Bass Cage Match: High F to Low F from the Grand Inquisitor Duet
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Uploaded by baritonoguapo on Oct 21, 2008
Eleven great basses go head to head in this one-of-a-kind cage match. The passage is taken from the very end of the Grand Inquisitor scene from Verdi's Don Carlo: Filipo's line "Dunque il trono piegar dovrà sempre all'altare!" begins on a high F and ends two octaves lower.
In chronological order:
1. Cesare Siepi (1950)
2. Boris Christoff (1958)
3. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (1967)
4. Jerome Hines (1967)
5. Ruggero Raimondi (1971)
6. Evgeny Nesterenko (1978)
7. Nicolai Ghiaurov (1979)
8. Paul Plishka (1980)
9. Ferruccio Furlanetto (1986)
10. José van Dam (1996)
11. Robert Lloyd (2003)
All excerpts are live EXCEPT Raimondi and Ghiaurov. There are plenty of live recordings of Ghiaurov, but I really like his sound on this studio recording.
I would have liked to include Samuel Ramey, who recorded this in the mid-80's, and sounded great, but I couldn't find the recording anywhere. If you have it, please post as a response!
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they're all excellent what's wrong with you people
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My choice : Ghiaurov! It's a bit disappointing to find out that Ghiaurov's is a studio recording though. I was about to worship him.
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Hines and Nesterenko have the best low F, Siepi and Ghiaurov phrase this passage the best. Christoff and Plishka are also very good. Van Dam is the only one I find disappointing here, his overall performance is excellent but that low F sounds too low for him. I also have the same problem with Raimondi, but I have to give him credit for singing this passage beautifully in general. Furlanetto sings Phillip very well, however I may be alone in this, but I like him more as the Grand Inquisitor.
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For quality of Fs I'd go for Hines from these. But really it's got to be Ramey. /watch?v=wYqAFqOvwWg
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der schlechteste war Jose van Dam, weil er überhaupt keine tiefen Töne singen kann.:S
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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww GHIAUROV!
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I really like Nesterenko's dark timbre; he also projects the low F very well. Furlanetto has a beautiful tone.
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Firstly: CESARE SIEPI!
Light years later: The Others!
Addiobelpassato 1 year ago 17
siepi is the best hands down. hands down.
sobchakdrums 3 years ago 8