I like piece this better in the mezzo/alto range, but Emma Kirby's voice is like a beautiful, clear bell and her intonation is PERFECT! And, she makes it look effortless!
Probabily the best interpretation of "But who may abide...? of the Messiah! her wonderful high sounds cute breath and penetrate our heart! the most fantastic soprano I´ve ever heard!! thanks dear Emma!! Sang early music started to make us happy since you appeared
Up a fifth (A minor instead of d minor for the bass), but down a half because of the tuning of the instruments. So it sounds in g# minor to our ears. This is the version Handel used in the 1752 concert for the Foundling Hospital. Hogwood's research.
It's in a minor, and the bass version is in d minor, so it's a fifth, but they're using "baroque tuning", so it sounds more like g# minor. According to something I read many years ago, this was the version used under Handel's supervision in a certain concert in 1742 (I think).
double comment, I know that Handel would often write parts for specific singers, so I guess it makes sense to change the piece to fit that singers voice better... I guess I answered my own question X_X
But who may abide has these versions: for Bass in d minor (1742, for premiere, which was transposed one tone higher to fit a tenor called "Mr Low", as written in his manuscript), Alto in d (for alto castrato Guadagni), g minor (1751, same as Guadagni version), a minor (video version), and a recitativo for bass. Something similar happens with How beautiful are/their sound is gone out.
Is in a minor. This has 6 versions: D minor for bass (short), E minor for tenor (who's the same as bass), d minor (longer version, of the video) for Alto, written for altus castrato Gaetano Guadagni, the G/A minor for soprano and a short recitative for bass.
@@israeldecarvalhodrumondara2247 The tenor version I don't think is actually real. It may have been performed by a tenor but I don't think it required transposition.
@@israeldecarvalhodrumondara2247 From what I know it doesn't seem to be done with tenor these days; historically Handel may have used a tenor once or twice when he had no choice, but mostly these days you'll see the contraltos singing this. So it's nice to hear a soprano take it on.
