Hermann Prey: "Widmung" - Schumann

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  • Hermann Prey with Leonard Hokanson, piano, from a 1975 film.
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    “You my soul, you my heart,
    you my bliss, o you my pain,
    you the world in which I live,
    you my heaven, in which I float,
    o you my grave, into which
    I eternally cast my grief.
    You are rest, you are peace,
    you are bestowed upon me from heaven.
    That you love me makes me worthy of you;
    your gaze transfigures me;
    you raise me lovingly above myself,
    my good spirit, my better self!”

КОМЕНТАРІ • 162

  • @user-di7hw4nz1v
    @user-di7hw4nz1v Рік тому +8

    I never get bored with his voice. Every day I'm listening to his songs for more than 25 years. Still listening.

  • @fredahalim6646
    @fredahalim6646 Рік тому +14

    How you could say "No" when your fiancee serenade you with this song? It is truly gorgeous, so expressive song with depth emotional and rich tones. Love it! I could imagine how Clara is truly infatuated by Robert Schumann.

  • @annacostalonga5822
    @annacostalonga5822 7 років тому +48

    I think he was one of the few singers who could sing anything, from Minnesang to opera buffa - what a wonderful and expressive singer, what gracious musicality he possessed...

  • @AvalonMorley
    @AvalonMorley 11 років тому +12

    He was so beautiful, with that Puckish smile, those sparkling eyes, and his wonderful performing on stage--not just vocally. Loved him and love him still.

  • @muzicaltel
    @muzicaltel 2 роки тому +8

    Impossible de résister à un tel charme : magnificience de la voix, présence scénique rayonnante, musicalité hors- pair... tout y est!

  • @danafripp4120
    @danafripp4120 3 роки тому +71

    THIS is the interpretation of "Widmung" I needed to hear. I actually heard Robert's voice speaking to Clara with ardent, intimate love. Ruckert's lyric poetry shines through to its fullest intent, with sincere passion, without a trace of "supplemental" histrionics. I'm thankful that we have Hermann Prey's artistry on which to look back, and better understand the Art of German Lieder.

    • @avarmadillo
      @avarmadillo 2 роки тому +1

      This is lovely in every respect, but I really think Thomas Quasthoff has the better interpretation.

    • @poppyrowland1385
      @poppyrowland1385 6 місяців тому

      I’ve been looking for a less bombastic version of this. Found it….absolutely divine❣️

  • @brucejackson4219
    @brucejackson4219 2 роки тому +5

    A most pleasing rendition of this beautiful song: of other magnificent performances, that of Kathleen Ferrier is one of my favourites.

  • @saniyaverma4234
    @saniyaverma4234 6 років тому +74

    Du meine Seele, du mein Herz,
    Du meine Wonn’, O du mein Schmerz,
    Du meine Welt, in der ich lebe,
    Mein Himmel du, darein ich schwebe,
    O du mein Grab, in das hinab
    Ich ewig meinen Kummer gab.
    Du bist die Ruh, du bist der Frieden,
    Du bist vom Himmel mir beschieden.
    Daß du mich liebst, macht mich mir wert,
    Dein Blick hat mich vor mir verklärt,
    Du hebst mich liebend über mich,
    Mein guter Geist, mein beßres Ich!

  • @rogerwilco4173
    @rogerwilco4173 8 років тому +15

    Two masters of their crafts, and both very gentlemanly as well. A wonderful performance, indeed.

  • @michaeltraub3614
    @michaeltraub3614 3 роки тому +9

    First praise goes to Schumann

  • @paxconcordia
    @paxconcordia 13 років тому +5

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written, by the most beautiful lied duo ever. God, how I miss Hokie.

  • @Tenortalker
    @Tenortalker 6 років тому +16

    Gorgeous voice and musicality put at the service of the music and text. A great , but humble human being. The incomparable Hermann Prey.

    • @dfddwm
      @dfddwm 2 роки тому

      I am reading his autobiography "First Night Fever" gives a real flavour of the man... both he and Fischer-Dieskau were joyous human beings with that touch of God given electricity!

  • @DanRobSo
    @DanRobSo 12 років тому +21

    He was SO young here! RIP Herman Prey whose birthday anniversary is today.

  • @Dylonely42
    @Dylonely42 Рік тому +8

    This is in my opinion one of the best lieder composed in romantic period.

  • @SuperMelvyn
    @SuperMelvyn 10 років тому +14

    Singers with voices as rich as this are rarely successful with lieder but Prey manages to "read the text" on the music with great sincerity and conviction. Subtle and effective gradations of tone within a well-sustained overall mood.

    • @dfddwm
      @dfddwm 2 роки тому +2

      Prey and Fischer-Dieskau are towering giants compared with anything since or around now. Whether they would have thrived in today's digital depleted music industry is another question.

  • @brianchambers1508
    @brianchambers1508 3 роки тому +6

    Beautifully sung by a great artist

  • @nrynston
    @nrynston 3 роки тому +2

    Hermann Prey's all Schubert concerts at 92nd St. Y - unforgettable

  • @fourstrings48
    @fourstrings48 3 роки тому +6

    Wonderful singing, an excellent accompaniment, and (an added value) a frank and winning gaze and smile from Hermann Prey throughout. A delight!

  • @fritzhermann3171
    @fritzhermann3171 11 років тому +6

    Herrlich singt er wirklich.Es macht mir immer wieder Freude,ihn zu hören.Danke,fürs Reinsetzen.Danke, Hermann Prey !!!

  • @annemackellar6293
    @annemackellar6293 2 роки тому +5

    What a voice. One of the greats. Thank you for this recording of one of my favourite pieces.

  • @Canuckoperafan
    @Canuckoperafan 2 роки тому +2

    Absolutely wonderful! And for a baritone to sing this in the tenor/soprano key... wow!

  • @GlennHardy
    @GlennHardy 9 років тому +16

    What a beautiful performance! Thank you for sharing this.

  • @nicholsoncartoons7523
    @nicholsoncartoons7523 5 років тому +13

    You my soul, you my heart,
    You my rapture, O you my pain,
    You my world in which I live,
    My heaven you, to which I aspire,
    O you my grave, into which
    My grief forever I’ve consigned!
    You are repose, you are peace,
    You are bestowed on me from heaven.
    Your love for me gives me my worth,
    Your eyes transfigure me in mine,
    You raise me lovingly above myself,
    My guardian angel, my better self!
    Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

  • @JohnMburuBass
    @JohnMburuBass 7 років тому +15

    This is just so human.

  • @broiledhobbit
    @broiledhobbit 11 років тому +5

    What a beautiful voice and what sincere expression -- this is the perfect "Widmung" from the perfect lieder-singer. He was the complete package: golden voice, superb musicianship, unassuming performing style, and he looks like he could have been Ewan McGregor's father (that's a compliment).

    • @manthasagittarius1
      @manthasagittarius1 5 місяців тому

      Yes, he does. I was wondering who he made me think of.

  • @mkymmt3383
    @mkymmt3383 7 років тому +10

    beautiful

  • @wishfullthinkn6837
    @wishfullthinkn6837 5 років тому +3

    We live in a world where Florian Prey is worried that his Dad will be forgotten! That will be impossible while I draw even one last breath!

  • @kynismos
    @kynismos 13 років тому +2

    It's a joy to watch him sing.

  • @jannybloemers9508
    @jannybloemers9508 8 місяців тому +2

    Sehr gut gesungen❤,danke janny der niederlande,

  • @corinasonnambula
    @corinasonnambula 5 років тому +2

    So beautiful.... wonderful....

  • @InvestingForTomorrow24
    @InvestingForTomorrow24 6 років тому +2

    Simply fabulous. Marvelous range and articulation.

  • @ainhoaaparicio3729
    @ainhoaaparicio3729 27 днів тому

    This is one of my favourite videos on youtube

  • @elliotportner8020
    @elliotportner8020 3 місяці тому

    He always sings leider with perfection and depth of meaning and spirit intended by Schubert in all

  • @andrewmargrave7518
    @andrewmargrave7518 9 років тому +9

    Most baritones would take Schumann's "Widmung" down one or two semitones. Prey sings this song, beautifully and with enormous sensitivity to the text, in the original, high key of A-flat major. And to think that he excelled as the Mozart Figaro, a role with much of the bass in it, as well as Beckmesser, Wagner's highest baritone part.

    • @norahdealmeida5847
      @norahdealmeida5847 6 років тому +1

      I agree with you: " Enormous sensitivity to the text"

  • @Levke604
    @Levke604 11 років тому +4

    Remarkable technique, this is truly a fabulous singing lesson.

  • @GuidoKaiserBariton1
    @GuidoKaiserBariton1 13 років тому +5

    Wunderbar, so emphatisch, so entspannt, so natürlich und so kunstvoll, einfach großartig! Wo gibt es das noch......

    • @gerdawendl3842
      @gerdawendl3842 5 років тому +1

      So fantastisch so perfekt kann es nur Hermann Prey singen!

  • @FerroviPhil
    @FerroviPhil 2 місяці тому

    Un des plus grands, assurément !
    One of the greatest!
    Ganz sicher einer der größten!

  • @thomgeo8073
    @thomgeo8073 2 роки тому +2

    DIVINE "Widmung"

  • @gerdawendl3842
    @gerdawendl3842 7 років тому +4

    Ach wie herrlich!

  • @gerdawendl3842
    @gerdawendl3842 7 років тому +3

    Wunderschön!

  • @fourstrings48
    @fourstrings48 3 роки тому +3

    Wunderbar!

  • @Jbm0230
    @Jbm0230 8 років тому +10

    Beautiful! This performance gave me shivers!

  • @closedown12
    @closedown12 6 років тому +3

    Beautiful.

  • @agneswenk2851
    @agneswenk2851 7 років тому +3

    Wunderbar gesungen.

  • @marcocito
    @marcocito 8 років тому +1

    Les personnes qui ne l'aiment pas, essayez donc d'en faire autant, après on en reparlera. En général ce sont des jaloux de ce magnifique artiste!

  • @saagua1953
    @saagua1953 12 років тому +3

    A great lieder singer. He also was a very good Beckmesser in a Die Meistersinger Bayreuth.

  • @lyndaolivianwabudike8356
    @lyndaolivianwabudike8356 3 роки тому +3

    Watching this again after two years and I still feel the sincerity in his eyes. This is the best version for me😍😍

  • @1JulianneD
    @1JulianneD Рік тому +1

    Beautiful interpretation and voice!

  • @dorothy76
    @dorothy76 14 років тому +1

    Thank you for posting this.

  • @TheVerdiBaritone
    @TheVerdiBaritone 10 років тому +24

    I consistently prefer Prey to his better known contemporary German baritone colleague.

    • @rg3388
      @rg3388 7 років тому +4

      As do I.

    • @IsabellePETIET
      @IsabellePETIET 7 років тому

      So do I !!!

    • @ivanjuarezmex
      @ivanjuarezmex 6 років тому

      Indeed!

    • @ainhoaaparicio3729
      @ainhoaaparicio3729 5 років тому +1

      Me too, and yet his better known contemporary German baritone colleague wasn't half bad either! But I particularly agree on this regarding Widmung.

    • @ValzainLumivix
      @ValzainLumivix 2 роки тому

      As do I.

  • @greathornedwestie3646
    @greathornedwestie3646 7 років тому +32

    The best German baritone

    • @lsmith145
      @lsmith145 7 років тому +11

      and Dieskau!

    • @gerdawendl3842
      @gerdawendl3842 7 років тому +6

      Ja er ist der Beste!

    • @Bumblebeebeebee
      @Bumblebeebeebee 3 роки тому

      Don’t forget Metternich, but Prey definitely had the most beautiful and touching German baritone voice, no doubt at all. What an artist! Unforgettable!

  • @drbruce77
    @drbruce77 8 років тому +9

    great for solo pianists to hear learning the Liszt transcription. Love Hermann Prey.

  • @raulenriquesilva3522
    @raulenriquesilva3522 3 роки тому +2

    Du meine Seele, du mein Herz,
    Tú, alma mía. Tú, corazón mío,
    Du meine Wonn’, O du mein Schmerz,
    Tú mi dicha, oh tú mi dolor
    Du meine Welt, in der ich lebe,
    Eres mi mundo en el que vivo
    Mein Himmel du, darein ich schwebe,
    Mi cielo tu, en el que floto
    O du mein Grab, in das hinab
    Oh tu mi tumba, baja a eso
    Ich ewig meinen Kummer gab.
    Di mis dolores para siempre.
    - -
    Du bist die Ruh, du bist der Frieden,
    Eres el resto, eres la paz
    Du bist vom Himmel mir beschieden.
    Eres del cielo para mí.
    Daß du mich liebst, macht mich mir wert,
    Que me ames me hace digno de mi
    Dein Blick hat mich vor mir verklärt,
    Tu mirada me ha transfigurado ante mi
    Du hebst mich liebend über mich,
    Me amas por encima de mi
    Mein guter Geist, mein beßres Ich!
    ¡Mi buen espíritu, mi mejor yo!
    - -
    Du meine Seele, du mein Herz,
    Tú, alma mía. Tú, corazón mío,
    Du meine Wonn’, O du mein Schmerz,
    Tú mi dicha, oh tú mi dolor
    Du meine Welt, in der ich lebe,
    Eres mi mundo en el que vivo
    Mein Himmel du, darein ich schwebe,
    Mi cielo tu, en el que floto
    Mein guter Geist, mein beßres Ich!
    ¡Mi buen espíritu, mi mejor yo!

  • @ikmarchini
    @ikmarchini 3 роки тому

    Such singing, such a song, such music. Nun lass mich sterben.

  • @er38
    @er38 13 років тому +2

    wonderful!

  • @nelidaarriaga1511
    @nelidaarriaga1511 7 років тому +7

    Preciosa voz, intensa, profunda y dulce a la vez.

  • @maryyueil
    @maryyueil 11 років тому +4

    Hermann Prey was one of the best singers of Lieders, beautiful rendition of Widmung.

  • @senglish41
    @senglish41 10 років тому +12

    Just starting to learn this song. This is definitely my reference video.

  • @mumuchat9475
    @mumuchat9475 4 роки тому +1

    magistral

  • @jubeltr
    @jubeltr 11 років тому

    thanks from Colombia

  • @joanmartinroyo594
    @joanmartinroyo594 3 роки тому +1

    Prey and Hokanson, two masters! People should listen to their recordings more than they actually do. These two performers where somehow "overshadowed" by other musical couples that were also excellent but not so fresh and genuine as they were. Well, this is just my opinion.

  • @chessematics
    @chessematics Рік тому

    I don't know what makes me weep- his singing or the fact that Schumann wrote it when he already knew Clara isn't for him.

  • @alanbash2921
    @alanbash2921 10 днів тому

    Magic 📣📣📣📣

  • @MrDizzyvonclutch
    @MrDizzyvonclutch 10 років тому +2

    bravissimo!!!!

  • @Rickriquinho
    @Rickriquinho 13 років тому +2

    I love lieder!!!

  • @michaeltraub3614
    @michaeltraub3614 3 роки тому +2

    Naturally musical.

  • @franziskakress5263
    @franziskakress5263 8 років тому +41

    No wonder, that his marriage was so happy. Which woman could resists this!

  • @Mariazykina
    @Mariazykina 3 роки тому

    Обожаю!!

  • @astridkruger8091
    @astridkruger8091 11 місяців тому

    Anbetungswürdig❤

  • @jamesjoo05
    @jamesjoo05 11 років тому

    oh my role model ♥

  • @janiceedwards2384
    @janiceedwards2384 7 років тому +4

    The video is quite helpful because the open and closed vowels are quite clear when we can see as well as hear.

    • @Dugehstmiraufnkeks
      @Dugehstmiraufnkeks 3 роки тому +1

      True, you will rarely ever find a singer with better diction than Hermann Prey

  • @meganwells88
    @meganwells88 6 років тому +2

    Beautiful! Tears to my eyes!

  • @thomasking8240
    @thomasking8240 8 років тому

    Good for my vocal lit class to hear

  • @MacphersonAghah
    @MacphersonAghah 5 років тому +1

    Bravo

  • @emotionalboy89
    @emotionalboy89 13 років тому

    @pianomags BEAUTIFUL

  • @MrInterestingthings
    @MrInterestingthings 8 місяців тому

    Ive never heard such a clear male voice without any of the funny voice noises I always seem to hear from baritones and tenors ! I must find translation of this song which I only knew from Cliburn playing the Liszt arrangement !

    • @mariusmustermann6856
      @mariusmustermann6856 8 місяців тому

      the description has one. here is another:
      You my soul, you my heart,
      You my rapture, O you my pain,
      You my world in which I live,
      My heaven you, to which I aspire,
      O you my grave, into which
      My grief forever I’ve consigned!
      You are repose, you are peace,
      You are bestowed on me from heaven.
      Your love for me gives me my worth,
      Your eyes transfigure me in mine,
      You raise me lovingly above myself,
      My guardian angel, my better self!
      You my soul, you my heart,
      You my rapture, O you my pain,
      You my world in which I live,
      My heaven you, to which I aspire,
      My guardian angel, my better self!
      English Translation (by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005))
      interestingly he sings "Bild" instead of "Blick" in the line "Your eyes transfigure me in mine,". It changes "eyes" to something like picture or likeness. maybe it is easier to sing or he had someone in mind that died or he could not reach.

  • @jannavanbellen9085
    @jannavanbellen9085 4 роки тому +1

    ❤️

  • @jennetal.984
    @jennetal.984 Рік тому

    🔥

  • @baritonebynight
    @baritonebynight 12 років тому

    He just sails over thoes high F#s. Wish I could do it like that.....

  • @annazen3806
    @annazen3806 Рік тому

    👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @lenaxo8260
    @lenaxo8260 6 років тому

    My ex sang this...God I miss him. So much.

  • @paulroot4506
    @paulroot4506 10 років тому

    This is my solo for a singing festival and I'm having so much trouble memorizing the german

  • @rikirojastucuman
    @rikirojastucuman 6 років тому +1

    joya total

  • @babs22hh
    @babs22hh 12 років тому +2

    such sad eyes! hehe he's a cutie

  • @lyndaolivianwabudike8356
    @lyndaolivianwabudike8356 6 років тому +1

    😘😘

  • @Bennyjidude89
    @Bennyjidude89 12 років тому +1

    Despite the fact that the man's passed, still not a nice thing to say. A lot of people have already found his voice beautiful. ...SopranoSuperb? :S

  • @dfddwm
    @dfddwm 2 роки тому

    His autobiography "First Night Fever" is readable and interesting.

  • @dfddwm
    @dfddwm 2 роки тому

    I think Fischer-Dieskau 's DG recording from 1966 with Jorg Demus is the absolute tops (available on CD in the Fischer-Dieskau Edition) more youthful and natural than his 1970s with Eschenbach, I admire Hermann Prey so much here. Can I also say.... Germans only should sing this song!

  • @3579jeanify
    @3579jeanify 13 років тому +3

    Excellent!

  • @raulenriquesilva3522
    @raulenriquesilva3522 2 роки тому

    Hola.
    ¿Podrían recomendarme temas de "Declaración de Amor Trascendental" en distintos idiomas y géneros?.
    Gracias.

  • @HansMichaelSablotny
    @HansMichaelSablotny 11 років тому +3

    göttlich

  • @JaeyoonGo
    @JaeyoonGo 5 років тому +2

    sweet voice for schumann

  • @luisfrodrimaz
    @luisfrodrimaz 7 років тому +3

    1 Widmung
    Du meine Seele, du mein Herz,
    Du meine Wonn', o du mein Schmerz,
    Du meine Welt, in der ich lebe,
    Mein Himmel du, darein ich schwebe,
    O du mein Grab, in das hinab
    Ich ewig meinen Kummer gab.
    Du bist die Ruh, du bist der Frieden,
    Du bist vom Himmel mir beschieden.
    Daß du mich liebst, macht mich mir wert,
    Dein Blick hat mich vor mir verklärt,
    Du hebst mich liebend über mich,
    Mein guter Geist, mein besser Ich!
    (Friedrich Rückert 1788 - 1866)

  • @jannavanbellen9085
    @jannavanbellen9085 6 років тому +1

    🙂👍👍🙂👍👍🙂

  • @nicholsoncartoons7523
    @nicholsoncartoons7523 5 років тому +2

    You my soul, you my heart,
    You my rapture, O you my pain,
    You my world in which I live,
    My heaven you, to which I aspire,
    O you my grave, into which
    My grief forever I’ve consigned!
    You are repose, you are peace,
    You are bestowed on me from heaven.
    Your love for me gives me my worth,
    Your eyes transfigure me in mine,
    You raise me lovingly above myself,
    My guardian angel, my better self!
    Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)Read more Show less

  • @baritonebynight
    @baritonebynight 11 років тому

    Agree....although I'm hardly a world class singer. I have paying gigs but if singing was my day job I would be on food stamps!

  • @giselidepaula6415
    @giselidepaula6415 6 років тому +2

    Amazing ária

  • @baritonebynight
    @baritonebynight 11 років тому

    F# isn't an easy note for many baritones. I have them, but I have to work for em!

  • @VeteranRaChi
    @VeteranRaChi 11 років тому

    the tehnic, yea,it is hard

  • @RoZita870
    @RoZita870 10 років тому +1

    Sang this in college but not as well as him.