Duetto buffo di due gatti (The Cats Duet)

1. Mytake
   July 28th, 2009 at 1:10 am

   Embarrassing. Teh version w/ the cats is better because at least it makes no attempt at seriousness.

2. SenorMysterioso
   July 28th, 2009 at 1:31 am

   You thought that was serious? It's a fun, playful song and they did a great job. Meeeeoooowww =^.^=

3. smbravo
   July 28th, 2009 at 2:02 am

   I disagreed with the first guy. It wasn't meant to be serious. This was comedy back in the time in was written. Plus choir boys voices were beautiful and talented.

4. Noelegy
   July 28th, 2009 at 6:56 am

   Seoul, South Korea, and every one of those boys looked Caucasian? *shrug* Oh well, it was fun and the audience was obviously delighted.

5. princesssparkles
   July 28th, 2009 at 7:29 am

   @ Noelegy: It was a French boys' choir touring, not a Korean boys' choir.

6. Mytake
   July 28th, 2009 at 7:55 am

   Yes, it was originally composed as a joke, but the approach in the S.Korea version is totally earnest and unironic, so it seemed awkward.

7. eni
   July 28th, 2009 at 10:07 am

   Didn't like the second version at all. Those kids did a great job- it didn't feel awkward to me at all. Well, maybe the blond boy was taking it a little too seriously, but the sense I got was that they deliberately did an "earnest and unironic" take on it so that the audience would be surprised and get more out of it.

8. Hum
   July 28th, 2009 at 10:08 am

   Mytake> considering the hilarity of the audience, I think this interpretation is a success.

   This composition is ironic, so it gains a lot being interpreted with a straight face (even if it's difficult, considering the second boy's smirk and the gesture of the pianist). What's the point of making it a goofy show ? Would you like to see them wearing fake tails and pointed hears ?
   And yes, it's earnest. Considering the technicality of the performance, it's normal, I think?

9. Kalel
   July 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pm

   I can haz communion?

10. Noelegy
    July 29th, 2009 at 7:09 am

    Ahh, thanks, princesssparkles (I had to scroll back up to confirm that there were indeed three S's in the middle!).

    My cats apparently have a deep interest in French boys' choirs.

11. catsvillage
    July 29th, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    absolutely awesome! the piece is one of my favs and these young men did a fantastic job of it.... thank you.

12. Maeveoneunlogged
    July 30th, 2009 at 4:43 am

    I sang that for choir once! (we're all girls)

13. Another Jake
    July 31st, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    That's not an easy piece to sing for ANYONE. These boys here did a fantastic job. It was meant to be fun and I don't doubt that they had fun doing it even though the one on the left looked a bit too serious. Embarrassing? Not really. They're children, singing as cats, cute, nuff said. The smirk on the one on the right says enough.

14. sara
    August 6th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    If you want to see a more silly version (very well done and "catty" too), try this one from the Last Night of the Proms 1996 - though oddly can only find a version recorded from German TV! I remember watching this live

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp0D8qWyVHo

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