Handel: Sweet Bird (L'Allegro). Amanda Forsythe, Emi Ferguson & Voices of Music 4K
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- The aria "Sweet Bird" from Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato HWV 55. Amanda Forsythe, soprano, Emi Ferguson, baroque flute. Live, 4K ultra high definition video from our "As steals the morn" concert, March, 2019.
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NB: During filming, birds gathered outside the window and started singing! You can hear them in the video.
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L’Allegro premiered in February of 1740. The original cast was soprano Elisabeth Duparc (‘La Francesina’) a boy treble, tenor John Beard, and basses Henry Reinhold and William Savage.
Baroque flute by Martin Wenner, after an original instrument by Carlos Palanca, Turin, 18th century.
High Definition Audio: Boby Borisov
Final audio and video master: David Tayler - เพลง
"NB: During filming, birds gathered outside the window and started singing!" divine syntony
Whenever I play the video of Vivaldi's concerto for sopranino recorder or for piccolo,and especially if I have a window open, all the birds in the trees outside join in.I think that they think it's competition for them!
Please tell me when did the birds started singing?
@@pacharaangkharuengrattana6298 around the 11:40 mark, if you listen very closely, you can hear them.
@@bobother4970 I can't decide whether you're a comedian or have ridiculously expensive headphones. The Handel is enough for me. I've started a real appreciation of Baroque vocal music since discovering it on TH-cam.
@@michaelhart1640 neither, but I do have good hearing and do birdwatching. Actually, it starts around the 11:25 mark. Amanda Forsythe looks up towards the roof and smiles just when it starts.
This is other-worldly. The flautist is from heaven, and the soprano is sublime. High praise but well-deserved. The two wonderful musicians are engaged in a delightful “duel” of virtuosity. Bravissimae!
I would like to hear this during my euthanasia !
Grazie. Bravi tutti e Amanda ha una voce squillante e perfetta
It's just not possible not to be moved to tears by this...the soprano and the flutist are not of this world, to say nothing of Handel himself...what a towering genius he was!!!
The face of an angel, the voice of an angel, superb musicians, perfect accustics - sublime!
:)
Handel must be the greatest song-composer ever? And this must be a performance that matches
his music!
Oh...... my goodness. This woman has breath control that's practically inhuman, and a voice that's utterly divine... and the flute player and she are such perfect duet partners! Their trills and their moments together are the BEST. Handel must be applauding from heaven.
Handel might be amongst these astounding music players.
Yes Ines. I totally agree.
Ça
"L’opposition.osa
@@anaxiomenes3964
Il l’os incas
El l’os inca
The resonance on many levels of these two superb soloists is evident - two musicians of godly talent connecting to project an aria of such beauty for us mortals to enjoy. Thank you.
Amanda is from another planet😍
The flautist is what called my attention. I couldn't believe my ears the beautiful combination, The singer I know sheis exceptional and has one of the best techniques in voice control I've ever heard.. The last thing is Handel. On my book he is at the very top. I don't know where he extracts these beautiful melodies. Amazing!
What else to add to this wonderful performance ? Better to stand speechless and hear the birds continue their song ... many thanks !
You are very welcome.
I am often so enthralled by Amanda Forsythe’s incredible technical prowess that I forget to realise what a gorgeous voice she has.
:)
Absolutely wonderful. The way the soprano and the flautist work together brings out the core and the essence of this piece. Made me cry, literally.
These ladies are wonderful and the ensemble has the most wonderful cohesion of any group I’ve ever seen and heard. They are so in tuned to each other. It’s like they are one
This is the third time I listen to this wonderful performance. And I don't think this will be the last time.
Not all of them are ladies...
Ed Cew Vallie is, I believe, talking about the singer and flute player, and then mentions the ensemble.
Agree, unreal, but utterly divine.
Absolutely flawless and exquisitely beautiful. (Who could possibly downvote this?)
Thank you very much!
Just completely outstanding. Bravo to Emi and Amanda and the Voices of Music.
Thanks so much!
Ich schäme mich nicht meiner Tränen... Unglaublich! Ob Händel jemals eine solch fabelhafte und ausbalancierte Version in Wirklichkeit hören durfte? Amanda Forsythe und Emi Ferguson sind in jeder Nuance so intonations- und dynamiksicher, dass mir die Worte dafür fehlen. Dazu ein Ensemble in allerhöchster Vollendung. Grandios! Herzlichsten Dank!
Vielen Dank, Tom!
Absolutely wonderful. The pairing of flautist Emi Ferguson and Amanda Forsythe it perfect. Handel wrote such beautiful music and it would be difficult to better this performance from two very talented artistes.
Thank you.
And where are the words, the tones very good. But never understand the words, this is bad.
Amanda has the perfect voice to sing Handel
And artistry!
Breathless with happiness
I’m happy to listen to Emi playing; I’m happier to listen to Amanda singing; I’m happiest to see Amanda giving looks of thanks to Emi. Thanks.
You're welcome.
평범한 동네 사람들이 모여서 음악회를 하는 것처럼 보이는데, 늘 최고 수준의 연주를 보여주는 Voices of Music! 놀랍습니다. 게다가 현존 최고 화질의 아름다운 영상미까지~~ 감사합니다. Thanks a Lot !!!
I'm deeply moved by the beautiful duet between the traverso and the soprano. I've got teary eyes right now.
So right! Near the end when Ms. Forsythe looks at Ms. Ferguson I simply cannot hold back my tears for the beauty of the music and the visual of them looking at each other!
Same here 💕💕
Me three -- smiles and tears together.
@@georgefoster6380 Me too!
No wonder!
This!!! This is interpretation, not just what's written, but a world in each breath and note played
:)
Defining perfection to a new level - flute and voice as I've rarely heard. Amanda Forsythe has the most perfectly beautiful voice I have ever heard.
She is excellent ;but listen to Patricia Janeckova!
@@pebo8306 Janeckova has a lovely voice, but she wouldn't have the vocal skills to excel at this piece.
@@davehshs651 Seriously? Someone,who sings Olympia ( Les contes d' Hoffmann),without sharing a drop of sweat,should not be able to sing this???? Her only challenge would be,that she is not a native English speaker.Regarding to Händel,that's clearly Julia Lezhnevas domain.
Can't even believe that I can listen to this heavenly music free.
What a mastery of lightness Beauty And Grace. Perfect equilibrium Perfect articulations perfect affects. I love samantha's sound clarity And purity so perfectly and sweetly balanced with The traverse flute. You Can really envision two beatiful nightinghales singing together in perfect love. Thank you blisfful team of musicians Thank you master Handel.
Thanks so much!
@@VoicesofMusic An absolutely perfect and inspiring performance.
As a sound engineer, I would have liked some instruments to be mixed a little more audibly.
@Ralf Oswald We try to match the sound as it is heard in the front row. Although most recordings "balance" the sound, they don't reflect what the listener hears but rather a sort of idealized balance. An analogy would be if you put magnifying glasses in front of a painting--this is very useful, but usually done as a seperate detail so one can view the original unaltered.
Flûtiste virtuose et interprète divine...un véritable régal.
Merci!
So heavenly music and performances. Thank you from frozen and locked Patagonia, Argentina.
You are very welcome. Stay safe.
Superb voice from Amanda Forsythe. She is one of the best sopranos I have heard lately.
Handel is one of my favourite composers, but not for the usual reasons. I love his counterpoint and phraseology as well as his progressions. I also love the ways his use of musical idioms. One can get very deep into the study of his music and always find new and delightful things. Even in his borrowings from other composers he brings something different to the music.
When it comes to interpreting Handel, VoM gets it. They really have a handle on Handel if you will forgive the pun.
Absolutely amazing! I have seen Forsythe several times in concert over the past ten years and she continues to outdo herself. This performance is perfection itself! The flautist pairs with her magnificently.
Thank you. It was really fun to do this project with Emi and Amanda.
Un pur ravissement ! A ma grande honte, j'ai découvert Amanda Forsythe il y a peu... Beautiful voice ; I felt in love with Amanda Forsythe.
No suitable superlative adjectives left! Hanneke and David, you are the ones who organise details and collate the logistics necessary to meld these people into the skillful and respected group it is that brings the finished product we like so much.
Thanks so much--Amanda and Emi were totally amazing!
I simply can't imagine it being done any better than this (and I've listened to Dame Nellie onwards). Wonderful soprano. excellent ensemble and the flautist is in a class of her own. (I'm just going to give it another play).
Thank you!
7:58 the acoustics of this place is incredible, she's even interacting with it here. Amazing voice.
Great comment, thanks for calling my attention to this voice-echo duet. at 7:58
Really amazing.
Amanda Forsythe has descended from heaven I am convinced.
The way flautist and soprano use the acoustic of that building as an extension of their ‘instruments’ is spellbinding.
For which excellence the recording engineers play a great part, almost always receiving no recognition apart from their name mixed up with the small print.
And the birds join in. Fabulous.
both soloists, so very accomplished, and the ensemble, so very accomplished.
I have listened to this daily for the last month. It is comforting to hear such perfection in an increasingly imperfect world. Emi Ferguson is wonderful and Amanda Forsythe is superb as always. I am sure that Mr Handel would be most pleased that all the musicians have presented his genius with such clarity and beauty. Thank you.
You are very welcome. I hope we can reunite Amanda and Emi soon.
Thank God I'm not the only one who is compelled to listen and watch this performance at least once a day! In these upside down times it is a solace indeed!
This is one of the most beautiful, and underrated pieces of music of western canon.
:)
Not many sopranos could sing this and make it sound that good!
Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly,
Most musical, most melancholy!
Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among,
I woo to hear thy even-song.
Or, missing thee, I walk unseen,
On the dry smooth-shaven green,
To behold the wand'ring moon
Riding near her highest noon.
I am crying.
Of course. Me too.
C'mon Gabe, it wasn't THAT bad!
Pairs perfectly with watching the activity at your bird feeder...
:)
The highest of baroque perfection. Sublime! Wonderful!!!
La comunion entre la voz de la soprano y la flautista, logran lo extraordinario.
:)
This is the best place to come to hear baroque music, always a rewarding experience, thanks for these life enriching performances.
Thanks for listening!
@@VoicesofMusic Hello, in which city is Voices of Music based? Where are the concerts held?
San Francisco @@oliviapereira364
The harmony of the flute and the exquisite singing by Emi is an absolute joy the clarity the rising to the high notes full and volumed well and without stress and then the flute flutters in and out just like a bird flutters on the wing with intent or just for joy well done encore bravo and three cheers more songs like this please
Emi is the flutist, Amanda the soprano. And yes, they are an absolute joy!
@@titicatfollies6615 thanks for that magnificent
@@granddad08 Sorry. I meant no offense. I spent 40 years as a copyeditor to support my artistic life, and I can't stop doing it, even after retiring. Drives me nuts too! I really appreciate your comment.
The more I listen this piece over and over again I truly come to realize Handel stole a piece of heaven and the best of Earth.
Best early music band on Earth!
I was totally transported by this music as if I were in a time machine - I clearly perceived Handel in his day (what a wonderful man and composer he was - divinely inspired) . I saw this music being played then with everyone wearing the costumes of the day and superimposed exactly upon that vision were these musicians. Time united into one moment for me. The flautist and singer actually became birds, not just an imitation of them. When you have imagination, you are no longer tethered by time. Thank you most excellent musicians for taking me on this journey.
@@dan78789 with performances like this, one hardly needs imagination... they put you right into the scene the music describes! They don't imitate birds -- they are! :)
Very nicely performed. I never tire of the beauty, nobility and cleverness of his music. Mr. Handel forever.
She sounds like a beautiful bird. Just as Handel would have liked it.
Muhteşem!
Standing ovation!!! 👏👏👏👏👍
Emi 🥇🔝
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@@jeanpatrickcheniere7248 ;-)
@@c.g.marseille4510 Yes ? 🤫
I'm a fan of Amanda Forsythe after repeatedly watching and listening to this and "Un pensiero nemico di pace."
Same, I think I helped them score at least 1000 views on that xD
Perfecto y maravilloso todo, la voz de Amanda la interpretación de Emi con la flauta, y en general de toda la orquesta fabuloso..... Con esta hermosa Alegoría Musical, Mi mente no tuvo más remedio, que imaginar casi a una real y dulce Ave, posada en el árbol de mi humilde jardín
אביו של הנדל האיץ בו שילך ללמוד משפטים ......איזה מזל יש לנו ! יצירה נפלאה 👏🎶👏
This is like a concert for flute and voice. So amazing!!
When you hear the strings starting to play then you know that it is G.F. Handel, the beautiful from God gifted composer of the barock!
Fantástico, genial. La flautista impresionante, la cantante igualmente maravillosa, una sensibilidad a flor de piel ambas.
greatest musician of the baroque just wonderful
What an exquisite performance. Such magnificent texture and spirit. The duo at the very end was absolutely perfect.
It's great to hear Emi again on the baroque flute; she has an exquisite taste in her interpretations! I'd love to hear her rendition of the "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" from Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Amanda Forsythe is superb too - she has a warm delicate voice, and manages to get in more than a few trills too - very rare these days among singers; something which must be stupendously difficult to do (I am no singer, but I can only imagine)!
Sublime😀😀😀😀🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
Ich bin begeistert.
I'm full of enthusiasm for your performance and interpretation of that masterpiece:
"Magic Flute" & "Magic Voice"!
Grüße aus Deutschland ....
Danke sehr.
This is absolutely fantastic! This is among the best music I have ever heard.
Performance de altíssimo nível, isso toca a alma, parabéns!! Venham tocar no Brasil!💛💚
Speechless after this utterly stunning performance... This is virtuoso beauty in its purest of forsm!
Voici ce qui doit vivre et perdurer tant que notre civilisation existe. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
If Trump permits
ביצוע נהדר !!!
MAGA!!!
C'est justement cela qui aide notre civilisation à continuer d'exister !
Que maravilloso placer escuchar todos éstos fantásticos músicos!! BRAVO, BRAVO Y BRAVOOO
Wonderful! From now on I will be Emi Ferguson's fan. I love the way she plays and sounds.
No pontification required, just say as it is, beautiful.
Thank you.
this music is a jewel, thank you very much
You are very welcome.
They made beautiful music, in memory of G F Händel !
Flute & Voice, Magic !!!!!!
So true!
Un ingénieur disait que les oiseaux ne savent pas voler, Amanda oserait-elle avouer que les oiseaux ne savent pas chanter. Admirable, un auditeur liégeois de Voices of Music. Un grand merci à tous
Je vous remercie pour vos aimables paroles.
Quelle puissance ! quelle force ! quelle maîtrise vocale ! Quelle somptueuse voix !
La voix est bien le plus beau des instruments
Excellent and elegant interpretation of Haendel's work. Congratulations to all members of the musical group.
Thanks so much!
@@dan78789 Don't forget that he was of German origin, and that his name actually must be written as "Händel", which in English can be written also as "Haendel".
@@dan78789 Yes, of course, he was nationalized English and his best music was composed in London, but in German spelling, "Handel" you can also write "Haendel". But if you write "Handel", without the umlaut or "deeresis" in the "a", it will be because we do not have the symbol on the keyboard by hand, for laziness (it costs nothing to put then an "e") or because we write the surname in English.
@@dan78789 Dear sir, my language is not English, and I have no need to learn it, I speak other languages,. If you write Haëndel, Handel or Haendel, no matter what matters is the wonderful music that this great man left us. Best regards Sir.
tomàs sánchez You are absolutely right that this music transcends any minor spelling issues.
To clarify: the German spelling is obviously the original. However, after Handel (sic) moved to England in 1712, both the umlaut and German pronunciation were dropped and the name was anglicised (Georg also became George). You can see how Handel spelled and signed his name for most of his life if you Google the last page of the manuscript of Messiah, or indeed any other document.
Another example is the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Lulli who moved to France aged about 20 and became a French subject about ten years later; he similarly changed his name to Jean-Baptiste Lully; like Handel, he is almost never referred to by his original name and to do so would be very odd.
Maravilhosa cena, maravilhosa apresentação.
Um voz que emana dos deuses celebrando essa belíssima peça do grandíssimo Händel.
Parabéns.
I think Händel would have a heart attack after such a great performance
Life can be very dark right now, so I listen to this every day.
So divine, stunning and uplifting, what a remarkable voice! I hope one day to sing like that :)
Enchanting ❤❤❤
Although it is the birds who have taught us to sing since the dawn of time ..! Anyway, we had to accompany them +Voices of Music :)
Боже мой!! Божественная музыка!!
Гендель мой любимый композитор. Не могу выразить свое восхищение! Нет таких слов! Я в свои 70 пытаюсь играть на скрипке
Thank so much! Enjoy the violin.
Simply outstanding
La difficoltà di questo brano sta nell'interpretazione. Molto brave
Absolutely Brilliant !. Faultless!. And What A Beautiful Recording. I’m At A Loss For Words.
So Many Thanks. Greetings From Scotland x .
Thanks so much!
Beautiful singing and playing. The sound engineering is perfect. Thanks so much for uploading this.
Thank so much!
Exactly what kind of récord!!!! NAD7220P ,Bose 201V,SW8" DAC Avantree , Chromecast Audio $400 all this old&new Smart combinación of recommend stuff in USCy ,I not need more. Greetings from México City
Assolutamente MERAVIGLIOSEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
What a wonderful, magnificent performance.... So exquisitely executed.... Words fail me as it's so beautiful... Thank you for uploading...
one word "fantastic"
This is remarkable and wonderful to the highest level of beauty and artistry. Thank you for that!
Our pleasure!
Maravilloso, no tengo palabras en esta tierra para describir lo que siento!!! ❤❤❤
Wonderful rendition and excellent sound recording. Bravo depuis Montréal.
Thanks so much!
Exquisite musicians, each and every one of them! Listen & never get tired listening.
Loved it, such precision and to see the interaction between the Amanda Forsythe and Emi Ferguson was wonderful to witness and hear. √
what a wonderful match
Times have changed...the rythm of life then...no more nature to inspire...
Divina Amanda forshiti. GRACIAS por tanta belleza. Te admiro con todo mi corazón.
My second favourite dramatic oratorio of Handel's, after Theodora.