Dame Janet Baker - Schubert's "Who is Sylvia?" video free download

nina1608

This does not do justice to Schubert... I recommend interpretations of the same song by Christa Ludwig or Bernarda Fink.

Renate KL

To BenDalmont: Its a lovesong for a beautifull young lady called Sylvia. She is graced from heaven with kindness. Therefore all people love her. Its Schubert who composed fhis song. Listen the original version and you will understand. 

LieutenantShweinHund

Who is Sylvia?Why Silvia is a GOAT, the love object of: middle-aged architect, Martin.Play by Edward Albee.

Hannah Pasedag

I am doing this song for my all state solo and I love it, it's so upbeat :)

Maggy May

Who would like to know who Sylvia really was? Okay then...Sylvia is the daughter of the Duke of Verona from Shakespeare's' The Two Gentlemen Of Verona. Thurio and Proteus sings [Who Is Sylvia] under Sylvia's window hoping to woo her.

Alison W Ames

Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair and wise is she; The heavens such grace did lend her, That she might admiréd be. Is she kind as she is fair? For beauty lives with kindness. Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness, And being helped, inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling; To her let us garlands bring.

Maggy May

Ms Baker is the finest singer I have ever heard.

EASYTIGER10

Silvia is the manager at the hotel I'm going to in Florence. I really should email her to let her know what time we're arriving. Sadly Schubert didn't put her email address in the words.

BenDalmont

this is what i understood: "'oo its silvia, what a sheep, and all our friends comment her, oooo did mary dwinedishee? - a hand that rapes the garden. Want a daughter? she might be, at a lawyer, she might be." Whats the point of singing a text if nobody can get what she's going on about?

Bharat Koti

@radstainforth Dude, Schubert died almost 200 years ago.

R.A.D. Stainforth

@josephonwhidbey OMG is he dead?

josephonwhidbey

What a shame that Schubert had to die at the young age of 31.

josephonwhidbey

That Dame is England's glory.

Richard Neville

Good GOD...this is SO exquisite that it actually HURTS me to listen to such beauty of melody & voice. WONDERFUL x 1000000000 (SillyTillyWilly.........what a shame.)

tzzatzza

@lovesGenet ... hello, English lyrics, by William Shakespeare Who is Sylvia? What is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her That she might admire be. Is she kind as she is fair? For beauty lives with kindness: Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness; And being help'd, inhabits there... as jiliherbs says - Two Gentlemen of Verona ;-)

lovesGenet

one of my fave singers. why can't i understand the English. the german translation is usually used.Here ,the english is not clear .maybe this is german ? Must be!

Eoin Conway

Who ih Nylia?

TilllyWillly

Sounds way better in German. And I'm sorry but this version makes me laugh :)

PapermoonCutout

dur durr. i meant the style. technically. lyrically. i'm sure you've heard it before. :P

John27346

It's a German song.