Orlinski. His beautiful satin voice is unforgettable. Other two guys are fine but when you close your eyes and listen you hear a soprano. Female voices. JJO is absolutely unique.
To me, there is no single favourite in this wonderful aria. Each performance is special and wonderful in its own way. Orliński's performance is so youthfully sensual, Sabata's is more romantically melancholic and Cenčić's is more dramatic, even tragic. BRAVO to ALL! _Each of them tries to reveal and emphasise a certain state of character's feelings, which from their point of view is the truest, and, of course, gives maximum emphasis to their vocal peculiarities and possibilities._
Mon chanteur préféré est Jakub. Sa voix est plus chaude tout en restant limpide et son vibrato est plus modéré, ce qui le rend très agréable à écouter.
Max Emanuel Cenčić is the most experienced, followed by Xavier Sábata and the youngest, Jakub Józef Orliński. I confess I cannot choose one over the other. Bravissimi tutti! E basta.
Die wunderbare und zutiefst berührende Musik von Händel wird von allen Dreien (es gibt aber auch viele andere bekannte und wundervolle Countertenöre) sehr beeindruckend interpretiert, so dass ich mich nicht entscheiden möchte, zumal die Interpretation durch das jeweilige Orchester und deren Dirigenten auch den Gesang beeinflusst. Auf alle Fälle haben sie so kunstvolle und betörende Stimmen. Einfach zum niederknien schön - danke!
Orlinski (Sabata, Cencic). Just wonderful how descent and tender but nevertheless well phrased and expressive his singing technique is, while it is always clear that there is a male person singing. Like that very much.
Cencic has the richest voice. Sabata is very sympatico. But Orlinsky has that indefinable electricity that makes his performance(s) mesmerizing. So: Count Orlinsky for me.
Все трое- великолепны! Каждый певец - яркая индивидуальность ! Огромное удовольствие от прослушивания! Это ведь не спорт - первый только один, нет! и это - замечательно!
Well said. It is a joy that there are so many talented artists like this trio, to bring the works of great composers like Handel, Purcell and others to contemporary audiences.
I'm gonna start saying that the three of them proposed scintillating performances and that the ultimate goal in here is absolutely not to rank them as performers in a frozen order. Each of them brought something unique to the table and helps promoting lyrical musical in our modern time. Orliski has a more full voice, something in between teenage and adult, a very unique sweet tone which seems to directly come down from heaven. Everything seems so effortless within his performance. For all these reasons he will be first. Cencic possesses this very Venitian 17th tone at least in my mind what should be associated with that period. There's so much dramatic expressions and inflections coming through his voice. For that reason he will be second. Sabata has a very specific way to incarnate this piece. He's adding so modern approach within the colors he chooses to add within his tone. Sometimes he gave me the impression to go far more from just delivering a 17th vocal performance or a perfect version. He's a true explorer allowing new comers who are totally ignoring the classic vocal standards to feel much more in touch with him. He's third but obviously that doesn't mean he is less performant or less gifted. Simply I think his version is less easy to understand.
All of them are great they voices so unique, all of them there is a pleasure to listen. Personally Jozef Orlinski's voice I like more, he has a kind of softness and soothingness in his voice but again two other gentlemen have great voices as well.
They all are so good! They have very different and special manier of singing. Orlinski is my favourite, but Xavier"s voice is very tender and beautiful. Love them both)))
The feeling of sorrow and pain transmitted by Max Emmanuel is about superbe technique and deep passion, both combined! while Jakub and Sabatas performances dont move me as much as Cencic's
I was lucky to see Jakub Orlinski couple times . Most recently in Orpheus and Eurydice in San Francisco opera. It was heavenly ! I personaly like Jakub and Xavier a lot , they sing it beautifully .
They are all amazing. I'm no expert what so ever but to my ear Max Emanuel sounds most technically accomplished of the 3. However; the only way I can describe his voice is "most female like". As in, if you close your eyes you won't be able to tell that it's a male that's singing. I like Xavier's voice a lot. But to my untrained ear Jakub sounds most pleasing/nice and, even though high, still recognizably male. I've very much enjoyed all 3 performances. Thank you for putting this together.
It takes courage to be a countertenor. You see a man and out comes a high voice. These men are giving us the chance to see opera as it was meant to be, and I don’t want to insult the women who play trouser roles. There’s room for all.
I don’t want to put people in competition. It’s a beautiful aria (bravo, Handel!) and I heard loveliness in all three. They all sang with feeling. I loved the vibrato in all three, and the way they handled the lower part of their range. Tutti bravo!
All three are excellent. Every artist on this level brings something to the musical pieces he sings. After relistening, for me Cencić brings a sense of deepth of sadness and pathos.
Pena tiranna io sento al core, né spero mai trovar pietà; amor m’affanna e il mio dolore in tanti guai pace non ha. * * * Tyrannical pain I feel in my heart, and never expect to find mercy; love torments me, and my pain in such trouble has no rest.
There’s a lot more to it than these glorious voices. And we are only the arbiters of our own taste, not the arbiters of taste. And we’re judging these artists on our personal preference for a crystalline, clean voice or a warmer voice, the style of recording and whether or not these singers had a flu on the day of recording. Let’s not tear down our great artists
Orlinski's voice is like pure cool water pouring out at the perfect pace. I would have loved to hear Fagioli in this comparison as well, but I'm absolutely in love with Orlinski.
Mi piacciono tutti e tre, pur essendo molto diversi l’uno dall’altro, però se devo scegliere, sarà Jakob Józef Orlinski, per la sua voce diretta, quasi senza “vibrato”. È stupendo.👌👌👌
Sabata and Cencic have just the kind of vibrato that was making hate opera until almost my thirties. Until my choir director made me discover Emma Kirkby and the baroque repertoire, and now Orlinski with his perfectly sober interpretations and perfect timber... at least for me!
Cencic is the greatest singer of this repertoire- and I would ask many Orlinskiites if their estimation of their idol would be the same were he shorn of his comeliness - and yet Sabato, whose instrument I always have found rather lackluster, truly gules darkly at this tempo and volume. To him, this crown.
Totally agree! I find very strange that there are so many Orlinskiites(thanks for the appropriate term). He is nothing compared to Cencic's richness of tone, astonishing techniques and depth of interpretation. Sabata is great too, there are many roles match his voice. I simply cannot understand what people see in JJ'Os nasal, flat and immature voice.
You’ve got a point there, but most people go for the whole package, don’t they, no one equals JJ Orlinski in physic, boyish charm and a voice that, despite being a countertenor, is still recognisable as a man. That’s my opinion, anyway, and I’m sticking to,it. 🤗
