Bernstein: "Extinguish My Eyes" - Joyce DiDonato, David Zobel

Joyce DiDonato talks about and sings "Extinguish My Eyes", written by Leonard Bernstein. Piano: David Zobel.

From "The Deepest Desire": http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BTIU4I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF...

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Music

Tags:

• Joyce DiDonato
• Extinguish My Eyes
• Leonard Bernstein
• love
• song
• music
• opera
• singer
• singers
• mezzo-soprano
• David Zobel

[WayneHinton]

And did you play the piano yourself? Please ALWAYS credit your collaborator at the piano. They are just as important to realizing the composer's intent. Thank you.

[SsteinwayS]

@WayneHinton Sorry, I don't know who it is but I will try to find out. If I did, I would have posted it. I am a pianist myself, after all. :)

[pianomags]

aww NEVER heard this before tonight, it's an amazing piece. Wouldn't have described it as crossover, sounds classical / Art Song to me

[SsteinwayS]

Well Marion (thecelticspirit) isn't a hardcore musician like us so... :) But she is a big fan of DiDonato's! It is far from crossover, even if crossover is a rather large umbrella of music. It's a 20th century classical art song by Leonard Berstein, so it is still very much within the Western classical music heading as a sort of post-Romantic lied. Music technicalities aside, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[SsteinwayS]

Bernstein, sorry...

[mezzodanielle]

What beautiful artistry. I would love to own a recording of this.

[SsteinwayS]

It would be great if a recording of this were available! It's really something.

[thecelticspirit]

Great song and great singing! I love when she's doing cross-over ^^

[SsteinwayS]

:P Hehe...

[thecelticspirit]

Oh, please ^^ I'm not comparing pop to Bernstein either, but still, it's different from what she sings in an opera.

[SsteinwayS]

Scandalous! :O