Jessye Norman: Alto Rhapsody by Brahms 

The incomparable Jessye Norman. A voice in a million. R.I.P.

RIP/SIP! So glad to have performed this with her as a Morgan State University student. Never forgotten!

I'm listening to this while reading Jessye Norman's book, "Stand Up Straight and Sing!". I just cannot put the book down. Anyone who loves her should read it if they haven't already.

Rest in Peace Ms. Norman

Jesse had a great voice and a kind heart

Extraordinaire Jessye Norman

Beauty and truth in a superb voice. R.I.P. Ms Norman. .

RIP.... A new star shines in the sky.

Love love love this piece.

Magnificent and beautiful, sad, dramatic, if only we had the words of Goethe... until today I had not heard this composition of Brahms. Jessye Norman is sublime in performing it. My mother would have said that she had a tremendous heart, great voice and huge “diapazon”: range as soprano and deep as alto also. RIP you magnificent artistic lady...❤️

Merveilleuse interprétation. Brava jessye!

Jessye Norman has exactly the right voice by this. Her interpretation is terrific.

Faszinierend, wie Goethe hier psychische Probleme erkannt hat. Erlösung aus Liebe! Brahms hat diese Verse genial vertont! Hervorragende Interpretation! 7:52

Belíssima interpretação desta linda Rapsódia de Bahms.

We miss her

Très suggestif accompagnement visuel....très beau bien sûr...même s'il manque un peu de profondeur vocale dans le registre grave.. mais c normal et tout le reste est sublime...merci...c tjrs Jessye...

This rhapsody for contralto, men choir and orchestra is rather known and famous. The tone in the beginning is quite severe. Then the atmosphere lightens and we can hear a splendid and very famous aria for the contralto.

Браво гениально спето

Her German and voice are beautiful a true Diva

R.I.P.

Why put advertisements for laughing cow in the most lovely bit of the song

she is a Diosa

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My advice to compare with the performance from Christa Ludwig in 1977 conducted by Karl Böhm and first then to make up your personal preference.

Well, isn't that sublime?

Norman is a dramatic soprano, not a contralto.

Technically superb Jessye Norman, but sorry, i do not agree she should sing this. The tone colour of Alto and soprano are so different. (much like using a violin to play a viola piece)