SongStudio 2019: Hartmut Höll Master Class: Brahms’s “O Tod, wie bitter bist du”

Acclaimed collaborative pianist Hartmut Höll coaches bass William Guanbo Su and pianist Richard Yu Fu on Johannes Brahms’s “O Tod, wie bitter bist du,” Op. 121, No. 3.
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SongStudio is a program for young vocalists under the leadership of world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming. Designed to renew and refresh the presentation and experience of the vocal recital, SongStudio brings leading musicians and other performing artists together to mentor emerging vocalists and collaborative pianists, exploring innovative approaches to both classic and current song repertoire, and inviting new audiences to engage with the art form. SongStudio builds on the remarkable legacy of supporting young vocalists and the art of the vocal recital that Marilyn Horne sustained over the past two decades through The Song Continues. To learn more about workshops and master classes at Carnegie Hall, visit carnegiehall.org/workshops.

[@verborgenheitte]

This was outstanding. Hartmut Höll is so knowledgable, passionate, exacting, but also kind and patient. He truly brings out the best in both the singer and pianist!

[@sithembisongcamphalala8626]

Maaan he's hitting the high registers so smooth. I like

[@barbaragauhl6175]

Loved it

[@retgrimes]

German diction types: why the closed O on "O Tod." Also, why elide "bis' du" without the T in bist? Asking not criticizing.

[@pakapag]

In German the o is always closed when in it’s long pronunciation: Vogel, Dose, Rose. When it is pronounced shorter it is an open o: noch, Docht, Donner. Bist du, two hard konsonants in a row, the t is almost not audible to keep the flow of the sentence: bist du, bis’du, du musst doch, du muss’doch. The t is pronounced but very soft and you don’t stop on the t. Hope the explanation helps