What a singer! Her repertoire was amazing. Here we see her singing her favourite composer. She adored Salome, Elektra, Arabella, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Der Rosenkavalier.
Thank you Montserrat for the music you left to mankind. What an artist, Woman and opera singer who brought such honor and pride to her country. Always Divine.
In diesem Jahr hatte ihr Mann eine Herzattacke 1977!!!!Aber er hat sie sogar noch überlebt!!!!Montserrat hat immer für alle gesorgt und bis zum Schluss war Sie immer für Alle da!!!!!!💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😘😘😘😘😘😘
Magnificent. She was in her artistic prime in 1977 and has just the right kind of voice for the Four Last Songs: silvery and lyrical, soaring effortlessly in the high passages with enough volume in the lower notes. Her fraseggio is more Italianate than Germanic but oh my goodness that endless respiratory reserve, long lines of elegant cantilena! At 20:12 for the line "So tief im Abendrot" she sustains a 20-second phrase on a single breath. This is comparable to the very finest recorded renditions by Gundula Janowitz, Jessye Norman, Kiri Te Kanawa and Cheryl Studer (sorry Schwarzkopf leaves me cold). Brava divina Montserrat!
in the studio recording she made it even longer (24 sec)... some critics dislike the tempo she used in this performance (they think it's too slow and too long) but i thought it fits the meaning very well.
Hermoso comentario. Gracias. Pero sin duda sumaria a la gran referente de estas canciones Lucia Popp, si no la has disfrutado, házlo pq es una BELLEZA también.)
Il canto di questa grande interprete che ha spaziato in ogni Repertorio musicale....qui in Strauss è in un momento di Grazia...e avendo interpretato già Salomè in maniera sublime...sceglie una linea molto lunare che non è facile tenere in Teatro...ma il maestro Lombard le tiene spago...in maniera salda e precisa....alla fine ....si è rapiti da questa capolavoro ...cosi crepuscolare e splendente di ogni possibile valore che il crepuscolo possa dare; dopo una giornata indimenticabile...dove Luce e Ombra diventano il significato della sfida tra la vita e la morte. Vero momento epico.
I’m always surprised Caballé isn’t mentioned when people talk of the Four Last Songs. She is a consummate Strauss singer (having sung Salome, Arabella, the Marschallin) and has the perfect voice for his music. This is a brilliant rendition.
How lucky that we were able to hear this music sung so magnificently. AND better yet that it has been preserved for the generations to come. As long as there is Mankind and Mankind can listen, then La Caballe and every musician on that stage is eternal.
I’m always surprised Caballe is not mentioned often when people talk of the Four Last Songs. Caballé is a consummate Strauss singer (having sung Salome, Arabella, the Marschallin) and has the perfect voice for his music. This is a brilliant rendition.
Cómo se extraña a tantos talentos fallecidos !!! Una excelente versión de esta última obra de Strauss, octogenario ya a la hora de componerla....gracias por compartirla.
Gorgeously sung. LOVE MC! But personally, still obsessed with Lucia Popp's interpretation. At this level its hair splitting for sure. RIP ladies... irreplaceable talents 🙏🏼❤️✝️
Die Jahrhundertaufnahmen der "Vier letzte Lieder" von Richard Strauss, geschrieben in Montreux am Genfersee in der Schweiz, stammen von meinen geliebten Lehrerinnen, Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf und Kammersängerin Gundula Janowitz! La Stupenda, die grosse Montserrat Caballé singt diese als nicht Deutsche Muttersprachlerin jedoch HERVORRAGEND, mit ihrer unnachahmlichen vokalen Schönheit und gesanglicher Linie, die den Vergleich zu Obigen keinesfalls zu scheuen braucht! Das Dirigat ist kalt, wie Eis, aber La Stupenda lässt ihre Seele nicht dadurch entzaubern! Graçias Montse! RIP
Imagínate lo que nos duele a los que tuvimos el privilegio de verla infinidad de veces! Pero es logico que te duela, hay muchos cantantes a los que nunca vi en persona y a los que encuentro a faltar!!
I don't think anyone has ever sung this at a level of musical complexity even remotely close to this. Not Schwarzkopf, not Popp, not ANYONE. Caballé was a Strauss expert (renowned for Strauss in actual Germany, before she got any worldwide fame) for more than twenty years at that point. Which is amply evident.
Nonsense reply! Caballe was a great singer but for me totally not for Strauss. And how silly to erase Schwarzkopf, Popp... and don't forget my favorite Janowitz!
@@dutchcub I'm still waiting for a (vaguely) musicological reply.. with examples of phrases and/or lines that here are weaker than elsewhere etc. And not just Quatsch-verdicts.
Not her best recorded work in Strauss (some hooting and scoops here and there, some shrill metallic sound in the attacks). But wow are there moments of sheer beauty that make it worth listening to. She's not often remembered for being a Strauss specialist, but she certainly was - having sung Arabella, the Marschallin, Ariadne, and Salome onstage and famously recording Salome (which ranks as one of the best recordings of that role). Her best Strauss might be her recital disk from RCA of the composer's songs for soprano and piano.
It's quite a shame that the orchestra is not identified, as if they were nobodies. Think of the cumulative centuries of hard work that these players put in to make this music and they go unrecognized here.
I love Caballé, I really do, but after listening to this multiple times my conclusion is that this is not for her. To my ears it’s all wrong: lots of very beautiful notes in meaningless words. Sometimes she’s struggling,too. Better left alone - you can’t sing Strauss with a Donizetti style!
Did you know that she spoke perfect German, lived for years in the German part of Switzerland and most of her reperoire was German, including Mozart and Strauss, untill she was "discovered" in NY singing Lucrezia because Horne had to cancel due to some pregnancy problems? Did you know she was probably the best Salome of the century?
What a singer! Her repertoire was amazing. Here we see her singing her favourite composer. She adored Salome, Elektra, Arabella, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Der Rosenkavalier.
Thank you Montserrat for the music you left to mankind. What an artist,
Woman and opera singer who brought such honor and pride to her country. Always Divine.
In diesem Jahr hatte ihr Mann eine Herzattacke 1977!!!!Aber er hat sie sogar noch überlebt!!!!Montserrat hat immer für alle gesorgt und bis zum Schluss war Sie immer für Alle da!!!!!!💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😘😘😘😘😘😘
Magnificent. She was in her artistic prime in 1977 and has just the right kind of voice for the Four Last Songs: silvery and lyrical, soaring effortlessly in the high passages with enough volume in the lower notes. Her fraseggio is more Italianate than Germanic but oh my goodness that endless respiratory reserve, long lines of elegant cantilena! At 20:12 for the line "So tief im Abendrot" she sustains a 20-second phrase on a single breath. This is comparable to the very finest recorded renditions by Gundula Janowitz, Jessye Norman, Kiri Te Kanawa and Cheryl Studer (sorry Schwarzkopf leaves me cold). Brava divina Montserrat!
in the studio recording she made it even longer (24 sec)... some critics dislike the tempo she used in this performance (they think it's too slow and too long) but i thought it fits the meaning very well.
Hermoso comentario. Gracias. Pero sin duda sumaria a la gran referente de estas canciones Lucia Popp, si no la has disfrutado, házlo pq es una BELLEZA también.)
So exquisite, she also looked devine ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Strauss was one of her favourite composers! She sang an almost perfect Salomé , Ariadne auf Naxos, Rosenkavalier !
Il canto di questa grande interprete che ha spaziato in ogni Repertorio musicale....qui in Strauss è in un momento di Grazia...e avendo interpretato già Salomè in maniera sublime...sceglie una linea molto lunare che non è facile tenere in Teatro...ma il maestro Lombard le tiene spago...in maniera salda e precisa....alla fine ....si è rapiti da questa capolavoro ...cosi crepuscolare e splendente di ogni possibile valore che il crepuscolo possa dare; dopo una giornata indimenticabile...dove Luce e Ombra diventano il significato della sfida tra la vita e la morte. Vero momento epico.
Great music and singer
I’m always surprised Caballé isn’t mentioned when people talk of the Four Last Songs. She is a consummate Strauss singer (having sung Salome, Arabella, the Marschallin) and has the perfect voice for his music. This is a brilliant rendition.
How lucky that we were able to hear this music sung so magnificently. AND better yet that it has been preserved for the generations to come. As long as there is Mankind and Mankind can listen, then La Caballe and every musician on that stage is eternal.
Beautiful lady ,fabulous artist x
To have the video is also very special
I’m always surprised Caballe is not mentioned often when people talk of the Four Last Songs. Caballé is a consummate Strauss singer (having sung Salome, Arabella, the Marschallin) and has the perfect voice for his music. This is a brilliant rendition.
how lucky and privileged was this audience!!!!!!
HISTORICAL!
Amazing, sung with such control & grace. One to keep forever. Thank you
Cómo se extraña a tantos talentos fallecidos !!! Una excelente versión de esta última obra de Strauss, octogenario ya a la hora de componerla....gracias por compartirla.
Truly the music is eternal and its interpreters are also eternal.
We love you Montse
Heard her do these and Salome Schlusszene in Alice Tully Hall. Unforgettable experience.....
This performance is to die for! Thank you so much for sharing.
unica,insuperable e inigualable
--for the ears and the soul - thank you
Gorgeously sung. LOVE MC! But personally, still obsessed with Lucia Popp's interpretation.
At this level its hair splitting for sure. RIP ladies... irreplaceable talents 🙏🏼❤️✝️
El mundo ha perdido la risa más bella, 😄 😃 💞 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹
Inolvidable voz ,dulcera y belleza de espíritu.
Si elle est belle, comme une grande. 🌞
Gives meaning to the life!
Diva simplesmente...
Artista impareggiabile degna di elogio 💕💕💕
Die Jahrhundertaufnahmen der "Vier letzte Lieder" von Richard Strauss, geschrieben in Montreux am Genfersee in der Schweiz, stammen von meinen geliebten Lehrerinnen, Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf und Kammersängerin Gundula Janowitz!
La Stupenda, die grosse Montserrat Caballé singt diese als nicht Deutsche Muttersprachlerin jedoch HERVORRAGEND, mit ihrer unnachahmlichen vokalen Schönheit und gesanglicher Linie, die den Vergleich zu Obigen keinesfalls zu scheuen braucht!
Das Dirigat ist kalt, wie Eis, aber La Stupenda lässt ihre Seele nicht dadurch entzaubern! Graçias Montse! RIP
"La Stupenda" is NOT Montserrat Caballé but Dame Joan Sutherland. You mean "La Superba"!
Aún no se por qué me duele tanto la muerte de esta mujer,,, si nunca la conocí en persona...
Imagínate lo que nos duele a los que tuvimos el privilegio de verla infinidad de veces! Pero es logico que te duela, hay
muchos cantantes a los que nunca vi en persona y a los que encuentro a faltar!!
Muito obrigado pela postagem.
She sang Straus better than almost anyone else - anything her wrote.
I don't think anyone has ever sung this at a level of musical complexity even remotely close to this. Not Schwarzkopf, not Popp, not ANYONE. Caballé was a Strauss expert (renowned for Strauss in actual Germany, before she got any worldwide fame) for more than twenty years at that point. Which is amply evident.
@silverbud That's very respectful and informative of you.
Nonsense reply! Caballe was a great singer but for me totally not for Strauss. And how silly to erase Schwarzkopf, Popp... and don't forget my favorite Janowitz!
@@dutchcub I'm still waiting for a (vaguely) musicological reply.. with examples of phrases and/or lines that here are weaker than elsewhere etc. And not just Quatsch-verdicts.
Caballé had something in her way of melting notes each other like no one. Listen this kind work of art is the best thing in my day sometimes.
juan jose dubal , I agree with you, absolutely!
Ella es la música
Frühling, September, Beim Schlafengehen, Im Abendrot
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Not her best recorded work in Strauss (some hooting and scoops here and there, some shrill metallic sound in the attacks). But wow are there moments of sheer beauty that make it worth listening to. She's not often remembered for being a Strauss specialist, but she certainly was - having sung Arabella, the Marschallin, Ariadne, and Salome onstage and famously recording Salome (which ranks as one of the best recordings of that role). Her best Strauss might be her recital disk from RCA of the composer's songs for soprano and piano.
We would be falling on our knees to have someone sings these songs like this today.
Brunnhilde, there is just one today. The great Anne Schwanewilms.
Perhaps you might research the difference between studio recordings and in vivo captures. Don’t get back to us.
It's quite a shame that the orchestra is not identified, as if they were nobodies. Think of the cumulative centuries of hard work that these players put in to make this music and they go unrecognized here.
Strasbourg Philharmonic
La mezcla de sonido adecuada hubiese mejorado la calidad del sonido musical un 60%.
La pierre philosophale?
Why do people cough at Concerts?
Callas , Caballe' e poi il vuoto.
Callas y luego el vacio. Caballé tiene un voz bellísima pero no habita el Olimpo de la suprema Callas.
Jessye norman!!!!
I love Caballe but she's coasting and half-singing for long passages here.
@@ian1856 Thank you for your illuminating response.
Prefer a voice with more weight here.
This is just dreadful. How can anyone equate this with what others have certainly done much better?!
Buy a pair of new ears.
@@robert111k My ears don’t lie. And so this rendition remains what it is: garbage.
I love Caballé, I really do, but after listening to this multiple times my conclusion is that this is not for her. To my ears it’s all wrong: lots of very beautiful notes in meaningless words. Sometimes she’s struggling,too. Better left alone - you can’t sing Strauss with a Donizetti style!
Did you know that she spoke perfect German, lived for years in the German part of Switzerland and most of her reperoire was German, including Mozart and Strauss, untill she was "discovered" in NY singing Lucrezia because Horne had to cancel due to some pregnancy problems? Did you know she was probably the best Salome of the century?
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