Joyce sculpts her sound creating a tangible dimension to her voice. You can feel it not only emotionally but as if it were something you could caress like leaves or dive into like an ocean...
Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen ''I am lost to the world with which I used to waste so much time. It has heard nothing from me for so long, That it may very well believe I am dead! It is of no consequence to me If it thinks me dead; I cannot deny it, for I really am dead to the world. 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. ‘’ _________________________________________________________ These past few months of "lock down '' have helped me, perhaps, understand the lyrics better. I live alone. I do not go to work or to the gym or out to cafes or classes. Days go by when I don't speak face to face with anyone. I often ignore the news media. It's just ME in my studio where I draw and paint. Pascal said that all of our miseries derive from our inability to sit quietly in a room. Wordsworth wrote "The world is too much with us.... Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers" Many great artists and thinkers have benefited from periods of isolation. Sometimes voluntary. Sometimes as a result of illness or imprisonment. We waste our powers with distractions. This forced disconnection from the daily round of busy-ness might turn out to be a blessing. Maybe that's what Mahler was feeling.
I have heard both versions just now after reading your comment. I agree Kathleen Ferrier is better on a dramatic expression and articulation. But DiDonato has a better voice control here and a quasi-violon tone, especially with a much reduced setting (just her + piano) where her voice is more exposed. Maybe if there was a piano + Kathleen Ferrier it would have been better. Janet Baker/Barbirolli is really great (i prefer this one to Kathleen Ferrier, the recording is not so good unfortunately). But again, what makes DiDonato performance very strong is the absence of piano which concentrates our attention on her voice. Another version I like is Abbado/ Magdalena Kožena Anyway, whatever version, i love this song to death.
I'll take Christa and LHL, but Baker, Seefried, Ferrier, Kozena and DiDonato are all amazing. There's no Platonic ideal of the song. Why not enjoy ( or wallow in) what all have to offer?
For me, the best mezzo ever. Since I am 91 years old, I have heard a lot of great singers and like Joyce, I admire Dame Janet Baker, but Joyce really goes into my hear and soul.
She almost eliminated her fast vibrato which can become tiresome to the ear. A very unique and mystical voice and interpretation. I don't know who did her hair, but together with the earrings, she looks like some sort of rare tropical bird, especially on close-ups.
Joyce sculpts her sound creating a tangible dimension to her voice. You can feel it not only emotionally but as if it were something you could caress like leaves or dive into like an ocean...
Very touching version. Her voice is like a violin here. And that ending gives me chills. Time stands still with these long notes.
Couldn't agree more! Exactly what I had in mind. It's floating like Mahler's violins in the orchestral version.
Fantastic performance from super talent ❤
Sublime et si touchant ❤
Why no words for the pianist. He plays so beautiful. What an amazing musician.
Maravilhosa, Joyce!!! Obrigado por isso!!!
Simmmmm….
Gorgeous rendition! Amazing Joyce!
I love Mahler and also joyce didonato
beautiful both of you
So beautiful ❤️
Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen
''I am lost to the world with which I used to waste so much time.
It has heard nothing from me for so long,
That it may very well believe I am dead!
It is of no consequence to me
If it thinks me dead;
I cannot deny it, for I really am dead to the world.
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. ‘’
_________________________________________________________
These past few months of "lock down '' have helped me, perhaps, understand the lyrics better.
I live alone. I do not go to work or to the gym or out to cafes or classes.
Days go by when I don't speak face to face with anyone.
I often ignore the news media.
It's just ME in my studio where I draw and paint.
Pascal said that all of our miseries derive from our inability to sit quietly in a room.
Wordsworth wrote "The world is too much with us.... Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers"
Many great artists and thinkers have benefited from periods of isolation.
Sometimes voluntary.
Sometimes as a result of illness or imprisonment.
We waste our powers with distractions.
This forced disconnection from the daily round of busy-ness might turn out to be a blessing.
Maybe that's what Mahler was feeling.
Stupenda
Please come to Japan!!!Joyce!!!
Lindo
This is an absolute perfection
Me hubiera gustado escucharla con orquesta
what would this world be without Mahler??????
Much as I like Joyce D and have been to see her, no one can touch Janet Baker let alone Kathleen Ferrier when it comes to Mahler and the Ruckert
I have heard both versions just now after reading your comment. I agree Kathleen Ferrier is better on a dramatic expression and articulation. But DiDonato has a better voice control here and a quasi-violon tone, especially with a much reduced setting (just her + piano) where her voice is more exposed. Maybe if there was a piano + Kathleen Ferrier it would have been better.
Janet Baker/Barbirolli is really great (i prefer this one to Kathleen Ferrier, the recording is not so good unfortunately). But again, what makes DiDonato performance very strong is the absence of piano which concentrates our attention on her voice.
Another version I like is Abbado/ Magdalena Kožena
Anyway, whatever version, i love this song to death.
EDIT : ok you got me, Janet Baker is really good now i listen to her again :)
I'll take Christa and LHL, but Baker, Seefried, Ferrier, Kozena and DiDonato are all amazing. There's no Platonic ideal of the song. Why not enjoy ( or wallow in) what all have to offer?
For me, the best mezzo ever. Since I am 91 years old, I have heard a lot of great singers and like Joyce, I admire Dame Janet Baker, but Joyce really goes into my hear and soul.
Some of those chords sound almost like jazz.
Ths is not to say that Di Donato is bad, but Jessye Norman was much more the right woman for this repertoire !
JOSE VAN DAM IS THE BEST IN THIS BEAUTIFUL MALHER'S PIECE !
Also check out Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
Pretty well sung, but one misses the full orchestral accompaniment. Mahler's use of the crooked horn is so evocative.
Her voice here reminds me of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Is she in the cusp of vocal changes due to age?
Much as I admire Joyce, I am afraid she doesn't touch my soul as does the version by Janet Baker in this particular work.
Another example of a singer who feels obliged to “interpret” the music rather than deliver what was written
Another example of a UA-cam user who feels obliged to share his uncalled opinion rather than switch to the next video ;)
@@Omarmotte ?
@@alexandregarden6260 I said what I said, Felicia.
Unexpectedly, very bad pronunciation.
She almost eliminated her fast vibrato which can become tiresome to the ear. A very unique and mystical voice and interpretation. I don't know who did her hair, but together with the earrings, she looks like some sort of rare tropical bird, especially on close-ups.
Oh. Says the PR consultant. Based on a profound understanding of Mahler's nuance. Very astute.