Bass, Dingle Yandell from the vocal ensemble VOCES8 records Purcell's 'Cold Song' from 'King Arthur' with the period ensemble, Les Inventions. The track is taken from the CD 'A Purcell Collection' released on Signum Classics
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@kurtmeisenbach12335 жыл бұрын
Not only are the bows reversed, but they are playing very close to the bridge. This technique, called ponticello, produces an icy sound which is reminiscent of fingernails on a slate chalkboard. Vivaldi used the same effect in the opening movements of the Winter suite from The Seasons. Purcell and Vivaldi were ahead of their time - exceptionally impressionistic in their use of colors and special effects.
@stanelli4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info, I wondered why they held their bows differently. Quite effective.
@carolinefiorentini32334 жыл бұрын
I love this effect. Works perfectly for this piece
@katespalding21343 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this explanation
@fg87fgd2 жыл бұрын
Sol ponticello plus consistent down bow (like the double bass in 3:45), I guess to create a more constant impression of "harshness" of the cold. What a great performance this is...
@frkalleidoscope4915 Жыл бұрын
Thx for the explanations
@frkalleidoscope4915 Жыл бұрын
I'm amazed how this 1690's compo is nowaday revisited by many talented artists to turn it on an eternal Ultra Masterpiece again. Thank You. I do love this one. All I like is in it.
@r.h.7486 Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps feelings.. I love that voice. It makes me freeze, not because of the cold.🖤
@ohmy5650 Жыл бұрын
Stunning version in every aspect. Expectedly with the Voces8 signature.
@SmartStart24 Жыл бұрын
Wow. Perfect version. Haunting and somber. People try so hard to nail the tempo they forget the emotion and story. This nailed both.
@kaybrown40106 жыл бұрын
Chill inducing. Purcell is amazing!
@sophiece10 жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow...Probably the most beautiful version of this aria that I have ever heard and God knows I listened hundreds of them!
@kirixlebedev95568 жыл бұрын
I agree.fantastic orchestra , beautiful voise and very deep comprehension of this music.
@PMS19504 жыл бұрын
Clearly not enough.
@lindapoulson21302 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the Orlinski clip? Amazing. This is good though.
@pjacobson81892 жыл бұрын
Klaus Nomi' s version is well worth a watch. This one is intriguing, restrained, elegant and powerful. Well done indeed!
@rosedewittbukater4203 Жыл бұрын
@@lindapoulson2130 David Greco.
@freddiemercuryxx7 жыл бұрын
I NEED MORE DINGLE YANDELL IN MY LIFE. Look forward to hearing more of you!
@daimonrasmussen29289 жыл бұрын
Fantastic rendition... I'm freezing right now :)
@rerenaissance7487 Жыл бұрын
Oh no, a bloody kid doing it... Oh my. Well sung. No, superbly sung. And oh, the staging. Absolutely stunning.
@catherinecurvale47262 жыл бұрын
Envoûtée par l'intensité dramatique de cette magnifique interprétation... orchestre et chant. La voix remarquable et l'art sensible de Dingle Yandle expriment des émotions qui vont droit au cœur. Merci !
@lagunagreg40197 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a great idea for this piece! Especially having a bass baritone singing it!
@ftumschk5 жыл бұрын
It was written for bass-baritone in Purcell's original "King Arthur". There's a fun concert performance by Christopher Purves here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIbSY3irmdx1gLc
@jugart17194 жыл бұрын
What power art thou Who from below Hast made me rise Unwillingly and slow From beds of everlasting snow See'st thou not how stiff And wondrous old Far unfit to bear the bitter cold I can scarcely move Or draw my breath I can scarcely move Or draw my breath Let me, let me, Let me freeze again Let me, let me Freeze again to death Let me, let me, let me Freeze again to death...
@stevenmcbride58213 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@Sarah-oj7bh7 жыл бұрын
Wow. Henry Purcell would be very happy with this
@missmaryh69325 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and beautiful, genius ... . Thank you x
@Jay-vs4fi3 жыл бұрын
Wow, you can really hear the scratching of the bows. Great metallic sounds.
@dion1949 Жыл бұрын
Everybody has their own way with Baroque music, and it always works.
@felipedelmar35538 жыл бұрын
this is amaziing!!!! thank you very much!
@rocketsroar12 жыл бұрын
If you had to pick just one piece to illustrate what a towering genius Purcell was, this piece would serve perfectly.
@davidalbro20097 ай бұрын
When I Am Laid?
@traviswinterreis9392 жыл бұрын
Fantastic recording. So glad I discovered this.
@ivanhoegalahad4 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable great! Just a little, little bit faster i would love to hear it again, if i had the chance. But it impressed me totally. 👍👏💕
@fuzziemusic4 жыл бұрын
Just press the Play speed ×1.25 button ;)
@cities9303 жыл бұрын
@@fuzziemusic 😂
@geiger9 жыл бұрын
Irony, he's wearing shorts........
@raphaelb86717 жыл бұрын
le climat anglais endurci et rend insensible au froid. Pour avoir pratiqué la voile dans la manche, je peux vous 'affirmer. Blague à part, ce chanteur a une très belle voix, de l'aigu au grave et une très belle technique vocale. Excellent.
@2001mimil7 жыл бұрын
J'aime sa voix aussi.. .qui est-ce?
@jesearle14015 жыл бұрын
🤣😂
@thallesnogueira10224 жыл бұрын
Lol. He's not the only on Jakub did the same too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3eXiousa798q6c
@PMS19504 жыл бұрын
It's winter probably and he's British!
@billneo5 жыл бұрын
This rendition definitely lets you feel the cold. From the very beginning the instruments sound like ice cracking on a lake. I don't have the same visceral feelings when i listen to the Klaus Nomi rendition i found elsewhere on KZbin. The only fault i find here, if it is really a fault, is that i had to look up the lyrics to understand what he's saying.
@tjkrijgsman8 жыл бұрын
I love this
@Brivixxycej89 жыл бұрын
This soundscape just makes you want hot chocolate.
@BedboundME3 жыл бұрын
To me the voice was not loud enough in balance with the strings. Bass purves live does my favourite performance. Would be interested to here more of the bass though.
@AleAnselmi7 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!!
@juniorfranca54995 жыл бұрын
Maravilhoso!!
@hanshorst66418 жыл бұрын
the best interpretation of the arie on KZbin
@dystopian21533 жыл бұрын
A great version us from Nanette Scriba. Really unique.
@user-gf5cc6eh1i Жыл бұрын
Wow ❤ he's amaizing
@ulee5948 жыл бұрын
wow!
@Margaret2332 Жыл бұрын
- King Arthur, Act 3: What Power Art Thou - The Monteverdi - Lyrics - - What power art thou - Who from below - Hast made me rise - Unwillingly and slow - From beds of everlasting snow - See'st thou not how stiff - And wondrous old - Far unfit to bear the bitter cold - I can scarcely move - Or draw my breath - I can scarcely move - Or draw my breath - Let me, let me, - Let me freeze again - Let me, let me - Freeze again to death - Let me, let me, let me - Freeze again to death...
@Kommentar_Roboter Жыл бұрын
Smashing, friends! ❤I would like to see this as trailer music for the next God of War part.
@jampoles3 жыл бұрын
This is what I did when I got my first violin and had never seen before how it was supposed be played.
@kaloarepo2887 жыл бұрын
The first time the Leonardo di Caprio character gets high on quaaludes in the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" you hear this Purcell aria in the background-apparently this drug makes you feel cold and shivery!
@davidwebb95956 жыл бұрын
I heard 30 seconds of it in the Netflix Churchill movie with John Lithgow. Episode 9 ...3 minutes and 40 some in...
@gillesmathivet42886 жыл бұрын
Another quite interesting interpretation. The original voice was a bass, as here: not a countertenor like the "Pop" version popularised with great talent by Klaus Nomi. Notice how they hold their baroque bows the wrong end up: it creates that icy, nearly unbearable atmosphere drawn from the ice-age. I love it but this should not be imitated by the rank-and-file ordinary ensemble.
@laurence.MusicAndSights2 жыл бұрын
Excellente analyse d'un grand musicien je pense, j'ai commencé par Klaus Nomi, entendu toutes les tessitures vocales, des prodiges mais là c'est grandiose
@blueraj35 ай бұрын
💜
@gerryj19465 жыл бұрын
I have heard various pieces from King Arthur, and this is one of my most favorite INSTRUMENTAL performances but one of my most dissatisfying vocal experiences. Given Mr. Yandell's great talent and skills. I just want to hear his voice sustain ANY vocal line. I DO like the sound of the accompanying instruments creating SO much tension by the 'stuttered' chords, but I can't hear his voice over them, nor can I understand the text, Please excuse my ignorance of this aria in the context of the larger work. I assume Purcell wrote it this way for a dramatic reason. Can someone refer me to a study or explanation as to why this aria was written to sound like a man choking on his anger, or unable to get out all his feelings except in almost stuttered syllables?
@samskid89135 жыл бұрын
I am certainly no expert, but isn't the vocal style supposed to evoke the bone-shaking shivering of a man coming out of a deep freeze? As for the lyrics,-they are very simple and just sketch briefly the character's wonder at being revived, his icy cold, and, finally, his wish to be re-frozen.
@balbulus8403 жыл бұрын
In this semi-opera Arthur's magician Merlin, and King Oswald's magician, Osmond are taking turns who of them can do greater magic. And this is one of Osmond's magic: he brings back a dead genius from the land of dead people - that's why the genius cannot utter a word properly - he is frost. Later Osmond rises a whole frost village.
@FictionWriter952 жыл бұрын
I'm mostly with you here. I think this "shivering" effect (which is actually written into the original score, in the form of a long trill/tremolo line) could be quite effective in the context of a performance of the full opera, but it mostly comes off as odd outside of that context. When I learned this aria in my collegiate voice studies, I decided to just sustain through the long lines, after consulting with a few people (including one of the other voice teachers, who is quite knowledgeable about historical operatic practices).
@rkurbatov Жыл бұрын
@@FictionWriter95 and tempo here is just right. Usually it is performed way too fast (just after Nomi's performance with his falsetto) and it doesn't create the required effect. Now this performance is my ideal one.
@WigbertTraxler4 жыл бұрын
Crazy stuff!
@holyshitdude22833 жыл бұрын
How could you do this to Klaus Nomi, you shorts wearer ?!!
@henriquessilveira8 жыл бұрын
I image the level of rehearsal to get this result at the strings...
@DJKLProductions7 жыл бұрын
This technique is called "sul ponticello". That means to bow the strings near the bridge. This creates this overtone-rich sound.
@GermanGreetings21 күн бұрын
Purcell got me...
@sexypoo89224 жыл бұрын
jesus that was powerful. I felt he could have held some of the phrases longer tho.
@clarkkent744 Жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@dion1949 Жыл бұрын
I see where Michael Nyman gets his inspiration.
@PMS19504 жыл бұрын
Good attempt with an effective dramatic sense, but I think his voice/timbre is a too light for this piece. The tone needs to be dark, ominous and sinister and audible from the depths as he climbs up the scale. I have a recording of Hervey Alan from the 1950s, which to my taste is perfect. The great Italian bass Ugo Trama would have made a perfect Genius.
@akapushkin4 жыл бұрын
No wonder he freezes in those shorts
@Punnery5 жыл бұрын
Cool! Er--I mean, "wow!"
@irjakutsar799816 күн бұрын
best
@Longtack552 ай бұрын
Voice lost a little in the orchestral volume, and enunciation was dulled occasionally. I enjoyed the slower tempo and passionate voice. Thank you all.
@221Dw5 жыл бұрын
Good but his diction could be a bit easier to understand
@etiennerolley97817 жыл бұрын
topissime !
@phhugot1 Жыл бұрын
cool short
@baward6 жыл бұрын
Great knees.
@babyloniansailor9102 Жыл бұрын
B R A V O !
@frogmouth4 жыл бұрын
Can't hear the words.
@thierryniord66612 ай бұрын
L'éloge de la lenteur.
@user-jb5dj8gl5i Жыл бұрын
Klaus nomi rip x
@hans-peterbaumer3482 жыл бұрын
Klaus Nomi is the best for this Song
@katbullar4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful use of the ponticello.... really icing. The singer... I can barely hear... :-(
@karldelavigne81344 жыл бұрын
If any of the words were intelligible, this might be an interesting performance. But it just comes across as an exercise in slow staccato.
@Ceenth3 жыл бұрын
It's perfectly understandable to me. But the thing is that the staggered words is part of the meaning of the song. He is freezing to death, or, well, as far as I know he already did, and that's why his words are so stunted.
@karldelavigne81343 жыл бұрын
@@Ceenth You probably understand the words because this song is well known. But singing it this way does not help the meaning. The song is comical, not tragi-comic, of a Cold Genius reluctantly being summoned from the depths of the cold and wanting to freeze to death again, not a man dying of cold and trying to resist it.
@user-kc8nr1xx7s5 жыл бұрын
good bowing
@arkaisk25 жыл бұрын
Good, but I miss the icey crystal tones of a Harpsichord ☺
@margaretsaine80183 жыл бұрын
Let the singer wear long pants if he is cold. :-)
@cht21623 ай бұрын
Is Purcell's Cold Song an antidote to Global Warming? Discuss among yourselves.
@ChristianMartinez-mp9fs9 жыл бұрын
quien es el cantante'? who is the singer?
@erlacortez9 жыл бұрын
Christian Martínez El se llama Dingle Yandell. Si te gusta esta cancion de la opera de Purcell, te recomendaria otra versiones que también son bellas entre ellas de la Andreas Scholl y la de Klaus Nomi.
@ChristianMartinez-mp9fs9 жыл бұрын
muchas gracias por la respuesta! :) muy amable saludos
@VerduraBotanicaSoap8 жыл бұрын
Why are the string bows backward?
@hskshag007 жыл бұрын
Ralph Cordova those are baroque style bows
@christopherherrmann9215 жыл бұрын
because through this trick the bows get heavier and the response of the strings is a little faster. Which makes sense if you want to have a closed and focused performance like this. Although it's not the only way to make this sound playable. It has nothing to do with baroque bow oder style.
@user-ie1do3kj3t7 ай бұрын
Non, il y a du travail encore
@ssbphotography2 жыл бұрын
Based.
@margygren66664 ай бұрын
100win300piw
@margygren6666 Жыл бұрын
100win300piw PROFI
@margygren666610 ай бұрын
100win300piw KURWA potega
@margygren6666 Жыл бұрын
boSSkie
@sonyaxel94343 жыл бұрын
Nou
@tprice17353 жыл бұрын
Not the best interpretation of the piece.
@patrick61104 жыл бұрын
There are many bad interpretations of the cold song. This one is among them. It sounds like the record is skipping. The voice is not serious.
@emiliocallies27124 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. But the sound is pretty interesting as modern interpretation.
@kirixlebedev9556 Жыл бұрын
Skarry and very tragic
@Jade_holloway Жыл бұрын
The strings are trying too hard for dramatic effect I feel, and over-use of dynamics.
@karlberlin54229 жыл бұрын
Sometimes less is more. Indeed he is wearing shorts.
@slobodangalovic10304 жыл бұрын
Nice vocal strength but don't feel he is really freezing! I prefer counter-tenor like J.J.Orlinski.
@user-bl9zd4cq4e4 жыл бұрын
a vy slysely David Greco's Cold Song? Orlinsky pochivaet
@user-hz1qm5km6c5 жыл бұрын
Wretched interpretation and voice. Sing it in shorts is very strange
@elsdeff67705 жыл бұрын
It is a recording session; there is no audience. In these circumstances, performers wear whatever makes them comfortable.
@jameshelgeson46685 жыл бұрын
It's probably a festival on a very hot night in the south of France in August (judging from the date on the video), under bright stage lights (and perhaps the ethos of the festival is relaxed). It doesn't matter. As many have pointed out, the aria was written for a bass.
@Bernadoguy15 жыл бұрын
Well sung but sorry, nothing goes in this connection about Klaus Nomis interpretation ... but each his own.
@miguelangelramospalacios83092 жыл бұрын
No pasa nada. Klaus Nomi es el mejor
@alftupper93595 жыл бұрын
Sounds dreadful. Looks worse.
@neilsarfati33345 жыл бұрын
You must be kidding, it’s the best interpretation on KZbin!
@kirixlebedev95564 жыл бұрын
This i unic performanse Это уникальное исполнение Kirill Lebedev