Classical Music

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Natasha Marsh singing an adaptation of Queen of the Night from Mozart's The Magic Flute for ITV's Euro 2008 title sequence.

 

 

What Natasha says about this version:

 

"I've sung Pamina in opera houses all round Europe, but I'm not a Queen of the Night, with those stratospheric top Fs," she stresses. "So I told ITV we'd have to do an adaptation, because it's not my role. We changed the key, obviously, then they found an arranger to add a different take on it. It's a little bit more brass-heavy than Mozart's original and the orchestration is different. It gives it a more epic quality."

 

Quote from Telegraph.co.uk:

 

Mozart's challenge

The Queen of the Night’s Der Hölle Rache (“The Vengeance of Hell”) is usually known as the Queen of the Night aria, even though it’s the second one she sings in The Magic Flute. Famous for its two-octave range, it’s peppered with nosebleed-high Fs and is one of the most exacting examinations of a soprano’s coloratura. The aria was first performed onstage by Mozart’s sister-in-law, Josepha Hofer, and subsequently tested the mettle of a roll-call of grand divas. It was also a favourite of the risibly inept soprano Florence Foster Jenkins.

 

Watch it on YouTube.

Edited June 24, 2008 by manny a. quito

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This is mezzosoprano Magdalena Kozená, the first Czech to receive the prestigious "Artist of the Year" title from the British magazine Gramophone.

 

 

Double CD Enchantment

 

 

Disc 1

01. Cinq Mars: Nuit resplendissante (Charles Gounod)

02. Carmen: Les tringles des sistres tintaient "Gypsy Song" (Georges Bizet)

03. Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Voi che sapete che cosa è amor (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

04. Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: Che sento? oh Dio! (George Frideric Handel)

05. Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: Se pietà di me non senti (George Frideric Handel)

06. Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: Piangerò la sorte mia (George Frideric Handel)

07. Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: Da tempeste il legno infranto (George Frideric Handel)

08. Dardanus: Air - Gracieux L'Amour, le seul Amour (Jean-Philippe Rameau)

09. Dardanus: Air - Allez, jeune guerrier (Jean-Philippe Rameau)

10. Languet Anima Mea: O vulnera, vita coelestis (Francesco B. Conti)

11. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

12. Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 47, Erbarme dich (Johann Sebastian Bach)

13. Tra le fiamme, HWV 170: Voli per l'aria chi può volare (George Frideric Handel)

14. Tra le fiamme, HWV 170: Tra le fiamme Tu Scherzi (George Frideric Handel)

 

 

Disc 2

01. Ach, dass ich Wassers genug hätte (Johann Christoph Bach)

02. Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": Schafe können sicher weiden (Johann Sebastian Bach)

03. Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30: Kommt, ihr angefochtnen Sünder (Johann Sebastian Bach)

04. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: De torrente (George Frideric Handel) feat. Annick Massis

05. L'olimpiade: Che non mi disse un di! (Josef Myslivecek)

06. Paride ed Elena: Quegli occhi belli (Christoph W. Gluck) feat. Susan Gritton, Carolyn Sampson

07. La clemenza di Tito, K 621: Deh, per questo istante solo (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

08. Cléopâtre: J'ai versé le poison (Jules Massenet)

09. Il Tramonto (Ottorino Respighi)

10. Satires (5), Op. 109: no 3, The descendants (Dmitri Shostakovich)

11. A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41: no 2, Highland balou (Benjamin Britten)

12. Moravian folk poetry in Song: no 17, For Whom the Flower (Who Is The Posy For?) (Leos Janácek)

13. Moravian folk poetry in Song: no 5, Lover's Likeness (A Lover's Picture) (Leos Janácek)

14. Moravian folk poetry in Song: no 19, Light Feather (Little Posy) (Leos Janácek)

15. Moravian folk poetry in Song: no 16, Steadiness (Constancy) (Leos Janácek)

16. Moravian folk poetry in Song: no 1, Love (Leos Janácek)

17. Moravian folk poetry in Song: no 38, Parting (Leos Janácek)

18. Moravian folk poetry in Song: no 18, My Lover's Horses (Leos Janácek)

19. In folk tone, Op. 73/B 146: no 1, Good night, my darling (Antonín Dvorák)

20. In folk tone, Op. 73/B 146: no 2, When a maiden was a-mowing "Zalo Dievca" (Antonín Dvorák)

 

Watch her on

singing Piu Non Si Trovano by Josef Myslivecek.

[arnoldtan]

bradford ellis and tommy tedesco.....gusto gusto ko yung LOVE THEME

[baboyboy]

namiss ko tong thread na to ah...ganda ng info mo sir manny.. keep it coming. naenjoy ko tuloy uli ang you tube.

[manny a. quito]

After hearing Natalia Marsh's version, I went in search of a complete performance of the aria and found this. The superb technique and vocal agility of Sumi Jo is demonstrated in her rendition of Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen ("Hell's vengeance boils in my heart") from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.

 

Watch it on

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For a superior theatrical performance which completely enthralls, one can't go much further than Diane Damrau's Queen of the Night.

 

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. Edited July 4, 2008 by manny a. quito

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Riding on a wave of serendipity, I came across this clip of Lara St. John playing the Der Hölle Rache melody in a duet with, of all things, the Chinese erhu played by George Gao.

 

Watch her on

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Who's Lara St. John, you say?

 

Amazon.com says:

 

"Born in London, Ontario, Lara St. John was a child prodigy on the violin at the age of two, and went on her first European tour at the age of ten! At age thirteen she skipped from the eighth grade to a B.A. program at the Curtis Institute of Music. She plays a priceless 1779 Guadagnini violin. Her compelling personality and insightful performances have stimulated interest in classical music in a wide audience that seldom listened to it before. She scandalized some of the old school for appearing scantily clad on a couple of album covers, but she is completely authentic: a great violinist, whatever she is or is not wearing. As one critic wrote, she "has nothing to hide"--her musicality is first class. Lara St. John's brilliant musicianship, striking looks, and vivid personality have made her an authentic classical superstar."

 

 

Track List:

 

01. Concerto No. 1: Allegro

02. Concerto No. 1: Andante

03. Concerto No. 1: Allegro

04. Concerto No. 2: Allegro

05. Concerto No. 2: Adagio

06. Concerto No. 2: Allegro Assai

07. Double Concerto in D minor: Vivace

08. Double Concerto in D minor: Largo ma non tanto

09. Double Concerto in D minor: Allegro

10. Sonata No. 1: Adagio

11. Sonata No. 1: Fuga

12. Sonata No. 1: Siciliana

13. Sonata No. 1: Presto

 

 

 

Watch her play the Prelude to Bach's Partita No. 3 in E Major on YouTube.

Edited July 5, 2008 by manny a. quito

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I'm on a roll with this theme, so here's Brazilian countertenor Edson Cordeiro mixing up the Rolling Stones' Satisfaction with the Queen of the Night aria.

 

Watch it on YouTube.

Edited July 5, 2008 by manny a. quito

[manny a. quito]

Check out info about Radu Marian.

 

 

Track List:

 

01. "Se l'auraspira" (Girolamo Frescobaldi)

02. "Così midisprezzate?" (Girolamo Frescobaldi)

03. "Sicut stellamatutina" (Giacomo Carissimi)

04. "Quid agis cor meum" (Giacomo Carissimi)

05. "Quando tal'hor"(Lamento del Castrato) - Anonymous (17th cent.)

06. "Come al bosco" from the oratorio "San Petronio" (Giacomo Antonio Peri)

07. "Der Hölle Rache" (in French) from the "Zauberflöte" (Wolfgang Amadéus Mozart)

08. "Crucifixus" from the "Petite Messe Solemnelle" (Gioachino Rossini)

09. "Ave Maria" (Charles Gounod)

10. "È stato l'inizio di Primavera", op. 38 nr .2 (Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky)

11. "Notte Triste" (Sergei Rachmaninov)

12. "Amarilli III" (Flavio Colusso)

 

Listen to him sing Der Hölle Rache on YouTube.

 

Download MP3 of Radu Marian singing Der Hölle Rache here.

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Chicago-based Filipino tenor Rodell Rosel now has his own website.

 

Check out what he does with Der Hölle Rache from Mozart's The Magic Flute on YouTube.

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Alexandra Soumm started learning the violin at the age of five from her father. In 2002, she won the Grand Prize of the Vienna Conservatory Competition. In 2004, she won the first prize of the Eurovision Competition of Young Musicians in Lucerne. Alexandra Soumm plays on a 1735 Francesco Stradivarius.

 

Alexandra Soumm - Bruch - Paganini Violin Concertos No. 1

 

 

Track List:

 

01. Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - I. Allegro moderato

02. Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - II. Adagio

03. Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - III. Allegro energico

04. Niccolo Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 6 - I. Allegro maestoso

05. Niccolo Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 6 - II. Adagio espressivo

06. Niccolo Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 6 - III. Rondo. Allegro spirituoso

 

Watch her at the age of ten playing Antonio Bazzini's La Ronde des Lutins (Dance of the Goblins) on

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Watch her playing Franz Waxman's Carmen Fantasie at age fourteen on

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[manny a. quito]

Natasha Marsh - Natasha Marsh (2008)

 

 

Track List:

 

01. Der Holle Rache (Queen Of The Night)

02. O Mio Babbino Caro

03. Prayer (Duet with Gardar Thor Cortes)

04. La Wally (Ebben? Ne Andro Lontano)

05. Ai Giochi Addio

06. Les Filles De Cadiz

07. Autumn Leaves

08. Ombra Mai Fu

09. Brindisi (La Traviata) (Duet with Alfie Boe)

10. Quando M'en Vo

11. Bachianas Brasilieras No.5 Aria

12. Mi Mancherai

13. O Holy Night (Duet with Blake)

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Natalie Clein won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition in 1994 at the age of 16. She was acclaimed as the Young British Classical Performer in the Classical Brit Awards of 2005.

 

 

 

Natalie Clein - Elgar: Cello Concerto

 

 

Track List:

 

01. I. Adagio - Moderato

02. II. Lento - Allegro molto

03. III. Adagio

04. IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo - Poco più lento - Adagio

05. In Moonlight

06. La Capricieuse Op. 17

07. Romance Op. 62

08. Salut d'amour Op. 12

09. Chanson de matin Op. 15 No. 2

10. Sospiri Op. 70

 

Watch her play Sospiri Op. 70 by Edward Elgar, specially arranged for cello and orchestra by Julian Milone, on YouTube.

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The Celtic Tenors are composed of Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Niall Morris.

 

Remember Me / Recuérdame was written by Phil Coulter specially for the Celtic Tenors. It's "sinous melody and poignant words recall the Lament for the Wild Geese, on which it is based, and though it has a Spanish Civil War setting, the feel is unmistakably contemporary."

 

Watch The Celtic Tenors sing Recuérdame on

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Lyrics:

 

the moonlight dances among the trees

the campfire glows in the autumn breeze

and i am lost in my thoughts of you

remember me, recuerdame

my comrade strums on a sad guitar

my mind is drifting to where you are

i'm holding you like i used to do

remember me, recuerdame, mi amor!

so long ago, so far away each night i pray

"volverán los dias pasados"

i promise you that come what may

those days will stay ever in my memory

in all this world i could never find the love that i had to leave behind

but duty calls, so whate'er befalls

remember me, recuerdame, mi amor!

God only knows what tomorrow brings

you're in my heart so my spirit sings

and i'll be strong just as long as you remember me

recuerdame, mi amor!

 

 

Track List:

 

01. The Fields Of Athenry

02. The Wild Rover (with The Dubliners)

03. Whiskey In The Jar (with The Dubliners)

04. Mary From Dungloe

05. Phil The Fluter's Ball

06. Mull Of Kintyre

07. The Star Of The County Down

08. The Town I Loved So Well

09. Ag Críost An Síol

10. Fionnghuala

11. The Contender

12. The Green Fields Of France

13. Dublinia - Dicey Reilly - The Waxie's Dargle - Molly Malone - The Rare Aul' Times - The Rocky Road To Dublin (with The Dubliners)

14. Mystic Lipstick

15. Remember Me (Requérdame)

 

 

Track List:

 

01. Non Siamo Isole / We Are Not Islands

02. Ten Thousand Tears

03. You Raise Me Up

04. All Out of Love

05. Angel of Mercy

06. Danny Boy

07. Eric's Song

08. Caruso

09. Deep In Your Heart

10. Still By Your Side

11. Remember Me

 

 

Track List:

 

01. Nella Fantasia

02. Mull Of Kintyre

03. Love Of My Life

04. Ave Maria

05. The Green Fields Of France

06. Ag Criost An Siol

07. Fionnghuala

08. The Town I Loved So Well

09. I Will Wait For You

10. So Strong, (Something Inside)

11. The Contender

12. A Love So Beautiful

13. Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz :: You Are My Heart's Delight

14. The Star Of County Down

15. Adagio - (Vocalise)

16. Anthem - (from "Chess")

 

My favorite cut is Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz from Lehar's "The Land of Smiles." You may remember it as the finale encore piece from the Domingo-Netrebko-Villazon Concert in Berlin.

Edited July 16, 2008 by manny a. quito

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Elina Garanca was born to a family of musicians in Riga, Latvia. She won the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in 1999 and was a finalist in the 2001 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.

 

 

Track List:

 

01. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Cherubino's Aria: Non So Piu Cosa Son, Cosa Faccio

02. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Cherubino's Arietta: Voi Che Sapete

03. La Clemenza Di Tito: Sesto's Aria: Deh Per Questo Istante

04. La Clemenza Di Tito: Sesto's Aria: Parto, Parto

05. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Rosina's Cavatina: Una Voce Poco Fa

06. La Cenerentola: Angelina's Aria: Nacqui All'affanno

07. I Capuleti E I Montecchi: Romeo's Aria: St. Romeo T'uccise Un Figlio

08. La Favorita: Leonora's Aria: Fia Dunque Vero - O, Mio Fernando

09. Anna Bolena: Giovanna's Aria: Per Questa Fiamma Indomita

10. Werther: Charlotte's Aria: Werther, Werther

 

 

Track List:

 

01. Chapi: The Daughters of Zebedeo Carceleras (Luisa): "Al pensar en el dueno de mis amores"

02. Massenet: Werther Letter Scene (Charlotte): "Werther, Werther"

03. Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann No. 15 Romance (Nicklausse): "C'est l'amour vainqueur"

04. Rossini: Cinderella Rondo finale (Cenerentola): "Nacqui all'affanno..."

05. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras no. 5 "Aria-Cantilena"

06. Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein No.3a Choer, Recit et Rondeau (La Grande-Duchesse): "Ah! que j'aime les militaires"

07. Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers No. 11 Cavatina (Isabella): "Per lui che adoro"

08. Montsalvatge: Madrigal on a Folksong

09. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Trio & Duet(Octavian): "`Marie Theres'!""Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein"

 

Watch her sing "Una Voce Poco Fa" in the Met 2008 production of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia on YouTube.

Edited July 16, 2008 by manny a. quito

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Double your pleasure.

 

Watch Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca perform Leo Delibes' Flower Duet from Lakme at Baden-Baden 2007 on YouTube.