I like everything Simon sings... his voice isn’t velvety, but more in the Waechter tradition, yet when he goes gentle on it, it is melting. And so is his audience. His German is grand, his Schubert grandiose. NB: Listen to his English song performances... if you want to really pass out!
That does make a little more sense! However, having been to watch Simon perform live, and being of the "average age" of the audience, I have to say that we all love everything he sings,including the youthful songs!
What a strange comment! Are you suggesting some songs shouldn't be sung by a singer once they have reached a certain age? Anyway, Simon Keenlyside is hardly an old man! As for the "language barrier" he is almost fluent in German, having studied the language in order to be able to sing lieder meaningfully, and he also lived in Germany and Austria for several years at the start or his career.
Shedding new light on this magnificent song, with its haunting piano arpeggio. I'm intrigued as to why you chose to perform this piece, considering its youthful appeal. You're treating it with the utmost seriousness, nevertheless and coping with the language barrier.
Sorry, misunderstanding. I was referring to the average age of the audience, not the singer's age. This probably making the matter even worse, I unreservedly apologise for the inane comment.
According this age- correspondence- the-piece idea poor Fisher-Discau should have left all his vocal activity before entering certain age - dun just listen how his rendering of Mozart became much more refined with age. Of course stage does impose age restrictions, but not concerts for sure.
