Nicolai Gedda "Magische Töne"

From Die Königin von Saba by Karl Goldmark.
I don't believe in angels but if they existed they'd sing like this.
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Magische Töne, berauschender Duft,
Kusse mich milde Abendluft,
Kuhle die Stirn mir heilend und mild.
Lind're die Qual, die das Herz mir erfullt,
Um mich schwebt ein zaub'rischer Schein,
Wie in Libanons dunklen Hain
Wo die Quelle sich lockend verlor.
Magischer Tone usw...heilend und mild

Magical sounds, enchanting fragrance,
kiss me, gentle evening breeze,
cool my brow soothingly and tenderly.
Ease the anguish that fills my heart,
over me hovers a bewitching vision
as in Lebanon's dusky grove
where the tempting spring vanished.
Magical sounds, etc....soothingly and tenderly.

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• Gedda
• Magische
• Töne
• Karl
• Goldmark
• opera

[tonyantony]

''I don't believe in angels but if they existed they'd sing like this.''The exact same phrase a friend of mine told me when he heard this aria from Gedda .He is an atheist to.

[Herur22]

He, he, interesting!

[Etnalleb]

Gedda the Greatest Lyric Tenor of all time in my opinion just sends chills and goosebumps in this most delicate aria. No-one did it better than Gedda. I have both Rudolph Schock who did a good job and Caruso who also did a good attempt but this is a aria for a true lyric of which Schock and Caruso obviously were not.

[klokheten]

In a class of his own,unsurpassed.

Control,beauty of tone,excellent language.

[nicolas7915]

voilà une immense leçon de "vrai" chant ! tous les apprentis ténors devraient pouvoir présenter cet air aux concours !!!! Encore merci, Nicolaï Gedda, le plus "classe" !!!

[hswatnik]

sublime & supreme-

[nhcrama]

In his prime he had the most beautiful tenor voice I've ever heard. Wow.

[jlcel0818ya]

A fiendishly difficult aria; Gedda showed us HIS MAGIC in this recording. By the way Magische Töne is the only German Tenor aria I know with a high C written in. Are there any others?

[TheInimitableKaka]

best Gedda piece I've heard

[ShawDAMAN]

so amazing. never better. just coming back to Gedda again after a long hiatus and wowed all over again. so clear and beautiful but never remotely effeminate even on the highest passages.

[SHICOFF1]

Wonderful singing here! Also Hermann Jadlowker born in Riga Latvia (1877-1953) in Caruso's time was very fine in this and he was the Kaiser's favorite tenor.

[SINGINGOPERAFAN]

breathtakingly beautiful!!

[James88keys]

WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! Gigli was not the only one with stunning pianissimi. Bravo!!!

[TrovadorManrique]

Thanks for the music and for the lyrics. :D