Lascia ch'io pianga (Händel's opera Rinaldo); Voices of Music with Kirsten Blaise, soprano
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2014
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Handel's signature aria from his Opera Rinaldo HWV 7 (1711),
performed on original instruments by Voices of Music, with soprano Kirsten Blaise.
Handel reworked one of his best arias from "Il trionfo del tempo" (1707) for Rinaldo, his first London opera, and the first Italian opera specifically composed for the London theatres.
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Lascia ch'io pianga
mia cruda sorte,
e che sospiri la libertà.
Il duolo infranga queste ritorte
de' miei martiri sol per pietà.
Let me weep
over my cruel fate,
and sigh for freedom.
Let my sorrow break the chains
of my suffering, out of pity.
The Musicians (left to right, back to front)
Kati Kyme, baroque violin
Gabrielle Wunsch, baroque violin
Elizabeth Blumenstock, baroque violin
Maxine Nemerovski, baroque violin
Lisa Grodin, baroque viola
Farley Pearce, violone
Shirley Edith Hunt, baroque cello
David Tayler, archlute
Hanneke van Proosdij, baroque organ
And the fabulous Kirsten Blaise, soprano
Voices of Music directed by Hanneke van Proosdij & David Tayler
www.voicesofmusic.org
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What an artist.
What a composer.
What an ensemble!
awesome - crystal clear like a bell
Voices of Music astonishing.... she is amazing, I love her
You mean Händel?
This peice will always hold a special place in my families heart. A year ago my nana past away peacefully and my cousin who was a former soprano sang this aria at the funeral as it was one of her favorite pieces and Handel was her favorite composer. She loved the Water Music and the Messiah as well even though we are a Jewish family. I miss her very much.
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte
E che sospiri
La libertà
E che sospiri
E che sospiri
La libertà
Il duolo infranga
Queste ritorte
De' miei martiri
Sol per pietà
De' miei martiri
Sol per pietà
For every broken heart, for every crushed soul...there is this song. Ethereal. Ineffable. Beautiful...
Tears, always tears when I hear this beautiful piece of music. I first heard it in a movie my wife recommended "Farinelli", then the Cecilia Bartolli version. But this version, with the wonderful Kirsten Blaise and the Voices of Music is sublime.
YES!! I couldn't agree more!!!
It is unfair that I can't like this video as many times as I replay it...
Just like your comment! 😁
the same ha-ha =)))))
I hear that - beautiful performance of a perfect work.
Well, ... you can easily fix that 😗
I've thought that often and often!
This is how Handel should be performed. The blend of instruments and voice is amazing. I normally don't like listening to sopranos but I have to say that this performance is beautiful and I could listen forever.
Yes, in a Baroque fashion instead of in a Romantic style
I would want to understand why you don’t like the soprano voice.
@@jacintaaconng1 Why does this person have to explain anything to you? He or she is not a government official that needs to be held accountable. His or her opinion is theirs alone without explanation.
Funny how people can love the same music and have different reactions. I fall in love (albeit in a superficial internet sense) with every soprano who does something this beautifully!
You are exactly right!
I love it when an artist approaches baroque vocal music using vibrato as just ONE of the interpretive tools at their disposal.
This is the most beatiful, angelical version of this aria. Her voice is pure an the orchestra blends perfect
A real delight...a treat beyond words. Not a singer with accompaniment, rather one voice speaking to us in unison...
Noe wiem cole chyba hoje
Wow! It's amazing how her voice blends with the strings!
It seems she has studied the piece with zeal. She was the best choice. *-*
she's blending with the resonance of the first violins because the first violins are just doubling the melody
Excuse me, I you a singer?
I suppose vocal chords are strings.
She's using vibrato sparigly, giving it a warm, straight tone to match the strings. It makes all instruments blend really well. Notice she uses more vibrato when just being accompanied by the basso continuo, then goes back to pure tone
I came here after our music teacher told us to search operas and take our time to appreciate this kind of music. I like it btw:)
Her voice, her demeanor, her movements...so amazing. All of the musicians are splendid...thank you, thank you, thank you so very much.
Si ,es llamativo, todos son excelentes
What I love most about this performance is how the sounds of the vocalist and the period instruments blend so beautifully, especially when I close my eyes and listen to the nuances and interplay of all the voices in this ensemble. Thank you.
You are very welcome.
Estudio+ensayo+ estudio+ ... muchas gracias. Saludos
What a gentle, warm soprano voice.
Love this aria, learned it over 20 years ago & is one of my favourites - this version with the instruments and voice/interpretation together is fantastic! thank you!
What a sublime performance. Ravishing voice, responsive partnering from the orchestra. A truly tender and world class performance. What a privilege to hear.
Thank you so much!
Could NOT be better 😊
I feel - deeply inside me - that this remains the best ever Lascia ch'io pianga. That is saying something because I had thought dear Joyces's would never be surpassed. But the emotion bedded in the piece draws such depth from all "our" women AND the strings. As others have said with this - one instrument. Beautiful - play it again DeeDee
Thank you from all of us.
One of the most beautiful human voices I ever heard. The ensamble is magnificent and the music composed by Haendel is supreme. Sublime piece of art.
Красивый голос. Прекрасная акустика. Музыка времён. Слава Богу! Во.Имя Господа нашего Иисуса Христа! 🙏❤Аминь спасибо.
Wow, beyond beautiful. And the players are totally into her performance, perhaps the highest compliment that can be paid to any singer. Brava!
This is absolutely so beautiful that I cannot listen to the end without tears. However many times I hear it. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Oh my god. Kirsten made me cry. Love you guys.
I sang this in University Music Department. Always loved how haunting it was. Thank you for a lovely vocal performance.
Thanks for listening.
I am learning it on soprano recorder right now also Handel's As As Steals the Dawn.. will play them at a bar with the karaoke machine
I feel high spirited every time I listen to any work of Hendel. Althogh it is calming but not sad, it can be described as something delightful peaceful and joyful simutaneously. Hedel is my therapist in some way. Thank him for my soul cure when I am depressed.
Absolutely incredible... I really miss the culture of classical music these days...
Barry Johnston Roger that big time!
dont worry theres still a huge community out their which loves classical music
@@captebbtide öuu
I can hardly bear how beautiful this is.
The amount of talent united in this video, shown by both the amazing singer and the great accompanying musicians, is beyond outstanding!
No chin rests on the violins. Authentic?
I heard it in K-drama Beethoven Virus (2008) which has a lot of classic tracks, finally found this, this was included in Beethoven Virus OST. This has a sorrow tone, calm, quiet yet powerful. Thank you for posting, and thank you the ones create this performance. Very beautiful!
watch penthouse it also has many opera songs and it's an amazing drama
Diese Arie strahlt so eine Ruhe aus.
Herrliche Musik.
In schweren Lebenslagen, Tod eines geliebten Menschen, macht es meine Seele wieder ruhig.
Halleluja!
Möge Gott dich sehr segnen.!
Handel would be proud of you all, so beautiful and with much emotion and sensitivity, thank so much.
Perfect tonality encompassing a truly moving and sublime performance! Slowly passionate yet so gorgeous and much appreciated! Thank you!
Thanks for listening
From the players and what they're wearing, this seems to be from the same concert as that sublime performance of Corelli's Concerto in D Major Op. 6 No. 4. What a concert that must have been! Both of these performances bring me to tears of joy with their beauty.
Yes, same concert!
How can anything be this beautiful?
I am absolutely spellbound by this wonderful Aria, and this performance of it!
This is extremely emotional and beautiful. What a beautiful voice and reverent instruments. Weldone to everyone who performed 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I've been looking for this damn piece since I heard it on classic fm and was dumbstruck. I couldn't for the life of me remember the name or the composer so I'd just spend hours in the day looking around for it and finally I found it almost accidentally. my search was not in vain and as usual this channel has the best version I've heard. Bravo.
Kyle Whitehead -- Handel used the same music for another piece, "Lascia la Spina", which you might also enjoy.
"Lascia la Spina" is from "Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno" while "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" is from "Rinaldo".
My own favorite recording of "Laschia la Spina" is the one by Cecilia Bartoli.
Mr. Handel
I'm happy for you. I know the feeling well.
I cried as the voice began... no word can describe the beauty and pureness.
*purity
wolfgang wei yes I also cried manly tears
Who could not cry to listen to the purity of these notes and this beautiful interpretation? Only if you look at the starry sky do we understand where these melodies come from ...
I used to sing it after the death of my husband and I cried for years...
Stunning JUST stunning
The whole ensemble is perfect. Händel is incredible.
So beautiful. My favourite. Elegance in perfection. So much love.
What a setup!!! Sounds awesome, brilliant interpretation, a delight for ears and soul!!! Thank you!!!
42 seconds in and I'm in tears.. absolutely stunning
Once again a perfect rendition. The precision of the ensemble's playing and wonderful balance of sound between the instruments and between vocalist is superb.
This song haunts me in a good way and I find myself coming back to listen each night.
Beautiful voice. Really the best instrumental that I've ever heard. Astonishing. I was really moved.
So beautiful but so sad♥️ I listen to this when I’m stressed or anxious and it calms me almost instantly.
Excellent version. This music always touch me deep inside.
A famous Baroque composer said: "The task of music is to amaze and to move". You do it perfectly.
Thank you.
The penthouse brought me here . I love her voice so much
The K-drama (and original) The Doctor brought me here. It later became an American drama.
"George Frederick Handel is the greatest composer who ever lived. I would take off my hat and kneel at his grave." -Ludwig van Beethoven
+John Doe Georg Friedrich Haendel
grimilde112 Handel himself signed his name as George Frideric Handel. Both the German and English names have legitimacy.
Great comment. Puts it in perspective most certainly..
Handel's grave may be found in the Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
He Co wrote with beethoven often♥♥
just beautiful. I stumbled across this piece as its in my sheet music collection and decided to play it on my cello. .
It made me cry. .so beautiful
When I listened to this this evening, my friend came and asked if everything was alright with me...
yeah
yeah
Yeah, who's cutting all those onions?
Absolutely lovely. Händel is one of my favourite composers.
In a word, "heavenly".
I love this piece ever since i was a young girl, now i am growing close to 50 and i love it even more. This aria convinced me that to encounter, once in life time, sorrow and bitterness, seems to be a reliable path to arrive love and liberty; which in other words, benevolence and esthetics. 🥀💕
This warmed my heart. Thanks for sharing wonderful performance
Voices of Music... perfect balance in everything... masters of sound and masters of silence... even the natural scratches of the instruments and digitation add to this glorious harmony... Greetings from Mexico City... Namaste.
One of my favorite songs performed by my favorite ensemble!
The calming voice and the instruments sound send chills down my spine and bought some tears to my eyes the lyrics is wonderful too I don't know why I was never a fan of this kind of music it's beautiful
Beautiful. Brings tears to my eyes. Handel really was a master. The instrumental refrain at the beginning and the end to bookend the aria is perfect composition. Just brings the tears out after the lamentation.
Handel was indeed a master, and here his work is being played by artists who are also masters. They are definitely among the top tear of baroque chamber orchestras. I don't know how it can get much better. Mr. Handel would be pleased, I'm sure.
This is simply (but not simple) the best interpretation I ever heard. Magnificent voice and superb accompaniment.
It is indeed a beautiful rendition. You would certainly enjoy this one too: Suzi Leblanc ruclips.net/video/vJPWcX8gTcs/видео.html
And Philippe Jaroussky. Many say he is an angel, but watch out ;)...
@@chriscrilly8807 Indeed marvelous! Thank you!
@@yogichris673 PJ is incredibly gifted. I enjoy all he sings. Thanks!
@@yogichris673 He is the best...!!!
It would take a full paragraph to set up in your mind's ear the inflection and heartfelt gratitude I want to convey in this simple phrase: Thank you.
Oh my God, what a voice. Perfect instrumental accompaniment. Just heart-shattering.
I love this aria, it has such a hauntingly sad beauty about it.
Wonderful interpretation! From minute 3:40 onwards, that voice I took his breath away.
So very deeply touching , actually this is the best version I've heard of this song
Simply Divine, humbling and mesmerizing.... What a lovely subdued performance charged with flame
Beautifully sung and played. Thank you. I've loved this poignant aria since first hearing it years ago in the movie "Farinelli," based (loosely but entertainingly) on the life of the famous 18th-century castrato opera singer of that name.
this piece was sometihing really new for the period, and this interpretation is one of the most beautiful that I've ever listened. wonderfull job!
I appreciate so much your work. I work as a conductor and are very interested in baroque music. This is a beautiful source of inspiration.
Music from heaven, there is no other explanation.
I was stuck listening until it finished. I just could not tear myself away from such beauty.
Her voice touches my soul.
For a moment, I was transported to heaven in the midst of a pile of dirty dishes, worries about work, and the mundaneness of another day
You are so right.
Handel, Bach, Telemann, Corelli, Purcell, all baroque and early music composers, are a food suplier for our heart and mind, provided by groups such as Voices of Music. Thank you very much.
You are very welcome.
This fits me. I have never cried so much. Morte mia bella moglie. Innamorato mia.
Well done everyone , one of my favourite versions of this beautiful aria , a memorable performance ; thank you !
Welcome.
And the lyrics are wonderful...full of melancholia
Handel!!
"Let me weep
My cruel fate,
And that I
should have freedom.
The duel infringes
within these twisted places,
in my sufferings
I pray for mercy."
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte,
E che sospiri
La libertà.
Il duolo infranga
Queste ritorte,
De' miei martiri
Sol per pietà.
A beautiful piece of music - clever old Handel that he could compose a real tearjerker like this! Rinaldo was the first Italian opera to be produced in London and it was revived several times to great acclaim. Women weren't allowed to perform on stage so the part was sung by a castrati, the most famous one being Farinelli.
What a piece !
How could a man ever contain the (allow the expression) divinity to compose something like this ?
I am sure that if there is such a thing as heaven, Händel would have imagined it by the time he grasped that simple melody...
And the performance.... outstanding
I took a deep breath to smell Händel's idea of heaven...
Handel could do it because he is quite simply a one of the very greatest composers of vocal music.
I worship this amazing musical work !!!
One of the most beautiful performance over this absolute MASTERPIECE!!
I love Haendel, tahnks Voices of Music!!
Our pleasure!
YES!!! no words to say.. just pure sublime!!!
One of my favourite Handel's pieces. The performance is stunning. Thanks!
If it weren't that the lyrics and message is one of somber, this would of been one heck of a wedding song. I could see a beautiful bride being walked down an ile by this increabily and equally beautiful song.
Una voce splendida da ascoltare e da riascoltare. Chi ama Handel sentirà spesso il bisogno d'ascoltare questa bellissima interpretazione.
Haendel non è per tutti.
É só para quem gosta de Handel e de música.
De Lisboa Portugal obrigado.
14 de Abril de 2019.
This made my day, thank you Voices of Music and Kirsten Blaise
Only time I ever hear this performed is at funerals. This performance is beautiful. Elegant and refined.
Absolutely marvelous and stunning. To echo some of the other comments, it is also the best performance I have heard.
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for uploading.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever - Keats.
Words can't describe the beauty of this performance & the joy it brings!
I'm back for another massage of the soul... So beautiful...
🙏
Sheer beauty. Thanks for sharing this here.
the reverberant acoustics are unusual, but why not? beautiful this way, too.
Kirsten Blaise ; how can you add to perfection? Stay safe all 🌈
finalement après vingt ans je trouve le titre de ce chant d'une beauté sans pareil.
:)
Wow , The best version in RUclips. Perfect performance and world class one soprano👍🏻. I can't find any CD media of this. This channel performance is very great. Could you release and selling any CD or Vinyl? Thanks
If more people would get expose to this kind of talent and music, The negative things in your lives will become positive, And you will start Educating your Self and fFamily. Come up with something that will make the world a better place! Show That you can do more than just Complain, about the efforts others are wanting to do to make things better!
Music does bring people together. If I would be a lot younger I would definitely become a conductor and I would bring people together to enjoy music at its best. Musicians and audience
No...
It's so nice to get home from work and see a new Voice of Music post 🥰 Words are missing , in English or Portuguese , to describe the musicians of this wonderful group ! Através de vocês a minha vida musical está em crescendo, pena que eu não toco nenhum instrumento musical e muito menos canto , mas sei apreciar o que é excelente, como vocês o são! 💯😍🤩
Das ist wirklich überwältigend. Unglaublich eindrucksvoll. Ein Meisterwerk.
Danke vielmals.
As perfect as I have ever heard this aria. what an amazing job~
This music was from heaven 😇
OMG, my heart and ears are melting. This is so beautiful. Thank you.
You're so welcome!
Celestial voice, music and musicians... Thanks.