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From:  ODivaTina@a...
Date:  Sat Feb 2, 2002  6:56 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] menopause

In a message dated 2/2/2002 8:20:18 AM Pacific Standard Time, Mezzoid@a...
writes:


> I personally feel that von Stade often takes up chest too high - I've heard
> a
> very chesty sound on F4 that hasn't sounded that pleasant to me. That
> said,
> I LOVE FvS as an artist and a singer. I don't care if every note isn't
> perfect.


I think the fact that it was distracting means that she wasn't mixing
properly, and had to cover up a hole there by using her chest in a way that
wasn't appropriate. That, to me, further illuminates my sense that she is
mixing from top down, which in my own personal experience, does create holes
in that lower middle voice area from not having the column open enough. One
has the dilemma of a hollow-sounding F that is too heady and weak, or a harsh
sounding F that is too chesty and disconnected from the balanced column of
real bel canto technique.
And I agree with you completely about her artistry. I adore her.
As for Bartoli, I have the opposite reaction to her. I never find her
technique to be distracting, and I find her soulfulness so complete, that it
transcends technique. For instance, on her recent Vivaldi disc, (amazing
disc; one of a very select few classical desert island CDs for me), on track
4 in the recit, her emotion is so out there that her voice has distortion and
grit similar to what one hears only rock or pop recordings. I love it. I
have never heard any classical singer do that. Ever. And I hope that more
do, as those sounds are as much a part of the voice as "beautiful" sounds
are.
TinaO







  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date  
17188 Re: menopauseLloyd W. Hanson   Sun  2/3/2002  
17203 Re: menopausethomas mark montgomery   Sun  2/3/2002  

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