Beim Schlafengehen ∞ Kiri Te Kanawa

Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Beim Schlafengehen",
one of Richard Strauss' "Vier letzte Lieder", with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti conducting.

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Nun der Tag mich müd' gemacht,
soll mein sehnliches Verlangen
freundlich die gestirnte Nacht
wie ein müdes Kind empfangen.

Hände, laßt von allem Tun,
Stirn, vergiß du alles Denken,
alle meine Sinne nun
Wollen sich in Schlummer senken.

Und die Seele unbewacht,
Will in freien Flügen schweben,
Um im Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu leben.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Kiri
• Te
• kanawa
• Richard
• Strauss
• Georg
• Solti
• Hesse
• Beim
• Schlafengehen
• Vier
• letzte
• Lieder
• classical
• German
• lied.

[5293278363]

Why is this so hard to find?  Why isn't the Helen Hunt/Year of Living Dangerously moment with Kiri Te Kanewa built into the available search engines front and center? (Personal rambling, sorry. But for me such a powerful/historical musical/video moment.

[Amethyst888]

@5293278363 I guess you weren't searching properly? :-)

I think the actress is Linda Hunt. She won best supporting actress for her role ( I just watched her acceptance speech here in you tube).

If I can find the dvd I will post part of the movie one day ..

[teoriadeiquanti]

@Amethyst888 Year of living dangerously (you mean Linda Hunt not Helen)

[Amethyst888]

@teoriadeiquanti Yes that's what I said, Linda Hunt is the actress who played Billie.

[CONTESTAR]

This is a biased comment to say the least.

If Te Kanawa was good at something, this was the endless lines in a velvety color that remain unmatched... especially in a piece like that where the emotional involvement is not that of an italian aria...

Here the sheer beauty of her voice is enough to put her -if not above everyone- at least at the top among the best interpretations!

She is BIG in a big way. We don't need to make her any greater than what she is... there is not much space left...

[avarmadillo]

@PoeBoy51 Try hearing Gundula Janowitz or Renée Fleming here on youtube. I think you'll find a treasure there.

[TheVaughan5]

Kiri is up there with the best but of course the real winner is Richard Strauss who left us all with the most beautiful song cycle ever created and of course it will now never be equalled.

[aljazeerkazan]

Although I believe Kiri has sung Italian repertoire incredibly well, I firmly believe that Strauss was her forte. It's absolutely stunning...smart woman, beautiful voice :)

[PoeBoy51]

This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard, largely because of Kiri Te Kanawa's voice. Hearing her is a source of absolute ecstasy for me.

[TheShinhung]

This is the only song that I have never, and probably can't, grow tired of repeatedly listening.

[bendabledoll]

This is the only version I can listen to that's not Jessye Norman. It's a sensitive performance. I think what she lacks in sophistication and timing she makes up for through originality and humility of interpretation and a loving and alive sound.

[yvesvangelre]

Sloppy and forced interpretation. Compared to the Norman way it's very poor.