Hvorostovsky in 1990 - Pieta, signore

Moscow 1990
Mikhail Arkadiev - piano

Pietà, Signore,
di me dolente!
Signor, pietà,
se a te giunge
il mio pregar;
non mi punisca
il tuo rigor,
meno severi,
clementi ognora,
volgi i tuoi sguardi
sopra di me, ecc.

Non fia mai
che nell'inferno
sia dannato
nel fuoco eterno
dal tuo rigor.

Gran Dio, giammai
sia dannato
nel fuoco eterno
dal tuo rigor, ecc.
Pietà, Signore,
Signor, pietà
di me dolente,
se a te giunge
il mio pregare, ecc.
Meno severi,
clementi ognora,
volgi i tuoi sguardi,
deh! volgi squardi
su me, Signor, ecc.
Pietà, Signore,
di me dolente, ecc.

Have mercy, Lord,
on me in my remorse!
Lord, have mercy
if my prayer
rises to you;
do not chastise
me in your severity,
less harshly,
always mercifully,
look down
on me, etc.

Never let me
be condemned
to hell
in the eternal fire
by your severity.

Almighty God, never let me
be condemned to hell
in the eternal fire
by your severity, etc.
Have mercy, Lord,
Lord, have mercy
on me in my remorse,
if my prayer
rises to you, etc.
Less harshly,
always mercifully,
look down,
ah! look down
on me, Lord, etc.
Have mercy, Lord
on me in my remorse, etc.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Dmitri
• Hvorostovsky
• Mikhail
• Arkadiev
• Дмитрий
• Хворостовский
• Михаил
• Аркадьев

[neelsdp1]

I will still listen to all recordings I can find...low volume or not!

[frufruJ]

:-)

[neelsdp1]

excellent! unfortunately the volume of the recording is too low for me to listen properly - I want to crank it up a bit - so i listen on earphones which helps a bit.

[frufruJ]

Yeah, I know, sorry about that. Trust me that if I had a better quality recording, I would have uploaded it (the level of sound is low, so even if I knew how to make it louder, the noise would be louder, too).

Thanks for your comments!

[Gabvelri]

He is an excellent LYRIC baritone (currently unparalleled); but he is able, trough an effect, to sound dramatic; not with volume, not with a real SIZE of the voice, I've herd him alive in Theater twice; MET NY, and Bellas Artes México. NOT REAL DRAMATIC.

[Gabvelri]

He is very careful at singing impeccably!!! The brightness of his timber makes it delicious!!! The richness of harmonics, compact sound, and warmth is what gives him that sensation of bass-baritone. His impeccable (Russian) Technic allows him to reach the high notes well covered with out loosing any brightness, and that gives the sensation of easiness in the "highs" which doesn't mean he is a Tenor.

[CarmenMirandasHat]

@SFsuperforte @lightninghead17 He is neither a dramatic tenor nor a bass-baritone. He is just a Baritone. He has never sang true bass-baritone or dramatic tenor rep, always lyric or dramatic Baritone roles such as Figaro, de luna, onegin, and yeletsky. It seems he has qualities of all three though. Richness of a bass mixed with the ringing high notes of a tenor. I enjoy him very much.

[CarmenMirandasHat]

@SFsuperforte @lightninghead17 He is neither a dramatic tenor nor a bass-baritone. He is just a Baritone. He has never sang true bass-baritone or dramatic tenor rep, always lyric or dramatic Baritone roles such as Figaro, de luna, onegin, and yeletsky. It seems he has qualities of all three though. Richness of a bass mixed with the ringing high notes of a tenor. I enjoy him very much.

[SFsuperforte]

@lightninghead17 really??? it seems kinda high for a bass baritone. His tone is very bass baritone-ish though

[lightninghead17]

@SFsuperforte not quite. He's very bass baritone. :)

[SFsuperforte]

I suppose this is what you'd call a dramatic tenor.

[mauriciomille]

how much does he charges? or ask. For presentation?, thanks... Or around

[valchris89]

@meh00007 I've song this piece already...i find it rather beautiful eventhough it's repetative. THe emotions for this aria is very important. lovely piece.