A monumental cast for Händel. It´s impressing how well the voice is in shape for an older Lady and singer after such a glorious career and heavy stuff. I notice absolutely no wobble. Other soprani in this age have an vibrato that you can shake a cocktail.
@@Sir.Larselot do you have some info about business or some shortcuts? I don't know, either do it the right way or refuse it. Did you see what Nezet Seguin did to the singers in his masterclass? Merciless indeed!
Flagstad is simply incomparable. Forever thankful for her gift to us! Being able to listen to this after a hard day.. makes my life make sense again. I want to be in this world, if only I can witness such beauty from time to time.
Flagstad said of Schwarzkopf’s voice that she had never heard such a beautiful sound coming from the human throat. Schwarzkopf’s comment was that singers tended to compliment each other in such ‘flowery’ language.
Glory to God. We believe and serve the Risen Lord and give Him the unending praise for what He did on that bloody tree for us and rose again from the tomb. Hallelujah!!! SDG.
First of all, it's Callas and neither Dallas nor Calas. You can't compare apples and oranges. Callas, if you mean Maria, was indeed unique, but the voice itself did not possess the absolute beauty that Flagstad's did. Callas also suffered from faulty technique, which became ever more apparent as she aged. See her last sad performances when she was far younger than Flagstad is here. Here you have a completely healthy voice with flawless technique at the advanced age of 63! But at her height, there was a combination of voice, musicality and drama that made Callas truly great. No sense however, in comparing her to a Germanic / Wagnerian soprano.
She was also a product of her time. I am continuously amazed at how perfectly Norwegians pronounced each spoken word back in her time. So crisp and correct. They would have cringed if they heard their modern descendants talk today, myself included.
My friend Gordon Parry, (one of Decca's chief engineers), worked with Kirsten and Sir Georg Solti on possibly the greatest ever classical work of the 20th century, namely Wagner's ring cycle, along with John Culshaw. It was bad enough to lose Kirsten along with that glorious voice in 1962, but to let Kingsway Hall fall into dis-repair and eventually be demolished was just scandalous and a huge tragedy. The acoustics were amazing (apart from the tube trains!), and many Decca recordings were made there, including Mantovani! It is so frustrating that London STILL does not have a concert venue with fine acoustics!!
John Stanfield, a suo tempo a Roma hanno demolito l'Augusteo, la sala piu' acustica d'Europa e in anni recenti la sala da registrazione e concerti della RAI, radiotelevisione sempre a Roma, dove Furtwaengler diresse l'unico Ring in studio e la Callas in Nirma e Lucia di Lammermoor...per dire due...
I am Norwegian and I did not realize what kind of amazing voice Kirsten Flagstaff had, and absolute amazing voice and performance. Thanks for posting, what a gem!
Kanske inte har haft anledning att ta upp en hundralapp ur plånboken heller? (Sorgligt att den byts ut nu). Jag får bara gratulera er till att ha givit oss världens främsta dramatiska sopran någonsin. Vi är många som är tacksamma för vad Kirsten Flagstad efterlämnat.
Det är väl OK, men vi är utan tvivel på andra plats när det gäller dramatiska sopraner. Jag önskar att fler skulle förstå att det är Flagstad som är modellen.
She was one of the greatest diva specially with her reditioning of "Liebestod" in Tristan und Isolde, but this particular aria takes me with absolute suprise. Glorious!
Not bad, considering that her professional singing life was during the 20th century, since she died in 1962. In the 21st century she lives on in her recordings, and her image adorns the tail pieces of Norwegian Airlines shuttles, as well as the 100 kroner bill.
Flagstad goes to the heart of the aria. She doesn't yet reflect the stylistic approaches of the revival of Baroque music which was to come a little later, but she is so honest and truthful with that magnificent , only heard once in a lifetime voice that she gives a glorious rendition full of sincerity and faith. That for me is the most important thing here.
The "baroque style" to sing it's BULLSHIT. Singing without squillo, chiaroscuro, a very developed chest voice, without girare, with high notes without body, a very white voice?! That's is the baroque way?! No, no, no!!! Even the baroque composers and voice teacher's notes about singing links the vocal technique to belcanto despites that invention of "baroque style". Classical singing means be loud, powerful, rich from the bottom to the top of the vocal range. Caccini, Porpora, Velluti, and so many great voice experts of baroque time says that... Please, understand. There's just ONE way to sing classic music (sacred, opera, songs, etc): the RIGHT way. And the right way it's the old sing school that Flagstad comes, like so many great singers before and after her. The modern school destroyed the fine art of singing.
Many thanks, I have a live recording from 1948 of her singing Schubert songs and Greig Ernest Lush is the accompanist. Was recorded from radio onto reel to reel then cassette. She's in incredible voice very uplifting ranks with Eliz: Schumann and Lotte. She ends singing four songs by Greig in 1957 under Sir.M.Sargent and BBC Orch:
Without Lucinda Riley i never would find out the wonderful sound of Soveis Song /Edward Grieg. Oh besser kann ich das auf deutsch sagen: Wunderbare Stimme, die ich bisher nicht vergleichbar finde! Aber ohne die zweite Schwester von Lucinda Riley ("Die sieben Schwestern") hätte ich diesen Reichtum nicht entdeckt!
Kirsten Flagstad was the possessor of possibly and arguably the grandest and most opulent voice in vocal history. People on this page who say Callas was "better" are stupid and know nothing. Callas was a totally different kind of artist, the greatest of her type, a sheer demonic genius, but she never possessed the ability to open the floodgates of sound that Flagstad did. NO ONE DID!
@Adonister87 , e comunque "aprire le porte al suono" non significa nulla. La Flagstad per quanto eccelsa ha mai interpretato qualche ruolo diversamente dal declamato facile e compassato di Wagner? La Callas da Norma a Rosina a Medea a Lucia e Gioconda ad Armida a Violetta ha dato prova di ben'altro che un'apertura al suono. Cordiali saluti.
The great voice is still there, but I was surprised at the lack of vocal nuance and musical expression. The aria was delivered full voice throughout, without head tone or pianissimo. So, much energy expended where technique would have provided some respite. But it's a treasured Flagstad performance nonetheless.
Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caballe, and Ghiaurov recording the Mehta Turandot at 4:48. Just saying. About as far away from Flagstad singing Handel as you can get.
That huge flood of sound and that clear, clear diction! She pronounces English more naturally than native English speakers.
Vergleiche die Wiedergabe, z.B. ab 0:40f. mit und ohne o.a. Equalizer-Einstellung.... Hier wird die 'klarere Übertragung' recht deutlich hörbar.
*EQ-Regelung* hat *nichts* direkt mit einer evtl zugrunde liegenden Restauration zu tun. Sie wirkt aber wie eine 'Ohr-Brille' und kann (bei alten Aufnahmen fast stets) zu einem klareren Höreindruck der Wiedergabe führen. Das Schöne ist, dass es ohne großen Aufwand erreicht wird! Intensität am Handy-BB(EQ) *voll* ausnützen; *Gesamtlautstärke* über Ihre Anlage einstellen!
Es ist *NICHT LEICHT,* mittels eines EQ eine merkliche Besserung der Klangqualität antiker Aufnahmen zu finden. Dazu gibt's *kein* Preset! Die hier angegebene Einstellung© hat hunderte Stunden meist kleiner Schritte der Verfeinerung erfordert (durch Abgleich vieler historischer Aufnahmen von ECaruso, Orgel, Violine, Klavier usw. usw. - mit WFurtwängler, ATatum, KRichter, ACortot, etc. etc.), um alle Praxistests zu bestehen. Insofern ist *nur* eine *GENAUESTE !* Befolgung wirklich zielführend in "die 1. Reihe".
Jessye Norman described her voice as "liquid gold on black velvet" and I fully agree!!
A monumental cast for Händel. It´s impressing how well the voice is in shape for an older Lady and singer after such a glorious career and heavy stuff. I notice absolutely no wobble. Other soprani in this age have an vibrato that you can shake a cocktail.
What wonders a flawless technique can do!
This should be expected of every soprano who dares to sing Wagner imho.
@@liloruf2838 , i agree. But the business is very merciless and left very less time for talents to grow.
@@Sir.Larselot do you have some info about business or some shortcuts?
I don't know, either do it the right way or refuse it.
Did you see what Nezet Seguin did to the singers in his masterclass? Merciless indeed!
@@liloruf2838 "Mastercass" my foot! He knows NOTHINGabout vocal technique.
@@indeserto i bet your foot has more common sense than this guy. Hahaha!
Flagstad is simply incomparable.
Forever thankful for her gift to us!
Being able to listen to this after a hard day.. makes my life make sense again. I want to be in this world, if only I can witness such beauty from time to time.
Diese Stimme ist einzigartig, da kommt ne ganze Weile nix.........
Glorious voice. Stunning. RIP Professor Helene Joseph-Weil, I'm thankful to have known you.
One of the greatest sopranos ever
The most glorious voice of XX Century!
the rolls royce voice
Ain’t it the truth. This is the best rendition of this aria I’ve heard.
Elisabeth Schwartzkopf about K. Flagstad: her voice was like an universe!
Flagstad said of Schwarzkopf’s voice that she had never heard such a beautiful sound coming from the human throat. Schwarzkopf’s comment was that singers tended to compliment each other in such ‘flowery’ language.
If i have had a bad day and all is jagged edges just listening to her glorious perfectly controlled voice mends my soul.
Handel and Flagstad -- it doesn't get better than this.
Glory to God. We believe and serve the Risen Lord and give Him the unending praise for what He did on that bloody tree for us and rose again from the tomb. Hallelujah!!! SDG.
That is THE GREATEST VOICE I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE
Yes George it's stunning, and at the end of her career.
YES!
Dallas îs THE BEST
Calas is the BEST
First of all, it's Callas and neither Dallas nor Calas. You can't compare apples and oranges. Callas, if you mean Maria, was indeed unique, but the voice itself did not possess the absolute beauty that Flagstad's did. Callas also suffered from faulty technique, which became ever more apparent as she aged. See her last sad performances when she was far younger than Flagstad is here. Here you have a completely healthy voice with flawless technique at the advanced age of 63! But at her height, there was a combination of voice, musicality and drama that made Callas truly great. No sense however, in comparing her to a Germanic / Wagnerian soprano.
Love the clarity of the diction. She should be mentor for many opera singers.
She was also a product of her time. I am continuously amazed at how perfectly Norwegians pronounced each spoken word back in her time. So crisp and correct. They would have cringed if they heard their modern descendants talk today, myself included.
My friend Gordon Parry, (one of Decca's chief engineers), worked with Kirsten and Sir Georg Solti on possibly the greatest ever classical work of the 20th century, namely Wagner's ring cycle, along with John Culshaw. It was bad enough to lose Kirsten along with that glorious voice in 1962, but to let Kingsway Hall fall into dis-repair and eventually be demolished was just scandalous and a huge tragedy. The acoustics were amazing (apart from the tube trains!), and many Decca recordings were made there, including Mantovani! It is so frustrating that London STILL does not have a concert venue with fine acoustics!!
John Stanfield, a suo tempo a Roma hanno demolito l'Augusteo, la sala piu' acustica d'Europa e in anni recenti la sala da registrazione e concerti della RAI, radiotelevisione sempre a Roma, dove Furtwaengler diresse l'unico Ring in studio e la Callas in Nirma e Lucia di Lammermoor...per dire due...
Lovely rendition of a classic operatic aria by one of the greatest sopranos of all time.
Magnifique artiste! Une voix vraiment très très belle.
What a sound- the voice of God, if God was female.
She was absolutely stunning.
I am Norwegian and I did not realize what kind of amazing voice Kirsten Flagstaff had, and absolute amazing voice and performance. Thanks for posting, what a gem!
Under hvilken stein har du bodd da? ;)
Hildegerd Haugen Åpenbart en stein som er begravet jævlig dybt. Uansett du har rett, utrolig oplevelse med Flagstad.
Kanske inte har haft anledning att ta upp en hundralapp ur plånboken heller? (Sorgligt att den byts ut nu). Jag får bara gratulera er till att ha givit oss världens främsta dramatiska sopran någonsin. Vi är många som är tacksamma för vad Kirsten Flagstad efterlämnat.
Vel, Sverige gav oss Jussi og Birgit.
Det är väl OK, men vi är utan tvivel på andra plats när det gäller dramatiska sopraner. Jag önskar att fler skulle förstå att det är Flagstad som är modellen.
Stunning. This level of singing is long forgotten.
So full and lush
Such consummate artistry. Big, full, warm, expressive. A singular monumental talent.
THAT'S how you must to sing a baroque piece. BRAVAAAAA!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
La voix des anges et séraphins à l’état pur merci l’inoubliable FLAGSTAD
She was one of the greatest diva specially with her reditioning of "Liebestod" in Tristan und Isolde, but this particular aria takes me with absolute suprise. Glorious!
Just so beautiful
A wall of sound is so apt 4 such a beautiful voice
Perfect in every way. It gives me chills to hear this, and I'm not even a Christian.
Kirsten scales the very heights of quality
An effortless HUGE solid wall of sound! Amazingly rich too!
And she emotes, and doesn’t sound like a technical robot.
Astounding listening.
Just STUNNING in every sense...
Absolutely grand -- heartfelt, warm, from one of the great voices of the 20th century.
Beautiful diction as always from singers from that era. Braille and Ferrier at the same tempo, which allows full expression of the lyrics.
One of the most transcendent collaborations of a vocal artist and orchestra ever dedicated to video!! My undying gratitude to you, sir....
Made me cry!
Sublime perfection.
A magnificent Dido with a superb Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as Belinda. You hear her vulnerability/fate in her voice from the moment the opéra starts.
I redeemed . Kirsten Flagstad is over overwhelming !
Absolutely beautiful.
Superhuman...... totally divine.😊
Muchas gracias « Lochness11 » por compartir piezas tan bellas. No conocía a esta cantante ❤
👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹😘
She was voice of the 21st century, wonderful!
Probably the greatest voice of ANY century!
Not bad, considering that her professional singing life was during the 20th century, since she died in 1962. In the 21st century she lives on in her recordings, and her image adorns the tail pieces of Norwegian Airlines shuttles, as well as the 100 kroner bill.
Callas is voice of 21 st century , woderful !CALLAS IS LA DIVINA.
Probabil THE GREATEST VOICE OF ANY CENTURY IS MARIA CALLAS, LA DIVINA
@@mihaelacontescu2084 Maria Callas? Don't make me lmao. She sometimes sounds horrible and wobble. She isn't truely professional like Kirsten Flagstad.
My first LP featured this song and I was immediately captivated by this glorious voice and I still am!
QUELLE VOIX! QUELLE ARTISTE! UNIQUE!
Madre mía!!!!
Kirsten Flagstad - ‘nuff said!
I first heard Krsten in 1958, in one of those early stero demos made by London Records, in "O Devine Redeemer" Beautiful rendition.
Flagstad goes to the heart of the aria. She doesn't yet reflect the stylistic approaches of the revival of Baroque music which was to come a little later, but she is so honest and truthful with that magnificent , only heard once in a lifetime voice that she gives a glorious rendition full of sincerity and faith. That for me is the most important thing here.
The "baroque style" to sing it's BULLSHIT. Singing without squillo, chiaroscuro, a very developed chest voice, without girare, with high notes without body, a very white voice?! That's is the baroque way?! No, no, no!!! Even the baroque composers and voice teacher's notes about singing links the vocal technique to belcanto despites that invention of "baroque style". Classical singing means be loud, powerful, rich from the bottom to the top of the vocal range. Caccini, Porpora, Velluti, and so many great voice experts of baroque time says that... Please, understand. There's just ONE way to sing classic music (sacred, opera, songs, etc): the RIGHT way. And the right way it's the old sing school that Flagstad comes, like so many great singers before and after her. The modern school destroyed the fine art of singing.
I came back here EVERY DAY to liesten to this and try to find out how people transformed Baroque music in vibratolles/small/tin voices...
Dopo questo ascolto i cantanti " barocchi" di oggi scompaiono completamente ed Handel s'e' vendicato.
There is absolutely zero evidence that singers in the baroque era sang senza vibrato.
SUPERBE!!!
Many thanks, I have a live recording from 1948 of her singing Schubert songs and Greig
Ernest Lush is the accompanist. Was recorded from radio onto reel to reel then cassette.
She's in incredible voice very uplifting ranks with Eliz: Schumann and Lotte.
She ends singing four songs by Greig in 1957 under Sir.M.Sargent and BBC Orch:
Thankyou Marcel. Flagstad was a unique voice and person.
Callas ok, mais avec Flagstad il y a splendeur vocale, puissance, timbre d'une beauté inouï. La beauté faite voix.
Incrível. Minha preferida. Obrigado por compartilhar.
Yes it is truly amazing. Thankyou for commenting.
Fabulous!!!!!
+phoenix4165 It certainly is ! A shame the Met insisted on her singing mainly Wagner! Great to hear from you J. R from the East. :)
+lochness11 Great to know you are still active, R. Did you know her price for singing Dido at the "Mermaid" was a pint?
Maravilloso !
Gracias!
Hvilken gudsbenådet stemme !
Yes . Truly unique and glorious voice.
Ja, helt fantastisk.
Best version.
more grate music and song fred martock
I would never have thought Kirsten would be singing Handel. Her full expressive voice makes me wonder why we don’t hear big voices do Handel ?
Without Lucinda Riley i never would find out the wonderful sound of Soveis Song /Edward Grieg. Oh besser kann ich das auf deutsch sagen: Wunderbare Stimme, die ich bisher nicht vergleichbar finde! Aber ohne die zweite Schwester von Lucinda Riley ("Die sieben Schwestern") hätte ich diesen Reichtum nicht entdeckt!
Always remember that your redeemer liveth...or you have no hope
Kirsten Flagstad was the possessor of possibly and arguably the grandest and most opulent voice in vocal history. People on this page who say Callas was "better" are stupid and know nothing. Callas was a totally different kind of artist, the greatest of her type, a sheer demonic genius, but she never possessed the ability to open the floodgates of sound that Flagstad did. NO ONE DID!
Larry, magari Callas e Flagstad avessero cantato un Handel assieme. Avremmo meno baroccari tra i piedi.
Rosa Ponselle
@Adonister87 , e comunque "aprire le porte al suono" non significa nulla. La Flagstad per quanto eccelsa ha mai interpretato qualche ruolo diversamente dal declamato facile e compassato di Wagner? La Callas da Norma a Rosina a Medea a Lucia e Gioconda ad Armida a Violetta ha dato prova di ben'altro che un'apertura al suono. Cordiali saluti.
Amen to that! I wouldn't trade all of Callas' roles for hearing Flagstad sing this or anything.
@@jackhamm1745 , ti accontenti di poco. Non ami il Melodramma.
There's a bloody great posh hotel where the hall once stood.
She has that effortless power and beauty we hear in Pavarotti.
Как ей удается настолько прикрывать звук, даже дух захватывает! Удивительно стильно! Восхищает!
Yes Sergey she does cover the piece very well. Well done Kirsten! :)
Je suis littéralement scotché.
On par with Eileen Farrell’s exquisite rendition - beautifully sung by Kirsten.
Ok, I must find Farrell’s now. I love big voices doing Handel and didn’t even know it. Kirsten is angelic and exquisite here.
everyone is right about the voice, but to really show the voice, you have to pick the
right material, and this does that
The connected movement from note to note with openness and not pinched
She could’ve done bel canto
The great voice is still there, but I was surprised at the lack of vocal nuance and musical expression. The aria was delivered full voice throughout, without head tone or pianissimo. So, much energy expended where technique would have provided some respite. But it's a treasured Flagstad performance nonetheless.
Sadly Kingsway Hall is no more: the site another hotel for the super-rich.
"Thank You"
Keith Langley Ugh.
hearing of it's demolition saddened me but i guess recording there was no longer an option as the subway was causing too much vibration
She IS God!!!!
Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caballe, and Ghiaurov recording the Mehta Turandot at 4:48. Just saying. About as far away from Flagstad singing Handel as you can get.
Callas îs THE GREAT,UNIQUE,NO FLAGSTAD
Totally different singers. Cannot be compared.
They are both transcendant; no need to compare. Just enjoy.
listening to such an outstanding singer, how narrow minded must one be if one fails to produce a different reaction but a parrot like „Callas“. Sad.
I’ll take Flagstad, no harsh upper register.