There are other performances of this that are excellent, but this is untouchable. She "feels" it, which is obvious, but her instrument is, in my opinion, legendary. I had the opportunity to see her live once, but I was directed to another rehearsal. Legend...
I love the feeling she gives that she herself is transported, even transformed, by the beauty of the music. She was born to sing this as surely as Strauss was born to compose it.
Legendarisch? Sie singt perfekt, sie spricht perfekt...ich glaube nicht, dass sie Hermann Hesses Gedicht in seiner Tiefe erfasst hat. Sie liefert das ab, was man heute im "Business" haben will. RIP große Lady mit großer Stimme.
Jessye Norman seems the perfect fit for the Four Last Songs. Very few singers possess the size of voice and range of color required by Mr. Strauss. BRAVO!!
Jessye, I am in tears. I use to listen 8 track tape of this four last songs sung by Schwarzkopf. But after hearing you, I doubt no soprano can equal your performance!!!!!!!!!!!!
All my father wanted to hear prior to his death was Four Last Songs, sung by Norman and I understand why and hope it will be my fate on the day. What a way to recall life and emotion and her voice.
In a review of a 1992 recital, Edward Rothstein of The New York Times likened her voice to a “grand mansion of sound.” “It defines an extraordinary space,” he wrote. “It has enormous dimensions, reaching backward and upward. It opens onto unexpected vistas. It contains sunlit rooms, narrow passageways, cavernous halls. Ms. Norman is the regal mistress of this domain, with a physical presence suited to her vocal expanse.” AMEN! RIP ❤️
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 Seel' unbewacht, will im freien Flügel schweben Um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben
@@mucfanhans Danke für den Text aber ich brauchte es nicht. Sie spricht so klar und deutlich in das Lied, ich kann jedes Wort verstehen. Trotzdem danke für Ihren Beitrag.
Her final delivery of "und tausendfach zu leben" completely knocks me for six. No other soprano, not even Elisabeth Schwarzkopf could manage that. The lady has gifted us a precious legacy to enjoy for posterity💖
I began to love LIED because of this woman. Thank you my God for bringing me on earth in times where Jessie Norman was on this earth. She inspired so many human beings with her incredible art and being. Thankful!
Recibo con enorme tristeza la noticia de que #JessyeNorman ha partido. Es la voz más gloriosa que me ha tocado escuchar en vivo. Tuvo la sabiduría de incursionar en un repertorio muy exigente en todos los sentidos: vocal, intelectual, emotivo. ¡Buen viaje!
Ms. Norman's voice was designed for these nearly impossible songs written well before she was maybe even born (not sure of dates - sorry). In any case, no one I've ever heard has the breath control to pull these off as I think Richard Strauss envisioned them, not to mention the strength of voice, control of sound and to be able to soar over the orchestra as she does. I had the good fortune to hear her live 3 times but I never heard her sing these with Orchestra, though I did hear her sing other Orchestral Lieder including other Richard Strauss works.
I like so much! it's a pity that the piece doesn't begins not at beginning!! the solo orchestra and the entrance of soprano singer it's magic, and here we cannot hear it!!!
If only Marian Anderson recorded this song wt Toscanini!!! Levelling Norman’s ..,,.My beloved Marian Anderson voice of million yrs! Both are extraordinary!!!!
Her expressions are what I like least at times, but also what I love most about this video. She is a canvas of raw emotional expression. Pure chills from 2:30-3:00
@markwain45 And don't forget Hermann Hesse (of Steppenwolf, The Glass Bead Game, and Siddhartha fame), the author of the poem used as text by Herr Strauss.
@htshoward I could have never put into words what I felt about this song, and now when I read your comment, it's exactly what I sensed: the song and the singer are just one....Beautiful!!! Thank you for clearing up my mind!!!
"Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life. The one who exercises Faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life; and everyone that is living and exercises Faith in me will never die at all. Do you believe this?" (John 11: 25, 26) Rest in Peace Jessye
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Her recording of “Four Last Songs” is the single best purchase of classical music I ever made. 😍😭😍😭😍😭😍😭😍
I have a recording of the Four Last Songs by Melanie Diener (conductor David Zinman), and I can assure you it is fully as magnificent as Ms. Norman's.
She has gone to sleep now and this world has suffered a great loss. Yet, her spirit will forever be with us. We can give thanks for that.
There are other performances of this that are excellent, but this is untouchable. She "feels" it, which is obvious, but her instrument is, in my opinion, legendary. I had the opportunity to see her live once, but I was directed to another rehearsal. Legend...
Absolutely right. Nothing approaches her performance. And I have heard and loved the best.
This song brings me to tears every time when the solo-violin starts to sing its melody.
She doesn't even sing outstandingly but even comprehends miraculously the ideology of the Austrian composer Genius.
Oh this is so exquisite and haunting. I had no idea she had passed. How amazing she was.
I love the feeling she gives that she herself is transported, even transformed, by the beauty of the music.
She was born to sing this as surely as Strauss was born to compose it.
Magnifique, quelle voix, quelle interprétation
Ihre Aussprache vom Deutsch ist legendarisch. So deutlich Sie spricht, man hört fast wie Sie ihre Lippen Schließt. Rest in piece, my Hero.
And Heroine.🙃
*in peace
Legendarisch? Sie singt perfekt, sie spricht perfekt...ich glaube nicht, dass sie Hermann Hesses Gedicht in seiner Tiefe erfasst hat. Sie liefert das ab, was man heute im "Business" haben will. RIP große Lady mit großer Stimme.
@@AtheneNoctua7Haben Sie denn mehr beizutragen als nur hohles Geschwätz?
Jessye Norman seems the perfect fit for the Four Last Songs. Very few singers possess the size of voice and range of color required by Mr. Strauss. BRAVO!!
Simply the best, so touching, R.I.P.
What a power, voice and spirit . Big heart . I love it !
What A voice, what A woman - she always touch my soul. Rip.
Nach langer Zeit wiederentdeckt. Diese Version ist unübertroffen. Ein Juwel!
Jessye Norman - überwältigend, einmalig... für die Ewigkeit!
Bravissimi to the poet, composer and the performers! A piece for meditation especially in such troubled times.
She is soooo fantastically amazing. I was blown away. I've heard her sing a million times but not this. Its such a fantastic song to. I love Strauss.
RIP the incomparable Ms. Norman.
Amazing ! Too sad we lost her , she will always be remembered .
She was 74, and obviously long past her singing days. We still have all the recordings.
Jessye, I am in tears. I use to listen 8 track tape of this four last songs sung by Schwarzkopf. But after hearing you, I doubt no soprano can equal your performance!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just sublime for me too.
All my father wanted to hear prior to his death was Four Last Songs, sung by Norman and I understand why and hope it will be my fate on the day. What a way to recall life and emotion and her voice.
She was and always will be a gem
Jessye passed away today and it's a huge loss to the world. Ugh
Sooo unglaublich schön! Danke
We miss you Diva😢
In a review of a 1992 recital, Edward Rothstein of The New York Times likened her voice to a “grand mansion of sound.”
“It defines an extraordinary space,” he wrote. “It has enormous dimensions, reaching backward and upward. It opens onto unexpected vistas. It contains sunlit rooms, narrow passageways, cavernous halls. Ms. Norman is the regal mistress of this domain, with a physical presence suited to her vocal expanse.”
AMEN!
RIP ❤️
This is one of the most beautiful voices that i have ever ever heard❤
She can sing octaves without a waver. Beautiful.
As a teacher, I can only say that "This is what I have been trying to tell you!" Perfect!
Seriously just brought me to tears. Incredible inspiration...
Magnifique tu est unique repose en paix
If only Strauss could have heard Jessye Norman he would have selected her to sing the premiere.
Heard many sopranos do these songs, but not like Jessye
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 Seel' unbewacht, will im freien Flügel schweben
Um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben
@@mucfanhans Danke für den Text aber ich brauchte es nicht. Sie spricht so klar und deutlich in das Lied, ich kann jedes Wort verstehen. Trotzdem danke für Ihren Beitrag.
@@3bonvivant Schön.. wen Du diese schönen Worte auch hörst
@@3bonvivant Das war Jessey
Wonderfull feelings and deep emotions
Csodálatos, hiteles nagyon mélyről kövő !!!
Величайшая певица!!! Царица вокала!!!!
Her final delivery of "und tausendfach zu leben" completely knocks me for six. No other soprano, not even Elisabeth Schwarzkopf could manage that. The lady has gifted us a precious legacy to enjoy for posterity💖
Rest in peace most beautiful woman!
Yo la ví en la iglesia colonial de San Ignacio,Bogotà,Colombia,año1975.Siempre será grande entre los grandes.
She is opera and classical music. There is nothing better. Als Deutsche möchte ich sagen Dankeschön ❤️
I began to love LIED because of this woman. Thank you my God for bringing me on earth in times where Jessie Norman was on this earth. She inspired so many human beings with her incredible art and being. Thankful!
Jessye Norman strikes again.
A true beauty to behold...
Dans quelle sphère sa voix nous conduit! Quelle merveilleuse beauté!!
ABSOLUTLY perfection..............transcended...bravo
Rest In Peace Diva
Beautiful. She is always amazing. This remains my favorite version.
I can die without regret having heard this.....
Recibo con enorme tristeza la noticia de que #JessyeNorman ha partido. Es la voz más gloriosa que me ha tocado escuchar en vivo. Tuvo la sabiduría de incursionar en un repertorio muy exigente en todos los sentidos: vocal, intelectual, emotivo. ¡Buen viaje!
Norman & Eno...am I in heaven already? RIP
I want this at my funeral!
Love this film and Jessye's crazy outfits.
Billions of emperors cannot be exchanged with her
Einfach Wundervoll!
A truly unmatched, unreachable accomplishment. Extraodrinary!
Simply angelical masterpiece.
Allways great to hear her voice. But it's "BEIM Schlafengehen".
Unglaublich schön!
Ms. Norman's voice was designed for these nearly impossible songs written well before she was maybe even born (not sure of dates - sorry). In any case, no one I've ever heard has the breath control to pull these off as I think Richard Strauss envisioned them, not to mention the strength of voice, control of sound and to be able to soar over the orchestra as she does. I had the good fortune to hear her live 3 times but I never heard her sing these with Orchestra, though I did hear her sing other Orchestral Lieder including other Richard Strauss works.
Absolutely miraculous - one is grateful to have experienced such vocal and artistic sublimity.
beautiful just beautiful... man i wanna be like jessye when i grow up
....Tearful rapture.......
Milyen gyönyörű kifejezés, zenei intelligencia.
Maravillosa, Norman!
I like so much! it's a pity that the piece doesn't begins not at beginning!! the solo orchestra and the entrance of soprano singer it's magic, and here we cannot hear it!!!
Ez maga a gyönyörűség, a művészet csúcsa! Számomra.
Beautiful
Rip. One of the biggest operasinger!
Beyond exquisite !
This woman is mesmerizing!
🌹🌹🌹Grazie DIO for Jessye Norman🌹🌹🌹
Grazie di continuare a esistere attraverso la voce.
maybe the staging has something to do with it, but I feel completely transcended by this performance. Pure heaven.
If only Marian Anderson recorded this song wt Toscanini!!! Levelling Norman’s ..,,.My beloved
Marian Anderson voice of million yrs! Both are extraordinary!!!!
This remarkable woman is music to its purest form,she is breathing pure magic from her lungs marvellous"
Perfetta ... sublime ....entra nell’anima e la ribalta !!!
😢
Simply a masterpiece...
merci pour cette video. Son aisance est sans pareille et sa voix splendide. Je ne connais pas de version aussi belle
this song just melts my heart! gorgeous #myidol
Magnificent...
Her expressions are what I like least at times, but also what I love most about this video. She is a canvas of raw emotional expression. Pure chills from 2:30-3:00
c'est si beau !!
AD INFINITUM,,,BIEM Schlafengehen is accepted. I rest my case.
Diva!!
Great and beautiful..
@markwain45
And don't forget Hermann Hesse (of Steppenwolf, The Glass Bead Game, and Siddhartha fame), the author of the poem used as text by Herr Strauss.
wahnsinn
Incredible😇
An Angel ..
Mortal she was yet goddess.
@htshoward I could have never put into words what I felt about this song, and now when I read your comment, it's exactly what I sensed: the song and the singer are just one....Beautiful!!! Thank you for clearing up my mind!!!
Wow!
No one like her no one
Oh My God!
Meravigliosa sempre
Divina
Did she ever sing La Wally? Its my favorite opera❤
"Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life. The one who exercises Faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life; and everyone that is living and exercises Faith in me will never die at all. Do you believe this?" (John 11: 25, 26) Rest in Peace Jessye
Exquisita canción
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Rest in peace, Jessye 😪
I wish to learn this piece sing myself to sleep every night.
Diese Dame war Maßstab😳