SongStudio 2019: Hartmut Höll Master Class: Brahms’s “O Tod, wie bitter bist du”

[@verborgenheitte]

This was outstanding. Hartmut Höll is so knowledgable, passionate, exacting, but also kind and patient. He truly brings out the best in both the singer and pianist!

[@sithembisongcamphalala8626]

Maaan he's hitting the high registers so smooth. I like

[@barbaragauhl6175]

Loved it

[@retgrimes]

German diction types: why the closed O on "O Tod." Also, why elide "bis' du" without the T in bist? Asking not criticizing.

[@pakapag]

In German the o is always closed when in it’s long pronunciation: Vogel, Dose, Rose. When it is pronounced shorter it is an open o: noch, Docht, Donner. Bist du, two hard konsonants in a row, the t is almost not audible to keep the flow of the sentence: bist du, bis’du, du musst doch, du muss’doch. The t is pronounced but very soft and you don’t stop on the t. Hope the explanation helps