Jessye Norman "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" Ruckert Lieder 5/5

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  • Опубліковано 7 жов 2008
  • This is the fifth of Mahler's five Ruckert-Lieder, recorded at Avery Fisher Hall with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic. Performed at the opening of the 1989-90 season.

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  • @JRMVermeer
    @JRMVermeer 2 роки тому +151

    Being the sole carer of my elderly parents suffering from dementia for many years, I read Rückert's poem and listen to Mahler's Lieder and just feel rest, peace and meaning. This version by Miss Norman is so delicate that travels into my soul and presents me with the strength and love to carry on. Rest in peace Miss Norman.

    • @marazulization
      @marazulization 2 роки тому +11

      This is so beautiful! What a delicate soul you are ! Many blessings!

    • @TheWiseMonkey8888
      @TheWiseMonkey8888 Рік тому +2

      @@marazulization 4:47 :D

    • @josephinepower5577
      @josephinepower5577 9 місяців тому +2

      A trifle on the slow side but absolutely beautiful

    • @delibellus
      @delibellus 8 місяців тому +2

      Your comment resonates with me deeply.

    • @patriziapiva3201
      @patriziapiva3201 2 місяці тому +1

      La mia soprano prediletta❤. Rest in peace dear Jessie 🌹

  • @panajody
    @panajody 13 років тому +79

    One of the greatest singers of the past forty years. A force of nature: a gorgeous instrument, exquisite diction (in every language she sings), frightening breath control, and an intelligence of word and feeling that very, very few other singers could dream of approaching...

    • @sylvainelouisemarie6117
      @sylvainelouisemarie6117 Рік тому +3

      Je confirme que son français était parfait.

    • @leshaunda
      @leshaunda Рік тому +2

      @@sylvainelouisemarie6117 Jessye Norman only knew perfect. I miss and love her sooooo much

    • @Dal-bm7xd
      @Dal-bm7xd 5 місяців тому +1

      I as well loved her tender soul ❤❤❤❤

  • @fredreindljr1996
    @fredreindljr1996 4 роки тому +201

    Rest easy, Jessye. The choir of angels in Heaven has gained yet another soprano.

    • @MrOskarthebest
      @MrOskarthebest 4 роки тому +17

      She's definitely not a chorist. She went up to the realm of gods.

    • @photo161
      @photo161 2 роки тому +3

      ...and a very great one at that...

  • @edgreisl1
    @edgreisl1 10 місяців тому +24

    The absolute queen of the R.Strauss/Mahler repertoire. So so so sorely missed ❤️

  • @terminatesatmorden
    @terminatesatmorden 11 років тому +32

    I have now listened to this 5 times, and every time I have cried. I don't think any other song in the world captures the human condition more than this. Just, wow.

  • @Darrigrande
    @Darrigrande 14 років тому +17

    I must admit: Jessye Norman sings the Lieder better als any german singer. I am german, but I must say that her interpretation of the Rückert Lieder ist the best of all!! Bravo Jessye!!!!

  • @adriantamburini
    @adriantamburini 14 років тому +30

    Jessye Norman is simply the best female example of perfect lieder singing, style and approach that has ever lived. Breath-taking and stellar. Brava!!!!

    • @happygucci5094
      @happygucci5094 3 місяці тому

      No lie told- she sings the Leider like the voice Strauss and Wagner only dreamt was possible- well here she is a breathtaking stunning, intelligent grand dame of the Opera , my God- sublime.
      German sounds rich and velvety dark and complex, sumptuous and regal- such beauty, such Beauty, such raw deep sentiment, exquisitely and expertly interpreted- Lived… Ms. Norman shows us how it’s done…

  • @anitamuikristiana1510
    @anitamuikristiana1510 Рік тому +14

    This Jessye Norman's piece, has set the bar of all singers in the world. She's like a Goddess brings her perfection, born to sing this song of Maestro Mahler. Thank you, Jessye Norman.

  • @Ravenelvenlady
    @Ravenelvenlady 4 роки тому +55

    RIP Jessye Norman - (September 15, 1945 - September 30, 2019) THank you for the magnificence of your voice and musicianship.

    • @JK-xz6mj
      @JK-xz6mj 4 роки тому +2

      I came here immediately... gestorben bin Ich dem Weltgetümelt!

    • @phil2u48
      @phil2u48 4 роки тому +1

      @@JK-xz6mj Ich auch...

  • @Eilperfeld
    @Eilperfeld 15 років тому +19

    Jessye Norman ist eine Ausnahmeerscheinung: sie singt nicht nur tief und ergreifend, sie beherrscht auch die Tiefen der deutschen Sprache, obwohl es nicht ihre Muttersprache ist.
    Und Mahler: danke dir, für Deine Musik!

  • @erikdevries8181
    @erikdevries8181 10 років тому +64

    One of the precious treasures on the internet.

    • @beuming1
      @beuming1 9 років тому +3

      agree

    • @desireitselfismovement9554
      @desireitselfismovement9554 8 років тому

      +Erik Ludger ;)

    • @GKo2024
      @GKo2024 4 роки тому

      Check out this wonderful new rendition:
      ua-cam.com/video/EyEb3TVEVYc/v-deo.html
      full of subtlety and profundity.

  • @infrantasi
    @infrantasi 11 років тому +28

    And her feel for the language, as well as her flawless diction, makes this one of the very, very best. If you can sing Rückert Lieder and Cassandre the way she has, well . . . there's not too many mountains left to climb.

  • @jnsii54
    @jnsii54 8 років тому +178

    I come back to this piece of music...a cancer patient at 64 years of age who was never religious, but seeks to find that greater presence beyond ourselves that helps make sense of all that which is within ourselves

    • @paradoxicalenigma1733
      @paradoxicalenigma1733 8 років тому +15

      Deepest blessings and serenity to you.

    • @rometube
      @rometube 7 років тому +12

      Peace to you

    • @lawrencendlovu412
      @lawrencendlovu412 7 років тому +6

      jnsii54 my dear fellow bless you

    • @19n05k83
      @19n05k83 7 років тому +7

      You will be, if you are not already there, in much better place my friend. In the hearts of your loved ones.

    • @rootlesscosmopolite
      @rootlesscosmopolite 6 років тому +5

      A fellow-survivor salutes you. Be well.

  • @lizzyborg
    @lizzyborg 4 роки тому +40

    How could anyone give thumbs down to this? Sublime singing and conducting. Thank you for posting this incredibly moving performance.

    • @angelo1962
      @angelo1962 2 роки тому +2

      Some ppl are too bitter. They can never be pleased. Just ignore them.

    • @RitaTheCuteFox
      @RitaTheCuteFox Рік тому

      Because of the video quality and the sound only coming from the right ear?? Idiot.

  • @HJKelley47
    @HJKelley47 8 років тому +122

    I never tire of hearing Miss Norman's performances. There is such soulful richness and power to her voice. She often touches my soul and brings me to tears. What a God-given gift!

    • @alan1507
      @alan1507 7 років тому +5

      I've watched this video many a time. I think 4:44 and 6:06 are the absolute goose-bumps moments. 6:06 brings me to tears as well. Hard to believe such an exquisite sound could exist.

    • @sergepicard4309
      @sergepicard4309 3 роки тому +2

      Ûne vraie grande voix qui a poursuivi et défendu son art jusqu'au bout du sublime. Elle était avec nous sur le grand BATEAU DE LA VIE , ELLE NOUS A QUITTÉ ET NOUS A LAISSÉ UN PETIT PEU PLUS SEULS , NOUS NE N'OUBLIERONT PLUS JESSYE NORMAN.

    • @waynesmith3767
      @waynesmith3767 6 місяців тому

      God gave it but she developed and perfected it.

  • @PamelaJean2013
    @PamelaJean2013 День тому

    If she had never sung another note in her life, these 7 minutes are the greatest gift any singer could give us. Bravo everyone on stage. Ever grateful.

  • @jeffreycomer1365
    @jeffreycomer1365 8 років тому +55

    Nobody sings this song like Norman does, no one. It's exquisite.

    • @MrYonexguy63
      @MrYonexguy63 7 років тому +10

      jessye is great. but janet baker is sublime. Ludwig also special in this music.

  • @lukehomestead
    @lukehomestead 4 роки тому +14

    Rest In Peace. We can be grateful for having these beautiful recordings of your unique voice. You won’t be forgotten

  • @IvanMillsIlovebeethoven
    @IvanMillsIlovebeethoven 5 років тому +34

    I never tire of her singing. She has righted me when feeling rudderless, helped over barriers when I needed to cry, given me confidence to perform when engulfed in fear. I know of no other musician for whom I can say those things. I wonder if during her practice time on this work she has found herself feeling a tear roll down her cheek...

  • @anneodland502
    @anneodland502 4 роки тому +62

    Is there anything more glorious than this? R.I.P. beloved Jessye Norman.

    • @TheWiseMonkey8888
      @TheWiseMonkey8888 3 роки тому +2

      Ich bin gestorben dem Weltgetümmel... 4:28 ... beautiful :D

  • @Zva26
    @Zva26 4 роки тому +20

    The magnificence of this voice and Mahler's music culminates into something easier experienced than described. This music could have been written for Norman. Absolutely sublime. It enables one not to fear death.

  • @MrGottmusik
    @MrGottmusik 6 років тому +20

    This piece of music has probably saved my life on more than one occasion. Thank God (and Mahler and Ruckert) it exists.

    • @rogerkoester4673
      @rogerkoester4673 4 місяці тому

      I am so pleased,that someone actually mentions Friedrich Rückert!His were the poems which obviously inspired Gustav Mahler to compose this achingly beautiful music.Interpreted by such amazing artists as Jessye Norman,Christa Ludwig and Dame Janet Baker-under the right conductor-makes the Rückert Lieder ever more special.For a version by male interpreter I do recommend Guenther Geissbröck‘s rendition.For me in the same league as Jessye Norman

  • @asffapoisj
    @asffapoisj Рік тому +9

    How are they (the audience) not on their feet? What an exquisite performance. Her voice. Her. ❤

  • @sylvainelouisemarie6117
    @sylvainelouisemarie6117 Рік тому +14

    J'adore cette version. J'y aime absolument tout, le Lied lui-même, le basson solo ,la direction profonde et suspendue de Zubin Mehta, et le chant si parfait de Jessye Norman, surtout sa nuance piano de la dernière partie, qu'elle maintient et habite si longtemps, déjà ailleurs, déjà dans ce ciel que la musique exprime.

  • @hape3862
    @hape3862 4 роки тому +64

    Sleep well, Jessye. We already miss you and we ever will.
    "I am dead to the world's tumult,
    And I rest in a quiet realm!
    I live alone in my heaven,
    In my love and in my song."

    • @user-yp4vt3gg9r
      @user-yp4vt3gg9r 4 роки тому

      Единственная неповторимая это Божий дар

  • @jeamphe
    @jeamphe 14 років тому +10

    listening to the first notes I thoght "oh no, this is much too slow" but, much to my surprise, Jessye pulls this out with astonishing tone control, and lets the emotion out towards the end. A master class video for all singers.

  • @patriciamaguire9914
    @patriciamaguire9914 3 роки тому +19

    Also to acknowledge the exquisite sensitivity of the conducting - what a treasure of musicianship from both of them!

  • @IvanMillsIlovebeethoven
    @IvanMillsIlovebeethoven 5 років тому +9

    Ms. Norman is a Dramatic Soprano and as such her voice is quite large. The way she controls, holds her voice back and then sings a real pianissimo in the 3rd stanza is breathtaking on its own. She doesn't float the pianissimo, she sings it with the same voice that sails over a full orchestra playing fortissimo in Wagner's "Liebestod" from Tristan and Isolde. She is in control of that amazing gift!

  • @hintonhendrix9082
    @hintonhendrix9082 4 роки тому +14

    This piece of music in general and to me this performance in particular give us a glimpse of the Absolute. Rest In Peace. Thank you, Jesse Norman.

  • @christianschuster4184
    @christianschuster4184 Рік тому +11

    So, als würde sie die Poesie der deutschen Sprache aus dieser Zeit wirklich verstehen und wie modern der Text eigentlich ist für seine Zeit !!! ... unübertroffen Jessie - from heart

  • @firesermon22
    @firesermon22 9 років тому +96

    The greatest song ever written, in my humble opinion.

    • @trevjr
      @trevjr 8 років тому +29

      +Marek Pocestný I have listened to a lot of music, a lot of Mahler, this one I keep coming back to. Like the Adagietto, the way time is suspended and slowed is so magical. He writes 'even slower' when it is already so slow. No other composer does it like this, something with the harp pulsing in the background. This is the perfect combination of words and music ever written, yes, the greatest song ever written.

    • @cristianbausbou7189
      @cristianbausbou7189 7 років тому +4

      I'm agree with you !

    • @gordonmvw
      @gordonmvw 6 років тому +4

      I agree, entirely. It is as if some known-unknown hand laid it down effortlessly.

    • @lukegriffith2828
      @lukegriffith2828 6 років тому +2

      It certainly is among the greatest, yes.

    • @IvanMillsIlovebeethoven
      @IvanMillsIlovebeethoven 6 років тому +11

      I have said those exact words many times when introducing someone to this song who was, to their misfortune, previously unknown to them. It is the most perfect, the greatest song ever written. The use of the woodwinds which are as close as the instrumental world gets to the breath behind the human voice which creates the phrase in similar arches (simplistic, I know but words fail when talking about music). It baffles me that a Dramatic Soprano who is able, without changing anything except her breath, blow the dome off the concert hall with the Liebestodt and contain her voice by controlling her breath to sing such an intimate song as this. Joan Sutherland could not do that. I don't think there is any style or fach or tessitura even that Ms. Norman can't find her way around. Arguably the greatest Dramatic Soprano ever to have lived, if we accept that singers and all musicians have seen a steady increase in the quality and technique of their instruments since the recording era began.

  • @dwightmatthias7396
    @dwightmatthias7396 4 роки тому +10

    Every cell in my body was ‘still’ listening to Jessye- a moment to pause to appreciate beauty and say thank you.

  • @robertooliveira6386
    @robertooliveira6386 4 роки тому +13

    What a bless. This recording has two geniuses in action, Norman and Mehta, intertwined throughout this magnificent score by Mahler.

    • @florincoter1988
      @florincoter1988 4 роки тому

      Norman may have been a genius, but the only genius activity Mehta performed was the destruction of NY Phil. and the Israeli Phil.

  • @luzrodas519
    @luzrodas519 4 роки тому +19

    The best for ever and ever. Now singing with all the angels! RIP Beloved Madame Jessy!

  • @uralbob1
    @uralbob1 4 роки тому +5

    She sang so beautifully! Even after her passing, she gifts us with her wonderfully rich, expressive performances. Thank you forever, Jessye!

  • @tobiasR2001
    @tobiasR2001 14 років тому +9

    This song always brings tears to my eyes. For me, it epitomizes the yearning for transcendence that all of us have to some degree and how fleeting that moment is once experienced here on earth. If there is a heaven, this would be its music.

  • @trudigoodman4825
    @trudigoodman4825 4 роки тому +13

    May She Be Most Happiest In Paradise! ❤🌹

  • @Sir.Larselot
    @Sir.Larselot 8 років тому +23

    Impressing performance of the great Jessye. Huge breath and rich sound, she was so amazing with Mahler.

  • @shirleysvoice
    @shirleysvoice 12 років тому +5

    A truely almost religious experience.

  • @rosacrespo2889
    @rosacrespo2889 Рік тому +3

    Maravillosa Jessy Norman

  • @ungoliver
    @ungoliver 7 років тому +12

    I am so glad I can speak German. It touches one so deeply. It's one of my most favourite pieces.

    • @pega17pl
      @pega17pl 7 років тому +3

      Mahler understood how important internal sounds of words were. Same at Richard Strauss' Vier letzte Lieder. Recommend Jessye Norman at them. too.

  • @simichbrau
    @simichbrau 15 років тому +3

    To think that a black woman from Georgia USA and of such tremendous talent had to move to Europe to be "discovered", even tho she performs in the US now for 6 months out of each year. When I first heard her sing with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Zubin Mehta, I was instantly won over to her talent and most beautiful voice. This is truly a voice of an angel and must please God greatly.

  • @rizzoandrade2251
    @rizzoandrade2251 3 роки тому +4

    I had the most beautiful experience of my life, attending her recital in São Paulo , Brazil back in the 90's.
    R.I.P L' incomparable voice.

  • @wolfganggritschke7447
    @wolfganggritschke7447 4 роки тому +9

    Das ist so wunderbar gesungen......ich vermisse sie jetzt schon

  • @Pabloinjuanderland
    @Pabloinjuanderland Рік тому +4

    Ich bin gestorben dem Weltgetümmel,
    Und ruh’ in einem stillen Gebiet!
    Ich leb’ allein in meinem Himmel,
    In meinem Lieben, in meinem Lied!
    The last Stanza is pure poetry

  • @asx5252
    @asx5252 10 років тому +2

    I am convinced that she doesn't need to breathe ever. This is too perfect for words.

  • @elyria1014
    @elyria1014 8 років тому +30

    This is my favorite of all the Mahler songs, and Norman sings it the best of all the interpretations I have heard. And, at the very end, after her solo has finished and the orchestra continues to its final notes, instead of cutting it off too soon (as so often happens), she holds the exquisite moment in sublime suspension, until the audience starts to applaud, and even then she does not bow for another moment. Fantastic timing!

  • @scottjohnson9873
    @scottjohnson9873 4 роки тому +6

    It takes real vocal artistry to interpret G. Mahler. Jessye Normal here displays all that it takes.

  • @phil2u48
    @phil2u48 4 роки тому +12

    R I P. This is perfect music; nothing more to say.

  • @DelphineDussaux
    @DelphineDussaux 8 років тому +19

    Incredible. This way of phrasing.......

  • @austinsmithson3148
    @austinsmithson3148 6 років тому +14

    This performance is absolutely sublime. 👌🏻

  • @duanebuck3911
    @duanebuck3911 4 роки тому +4

    So moving. Thank you for your gift.still crying

  • @Pulguitapelusa
    @Pulguitapelusa 4 роки тому +7

    I will miss you, dear Angel of Music! 🌻

  • @PredatorianStyl
    @PredatorianStyl 3 роки тому +2

    Dieses Lied wurde heute auf der Beerdigung meines Opas gespielt.
    Es war ein sehr ergreifender Moment. Er wird mir immer fehlen.

  • @MrDerekHurst
    @MrDerekHurst 13 років тому +8

    Wow... hadn't heard her version. So slow... but appropriately so. Not many singers could pull this off, but her rendition seems to lend itself to the expansiveness and timelessness implied by the text and music. This piece still strikes me as one of the most perfect lieder in the literature: text wed to music. I like the other Ruckert lieder, but his one just blows me away; every time. Thanks for posting it.

  • @musicandme1982
    @musicandme1982 4 роки тому +7

    My heart sings with her Amazing voice just wow 😥Only you Ms Norman go make the Angels sing along with you those clouds are longing for you.

  • @TheRenamay
    @TheRenamay 7 років тому +9

    Wirklich - schöner kann man der Welt nicht abhanden kommen!

  • @MrLaure7
    @MrLaure7 10 років тому +4

    Une interprétation merveilleuse, quelle inspiration de la chanteuse et du compositeur! Ce qui ne gâche rien: la parfaite prononciation des paroles en allemand par Mme Norman.

  • @RB-pi9ls
    @RB-pi9ls 4 роки тому +1

    Whoever ever sang this song better than Ms Norman? No one else, I suggest.

  • @pianoman9685
    @pianoman9685 8 років тому +14

    I love Jesse Norman with all my heart

  • @evelynkatz1301
    @evelynkatz1301 5 років тому +5

    Incredibly beautiful, beautiful singer!!!!! Fascinating to watch her.....Mother Earth............

  • @engelhardtunaeb6591
    @engelhardtunaeb6591 8 років тому +18

    WOW! I am stunned! Preciously beautiful!

  • @beatrixpendragon
    @beatrixpendragon 4 роки тому +5

    RIP Jessye Norman. This lieder took me across so many lonely moments of my life and hers was my favorite interpretation.

  • @daniellereid01
    @daniellereid01 4 роки тому +3

    In words that couldn't be more fitting, goodbye Jessye Norman. Your gift will live forever. R.I.P.

  • @AlfredMertens
    @AlfredMertens 10 років тому +9

    Ein Genuss dieser großen gefühlvollen Stimme der Norman zuzuhören.. Gesangskunst par excellence. Schöner kann man Rückert nicht deuten..

  • @callas1923
    @callas1923 5 років тому +2

    Bless Mahler, bless Jessye Norman!

  • @leahnewyork
    @leahnewyork 9 років тому +9

    Words fail and time stands still. I am as thankful as thankful can be for this song and this performance.

  • @sylvainelouisemarie6117
    @sylvainelouisemarie6117 10 місяців тому +2

    Un grand moment sur cette terre. Le tissu vocal sans faille de Jessye Norman, la beauté inouïe de son timbre, ses nuances d'une sensibilité impressionnante (le crescendo parfait....) dans ces 4 letzte Lieder d'une beauté supra-terrestre. Un grand wow et des larmes d'emotion.

    • @winterfee007
      @winterfee007 9 місяців тому

      She sings the fith song from the Rückert-Lieder by Gustav Mahler.

  • @pega17pl
    @pega17pl 9 років тому +9

    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf said about Lied singer: at moment of singing the singer has to imaginate what he/she is singing.
    In this manner Jessye Norman is simply perfect.

  • @daiyaozhong
    @daiyaozhong 2 роки тому +1

    Jesus.... the breath control, I'm speechless.

  • @paolobigi59
    @paolobigi59 6 років тому +10

    Jessye Norman is so moving. Absolutely stunning performance

  • @barney6888
    @barney6888 Рік тому +1

    As always with Ms Norman, stunning.

  • @wonieblue1657
    @wonieblue1657 4 роки тому +3

    My heart tends to beat fast when I hear Jessye Sing She's a Mountain Mover She was truly a Force of Nature Rest in love your spirit will continue to sooth Us

  • @bobturnley2787
    @bobturnley2787 3 роки тому +2

    Very lovely performance of this transcendent music.

  • @josemourapiano7768
    @josemourapiano7768 3 роки тому +5

    Era maravilhosa...

  • @dxhtz
    @dxhtz 11 років тому +3

    What an exquisite rendering of this song.

  • @Flyghumlan9
    @Flyghumlan9 4 роки тому +2

    77 peauple have no ears. For the rest: enjoy this wonderful singing by one of the best!

  • @leonardilaurenti9819
    @leonardilaurenti9819 11 років тому +4

    A superb rendition of this piece of music ...so apt for the lyrics/message within! Here again, is a demonstration of importance of differences in voices and purpose for that difference! A dramatic soprano withan overpowering and voluminous voice! Brava, Lady Jessye Norman!

  • @savitasharma-lu8qs
    @savitasharma-lu8qs 7 років тому +8

    EINFACH WUNDERBAR, DIE GROSSATIGE JESSYE NORMAN UND ZUBIN MEHTA SOWIE SEIN EHEMALIGES NEW YORKER ORCHESTER.
    Peter Alsbergs, Jaipur, Indien

  • @jorgebarros664
    @jorgebarros664 2 місяці тому

    Gloriosa Jessie Norman. Grandiosa intérprete de Mahler y Strauss. Brava Jessie

  • @jean-pierrecassarino5772
    @jean-pierrecassarino5772 7 років тому +9

    Ich leb' allein in meinem Himmel, In meinem Lieben, in meinem Lied!
    Just unique, like Jessye Norman's voice.

  • @alfredoparamo3139
    @alfredoparamo3139 4 роки тому +1

    She was one of the best singers of our time. Recquiescst in pace

  • @jdeeside
    @jdeeside 2 роки тому +3

    So moving; so sublime; a truly great interpretation.

  • @racheloliver17
    @racheloliver17 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful!!!

  • @sixsensesberlin
    @sixsensesberlin 2 роки тому +3

    Immensa statura artistica. È un'ispirazione e una guida per chi canta

  • @Dal-bm7xd
    @Dal-bm7xd 5 місяців тому

    Goethe...Mahler... Mehta and the voice of Jessye Norman expressing herself through song is not to be compared anywhere in
    this Galaxie.
    Breathtaking performance.

    • @wyattmcneeley2776
      @wyattmcneeley2776 5 місяців тому

      Do you know if this is an aria or not and if it is which opera is it from

    • @Dal-bm7xd
      @Dal-bm7xd 5 місяців тому

      One of 5 songs by Mahler.

  • @Kobeissi
    @Kobeissi 2 роки тому +1

    May she Rest In Peace ❤️

  • @ounkwon6442
    @ounkwon6442 5 років тому +1

    Her album was the very first CD I got in the early 1980's. I was forties then, just waking up into the sensuous classic music. Her picture on there was the only image I had. Now what a wonderful world with images on video.

  • @hermanzoon
    @hermanzoon 10 років тому +41

    It has occurred to me that the words to this song are very Zen in nature. Great stuff. This song has nothing at all to do with the actual dying of the physical body, but of letting go of the noise and insistency of the world for your attention to matters of no importance at all to what life is about. When you do that, you live as the last two lines say: "..I rest in a quiet realm! I live alone in my heaven, in my love and in my song!"
    How profound!
    It rings of the 20th Chapter of the Tao Te Ching:
    Stop thinking, and end your problems.
    What difference between yes and no?
    What difference between success and failure?
    Must you value what others value,
    avoid what others avoid?
    How ridiculous!
    Other people are excited,
    as though they were at a parade.
    I alone don't care,
    I alone am expressionless,
    like an infant before it can smile.
    Other people have what they need;
    I alone possess nothing.
    I alone drift about,
    like someone without a home.
    I am like an idiot, my mind is so empty.
    Other people are bright;
    I alone am dark.
    Other people are sharper;
    I alone am dull.
    Other people have a purpose;
    I alone don't know.
    I drift like a wave on the ocean,
    I blow as aimless as the wind.
    I am different from ordinary people.
    I drink from the Great Mother's breasts.

    • @guirlandes3
      @guirlandes3 9 років тому +2

      hermanzoon What a marvelous thought! May I quote you?

    • @hermanzoon
      @hermanzoon 9 років тому

      Sure. It probably has already been realized by many. :-)

    • @Exgrmbl
      @Exgrmbl 9 років тому +4

      hermanzoon
      "This song has nothing at all to do with the actual dying of the physical body"
      Yes, this is also mostly due to translation - in German there is no ambiguity in the actual phrasing, i.e. that the death that is spoken of is figurative and not literal.

    • @antoniogiuliodori2913
      @antoniogiuliodori2913 6 років тому

      Thank you sincerely for sharing this. Very inspiring. Namasté.

    • @reisbob7786
      @reisbob7786 6 років тому

      hermanzoon wow. That's. Really freaking beautiful I can't breathe properly.

  • @georgelamartine5463
    @georgelamartine5463 11 років тому +3

    Oh my God! this music...

  • @desertsunset78
    @desertsunset78 12 років тому +2

    If I didn't know better, I'd think Mahler had written these for her.

  • @russedav5
    @russedav5 5 років тому +2

    The great, grand dame of vocal music (not just opera) and the great Mahler's best Lied.

  • @garyhowells5676
    @garyhowells5676 3 роки тому +1

    Oh you beautiful, wonderful, peerless diva! We are bereft without you.

  • @alguso1
    @alguso1 8 років тому +6

    È sempre um grande prazer ouvir Jessye Norman,principalmente com uma música tão bela e um regente como Zubin Meta. Parece qu Mahler compôs a música para Miss Norman. Thanks.

  • @professordodo1
    @professordodo1 12 років тому +2

    FANTASTIC and no superlative sufficient to convey the beauty, the strength, the sheer magic of Mahler's art. A truly wonderful singer with such poise. An interpretation which surely gives the hardest listener a lump in his or her throat.

  • @belcantopera4562
    @belcantopera4562 4 роки тому +6

    Rest in Peace, Jessye Norman.

  • @vishnu3690
    @vishnu3690 11 років тому +1

    Grandiosa, grandiosa!!!! Jessye Norman, gracias por lo bello que nos das.

  • @danielecornaggia6283
    @danielecornaggia6283 2 місяці тому

    The most precious gift from the heaven...Jessie Norman was not only one of the most fabulous voice and singer but also a wonderful soul.
    Thank you Jessie.....❤

  • @romearomeo
    @romearomeo 6 років тому +3

    Göttliche Musik himmlisch gesungen. Veramente Divino

  • @joannelowe3136
    @joannelowe3136 4 роки тому +3

    RIP Jessye. A voice beyond compare...