Jessye Norman sings "September" from Richard Strauss' Vier Letzte Lieder

Jessye Norman sings "September" by Richard Strauss live at the spectacular inaugural concert of the 1991 Salisbury Festival held at Salisbury Cathedral's West Green.

[@jla3bc]

Jessye Norman’s performance with Kurt Mazur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra brings me to tears every time I listen to it. We will never hear her like again.

[@nthotomosikili1653]

Every-time I hear Miss Norman singing this piece; I literally cry

[@MrAndredekock]

Sublime. I won't compare her to anyone, but give her her due in her own right. Bravissima.

[@wonieblue1657]

The 9th Wonder of the world and a force of Nature she is 💜💜💜💜💜👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Rest in Power Jessye I'll never forget You

[@Gav640]

Jessye Norman singing Strauss is a beautiful thing

[@richeyrich]

Such a wonderful face to watch as she sings. Then that smile and those beautiful teeth. Stunning performance.

[@brentaudi4424]

Amazing! She had this voice since she was about 9 or 10 years of age. Velvet. Pure Gold.

[@selmaksa]

I've just discovered this. I have never heard a voice soar like this. Exquisite. One of the most beautiful interpretations I have ever heard.

[@kenharrington2204]

Rest in Peace, Beautiful

[@rheaub2]

Exquisite. The artistic restraint, the understatement, the razor-sharp control on approaching ascending and descending notes, especially at the extremes of the vocal range, is a marvel. Just wonderful: pure beauty. IMAO. Thank you for sharing this.

[@ghernan01]

I'm still in the air...after 5 minutes of having listened to this song! The pure definition of beauty!

[@NicoleTaylorSoprano]

This is just so beautiful.

[@harrypetite]

I have the Mazur recording as well. It was the first Jessye Norman vinyl recording of her's that I had ever purchased, must be sometime in the 80's. When I first played side one it not only made the hairs on my neck stand up but brought tears to my eyes, as it still does to this day. She has a unique voice, so powerful yet so delicate and fluid.

[@francisanthonypeters3630]

No words for this perfection.......one must just listen...........

[@wTrevorh]

She just makes me fall in love with Strauss all over again!

[@copperleaves]

An extraordinary performance! Miss Norman's voice in this video does not have the sheer power it had in earlier performances of the same piece, but it has taken on a more fragile element of pathos and tragedy that is deeply moving. This is due perhaps to the personal challenges she was facing in her life at that time. I enjoyed this tremendously. Thanks for posting.

[@newhotmailit]

oh my god. she's divine !!!

[@ernestorecayte2169]

the exciting Strauss that Norman dominates with spectacular genius, without a doubt with a musical force that impresses, in addition to the most impeccable interpretive behavior. . . .

[@normapuccio6309]

Hace tanto tiempo que la sigo....en el 1998 en Paris en el desfile por el bicentenario de la Reolución Francesa, ella apareció sublime en un carruaje....luego la seguí por todas partes, sobre todo en grabaciones...Excelsa voz "

[@franciscorivero8538]

Fue en 1989.

[@josephparks2477]

Voz divina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@benoitndi5941]

Just perfect ... Just enormous... RIP Dame Norman

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

La maravillosa voz de Jessye canta exquisitamente "September" --R. Strauss.

[@benjamin0929]

Bravo!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@tatianarakowski6726]

mystical Norman.

[@littlemiss24077]

it's not necessarry to understand the words,her voice tells you the story. All you need to do is surrender

[@Aubury]

oh golly, profoundly moving, a supreme artist Ms Norman

[@gentleheartful]

Human perfection!!!

[@fineweather6847]

Richard　Straus is romantic! Ｉlove jessye!

[@TsarBovov]

This is so good, it is unreal.

[@rwells6673]

Rest in power Ms Norman.

[@Ibu812]

Sublime! Quel beaute mon dieu!

[@christahofemann4816]

Jessye Norman, para mim a melhor voz lírica feminina que já ouvi, os agudos não são estridentes, um prazer imenso ouvi-la.

[@zurabendeladze8839]

bravooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[@otorino9o9]

mindblowingly wonderfull,i m in heaven

[@wTrevorh]

Ihre version hört sich schön zu mir, Jessye! Wunderbar!

[@putzilutzi]

@Aldobrandini i absolutely agree with u. i have listened to many different interprations....but none is like J.N. Love & Peace from Germany, H.

[@MrTargenor]

jessie norman. you make me doubt there is a god in heaven.... she must be on earth right there

[@kylesflak]

Ethereal. Simply.

[@marhalabszar]

Am I the only one to whom seems that the very first bars are actually a musical quote from Götterdämmerung? From act I, scene III, when evening falls. But maybe just a coincidence.

[@lockerby]

1:20 Richard Strauss, superstar!

[@fox39forever]

❤🏆

[@wTrevorh]

@avarmadillo, what?! Jessye's interpretation of Strauss' four last songs are by far one of the BEST available. For you to make such a comment should certainly be sign that you're going deaf. Have a doctor check on you, please.

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Magistral voz

[@Rotogravier]

Haunting

[@fineweather6847]

How　beautiful!

[@renelicht]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@mjosemartinez1011]

SIEMPRE ❤️😘😜😄

[@newhotmailit]

i think its a little to slow and heavy, but the emotion beats it all...LOVE HER!!!

[@nieuwbooy]

@kingorthy you gotta hand it to Schwarzkopf though. Not only is he a great soprano but he also led the coalition forces during Desert Storm.

[@Soulspark811]

❤💫❤

[@PereFontRoca]

Sublim!!!

[@citrinitiangelo]

It's not so beautiful to see her way of singing, but it's beautiful to listen to her!!

[@MrDarknesslover]

Then close your eyes, and shut up

[@GourmetGuy]

Difficult to believe that Strauss wrote the 4 Last Songs in 1948. Those and DER ROSENKAVALIER (1909-10) are my favorite works by Strauss, and therefore, in my top ten musical works of all time. (I don't usually rank music that way, but I have such strong feelings about Strauss.) I still think Schwarzkopf is best in the Songs and ROSENKAVALIER.

[@shenanigans3710]

@1.56 Um... what? How do you do that?

[@christahofemann4816]

5:40

[@nelubovpavel]

Муза...

[@lancerico3794]

This is the piece Lloyd Webber is alleged to have stolen/taken the title track for Jesus Christ Superstar from...?I don't hear it

[@grantmalone]

1:22

[@BernardProfitendieu]

he stole most of 'his' best known melodies - a real bottom feeder Listen to Puccini's La Fanciulla del West for a real laugh, note for note theft of one of the main themes of the opera

[@Teddyb1939]

@nieuwbooy Why on earth did you bother,silly!

[@puccinislarondine]

I love Jessye and her voice is well suited to this, but it is too slow for me. I have an excellent recording (live) with Eva Marton that is fantastic. Of all the 4 Last Songs, September without a doubt is the one with the most "sparkle" and it loses some of that when it's too slow. ;)

[@hernando46]

Schwartzkopf is so boring;laks of emotion, not to mention that never miss a note.

[@avarmadillo]

Wonderful voice--but not fit for this music. This is really chamber music. She sings the "song" well, but not the meaning of the text--My take best interpretations: Renee Fleming on youtube and very best: Elisabeth Schwartzkopf with Szell and the Berlin Phil (her last recording of it)---NOT found here on youtube; absolutely astounding coloristic and shape mastery of the voice for expressive purposes. Learn the German too--it's critical to really appreciate Schwartzkofp. Sell your bed and buy it.

[@jonivy98]

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