F. Schubert ERLKOENIG

Hermann Prey canta "ERLKOENIG"
DIRETTORE: James Levine
VIENNA 1986

[@МихаилГоронок]

What my parents think i watch on KZbin: Dumb DIYs, gameplays, memes What i actually watch on KZbin:

[@johannsebastianbach1345]

Haha

[@0retro0]

that feeling you get when you tell your father that the elf king is LITERALLY RIGHT BEHIND YOU but he insists that nothing is there and doesn't even speed up

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

it isnt elfking but erlking

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

@@myopia9032 they missprinted elfking as erlking but goethe liked that title much more than elfking becaude it adds a flair of unknown to the poem so he kept the name. The name Erlking has no own meaning except this one(in this context) and isn't a translation of elfking or something like that. The Erl instead of the Elf is intended and has a distknct function so it should be erlking.

[@Illuminat-ve5ue]

@@myopia9032 you arw welcome. It is rare to see someone niceblike you.

[@emmixyz]

There's nothing behind him. The child is sick and hallucinates. The father wants to get the son to a doctor, thats why they are on a trip

[@0retro0]

@@emmixyz still could have gone a little faster :/

[@wtkoemans]

Hermann Prey is voor mij de allermooiste!!!bravo, bravissimo!!!

[@maxvonlüttich]

Herrgott, das ist die epischste und kraftvollste Version dieser Ballade, die ich nie gehört habe, und es ist vielleicht der beste lyrische Gesang, den ich je gehört habe

[@jean-lucthiebault8321]

Tout à fait d'accord

[@ryszardjanczak9006]

Bella composizione .Bravo Hermann Prey e .......fantastico il 1 Violoncello di Wiener Philharmoniker.

[@gunterangel]

Yes, the boy is probably sick and fevers heavily. And he probably hallucinates as well, and that's probably the reason for the father to ride fast thru the night in order to get him to a doctor. ( But it is never explicitly said so! ) And yet, the great dramatic impact of the poem also lies in its intended ambiguity. Is the boy only hallucinating and everything he sees or hears is pure illusion ?! ( His father tries to calm him by giving him a rational explanation for every frigthtening hallucination he sees or hears.) Or is it only in the state of agony, that a human being can see and hear things from another world, that is normally hidden from us... ?! Goethe leaves this question open by intention and this ambiguity makes the great mystery of the ballad. In old nordic sagas it was told about the mystic figure of the 'Elverkonge,' that everyone, who was touched by him, would immediately die. Goethe used this myth, when he lets the boy die just after he had cried: "My father, my father, he's touching me now! Erlkönig has done me harm !" Was it a mere coincidence, that the agonising boy had died just after this last hallucination ? ( the rational interpretation !) Or are these old myths right and in the second of our death we're touched by a transcendental being like the 'Erlkönig' ,who takes our life energy with him ..?! ( the metaphysical interpretation !) Imho it's this ambiguity, that the famous ballad so masterly plays with without ever giving a final explanation, that makes it so profound and shivering. In German literature science Goethe's 'Erlkönig' is often related to the so-called "Schauer-Ballade(n)" of early German romanticism. 'Schauer' in this context means 'shiver', that means it will give the reader or listener a shiver or goose-bumps Imho a famous pendant in the English language would be E.A.Poe's 'The Raven' for instance. Here also the reader remains with a sublime ambiguity. Is this nightly visit of the black bird, a messenger of death in old nordic sagas, only a coincidence, and the single word 'Nevermore', that he always utters at every question of the protagonist, a sure sign, that he was once tamed and trained to speak that single word by an unknown human being, whom he had escaped ?! Or is the creepy bird really a "messenger from beyond" ?! Of course in Poe's ballad the supernatural aspect is not so strong as in Goethe's, since it's obvious, that the protagonist, who constantly asks questions to the bird, using or mere misusing the animal as a kind of oracle, is hysterically stepping himself up in his grief about his young woman, when he compulsivly wants to hear the only word the bird could speak for an answer again and again. ("... Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore!" ) So by this 'The Raven' is mere a psychological drama and a study of pathological grief imho. But nevertheless, there remains a bit of ambiguity as well as in Goethe's ballad, and the possibility, that the creepy nightly visitor is actually "a messenger from beyond " is still given, somehow......! And this small supernatural possibilty makes the utter sadness of Poe's ballad even more shattering.

[@sebthi7890]

hier ist der Beweis, dass es möglich ist auch auf Deutsch so klangvoll zu singen, wie auf Italienisch.

[@oliverherfert2941]

Natürlich, Deutsch ist die Sprache der Dichter😌🇩🇪💪

[@oliverherfert2941]

Und natürlich Denker*😏

[@sebthi7890]

@@oliverherfert2941so manche Damen und Herren Opernsängern und innen(oder umgekehrt) ziehen das in Zweifel und behauptet ihr Pizzaria- Italienisch wäre ein Kunstgenuss... hatschie🤧 war das jetzt böse? 🤔🙄

[@sebthi7890]

@@vitellia7299 viele meiner Kollegen stöhnen, dass es fürchterlich sei auf Deutsch zu singen, es würde nicht klingen, etc. Daran hatte ich gedacht, als diese Aufnahme hörte. Hermann Prey war in puncto "Tonproduktion" den meisten deutschen Sängern überlegen, man könnte das auch einfach messtechnisch ermitteln. Über den subjektiven Maßstab der Musikalität, darf man sich gerne streiten, das hängt viel vom Zeitgeschmack ab. Bei dieser vom Orchester begleiteten Aufnahme bin ich einfach platt, mit welcher Stimmgewalt Prey dem Orkan des Orchesters antwortet. Mir sind nicht all zu viele Aufnahmen von Prey begegnet, wo er Italienisch singt. Einiges von Mozart und der Barbier, die Neapolitanischen Lieder von Henze. Verdi kenne ich von ihm nur auf Deutsch. Den Barbier singt er als ein wahrer Belcantosänger, elegant und mühelos; im Gegensatz zu vielen seiner italienischen Kollegen, die diese Arie wohl mehr als eine sportliche Herausforderung sahen.

[@OrkhanEfendi]

Was für eine Ausführung, wie einen Dirigent, einfach hervorragend!

[@Olgaalwina]

Mit diesem leis verhangenem Timbre berührt Prey ungemein, ein wunderbarer, gültiger Liedinterpret!!!

[@vitellia7299]

Wunderbar! Ein großes Erlebnis: Goethe, Franz Schubert, der Komponist und der sehr gute Sänger und Interpret HERMANN PREY . Bravo!! Goethe wäre begeistert, diese gute Aufführung von seinem "Erlkönig" zu hören.

[@chukwukadibialawrence3235]

Even despite the fact that the performance has ended, the ending made me wanted more. I've watched and listened to so much performance of Erlking. But this remains d best. The orchestra and the voice rising and falling with the sense of uncertainty and certainty simply remains an epitome of performance masterpiece

[@Nabegat]

Très belle interprétation de cette terrible histoire. Un lointain souvenir de mon cours d’allemand pendant lequel nous l’avons écoutée. Le disque s’est rayé. « Das Kind war tot » est repassé en boucle…

[@scottjohnson9873]

Of course with Hermann Prey and James Levine the result of this colaboration could only be marvelous. I had never heard Der Erlkonig with orchestra. I enjoyed listening to this presentation. The interpretation of Prey is moving, exciting together with the masterly directing of the orchestra. This gives a whole new sensation to me. Bravi.

[@Carlos-yl8oc]

Wunderbar, wunderbar, wunderbar!!!!

[@faustineleplat8587]

Yaa

[@irish3045]

Ganz einfach atemberaubend wundervoll! Ich liebe Schubert und ich liebe Hermann Prey. Die beiden zusammen sind unschlagbar. ❤

[@vonKleist]

eine unglaubliche Gesangsleistung. Man spürt die Mimik in der Stimme und umgekehrt. Beängstigend gut.

[@whisperer_in_the_dark]

ich hatte Gänsehaut bei seinem Gesang. Sein Ausdruck in Stimme und Mimik war unvergleichbar. Einfach nur toll.

[@siegfriedk178]

Die stärkst und beste Interpretation, die ich je gehört habe. - Chapeau Herr Prey!

[@paleomiguel]

When i clicked the video, i was not expecting a full orchestra... not disappointed

[@tenorschofield]

BRAVISSIMO HERMANN PREY!!!

[@robinmiric2027]

Most terrifying performance ever!!!

[@Yoo_bar]

Bravissimo

[@Banjo56]

Best rendition of this wonderful dark poem. First time hearing with full orchestra as others have, and the beginning alone was one of my favorite segnents of any song.z

[@tonykellen8989]

This appears to be the Musikverein. Excellent performance by Herr Prey. He has always been one of my favorite baritones performing lieder.

[@guillermoruiz6575]

ESPECTACULAR VERSIÓN!!!

[@musicfanBRA]

Powerful voice, extraordinary interpretation!

[@m.joanhay522]

I simply adore this music & Mr. Prey sings it magnificently! Such power singing both father & son.

[@chukwukadibialawrence3235]

I will come back next year and a year after to watch this performance and will still feel the same goosebumps all over my body.... What a performance! What a performance! What a Performance!

[@siegfriedk178]

Eine der besten, wenn nicht DIE beste Interpretation dieses Stücks, das es wirklich in sich hat. Chapeau!

[@wotan10950]

Erlkönig Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind: Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm, Er fasst ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm. „Mein Sohn, was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht?“ „Siehst, Vater, du den Erlkönig nicht? Den Erlenkönig mit Kron’ und Schweif?“ „Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif.“ „Du liebes Kind, komm, geh mit mir! Gar schöne Spiele spiel’ ich mit dir; Manch’ bunte Blumen sind an dem Strand, Meine Mutter hat manch gülden Gewand.“ „Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht?“ „Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind: In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind.“ „Willst, feiner Knabe, du mit mir gehn? Meine Töchter sollen dich warten schön; Meine Töchter führen den nächtlichen Rein Und wiegen und tanzen und singen dich ein.“ „Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort Erlkönigs Töchter am düstern Ort?“ „Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich seh es genau: Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau.“ „Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt; Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch ich Gewalt.“ „Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt fasst er mich an! Erlkönig hat mir ein Leids getan!“ Dem Vater grausets, er reitet geschwind, Er hält in Armen das ächzende Kind, Erreicht den Hof mit Mühe und Not: In seinen Armen das Kind war tot. The Erlking Who rides so late through the night and wind? It is the father with his child. He has the boy in his arms; he holds him safely, he keeps him warm. ‘My son, why do you hide your face in fear?’ ‘Father, can you not see the Erlking? The Erlking with his crown and tail?’ ‘My son, it is a streak of mist.’ ‘Sweet child, come with me. I’ll play wonderful games with you. Many a pretty flower grows on the shore; my mother has many a golden robe.’ ‘Father, father, do you not hear what the Erlking softly promises me?’ ‘Calm, be calm, my child: the wind is rustling in the withered leaves.’ ‘Won’t you come with me, my fine lad? My daughters shall wait upon you; my daughters lead the nightly dance, and will rock you, and dance, and sing you to sleep.’ ‘Father, father, can you not see Erlking’s daughters there in the darkness?’ ‘My son, my son, I can see clearly: it is the old grey willows gleaming.’ ‘I love you, your fair form allures me, and if you don’t come willingly, I’ll use force.’ ‘Father, father, now he’s seizing me! The Erlking has hurt me!’ The father shudders, he rides swiftly, he holds the moaning child in his arms; with one last effort he reaches home; the child lay dead in his arms.

[@danionthego]

I studied that poem 40 years ago in German literature appreciation class and I never forgot it. It gave me chills then; it still gives me chills. Wonderful with full orchestra.

[@gunterangel]

Very good translation into English! 👍 But just for the very last line, I would like to consider a little alteration. The reason for the great dramatic impact of the German last line is imho, that the word "tot" is the very last word of the whole poem and that little pause most singers make before it : " ...in seinen Armen das Kind.. war... TOT !" 😱 That's makes me shiver everytime. I'm a native speaker. So I would try to translate this line in a way, that in English it is also the word 'dead', that closes the poem. For instance : " in his arm, the child ... was...DEAD !"

[@francoispaulin8469]

Magnifique. Extraordinaire interprétation, certainement une des meilleures.

[@georgepbucklin189]

Superb by one of the best ever recitalist..WOW very good in all the roles he did at the MET in NYC

[@JustMe-fb6oq]

Sehr sehr gut! Wunderbar!!

[@Duhbstar]

Wonderful - every character is identifiable even if you don't understand the german language the "feel" of this comes through so crystal clear. This is a true singing actor!! Thank you for posting.

[@sararahmani-ey6sd]

Goethe wäre sehr stolz auf diese fantastische Interpretation 💯

[@gerdawendl3842]

Ja so kenne und liebe ich die Musik mit Hermann Prey! Sagenhaft schön!

[@Xerxes2005]

I liked the singer's interpretation but I think this is an instance where the piano serves the narrative the best.

[@lesleywilbourne7823]

I totally agree with you. The orchestra lost the urgency of the ride that the repeated Staccato accompaniment of the piano provides. It also overwhelmed the soloist in places, which in my opinion defeats the object: not much point having a story being told if you can’t hear the story. Here’s an example of arrangers not knowing better than the composer! Schubert had it spot on! Levine did not!

[@tubamirum007]

Whether one likes it or not, this certainly gives one something to think about. And it must be considered that this recording is one thing, but what was it like for the live audience as well? Good or bad, a completely different mix! At first I thought this was a little too frantic, with all the strings losing hair off their bows with every stroke, but I warmed up to it a little, and the ending turned out to be pretty powerful!

[@swissarmytenor]

To me, both are great - both 'work',' as they say - yet each brings something to the table that the other cannot. Of course, personal tastes will have some favor one over the other, but so glad this was filmed for us to enjoy.

[@nickb220]

arguments?

[@raffaelemenuzzo382]

Serata FAVOLOSA,...

[@agneswenk2851]

Grossartig gesungen sehr ausdruckstark.

[@sararahmani-ey6sd]

Der beste Erlkönig aller Zeiten ❤

[@덴푸라노-c1q]

헤르만프라이가 부르는 슈베르트 마왕. 중학교때 처음 들고 그냥 어안이 벙벙. 가곡이란 이런것이구나 .그리고 빠져들었다. 클래식의 세계로.

[@rotraudkerndle3477]

Unglaublich intensiv die Orchesterfassung - und Hermann Prey ist unerreicht!

[@outsized3130]

fantastisch!!

[@vitacharlotte]

I had to hold my breath the entire time! Divine storytelling!!! Fantastic performance 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@denonfouxjean-michel3995]

Cette indescriptible émotion que laisse la maîtrise et mieux encore la virtuosité, je crois bien que c’est véritablement cela le talent. Du gaz Du coffre De la nuance Du rythme De la couleur What els ? Dirait l’autre…

[@uralkale]

Honestly, I prefer the Dietrich Fischer version, but the emphasis and pathos that Hermann puts in the final part is astonishing, absolutely marvelous!

[@uralkale]

@ribecs error_non lo chiesi

[@marie-pascaleleonetti1555]

Cela fait frissonner....magnifique....

[@vocalmuse]

Phenommenal! This is the interpretation for me!

[@lucreziaborgia9094]

Fantastico!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@tuliovalente1]

Isso é maravilhoso! Não canso de ouvir! 🇧🇷

[@claudiooriental]

Grande e inmortal Maestro Prey.

[@johnvant7984]

Amazing performance and I just can’t get enough of the conductor!

[@Nikiiiiiii556]

Sehr Toll!!! Ich singe das Gedicht einfach oft vor mir hin :DD

[@barbarabarry3799]

Wonderful Hermann Prey!

[@matthewwalsh7813]

Absolutely masterful, from top to bottom.

[@geartvandermeer745]

Words fail me ... I am overwhelmed.

[@gerdawendl3842]

So großartig gesungen von Hermann Prey!

[@susanfilip2286]

one of the last really good german lied singers

[@VitaliyShevchenko-je4eg]

Виконання захоплює своєю довершеністю.Вокал бездоганний.,, Ех, нам би да так ".

[@susanfilip2286]

@@VitaliyShevchenko-je4eg Are you talking to me in Russian ? What a pitty

[@axelzeltsch1668]

DFD und HP großartige Baritone und Meister des Deutschen Kunstliedes und beide in Berlin geboren.

[@giuliavikolo8887]

wunderschön!!!!

[@mikemodano863]

Just want to point out that every time the boy cries out for his "vater" the singer makes it more and more dramatic, it's just so good: 00:59 1:43 2:19 2:57. Also worth pointing out is that Schubert wrote every of those parts a half tone step higher than the former, adding to the intense feeling. Damn I love this piece.

[@150muscle]

I love it!

[@weiterimtext8134]

Außergewöhnlich! Expressiv! Wenn es Vollkommenheit gibt, dann dies: Jedes Wort, jeder Ton, jeder Akzent sitzt und ordnet sich doch dem Lied, Franz Schuberts Musik unter: Hermann Prey: Meister des Kunstlieds, weil sich nicht scheut, Diener zu sein.

[@largo1022]

diese Interpretation ist m.E. unerreicht! Herzlichen Dank Hermann Prey!

[@Herbert-uh1op]

Denke ich auch.Gewisse Sänger,deren Namen ich nicht nennen möchte,können daran nicht im geringsten tippen. Danke Monika,für Deinen Kommentar vor 8 Monaten.

[@eugeniuszsej2969]

Fantastyczne wykonanie

[@遊戯神-c1m]

すげえ！ 歌い手の実力！

[@angie.aetherstrom]

Wooowww. The orchestral version is just breathtaking... 😰😰😰

[@pierrek.malouf9066]

It's by Liszt.

[@theoodd78]

sehr gut

[@sear0h599]

I am completely speechless

[@Wahrscheinlichkeit]

Most wonderful performance !

[@gt2-spss]

Linda versão, obrigado por compartilhar.

[@alexgomez2]

WOW! Only Herman Prey could sing this piece in such an incredible manner. How amazing the changes in vocal color and expression. I don't speak German but I know of the content however, Mr. Prey's rendition tells me more than if I knew word by word the meaning of the words.

[@ricardonascimento6020]

Wow!!!! Great performance!!! Bravo!!

[@josepviader3774]

INCREIBLE

[@sararahmani-ey6sd]

Grandios R. I. P. ❤

[@fritzhermann3171]

Da bin ich anderer Ansicht.Fritz Wunderlich war ein großartiger Liedersänger.Schade,dass er da manchmal unterschätzt wird.Ihm hätte ich u.a den"Erlkönig"wohl zugetraut.Hermann Prey singt ganz einmalig.

[@beriberkbedelahmi5381]

Extraordinary

[@kimi84emanuele]

Fenomenale!!!!

[@tenor3932]

Perfect

[@berthayoselyn8633]

Mis ojos se humedecieron :') Increibleeeeee!!!

[@hyacinthus.b]

POWERFUL

[@fritzhermann3171]

WENIGE !!! Wohl Fritz Wunderlich,wenn er den"Erlkönig" auch nicht gesungen hat.Oder ich habe ihn mit dem Lied nicht gehört.Hermann Prey, den ich mit dem "Erlkönig"in beiden Fassungen schon häufig hörte,singt ganz fantastisch.Schön,dass ein Teil vom Applaus zu hören ist !!!

[@ingemayodon5128]

@@benediktschuller1696 das hat mit Bariton und Bass nichts zu tun. Jede Musik kann in andre Tonarten versetzt werden! Genauso wie Prey Adelaide singt als Bariton, wo das Lied für einen Tenor geschrieben ist! Für mich hat keiner es jemals so wunderschön gesungen wie Fritz Wunderlich!!!

[@fletchercastoria2338]

Intriguing transcription. Exciting.

[@AHM95]

Even the thought of that some people on earth exist who don't cry to this music makes world a worse place in my mind...

[@AlexanderArsov]

Fine performance. Doesn't need putting down DFD (or anybody else) in order to praise it. People keen on such comparisons should be aware that they are the cheapest and most amateurish type of pseudo-criticism which leads to anything but better understanding of art.

[@Greg07623]

Alexander Arsov -Thanks Alexander, very well said. The great singers remind me of fine wines....each has a special character and a beauty uniquely theirs. I had never heard the orchestrated version before, quite a different challenge to the musicians.

[@mckavitt]

Alexander Arsov Americans live on it. Look what happened w Callas & Tebaldi. Ugh.

[@sohappyboi]

Bravo!!!!!!!

[@ЛеонидТаланов]

Мощно.

[@evakravcova9251]

Krásne!!!

[@AntoninaKabo]

Гениально!!!

[@IvanIvanov-vy7pt]

А вы знаете Немецкий? Понимаете о чём идёт речь???

[@josefsenft233]

Fantastisch. Man sieht Ihm an das er das gesungene erlebt.

[@tfleiter]

Stunning....

[@hektoralis]

Chapeau.

[@liutjinsiu9689]

I love it bravo

[@sararahmani-ey6sd]

Legendär 🤍

[@MacphersonAghah]

Bravo

[@fourstrings48]

Prey performs this Lied very well, and the orchestral accompaniment (not by Schubert) is excellently played and conducted. Nonetheless, I do prefer Schubert's original piano accompaniment.

[@霧漣湖]

魔王の声質は、プライのこの頃の声に相応しく聴こえる。オーケストラ伴奏も凄みを増す。シューベルトも聴きたい演奏だったろう。

[@heejungpark4698]

Best of the best!!!!

[@beqaxojava7872]

I love prey but Gerard Souzay is my absolute favorite

[@coolk0909]

와....... 빨려들어가며 봤다..... 멋지다...

[@anzy_pianart]

ﾏｲﾌｧｰｻﾞ!ﾏｲﾌｧｰｻﾞ!

[@アメリカ人-y6l]

ほんもの？！