What power art thou Who from below Hast made me rise Unwillingly and slow From beds of everlasting snow See'st thou not how stiff And wondrous old Far unfit to bear the bitter cold I can scarcely move Or draw my breath I can scarcely move Or draw my breath Let me, let me, Let me freeze again Let me, let me Freeze again to death Let me, let me, let me Freeze again to death...
Eigentlich bin ich ja so gar kein Freund moderner Inszenierungen. Und im Falle des "Cold Song" war ich bislang gar eher die Contertenor-Stimme gewöhnt und liebte sie bei dieser Arie. Aber DAS hier ist einfach genial! Sowohl vom Gesang her, als auch von der Inszenierung... und das herrlich frostige Geschlottere mitsamt strenger Krankenschwester und dem lieblich zwitschernden Gegenpart... ich danke allen Beteiligten für dieses perfekte Ergebnis/Erlebnis, diese Arie einmal so ganz anders wahrzunehmen zu dürfen und sie trotzdem - oder gerade deshalb - mit Begeisterung genießen zu dürfen. Eine Meisterleistung! ❤
What power art thou? Who from below Hast made me rise? Unwillingly and slow From beds of everlasting snow! See'st thou not how stiff And wondrous old? Far unfit to bear the bitter cold... I can scarcely move Or draw my breath I can scarcely move Or draw my breath
sorry to be off topic but does anybody know a trick to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid forgot my login password. I love any tricks you can give me.
@Malcolm Raphael I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Yes, totally agree with you about his voice. When he opened his mouth and that voice came out I was gobsmacked! As for the tempo, matter of taste I suppose. Traditionally this has been played much slower but I actually like this tempo.
@@martuuk8964 Yes, thanks for that info. I said "traditionally" (not "historically") referring to the performance traditions as they have built up since modern orchestras developed. It's interesting to hear that this piece would have been performed at that tempo back in the English pre-baroque era. It's also a little surprising, since in general, tempos tend to pick up over time. Is the evidence we have about performance practices of the period concrete? (e.g. are we in a position to know precise tempi since, for example, metronomes were not invented until a few centuries later) Just curious...
Molto bravi e Bellissima interpretazione humor, di un opera straordinaria quanto affascinante e tenebrosa : " la MORTE " ... Ridiamoci sopra e mettiamoci in fila .
Prefer Andreas Scholl , but can see it is wonderfully true to the spirit of the times when it was written ; audiences then went to the theatre to have a good time and be entertained not have their minds improved.....
Блестящее исполнение и вокально и актерски!!! Браво! Захват арии конртенорами ничего хорошего не принес - в большинстве своем при переходе на "верх" у них исчезает сила звука, падает громкость - шептюч чегой-то себе под нос...
Как раз благодаря исполнениям контртеноров (тут я прежде всего говорю - только не заплюйте - про Клауса Номи) эта ария приобрела "человечность", стала не просто песней мистического духа, а гимном страдания человека. В это же время она отделилась от общей канвы оперного произведения, от чего хуже не стала, даже наоборот: красота арии не теряется на фоне непрерывных партий, на ней весь акцент. Насчёт исполнения в видео - выразительно, профессионально, однако в общей картине.. ну, что-то максимально отталкивающее.
Как вы надоели, со своей псевдоклассикой в мозгах...Со своим умонастроением и вкусом конца 19 века, с вечными веригами ограниченности на шее культуры...
Insupportable cet Arthur grelottant piteusement... Le Cold Song est le cœur de cet opéra sinon un peu ennuyeux. J'ai été pris par surprise lors de la représentation à l'opéra Royal de Versailles... sans quoi j'aurai sans doute amené des tomates... ou plus probablement ne serait pas venu. On a d'un côté Jakub Jozef Orlinski ou Sting et de l'autre cette clownerie : le choix est vite fait.😢
Absolute, awful, ridiculous crap! And the song is far too fast. (Though it has to be said that all the voices are excellent!) Now go and listen to a company that knows how to produce Purcell.
I love it. It might be too fast for a traditional rendition but with penguins and nurses, this is everything but traditional. Great. Absolutely great.
What power art thou
Who from below
Hast made me rise
Unwillingly and slow
From beds of everlasting snow
See'st thou not how stiff
And wondrous old
Far unfit to bear the bitter cold
I can scarcely move
Or draw my breath
I can scarcely move
Or draw my breath
Let me, let me,
Let me freeze again
Let me, let me
Freeze again to death
Let me, let me, let me
Freeze again to death...
Eigentlich bin ich ja so gar kein Freund moderner Inszenierungen. Und im Falle des "Cold Song" war ich bislang gar eher die Contertenor-Stimme gewöhnt und liebte sie bei dieser Arie. Aber DAS hier ist einfach genial! Sowohl vom Gesang her, als auch von der Inszenierung... und das herrlich frostige Geschlottere mitsamt strenger Krankenschwester und dem lieblich zwitschernden Gegenpart... ich danke allen Beteiligten für dieses perfekte Ergebnis/Erlebnis, diese Arie einmal so ganz anders wahrzunehmen zu dürfen und sie trotzdem - oder gerade deshalb - mit Begeisterung genießen zu dürfen. Eine Meisterleistung! ❤
Excellent interprétation
! Thé original showing was a reportedly lot of fun too with machinery for trapeze etc. nakedness and laughter.
What power art thou?
Who from below
Hast made me rise?
Unwillingly and slow
From beds of everlasting snow!
See'st thou not how stiff
And wondrous old?
Far unfit to bear the bitter cold...
I can scarcely move
Or draw my breath
I can scarcely move
Or draw my breath
Le passage du père Noel est tres drôle ! Toute la mise en scène est plein d'esprit et d'invention.
WOW! The best presentation of the Cold Song/Cold Genius since Klaus Nomi died. OK, best adaption since Nanette Scriba's homage to Klaus Nomi.
Trop génial. Le mélange de l'humour, de l'esthétique et des belles voix. Magistral, merci. ✨🎶🌨️
Hahahaha what fun they had! Great interpretation!
Wonderful voice and excellent perfomance
Genial, João! Ao fim de muitos anos, reconheci-te pelo fabuloso timbre de voz. Um abraço.
Genial, ich kann es immer wieder mit größtem Vergnügen anschauen!
Avant garde even today. Amazing.
Agree. Whenever I listen to Purcell I have to remind myself that he was a Baroque composer.
Wonderful ;-) Bravo, João Fernandes! Thank You
Delightful :) Best ever interpretation of this Aria. Thank you for this Herve Niquet, Joao Fernandes, and everyone else.
Fantastic! I'm a huge fan of this scene, and this half-comic interpretation is indeed fabulous :D
Agree - I think it's terrific.
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@Malcolm Raphael I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now.
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one of the best versions I've listened to / seen
Glad it was sung by the voice that it was written for....a basso.
Why is it a favorite of countertenors?
@@gladysthomas2850 Think it is Klaus Nomi who's to blame.
genial, on a envi de voir la suite et le debut.
de la grosse merde oui
Wunderbar....
I enjoyed this very much, for me it does not detract from the more classical interpretations.
I lovvveveeeee this!!!!! genius!!!!! amazing voice!!!
The French taking a stab at Arthur after Monty Python's fame.
John Dee Is Me y
This is slapstick. And it's glorious!
Yes, I love it. Fullblown glorious over the top. And very clever
tolle inszenierung mit erfrischenden trheatralischen gesten. schaue ich mir gerne an!
Oh, no!!! Great! So much Purcell!
vraiment bravo. Très réussi !
GREAT!!!!
He has a wonderful voice (and tone), but the tempo is way too fast for me ! What a pity !
Yes, totally agree with you about his voice. When he opened his mouth and that voice came out I was gobsmacked! As for the tempo, matter of taste I suppose. Traditionally this has been played much slower but I actually like this tempo.
@@martuuk8964 Yes, thanks for that info. I said "traditionally" (not "historically") referring to the performance traditions as they have built up since modern orchestras developed. It's interesting to hear that this piece would have been performed at that tempo back in the English pre-baroque era. It's also a little surprising, since in general, tempos tend to pick up over time. Is the evidence we have about performance practices of the period concrete? (e.g. are we in a position to know precise tempi since, for example, metronomes were not invented until a few centuries later) Just curious...
Agree!
It´s probably not first time in history, Purcells opera has been subjected to humour/sillness :-)
Muito bom João Obrigado e um abraço!
Absolut 'great' ... !!!!
Great interpretation!!!
No. Not the cold Song I've been acquainted with by countertenors! They are maybe very skilled, but definitely not my cup of tea!
very hilarious:) great singers!!!
Sublime, et en plus avec de l'humour :D
Ария"Холода"на 1 тон ниже.Бас красиво звучит.
все на один тон ниже - барочная настройка) хотя, справедливости ради стоит заметить, что обычно понижается на полтона
great pure song
Right the bit where Santa shows up and crashes his slay and then runs past the stage crying for his slay was really funny and random
genial!
You get no brownie points if you're French... the odds are totally against us. Whatever we say, whatever we do, The Five Eyes are watching us
superb!
When most fully genuine we are the most ridiculous. Tel est l'être humain.
Original puesta en escena, y muy bien cantada
Superbe!
Molto bravi e Bellissima interpretazione humor, di un opera straordinaria quanto affascinante e tenebrosa :
" la MORTE " ... Ridiamoci sopra e mettiamoci in fila .
What a scream. Wat a bossy and scary cupid. Too fast , but beautifully produced and hilaious. :-)
Prefer Andreas Scholl , but can see it is wonderfully true to the spirit of the times when it was written ; audiences then went to the theatre to have a good time and be entertained not have their minds improved.....
great
so coooooool love it jve
Est-ce que quelqu'un le metteur en scène de cette performance ? Son travail et génial ! C'est parfait ^^
Shirley de Shirley et Dino
Ce serait pas la version mise en scène par "Shirley et Dino" par hasard ? (Oui c'est très sérieux ^^)
Oui, absolument ! Le Concert Spirituel !
Fantastico! jajaja
😮 Европа замерзает без бесплатных российских ресурсов?! 😅
What fun ..
Is there a dvd of this version? If yes where could I buy it?
on Amazon or Presto Classical
Thank you
@@raganellabianca1 oh good! C'est magnifique!
Как Монти питхон
Dove trovare l'opera completa, per favore?! Grazie
) дамочка из холодильника, начала свою арию по-русски) - Врача! Врача!
I doubt Purcell considered this opera as comedy
It makes a good comedy though.
Zero fucks given
Блестящее исполнение и вокально и актерски!!! Браво!
Захват арии конртенорами ничего хорошего не принес - в большинстве своем при переходе на "верх" у них исчезает сила звука, падает громкость - шептюч чегой-то себе под нос...
Любители контриков задизлайкали видео (
Как раз благодаря исполнениям контртеноров (тут я прежде всего говорю - только не заплюйте - про Клауса Номи) эта ария приобрела "человечность", стала не просто песней мистического духа, а гимном страдания человека. В это же время она отделилась от общей канвы оперного произведения, от чего хуже не стала, даже наоборот: красота арии не теряется на фоне непрерывных партий, на ней весь акцент.
Насчёт исполнения в видео - выразительно, профессионально, однако в общей картине.. ну, что-то максимально отталкивающее.
Как вы надоели, со своей псевдоклассикой в мозгах...Со своим умонастроением и вкусом конца 19 века, с вечными веригами ограниченности на шее культуры...
Hahahahahaha!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Cupid's English is very vague.
👏👏👏👏
Best version except for the speed
Existe -t-il un dvd de cette version production ?
Oui. Vous pouvez le trouver sur Amazon. (cette dvd par Glossa)
Merci!
Je vous en prie : )
Too fast for my taste, though..
Tout un "Verfremdungseffekt"!
02:19 : début de l'air du froid
:))
Fastastique Purcell
Им очень хочется хоть как то и в чем-то сравниться с неподражаемым Номи смотрмтся убого
5:30 Lol
Demasiado rápido!!
annoying they ditched the Dryden libretto.
It all looks and sounds as if this performance is intended for children in nursery schools 😬
anyone laughing in the first minute is a dunce
Ze manze pas les nems (tchip)🤨☝️🤫
8:46
Lol
5:30
Why make fun of a classic . ?
😂😂😂
Insupportable cet Arthur grelottant piteusement... Le Cold Song est le cœur de cet opéra sinon un peu ennuyeux. J'ai été pris par surprise lors de la représentation à l'opéra Royal de Versailles... sans quoi j'aurai sans doute amené des tomates... ou plus probablement ne serait pas venu. On a d'un côté Jakub Jozef Orlinski ou Sting et de l'autre cette clownerie : le choix est vite fait.😢
Довольно омерзительный и бездарный перформанс
Le Roi Arthur de Purcell n'est pas une oeuvre comique ! Quel contre-sens !
Hilarous!! France: 1 England:0
Triste
French missunderstandig uf serious music, Purcell and good music. shame!!
absurd
Absolute, awful, ridiculous crap! And the song is far too fast. (Though it has to be said that all the voices are excellent!) Now go and listen to a company that knows how to produce Purcell.
Love to listen to this song, as long as it's sung with a real male voice
Annoying.
It is not a humour. It 's an insult. Disgusting.
Je suis allée voir par curiosité, je ne risque pas d'y retourner, c'est tout ce que je déteste !
Wtf is that