Hauser & Dimash

Hauser and Dimash

In the nineties, when Starmania, composed by Michel Berger, was released, I listened to that moving composition "Only the Very Best", sung in English by Peter Kingsbery, and the French version, "SOS, pour un terrien en détresse", sung by Daniel Balavoine. This version is completely different from the one by Dimash Qudaibergen, which features the cello played by Croatian virtuoso Stjepan Hauser. When I listen to this idyllic music, I get chills, I am deeply moved, and I literally melt into tears in front of so much talent and beauty. Dimash is particularly endowed with an impressive vocal range, covering more than seven octaves, practically the extent of my piano, which I played a long time, from the low la0 of the lowest register (bass) to the highest notes of the soprano register up to the whistle register re8. He is capable of transitioning from the pop register to the lyrical register rapidly, producing melismas and very complex vocal figures without apparent difficulty, and he also masters the whistle voice, which is the highest register of the human vocal range and considered the most extensive in the world. I am astounded; I close my eyes, unable to believe that these sounds originate from a single person. I feel as though I'm dreaming. Hauser is a talented and rebellious virtuoso. Listen to his Adagio by Albinoni; it's fantastic, marvellous, and emotional. There are no words powerful enough to describe this talent.