Beim Schlafengehen (Strauss) - Kiri Te Kanawa

"Beim Schlafengehen"-Time To Sleep,
BBC Philharmonic,
Georg Solti conducting.
~~
Nun der Tag mich müd' gemacht,
soll mein sehnliches Verlangen
freundlich die gestirnte Nacht
wie ein müdes Kind empfangen.

Hände, laßt von allem Tun,
Stirn, vergiß du alles Denken,
alle meine Sinne nun
wollen sich in Schlummer senken.

Und die Seele unbewacht,
will in freien Flügen schweben,
um im Zauberkreis der Nacht
tief und tausendfach zu leben.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Richard
• Strauss
• Beim
• Schlafengehen
• classical
• Lieder
• Kiri
• Te
• Kanawa

[saxamaphoneguy1]

Kiri's voice is simply perfect for this type of music. All lieder like this should be sung by a lyric, hands down. On top of that, her insane phrasing takes Strauss's music to an entirely new level.

[390204]

Thank you, thank you for posting this, Amethyst888. This whole concert is simply sublime. All the beautiful trills wafting on and on.  I have never seen Solti so reverential and Kiri so other-worldly: they are inspired and possessed by the divine muse! Did Dame Kiri have the tragic news about her father dying before this concert? At the end of each song in this concert she seemed rather sad; but it made the whole experience of listening to and watching her even more movingly beautiful.

[nichtsleezy]

@swanningaround Don't forget about all the "Leontynism's" in Renee's voice!

[MrGunterguerrero]

From the master of ' Tone Poem ' Dame Te Kanawa and Sir Solti made a legendary recording. Heavenly !

[billyguns2]

Too bad the recorded sound is so fuzzy and distorted; the performance is sublime. Can nothing be done to make it sound better?

[KaiseRex42]

Dont get any better than that! :)

[5293278363]

Can anyone find a link for this song as it was used in Peter Weir's 'The Year of Living Dangerously'? It for me was one of the most emotional cinematic moments, no doubt infused by Kiri Te Kanewa's performance.

[zoozoobugz]

simply beautiful!

[DolcevoltoPM]

The best !!!

[CowboyBebop444]

I bet on a horse named 'Lady Kiri' when i went to a horse race, and i bet on that horse because of Kiri Te Kanawa.... and i won. It wasnt big money, i won 60 bucks for the 2 dollar bet, but hell, it was still cool.

[sebmoments63]

Provate ad ascoltare questo pezzo in cuffia mentre decollate con l'aereo mentre vi porta in alto, verso le nuvole... immaginate il cielo azzurro e le nubi bianche... Io ho provato questo magico effetto. Roba da altre dimensioni.

[DavidoffGustav]

She doesn't try to copy very gracious just same production of voice

interesting a frind told me her brahms requiem is the best because of her long breath control..