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Kiri Te Kanawa sings Richard Strauss "Befreit"

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Uploaded by on Mar 9, 2008

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings Richard Strauss Befreit, Op. 39, No. 4
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn. Live performance at Royal Albert Hall, celebrating her 50th birthday.

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  • vocally very beautiful. But her german is not very convincing, I don't believe she is able to have a conversation in German

  • @SAMARA3365

    She doesn't need to have a conversation in German, she's singing... though I know other singers have more accurate accents they don't sound this good.

  • This is beautiful!

    But i prefer Renee Fleming :)

  • Everyone has its favourites ;)

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  • Hers is my favourite interpretation of this lovely song.

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  • The language has NOTHING to do with it. Only an total superficial idiot would find fault with this consumate artist based upon the accent. The song is profound musically because it supercedes the usual banalities of modal writing. Also - in being a genius - anything is intersting - however - this more than interesting. The singer is great.

  • The best performance of this piece I have ever heard. Just wonderful :)

  • @PukKoleszka same

  • absolutely Divine

  • Heavenly

  • The text outlines what it is we all want (regardless of backkground). So Profound, so true, and (sadly) so rare...

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