Gigli sings the beautiful "Berceuse" from Godard's Jocelyn

The great Italian tenor brings his characteristic sweetness of tone and heart-warming musical line to this beautiful, sentimental aria from Benjamin Godard's 4-act opera Jocelyn.

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[pasturielle]

I love this...it brings tears to my eyes.

[EdmundStAustell]

@pasturielle  Thank you. Yes, probably one of the most beautiful melodies ever written.

[kiwihans]

thanks, i think this is the same recording ( London 1946, album 'jewels of song'. As a theraputic musician devoted to bringing happiness to people through music i am so impressed with all your hard work in sharing your wonderful collection of recordings with the public. You must be a very happy person!

[EdmundStAustell]

@kiwihans I am, actually! And music is indeed a big reason why! Thank you for your interesting and thoughtful comments!

[kiwihans]

thanks for your comments, i often wonder about such composers, like Leoncavello too. Anyway, this song brings fond memories of my time at 'St Mary of the angels' song school where I was a boarding pupil 1952-53. We would stand around a concert grand and this lovely music teacher, who came from the midlands would coach us in all the harmony parts for sacred and secular songs. We then performed at such churches as st Martins in the field and at many weddings and funerals and concerts.

[EdmundStAustell]

@kiwihans How lovely that you were able, as a child, to attend such a school, and have such a musical education. I envy you!

[wattever333]

bof. le français est pas fameux. et il accentue certaines consonnes sans raison. c'est une expression (plutôt une émotivité, de l'émeuvage!) passe-partout. il larmoie et il stentorise même. non. un grand chanteur qui fait n'importe quoi. pas certain qu'il comprend les mots. 2:13 "sur" (veille sur lui) est trop aigu. Jocelyn rencontre Pagliaccio.

[kiwihans]

in the past, we could invite a few friends round and play them our music. In those days, the prelude to Lohengrin was my all time favourite! now we can share with a wider audience our lovely music! ( I notice you have posted cajun songs!, i have an american folk band and do some cajun and woody guthrie songs. So we share a wide appreciation!

[kiwihans]

thank you. I feel you have made music a big part of your life, as I have. My background has helped. My Father's maiden names was Rubinstein, yes he was jewish and escaped from Dachau just before the war started in 1939, We have discovered since that he is a distant relative of...guess who? Artur Rubistein! Anyway I cant play the piano like him or my father but I work as a theraputic musician at care homes and find that it works on a wonderful level in bringing peace & joy to people.

[EdmundStAustell]

@kiwihans My pleasure. I love it too. It is such a beautiful piece, just made for someone like Gigli. A match made in Heaven:) Although, I must say that Bjorling does a spectacular job with the piece also. I think Godard's problem was that he wrote too much, too young. With 8 operas and 3 symphonies under his belt, and countless songs, he was backward looking, to the era of Mendelssohn, for example. While this gained him much acclaim during his life, it did not endure.