GIOVANNI BATTISTA BASSANI { PADOUE 1647-1716 BERGAME } - " SALVE REGINA " - GÉRARD LESNE - COUNTERTENOR. Une merveille, cette voix de GÉRARD LESNE qui vous emporte au paradis, ensemble musicale grandiose bravo de ce chef-d'oeuvre de BASSANI. Il était un disciple de LEGRENZI et CASTROVILLARI, son professeur de violon était GIOVANNI BATTISTA VITALI. Après la publication de son opus 1 Sonate de camera à TRE en 1677, il devient membre de la célèbre ACCADEMIA FILARMONICA de Bologne, de laquelle il devient le Principe en 1682. Il fut le premier à inventer la forme légèrement concave de l'archet et un système de réglage de tension des crins. Les oeuvres de BASSANI connues, sont deux opus de sonates en trio, des opéras, oratorios, des cantates, motets, messes. Un exemplaire de sa collection ACRONA MISSALE fut retrouvé dans le patrimoine de JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH. Merci pour ce chef-d'oeuvre de BASSANI grandiose éternel.
"Gérard Lesne, defines his voice as ‘contralto’ and in so doing rises above petty disputes over terms like counter-tenor, male alto, falsettist, and so on"
It's so, so beautiful! And sounds very manly! Bravo!... OMG, is there any video on YT where they don't discuss Callas?! It's one of the best countertenors' singing!
I appreciate the efforts of Deller, Ragin, Bowman, Jacobs, Lesne to bring this voice back to the world's attention after too-long neglect; however, development of this voice now has gone beyond what these singers could do (with exceptions like Paul Esswood). Some of the new singers have better tone, more agility, and sufficient power to be on the opera stage, fortunately supplanting female singers whose timbre and vibratto are contrary to the intended sound.
Are you out your mind? Totally hooty and churchy. And Deller sounded like FLorence Foster Jenkins. Deller was like Dr. Johnson's dog walking on its hind legs. This guy is so 1957!
Deller, Ragin, Bowan, and Jacobs have entirely different voice types than Gérard Lesne. He is not a true countertenor (as is Deller), which is fine, since countertenor as a voice type is largely ahistorical.
Scholl sings too hard, ieto not quite a natural voice. Daniels sings easily and beautifully. And Gerard Lesne the same well, but also heard that this man is singing. This is particularly impressive. Remarkable singer. BRAVO!
@antippas yes, in this video the sound of Lesne is like churchy, because is church music, and is the correct way to sing it, well, maybe you prefer a verista-operatic sound (or maybe pop sound) in a sacred piece, but it is very bad taste. Deller in my opinion is one of the best musicians of the 20th century, and nothing compared with the horrible voice of F. Foster, or said me please, what is the correct way to sing this? and if it is very 1957 :S, What is the "actual" way to sing it?
Me molesta mucho aquello de no usar la palabra CONTRATENOR, eso de "male alt", contiene algo de homofobia, me parece! Lesne es una de las glorias de los contratenores, amigos!
¿¿¿¿Homofobia???? ¿En qué? Altus/Alto/Countertenor/Contrétenor/Contratenor/Male Alto/Contraltista son términos correctos, no sé en que ve usted que la preferencia sexual pueda estar ligada a un tipo de voz.
Soy alumno de Gerard Lesne desde hace años . Es un cantante extraordinario y una magnífica persona . Decir alto es tan correcto como decir Contratenor , es más yo prefiero que me llamen alto (cuestión personal). Gerard por ejemplo tiene cantado mucha música francesa más de Haute-Contre. Y te aseguro que a Gerard no le molesta ni que lo llamen alto ni Contratenor, pues es un Contratenor alto. Un saludo
Un des meilleurs que j'ai entendu recemment, bien que andreas scholl et James Bowman sont tjrs au dessus, et jaroussky est hors competion! Attention tt de meme a la prononciation qui reste tres francaise;)
I like Ragin, too. Has a very interesting style. I enjoy his ''Dov'e, si affretti'' by Hasse. His voice acting is really impressive. But Lesne has such a fine sublime voice, he makes me cry:))
Божественной красоты голос и исполнение. Спасибо!
Extraordinaire merci 🙏
GIOVANNI BATTISTA BASSANI { PADOUE 1647-1716 BERGAME } - " SALVE REGINA " - GÉRARD LESNE - COUNTERTENOR. Une merveille, cette voix de GÉRARD LESNE qui vous emporte au paradis, ensemble musicale grandiose bravo de ce chef-d'oeuvre de BASSANI. Il était un disciple de LEGRENZI et CASTROVILLARI, son professeur de violon était GIOVANNI BATTISTA VITALI. Après la publication de son opus 1 Sonate de camera à TRE en 1677, il devient membre de la célèbre ACCADEMIA FILARMONICA de Bologne, de laquelle il devient le Principe en 1682. Il fut le premier à inventer la forme légèrement concave de l'archet et un système de réglage de tension des crins. Les oeuvres de BASSANI connues, sont deux opus de sonates en trio, des opéras, oratorios, des cantates, motets, messes. Un exemplaire de sa collection ACRONA MISSALE fut retrouvé dans le patrimoine de JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH. Merci pour ce chef-d'oeuvre de BASSANI grandiose éternel.
My favourite countertenor ever!
Así es como yo me imagino las voces de los ángeles.
Divino!
Grandissimo!!! Gerard sei il miglior controtenore in circolazione!!!
Beautiful voice!
Único! Que música, que fazer musical!
Magic voice!
He has such a lovely voice!
Adoro su voz, es aguda pero con un toque de terciopelo. Muy hermosa
Сегодня в день скорби, такой прекрасный уговаривает и усплкаивает
Cuando canta se convierte en un ángel.
genial
from Russia with love))
Grande Lesne!!
Uma voz incrivelmente suave. Descobri um mundo novo na música: o dos contratenores.
What a doscovery for me!!!very different from Daniels - both are magnificent 👏 👌 😍 ❤❤❤
Lesne es un magnífico CONTRATNEOR, y no hay por qué llamarlo de maneras raras!
"Gérard Lesne, defines his voice as ‘contralto’ and in so doing rises above petty disputes over terms like counter-tenor, male alto, falsettist, and so on"
The voice of god, really.
It's so, so beautiful! And sounds very manly! Bravo!... OMG, is there any video on YT where they don't discuss Callas?! It's one of the best countertenors' singing!
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I appreciate the efforts of Deller, Ragin, Bowman, Jacobs, Lesne to bring this voice back to the world's attention after too-long neglect; however, development of this voice now has gone beyond what these singers could do (with exceptions like Paul Esswood). Some of the new singers have better tone, more agility, and sufficient power to be on the opera stage, fortunately supplanting female singers whose timbre and vibratto are contrary to the intended sound.
The Salve Regina is by Bassani.
Does anyone have the lyrics to this song?
Was it Lesne who participated in creating the voice for Farinelli in the motionpicture "Farinelli, il Castrato" along with Ewa Godlewska?
Erasmus No, it was not Gérard Lesne but Derek Lee Ragin !
Who knows wich is this repertoire? The name of the pieces???
what salve regina is this?
u sure? thanks a lot! I'm gonna check him out!
Lesne sure is a marvellous countertenor but do you think his Farinelli fitting?
Farinelli was a Castrati, not a Countertenor...
Roy
Are you out your mind? Totally hooty and churchy. And Deller sounded like FLorence Foster Jenkins. Deller was like Dr. Johnson's dog walking on its hind legs. This guy is so 1957!
Deller, Ragin, Bowan, and Jacobs have entirely different voice types than Gérard Lesne. He is not a true countertenor (as is Deller), which is fine, since countertenor as a voice type is largely ahistorical.
no who is that?
deller seems too mannered for my taste - i'll take rene jacobs or james bowman. lesne is quite wonderful, so evocative and pure and sweet. thank you.
Scholl sings too hard, ieto not quite a natural voice.
Daniels sings easily and beautifully.
And Gerard Lesne the same well, but also heard that this man is singing.
This is particularly impressive.
Remarkable singer.
BRAVO!
@antippas yes, in this video the sound of Lesne is like churchy, because is church music, and is the correct way to sing it, well, maybe you prefer a verista-operatic sound (or maybe pop sound) in a sacred piece, but it is very bad taste. Deller in my opinion is one of the best musicians of the 20th century, and nothing compared with the horrible voice of F. Foster, or said me please, what is the correct way to sing this? and if it is very 1957 :S, What is the "actual" way to sing it?
Me molesta mucho aquello de no usar la palabra CONTRATENOR, eso de "male alt", contiene algo de homofobia, me parece! Lesne es una de las glorias de los contratenores, amigos!
¿¿¿¿Homofobia???? ¿En qué? Altus/Alto/Countertenor/Contrétenor/Contratenor/Male Alto/Contraltista son términos correctos, no sé en que ve usted que la preferencia sexual pueda estar ligada a un tipo de voz.
Soy alumno de Gerard Lesne desde hace años . Es un cantante extraordinario y una magnífica persona . Decir alto es tan correcto como decir Contratenor , es más yo prefiero que me llamen alto (cuestión personal). Gerard por ejemplo tiene cantado mucha música francesa más de Haute-Contre. Y te aseguro que a Gerard no le molesta ni que lo llamen alto ni Contratenor, pues es un Contratenor alto. Un saludo
Un des meilleurs que j'ai entendu recemment, bien que andreas scholl et James Bowman sont tjrs au dessus, et jaroussky est hors competion! Attention tt de meme a la prononciation qui reste tres francaise;)
Ma ce l'hai con bambole e bambolotti? Mamma mia...
I like Ragin, too. Has a very interesting style. I enjoy his ''Dov'e, si affretti'' by Hasse. His voice acting is really impressive. But Lesne has such a fine sublime voice, he makes me cry:))
what salve regina is this?