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Tenor F.Tenelli sings "Ingemisco"
from Verdi's "Requiem".
Text(Latin)
Ingemisco tam
Tenor F.Tenelli sings "Ingemisco"
from Verdi's "Requiem".
Text(Latin)
Ingemisco tamquam reus,
culpa rubet vultus meus;
supplicanti parce, Deus.
Qui Mariam absolvisti,
et latronem exaudisti,
mihi quoque spem dedisti.
Preces meae non sunt digne,
sed tu, bonus, fac benigne,
ne perenni cremer igne.
Inter oves locum praesta,
et ab haedis me sequestra,
statuens in parte dextra.
Text(English)
I groan as a guilty one,
and my face blushes with guilt;
spare the supplicant, O God.
You, who absolved Mary Magdalen,
and heard the prayer of the thief,
have given me hope, as well.
My prayers are not worthy,
but show mercy, O benevolent one,
lest I burn forever in fire.
Give me a place among the sheep,
and separate me from the goats,
placing me on your right hand.
The Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral Mass (called the Requiem for the first word of the text, which begins Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, meaning, "Grant them eternal rest, O Lord" — see the entry at "Dies Irae") that was completed to mark the first anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The piece is also sometimes referred to as the Manzoni Requiem.
Historical Context
Verdi wrote the Requiem's concluding "Libera me" section in 1868, when Gioacchino Rossini died. Verdi suggested that all Italian musicians should assemble a Requiem in honor of the master opera composer and conductor and began the effort by submitting the "Libera me." During the next year a Requiem for Rossini was compiled; however, this work was never performed in Verdi's lifetime. Verdi's 1869 "Libera me" has been recorded, though. Helmuth Rilling premiered the complete Messa per Rossini 1988 in Stuttgart. Verdi kept toying with his "Libera me," frustrated that the combined commemoration of Rossini's life would not be performed.
In May of 1873, Alessandro Manzoni, whom Verdi had met in 1868, died suddenly on his way home from church. Upon hearing of his death, Verdi resolved to complete a Requiem — this time entirely of his own writing — for the humanist. Verdi travelled to Paris in June, where he commenced work on the Requiem, giving it the form we know today. The Requiem was first performed the following May in Milan, on the one-year anniversary of Manzoni's death.
Throughout the work, Verdi uses vigorous rhythms, sublime melodies, and dramatic contrasts--much as he did in his operas--to express the powerful emotions engendered by the text. The terrifying (and instantly recognizable) "Dies Irae" that introduces the traditional sequence of the Latin funeral rite is repeated throughout for a sense of unity, which allows Verdi to explore the feelings of loss and sorrow as well as the human desire for forgiveness and mercy found in the intervening movements of the Requiem. Trumpets surround the stage to produce an inescapable call to Judgement in the "Tuba mirum" (the resulting combination of brass and choral quadruple-fortissimo markings resulting in some of the loudest unamplified music ever written), and the almost oppressive atmosphere of the "Rex tremendae" creates a sense of unworthiness before the King of Tremendous Majesty. Yet the well-known tenor solo "Ingemisco" radiates hope for the sinner who asks for the Lord's mercy.
The joyful "Sanctus" (a complicated eight-part fugue scored for double chorus) begins with brassy fanfare to announce him "who comes in the name of the Lord" and leads into an angelic "Agnus Dei" sung by the female soloists with the chorus. Finally the "Libera me," the oldest music by Verdi in the Requiem, interrupts. Here the soprano cries out, begging, "Free me, Lord, from eternal death.... when you will come to judge the world by fire."
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Coloratura Soprano Eglise Gutierrez sings the aria caro nome from Rigoletto in Helsinki, F
Coloratura Soprano Eglise Gutierrez sings the aria caro nome from Rigoletto in Helsinki, Finland. http://eglisegutierrez.net
http://www.wolfartists.com/gutierrez.html
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Soprano Anait Khamroian sings French art songs
Art song's brief description: a poem set
Soprano Anait Khamroian sings French art songs
Art song's brief description: a poem set to classical music, usually for trained voice and piano with a duration of about three minutes. Other names include: solo song, concert song, classical song, piano song and Lied. What does the word Lied mean? It is simply German for art song or classical song. Lied (singular) and Lieder (plural). It is the German practice to capitalize their nouns. Some of the greatest German poets, including Heine and Goethe have been set by composers such as Schubert, Schumann and Wolf.
But this concise definition really doesn't touch the soul of art song. The elements comprise a quartet if you like: poet, composer, singer and pianist. These work together, each complimenting the other resulting in something much greater than the individual elements.
French art song is called mélodie, which looks a lot like the English word melody. Mélodie conforms to the description of classical song given above. Just as Heine has been more often set to song than other poets, one of the greatest French poets, Verlaine, has been frequently set to song by composers such as Fauré and Debussy. (more) (less)
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Soprano Anait Khamroian sings Anush's
aria.
Description:
Anush is thinking of her bel
Soprano Anait Khamroian sings Anush's
aria.
Description:
Anush is thinking of her beloved and remembers a sad Armenian legend about a girl who's beloved did not come back so she turned into a weeping willow.
Recorded in Montreal
To contact Anait Khamroian: e mail her at anait_art@yahoo.ca
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Soprano Anait Khamroian sings French art songs
song cycle Ernest Chausson "Serre Chaude."
Soprano Anait Khamroian sings French art songs
song cycle Ernest Chausson "Serre Chaude."
1. Serre Chaude
2. Serre d'ennui
3. Lassitude
4. Fauves Las
5. Oraison
Art song's brief description: a poem set to classical music, usually for trained voice and piano with a duration of about three minutes. Other names include: solo song, concert song, classical song, piano song and Lied. What does the word Lied mean? It is simply German for art song or classical song. Lied (singular) and Lieder (plural). It is the German practice to capitalize their nouns. Some of the greatest German poets, including Heine and Goethe have been set by composers such as Schubert, Schumann and Wolf.
But this concise definition really doesn't touch the soul of art song. The elements comprise a quartet if you like: poet, composer, singer and pianist. These work together, each complimenting the other resulting in something much greater than the individual elements.
French art song is called mélodie, which looks a lot like the English word melody. Mélodie conforms to the description of classical song given above. Just as Heine has been more often set to song than other poets, one of the greatest French poets, Verlaine, has been frequently set to song by composers such as Fauré and Debussy.
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