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Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austrian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered and championed by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century.
Born in humble circumstances, Mahler displayed his musical gifts at an early age. After graduating from the Vienna Conservatory in 1878, he held a succession of conducting posts of rising importance in the opera houses of Europe, culminating in his appointment in 1897 as director of the Vienna Court Opera (Hofoper). During his ten years in Vienna, Mahler—who had converted to Catholicism to secure the post—experienced regular opposition and hostility from the anti-Semitic press. Nevertheless, his innovative productions and insistence on the highest performance standards ensured his reputation as one of the greatest of opera conductors, particularly as an interpreter of the stage works of Wagner, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky . Late in his life he was briefly director of New York's Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic.
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Pablo González, Conductor
The most glorious voice to ever come out of Poland, contralto Ewa Podleś singing Marquise of Birkenfeld's aria Pour Une Femme De Mon Nom in Gaetano Donizetti's 1840 opéra comique La Fille Du Régiment. The principal role of Marie is sung by Mariella Devia and Tonio is taken up by tenor Paul Austin Kelly. Filmed in 1996 in Milan, Italy with Teatro Alla Scala chorus and orchestra conduced by Donato Renzetti. Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! :)
Philadelphia 2004 - Maurizio Barbacini - Angela Brown (Elisabetta)
With new notes and new picture! To me, Ewa Podles is the quintessential contralto sound and experience. With a legitimate 3-octave vocal range and florid facility capable of dispatching the most difficult vocalizations, she is a force of nature. The Podles' sound won't please everyone - it's a very dark and meaty sound with a characteristic androgynous quality - but the breathing technique and legato are exceptional, making her singing a pleasure to hear.
This is Contralto Ewa Podles sing the Anna's aria from the oratorio Il Ritorno di Tobia by J.Haydn. In the candenza she hits a natural high D (A=440) , the highest note i heard from her so far. The other high D's known like in Dover giustiza are in A= 415 ( wich became a C sharp in pure notes)
"Voce di donna o d'angelo" from La Gioconda (A. Ponchielli) Recorded live at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 2005
00:57 Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n 06:57 Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen 12:11 Wenn dein Mutterlein 17:12 Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen 20:40 In diesem Wetter Gustav MAHLER - Kindertotenlieder Friedrich RUCKERT - słowa/lyrics polskie napisy/polish subtitles tłumaczenie/translate Krystyna JACKOWSKA-POCIEJOWA Ewa PODLEŚ- kontralt/contralto Jacek KASPSZYK - dyrygent/conductor Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej recorded at Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw. Poland, February 19, 2016
Ewa Podleś, contralto Jerzy Marchwiński, piano Łańcut Festival 1987 HANDEL - 3 arias from "Rinaldo" 00:17 - Or la tromba 04:15 - Cor ingrato 09:48 - Venti, turbini SCHUMANN - Frauenliebe und Leben, op. 42 14:50 - Seit ich ihn gesehen (Since I Saw Him) 17:30 - Er, der Herrlichste von allen (He, the Noblest of All) 21:05 - Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben (I Cannot Grasp or Believe It) 23:30 - Du Ring an meinem Finger (You Ring Upon My Finger) 26:28 - Helft mir, ihr Schwestern (Help Me, Sisters) 29:14 - Süßer Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an (Sweet Friend, You Gaze) 34:24 - An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust (At My Heart, At My Breast) 36:00 - Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan (Now You Have Caused Me Pain for the First Time) TCHAIKOVSKY - 5 songs 42:50 - Skazhi, o chom...
Re Upload! 10x better sound quality :) from Ewa Podles' debut album Famous aria from Vivaldi's pastiche opera "Bajazet" Though attributed to Vivaldi, the music was actually written by Geminiano Giacomelli for his opera "La Merope" (the aria was originally called "Sposa, non mi conosci" , and intended for a castrato singer instead of a female mezzo/contralto.
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Et lui qui s'en moque!
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J'vais mediter aux alentours...
Tout quitter, coller les morceaux.
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Que je fais le vide
Rendez-vous
Pour une vie solaire!
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