@@joaquincanale I think he sounds great here but it does feel a wee bit preplanned? I just wonder what would’ve happened if the cameras weren’t there… Nevertheless it’s a fun moment I will show my elementary school theater students. Minus my somewyskeptical take on it.
Respectfully disagree. Recording technology used in commercial recordings in the past 90 years has generally not had such large speed variations that it could affect the apparent or real vibrato. Early recording techniques (acoustic) had severe limitations in frequency response, which could drastically affect the apparent timbre of the voice, or introduce harmonic distortion or overloading of the recording or playback equipment. Only amateur recordings made with sub-par equipment are likely affect vibrato.
This CAN be true (in cases like callas) but I have heard singers with quick oscillations who are flat, and singers with a warble be sharp. I have also heard both cases be on pitch.
Quite contrary. In their days singers demanded to get a chance to show themselves. It was common the score was written according the abilities of certain singer. Those who cannot take this note usually sing the roles of bad guys.
If one really want to "compare" an isolated note like this- perhaps using the same phrase for each singer from the same aria? That way the difference in vowels/words/approach are consistent and we can hear how each approaches the SAME C. The Trovatore C is a much different approach than the Boheme.
Many people, including some so called accomplished conductors and coaches do not know what you are talking about. They think hitting a note in singing is like playing piano.
@@grr8048 I was shocked at how widespread poor vocal methodology is ... and that even the best methodology is pretty crap except for making a select talented group blow their chords out for the most part. I literally invented a new methodology before I was able to actually cover pop and rock ... Some of the best voices I heard don't have a single song out ... nor did they ever perform on stage... the last time a serious scientist took a look at music was Paul Coojimans decades ago when he doubled the number of known chords. Most music is living in a dark age... audible sounds are not even described properly according to modern knowledge of physics and just pure awareness of what is heard
That may be true, but La Boheme is a lyrical role. It is a very regular role for any lyric tenor. Whereas someone like Franco Corelli hardly ever sang La Boheme. The lyric tenors will not sing Il Trovatore very often, Pavarotti only sang the role a handful of times. Singing a high C is not equal for all tenors. For a leggero tenor such as Kraus it is very easy to sing a high C. Most lyric tenors or lyric spinto tenors such as Pavarotti are generally quite good at high C notes. Whereas a tenor with a dramatic voice is not expected to sing high C notes, so for singers such as Corelli with a more dramatic voice a high C is a much more difficult achievement.
When you see early footage of Pavarotti without his beard, it’s impossible not to stare at his mouth. It’s like a huge cavern that just keeps getting bigger.
yo creo que eso no es cierto. la calidad de alguans voces y su técnica frente a otras es irrefutable sea como sea que se ha realizado la grabación. no hay lugar a dudas
Modern singers will never know how difficult this is. These singers are constantly belting out these arias without mics or with a very low volume mic. They are not covered by auto tune and perform these live almost every night.
The dearth of good male vocalists in particular is depressing. I will say that some singers are very talented, but their sound is dumbed down with bad music and over production.
@@brizzoke You also have to take into account that most modern music is derived from folk music, so the singing style and encouraged timbres are quite literally different.
The human voice is the organ of the soul ... “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet ..." I58 Trough the passing time the softness, maturity and deeper feelings, show up the world the exquisite King of Higher C's. Eternal life to the Greatest ... Il monello Pavarotti
The first guy conducting the conductor… that wouldn’t fly with any conductor I’ve worked with… I’ve played all of these operas many times. I will say I think I’ve only played the end of act 3 trovatore transposed to b tho…great high c’s from the tenore!
A longtime voice faculty of major university (whose opera collection was so vast it was used/borrowed by public radio)...told me Corelli was a "pig" due to his musical ignorance and lack of discipline/liberties taken. However a great master voice teacher when I told him what other first man said about corelli (they knew of each other).. looked up to me with reverence and solemnly said "But the voice!"
@@Michael-mh4vr Dear Michael, Corelli was not musically ignorant and did not lack discipline. To his own admission, FC preferred the studio to live theater. He was a better singer in the studio, where he followed the music or the score more accurately, while not using excessive portamento and occasional scooping. However, he was quite different in his live performances, where he did use excessive portamento where NOT written, scooped to some of his upper high notes, ran ahead of tempos to get to his great high notes, and seemingly holding to them forever. I attribute his bad habits in live performances to the terrible stage fright that stayed with him throughout his entire career. Every great and good tenor has taken liberties with the music in live performances, including Gigli, Tucker, Lauri Volpi, Del Monaco, Di Stefano, Martinelli and even Bjorling, who was an impeccable singer. What defined Corelli was his great warm sounding voice, with the ability to caress the music, using mezza voce`, endless breath and diminuendo, capable of thrilling audiences more so than critics. Any tenor can fall to criticism including your favorite and mine. Can you imagine if we could criticize a tenor today for holding on to high notes too long. This option is not available. Enjoy
I can't really compare tenor with soprano, but I know C6 has always been painfully difficult for me. I don't think I can even squeak it out now. I'm suitably impressed.
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina 2 - Kaufmann - same 1) 3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod 4 - Pavarotti same 1) 5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi 5 - Martinucci same 1)
Кауфман вообще не достал, больше всех Мартинуччи понравился - сохранилась тембровая окраска, самый красивый звук получился. На второе место Паваротти поставлю ))
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini 2 - Kaufmann - see 1) 3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod 4 - Pavarotti see 1) 5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi 5 - Martinucci see 1)
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini 2 - Kaufmann - see 1) 3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod 4 - Pavarotti see 1) 5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi 5 - Martinucci see 1) 6 - Benderov see 5)
Kaufman is sitting backwards in a chair?? 1:10 What kind of sadistic composer writes a high C and then asks the singer to break the word in the middle? That last guy: ouch
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini 2 - Kaufmann - see 1) 3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod 4 - Pavarotti see 1) 5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi 5 - Martinucci see 1)
Luciano Pavarotti e Franco Corelli i migliori,peccato per la qualità della registrazione datata,infatti Alagna Roberto che è più recente sembra addirittura migliore. Ma il mio preferito è Mario Del Monaco(soggettivo)
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini 2 - Kaufmann - see 1) 3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod 4 - Pavarotti see 1) 5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi 5 - Martinucci see 1)
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini 2 - Kaufmann - see 1) 3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod 4 - Pavarotti see 1) 5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi 5 - Martinucci see 1) 6 - Benderov see 5)
I always get a kick out of Alagna conducting the conductor. The most tenor thing ever lol
Quote Robert Merril: “Jussi [Bjorling] was a great guy, but he was still a tenor”
For the control of that note, you control the conductor
You've gotta show the conductor how much you have in the tank somehow
It was a studio recording. I don't think he would do that on scenario.
@@joaquincanale I think he sounds great here but it does feel a wee bit preplanned? I just wonder what would’ve happened if the cameras weren’t there… Nevertheless it’s a fun moment I will show my elementary school theater students. Minus my somewyskeptical take on it.
So amazing to hear these men hit that note with relative ease, but perfect clarity!
Ease?????????
@@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy I said relative lol. I'm sure it's not, but they make it LOOK easy.
No one beats Corelli's virile sound and Pavarotti's beauty of tone.
Have you heard Dimash? No one on this planet can even dream to sing like him
@@bloodmoon3155 does he sing without a mike with a full orchestra and in a 3000 seat hall?
@@shams-ilarefin6469 Of course not. He's quite bad, actually.
@@bloodmoon3155 Right.
@@bloodmoon3155 Dimash is good, but opera is not his forte. His much more contemporary
The broadness of the vibrato tends to determine whether the pitch drifts sharp or flat. The fidelity of the recording also has an effect.
very professional output, thank you
Respectfully disagree. Recording technology used in commercial recordings in the past 90 years has generally not had such large speed variations that it could affect the apparent or real vibrato. Early recording techniques (acoustic) had severe limitations in frequency response, which could drastically affect the apparent timbre of the voice, or introduce harmonic distortion or overloading of the recording or playback equipment. Only amateur recordings made with sub-par equipment are likely affect vibrato.
@@davidrichie9570 Recording speed isn't the only variable in a recording's fidelity
This CAN be true (in cases like callas) but I have heard singers with quick oscillations who are flat, and singers with a warble be sharp. I have also heard both cases be on pitch.
This was Alagna's most beautiful High C.
Yes, best I've ever heard from him. When?
@@MrTrackman100 agree , did not know he had that in him
When he sang Romeo, his top C was also perfect.
Corelli and Pavarotti were outstanding.
Pavarotti even hit the F above high C. The elderly one not any more, but in his best years, as here, the high C probably was a piece of cake to him.
@@mysteriumvitae5338 That F above high C was in falsetto, although impressive voice control, but the younger pavarotti probably vocalized up to an E5
The GALL of opera composers for making men SUSTAIN that note
Really audacious
Quite contrary. In their days singers demanded to get a chance to show themselves. It was common the score was written according the abilities of certain singer. Those who cannot take this note usually sing the roles of bad guys.
It is very emotional for me hearing wonderful Jonas Kaufman and Franco Corelli
Roberto Alagna ist für mich der Stimmen Favorit. STIMME klar uns sauber, Ton gut durchgehalten, nicht gequetscht, Top... Roberto Alagna..
If one really want to "compare" an isolated note like this- perhaps using the same phrase for each singer from the same aria? That way the difference in vowels/words/approach are consistent and we can hear how each approaches the SAME C. The Trovatore C is a much different approach than the Boheme.
Thank you? Exactly.
Many people, including some so called accomplished conductors and coaches do not know what you are talking about. They think hitting a note in singing is like playing piano.
@@grr8048 I was shocked at how widespread poor vocal methodology is ... and that even the best methodology is pretty crap except for making a select talented group blow their chords out for the most part. I literally invented a new methodology before I was able to actually cover pop and rock ...
Some of the best voices I heard don't have a single song out ... nor did they ever perform on stage...
the last time a serious scientist took a look at music was Paul Coojimans decades ago when he doubled the number of known chords. Most music is living in a dark age... audible sounds are not even described properly according to modern knowledge of physics and just pure awareness of what is heard
Thanks you
That may be true, but La Boheme is a lyrical role. It is a very regular role for any lyric tenor. Whereas someone like Franco Corelli hardly ever sang La Boheme. The lyric tenors will not sing Il Trovatore very often, Pavarotti only sang the role a handful of times. Singing a high C is not equal for all tenors. For a leggero tenor such as Kraus it is very easy to sing a high C. Most lyric tenors or lyric spinto tenors such as Pavarotti are generally quite good at high C notes. Whereas a tenor with a dramatic voice is not expected to sing high C notes, so for singers such as Corelli with a more dramatic voice a high C is a much more difficult achievement.
It's the moment that you wish your voice not to crack
When you see early footage of Pavarotti without his beard, it’s impossible not to stare at his mouth. It’s like a huge cavern that just keeps getting bigger.
Unreal, magical. I have no clue why it's a high C, but it's incredible to me. Goose bumps.
🤔 huh?
Es imposible comparar con justicia la calidad de los tenores, escuchando grabaciones de diferente calidad y con distintos volúmenes.
tienes toda la razón, bravo!!!!
yo creo que eso no es cierto. la calidad de alguans voces y su técnica frente a otras es irrefutable sea como sea que se ha realizado la grabación. no hay lugar a dudas
Modern singers will never know how difficult this is. These singers are constantly belting out these arias without mics or with a very low volume mic. They are not covered by auto tune and perform these live almost every night.
The dearth of good male vocalists in particular is depressing. I will say that some singers are very talented, but their sound is dumbed down with bad music and over production.
@@brizzoke You also have to take into account that most modern music is derived from folk music, so the singing style and encouraged timbres are quite literally different.
Wow another non singer who thinks all the good singers are dead. You have no clue.
Well music is subjective. In my opinion Chris Cornell is the greatest male vocalist of all time.
you... you do know that opera singers are still around today? "Modern singer", what does that mean?
All great but the masterful Kraus I think is best. His impeccable technique had him reaching high C's at 70 years old.
Jaja me encanta cuando el cantante le hace seña al director para que pare la orquesta para poder extender el Do... Jaja... qué alegría poder hacerlo!
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y lo hace horriblemente.....
@@diegomr6969 jaja no
Love the first one telling the conductor *Pause* please, I’m soaring here!
Interessante Zusammenstellung! Danke! Für mich, der ich Franco Corelli noch live gesehen/gehört habe, FC für immer!
The human voice is the organ of the soul ...
“Shout it aloud, do not hold back.
Raise your voice like a trumpet ..."
I58
Trough the passing time the softness, maturity and deeper feelings, show up the world the exquisite King of Higher C's.
Eternal life to the Greatest ...
Il monello Pavarotti
The first guy conducting the conductor… that wouldn’t fly with any conductor I’ve worked with… I’ve played all of these operas many times. I will say I think I’ve only played the end of act 3 trovatore transposed to b tho…great high c’s from the tenore!
You’re also not alagna
It's a recording session and nobody wants to be there longer than they have to so if the tenor wants to hangout on the high C you let him.
@@tamerlano Exactly
Rob, you weren’t there.
@@tenoremodernotecnicavecchi2151 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Corelli, Kraus and Pavarotti above all IMHO.
Мороз по коже от их верхних нот!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐🙋♀️
Alagna and Pavarotti were the sweetest!
There is only one king. Thank you, Franco!
Song:Che Gelida Manina (La Boheme),Salut Demeure Chaste Et Pure(Faust) Di Quella Pira(Il Trovatore)
In my opinion Martinucci and Pavarotti were the best ones.
Corelli lo aveva cosi' timbrato che sembrava uscire dal video Magnifico
the four lasts for me … the squillo on their notes is amazing wooooo
0:42…. That’s Pavarotti clean shaven! That’s definitely his voice. But Jeezaloo!
WOW, that Martinucci! Not enough love for him on here!
Coś pięknego dzięki za taką pieśń i wspaniale wykonanie thank YOU danke merci spasiba djakuju Ryszard Kulesza
AWESOME compilation! Thank you!
Corelli))
There simply is no recording that begins to convey the utterly startling effect of Corelli's immense, and brilliant top...
A longtime voice faculty of major university (whose opera collection was so vast it was used/borrowed by public radio)...told me Corelli was a "pig" due to his musical ignorance and lack of discipline/liberties taken. However a great master voice teacher when I told him what other first man said about corelli (they knew of each other).. looked up to me with reverence and solemnly said "But the voice!"
@@Michael-mh4vr Dear Michael, Corelli was not musically ignorant and did not lack discipline. To his own admission, FC preferred the studio to live theater. He was a better singer in the studio, where he followed the music or the score more accurately, while not using excessive portamento and occasional scooping. However, he was quite different in his live performances, where he did use excessive portamento where NOT written, scooped to some of his upper high notes, ran ahead of tempos to get to his great high notes, and seemingly holding to them forever. I attribute his bad habits in live performances to the terrible stage fright that stayed with him throughout his entire career. Every great and good tenor has taken liberties with the music in live performances, including Gigli, Tucker, Lauri Volpi, Del Monaco, Di Stefano, Martinelli and even Bjorling, who was an impeccable singer. What defined Corelli was his great warm sounding voice, with the ability to caress the music, using mezza voce`, endless breath and diminuendo, capable of thrilling audiences more so than critics. Any tenor can fall to criticism including your favorite and mine. Can you imagine if we could criticize a tenor today for holding on to high notes too long. This option is not available. Enjoy
Pavarotti uber alles.
I can't really compare tenor with soprano, but I know C6 has always been painfully difficult for me. I don't think I can even squeak it out now.
I'm suitably impressed.
As baritone it’s the top A or B flat for me!
Kraus, Corelli, Pavarotti. ♥️🥰
El Do de Kraus es espectacular
Corelli !!!! ♥️
Unico e solo Corelli,il più grande di tutti,
Mine is a bit thin and fuzzy but I’m just glad I have the note, period.
I wish I had notes that high but sadly the only way for me to have them is to sing everything an octave down
@@antemahoney4376 If you’re a lyric tenor by nature, you should be able to develop the notes B4-C#4 with a couple of years of extensive training.
@@lukasmiller486 B4-C#5, I assume you mean. There be an octave of difference 'tween the two
Pavarotti🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
MAESTRO 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Didn’t hear anything I thought was better than Mario Lanza’s.
I would have to have hit in the nuts to get to high C
Pavarotti got even better as he developed too. He's pretty spread here. (Not that I can sing half as well!)
and the winner is....the great Corelli.
Corelli for ever!
So fabulous!
What opera is this from??
my question exactlyyyy
La boheme
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina
2 - Kaufmann - same 1)
3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod
4 - Pavarotti same 1)
5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi
5 - Martinucci same 1)
Кауфман вообще не достал, больше всех Мартинуччи понравился - сохранилась тембровая окраска, самый красивый звук получился. На второе место Паваротти поставлю ))
Alagna. Pavarotti. Corelli - Bravo!!!
What is the song?
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini
2 - Kaufmann - see 1)
3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod
4 - Pavarotti see 1)
5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi
5 - Martinucci see 1)
pavarotti absolute number one.
Kaufman and Benderov really tenor dramatic-bravi.
Corelli
Corelli always
El mejor, sin duda el de Corelli y después el de Kraus.
Kraus is pretty unpleasant imo. But yes, Corelli is the best.
1:01 can somebody tell me what is the aria ? Please
みんな、頑張っていますね。
Benderov's note doesn't sound at all like a C. His vibrato is liteally a major 2nd downwards.
What is the name of the song that alagna, kaufmann, pavarotti, and martinucci sing?
Che Gelida Manina, from La Boheme by Puccini
Qué canción es la que canta Kraus?
Nobody put a sword in my hand when I attempt a high C, because RIP, lol.
Corelli, Corelli e ancora una volta
Franco Corelli.
il vecchio
Alagna genial y único cómo siempre!
egocentric, as always
@@Marcel_Audubon а по существу?
Benderov's C is as flat as a jug (it's a B, in fact) and wobbly as jello. What a mess!
Pavarotti looking like Jackie Gleason but hitting that C like he has autotune
3rd guy was amazing
Corelli 1:02 was amazing!
KORELLI , PAVAROTTI , MARTINUCCI...! ♦️
❤❤❤
Grosse brute de puissance
Pav remains king.
How I wish I can reach that! I'm Bass 2 (that what our choir master told me) so it's deep.
Anyone know the name of the song on the first videos?
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini
2 - Kaufmann - see 1)
3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod
4 - Pavarotti see 1)
5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi
5 - Martinucci see 1)
6 - Benderov see 5)
Kraus , Corelli
My screen just cracked!
I don't know but Martinucci hit different
But nobody compares to Jussi Björling!
So very true.
No Jussi?
Where is Jussi Björling in this comparation?
Of course Franco Corelli surpassed everyone.
No Giuseppe di Stefano?
alagna >>>
Kaufman is sitting backwards in a chair??
1:10 What kind of sadistic composer writes a high C and then asks the singer to break the word in the middle?
That last guy: ouch
So the mosquitos were singing opera all along?
No “9 high C’s” Ah mes amis???
Que naravilloso
Alguien sabe el nombre de la canción de kaufman
Последний в этом списке был неуместен
Can someone tell me what song is this?
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini
2 - Kaufmann - see 1)
3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod
4 - Pavarotti see 1)
5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi
5 - Martinucci see 1)
@@sylviebasyl2835 thank you so much :)))
Luciano Pavarotti e Franco Corelli i migliori,peccato per la qualità della registrazione datata,infatti Alagna Roberto che è più recente sembra addirittura migliore.
Ma il mio preferito è Mario Del Monaco(soggettivo)
Alagna!!!!
What are the songs?
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini
2 - Kaufmann - see 1)
3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod
4 - Pavarotti see 1)
5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi
5 - Martinucci see 1)
@@sylviebasyl2835 thankss!
PAVAROTTI IS KING OF HIGH C!!!
Could someone name the first piece for me? I like it a lot
1 - Alagna - Che gelida manina, la bohème Puccini
2 - Kaufmann - see 1)
3 - Kraus, Salut, demeure chaste et pure Faust Gounod
4 - Pavarotti see 1)
5 - Corelli, Di quelle pira, Il trovatore Verdi
5 - Martinucci see 1)
6 - Benderov see 5)
@@sylviebasyl2835 Thank you!!!
Kaufman's voice is placed so far back, he has to vocalize in front of a mirror in order to hear himself.
Are they using falsetto or head voice?
It's about the beauty of the voice, and musical intelligence of the singer. Fuck the high notes.
where's placido domingo?
Alagna wins hands down