R. HAHN. L'Heure exquise. Susan Graham

[shootingacrossthesky]

I just wish I could have as beautiful of a voice as hers.

[MsFloopdedoop]

I wish I could sing to this as I played it...But ew

[megansshow]

I'm singing this solo in school for a Solo/small ensemble festival that's in a few weeks (Dec. 2, 2011) and I've only been working on this for a few lessons with this video and I already feel honored to do such a beautiful French piece by Reynaldo Hahn. Thank you for uploading this video in this key! It's much help for my high singing voice. :)

[jpagacz]

Excuse me, does anyone know what is the first painting in the video? I am fascinated. Thank you!



[xavisuescun]

@jpagacz

Se trata del retrato de la condesa de Keller pintado en 1873 por Alexandre Cabanel.

[PhysiqueQuantique]

Ravissant!

[carolineleiden]

Type in hahn, l'heure exquise and score or musicsheet, than find the free score. Usually it can be found on the first page of the results.

It is in the free domain, so no copyright.

Then print the PDF file. And sing!

[Lanoring]

Where can I get this music, google has not helped.

[dzve]

lovely voice and melody :)

[rozalia67]

Beatiful!

Which CD is this song?

[JudyxLynn]

@rozalia67 La Belle Epoque. Beautiful CD.

[paulostroff99]

Lovely singing. TY X for posting.

[BrianDonaldMcKay]

Ravissant!

[MongooseNinja]

This is so wonderful, so beautiful. 

[Ponygrlrulz]

I have to sing this for NYSSMA Solo and I love it! But she does it obviously way better then I do! I feel honor to get a chance to sing this song.

[marcocito]

Madame Graham chante admirablement bien le français. Bravo madame!

[PolkRidgeAesthete]

How rarefied and ravishing!

[lipera]

Those who did not like this version just don't know real music and real singers!!!

Brava Graham, u were divine!!!!

[simonetgarfunkel]

La beaute exceptionnelle de sa voix m'a fait pleurer.  C'etait vraiment "l'heure exquise" pendant que j'ecoutais ce chant. Merci a Madame Susan Graham.

[flyinggeese426]

Has Ms. Graham sung in Dr. Atomic? She would be a divine Kitty Oppenheimer.

[Eiswirth1]

It's so beautiful it brings me to tears.

[tamerlano236]

Nice. Great song. The best version on YT IMO is Nicholas Spanos's.

[tamerlano236]

Nice. Beautiful song. The best version I've ever heard is Nicholas Spanos's.

[lovelushlove]

this piece is brilliant. simple, but brilliant.

[enriqueali]

Truly beautiful.... everyone has different tastes, I can confess that I prefer this to either of the two (deservedly) much-lauded counter-tenor versions. Just a matter of personal preference. A song as beautiful as this deserves different interpretations and different voices

[masterclassicalmusic]

This can't be described

[clevblue]

Lovely performance. I am no expert, but love good singers, so I quite like it when somebody recommends a singer I haven't heard, I've learned such a lot that way on Youtube, thanks.

[pattysgurlie]

that was heavenly <3

[kaleidoxkopio]

Muchas gracias por esta canción y por los elegantes retratos (Boldini, Sorolla, Renoir, etc.) que incluyes. Un placer para el oído y la vista.

[du6053]

Beautifully sung

[JasRichlovesLA]

This is too beautiful!

Brava.

Thank you for posting

[cintmint]

ahhh she sings that so beautifully.

[MinervaMolinerFerrer]

es imposible dejar de escucharla, qué belleza!!

[HoneyAndRue]

Hi everybody, I am looking for sheet music for this song and for A Chloris, in soprano version. So in this key, Sussan in singing in. I cannot find in anywhere. Can somebody help?

[Zwidon]

@HoneyAndRue I know you've probably gotten it or given up by now but just in case the sheet music is included in The First Book of Soprano Solos Part 2 from G. Schirmer, Inc. distributed by Hal Leonard

[SOFunnyBFs]

I'm singing this for a solo that I'll be judged upon. I can not wait to sing this for them! (: Any tips from people who've sung this?

[pianomags]

@SOFunnyBFs Learn it until you don't need the sheet music. Listen to it regularly. Then once you've done your gig, let it go again.

[foreverdana555]

absolutely beautiful. my professor just assigned this piece to me today for this semester... I'm really excited!

[pianomags]

How exciting! Hahn is beautiful..Best of luck with this one :)

[qitcm]

This is so gorgeous it brings tears to my eyes!! I hope to sing this song myself soon...

[Solecit00]

me encanta !, qué bueno q pusiste la traducción :)

[manrico29]

An enchanted world..... a magic voice floating beneath the moonlight.....

C´est l´heure exquise....

[LibbySingsMezzo]

I just discovered this song a few minutes ago. It really is exquise. The sheet music I printed out says "original key" and the highest note is a D sharp, which is mezzo or even contralto territory. Ms. Graham is singing an F. In any key, by any good singer, this is pure magic.

[cintmint]

it is really beautiful, I love this rendition, but if you can find a good baritone, it really canot be surpassed!

[corlyssd]

I used to think only a tenor, like Martyn Hill, could do justice to these songs. I had been listening to them for close on 20 years, and for me, Hill was THE interpreter. Then a friend played the Graham for me. Blew me completely away. I'll try the Vallin now that I know about it. These songs are desert island stuff for me - I don't care who does them, I never tire of them.

[The13ladybugs]

I don't understand why people have to always compare performances. All this " Listen to this " and " Such and Such is better" is annoying and pointless. . Why can't we just enjoy the different and lovely performances of the songs we love.

[musicalidea]

The art is to compare and enjoy at the same time.

[robertdonkers]

True, but it nice to listen to other singers to her what they do with the song. Variety is the spice of life.

[submarinista20]

@The13ladybugs Estoy absolutamente de acuerdo con su posición. Las calificaciones de "mejor que..." obedecen solo a estrategias de mercado.

[DPONet]

WONDERFUL ^^

[2724999]

Versi, Musica e Voce: paradisiaci !

frabru-Italia

[eukleides2]

Well, I am nor so sure if it is really the "portamento-thing" that causes the beauty of Ninon Vallin's interpretation. But today I had a discussion with a student of a student of Ninon Vallin, and I guess there are many people, who agree that a special technique, taste and discretion has disappeared over the last decades. Graham does a good job, indeed, but I guess it is fair to say that American taste is not French taste! :-)))

[ckrause5]

Graham, no doubt, has a beautiful voice--but forget it, if you want to hear the real thing, and how personal this music can be, listen to Ninon Vallin. You will have the added, not to be underestimated, benefit that it is Hahn himself at the piano!

[PotatotheTraitor]

this song is so amazingly beautiful!

[dudemansam4189]

i was supposed to do this for a performance but my singer got sick the day of the performance :(

[lilibetp]

I don't think this performance will ever be topped.

[Sopranostudent]

I've been singing this song and I just did a competition and felt wonderful about it but I don't think I sounded as beautiful as her.

[gyspygitana]

im doing this song for festival and this is the best version i've found. so beautiful...almost hypnotizing.

[Buriedmyselfalivex]

This song is so beautifully amazing.

[vargasenator]

Bien aimé! Maintenant, c'est l'heure exquise!

[796824]

Listen to NINON VALLIN on YOU TUBE

[billyguns2]

Yes, if you listen to Vallin you will hear immediately what is missing here. Vallin uses portamento, a TECHNICAL device that allows the voice to project forward and is completely misunderstood and ignored by singers today. There is no personal magic or charm with Graham and Vignoles; it's all careful, precise, calculated, and boring.

[orannisthedestroyer]

excuse me? Susan Graham has a very soulful, wonderful voice....don't insult her.

[Rachmoose]

i'm not sure you understand portamento. i was taught that it's almost like a glissando between two notes, not a device that projects the voice... and if I misunderstood you and you are speaking about a version of a glissando, it's not "ignored" by singers today, it simply is outdated. It is used sparingly in opera today

[gurrmirror]

this song will stay with

me forever and ever

[Buriedmyselfalivex]

This is absolutely gorgeous.

[asisecanta]

No comments... simply listen to it. This can't be described.

[Ravenelvenlady]

This is a luminous interpretation of a gem.  Thank you for posting.

[joanabanyeres]

Simplement magnifique

[DULCISSIMA]

es Hermosooooooooooo

me simbro es lo maximooooooo

[lilibetp]

It simply doesn't get any better than this.

[elenikiroy]

What complete mastery - stunning.

[joanabanyeres]

J'adore Susan. Elle a une voix douce et chante bien.

[artforlove1945]

Susan Graham is a master of the French song!!!!

[KatherineXIX]

Aaaahh this would have been so helpful back when I was studying this song! I met Susan yesterday at the Met stage door (amazing Donna Elvira - who would've thought?), and she was very sweet.

[plowus]

¡Qué sensibilidad tenemos los dos más parecida!

[bondjou]

Non, il ne faut rien dire, juste écouter ! Merci d'avoir posté cette merveilleuse chanson!

[giloubreizh]

en effet : silence! (c'est vraiment bien interprété, délicat)

[JUGURTHAa]

que dire ???? rien alors j'ecoute !!!je t'ends une oreille charmée et complaisante...

[miapro]

c'est encroyable!!

[VieilEtang]

Mais que c'est beau !