Brahms Alto Rhapsody Op. 53 (Ger/Eng/Spa subtitles) Sara Mingardo 

tony bennett ..YES ! When the music ends and the last note is sounded, the vibrations continue to emanate out and out and must be allowed to subside not only in the ear but also in the heart. There should always be a period of absolute silence lasting at least ten seconds after the final note of any musical piece. The thunderous tsunami of sound made by hands clapping at the final moment ( and sometimes before!) , totally erases the enchanted silence.

Yes, but I'm ok with spontaneous applause after a rip roaring piece like the 1812 Overture, for example.

tony bennett yes, I can see that.

Conductors nowadays cue their audiences by not lowering their hands until the silence is truly felt, and involved audiences respond, especially after works like this. The ending of Brahms's 2nd Symphony is another story.

@@brianpotter2406 Oh man, may one express himself with "my favourite". Or should we add: "and mr. Potter's favourite is... "

@@brianpotter2406 Or the great Christa Ludwig !!

@@Patrick11030. Definitely !

I have listened for 50 years and I can only concur

this version of the Alt Rhapsody is by far the most beautiful, which I have heard so far and even surpasses the acclaimed performance of Kathleen Ferrier. both the orchestra, the male choir as conductor and a great Sarah Mignardo work together in a very sensitive way. The silence after the last note says everything about the appreciation of the audience. Impressive.

Ah! Hadn't noticed that. Thank you, for my admiration for Barbara Hannigan's work is as great as for this great performance: passion and restraint in passion, the visible and audible involvement of the orchestra members.

Идеал, он потому и идеал, что недостижим, но исполнение Сары Мингардо по-настоящему волнует... Единственное замечание - на мой взгляд, звучание хора не очень "настроено" на голос солистки - как-то получается не слияние, а какое-то "поглощение" - я не профи в музыке, поэтому не могу правильно сформулировать свои ощущения, но недоработка с хором мне кажется заметной, особенно на фоне хорошего инструментального звучания.

Amen. I have seldom felt so personally close with a spirit from the past. Swafford’s effort with Brahms is really fantastic.

This is the ultimate mistery of European civilization. Sara Mingardo's performance can give an idea of the mistery. All these women and men are thinking about that. Then, silence of tears

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they let sara down

I thought so too the first time

You have to turn them on, go to the options of the video and press "captions"

@@DaSerratos Thanks! It's great to be able to hear the melody and see the words as they go by. Makes such a difference!