Leontyne Price "Climb every mountain" by Rogers

[Duncan456]

Wow, she knocks your socks off!

[munequitodeebano1]

PERFECTION AT ALL My favorite Spinto Soprano. 

[Josquinquin]

Goosebumps and tears!!

[ensconse]

Most magnificent!

[wmlfan9]

Not to be nit-picky, but it's Rodgers not Rogers.

[alexgomez2]

Mrs. Price = Priceless!

[TreblesBasses]

I Can listen to this all day!

[zinka101]

To be able to sing like this! Just like flying high, soaring, marvelous!

[parodign60]

Mrs. Price and Mrs. Te Kanawa are the most beautiful versions of this song I've ever heard

[Aldolinozinho]

I heard June Bronhill and Kiri: both marvellous... but this is definitive... amazing!

[straightarrow372]

Oh, if only this had been recorded with modern equipment! I feel like I'm missing so much. Thanks for posting, though.

[paulj0557]

@straightarrow372 Uh' the equipment in 1940 could capture every nuance of music. The condenser microphones of the 1950's are the most prized audio recording mics ever made and are sought by the best recording studios today. The Western Electric amplifiers of the 1930's are the most pure form of amplification known. And to end my point. In 1981 when this was made, it was recorded with state of the art equipment. The bad sound you hear is from poor reproduction from the watchers own recording.

[rogharm]

i was going to comment that this performance was "priceless" but that statement is not true because Ms. Price was there singing. So the performance was not "priceless" but Ms. Price I S PRICELESS AND FABULOUS> LOVED THISPERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!*****­rated highest 11+ orchestral arrangement Great!!!! ROGHARM

[masonbarge]

Too bad the audio quality is so poor; this might be the best performance of Climb Every Mountain ever sung. Her voice is perfect for it.

[dieselheart001]

Leontyne's voice is always a delight to hear- especially this.

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

I love both this and Kiri's version for different reasons. I won't tell you which one is better, as I don't know the answer myself.

[lxm34]

Le son est médiocre; désolé! Mais j'aime beaucoup la voix de Léontyne Price.

[DCFunBud]

She's rushing the music. It's up to the conductor set the tempo.

[grenadian11]

Chills!

[PIPZZZ02]

Hearing a great voice in this kind of music is wonderful - stirs the soul.

Thanks for posting.

[PianistandFencer]

the only thing I didn't like about the performance was that I wasn't there to hear the resonance in that auditorium when she hit those absolutely glorious notes!

[nuevayorkcritica]

Celestial!

[operaman20]

Perfection!

[2007flutestar]

Very nice lirical spinto voice! And fantastic perfomance! God bless you!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

[BillsCultureHour]

Thank goodness somebody got this exception video back onto YT -- thanks for posting. Just stunning!

[plauyeung]

A majestic rendition of an all time favorite.

[Jevezy]

Simply beautiful.

[ockman416]

what can one say about this performance other than it is the perfect combination of an incomparable voice joined with an insight to lyrics that few if any will

ever come close to ...the beauty of tone and the heartfelt intensity are unique as only lee can do!!!

[rogharm]

@ockman416 A G R E E ROGHARM great performance she is/was great!!!!!!!*****

[timsuffolk]

@ockman416 what the hell do you mean , an insight to lyrics? She is singing this just like any other rendition, albeit with that wonderful, wonderful voice of hers!

[DCFunBud]

@timsuffolk She is singing faster than the music. The conductor sets the pace and everyone follows, including the soloist, who is just another musician.

[coloraturadivalady]

@DCFunBud

Not true; the conductor's job is to follow the soloist, which he does.

[Onegin65]

@coloraturadivalady The conductor's job is to conducting all players, even the soloist

[coloraturadivalady]

@Onegin65 That's partially true. He conducts the players, but his job is to follow the soloist. Why do you think she's out in front? Can you imagine how horrible it would be if the conductor didn't take the right tempo that suited the soloist? That could be a disaster, especially for singers, because if the tempo doesn't suit the voice, it could all fall apart. If this wasn't true, how would you explain when singers hold extra long notes and take liberty with rhythms? The conductor must follow.

[mensabs]

@ockman416 heartfelt is the world - and what commanding presence!