It is amazing that Hines, of all singers, was told by the conductor to NOT take the optional low note. No one covers the earth with darkness as did Jerome Hines. God bless his memory.
What a great voice, and a singer for all occasions. The photo of him singing with the Salvation Army brought back a wonderful memory for me. I was singing with the Seton Hall University Chorale in the early 1970s, and we sang Christmas carols at an outdoor ceremony in South Orange, NJ, and Mr. Hines sang with us. I was, and still am, in awe of his singing.
Thank you for this post. Our family are long-time fans of this beloved and very much missed artist. His memory, his voice, and convictions live on through eternity.
@@therealtornadosam indeed. Meanwhile the tenors have done the same to the baritone rep (most singers today are singing at least one voice type down from their natural voice, so people think baritone is bass and spinto/dramatic tenor is baritone)
Isaiah 9 2. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
What elegance, this is real singing. This is how this work should be interpreted and sung. Why is it that when I hear the modern performances I get the impression the bass/baritone is a scarce tenor with no technique and the singing is usually absolutely horrid. As with the other characters. What has happened to our culture in over 50 years?
Jerome Hines is a great Bass , he also wrote a wonderful book Great Singers on Great Singing Sadly he doesn’t mention himself in it but would have been appropriate in my opinion.
It must really have been something to hear him sing with the Salvation Army. I know you keep posting his picture doing this. I wonder what he sang when he sang that day or was this something he did frequently? What an amazing voice. Does he do any more arias from the Messiah besides the two I've listened to today?
Actually in this recording with, I believe, Klemperer, there is a good argument for deleting the low F sharp since it rather awkwardly, IMO, interrupts the direction that Handel‘s melodic takes. I never sang it in this manner but now realize the validity of the conductor‘s viewpoint. Hines could certainly have sung it with the low note as most others have done but this alternate opinion is understandable.
I like to hear a real bass in these arias. I find it odd that Hines skips the low F in the second phraseof the aria. Many of the oratorio specialists also skip this note but they are usually much lighter voices. Hines also skips the dimuendos on the word "death". I think I will follow Hines'lead and also sing this piece without those artsy-fartsy dimuendos
It is amazing that Hines, of all singers, was told by the conductor to NOT take the optional low note. No one covers the earth with darkness as did Jerome Hines. God bless his memory.
Uau, powerful. The voice brings the sensation of horror from the darkness and then the joy of the light. Bravo!
What a great voice, and a singer for all occasions. The photo of him singing with the Salvation Army brought back a wonderful memory for me. I was singing with the Seton Hall University Chorale in the early 1970s, and we sang Christmas carols at an outdoor ceremony in South Orange, NJ, and Mr. Hines sang with us. I was, and still am, in awe of his singing.
Possibly the finest and certainly the most beautiful bass voice in recorded history.
No doubt about it.
Thank you for this post. Our family are long-time fans of this beloved and very much missed artist. His memory, his voice, and convictions live on through eternity.
Hines raised the bar for bass and has yet to be surpassed. I have yet to hear a bass that even comes close. Thank you for sharing this!
Hines is the most powerful bass singer I've ever heard!!)
I love him!
I've just listened to much of Klemperer's Messiah. Hines is just magnificent. Every note is rich velvet.
Jerry Hines's rich, dark basso was ideally suited to this classic aria from Handel's MESSIAH.
My, what a voice! It's impressive!
Nice to be reminded that there were once real bass voices.
Yeah, now people use baritones instead which hardly have a "low" quality.
@@therealtornadosam indeed. Meanwhile the tenors have done the same to the baritone rep (most singers today are singing at least one voice type down from their natural voice, so people think baritone is bass and spinto/dramatic tenor is baritone)
Isaiah 9
2. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
What elegance, this is real singing. This is how this work should be interpreted and sung. Why is it that when I hear the modern performances I get the impression the bass/baritone is a scarce tenor with no technique and the singing is usually absolutely horrid. As with the other characters. What has happened to our culture in over 50 years?
Probably because the world has been waiting for your voice to provide the ultimate perfornance of this piece!
Incredibly powerful and beautiful voice, like none other.
Awesome and so beautiful! Takes my breath away!
The best bass for me.
Grazie a Dio per questi tuoi santi doni! Che voce meravigliosa
Jerome Hines is a great Bass , he also wrote a wonderful book
Great Singers on Great Singing
Sadly he doesn’t mention himself in it but would have been appropriate in my opinion.
I loved his book and learned a little from it that’s helped my own singing (only a little because I really haven’t that much talent).
absolutely the best ever!!
Magnificent
Thank you so much for this post!!! Great american voice!
Thank you for posting this video. I am very interesting in his recordings.
Gorgeous voice!
thanks from brazil
Più completo basso della storia!!!!
Une basse profonde , un octaviste , quelle force de déclamation avec une diction parfaite , un souffle sans fin .
De loin le plus grand pour moi .
It must really have been something to hear him sing with the Salvation Army. I know you keep
posting his picture doing this. I wonder what he sang when he sang that day or was this something he did frequently? What an amazing voice. Does he do any more arias from the Messiah besides the two I've listened to today?
magnification
Anyone else hear that strange "flourish" at 3:15? Sounds like he intended to sing the low F but changed his mind at the last moment (unlikely I know).
Sounds more like an intentional lift to me.
Actually in this recording with, I believe, Klemperer, there is a good argument for deleting the low F sharp since it rather awkwardly, IMO, interrupts the direction that Handel‘s melodic takes. I never sang it in this manner but now realize the validity of the conductor‘s viewpoint. Hines could certainly have sung it with the low note as most others have done but this alternate opinion is understandable.
he should have told the conductor to take a "flying leap"!
Mora se priti od montreala do novega mesta da se slisi glas tega cloveka ki naj bi bil vzor za vse bodoce studente opernega petja
Breath control!!!!!!!!!!
And I apologize
Great except this is "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"
oleinspector that's the recitative before the aria! The People that walk in Darkness is the aria
I like to hear a real bass in these arias. I find it odd that Hines skips the low F in the second phraseof the aria. Many of the oratorio specialists also skip this note but they are usually much lighter voices. Hines also skips the dimuendos on the word "death". I think I will follow Hines'lead and also sing this piece without those artsy-fartsy dimuendos
I know many light voices that DON'T actually skip this. David Thomas is an good example.
He sings like it's Wagner, not Handel.
No Baroque style at all........
Exactly! This is why we love it! Handel was an opera composer just like Wagner.
There is no difference between them. Hines is 100% fit for Handel!