Julia Lezhneva, soprano Helsinki Baroque Orchestra dir. Aapo Häkkinen G.F. Handel: Da tempeste il legno infranto (Giulio Cesare) Helsinki Music Centre, 31.12.2011
Cela fait une vingtaine de fois que j'écoute ce morceau. Le sourire de Julia et sa voix magnifique me remontent toujours le moral. J'ai déjà laissé plusieurs commentaires . À chaque fois je découvre quelque chose de nouveau. Par exemple, son niveau de concentration. Plein d'autres choses encore, car Julia est tout simplement parfaite. Dans cette interprétation, on peut remarquer que l'orchestre et Julia s'amusent beaucoup. Preuve en est que l'on peut faire de très bonnes choses tout en s'amusant et en prenant du plaisir. Bravo Julia et bravo l'orchestre.
Allez, encore un petit compliment pour Julia. Pas de vibrato; écoutez bien, le vibrato est utilisé sciemment et consciemment. La puissance et l'aisance sont toujours présentes. Julia est certainement une des plus grandes soprano de sa génération. Encore merci Julia. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉.
Je suis obligé de remettre un petit commentaire. Je n'arrive pas à décrocher tellement c'est incroyable. Les vocalises de Julia sont magnifiques. Ce petit bout de bonne femme fait ce q'elle veut avec sa voix. Bravo et bonne continuation Julia. Mes oreilles sont sur un petit nuage. Quand je pense aux heures de travail acharnées pour arriver à la perfection. Encore merci Julia, tu es géniale et exceptionnelle.
L'orchestre est exeptionnel et semble prendre beaucoup de plaisir. Un bon point pour le chef d'orchestre et accessoirement au clavecin. Pour Julia qui est divine, j'ai déja laissé plusieurs commentaires élogieux. Une très grande dame, très douée et très belle. Que du bonheur. Mille fois merci Julia. Continuez à nous émerveiller les yeux et les oreilles.
Je réécoute ce morceau magique une nouvelle fois. Je n'en reviens toujours pas de cette voix mélodieuse et très souple. Pas de vibrato, souplesse, agilité. Que du bonheur. Merveilleuse et exceptionnelle, la petite Julia. Encore merci.
She has a surprisingly large and pure voice for someone who is physically so tiny. Clearly, her technique is superb and she also takes care to place emotional emphases at the right places in the text which many Baroque singers fail to do.
@@littlesunshine9218 Range is not determined by body size. For instance, high 'coloratura soprano' range in both the tiny, slim Lily Pons and 'Big-boned' 6-foot tall Joan Sutherland. But body size and shape IS your Instrument. Like any musical instrument it has its unique qualities and the Singer must learn to 'play' what she or he has been given by Nature.
@@suzannederringer1607 Body size has nothing to do with how the voice projects or sounds. And of course, tall women can be coloratura sopranos - it's just very less likey than with a small/short woman.
@@littlesunshine9218 How the Voice 'projects' depends upon TECHNIQUE. That's the whole point of Voice Voice Lessons. Body size and shape and bone density and fat have a great deal to do with the unique Sound of each Voice. A Cello sound like a Violin but both 'project' their sound through proper playing.
Quelle agilité dans la voix, quelle souplesse. Julia est tout simplement merveilleuse. Bravo madame. Félicitations et bonne continuation. L'orchestre aussi est parfait.
Another reason for the conductor to be at a harpsichord is because of the layout of the keyboard part for the piece. Leading into the B section of the Aria, the main harpsichordist switches to the continuo organ, and someone must take over the harpsichord part whilst she switches. Baroque music is not just beautiful sounding, it’s beauty is in it mechanics of perfection and performance.
@@Paulsonof Keyboard is arguably a much better term, and people generally prefer it when talking about period music. And that is because they could have very well been sitting at a positive chest organ instead of an harspichord, or really whatever instrument available. Don’t go off and immediately compare it to the modern piano, that doesn’t really work well. Translating the harpsichord as the piano of our time is not very correct. Keyboard instruments were much more diverse than now, and people had also different ideas and such around them.
I love all the comments about how happy and effortless she makes it look... let me assure you, as someone who does this, she might or might not be loving every second, but she's a professional and working her butt off! She's not only a great singer, but a great actress. Even when the continuo crashes at 1:41 (I think somebody jumped ahead to the da capo) and she has to IMPROVISE and wait for the beat to find her again, she's right back on the horse in under 3 seconds as if it never happened - and until I looked at the score, I honestly had no idea. Also, I love the way she ornaments the da capo - enough to make it fresh but also stay within the style and not just show off. This is what an experienced professional looks and sounds like, folks. Exquisite!
@@jeankim7758 I could listen to her all day! Wish she'd come to Madison, WI and I could see her in person--only if we don't have to wear masks. I think she sings as close to perfection as is possible on this earth.
What I love bout this singer is not ONLY her amazing timbre & technique, but her manifest enjoyment of what she's doing. So many singers furrow their brows & look agonized as they produce their finest notes & trills, but Julia's having a great time, enjoying every second of the music & of her own virtuosity. And the fun she's having spills over onto the accompanists---just watch the violinist at 3.06! The sound is divine, but just watching her brings a smile to my face. Thank you Julia.
@Janet Rizvi I’m no opera singer,in fact I’m not even a singer/in choir, but after reading your comment I’ve realised that she really is just having fun singing and that just brought a smile into my face.Thanks for pointing this out and making my day better :)
Astounding. She was 21 here? What a talent, and what a technician. She's a musician's musician. One of the most enjoyable parts of the video was seeing the musicians in the ensemble exchange looks of sheer delight and wonder-the little smiles that can't be hidden, the lively eye contact during pauses. It's exciting to be part of something like this: her singing is truly of the "I didn't think it possible" level. How lucky for those who were there to hear the performance live!
Even though I get that this is extremely technical and difficult, there's this playful effortlessness about it which makes it just charming. I find that quite rare in classical music (but then I'm just a pleb).
You are perfectly right. If the 'experts' spent less time being pretentious, they would enjoy your freshness of perception. And if you listen enough, you'll be a genuine expert anyway!
Her voice is out of this world, couldn’t believe such a big sound could come from a apparently small size person who was just 21years old during this recording. I also observed how the other musicians are enjoying her performance very much……..!!!
As well as admiring her skill I also find myself chuckling when I watch her-she seems to sing a passage of astonishing difficulty and then looks as if saying 'well, that was easy'. Even the violinists laugh admiringly.
~Da tempeste il legno infranto, se poi salvo giunge in porto non sa più che desiar. Così il cor tra pene, e pianto, Or che trova il suo conforto torna l'anima a bear.~ "A storm-battered vessel, if it at least arrives safely in port, has nothing left to desire. So my heart, through suffering and weeping, now that it has found comfort, returns to make my soul happy at last."
This is actually the performance of Julia that I enjoy the most. Her voice control and her registre always amazed me. It is a real joy for the ear and soul.🇨🇷💖💞🌹
Everything about the comments here! I don't know if it was mentioned, but when your first violin shows such unbridled appreciation, it's not just another concert!
This girl stepped-out of a fresco somewhere in St. Petersburg; even her physical appearance, along with her voice, seem cut right out of the mid-1700s. The way she commands every note without belittling the accompaniment, and the way the latter doesn’t compete with her voice, is so cool to see on video. Thanks!
I also feel happy looking at her face's happy expressions.. Listening to her voice was like listening to the birds of paradise's joyful tweets.. So rare..
I was lucky enough to meet Julia in Vienna after a concert in which she was encored at least six times!! She is almost exactly my height (tiny!!) and incredibly sweet in person. It blew my mind hearing her live.
Юлечка! У вас чудесный голос! Браво! Ещё одним лучиком стало светлей в мире музыки и теплее на этой земле. Большое спасибо вашим Родителям за такое прекрасное создание.
Thanks to twoset violin (or more specifically Sanna Iljin) for recommending this one. I just finished watching 29 videos of Julia Lezhneva. I've discovered a new favourite! Amazing.
My FAVORITE ,,Girl''... !!!! She is ,,simply the BEST'' - and I will NEVER understand,HOW She can sing in the Corsette !!! THIS Girl should sing Something with Czech ,,C'echomor''... !!!!! As Lenka Dusilovà did... !!!
Her voice is the silkiest chocolate; it's the smoothest golden satin; it's linens flowing in a gentle breeze. Her control, technique, and quality are so ethereal and effortless, and I love it. My ears thank her.
I came here because of TwoSet. I've been a singer my whole life (not operatic, though!) and god, I wish I could sing like this....!!!! Definitely got a new favourite singer thanks to this!
I’ve been studying opera for 18 months and it’ll take me several more years to even get close to what she is doing if I’m lucky. My voice teacher is learning this song right now and it gave her a run for her money.
Julia Lezhneva is an exceptional singer. Love her wonderful runs and resonant legato lines. Crisp articulation, the scalic passages are never rushed nor slurred; like the clear double tonguing of a flutist. Love her lightness of touch and superb Handelian energy. Bravissimo!
Her singing makes your heart soar... the camera work makes your head spin. (And to preempt all the smart alecs out there... comments like these wear your patience thin!)
Well, I was wondering how Miss Julia Lezhneva can be half way between a woman and a bird, a celestial one strolling high, so lightly on its wings up there. This all the way through this wonderful Haendel piece. It's amazing, since she's amazing ;-) !
So glad someone provided a reference to that part!! I've never heard anything like it. Also check out that little flicker of light in her eye after she turns her head at 1:26.........
