Gregory Kunde - A tanto duol / Ascolta, O padre (Studio Quality)

[mitegive]

Besonders schön. Gregory Bravo.

[Bhavatam]

Magnificent

[Vanchy58]

Santo Dios este hombre es un verdadero semidios para dar tan altisimos agudos. Dificilmente el mismo Pavarotti pudo cantar esta aria en su vida (que yo sepa). Es estremadamente difícil aun para el magnífico Juan Diego Florez dar ese "sobreagudo mortal" de esta cabaletta. Waooooooo , Bravo Kunde dejas con la boca abierta a cualquiera!!!

[angalafan]

Bellini composed "Bianca e Gernando"in 1826 for the theatre San Carlo in Naples with Gian Battista Rubini in Gernando. The male title role was originaly called Fernando but transformed to Gernando not to offend the king Ferdinando of two Sicilies ( Italy was not still unified) who was reigning in Naples. This was the second opera by Bellini, and it's touching to note how beautiful was already his music with this excquisite melody "O tanto duol" and her noble introduction.

[primohomme]

@angalafan

Oh and the original I think was written for a different (even higher) tenor, Giovanni David...whose range went all the way up to soprano high B-flat!

[angalafan]

@primohomme It's true that David did the role of Fernando, but it was two years later (1828) in Genova when Bellini did a new version of the opera. You know that hight notes were generally written on request by such tenors like David or Rubini who used technique able to give them possibility to reach top notes up to high F ( with mixte voice or falsetto ). Probably the last reminiscence of castrati who were on the point to be forbidden.Bellini hated this bad tradition that broke his intention.

[ditantipalpiti]

Grande grande grande grandissimo KUNDE!!!!!!!!!!!! Favoloso nel cantabile e stratosferico nel FA sovracuto!!!! 

[WestVoice]

This is INSANEEEEEEEEEEEE!! I LOVE IT!!

[gcarlos03]

Quest'aria è di una musicalità unica!! Gregory Kunde è eccezionale nel cantarla.

[WMP777]

Mr Kunde's voice and technique is of the highest quality. He conquered the passagio and controls beautifuly. He is the closest type of voice in the Alfredo Kraus mold.

[Nadir2711]

Jetez un coup d'oeil à la partition...et voyez la hauteur des aigus écrits.....Très peu de grands ténors s'y sont risqué. et l'on comprend pourquoi....Merci à mr Kundé d'avoir respecté V.Bellini...et pour son grand talent

[Jaspervdk]

Oh, high tenor aria.. pity.. because i really like it.. Always those beautiful aria's are for Tenor..  i wish i wasn't no baritone.

[primohomme]

Well, Bellini wrote very beautiful things for baritone and bass as well. Look at the music from "I Puritani" for example. Also Handel wrote some beautiful things that lay in mezzo/baritone register.

[Jaspervdk]

Oh , "I Puritani" yes ofcourse. very beautiful! and Händel has good aria's..

But you seem like someone who knows lots of aria's, are there any Aria's like somewhere with the melody "A Tanto Duol or Ascoltra O padre , which you would recommend me? Aria's for baritone that are really beautiful? High Arias for baritone is good also

[primohomme]

mmmm look at the mad scene of Semiramide. I'm not really sure, I'll have to look up what else is good :) But I'm sure there's a lot of interesting stuff.

[Jaspervdk]

Oké, but if you would find any good Aria's for baritone, very beautiful & lovely aria's like these you have posted which are for tenor. Could you just Reply me or something? i would love it , and thanks anyways

[primohomme]

You could also try some of Bellini's song, such as "Vaga Luna" which is very very beautiful and touching. It is one of my favorite songs by Bellini.

[Jaspervdk]

Tenor? or is it possible for a Baritone?

many thanks

[primohomme]

It is in baritone tessitura. C3-Eb4.

[Jaspervdk]

Ohh that would be great. but pavarotti sings it too? but if it's baritone it would be wonderful

[primohomme]

He transposes the key up a major third. Listen to Cecilia Bartoli's version, it is in the original key. Just try singing it an octave below hers.

[Jaspervdk]

Ooh oké ! thanks man really

[Jaspervdk]

A tanto duol , who is the writter of the song?

[primohomme]

The composer of the aria is Vincenzo Bellini.

[girardje70]

wow ,un très bon ténor ce Kunde .bravo

[valdezalcantara]

Could you post "All'udir del padre afflitto" with Gregory Kunde please

[nclysander]

Is there any recording of the version for David, do you know?

[primohomme]

I don't think so. The opera itself is rarely performed, so we are lucky to have this one studio quality recording of the whole opera. I plan on one day singing David's version of Bianca e Fernando and Elvino in the original key though, once my technique is solid enough and if I'm not too old or have lost my high high notes.

[nclysander]

Well, when you do, be sure to post it here! :)