Strauss - Kathleen Battle - Frühlingsstimmen - Voices of Spring
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- Beautiful opera singer Kathleen Battle singing wonderfully the waltz "Voices of Spring" by Johann Strauss II written in 1882. This was in 1987 in Vienna. Conductor is Herbert von Karajan.
"Frühlingsstimmen"
Die Lerche in blaue Höh entschwebt,
der Tauwind weht so lau;
sein wonniger milder Hauch belebt
und küßt das Feld, die Au.
Der Frühling in holder Pracht erwacht,
ah, alle Pein zu End mag sein,
alles Leid, entflohn ist es weit!
Schmerz wird milder, frohe Bilder,
Glaub an Glück kehrt zurück;
Sonnenschein, ah dringt nun ein,
ah, alles lacht, ach, ach, erwacht!
Da strömt auch der Liederquell,
der zu lang schon schien zu schweigen;
klingen hört dort wieder rein und hell
süße Stimmen aus den Zweigen!
Ah, leis' läßt die Nachtigall
schon die ersten Töne hören,
um die Kön'gin nicht zu stören,
schweigt, ihr Sänger all!
Voller schon klingt bald ihr süßer Ton.
Ach ja bald, ah, ah ja bald!
Ah, ah, ah, ah!
1. Sang der Nachtigall, holder Klang,
2. ah ja!
3. Liebe durchglüht, ah, ah , ah,
4. tönet das Lied, ah und der Laut,
5. süß und traut, scheint auch Klagen zu tragen,
6. ah ah wiegt das Herz in süße Träumerein,
7. ah, ah, ah, ah, leise ein!
Sehnsucht und Lust
ah ah ah wohnt in der Brust,
ah, wenn ihr Sang lockt so bang,
funkelnd feme wie Sterne,
ah ah zauberschimmernd wie des Mondes Strahl,
ah ah ah ah wallt durchs Tal!
Kaum will entschwinden die Nacht,
Lerchensang frisch erwacht,
ah, Licht kommt sie kunden,
Schatten entschwinden! ah!
Ah des Frühlings Stimmen klingen traut,
ah ja, ah ja ah o süßer Laut,
ah ah ah ah ach ja!
(Special thanks to Peter) - Hudba
Who is playing this at the beginning of Spring 2024 today 🥰❣ my favorite voice of Spring
She'll be performing in May '24 at the Met!
If the season of spring had a human voice, this would be it.
I agree with you...
Yes, she is good, but my ultimate favourite voices of spring is the unbeatable Ingeborg Hallstein.
The sound of silver bells.
Happy 75th Anniversary Of Life
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Our Dearest Soprano Queen, Kathleen Battle!
She truly has the voice of spring! So agile, so vibrant, so youthful.
Battle was a phenomenon. Stoic von Karajan could not suppress his delight. There is nothing like a perfect performance.
Battle has the purest tone of any soprano ever! what I love about her is that she never over sings a song, or over do it with huge notes. Battle realize that opera is not just about hitting the big note at the end or in the middle, but the whole song being sung with tone clarity and correct pitch. she is one of my favorites
She looks like Spring too.
One of the greatest voices ever. Her intonation is above all the rest; no one can even come close, not to mention the beauty of her tone.
She sounds like an instrument!
💯😊
She was a great singer but, unfortunately a very tiny voice.
@@terrysherman8808 WHY IS THAT UNFORTUNATELY
HER VOICE BROUGHT HER FORTUNE .
AND WAS A GIFT OF GOD .
THATS A TRUE BLESSING. 💖
@@terrysherman8808 IN MANY WAYS .
The incomparable Miss Battle ! Her velvety, beautiful voice, is out of this world. She is a world heritage.
The total package. Stunning voice, beautiful face and perfect figure. Kathleen Battle singing Strauss in Vienna Austria = BLISS
Absolutely made to be a superstar
She looks and sounds like an absolute princess
I don't care what anybody says. being loud is not the criteria by which one should judge a voice. battle has the most beautiful soprano voice I ever heard. just falls so softly on the ears.
I do agree, I also think Elin Manahan Thomas also has a very beautiful soprano voice as well, even more Renee Fleming. I love listening to all three of them
Its absolutely amazing, surely. But there are quite a few women who have as beautiful a voice.
She's right up there with Lucia Popp.
Being loud is important to be a heroine in some operas to some extent. But Katherine has her own characteristic in her voice, and her interpretation of Frühlingsstimmen is best in my mind. The cooperation of the conductor and the orchestra also make a difference. If the orchestra is too loud, it will destroy the beauty of Katherine's voice.
It is my reference always, 'the sparrow' she was called.
I love her voice. Opera is usually too loud or not this soothing. Her voice is pleasant
Look at von Karajan's smile at the end; he knows this was a superb 8 minutes of Kathleen Battle at her best.
I think her voice is one of the best
Like a glass of Champagne, in a very expensive French Crystal flute! Her voice is pure Luxury!
Charles Mills, 13 years later, what a marvelous compliment you wrote!
Never has a compliment suited a voice...like this one.
Wow, 14 yrs ago I was 10
I was going to say 100% - more like 1 million percent true!!!
My word---?! That's a rather BRILLIANTLY accurate description. (Like...almost hauntingly so!)
Battle at her best. Just love her.
If you want perfection - this is it! A ribbon of delicacy rarely encountered - an absolute treat for the ears! ENCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!
The fact that she had been invited by the great maestro to sing speaks volumes already.
The best opera singer ever
I've never heard anything more beautiful
Dude that's impossible
Well this was a great performance by one of the most beautiful coloraturas.
Superb! Pitch perfect from what seemed to be an effortless performance. She has a beautiful tone. Many sopranos have an almost harsh or scream-like sound to me, but not her. Her voice is absolutely beautiful!
Absolutely stunning.
This is a case of a singer's voice perfectly matched with song. It's a superlative performance. Hard to imagine a better one.
I am a bit of a voice nut. I have heard all of the great voices from Melba to Sutherland but never have i heard a voice has beautiful as Battles. Period. She sent shivers down my spine when i first heard her in the early 80's. I had the pleasure of seeing her live a few times and was always enthralled.
Agreed. I am a huge fan of miss Battle. But listen to the incomparable Ingeborg Hallstein for an even better performance: czcams.com/video/qmPrIW1lGLk/video.htmlfeature=shared
One cannot stop listening to this masterpiece of a performance! She’ll never be forgotten
This makes me (1) proud to be German, (2) love Kathleen Battle even more, (3) appreciate the beauty of Strauss’ music (over & over)!
Austrian orchestra, austrian composer, austrian conductor, austrian venue, american singer... XD Why are you so proud?
As a classical singer, she is my idol. The most perfect soprano ever!
Straordinaria!!!! ❤
WOW. WOW. WOW. I LOVE HER.
she is my absolute favorite soprano of ALL TIME!!!!!
me too!
Amen
Yes, indeed.
I prefer Luciana serra
@@vanessafedele44 Agreed 1Million %. KB is a beautiful woman and has a lovely voice, but it is not a true operatic voice. Her voice can fill a hall only via amplification.
Herbert von Karajan passt den Frühlingsstimmenwalzer und das Vermögen der Wiener Philharmoniker perfekt auf den grandiosen Gesang der Kathleen Battle an. Alle Beteiligten sind perfekt! Ein kunsthistorisches Meisterwerk!
Kathleen sang this walz as close to perfection as is humanly possible in my humble opinion, underscoring the fact that she was a great artist 25 years ago as she still is today. Too many times underrated due to gossip about her being difficult to get along with. True or untrue, it should never obscure the fact, what a magnificant soprano she is and belongs among the greats of all times.
That is A PERFORMANCE ladies and gentlemen!
You know it's funny but I couldn't help noticing exactly the same thing ;p
I always liked how her high notes were so effortless and clearer than most. She's a true soprano.
She still manages to keep a quality of girlishness in her voice even after years of vocal refinement and strengthening. Beautiful.
Kathleen Battle was everyone's favorite. We never could hear enough of her. She had the God-given instrument that caressed the ears. And she was always so charming-a pure delight!
She is as much a Perfectionist as Karajan and that is what makes this collab so Outstanding. Brava.
Kathleen has the angelic voice that will make Babies stop crying. So velvety. Anyone who can't feel the beauty in her sound, perhaps can't feel at all.
Wow!!
What I find puzzling about people who comment on the smallness of her voice is that Miss Battle sang at the MET for nearly 20 years to rave reviews and a following she still has to this day. I hardly believe she would've had the brilliant career she had if she were inaudible. Do you think the reviewers were sitting on stage? Miss Battle, in her prime, was the jewel of the MET and every other opera house she performed at, and her name on the billing practically guaranteed a sell out house. People don't flock to hear a singer that they can't actually hear. Make sense? Probably not to simple-minded, bandwagon riders. One last thing, do me a favor a post a video of you singing this piece at the Musikverein under Maestro Von Karajan. Not just anyone gets that opportunity, especially someone inaudible.
I completely agree Arnon. She is a "light" soprano, who has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard, and which delighted people in opera houses including the Met for years.Armon Golliday
Armon Golliday Small voices that are resonant and focused can be heard in the biggest houses. They don't flood the house, but simply carry easily above the orchestra. I have heard bigger voices that stop at the footlights because they don't have focus and resonance.
Armon Golliday I totally agree with you!!! Battle is a true genious! If you listen her zerbinetta, her Ach ich fühl's, Semele, or this jewel, you can tell. My teacher went party with battle, and he say she is a bitch. He was in her debut as Zerbinetta in London, and he tell her she was stunning, then battle answer "Don't you think is boring when people tell you that they saw you somewhere?" lol
francis loa That's another thing I don't understand. Why do people care so much about her personality, when most will never have the opportunity to spend time with and get to know her? As a person who enjoys beautiful music, Miss Battle is doing me and the world quite the service by sharing her wonderful gifts. I can appreciate her for that. I've met her in person, and she was nothing but warm and gracious, so I take those stories with a grain of salt. Enjoy the voice and leave it at that.
+VoiceVirtuoso "Why do people care so much about her personality, when most will never have the opportunity to spend time with and get to know her?" While it's still not clear why she was fired and if racism played a role, IF the stories are true, the reason is obvious: musicians work closely together and rely on each other, and it's very difficult to work with a jerk. Evidently, the incident that led to her firing was her insistence on having no one in the cast or orchestra watch her while she was singing. That's something that's *extremely* hard to work with.
Une pure merveille...je l écoute tous les jours❤. L'orchestre, le chef d'orchestre et Mme Battle sont fantastiques !!! Merci infiniment
She has one of the most beautiful voices and somehow keeps her facial expressions lovely throughout. What a performer!
Beautiful, spell-bounding and mesmerizing! No way does she have a small voice. Her voice is light, lyrical and outstanding!
Exactly! You can have a light voice like her but still have the volume to fill a concert hall! (I assume?)
Jacqueline, I AGREE!
omg. so much control. probably one of the best coloraturas ever. damn. and that pronounciation is gorgeous. I love her facial expressions, what a performance! she brought a lot of playfulness and new elements to this song. :D how wonderful!
AngelicBaby the best is patricia janeckova
The first time I hear Voices Of Spring done with a person doing this is Christine McIntyre she is a singer and actress and she too was quite good at this classical song
Anna Moffo is my favorite of all opera singers.
Yes, Patrica also my favourite. Followed her on YT since the beginning. She's a Soubrette. This singer has a more full operatic voice with a different attitude on the song which I don't like very much.
4:58 ... 8:24 ... Bravo!
As a huge classical music fan, I can still maintain that Battle's voice, coloratura and delivery remain among the most seamless of generations (note the S). Certainly, like many perfectionists, she was reputed to be difficult to work with, but many overlook that she was even harder on herself than she was on others. Does this excuse any behavioural indiscretions? Certainly not, but like all of us, she was profoundly human and always wanted to look, sound and be her best for herself and for the music. What of John Eliot Gardiner? One of the finest conductors of the last 100 years who revolutionised early music performance and interpretation...and, according to close sources, a monster in the rehearsal room. People who aspire for perfection often have bouts of hubris - not only in honour of themselves, but also because they see a clear standard they believe is achievable and they want those around them to attain it. Anything else, to them, is failure. The same applies in other fields - medicine, law, literature. The fact is, brilliant people are often quite difficult. To call them divas would be an oversimplification.
As to those who make all this fuss about her not being retained at the Met, remember she's not the first leading opera singer to have had this experience. Pavarotti also comes to mind... At the end of the day, we cannot hypocritically sit in our seats, listen to the music of these artists and shred their lives for being more flawed than their vocal production. Let's embrace them, be grateful for them and cherish the recordings they have left us. Small voice, big voice who cares? Voices aren't buildings so they needn't impress with their sheer noise. For a seasoned listener, range, pitch, line, breath, colour and ring matter infinitely more. Little surprise that so many young singers break their voices early in many supposed leading music schools - all trying to be louder and bigger than they were ever meant to be. It isn't the size of the voice that matters. It's what the singer achieves with his or her gift. This remains one of the best performances ever of this piece and shall remain thus for decades, if not centuries.
As to those who claim the Met stopped or slowed her career: rubbish. Miss Battle went on to be one of the greatest recording and concert artists of our time. By the time she was dismissed at the Met, she was already beyond her prime anyway. We mustn't forget that the highest voices, however well maintained, are the first to lose their sparkle. They are shooting stars.... I have to thank Kathleen Battle for sharing her immense gift and artistry with us. I have been listening to her for over 20 years and her voice still brightens my day.
+Craig Bloomfield So much wisdom and truth in your words! Thank you for these clever lines about our very dear Kathleen Battle!
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
Thank you for these wise words. And yes the 10 years when Battle was the world's best light lyric soprano shall forever elegantly brighten up our days . :)
Definitely, Noel. It really is a joy. Thanks for your kind words. :)
Christ, 22 years on, will people EVER stop talking about Kathleen Battle being let go from the Met?
the voice of the century! what a lyrical songstress!
The orchestra under Karajan s baton is PERFECTION, PERFECTION, PERFECTION!!!! And Kathleen is a singer bird !! Sublime, yes!!!
Miss Battle is a legend.
Beautiful song
I love Kathleen ❤❤❤
@@gregnormal55..Yeah Since I was a teenager 😃. Kathleen is divine!!!
What a glorious voice. I have one of her cds and she is divine on it. No matter how many opera singers I hear, her voice always stands out to me. It's so special.
Kathleen Battle is the Stradivarius of Sopranos!!!
Mrs Battle ,you are like the Spring !
It’s always fascinated me that Kathleen sings in German like it’s her native language. People put German down so often, but she makes it sound so beautiful.
The best of the best of the best.
a disney princess :)
a disney princess climbing out of a toilet bowl
be careful what you say.. the classical police are listening. ;)
Listening to her is like listening to birds chirping
So true, I am not a fan of most soprano vocals but I found this performance mesmerizing. And Ms Battle is a rare being of unparalleled loveliness.
She sings this as a consummate musician. Not as just a 'singer'. She has so much in her technical arsenal that you do not hear any efforts of 'singing', but pure music. There are so many details that most people would never even notice--very important stylistic nuances. On top of all that she of course has a beautiful, beautiful voice. This is musicianship far beyond any other rendition I have ever heard. I wish I had been in Vienna in 1987!
🎯(Found you!) With ONLY the exception of that ill-advised Zerbinetta, Battle shall forever be the [cleanest] technician WITH the most consistently pleasing-compelling sound.
Small voice? Damn! People are tone deaf these days!! She is PERFECT.
Kathreen Battle's voice is incredible
and elegant. She must be the best soprano. Her voice
has profound spiritual
something special.
Kathreen Battle was the most brillant and bright soprano in her time
in spite of her color.
She and Sutherland are just indescribable
The best singer all time in my heart
I still come back to this video when I want to hear what Spun Silver sounds like, a truly definitive performance.
Joanna, I just LOVE your comment! "Spun silver." I am baffled by the criticisms I have read about this performance or of Miss Battle herself. Just goes to show: People will find something wrong even when analyzing perfection!
Yes Alan Long I agree with you. My teacher would not accept me until she heard me sing something of substance of real opera. She cried when I sang this same piece to her. I am also black, this was in early 1990's.
Unbeatable.
And Karayan smiling! einmalig! 3:50 I didnt imagine he could smile! She certainly won the battle. Perfect!
Que increible soprano, verdadera ligera, me basta con la sonrisa del sublime Karajan, que la contempla asombrado. Para los que no saben nada de musica, deben de saber que las ligeras no poseen el volumen de las dramaticas o liricas, pero la voz corre perfectamente por todo el teatro, debido a la correcta emision in maschera. La Battle, es de las mejores de todos los tiempos.
Her voice ange good
si es muy buena aun con todo y su divismo insoportable que posee el cual no va con ella
Igual es una tenor y me imagino se debió ser una de las mejores del mundo. Porque aquí hace una interpretación, en mi opinión, perfecta. No encuentro otra interpretación mejor que la de aquí
@@alonso6894 la voz de tenor es exclusiva de los hombres, en todo caso sería una soprano
When was this? Just heard same song from Isyana a week ago. Both are equally good singers. Beautiful.
I don't get why no one likes her.. She has such a beautiful voice it's heartbreaking..
I'm an aspiring opera singer and I'm constantly looking for muses.. She is #1 on my list. Thank you so much for putting this up!!!
I went to Ravinia, in Highland Park, IL
to see Kathleen Battle perform under the stars 🌟. Beautiful!!🥰🎶
There is DIVINITY in PERFECTION...
No. Only the Divine is perfection!
She has a wonderful voice! I was listening to her when I was 17 and 18 and now I'm 27. It's all thanks to my teacher. Thank you Freidenburg, r.i.p.
Best rendition of this one out of every version I have heard. Like a joyful little bird enjoying life and singing along. Splendid!!
If you think you've heard or seen the best in this field, I think its Kathleen Battle. She is perfectly blessed with such an angelic voice and a gorgeous beauty as well.
If she had never done anything else during her career, THIS ALONE would have been enough. Gets better every time I have the privilege to watch it.
So true!💗🌿
An unforgettable concert in 1987!
How the HELL does she DO that?!?! (YES this is a compliment.)
voce celestiale,non c'è altro da poter aggiungere.
I’ve been singing for 10 years and her control frightens me. Yes it’s mostly hard work but I don’t believe anyone could ever work to this level. Maybe one day I’ll change my mind, but this talent is innate.
Grace, I am a new fan of Miss Battle and truly enjoyed reading your posted comment.
Blessings on your journey!
What an esquisite voice, I have such great love and respect for Kathleen Battle, Jessy Norman and Leontyne Price. These women out to be celebrated and recorded in the annals of history, becoming timeless, legendary figures who made their permanent mark on the Western Musical Canon such as Mozard and Bach.
I love her!! This makes me happy and inspired. What a blessed moment when my dearest teacher told me this angelical voice.
Quelle voix !
I 'm new to opera singing - but this is just incredible.
beautifully done. she made that strauss piece her own. I can watch this everyday. Her facial expressions are a riot. and von karajan says it all when he looks at her. lol
best of best
Just out of this world, she really is the best singer....
Wow...Superb!!!
I love this! Brava, Kathleen Battle, one of the truly great coloratura sopranos of our time!
definitely a perfectionist....and for that, I am indeed thankful! lol
Mesmerizing ; an absolute feast for ears and eyes ❤ !
Effortless & beautiful
What a fantastic voice. Kathleen is my favorite singer.
Sheer Perfection ☘️
Maravilhosa! Espetacular! Voz lindíssima! Linda cantora!
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she justifies her entire existence with this one performance
She justifies the whole world existence with this performance
theblueangel28 🤨She doesn’t need to justify her existence. Wow.
Sie stimme ist so schön! Ich liebe Kathleen!!!!
the maestro is in heaven. look at his face!
The voice of an angel. Bravo!♥️🎵🎶💃
Whatever her character defects may be, she has a heavenly voice. And beautiful shoulders, I must say.
+RoZita Bartok Oh, and YOU don't have any character flaws, do you, RoZita?! YOU are PERFECT, aren't you?!!
No, but I'm cute as all get-out. And I make a mean southwestern omelet. :D
+RoZita Bartok Oh my god. You are my hero
Supposedly, that was Karajan's reaction. "God what a bitch. But what a voice!"