Wow. Incredible voice control. I didn't think I would ever hear anyone rival Pavarotti. This man does. Not many things move me in this life, but I am completely humbled by people who sing like this. Beautiful.
@@solveiglandvikbrg9103 Weil der Sänger (*1967) stimmlich seine besten Jahre inzwischen hinter sich hat (-altersbedingt halt unvermeidlich und nicht zu verleugnen!), würde ich seine "frühen" TH-cam-Aufnahmen einem Live-Erlebnis jetzt wohl vorziehen. Schade: Obwohl er ein wirklich Guter war, kannte ihn die breite Öffentlichkeit wohl nicht mal dem Namen nach ...
While being an absolutely superb performance from both singer and orchestra, it's without doubt the best SOUNDING recording of this I've ever heard. The orchestra is perfectly balanced within itself and in the stereo, and sounds huge! And the balance between voice and orchestra could not be more perfect! Its an aural treat as well as a musical one. On a slightly different note (only slightly!!!) I'm a musician! So can someone please tell me how a 23 year old! (Korngold!) can write music of this depth, sublime beauty, and an insight, way beyond 23years, of the world around him! Genius is an overused word, but I can't think of another word that fits Korngold. Innate musical talent doesn't come bigger than this. How lucky are we to be the recipients of his talent, and also in this case, of this thrilling performance. MAGIC!!!
..and he had been writing equally great music since he was about 17. Indeed one almost gets the impression he came into this world with an innate mastery of composition, orchestration, libretto etc etc. I also don't see how he could have learnt all of this in the normal way.
@@julianbrown7976 Agreed on everything, including that last sentence, it really does seem impossible! The only downside for me, and I can't be the only one! is that being lured to Hollywood meant 'we' were never again going to hear the likes of his musical originality and flair, unless you think the Hollywood film music was on a par! It never was for me unfortunately! An extra passing Korngold comment! On TH-cam there's a post of him playing (unaccompanied) on piano one of his own pieces from his opera, while I am! a musician, I'm not a pianist, but his playing and in particular his improvising is sooooo musical and inspired, I just found it a totally thrilling performance! It may not be that way for an 'actual' pianist, but I felt the same wonderful musicality in it, that I found in the opera pieces! I think I read somewhere he was a child piano prodigy, if so, perhaps this performance is not surprising then!
He had Mahler to thank. Mahler recognised genius and gave some early direction. "During the final days of his Vienna season, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) received a visit of Julius Korngold in House Gustav Mahler Vienna 1898-1909 (Auenbruggergasse No. 2, Rennweg No. 5). Julius was music critic at the Neue Freie Presse (1864-1938) and accompanied by his 9-years-old son, Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957). In Year 1906, period 07-06-1906 to 12-06-1906. Mahler called him a “musical genius” and recommended study with composer Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942). Richard Strauss (1864-1949) also spoke very highly of the youth.
@@DavidoffGustav Thanks for that really informative information. While I'm quite sure who somebody studies with/learns from, has to be beneficial (given the teacher(s) good). No-one, in any area of creativity, be it music, painting, writing etc. can be made better than their innate potential. yes! probably get there quicker, but put crassly, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear !!! There has to be an element of silk from the get go. Nature verses nurture? However he got there, wonderful for us that he did. By the way, coincidence, I've just very recently come across a Korngold piece I'd never heard. TH-cam: Ich ging zu Imm, Renee Fleming BBC Proms 2007. Your Korngold knowledge means you're probably aware of it, but this version? Renee sings it superbly, and the piece itself is of course superb. Made even more beautiful by the slightly mysterious lyric. Also, while I am a musician, I'm not a pianist, where as I think ? Korngold was a child prodigy on the piano ? Anyway, on TH-cam there is a post of him playing one of his own pieces un-accompanied, so while not being a pianist I can't be objective, but as a musician, I found it absolutely thrilling and full of that thing that can't be taught, musicality, flair and once again to be crass, the X factor. Thanks for your post, here we are talking because of a shared love of talent. Great !
Thank you so much Mr Kerl, for giving us a wonderful, touching rendition of this incredibly beautiful piece of music. Sheer perfection. Gru(wrong, I know)sse aus Finnland !
Over the years I have been fortunate to hear many a great singers and Opera productions, this one stands as a pinnacle of my experiences at the Royal Opera House in London,with Torsten in the leading role. Transforming and most memorable experience. He was simply magnificent.
Nach James King und Rene Kollo eine der wenigen Lichtblicke in unserer Zeit der Tenöre (ähem Baritöner ;-) des Grauens und desolater Text Unverständlichkeit 😊 bravo bravissimo😅 Torsten😂❤
How can one dislike this masterpiece. This is one of the most sad piece of music I've heard in a long time and Thorsten Kerl really looks like he's going to cry but sings like a god! Great! Wish I could press the like button more times than just one!
Ich liebe dieses Werk und es lohnt sich damit auseinanderzusetzen. Habe das Werk in den letzten Jahren in Hamburg und Kiel gehört. In Hamburg auch mit Torsten Kerl; dieser Tenor ist einfach stark und erzeugt Gänsehaut.
Torsten Kerl in fantastic voice in concert with an orchestra that is in tune with this genius composition by Erich Korngold. The melodic themes and the sheer *length* of those themes is magical. I love Korngold's use of the harp. So moving! So beautiful. This is life! Some of my favorite moments: 0:23, 1:49, 2:50 , 3:15
Glück, das mir verblieb, Lebe wohl, mein treues Lieb. Leben trennt von Tod, Grausam Machtgebot. Harre mein in lichten Höhn, Hier gibt es kein Auferstehn
O Freund, ich werde sie nicht wiedersehen. Ein Traum hat mir den Traum zerstört, ein Traum der bittren Wirklichkeit, den Traum der Phantasie. Die Toten schicken solche Träume, wenn wir zuviel mit ihnen und in ihnen leben. Wie weit soll unsere Trauer gehen, wie weit darf sie es, ohne uns zu entwurzeln? Schmerzlicher Zwiespalt des Gefühls!
I am sorry but i have to say that this is real singing. And listen to singers like Del Monaco... Its not about head voice or anything... It is just about the voice and the language. The purity of the vowel in the language gives the voice its full colour and resonance.
Great admirer of Jonas Kaufmann, the accidental discovery of Torsten Kerl was an extraordinary surprise. Unfortunately, he sings mainly in German, the recordings on TH-cam are old and his fat figure does not help him to find admirers based on his voice.
Wow.
Incredible voice control.
I didn't think I would ever hear anyone rival Pavarotti. This man does. Not many things move me in this life, but I am completely humbled by people who sing like this. Beautiful.
Eine Kunst, die die Seele zum Schwingen bringt❤️🙏❤️🙏
Mein Gott, was für eine wunderschöne Musik!!!
...und diese wunderbare Stimme, wie aus einer anderen Welt!
Die Stimme zum Niederknien, die Musik hallt lange in einem nach.
The voice, the music… this is beyond the masterpiece level. A raw proof of the divine, the eternal…
Thank you.
Bravo!!!! Schade,daß man diesen wunderbaren Sänger so wenig hört!
joga1943 , Sie haben ja auf TH-cam jede Gelegenheit, unentgeltlich sogar, Ihn zu hören.
@@ursmue1937 Du hast zwar Recht, aber live ist halt was ganz Anderes!
@@exboss1
Ja, ganz sicherlich !!!!!!
Ehrlich gesagt, was denken Sie von seinem Vibrato ???????
@@solveiglandvikbrg9103 Weil der Sänger (*1967) stimmlich seine besten Jahre inzwischen hinter sich hat (-altersbedingt halt unvermeidlich und nicht zu verleugnen!), würde ich seine "frühen" TH-cam-Aufnahmen einem Live-Erlebnis jetzt wohl vorziehen.
Schade: Obwohl er ein wirklich Guter war, kannte ihn die breite Öffentlichkeit wohl nicht mal dem Namen nach ...
While being an absolutely superb performance from both singer and orchestra, it's without doubt the best SOUNDING recording of this I've ever heard. The orchestra is perfectly balanced within itself and in the stereo, and sounds huge! And the balance between voice and orchestra could not be more perfect! Its an aural treat as well as a musical one. On a slightly different note (only slightly!!!) I'm a musician! So can someone please tell me how a 23 year old! (Korngold!) can write music of this depth, sublime beauty, and an insight, way beyond 23years, of the world around him! Genius is an overused word, but I can't think of another word that fits Korngold. Innate musical talent doesn't come bigger than this. How lucky are we to be the recipients of his talent, and also in this case, of this thrilling performance. MAGIC!!!
..and he had been writing equally great music since he was about 17. Indeed one almost gets the impression he came into this world with an innate mastery of composition, orchestration, libretto etc etc. I also don't see how he could have learnt all of this in the normal way.
@@julianbrown7976 Agreed on everything, including that last sentence, it really does seem impossible!
The only downside for me, and I can't be the only one! is that being lured to Hollywood meant 'we' were
never again going to hear the likes of his musical originality and flair, unless you think the Hollywood
film music was on a par! It never was for me unfortunately! An extra passing Korngold comment!
On TH-cam there's a post of him playing (unaccompanied) on piano one of his own pieces from his opera,
while I am! a musician, I'm not a pianist, but his playing and in particular his improvising is sooooo musical
and inspired, I just found it a totally thrilling performance! It may not be that way for an 'actual' pianist, but
I felt the same wonderful musicality in it, that I found in the opera pieces! I think I read somewhere he was a
child piano prodigy, if so, perhaps this performance is not surprising then!
He had Mahler to thank. Mahler recognised genius and gave some early direction. "During the final days of his Vienna season, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) received a visit of Julius Korngold in House Gustav Mahler Vienna 1898-1909 (Auenbruggergasse No. 2, Rennweg No. 5). Julius was music critic at the Neue Freie Presse (1864-1938) and accompanied by his 9-years-old son, Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957). In Year 1906, period 07-06-1906 to 12-06-1906. Mahler called him a “musical genius” and recommended study with composer Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942). Richard Strauss (1864-1949) also spoke very highly of the youth.
@@DavidoffGustav Thanks for that really informative information. While I'm quite sure who somebody studies
with/learns from, has to be beneficial (given the teacher(s) good). No-one, in any area of creativity, be it
music, painting, writing etc. can be made better than their innate potential. yes! probably get there quicker,
but put crassly, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear !!! There has to be an element of silk from
the get go. Nature verses nurture?
However he got there, wonderful for us that he did. By the way, coincidence, I've just very recently come across a Korngold piece I'd never heard. TH-cam: Ich ging zu Imm, Renee Fleming BBC Proms 2007.
Your Korngold knowledge means you're probably aware of it, but this version? Renee sings it superbly,
and the piece itself is of course superb. Made even more beautiful by the slightly mysterious lyric.
Also, while I am a musician, I'm not a pianist, where as I think ? Korngold was a child prodigy on the
piano ? Anyway, on TH-cam there is a post of him playing one of his own pieces un-accompanied,
so while not being a pianist I can't be objective, but as a musician, I found it absolutely thrilling and
full of that thing that can't be taught, musicality, flair and once again to be crass, the X factor.
Thanks for your post, here we are talking because of a shared love of talent. Great !
Here, watch this. I heard a program on Korngold in 1987 and have been a fan ever since. th-cam.com/video/qnf8spITe48/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much Mr Kerl, for giving us a wonderful, touching rendition of this incredibly beautiful piece of music. Sheer perfection. Gru(wrong, I know)sse aus Finnland !
One of the most moving performances I have ever seen.
Listen to Renee Kollo then you'll hesr moving
Over the years I have been fortunate to hear many a great singers and Opera productions, this one stands as a pinnacle of my experiences at the Royal Opera House in London,with Torsten in the leading role. Transforming and most memorable experience. He was simply magnificent.
what a fabulous singer
This is one of the great moments in opera. One of the most human moments - love expresses itself fully and despairing of fulfilment.
Nach James King und Rene Kollo eine der wenigen Lichtblicke in unserer Zeit der Tenöre (ähem Baritöner ;-) des Grauens und desolater Text Unverständlichkeit 😊 bravo bravissimo😅 Torsten😂❤
Was ist da noch zu sagen. So wunderschön.
Hans NL
When the time comes. This is my song for a blissful journey.
Totally agree - what a marvelous way to go........
How can one dislike this masterpiece. This is one of the most sad piece of music I've heard in a long time and Thorsten Kerl really looks like he's going to cry but sings like a god! Great! Wish I could press the like button more times than just one!
Ich liebe dieses Werk und es lohnt sich damit auseinanderzusetzen. Habe das Werk in den letzten Jahren in Hamburg und Kiel gehört. In Hamburg auch mit Torsten Kerl; dieser Tenor ist einfach stark und erzeugt Gänsehaut.
Glorious!
He owns this role.
Splendid all away around, although it's really difficult to spoil Korngold; you really have to work at it. 🙂 These folks take to a new level.
Un sentimiento extraordinario..muy bella obra..
Torsten Kerl in fantastic voice in concert with an orchestra that is in tune with this genius composition by Erich Korngold. The melodic themes and the sheer *length* of those themes is magical. I love Korngold's use of the harp. So moving! So beautiful. This is life!
Some of my favorite moments: 0:23, 1:49, 2:50 , 3:15
Utterly beautiful rendition; loved it.
Just so beautiful
Luv luv this from nz!!!
Superb. I am a fan.
Ohne worte.....danke
Skvělá opera.Mám ji moc rád a krásné podání......
A fine performance!
Glück, das mir verblieb,
Lebe wohl, mein treues Lieb.
Leben trennt von Tod,
Grausam Machtgebot.
Harre mein in lichten Höhn,
Hier gibt es kein Auferstehn
Unglaublich nicht? Wenn du deutsch kannst. Ich kann..
absolutamente hermoso
Der Aufschwung in der Reprise ist wunderbar. Dagegen stinkt heute fast jeder Tenor ab, zu denen ich auch Kaufmann zähle.
the DEAD CITY chord - theme, at 2:50 .. Ich willest, Ich willest versuchen ...
O Freund, ich werde
sie nicht wiedersehen.
Ein Traum hat mir den Traum zerstört,
ein Traum der bittren Wirklichkeit,
den Traum der Phantasie.
Die Toten schicken solche Träume,
wenn wir zuviel mit ihnen
und in ihnen leben.
Wie weit soll unsere Trauer gehen,
wie weit darf sie es,
ohne uns zu entwurzeln?
Schmerzlicher Zwiespalt des Gefühls!
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Die Deutsche sprache. Ich ehre sie. Meine sprache...mark twain. Lernte sie nie. Ok..er konnte andere sache n
..Nicht unsere sprache
Korngold wrote this at 23!
Lovely.
Magistral...
The conductor is not Lawrence Foster but Philippe Auguin.
Warum nicht Bayreuth ?????!!!!!!
(3:17) Nicht schnulzen!
Schnulzen? Wieso? Das ist ein leichtes Crescendo
Bravo! Bravo!
Helder Tenor without head voice in this region? Serious?!?
Yes, because it´s how it must be done.
I am sorry but i have to say that this is real singing. And listen to singers like Del Monaco... Its not about head voice or anything... It is just about the voice and the language. The purity of the vowel in the language gives the voice its full colour and resonance.
Subliminal.exoeri
Sublime !!
Zauberhaft
Wunderschön. Zu langsam
Great admirer of Jonas Kaufmann, the accidental discovery of Torsten Kerl was an extraordinary surprise. Unfortunately, he sings mainly in German, the recordings on TH-cam are old and his fat figure does not help him to find admirers based on his voice.
@minodoraroman9889 - Ouch!!
Please praise his wonderful voice...instead of writing "fat figure".