Auger was the Midas of Classical Music: everything she touched, she made into GOLD! RIP Arleen, you are missed!

Oh, heavenly days! I've listened to Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Renee Fleming, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Jessye Norman (which had always been my favorite version) sing this song prior to hearing this and the studio recording from the same year. This is by far my new favorite rendition of the stunning song. Such grace, such control and she makes it sound so easy.

Exquisite artistry.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

This îs by far the best version of this lied I have heard. I am thankful that we have it on KZfaq!

Auger was like an angel sent down to give us God’s gift of music and then suddenly she was gone. You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.

So schön wie ihr Gesang ist der entspannt-glükliche Gesichtsausdruck.

Superb. Her voice just floats.

Unbelievable voice technique. 👏👏👏

Yes Arleen ...I never forget your "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben" (Matthew Passion) in Amsterdam Concert Gebouw... I never in my life was so touched🌈 See you back in heaven😘

Oh my word sung so perfectly by a beautiful woman. Voice like an angel. Pianist wonderful accompanist.

Very pure, beautiful voice. RIP Arleen. You will always be fondly remembered. Pure GOLD!!

Perfection from both

She's barely moving her lips and yet her voice is so pure and ethereal sounding.

So beautiful♡♡♡

Absolutely stunning. Marvelous singing from this great artist. So expressive and sincere. This is true art.

This song is refreshment for the soul.

Astonishing technical skills wedded to great musicality.

Love it

Die schönste Version, die ich (bisher) kenne... in der reinsten Intonation und ohne irgendeinen aufgesetzten Ausdruck mit unglaublicher Atemführung.

I call this a moment!

magic

I do not know why in the concerts, there is always someone who is coughing equal to a tuberculosis person and could cough lower or indoors. Arleen Auger was a " Angel " of music and sang with her soul associated with technical perfection in the voice she possessed and this song of Strauss in her voice makes me cry a lot and pity that she passed away very early. #RestInPeaceArleenAuger

This is especially stunning when you consider it was a live performance. No do-overs. And still essentially perfect.

How beautiful! One of my favorite songs ever, and she sings it beautifully.

What a profound interpretation that came from her heart. I loved the evenness of her soprano tone complemented by a poetic sound from the pianist. Indeed a magical combination.

The most beautiful and adequate performance of this piece I've ever heard. Thank you so much.

La belle version de toutes .magnifique

This beautiful and moving song is sung by the angels who receive the blessed at the portals of Paradise

After hearing this, I went running looking in my discotheque for her recording of the Chants d’Auvergne. What a pleasure!

What a lovely performance! just sung as it should be sung

Her beautiful singing voice is out of this world,. and unrivaled, and indescribable, and outclassing

Superb

Maravillosa Arleen y además hermosa. Te fuiste muy pronto

Magnificent

Best version of this Lied, I ever heard. Thank you so much for posting!

This sounds so much better in the higher key avoiding the muddy middle that puts one to sleep with this song.

is there anything more beautiful than 1:50-2:10? What a marvelous interpreter, and great artist!

Just one word: Perfecto!

Quelle musicalité bravo

Thank you for this video! I cried.

Wow... this is ethereal

Одно из лучших сопрано ХХ века

Herrgott im Himmel! When I heard Jonas Kaufmann sing this live in 2011 at Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley, I thought I would never hear it so beautifully sung. Eyes closed, tears rolling down my cheeks. Jonas, get in line! Behind Arleen!

❤️ Beautiful version!! 👏👏👏 I'm going to add it to my playlist that I have of this song in particular!! 😊

Emoção, Encanto e Arrebatamento. Grata.

as usual not a word about the pianist...imagine he was not there!

Bravísima :-(

Maravillosa voz, paraun precioso tema de ""strauss""".!!

The ''Sie wieder einen in mittel dieser sonnen atmenden Erden'' in one breath and in this tempo is Olympic.

Indeed it is the pianist that sets the tone of the performance she can sing "nicely" because she doesn't have to give a moments thought to the accompaniment that is played so beautifully.

Looking no further. I found the ultimate version.

Oh my got. She is just perfect...

beautiful voice

My favorite version.

perfection

For heaven's sake, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE SUPERB PIANIST HERE! There would be no performance of this without him!!! How ignorant and disrespectful can you be?

😃👍👍👍

Where is the rest of this concert?? I am dying for the video of her singing “Freundliche vision” - it used to be on youtube.

The pijanist was very good! Tender playing as it should have been done.

Truly stunning piano artistry too! Who is the pianist?

Рихард Штраус !

Accompanist? Date recorded?

I put it on 1.25 playback speed

Flawless technique. Wonderful artistry. She makes it look easy. But Richard Strauss is murder to sing.

Unbelievably poignant.

Strauss...what a nasty way to treat singers. Having to creep gingerly into the song after the interminable 1 minute intro (1/4 of the piece). Most all singers--no matter how famous they are--sound like hell on those first tenuous notes. I think Arleen Auger does it better than almost anyone.

As usual no credit for the pianist, without whose part this piece would be nothing. So annoying.

Blimey, it's Margaret Thatcher! Gerald Moore and Janet Baker are the masters of this one!

It's always odd to me to hear this Lied sung by a woman. The author of the poem wrote it as a love song one man sings to another, and I always have a man in my mind's eye when I hear it. Auger is lovely, but Fischer-Dieskau does for me.