Des Fischers Liebesglück - Philippe Sly, John Charles Britton, Franz Schubert

Part 2 of "Schubert Sessions" a Video Triptych by Mathieu Sly
All footage taken from the "Schubert Sessions" album recording sessions in Mirabel, Quebec.
Album details: "Schubert Sessions" will be released on October 14th 2016 on the Analekta label. For more information please visit analekta.com
Mathieu Sly: Video
Philippe Sly: Bass-baritone
John Charles Britton: Guitar
Carl Talbot: Producer
Claudio Pinto: Page turner

[@bnieuwhof]

Finally Schubert with guitar instead of a loud piano. Brilliantly done! Thank you both very much.

[@Ilikerawfish]

A serenade setting...like we do in Coimbra!

[@moot9798]

there is a gorgeous Schöne Müllerin with Peter Schreier and Konrad Ragossnig on guitar. My favorite

[@chickenvilla]

His interpretation of the German composers is unlike anything else I've heard. I've seen criticism that his approach is too "soft," but I am not always a fan of traditional opera for this reason, with some exceptions--Philippe's "softness" is deliberately and brilliantly utilized and makes the music sound more personal and easy to relate to. It's very modern and brings a tenderness to these famous songs that is so special and emotional and moving and different from other artists. It's given me a completely different appreciation for Schubert's Lieders when previously I've always approached him through the lens of a pianist. Thank you both for making these great videos available to us. Mathieu--you're so talented at matching the emotion of the music to the visuals and capturing these wonderful gestures and expressions.

[@RRSS2009]

Your comment is on point. I'm not a musician, but I love music. His renditions move me to tears, and I am not easily moved like that. By the way, in German, Lied is the singular and Lieder the plural. "Lieders" is not proper language.

[@SuzeteGarcia51]

Bravo comment...Chickenvilla!

[@mortalflower1]

I couldn't agree more! In fact I'd listen to him over a Fischer-Dieskau any day!

[@Operachan]

Spot on. It's way more intimate and precious then the other interpretations. All great in there own right, but I prefer his lullaby sound.

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

Nanoochka certain German composers have to be attacked with tenderness - especially Schubert and Brahms - they are like a caring German mother - he understand these composers very good

[@amazonian8614]

for Brazilian ears, Philippe's singing and the guitar arrangement make it sound like bossa nova Schubert. Really surprising and great. One more proof that Schubert's lieder are for the ages, a never-ending source of musical wonder.

[@ricardohoffmann4285]

¡Muy cierto!

[@romalisan1]

The environment, the guitarist, the singer, the interpretation, the delicacy of feelings, the incredible time spent studying to reach this level of perfection, seem to me to be the height of good taste. Hearing and seeing something so pure, one gets the impression that wars are impossible, differences are unlikely, and hate is utopia, not love.

[@andrzejcelmerzajaczkowski]

Polisch... ! Sygnuje Andrzej Celmer Zajączkowski 21 06 2024

[@Musikcamp]

Fischers Liebesglück sehr sehr schön gesungen und begleitet.

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

I appreciate the delicacy, sensitivity, grace, harmony and finesse of this magnificent tenor singing 'Des Fischers Liebesglück,' Philippe Sly. Guitarist John Charles Britton warm and slow tempo resonates in symmetry with the singer. The rhythmen in 'Des Fischers Liebesglück' is edited to perform on guitar. I enjoy this version more than when it is performed on the piano. KUDOS to P. Sly & J. C. Britton for this serene serenade.

[@lauraharding3101]

not a tenor at all but yes

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

P. Sly is bass-baritone singer. Thank you for your correction. Season Greetings. @@lauraharding3101

[@martyrrt]

That was the most beautiful singing that I heard in a very very long time...and the guitar accompaniment was brilliant...#genius #baritone

[@Martincohenphoto]

I am really blown away by the talent involved in this video. I play classical guitar, I sing and I am a professional photographer. All the elements come together so beautifully! I did not know the song. Kudos. Exceptional.

[@almalidia2023]

These two are the perfect combination. His voice is soft and strong at the same time. I absolutely love it. 💖💖

[@mutewoman2]

One of the best young singers around today, bravo Philippe and thanks, Mathieu!

[@paxfemini]

ich kann das tausendmal hören. die stimme, dies timbre ist einfach genau richtig und passend für das lied. philippe sly könnte die gesangsgewohnheiten revolutionieren!

[@francette19380]

J'ai toujours adoré schubert. Et je reste très difficile quant aux interprètes. Votre interprétation, cher Philippe, est au-delà de la beauté. Vous êtes le meilleur mélodiste que j'ai jamais entendu. Je parle de votre voix si subtile, de votre timbre et de votre technique maîtrisée. J'y ajoute ce qui prime toujours pour moi dès qu'on me raconte une histoire en musique : l'intelligence du texte et l'émotion sans effet superflu. Le guitariste est en accord parfait. Merci à vous deux.

[@reddaB]

I've listened to this 6 times since discovering it yesterday. In love.

[@victorjung679]

How can one not love this? Beautiful sadness.

[@martyrrt]

So beautiful. A sweetness and a gentleness is so profoundly sung.

[@frederictrudel2815]

Magnifique! Merci Philippe Sly.

[@MegaSupergirl13]

I have goose bumps. Heavenly beautiful...

[@ChristofSpecker]

Sehr, sehr schön, gefühlvoll und der Text ist so gut zu verstehen für ein deutsches Ohr. Very, very beautiful, emotional and the lyrics are so good to understand for a German ear. Thanks a lot!

[@ursulapaulakohnes7011]

Danke, endlich eine deutsche Beurteilung. Die schöne deutsche Sprache kommt leider immer etwas zu kurz in den Beurteilungen (Rezensionen). Das finde ich traurig.

[@georgettedee5281]

dear Philippe, this is a very special and wonderful way to sing this lovely song, very lively and full with your own spirit . Great, thanks you, Kiss from Berlin :))

[@luvi1211]

Qué voz mas maravillosa y una interpretación fantástica .... Bravooooo !!!! Schubert debe estar mas que orgulloso

[@leopoldodanielvarela5895]

Leopoldo de la Argentina. Excelente interpretación, impecable fraseo y musicalidad, hermoso timbre de voz. ¡Felicitaciones Philippe!

[@Istvanoiv]

So geniessend! Perfect Deutsch, Schuberts Sprache. Wunderschön!!!

[@KybernetikSchmiede]

Great, Chapeau & Hochachtung. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Ein Handgeklapper mit Begeisterung, auch allgemein eine Würdigung für eure Leistungen.

[@valfriesen4861]

How extraordinarily beautiful! Thank you so much, and bravo both!

[@annjeanmillikan]

Beautiful voice and with beautiful guitar accompaniment!

[@Istvanoiv]

Das Lied am schönsten!

[@gervis5312]

Magnifique. Belle voix maîtrisée souple et harmonieuse. J'aime beaucoup ce duo guitare voix.

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

Amén de sutil melodista, Schubert supo cantar la expresión de contento que procura la proximidad del ser amado. La canción amorosa logra en él un nivel hasta entonces insospechado en la “música culta”, tanto por su sencillez como por su tersura. Se dirige a quien ama tal adolescente que confiesa con el candor primero la llama de un amor inalterable. Sus lieds, a la manera de aquellas canciones populares que se aprenden en la infancia, parecen venidos desde la hondonada del tiempo. Es el caso de estas letrillas que declaran “la dicha del pescador enamorado” que John Charles Britton y Philippe Sly brindan despojadas de todo acento “lírico”. Britton a la guitarra sin florilegios sostiene la voz desnuda y cálida de Philippe Sly que concibe el canto cual experiencia anímica. «Considero la práctica del canto y el trabajo para lograrlo como una prolongación de mí mismo. Es una forma de descubrirse un tanto mística. Utilizo esta palabra aposta puesto que volverse cantante es casi comparable a una experiencia espiritual».

[@monainfame5878]

Su descripción no puede ser más precisa. Gracias.

[@riccardocollu8610]

Bravissimo, wonderful voice!

[@vain9syl3]

Magnifique. Merci pour ce très beau moment de musique.

[@MaestroWenarto]

so touching, and Mathieu is a great videographer, maintaining audience attention...and the sound of the video is amazing, showing every detail of emotion

[@annemariesingtfuereuch]

Beautiful. I love Schubert and this is one of the most beautiful interpretations of Schuberts Songs. Really intimate and real.

[@deysealbino372]

What a voice! Blessed by god!

[@operacat1]

I love this song, and this is a beautiful interpretation.

[@ANAMARIABaptista]

Darker, softer, i'd fall asleep in your arms... 💝

[@quaver1239]

Simply beautiful. Thank you.

[@JelmavanAmersfoort]

This is lovely! Well done.

[@KayHarpaGone]

Translation : The fisherman's luck in love English Translation © Richard Wigmore Yonder light gleams through the willows, and a pale glimmer beckons to me from the bedroom of my sweetheart. It flickers like a will-o’-the-wisp, and its reflection sways gently in the circle of the undulating lake. I gaze longingly into the blue of the waves, and greet the bright reflected beam. And spring to the oar, and swing the boat away on its smooth, crystal course. My sweetheart slips lovingly down from her little room, and joyfully hastens to me in the boat. Then the breezes gently blow us again out into the lake from the elder tree on the shore. The pale evening mists envelop and veil our silent, innocent dallying from prying onlookers. And as we exchange kisses, the waves lap, rising and falling, to foil eavesdroppers. Only stars in the far distance overhear us, and bathe deep down below the course of the gliding boat. So we drift on blissfully, in the midst of darkness, high above the twinkling stars. Weeping, smiling, we think we have soared free of the earth, and are already up above, on another shore. Translation by Richard Wigmore

[@rogersoria6867]

Interpretació i acompanyament absolutament delicats.

[@savoirgai]

It is wildly original in legato and utterly engaging

[@atashakgem]

Ahhhhh LOVE it 👌👌💌💌💌💌

[@Lechatbleu-dd1wp]

Merci Mathieu!

[@roselandiramos7048]

Amo demais esse cantor e as musicas de Schubert são divinas!!!O violonista também é espetacular...

[@marcosgrutzmacher7071]

I'm in love for your singing and interpretativos. Amazing!

[@baronjohna]

Like this. The guitar (Schubert was a guitarist) works so well here. I'm guessing most songs in this album are pitched 1/3 down than they would be with a piano.

[@mortalflower1]

Sly's tone and delivery is impeccable!

[@jorddychavarria761]

very good! is magnifique!

[@LoicTasquierNL]

Merci, trop beau !

[@marcosPRATA918]

Um belo poema e canto à sensibilidade, ao amor e à imaginação. (A beautiful poem and song about sensitivity, love and imagination.)

[@ТатьянаБуцко-д6х]

ВОЛШЕБНО!

[@remynoel5506]

Un Ange passe !❤❤🎶🎶🤷‍♂

[@CuriosusSum]

Intense beauty, the voice.

[@sonofvision6664]

Bel Canto is a traditional classical voice field. It emphasizes "beautiful singing". It's Hallmark is missa di voce. The intonation swell.

[@letsschubertiad1966]

This sounds so modern

[@samirmatar8794]

Bravo Philippe 👍🙏

[@gijsschubert7901]

Very nice interpretation of this hauntingly beautiful song. Your pronunciation is close to native German!

[@ricardohoffmann4285]

Ganz richtig! Seine Aussprache ist perfekt

[@Rosangela161]

Thanks, beauty!

[@yiannisbontis6377]

Hello! I absolutely love your versions! I am a trombone player and I just formed a trombone/guitar duo and I would love, if it's possible to get the scores from your arrangements! I will of course pay you! Any way we can get in touch?

[@deadname9949]

Love the shirt.

[@koosriedijk3872]

I am without words after these 7 minutes, but not because of the shirt.

[@1xXvInIcIuSXx1]

the best Câmara Singer now a data!

[@martinegatel9675]

Vinicius Costa ml

[@humanbeing1675]

Respekt. Seine Aussprache ist sehr gut. Die Interpretation interessant.

[@paxfemini]

dass er so einen neuen gesangsstil pflegt. dass er seine stimme nicht durch die ausbildung entfremdet hat lassen, dass er weich artikuliert, ganz natürlich, dass er sich die bewegungen erlaubt- der gesang geht tief in mich hinein und trägt mich, ob das der anfang eines neuen belcanto w2erden könnte? please come to germany and sing for us!!

[@koosriedijk3872]

"geht tief in mich hinein".........Darf ich auch dabei sein, wenn er kommt? Gruss aus Holland.

[@elsdeff6770]

I have an on-going fantasy that Philippe and Edwin Crossley-Mercer will record an album together. I don't even care what it is!

[@RamonGonzalez-lh9ok]

Los Líderes deShuber son románticos y aasibles,como este .

[@RamonGonzalez-lh9ok]

Bonitos y bellos Líder de Shubert

[@elcalderodelduende4227]

Qué belleza...

[@juliandanieljimenezkrause7802]

Absolutely beautiful, both guitar and voice! I add my bit of salt to the discussions.... i've never liked traditional bass-baritones, most of them sound so artificially grave/bass to me.... if singing affectedly grave/bass is the "real opera bass-baritone", then I simply do not like it. Philippe Sly sings effortless, beautifully, the notes flow like a warm breeze, he sings clear without affection. Since I discovered him a few month ago I cannot stop listening to him.

[@roberthead2408]

Qu’est-ce qu’il a une belle voix.

[@bjornbe1631]

Is it possible to get the tabulatur for the guitar for this song? Really wonderful! Everything of course..

[@ryanparkeranderson157]

Where can I find this arrangement for guitar? I can only find piano accompaniment. :( Also, I would love to do this with high voice and guitar.

[@andrzejcelmerzajaczkowski]

Polisch... Dam tu swe Nazwisko PHILIPPE 🎉 JOHN 🎉 TO P I Ę K N E W Y K O N A N I E sygnuję Wam Andrzej Celmer Zajączkowski 23 05 2024 Gratuluję ❤

[@lilyrose941]

one could think German is your mother language ☺

[@LoLEntensindtoll]

Sagen wir mal so: Ich habe schon deutsche Sängerinterpretationen Schuberts gehört, die ich weniger gut verstand als Philippe. :-)

[@hjcaplan]

soberbo!!!!

[@АлександрСатановский-и8ю]

Похоже чем-то на Bathory.

[@chriscross4004]

So sehr ich Philippe Sly schätze, das hier ist bei weitem nicht sein wahres Format. Die Artikulation wirkt leider viel zu passiv. Kein Vergleich mit seinem brillianten Händel -Messias.

[@asknermis6152]

Nefis yorum

[@pezcaditolo]

su playera de joda 😂

[@ransomcoates546]

The voice is very coarse and sounds half-trained. His approach to notes above the staff is positively amateur.

[@josephzepeda7608]

Very true. He just yells to get that high note every time. Too bad: the direct, fresh sound and convincing delivery of the text are really nice. And this song really works with the guitar. A little smidgen of technical polish and correcting his intonation in the high register would go a long way.

[@chriscross4004]

Listen to his Messiah recordings....way better than this...

[@user-xk6nu2ub7c]

nope.. what are you doing? go to the Mountains, at night in a boat.. kiss your beloved one and then try again.. This Boat is an American inflatable rubber boat