Klaus, please come back. Earth needs you. "Remember me, Remember me". We do, after 40 years, we Remember you. Such a beautiful soul.

@starlightperiwinkle5436

10 ай бұрын

❤ Im grasping at every audio/video bit of Klaus I can find and have no idea why….

@Anony_mutt

7 ай бұрын

​@@starlightperiwinkle5436🎶otherworldly✨️

@standroid64

7 ай бұрын

❤

@mephicchi2electricboogaloo

5 ай бұрын

Truer words have never been spoken.

@user-gn6zd3ut9g

5 ай бұрын

@@mephicchi2electricboogaloo 👍

I would love to see everyone commenting bad technique to show any evidence that they have ever taken a single singing lesson in opera. To go up so smoothly, to enunciate to meticulously, to project so resonantly, thats a master class of technique and most importantly nerve. Which is why after what, 30 years and no press coverage, that were all here listening to him

@kevinosborne3528

4 жыл бұрын

Most don't know that Klaus WAS trained in operatic technique .

@lisaanselmo326

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a trained opera singer and have done this role. This version gives me chills. It's perfection and very in keeping with the era. I'd take two wild notes from Klaus Nomi over 100 "perfect" notes from Renee Boring as F*ck Fleming.

@RJPaul-px6vt

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Jordan, well said. Anyone who can listen to this without getting goosebumps ain't got a pulse.

@vincemoore6900

2 жыл бұрын

@@lisaanselmo326 k

@annabackman3028

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinosborne3528 He was trained, took so many private lessons he could afford, but was never "officially fully trained" per se. But yes, he definitely was a master of of his art. He did a lot of practicing when he worked at the opera house in West Berlin before he moved to NY. Also sang on a gay club occasionally. I don't know 🤔 if he took any lessons in Germany, but he did in NY. So incredibly sad he died so young.

I was not aware of Klaus Nomi until today when I saw his video of Purcell’s “Cold Song” recorded just before his death. I was enthralled. Then I watched this video. This Purcell song makes me cry every time I hear it no matter who performs it but knowing his fate and the passion he put into this performance, I couldn’t stop crying from start to finish. What a loss. Thankfully, we have video and he will live forever.

I've heard quite a few performances of this song, and I think his performance is the best one. It's true he's a little out of tune, but I find it an advantage, not a drawback of his interpretation! I think he did that on purpose. Thanks to a higher tune of his singing, the whole song sounds much more dramatic. Like if a lonely demon of death sung it, not a human. When you think about the fact he was recording this song actually awaiting his own death, it becomes one of the most touching songs.

@jub388

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, you're so right..!!!

@cattycorner8

2 жыл бұрын

I agree that this version of "Thy hand Belinda" is the best I've ever heard. I can't believe it took me all these years to hear it as I just discovered Klaus Nomi moments ago.

@f.w.2054

Жыл бұрын

Dame Janet Baker

@keeperofthereign

Жыл бұрын

Are you deaf? This is terrible!

@alcofribasnasier4660

5 ай бұрын

There is also Malena Ernman's one ;)

Gets me every time. "Remember me, but forget my fate." It's like he knew how things would turn out :(

@jub388

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he knew....that's why this recording is so unique...it's one of his last memories for us! Heartbreaking...!

@stabysfavorites2080

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember you.

Klaus Nomi has opened my eyes to the power of opera. I understand nothing of technique, but I am so moved by his arias, they always bring tears to my eyes.

Klaus is so underrated and died in such obscurity. He had the voice of an angel. Had he lived longer he might have been more appreciated.☹

@rogerbarrett5052

4 жыл бұрын

He could've been the next big thing since Elvis Presley.

@martinbay7006

2 жыл бұрын

With his far too early death, Fortuna has screwed us out of great works of art!

@gillespeugnetnepveu7120

2 жыл бұрын

When Klaus Nomi's voice was discovered in France, it was the classical pieces that were very successful, which, it seems to me, was not the case in the USA!

His love of the material comes through. Many women might be technically better, but technique alone doesn't make the listener FEEL it. Klaus makes you FEEL it. So glad his work was recorded. Wish there was more.

@danieltemelkovski9828

6 жыл бұрын

A feeling surely helped by knowledge of his fate, but yes, a powerful performance nonetheless.

@ulrichkalber9039

6 жыл бұрын

sometimes feeling is more important than technical perfection. one good example is "candle in the wind(1997)" wich was recorded twice the same day, once the live recording from the service, then a studio recording. i have both on CD, the live recording is not perfect, but it transports the feelings. The Studio recording broke Sales records, is technically better, but artistically it is meaningles.

@rogerbarrett383

5 жыл бұрын

I really hope there's more.

Oh, Klaus... You shall never be forgotten. ❤

Don't worry Klaus love we will remember you.

@jebstuart4004

3 жыл бұрын

"don't worry" that s true....If only someone could have said those words to him instead of letting him died alone....Most humans are stupid and don't deserve their own life.

Klaus Nomi. Magical voice. Magical person. I am sure the Divine has received him in paradise.

Probably one of the very best vocal performances of all times.

Incomparable, convincing, heartbreaking. Klaus Nomi . . . unforgettable!

Klaus Nomi war ein Gesamtkunstwerk. Neben seiner optischen außergewöhnlichen Erscheinung hat er, ganz besonders bei Arien wie diesen und ruhigeren Songs, so unglaublich viel an Gefühl transportiert und das ist nicht erlernbar, das ist eine Gabe und ein Geschenk. Ich denke, dass er vielen Menschen die Tür zur Klassik geöffnet hat bis heute, so wie bei mir auch. We remember you, Klaus Sperber

@udogae1232

3 ай бұрын

Ich mag auch die klassischen Stuecke von ihm sehr. Bin gerade am ueberlegen, ob ich Samson und Deliah von ihm bei meiner Hochzeit im Mai laufen lasse❤

@angelaheiterbiswolkig6429

3 ай бұрын

@@udogae1232 das würde ich sofort machen, wenn ich könnte. Wäre wunderschön zur Hochzeit! Falls du das Lied wählst, es wird berührend werden.

Beautiful, emotive and haunting, I honestly don't believe this aria can ever be performed better

@JJKSeattle

9 жыл бұрын

Please see: Jessye Norman. Thank you.

@FRATERGAUDINISTH21

9 жыл бұрын

@John Koch : is Jessye Norman a boy/man ? ;)

@WarthDader74

7 жыл бұрын

After listening to Klaus Nomi's version, the other ones are disappointing.

@FRATERGAUDINISTH21

6 жыл бұрын

I agree, this version is the best I never heard...

@josietyner761

4 жыл бұрын

Another fine sopranist, Arno Raunig, does it beautifully.

When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create No trouble, no trouble in thy breast; Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate. Remember me, but ah! forget my fate.

@williamspostoronnim9845

7 жыл бұрын

Полный текст и мой перевод: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me, on thy bosom let me rest; More I would, but Death invades me, Death is now a welcome guest. When I am laid, am laid in earth, may my wrongs create no trouble, no trouble in thy breast. Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate. Белинда, руку дай! Вот сумрак на пороге. Дай на груди твоей найти покой; Хотела б большего, но Смерть, но Смерть приходит, Смерть - гость теперь желанный мой. Когда в сырую землю, в землю лягу, Боже! Пусть прегрешения мои на твой покой, Души твоей покой тень не наложат. Ты помни, помни обо мне, но всё же, Увы и ах! - забудь про жребий мой! Сравнивал с иными исполнителями Dido's Lament. Нет, Номи самый лучший!!

@liebe83harte

4 жыл бұрын

Forgotten)))

@liebe83harte

4 жыл бұрын

By the way - ding dong

There's singing with operatic accuracy in a formulaic fashion with the singer then moving onto the next famous aria and then there's pouring one's heart and soul into a performance. Yes, this isn't perfect in terms of musicality but it's sublimely divine in terms of how it hits my soul. 💖

No other artist was able - up to now - to put so much pain and emotion into this aria like Klaus....I listen to this wonderful aria for more than 25 years and every time I listen to Klaus I get very special feelings...wish I had met him before his death....! Unique!!! And special thanks to Man Parrish who played the synths....also brilliant and in total harmony with Klaus' voice!

God he was magnificent...

Noone sings this Aria better than Klaus - you can feel all his pain and Weltschmerz........... - I am pretty sure - Klaus knew about his own death coming much too soon...RIP my dear old friend!!!

The guy gave a whole new meaning to the term "Rock Opera".

What a voice. RIP Klaus.

@olivierleroyer3719

2 жыл бұрын

Ùne voix reconnessable d'entre toute Purement fantastique . Salut l'artiste. .

It actually is the lack of proper technique which makes his voice so ethereal and special. Exactly because his voice was not over-trained it really carries so much emotion for me personally.

@lagunagreg4019

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, so that's why he sings flat pretty often, and often has other pitch problems as well..

@WilfredoRamos808

6 жыл бұрын

Cathy Judge This is ... majestic 🤯😭😭

@rogerbarrett5398

4 жыл бұрын

We will always remember Klaus, but we'll never forget his fate. RIP, Klaus.

@buttercupkittykitty

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@heikization

4 жыл бұрын

It is not the lack of technique, but the passion he pours into singing, listen to Callas, she was extremely trained, she could sing all the ornaments, great control over her range, but it was her unrestrained passionate singing that made her a legend. Don't confuse technique with restrain, listen to older singers, full of affectations, as that is the way you have to sing in order to put emotion into opera.

Such a big fan. RIP, Klaus. Sing this aria and make the angels cry...

We truly do remember you, Klaus Nomi.

I was 20 in 1987 and I discovered this enourmous artist. I bought and listened the 2 albums... I loved and I love again his performance. Great, great ARTIST!!! Love this track!

Nomi.. was and still is an artist.

I remember seeing him at fioruccis in nyc in the 70s , he was quite a sight. So much talent.

Klaus Nomi was unique! And that is why the loss hurts all the more!

Beautiful voice. Pretty haunting song considering his fate.

he wasn't just standing up there hitting all these high notes, because he had nothing better to do....he actually knew what the Hell he was doing with his voice. And everytime I hear his voice, it reminds me of the late, great opera-soprano, Montserrat Caballe'....who had one of the great voices of the last and present century. He was THAT GOOD, to be comparesd to someone as revered as her.

We'll always remember you Klaus. But we could never forget your fate. May God rest your soul.

Great Voice!!! Rest in Peace Klaus

Love you Klaus wish I could have met you

So sad, a big talented artist like Klaus lost in the past. Evil took him from us. R I P

What an immortal voice🥺🥺🥺Thank u Klaus for this,rip

Dany Waldburger. This is a recent discovery for me. How could such a great artist pass relatively unnoticed! His performances are magnetic! Had he lived longer, he would have no doubt received the glory that his talent deserves.

....a perfect performance of a 400-year-old aria....absolutely superb! You got my respect, Herr Nomi!!!

Klaus Nomi was way ahead of his time. His voice is soooooo because and that style, something that goes beyond today's style. It must have been amazing seeing Klaus Nomi preform live.

That good heart died alone in hospital. His friends turned away, his mother flew back home due to her flight schedule. He stepped over into darkness all alone. He deserved this the least at all. 40 years ago. Rest easy though.

@user-yg5qd8lz7q

19 күн бұрын

Так больно за него! Его душа, как ничья другая, нуждалась в любви.... А его все предали... Хочу верить, что хотя бы теперь душа Клауса видит, что есть люди, которые его любят и переданы ему.

I'm sad because I just discovered Klaus like just this past weekend! But so glad to have done so! He is brilliant and beautiful! Wonderful strangeness!

@johnlow7621

3 жыл бұрын

He was...., he is long dead, Sandra, and sings his own lament.

incredibly haunting, and one of his best perfomances/recordings, in my opinion. We remember you Klaus, and do try to forget your fate, and focus on your wonderful music and incredible talent.

this is a wonderful voice so sad he has gone. but the beauty lives on.

Artista total. Siempre le admiraré❤

Over the years I keep coming back to search for something of Klaus I've not yet heard. His voice makes me feel the same way I felt the first time I visited the d’Orsay or the Rijks. It is an emotion I can't really define. A touch of divinity, humanity, mortality, and the eternal all interwoven.

Klaus , i can.t understand how you were forced to lleave us so early... but i wish one day you will know many people is discovering finally now your incredible voice and talent!! I can.t stop listening at least once a day one of the few youtube songs available. This one is so so touching!! Once meeting you, we will never not remember you! Susana Farinha (Portugal)

Ich kenne keine Aufnahme dieser Arie, die mich mehr beruehrt als diese.... Keine Frau schafft es so viel Schmerz und Verzweifelung in die Stimme zu legen wie Klaus es bei dieser Aufnahme tat...ich denke, er wußte daß er nicht mehr viel Zeit auf dieser Erde hatte... RIP...and perhaps we meet at a better place...!

Poor Guy.... He died alone and forsaken... Such an amazing voice....

@rogerbarrett5052

4 жыл бұрын

Joey Arias went to visit Klaus the night prior to his death. He was forced to wear a "plastic bag" and forbidden to touch Klaus. Joey was heartbroken when he saw Klaus and how destroyed he was. Joey went again to visit the next morning, but then he was informed that Klaus had died the night prior.

@EphemeralProductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerbarrett5052 😢😢❤️❤️❤️

@laksmikolihill802

Жыл бұрын

They all was killed by AZT, not HIV. A lot of people was murder with the "oficial" science. If you are in good health and take AZT in qty that people received, you'll death in 2 years. RIP Klaus. Thanks and love for you where you are.

unforgettable....

Such a beautiful soul, gone too soon and so tragically alone.

Hauntingly beautiful.

I remember Klaus.😭😭😭

This beautiful song....just made for Jessye Norman and Klaus Nomi, two amazing artists.

@terrymurray7743

Жыл бұрын

Tatiana Troyanos did it pretty well too.

@ritahorvath8207

6 ай бұрын

Klaus Nomi reminds me of Florence Foster Jenkins . .

@josephkalish3364

6 ай бұрын

I don't agree at all, ​@@ritahorvath8207

I agree with you, I have listened to several singers and no one sings like Nomi.

This song gives me intense chills and brings out so much emotion, one of the songs that makes you cry. Rest in peace Klaus Nomi.

Oh my Goddess! Didnt realize Klaus recorded this!!! Thank you so much for posting this!

It's amazing how eclectic and varied Klaus Nomi was, now that I'm going further into his discography and that I hear this. Remember, this is the same person who did a cover of "Lightning Strikes" that was so silly the internet took it and used it as the new Rick Roll, lol. Considering that he has already passed on, listening to this is a really haunting experience. It's as if his soul is singing to you from beyond his grave...

I know that he was diagnosed with it, but the world knew so little about this condition back then, it didn't even really have a name. That's what I referred to. Looking back from our times it feels even more tragic that he had to suffer so much.

Fantastic! I love laments about death, and this one is great!

Such an incredible waste of life and talent, life could be so unfair, I guess he's sharing his talent with the big guy upstairs now, rest in peace You Beautiful Soul...

Wow, this really manages to reach the very core.

his voice is heavenly, his rendition of this aria is perfect, Jessye Norman's and Klaus' versions are my favorite

Chillingly WONDERFUL!

Music has ended. i'm left with a sensaton i cannot explain. Klaus R.I.P.

His Spirit stayed here. He left so much of himself here in his music. Thank you Klaus.

It sucks bro. It sucks. Hearing such a majestic voice and being transported to another world then when the song ends, you remember that he is gone. :(

@musicisbrilliant

3 жыл бұрын

Love this comment. Except, on thing. He's not gone! He's right here, a star in the skies forever, and I just found him today! All the artists and music we love live on in our hearts. Cheesy sounding, but true! The man was only just BORN for me today! :)

Klaus Nomi was so beautiful and Mysterious, no other like him. R.I.P ♥

actually, his diagnose about AIDS was done in 1982, he died in 1983, so he knew perfectly about his situation. fact is that at that time AIDS was known, but AZT, the only drug used at that time, did more harm than help....

Recording his own death. Damn AIDS, damn those who say on their hands a while before doing anything... he say to forget his death yet I can't. But remember his talent and personality, I shall

Beautiful voice!

Remember me, but forget my fate...RIP, Klaus Nomi.

The best cover of that piece! Unique and magnificent!

Unique, fantastique, incroyable, sublime ............. Quelle voie !

@antoonmeert1942

Жыл бұрын

Voix.

One of the greatest singers of 20 century.

We will always love you🖤

My favorite song. Haunting.

Thank you for this. In my opinion, this is Mr. Nomi at his very best. RIP Klaus.

Very true man. I hope some people can also still value him as the remarkable artist he was and the influence he still has!

Es ist schön, dass über Plattformen wie diese, über die Möglichkeiten des Internets, Künstler wie Klaus Nomi auch posthum noch Beachtung und Fans finden. Mit den Möglichkeiten seiner Zeit, wäre er für viele, auch für jüngere Menschen, unentdeckt geblieben. Ich bin sicher, er würde das hier feiern. (Sorgen wir doch dafür, dass nicht irgendwelche fehlgeleiteten Menschen, dies alles und unsere Zukunft kaputt machen.)

And now he serenades the angels in heaven. Their gain. Our great loss.

But sometimes we make decisions without knowing that they can have an effect on our life. Klaus didn't know about AIDS, nobody did at that time. Maybe he had to be sacrificed so we could learn, I don't know.

My father, who died last year at 89, was a wonderful tenor. He was a soloist in the Yale Glee Club and sang in many symphony based choruses. He hated male falsetto. Except for this one. He had great respect for Klaus Nomi. The quality of his voice was simply incomparable.

Magnificent!!

Perfection

This reminds me of Kathleen Ferrier's singing Mahler's "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen", which was also performed in the face of her own death from breast cancer. I guess, the intensity and truthfulness of such artists in those truly tragic moments can't be surpassed . I bow to them!

Never forget you Klaus .

He sings this peice better than anyone. Im no expert but I love uniqueness rather than technical perfection What a voice! He's singing with the angels now as their prima dona no doubt

You are so very missed! Then, I was a very young fellow flabbergasted by your art. I thought C-3PO is starting to sing. %) It would be great to hear your voice again in some new produced soundscape , because your voice will always take peoples attention and heart.

De la bombe une voix pareil, quel travail. Jamais égaler, ce Klaus est vraiment partis bien tôt

I want this rendition played at my funeral. I have spoken!

I know when I've heard music from beyond this planet...

Un vrai bonheur une pure merveille Qu'elle VOIX..... .... ... .. .

Remarkable performance!

Makes my eyes cry so beautiful🐱🌹🌷

so beautyful..

"remember me" ein kleiner Wunsch den Klaus Nomi zum Abschied hatte. Liebe Musikfreunde erfüllen wir ihm doch diesen Wunsch.

@StephAnie....

4 жыл бұрын

Peter von Stedman Absolut. Diesen Mann zu sehen, seine Ausstrahlung und seine wundervoll berührende Stimme zu hören ist jedes Mal wie ein Geschenk für mich. Ein Geschenk an mich und jeden der ihn liebt. Unvergessen. Und das für immer!

Wow, i never even heard of Nomi until today, this is awsome

At the end of the concert of morrissey @ genova (Italy 08-07-2012) there was this fantastic song.

DAS IST FANTASTISCH !!! 💜💜💜

Klaus would be 80 years old this year (2024).