SIX GREAT RECORDINGS : SIX GREAT SONGS AND ARIAS (12) : 2023 RESTORATIONS : COLOUR PHOTOS

[@elenamalovichko358]

👏👏👏Ces voix sont belles, sans aucun doute , mais il n'y a qu' une seule voix de génie : celle de Mario Lanza.

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

Thanks for listening and for your comment Elena, Mario was a great artist.

[@meisterwue]

Gundula Janowitz.....in my ears connected with this short , but magical solo from Brahms Deutsches Requiem, not only this chant of comfort by Brahms , of course , but it is a special recording under the baton of Karajan 1963, I have still the old LP and here 9:15 joined with Edith Mathis : Mr Mozart will bless them both ......and Joseph Schmidt, know this and his or son sei mesi also from my records....he has once again this orphic sound here, listen f ex to the line 14:30 "und täglich haucht meine Lippe ein glühend Gebet", remains a tragical fate, this life in this time ......and special thanks for these impressive slide show of fotos, so exciting to listen and to look❤5:27 Mario & Renata

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

Thank you for listening/watching, I'm really pleased that you like the video. I had one of my cataracts fixed just before Christmas and the improved vision is like a miracle so, hopefully, the colorized photos will be better in future!

[@meisterwue]

@@michaelmcgrailengland real exciting show of fotos......

[@hrbooksmusic7878]

Thank you so much, Michael, for this beautiful video! 🙏🍀 Again, it‘s a wide-ranging selection in terms of the singers as well as the music! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I was happy to discover two of my favourite tenors (guess who they are 😉) plus other singers (and music!) I appreciate. Thank you also for the wonderful photos! I actually got a chance to sit down and watch while listening which is not always the case!

[@hrbooksmusic7878]

Thank you also for the playlist! It was a great idea to create it!

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

It's my pleasure as always Harriet, thank you for listening/watching. I can't imagine who your favourites might be but I seem to remember you mentioning Mario Lanza and Joseph Schmidt, although I may be wrong, of course. I'm very fond of the photos myself and I'm going to devote some time to new ones instead of recycling the same ones to save time.

[@hrbooksmusic7878]

@@michaelmcgrailengland You have a great memory, Michael! 👍 These two are on my „top ten favourite tenors“ list. Although sometimes I feel like it better be a top fifteen, extensions possible. Since I don‘t have a photographic memory, I always take delight in looking at the pictures you post, Michael, even if they are recycled! Add the fact that often I don‘t get a chance to watch because I‘m listening while working on something that doesn‘t involve the brain - so my concentration is entirely on the music - and you‘ll understand how and why everything almost always seems new to me! But I realize that other listeners may feel differently, so it might be a nice idea to add some new ones from time to time. But, hey, you are the giver, so you decide! Don‘t let yourself be pushed by anybody else! As always, warm regards! ☘️🍀☘️

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

@@hrbooksmusic7878 Thanks for your message Harriet, and warm regards from cold, miserable Yorkshire.

[@hrbooksmusic7878]

@@michaelmcgrailengland Thank you, Michael! But you have a big, warm heart, and I hope that you don‘t feel miserable… All the best and lots of Irish and German luck: ☘️🍀☘️🍀☘️🍀🍀☘️🍀☘️🍀☘️

[@lilianikolova7685]

Специални благодарности ❤❤❤special thanks for recording of Boris Christof 😢 from 🇧🇬 Sofia

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

It's my pleasure Lilia, thank you for listening, I was hoping you would find this one. You mentioned that you had been to a concert at the Boris Christoff Museum.

[@marie-jeannevallecalle9991]

Merci pour ces très belles voix 😊😊❤❤

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

It's my pleasure Marie-Jeanne, thank you for listening.

[@Rosangela161]

Welcome again!! Excellent selection of voices, melodies y fotografías. Thanks for sharing your beautiful job. The applause is well deserved.

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

Thanks for listening Rosa, I'm glad that like this one. I'm trying out these short selections of mixed singers in the hope that they might introduce younger listeners to the great singers of the past.

[@utubeisgreat9]

Wow❤ brings me back to being brought by parents to the cinema to see the student prince. I so loved that film. Tks Michael...Terry

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

Thanks for listening to this one as well Terry, if KZbin can't help you to recover, nothing can but it seems to me that you're feeling better already!!

[@MountainwalkwithMusic]

Now I am on hiking. See you Michael!!

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

Have a good hike Chang. See you.

[@MountainwalkwithMusic]

​@@michaelmcgrailenglandThank you for sharing great recordings. I had successfully finished snow hiking.

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

@@MountainwalkwithMusicIt's my pleasure Chang, thank you for listening. Your video of your hike in the snow looks good, I'll bet you enjoyed it. Oh, and the Christmas lights on your previous video are excellent, much better than those we have in our home town, but the authorities are always having to cut costs so that they can keep essential services going. See you Chang (much better now with my new eye!!)

[@MountainwalkwithMusic]

@@michaelmcgrailengland First of all, congratulations on your getting new light. Thanks for watching my video. Suprisely this mountain is close to Busan. 1 hour distance by bus from Busan. Good night Michael!!!

[@hrbooksmusic7878]

Hello, Chang! How are you? Thank you for all the wonderful posts on your channel! In addition to your films I especially enjoyed Fritz Wunderlich and the Beethoven romance! But when do we get a chance to listen to Chang singing? 😉 Best regards and greetings from Germany to South Korea! 🇩🇪 >>> 🇰🇷

[@rxxreeves]

There are no known live recordings of Lanza singing O Sole Mio. He recorded the piece three times - on 28 October 1949 for RCA record release, on 14 June 1951 for his Coca-Cola radio shows and in September 1958 for the soundtrack of his For The First Time movie. The overdubbed applause on the recording you have posted suggests it is the one made for the Coca-Cola shows.

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

Thanks for listening and for your suggestions. I found the recordings that you mention when I was trying to track it down (although I think the Coca cola was Aug 51) plus another from 1948 and non matched the recording on my CD. However, since your message I've looked at it again and I'm certain that it is the 1949 studio recording with added applause. Thanks again for the help.

[@rxxreeves]

@@michaelmcgrailengland As far as the Coca-Cola show recording is concerned I think you may be confusing the broadcast date with the recording date. He recorded O Sole Mio for the Coke shows at Radio Recorders on 14 June 1951. It was first used in the 17 June 1951 Coke show and then subsequently reused in the 26 August 1951 show. What is the 1948 recording to which you refer?

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

@@rxxreeves Your probably right, it doesn't take much to confuse me these days. You obviously know far more about Mario's recordings than I do and I'm just going by two recordings I found on KZbin when I was trying to track this recording down. I've put links below to the two videos and I think it was the last item on the Coca Cola show. It starts at 12.29. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnXGh3idfKxpY80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqtp3ShjZiCeKM

[@rxxreeves]

@@michaelmcgrailengland The second of these - which implies a 1948 date - is the September 1958 recording.

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

@@rxxreevesOK, thanks for the information.

[@hostlangr]

*Wunderschön!* Es fehlt leider der größte italienische Sänger..... 🤔

[@michaelmcgrailengland]

Thanks for listening and for your comment. This is one from a series of mixed singers that I was trying out. Enrico appeared on the following earlier videos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6jYmHyNfbqNl7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4SWqH-Vg7WjgKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXSwYqiLabt5iq8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIuydqx-rL-pkKc

[@hostlangr]

@@michaelmcgrailengland, ⚘⚘⚘👍