Thomas Allen sings Schubert's "Erlkönig" (arranged by Berlioz)

[@TheSycorax]

I'm German and I definitely don't have a problem with his pronunciation.

[@Dan474834]

You look German too

[@luvindaopera111]

And Schubert comes alive as NEVER before!!!! Sir Thomas Allen is THE most glorious baritone to walk the planet! (Can you tell I am a fan?) :)

[@interpreterr]

I'd never have guessed;-)

[@gerlindehalsmayr6434]

brilliant---i klnow the place--where schubert lived in vienna

[@resnir]

I'm with you!

[@anngelovalencia4833]

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[@Rosangela161]

Bravo! Bravísimo. Thanks. Excellente Sir Thomas Allen. Goethe. English translation below. Who rides so late through night and the wind? It is the father and his child. He has the boy in his arms He holds him safely and keeps him warm. "My son, why are you hiding your face like that?" "Father, don't you see the Elfking? The Elfking with a crown and a tail?" "My son, it's just the fog." "Come, dear child, come with me! I'll play lovely games with you; There are some colorful flowers on the beach, And my mother has some golden garments." 'My father, my father! Don't you hear What the Elfking is promising me?' "Be calm, be calm, my child; It's just the wind rustling in the leaves." "Do you want to come with me, dear boy? My daughters will wait on you; My daughters will lead a dance, And rock you, dance you and sing you to sleep." "My father, my father! Don't you see them? The Elfking's daughters in that eerie place?" "My son, my son, yes, I see it clearly: It's just old gray willows shimmering." "I love you, you're beautiful!; If you don't come willingly, I'll use force!" "My father, my father, he's grabbing me! The Elfking is hurting me!" It horrifies the father, but he rides on, He holds the moaning child in his arms, With effort and trouble, he reaches his farm, But In his arms, the child was DEAD!!

[@jorgeuribeclar]

Wonderful voice...

[@mjp804]

I have to admit, my favorite recording of this belongs to Bryn Terfel (I like his softer yet creepy voicing of the Erlkonig a little better) but the intensity of the father and son by Thomas Allen gave me chills. I'm giving my debut of this song in a few months and it just makes me feel so privileged to give my interpretation of it after listening to the masters do it!

[@Rosangela161]

Michael Pistorio Listen Ian Bostridge.. magnificent

[@anngelovalencia4833]

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[@angrysumoxxx]

how did the recital go?

[@Farhadalmani]

Fantastic Music!

[@interpreterr]

@drtmuir @drtmuir Oh glad to hear you like it:) This was an interesting programme, because I don't think these orchestral arrangements are performed very often. Allen sang four more songs (orchestrated by Brahms) that evening and before you ask, I am going to upload them :)

[@marcelofaviodesigner]

shivers.

[@interpreterr]

@schweitzer006325 You're welcome! No idea about the suit. The pictures are from a different concert - I found them suitably sombre for the song :-)

[@jeremyrandallhirsch1]

Very good, Thomas Allen is legendary, love it - However, I don't know if the dramatic sound needed to cut over the orchestra does justice to the subtleties possible between the characters - on the other hand, it saves a pianist from carpel tunnel ;)

[@johanneshautz3244]

Amazing....

[@jpstenino]

Well said ...thanks for the follow up..

[@katinis100]

DU GRAND ART. SCHUBERT EST UN GEANT MAIS AUSSI BERLIOZ qui a su si bien orchestré cette sublime oeuvre immortelle.

[@interpreterr]

@drtmuir You'll see about the Brahms arrangements very soon :-) I think "Erlkonig" demands flashiness, so Berlioz did a great job, IMO.

[@raggedclown]

Thanks for giving me an opportunity to hear this version. It's interesting, but I'll always prefer the Schubert piano and voice version. Schubert's accompaniment implies everything already, and full orchestration only gilds the lily.

[@supportme123]

Nevertheless, the orchestral accompaniment fully conveys the stormy conditions in which the narrative takes place.

[@edwardamosbrandwein3583]

I, too, prefer the piano version

[@emmbln9899]

Louuuuurd ce son 💯🔥🔥 Continuez comme ça les gars vs gérez les sangs !💯

[@interpreterr]

@sailingforde04 Well, I don't even know what Rebecca Black's "Friday" is - maybe that's criminal too;-) Thanks for watching!

[@madoffman]

@interpreterr Well of course, "Friday" is an inside joke for un-serious listeners; whereas, Thomas Allen's work is to be savored like fine wine. I recently read a review that compared Nelson Eddy to Bastianini, etc. You might put this close to the same vein as comparing numbers for Rebecca Blacks "Friday" to Mr. Allen's impeccable work. A REAL Singer.

[@kaboo118]

The best I've heard is Hermann Prey with James Levine.

[@sailingforde04]

I don't know if it's just me, but I find it criminal that whilst Rebecca Black's 'Friday' gets over thirty million views, this doesn't even get five thousand!

[@interpreterr]

@drtmuir I lke that Mareillaise arrangement too. I've got a CD of Ben Heppner singing various French arias (and a great CD it is) and Berlioz's Marseillase is one of the highlights.

[@interpreterr]

Grazie, Costantino :-)

[@dhkim7437]

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[@EmuwuNora]

Berlioz is about 13.586 times as talented as Hans Zimmer is.

[@tobiasandrews3778]

Garoeda I’ve been listening to a ton of Berlioz lately and I can draw one safe conclusion; Wagner owes this man everything.

[@josmoify]

zimmer is hollyweird overrated .lol

[@DudeOfThePiano]

I think its true, im merely correcting his grammar, saying as he put it in the wrong order

[@takuro5891]

getyau aush te sheu hichew bravas!!

[@TheLReader]

Interesting, the transposition brings the song to a whole new dimension, sung by a baritone when transposed, it gives the song much more intensity than a tenor.

[@Forgefire5]

@sailingforde04 If it makes you feel any better, I don't know who your talking about.

[@pouletbidule9831]

👍

[@cosifantutte90]

Lovely post! Glad to see you back and uploading! =) Never seen the pictures here before as well...and if I'm not mistaken, isn't the suit that Sir Tom's wearing exactly the same one he wore at the Prom at the Palace in 2002?

[@marcelofaviodesigner]

el niño volaba en fiebre... y la fría noche y el viento le cantaron para llevarse su cuerpo a la tumba.

[@costantinobenini2991]

Un grande brano cantato da un grande cantante, che ho avuto l'onore di avere a casa mia (il libretto di Messiah di Handel che ho è stato da lui autografato). Peccato che l'arrangiatore, Berlioz, non è dei miei preferiti (anzi non mi piace proprio), ma pazienza. Inoltre in questo caso è stato geniale come arrangiamento.

[@raigekimaru]

- because Pavarotti was not a Lieder singer (as has already been mentioned) - more importantly, because Pavarotti was a tenor. this piece the dark, sinister of a baritone. a pretty lyric tenor voice is just not going to do it justice

[@sailingforde04]

Fair point I suppose, though I didn't intend to compare the two pieces of music - that conclusion is all to obvious. Rather I meant that it is a great shame that the wealth of classical music available to the listener remains so under acknowledged.

[@drh1589]

Add about 13.586 zeroes to that.

[@DudeOfThePiano]

Its in German as its Schubert originally

[@interpreterr]

@a96agli Secret source :) Will let you know privately

[@Marcooljerk]

Pavarotti stuck to Italian for the most part, and wisely so...

[@Forgefire5]

Arranged by Berlioz.....figures.

[@a96agli]

@interpreterr Lovely pictures, where did you get them from?

[@ravenwda007]

how come pav never sang this?

[@zanebrolin4817]

Pay sang Italian rep. Never touched the German lieder

[@vesteel]

I love Berlioz but I prefer Liszt's arrangement

[@AndyMcIntyre]

I really like tenor Ian Bostridge's rendition of this.

[@raigekimaru]

why is it in a higher key? it would have fit his voice better in the original key

[@erwinmuller7473]

The orchestra just had the wrong version on the stands!

[@몽블랑-f9x]

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[@lartpourlart5223]

nope. lol. sung diction is different from spoken (and I hear a few imperfections even so, but I get every word).

[@DudeOfThePiano]

Surely Hanz Zimmer would be the Berlioz of the 20/21st century?

[@ShaharHarshuv]

I really thing the piano version is better...

[@ilyasnm837]

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[@evildead12344]

berlioz: hans zimmer of the 19th century.

[@drh1589]

That's a joke, right?

[@MrOfficerOfficer]

I like the performance Allen does, however some of his diction was off. If you are going to sing schubert, you must get the pronunciation right =S I would recommend looking up Dieskaus performance, it's the best one on youtube. On another noht I did enjoy listening to the symphony, but it sort of takes away the effect the piano has as being the galloping horse.