When I was a boy I had to play this song on the piano for my grandmother when she came to visit. She was from Holland and we lived in Los Angeles. Stephen Foster was her favorite, now I understand why.
asked how many operas he could step into for an indisposed singer, with but a single rehearsal, he said, 30 or 40, in the original language - the voice was of great beauty-unforgettable
This juxtaposition of two world class tenors doing the the same song reminds me of the Canadian musicologist, Clyde Gilmour, and his radio show in which he often put two performers doing the same piece after one another and explaining his take on the performances. He considered Bjoerling the greatest tenor of all time but did not disrespect other tenors like Crooks..
hay un problema...si quieren comparar una cancion cualquiera interpretada por jussi bjorling vayan sabiendo que es imposible comparar y mucho menos competir con quien tuvo la mas bella voz melodiosa masculina que emocionaba en cada gala.
@99Gambo Not a popular thing to say but would agree....this guy though has a sterling voice and the American is singing out of his own tradition. Long live utube!
I'm not replying for sport. I think your assertion of English speakers not doing it right if they are not from the good ol' USA is questionable. A test for your hypothesis would be how Italians regarded Lanza's rendition in Italian. It might be what you "listen" to in a performance. Is it the pronunciation, or it is the communication of an idea? I side on the latter. Girls with light brown hair are hardly restricted to America. Might find some trouble in East Asia, however.
Seems to be human nature to complain, doesn't it. Even though Bjorling was a tenor, some say his voice sounded as if he could sing bass. Victoria de los Angeles has said that his voice was much better than anything we can hear in recordings. Those who can, do; those who cannot, complain about those who do. I saw something online about Mireille Mathieu, that for a while she was not very popular because she did not sound like a Parisian, even though the difference is so small that only native French would notice it. I enjoy listening to her "legendary performance" of their national anthem, which is on UA-cam more than once, including one with the comment, "notre emblème nationale chante notre hymne national". I guess now she can say Non, je ne regrette rien, and I enjoy listening to her sing that, too. Wikipedia says she has recorded over 1200 songs in many languages and sold over 150 million albums. Not too bad, even with her poor diction:-)
Both this voice, and the sentiments of love in this iconic song, are incomparably grand and inspiring. Immortal artists!
Both are superb,thanks to all involved.
Swedish tenor. Born 1911. Died too soon, September 1960. Rest in peace, and thank you, brilliant soul.
When I was a boy I had to play this song on the piano for my grandmother when she came to visit.
She was from Holland and we lived in Los Angeles. Stephen Foster was her favorite, now I understand
why.
Beautiful and so calming... My ears are blessed
In my opinion the most beautiful song ever, BRAVO FOSTER!!
Bjorling's matchless.
on this beautiful song, both tenors sing so well,
Beautiful as always.
Yes! but where do you leave McCormack in his rendition of this timeless beautiful composition of the great Foster.
asked how many operas he could step into for an indisposed singer, with but a single rehearsal, he said, 30 or 40, in the original language - the voice was of great beauty-unforgettable
wow.
im just.. wow.
my favorite song to play on the piano.
This juxtaposition of two world class tenors doing the the same song reminds me of the Canadian musicologist, Clyde Gilmour, and his radio show in which he often put two performers doing the same piece after one another and explaining his take on the performances.
He considered Bjoerling the greatest tenor of all time but did not disrespect other tenors like Crooks..
hay un problema...si quieren comparar una cancion cualquiera interpretada por jussi bjorling vayan sabiendo que es imposible comparar y mucho menos competir con quien tuvo la mas bella voz melodiosa masculina que emocionaba en cada gala.
He sings this song (too much orchestration) superbly at the top of any list.
@99Gambo Not a popular thing to say but would agree....this guy though has a sterling voice and the American is singing out of his own tradition. Long live utube!
what pronunciation is that
?? irish ?
I wonder did FRANK SINATRA ever record this song or Dean Martin ??
What year was this recorded and released?
Thanks anyone :-)
Stephen Foster is Americana at its finest.
William Gagnon Yes. We wanted for nothing before Tin Pan Alley. No deprecation of the latter intended.
You mean Björling?
I would opt for Crooks, only because it is idiomatic. Bjoerling is wonderful and I much Bjoerling's octave to Crook's gradual rise.
I don't mean to be antagonistic, but when you have different character sets (there is no "umlaut" in English), you do the best you can.
ok my name is genie!!!!!! cool
@Lisnageeragh Crooks gets the emphasis and timing better.
why not just say they were both wonderful exponents of this love song .we are lucky to have both
I'm not replying for sport. I think your assertion of English speakers not doing it right if they are not from the good ol' USA is questionable.
A test for your hypothesis would be how Italians regarded Lanza's rendition in Italian.
It might be what you "listen" to in a performance. Is it the pronunciation, or it is the communication of an idea?
I side on the latter. Girls with light brown hair are hardly restricted to America.
Might find some trouble in East Asia, however.
Seems to be human nature to complain, doesn't it. Even though Bjorling was a tenor, some say his voice sounded as if he could sing bass. Victoria de los Angeles has said that his voice was much better than anything we can hear in recordings. Those who can, do; those who cannot, complain about those who do. I saw something online about Mireille Mathieu, that for a while she was not very popular because she did not sound like a Parisian, even though the difference is so small that only native French would notice it. I enjoy listening to her "legendary performance" of their national anthem, which is on UA-cam more than once, including one with the comment, "notre emblème nationale chante notre hymne national". I guess now she can say Non, je ne regrette rien, and I enjoy listening to her sing that, too. Wikipedia says she has recorded over 1200 songs in many languages and sold over 150 million albums. Not too bad, even with her poor diction:-)
Bjorling was best for opera. Here I prefer the second guy, whom might just be Crooks.