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发表于 2013-7-24 18:37:04
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The beautiful Ave Maria by Franz Schubert, sung by the great American Soprano, Barbara Bonney in Germany.
Many people are sort of assumed that the German version of Ave Maria is a translation of the Latin mass. Others may think it is an aria from an Opera by Franz Schubert. It's all Wrong, let's check it out ...
The Lady of the Lake VS the Ave Maria
The real song title itself is "Ellens dritter Gesang" (Ellens Gesang III, D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825), in English: "Ellen's Third Song", was composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Opus 52 from words of Sir Walter Scott’s (1771 – 1832) poem "The Lady of the Lake".
“Ellen's Third Song” is part of Sir Walter Scott’s popular narrative epic poem The Lady of the Lake, first published in 1810. It was Adam Storck (de) (1780 – 1822) translated the lyrics into Germany, and Franz Schubert composed the lyrics to music. Thus forms a set of Franz Schubert’s seven songs cycle of the words to The Lady of the Lake.
It has become one of Schubert's most popular works, recorded by a wide variety and large number of singers, under the title of Ave Maria, in arrangements with various lyrics such as Latin, Germany, and English, etc, that commonly differ from the original context of the poem.
Barbara Bonney is probably the best singer of it today. Although Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, Renee Fleming, etc. are also excellent, but there were some excellent singers in the past who sang it beautifully - e.g. Elizabeth Schumann
Barbara Bonney is stunningly good, her voice is heavenly gorgeous. She has an effortless flow..... This is the most beautiful version .
The Lady of the Lake, the poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, Roderick Dhu, James Fitz-James, and Malcolm Graeme, to win the love of Ellen Douglas; the feud and reconciliation of King James V of Scotland and James Douglas; and a war between the lowland Scots (led by James V) and the highland clans (led by Roderick Dhu of Clan Alpine). The poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the Highland Revival. Ave Maria are the first words, but the rest of this song is a prayer of a character in the 16th century Scottland.
James Douglas once Earl of Bothwell is exiled as enemy and hides in a cave, hist daughter Ellen prays to the Virgin for safety (someone overhears her and falls in love...).
"Ave, Maria!
Maiden mild!
Oh listen to a maiden's prayer;
For thou canst hear tho' from the wild,
And Thou canst save amid despair,..."
Other rendition of Ave Maria:
Celine Dion - Ave Maria (English) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ... =PLF4222E11D2CDBA9A
Barbara Bonney - Ave Maria (Germany) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQVz6vuNq7s
Jessye Norman - Ave Maria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do5ZmQQM8AE
Renée Fleming - Ave Maria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT_prP_MNaQ
Ave Maria - D.O'Riordan&Pavarotti (Latin lyrics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSYYaT8tXrw
Elly Ameling - Ave Maria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9sxwiNgnvw
Luciano Pavarotti - Ave Maria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ... =PLF4222E11D2CDBA9A
Elisabeth Schumann - Ave Maria |
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