Hvorostovsky in 1990 - Il sole dal Gange (Scarlatti)

Moscow 1990
Mikhail Arkadiev - piano

Già il sole dal Gange
Più chiaro sfavilla,
E terge ogni stilla
Dell'alba che piange.

Col raggio dorato
Ingemma ogni stello,
E gli astri del cielo
Dipinge nel prato.

Already, from over the Ganges, the sun
Sparkles more brightly
And dries every drop
of the dawn, which weeps.

With the gilded ray
It adorns each blade of grass;
And the stars of the sky
It paints in the field.

Category:

Music

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• Dmitri
• Hvorostovsky
• Mikhail
• Arkadiev
• Дмитрий
• Хворостовский
• Михаил
• Аркадьев

[jrdscrgn]

@primadivo This is an urtext edition of the song. It is the original version of the song that Scarlatti wrote. Most people know the G. Schirmer edition of the song which does include more words and even a second edition. Schirmer editions edit the music very heavily and are not usually completely true to what the composer intended and Urtext editions are exact reprints of the composer's original scores.

[salmonillakitty]

This is the original version of this song. The newer version is longer with stuff added in. I'm studying it right now in my music instruction.

[twizzle99]

I also have this version, I think it is a nice change. And I think this is supposed to be the original version.

[Rigelcentauri58]

@redbrian3655 O.K. Thank you for the information, but I like it more the other way.

[redbrian3655]

@Rigelcentauri58 He is NOT missing any of the lyrics. He learned from one of the manuscripts that reads EXACTLY as he sang it. As an accompanist, I have accompanied this version, which has the repeated open line, and then the less words. There are other versions on YouTube the same as Hvorostovsky's. Most people learn this song from the 24 Italian Aria book. One of the earliest manuscripts records this aria as Hvorostovsky sings it.

[primadivo]

anyone else notice that he misses out half of the words and fluffed it with a messy run.....

[Rigelcentauri58]

It seems he did not know the lyrics, it doesnt sound pretty.

[AuditoryEden]

Ah, finally, the real one...

*basks in period accurate Italian aria*

Although he did skip the entire second verse.