Pilar Lorengar "Marietta´s Lied" Die tote Stadt

Gala Bing, 1972

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Opera
• Korngodl
• Die
• tote
• Stadt
• Marietta
• Pilar
• Lorengar

[tHEnOOSEsWING]

This is an extremely difficult aria to sing and sing well. Pilar Lorengar accomplishs an exceptional performance. This is a special recording. Thank you.

[fidelioartist]

olé pilarica!

[Teddyb1939]

I have always loved the Renee Fleming version of this lovely song but now I have found a new favourite, this is wonderful, A great voice,[to me anyway], thanks for posting!

[DonPaolissimo]

God, this is so beautifully done!

[paulwien65]

@TheVaughan5 may be bad because it´s live..Bing gala in 1972

And live its always more authentic than recording (no chance to make a second shot !!! )

But she sang it beautiful in both and thats the point ...

[TheVaughan5]

Shame this is such a bad recording. I have an old Decca L.P. made in the late 60's with Lorengar singing this aria - simply the finest interpretation ever, I think, and very good sound also!

[rayvanangeltjes]

@ scvoice : I'm doing exactly the same as you did, sir.Trying to compare in order to find the most suitable and satisfying interpretation, so I may download it to my blog. The "sound" of Korngold is unique. Did you already listen to Das Wunder der Heliane here at YT ? Renée Fleming is wonderful. I think I'll go for Marietta's Song by Anne-Sofie von Otter and for Fleming's "Das Wunder" : so, twice emotion and beauty for the price of 1.

[SCVoice]

I have listened to at least 10 different performances of this excerpt today, and I have rarely been so moved by both beautiful music and equally beautiful singing. This one is no exception. Each singer brought this old curmudgeon to the brink of tears as she sang of "younger, better days." Thanks to all who have posted. Happy Holidays!

[xgianpatrick]

Wonderful, though compressed files do not reflect the full bloom of this spectacular voice. I can only imagine live...

[HrDidiMeisenkaiser]

Pilar, Berlin vergißt Dich nie !!!

[jmccracken1963]

@Nagennif1011 If you look at the LP release of highlights from the Bing Gala, you will see "Volume 1" under the title. Clearly, DG intended to release more highlights from the Gala, but PROBABLY couldn't get clearance from the artists (singers and conductors) or from their recording companies and/or agents - or, perhaps, couldn't negotiate a favorable enough deal with the Met Orchestra. Too bad - this is a GREAT clip, and so are the other performances from this special evening.

[Nagennif1011]

Ironic that this glorious performance should have received such limited release. It should have been on the DG release of highlights. An ethereal rendition from a sublime singer.