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stalhandske
03-Nov-13, 09:53

The high C
One classical extreme in male (tenor) singing is the "high C". Ever so often it sounds artificial, strained, or weak, etc. But listen to it here, it sounds almost easy.

This is the well-known beautiful aria "Salut de meure chaste et pure" from Charles Gounod's Faust. The high C is long and starts at 3' 50. The tenor is Jussi Björling (of course  )
stalhandske
03-Nov-13, 23:22

....and here is the site
www.youtube.com

And here is a historical comparison of the same among tenors

www.youtube.com

Pavarotti is missing, so here is he:

www.youtube.com

the high C is at about 4'38''
stalhandske
04-Nov-13, 00:24

One more
Here is another very good one, with a technically extremely difficult diminuendo on the high C, by the famous tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921-2008)

You will find it at 5'18''

www.youtube.com
brigadecommander
27-Nov-13, 17:23

thanks for posting
on this very interesting and beautiful tonal phenomena..Thank you.



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