The difficulty in this, deceptively simple, song is that the pace of the piano can urge the voice on, and rush the tempo. I sang this for a recital, after working on the heavy weights, like Handel, and it took some time, in rehearsal, to pull back on the voice. The nature of this song is that it should feel elastic; the beginning is an awakening that is liquid and dreamy, and the end is urgent and full of despair, and the tempo should reflect this. In music history we learned that the French did not take to the new heavy operatic voice styles and developed their own, lighter, techniques, often using little in the way of 'head voice'. This 'lighter' voice is more able to trip about on the quick changes in musical direction and create the 'feel' of the French musical style. You can hear that in very old recordings of French singers. I enjoy all genres and all voice types and this one is no exception; a very lovely voice.
@PaterEcstaticus88811 жыл бұрын
Great singer and one of the best Faure interpreters of all time.
@gloriadigiuseppantonio92104 жыл бұрын
Thats true
@paulostroff9912 жыл бұрын
Superb.TY AmelingElly for posting this treasure.
@MadamePukengkay13 жыл бұрын
Her voice is crystalline. My voice teacher back in the 1980's in California adored Miss Ameling.
@jackbodhi80643 жыл бұрын
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@zaidamos13333 жыл бұрын
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@basilnandina80512 жыл бұрын
Elly Ameling is one of my favorite singers in any genre. Gorgeous, clear, alluring voice.
@Rosangela1614 жыл бұрын
Voice and piano ... Lovely. Thank you. Beauty selection.
@hedgechair: I once had the pleasure of sitting in on one of Ms Ameling's guest lectures at the Conservatory in The Hague. She speaks four or five languages fluenty, and when she gets excited about something, she'll continue talking about it in the language the student happens to be singing... She's something special!
@didierclot53314 жыл бұрын
Quelle musicalité et prononciation parfaite 😍
@MarcyGoldsmith10 жыл бұрын
I have goose bumps! I love Elly Ameling!
@ternitamas12 жыл бұрын
that's one exquisite singer!!
@AKI0YK15 жыл бұрын
IMHO, it was Kathleen Battle who was greatly honoured by being named alongside Elly Ameling. I always think myself very lucky to attend Elly's concerts in 70's, 80's and 90's.
@Marice222314 жыл бұрын
magnifique!
@marupaco14 жыл бұрын
I can see your generous soul just listening to your voice. That's what the world needs.
@liriango11 жыл бұрын
A complete lesson of breathtaking as how to" put air" in this Lied/Song.
@gregmonks7 ай бұрын
Elly Ameling! I had records of her recordings of the Schubert songs many years ago.
@kyaume2114 жыл бұрын
This is no doubt the best Faure interpretation by a female voice. Her cycle with Gerard Souzay is outstanding.
@Gorgi67189 жыл бұрын
DEAR ELLY AMELING..I.DID ENJOY YOUR VOICE AT WIGMORE HALL...BLESS YOU .
@MustaffaCuppa14 жыл бұрын
Very nicely sung. The arrangment was just a little faster than others I have heard. I wish I could sing like that!
@operabilia8 жыл бұрын
One of the best renditions ever! Excellent enunciation, much better than by native French singers including among the crop of current young singers!
@goranbilic204211 жыл бұрын
Love Elly Ameling.
@RobRoyRed4213 жыл бұрын
I got her "after hours" album at an estate sale and after listening a bit I was going to throw it away. I had never heard of her and thought it was some "local" talent that was so-so. Then I googled her and found this (and wiki and other sites detailing her career. I've never liked this style myself, but she is talented.
@PhillipLWilcher16 жыл бұрын
Too wonderful for words : the song (oh the song!!), your singing of it and Dalton Baldwin at the piano. What a marriage of musical minds. I send you my love and blessings! I believe Dalton Baldwin knows my friend Ned Rorem - yes?
@gloriadigiuseppeantonio3693 Жыл бұрын
Un duo straordinario
@elisacalvo80779 жыл бұрын
Pocos cantan la cámara como la extraordinaria Elly Ameling, brava!!!
@fermusicbach11 жыл бұрын
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Happy Birthday Dear Elly, much Music for you!!!!!!!!!!!
@MariaAntoinetteF5 жыл бұрын
Still magnificent after all this time....
@ginasprovo7 жыл бұрын
she is spot on
@zenchan3326 жыл бұрын
AMAZING MIRACLE
@firsa6215 жыл бұрын
cavendishable, je suis d'accord avec toi! Ici il y a la voix, la technique mais le coeur...mhm...
@pilouetmissiou9 жыл бұрын
her prononciation is very good and it is not not easy at all !!
@HEADSUPBERKELEY13 жыл бұрын
Cher Madame she was taught to use her hands in this position to enhance the breathe and control the muscles. That is part of the training and she is quite correct. It is my hope that I have helped you to get rid of hate which poisons the mind and heart.
@susandrakenviller3683 Жыл бұрын
The hand position does nothing, psychologically perhaps but not physically.
@labemolmineur15 жыл бұрын
This is up a tone, isn't it? Gorgeous.
@PhillipLWilcher16 жыл бұрын
Yes, I love you!
@nonenoneonenonenone9 ай бұрын
Elly Ameling is one of the three great art song singers of the 20th century: Victoria de los Angeles, Ameling, and Benita Valente.
@Foodies_Morocco2 жыл бұрын
Wow what a voice
@mydlands13 жыл бұрын
LOVE her! She's my French diction idol. I have the Faure set that she, Baldwin and Souzay made. Top stuff.
@philipvanlidth14 жыл бұрын
@goldenthroat86 I think we can agree on the your last remark, although I can remember when that wasn't necessarily so. I was in a production with Kathleen in 1980, when she was still a rather appealing young lady with a voice that carried in any situation, such was its focus. I might add that this was also a quality I prized in Ameling, whose every syllable could be heard clearly over a large orchestra in an outdoor venue. But I haven't heard Kathleen sing in years, and the stories...
@SMMHELDENTENOR15 жыл бұрын
yes, thats what I meant! I have never seen anyone sing the way KB does: its so physical. Ameling too, you can actually see the whole body and face working... funny old world the singing one...Te Kanawa looks comparatively still when siinging, Bartolis eyes eyes yet all producing glorious and sopunds and in most cases art!
@ninazvereva9877 жыл бұрын
c"était magic
@CathyS992 жыл бұрын
💕💕
@renepariente76755 жыл бұрын
R.arientetrés belle interprète de Fauré.
@philipvanlidth14 жыл бұрын
@goldenthroat86 At any rate, while Ameling's voice type may seem fairly common, and as far as the category is concerned I will concede it, the actual voice is, at least in my opinion, uncommon within the vocal category. Once again, it is a combination of vocal technique, musicianship and personality that make Ameling unique among her similarly voiced colleagues...
@monumentofwonders6 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. None of the distracting showmanship so characteristic of the mediocre artists today. Old school, yes, with the posture, but all the focus is on the music, not the performer. The difference is a plunge into the depths of spirit, and not some superficial dalliance on the surface. If you want to hear a baritone performance with this same depth and beauty, listen to Gerard Souzay's version of this same song.
@swarze6 жыл бұрын
Sorry, That is rubbish. Do you even GO to concerts? I do. Constantly. What you are saying is utter nonsense. Ameling and Souzay were wonderful artists in their prime, and seeing them live was about the music AND the performance. Otherwise, just sit home and listen to a record. When DID you hear a recital last? 1980?
@Nymphaluthier12 жыл бұрын
1:40! Her face! It lit up all of a sudden like the aurora.
@虎子-m9q Жыл бұрын
🌹
@HansHStaal8 жыл бұрын
Buitengewoon mooie utvoering. Ontroerende muziek.
@AshleyTAdamsOnline14 жыл бұрын
@cavendishable Qui sont les meilleurs chanteurs pour l'esprit français? J'etudie la musique de Chausson et Hahn a l'universite. Merci beaucoup!!!
@firsa6215 жыл бұрын
Yes, lagunagreg, IT was exactly what I meant. I adore that album....and I adore Barbra and her stunning versatility! Sorry...what's the meaning of "OMG"?
@ThomasBias13 жыл бұрын
This song sounds easy to sing. I can assure you, it is not!
@golden-6314 жыл бұрын
@philipvanlidth Well...I attended Denyce Graves' senior recital at Oberlin. I think you can safely say at age 21 she blew Ameling out of the water!
@AndreaMerida15 жыл бұрын
Oh Lord. Ameling is absolutely NOT a mezzo. Where do you get that from this recording?
@SongOfEire4 жыл бұрын
Too bad both the audio and video are blurred. I hope someone will post an improved version, because it’s lovely but could be better.
@parkthoven Жыл бұрын
I'm dreaming~~~~~
@lagunagreg15 жыл бұрын
Hi Firsa, OMG= oh my god. Look, I like Babs as a pop singer and an actress, but she always sings in exactly the same way. I remember that she sang Handel's piangero and the aria from Carmina Burana. Now she sang those sings well, but she sang them just like a pop singer and just as she always had... as if she were on Broadway. And that just won't do pour les melodies francais du 19eme siecle, l'age d'or de l'art lyrique francais. That certainly goes for the slides Handel as well.
@philipvanlidth14 жыл бұрын
@goldenthroat86 With all due respect, I doubt that. And before you doubt my right to this comment, let me tell you that I am an alumnus of both Curtis Institute of Music and Manhattan School of Music and have heard some of today's top musicians in their student recitals...
@SMMHELDENTENOR15 жыл бұрын
its absolutely wunderbar! her technique reminds me of Kathleen Battle's, soubrettes.
@musicalnerds1013 жыл бұрын
0:49
@philipvanlidth14 жыл бұрын
@goldenthroat86 If by this you mean that her voice was much bigger, quite true. However, while I admire Denyce Graves greatly, bigger isn't necessarily better. I would prefer to say that each lady has her strengths and is great in her own way...
@gloriahuffman66124 жыл бұрын
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@MadamePukengkay12 жыл бұрын
I hope she is still alive.....
@riccardobarreca80664 жыл бұрын
Per chi vuol imparare a cantare: osservate il modo di respirare, qui è visibilissimo.
@theropodia13 жыл бұрын
Bjorling... go find it if you can.
@lagunagreg15 жыл бұрын
Hi Cav, I have to agree, the approach to the rhythm is very germanic. She has a lovely sound, sings legato and the french is not execrable. Mais le rythm et les phrase, les cadences, ceux-ci ne sont pas francais
@firsa6215 жыл бұрын
Cavendishable, si la prononciation n'est pas parfaite, ça ne signifique pas qu'il n' y ait pas l'atmosphère de Fauré. As-tu jamais écouté cette "chanson" par Barbra Streisand ?
@golden-6314 жыл бұрын
@philipvanlidth Bigger isn't necessarily bigger...true. It's all about the end result...making music and serving the composer. It's just that Ameling's voice TYPE is very common. A voice like Graves comes along with somewhat less frequency. That said...I'd rather listen to Ameling ANY DAY over Kathleen Battle....
@lagunagreg15 жыл бұрын
Hi Cara, I don't think so. Ameling is a mezzo.
@handelviola15 жыл бұрын
c'est quoi, l'esprit francais?
@anneboussard770310 жыл бұрын
Excuse me, but she's not dreaming here, not floating, certainly not dreaming at all. That's not it. She's so marvellous in other stuff...
@pietdejong57053 жыл бұрын
Geen woorden voor!
@leslielandberg56202 жыл бұрын
Wow, it's a mess rythmically. Take a drink every time she casually and bluntly discards a full value on half notes! She sticks the landing, true, but at the ruthless expense of a dozen precious notes before it!
@paulostroff9915 жыл бұрын
A fine singer,but not on this one.
@firsa6215 жыл бұрын
Babs is far better than Ameling in this song.....she has got a "warm" interpretation...and in fact she's also an actress...
@abracadabranque14 жыл бұрын
Belle voix,diction impossible:Trop tubé!
@firsa6215 жыл бұрын
lagunagreg, I don't agree with You.....IN TRUTINA is not sung in the exact same way as, for ex., SOMEWHERE.....or MY MAN....... Anyway this in only an opinion.... ;-)
@lagunagreg15 жыл бұрын
And, I'm sorry to be a nag about these things, but Babs is not stunning in the classicasl rep. She slides, she's flat, she's pinched, and she never rings ever. How is THAT versatile? I know (and play for) at least a dozen singers who don't need amplification to sing in a 1,000+ seat hall. Babs can't do that, despite her good points.
@lagunagreg15 жыл бұрын
OMG, you mean Babs sings this song?!? Eeeww!!! Oh, that's right, she recorded that awful "classical Barbara" albumb when I was a kid.
@leslielandberg56209 жыл бұрын
Too much touring has taken a toll on her voice in this recording. She sounds ready for a break. Hope she got one! Her anchoring is not secure, her breath ragged. She hangs on, but she sounds tired.
@christinaannabel8 жыл бұрын
Leslie, perhaps a constructive comment might be better, one recognizing the positive aspects of her voice, performance and interpretation, while at the same time mentioning what you may consider to be imperfect facets. A performance is demonstrative of so many things in the moment and in life.
@leslielandberg56208 жыл бұрын
***** Not at all. Professional classical vocalists are treated like trained poodles - except the poodles get more respect. If you didn't know, their touring schedules are brutal. I study opera and am aware of the culture of abuse in our profession. Open your eyes.
@leslielandberg56208 жыл бұрын
Christina Annabel She is working in her profession, she doesn't need any approval or recognition from me. I was pointing out the ways in which her exploitation and professional mistreatment at the hands of directors, producers and management have damaged her voice (hopefully not permanently, but it happens a lot.) It is nearly universal, unless you are so big and powerful that you can negotiate a better touring schedule that is humane. Thanks for writing!
@AlexPryrodny8 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought as Leslie - Elly is great, but she does sound somewhat tired and short of breath here (at least to a professional musician's ears). Still better than 99.9% of singers on Earth, of course!
@christinaannabel8 жыл бұрын
As a trained musician, I prefer to view such videos as an appreciative listener rather than as a critic. There may be imperfections, but when I consider the range of talent in this world and the skill and artistry of this particular musician (and others, as well), I hope I have the grace and wisdom to suspend judgment unless constructive criticism is truly warranted. In any case, 'tis my first responsibility to tend to my own musical garden, so to speak.
@golden-6314 жыл бұрын
I've heard undergraduate recitals at Oberlin that were better than this!
@fermusicbach11 жыл бұрын
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Happy Birthday Dear Elly, much Music for you!!!!!!!!!!!