R. Strauss's song by Netrebko

Morgen by Richard Strauss with violin by Joshua Bell

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Music

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• Netrebko
• R.
• Strauss
• Morgen
• Bell

[deeas89]

I love her voice and manner, she is unique, it's important, she doesn't need to be like others

[Cedricfollyman]

Strauss Lieder requires a singer who is in complete control always, A singer whose rhythm and timing is exact and in perfect syncopation with the Piano/orchestra. If the singer loses his/her timing for even the most brief moment, the whole phrase falls and the mood is ruined. Miss. Netrebko constantly falls behind the Orchestra- At times, taking pauses which do not apear in the written score, so she may indulge in the moment, thus ruining the mood. Her diction also leaves much to be desired

[brabanthallen]

@Cedricfollyman It's such a shame you have to be such a perfectionist that it ruins just plain ENJOYMENT. Strange that the crowd enjoyed it immensely while you were picking gnat shit out of pepper. I always enjoy listening to Anna sing, and I have never once heard her "ruin the mood". Perhaps you can do better?

[06ctenor]

@Cedricfollyman je ne saurais mieux dire...tout cela n'est ni fait ni à faire...

[tasteslikechicken55]

@iltenoredramatico You have a point about free interpretation. However using the excuse of "musical interpretation" is no excuse for sloppy singing (I'm speaking as a singer who is currently learning the lied in question), and admittedly there is a fine line between artistic interpretation and soiling musical integrity. Everyone is entitled to a bad performance, it happens to the best of us, but making millions is no excuse for passing off sloppiness as art.

[iltenoredramatico]

So she sings this piece with her own interpretation and her style of rubato. So what of it. Stop complaining. She's out making millions and having the career of her life, and you're sitting at home "knowing more" than the professionals.

[tasteslikechicken55]

@tasteslikechicken55 I not all familiar with Netrebko's track record, but this performance tells me that something wasn't right, whether it was just not her day, not her song, general breath support issue, or jut biting off a little more than she could indulge in.

[tasteslikechicken55]

@tasteslikechicken55 For example the slight hold on "sonne" as opposed to observing the written 8th is not egregious and if executed correctly can be beautiful (a la Björling). However she holds it and, I'm assuming as a result, she cant even phrase it to "scheinen". This is all without mentioning the absolutely inexcusable break in the middle of "sonnenatmenden" and the break in the phrase at "stummes schweigen..."!

[tasteslikechicken55]

@Cedricfollyman I agree for the most part, however I find no issue with indulging in the moment or improvisation as long as it doesn't amount to inserting some "variations on a theme of" mess AND, more importantly, if it doesn't affect the phrasing, which she absolutely butchers in places here.

[wTrevorh]

The lead violinist is quite annoying being in her face like that. Her voice could've sounded better, if it weren't for her poor phraseology. Her tongue is all twisted with too many differrent languages; from Italian to French, to Rusian and English-it's no wonder that proper German phrasing is lacking here. Often these singers try to perform in too many idiomatic reportories. Her German here doesn't sound authentic.