Ezio Pinza - Some Enchanted Evening (best sound quality)

Ratings allowed as of May 29, 2012.

Artist: Ezio Pinza
Title: "Some Enchanted Evening" (from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific")

Label: Columbia Masterworks
Cat No: OL 4180
Release Year: 1957 (re-release) (recorded April 1949)
Country: Canada
Format: 12" LP Album

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[Sambergler]

It sounds like Bryn Terfel singing.

[VinylToVideo]

No, it doesn't at all. That's quite a insult to Pinza.

[ziggy swartz]

Still get goosebumps listening to this. What an incredible voice. What an incredible song. Sung by a man with genuine talent and class, and written by men of genius who were-with South Pacific- years ahead of their time despite the second world war setting.

This is the standard for this song- every other performer till the end of time will be compared to Pinza's stunning version- and they will invariably come up short.

Oh that we had such talent today. Sigh.

-Thanks for this

-Bill

[ahmelmahe]

My god - my god, does it get any better than this! Rodgers, Hammerstein, the greatest love song ever; and Ezio, ONLY Ezio, brings it all together. BRAVO - BRAVO!!!

[Bobba louie]

I just performed this song on Saturday and Sunday. I did the best I could, but nobody can touch Pinza. You know he couldn't read music? He WAS music. Very humbling.

[bustingupastarbucks]

Agreed nothing better than finding long forgotten 78s all beat up and discovering someone unknown

[VinylToVideo]

I've never really understood this position. These singers are so good that the quality of the recordings is irrelevant. If you can't listen through to their voices don't bother listening to or mentioning them.

[David D]

Sadly, his voice was at its top prime before recording techniques had been perfected. Just as there are no "quality" recordings of Caruso, we are lucky to have this very good recording of Ezio Pinza, even if he was slightly past his prime. I only wish I had been alive to hear him back in the 1920s and 30s, when he had to have been at his peak of performance quality. I'll bet that was something to hear!

[CraziRamix]

Fudge a mania brought me here :S

[fred greene]

One of best voices!

[tmsenzig]

Sounds better than the current CD release, I must say!

[John Hayes]

the original stage show wit Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza was recorded and made on LP phlips bbl 7157 this was the finest recording of the show ever

[Rhan Wilson]

Well, excuse me, but the fact that you have enabled comments on this video does indeed suggest that you are soliciting feedback. In fact, there are hundreds of comments that you have not replied so rudely to. As to appreciation, I clearly see you are correct. My mistake. I was under the impression that anyone who gave us such beautiful and sophisticated music would also be capable of an adult conversation with someone who actually plays and performs music, rather than simply talking about it.

[VinylToVideo]

Thanks but your opinion is neither appreciated nor solicited.