This is like asking what is better apples or pears. Just enjoy the diversity of these wonderful artists. When you reach that degree of perfection the question of who is best misses the point completely.

@UDG2000

10 ай бұрын

I prefer pears. 😋😄

@sonodiventataunalbero5576

8 ай бұрын

I disagree. It's very useful to train and develop your own taste and understanding of music

A pity, making it into a competition. The music profession is surely cruel enough as it is. These wonderful singers are all remarkable in their own way, and for different reasons each one is “best.”

@CarolYost

Жыл бұрын

I agree completely!

@HannaARTzink

Жыл бұрын

Not a competition but awesome comparison.

@romainlefranc3760

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree

@virginielafrench3921

Жыл бұрын

@@HannaARTzink you 're right . They did not take place in an exam or whatever as Logan Tanner did when he won the Haendel competition . But the context was different for Logan when he was one of the contestants : .he did not participate as a professional ,it was the contest which made him a professional singer. By the way ,i enjoy Logan very much . Amazing voice and handsome dapper guy he is ! 😍😍

@blake1946

Жыл бұрын

My dear fellow, I think you taking those things way too seriously.

Jakub Józef Orliński is near to perfection!

Andreas Scholl is the best, his musical phrasing is super, his breathing support is perfect, … he’s one of the few singers i can listen to again and again and never grow tired of …

Andreas Scholl. Pure, crystal, accurate, intelligent.

Agree it shouldn't be a matter of who's best. They are all fantastic singers and musicians. It just depends on which voice resonates with you most. I love them all, but Philippe Jarrousky is my favourite.

All of them are amazing, each one for their own beautiful color, interpretation and expression. Stop comparing!

@jacqueslannoy7994

10 ай бұрын

So true. Artists can't be compared, only enjoyed.

Andreas has something special

@user-gq5ul3wi1s

2 ай бұрын

Melancholy!

They are all beautiful. Not fair that we need to compare. Each has a very beautiful and unique version of this piece.

@rinassimiento2896

Жыл бұрын

🕊️ ENTIÈREMENT d'ACCORD .... IT ISN'T F A I R to COMPARE ... les Voix Lyriques s'ils sont des ATHLÈTES de la voix ....don't have to BE CLASSIFIED and NOTED like Tennismen or Footbalers ‼️‼️🎤 🎺 🎹 🎻 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️ fRaNcInE

By far, far far Andreas Scholl!!

@ritahorvath8207

10 ай бұрын

The lightness the elegance the warmth . ♡

I just can't get over Andreas Scholl's minimal, extremely tasteful vibrato. So beautiful

Philippe Jarousky ❤😢

Jakub Józef Orliński

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, the depth and beauty of her voice expresses the depth of the pain the Mother feels not only for her son but all humanity

@klaaskecompas9968

10 ай бұрын

I agree. When I listen to her interpretation I hear pure emotion. And the orchestra is superb too.

@odettewesterlinck883

10 ай бұрын

Oui! Difficile de ne pas pleurer en écoutant Marie Nicole Lemieux L’ expression totale de la douleur.

Andreas Scholl sings so easily, like the singing would be integrated with his breathing. His is voice is so clear and calm

All of them have heavenly voices. This will never be a competition!

The most traditional is the Scholl's version, and this is wonderful, Tim has a little bit of bel canto way that also make his performance memorable. But I have to admit that Orlisnky sings simply as an angel, It is no coincidence that he sang with the chamber of the Ospedale della pietá, the Vivaldi house ❤

They are all great interpreteurs and singers. Orlinski is the most handsome.😌🥰

Orlinsky, voice and soul

Scholl hands down for me. Such purity in his voice.

At this level its a matter of perception and personal taste, not which is better. They all are best.

I didn’t know I loved this music so much! I like Andreas Scholl but all were so amazing!!!

Jakub Józef Orliński 👍

All marvelous but Jaroussky was so clean and delicate in delivery.

Andreas Scholl, he absolutely masters all points.🫀❤

The much more fair question would be: whom do you like the most?

Andreas Scholl perfect!

Competition is a contradiction to appreciation of excellence and performance. Each singer is different in their own way, "Vive la difference." I envy them all.

First place to Scholl and Jaroussky. Wow!

Andreas Scholl forever... his intonation, the focused warm tone, the way he leans into the phrasing in a sequence.

They're all so talented, but Orlinski's natural, sincere, humble and yet flawless singing has definitely my preference !

If I had to choose, he would be Andreas Scholl

Personally, Andreas Scholl's voice is the one that makes my strings vibrate the most.

Philippe is my favourite, but they all interpret the song beautifully in their own way. And for me, this video simply offers a nice opportunity to enjoy the same song from different sound. Love them all😍❤🙌

Andreas Scholl has the best voice by far!

Everyone is amazing in their own way. But My heart goes out to Philippe Jaroussky.

It is indeed no competition but Andreas Scholl is my favourite, always has been, still is after listening to the other singers' performances and I think he always will be. There is something in his voice and his musicality that touches me to the core. I enjoyed very much discovering the other versions too, particularly Orlinsky.

Andreas Scholl. He sings with his soul, he completely surrender himself to the music. Scholl sings with faith and hope, with joy and devotion.

@baroqueandbeyond

4 ай бұрын

Scholl does have those special qualities that you described so nicely!

@manbaroque

3 ай бұрын

I think Our Lady would prefer Andreas Scholl Stabat Mater version.

I agree with others that it's not a competition, they're all great. But to me, Jaroussky's crystal voice is always mesmerising, other-worldly.

This is not a competition. It’s Art! 🌹

Andreas, immenso, fluido, non tremulo ne verdiano - Il migliore perchè esegue il Vivaldi del suo tempo

Andreas had set the golden standard for this piece, however Jakub and Philippe do the job with emotions. All lovely and loveable performances..

All five do it absolutely gorgeous... but Philippe Jarousky with that sweet and beautiful voice is the supreme 💙👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💖

I like them all, but for different reasons. I actually really enjoyed being able to hear different artists all performing the same thing.

by me Jakub and Scholl

Andreas Scholl

Andreas Scholl!

Orlinski has such a clear, clean voice - other-worldly.

All voices are excellent, thank you! I've discovered to myself Andreal Scholl and Jakub Orlinski, never heard of them before. Came here after Philippe Jarousski videos. My morning is blessed today with these divine voices.

Orliński and Jarroussky were my faves, then Mead just for his gorgeous tone and interpretation. But each of these singers gave lovely performances which should not be judged against each other. For me, vibrato beyond a minimum is unpleasant. Jarroussky had the most pleasing notes, well sung, Orliński had the most pleasing performance, and Mead had the most musicality. Altogether, every performer was entirely wonderful and judging them against each other - is that something you’d do again?

Everyone is absolutely fantastic - but for me Jakub Józef Orlińskis voice is unmatched.

Andreas Scholl toujours ! ❤

Pour mon goût, Jaroussky est le meilleur interprète

Question of personal taste - Orlinski, love the voice - and Scholl, otherworldly

Orlinski, no doubt. he sings like an angel and looks like one too.

All beautiful but Scholl’s voice is more haunting for me.

Lemieux hands down--rich, full, well-fronted tone and the piece is exactly in her natural vocal range. Love it.

Scholl's voice and clear diction fits the best.However, Orlinski has the most natural approach. LemieuX the most mysterious. Jaroussky a suprising uplifting lightness. There is absolutely no best.

Scholl- heard him perform it in person… and was weeping…

To zestawienie, to jak różne relacje świadków niewyobrażalnego cierpienia Matki Boga! Właśnie to, że są tak różne jest piękne i wartościowe. Gdybym miała wybrać najbliższe mi wykonania to byłby to Scholl z jego powściągliwością w oddawaniu emocji i wspaniały Jakub Orliński, który cudownie niuansuje barwą głosu tekst w poszczególnych frazach.

Definitely JJO! The timbre of voice, emotionality, lyricism, phrasing - absolutely wonderful!

Voice : Andreas Scholl definitly. Technic: Jaroussky for sure. And if I may, for our friend who prefers contraltos, may I suggest Nathalie Stuzmann.

Scholl without a doubt! Listen to his wonderful singing skill. Maravilloso!

Jakub Orlinski the best, he's an absolute beauty and pure voice

Lemieux et Orlinski allient la beauté du timbre à l'émotion. Jarousski et Mead ont une technique vocale différente avec beaucoup de vibrato peu adaptée au pathétique du texte. Quant à Scholl, il plane ! Mais tous sont de merveilleux artistes qui nous apportent joie et émotion !❤❤❤

Scholl is the best however Jakup’s interpretation is innovative.

@luisromero-kn1ik

Жыл бұрын

What?

Jakub Józef Orliński ❤❤❤❤❤

All of them have stunning voices but Vivaldi himself is responsible of my deepest emotions

Jaroussky the sweetest voice ever❤❤❤❤❤❤

@dianastella

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely

the winner is indoubtedly Vivaldi, as all those singers bring alive his wonderful music and give it a meaning, thus by bringing forth all kinds of different aspects and sentiments going along. The Calling for superlatives, surpassings and victories of musicians one over another… well, as teasing it may be to make up a ranking, to me it always misses the point of music as an ephemeric sensation which has to be re/created each time anew. BUT, I do find it most interesting to compare the different qualities of different singers. And whilst Scholl, Jaroussky and Mead represent to me the ‚classical‘ countertenor, ie angelic pure sweet chastity of a treble before puberty which is a perfectly fine thing, Orlinski‘s strength in voice and core are so very special in that league of gentlemen… Yes, he sings high, but the force and expression of his timbre are so grounded, warm and down to earth - they are masculine unlike the others… For me Orlinski is the outstanding counter that could reprensent violence, power and fierceness in a way to verily fill in a heroic Handel role like Julius Caesar and BE IT while on stage. 😅

@bezawitgetenet2077

11 ай бұрын

Amazing comment!!!!!

my favorit is jakub. he was touching my spiritual side. 🙏🏼

I prefer all of them!

For me there is no surprise. Scholl and Jarousky take it all. Though the best picture award goes to Orlinski for sure ;-)

Calling it a competition is an insult to the performers. We should close our eyes, listen and decide which singer like best. It's a personal choice so - no competition.

Thanks this was really fun hearing the subtle differences... what a beautiful world we live in. The qualities I detected Scholl- (exceptional ease and exquisite flow) Orlinkski - (emotionality) Jaroussky (enticing and flirty), Tim Mead (sad and wise), Lemeiux (unparalleled color and depth).

i like Orlinski, he's clear and melodious.

Andreas Scholl - one love!!!

Orlinski definite winner from me! Such an angelic voice 🤩

Jakub Józef Orliński FTW. The most gorgeous, masculine countertenor on the planet.

I think jaroussky is less lyric and dramatic than orlinski. Orlinski is captivant, probably the best singer of the century

Ils sont tous exceptionnels. J'ai particulierement apprecié l'interprétation de Madama Lemieux pour la profondeur d'émotion qu'elle insuffle à ce joyau de Vivaldi. La souffrance, la douleur, je la ressens au plus profond de mon âme. Je n'aime pas trop ce genre de compétition, c'est trop subjectif. Et coller des critères de technique, de précision ou de "fidélité à l'intention de l'auteur" nous empêche d'apprecier l'essentiel : la beauté et l'emotion qu'elle suscite. Bravo à tous les cinq.

Jakub Josef Orlinski ❤ with his Voice I can feel the sentiment better. Listen him Live!!!! 🎉

all are outstanding... but the timbre of Philippe Jaroussky touches me like no other

Jaroussky forever ❤ love it!!

At this level, you can hardly judge, but you may have preferences.

@2eleven48

Жыл бұрын

Well said.

Ils-elle sont excellent.e.s. Il s’agit de juger à partir de sa sensibilité propre. Pour ma part, Jakub reste le plus humain dans ses respirations, son timbre et son interprétation, un ange terrestre et c’est celui qui me touche le plus. Andreas est un maître, tout en maîtrise, un poil trop pour moi . Les autres sont des anges, excellents mais trop éloignés de là où je les écoute. Sans doute ne suis-je pas assez croyant pour vibrer. Cela dit, le seul que j’ai pu écouter en vrai est Philippe et cela reste un souvenir très fort. Respect à eux tous

Mead and Lemieux do a very, very good job, but both have a lot of upper palate coverage (which works okay with Vivaldi, but I feel Stabat Mater begs for clearer voices... Not a problem they can - or should - solve, of course). It is a personal choice, but I'm being picky here... I like Scholl's passage to the lower tones; he is impeccable, almost going to his full voice, despite losing a tiny bit of volume, it seems, but it could be the way it was recorded. Jaroussky voice loses body in the lower bits, despite having a delicate timbre that I'd expect could take the passages more fiercely. Orliński is a chapter on himself; he makes the most of the dynamics, maybe even too much, in this case, for me, which is probably a rendition that is quite baroque-y, and could be counted as a positive... So, I tend to stay with Scholl, followed by Orliński and then Jaroussky. Remembering that Jaroussky and Lemieux sing the version half a tone up, which changes the spaces of the voice quite a lot... All do an astounding job, of course, and they would benefit from being evaluated individually and not in comparison to each other. Because this variety is the beauty of music.

@ttaibe

11 ай бұрын

I feel like you'd be the guy to talk to if I was looking for as particular sound and or style XD. If I knew how to describe it of course. anyway for me personally. I usually prefer lower over higher. So I don't like Jaroussky and Lemieux. That that is just taste, not a reflection on quality. If it feels to high for me, I get stressed. edit: atm it's Orlinsky for me. The style is the most congruent with baroque. I don't get 'interupted' by style elements that for me, clash with the style of the music.

@audiolivrobom

10 ай бұрын

@@gnarbeljo8980 Thank you so much for taking the time to offer this well-thought-out and heart-felt answer! And I completely understand these soft spots you talk about! I have plenty of them! I wish I had the opportunity to watch any of these performing live, to be honest... Not easy for me, as I'm rather far. And this is the positive/negative point of a recording for me: it is treacherous, because it freezes only ONE version, and it has a specific "gaze" that obviously changes according to the surroundings, the day, the breakfast one had... But at the same time, it gives the opportunity for people like me, who are quite far, to still be able to listen to amazing performances. And as I was reading your take on the Orliński phenomenon, I can only imagine where he will get to in the coming decades... Happy to live in a time where we can still do music, despite all the difficulties. Thank you again. Musica è la cosa più bella.

Lovely performances. My first Scholl, for clarity and tight vibrato. Jakub in second,, not as pure but lovely.

Congratulations for every wonderful singer. My heart with them. No choice at all. Viva la música!! Bravo!

They are all awesome, each singer has his/her own unique voice. I love them all

Andreas Scholl!❤

I must say Scholl. Without a doubt. ❤

I vote for the contralto, Marie-Nicole Lemieux. She brought me to tears.

There is no such thing as a "best performance", only performances that some people will like better and others won't.

Orliński❤

Each their way and styjle with beautiful variations yet my all times favourite is Jaroussky for sure ❤💯

Jakub J. Orliński and Andreas Scholl

@tanyadixon3479

Жыл бұрын

I must concur. Warmth, realism and pure, transparent musicality solidifies the beauty of his singing. Both have this quality.❤

@toustennicole9174

Жыл бұрын

Entièrement d accord, leur chant est épuré...extrêmement musical...on touche les cieux❤

Jakub Józef Orliński!

Philippe Jarousski a la meilleure voix et il arrive à produire des différents tons ....une perfection.

@SerhanDemirel

3 ай бұрын

Les deux premiers mots nous aident à prendre une décision parmi tous.

They are all extraordinary in their own ways but if my body is anything to go by I prefer the first. I had goosebumps from head to toe during this one for some reason. 😮