Jessye Norman sings "September" from Richard Strauss' Vier Letzte Lieder

Jessye Norman sings "September" by Richard Strauss live at the spectacular inaugural concert of the 1991 Salisbury Festival held at Salisbury Cathedral's West Green.

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[garethross86]

That long decrescendo at the end of the piece is just phenomenal! She grabs a hold of my heart and takes me somewhere where I want to be forever. She is not of this world.

[LilMack549]

Thank you thank you for posting this. Jessye's recording of the Vier Letzte Lieder with Masur and Leipzig is the absolute best, most touching, heartbreaking, and ultimately sublimely comforting recording of the work, and I've always wanted to see videos of her singing these live.

Do you have any videos of her singing the other songs live in concert?

[TsarBovov]

This is so good, it is unreal.

[avarmadillo]

Wonderful voice--but not fit for this music. This is really chamber music. She sings the "song" well, but not the meaning of the text--My take best interpretations: Renee Fleming on youtube and very best: Elisabeth Schwartzkopf with Szell and the Berlin Phil (her last recording of it)---NOT found here on youtube; absolutely astounding coloristic and shape mastery of the voice for expressive purposes. Learn the German too--it's critical to really appreciate Schwartzkofp. Sell your bed and buy it.

[RVP57]

She was in top form at this time. Everything is in place, in line, and perfectly managed. And therefore she's able to make music with it. She doesn't side-step or cut any corners. Leontyne Price said that there can no compromise in great art, and Jessye Norman gloriously verifies that statement. BTW this was around the time Jessye was shaking the walls of the Met with her stunning Sieglinde, one of the finest interpretations of that role ever.

[metropolitan1966]

Sublime!

[littlemiss24077]

it's not necessarry to understand the words,her voice tells you the story. All you need to do is surrender

[Aubury]

oh golly, profoundly moving, a supreme artist Ms Norman

[GourmetGuy]

Difficult to believe that Strauss wrote the 4 Last Songs in 1948. Those and DER ROSENKAVALIER (1909-10) are my favorite works by Strauss, and therefore, in my top ten musical works of all time. (I don't usually rank music that way, but I have such strong feelings about Strauss.) I still think Schwarzkopf is best in the Songs and ROSENKAVALIER.

[Teddyb1939]

@nieuwbooy Why on earth did you bother,silly!

[kylesflak]

Ethereal. Simply.