Georg Frideric Handel - Rinaldo - "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Arleen Auger)

[cugir321]

Very different from the norm of artists....such a sweet voice.  Interesting phrasing.

[OlDoinyo]

That this is the best performance of this I have ever heard comes as no surprise at all, considering who the singer was. The more I listen to her recordings, the more I realize what an extraordinary singer this quiet, unassuming Californian was.

[stellapaulie]

Antichrist-amazing song and film

[sexualfuturist]

This was the only song in the Lars von Trier film, "AntiChrist", a metaphorical view of how grief can destroy a relationship...

[JADEGOODYSCORPSE]

@sexualfuturist The intro to anti-christ is so depressing.

[lllmozartlll]

Enregistrement sublime. Arleen Auger non seulement etait un personnage fort sympathique, mais aussi l'une des sopranos les plus douees et aimees de notre epoque. Cette version de 'Lascia ch'io pianga' est absolument phenomenal.

[hockeywifeca]

Love, love LOVE her interpretation. I have begged my voice teacher to work with me on this piece. Man, I love Handel.

[witchcraftlord]

im sooo obsessed with early and baroque music, i love Handel's' Rinaldo, there is no person on earth and enjoys or appreciates this music more than I, and I will fist fight you over this, I AM THE # 1 FAN OF  BAROQUE MUSIC

[achantus1]

@witchcraftlord I agree with you! There is something very special about early european music (though I love Mozart , Beethoven and Wagner also). Have you listen to Monteverdi or Purcell? It's the western worlds at it's best, most creative and vital. Unfortunately a world that now has lost all it's power and strength. I travel extencively in Europe almost every week, and I see this firsthand, and it makes so incredible sad. "Old" Europe, farewell! I will weep for you.

[johnalce]

@achantus1 we are, maybe not all of us, European!

And this is deeply part of our culture.

Maybe not that easy to find out, but this is how we are!

[achantus1]

@witchcraftlord Ok. I believe you! But I love baroque music too. What exactly about baroque music is it that attracts you? Do you have any favourites? I love Mozart, Beethoven and Wagner too.Greetings from Norway.

[witchcraftlord]

@achantus1 Hello fellow music lover. What attracts me is the tones and sounds of the instruments, baroque violins and strings sound way more full, brilliant than twangy country music fiddle. I love the way it sounds so smooth and organised, it is relaxing, i think its more emotional than classical music. I like Beethoven and Mozart, but they are of the classical peroid. At the end of Bach and Handels life, around 1750, is the end of the baroque era,

[Mike98861]

I don't know if it's the slower tempo or her singing, but this is the best version I've ever heard of this song. And I definitely see what operarus331864 is saying about her sounding part of the orchestra.

[kingwd88]

oh my. i love this version. thank you

[classicvinylbiz]

Marilyn Horne: "Cor Ingrato," Rinaldo (Handel) - April, 1982 Erato Recording - Scimone:

watch?v=dYKtZvvzbDQ

thanks and all the best

[alesssandro78]

The right spelling for this masterpiece is " Lascia ch'io pianga " that means let me cry or let that I cry !

[WQ673]

Heavenly is the wright comment for this Händl musik in community with this voice

[operarus33184]

This is heavenly singing. Previously I read a comment about Auger's ability to sound a part of the orchestra. I think that very accurate observation is wholly exemplified in this performance. Thank you for the post. Rest in peace, dearest.

[rob1986100]

es maravilloso este tema yo vivia en cuba y soy un gran amante de esta musica ,la adoro en santa clara habia un grupo de musica antigua y cantaban esto  gracias

[MarioCavaradossi]

What a breathtaking performance! I was a huge fan of Auger in college and then I "lost touch" with her recordings. Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! I would like to know, though, who is conducting, what is the ensemble and what is the context (live/in concert, or a studio recording). Thank you!

[codonauta]

Arleen Auger died at 53 y. old because a brain tumor. It's incredible. o:(

[codonauta]

Do you know her recording, with Bernstein, of the Mozart's Great Mass in C minor? It`s really amazing. We find the videos in you tube.

Take a look in this video:

"Mozart Gran Misa en do m. -10. Et Incarnatus est (Bernstein)" , in the list of related videos.

in the shostakk `s channel.

[ajg617]

This is just absolutely beautiful. Reminds me so much of my mom's voice - sublime, touching - no artificial trills, just a natural vibrato at the right times and in soft and delicate tones. Imagine as a child being sung to sleep to such a voice. God was I lucky. Mom did sing under Bernstein in the Cradle Will Rock after returning from teaching voice in Japan in 1938. WWII interrupted her opera training planned in Italy. Maybe time to dust off some of her records from the 1940's.

[red19bridge]

What's your mom's name, agj617?

Could you digitize something and post it?

[ajg617]

Her maiden name was Marie Leidal or "Maria Idela for her performances of Aida and Santuzza with the Brooklyn Opera Co). She also appeared in Street Scene and Love Life under Maurice Abravanel who called her "the golden voiced soprano" so she must have had some talent though she never made it much further after I was born.

Both my 78 rpm players no longer work, but I'll try to salvage them.

[red19bridge]

I just found out: if you add &fmt=18 to the end of the URL, you get significantly better aural quality!

[red19bridge]

Divine. Thank you SO much.

[ilovebartok]

Perfect.

So glad I discovered her beautiful voice.

[marchesano]

Arleen Auger was one of greatest gifted sopranos of our time. So sad to have lost her so early. She always sang elegantly and musically, with beautiful tone.

BTW, the title is spelled "Lascia".

[codonauta]

Did she die? I didn't know that. I love her voice too.

[Cylleruion87]

The ornamentation...is beautiful!

Do you happen to have the aria that follows it? "Basta" something or another. It's where her captor actually decides to free her. It's a great contrast to "Lascia chio pianga".

[Cylleruion87]

Oh, and it's "Basta che sol tu chieda".

[daniminguezsanz]

Adorable..

[Janibeva]

Cantaba como un àngel... que voz hermosa y dulce, le quedaban perfecto estas piezas.

[CharlotteinWeimar]

Beautiful performance of an exquisite aria.

[verysmo]

Thank you for this wonderful posting. This is one recording of this piece that I can truly take seriously. Arleen Auger had some special connection to the divine when she sang.

[Xerexda]

She is an artist from another world , more peacful than ours ,,, god rest her soul.

[paulostroff99]

Gorgeous!Brava! TY

[FABRIZIO82]

Merci beaucoup.

[krullie255]

My favorite aria from the movie Farinelli... Thanks for the upload!!!

[Dobrib]

Marvelous.TY