Comments on: Duetto buffo di due gatti (The Cats Duet)

By: sara

sara — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:01:04 +0000

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

By: Another Jake

Another Jake — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:08:43 +0000

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.

By: Maeveoneunlogged

Maeveoneunlogged — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:43:08 +0000

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

By: catsvillage

catsvillage — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:40:05 +0000

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

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:09:02 +0000

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.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:57:12 +0000

I can haz communion?

By: Hum

Hum — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:08:23 +0000

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?

By: eni

eni — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:07:02 +0000

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.

By: Mytake

Mytake — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:55:46 +0000

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.

By: princesssparkles

princesssparkles — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:29:06 +0000

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

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:56:01 +0000

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

By: smbravo

smbravo — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:02:03 +0000

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.

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:31:37 +0000

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

By: Mytake

Mytake — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:10:10 +0000

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