Jan Peerce - "Where'er You Walk" (in STEREO!) video free download

Hugh heron

Oh what a voice!

Hugh heron

Oh what a voice!

Avraham Feintuch

nice song. great voice of singer and cantor

johnster1964

jewish sacred singing has given us so many singers...from Al Jolson to Jan Peerce

Herman Joseph

Peerce was Toscanini's favorite tenor and you can hear why-Breath control , diction and phrasing. He was also a Bach singer formed the Bach Aria group in the 1950s and had great singers such as Eileen Farrell singing Bach. Before becoming a singer he was a professional orchestral violinist-- In his time he was the greatest Don Octavio in Don Giovanni , the Duke in Rigoletto etc also sang as a cantor in synagogues

Norman Canter

Compare with the version by Richard Lewis. Incidentally..a chasan is a cantor in the Jewish faith...services said by the rabbi and sung by the cantor...orthodox and conservative branches. Reformed often have choirs and sometimes organ music.

Nicholas Flynn

Pardon my ignorance of the Jewish faith but what is a chasan?

Anon A. Mouse

A lovely theatrical rendition enunciated such that each sung word is understood...

Jack Rance

This singer deserves much more attention - his voice is so supported, in the "right place." He has a brain and it shows. An all round vocal athlete but also thinking. This is one of great vocal accomplishments on Youtube. And I am a snob! I'll admit it!

Paul Ostroff

@cantorga -Il mio-John McCormack. Best breath control that I have ever heard.

Joseph Imhoff

I love singing this aria, but Jan Peerce did it much better!

VinylToVideo

@seektheforce If compares to the gutless, anemic, and quite frankly boring renditions you might hear today, sure. Is this a problem?

Sue Harvey

This is the best breath control in the longer passages that I have heard to date and this at a slower tempo than the more modern versions. It is such a shame when passages are broken when the singer runs out of puff!

Manxypop

@damedesmontagnes You are absolutely right - his happiness and love of singing makes me happy too. What a voice!

Bonnie S

@seektheforce: I see what you mean, but I love his bright, triumphant interpretation.

seektheforce

I think he put too much voice into this.

Matteo Costacurta

Beautiful voice, but he cannot sing Handel like Puccini or Verdi. No.

Bonnie S

Magnificent! There's a brightness yet reverence in his interpretation. His technique is from the "old school." More of Jan Peerce please.

davy williams

i truly love this version..what a voice!!

clkrealtor

You must listen to the rest of this Westminster Gold Album.... "Jeptha" is a Miracle of technique as is, "Enjoy the Sweet Elysian Groves" and "Sound an Alarm" Can you post these also? Thanks!

Richard Lewis, Tenor

Richard Lewis, Tenor - Where'er You Walk (from 'Semele' by G.F. Handel)