Lawrence Brownlee: LISZT Pace non trovo (Three Sonnets by Petrarch) 

My God... This is one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard in my whole life.

OMG! I can't believe I never heard him before! He's fantastic!

Such amazing technique, such a beautiful voice. I adore listening to Mr. Brownlee.

Mr. Brownlee has re-created the Golden Age! Absolutely glorious singing - everything that I have heard him do has left me transported to another world! Thank you for this wonderful posting- one of Liszt's most beautiful compositions!

One day I hope to learn these songs.

I love Lizst's songs and especially this sonnet, what a priviledge to hear such a great interpretation, a big thumbs up to whoever had this put up on youtube!

Captivating and so much control!!!! Amazing!

Starting the day with a little bitta Larry. :) Makes my heart happy!

Isn't it nice to hear these dark colorings in a light bel canto voice, very unique. I want to see his Nemorino now!

BRAVISSIMO Larry!!

Can't sing better. When music is poetry and poetry is music

fantastic excellent singing, amazing range..... excellent interpretation... bravissimo... I love this Pace Non Trovo singing by Lawrence Brownlee!

Jaw drop..... I love Brownlee's voice. Those high D-flat's!!!!! Check him out in his recording of L'Italiana in Algeri, first class!

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Superb, Larry. Very touching performance. Refined phrasing and beautiful sound.

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Wonderfully performed, interpreted!!!

His voice is so beautiful.

One word: FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!! He is amazing!!!!

Beautifully sung !

SO GOOD.

Thank you very much Ian, and welcome to the Rosenblatt Recitals channel!

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! What else can one say?

@jcmcpr Thank you for your support! Actually we, the Rosenblatt Recitals, put this video online as we shot it during Lawrence Brownlee's recital in London in May. You can find other videos of all our recitalists on our RU-vid channel: rosenblattrecitals! More info is also available on our social media pages (cf above). Our next season will start in September 2010, we hope you'll be able to attend!

Ok, I will listenning to him. Thank you!

magnifique !!

Seems this is a later expansion of an earlier version, taken a little more slowly, and now with zooming. BEAUTIFUL, nonetheless!!!

LAWRENCE ES EL NUEVO FENOMENO OPERATICO DEL MOMENTO TIENE UNA VOZ REALMENTE HERMOSA

Bravo!

Can't wait to see him LA.

the first time i heard sonneto 104 for a vocalist!

SONETO DE PETRARCA O último dos três sonetos de Petrarca, na música De Liszt, "Eu vi na Terra trajes angelicais", expressa As belezas celestiais no mundo do sol, a clássica Inspiração dos mundos felizes à Terra interessa. As lágrimas terrenas convertidas em luz, chorando Numa concentração mais doce de todas as outras São blandícias que chegam no planeta suspirando Esses momentos inefáveis de beleza são amostras. Deixando as montanhas de fogo girarem e os rios Permanecer em seus cursos correndo ao mar, tanta Doçura renovando ambientes, chegando augúrios. Regozigemo-nos todos com a alegria que chegou Nos tempos da pandemia, isto anima e acalanta. Sabendo que das trevas um ser de luz se restaurou. (*) (*) FERNANDO PINHEIRO, presidente da Academia de Letras dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil. - SONETO DE PETRARCA (poesia), de Fernando Pinheiro. - in O mundo de Morfeu, de Fernando Pinheiro.

I read one of the reviews from Rosenblatt ( or somewhere else - I can't remember where exactly ); and in this Lizst sonnet I hear why the reporter/critic/reviewer evoked the word 'baritenor" when describing Mr. Brownlee's voice ! This is just simply most divine !

nice singer

@ianmceuen have you ever heard Kraus or Pavarotti? They are a very model of interpretation of these sonnets.

How I envy you perfect people who never commit mistakes- ah, the suffering you must go through because of a skipped bar!!!

I do not think he skipped a bar. Could you point out where?

Interessante

Suggest listening to SERGEI LEMESHEV

veramente il nuovo Luciano Pavarotti.

No se pero su timbre y color me recuerdo mucho con demasiado a Pavarotti... ¿Estoy equivocado?

To get real, not racial here - but I think we haven't heard the best of opera yet - we haven't heard what opera can REALLY sound like. Why? Because African American voices of music haven't been yet revealed in this genre of music as wonderfully as I think we shall see. Jessye Norman, Leontyne Price, Kathleen Battle JUST to name a few have proven that the Black voice is quite superior is tone, sound, and warmth. But most of all feeling. I really don't want to offend anyone. Truly. But there *IS* something very special there. You see and hear it in Soul, RnB/Hip Hop, Gospel, and Jazz. The Black voice can just seem to do things that others can't. So if Opera ever really opened its arms to the black vocal community (and vice versa!) - you would see REAL gems like Lawrence here. Of course training, talent, and time are all needed to make a voice sound like what it should. But we also all know that genes - like for diaphragm, lung capacity, and vocal strength, are all something that matters too. African American singers represent the best of America and I for one would love to hear more from them in opera. How about you?

Lol. Good thing the pianist knows how to collaborate since Mr. Brownlee skipped a bar of rest... Pity. And Mr. Burnside played beautifully, in my humble, yet professional, opinion.

Wonderful Brownlee, as always! Pity the pianist has no idea what Liszt is about...