Andreas Scholl - Down by the Salley gardens

[IanWelland]

The brilliant Andreas Scholl in 1999, recording the folk song for his CD 'Wayfaring Stranger.' This folk song was adapted from the poem of the same name by WB Yeats published in 1889.

[mcspongeicus]

beautiful, those violins are like fingers down my spine....

[mrgreynomore]

Scholl is magnificent, but I prefer the BBC Proms version. Less orchestration is more with most of this English songs. The Proms version is devastatingly emotional in a way that this is not, partially due to the simple guitar accompaniment as well as the audience reaction.

[TheCosmicJam]

Outrageously good!

[LondonLadybug]

I sang this song as a solo in a choir competition with my school and some of the audience cry!!!!

[chrissoftail]

amazing voice

[Bronwyn47]

waaaat?! this is actually a man's voice?

INCONCEIVABLE

[jcriedijk]

I've heard maybe a 100 versions of this old Irish song in the past 45 years,with topversions of Scottish tenor Kenneth McKellar and Irish contralto Bernadette Greevy(both died recently)also brilliant lighter voices like Anne Shelton(english)

and Mary O'Hara(Irish),all totally different,ranging from full orchestra to a lonely harp.The Andrea Scholl-version is another true gem,unlike any other version. Superb voice with stunning orchestration.A very haunting and emotional interpretation.Bravo

[aravis123]

does he use his head voice all through out?

[DuongNguyen92]

@aravis123 yes, thats what countertenor is i think.

[LGJKool]

Thanks again, Scholl!

[VincentNeko]

Wow. Really high voice. Stumbled across this. I wonder how he did it?

[deaschowieda]

@VincentNeko Andreas Scholl is a countertenor voice wise. a countertenor describes a male voice that is equivalent in range and attributes to the female soprano. that's why- with your eyes closed- he sounds like a woman's soprano voice but with a little twist in it. to me it sounds just great!

[Taenyr]

@deaschowieda - "Countertenor" doesn't really describe a specific range so much a singing technique, using head voice and some falsetto, and not chest voice with some head voice like other male singers. In this case, Andreas Scholl's vocal range is considered "alto," though admittedly that's not a soloist fach.

[Taenyr]

@deaschowieda - "Countertenor" doesn't really describe a specific range so much a singing technique, using head voice and some falsetto, and not chest voice with some head voice like other male singers. In this case, Andreas Scholl's vocal range is considered "alto," though admittedly that's not a soloist Fach.

[Guichotpresident]

If anything can reduce you to tears... Just a beautiful beautiful voice in a beautiful arrangement of a most beautiful song...

[moshe1a]

Beautiful!

[Urbain337]

Just beautyful and clear.

[DexterW1]

@Urbain337 beautiful*

[malteduden]

He sings perfect, but sounds like a weird woman, so what good does it do then?

[rauschwerk]

You are stupid!

[xFaustrollx]

Just the straight Deller version please, no need for too much strings in the way.

[Guichotpresident]

@xFaustrollx

there's a beautiful version of Scholl at the night of the proms, accompanied with just a guitar. It's simply stunning

[UndercoverCracker]

Orla Fallons = best.

[gwbassoc]

Beautiful performance. But the arrangement in just too much for such a gentle and simple song. Zu viel!

[Jazzmaster11]

I agree, I prefer the version with John Williams.

[gwbassoc]

My fave is the Nicolai Gedda version of the Britten arrangement.

[Jazzmaster11]

I sang the Britten arrangement with a childs choir and a simple piano last Wednesday! I don't know if it has been recorded, I'll try to upload it.

[Gitzes]

@gwbassoc I think the arrangement suits the song perfectly BECAUSE it is so simple.

[IvanOsadchiy]

cool

[Athrael999]

For the first It become my favourite. Excelent voice! Thank you for the post! :)

[benjy1975]

If I thought i could get my voice to sound like this guy, I'd smash two bricks around my.... Well never mind... love it...

[Dan3Ioan]

best for my movie, "Lords of the Sky"

[umkaJR]

thanks! i saw this video a couple of months ago and fell in love with Scholl's voice.

[blauermondsinger]

Danke!!!

Ich liebe dieses Lied, Andreas Scholl ist einfach großartig.

[monster0129]

Genau...I totally agree.