WEBSTER BOOTH: SOUND AN ALARM
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It's up a half step. Checked on piano, then against Korg digital tuner, to make sure. I have it written in D; he's singing it in Eb. But top singers often transposed in those days (tho' usually down).
It doesn't sound like it's played at the wrong speed -- his tempo and pause going into the cadenza all sound within performance tempo and his vibrato doesn't sound artificially fast.
Let's give him credit for kicking tenor rump. It's beautiful.
2 years ago 3
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I think this is definitely the best rendition on Youtube... the marcato on the melisma is awesome!!!
2 years ago 2
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Send me a personal message with an email address and I'll send you MP3 files to post.
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@saltburner2 I suspect this recording is a semitone higher than it should be because it was taken from a reel-to-reel tape which Webster made of many of his 78rpms in the early sixties. If you would care to upload your 78rpm to YouTube at the correct speed I'll take this one off.
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Though Webster had an excellent top, it does not really sound like his voice at this speed. In fact I have the original, and at 78rpm, it is in score pitch.
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@DStroyU It's a wonderful aria. I wish you every success with it.
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my voice teacher assigned this song to me...
my face when I read it: O_o;
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What an interesting observation. Thank you for it.
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Dear duettists, I can't stop playing this. So majestic. There must be more!!!
OpAus 1 year ago
@OpAus Have you listened to my YouTube upload of "Why does the God of Israel sleep?" from "Samson" and 'Comfort ye/Ev'ry Valley" from Messiah? I have a wonderful oratorio CD released by Dutton in the nineties, but, sadly, now no longer available.
duettists 1 year ago
Sublime and indeed the one true Handelian version on youtube to date
OpAus 1 year ago
@OpAus Thank you for your excellent comment. I agree with you and hope that many other people will realise that Webster Booth was a very fine oratorio tenor.
duettists 1 year ago