Delibes: Lakmé - Duo des fleurs (Flower Duet), Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa

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  • Mirages: Sabine Devieilhe - French Opera Arias. Album out 10 November 2017: wnrcl.me/mirages
    Soprano Sabine Devieilhe’s signature operatic role, Lakmé, forms the starting point for her enticing album Mirages. A collection of opera and song in French, its theme is the exotic allure of faraway - and imagined - places and people. In addition to three numbers from Delibes’ opera, it features music by Berlioz, Debussy and Stravinsky and some rarer names: Thomas, Messager, Koechlin and Delage. Devieilhe is joined by mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa, pianist Alexandre Tharaud and the period-instrument orchestra Les Siècles under its founder, François-Xavier Roth.
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  • @alexandergayowsky8303
    @alexandergayowsky8303 Před 2 lety +5353

    If they don't play this at my funeral, I'm not coming

  • @Falindae
    @Falindae Před 4 lety +4684

    This man out here conducting with a PENCIL. And these gorgeous women in their Sunday comfy wear just absolutely pulling on my every heart string... Utterly divine

    • @p.b4287
      @p.b4287 Před 4 lety +112

      Very beautiful. Harmony. This has the rare ability to pull my nerves straight no matter how bad times might be.

    • @misium
      @misium Před 4 lety +143

      Proves you can conduct with a pencil and sing in comfy wear...

    • @da96103
      @da96103 Před 4 lety +39

      Man conducting with a pencil? Then you have not seen Gergiev.

    • @Jute511
      @Jute511 Před 4 lety +32

      Beats a toothpick!

    • @chiachtung
      @chiachtung Před 4 lety +111

      @Berliner Stadtschloss Not EVERY performance needs to be done in full concert dress, their attire isn't "stupid" for a recording session. If you're under those stage lights and standing up for hours, things get tiring. Don't knock it till you try it, trust me. I've nearly fainted in my concert attire plenty of times, and would take jeans and a sweater over a floor length dress any day!

  • @scottbarrette1961
    @scottbarrette1961 Před 3 měsíci +212

    The first time I heard this was about 25 yrs ago. It was a cloudy cold late November day. I was driving my car and turned on the radio. A very light fluffy snow started coming down ever so gently. The snow flakes were the size of quarters and seemed to defy gravity. It was so surreal just witnessing this weather phenomenon. Then this particular duet started to chime in. The two sinced together at the same time. It was what I would equate to a religious experience. My heart was taken back. Something in the ethereal world had placed me in the moment to witness both the weather and the music dancing together as one. I’ll never forget that day.

    • @sofiacamara5193
      @sofiacamara5193 Před měsícem +11

      Wow that was a beautiful image in my mind ❤

    • @yvonneholmes2990
      @yvonneholmes2990 Před měsícem +4

      You are me.....🥰

    • @soundknight
      @soundknight Před 28 dny +5

      I think mine was on a TV commercial for the olympics, I remember gymnastics.

    • @MsWright
      @MsWright Před 28 dny +5

      Wow. Poetry. ❤❤❤

    • @sopicnenad0708
      @sopicnenad0708 Před 24 dny +2

      Such details man..just picturing that snow flakes ... Nice

  • @Apri_Ori
    @Apri_Ori Před 5 měsíci +689

    Happy and blessed to be one of the 19 people who have watched this about 1 million times.

  • @Bogart1899
    @Bogart1899 Před 4 lety +5310

    They both shine because they don't try to over-sing the other one.

    • @gordongokelly
      @gordongokelly Před 4 lety +18

      😉👍

    • @oldenweery7510
      @oldenweery7510 Před 4 lety +184

      Yes, it's as near perfect, voice for voice---and orchestra to voice---as I've ever heard.

    • @brucekuehn4031
      @brucekuehn4031 Před 4 lety +113

      And here we are in a coronavirus pandemic that affects all of us around the world. We can still enjoy the heights of what humans can create working together. We will not be brought down by what can only be seen in a powerful microscope.

    • @oldenweery7510
      @oldenweery7510 Před 4 lety +12

      @@brucekuehn4031 *Amen.*

    • @laddup3698
      @laddup3698 Před 4 lety +47

      Yes and this is called a duet

  • @sietze1986
    @sietze1986 Před 4 lety +3268

    When i was in Rehab last year, every saturday morning i woke up and listened to this masterpiece. Now being 13 months clean, i still listen to it every saturday morning. It gives me so much peace.

    • @monk7946
      @monk7946 Před 4 lety +78

      Keep on progressing my friend just met you today and already wanna see you win

    • @bobleton2809
      @bobleton2809 Před 4 lety +88

      Next year i'm off dope since 20 years ...

    • @ponygirl6258
      @ponygirl6258 Před 4 lety +53

      Kudos. One day at a time. Life is too amazingly beautiful to be lived in a fog. It's a gift. Enjoy!

    • @eddaniels9880
      @eddaniels9880 Před 4 lety +32

      Keep it up! Proud of you! Dont stop!

    • @rimax1111
      @rimax1111 Před 4 lety +37

      I m not clean but i want to,and one day if i'm clean,that will be the music i enjoy both sober and high times for me.

  • @SkidVicious1971
    @SkidVicious1971 Před 6 měsíci +482

    I'm a 50 yr old contractor, GenX, biker, metal head, blue collar guy and this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.❤

    • @williamperez1553
      @williamperez1553 Před 6 měsíci +13

      I feel the same way, and I also love "Laschia Ch'io Pianga". I'm a 40 yr old brazilian indigenist, metalhead, and a bit of a blue-collar guy, I'm at an ethno-environmental protection base in the heart of the Amazon rainforest dedicated to protect an uncontacted indigenous group.

    • @Panzer_the_Merganser
      @Panzer_the_Merganser Před 6 měsíci +10

      @@williamperez1553That's awesome: 47 year-old metalhead here, working in the American southeast to preserve what natural places there are left and remove invasive plant species and cultivating native ones at the same time. Fight the good fight and listen to good music all the while.

    • @SayaddinaBeneGesserit
      @SayaddinaBeneGesserit Před 5 měsíci +10

      Moves me to tears…opera makes me cry. So beautiful.

    • @vermontsownboy6957
      @vermontsownboy6957 Před 5 měsíci +8

      Glad you made it here. Welcome. Beautiful music of any kind transcends artificial boundaries.

    • @charliemackenzie2485
      @charliemackenzie2485 Před 4 měsíci +5

      49, yup

  • @bohorosewellness
    @bohorosewellness Před 7 měsíci +400

    Absolute perfection. It's like your ears are being massaged with flower petals.

    • @lenochod6
      @lenochod6 Před 5 měsíci +6

      I did not know how to name the feelong when I am listening to this and this is exactly it!

    • @alexo3198
      @alexo3198 Před měsícem

      😅true!

    • @lydialangfordjoiner765
      @lydialangfordjoiner765 Před 22 dny

      So well said!

    • @Enryu_uyrnE
      @Enryu_uyrnE Před 21 dnem +1

      Bro it’s like my mind is orgasming😂 this is insane

  • @Kade_Bauman
    @Kade_Bauman Před 4 lety +2537

    This is the most flawless Flower Duet I’ve ever heard

    • @michaelmiller1215
      @michaelmiller1215 Před 4 lety +61

      Nathan Bauman Agreed! Two friends having a conversation- what I think the composer intended!

    • @jimbojimbog1598
      @jimbojimbog1598 Před 4 lety +22

      They are both very good and compliment each other very well but have a listen to Amira Willihagen and Corlea Botha singing Flower duet in 2017 superb is the right words to use.

    • @SkeithThePKK
      @SkeithThePKK Před 4 lety +13

      @Ligeia D.Aurevilly i'd give the best version to Elina Garanca and Anna Netrebko imo. give it a listen if you haven't already

    • @artsylovelylady
      @artsylovelylady Před 4 lety +6

      Certainly the best duet of this song at least.

    • @samysamsamy7240
      @samysamsamy7240 Před 4 lety +58

      As a random french dude this version is the one I appreciate the most. Not only because of the vocal performance but the proper pronunciation here makes me fly to the narrative. Full experience.

  • @echowit
    @echowit Před 5 lety +2034

    The word "duet" has now been officially defined.

    • @dudeforcaster8630
      @dudeforcaster8630 Před 5 lety +22

      Sage advise: better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

    • @josephk3607
      @josephk3607 Před 4 lety +18

      I think it was defined in 2007 by Netrebko and Garanča

    • @echowit
      @echowit Před 4 lety +5

      @@josephk3607 Damn!! Forgot that one. Good point. Watched both vids again. I'd hate to have to judge one performance over the other. WIll concede that Netrebko and Garanča put a little more passion into their's. Thanx for the memory jog.

    • @josephk3607
      @josephk3607 Před 4 lety +4

      @@echowit lol sorry I just reread my reply and I seemed a bit angsty 😂 I was not, but anyway, you're right. Both performances are magnificent (but Netrebko's and Garanča's have a special place in my heart)

    • @benca-alors3226
      @benca-alors3226 Před 4 lety +14

      @@josephk3607 The main difference being you can hear Netrebko and Garanča can't speak French, and that makes a huge difference, at least for me.

  • @Kjeesle
    @Kjeesle Před 9 měsíci +296

    A routine rehearsal that turned out to be "THE BEST" the world has ever witnessed.

    • @Kjeesle
      @Kjeesle Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@yosserc agreed.

    • @stevecarson4162
      @stevecarson4162 Před 6 měsíci +21

      I understand that this was actually a recording session, not a rehearsal. I imagine they had to re-record that part where Sabine seems to playfully sing the wrong line, which makes Marianne laugh -- but then she shrugs it off, like she doesn't mind doing it again at all.

    • @tubal4450
      @tubal4450 Před 3 měsíci

      This is atleast 2 different runs. You can see a cut at 2:25 where her hands are in different positions. Not to take anything away from their performance. It was beautiful.@@stevecarson4162

    • @rafaelazanferrari3005
      @rafaelazanferrari3005 Před 2 měsíci

      Fantástico!

    • @ducciwucci
      @ducciwucci Před 2 měsíci

      @@stevecarson4162yeah.... because they were rehearsing.

  • @janerikfranstaberman557
    @janerikfranstaberman557 Před 4 měsíci +306

    Im a norwegian pig farmer and I love this song. . and so do my pigs, too.

    • @lilymarinovic1644
      @lilymarinovic1644 Před 3 měsíci +34

      Your pigs have great taste in music ...😉

    • @taytoyaddic7ed881
      @taytoyaddic7ed881 Před 3 měsíci +13

      I have the most beautiful image in my mind with your description

    • @jivprod9871
      @jivprod9871 Před 3 měsíci +12

      Your pigs must taste good. I know when it taste good.

    • @kalumander
      @kalumander Před 2 měsíci +4

      hahahahaahah
      Happy for you and for yor pigs. After this music, they must taste lickin good!

    • @BooHoo-mk6jq
      @BooHoo-mk6jq Před 2 měsíci +2

      🐖 are my favourite animal & hearing that they love this music pleases me very much ❤

  • @Rodrifuuu
    @Rodrifuuu Před 3 lety +2967

    I have heard dozens of versions of this song. I think this performance will never be surpassed. This is as close to perfection as we'll ever experience.

  • @jitsukerr
    @jitsukerr Před 3 lety +3923

    The balance is exquisite -- it's so easy for the soprano to dominate in this duet, but here she is playing the character, not just singing the aria, and lets the mezzo through. Superb musicianship, and a true duet partner. Her tone and delivery of 'bleu' just before the reprise of the chorus for the last time takes my breath away every time. Stunning singing. And Marianne Crebassa is the perfect foil, authoritative without dominating, supporting the soprano line and allowing her to float it effortlessly without having to compete. Roth supports them sensitively, and the period ensemble make it intimate. I think they knew they had it in the bag after this take

    • @johnfilbert4512
      @johnfilbert4512 Před 3 lety +103

      Could not agree with you more !! This is the best version of this duet online !!

    • @ninaleonard2855
      @ninaleonard2855 Před 3 lety +108

      You are such a star to give us this heart-stopping description to such a beautiful pristine blending of voices...thank you very much🤗

    • @l.ronhubbard5445
      @l.ronhubbard5445 Před 3 lety +25

      Yeah that's definitely the same thing I was thinking lol

    • @gailwebb9619
      @gailwebb9619 Před 3 lety +43

      Marianne’s voice is my favorite of the two.....rich, gorgeous, so beautiful......love your description here, too....

    • @kolaas2006
      @kolaas2006 Před 3 lety +1

      Nonsense

  • @vincephillips4331
    @vincephillips4331 Před 3 měsíci +81

    When you hear something of that beauty, it revives in me that perhaps there is hope for humankind.

    • @Merzhin_Balidoueek
      @Merzhin_Balidoueek Před 3 měsíci +6

      When you feel that something like a kind of sound of nature can be called beauty, you know what the hope of humanity looks like.

  • @peterhutchison5717
    @peterhutchison5717 Před 5 měsíci +119

    One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. It transcends time and space. We’re so fortunate to have the ability to rewatch this at our leisure.

  • @cornholio8949
    @cornholio8949 Před 5 lety +5091

    Am i the only one who watches this multiple times a week...?

  • @stevec6754
    @stevec6754 Před rokem +1314

    It’s almost like it can’t be real. Such control, poise, elegance, just absolutely beautiful

    • @NinjaSagaAwsomness
      @NinjaSagaAwsomness Před 8 měsíci +16

      Just what i posted! There are several masterpieces in the classical music, but this is almost what you call it; unreal!

  • @Edward..de..lanndo
    @Edward..de..lanndo Před 10 měsíci +676

    I've always loved this duet, but what makes this one of my top five to watch, is the casual dress mixed with absolute brilliance.
    Everything and everyone in this video is a genius at what they do.

    • @benlotus2703
      @benlotus2703 Před 9 měsíci +4

      We got everything, from a diddle-eye Joe to a damned-if-I-know.

    • @jujubee463
      @jujubee463 Před 9 měsíci +52

      The ladies look like two soccer moms stocking up at Target until they start singing and the voices of angels come out.

    • @Edward..de..lanndo
      @Edward..de..lanndo Před 9 měsíci +5

      @@jujubee463 😆😆

    • @Edward..de..lanndo
      @Edward..de..lanndo Před 9 měsíci +1

      @benlotus2703 very true.😆

    • @lairdminor8192
      @lairdminor8192 Před 9 měsíci +23

      To me, this looks like a rehearsal.

  • @stevenhigh5418
    @stevenhigh5418 Před 5 měsíci +141

    This is what heaven is going to sound like.

    • @AntonArmsberg
      @AntonArmsberg Před 4 měsíci +5

      in your imagination because it doesn't exist

    • @j_lanelee
      @j_lanelee Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@AntonArmsbergit certainly does. ( 1 Corinthians 2:9) “But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”
      Jesus loves you and God Bless you🙏🏽

    • @castlecrasherproductions6074
      @castlecrasherproductions6074 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@j_laneleea book proves nothing

    • @auntylinda7640
      @auntylinda7640 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Mmmm.....heaven on earth ❤

    • @jaykaramales3087
      @jaykaramales3087 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Heaven: all the dogs I've ever known, running with me through an autumnal forest next to a river, with this music in the background.

  • @ra4811
    @ra4811 Před rokem +2083

    Without introduction or fanfare, I played this video on the big screen for my 3rd grade students. There were a few giggles and rolled eyes but, as the piece continued, my students saw how special this recording was to me.
    The following day I played it again, this time with some biographical info on the singers and opera in general. There were no giggles.
    The following day I played it once more. The children (8 yrs old) shared smiles with me and each other during each chorus.
    On the 4th day, at the library, the children insisted that we share the piece with our librarian. The children introduced the song to her, named the singers and gave a brief summary of the story. When the music began, there was not a fidget, wiggle, or sound in the room except for the sublime music they had come to love.
    ps They also love Ella Fitzgerald and Esmeralda Spalding. :-) but not like they love this duet.

    • @marion3976
      @marion3976 Před rokem +126

      Wow. Those kids will remember this song all their lives. I know I heard it at some point in my childhood, but don't remember the details.

    • @moiseman
      @moiseman Před rokem +178

      Making people less mediocre one day at a time.

    • @Rupe51
      @Rupe51 Před rokem +111

      What a priceless gift you have given to your students and something that not many teachers are prepared to do. You allowed them to enter into the realm of sheer beauty not just once but day after day. And they learn as children have always learned ... by repetition and by the model of your example. You are a special teacher.

    • @alexcal24
      @alexcal24 Před rokem +61

      This gives me hope that some kids will not grow up as the TikTok generation. Bless you for sharing this gem with them.

    • @fivetimesyo
      @fivetimesyo Před rokem +63

      Awesome! My high school English teacher was unapologetic about being a Shakespeare nerd. Twenty five years later, all of us guys from that class are middle aged dads and, you guessed it, Shakespeare nerds. This raises people up. It's "our humble assault upon the commonplace."

  • @abrahamo90
    @abrahamo90 Před 4 lety +1838

    I'm obsessed with that mezzo. The first time I hear the mezzo outshines the soprano... Not an easy thing to do cause this soprano is sublime.

    • @akeemadams7211
      @akeemadams7211 Před 4 lety +132

      God the darkness of the mezzos voice

    • @JJBushfan
      @JJBushfan Před 4 lety +15

      You're only saying that because she's got a smaller nose.

    • @JJBushfan
      @JJBushfan Před 4 lety +53

      @@akeemadams7211 I agree, but it's a rich, wholesome darkness, like 90% cocoa chocolate.

    • @SKS2011SC
      @SKS2011SC Před 4 lety +45

      This soprano is Very good. But in a few places, her voice was just a hair...and I do mean just a tiny hair too bright? verdant? for my admittedly unsophisticated ear. Just a personal preference. I'm partial to Anna Netrebko on soprano for this piece, as her voice is "creamier" and soft around the edges, it just goes down smoother. But that mezzo, wow...absolute perfection. All in all, they sounded magnificent together, gorgeously blended and spectacular voices both.

    • @JJBushfan
      @JJBushfan Před 4 lety +9

      @@SKS2011SC Whether I agree with what you say or not, I like the way you say it. Lyricism on CZcams? Whatever next?

  • @milivojkacavenda4461
    @milivojkacavenda4461 Před 2 měsíci +28

    Since I first heard this Duet, I listen to it every day because it reminds me of my Mother who passed away in 2018. She worked at the Croatian National Theater as a cleaner, but she took me with her every time there was an opera or play on the schedule. I have seen a lot of operas and plays in that theater, but I have never heard such a good "Duet"...❤

  • @infinitum5425
    @infinitum5425 Před 16 dny +10

    The exquisite voices of Sabine Devieilhe and Marianne Crebassa elevate this duet to a whole new level. Their harmonies blend seamlessly, for an ethereal and captivating performance. This duet truly showcases the beauty and artistry of operatic soprano singing. Bravo!

  • @paulagreen6005
    @paulagreen6005 Před 2 lety +1749

    I love the contrast of how casually they are dressed and at the same time singing like angels 💐

    • @eransasson20
      @eransasson20 Před 2 lety +67

      If you love this kind of contrast, don't go to concerts and just go to see rehearsals ☺

    • @paulagreen6005
      @paulagreen6005 Před 2 lety +27

      @@eransasson20 Thank you for the tip :) !

    • @iltc9734
      @iltc9734 Před 2 lety +59

      I see what you mean. They are very young, attractive, and informal, with voices that are highly precise, highly trained, and incredible. I love the contrast, and I love the fact they look comfortable.

    • @paulagreen6005
      @paulagreen6005 Před 2 lety +8

      @@iltc9734 Exactly!

    • @vekkdrums
      @vekkdrums Před 2 lety +21

      we classical musicians are ppl you know xD we are not always well dressed

  • @billnolastname5078
    @billnolastname5078 Před 5 lety +1949

    It looks like I wandered onto the good part of CZcams again.....

    • @GeldorfMcleod
      @GeldorfMcleod Před 4 lety +3

      the fight with the bland and soppy and one dimensional music industry continues . we will see after the trashing of net neutrality

    • @gailwebb9619
      @gailwebb9619 Před 4 lety +10

      Bill Nolastname me, too.....have to listen to this magnificent duet at least once a day....love the mezzo soprano the most....what a stunning voice she has....

    • @eleanorsharma5884
      @eleanorsharma5884 Před 4 lety +2

    • @BigBenKen
      @BigBenKen Před 4 lety +13

      Welcome on the good side mate. A cup of tea?

    • @oldgundog4705
      @oldgundog4705 Před 4 lety +1

      @Daniel Embree, don't judge me bro😉

  • @TheAndoid
    @TheAndoid Před 28 dny +9

    In my opinion this is the most beautiful performance of any song ever…..Thank you ladies xx

  • @joboje
    @joboje Před 3 měsíci +41

    This left me with goosebumps, tears running and breathless....OUT OF THIS WORLD!!

  • @Divingtenerifescuba
    @Divingtenerifescuba Před 4 lety +1344

    20 years ago today, my wife and myself walked down the isle to this sung by two friends of ours from the philharmonic. Today I sit and listen to this with very mixed feelings, pain of loss as my wife died suddenly two months ago, and yet the joy of the day we married.

  • @OYisit
    @OYisit Před 2 lety +723

    I do not understand a single word but it's the most beautiful song I have ever heard.

    • @katebnasser9753
      @katebnasser9753 Před 2 lety +113

      It talks about a princess and her servant in a kingdom in India. They are going to pick up flowers along a river in a wonderful garden with swans. You have to check up the lyrics and translate it. I'm French and I can tell you it's one of the most beautiful song that exists. The text is a flamboyance of beauty.

    • @VirginiaBerlinerblau
      @VirginiaBerlinerblau Před 2 lety +13

      Es una canción que habla del amor entre dos personas, mujeres, entre dos mujeres tengo entendido

    • @titi08
      @titi08 Před 2 lety +19

      It's not easy to understand, even for the native french I am. It's absolutely gorgeous.

    • @rhylschermatz5809
      @rhylschermatz5809 Před 2 lety +11

      I'm french and I don't understand everything too. Who cares? So beautifull song. Berlioz is a genius.

    • @titi08
      @titi08 Před 2 lety +12

      @@rhylschermatz5809 According to Wikipedia, Lakmé was composed by Léo Delibes, and it's beautiful

  • @user-td3zd2jv6k
    @user-td3zd2jv6k Před 17 dny +4

    J'ai entendu de nombreuses version de cet extraordinaire duo, mais cette interprétation dépasse toutes les autres par l'accord quasi parfait des deux voix. Tout y est l'immense qualité du chant mais aussi l'émotion intense. La magnifique voix, si émouvante, de Sabine Devieilhe y est ici sublimée par la très belle et chaude voix de Marianne Crebassa. J'adore!
    Bravo et merci mesdames pour ce moment de bonheur absolu!

  • @marcelleboyer1917
    @marcelleboyer1917 Před rokem +149

    Oh mon Dieu! what beauty! This brought tears to my eyes, once again. When my son was 5 years old, this part of the opéra played on Arte TV here in France, while he was playing with his toys. He stopped, let his toys go and dropped to his knees in front of the TV, and just stayed mesmerized by the music... It was just an heavenly moment and since then, every time I hear that part of the opera, I just cry with tears of joy...

    • @Kattaccino
      @Kattaccino Před 11 měsíci +11

      This was the first piece of opera I ever loved as a child, too! It's magical. What a sweet memory with your son ❤

    • @sara_kalinowska
      @sara_kalinowska Před 5 měsíci +3

      moment worth living. thank you for sharing

    • @zidirkran1824
      @zidirkran1824 Před 3 měsíci

      Et ils veulent nous mettre du Aya nakamura pour les jeux olympiques Mdr 😂😂
      Alors qu’ont a des chanteurs en or en France 🇫🇷🥲
      Même les français comprennent rien eux paroles d’aya nakamura 😜😂😂

  • @stefan6347
    @stefan6347 Před 4 lety +1692

    *FINALLY AFTER YEARS OF SEARCHING I FOUND THE NAME OF THE SONG*

  • @AlysseSailor
    @AlysseSailor Před 4 lety +1402

    I love that their voices aren't so big and heavy like the larger more mature voices we so often hear sing this. They are fresh and light like the flowers they're singing about. So tantalizing!

    • @JJBushfan
      @JJBushfan Před 4 lety +22

      Very perceptive.

    • @Okimyhome
      @Okimyhome Před 4 lety +24

      That’s it!!!! Thank you for sharing your interpretation. It’s perfect. That’s exactly what I feel each time I listen to these Angels. Thank you.

    • @angelatrujillo971
      @angelatrujillo971 Před 4 lety +2

      AMAZING!

    • @bt10ant
      @bt10ant Před 4 lety +2

      Me, too.

    • @ableadelaide5893
      @ableadelaide5893 Před 3 lety +3

      yeah but joan and marilyn piss all over this

  • @peterkoller3761
    @peterkoller3761 Před rokem +43

    this is the result of two magnificent singers not trying to outperform each other but letting each other shine. and shine they do!

  • @cannibale101
    @cannibale101 Před 2 měsíci +14

    Sabine Devieilhe's voice is the sound the light that sparks on a crystal makes.

  • @ElizeFleury
    @ElizeFleury Před 2 lety +2022

    I just can’t get over how beautiful this is. I always cry when they start singing together. And oh my god, their voices blend so perfectly, it’s unbelievable!

  • @Tillys_Travels
    @Tillys_Travels Před 3 lety +732

    Yesterday afternoon my father passed away while listening to this video. It is so very beautiful, and such a lovely piece to remember him by. Thank you to all those involved in its recording.

    • @kromantik9589
      @kromantik9589 Před 3 lety +25

      I can tell he was a special man by reading your comment. I'm sorry for your loss, I know he's now listening to angels singing this music and thinking of you.

    • @IsraelGarcia-rl5bt
      @IsraelGarcia-rl5bt Před 3 lety +12

      Sorry for your loss blessings and hugs to you beatiful soul.

    • @karenfromfinasse8430
      @karenfromfinasse8430 Před 3 lety +14

      Oh no I'm so sorry! The loss of a parent is one of the worst things that can happen to us. I'm with you darling. Stay strong!

    • @grahamoliver4875
      @grahamoliver4875 Před 3 lety +9

      I'm so sorry for your loss, Claire. I know how you will be feeling at this time. Sending love to you and your family 💗

    • @beatalundin553
      @beatalundin553 Před 3 lety +10

      R.I.P.

  • @majorthumbsup8563
    @majorthumbsup8563 Před 4 měsíci +15

    Personally this is the definitive! Orchestra, conductor and singers seperated by zero, when it flows! Perfect enunciation a relaxed ensemble of time stopping brilliance, sabine and marianne push each other with affection and the confidence of their abilities. I dont think i will ever listen to a better version!

  • @consuelocalvo8405
    @consuelocalvo8405 Před 9 měsíci +143

    So beautiful, so natural! This is the way a duet should be sung, not one person trying to be heard more than the other.

    • @stevecarson4162
      @stevecarson4162 Před 6 měsíci +15

      In MOST performances of this aria, the soprano completely overpowers the mezzo to the point where you can hardly hear her. In this one, the singers are in perfect balance, like they're having a conversation, not one trying to outdo the other!

  • @gregoryrogers2383
    @gregoryrogers2383 Před 4 lety +626

    Quite possibly the most stunning piece of French music ever composed.

  • @kesoarz9716
    @kesoarz9716 Před 3 lety +1645

    I feel sorry for these two girls and musicians having to singing and playing hours and hours as i replay this over and over again

    • @vuyomlambo3546
      @vuyomlambo3546 Před 3 lety +18

      😹😹😹😹😭😭😭😭

    • @finnmccool684
      @finnmccool684 Před 3 lety +83

      But they get it right every time! :)

    • @Aldrannt
      @Aldrannt Před 3 lety +25

      don't worry they're born to do it all day, i'm in love

    • @vollhorst8577
      @vollhorst8577 Před 3 lety +5

      😂😂😂😂

    • @brookeggleston9314
      @brookeggleston9314 Před 3 lety +9

      You do know that they get paid? Quite well, in fact! THIS IS THEIR JOB!!🤭✨

  • @pyeblackbox1
    @pyeblackbox1 Před 5 měsíci +29

    The best version ever.

  • @alfs3
    @alfs3 Před 9 měsíci +79

    Possibly the most gorgeous song ever composed ever and this duet is amazing!

  • @red_wullf
    @red_wullf Před rokem +652

    I love how Marriane looks like she just popped in for a minute to help out with the duet piece. Such stunningly beautiful voices.

    • @najah7781
      @najah7781 Před rokem +59

      yes totally, and the conductor s conducting with a green pencil! So laid-back but absolute perfection

    • @red_wullf
      @red_wullf Před rokem +1

      @@RebekkaJensen LOL, ok.

    • @alanwilliams5389
      @alanwilliams5389 Před rokem

      ​@@RebekkaJensen oh, be nice.

    • @red_wullf
      @red_wullf Před rokem +5

      @@alanwilliams5389 That’s the Internet today. People will seize any opportunity to argue and insult. Even over something utterly tiny like a typo or bad autocorrect on an obscure opera singer’s name.

    • @red_wullf
      @red_wullf Před rokem +5

      @@RebekkaJensen there are polite ways to correct a spelling mistake and less polite ways. You chose a less polite way and now your trying to justify it. You could have simply said, “Please note that her name is spelled Marianne, which can help other people find her.” But that’s not what you said, is it?

  • @thewaywardpoet
    @thewaywardpoet Před 2 lety +918

    My God, this has to be one of the most beautiful duets in all of opera. This rendition in particular is just breathtakingly gorgeous. I never tire of watching it. Brave, ladies. Bravissime.

    • @robertbrizard1965
      @robertbrizard1965 Před rokem +6

      Magique avec François Xavier Roth orchestre exceptionnel un duo de gde qualité.merci

    • @wallydiaz6918
      @wallydiaz6918 Před rokem +3

      Magic, emotional, perfect!

    • @jimallen9442
      @jimallen9442 Před rokem +13

      Its the only bit of opera I have heard that I like, but I'm a 54 year old punk rocker, so what do I know.

    • @wertyuiopasd6281
      @wertyuiopasd6281 Před rokem +9

      @@jimallen9442 Don't worry.
      This is one of the most beautiful things you'll hear for sure.

    • @davidepoggi
      @davidepoggi Před rokem +3

      It's *brave *bravissime

  • @user-hy3uo5kr3q
    @user-hy3uo5kr3q Před 3 měsíci +21

    I love Crebassa! She is one of the few incredible singers of today!

  • @JohnWilliams-iw6oq
    @JohnWilliams-iw6oq Před rokem +232

    The most beautiful rendition I have ever heard, I keep coming back time after time to lose myself in the magic of their voices.

  • @izzybeth
    @izzybeth Před 2 lety +731

    this is so beautiful. I cried. that mezzo. my heart stopped when she started singing. I feel privileged to have heard this.

    • @kevinmac2200
      @kevinmac2200 Před 2 lety +21

      I have to ration my listening to this. It's just too much, too wonderful.

    • @stevecarson4162
      @stevecarson4162 Před 2 lety +38

      People often pay more attention to the soprano, who is usually given a showier role in an opera. But Marianne Crebassa's rich mezzo is heartstoppingly gorgeous. Sabine is "pretty" in the usual way, but Marianne's looks fascinate me. I can't take my eyes off her.

    • @donnam6547
      @donnam6547 Před 2 lety +3

      Agreed

    • @dudanunesbleff
      @dudanunesbleff Před 2 lety +17

      The mezzo has the perfect voice. My soul felt power and peace at the same time when she started to sing.

    • @longnamenocansayy
      @longnamenocansayy Před 2 lety +1

      @@kevinmac2200 i think that's best. ease into it. come back later for the rest.

  • @erika7674
    @erika7674 Před 5 lety +3465

    It's strange to see two women, dressed like you and I, in such ordinary clothes, singing with such extraordinary, operatic beauty!!

    • @Flashbek87
      @Flashbek87 Před 5 lety +143

      It shows you what kind of power and beauty each of us have inside

    • @KayHarpaGone
      @KayHarpaGone Před 5 lety +70

      they are recording a CD so they have not to be dressed as for a concert - can't you see the microphones ? They never sing with microphones in concert.

    • @corryzahn
      @corryzahn Před 5 lety +105

      It threw me off too... usually when you hear this, it's during a performance... and I'm watching this all like "oh my god! they're normal people with real lives, and not glamorous divas in formal gowns and jewels all the time!"

    • @KayHarpaGone
      @KayHarpaGone Před 5 lety +8

      @@corryzahn czcams.com/video/ldYpStpIpNU/video.html and so many other video on CZcams that were taken when musicians were recording CD.......

    • @nailbitter310
      @nailbitter310 Před 5 lety +7

      erika7674 I know, that also caught my attention.

  • @debraward8502
    @debraward8502 Před měsícem +7

    I have heard so many versions of this duet and this is by far the best.

  • @carolharris9279
    @carolharris9279 Před 5 měsíci +26

    Easily my favourite performance of this song. These two ladies compliment each other so much with their exquisite voices. I'll never tire of listening to it

  • @jameshaga547
    @jameshaga547 Před 2 lety +964

    absolutely gorgeous version of the song. Those two ladies have such perfect voices. I must have listened to this 20 times today alone..

    • @kmc7062
      @kmc7062 Před 2 lety +8

      Same.

    • @twobefree3262
      @twobefree3262 Před 2 lety +11

      Amazing! Everyone is absolutely amazing, including the director. You can feel every note from each instrument, the voices of the vocalists, and the movements of the director/conductor.
      Incredibly fulfilling! 🎻🎵🎶

    • @JamesBond-ml3zp
      @JamesBond-ml3zp Před 2 lety +7

      First Time I ever heard this song was in the Movie "Carlito's Way" when Al Pacino was watching his ex girlfriend through a Window practice Dancing. This is a Heavenly Song and will endure forever!

    • @paolamoreyra6490
      @paolamoreyra6490 Před 2 lety +4

      Me too!!!!

    • @gwendolynkeyes6396
      @gwendolynkeyes6396 Před 2 lety +3

      JAMES , YOU HAVE AND EAR FOR UPLIFTING MUSIC WHEN I HEARD THIS FROM THE COMMERCIAL I FOUND IT AND I BEEN LISTENING TO THIS SONG AS MANY TIMES AS YOU ITS JUST INSTANT MEDICINE MUSIC 🎵 DOES WONDER FOR YOUR HEART 💙 CAUSE I ELIMINATE STRESS FROM PEOPLE BY LISTENING TO LEGENDARY MUSIC 🎵

  • @kerryburns6041
    @kerryburns6041 Před rokem +246

    An old man, on a Spanish mountain, has tears of joy running down his face. Sublime !

    • @ellaromanowska8073
      @ellaromanowska8073 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Must have been such a beautiful, unforgettable moment!

    • @aightm8
      @aightm8 Před 9 měsíci +2

      As a mountain I concur

  • @ariannaflores8499
    @ariannaflores8499 Před 9 měsíci +36

    My brain can’t comprehend how peoples voices can reach such high notes and make it sound so appealing to my ears. The whole entire middle part made me feel so weird in a good way

  • @eugenesheshenin2060
    @eugenesheshenin2060 Před 3 měsíci +8

    Air. Softened tone. Playful calibration of volume and rythmic agility. Crisp diction and sustained lines without strain and unnecessary bravura. Sheer palpable joy of singing that music and playing it together is a marvel of musicality. Am I dreaming? No. That is just a group of really and fully engaged musicians that are in love with material. Kudos to conductor François-Xavier Roth and his orchestra Les Siècles - for creation the hypnotic sonic atmosphere that evokes the trance-like state of suspended reality in listener. A lot of singers do that duet for its obvious beauty. But to make it anew to glow and shimmer in warm burnished tones - that requires a special sensibility and possession of means to express it. These two marvellous ladies stands out from the crowd of many even famous performers that took this duet on. Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa seem to win it. That unshowy commited to music attitude is a rarity at any time anywhere. Mesmerizing sensuos sonic experience that uniqely delivered by engagement of all of this duet's performers - is the evidence of their artistic commitment. It's a good enough reason to be grateful for the opportunity of being transported for 6 minutes to something that closely resembles outer spheres. Merci, merci, merci...

  • @explorero320
    @explorero320 Před 2 lety +230

    Lakmé: Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs
    Jettent déjà leur ombre
    Sur le ruisseau sacré
    qui coule, calme et sombre,
    Eveillé par le chant des oiseaux tapageurs.
    Mallika: Oh! maîtresse, c'est l'heure
    où je te vois sourire,
    L'heure bénie où je puis lire
    Dans le coeur toujours fermé
    De Lakmé!
    Lakmé: Dôme épais le jasmin
    Mallika: Sous le dôme épais où le blanc jasmin
    L.: À la rose s'assemble,
    M.: À la rose s'assemble,
    L.: Rive en fleurs, frais matin,
    M.: Sur la rive en fleurs, riant au matin,
    L.: Nous appellent ensemble.
    M.: Viens, descendons ensemble.
    L.: Ah! glissons en suivant
    M.: Doucement glissons; De son flot charmant
    L.: Le courant fuyant;
    M.: Suivons le courant fuyant;
    L.: Dans l'onde frémissante,
    M.: Dans l’onde frémissante,
    L.: D'une main nonchalante,
    M.: D’une main nonchalante,
    L.: Gagnons le bord,
    M.: Viens, gagnons le bord
    L.: Où l'oiseau chante,
    M.: Où la source dort.
    L.: l'oiseau, l'oiseau chante.
    M.: Et l’oiseau, l’oiseau chante.
    L.: Dôme épais, blanc jasmin,
    M.: Sous le dôme épais, Sous le blanc jasmin,
    L.: Nous appellent ensemble!
    M.: Ah! descendons ensemble!
    L.: Mais, je ne sais quelle crainte subite
    s’empare de moi.
    Quand mon père va seul à leur ville maudite,
    Je tremble, je tremble d'effroi!
    M.: Pour que le Dieu Ganeça le protège,
    Jusqu'à l'étang où s'ébattent joyeux
    Les cygnes aux ailes de neige,
    Allons cueillir les lotus bleus.
    L.: Oui, près des cygnes aux ailes de neige,
    Allons cueillir les lotus bleus.
    L: Dôme épais le jasmin
    M: Sous le dôme épais où le blanc jasmin
    L.: À la rose s'assemble,
    M.: À la rose s'assemble,
    L.: Rive en fleurs, frais matin,
    M.: Sur la rive en fleurs, riant au matin,
    L.: Nous appellent ensemble.
    M.: Viens, descendons ensemble.
    L.: Ah! glissons en suivant
    M.: Doucement glissons; De son flot charmant
    L.: Le courant fuyant;
    M.: Suivons le courant fuyant;
    L.: Dans l'onde frémissante,
    M.: Dans l’onde frémissante,
    L.: D'une main nonchalante,
    M.: D’une main nonchalante,
    L.: Gagnons le bord,
    M.: Viens, gagnons le bord
    L.: Où l'oiseau chante,
    M.: Où la source dort.
    L.: l'oiseau, l'oiseau chante.
    M.: Et l’oiseau, l’oiseau chante.
    L.: Dôme épais, blanc jasmin,
    M.: Sous le dôme épais, Sous le blanc jasmin,
    L.: Nous appellent ensemble!
    M.: Ah! descendons ensemble!

    • @anna6221
      @anna6221 Před rokem +9

      Merci beaucoup !!!

    • @marienevens885
      @marienevens885 Před rokem +7

      Merci pour ce partage

    • @vladpanic8913
      @vladpanic8913 Před rokem +4

      . . tre bien . . merci . . vladimir de australie

    • @safidehili9603
      @safidehili9603 Před rokem +4

      🙏🙏🙏

    • @iomifortiche5308
      @iomifortiche5308 Před rokem +3

      Merci de ce partage. Ce dimanche je serais à L'Opéra de Liège voir et découvrir l'histoire "LAKMÉ ". J'espère entendre en directe une aussi belle interprétation.Bien à vous

  • @rodneyboguszynski7343
    @rodneyboguszynski7343 Před 2 lety +280

    I love the way these two ladies look. They look as if they have just picked the kids up from school, told them to sit quiet while they have a bit of a sing song, brilliant.

    • @filsgreen
      @filsgreen Před 2 lety +17

      Rodney, your premise sums up my opinion precisely. The power of the ladies voices juxtaposed with their every day appearance brings the whole piece alive. You half expect them to have a bevy in the pub round the corner after rehearsals, which is probably what they do.
      I hope these ladies know how special they are and truly appreciated

    • @elisabethlooijschelder4974
      @elisabethlooijschelder4974 Před 2 lety +3

      I totally agree.

    • @donnam6547
      @donnam6547 Před 2 lety +2

      Beautifully said, and true

    • @PGLos
      @PGLos Před 2 lety

      😂😂😂

  • @DanielaRicci-wx5zv
    @DanielaRicci-wx5zv Před 11 dny +3

    By far ...the BEST version I've ever heard.
    Divine ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @claudiameier666
    @claudiameier666 Před 9 měsíci +36

    its what flowers would sound like if they sang

  • @kbwaldron
    @kbwaldron Před rokem +608

    This has the clearest diction I’ve ever heard for this piece. Kudos for the ladies letting each other shine.

    • @bouledeberlin8741
      @bouledeberlin8741 Před rokem +23

      I'm glad someone else notices that. Usually you can't understand the lyrics, but here I don't even need subtitles.

    • @kbwaldron
      @kbwaldron Před rokem +6

      @@bouledeberlin8741 I speak French, very
      badly. When sung, any language can easily be misheard, and when not a first language, not understood. In this instance I actually could understand what was being sung.

    • @markcroft1303
      @markcroft1303 Před rokem +16

      Niether of them tries to outshine the other pure class

    • @rosa7479
      @rosa7479 Před rokem +27

      It's normal, they're both French 😊

    • @kbwaldron
      @kbwaldron Před rokem +5

      @@rosa7479 Has little bearing on diction. I’ve heard a lot of English singers singing English I could not understand. They,re just that good.

  • @taniaakter1260
    @taniaakter1260 Před 3 lety +210

    I'm in love with the mezzo. The casual way she sings perfectly, the way she carries herself wearing those casual clothes, she makes it look so easy, like an everyday singing practice.

    • @myknittingblog
      @myknittingblog Před 3 lety +4

      It is easy - for her (after years of training)

    • @parisbrannigan1009
      @parisbrannigan1009 Před 3 lety

      Me too it’s hard to believe

    • @honingbijtje83
      @honingbijtje83 Před 3 lety +7

      @@myknittingblog I don't think so. Full concentration the whole time.
      It's not only about singing, it's also about listening and she does it great.

  • @markgalanter1171
    @markgalanter1171 Před měsícem +9

    Every time I see Sabine Devieilhe I can't help but think she is an elvish princess. Along with her angelic soprano voice, she is slight and her ears peek out of her long, blond hair.

  • @KryzaLide
    @KryzaLide Před 11 měsíci +99

    Absolutely wonderful !!
    "Sous le dôme épais
    Où le blanc jasmin
    À la rose s'assemble
    Sur la rive en fleurs
    Riant au matin
    Viens, descendons ensemble
    Doucement glissons
    De son flot charmant
    Suivons le courant fuyant
    Dans l'onde frémissante
    D'une main nonchalante
    Viens, gagnons le bord
    Où la source dort et
    L'oiseau, l'oiseau chante
    Sous le dôme épais
    Où le blanc jasmin
    Ah, descendons
    Ensemble
    Sous le dôme épais
    Où le blanc jasmin
    À la rose s'assemble
    Sur la rive en fleurs
    Riant au matin
    Viens, descendons ensemble
    Doucement glissons
    De son flot charmant
    Suivons le courant fuyant
    Dans l'onde frémissante
    D'une main nonchalante
    Viens, gagnons le bord
    Où la source dort et
    L'oiseau, l'oiseau chante
    Sous le dôme épais
    Où le blanc jasmin
    Ah, descendons
    Ensemble"

  • @marcoterres3421
    @marcoterres3421 Před 3 lety +336

    This song shows exactly the beauty and difference of voices between a soprano and a mezzo-soprano, just perfection! And I think they're both french, the accent is very natural

    • @candidcrafts4732
      @candidcrafts4732 Před 3 lety +20

      They are French!

    • @sophiel9504
      @sophiel9504 Před 3 lety +7

      We have a few beautiful things in France, except our actual president!
      😱

    • @gailwebb9619
      @gailwebb9619 Před 3 lety +4

      Love this duet and Marianne’s mezzo is sublime.....love it.

    • @charlesmorein
      @charlesmorein Před 3 lety +10

      Elles sont françaises

    • @Aragiss
      @Aragiss Před 3 lety +2

      It's very difficult to sing this piece well if you're not a native French speaker

  • @goranklaren2566
    @goranklaren2566 Před 3 lety +332

    When the world is utterly insane I return to this wonderful piece. I’m crying.

  • @girlnextdoor7
    @girlnextdoor7 Před 8 měsíci +76

    I don‘t know the first thing about opera, but this song is so devine. I get goosebumps everytime i listen to it.

  • @evillemike2009
    @evillemike2009 Před 10 měsíci +31

    The blend of all the voices is the thing. It's what makes this version my absolute fave. So perfect - I cry every time.

  • @cheythedime.7
    @cheythedime.7 Před 6 lety +1905

    The mezzo added the perfect finesse to this piece. My ears heard beauty today!

    • @jimmyis5541
      @jimmyis5541 Před 6 lety +16

      Cheyenne Gibson just wanted to remind to listen to this again

    • @davem3833
      @davem3833 Před 5 lety +9

      They have to be native to the spefic point in Italia where it was created to have this passion love, tension and power to deliver such grace.

    • @RegentofArrako
      @RegentofArrako Před 5 lety +1

      Yes!!

    • @jessegomez550
      @jessegomez550 Před 5 lety +4

      Charming. Beautiful.

    • @VaccumBlister6
      @VaccumBlister6 Před 5 lety +33

      SuperSmashing Dave...
      This is a French aria, sweetheart (not Italian).

  • @laurast.martin2421
    @laurast.martin2421 Před 4 lety +278

    The sound of their two voices together is like getting a big hug and being told everything's going to be OK. What a much needed feeling right now...

  • @caelahparsons8382
    @caelahparsons8382 Před 3 měsíci +5

    This is music to get lost in. I have heard many beautiful versions of this song. These two wonderfully talented women and orchestra have presented the most beautiful version I have ever heard. Thank you ♥️

  • @PoliteAF
    @PoliteAF Před 8 měsíci +29

    I'm not a highly sophisticated individual, so forgive my vernacular: this is a f***ing banger. 10/10

  • @charlescharliecharlotte
    @charlescharliecharlotte Před 2 lety +616

    this is my absolute favorite version of this song, nothing compares to native french singers singing a french song !

    • @VanessaMaeFan18
      @VanessaMaeFan18 Před 2 lety +23

      There is definitely more context and depth than a non native French speaker singing this piece. Very imaginative and beautiful. The 1st time I heard the Flower Duet was when I listened to Charlotte Church. As a 16 year old, totally dismissed it lol. But. Years later, heard a different arrangement and I decided to give it another go and loved it.
      I think that there seems to be more depth when a soloist is performing a piece from their native country. It's like an American pianist playing a composition by Tchaikovsky vs a native Russian playing the same piece by the same composer 🙂.

    • @ennediend2865
      @ennediend2865 Před 2 lety +6

      ABSOLUMENT ! MERCI 😊👍

    • @luisservin3376
      @luisservin3376 Před 2 lety +25

      Not only that, but also there is a softness and sweetness in their voices. Other singers try to sing it using all the power in their voices, as if they were singing a dramatic duet from an italian opera. Here they just sing it perfectly.

    • @reginaldforthright805
      @reginaldforthright805 Před 2 lety

      Terrible performance. Look what they’re wearing, so disrespectful. Slouching, fidgeting, folded arms. They look like they’re waiting for a bus. A complete disgrace.

    • @pianofever8586
      @pianofever8586 Před 2 lety

      Mine too!

  • @echofoxtrot2.051
    @echofoxtrot2.051 Před rokem +123

    Every hair on my arms is standing up. Wow. This is not a song; it is an experience!

  • @cattailer1077
    @cattailer1077 Před 8 měsíci +20

    Over the past 5 years I've listened to this at least 100 times! It just makes me so happy🍁 Bravo, beautiful ladies👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @user-hn8lm8th8k
    @user-hn8lm8th8k Před 16 dny +1

    This masterpiece work of art by all involved was posted 6 years ago. I'm pretty sure I have had the good fortune to be listening to this copy for 4 of those years. I fell in love with this duet over 20 years ago and have enjoyed it each time. I must admit this is my favorite version of all. I even bought the album! Thank you, thank you, thank you for this gift!

  • @playboyhero
    @playboyhero Před 3 lety +898

    This is the music to listen to when the whole world is falling apart in chaos...

    • @MrCarolperroni
      @MrCarolperroni Před 3 lety +16

      Especially in my country: Brazil

    • @luisnunes2010
      @luisnunes2010 Před 3 lety +2

      Not nearly angry enough.
      Gorgeous still. 🔥😋

    • @zeropoint546
      @zeropoint546 Před 3 lety +5

      When the collapse comes, and I shave my head and turn cannibal, I'll play this on loud speakers from my death truck.

    • @luisnunes2010
      @luisnunes2010 Před 3 lety +3

      @@zeropoint546 Lol
      The colapse is here, it's gonna be agonizigly slow, not flashy and glorious, sorry.

    • @zeropoint546
      @zeropoint546 Před 3 lety +1

      @@luisnunes2010 Oh, I'll eat human flesh. Never doubt it.

  • @Geselle_Johannes
    @Geselle_Johannes Před 3 lety +376

    Their voices fit so perfectly together. I can't believe how perfect this sounds. How does it sound so perfect?

    • @maezzydaizzy7633
      @maezzydaizzy7633 Před 2 lety +23

      Hundreds if not thousands of hours of practice.

    • @MarkJones-gt2qd
      @MarkJones-gt2qd Před 2 lety +9

      @@maezzydaizzy7633 That. and Delibes .

    • @stevecarson4162
      @stevecarson4162 Před 2 lety +41

      This is BY FAR the best version I've ever heard. Far too often, the soprano overwhelms the mezzo to the point where you can hardly hear her. In this performance, both voices can be heard clearly and they meld together perfectly, without one drowning out the other.

    • @fazeelamollick1777
      @fazeelamollick1777 Před 2 lety +12

      @@stevecarson4162 You said it perfectly!

    • @pyrefly7575
      @pyrefly7575 Před 2 lety +4

      Fourteen decades of generations of people trying again and again and again , you're bound to get some amazing recordings in 140 years

  • @marcosbaccanelli2976
    @marcosbaccanelli2976 Před 4 měsíci +7

    FANTASTICHE. INTERPRETAZIONE SUBLIME.!!. NON MI STANCO MAI DI GUARDARLO.

  • @Absynth616
    @Absynth616 Před měsícem +4

    This duett is just fking excellence! I listened to it hundred of times and I will still listen to it when im 80.

  • @KMMalmquist
    @KMMalmquist Před 3 lety +191

    So often the soprano takes over in this duet but not here!
    Mezzos are my absolute favorite so I’m extra pleased to hear such a lovely blend 🖤

  • @TheTexn
    @TheTexn Před 5 lety +838

    I would expect to hear this at the gates of Heaven.

    • @miriamlerner4587
      @miriamlerner4587 Před 4 lety +11

      Absolutely. Music like this elevates our souls.

    • @Mrbrbusby
      @Mrbrbusby Před 4 lety

      Actually. They’re playing it in the opposite direction.

    • @claudy9451
      @claudy9451 Před 4 lety +9

      you expect to be welcomed to heaven in french ?

    • @WKMasterGamer
      @WKMasterGamer Před 4 lety

      but what if the angels dont want you to see the gates of heaven?

    • @andrzejswiebod7087
      @andrzejswiebod7087 Před 4 lety +1

      W rzeczy samej...

  • @kaziiqbal7257
    @kaziiqbal7257 Před 8 měsíci +18

    I think what can’t be understated is the work of the sound engineers. They didn’t simply recreate what it would sound like to be in the audience. The built a new soundscape from the ground up, something that has no real-world parallel but sounds natural all the while.

  • @Valdaemonium
    @Valdaemonium Před rokem +31

    1:06 this part takes me to the deepest ground of my soul... I can't believe yet I could find this sublime "opus" while still in life...🥺❤️

  • @Catwoman2904
    @Catwoman2904 Před 4 lety +545

    Marianne Crebassa (mezzo) stole the show. She's amazing. Both are amazing! This is my most favourite version ever

    • @gailwebb9619
      @gailwebb9619 Před 4 lety +8

      Agree. She is magnificent.

    • @mdd4567
      @mdd4567 Před 4 lety +9

      Pour moi, leur duo est parfait, c'est la plus belle version que j'aie jamais entendue.

    • @Deeznat69
      @Deeznat69 Před 4 lety +1

      Her voice is handsome :v

    • @headoverheels88
      @headoverheels88 Před 4 lety

      I'm so glad I wasn't the only won who thought that. Just exquisite.

    • @da96103
      @da96103 Před 4 lety +3

      @@teresanovak2039 Well the mezzosoprano needs to be good so that the soprano does not look bad (not sound bad). If the mezzesoprano is not skillful, she would be overpowered by the soprano and people would say the soprano is being a diva and tries to upstage everyone.

  • @alexcal24
    @alexcal24 Před rokem +378

    I slowly realise I have some kind of depression and just listening to this soothingly sublime duet makes me dream of a better world, a garden filled with flowers and birds singing. This is the power of Music.

    • @stunnedmulletblah9714
      @stunnedmulletblah9714 Před rokem +3

      And then.....you wake up

    • @alexcal24
      @alexcal24 Před rokem +7

      @@stunnedmulletblah9714 indeed. Reality kicks in, I have to work in a job I now hate, I have to deal with overbearing parents, I have to live on an island I fucking hate... Beautiful life.

    • @SeenAGreatLight
      @SeenAGreatLight Před rokem +8

      The world has a lot of beauty in it, but it sure can be a depressing place to live many times. "We were made for something greater," a good author liked to say, and we can all feel it sometimes. But God's promise is that unbroken garden world will be a reality for anyone willing to let go of their rebellion against God and follow him, and from all I've seen and heard, I believe him. God offers forgiveness freely without price because of the payment of his son, Jesus. That promise can be for you too, if you will follow him!
      Look for the book of John in the Bible if you're willing, but be ready. God will change your life for the best if you submit to him, but what's good for you sometimes hurts. I'll tell you this though: it's worth it.

    • @Monogram4uu
      @Monogram4uu Před rokem +4

      @@alexcal24 I’m probably in a similar situation, been trapped in family business and tangled in between what I like to do & what I should do. I feel so touched & soothed since heard it in classicFM this morning, so I’ve been replaying it for almost whole day today. This is not the first time I came across with this piece of music but I never felt so touched before. Maybe I am in a breaking point right now

    • @marckg6950
      @marckg6950 Před rokem +4

      Hey Alex and hap365 , thanks for your comments, I have cancer and family abandoned me. Not sure what to say just thanks for sharing. I hope we all find that something

  • @philippang07
    @philippang07 Před 9 měsíci +20

    Goosebump classic that deserves a long standing ovation. Thank you both and the wonderful orchestra ensemble.

  • @frankomiric9047
    @frankomiric9047 Před 6 měsíci +5

    This is the best version I have ever heard. Not trying to sing better than the other. Just pure talent

  • @laurent33320
    @laurent33320 Před 3 lety +1260

    I'm French and I've just realized that French is a beautiful language.

    • @nicolasvanhorton5043
      @nicolasvanhorton5043 Před 3 lety +54

      Comment ça ? vous l'aviez oublié ? Vous le réalisez seulement maintenant ? Manifestement ous oublions tous que notre langue est magnifique ! Mais elle est à présent souillée, avilie, POLLUEE par d'horribles ANLICISMES tels que : baby-bump, baby shower, team, gap, look, screen-shot, et autres horreurs importées par des non-patriotes, des collabos de l'Empire, des inconscients qui tuent notre langue et notre CULTURE par cette idiotie de faire venir des abominations américaines sur notre sol telles que : les us et coutumes de ces dégénérés, les fast-food, Cardi B, le rap, les tags, les poulets au chlore, des GAFAM, les drogues de synthèse, le phénomène des travailleurs pauvres, les hystériques féministes aux cheveux bleus, les concepts issus des universités outre-Atlantiques et j'en passe ! sauvons notre culture de cette invasion barbare ! Résistance !

    • @clarestubbs9303
      @clarestubbs9303 Před 3 lety +35

      I am British and the Latin languages are my favourite to listen to, especially French, as I understand quite a bit, having started learning it aged 7 (a full four years before my peers) and studying it to A level standard.
      My favourite language, c'est si belle! ❤❤

    • @Jabafish
      @Jabafish Před 3 lety +2

      Just now?

    • @toddmyer9063
      @toddmyer9063 Před 3 lety +47

      It’s not the language that makes this beautiful. These ladies could be singing German and it would be angelic.

    • @JamesDutka
      @JamesDutka Před 3 lety +3

      Nah... the language is still disgusting XD

  • @srk069
    @srk069 Před 3 lety +363

    How on Earth or any other planet for that matter, do two human beings open their mouths and such stunning beauty come out? Their entire body language just reeked of balance and partnership. I too have heard this piece many times but this, oh this I just wanted the camera to stay only with the magicians somehow conjuring true delight, literally from thin air. Thank you both.

    • @janegardener1662
      @janegardener1662 Před 3 lety +8

      They sang the song to perfection, but someone wrote the words and music for them. I am sure this is exactly how he heard it when he put pen to paper.

    • @hiriaith
      @hiriaith Před 2 lety

      Practice

    • @thomasmahl8715
      @thomasmahl8715 Před 2 lety

      A gift from God

  • @burnburn9372
    @burnburn9372 Před 11 měsíci +11

    This is the single most beautiful song in the world.

  • @louiscouturiaux1093
    @louiscouturiaux1093 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Très très agréable bravo.... voix généreuses.... J'adore...

  • @F1Finance
    @F1Finance Před 2 lety +38

    My God I've found it. I've finally found it

  • @AnoNymous-dh2sv
    @AnoNymous-dh2sv Před 2 lety +135

    This is possibly the most beautiful 4 minute piece of audio ever recorded in the history of recording itself.

    • @gerrymarlowe5541
      @gerrymarlowe5541 Před 2 lety +5

      You are not wrong. It is right up there with the best.

    • @lmorinpelletier
      @lmorinpelletier Před 2 lety +4

      Merci du fond du cœur!! Quel talent! Bravo et bon succès à vous deux! 💜💜💜

    • @Johnboy33545
      @Johnboy33545 Před rokem

      It's very close.

  • @80s-Retro-Alien
    @80s-Retro-Alien Před rokem +32

    This brings tears to my eyes. Angelic voices like. 🙏🎶🎼

  • @lilalola33
    @lilalola33 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Einfach göttlich und wunderbar ......

  • @AlexHernandez-yf5nx
    @AlexHernandez-yf5nx Před 5 lety +315

    The power and softness of the mezzo's voice is at least stunning

    • @richardtretler6336
      @richardtretler6336 Před 4 lety +7

      Exactly! She has such a mellow tone, loud or soft, low or high, her tone is lovely, warm, enveloping!

    • @ianmckenney9080
      @ianmckenney9080 Před 3 lety

      I love how she steps backwards at certain points so that the soprano doesn't get "submerged".

    • @loudspeakers3469
      @loudspeakers3469 Před 2 lety

      @@BrotherChad Same here! The mezzo is always wonderful to hear in any version of this duet

  • @anaherrera668
    @anaherrera668 Před 3 lety +1735

    If heaven exists, this might be what crossing its gates sounds like.

    • @hanelynbello8278
      @hanelynbello8278 Před 3 lety +9

      No it wouldn't be this
      It would totally be heavenly than this it would be like more than a billion angels singing

    • @seguebythesea
      @seguebythesea Před 3 lety +18

      Ana Herrera That is almost exactly what I said when I first heard this piece 30+ years ago.

    • @elexanderbartolome524
      @elexanderbartolome524 Před 3 lety +2

      I wish

    • @Christin-Asher
      @Christin-Asher Před 3 lety +13

      Ana Herrera, without a doubt, heaven is real, ...and not just one heaven, there are even more . But you mustn't wait till you are passed away, to be in heaven. Listen to this sound and you'll be right there. Here and now...

    • @EllyinAdelaide
      @EllyinAdelaide Před 3 lety +1

      @@seguebythesea me too!

  • @jh1828
    @jh1828 Před 9 měsíci +28

    Marianne is so incredibly talented!

    • @gailwebb9619
      @gailwebb9619 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Love her gorgeous voice…always preferred a mezzo soprano myself. This is outstanding. I’ve listened to it many times…

    • @stevecarson4162
      @stevecarson4162 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Sabine is good -- but Marianne's beautifully warm and honeyed mezzo won me over IMMEDIATELY.

  • @kristofvanrijmenant6020
    @kristofvanrijmenant6020 Před 9 měsíci +21

    i'm so blessed with the fact that i was born as a music lover that loves not just one genre. I can jump off a stage at a death metal concert,and i can have tears from emotion roll down my cheeks at the opera house. No music,no life! 🎶🎶♥🎶🎶

    • @nemesioborreguez4885
      @nemesioborreguez4885 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Si no amas solo un género, es porque te gusta la música de verdad, pero te recomiendo a los Smiths, verás si te gustan o no.