Mozart: K. 418, Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio - Sabine Devieilhe - Lyon Recital - 2021 (HD) 

It made me melt. That pulsation!! ❤

Beautiful...high E natural.

An oboe, for sure.

ABSOLUTEMENT.

I find that when I dont know the words, I hear the purity of the sound ; I hate subtitles or worse still the subtitles of actual words being sung - its an irritating distraction from hearing the finesse of the melodiies being sung

Precisely what I was thinking as I listened to this. Although Battle is a natural wonder, I prefer Devielhe.

Battle's high E sounds awful.

i still prefer battle. she has more definition

Kathleen Battle's high E is rather ugly. It is the only time I have heard her not sing beautifully. Sabine nails it.

I agree. I love Kathleen Battle, but her high E is pitchy. She also doesn't have much volume or support on the low C# and B; Devieilhe not only maintains her volume, she does not break the phrase between the B3 and the D6. She's magical.

Sills execution is amazing. Especially that famous jump of 2 octaves plus a minor third - it's perfect.

Or Kathleen Battle!!!

@@rodcoates7027 Absolutely! Kathleen Battle is also superb.

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