What I love about Lynne Dawson is that she sings in honour of the words & music before her & doesn't "play" w every note to show off her abundant vocal capabilities. She keeps it simple, w a legato to die for. She makes Handel's message clear, not ambiguous or over complex. And that only a great artist can do.
This has to be one of the most faith-reaffirming works ever written. No matter how many times I hear it, I am raised up out of the mere and profane; straight into the sublime and divine. She sings it with genuine warmth and sincerity. Thank you for uploading this performance.
This is the most gorgeous rendition I have ever heard of this piece. Truly angelic and inspiring! It brought tears to my eyes. Her voice is strong, clear and true: neither too dramatic nor too tentative. Perfect. The meaning shines through not only the words but through the music and through her voice. It brings me to my knees before God in joy and gratitude.
Blessings from Taiwan 🇹🇼😇🧧💖🥰 What a BEAUTIFUL song 💖 to REMIND us that our redeemer lives so we will have ETERNAL HOPE 😇🥳 Hope EVERYONE will VISIT Taiwan when the pandemic is over. 🇹🇼🥳
Lynne Dawson, my favorite lyric soprano! I just bought 2 CDs. I first heard your voice at Princess Diana's funeral. Stunning and gorgeous, your voice transports the heart and mind to heaven. I study your fine ornaments and intelligent interpretation. Brava!
@mezzoly Handel's recognition of the voice as an instrument in its own right. One of the reasons I love his music so much. Lynne Dawson's interpretation is exquisite.
Beautiful. Totally agree with others' comments. I wanted to listen to this this morning in memory of my Mum who used to sing it too. She believed that her Redeemer lives and that she would one day see him. What a comfort and a joy to have this truth in our hearts.
I just found this today. It went along with the idea of my devotions this morning......so meaningful that Christ Followers have the only living God!! Tell your Mom how much I loved her rendition.
The moment I heard that Queen Elizabeth had passed today, as we were expecting it, I thought of this hymn, because the Queen was a believer in Lord Jesus Christ. We will see her in Heaven, all of us in God's Family.
She has a lovely voice, but yes, I agree her eyes seem to exude a sort of warmth only present in the most kindest of souls. You are lucky to have had her as a teacher!
Lynne Dawson is, in my humble but accurate opinion, the soprano voice of the century. Very clear diction, no 'scooping', convincing, reverent performance.
Lovely, sweet voice, perfect for this work. Just the right combination of richness with a light touch. This isn't grand opera, after all. Notice the light shining upon her, as if she were one of heaven's angels.She even looks like an angel. At least, she sings like one, and one can tell she believes what she is singing about.
So beautully and prayerfully sung, reflecting the soul of Haendel in his holy inspiration, soaring to heaven to join the angel choirs of heaven in praise of our redeemer. Prayerfully hope she keep singing in her full gift and devotion to Our Lord. holiest redeemer!
I heard her in Yorkshire when she was quite young and fell in love with her wonderful true as a bell voice, and was thrilled to hear her singing Verdi at Diana's funeral She gave it her all that day. This is an exceptional performance by a beautiful lady.
So often you hear sopranos sing this piece and either pinch the vocal or wander in and out of being flat with vibrato so wide that you could drive a truck through it. This performance is nearly perfect. Round and expressive and full of brilliant musical nuance. I so enjoyed this and have added it to my playlist.
I love Lynne's voice. She sang at Diana's funeral. Kiri sang at her wedding. Two of the most authentic sopranos ever. To me Lynne is the best soprano in England at the moment. She is a truly beautiful woman too. Whenever the Royal Family picks a soprano, they choose quality.
Absolutely beautiful. The melody is inspiring, the lyrics are powerful, the singer is lovely, the presentation is outstanding. I've lost track of how many times I've watched this. God bless you, G.F. Handel.
Wonderful. Wonderful. Lynne, God has given you a beautiful voice, and you have honed your skills so excellently! I grew up with my tenor dad soloing frequently with Handel's Messiah and many other Oratorios and pieces, and I have a nice soprano voice, and have taught music, but your Lovely voice is ... Perfect!!! Great melismas! I'm so glad I found this today. What a lovely tone to your voice, clear & so pleasant - it thrills the soul! (Great acoustics there as well) Thank you! God bless you.
+Kathy Jones why not make a recording of your performance. I and I imagine others savour hearing the different performances. Each has something new to offer the listener.
+Kathy Jones why not make a recording of your performance. I and I imagine others savour hearing the different performances. Each has something new to offer the listener.
Beth Boyle that saaad song is more your fave than Evry Valley, Rejoice Greatly, and the Hallelujah Chorus???? Aw, gee, whiz. (I get hurt easily so I would say that too everybody)
Ich glaube, Händel wäre, selbst wenn er nichts anders geschrieben hätte als diese Arie, allein dafür in den Himmel gekommen. Und die Interpretation von Lynne Dawson treibt mir die Tränen in die Augen. Wundervoll und m.E. unübertrefflich
Thank you for posting this wonderful moment . YEAR OF RECORDING -1994 - Handel: Messiah (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, with Lynne Dawson, Hilary Summers, John Mark Ainsley and Alastair Miles)
Very nicely done. Her voice is very rich and beautiful to listen to, enjoy, and appreciate. Her interpretive ability in this piece is very subtle, and slight, without a lot of ostentatious show and drama. Perhaps that it what Handel intended. She knows that her "redeemer liveth" as shown in her facial expression, but greater concentration is given on technical delivery than drama, and I think this was rather wise on her part.
On Good Friday in the year 2021, a year filed with loss pain trauma and seemingly endless violence this might be the greatest source of hope. Lynne Dawson’s wonderfully nuanced, accessible and incredibly lyrical performance could make a Christian believer out of anybody who is lucky enough to hear her sing “I know that my Redeemer Liveth”.
Thank you so much for posting. This clip shows an original rendition of the masterpiece , which is vitalised through the breath of a very specially gifted young singer.
Lynne, You sing with such clarity of tone and immaculate enunciation. So well done! You also have a beautiful countenance and are such a pleasure to watch. I'm left hoping that Jesus really is YOUR redeemer.
I sing in the Walker County Christian Chorus and every year on the first Monday Night in December, we put on a performance of Handel's Messiah. This will be my solo this year :).
I do, too. We used to have a harpsichord in our performance of Handel's Messiah every year. Since we have a new director, we have an organ instead of the harpsichord. I enjoy the organ as well.
Realmente é uma voz privilegiada! É um dos momentos mais prazerosos que há muito não tinha e não ouvia.Que Deus contnuue abençoando-a, para que muitos venham ouvi-la e se cheguem para mais perto de Cristo.
How do you follow the Hallelujah Chorus? With this quiet, confident expression of faith in Jesus Christ. This shows more of the mastery of Handel than 100 Hallelujah Choruses (not that I don't love that piece as well). This singer has just the right touch. Not meant to be overly dramatic...just quiet and inspired.
As a dying man who preaches to dying men, this is some of the greatest encouragement I know. My eyes will behold Him, and not another. Amen.
What I love about Lynne Dawson is that she sings in honour of the words & music before her & doesn't "play" w every note to show off her abundant vocal capabilities. She keeps it simple, w a legato to die for. She makes Handel's message clear, not ambiguous or over complex. And that only a great artist can do.
This has to be one of the most faith-reaffirming works ever written. No matter how many times I hear it, I am raised up out of the mere and profane; straight into the sublime and divine. She sings it with genuine warmth and sincerity. Thank you for uploading this performance.
This is the most gorgeous rendition I have ever heard of this piece. Truly angelic and inspiring! It brought tears to my eyes. Her voice is strong, clear and true: neither too dramatic nor too tentative. Perfect. The meaning shines through not only the words but through the music and through her voice. It brings me to my knees before God in joy and gratitude.
Beautifully put.
Blessings from Taiwan 🇹🇼😇🧧💖🥰
What a BEAUTIFUL song 💖 to REMIND us that our redeemer lives so we will have ETERNAL HOPE 😇🥳
Hope EVERYONE will VISIT Taiwan when the pandemic is over. 🇹🇼🥳
Exquisite voice testifying of Our Lord🤍
@@acbulgin2 absolutely beautiful 🤍🙏
Lynne Dawson, my favorite lyric soprano! I just bought 2 CDs. I first heard your voice at Princess Diana's funeral. Stunning and gorgeous, your voice transports the heart and mind to heaven. I study your fine ornaments and intelligent interpretation. Brava!
What an incredible talent this woman - this is what angels must sound like. Tremendous. Thank you for posting.
This person touches me deeply in soul. Her singing is gorgeous!
It is a truly wonderful recording. Lynne Dawson is a wonderful singer,and Stephen Cleobury,a superb musician of immense ability and reputation.
I love the simple, unaffected way she sings this. She sings the words like she means them.
Simple & unaffected. Perfect description of what makes Lynne Dawson's singing so moving. Along w her drop dead gorgeous voice, ofc.
I recently read this from her: "I always try to mean what I sing." 🙆
Beautiful
@mezzoly Handel's recognition of the voice as an instrument in its own right. One of the reasons I love his music so much.
Lynne Dawson's interpretation is exquisite.
Beautiful. Totally agree with others' comments. I wanted to listen to this this morning in memory of my Mum who used to sing it too. She believed that her Redeemer lives and that she would one day see him. What a comfort and a joy to have this truth in our hearts.
Dss sehe und fühle ich genauso - schöner Gesang❤
I just found this today. It went along with the idea of my devotions this morning......so meaningful that Christ Followers have the only living God!! Tell your Mom how much I loved her rendition.
Oh, so lovely. Volume, vibrato, tone, intonation, beautiful.
Such a wonderful orchestra. Good tempo.
The moment I heard that Queen Elizabeth had passed today, as we were expecting it, I thought of this hymn, because the Queen was a believer in Lord Jesus Christ. We will see her in Heaven, all of us in God's Family.
She was once my singing teacher and her personality was ever warmer than her voice.
Luis Ortega Why do I have no problem believing that? She looks so sweet.
LUCKY YOU!!
Wow what a privilege that must have been.
I could listen and watch her sing all day.
Lynne instantly puts me in a place to Worship our Risen Lord .
She has a lovely voice, but yes, I agree her eyes seem to exude a sort of warmth only present in the most kindest of souls. You are lucky to have had her as a teacher!
She is head of department at my college :) she is the loveliest person ever
Lynne Dawson is, in my humble but accurate opinion, the soprano voice of the century. Very clear diction, no 'scooping', convincing, reverent performance.
For Handel, perhaps. But I love this rendition so much! I never get enough of it.
Manassés Martins For much that she sings. And certainly for early music, including Mozart, Schubert & Beethoven, not to mention Bach & Handel.
Superbă voce, superbă interpretare. Lynne Dawson o voce îngerească.
Lovely, sweet voice, perfect for this work. Just the right combination of richness with a light touch. This isn't grand opera, after all. Notice the light shining upon her, as if she were one of heaven's angels.She even looks like an angel. At least, she sings like one, and one can tell she believes what she is singing about.
So beautully and prayerfully sung, reflecting the soul of Haendel in his holy inspiration, soaring to heaven to join the angel choirs of heaven in praise of our redeemer. Prayerfully hope she keep singing in her full gift and devotion to Our Lord. holiest redeemer!
I heard her in Yorkshire when she was quite young and fell in love with her wonderful true as a bell voice, and was thrilled to hear her singing Verdi at Diana's funeral She gave it her all that day. This is an exceptional performance by a beautiful lady.
Truly sublime. Her voice was as heavenly as the music.
So often you hear sopranos sing this piece and either pinch the vocal or wander in and out of being flat with vibrato so wide that you could drive a truck through it. This performance is nearly perfect. Round and expressive and full of brilliant musical nuance. I so enjoyed this and have added it to my playlist.
I only disagree in that I think it IS perfect! Well expressed, Pete.
I love Lynne's voice. She sang at Diana's funeral. Kiri sang at her wedding. Two of the most authentic sopranos ever. To me Lynne is the best soprano in England at the moment. She is a truly beautiful woman too. Whenever the Royal Family picks a soprano, they choose quality.
A well disciplined and beautiful voice. Thank you.
This song speaks to my soul! Beautiful rendition by Lynne Dawson.
Absolutely beautiful. The melody is inspiring, the lyrics are powerful, the singer is lovely, the presentation is outstanding. I've lost track of how many times I've watched this. God bless you, G.F. Handel.
Wonderful. Wonderful. Lynne, God has given you a beautiful voice, and you have honed your skills so excellently! I grew up with my tenor dad soloing frequently with Handel's Messiah and many other Oratorios and pieces, and I have a nice soprano voice, and have taught music, but your Lovely voice is ... Perfect!!! Great melismas! I'm so glad I found this today. What a lovely tone to your voice, clear & so pleasant - it thrills the soul! (Great acoustics there as well) Thank you! God bless you.
What a voice! The quality!!! Wow~~~
nobody noticed how lovely her face is ? she is stunning !
Absolutely!!
Saw her as Rodelinda in The Hague when she was in her twenties. Very impressive!
there is only one word able to qualify this rendition of one of the most beautiful melodies ever writen: perfect!!!
Beautifully sung and so lovely to look at. Dame Isobel Baillie recorded this also, during the war years, unmissable.
If I ever hear this live song live, I will always compare it to this performance. Simply beautiful.
This is just so perfect. It is my favorite song from the Messiah and Lynne does it so well.
Beth Boyle I have sung this myself as a solo in Handel's Messiah :).
+Kathy Jones why not make a recording of your performance. I and I imagine others savour hearing the different performances. Each has something new to offer the listener.
+Kathy Jones why not make a recording of your performance. I and I imagine others savour hearing the different performances. Each has something new to offer the listener.
Beth Boyle that saaad song is more your fave than Evry Valley, Rejoice Greatly, and the Hallelujah Chorus???? Aw, gee, whiz. (I get hurt easily so I would say that too everybody)
I know my redeemer
This Glorious Audition Was Perfected In Heaven and Presented on Earth by This Splendid Messenger of Astonishing Beauty And Wonderful Humility !!! V.W.
Brilliant ornamentation by Ms. Dawson.
This is undoubtedly the greatest rendition of this wonderful piece of music that I have ever heard. BRAVISSIMO.
I keep coming back time and again to this beautiful series of recordings by Ms Dawson, they are magical.
Ich glaube, Händel wäre, selbst wenn er nichts anders geschrieben hätte als diese Arie, allein dafür in den Himmel gekommen. Und die Interpretation von Lynne Dawson treibt mir die Tränen in die Augen. Wundervoll und m.E. unübertrefflich
Dawson and Cleobury: the beauty of this performance is beyond words. Many thanks.
She sings this almost like plainsong, very simple and direct but with a lot of warmth. My favorite version, bar none.
Also my favourite version. Bar none. 🎶
@@mckavitt13 same.
Delicious! One of my favourite sopranos of all time.
Ms. Dawson's rendition and voice are superb. Thank you.
Wow! Beautifully, smoothly and just the right vibrato!!!!
effortless gorgeous perfect astounding!
what a lovely voice, seems to be in heaven!
Lawdy, I've watched it 5 times already today. Simply amazing. Handel was a true master.
I think this aria is the best painkiller ever, Haendel always give me consolation.
absolutely beautiful.......
Beautiful voice. We shall see him and we shal behold his face. I know that my redeemer liveth.
Absolutely stunning!!!
I'm so excited! I just ordered this performance of The Messiah with Lynne from Amazon. YAY!!!
Thank you for posting this wonderful moment .
YEAR OF RECORDING -1994 - Handel: Messiah (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, with Lynne Dawson, Hilary Summers, John Mark Ainsley and Alastair Miles)
My eyes are so full of tears....listening to this beautiful air .....my favourite from “ The Messiah ! “
Beautiful. This is the best rendition I have heard.
It is The Best!
Agreed!
I so love this version! For reasons I can't entirely put my finger on, Lynne Dawson reminds me of Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The haircut?
This is one of the best renditions I’ve heard: beautiful!
Very nicely done. Her voice is very rich and beautiful to listen to, enjoy, and appreciate. Her interpretive ability in this piece is very subtle, and slight, without a lot of ostentatious show and drama. Perhaps that it what Handel intended. She knows that her "redeemer liveth" as shown in her facial expression, but greater concentration is given on technical delivery than drama, and I think this was rather wise on her part.
V well-said.
Absolutely beautiful. I thank my daughter for passing it on.
A glorious "yet in my flesh shall I see God"!
Not only a glorious voice but extreme beauty of face.
I KNOW that MY Redeemer liveth! (Job 19:25) Praise His Name! \o/ Have to learn this for my singing lessons - beautiful words
So beautiful and so true.
On Good Friday in the year 2021, a year filed with loss pain trauma and seemingly endless violence this might be the greatest source of hope. Lynne Dawson’s wonderfully nuanced, accessible and incredibly lyrical performance could make a Christian believer out of anybody who is lucky enough to hear her sing “I know that my Redeemer Liveth”.
Wow, she is spectacular!
I love this aria, too. Always moving, and yet soothing
I want this sung at my funeral as well
Wonderful music, wonderful singing.
Beautiful pure voice, with great control.
Perfect rendition
Love to hear her sing.
@TheBookofEnoc, when the years happen and the autumn calls to your door you will remember us listening to this beautiful aria
A great Handelian singer. So beautiful
3 words:
beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...
Wow. Thank you for posting. The sound is so rich and serene. I love her voice, its so comforting
Thank you so much for posting. This clip shows an original rendition of the masterpiece , which is vitalised through the breath of a very specially gifted young singer.
I shall never forget Lynne Dawson singing for Princess Diana's funeral service-- that was ELECTRIC. From Verdi---------- I think!!
That was the best performance of Verdi Requiem’s Libera Me... hands down
Lynne, You sing with such clarity of tone and immaculate enunciation. So well done! You also have a beautiful countenance and are such a pleasure to watch. I'm left hoping that Jesus really is YOUR redeemer.
+Dudley Ward Totally agree.. a beautiful performance of a quite difficult piece too.
Dudley Ward I like Lynne but this aria really tears me up.
...no offense, Mr. Handel
Incredible…the best version of this classic ever
Absolutely beautiful. C'est magnifique. What heaven will be like.
Perfect control and masterful delivery. Attention beautifully drawn to the message and not to her lovely self.
Enchanting voice and beautiful interpretation!
My absolut favorit Praise to Jesus Christ. Where would I be if He didn' t love me!!
A very soft and pleasant voice. This might be my favorite version of this beautiful song.
I have been listening to this the whole day and each time it sounds fresh and new. what a voice, what a great arrangement. This is absolutely superb.
Beautiful!!
Beautiful Lynne..love your voice..
I have goosebumps!
Anne has a lovely appearance and is an unpretentious singer. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to her.
Beutiful rendition of a great piece of music.
I sing in the Walker County Christian Chorus and every year on the first Monday Night in December, we put on a performance of Handel's Messiah. This will be my solo this year :).
I do, too. We used to have a harpsichord in our performance of Handel's Messiah every year. Since we have a new director, we have an organ instead of the harpsichord. I enjoy the organ as well.
This is a great version.
Lovely aria and performance!
Adorable!!! Wonderfull interpretation of this musical page. Congratulations!
Realmente é uma voz privilegiada! É um dos momentos mais prazerosos que há muito não tinha e não ouvia.Que Deus contnuue abençoando-a, para que muitos venham ouvi-la e se cheguem para mais perto de Cristo.
beautiful. she nails it.
How do you follow the Hallelujah Chorus? With this quiet, confident expression of faith in Jesus Christ. This shows more of the mastery of Handel than 100 Hallelujah Choruses (not that I don't love that piece as well). This singer has just the right touch. Not meant to be overly dramatic...just quiet and inspired.
Great voice, great orchestra.