Sumi Jo is beautiful, she sings so sweetly, you will never find a sweeter lady or singer anywhere, at least on this planet!!!!!! thank you for posting!
More than any other Strauss waltz, this one really requires the vocal part to reach it's full effect. Fruhlingstihmmen without a coloratura soprano is like spring without flowers. And Sumi Jo does an outstanding job of being the flower!
Dessay, for example, throws in a high note at the end. In fact, you can get a stark comparison near the end of the piece from the point where the voices alternate with the flute onward. Ziemer is all over the place with short bursts and bent notes, battle goes for a very sweet light-hearted sound, and Sumi Jo goes with a joyful strength. Sumi Jo was my favorite.
Amazing! I just love all her boundless energy, and how she captivates her audience with such ease, and professionalism. Not to mention her versatility....... Bravo, bravo!
Johann Strauss II composed Voices of Spring as a vocal piece. I used to listen to it as a kid but did not know he actually wrote it that way until I learned it on the radio this morning. So beautiful.
Even though I've always loved Kathleen Battle's voice, I prefer Sumi Jo's performance of Voices of Spring, primarily, I think, because of her incredible vibrato, which really enhances this music. Of course, this is a personal preference: Some people dislike vibrato.
I'VE BEEN IN CANADA , AND EUROPE FLYING ALL OVER THE COUNTRIES BUT ASIA IS STILL MISTERY. MISS SUMI JO IS PART OF THAT MISTERY. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE HER, AND TO GIVE BACK TO HER A LITTLE BIT OF HER LEGACY TO HUMANITY, AND THE PRIVILEDGE AS A WITNESS OF HER SUCCESS. I KNOW SOMETHING: GOD IS IN HER SILVER AND GOLDEN VOICE! FEB 25, 2015
When you succeed in Opera... You may make it in a play not necessairly a protagonic. My teacher of theatre and singing professosr in gto. jal mex said once "Do not worry too much where they placed you 'cause there, where you play it, is the main goal"... RIP. Now a famous wreiter and Literature Price. Juan Josè Arreola! FESTIVAL CERVANTINO
Ai yo, wo de ma ya, I always start crying when I listen to this woman sing. Especially when she did "Carnival of Venice" Thank you Smoothiw for sharing your treasures.
I don't think that her German is better audible at all.Everyone is entitled to their opinion but did you actually listen to Kathleen Batlle's performance properly?It's pure joy and with Karajan conducting nothing can trump that.Sumi Jo is an incredible singer and I love her performance of Caccini's Ave Maria or Mozart's Der Hoelle Rache.
@Caribman9999 I never cease to be amazed by the different ways individuals hear "appreciate" music. My purely personal feeling is that Sumi Jo and Maria Callas are like chalk and cheese. Ms Callas has always "left me cold" The one voice I adore above all others you feel similar to one I dislike. Truly human taste is an unsolvable mystery! Enjoy your music what ever it may be!
Un oiseau du printemps, en ce 20 mars... Quelle voix splendide! Une soprano coloratur? Johann Strauss fils doit être sous le charme... Il faut aussi écouter Sumi Jo dans l'Ave Maria de Gounod ou dans les Contes d'Hofmann d'Offenbach (pour ne citer que ces oeuvres), quelles prestations...! L'une des plus grandes voix de notre époque.
Not being an expert in in classical music and opera, I tried to compare Sumi Jo's performance on this video with others by Ute Ziemer, Natilie Dessay, and Kathleen Battle. I find they differ enough to say that all of these ladies take liberties with the piece, which is not a bad thing.
i'm korean, but i did like battle's video better with karajan, its my opinion but it is the voice of spring and spring reminds me of calm happiness :) and karajan's orchestra was just wonderful uplifting battle's voice that it made her voice sound sweet
Sumi Jo - J. Strauss - Frühlingsstimmen - Voices of Spring ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l8rOr8yZrEU.html Uploaded on 24 Nov 2006 Johann Strauss - Frühlingsstimmen - Voices of Spring Vocal - Sumi Jo (Coloratura Soprano) Conductor - Alfredo Silipigni 1993, Soul, South Korea. Category Music Licence Standard RU-vid Licence FEB 25, 2015
True, she does tend to wear dresses that are really something else... and this one is... well, honestly, it's quite funny. ^^U Still, who cares what she's wearing, as long as she sings like that... she could be wearing rags and I'd still want her on a stage. *___*
Sumi Jo - J. Strauss - Frühlingsstimmen - Voices of Spring Uploaded on 24 Nov 2006 Johann Strauss - Frühlingsstimmen - Voices of Spring Vocal - Sumi Jo (Coloratura Soprano) Conductor - Alfredo Silipigni 1993, Soul, South Korea. Category Music Licence Standard RU-vid Licence NOV 13, 2015
if u go to the kathleen battle version of this piece, the lyrics are there when u click on the "more" icon in the info section of the video on the right! :)
well, I think her voice is powerful enough not to let the orchestra overpower her. I think the balance is actually pretty good. Her voice is so well controlled though eh? that's amazing!
IN the music world and where Opera is concerned, it seems as though we judge as best those who sing the loudest and highest. I happen to like both Sumi Jo and battle, however, Battle always seems more finessed to me.
Video Response and the score have nothing to do with it. They just mean that people like Kathy's rendition more than Sumi's or that Kathy's clip was uploaded long before Sumi's. You said that Sumi imitated Kathy, but Sumi and Kathy just sung this waltz just as the musical note of this song. It seems more adaquate that both of them imitated or followed the musical note of J. Strauss. I think that you have never seen the musical note of this famous waltz.
I watched the original Stooges short that featured Christine McIntyre singing "Voices of Spring." You can look her up on Wikipedia-"Christine Cecilia McIntyre, a native of Nogales, Arizona, is mainly known as the beautiful blonde actress who appeared in the Three Stooges shorts from Columbia Short Pictures. McIntyre was also classically trained as a singer, having attended the Chicago Musical College, where she received her Bachelor of Music degree in 1933.
the audio quality is too poor to judge Sumi Jo in this recording. westenra voice is so clear...sissel even clearer...but Sumi Jo voice is most beautifull
