Andreas Scholl "Va tacito e nascosto" Giulio Cesare Handel

Andreas Scholl sings Cesare's aria "Va tacito e nascosto" in the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto (act I) from Handel.
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset.
Paris, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, October 2006.

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[Thrax1982]

Video of the same thing

/watch?v=y9VnhYpeyAI

[wienerfr]

Oh, thanks for the link. It is the same production yes.

[Braybaroque]

Who said that the horn is out of tune? It is a natural horn, with its naturally-mistuned notes fixed as much as it is possible, without resorting to anachronisms like hand-stopping, i.e. precisely like a top player of Handel's would have done, including excellent Baroque style playing! Probably the best natural-horn playing I have heard among the many existing ones of this area. Well done!

[jonathantosio]

That horn...??

[guiradobrasil]

@endrrahene I was there, in Paris, and unfortunately Andreas Scholl was a great disappointment to me, precisely because I was a fan of his and a lover of Handel's operas. His voice could barely be heard, unlike the voice of the Argentinean countertenor who played Ptolomeo. People around us at the theater were also complaining about the volume of his voice, in this particular aria, va tacito, he did not sing the da capo, which I found rather strange. So his being sick at the time makes sense

[serenaluce]

@Sandraud Friend, let's take it easy. I like Nicholas Spanos's voice. You prefer somebody else. It's normal. It's not the end of the world. Other people like somebody else. I replied here to somebody's comment to me. If you prefer Scholl's version it's fine. I like his version too. But please don't try to be a matchmaker: I'm already married. I have a good husband. I don't want to live with tamerlano or anybody else! LOL You could ask me first:-). Let's make peace and be friends from now on:-).

[Sandraud]

@tamerlano236 you could go live with serenaluce

[Sandraud]

@serenaluce sure

[andmat5]

meraviglioso idillio.



[tamerlano236]

Great performance, though personally I prefer Spanos's and Esswood's versions too. Thanks for uploading.

[serenaluce]

I think that it's all subjective. Everybody hears the same piece in their own way. You can't be righter than me. You know a singer, especially a countertenor in a baroque aria can spoil it for me with his wrong coloratura. Here it's just a bit, but that "a bit" makes all the difference when we prefer one interpretation to another. So I always find Nicholas Spanos's coloratura the most beautiful, exquisite and in style! What I can't always say about Scholl. After Spanos Esswood's version is best!

[BlackBurnHUN]

@serenaluce

I think you aren't right . It's better so much ,

have a nice day !

[serenaluce]

It's not bad, but not stunning as Scholl's voice can sound in some pieces of Sacred music. It's also too low and not the best embellishment. The best version I've ever heard is Nicholas Spanos's! THAT is high, very beauful and very expressive!