Russell Oberlin in Recital (Part One of Four) Video

Here we have the American Countertenor Russell Oberlin in recital.

1. Henry Purcell: Music for awhile

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lalagonegaga: Thanks for uploading this. Very interesting to hear and see this artist at work.

CubbyNH: Your welcome, I think so as well. His voice is... well differnt sounding to me.

kgus123: Russell Oberlin! I haven't heard this name (or voice) in decades. He may sound "different" from the big name countertenors we hear today, but his voice was similar to his contemporaries. It's been interesting listening to the "evolution" of countertenors over the last 40 years; the naturalness, power ,and flexibitiliy of a Daniels, Scholl, or Dumaux didn't exist when I started listening to early music. Thanks for this trip down memory lane.

CubbyNH: Your welcome, im glad you enjoyed it. When i said differnt, it was in a good way. I just feel that there is a naturalness to his voice than some of the others.

sfkcbf: The major reason that Russell Oberlin sounded different from other "countertenors" is that high-tenor / alto was his natural voice.

mradaChris: I'd agree with you there. I had a high voice back in my 20's. People use to think I was the lady of the house when they called! Time has lowered my voice to a tenor/baritone voice.

sfkcbf: In the past few years, I encountered a young waiter and also a young supermarket checker who had very beautiful, alto speaking voices. Neither one, however, sang. Apparently, no one recognized their potential or encouraged them to explore singing.

mradaChris: Well in my case I was ridiculed for sounding like a girl so I stopped singing in the choir and such for about 25 years.

eustazio: spoken and singing voice are two different things though...

Author: CubbyNH; Uploaded: Jul 4, 2009; Duration: 4:36; Views: 485

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