Keep the politics out, this is another time another era and cannot be compared to todays standards. I can't imagine sitting through an entire opera having to listen to this guy. It must have been really amazing to listen to the great castrati sing. i really don't understand a lot that is said in the first two reviews but i do know that this recording allows for entry into a long lost time. Yes, he has a talent (boy, he sure can sing high notes), but perhaps by 1904 he was past his prime. First for those who say its bad quality...use your eye's the date it was recorded was 1904, the technology then was of a low standard. I have the music to this piece and have played it on numerous occassions. The public is fortunate to have access. This fine piece of music has a "poor quality" because it was recorded long before the invention of digital music (or even records.) THAT WAS SO BAD THAT MY EYES STARTED TO BLEED AND I ALMOST DIED A HORRIFIC PAINFUL DEATH. 2014 Preview SONG TIME Ave Maria. Any product of mutilation is unnatural and certainly not artistic. Pitch, intonation and robust alto. The technical question is what was the true or correct speed of this disc that was recorded in the 1904 acoustic recording era as well as his other surviving records. Either way, it is amazing the depth a chauvinistic society will fall just to avoid celebrating the beauty of the female voice. on February 20, 2004. )DID THIS TO HIMSELF ON PURPOSE!WAS HIS FAMILY SO POOR THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY FOR HIM TO LIVE? wow! I love this song...and I realize that it was done at a time of a form of "lunacy" to request a person to mutilate themselves to appease a certain few. 07. Such an intense feeling of style that is so far removed from what I'm used to hearing. Pearl n° 9823, 1993. Read about Ave Maria (Gounod, after Bach) by Alessandro Moreschi and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Posted by 1 year ago. Still, thanks for the experience. After reading reviews of people being 'creeped out',I was a bit nervous to listen to this recording. Let us remember that this was entertainment back then. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Alessandro Moreschi, one of the last castrato singers, performed Ave Maria and several other pieces of music on recordings for the Gramophone & Typewriter Company in the early 1900s. so in other words......for one to say because that was a different time then somehow that makes it okay???? I loved listening to this man sing. Terrible! It is a piece that will always evoke very deep reflections in anyone who is well acquainted with the travails of Mary and the exemplary life she lived as a mother. What differentiates the castrati from the female soprano voice is the richness and timbre of the voice that no female can accomplish. It’s such a beautiful song, and I think the sound quality adds to the charm. Have some common sense. However, knowing the story behind it makes it one of the most fascinatingly macabre recordings I have ever heard. Alessandro Moreschi has been played on NTS in shows including The Opera Show, featured first on 17 April 2018. Publication date 1904-00-00 00:00:00. How could anyone listen to that and not run from the theatre covering their ears with their hands? It's not as if boy sopranos are still being castrated for the opera market, that we should get so upset. A replacement that came no where near the beauty of the female soprano voice. This is not to say that female sopranos cannont (or should not) sing the roles written for castrati - they are beautiful as well, but different, and cannot be classified by the same parameters. Ver também People seem to forget that castrati did not arise out of simple mysogny, but to combine the power of a man's body with the beauty of a woman's voice. When I was young, I had an extremely high voice. To undertand the mores of the time, and not by using the mores of our time is the only way that you can truly appreciate this art form. A comment from one other reveiwer who wondered if there were not two castrati singing and 2.) It's "honOr", not "honEr". They weren't castrated for those reasons, it was purely vocal. Hearing this man sing was a first for me. Literatur. Yes, the practice itself is horrifying and I'm perfectly content knowing that it is no longer practiced simply for a boy to retain his higher pitched voice. One hate's to speak ill of the dead, but, cheese louise, the guy sounds like Florence Foster Jenkins. The fact that this was a man made me feel creeped out. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Alessandro Moreschi. Songs played include Ave Maria. It is sad when you think back on it,that these boys were castrated for the for the sole purpose to sing as a woman.That they would never grow up to be with a woman or to have children of there own.To be even after there prime or usefullness a rememberance of what was thought of perfect singer.BUT in a way we still do it today with sports personalities and actors and yes singers. When my older brother heard this, he said it sounded a lot like I did in a 6th grade talent show, before I had "grown into" my voice, as he put it (thankfully, I no longer sound like a castrato, and have developd into a pleasant lyric coloratura). Superb. Bernachi (another castrato) taught Farinelli how to sing 'colorature' in chest voice :D Modern sopranos and countertenors mostly uses just their head voice. He was, in fact, the only castrato ever to make solo recordings. Ce fut le seul castrat du répertoire de bel canto ayant réalisé des enregistrements sonores. gratia plena Dominus tecum benedicta tua in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tuus Jesus sancta Maria! I, like 90% of reviewers found this EXTREMELY disturbing. I'm a bit sorry I listened to this recording as it has changed my preception. Especially considering that 1)only about 1% of the boys went on to successful music careers and 2)anesthetic at the time consisted of getting hit in the head with a piece of wood. Or was that the pain I felt upon hearing his voice? I can't believe all the bad reviews for this song. Castrati sang in CHEST VOICE not only head. And really, how often do you get to hear a man hit notes like that without causing an injury to him first? Sounds like Tiny Tim singing tip toe through the tulips. hmm.. UGH. I would much rather listen to this static laden recording than some drunk dunce slurring words to a tune and calling it music. We are thus lucky to have the Moreschi records as artistic examples of this castrati period, though now foreign to our times, customs, and ears. One wonders whether he suffered the same injustices as other musicians today. Thank you again. By the time Alessandro Moreschi joined the Vatican Choir, castrati were employed only by the church - as they had been as early as the 15th century. By contrast, at least two matched singers (low range/high range edited together) sang in the Farinelli movie sound track to represent Farinelli's unique voice. a piece of recorded history that we can tune in and embrace... this was certainly appreciated! Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. The worst part of this is that most of these poor kids were sold out by their parents for a few lousy lira. The performance in 1904 is also old enough to be public domain. I think it'd be appropriate to show a little compassion for all the boys who were castrated so that their parents could (hope) to get out of poverty. I've heard an Lp compilation of his works (ca. Perhaps we can get a few pedophiles and rapists to check it out. Yes, it is haunting. Ave Maria:Ave Maria Lyrics. I can picture this piece as a soundtrack to a horror movie scene. The changing social norms is one reason Castrati fell out of favor. and he was proud that he had no sack! View 3730 homes for sale in Santa Maria, take real estate virtual tours & browse MLS listings in Riverside, CA at realtor.com®. I've always loved this song, Ave Maria. I wasn't uncomfortable listening to it because he'd been castrated. This "Ave Maria" as recorded by the last castrato Alessandro Moreschi is close to other recordings I've heard by him. it makes me cry to think that this portal was to late in his years when recording came along but it still sounds superb to my uneducated ears and i wish it were clearer and the voice more prominent but i know that wont happen due to the medium used. Presuntamente, y gracias a la voz y plegarias del infante Alessandro, Monte Compratri se mantuvo a salvo de dicha enfer… While Moreschi was past his prime during the recording, this is a piece of history that cannot be relived, and should be cherished as such. Truly, a group of pleasant sung notes which crests into the music of angels. Desire, lust, all of that is possible. 1904 which I own. I wrote long and extremely thought out review and came back to my desk, after being disturbed, to hit submit and have the page fail. If you haven't seen the movie "Farinelli", it's worth seeing. The piano isn't as full sounding as I would have liked but that's what happens when you have really old technology. I understand that that is a very poor recording as it was recorded early this century but DAMN. I'd like to thank Schatten1999, wajewboi, and deebtoo for their reviews. i have no problem with his voice and the castration and all, but try and listen to this song in the middle of the night all by yourself, like i did. Very unique sound indeed. Very unlikely indeed. gratia plena Dominus tecum benedicta tua in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tuus Jesus sancta Maria! Well, whatever the case may be, it's so sad. They didn't use a standard 78 rpm speed, closer to 76 or even 70 in these early days of the disc phonograph. Talent is definately lacking in much of our music today...in all genres. Proveniente de una familia católica pobre, fue el último de seis hermanos. Isn't it incredibly sad and pathetic that the society Alessandro was born into (and all the castintos) was soooooo male dominated (and female phobeic) that it would castrate their own male chilren rather than allow a naturally occuring female voice breech "their" domain? Though this is a poor recording I must say that Alessandro's voice is marvelous. I don't know if I could have stood to listen to him if I lived back then either. It's a shame none of them were able to make recordings. IANAL, but I'm pretty confident that it's completely public domain. i did! C'est l'un des castrats les plus célèbres de la fin du XIXe siècle. "Ave Maria" de Gounod/Bach cantada por Alessandro Moreschi.? If one examines music written specifically for castrati singers, one finds the music to be exceptionally difficult for even the most skilled of today's singers. My middle name is Maria. I'm all for preserving history, but wow - this one probably should have been lost to time. Indeed. I hope to never hear something like that again. I had no idea this recording existed nor that there were any living castrati by the time modern recording was available. They are only objecting to the social norms of over 150 years ago, and even then it was falling out of favor. Discografia. i time of swords and of honer and of opera being one of the highest art forms. Ave Maria by Alessandro Moreschi. Cavaliere Moreschi singing. My sons and daughters would scarf a such a song. It brings up strong emotions either way - and that is what art is all about, isn't it? Ave Maria is simply HEAVENLY. Old recording static aside, I am stunned, amazed and humbled. but thats how it was back then so it was okay......see y'all done got me started over here!! Alessandro Moreschi (1858 – 1922) is the only castrato known to have been recorded as the practice of castration of boy sopranos to create a powerfully distinctive soprano voice had greatly diminished by the mid-19th century. He did nothing of the sort. Cannot believe that this was actually allowed. Sorry. And who are we to make judgements about the past? Here we can hear more ease his voice and how he can sing mostly in chest voice. The arrival of puberty destroyed my voice. I have always been facinated ever since ready a book by Anne Rice about the castrati. Many commenters remark that his performance is poor, but forget to listen to the instruments (the woodwind, for instance), and notice that they "perform" poorly as well. Audio technology takes care of such things at present. I too enjoyed this piece and believe it should be restored. And who knows what things we do to ourselves now for the sake of beauty (botox, implants, surgery) will no be considered barbaric in 2106? In answer to number one: no there is only one soloist but his timbre and pitch so closely resembles the violin accompanying him that at times it does sound as if two castrati are singing. And if you want to talk about castrating or circumcisions, I suggest you go back to Twitter. Opal 9823, 1984 und 1987 (Helikon, Heidelberg) – Aufnahmen aus den Jahren 1902 und 1904. but i think it might just be one of the prettyest/shityest songs i have ever herd in my life! Listen to music from Alessandro Moreschi like Ave Maria, Ideale & more. Cantaba como solista en la Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Castaño y ahí sucedió un evento que marcaría la vida de Alessandro. this music actually did sound similar to boy sopranos in choirs. sancta Maria! It was a horrible, horrible sound. I love the idea of a "sob in every note", that's certainly the gist of what he seems to be doing here. You say women's voices are different, and it's 'like apples and bananas', but you still don't explain how, or why, you conclude this -- you only assert 'because it is'. I have a hard time listing to my cat fight, this reminds me of that. 1.) The society settled for a poor imitation of a woman's voice, when their was no need. The point is the barbarism music fans. The Lyrics for Ave Maria by Alessandro Moreschi have been translated into 1 languages Ave Maria! Ave Maria:Ave Maria Alessandro Moreschi. Still others feel that he was a very fine singer indeed, and that much of the "difficulty" in listening to Moreschi's recordings stems from changes in tast… Regardless of the era and poor quality of the recording, he still sounds horrible and freaky. Check out Ave Maria: Ave Maria by Alessandro Moreschi on Amazon Music. but im also definitely aroused, in a morbid, morbid way. I don't like such castrato-music so much, but - of course - it's a precious rarity, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, http://www.instantarticlewriter.org/index.php, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Moreschi, http://www.bassocantante.com/opera/curiosity.html, http://www.usrf.org/news/010308-castrato_recording.html, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Afraid and in hatred of women. 111/112), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. I found it extreamly haunting. If that's what they were shooting for by chopping off their penises, what a waste! I mean that was alright, but it really didn't wow me. Alessandro Moreschi nacque a Monte Compatri nel 1858, sesto degli otto figli di Luigi Lorenzo Moreschi e di Maria Rosa Pitolli. Listen to Ave Maria: Ave Maria by Alessandro Moreschi, 117 Shazams. Robert Anthony Buning: Alessandro Moreschi and the castrato voice. As far as the recording quality, it was 1904. Weird sounding indeed. First of all, learn to spell. 1980s) where they pitch-matched each piece to the known printed music, as well as some original vintage Monarch (pre-Victor) pressings from ca. I can't believe someone robbed a poor boy of his manhood so that he could sing like Miss Piggy for the rest of his life. I listened to this recording about a dozen times.For this i award it five stars. Now, perhaps the person wasn't at the peak of his career, and he was perhaps an admirable castrati... but this recording (his singing) and the arrangement is just not good. I didn't touch it again until today, so it has been at least three months. It was choppy. The disc also contains Pope Leo XIII chanting an "Ave Maria." He's also no Caruso...Beniamino Gigli...or even Luciano Pavarotti...not even a Joan Sutherland... C'mon guys at least do a LITTLE research on wikipedia before you go an critisize his man's voice. so was it okay "back then" when women were considered less than nothing and so called "bound" by God to love, honor & "OBEY" thier husbands and be abused and neglected thereby in effect made a prisoner inside thier own homes??? This sounds like a prime candidate for a digital clean-up! I will never hear this song again in the same way. Do you realize that this recording was made in the early 1900s? I know that's probably not fair, considering this recording is older than 100 years. I thought I was listening to Stuart from MAD TV. I also suspect that it means nothing to most people, but about Alessandro, who was singing this piece at age 46, I doubt if the sacrifice he was made to undergo justifies the performance I just listened to. Wonder if a guy could reach that level of screech in this day and age with the chemical procedure. Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922) was the last known Castrato, and the only one to have made records. This recording (admittedly of poor quality) is FABULOUS! Moreschi - The Last Castrato. Sus padres eran Luigi Lorenzo Moreschi y Rosa Maria Pitolli. Does anybody know if there is a re-mastered(?) The changing social norm where women in the 19th century were given a place in society instead of being silent helped stop young boys from being castrated. Perhaps those 4 criteria will come to pass someday, though it no doubt will be absolutely discouraged. The male-dominated Italy of that era was, as another poster pointed out, misogynistic. version of this, modified so that it plays like it would if he were recording today? I would've gotten a better sound out of straggling a cat. It double-posted under my old address. "Hostias Et Preces" de Eugenio Terziani, cantada por Alessandro Moreschi. I can imagine a lit fireplace, some candles and fine wine on a cold winters night listening to him... Bravo Brovo.
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