I was overwhelmed on a bad day, tired of my studies and school responsibilities ... But when I started listening to this song, I forgot everything, and I felt like I was alone in the universe,then I indulged in each music's note...And I...I found peace!

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

Lord Cromwell I’m glad the music helped you escape the stresses of daily life and find peace.

Glorious music so gently reminding me of my two stillborn babies, allows me to rejoice in the three children I raised happily to adulthood…….music and paintings so perfectly elicit emotions and release the sadness and happiness. Thank you, Jeffrey for this wonderful music.

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Kristin, and thank you for sharing about your losses. I'm glad that you were able to find some comfort in this music and art. Kind greetings.

Dear Jeffrey, you made my day! Your chanel is a oasis of beauty in this troubled times.When I come here I forget about pandemic, riots and all the other ugly things that are happening now. Here I find tranquility and a shelter for my soul and mind.Thank you!!!

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and thank you for your kind words of support. I agree that music provides a great escape from the horrific realities of the world at the moment, and I'm always happy to know that people enjoy the music videos on my channel. Warmest regards.

Handel deserves a pedestal of his own and as usual Ann Hallenberg gets it right. So beautiful.

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

I love Handel's music, and I am very fond of Ann Hallenberg. You'll notice that she is very well represented on my KZread channel.

Handel...always awesome

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed this. Ann Hallenberg is another favorite singer of mine.

Oh God ! What a beautiful voice and expression of filial love.It touches me very much .Thank you Ann and Jeffrey for the great emotion you are giving me.

@JeffreyStivers

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Giacomo. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I am very fond of Ann Hallenberg's singing, and you'll find she is well represented on my channel.

Beautiful post, Jeffrey. I would never have thought there were so many heartbreakingly beautiful Handel arias I'd missed, or forgotten. Perhaps I grow more susceptible as I grow older. But this is right up there with Piangero and Lascia Ch'io Pianga. And you're teaching me more about paintings than I ever thought I'd have time to learn.

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

There is such a wealth of beautiful arias by Handel. I had the fortune of discovering this one many years ago on a recital disc by the divine Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Of course, Ann Hallenberg sounds equally exquisite singing it.

@prototropo

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyStivers I have been surprised, as well, at the many lyrical perfections in Handel opera arias I’d just utterly missed-either because I never cared to attend the long works, or paid more attention to Romantic and Classical composers. In addition to this heartbreaking gem and the famous “Ombra mai fu,“ (whose melody he appropriated), there’s “Verdi prati,” “Lascia ch’io pianga,” “Where’er you walk,” and the haunting “Minuet in G” (for piano transcription). It is a fabulous wealth of melodic generativity, really, when these are added to the Royal Fire Works, the Water Music, the Coronation commissions and the Oratorios.

A Voice of The Angels, with the Musicianship to match. A truly Blessed Singer....you should be a household name....and YOU WILL BE !

@JeffreyStivers

5 жыл бұрын

I am very fond of Ann Hallenberg, and you’ll find she is well represented on my channel.

Ann Hallenberg, beautiful voice. Handel is great. The paintings you've added to the video are, as always, of great effect. Thank you Jeffrey. G.A.

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Giovanni. I'm glad you enjoyed this video. I absolutely adore Ann Hallenberg's voice, and you'll notice she is well represented on my channel.

Yes, absolutely. The most wonderful combination of arts, music and paint. I'm learning a lot too. Thank you so much dear Jeffrey

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

warm.. ums Herz ~ Das Leben ist.. doch so schön, trotz alledem..

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Un dolce pezzo melodico con accompagnamento di pregevoli dipinti.

@JeffreyStivers

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it, dearest Cinzia.

لم أفهم يوما هذا النوع من الفن ... لكنه كان، و ما يزال يشعرني بالسكينة ... و راحة لا أفهمها

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoyed it.

@user-bc5zh5ic6o

2 жыл бұрын

Это дорогого стоит!

Que d’émotion dans cette sublime interprétation !

@JeffreyStivers

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

A wonderful piece of work! Thank you very much!

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I'm just now seeing this comment. You're very welcome, Anita. I'm so happy you like it.

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." (Honoré de Balzac) ♪♫ So very moving, dear Jeffrey, thank you very much!

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you, dear Theo, for that lovely quote.

@stephenbrown1389

4 жыл бұрын

That balzac is intense. Source?

@TheodoreAngelos

4 жыл бұрын

@@stephenbrown1389 Dear Stephen, it is one of the last sentences of the last paragraph of Balzac's novel "La Femme de trente ans" (Editions Charles-Béchet, 1834 | translated by Ellen Marriage as "A Woman of Thirty"): "Ce sourire prouvait à cette jeune parricide que *le cœur d'une mère est un abîme au fond duquel se trouve toujours un pardon* ."

Heavenly Ann Hallenberg

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed. It simply doesn't get any better, Christiaan.

Just love this, thank you for the upload!

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

The idea and inspiration for this video was provided by Anita Sikora who has an essay about Margherita Durastanti, this aria, and motherhood that can be found here: baroque35.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/di-madre-lamor/

Hermoso tema, para una maravillosa voz.!!

@JeffreyStivers

Ай бұрын

I am very fond of her singing, and she is well represented on my channel. I'm glad you enjoyed this.

This is all I needed today

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Aria meravigliosa! Voce molto bella! Great video!

@JeffreyStivers

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed. I am very fond of her singing, and she is well represented on my channel.

Last summer I've heard this aria sung live by Ann Hallenberg at Beaune Festival...something extraordinary and unforgettable . Thanks for posting this video, so soulful and smooth, Jeffrey

@JeffreyStivers

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I am very fond of Ann Hallenberg's singing, and you'll find that she is well represented on my KZread channel.

thank you for your beautiful musik,!! I hear this everyday and think about my son who lives far away from me.

@JeffreyStivers

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. I’m glad you are enjoying it.

Como siempre, nos traes auténticas bellezas. Gracias siempre, Jeffrey.

@JeffreyStivers

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, and thank you for your kind words of support.

💜💖in repeat it’s too beautiful .

@JeffreyStivers

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

The melody and the lyrics are heartbreaking. Ann's use of vibrato an dynamics are masterful ! One of Händel’s finest

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@riohenry6382

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyStivers thanks Jeffrey. Your posts are always wonderful

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, dearest Rio, and thank you for your kind words of support.

This really is beautiful.

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

In a painting, the sitter, the attributes, the stuff, belongs to the sitter, the artist, the milieu. In music, the sentiment is universal. This is how one might argue the paragone.

Beyond gorgeous! Thank you so much, Jeffrey. Your music pushes away all my stress, & brings me to a serene place.

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, and thank you for your kind words of support. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Superb!!

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Sublime, emotions released....

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Most of Hnadel's arias have a deep spiritual sense and feeling.

@JeffreyStivers

Жыл бұрын

He certainly wrote some beautifully moving arias such as this one.

Excellent choosing, Jeffrey Stivers

@JeffreyStivers

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Fernando. I'm glad you enjoyed this.

many many thanks for everything

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Gotta say, Jeffrey, you have a great heart, art, and soul.

@JeffreyStivers

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement.

Dear Jeffrey I am fond of Haendel too.But Mozart's love accompanied my childhood ,and I am now on a book on him I am submitting to publishers.An example of filial friendship of Mozart and Christian Bach is found in the beautiful Larghetto of piano concerto K_413.Anyhow both Mozart and Haendel are an important part of my scientific life Best Giacomo

Ann Hallenberg, née le 17 mars 1967, est une cantatrice suédoise, tessiture de mezzo-soprano. Elle est plus spécialement active dans le répertoire baroque. Le personnage de Gismonda: Gismonda apparait déjà au premier acte, Après que Gismonda a provoqué la rébellion, elle persuade Adelberto de se faire passer pour Ottone comme il essaie de rejoindre Théophane. Théophane était tombée amoureuse du portrait d'Ottone et quand elle rencontre Adelberto (comme Ottone), la contradiction dans les apparences la déconcerte. Pendant ce temps, Emireno, capturé, continue à dissimuler son identité à Ottone. Matilda, le cousin d'Ottone, demande aux troupes de se venger de la révolte d'Adelberto et de la foi trahie. La louange de Matilda comme une « Brave Amazone allemande », donne l'assentiment à Ottone. Adelberto gagne la main de Théofane, mais Ottone approche. Gismonda l'arme et l'envoie à la bataille.

@stephenbrown1389

4 жыл бұрын

Swedish. She is the acme of Europe .

Thanks again for these beautiful pieces. I really appreciate the librettos as well.

@JeffreyStivers

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, John. I'm always happy to know that people are enjoying the videos offered on my channel.

Bravo

@JeffreyStivers

3 күн бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Dios, qué elegancia !

@JeffreyStivers

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Hello Jeffrey, thanks for this. A wonderful aria by a divine singer from a great Handel opera, what more can you ask for? Ottone is an opera that needs to be discovered, as it is up there with his best. Handel's ability to express emotion within an aria is extraordinary.

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Stephen. I'm glad you enjoyed this. There is so much great music to be found in Handel's operas, and this is certainly no exception. I first discovered this aria many years ago on a recital disc by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, so this aria has long been a favorite. Only years later would I discover the complete opera, and I agree that it deserves to be better known. It was one of the most popular operas of Handel's career, second only to Rinaldo in the number of performances it received.

@stephenmurray5329

7 жыл бұрын

You are quite right Jeffrey, fourteen performances between January and June 1723 and Cuzzoni 'was extreamly admired' and Durastanti, Senesino and Anastasia Robinson also 'pleased much' according to The Colman Opera Register. So much Handel opera still to be rediscovered!

Une voix profonde et bouleversante.. J'aime beaucoup

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed this. I’m very fond of her singing, and you will find she is well represented on my channel.

Gorgeous!

@JeffreyStivers

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I am very fond of her singing, and she is well represented on my channel.

Deeply moving rendition. Many thanks, dear Jeffrey.

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, dearest Laura. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Bello! Brava!

Wonderful

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Jeffrey, thank you so much for this beautiful, informative and well researched post ❤️

@JeffreyStivers

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, dearest Rio, and thank you for your kind words of support. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

@riohenry6382

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyStivers we ALL should be thanking you. The level of artistry and technical research that goes into your videos is way beyond any other creator I’ve seen on KZread and, heavens knows, I spend enough time here 😉

Magnifique !

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you!

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

The mother-child relation is profound, but culturally determined. Handel lays it on, thick!

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

Handel is very skilled as a musical dramatist and knows how to depict emotions through music.

La grâce la tendresse l'émotion toute simple ~~~`° ♡

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Stunning

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

thanks.

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

According to the chronicler and diplomat Liutprand of Cremona Gismonda (Real name Willa of Tuscany) was a real baddie having mercilessly bullied Adelaide (who eventually became Holy Roman Empress) when Adelaide was under her power in Pavia,the then capital of Italy.However, in this exquisite aria she comes through as a very caring and solicitous mother with regards to her son Adalberto.I think also that aria "Falsa immagine" provoked the disdain of the singer Francesca Cuzzoni who thought it not good enough for her talents and this instigated Handel to drag her towards the window and threatened to throw her out unless she agreed to sing it!

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

That is true about "Falsa immagine;" Cuzzoni considered it too simple a piece for her debut on the London stage. Ironically, Charles Burney said her singing of that aria "fixed her reputation as an expressive and pathetic singer."

@anitasikora4028

7 жыл бұрын

One of next essays will be about this famous Cuzzoni window anecdote, which for some reason has become a Handel fact although an anecdote is usually a fictional account...

@anitasikora4028

7 жыл бұрын

There was probably another reason why Cuzzoni didn't want to sing "Falsa immagine", but I won't say too much for now. It is related to this aria's singer Margherita Durastanti, who was at that time Cuzzoni's rival. Things are usually more complicated than in an anecdote.

Delightful Jeffrey :))

@JeffreyStivers

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is. I'm glad you enjoyed this.

Bizi alip oyle yerlere goturuyorsunki jeffrey sana nasil tesekkur edecegimi bilemiyorum.en derin saygilarimla

@JeffreyStivers

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, and thank you for your kind words of support.

schitterende muziek en prachtig gezongen door Ann Hallenberg

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Glorious , divinely inspired music, and equally great performance. Thank you for posting. I have read somewhere that Händel was visited by angels, and they sat next to him on the bench of the church organ while composing. Are you familiar with that anecdote?

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

rene wagemakers I’m not familiar with that anecdote. I’m glad you enjoyed this.

Hi dear Jeffrey, one of the things I have pending in this life, is to go to Westminster Abbey in London to offer my respects and honor the eternal and great master G.F. Handel.

@JeffreyStivers

2 жыл бұрын

I was able to visit there once. It's an impressive place.

@tsanchezts

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyStivers Many thanks

Prendre soin/ take care

@JeffreyStivers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You too.

J'aime +++++++

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed this.

She has a gorgeous voice and she sings this so very well, but Lorraine is still the top!!

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

I first discovered this on a recital disc of Handel arias by Lorraine Hunt (before she married Peter Lieberson), and I was obsessed with that disc and another disc of Handel arias she did. I listened to both of them countless times, so her version of this is also my personal favorite. I am, however, also a big fan of Ann Hallenberg.

@brookeggleston9314

4 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyStivers I can understand why you're a fan of Hallenberg: she has a fine voice, and she's obviously a musician! Lorraine just occupies a special place in my heart. Besides, it's not terribly bad to be in second place when Lorraine is in first!!

@JeffreyStivers

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a huge fan of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, and you will find she is well represented on my channel.

Definitivamente el italiano es un idioma para cantar.....

@antiopa57

5 жыл бұрын

E vero!

Komdu, sonur.