Oh my... what a way to make me cry of happiness. This can't get any better. The colorful and vivid images Rossetti used in his poem are so beautifully painted by Bostridge and Drake. The video conveys such nostalgy - the longing Victorians- now displaced in the cities- felt for their former, simple country life. And that Vaughan Williams' chord progression at the very beginning is so moving, so effective... Thank you for sharing this. What a joy!
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@paulskillman7595 Жыл бұрын
The noon must not be silent! The noon must be filled with singing birds and praise to the God who created this miracle we call planet EARTH!!! We have not found another!!!
@onyx2856 Жыл бұрын
There are billions of earth like planets in our galaxy alone.
@pputnam100 Жыл бұрын
My goodness, this is wonderful, I love the long pauses, nuances and hesitations they put in the song, real artistic license applied to the tempos, it's the way it should be tempo wise, I've always wanted it to be performed this way but it rarely is - so just beautiful, the lovely poem, a beautiful skilled voice, and Williams' gorgeous music, Bravo, Bravo..>!!
@operaemi13 жыл бұрын
I do believe this is the BEST vocal artistry/interpretation I've every heard for this song, EVER!
@singhsinga45923 жыл бұрын
the you probably didn't hear Anthony Rolfe-Johnson.
@johnmarohn677711 жыл бұрын
I clearly remember hearing a Bostridge recital in Toronto. I was in the first row stage center at Roy Thomson Hall. He had sung a few pieces and then began the four long beats of "Heilge Nacht" in Schubert's Nacht und Träume. I thought the sky had opened up. It was one of the most spiritual moments of my life. And his version of "Silent Noon" is very delicate here. It is a densely poetic statement of enduring love. And I remain convinced of that sentiment when he sings it.
@sallietaylor85037 жыл бұрын
I am in awe of this mans voice.I am not familiar with this song however, I love him.
@moanamona14 жыл бұрын
Expressive and absolutely angelic.
@jacodippenaar222411 жыл бұрын
Such a gifted singer with a lovely focused, colourful, and free tone. In my opinion one of the world's best voices for this genre!
@jingweihan41896 жыл бұрын
So tender and beautiful......
@olsonoxenham4 жыл бұрын
A beautiful rendition right to the heart.
@ohmy56504 ай бұрын
Bostridge's art & soul ... Thank God we're alive.
@luv4life7813 жыл бұрын
This is so so so beautiful. Ian's voice is perfection for this song. Either makes me cry or puts me to sleep happy :)
@suziepreston90197 жыл бұрын
We're singing this piece in a vocal techniques class and were warned it was tricky but I'm transported by Ian's rendition, absolutely stunning, will have to buy the album now.
@hxcmikemo14 жыл бұрын
this video has helped me memorize this song so much, i'm singing it for a final tomorrow and think I finally got it worked out
@mitzypinks13386 жыл бұрын
Hope your final goes well! Ignore the nasty comment.
@sallietaylor85033 жыл бұрын
How did you go on?
@isabellaswan40227 жыл бұрын
i sang this song for my solo in my High School concert as well as for my college audition for the music program just in a higher key
@Itsjosh8274 жыл бұрын
I sang it too. Probs my favorite solo contest piece
@ClergetMusic2 жыл бұрын
If you like this piece, try some Roger Quilter songs. I studied some of them in my lessons. Particularly, “Weep You No More,” and “O Mistress Mine.”
@suegoff99089 жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous sound - amazing!
@narnialover4ever15 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites! and he does it beautifully!
@liobasbliss638 Жыл бұрын
How wonderful ! ❣️
@askhidalgo12 жыл бұрын
I sang this my sophomore year for one of my solo contest pieces! Beautiful song!
@SchubertDipDab11 жыл бұрын
How can he not cut it for Schubert songs? O_o His recordings of Schwanengesang and Wintereisse are nothing short of amazing. I have recordings by various artists and have to say his are my favourites.
@Davidonaa13 жыл бұрын
omw. i think i've found a new lullaby. best song i've heard in ages. officially in love. :)
@zephyrina200011 жыл бұрын
I sing this song. But Boistridge brings a new, supremely subtle quality to the interpretation (he and his accompanist of course). And what a beautiful voice. He may be my new favorite singer of art songs.
@pennsylvaniajunkie15 жыл бұрын
He is so beautiful and I love this song with his voice.
@Hyelinlee7912 жыл бұрын
always a huge fan of him
@raffikio14 жыл бұрын
utterly delightful.....Ian, you should sing RVW more often
@ClergetMusic4 жыл бұрын
Hearing him perform the Songs of Travel would be sublime.
@katgeert1914 жыл бұрын
absolutely gorgeous. i had to close my eyes. so relaxing after a rough day. {inhales} aaaaaaaaah.
@anneisambert569610 жыл бұрын
c'est vraiment magnifique.. cette poésie, la musique qui reflète bien cet apaisement mélangeant nature et amour. Tout ça orné d'une douce sensibilité grâce à une belle interprétation
@giuseppemassari7255 Жыл бұрын
Questo cantante è magico, semplicemente grande interprete
@edwinfirmage37757 жыл бұрын
I hadn't thought I'd ever find a version I liked better than Benjamin Luxon's, but this is it. Superb.
@luczegoth10 жыл бұрын
Lumineux. Cette version me laisse sans voix.
@carlajpatterson13 жыл бұрын
Lovely strong but subtle voice and interpretation - love the video and your performance both vocally and visually. Helps to bring people in to the music and the concept without having to struggle (I'm operatically-trained and have had to try to find ways to help people who aren't into opera to understand and enjoy it). Very pleasant experience listening to, and watching, you in this. Kudos to the singer, the accompanist, and the filmmaker!
@JM-if6br8 жыл бұрын
sublime.
@VeraWenkert9 жыл бұрын
wonderful
@IvanTheCountertenor14 жыл бұрын
this is amazing =)))). Now i can follow along with a wonderful recording! Simply wonderful Ian!
@ashliesify12 жыл бұрын
fantastic
@secretofsinging9 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous !!!
@klmnumbers14 жыл бұрын
This entire album is so fantastic. I particularly love his interpretation of Delius' "Twilight Fancies". I wish that was on youtube. =(
@cearbhaill15 жыл бұрын
Exquisite.
@saltburner28 жыл бұрын
In one of his late recordings, John McCormack still manages the long phrase "deep in the sun-searched groves a dragon-fly hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky" in a single breath.
@hadezmage7 жыл бұрын
He sings "the dragonfly hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky." on one breath! absolutely stunning
@mitzypinks13386 жыл бұрын
Wow 😳!
@ashtonmartinnn112 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@cogidubnus195315 жыл бұрын
stunnning mate....
@150muscle11 жыл бұрын
he is so handsome and a golden voice musta bin a boy chorister before
@miladimuhammad259712 жыл бұрын
I love this one ! :)
@vocal-composer14 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous! And who is the wonderful pianist?
@mitzypinks13386 жыл бұрын
Julius Drake 😊
@saltburner29 жыл бұрын
Forrestnolan below asks what key this is in. The answer is F major. It is also available in E flat major, and was recorded in that key by John Shirley Quirk.
@dawoodsta818 жыл бұрын
I've accompanied it in D-flat and in G as well.
@saltburner28 жыл бұрын
A good accompanist can transpose at sight into any key - well done!
@siotimic8 жыл бұрын
In 1:24, I hear him say "Are golden kingcup fields with silver EGG". It's supposed to be "edge". Did i just hear it wrong??
@Londonfogey8 жыл бұрын
He certainly pronounces it oddly - like 'ed-dg', a sound not normally used in English. (It's actually a letter in the Hungarian alphabet - gy - which is notoriously tricky to pronounce).
@saltburner28 жыл бұрын
One needs the avoid the hard 'd' in 'edge' - there are better ways around it!
@kieranmcginn12657 жыл бұрын
It's the Middle English pronunciation of the word, 'Egge,' evolved to become 'Edge'.
@funnyguise6 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Dante Gabriel Rossetti wrote in Middle English... why isn't the rest of the song in Middle English? hmm... At least Bostrigge rhymed hedge with it... Anthony Rolfe Johnson does a better job, anyway.
@richard_perry5 жыл бұрын
Honestly I thought it was a mistake, but I popped out to check the kingcup fields just up the road from where we live, and to my amazement, there was a silver egg not far from the nest in the middle.
@doonie200111 жыл бұрын
Consider the possibility that this song is a reflection on something that happened long ago. He is reminiscing.
@sea1song12 жыл бұрын
I had to smile at your comment, although I would have put it gentler:-) Still, I have to agree with you. It's, in my opinion, to soft and held back. I don't get any of the reckleess passion and fire that the images inspire. I have listened to other renditions fo this songs, and I must add, singers like Allen, Luen and family, do put more into it giving it more life.
@Teddyb193914 жыл бұрын
This lovely interpretation by Ian Bostridge of Silent Noon is as good as the John Shirley Quirke version on songs of travel.I don`t think I can praise Ian any more than this. I would think also that there have not been many Englist tenors as good as Ian Bostridge!!!. At least I hope he is English.
@paulreeve80698 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@roselandiramos70487 жыл бұрын
Adorei
@liynnityllwithy11812 ай бұрын
❤
@saxamaphoneguy113 жыл бұрын
@psychicbyinternet I agree! I hate when they try to make classical music "clever", and focus too much on looks, but videos such as these are really beautiful, and I think appeal to a wide audience! I hope to have a career in opera and classical music, and I will definitely be an advocate for this type of medium.
@ueberwachung14 жыл бұрын
Botridge singing Vaughan Williams is magical.
@tabbylucys11 жыл бұрын
I love Bostridge doing english songs, and this CD is just perfect for him. But when it comes to other things, Schubert, and other songs he just doesnt cut it for me. My favourite recordings of a lot of art songs though, are Bostridge/
@ladyfuchsia14 жыл бұрын
@Yale75 I believe it was Julius Drake playing piano on The English Songbook. :-)
@foreignlexi94096 жыл бұрын
Can someone do a poetic analysis of this piece?
@Voiceactorking9 жыл бұрын
와.... 진짜... 와...
@psychicbyinternet13 жыл бұрын
I've seen a few of these art song and aria music videos. Angela Gheorghiu has done a few. I like the idea. Maybe they should have a Classical Much Music that plays all these videos and interviews singers and 21st century composers. Someday...
does anyone know what key signature this is in because i have to sing this and i think this key would work best
@jd7x7jd13 жыл бұрын
hey! there are two performers here! is it Julius Drake? :)
@borisvandruff75327 жыл бұрын
Ian Bostridge is Niles Crane as a tenor.
@yufcain1018 жыл бұрын
i sang this for a high school state competition 😄😄😄
@michaelriggins64048 жыл бұрын
Queb Kaine I'm singing it this year for mine. Can you give me some notes on how to perform the piece.
@NOSEhow2LIV14 жыл бұрын
Fine production,(altho i prefer my own imagination!),and sensitive version. Just a thought: imagine this song without: Harmony Tempo Rythm Texture Color Introduction Postlude.... Just a naked vocal line... That essential make-or-break participant, the PIANIST, should ALWAYS be credited!
@MadelaineJonesCreative13 жыл бұрын
@forrestnolan It's in F major. Thank goodness for perfect pitch. ;)
@minkamagalah12 жыл бұрын
This is about 2 people being together. Where is the other person; the hands that lie open??
@psychicbyinternet13 жыл бұрын
@saxamaphoneguy1 I agree. I'm a music major and hoping for some kind of music career as well.
@tabbylucys11 жыл бұрын
i would say that out of this videos 47,000 views, 46,000 are from me.
@jaketaz284813 жыл бұрын
@operaemi I'd like to know what you think of Anthony Rolfe Johnson doing this. It's on KZbin.
@domoerigato11 жыл бұрын
this is in F major
@franciscadavies7 жыл бұрын
Doing this for my grade 7
@mitzypinks13386 жыл бұрын
No need to be nasty. Good luck for your exam!
@bharp43903 жыл бұрын
@@mitzypinks1338 ???
@金童之袁3 жыл бұрын
呜呜呜呜梦中情人
@juliusrain15 жыл бұрын
@ashliesify12 жыл бұрын
Bostridge is more refined than Johnson its so much gentler and I can just imagine the lyrics ....do bases dislike tenors my friend Larry a base went on about bostridge skiinyness etc I just thought he was jealous because hes fat and bass lol
@carterjohnsonpiano5 жыл бұрын
It’s a beautiful recording, but am I the only one who’s not a fan of the video? The poetry paints a picture that is very beautiful but also very simple...it’s the speaker and his lover lying in a green field, with a blue sky, clouds, a dragonfly, and some flowers. The videography here has too many leaves, bushes, camera angles, and distraction in general, and it detracts from the song.
@luczegoth10 жыл бұрын
Indicible.
@sea1song12 жыл бұрын
F major
@AnselmoKipiaca-h3j9 ай бұрын
Anselmo kipiaca
@louislecabellec44559 жыл бұрын
o que je taime ian!
@horatioredgreenblue21306 жыл бұрын
Like most Bostridge it's pleasant, but could use more balls.