Most unusual, and most haunting, interpretation - I think it is absolutely wonderful. The sadness of that song is all in there - amazing dissonances. Whoever thought of this arrangement - respect!
I just finished listening to five-or-six classical baritones sing this famous song, and I showered praise on all the videos. But this is closer to the spirit of the song. This is what was on Schubert's sick mind.
Petrifying. Very well done. Hampton's voice is simply perfect for the song. The quasi-misplaced notes from the Nordic fiddle are, I believe, played on purpose and how brilliantly they blend with accordion to imitate the dying hurdy-gurdy. Cold weather would affect the entire mechanism of the instrument, thus making it difficult to keep in tune and surely it would sound sluggish. Besides, the old man's fingers are frozen. "No one wants to listen, no one looks at him. Only dogs, snarling around the old man." "Der Leiermann" is the last song of the cycle "Die Winterreise", end of the winter's journey. It must be a symbol for the wanderer's fears what his future will be. When he completed his work in October 1827, how would dearest Franz have known that he had only one year left to live. The song cycle was composed and published in two parts, separately. The second part was published after Schubert's death. It is assumed that he was still correcting the manuscript, days before his death. Amongst "conservative" renditions, I would always return to live recordings of Peter Schreier and Sviatoslav Richter.
Bravo cent fois pour cette revisite de Der Leiermann, complètement dans l'esprit de ce lieder. Belle voix, un violon crin-crin imitant la vielle grinçante, petite merveille de notes fausses totalement maîtrisées. Seul regret : parfois l'accent allemand n'est pas présent...mais il ne faut pas se gâcher le plaisir d''écouter et de re-écouter cette interprétation qui montre combien une musique très riche au départ peut ouvrir à d'autres lectures passionnantes.
This is absolutely brilliant and perfectly captures what I, at least, think Der Leiermann's intended mental picture was. A starving, cold old beggar freezing to death while desperately playing his rickety, out of tune hurdy gurdy as passersby utterly ignore him and pretend the annoying, garish music isn't there. Absolute masterwork.
(Einzig) schmerzstillender Gedanke eines Schubert-Freundes zu diesem Video: Wenigstens verhunzt Frau H. hier nur das letzte Lied der Winterreise - und nicht den gesamten Zyklus ...
Most unusual, and most haunting, interpretation - I think it is absolutely wonderful. The sadness of that song is all in there - amazing dissonances. Whoever thought of this arrangement - respect!
I just finished listening to five-or-six classical baritones sing this famous song, and I showered praise on all the videos. But this is closer to the spirit of the song. This is what was on Schubert's sick mind.
Petrifying. Very well done.
Hampton's voice is simply perfect for the song. The quasi-misplaced notes from the Nordic fiddle are, I believe, played on purpose and how brilliantly they blend with accordion to imitate the dying hurdy-gurdy. Cold weather would affect the entire mechanism of the instrument, thus making it difficult to keep in tune and surely it would sound sluggish. Besides, the old man's fingers are frozen. "No one wants to listen, no one looks at him. Only dogs, snarling around the old man."
"Der Leiermann" is the last song of the cycle "Die Winterreise", end of the winter's journey. It must be a symbol for the wanderer's fears what his future will be. When he completed his work in October 1827, how would dearest Franz have known that he had only one year left to live. The song cycle was composed and published in two parts, separately. The second part was published after Schubert's death. It is assumed that he was still correcting the manuscript, days before his death.
Amongst "conservative" renditions, I would always return to live recordings of Peter Schreier and Sviatoslav Richter.
Bravo cent fois pour cette revisite de Der Leiermann, complètement dans l'esprit de ce lieder. Belle voix, un violon crin-crin imitant la vielle grinçante, petite merveille de notes fausses totalement maîtrisées. Seul regret : parfois l'accent allemand n'est pas présent...mais il ne faut pas se gâcher le plaisir d''écouter et de re-écouter cette interprétation qui montre combien une musique très riche au départ peut ouvrir à d'autres lectures passionnantes.
Wow the accent really makes it a little creepier. It fits the song perfectly. Such a sad story, Die Winterreise.
This is absolutely brilliant and perfectly captures what I, at least, think Der Leiermann's intended mental picture was. A starving, cold old beggar freezing to death while desperately playing his rickety, out of tune hurdy gurdy as passersby utterly ignore him and pretend the annoying, garish music isn't there. Absolute masterwork.
This performance hits all other versions. Great atmosphere of crashing ice and the cruel death of an artist by this dissonant sound and frozen voice.
I've not decided yet whether I find this repulsive or great. though it is creepy and haunting, strangely...
(Einzig) schmerzstillender Gedanke eines Schubert-Freundes zu diesem Video:
Wenigstens verhunzt Frau H. hier nur das letzte Lied der Winterreise - und nicht den gesamten Zyklus ...
Superb
perfect
fantastic!
me ha tocado lo profundo y oscuro del corazon.
Very nice!
Hated the violin at first but actually when you think about what the song is about this works well
awesome
Ah, yes
I love the out of tune fiddle, it sounds just like an old hurdy gurdery
What the fuck? That's awefull
katastrophe...omg... da ist thomas seine variante mit abstand ergreifender
mit der geige ist das schrecklich
Couldn't be worse.
Spend a winter afternoon on a street corner with a hungry, unbathed beggar. What is worse?