Nicolai Gedda "Song of the Indian guest" (Song of India), Sadko

[@jeffwatkins352]

Gorgeous performance of a timeless classic by one of opera's greatest tenors. And the photo/image montage is totally apt, with things from the mythic literature around Sadko intermixed with stills from the Russian film and those of live opera performances. Very nice all the way around! I don't know why this great show isn't more often performed.

[@25Marinus]

No tenor ever before him or after him has given us so many times of pure joy and happiness bij listening to his interpretations of music from so many stiles and from so many times and that all singing so natural in so many languages. So: What Gedda could - only Gedda could. We own him a lot.

[@Herur22]

Thank you, Marinus.

[@25Marinus]

@@Herur22 You're welcome, Lady.

[@januszronda6488]

Przepiękna melodia, przepiękne wykonanie, tajemnicza treść i słowa. Film mojego dzieciństwa i młodości.

[@ecanuck]

That final high note is sublime, so tender. Thanks.

[@ОльгаНадежина-я5э]

Голос чудо , бархатный мёд если так можно выразиться . Впервые слышу , не знала этого певца .

[@elenadefrancisci7950]

Questa splendida musica mi fa sognare❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@infrantasi]

My highest praise is when I call an artist a great teacher, and M. Gedda is the greatest of all teachers. His musicianship, inventive phrasing, and pure emotion put him on the tenor throne in Mt. Olympus, in my opinion.

[@MrJohannes1947]

Perfect! That's all that can be said!!

[@MultiZahl]

Einfach zauberhaft gesungen-Bravo Nicolai Gedda

[@idreno6386]

Ma questi 10 sconvolti che hanno messo non mi piace.... Allucinante. Una soavita' è una grazia senza pari il Grandissimo Gedda. Tornate voi 10 ad ascoltare musica da balera...

[@Herur22]

Sono d'accordo con lei.

[@robmanrico]

Truely beautiful singing.

[@irenefeldstedt1295]

Diese göttliche Stimme!!! Er war immer der beste.

[@celesteaida48]

How beautiful!

[@aguacun]

This is a true lyric tenor. The way a lyric tenor sounds.

[@domingowarner6397]

The most able versatile tenor I have heard.

[@ursmue1937]

Das war mal was, einfach fantastisch !!!

[@Herur22]

Thank you very much.

[@raukmineya_priyadarshini]

Lyrics FRENCH: Les diamants chez nous sont innombrables; Les perles dans nos mers incalculables; C'est l'Inde, terre des merveilles. Dans un de nos sites Un rubis emerge. Un oiseau l'habite, Au visage de vierge! Jour et nuit il chante D'une voix ravisante; Son brillant plumage Couvre tout le rivage. Qui pourrait l'entendre Renaitrait des cendres. Les diamants chez nous sont innombrables; Les perles dans nos mers incalculables; C'est l'Inde, terre des merveilles. ENGLISH: Thy hidden gems are rich beyond all measure, Unnumbered are the pearls thy waters treasure, Oh wondrous land! Oh land of India! Where the sea encloses Cliffs with rubies laden, Phoenix there reposes, Bird with face of maiden. Sweet the cadence falling, Paradise recalling. Golden plumes advancing Hide the ripples dancing; He who hears that singer Shall forever linger. Thy hidden gems are rich beyond all dreaming, Beneath thy waves unnumbered pearls are gleaming, Oh wondrous land! fair land of India!

[@MrGer2295]

R.I.P. Tenor Nicolai Gedda, 1925-2017

[@Herur22]

@chaiter1 His biologic mother was Swedish and father half-Russian. But you're right, Russian was not foreign to him because he lived with his adoptive mother (his half-Swedish aunt) and his adoptive father, who was Russian. So they spoke Russian at home.

[@burgul]

I'm sorry but this is undoubtedly the best existing version, with all due respect to kozlovsky and co. this is just unbelievable.

[@kama_brooches]

потрясающе!

[@Mr-Prasguerman]

Que linda

[@marcellepesek3038]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this! I love Lemeshev, yet Gedda left us with spectacular memories in so many of his fine recordings and films. I hope they are in heaven, singing together. This kind of music makes me feel in a higher sphere spiritually. Good wishes and greetings to all.

[@Herur22]

Thank you for listening.

[@VgarajeSuRf]

Божественно! Николай Гедда гастролировал в СССР, в 80-х годах. Я смотрел его выступление по телевидению.

[@АлександрЗаваров-е1ы]

Тоже самое и я ,даже русские народные песни пел он.

[@ezawadzki]

Fantastycznie.

[@ВикторИвенин-ь4о]

Лучшие исполнители индийского гостя лемешев и гедда

[@АртурХромушин-г3ы]

Лемешев поёт слащавым, неприятным голосом. А Гедда звучит по-мужски и это действительно красиво.

[@icebear1946]

This is the best version of this piece I've heard.

[@ilumalucwile2422]

I love the slide-show.

[@elenadefrancisci7950]

😮peccato che non si capiscano le parole musica incantevole❤❤❤

[@siddspain]

Jaja non tutto e italiano. Prendete il traduttore

Wunderschone Videobilder. Opermusik Sadko prima Solist liryk tenor gefelt mir. Danke. patefon39 adam

[@wagstaffe7]

The best!

[@valerietaylor9615]

I’ve never heard the voice part to this aria before, only instrumental versions. Nicolai Gedda was almost as great a tenor as Fritz Wunderlich.

[@siddspain]

Almost, lol

[@serenaluce]

@burgul Enchanting, magical! Don't worry, maybe some Russians will be pissed off, but not all:-). I'm Russian but I agree with you that it's the best version and am not pissed off because of it:-). Thanks Janja for posting.

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Hermosa canción India

[@christopherconiglio3077]

You should hear his Che Gelida Manina.

[@lvovski]

The melody sounds as in Elvis Presley's Summer Kisses Winter Tears :)

[@Herur22]

Thank you for your kind comment, Victor.

[@chaiter1]

@Herur22 His mother was Russian, and so Russian is not foreign to him.

[@valerietaylor9615]

Fritz Wunderlich was the greatest tenor of all time. Does anyone know if he ever recorded this?

[@chaiter1]

This it beautiful and far preferable to the effortful versions of the Russian colleagues of present. This is lyrical belcanto singing of highest order.

[@ArthurKaletzky]

Gedda is Russian as well as Swedish. He spent most of his childhood in a Russian-speaking home. So, at the very least, he is a "heritage speaker" of Russian (and quite possibly, a "native speaker" of no language, like myself).

[@Herur22]

@burgul I agree, but why should you be sorry?

[@Herur22]

Hi Aaron! I put the text on the side bar, together with the transliteration. The pronuciation is of course a little different.

[@da19lila38]

@burgul And have you listened to the Lemeshev version? Is it him you mentioned as co.? Then you must really be sorry...

[@Herur22]

@burgul Oh, I see.

[@Herur22]

You didn't. I put it on after you asked

[@bulauralsky6626]

из детства

[@infrantasi]

@burgul Because he was the greatest lyric tenor who ever lived.

[@rainerh1938]

The greatest lyric tenor who ever lived does not exist!

[@valerietaylor9615]

Fritz Wunderlich was it.

[@Szpondt]

@2:07 looks like popular depictions of the Virgin Mary...I know it's just one of the characters, but I wonder if Rimsky-Korsakov intended this in some way...

[@mindblowing3202]

It is the Song by Sadko from the Russian movie Sadko, who was later faked into Sinbad the seafarer.

[@Herur22]

The song was also in the movie, but actually is from the opera Sadko. But this recording isn't from the movie.

[@mindblowing3202]

@@Herur22 The pictures are mainly from Russian mythology.

[@Herur22]

@@mindblowing3202 Yes, of course. Also the movie (and opera) is based on that.

[@mindblowing3202]

@@Herur22 But did the Arabic/Persian figure of Sinbad really exist (because it’s literally the same story) or is Sinbad a different name for Sadko?

[@Herur22]

@@mindblowing3202 I read that the opera libretto was made upon an old Russian epic poem. I don't think that it has any relation with Sinbad, who is also a mythical figure.

[@burgul]

@Herur22 because he's not really russian! maybe some russians will be pissed off. How is is possible that this man excels in every possible repertoire in every possible language?

[@Prof.S.Martass]

he is russian! his real name was Nicolai Ustinov. Read about his life

[@Herur22]

He is one quarter Russian. His real mother was Swedish and his real father was half Russian. As a boy he had the name Ustinov after his adoptive father, who was Russian. Read about his life.

[@comment6864]

he was a well known phenomenon in the Russian emigre community

[@Herur22]

@infrantasi :-)

[@makemeeasy]

anyway he's russian - grown in russian family but in Sweeden. And so on))

[@анатолийермакович-ъ3п]

Только он любит все ускорять,куда он гонит.У Лемешева был верный темп.

[@АлександрЗаваров-е1ы]

Поет как русский без акцента.

[@ОльгаГофман-о8у]

Отец Николай Гедда - наполовину русский и наполовину швед.

[@comment6864]

он с детства говорил по Русски, был православным, с детства пел в церковном хоре где его отец регентствовал, потом не редко выступал с самыми различными русскими эмигрантскими хорами, и в светском и в духовном репертуаре. В общем был частью русской православной иммигрантской среды, в то же время как уже являлся неоспоримой звездой мировой оперной сцены. Так что да свой русский православный человек

[@abracadabranque]

Bon ,là je ne me régale pas mais c'est très acceptable.Honnête.Du bon Gedda.Mais quand c'est n'importe quoi...!L'homme accompli (ou la femme) ne se nourrit plus d'illusions mais de vérité.. L'idolâtrie est la foi des ignorants.Que la paix soit sur toi.