Strauss - Kathleen Battle - Frühlingsstimmen - Voices of Spring

Beautiful opera singer Kathleen Battle singing wonderfully the waltz "Voices of Spring" by Johann Strauss II written in 1882. This was in 1987 in Vienna. Conductor is Herbert von Karajan.

"Frühlingsstimmen"

Die Lerche in blaue Höh entschwebt,
der Tauwind weht so lau;
sein wonniger milder Hauch belebt
und küßt das Feld, die Au.
Der Frühling in holder Pracht erwacht,
ah, alle Pein zu End mag sein,
alles Leid, entflohn ist es weit!
Schmerz wird milder, frohe Bilder,
Glaub an Glück kehrt zurück;
Sonnenschein, ah dringt nun ein,
ah, alles lacht, ach, ach, erwacht!

Da strömt auch der Liederquell,
der zu lang schon schien zu schweigen;
klingen hört dort wieder rein und hell
süße Stimmen aus den Zweigen!
Ah, leis' läßt die Nachtigall
schon die ersten Töne hören,
um die Kön'gin nicht zu stören,
schweigt, ihr Sänger all!
Voller schon klingt bald ihr süßer Ton.
Ach ja bald, ah, ah ja bald!
Ah, ah, ah, ah!

1. Sang der Nachtigall, holder Klang,
2. ah ja!
3. Liebe durchglüht, ah, ah , ah,
4. tönet das Lied, ah und der Laut,
5. süß und traut, scheint auch Klagen zu tragen,
6. ah ah wiegt das Herz in süße Träumerein,
7. ah, ah, ah, ah, leise ein!

Sehnsucht und Lust
ah ah ah wohnt in der Brust,
ah, wenn ihr Sang lockt so bang,
funkelnd feme wie Sterne,
ah ah zauberschimmernd wie des Mondes Strahl,
ah ah ah ah wallt durchs Tal!

Kaum will entschwinden die Nacht,
Lerchensang frisch erwacht,
ah, Licht kommt sie kunden,
Schatten entschwinden! ah!
Ah des Frühlings Stimmen klingen traut,
ah ja, ah ja ah o süßer Laut,
ah ah ah ah ach ja!

(Special thanks to Peter)

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[Q3ToPBuZz]

Jesus Christ there some pretentious pricks when it comes to opera.

All self proclaimed experts analysing every fucking note and expression the singers makes.Music is for enjoying not dissecting.All I see is an incredible singer singing a beautiful song.

[Poet2916]

I've always loved her free and beautiful vibrato...*sighs* she has such a light childish sound that I love..so beautiful and such great head voice top notes...she's my favorite next to Maria Callas who has a much deeper and fuller timbre

[leoncioviolin]

BRAVOOO

[butterflyscrappers]

this is so delightful to listen too, excellent.

[operafan0anegnd]

Superb performance! Absolutely delightful! One of many very great singers!

I pity those who are so preoccupied with the technicalities of music that they have totally lost the whole aim and purpose of music. Proud of being offended by the most minute of supposed errors, often just legitimate differences in interpretation, they come to hate most beautiful music, instead of delighting in the exquisite, and (horror) overlooking and forgetting tiny divergences from their preconceived expectations!

[centavraalfa]

Herbert von Karajan was amazing! Best orchestra conductor!

[TheLivirus]

I want that surname so bad.

[noeldunsky]

Whenever I feel a bit low, I listen to Katleen and her magic works on me...:) What a magnificent performance...:)

[Lora0993]

Love her voice, it's so beautiful :)

[honeegrrl]

29 people don't appreciate opera.

[therebirth2008]

AMAZINGLY EFFORTLESS!!!!!

[killabliss]

Love . IT !