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Robert Wetzel &Gaiana Mndoian, cello - Granados - Andaluza
Robert Wetzel &Gaiana Mndoian, cello - Granados - Andaluza
Gaiana Mndoian, cellist, and Robert Wetzel on guitar perform live in concert, "Andaluza" by Enrique Granados, on May 19, 2002 in La Mesa, California.This is the first concert of several that their duo ensemble presented during 2002 in Southern California.Gaiana Mndoian, a brillliant master cellist, concert and recording artist, graduated from and later taught at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow underthe direction of Mstislav Rostropovich and Natalia Schahovskaya. Audiences in Europe, the United States, Japan, Mexico and Costa Rica have all marveled at her magnificent interpretations of the cello literature.Spruce top guitar constructed for Robert Wetzel in 1999 by Simon Marty of Sydney, Australia.www.youtube.com / robert wetzel &gaiana mndoianwww.youtube.com / robert wetzelwww.youtube.com / odeum guitar duo www.robertwetzel.comwww.concerthallrecords.com [ More Detail ]
by concerthallrecords 4min52sec, Views:23, Ratings:0.00pt, Votes:0, Comments:0, Added at:08/10/11 [ DownLoad ]
Robert Wetzel &Gaiana Mndoian, cello - Albeniz - Cordoba
Classical guitarist, Robert Wetzel and cellist, Gaiana Mndoian perform as a duo in a live concert on May 19, 2002 in La Mesa, California, California.The beautiful Spanish piece, Cordoba, was originally composed for solo piano by Isaac Albeniz. It is heard and seen here as an arrangement for cello and guitar.Gaiana Mndoian, a brilliant master cellist, concert and recording artist, was a former pupil of the legendary Mstislav Rostropovich. She also taught cello students at the Moscow Conservatory of Music before moving to the United States. Ms. Mndoian now resides in San Diego, California.The spruce top guitar used here by Robert Wetzel was constructed for him in 1999 by Simon Marty of Sydney, Australia.www.robertwetzel.comwww.concerthallrecords.com [ More Detail ]
by concerthallrecords 9min31sec, Views:78, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:1, Comments:0, Added at:08/10/08 [ DownLoad ]
Jacob Shaw - Song of the Birds (P.Casals)
Encore live from a recital for the Philomuses Association in Paris, summer 2008.Cello - Jacob ShawPiano - Spyros Thomaswww.jacobshaw.extra.hu [ More Detail ]
by shafran100 3min19sec, Views:140, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:3, Comments:0, Added at:08/09/10 [ DownLoad ]
Albeniz "Asturias" amazing cello solo complete version by Georg Mertens live from Jenolan Caves Concert
"It always intrigued me to transcribe this piece for cello. I had performed it often on guitar (recorded on my CD http://cdbaby.com/cd/gmmoussa2 ) but wanted to hear it on cello. I transcribed bar by bar, waiting for the obstacles to arise. To my surprise the complete piece suited the cello as well as the guitar - I though needed to substitute typical guitar phrases with possible cello techniques (the original is for piano and sounds pretty boring). I find, the slow middle part sounds on cello better than I have heard it on any other instrument." GMThis composition/transcription is part of a program dedicated to the concert venue, the Cathedral Chamber at Jenolan Caves, reputed for the world's finest acoustics. All pieces have not been heard on cello anywhere else. The sheet music is now available from: http://www.georgcello.com/sheetmusic.htmThe CELLO CONCERTS wit Georg Mertens at Jenolan Caves are the longest series of cello concerts in history with more than 130 cello concerts in over 11 years. Recorded at the concert Sat 21 June 08 Cathedral Chamber at Jenolan Caves / Australia. Concerts are held every 3d Sat of the month 4pm. Bookings (AU) 02 6359 3911 . Program details: http://www.georgcello.com/cello.htmGeorg's last CD is dedicated to the favorite pieces of his students: "Cello Favorites" Georg Mertens (cello) Gavin Tipping (piano) http://cdbaby.com/cd/mertenstippingThe article "Rethinking Bow Technique" by Georg Mertens, an analysis of the elements contributing to the quality of sound production can now be viewed at http://www.georgcello.com/bow.htmThis video has been kindly recorded and edited by "bushtrailer" (see their Youtube site). [ More Detail ]
by georgcello 8min33sec, Views:1419, Ratings:4.80pt, Votes:9, Comments:2, Added at:08/07/23 [ DownLoad ]
Monn - Cello Concerto in G Minor - Mov. 2/3
GEORG MATTHIAS MONN (1717-1750)Concerto for cello, strings and basso continuo in G minor2. AdagioPerformed by the Freiburger BarockorchesterFeaturing Jean-Guihen Queyras, celloConducted by Petra Mullejans*Georg Matthias Monn was an Austrian composer, organist and music teacher whose works were fashioned in the transition from the Baroque to Classical period in music.Together with Georg Christoph Wagenseil and Josef Starzer, Monn formed the Viennese Pre-Classical movement (Wiener Vorklassik in German), whose composers are nowadays mostly known only by their names. However, his successful introduction of the secondary theme in the symphony was an important condition for the First Viennese School that would come some fifty years later.We know much less about Monn's life than about his musical ideas. Only his appointments as an organist are known, at first in Klosterneuburg near Vienna. Afterwards, he was appointed in the same function in Melk in Lower Austria and at the Karlskirche in Vienna's district Wieden. Monn died from tuberculosis when he was only 33 years old.Monn's brother Johann Christoph Mann (never Monn, 1726?-82) was also a composer whose works have been confused at times with those of Georg Matthias Monn. The reason for this is that most of Monn's compositions only survive in copies from the 1780s and could therefore also be the works of his younger brother. We still have absolutely no proof that the Johann Georg Mann born in 1717 is the same person as the Georg Matthias Monn who died in 1750. His role as pioneer of the symphony is a scholarly image, coined in the early 20th century, could need some basic musicological revaluation.Together with Georg Christoph Wagenseil and other contemporaries such as Leopold Mozart, Monn forms a school of Austrian composers who had thoroughly studied the principles of counterpoint as practised by Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Joseph Fux, but also forced the change from the Baroque style to the looser, graceful Galante music. Moreover, they renewed the sonata form by expanding the concepts of secondary theme and development. Later on, Michael and Joseph Haydn would develop these concepts to a high point.The catalog of works written by Matthias Monn contains sixteen symphonies, a score of quartets, sonatas, masses and compositions for violin and keyboard. A harpsichord concerto by Monn was freely transcribed by Arnold Schoenberg into a cello concerto for Pablo Casals. The Monn/Schoenberg cello concerto in D major has been recorded by Yo-Yo Ma and many other cellists. Schoenberg also wrote "continuo realizations" for several works by Monn, including a cello concerto in G minor, which was recorded by Jacqueline Du Pré. [ More Detail ]
by HARMONICO101 7min37sec, Views:809, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:3, Comments:0, Added at:08/07/12 [ DownLoad ]
Monn - Cello Concerto in G Minor - Mov. 1/3
GEORG MATTHIAS MONN (1717-1750)Concerto for cello, strings and basso continuo in G minor1. Allegro moderatoPerformed by the Freiburger BarockorchesterFeaturing Jean-Guihen Queyras, celloConducted by Petra Mullejans*Georg Matthias Monn was an Austrian composer, organist and music teacher whose works were fashioned in the transition from the Baroque to Classical period in music.Together with Georg Christoph Wagenseil and Josef Starzer, Monn formed the Viennese Pre-Classical movement (Wiener Vorklassik in German), whose composers are nowadays mostly known only by their names. However, his successful introduction of the secondary theme in the symphony was an important condition for the First Viennese School that would come some fifty years later.We know much less about Monn's life than about his musical ideas. Only his appointments as an organist are known, at first in Klosterneuburg near Vienna. Afterwards, he was appointed in the same function in Melk in Lower Austria and at the Karlskirche in Vienna's district Wieden. Monn died from tuberculosis when he was only 33 years old.Monn's brother Johann Christoph Mann (never Monn, 1726?-82) was also a composer whose works have been confused at times with those of Georg Matthias Monn. The reason for this is that most of Monn's compositions only survive in copies from the 1780s and could therefore also be the works of his younger brother. We still have absolutely no proof that the Johann Georg Mann born in 1717 is the same person as the Georg Matthias Monn who died in 1750. His role as pioneer of the symphony is a scholarly image, coined in the early 20th century, could need some basic musicological revaluation.Together with Georg Christoph Wagenseil and other contemporaries such as Leopold Mozart, Monn forms a school of Austrian composers who had thoroughly studied the principles of counterpoint as practised by Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Joseph Fux, but also forced the change from the Baroque style to the looser, graceful Galante music. Moreover, they renewed the sonata form by expanding the concepts of secondary theme and development. Later on, Michael and Joseph Haydn would develop these concepts to a high point.The catalog of works written by Matthias Monn contains sixteen symphonies, a score of quartets, sonatas, masses and compositions for violin and keyboard. A harpsichord concerto by Monn was freely transcribed by Arnold Schoenberg into a cello concerto for Pablo Casals. The Monn/Schoenberg cello concerto in D major has been recorded by Yo-Yo Ma and many other cellists. Schoenberg also wrote "continuo realizations" for several works by Monn, including a cello concerto in G minor, which was recorded by Jacqueline Du Pré. [ More Detail ]
by HARMONICO101 5min53sec, Views:1913, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:13, Comments:9, Added at:08/07/12 [ DownLoad ]
Elgar Cello Concerto - 1st movement, Dominic Wong
Scotch Autumn Concert 2008Soloist: Dominic WongConductor: John FergusonOrchestra: Scotch College Symphony OrchestraHey Guys, Dominic here!!!For those who don't know me, I go to Scotch College Melbourne, fifteen years of age and am in year 10This is my first time playing with an orchestra, and also on youtube, so thankyou for watching this video!! ^_^Please Comment and rate, as I value all criticisms and praiseI plan to upload more videos in the future is possible, so suscribe if you can [ More Detail ]
PABLO ELVIRA, HILDA RAMOS &JUSTINO DIAZ: "PAGLIACCI DUET"
PABLO ELVIRA &HILDA RAMOS SING SILVIO-NEDDA DUET, FROM LEONCAVALLO'S "I PAGLIACCI". JUSTINO DIAZ IS TONIO AT THE END OF THE SCENE.PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (CENTRO DE BELLAS ARTES) SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICOPablo Elvira, 1937-2000Born on Sept. 24, 1937. A gifted musician, native of San Juan, Puerto Rico and the son of a dance orchestra leader, Elvira began his musical career playing jazz trumpet (after playing piano, alto sax and bass fiddle!) with his father's group and later formed his own orchestra. A meeting with the famous cellist, composer and conductor Pablo Casals led to his pursuing a career as an opera singer. In 1960 Casals finished work on a biblical oratorio for world peace, ''El Pesebre,'' one of the cellist's small body of compositions. Needing five soloists for a recording and tour of the work, Casals heard Mr. Elvira audition and asked him to sing the baritone part. One of Mr. Elvira's most memorable performances of ''El Pesebre'' came in 1969, when Casals, by then 92, conducted it in Jerusalem before an audience of 3,000. In 1966, he participated in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in New York and was selected by the Dean of the Indiana University School of Music to join their voice faculty. He remained there for eight years and performed leading baritone roles in the opera school's productions. Elvíra maintained his primary residence in Bozeman, Montana, and he became known as a strong supporter of opera in that state. After a year spent performing in Europe, he returned briefly to Indiana before moving to New York and debuting with New York City's Metropolitan Opera in 1978, becoming one of the leading baritones and performed there over 100 times during the next 12 years. In 1974, he made his first appearance with the New York City Opera. He performed with such opera greats as Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills, Renata Scotto, Roberta Peters, Marilyn Horne, Cecilia Bartoli, Carlo Bergonzi, Justino Diaz, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, who stated Elvira was "By far the greatest baritone in the world." During his career, Elvira sang in France, Germany, South America, Australia, Puerto Rico, Israel and throughout the United States. Among others, he received honors and distinctions like the "Israel Medal", Honor Awards by the US Government, Honors in New York from Governor Mario Cuomo and Mayor Ed Koch. He was the first baritone singing in the opening of the Michigan Opera Theater, as well as the openings of Chang Kai Shek Memorial Theater in Taiwan and the Melbourne Australia Performing Arts Center. In 1967-68 he sang in the world --premiere of Jerome Hines' opera "I am the Way", first in Indianapolis and reprising it at the MET. In 1972 he sang the title role in the world premiere of John Eaton's opera ''Heracles,'' which inaugurated Indiana University's 1,460-seat Musical Arts Center.Among his vast repertoire, his signature role was Figaro in Rossini's"Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville) and critics and colleagues alike crowned him "The best Figaro" of his generation. His musicality, solid technique, breathing control (which he developed by many years of trumpet playing) and seamless legato; along with his great acting skills, sets him apart and creates a real admiration from his colleagues, as Jerome Hines documented in his book "Great Singers on Great Singing". Pablo Elvira died in 2000 at 62. The musician, artist, singer and above all great human being is greatly missed. Some commercial recordings are proof of his art, and other private sources too:Commercial discography:*Montemezzi: L'amore dei tre re (Moffo, Domingo; Santi, 1976) RCA *Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Scotto, Domingo; Levine, 1978) RCA *Donizetti: La Favorita (Alfredo Kraus, Shirley Verrett, James Morris; Eve Queler, NY City Opera, 1975) GALA Records [live]Commercial philmography:*Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Scotto, Domingo; Levine, Menotti, 1980) [live] *Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Sutherland, Kraus, Plishka; Bonynge, Donnell, 1982) [live] Books:*Great Singers on Great Singing: Opera Star Jerome Hines Interviews 40 Famous Opera Singers on the Technique of Singing, by Jerome Hines [ More Detail ]
by fabiantenor 9min59sec, Views:1345, Ratings:5.00pt, Votes:3, Comments:1, Added at:08/05/14 [ DownLoad ]
Bach Cello Suite No.6 Gigue, Pablo Casals (1938)
Bach Cello Suite No.6 Gigue, BWV 1012-6Pablo Casals (1938)AudioThank you Mom! 母の日に。Love,T. [ More Detail ]
PABLO ELVIRA SINGS "LA PIETADE IN SUO FAVORE" FROM LUCIA
PABLO ELVIRA SINGS "LA PIETADE IN SUO FAVORE" (CABALETTA) FROM DONIZETTI'S "LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR"Pablo Elvira, 1937-2000Born on Sept. 24, 1937. A gifted musician, native of San Juan, Puerto Rico and the son of a dance orchestra leader, Elvira began his musical career playing jazz trumpet (after playing piano, alto sax and bass fiddle!) with his father's group and later formed his own orchestra. A meeting with the famous cellist, composer and conductor Pablo Casals led to his pursuing a career as an opera singer. In 1960 Casals finished work on a biblical oratorio for world peace, ''El Pesebre,'' one of the cellist's small body of compositions. Needing five soloists for a recording and tour of the work, Casals heard Mr. Elvira audition and asked him to sing the baritone part. One of Mr. Elvira's most memorable performances of ''El Pesebre'' came in 1969, when Casals, by then 92, conducted it in Jerusalem before an audience of 3,000. In 1966, he participated in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in New York and was selected by the Dean of the Indiana University School of Music to join their voice faculty. He remained there for eight years and performed leading baritone roles in the opera school's productions. Elvíra maintained his primary residence in Bozeman, Montana, and he became known as a strong supporter of opera in that state. After a year spent performing in Europe, he returned briefly to Indiana before moving to New York and debuting with New York City's Metropolitan Opera in 1978, becoming one of the leading baritones and performed there over 100 times during the next 12 years. In 1974, he made his first appearance with the New York City Opera. He performed with such opera greats as Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills, Renata Scotto, Roberta Peters, Marilyn Horne, Cecilia Bartoli, Carlo Bergonzi, Justino Diaz, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, who stated Elvira was "By far the greatest baritone in the world." During his career, Elvira sang in France, Germany, South America, Australia, Puerto Rico, Israel and throughout the United States. Among others, he received honors and distinctions like the "Israel Medal", Honor Awards by the US Government, Honors in New York from Governor Mario Cuomo and Mayor Ed Koch. He was the first baritone singing in the opening of the Michigan Opera Theater, as well as the openings of Chang Kai Shek Memorial Theater in Taiwan and the Melbourne Australia Performing Arts Center. In 1967-68 he sang in the world --premiere of Jerome Hines' opera "I am the Way", first in Indianapolis and reprising it at the MET. In 1972 he sang the title role in the world premiere of John Eaton's opera ''Heracles,'' which inaugurated Indiana University's 1,460-seat Musical Arts Center.Among his vast repertoire, his signature role was Figaro in Rossini's"Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville) and critics and colleagues alike crowned him "The best Figaro" of his generation. His musicality, solid technique, breathing control (which he developed by many years of trumpet playing) and seamless legato; along with his great acting skills, sets him apart and creates a real admiration from his colleagues, as Jerome Hines documented in his book "Great Singers on Great Singing". Pablo Elvira died in 2000 at 62. The musician, artist, singer and above all great human being is greatly missed. Some commercial recordings are proof of his art, and other private sources too:Commercial discography:*Montemezzi: L'amore dei tre re (Moffo, Domingo; Santi, 1976) RCA *Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Scotto, Domingo; Levine, 1978) RCA *Donizetti: La Favorita (Alfredo Kraus, Shirley Verrett, James Morris; Eve Queler, NY City Opera, 1975) GALA Records [live]Commercial philmography:*Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Scotto, Domingo; Levine, Menotti, 1980) [live] *Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Sutherland, Kraus, Plishka; Bonynge, Donnell, 1982) [live] Books:*Great Singers on Great Singing: Opera Star Jerome Hines Interviews 40 Famous Opera Singers on the Technique of Singing, by Jerome Hines [ More Detail ]
by fabiantenor 3min3sec, Views:679, Ratings:4.40pt, Votes:8, Comments:1, Added at:08/05/01 [ DownLoad ]
PABLO ELVIRA &CECILIA BARTOLI IN "DUNQUE IO SON?"(BARBIERE)
PABLO ELVIRA &CECILIA BARTOLI IN THE RECIT AND DUET "DUNQUE IO SON?" FROM ROSSINI'S "IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA"THIS IS CERTAINLY A DREAM TEAM!!!SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO; 1995Pablo Elvira, 1937-2000Born on Sept. 24, 1937. A gifted musician, native of San Juan, Puerto Rico and the son of a dance orchestra leader, Elvira began his musical career playing jazz trumpet (after playing piano, alto sax and bass fiddle!) with his father's group and later formed his own orchestra. A meeting with the famous cellist, composer and conductor Pablo Casals led to his pursuing a career as an opera singer. In 1960 Casals finished work on a biblical oratorio for world peace, ''El Pesebre,'' one of the cellist's small body of compositions. Needing five soloists for a recording and tour of the work, Casals heard Mr. Elvira audition and asked him to sing the baritone part. One of Mr. Elvira's most memorable performances of ''El Pesebre'' came in 1969, when Casals, by then 92, conducted it in Jerusalem before an audience of 3,000. In 1966, he participated in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in New York and was selected by the Dean of the Indiana University School of Music to join their voice faculty. He remained there for eight years and performed leading baritone roles in the opera school's productions. Elvíra maintained his primary residence in Bozeman, Montana, and he became known as a strong supporter of opera in that state. After a year spent performing in Europe, he returned briefly to Indiana before moving to New York and debuting with New York City's Metropolitan Opera in 1978, becoming one of the leading baritones and performed there over 100 times during the next 12 years. In 1974, he made his first appearance with the New York City Opera. He performed with such opera greats as Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills, Renata Scotto, Roberta Peters, Marilyn Horne, Cecilia Bartoli, Carlo Bergonzi, Justino Diaz, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, who stated Elvira was "By far the greatest baritone in the world." During his career, Elvira sang in France, Germany, South America, Australia, Puerto Rico, Israel and throughout the United States. Among others, he received honors and distinctions like the "Israel Medal", Honor Awards by the US Government, Honors in New York from Governor Mario Cuomo and Mayor Ed Koch. He was the first baritone singing in the opening of the Michigan Opera Theater, as well as the openings of Chang Kai Shek Memorial Theater in Taiwan and the Melbourne Australia Performing Arts Center. In 1967-68 he sang in the world --premiere of Jerome Hines' opera "I am the Way", first in Indianapolis and reprising it at the MET. In 1972 he sang the title role in the world premiere of John Eaton's opera ''Heracles,'' which inaugurated Indiana University's 1,460-seat Musical Arts Center.Among his vast repertoire, his signature role was Figaro in Rossini's"Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville) and critics and colleagues alike crowned him "The best Figaro" of his generation. His musicality, solid technique, breathing control (which he developed by many years of trumpet playing) and seamless legato; along with his great acting skills, sets him apart and creates a real admiration from his colleagues, as Jerome Hines documented in his book "Great Singers on Great Singing". Pablo Elvira died in 2000 at 62. The musician, artist, singer and above all great human being is greatly missed. Some commercial recordings are proof of his art, and other private sources too:Commercial discography:*Montemezzi: L'amore dei tre re (Moffo, Domingo; Santi, 1976) RCA *Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Scotto, Domingo; Levine, 1978) RCA *Donizetti: La Favorita (Alfredo Kraus, Shirley Verrett, James Morris; Eve Queler, NY City Opera, 1975) GALA Records [live]Commercial philmography:*Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Scotto, Domingo; Levine, Menotti, 1980) [live] *Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Sutherland, Kraus, Plishka; Bonynge, Donnell, 1982) [live] Books:*Great Singers on Great Singing: Opera Star Jerome Hines Interviews 40 Famous Opera Singers on the Technique of Singing, by Jerome Hines [ More Detail ]
by fabiantenor 7min34sec, Views:3214, Ratings:4.90pt, Votes:10, Comments:6, Added at:08/04/27 [ DownLoad ]
PABLO ELVIRA &ERNESTO PALACIO IN "ALL'IDEA DI QUEL METALLO"
PABLO ELVIRA &ERNESTO PALACIO SING "ALL'IDEA DI QUEL METALLO", FROM ROSSINI'S "IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA".SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO; 1995Pablo Elvira, 1937-2000Born on Sept. 24, 1937. A gifted musician, native of San Juan, Puerto Rico and the son of a dance orchestra leader, Elvira began his musical career playing jazz trumpet (after playing piano, alto sax and bass fiddle!) with his father's group and later formed his own orchestra. A meeting with the famous cellist, composer and conductor Pablo Casals led to his pursuing a career as an opera singer. In 1960 Casals finished work on a biblical oratorio for world peace, ''El Pesebre,'' one of the cellist's small body of compositions. Needing five soloists for a recording and tour of the work, Casals heard Mr. Elvira audition and asked him to sing the baritone part. One of Mr. Elvira's most memorable performances of ''El Pesebre'' came in 1969, when Casals, by then 92, conducted it in Jerusalem before an audience of 3,000. In 1966, he participated in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in New York and was selected by the Dean of the Indiana University School of Music to join their voice faculty. He remained there for eight years and performed leading baritone roles in the opera school's productions. Elvíra maintained his primary residence in Bozeman, Montana, and he became known as a strong supporter of opera in that state. After a year spent performing in Europe, he returned briefly to Indiana before moving to New York and debuting with New York City's Metropolitan Opera in 1978, becoming one of the leading baritones and performed there over 100 times during the next 12 years. In 1974, he made his first appearance with the New York City Opera. He performed with such opera greats as Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills, Renata Scotto, Roberta Peters, Marilyn Horne, Cecilia Bartoli, Carlo Bergonzi, Justino Diaz, Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, who stated Elvira was "By far the greatest baritone in the world." During his career, Elvira sang in France, Germany, South America, Australia, Puerto Rico, Israel and throughout the United States. Among others, he received honors and distinctions like the "Israel Medal", Honor Awards by the US Government, Honors in New York from Governor Mario Cuomo and Mayor Ed Koch. He was the first baritone singing in the opening of the Michigan Opera Theater, as well as the openings of Chang Kai Shek Memorial Theater in Taiwan and the Melbourne Australia Performing Arts Center. In 1967-68 he sang in the world --premiere of Jerome Hines' opera "I am the Way", first in Indianapolis and reprising it at the MET. In 1972 he sang the title role in the world premiere of John Eaton's opera ''Heracles,'' which inaugurated Indiana University's 1,460-seat Musical Arts Center.Among his vast repertoire, his signature role was Figaro in Rossini's"Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville) and critics and colleagues alike crowned him "The best Figaro" of his generation. His musicality, solid technique, breathing control (which he developed by many years of trumpet playing) and seamless legato; along with his great acting skills, sets him apart and creates a real admiration from his colleagues, as Jerome Hines documented in his book "Great Singers on Great Singing". Pablo Elvira died in 2000 at 62. The musician, artist, singer and above all great human being is greatly missed. Some commercial recordings are proof of his art, and other private sources too:Commercial discography:*Montemezzi: L'amore dei tre re (Moffo, Domingo; Santi, 1976) RCA *Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Scotto, Domingo; Levine, 1978) RCA *Donizetti: La Favorita (Alfredo Kraus, Shirley Verrett, James Morris; Eve Queler, NY City Opera, 1975) GALA Records [live]Commercial philmography:*Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Scotto, Domingo; Levine, Menotti, 1980) [live] *Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Sutherland, Kraus, Plishka; Bonynge, Donnell, 1982) [live] Books:*Great Singers on Great Singing: Opera Star Jerome Hines Interviews 40 Famous Opera Singers on the Technique of Singing, by Jerome Hines [ More Detail ]
by fabiantenor 8min8sec, Views:1450, Ratings:4.30pt, Votes:11, Comments:4, Added at:08/04/27 [ DownLoad ]
PABLO ELVIRA SINGS "LARGO AL FACTOTUM" FROM IL BABIERE
BARITONE PABLO ELVIRA IN HIS SIGNATURE ROLE, SINGS "LARGO AL FACTOTUM" FROM ROSSINI'S "IL BABIERE DI SIVIGLIA"SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO; 1995Pablo Elvira, 1937-2000Born on Sept. 24, 1937. A gifted musician, native of San Juan, Puerto Rico and the son of a dance orchestra leader, Elvira began his musical career playing jazz trumpet (after playing piano, alto sax and bass fiddle!) with his father's group and later formed his own orchestra. A meeting with the famous cellist, composer and conductor Pablo Casals led to his pursuing a career as an opera singer. In 1960 Casals finished work on a biblical oratorio for world peace, ''El Pesebre,'' one of the cellist's small body of compositions. Needing five soloists for a recording and tour of the work, Casals heard Mr. Elvira audition and asked him to sing the baritone part. One of Mr. Elvira's most memorable performances of ''El Pesebre'' came in 1969, when Casals, by then 92, conducted it in Jerusalem before an audience of 3,000. In 1966, he participated in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in New York and was selected by the Dean of the Indiana University School of Music to join their voice faculty. He remained there for eight years and performed leading baritone roles in the opera school's productions. Elvíra maintained his primary residence in Bozeman, Montana, and he became known as a strong supporter of opera in that state. After a year spent performing in