e qui non si tratta di gusti (De gustibus non disputandum EST!) ma di sapere cosa sia giusto e cosa sbagliato. Ed è certo che oggi c'è carenza di voci perchè c'è carenza di maestri. Questo vuol dire che quelli bravi, i maestri, sono morti, e che sono morti perchè erano anziani, cioè appartenevano alla "vecchia scuola". Scuola che era in grado di sfornare bravi allievi perchè lo faceva nel modo giusto. Tutti i cantanti di inizio del sec. XX avevano una voce duratura.
In ogni caso una tecnica "pura" si può intravvedere solo in voci come la Cigna, Gigli, la Stella, e oggi forse Panerai (col quale ho cantato a Parigi) che, però, è molto anziano. Per sapere cosa sia il canto si devono ascoltare le registrazioni del 1920, sino al 45' e forse il '50. Dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale ha avuto sviluppo la "tecnica francese" della quale già Caruso, in una intervista a New York, ne aveva paventato il pericolo.
You might be interested to know that we have just released another Thomas Quasthoff masterclass - this time he is concentrating on Schubert Lieder. Visit the Masterclass Media Foundation's webiste to find out more.
@maxpertile It's part of the way of getting into the head resonances. I personally don't have the impression of too much nasality. Better a bit of nose than none at all (like Jonas Kaufmann, for example...). But, yes, the nose should not be heard isolated. This tenor, however, is on a very, very good way. Imagine, it's not his mothertongue. So he has my full understanding that some diction is not perfectly natural. Imagine myself singing Korean - no way. A. from Uri, Switzerland.
@ONeirda Lieber Neirda, so, ich sehe dass du Schweizer bist, dann konnen wir auch auf Deutsch reden oder italienisch, wie du moechtest. Nehmen als Beispiel Jonas Kaufmann ist ein grosser Fehler. Das ist nicht die richtige Art zu singen und, ich glaube, wir italiener verstehen von Gesangstechnik ein bisschen was oder?
Kaufmann macht seine stimme gerade Kaputt und hat viel weniger Volume als vor fuenf Jahre.
@maxpertile Con tutto rispetto che quello genere di teatro-musica che più tardi si chiamava "opera" fu iniziato in Firenze (Camerata de' Bardi) e fra pochi dicenni si diffondeva sopra quasi tutti i principati italiani, l'assunto che per natura "gli Italiani capiscono un' pò dell' arte di canto" non lo assecondo mai generalmente. In Italia, ho fatto l'esperienza di ottimi ed anche bruttissimi "maestri" di canto, come ho fatto l'esperienza di ottimi maestri in Austria, Germania, Stati Uniti.
@ONeirda questo "genere" nasce oltre 2000 anni fa in Grecia (anche le prime tecniche di fonazione, che poi furono usate dai Romani per comunicare gli ordini in battaglia), si sviluppa nel Medioevo, e viene solo più tardi "ripreso" dalla Camerata de' Bardi. Gli insegnanti di canto inetti sono ovunque, così come gli architetti, gli stilisti, gli scultori ed i ristoratori. Questo non sminuisce il primato dell'Italia nel mondo per la pittura, la scultura, la moda, il Canto e la cultura culinaria.
Sono molto d'accordo con Lei che il signor Kaufmann non canta di maniera sana. Per il mio gusto, mancha appunto quello che Lei probabilmente (ed anche io) stimo nelle voci di Gigli, Kraus, Martinelli, Björling, e Lauri Volpi: il flusso libero dello squillo, il clangore colorato e frescho. Sono cresciuto ascoltando a registrazioni di Gigli mille volte. Ho quasi assorbito la sua voce in tutte le sue faccette. Oggi, adoro anche Gedda e Kraus. E poi naturalmente anche Wunderlich.
Sono molto d'accordo con Lei che il signor Kaufmann non canta di maniera sana. Per il mio gusto, mancha appunto quello che Lei probabilmente (ed anche io) stimo nelle voci di Gigli, Kraus, Martinelli, Björling, e Lauri Volpi: il flusso libero dello squillo, il clangore colorato e frescho. Sono cresciuto ascoltando a registrazioni di Gigli mille volte. Ho quasi assorbito la sua voce in tutte le sue faccette. Oggi, adoro anche Gedda e Kraus. E poi naturalmente anche Wunderlich.
@ONeirda allora stiamo dicendo la stessa cosa. :) Io ho studiato la tecnica antica quando avevo 20 anni e il mio maestro ne aveva 84. Venne a casa Martinucci e lui lo "distrusse" per potenza, squillo e freschezza di acuti.
Ho imparato molto da lui ma poi è morto dopo 4 anni e non ho più trovato un insegnante così. Oggi uso una tecnica "mista" perchè i gusti sono cambiati e a me interessa lavorare. E' un po' come buttare fumo negli occhi ma io so che tra come si canta oggi e come si cantava prima
@ONeirda Ich wuerde dann denken an Boninsolli, Corelli, Del Monaco, Gigli, Kraus, Martinelli, Merli, Bijorling, Gedda, Lauri Volpi oder Barioni als Vergleich...Kaufmann so wie Villazon sind nur gute Marketing projekte. Singen ist anderes. Die aussprache ist kein tema... Die nasalitaet ist nur ein winziges Teil. Und mezza voce ist auch was anderes...
@maxpertile Caro Massimiliano, è un piacere discutere con Lei a questo alto livello di competenza. "De gustibus non est disputandum" - Bonisolli (senza "n"!), Corelli, Del Monaco, Merli, e Barioni per il mio gusto cantavano troppo fortemente. Gli altri tenori che elenca mi piacciono molto come tenori di opera. Parlando di nasalità: Lauri Volpi usava questo altro fattore di risonanza estensivamente - mantenendo la sua voce giovanile fine ad un' alta età. "Mezza voce": Sì, quello si chiama m.v.
@ONeirda La potenza è una caratteristica della voce, così come la bellezza, lo smalto e la musicalità. Il fatto che i cantanti odierni non siano capaci di ottenere suoni dell'intensità di quelli ottenuti dai cantanti che cita (Corelli, Del Monaco etc...) e che io per primo ho citato, non fa della potenza vocale una caratteristica da sottovalutare. Anche perchè per "passare" l'orchestra e gli insiemi di coro, con quel repertorio (Wagner, Mascagni, Puccini...ci vogliono quei decibel.
@maxpertile La mezza voce non la sa fare più nessuno e viene spesso confusa col falsettone o addirittura col falsetto. Cantanti come Villazon, Kaufman (ho messo una "n" in meno, così recuperiamo quella precedente). L a retronasalità di Volpi era tesa ad ottenere una "i" tagliente sulla quale si basavano le fondamenta del suono che poi però si sviluppava in ben altro modo. Solo una tecnica "pulita" e naturale che abbracci tutti i "colori" e le ampiezze della voce, ne permette una giov. eterna.
Diese Tenor hat eine gute Stimme aber wenn so weiter geht wird bald seine grenze erreichen. Es gibt sowieso heutzutage kein gutes Tenor mehr. Einfach weil die Alte italienische Belcanto's Gesangstechnik "ausgestorben" ist. Leider. Die Stimme muss schneiden wie ein scharfes Schwert. Und das kann man auch ohne Nase machen. Massimiliano, Italien.
@maxpertile Ich gebe Ihnen so recht! Quasthoff aeusserte sich z.B. ueber Bocelli mit: "Davon bekomme ich Pickel"! Ich jedenfalls brauche keinen deutschen Lehrer und tue das lieber autodidaktisch. Gerne wuerde ich mir einen italienischen Lehrer wuenschen, da die auch in der Lage sind dramatische Stimmen auszubilden! Nichts aber gegen die deutsche Gesangstechnik insofern, da sie das probateste Mittel gegen "Schlafstoerungen" ist!
@maxpertile Penso che una "voce tagliando come una spada" non sarebbe lo stile che sia adeguato a questo Lied... Poi, l'assunto che il vecchio belcanto sfortunatamente sia estinto e perduto per sempre, io non lo assecondo. C'erano bravissime cantante e bravissimi cantanti a Vienna attraverso le 1905, bravissimi anche a la Metropolitan attraverso le 1910, e ci sono anche bravissime cantante e bravissimi cantanti oggi, comparabile all' altissimo livello. Il "belcanto morto" - per me è un mito.
The student singer is absolutely superb! Just the right amount of expression and beautiful control with the vibrato. Such an inspiring video, only heard of Thomas Quasthoff anout 10 minutes and now i'm hooked!
Wua, master Thomas You are a wonderful teacher. The way you tell this very promising young tenor to take profit with the vowels , you know few singers and more also very few teachers are able to teach like you,
Bravo. ! This young tenor has a marvelous legato !
this tenor has a wonderful voice, a very beautiful voice... but his performance, in acting terms, it is just lame... he knows every expression of his face by heart, he does not feel in fact the words of the lieder, he knows previously how to feel them... even with that voice, a fault like this one is unforgivable
this tenor has a wonderful voice, a very beautiful voice... but his performance, in acting terms, it is just lame... he knows every expression of his face by heart, he does not feel in fact the words of the lieder, he knows previously how to feel them... even with that voice, a fault like this one is unforgivable
@Guichotpresident Yep, I think it's a lovely voice, light & lyrical. One I could listen to for a long time. Certainly makes a wonderful change from being shouted at in a "powerful" way. I have heard so many loud tenors rip this difficult, delicate lied to shreds. What a great teacher to be around, he really knows how to communicate to empower the student; so many just don't.
auf welchem Weg ist der Künstler/in? Ich habe bisher kein Geschlechtsmerkmal erkennen können...weder körperlich noch stimmlich. Zu viele Hormone oder noch keine genommen??? Grauslig...
@nobisotti Ein Mann mit einer wunderschönen Tenorstimme. Was soll denn Ihre Frage "auf welchem Weg ist der Künstler?" Das ist wohl eine Frage, die nur für Sie, in Ihrer eigenen Welt besteht. Was für eine Perspektive müssen denn Sie haben, wenn für Sie die Geschlechtlichkeit des Menschen noch vor dem Menschen selber kommt, ha! Sie tun uns leid.
I have a hard time not listening to Bostridge, but be careful. He has an extremely unique voice and is able to do a lot of things that a singer shouldn't be able to do.
seriously though, very comfortable to listen to, good musical feeling. very good pronunciation for an asian, from my experience that is not always the case. I hope he continues, he is a super great tenor!! :-)!
I think the redshirt is learning some good things here, I hope he learns to deliver my pizza in 30 minutes or less after he graduates and can only sing german lieder. that piano players looks done with it all by the way, enough nitpicking for one day.
Ese es un comentario grosero y racista. Los jovenes deben mostrar mas generosidad en la vida para salir avante...de lo contrario les aplican la misma medicina. ¡¡¡Curese en salud jovencito¡¡¡.
Wow! How nice it is to hear them working on such beautiful music together. Quasthoff's insights into the words and music are astounding. And the tenor has a beautiful voice!
Don't know exactly what it is, but Quasthoff's teaching voice and kindness reminds me of Itzhak Perlman's masterclass. This is the way to teach!! Amazing :)
Thanks for this video, I could only imagine what it would be like to be in Thomas Quasthoff's studio. And the tip about adding the consonant before the beat is so true, especially in German. My Chorale professor is constantly reminding us of that, so It was nice to hear it from yet another voice.
warum kann man ihn nicht nur als Künstler, als exzellenten Sänger sehen? Sein Körper ist dabei sowas von unwichtig!! Mach die Augen zu!!! Menschen, die sich von so etwas beeinflussen lassen, sind viel schlimmer!!! ich bewundere ihn für seinen Mut!
i love quasthoff! The singer is a little bit boring, but it was interesting to see how much he reacted on the teaching of quasthoff! his singing became much more vitalised!
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This tenor has problems with apoggio. He's not getting a proper breath. That's whay makes him sound boring and weak. I am surprised Quastoff didn't catch that. It's so obvious.
He can still be a light tenor, but he is not using the breath properly.
Wow. He certainly is a tough teacher, but at that level, it's completely neccessary to be like that. The tenor has a very unique voice, I really like it.
I love Quasthoff's singing, especially the bach cantatas.
i can hardly hear a difference. but of course thats what master classes are about: to work on the nuances of interpretation with already (technical) perfect singers. given that, quasthoff is not being an asshole or arrogant but a good teacher. a little bit of self importance is probably immanent when it comes to artists.
Thanks for your comment. In all the classes of Thomas Quasthoff that I attended I never saw him being unkind to a pupil. Tough certainly, but I doubt that he would destroy anyone's confidence or be unkind for the sake of it. Most people were truly inspired by him.
great singer! perfect technique and seems to be symphatique at the same time. Here Quasthoff is wonderfull but I heard a lot of bad things about him as a teacher in general: Fastly angry and desroying the confidence of his pupils. I'd love to meet him though but I'd fear a lesson with him- I'd die before ;-)
it's wonderful watching Quasthoff sing along with the music! If I were the singer, it'd be impossible for me to keep focus... Also it's neat watching Quasthoff give subtle hints to the pianist (who I find adorable).
really beautiful
NEMORINO1976 3 weeks ago
What is the name of the student?
He is superb!
zooophfilm 3 months ago
@zooophfilm He is indeed fantastic. His name is Seil Kim.
MMFmasterclass 2 months ago
Oggi se arrivano a 65 anni con al voce integra è un miracolo. Si fidi: è così.
maxpertile 4 months ago
e qui non si tratta di gusti (De gustibus non disputandum EST!) ma di sapere cosa sia giusto e cosa sbagliato. Ed è certo che oggi c'è carenza di voci perchè c'è carenza di maestri. Questo vuol dire che quelli bravi, i maestri, sono morti, e che sono morti perchè erano anziani, cioè appartenevano alla "vecchia scuola". Scuola che era in grado di sfornare bravi allievi perchè lo faceva nel modo giusto. Tutti i cantanti di inizio del sec. XX avevano una voce duratura.
maxpertile 4 months ago
In ogni caso una tecnica "pura" si può intravvedere solo in voci come la Cigna, Gigli, la Stella, e oggi forse Panerai (col quale ho cantato a Parigi) che, però, è molto anziano. Per sapere cosa sia il canto si devono ascoltare le registrazioni del 1920, sino al 45' e forse il '50. Dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale ha avuto sviluppo la "tecnica francese" della quale già Caruso, in una intervista a New York, ne aveva paventato il pericolo.
maxpertile 4 months ago
Asians....they sing better than us too...shit
carsonreau 5 months ago
wow the pianist is hot
akiaki9jade 5 months ago
You might be interested to know that we have just released another Thomas Quasthoff masterclass - this time he is concentrating on Schubert Lieder. Visit the Masterclass Media Foundation's webiste to find out more.
MMFmasterclass 6 months ago
Wow, that's absolutely beautiful!
TanjaE83 6 months ago
my goodness...this is exquisite.
justasondheimbaby 6 months ago
Wow... he's excellent !
PatateRoussoiste 7 months ago
ma perchè cantano tutti col naso oggigiorno? Effetto capra intonata. Mah...che palle
maxpertile 8 months ago
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ONeirda 5 months ago
@maxpertile It's part of the way of getting into the head resonances. I personally don't have the impression of too much nasality. Better a bit of nose than none at all (like Jonas Kaufmann, for example...). But, yes, the nose should not be heard isolated. This tenor, however, is on a very, very good way. Imagine, it's not his mothertongue. So he has my full understanding that some diction is not perfectly natural. Imagine myself singing Korean - no way. A. from Uri, Switzerland.
ONeirda 5 months ago
@ONeirda Lieber Neirda, so, ich sehe dass du Schweizer bist, dann konnen wir auch auf Deutsch reden oder italienisch, wie du moechtest. Nehmen als Beispiel Jonas Kaufmann ist ein grosser Fehler. Das ist nicht die richtige Art zu singen und, ich glaube, wir italiener verstehen von Gesangstechnik ein bisschen was oder?
Kaufmann macht seine stimme gerade Kaputt und hat viel weniger Volume als vor fuenf Jahre.
maxpertile 5 months ago
@maxpertile Con tutto rispetto che quello genere di teatro-musica che più tardi si chiamava "opera" fu iniziato in Firenze (Camerata de' Bardi) e fra pochi dicenni si diffondeva sopra quasi tutti i principati italiani, l'assunto che per natura "gli Italiani capiscono un' pò dell' arte di canto" non lo assecondo mai generalmente. In Italia, ho fatto l'esperienza di ottimi ed anche bruttissimi "maestri" di canto, come ho fatto l'esperienza di ottimi maestri in Austria, Germania, Stati Uniti.
ONeirda 4 months ago
@ONeirda questo "genere" nasce oltre 2000 anni fa in Grecia (anche le prime tecniche di fonazione, che poi furono usate dai Romani per comunicare gli ordini in battaglia), si sviluppa nel Medioevo, e viene solo più tardi "ripreso" dalla Camerata de' Bardi. Gli insegnanti di canto inetti sono ovunque, così come gli architetti, gli stilisti, gli scultori ed i ristoratori. Questo non sminuisce il primato dell'Italia nel mondo per la pittura, la scultura, la moda, il Canto e la cultura culinaria.
maxpertile 4 months ago
Sono molto d'accordo con Lei che il signor Kaufmann non canta di maniera sana. Per il mio gusto, mancha appunto quello che Lei probabilmente (ed anche io) stimo nelle voci di Gigli, Kraus, Martinelli, Björling, e Lauri Volpi: il flusso libero dello squillo, il clangore colorato e frescho. Sono cresciuto ascoltando a registrazioni di Gigli mille volte. Ho quasi assorbito la sua voce in tutte le sue faccette. Oggi, adoro anche Gedda e Kraus. E poi naturalmente anche Wunderlich.
ONeirda 4 months ago
Sono molto d'accordo con Lei che il signor Kaufmann non canta di maniera sana. Per il mio gusto, mancha appunto quello che Lei probabilmente (ed anche io) stimo nelle voci di Gigli, Kraus, Martinelli, Björling, e Lauri Volpi: il flusso libero dello squillo, il clangore colorato e frescho. Sono cresciuto ascoltando a registrazioni di Gigli mille volte. Ho quasi assorbito la sua voce in tutte le sue faccette. Oggi, adoro anche Gedda e Kraus. E poi naturalmente anche Wunderlich.
ONeirda 4 months ago
@ONeirda allora stiamo dicendo la stessa cosa. :) Io ho studiato la tecnica antica quando avevo 20 anni e il mio maestro ne aveva 84. Venne a casa Martinucci e lui lo "distrusse" per potenza, squillo e freschezza di acuti.
Ho imparato molto da lui ma poi è morto dopo 4 anni e non ho più trovato un insegnante così. Oggi uso una tecnica "mista" perchè i gusti sono cambiati e a me interessa lavorare. E' un po' come buttare fumo negli occhi ma io so che tra come si canta oggi e come si cantava prima
maxpertile 4 months ago
...c'è differenza.
maxpertile 4 months ago
@ONeirda Ich wuerde dann denken an Boninsolli, Corelli, Del Monaco, Gigli, Kraus, Martinelli, Merli, Bijorling, Gedda, Lauri Volpi oder Barioni als Vergleich...Kaufmann so wie Villazon sind nur gute Marketing projekte. Singen ist anderes. Die aussprache ist kein tema... Die nasalitaet ist nur ein winziges Teil. Und mezza voce ist auch was anderes...
maxpertile 5 months ago
@maxpertile Caro Massimiliano, è un piacere discutere con Lei a questo alto livello di competenza. "De gustibus non est disputandum" - Bonisolli (senza "n"!), Corelli, Del Monaco, Merli, e Barioni per il mio gusto cantavano troppo fortemente. Gli altri tenori che elenca mi piacciono molto come tenori di opera. Parlando di nasalità: Lauri Volpi usava questo altro fattore di risonanza estensivamente - mantenendo la sua voce giovanile fine ad un' alta età. "Mezza voce": Sì, quello si chiama m.v.
ONeirda 4 months ago
@ONeirda La potenza è una caratteristica della voce, così come la bellezza, lo smalto e la musicalità. Il fatto che i cantanti odierni non siano capaci di ottenere suoni dell'intensità di quelli ottenuti dai cantanti che cita (Corelli, Del Monaco etc...) e che io per primo ho citato, non fa della potenza vocale una caratteristica da sottovalutare. Anche perchè per "passare" l'orchestra e gli insiemi di coro, con quel repertorio (Wagner, Mascagni, Puccini...ci vogliono quei decibel.
maxpertile 4 months ago
@maxpertile La mezza voce non la sa fare più nessuno e viene spesso confusa col falsettone o addirittura col falsetto. Cantanti come Villazon, Kaufman (ho messo una "n" in meno, così recuperiamo quella precedente). L a retronasalità di Volpi era tesa ad ottenere una "i" tagliente sulla quale si basavano le fondamenta del suono che poi però si sviluppava in ben altro modo. Solo una tecnica "pulita" e naturale che abbracci tutti i "colori" e le ampiezze della voce, ne permette una giov. eterna.
maxpertile 4 months ago
Diese Tenor hat eine gute Stimme aber wenn so weiter geht wird bald seine grenze erreichen. Es gibt sowieso heutzutage kein gutes Tenor mehr. Einfach weil die Alte italienische Belcanto's Gesangstechnik "ausgestorben" ist. Leider. Die Stimme muss schneiden wie ein scharfes Schwert. Und das kann man auch ohne Nase machen. Massimiliano, Italien.
maxpertile 5 months ago
@maxpertile Ich gebe Ihnen so recht! Quasthoff aeusserte sich z.B. ueber Bocelli mit: "Davon bekomme ich Pickel"! Ich jedenfalls brauche keinen deutschen Lehrer und tue das lieber autodidaktisch. Gerne wuerde ich mir einen italienischen Lehrer wuenschen, da die auch in der Lage sind dramatische Stimmen auszubilden! Nichts aber gegen die deutsche Gesangstechnik insofern, da sie das probateste Mittel gegen "Schlafstoerungen" ist!
Tenorliebe 5 months ago
@maxpertile Penso che una "voce tagliando come una spada" non sarebbe lo stile che sia adeguato a questo Lied... Poi, l'assunto che il vecchio belcanto sfortunatamente sia estinto e perduto per sempre, io non lo assecondo. C'erano bravissime cantante e bravissimi cantanti a Vienna attraverso le 1905, bravissimi anche a la Metropolitan attraverso le 1910, e ci sono anche bravissime cantante e bravissimi cantanti oggi, comparabile all' altissimo livello. Il "belcanto morto" - per me è un mito.
ONeirda 4 months ago
En el minuto 5:02 parece que estuviera escupiendo... Jachuuu!!!!!!!! hahahahahah
namutron 9 months ago 3
@namutron jajajajaja se parece q escupiera jaajajaj
peruvolumen1 8 months ago
The student singer is absolutely superb! Just the right amount of expression and beautiful control with the vibrato. Such an inspiring video, only heard of Thomas Quasthoff anout 10 minutes and now i'm hooked!
diskodavedm 9 months ago
hahaah what is "belausching"?
The Stasi is belausching people" hahahaha
Will84ABA 10 months ago
I want to work with him!Does anybody know how to get a contact with him for masterclass or private lesson?Thank you
amillia007 10 months ago
@amillia007
You should try famouse tenor Agim Hushi at Vienna Conservatorium, considered as the best master of the voice today.
Open your mind and found out about my information.
Teaching singing is not only experience but mainly expertise.
Good luck.
tenorland 10 months ago
he could be a nice lieder tenor, i dont like him very much singing opera
alexninko 11 months ago
@alexninko that makes him a wussy tenor
theconfusedsinger 10 months ago
Bravo to the student! Hats off to this beautiful artistic experience!
darnmat 1 year ago
The tenor does absolutely nothing for me. Boring.
tanoki1 1 year ago
Oh, he reminds me of my singingteacher
HerrWarja 1 year ago
That was a very deep "AND" at 4:31 :D...A good and wise teache.
Oberon90 1 year ago
Wow! What a teacher.
monster0129 1 year ago
what's wrong with Thomas Quasthoff??? Why is he deformed?
MyInfiniteWisdom 1 year ago
@MyInfiniteWisdom Google - Thalidomide
MichaelnChristine 1 year ago
Wua, master Thomas You are a wonderful teacher. The way you tell this very promising young tenor to take profit with the vowels , you know few singers and more also very few teachers are able to teach like you,
Bravo. ! This young tenor has a marvelous legato !
joanabanyeres 1 year ago
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this tenor has a wonderful voice, a very beautiful voice... but his performance, in acting terms, it is just lame... he knows every expression of his face by heart, he does not feel in fact the words of the lieder, he knows previously how to feel them... even with that voice, a fault like this one is unforgivable
anoxfordman 1 year ago
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this tenor has a wonderful voice, a very beautiful voice... but his performance, in acting terms, it is just lame... he knows every expression of his face by heart, he does not feel in fact the words of the lieder, he knows previously how to feel them... even with that voice, a fault like this one is unforgivable
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sogley 1 year ago
wow! his pronounciation is PERFECT (I'm german)!
MadameDRG 1 year ago 6
He sounds a bit like an "haute-contre" doesn't he?
Guichotpresident 1 year ago 2
@Guichotpresident Yep, I think it's a lovely voice, light & lyrical. One I could listen to for a long time. Certainly makes a wonderful change from being shouted at in a "powerful" way. I have heard so many loud tenors rip this difficult, delicate lied to shreds. What a great teacher to be around, he really knows how to communicate to empower the student; so many just don't.
pianomags 11 months ago
Beautiful tenor voice! Wow! only thing to work on thats major is connecting phrases and noted.
CrispNightmareCrew 1 year ago
He is a tenor. The song he is singing is Schubert's "Nacht und Traume" (Night and Dreams)
MMFmasterclass 1 year ago 2
@MMFmasterclass He's a bass-bariton, not a tenor.
Deadmoon194 1 year ago
@Deadmoon194 He was saying the student is a tenor, not Quasthoff.
BorisGodunov 1 year ago
@MMFmasterclass I thought he was a bass-baritone?
Deadmoon194 1 year ago
What song is the student performing, I love it!
deissler16 1 year ago
auf welchem Weg ist der Künstler/in? Ich habe bisher kein Geschlechtsmerkmal erkennen können...weder körperlich noch stimmlich. Zu viele Hormone oder noch keine genommen??? Grauslig...
nobisotti 1 year ago
@nobisotti Wieso sind Leute hier immer so gemein? Und mit seine Können hat dein böses kommentar eh nichts zu tun. So krank und leider so Typisch
Prickler32 1 year ago
@nobisotti Ein Mann mit einer wunderschönen Tenorstimme. Was soll denn Ihre Frage "auf welchem Weg ist der Künstler?" Das ist wohl eine Frage, die nur für Sie, in Ihrer eigenen Welt besteht. Was für eine Perspektive müssen denn Sie haben, wenn für Sie die Geschlechtlichkeit des Menschen noch vor dem Menschen selber kommt, ha! Sie tun uns leid.
ONeirda 5 months ago
His voice is very beutiful, and his phrase is wonderful.
HaniaKim 1 year ago
autre douceur remarkable et on l'entend très clairement de presq forêt ou comme çà! il est pas gras lourd çà!
cocopirate64 1 year ago
Great SINGING!!!! THis is the way it should be!!! I wish you the Very Best!!!
You have a future!!
Operaman41 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this video! That's wonderful teaching.
norisv 2 years ago
Beautiful phrasing - haunting delivery. Sounds like a very experienced Lieder singer!
archiegek 2 years ago
"That was beautiful. I'm unemployed!" That's hilarious!
tranelarod 2 years ago 3
Try Ian Bostridge. He has recorded a lot of Schubert, which was the composer Kim was singing in the video
lmacluke 2 years ago
@lmacluke I checked out Bostridge, too. Thank you for he suggestion. He's simply splendid!
redhead529 2 years ago
I have a hard time not listening to Bostridge, but be careful. He has an extremely unique voice and is able to do a lot of things that a singer shouldn't be able to do.
FATowlie 1 year ago
The first tenor has a very light, smooth sound. I could easily see him singing something Baroque, like Haydn or Montiverdi.
Jonnybrams 2 years ago 2
The "student" has such a wonderful vibrato! It's so controlled and smooth! great tone too, as well as pronunciation!
saxamaphoneguy1 2 years ago 20
@saxamaphoneguy1 His tessitura is a little too high in my opinion.
SirGlennGould 1 year ago
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Agreed. His voice is very light, and it doesn't seem very powerful.
I prefer a more dramatic and slightly darker sound.
THEORIGINALFrostByte 11 months ago
Ian Bostrige.
Hasselhoffhater 2 years ago
great comparison!
asx5252 2 years ago
oh my....this is fabulous!
orannisthedestroyer 2 years ago
What's the name of the tenor?
Fantastic
asisecanta 2 years ago 2
Seil Kim. it says that at the start!
mrm4xim4m 2 years ago
seriously though, very comfortable to listen to, good musical feeling. very good pronunciation for an asian, from my experience that is not always the case. I hope he continues, he is a super great tenor!! :-)!
realias 2 years ago
fantastic tenor
jdf89 2 years ago
he sounds a lot like dieskau. he sounds like a tenor, but does he claim to be a baritone?
HMW 2 years ago
I saw him yesterday in the Montréal international Musical competition. He was very good. His diction in german and Italian was astonishing.
P.S he is from South Corea
vivijd14 2 years ago
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he has good pronunciation for a chipanese
realias 2 years ago
We almost never should have "mercy" for interpratation of music
lecielmalice 2 years ago
Genius.
readchomsky 2 years ago
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I think the redshirt is learning some good things here, I hope he learns to deliver my pizza in 30 minutes or less after he graduates and can only sing german lieder. that piano players looks done with it all by the way, enough nitpicking for one day.
custymcnoob 2 years ago
lmao deliver your pizza....you sound so fucking jaded
DIEZAUBERFLOTEMENSCH 2 years ago 2
Ese es un comentario grosero y racista. Los jovenes deben mostrar mas generosidad en la vida para salir avante...de lo contrario les aplican la misma medicina. ¡¡¡Curese en salud jovencito¡¡¡.
JorPove 2 years ago
F. Schubert (1797 - 1828) - Nacht und Träume op.43 no.2
Heil'ge Nacht, du sinkest nieder;
Nieder wallen auch die Träume
Wie dein [Mondlicht] durch die Räume,
[Durch der Menschen stille Brust.]
Die belauschen sie mit Lust;
Rufen, wenn der Tag erwacht:
Kehre wieder, heil'ge Nacht!
Holde Träume, kehret wieder!
:)
Atteusis 2 years ago
Phenomenal. It is so amazing... So beautiful. To see these beings exist, and create such beauty... so beautiful. Thank you.
wenaolong 3 years ago
Beautiful voice!
Parmenides08 3 years ago 2
Wow! How nice it is to hear them working on such beautiful music together. Quasthoff's insights into the words and music are astounding. And the tenor has a beautiful voice!
SinoSene 3 years ago
Don't know exactly what it is, but Quasthoff's teaching voice and kindness reminds me of Itzhak Perlman's masterclass. This is the way to teach!! Amazing :)
RaRaLandEQ 3 years ago 5
What a lovely tenor voice! I was enchanted!
olialto7 3 years ago
Found it! makes my previous message a bit useless. So it's "Nacht und Träume", D.827 (Op.43 No.2).
Tchouss
BenDalmont 3 years ago
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BenDalmont 3 years ago
Thanks for this video, I could only imagine what it would be like to be in Thomas Quasthoff's studio. And the tip about adding the consonant before the beat is so true, especially in German. My Chorale professor is constantly reminding us of that, so It was nice to hear it from yet another voice.
ISwimForChrist 3 years ago
What a great masterclass --that's a really good tip about the 'n' coming early. Ah to be a tenor... :p Oh well.
flaze3 3 years ago
wunderschoene stimme!!!!
siluetaschwarz 3 years ago
I'd let that accompany me any damn day!! SHIIIIT
coryisawake 3 years ago 2
He was a thalidomide baby you ignoramus, with more talent than you know how to imagine. Listen to the voice if you have the wit to do so. I doubt it.
suzie106 3 years ago
I love Quastoff and this tenor has a beautiful voice. I have found another video of him singing
Seil Kim Tenor Lensky Aria "Kuda Kuda" very nice.
pabloco2627 3 years ago
How I wish Thomas could teach me to sing!
Hasselhoffhater 3 years ago
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Quastoff is one crazy fuck!
picapin 3 years ago
du hässliches Arschloch!!!
zafireh 3 years ago
Well he's an amazing teacher - and this singer is amazing as well. But his body is somewhat shocking...
Ganwokakeru 3 years ago
warum kann man ihn nicht nur als Künstler, als exzellenten Sänger sehen? Sein Körper ist dabei sowas von unwichtig!! Mach die Augen zu!!! Menschen, die sich von so etwas beeinflussen lassen, sind viel schlimmer!!! ich bewundere ihn für seinen Mut!
zafireh 3 years ago 2
i love quasthoff! The singer is a little bit boring, but it was interesting to see how much he reacted on the teaching of quasthoff! his singing became much more vitalised!
zafireh 3 years ago
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This tenor has problems with apoggio. He's not getting a proper breath. That's whay makes him sound boring and weak. I am surprised Quastoff didn't catch that. It's so obvious.
He can still be a light tenor, but he is not using the breath properly.
picapin 3 years ago
He's a lovely singer--he's just not overdoing it :p
flaze3 3 years ago
I somewhat agree, although I think there are other things going on as well.
cptnunderwhere 3 years ago
it was a pleasure to listen!
thank you for posting!
cozmin1984 3 years ago
interesting to watch. the idea of teaching itself somehow is interesting ... it can be painful, and yet you get something from it.
i like quasthoff's comments about the belauschen, and that the singer should not to a crescendo there.
hela99 3 years ago
Please say me the name of tenor, thaenkyou.
sorry for my very bad english
frevigom 3 years ago
The Tenor's name is Seil Kim. He comes from Soputh Korea.
MMFmasterclass 3 years ago
@MMFmasterclass - is he a tenor or a countertenor? Such a sweet tone! Do you know what piece he is singing? thanks
sopranosd 1 year ago
Sweet tenor voice. I wonder how he sings after 1/2 year.
JerseyBobo 3 years ago
i also loved the stasi joke!
fightthespoons 3 years ago
Wow. He certainly is a tough teacher, but at that level, it's completely neccessary to be like that. The tenor has a very unique voice, I really like it.
I love Quasthoff's singing, especially the bach cantatas.
fightthespoons 3 years ago
The Tenor is indeed rather marvellous allready.
I very much like quasthoff teaching style.
BeEarnest 3 years ago
is it normal for that type of tenor voice to toss his larynx upwards? It produces a soft but uninteresting sound I think.
polloloco26 3 years ago
i can hardly hear a difference. but of course thats what master classes are about: to work on the nuances of interpretation with already (technical) perfect singers. given that, quasthoff is not being an asshole or arrogant but a good teacher. a little bit of self importance is probably immanent when it comes to artists.
kralle7611 3 years ago
Thanks for your comment. In all the classes of Thomas Quasthoff that I attended I never saw him being unkind to a pupil. Tough certainly, but I doubt that he would destroy anyone's confidence or be unkind for the sake of it. Most people were truly inspired by him.
MMFmasterclass 3 years ago
Are you who sing?
frevigom 3 years ago
great singer! perfect technique and seems to be symphatique at the same time. Here Quasthoff is wonderfull but I heard a lot of bad things about him as a teacher in general: Fastly angry and desroying the confidence of his pupils. I'd love to meet him though but I'd fear a lesson with him- I'd die before ;-)
Simplenotion 3 years ago
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Quastoff is a psycho!
picapin 3 years ago
man i'd be scared shitless! lol
tjonesmusicman 3 years ago
yeah seil kim, i know i know!
ragnarkisten 3 years ago
Incredably beautiful. Do anyone know the name of this tenor? This is good singing. Sounds so much better than alot of opera singers!
ragnarkisten 3 years ago
Wow, Thomas Quasthoff is my inspiration.
wowyourgaiy 3 years ago 2
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Quastoff is a crazy fuck!
picapin 3 years ago
The pianist is hott.
BachFong11 3 years ago 4
He has perfect pitch hasn't he?
ghippan 3 years ago
Quasthoff is not only an excellent singer, but a great guy as well. Many thanks for the clip!
drdre333 4 years ago 2
i sang the brahms requiem with quasthoff at verbier this summer - he's such a gentleman and a true artist...
benjabitoya 4 years ago
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ah332 3 years ago
whoo, strong opinions, brotha. why do you say that?
benjabitoya 3 years ago
Quasthoff is a prince. I'm going to hear him sing Schubert next week.
Falstaff85 4 years ago 2
it's wonderful watching Quasthoff sing along with the music! If I were the singer, it'd be impossible for me to keep focus... Also it's neat watching Quasthoff give subtle hints to the pianist (who I find adorable).
daeviydt 4 years ago