera I'll still go with the first three with the others not far behind.

[tomfroekjaer]

@paulostroff99 All the singers you mention are really Greats. I judge it very subjectively - based on my own emotional response - I don't know anything about the technique of singing and I frankly don't care.

My own preferences are all the ones you mention and adding Joseph Schmidt. And of course at the very top in most arias/songs for me Enrico Caruso - the "Neapolitan Peasant" with the heart of gold...

[quaxk]

I guess to people not familiar with french this sound great, but, sorry, his pronunciation is terrible, most of it is unintelligible garble, marvelous voice though

[oliveranthonyrowland]

@quaxk

I speak French and I disagree, it sounds alright to me. In one or two places the way he puts fits the words to the music is a little different to how I think I've normally heard it, but the actual pronounciation seems generally OK. I did a version on my channel; not in Caruso's league but there shouldn't be much wrong with my French though, in theory. I think Thill's version is the best French one I've heard so far.

[quaxk]

@oliveranthonyrowland écoute-le encore une fois, «le môde entière trèsaille euh déspérance» n'est pas du français articulé, mais une imitation sonore du langage, la raison pour laquelle ça te semble adéquat est dû au fait que, connaissant la chanson, ton cerveau corrige automatiquement les incongruités, c'est de la paréidolie

[oliveranthonyrowland]

@quaxk

Alors tu veux dire essentiellement qu'il y a un ou deux endroits où sa prononciation d'une voyelle n'est pas parfaitement française? Ce me semble assez peu de chose. Et "euh" à la fin de trésaille me semble normal dans ce style de chant. Les chanteurs classiques doivent parfois chanter dans de langues qu'ils ne parlent pas et s'ils les prononcaient toujours sans la moindre faille ce serait surprenant. J'ai entendu beaucoup pire.

[barabra123]

This is amazing! But don´t forget to listen to Jussi Bjorling's version - in the same league...

[tomfroekjaer]

@barabra123: yes, absolute. Björling's Swedish version is equally great. Also Georges Thill's version in French is great.

[paulostroff99]

@tomfroekjaer -Yes,they are probably the three best versions ever recorded

[sprint333]

glorious ... 

[firefly1tube]

I listened to John Berry right before this and thought his performance was perfect, then I heard Caruso and really heard the best

[tomfroekjaer]

@firefly1tube: I just listened to John Berry's version and I really like it - as a modern version.

But somehow - at least for me - it doesn't have the same depth as this recording from 1916. Thanks....

[cokoroo333]

Thank you very much what a beautiful record. I wish you all a merry christmas 2010>

[MsRuthes]

as pavarotti said of caruso, "the best of us now and forever.

[RONNIEJNZN]

I'M LISTENING TO ON CHRISTMAS EVE'S EVE, WITH WINE IN MY GLASS AND TEARS IN MY EYES. I HAVEN'T FELT CHRISTMAS IN YEARS BUT FOR SOME REASON, PERHAPS DIVINE INTERVENTION, THIS YEAR IT'S SOOOO BACK FOR ME. GOD BLESS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS 2010.

[tomfroekjaer]

@RONNIEJNZN: a Merry Christmas to you, too. Really wish you a "come back" in all aspects of your life.

[roytoy]

@RONNIEJNZN Merry Christmas to you too :)

[FrancescaGianna]

@RONNIEJNZN Merry Christmas and salute. I am drinking vino too:)

[90265SE14]

@RONNIEJNZN I was searching for Sig. Pavarotti's version, but came upon this original French and have to go with this because, well, it was French. May you have a Merry Christmas, Ronniejnzn. I had wine in my glass and tears in my eyes as well tonight. Peace be with you.

[KingXerexs]

@RONNIEJNZN Welcome back and a Very Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[LouisDE1]

@RONNIEJNZN How beautiful that you shared that, Ronnie. I pray that the peace and joy you felt and shared this Christmas season lingers in your heart and spirit throughout the New Year and throughout your life. God bless you!

[watergoddess9]

Caruso was one of my father's favorite singers! This recording is just amazing, it makes me cry, such an amazing voice!!

[popcornmaltese]

So beautiful; he is alive in our hearts forever. What a gift he had --- and to be able to hear him sing! I feel so blessed.

[tomfroekjaer]

@popcornmaltese: are you really 108 years old as your profile suggests? If so, I'm really honoured that you have visted my channel!

[biukucanoe]

One of the first radio hits. Words are midnight Christians. Wow never knew that guy stuck on the island could sing so well. Oh his name's not Robinson you say????...

[goron152]

Another great version of this song is Raoul Jobin's version

[rabidx]

Amazing! It reminds me greatly of my Uncle's father's singing this song in french... ahh. wonderful!

[MartinRaetzJr]

Many thanks for sharing this wonderful old recording. Thank you Roselyne18 for posting.

[tuyaesmisensibilidad]

el mejor de los tenores de todos los tiempos con la exelencia de cantar sin electronica, bellisima voz!!!

[jorna284]

Caruso makes it sound effortless. Thank you for sharing this recording. I have loved it all my life but lost track of it when "records" went out of fashion.

[tomfroekjaer]

@jorna284: you are very welcome ! I'm still amazed how good his French is.

[kostgian]

merry christmas to all!

[borgoantico44]

@kostgian

Grazie Kostas!!

[gfks11]

@kostgian

Thanks.... a masterpiece...!!

[margaretjackson6671]

such a voice and what a wonderful song....

[31operafan]

"Silent Night" would've also been nice. And even "Jingle Bells". That would've been funny, though, since his English is so bad. xD

[31operafan]

Ironically, this was recorded in March(?) 1916, but at least it was already released by Christmas of that year. :) I still wish he would've recorded more Christmas carols, especially something like the Italian carol "Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle".

[tenorismo]

B flat from the chest. Could Domingo or Pavarotti been sucessful if they had to use the acoustic reording medium. ? I don't think so.

[guetary]

This is quite remarkable. Aside from the fact that the singing itself is unique, the phrasing is utterly unbelievable. Considering that he was required, literally, to imprint his voice onto the recording medium by singing down an acoustic horn, and so was singing at considerable volume, then those long, legato phrases are all the more remarkable - and his vocal range is also extraordinary. Genius.

[RoyKa2010]

What a terrific version! Blew me away in 2 ways: 1- I didn't expect a dramatic tenor to give such nice refined rendition. 2- I had prepared myself to hear a lousy French, but Caruso's French is very impressive for an Italian born in 1870's, far better than many of the later tenors.

But, why the surprise? This man is called a legend for a reason!

[tomfroekjaer]

@RoyKa2010: I like the lyrical Björling (Swedish) version very much and also the one from Georges Thill (French and also lyrical). Caruso cannot really be classified as a tenor or as a singer at all. His voice was extraordinary. As a tenor he was lyrical, spinto and dramatic, but on occsion he also performed as a basso or basso profundo (e.g. the Goat Song).

[suffes]

@tomfroekjaer what i find exeptionell with Carusos and Björlings versions besides everything that has alreday been said is this; If you listen to all other tenors versions of Holy night you can clearly hear they are operasingers! Caruso and Björling show their greateness by NOT sounding like operasingers when they don´t should. Holy night is not an opera - right? i.e Pavarotti and Domingo, they are great - no criticisism, but theirs versions sounds like oprea!

[tomfroekjaer]

@suffes: you really have a great observational ability! Never thought of or noticed that before .. But you are right! Jussi and Caruso do not sing this carol as opera singers as they should NOT... - Empathetic giants both of them...

[RoyKa2010]

@tomfroekjaer I love those versions, too. Each in their own way: Björling's sweet virtuoso singing, and Thill's noble approach and authentic French singing, bringing each and every word to life through unique vocal coloration. I sometimes think that Thill's voice falls somewhere between Caruso and Björling, possessing some of the darkness and solidity of the former and the sweetness and ring of the latter.

Caruso, not classified as a singer... Umm... Could you elaborate, please?

[tomfroekjaer]

@RoyKa2010: just tried to respond to "Caruso, not classified as a singer" - guess I wrote too many characters, so I'll try once more. Caruso is hard to "place" as a tenor. Was he lyrical (yes, in his early recoding), later he was spinto, dramatic - even bariton or, basso. - That's what I meant.

[RoyKa2010]

@tomfroekjaer I see. thanks for the explanation and also for the video. TY

[Genotypewriter]

I don't know why people compare this (and Caruso) to Bjorling's. Caruso's voice has a distinct heavy/dramatic side and a lighter/lyric side (e.g. 3:27 vs. 3:30). Bjorling's voice is mainly lyric in comparison, through out. Also Bjorling's O Helga Natt recording has a reverb-like (enhacing) effect that this doesn't. So it's hard to do a fair comparison unless you have studied singing thoroughly and know exactly what to listen to.

But one thing's for sure, there is only one Caruso :)

[jhvorotin]

Apart from the glissandos and added "h"s , which is an Italian syndrome, the song is wonderfully sung, expressive and emotional

[MarcoBocoure]

superb!

[jewingten]

Man! I wish I could've met this guy : ), he was my great great great great grandcousin (or something like that) : D.

[31operafan]

Too bad Caruso didn't record any more Christmas carols after this. :( It would've been nice to hear him sing something like "Adeste Fidelis" or "Silent Night".

[paulostroff99]

Awesome! TY

[mozzrt]

Being a true Wagnerian I count Melchior as the greatest tenor ever, but this song is fantastic, sung by Caruso, Thill or Bjoerling. I don't know which version I prefer. Caruso has wonderful golden timbre and floating legato, Bjoerling has such beauty and sadness in his voice, Thill sings with such fantastic style and grandeur. Can't one love all three of them...?

[qklq42]

@mozzrt

I coulnd givven a better comment than this. I adore all the singers you mention. Im. happy that I havent to choose between them...

Hans NL

[Aetion]

Was there anything this giant couldn’t sing? It’s so nostalgically melodic. It brings me back to my childhood, when I could still feel Christmas…

Mange tak Kære Tom

[tomfroekjaer]

@Aetion: you are very welcome ... And even in Danish ! Yes, he was quite a versatile singer indeed.

[AJJL4041]

I have listened to all the "O Holy Night" recordings on YouTube, and this and Bjorling's are far ahead of all others. I would not like to choose between the two, so I'm (just my personal taste) calling it a tie.

[tomfroekjaer]

@AJJL4041: for me the versions of Björling and Caruso are indeed exceptional. And I don't prefer any of their performances over the other. They are both extremely beautiful. But also the Georges Thill version is truly fantastic. Best, Tom

[alphahanen]

Jussi & Carruso = Love

[patoman881]

D'accord!

[minnie888444]

All right, stylistically... well with effects of the Italian Romantic opera....

but, let us commend his dedication to the meaning of this song and the way he offered his voice and technique to it.

Merry Christmas!

Thanks for posting.

[songspiritUSA]

I **adore** this recording. I had it downloaded some time ago, and was hoping it would be here on YouTube. Not only is this my favorite version of O Holy Night, I **adore** the old-fashioned acoustic brass band, the type rarely seen outside of the Salvation Army and re-enactors these days, but which I pray shall be seen throughout this country again. MERRY CHRISTMAS !!

[tomfroekjaer]

Glad you found it again ! And a very Merry Christmas to you too, Catherine!

Tom

[violeterisima]

magnifica intrpretacion ha sido un regalo de navidad haberla descubierto.

[hare7777]

This recording is nearly 100 years old and yet still literally gave me chills and nearly brought me to tears.

[headstocktailstock]

incredible voice, no electronics then, just pure class!!

[hengfa]

amazing upload. thank you.

[AIKevorkian]

I have a music book from 1911, and has this song in it. It has the ancient bass clef symbol, you know the funky one you saw in an old church hymnal, and it's written in the key of D flat Major.

It says "french song 12th century". That alone makes me think this song is really that old.

[klokheten]

Exquisite transfer of one of Caruso´s warmest recordings. Comparing Björling (the only one worth comparing together with Georges Thill) one must remember that this song is much tougher to sing in swedish than its origin. Especially the end where you have to combine two phrases before the climax. Noel! Noel! allows you to go for it more descisive. So with that exception maybe Björling has made an even greater achievement. But we need both thrilling aspects of this immortal song.

[ising8288]

The only ones worth listening too - are Caruso and Björling. Both are simply gods.

[sewitt60]

Magnificent! The voice, the song, the arrangement, perfect!

[swanningaround]

The way it should be sung. Unfortunately, the likes of Mariah Carey are trying their best to gimmick and Americanize the Christmas Spirit. Give me Bjoerling and Caruso anytime.

[militarychief]

@swanningaround Amen to that!

[paulostroff99]

@swanningaround -And give me Georges Thill as well.

[swanningaround]

@paulostroff99 :)

[JorPove]

Vaya una sorpresa. Increible. El Gran Caruso rinde su canto aDios..........

[songspiritUSA]

Incredible!!!

[birthdaydad]

brilliant - I have just uploaded a quintent version of this that features my young daughter sings the soprano solo pretty well.. so I thought I would look for some other versions. This version is quite magnificent - thank you for the words as wells..

[tomfroekjaer]

Just looked at your daughter singing the soprano - Great! She really gives heart ! ... Like Caruso!

[vstasov]

A genuine musical genius, with such exquisite taste.

Thank you.

[ciggynet]

The truly great Caruso! All hail Dude! Eternal thanks and due genuflection to whoever posted this for our humble ears. Nothing but love brother/sister! U have made this poor soul rich again. Muchos gracias!!!

[margaretjackson6671]

My dad had a 78 record of this  - he played it until he died - for you dad

[pearlmuth3]

My grandfather did not guess at it he heard him 3 times here in Chicago and he was his favorite. He died in 1980 and was 100 years old and said the voice had ring and a sound that was best , better then on the recordings and he heard them all from about 1900 on till the late 1970's he also liked Tucker and Melchior in Wagner very much after CARUSO.

[pearlmuth3]

I love it and also jussi but I prefer it in French and his is only in Swedish, also Thill did a great job of course in French.

[sefferpot]

Tomfro! This was REALLY good! A kind of "soft" version from a master. This song is much harder to do than one could imagine. 99% of all versions you only listen to once. But here we are again, Already listen three times. The guys that should be in top are always there! I have put it as an favorite and will listen to it beside Jussis next Cristmas. A perfect combination like; sometimes i longing for a good single malt and sometimes a good cognac to be complete!

[tomfroekjaer]

sefferpot, glad you liked it and yes, the guys that are/were truly at the top, were real professionals - always delivering the goods. Jussie or Caruso, a good cognac, single malt or a good red wine - what else is there to ask from life :-)

[brucerdavidson]

Tom, Le Cantique de Noel is one of the most beautiful Christmas Carols and Caruso's singing of this carol cannot be surpassed. I speak English and French, I am from Louisiana, and Caruso's French is flawless.

Merci, notre rédempteur pour nous donner le beau cadeau de Caruso' ; voix de s.

[tomfroekjaer]

Bruce, indeed a beautiful Christmas Carol and a beautiful, emotional rendition by the master. I speak a bit of French myself (I'm Danish), but not enough to really judge Caruso's pronunciation - glad it's ok (being a perfectionist he was never really satisfied with his French....).

[jackylen57]

Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec vous !

[Brace67]

So beautiful, as only the master could do. There are many versions of this song by different artists, but this one is special. It is perfection itself, as if this song was written just for Caruso to sing to us.

[tomfroekjaer]

I can only agree with you. He really had the ability to communicate the emotional essence of what he was performing. A gift for all of us. Unfortunelate we'll never really be able to experience his full power and empathy due to the poor recording tehcniques - but we can guess at it ...

[meltzerboy]

I love Caruso's version of the song as much as anyone; but there are two other versions I find equally beautiful, those of Bjorling and Plancon. I'm grateful for all three performances, none of which I think will ever be surpassed.

[maldoror26]

Thank you and wish you merry Christmas!

Maldoror

[tomfroekjaer]

You too have a very Merry Christmas, Maldoror!

Tom

[alber6161]

i'm 70 yo and since i was 10 Caruso's voice gave me some emotional feelings which are still present when i listen to him. I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to hear recording that i didn't own and never known before. greetings from Rome Tom

[tomfroekjaer]

You are so very welcome and Merry Christmas to you !

Tom

[tomfroekjaer]

And may I add that Caruso is the singer that makes the strongest emotional impression on me of all singers. Viva Italian opera!

[christanmusiczordude]

i have never seen a 70 years old man use some like "yo" (years old) online on a youtube comment.

[tomfroekjaer]

Pretty good, uh? And then he's even Italian!

[jessesgirl10]

Amazing - thanks for posting this

[tomkellycartoons]

Thomas!! I saw this as I opened Youtube, looking for something else (Plaisir d'amour). Was so delighted to see it was posted by you...always the best. So moving. I loved and sang this in seventh grade glee club...but not like this!!!! Merci, mon ami....

[tomfroekjaer]

Hope you found 'Plaisir d'amour' too :-)

Didn't know that you also spoke français...

Caruso was never satisfied with his French, so maybe this song would have been even more impressive in Neapolitan Italian.

[fuzzbear6240]

Tom..., Wonderful-so moving it brings a tear to my eye. Thank you so much for sharing this recording.

Regards, J.

[tomfroekjaer]

John - Enrico was destined to move people.

If one tunes in, one cannot help but feel his genius...

[fuzzbear6240]

Tom, So very true. Caruso is high on a very short list of truly gifted musical individuals touched by a power beyond our ken.

Regards, J.

[androclestipster]

Ah, absolutely beautiful. Caruso was always one of my favorites. Thanks for posting.

[Kentoo48]

Thank you Tom. Another one of Maestro that I had not heard.

[jfs78]

There is a lot more on these discs than what we ever imagined. Of course it lacks the many overtones, but it is as pure a recording as you can get. No mixing, no fixing, no nothing but pure artistry. Today's great talent in recording is the recording engineer in many respects.

Thanks as always for posting this.

[tomfroekjaer]

A pleasure posting it :-)

Wish we'd hear those overtones ....

[SirScott777]

Amazing quality!!!

[tomfroekjaer]

Restored from an old 78 rpm by the blind genius Ward Marston in the late 1990ties.

[toronstganymede]

... nothing better ...

[tomfroekjaer]

Gee, that was a fast response :-)