I don't know about you but i am a sucker for the quiet moments in the music.
Sure, a nice orchestra crescendo ending in a tutti fortissimo: nice! I enjoy it a lot but sometimes feel a little cheap doing so…
In contrast to that it is the quiet moments that fill me with the most sincere excitement. The intensity of a true pianissimo shouts louder than even the finale of, for example, Shostakovich’s 10th.
And one of the greatest examples of a goosebump evoking pianissimo happens in Verdi's Otello when Desdemona sings her Ave Maria in the final act. There are actually even two great pianissimi in this prayer, one at the beginning and one at the very end.
I am sure many of you have other arias in mind when they think about the greatest pianissimo ever. Let me know in the comments which is your very personal favorite…

00:00 Intro
01:39 Maria Callas
04:57 Renata Tebaldi
08:22 Iwona Sobotka
11:38 Sonya Yoncheva
15:57 Maria Agresta
23:52 Extro

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Renata Tebaldi [ Ссылка ]
Iwona Sobotka [ Ссылка ]
Sonya Yoncheva [ Ссылка ]
Maria Agresta [ Ссылка ]

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