Uploaded by civileso on Jul 15, 2007
By chance I stumbled upon this Sumi Jo version just after I uploaded Scholl's recording of it. Here is Jo, singing I believe 1.5 tone higher (B flat Major - original key for tenor voice) than Scholl's version (D major)
Jupiter
Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade;
Trees, where you sit, shall crowd into a shade.
Where'er you tread, the blushing flow'rs shall rise,
And all things flourish where'er you turn your eyes.
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A consummate version by a lovely female voice of a song, we need to realise, was written (wasn't it?) solely for a high male voice. I am of the view we have yet to hear 'a seminal voice' (of all so far heard and recorded male and female) Handel might have imagined in his musical ear as he fingered his harpsichord or piano forte when composing the piece.
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Wonderful! and favourited. Thank you.
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Not a huge bel canto fan, although I know this particular aria like the back of my hand... Also not familiar with this singer, but what a perfect instrument she has for this idiom, and what gorgeous choices in melodic ornamentation she has made.
Breathtaking.
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@codonauta one of the best, of course
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5 dislikes mm yes ok . this is beautiful just beautiful
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just a detail ... Scholl's version is in G major, not D. So you're right in saying it's a tone and a half lower than Sumi's.
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In my opinion Handel is the best composer of vocal melodies of all History of the music. No one reaches him in that.
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I am not sure if she has a good voice or not. I would however like to hear this opus played instrumentally. The tune is so good it doesn't, in my view, need vocal accompaniment
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Secondo me quest'aria va ornata pochissimo.. e non come fa lei...
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I have not heard Sumi's version before, only Leontyne Price and, my personal favourite (female) interpretation, Julianne Baird. Its true that this aria was written for the leading male role in "Semele", but there is no harm for a woman to perform it once in a while. I myself have sung it for a spring recital.
EmilyGreene1984 4 years ago 2
Absolutely no harm.. I mean if Bryn Terfel is allowed to sing an aria (Ombra mai fu) written for Caffarelli (a soprano-castrato!!!), then why can't Sumi Jo sing an aria written for a tenor voice? I'm sure you enjoyed singing this one, it is such a charming aria.
civileso 4 years ago