What truly amazes me in this video is how calmly he stood there while delivering this earth shattering performance, breathing in ever so quietly that nobody could even notice, then breathing out his glittering silvery voice in perfect technique and sublime phrasing. His performance here is so beautiful one can hardly believe it. Thank goodness someone recorded it.
Whaouh je ne connaissais pas incroyable j'ai écouté Roberto Alagna et Michael Spyres très beau mais cette version les surpasse quel diction c'est parfait et cette voix de velours magnifique !
Je suis d accord avecvous personne ne peux l égaler. Il est magistral. Voix claire une merveille tendresse alfredo la haut ,tu chante avec les anges merci ont t'aime ❤🕊🌹🕊🌹🕊🌹
I am rather amused by the fact that this is one of the most beautiful interpretations of this aria ever, and the public reacts as if they were hibernating.
Yo no se una palabra de música, pero coincido con usted. A los que no entendemos solo nos queda sentir. Por cierto¿no le molestan todos esos "expertos" estableciendo comparaciones y clasificaciones de cantantes y versiones? Es insufrible.
@@mariovicente I'm not sure. They look like they are clapping for a cute child who just came up onstage and sang a little ditty. Their faces are absolutely expressionless and cold. But, well... it IS Germany.
@@jesusfernandezgarcia9449...ils font partie de l universalité des ressentis...ça peut être intéressant, en tout cas ne pas rejeter leur avis dans un premier temps...esprit ouvert coeur ouvert...
Je crois entendre encore Caché sous les palmiers Sa voix tendre et sonore Comme un chant de ramiers. Oh nuit enchanteresse Divin ravissement Oh souvenir charmant, Folle ivresse, doux rêve! Aux clartés des étoiles Je crois encor la voir Entr'ouvrir ses longs voiles Aux vents tièdes du soir. Oh nuit enchanteresse Divin ravissement Oh souvenir charmant Folle ivresse, doux rêve! Charmant Souvenir! Charmant Souvenir!
No lo cantó todo, pero en su repertorio fue el mejor. como aquí lo demuestra. Potencia, técnica, entonación, dominio de la voz, purísima belleza. Uno de los grandes.
HERMOSA VOZ . Puede cantar y encantar a las personas que le escuchan. Gracias por tener estos recuerdos. Estas voces deberìan heredarse y no perder estas BELLEZAS .Nadie olvida estos agudos . GRACIAS .
He escuchado està aria interpretada por los mejores , però és el único que no utilitza el falsete i el que me remueve las tripas, el corazón, el sentimiento, bravo por siempre maestro
Je crois entendre encore, Caché sous les palmiers, Sa voix tendre et sonore Comme un chant de ramier! O nuit enchanteresse! Divin ravissement! O souvenir charmant! Folle ivresse! doux rêve! Aux clartés des étoiles, Je crois encore la voir, Entr'ouvrir ses longs voiles Aux vents tièdes du soir! O nuit enchanteresse! Divin ravissement! O souvenir charmant! Folle ivresse! doux rêve! Charmant souvenir! Charmant souvenir!
Rodrigo here is the beginning of the aria .- here it goes: À cette voix quel trouble agitait tout mon être? Quel fol espoir? Comment ai-je cru reconnaître? Hélas! devant mes yeux déjà, pauvre insensé, La même vision tant de fois a passé! Non, non, c'est le remords, la fièvre, le délire! Zurga doit tout savoir, j'aurais dû tout lui dire! Parjure à mon serment, j'ai voulu la revoir! J'ai découvert sa trace, et j'ai suivi ses pas! Et caché dans la nuit et soupirant tout bas, J'écoutais ses doux chants emportés dans l'espace. Greetings from Lima, Peru - Aug 4, 2019
This aria entered my heart and soul in 1970 and I told him personally I had been waiting for him for Seven Long years. Until he came to Munich in 1977.
La elegancia de Kraus es notable."Les Pêcheurs de Perles" ha sido la primera opera que asisti acá en el Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Brasil. Es linda! Nunca la olvidaré. Gracias por postarla.
No me canso de oír este fragmento interpretado por el maestro Kraus, y siempre me emociona oírle, he oído esta canción interpretada por otros Buenos tenores y barítonos del momento actual y la diferencia es abismal , nadie tiene la limpieza sensibilidad y potencia para expresar todo lo que esta canción encierra, y solo el se identifica plenamente con esta pieza que parece echa para el y sus infinitas posibilidades vocales.
I’m studying this song for voice juries, and personally I think Lawrence Brownlee’s performance of this is my favorite I’ve heard, but this is a very close second! Alfredo Kraus is absolutely one of the best tenors of all time, no question there!
J'ai personnellement vu à l'opéra Garnier ( France) cet immense artiste . parmi toutes les prestations scéniques que j'ai vues Werther avec Alfredo kaus fut la plu brillante et inoubliable
The best interpretation of this aria I know. Many thanks to GreekCallas for posting it! Unfortunately, it seems that this excellent record on TH-cam has been truncated from its start. Posting it again would be a great thing to do, if I may suggest.
Coming back to this comment and performance, it is still as great as I remember. This magnificent performance reminds me of when I tried imitating it, truly, truly, amazing!
Ich habe das Lied zum ersten Mal im Leben im Film 'The Father' mit Anthony Hopkins gehört und dann recherchiert, um was es sich handelt. Dort erklingt die Version von Cyrille Dubois. Ergreifend. In den letzten Wochen habe ich zahllose Versionen unterschiedlicher Tenöre gehört. Diese hier von Kraus haut mich jedes Mal um, das ist Gesang aus einer anderen Welt, einfach nur unfassbar. Hat der sich eigentlich im Text vertan bei 1:05, wenn er 'Je crois la voir encore' statt 'Je crois entendre encore' singt? Kann ich mir eigentlich kaum vorstellen...
Es tan grande la calidad de su interpretación que se puede pasar por alto el error en la letra, dice "Creo verla todavía" en vez de "creo oírla todavía", y apenas altera el sentido del texto. Es comprensible al concentrarse en el canto en vivo.
@@mariagoutel212 No hay duda en su magnífica arte de cantar y le hace aún más simpático si realmente fue un error de letra cantando las palabras del segundo verso.
The best interpretation ever of this aria (except for his own interpretation in Gayarre which I even prefer although sung in Italian language there). Due to his perfect technique, Kraus (unlike Gigli, Simoneau or others) is not forced to use falsetto technique but is able to use his breast voice even at the top notes, which renders the sound of the aria more natural and more male although at the same time sensitive and empathetic in sound and style. This is therefore the landmark interpretation for this aria! And this was a live performance!
By Gayarre you mean this? th-cam.com/video/Q1rTaw3O1wI/w-d-xo.html Well, I agree about the voice and interpretation of the music. Glorious, blissful, what to say. Provided you close your eyes. The costume, the belly, the beard, the wooden face... In this video he's lost some weight and looks much more dashing!
@AKS True. The thing with Gigli was that he used mezza voce extensively, call it spirit of that era, and I hear his notes as at the brink of switching to falsetto, but not quite. Falsetto is usually devoid of aliquots and sounds sheer (although I'm aware of skill Jaroussky, Fagiolli, Scholl & co posses and like their baroque arias interpretation)
@AKS I've just listened to Caruso in 1904 singing it, and you can actually hear him breaking into falsetto, but hey, this is Caruso, and it's sang with such emotion and beauty that in the end who cares if it was falsetto. th-cam.com/video/RUu08iSV35g/w-d-xo.html
The first time I heard him sing this Arie on TV in 1969, I think, called Belcanto. It took another 8 long years before I could meet him in person in Munich. He came every year to appear on operas, but the Arie of Nurdin remains in my heart. Nobody else can perform this Arie as touching as Alfredo Kraus.
As a singer I leep coming back to this video. I think it's the perfect rendition of this aria, the best I've seen - Kraus was always brilliant in this aria, but this video is beyond words. It's inspiring and heart-warming. It's also technical perfection. I never heard a better Je Crois, and don't expect to.
the legato and the breath control he exhibited in this performance is just mind boggling. And he just shrugs off the high C at the end.
De toutes les versions que j'ai entendu c'est de loin La plus belle. Quelle voix claire et pure, quelle interprétation magistrale
Je vous invite à écouter la version de Tino ROSSI et vous serez très surpris de son interprétation
@@Pierrewautiermerci je l'ai déjà entendu rien a voir avec la puissance vocale d'Alfredo Krause ni celle de vandame
Essayez la version de Lawrence Brownlee vous ne serez pas déçu 😊
@@otakukinois9315 Brownlee per me è un ottimo tenore
Incredibile, non smetteresti mai di ascoltarlo. Tecnica e gusto fuori dal comune.
What truly amazes me in this video is how calmly he stood there while delivering this earth shattering performance, breathing in ever so quietly that nobody could even notice, then breathing out his glittering silvery voice in perfect technique and sublime phrasing. His performance here is so beautiful one can hardly believe it. Thank goodness someone recorded it.
The most elegant singer. Beautiful!
Kraus' performance is breathtaking, and the level of blandness in the audience reaction is astonishing!
Maestro Kraus. Fenomenal. Muchas gracias.
He was/is famous, but not famous enough!!! This is the best version of this aria I‘ve ever heard!!!
Ecoutez Vanzo , Alagna , Bjorling ...
Je les ai écouté@@josianeargelier6183
@@josianeargelier6183Kraus and Vanzo sound like the same person or at least use the same technique
So beautiful and clear. What a wonderful performance. And his upper register. Oh mon dieu. Sublime.
Magnifique, grande beauté
Magistral la interpretación del Sr. Kraus, de todas las versiones que he oído, sin duda, la mejor con diferencia
Uns dos meus tenores preferidos.
Whaouh je ne connaissais pas incroyable j'ai écouté Roberto Alagna et Michael Spyres très beau mais cette version les surpasse quel diction c'est parfait et cette voix de velours magnifique !
Аланья ещё суперактер при этом..Кстати поздравляю синьора Роберто Аланью с юбилеем!
Je suis d accord avecvous personne ne peux l égaler. Il est magistral. Voix claire une merveille tendresse alfredo la haut ,tu chante avec les anges merci ont t'aime ❤🕊🌹🕊🌹🕊🌹
Es sin duda la mejor interpretación de toda la historia de la música lírica. Sin falsetes.
This praising, musicality, fantastic technique of this golden tenor make opera as true, unique art!
I am rather amused by the fact that this is one of the most beautiful interpretations of this aria ever, and the public reacts as if they were hibernating.
Yo no se una palabra de música, pero coincido con usted. A los que no entendemos solo nos queda sentir. Por cierto¿no le molestan todos esos "expertos" estableciendo comparaciones y clasificaciones de cantantes y versiones? Es insufrible.
«..and the public reacts as if they were hibernating.», and «Those of us who do not understand can only feel.» are both great sentiments, and I agree.
They are not hibernating, my friend... they are in AWE!
@@mariovicente I'm not sure. They look like they are clapping for a cute child who just came up onstage and sang a little ditty. Their faces are absolutely expressionless and cold.
But, well... it IS Germany.
@@jesusfernandezgarcia9449...ils font partie de l universalité des ressentis...ça peut être intéressant, en tout cas ne pas rejeter leur avis dans un premier temps...esprit ouvert coeur ouvert...
A truly sublime version of this wonderful aria. Alfredo Kraus had such a beautiful gift.
Excellent Maestro... interprétation magnifique du ténor... ici on rend honneur à l'oeuvre de Bizet...
Je crois entendre encore
Caché sous les palmiers
Sa voix tendre et sonore
Comme un chant de ramiers.
Oh nuit enchanteresse
Divin ravissement
Oh souvenir charmant,
Folle ivresse, doux rêve!
Aux clartés des étoiles
Je crois encor la voir
Entr'ouvrir ses longs voiles
Aux vents tièdes du soir.
Oh nuit enchanteresse
Divin ravissement
Oh souvenir charmant
Folle ivresse, doux rêve!
Charmant Souvenir!
Charmant Souvenir!
La qualité technique, l'engagement et la puissance dramatique ... c'est juste phénoménal
Il faut également écouter la version de Tino ROSSI
Una mezcla entre potencia, expresividad y ternura que lo hace único.
Desde luego la mejor interpretacion hasta ahora
No lo cantó todo, pero en su repertorio fue el mejor. como aquí lo demuestra. Potencia, técnica, entonación, dominio de la voz, purísima belleza. Uno de los grandes.
MARAVILLOSO DON ALFREDO KRAUS!!! 😇🕊️🙏🎶
HERMOSA VOZ . Puede cantar y encantar a las personas que le escuchan. Gracias por tener estos recuerdos. Estas voces deberìan heredarse y no perder estas BELLEZAS .Nadie olvida estos agudos . GRACIAS .
Tout simplement stupéfiant !
Incredible. So beautiful. So much love. The perfect performance. Love from Denmark.
magnifique chanteur, quel talent, on ne se lasse pas de l'écouter. Comme il articule bien.
Bravo maestro kraus 👍 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖
He escuchado està aria interpretada por los mejores , però és el único que no utilitza el falsete i el que me remueve las tripas, el corazón, el sentimiento, bravo por siempre maestro
Je crois entendre encore,
Caché sous les palmiers,
Sa voix tendre et sonore
Comme un chant de ramier!
O nuit enchanteresse!
Divin ravissement!
O souvenir charmant!
Folle ivresse! doux rêve!
Aux clartés des étoiles,
Je crois encore la voir,
Entr'ouvrir ses longs voiles
Aux vents tièdes du soir!
O nuit enchanteresse!
Divin ravissement!
O souvenir charmant!
Folle ivresse! doux rêve!
Charmant souvenir!
Charmant souvenir!
Rodrigo here is the beginning of the aria .- here it goes:
À cette voix quel trouble agitait tout mon être?
Quel fol espoir? Comment ai-je cru reconnaître?
Hélas! devant mes yeux déjà, pauvre insensé,
La même vision tant de fois a passé!
Non, non, c'est le remords, la fièvre, le délire!
Zurga doit tout savoir, j'aurais dû tout lui dire!
Parjure à mon serment, j'ai voulu la revoir!
J'ai découvert sa trace, et j'ai suivi ses pas!
Et caché dans la nuit et soupirant tout bas,
J'écoutais ses doux chants emportés dans l'espace.
Greetings from Lima, Peru - Aug 4, 2019
Merci
Merci beaucoup.
Velours, soie, cachemire, je ne m'en lasse pas
Sin duda el mejor "Je Crois Entendre..." desde que hay registro. Inmenso. Perfecto. Kraus
Que voz mas limpia, que instrumento tan perfecto tenia Kraus y que técnica ya tan joven. GRANDE ALFREDO
I play this video over and over. It never gets old. He is a one-of-a-kind. I think he's the best tenor I've heard. BRAVISIMO!!
@@eilycook901 beautiful! And Gedda, even softer with his unbelievable piano! This song is so beautiful...
Thank God Kraus was performing in an age of recording, so that his voice did not just become legendary, but evident. Elegance and perfection.
This aria entered my heart and soul in 1970 and I told him personally I had been waiting for him for Seven Long years. Until he came to Munich in 1977.
Perfección pura, música hermosa, las y sis puros, sin falsete, a viva voz pero en pianissimo. Magnífico Kraus, excelso. Clase maestra de canto.🎶
Divine Alfredo Kraus, what a wonderful voice technic....
La elegancia de Kraus es notable."Les Pêcheurs de Perles" ha sido la primera opera que asisti acá en el Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Brasil. Es linda! Nunca la olvidaré. Gracias por postarla.
La miglior interpretazione di quest'aria che io abbia ascoltato, ti invade semplicemente l'anima.
Mr Kraus is a great tenor.I adore this aria / cavatine.
Meilleur interprétation sublime la perfection jamais entendu mieux voix puissante bravo et merci un plaisir
Best aria ever heard!! Amazing don Alfredo Ktaus!
Que belleza , que sensibilidad hay un don en el, que emociona con su maravillosa voz y su noble presencia..
No me canso de oír este fragmento interpretado por el maestro Kraus, y siempre me emociona oírle, he oído esta canción interpretada por otros Buenos tenores y barítonos del momento actual y la diferencia es abismal , nadie tiene la limpieza sensibilidad y potencia para expresar todo lo que esta canción encierra, y solo el se identifica plenamente con esta pieza que parece echa para el y sus infinitas posibilidades vocales.
En estos tiempos raros cualquier cosa, pero ¿barítonos? ¿En serio? ¿Cuáles?
I’m studying this song for voice juries, and personally I think Lawrence Brownlee’s performance of this is my favorite I’ve heard, but this is a very close second! Alfredo Kraus is absolutely one of the best tenors of all time, no question there!
Es exquisitamente perfecta su interpretación, inigualable e incomparable.
Insuperable!! 😍
So poetic and so lovely.
Voice of an angel, and the face of one too.
Simply divine, nothing comes close to it !!!
J'ai personnellement vu à l'opéra Garnier ( France) cet immense artiste . parmi toutes les prestations scéniques que j'ai vues
Werther avec Alfredo kaus fut la plu brillante et inoubliable
Thank you "greek callas for putting this up. In a world gone mad with hate thank God for something that lifts up one's soul, as this does
tout simplement merveilleux, on ne se lasse pas de l'écouter
The best interpretation of this aria I know. Many thanks to GreekCallas for posting it! Unfortunately, it seems that this excellent record on TH-cam has been truncated from its start. Posting it again would be a great thing to do, if I may suggest.
It‘s amazing!!
Maravilloso e inolvidable Kraus. Insuperable en una de las más bellas áreas operísticas. Gracias.
Também o ouvi em Lisboa. Era insuperável
For me, he is the only Nadir, period. What a noble and rich voice....
Fantástico. El mejor.
quelle voix magnifique
Merveilleux.
La magia de su extraordinaria voz y su impecable técnica lo hicieron estar en otro nivel.
C'est ma version préférée ❤️
Es la mejor versión de todas realmente una voz espectacular no encontré a Pavarotti cantarla así kraus es el mejor en esta aria
Pavarotti no la cantó nunca
Quelle voix!!!Si clair.
bravo, myi bien, best in the world, i love him and his voice, super.
superbe, merci le meilleur des dix que je viens d'entendre,bravo.
I do not have words to descrive this
Coming back to this comment and performance, it is still as great as I remember. This magnificent performance reminds me of when I tried imitating it, truly, truly, amazing!
Uncredible rendition!
Fascinating always Alfredo Kraus. Unforgettable voice. Thank you for sharing this adorable selection.
👏🏻 bravo!
Merveilleux !
I met him when I was 3 when he visited chicago, and thereby wrote him a love letter, 😊❤ which I still have 🙄
Meraviglioso piango quando l'ascolto perché mi arriva dritto al cuore ❤️
belissima interpretazzione! Prima volta che lo sento. Grazie
Ascolta anche le interpretazioni di Nicolai Gedda e Beniamino Gigli.
Bravo！ What a grand delivery...
Forever without equal. What a legacy. Bless him.
Ich habe das Lied zum ersten Mal im Leben im Film 'The Father' mit Anthony Hopkins gehört und dann recherchiert, um was es sich handelt. Dort erklingt die Version von Cyrille Dubois. Ergreifend. In den letzten Wochen habe ich zahllose Versionen unterschiedlicher Tenöre gehört. Diese hier von Kraus haut mich jedes Mal um, das ist Gesang aus einer anderen Welt, einfach nur unfassbar.
Hat der sich eigentlich im Text vertan bei 1:05, wenn er 'Je crois la voir encore' statt 'Je crois entendre encore' singt? Kann ich mir eigentlich kaum vorstellen...
Es tan grande la calidad de su interpretación que se puede pasar por alto el error en la letra, dice "Creo verla todavía" en vez de "creo oírla todavía", y apenas altera el sentido del texto. Es comprensible al concentrarse en el canto en vivo.
@@mariagoutel212 No hay duda en su magnífica arte de cantar y le hace aún más simpático si realmente fue un error de letra cantando las palabras del segundo verso.
Absolutamente maravilloso.
Insurpassable. And no falsetto whatsoever.
Perfetto,insuperabile. L'ascolto del suo canto ti riconcilia con il mondo
ANGELA DI NOLA comment is older than me :(
Voz flexible .. aristocrática..un lujo es escuchar este talento que se hiso q puro rigor
What can one say, other than Bravo, Maestro Kraus? You should have stayed in our world a little longer.
Esa técnica, esa perfecta imagen de Dios. Sublime Kraus
I can't listen without weeping.
The best interpretation ever of this aria (except for his own interpretation in Gayarre which I even prefer although sung in Italian language there). Due to his perfect technique, Kraus (unlike Gigli, Simoneau or others) is not forced to use falsetto technique but is able to use his breast voice even at the top notes, which renders the sound of the aria more natural and more male although at the same time sensitive and empathetic in sound and style. This is therefore the landmark interpretation for this aria! And this was a live performance!
By Gayarre you mean this? th-cam.com/video/Q1rTaw3O1wI/w-d-xo.html
Well, I agree about the voice and interpretation of the music. Glorious, blissful, what to say. Provided you close your eyes. The costume, the belly, the beard, the wooden face... In this video he's lost some weight and looks much more dashing!
Strehlke Ingo check out Stefan cifolelli
@AKS Thank you. This had to be said.
@AKS True. The thing with Gigli was that he used mezza voce extensively, call it spirit of that era, and I hear his notes as at the brink of switching to falsetto, but not quite. Falsetto is usually devoid of aliquots and sounds sheer (although I'm aware of skill Jaroussky, Fagiolli, Scholl & co posses and like their baroque arias interpretation)
@AKS I've just listened to Caruso in 1904 singing it, and you can actually hear him breaking into falsetto, but hey, this is Caruso, and it's sang with such emotion and beauty that in the end who cares if it was falsetto.
th-cam.com/video/RUu08iSV35g/w-d-xo.html
Great, maestro Kraus!
Grande Maestro💞
I love how he just give a history shaking performance of this, and the crowd claps gingerly from their seats.
Me too. Ah, respect for the integrity of the performance, for the music, for Kraus' space. Why need appreciation be noisy, eh?
Año tras años formidable
Sublime!
Bravo bravo grand ténor vrai musique
👏👏👏👏👏
Es en estas arias donde uno piensa
SerA la mas magistral de todos los
Tiempos...
MAGNIFIC ALFREDO KRAUS!!!
This aria belongs to Kraus, Gigli, Gedda and Björling. This video: beautiful!
Krauss always reminded me of Gigli. There is a natural unforced simplicity to their voices
Que difícil hacer lo que es fácil, perfecto y natural , solo el único e inigualable maestro KRAUS.
Exactamente!! Muy bien expresado.
no es fácil la melodía y menos la hoz de kraus ...
The first time I heard him sing this Arie on TV in 1969, I think, called Belcanto. It took another 8 long years before I could meet him in person in Munich. He came every year to appear on operas, but the Arie of Nurdin remains in my heart. Nobody else can perform this Arie as touching as Alfredo Kraus.
As a singer I leep coming back to this video. I think it's the perfect rendition of this aria, the best I've seen - Kraus was always brilliant in this aria, but this video is beyond words. It's inspiring and heart-warming. It's also technical perfection. I never heard a better Je Crois, and don't expect to.
beautiful, but Nicolai Gedda...
Vi invito ad ascoltare le interpretazioni di Beniamino Gigli e Nicolai Gedda.
Noche tras noche bravo👏👏👏
This is absolute perfection!
Qnta beleza! Parece um deus cantando
Bravissimo!!!!!!!!!! GRANDE !!!!!!