Martti Talvela - Songs and Dances of Death - Trepak

Martti Talvela sings one of Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death.

1988.

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• mussorgsky
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[pechorin1841]

that has to be one of the dumbest things I have read on youtube. you obviously do not know much about music or voice. He most certainly is not a baritone. look up sherill milnes and paul plishka in don carlo to see the striking difference between a real baritone and a real bass. And one more thing, just because the song doesnt call for many high notes does not mean he did not have them.

[BorisGodunov]

@OpernDriver

Talvela was celebrated for his Russian opera roles, especially Boris Godunov, Pimen, and Dosifei. He was also regarded as one of the great Sarastros of his time--there's a video here on youtube of him singing "O Isis und Osiris," and I don't think anyone could argue that he's awesome.

[MichaelDPorter]

@Nugnugs Yes, it's the Aho orchestration, but I didn't know BIS had recorded Martti Talvela singing it.. In the BIS recording I have, Mattii Salmonen is the singer. He has a bleaker, colder, almost frightening voice, absolutely perfect for these songs. (Of the three recorded orchestrations of the song-cycle, I think Kalevi Aho's is the most impressive. Many people will prefer the Shostakovich - it's a matter of taste. But the Rimsky-Korsakov / Glazunov version is an absolute travesty!)

[Zndwls]

Mr. Talvela began to have premonitions about his death since the mid- or late 1970's, when his health began to decline. He developed diabetes and gout and had a near-fatal sudden illness in 1977. Around 1982 he developed heart disease. Despite these illnesses, he kept singing - and since 1981 he was also a farmer in Juva, Eastern Finland. In July 1989 he died of a heart attack while dancing at his daughter's wedding. This video was thus filmed only one year before his death.

[sebarobissengo]

@OpernDriver the best Sarasto i ever heard(unfortunately never life) excellent German

[Tyhjis1988]

What are you talking about? He sings good Russian in my opinion. Which parts you don't understand?

[OpernDriver]

Great Voice and this is all... Im Sorry but i dont understand some words, and im from Russia... In europe all sad to great Singers from East if they have Accent, the Language are terrible, but all european mean they can sing Russian Opera, and nobody care about Text... Shame.. If he will sing for example Sarasto in this art, all german will say hes horrible... Voice is not all...

[gallferi]

TO ALL THE EXPERTS ON VOICE AND INTERPRETATION:

Listen to Shaliapin's version.

[MichailGalchine]

Очень хорошо!

[anselgoya]

como me gusta este timbre de voz,la opera rusa es de las mejores.

gran portento de musica. y que interpretacion.

[bosiljca]

Magnificent!!!