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07-12-2005
you said
La Cenerentola "Si, ritrovarla, io giuro", Gregory
Kunde with a g3, largely one octave higher than the former three
fragments, the same fragment in RealAudio
but from what i hear, the hvery last note is not a g3 but
rather a c3
would u check please :)?
-Jkim
Thanks for your attention. You're completely
right. I changed immediately the fragment with an Gb5. I received
other e-mails about this note. Most of times I'm right but not
this time.
regards,
Joop Lindeijer
28-11-2005
Hi Joop.
First I wanted to comment on how amazing your site is. I became
interested in the human voice and vocal feats about a year ago,
and your site has been a wonderful resource. I appreciate your
putting together this page.
I'm writing you about Georgia Brown. I think Guinness made an
error. She's listed in Guinness for having a 9 octave range,
from G2-G10. That's only 8. Also, Guinness says they checked
the note against a piano, a violin, and a Hammond organ. I don't
think any instrument goes that high. The highest organ I know
of goes up to E9. Here's the main part I don't understand - the
average human stops hearing at 1879.55Hz, which would be D10
(source: http://www.koniaris.com/music/notes/ ). G10 is higher
than D10 by 5 semitones - how could they check notes a human
couldn't hear against instruments?
I know with the case for the lowest note, B-2 (that's B negative
2, which is 7.7Hz), Guinness hooked Tim to a machine to count
the number of times his vocal cords vibrated (source: http://www.cnnw.com/articles/articles03-03-4.html
). What do you think it would take for Guinness to hook Georgia
up to one of these?
Also, this may be of interest to you. At one time, Adam Lopez
had a clip of his highest note (B8) on his site. He's since then
removed it, but I've attached it if you want to hear it. Hard
to believe this came out of a human, and a male at that. Have
you heard his music from his popera EP? It's a pretty interesting
compilation. In a song called "Adagio for Dreams,"
he shows off almost 5 octaves and sings in 3 different languages.
In "Nessun Dorma," he shoots out an Eb8 at the end!
Pretty impressive. He's a nice guy too.
Thanks,
Josh
Hi Josh,
Just in short. I added yesterday evening some information about
Georgia Brown and some more. Come back more detailed later.
Joop
Hi Josh,
There I'm again. Counting notes is for many people obviously
a difficult affair. A G10(G7) is exactly 25.104 hz. So far beyond
our possibilities to hear. Only babies can. Adults with good
ears come to about 16khz. In older TV's there was a line-transformer
working at 15khz. Most people were probably not aware from the
tone this trafo produced. I did, but not disturbing.
The G2 - American notation is 49hz. Possible by some basses.
I have examples of it. To the low notes Georgia sang, I still
have listened to. Her site often has the sound samples part closed.
Why?
About Adam Lopez, I heard the complete track on his old site.
Pity that the site has changed. I got an e-mail from Adam some
time ago. He appreciated it very much to be mentioned on my page.
And about the Guinness Book, I shall not contact them. Let they
do their homework better.
If you have the complete clip from Adam, I will be very pleased
to hear it again. But my mailbox goes only to about 12mb!
warm regards,
Joop
12-11-205
Dear Mr Lindeijer,
I am writing to you after discovering your web site devoted
to Dutch artists. I am the principal discographer for the publication
Dmitri Shostakovich:
A Catalogue, Bibliography and Discography a third edition of
which was published in 2003 by the Scarecrow Press in the USA.
This is a very comprehensive and detailed iscography, which aims,
wherever possible, to include recording dates and venues, and
coupling works. I am planning a Fourth Edition for the centenary
of the birth of Shostakovich, in 2006.
In 1983, I believe, Mirasound issued an LP (MS 207050) with
7 Songs by Shostakovich and the Finale to Glinka's Life for the
Tsar - a live recording with the Residentie Orkest conducted
by Vranken, and the soloists German (tenor) and Lieuwe Visser
(bass).
Could you please tell me the Opus number of the Shostakovich
songs, the full names of German and Vranken and when and where
the recording was made? Do you know if this LP was actually released
in 1983 or later?
With thanks and best wishes,
Peter Bromley
Dear Mr. Bromley,
The name of the conductor is - most likely
- Jos Vranken Jr. The tenor is unknown to me. But the firm Mirasound
still exists, so probably they can help you.
the address: info@mirasound.nl
best regards,
Joop Lindeijer
02-11-2005
I recently found your website while helping a friend find some
information about him.
When I was in London last year and visiting an old cemetery,
I came across his grave. I could send you some photos of the
grave if you'd be interested to have them. Please let me know.
Regards,
Rob Selden
Dear Rob Selden,
Thanks for your offer. That would be very nice. If you will send
me some scans I will be very grateful.
warm regards,
Joop Lindeijer
01-10-2005
hello!
I like your webside espacially about the live of joseph schmidt,but
he was austrian NOT rumanian.bukowina was austrian-hungarian
monarchy till 1918 and I dont think that joseph schmidt was speakin
only one single word of rumanin in his life.
all the best
h.h
Hello Hermann,
This is a difficult and confusing subject. Most sources speak
from Romania as country of birth, some of them as Austria. The
facts: the region Boekowina - Bucovina - was occupied by the
Austrians and got in the 'federation' the status as 'crown land'
in 1849. After the creation of the Austrian-Hungarian double
monarchy in 1867 Bucovina remains Austrian. After 1919 it became
Romanian again. But after 1947 a part of the region - not Davidene
(his place of birth) - became part of Ukraine.
The language in the region was Rumanian, however at school -
due to the occupation - they teaches German.
best regards,
Joop Lindeijer
23-08-2005
Hi Joop,
Can you help me out with a cast list? I have received a recording
of "Macbeth" from a friend, dated 6.6/75. It's a live
performance in Amsterdam.
The cast details are :- Pauline Tinsley as Lady M. Jan Derksen
as Macbeth The other names known are Morpurga and Anton Kesjes.
No conductor unless one of those is he.
Would you able to suggest who these singers are, or who else
is in it?
Cheers
Roger
Hi Roger,
Morpurgo - not Morpurga - is a soprano, full name Nelly Morpurgo.
Anton Kersjes - not Kesjes - is the conductor. Enjoy the opera!
best regards,
Joop Lindeijer
13-08-2005
hello Joop,
My name is Kangson lee, South Korean. i was really enjoyed
your Homepage. Actually i wanted to find Cristina Deutekom. Because
i was impressed of her K?ingin der Nacht. but i have no idea
about vocal music. i have a question. do you know Korean soprano
Sumi jo? i want to know her octave. she sings also K?igin der
Nacht. with Sir Solti. Decca. If you have a time to listen and
let me know. Thank you very much once again.
have a good weekend.
Best Regards
Kangson
Hello Lee,
Of course I do know your fellow-countrywoman Sumi Jo, but to
be honest, I haven't listen very much to her. So I cannot give
a judgment about her voice. But what I have read about her was
very praising.
warm regards,
Joop Lindeijer
27-07-2005
Dear Joop,
I would be very greatful if you could give me any information
about Dutch singer named SHIRLEY. In 1964 she represented Holland
at Song Festival in Sopot uin Poland. Sopot Festival was one
of most pop festivals in Europe in 60s and 70s.. I was impressed
of her very much. Among the songs ,she performed "Draam
Aam Zee". A song was awarded by international jury at this
festival. Since then I was trying to get any information about
the singer, but without any succes. Any information is welcomed.
Love to you From Mick, Poland.
Dear Mick,
Light music is not my strongest point, but
I do remember her. Her full name is Shirley Zwerus and as far
as I know she lives now in Spain. Her most famous song was "Laat
me alleen" (Let me alone), sung in Dutch, as most of her
songs. I do remember the first lines:
Laat me alleen
Alleen met al mijn verdriet
Het is beter dat ik nu geen mensen zie
Niemand, niemand, niemand
Die me troosten kan
Laat me alleen,
met al mijn verdriet
... and so on ...
best regards,
Joop Lindeijer
27-07-2005
Dear Joop,
I am writing a biography of Yehudi Menuhin, violinist. I worked
on his staff from 1976 until his death in 1999.I have used Google
to trace Yehudi's accompanist for his recital debut in Berlin,
April 1929. I came up with your excellent website and the information
about Coenraad Valentijn Bos.
In his autobiography, Yehudi seemed to think that his Berlin
accompanist was Michael Raucheisen. But the programme for the
recital says it was Bos. My Dutch is hopeless but see that the
article by Ank Reinders clearly shows that Yehudi signed a photo
( of himself?) -"To my good companion and fine accompanist
Kamarad (comrade?) Coenraad Valentine Bos, M.A. from your friend
Yehudi Menuhin." Two questions please...
1. Was Bos born in Holland and later lived in Germany?
2. Does anybody perhaps have a copy of the photo signed by Yehudi?
Any help you can give would be very much appreciated.
Best wishes and thanks for helping me sort out a muddle.
Philip Bailey
Dear Philip,
First the answers to your questions:
1) Coenraad Valentijn Bos was born 7-12-1875 in Leiden, a place
about 20km north of The Hague. He died in the U.S. 6-8-1955 Mount
Kisco N.Y. And yes, he started his career in Germany and lived
later for some time in Berlin. He even played there with hid
own trio.
2) I don't have a copy of that photo, but as far as I know Menuhin
was only 12 when they met each other. In his book Bos doesn't
mention Menuhin at all. But he worked together with soloist as
Pablo Casals, Joachim and others! A remarkable accompanist. In
the autobiography of Frieda Hempel you can find more about the
man.
best regards and success with your book.
Joop Lindeijer
07-06-2005
Dear Joop..
I've been a GREAT fan of Cristina Deutekom for many years but
can't seem to make contact with her or at least get more information
about her especially her life in the present. I believe she suffered
a stroke and I hope and pray that she's recovered. I would like
to get hold of her biography and maybe a signed photo..
Thanks for a great site and thanks in anticipation.
Dear John,
Sorry I can't help you. But I do know her
health is good on the moment. I saw her last year on TV educating
a pupil on the conservatory of The Hague. And by the way, her
last recording Regina (the three Donizetti Queens) she made after
her stroke.
regards,
Joop Lindeijer
18-05-2005
Hi Joop,
I recently received a CD set of "Aida" from Buenos
Aires with the great Dutch tenor Hans Kaart, whom I saw as Calaf
in Manchester, England, about 1957, with Covent Garden, on tour.
He left a great impression on me, and I remember his intensely
dramatic performance to this day.
I wondered of you have any knowledge of this recording. I have
no other cast details, date, or conductor, apart from Edith Wiems,
as, I think, Amneris.
If you can give me any information about this reocrding, I would
be most grateful.
Best regards
Roger D Bell
Lancashire
England.
Hi Roger,
You are a lucky man. I only read of him and never heard him singing.
But I did see him in a movie and on TV. Before his singing career
he was a famous actor.He made only one LP, but that was no success.
But I think your cd-set is a (il)legal copy, otherwise there
must be more information.
Edith Wiems is unknown to me. I know Edith Wiens, a Canadian
soprano, she sang once in the Netherlands (Donna Anna), but she
made her debut in 1986.
By the way ... I'm very interested in a copy of your Aida!
best regards,
Joop Lindeijer
14-05-2005
Dear Mr Lindeijr,
it is the divine art of Elly Ameling which brought me here, and
which gives me the hope to find a way to write to Elly Ameling,
just to thank her, for a music which became so much important
for my life. It is her interpretation of Ravels Shéhérazade,
Cinq mélodies populaires gresques and Trois poémes
de Stéphane Mallarmé, with Rudolf Jansen and the
national orchestra of france, which has this alive spiritual,
this sacred and absolut rare dimension in singing.- Thank you
too for this fine webside!
With delighted greetings
Bettina Fless
Dear Mrs Fless,
I only have Mrs Ameling e-mail address. I can send this mail
to her or you write another e-mail which I will send to her.
Excuses for the late response, I have been on holidays.
best regards,
Joop Lindeijer
30--03-2005
Dear Joop:
I feel compelled to extend my congratulations and heartfelt
thanks for your well-designed and
informative site.
People are always intrigued about the extremes in the ranges
of the human voice --- there is much confusion in this day of
amplification as to what constitutes a sung "note"
as opposed to a mere "tone". Many people can produce
"throat whistles" (to use the pop technique terminology)
that result in barely-audible ultra-high frequency sounds. Most
of these are produced by small "openings" between the
vocal cords, usually the result of irritation or an inflammatory
process thereof. (Although I think Mariah Carey is a wonderful
singer in her own style, you may have noticed that she suffers
from an almost constant "raspy" speaking voice.) As
the singer can rarely manage to control the pitch of these "tones",
they are barely of use in singing, except maybe, in the best
of cases, as ornamentation. A true "note" as exemplified
in the cases of the classical singers is a bird of an
entirely different feather!
Finally, a personal request: could you add a sample of who
constitutes (in my humble opinion) one of the most beautiful
voices of the XXth century -- Jussi Bjoerling.
Many thanks,
Daniel Holodek
Tenor
USA
Dear Daniel,
Thanks for your compliments. This page 'the
High C' is with distance the best visited and most commented
page. And it never ends. Recent I heard about a Brazilian pop
singer, she also contacted me, also Adam Lopez the pop tenor
did, she - Georgia Brown - has a range of g2-g10 (American notation).
She is listed in the Guinness Book 2005. But I agree your comments,
you can't compare those singers with classical singers and I
will keep the information about pop singers restricted to what's
already placed.
About Jussi Bjoerling, of course I know his voice, I have several
recordings of him, in recitals as well as complete operas. Beautiful
voice, but not one of my favourites.
best regards,
Joop Lindeijer
25-03-2005
My name is Adam Lopez and I thank you for being so nice about
me on your web
page. Some people have had me on their web sites giving me crap
:(
Any way, just letting you know that I am currently having
my web page constructed which will have heaps of info, audio
clips, video clips etc...
if you have any further questions please feel free to ask :)
Adam
10-03-2005
Dear Mr Lindeijer,
First let me congratulate you on a most interesting website.
I found the "high C" section very revealing, however
I am now confused. Here is the thing, I can believe that the
F3 (F6 in America) of the Queen of the night aria is one of the
highest notes ever written, however checking the posted ranges
for arias on www.aria-database.com they do have Der holle rache
extending to an F6 but then they list Stridono lassu (Pagliacci)
and Voi lo sapette (Cavalleria Rusticana) going up to an A6 (A3
in Europe), furthermore they list L' Altra notte in fondo al
mare (Mefistofele) and Summertime (Porgy and Bess) reaching up
to a B6 (B3). In the tenor department they list Faust's Salut
demeure correctly as a C5 but then Vesti la giubba's top note
is an A5 this particular note would be a Euro notation A2 and
that would locate it in the Mezzo range which makes no sense,
unless Nedda turned Canio into a castratto. Can you please clear
my confusion? as I understand from your site a Euro C1 is an
American C4, a C5 equivalent to a C2 and so on.
Thank you so much for your help and for keeping up such a
great site!
Best regards
Glen P. Harris.
Dear Mr.Harris,
Believe me, the aria's you mentioned are not
written for those high notes. I know them all very well. A3 and
B3 for sopranos and an A2 for a tenor? In those arias? Perhaps
typing errors.
Have you written to the webmaster of the site?
regards,
Joop Lindeijer
26-02-2005
Hy!
I wrote you before, my name is Rafael 22 years old, bass bariton
I live in Brasil and I just love your web site. it is usefull,
beautifull and cool.
I love high registers, and I want to help if possible: Mr. Adam
Lopez is a bariton who can sing in a high way above falseto wich
is named "whistle register" or vocal whistle or even
floute register of voice. If he was a male soprano he had to
have that as his timber and sing that way of sfogato coloratura
all the time. I'm teling you this because I can sing sometimes
even higher but with no musical quality for recordings. I am
bass! This register is the same of Mariah and Minnie Riperton
as well and I discovered this part of my voice listening to this
two remarkable singers and then I found many others (other pop
stars have not proved to sing as high as Mariah does but some
of them like Rachelle Ferrel and Betty Wright use the same register
of voice)
To brazilian professional singers can hit that very register
too. One is Cidalia Castro who reaches the C7 and have a very
r&b voice and the other one is Georgia Brown (yes, she is
brazilian lol) that will appear in 2006 Guinness book as the
widest vocal range ever: 9 octaves. Only machines could mesure
her voice that goes to a G9! not musical surely, she have to
sing lower in her records (and she holds F7 on them!! I can send
you the links ans files if you want to. Both the girls sings
in english, georgia only sings in english) . Guinness book professionals
have proved it to be true and she had to sing high to low and
low to high every single note of this super range.
Yma Sumac in Chuncho: If you hear the song till the very end,
you gonna find a note higher than the f3 but a C4 or close, the
same of Erna Sack, wich I adore. This note can be found on her
website www.sunvirgin.com full fo vocal samples.
So I guess, to show better wath you're saing about Sumac's voice,
the best part to put in website is the C7 part and not the high
F one, note that she sings in mostly of her records, sometimes
higher to gs and as with coloratura ! Just before this high high
note she reaches a very "bariton like" too.
Thanks for the site again! Keep updating man!
Rafae Espadine
Hi Rafael,
Thanks for your compliments and for suggestion concerning the
Chuncho sample. I relistened it and agree, in that part of the
song she sings even a c#4 (European notation), American notation
c#7. I replaced it meanwhile.
And yes, I'm interested in Georgia Brown and her vocal range
... where is the end? Carey g#7, Adam Lopez (male) b7, Tireh
(male) c8 and now Georgia Brown (female again) with C9. It's
heard to believe.
Joop Lindeijer
26-01-2005
Bonjour,
Excusez-moi d'ecrire en français mais je ne connais pas
le hollandais seulement l'allemand mais je crois que les hollandais
connaissent bien le français.D'abord,je vous remercie
pour ce site extremement intéressant pour beaucoup de
chanteurs peu connus du grand public.Grace a vous,j'ai pu acquérir
l'enregistrement des dix CDs sur les chanteurs hollandais.
J'aimerais vous demander quelques détails sur 9 chanteurs
qui sont,je crois,hollandais et sur lesquels on ne trouve aucune
indication biographique;il s'agit de :
-Anneke van der Graaf,soprano
-Corry van Beckum,soprano
-Leo Larsen,ténor
-Willy van Hese,ténor
-Henk Driessen,baryton
-Frans van de Ven,baryton
-Carel Willink,bass
-Wilhelmine Mathès,alto
-Gérard Holthaus,baryton
Merci de me donner des indications si vous en avez.
J'aimerais aussi vous signaler que la soprano allemande Uta Graf
était très aimée en Hollande dans les années
ciquante; vous pourriez presque lui consacrer un site comme vous
avez fait pour Paolo Gorin;et il ya aussi un autre baryton italien
qui a fait une belle carrière à l'opéra
d'Amsterdam,Scipio Colombo.
Merci,très cordialement,
Edouard
Bonjour Michel,
Le remerciement pour l'intérêt dans la Néerlandaise
artistes. J'ai traduit ma réponse mais et l'espoir qu'il
est un peu lire. Je n'ai pas de biographies me trouve, mais dois
ceux-ci eux-mêmes composer.
Cela coûte beaucoup de temps, donc tu dois avoir la patience.
Anneke de Graaf, Corry van Beckum et Frans van der Ven est placé
en temps utile. Aussi Gerard Holthaus possible.
Autrui probablement pas. Aussi Scipio colombo pas. Je connais
bien sa voix, mais il n'est pas un Hollandais. Paolo Gorin est
que bien.
la salutation aimable,
Joop Lindeijer
06-01-2005
Dear Mr Lindeijer,
I was looking through your website on a search for information
about Max Egmond. I am a starting singer in the profession, and
am currently studying at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, in
Switzerland. I am a male-soprano.
I am looking at ways of possibly marketing myself. I have built
a website, and also am having another produced professionally
as I did the original myself. The link is shown below: -
www.davidnewmansoprano.com
If you have any ideas that I could use, I would be most grateful.
Many thanks.
David Newman
Dear David,
First congratulations with you degree! Meanwhile I have visited
your site and browsed around it. I noticed that you sang several
times in the Netherlands, Amsterdam (11 May 1992 as Rakhal, Groningen,
Den Bosch). But I'm not sure or I can do something for you. The
only thing I can imagine is a short notation on my page the 'high
C' with sound fragment. I noticed that you can reach b5-flat
and that's according the American notation I presume. If that's
the case you sing about 2 1/2 note above the fragment of William
Matteuzzi. He sang a f2(f5) in full voice. You use head voice
(falsetto) I think. However, this could be interesting for me
and for you. This page is with distance the most visited page
with reactions worldwide. Let me now what you think about it.
best regards,
Joop Lindeijer
05-01-2005
Hi, yesterday night-morning I heard Leonard Bernstein´s
firsr (Jeremiah-)Symphony ith Nan Merriman as soloist. The emission
came from France Musique and- as I remember- the New Orleans
Symphony Orchestra should have played-perhaps with Lennie himself
as conductor. This hitherto to me unknown work was very impressive
both from the structure of the symphony itself and also from
the singer herself.Would you please if you can tell me whether
this recording is available on CD? Thank you very múch
Dietmar Achenbach
Hello Dietmar,
I must disappoint you. I have no idea where you can get this
Cd, if it's a cd and not a live recording. The information is
new to me, thanks.
success with your search,
Joop Lindeijer
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