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Fritz Wunderlich: Tenor Arias | Alto ALC1162

Fritz Wunderlich: Tenor Arias

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Label: Alto

Cat No: ALC1162

Barcode: 5055354411625

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 6th February 2012

Contents

Works

Flotow, Friedrich von

Martha
» Ach so fromm, ach so traut

Handel, George Frideric

Messiah, HWV56
» Comfort Ye My People ...Every Valley
» Thou Shalt Break Them
Serse (Xerxes), HWV40
» Ombra mai fu (Act 1)

Haydn, Franz Joseph

The Seasons (Die Jahreszeiten), Hob.XXI:3
» Gefesselt steht der breite See

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, K384
» Konstanze ...O wie angstlich
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K620
» Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
Don Giovanni, K527
» Dalla sua pace

Puccini, Giacomo

La Boheme
» Che gelida manina (Your tiny hand is frozen) (Act 1)
Madama Butterfly
» Addio, fiorito asil
» Viene la sera (Act 1)

Strauss II, Johann

Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice)
» Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n (Lagunen-Walzer) (Act 3)

Thomas, Ambroise

Mignon
» Adieu, Mignon!

Verdi, Giuseppe

Requiem (Messa da Requiem)
» Ingemisco

Wagner, Richard

Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)
» Mit Gewitter und Sturm

Zeller, Carl

Der Obersteiger (The Foreman)
» Sei nicht bos

Artists

Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Pilar Lorengar
Sieglinde Wagner
Hermann Prey
Staatskapelle Berlin
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Alfons Rischner
Heinz Mende
Hans Muller-Kray
Hans Zanotelli
Franz Konwitschny
Fried Walter
Fritz Mareczek
Berislav Klobucar

Works

Flotow, Friedrich von

Martha
» Ach so fromm, ach so traut

Handel, George Frideric

Messiah, HWV56
» Comfort Ye My People ...Every Valley
» Thou Shalt Break Them
Serse (Xerxes), HWV40
» Ombra mai fu (Act 1)

Haydn, Franz Joseph

The Seasons (Die Jahreszeiten), Hob.XXI:3
» Gefesselt steht der breite See

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, K384
» Konstanze ...O wie angstlich
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K620
» Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
Don Giovanni, K527
» Dalla sua pace

Puccini, Giacomo

La Boheme
» Che gelida manina (Your tiny hand is frozen) (Act 1)
Madama Butterfly
» Addio, fiorito asil
» Viene la sera (Act 1)

Strauss II, Johann

Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice)
» Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n (Lagunen-Walzer) (Act 3)

Thomas, Ambroise

Mignon
» Adieu, Mignon!

Verdi, Giuseppe

Requiem (Messa da Requiem)
» Ingemisco

Wagner, Richard

Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)
» Mit Gewitter und Sturm

Zeller, Carl

Der Obersteiger (The Foreman)
» Sei nicht bos

Artists

Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Pilar Lorengar
Sieglinde Wagner
Hermann Prey
Staatskapelle Berlin
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Alfons Rischner
Heinz Mende
Hans Muller-Kray
Hans Zanotelli
Franz Konwitschny
Fried Walter
Fritz Mareczek
Berislav Klobucar

About

Contents:
1. Ombra mai fu (Xerxes: Handel)   
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Alfons Rischner
Rec.1958

2. Comfort Ye My People..Every Valley  (Messiah: Handel)          
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Heinz Mende
Rec.1959

3. Thou Shalt Break Them (Messiah: Handel)
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Heinz Mende 
Rec.1959   

4. Gefesselt steht der breite See (Die Jahreszeiten: Haydn)  
Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart / Hans Müller-Kray 
Rec.1959

5. Dalla sua pace (Don Giovanni: Mozart) 
Berlin Symphony Orchestra / Hans Zanotelli   
Rec.1960

6. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Die Zauberflöte: Mozart)    
7. Konstanze…O wie ängstlich (Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Mozart)   
8. Ach so fromm (Martha: Flotow) 
9. Mit gewitter und sturm (Der Fliegende Holländer: Wagner) 
Staatskapelle Berlin / Franz Konwitschny 
Rec.1960

10. Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau’n (Ein Nacht in Venedig: J Strauss II)   
Berlin Symphony Orchestra / Fried Walter 
Rec.1960

11. Sei nicht bös (Der Obersteiger: Zeller)    
Stuttgart Philharmonic / Fritz Mareczek 
Rec.1957

12. Adieu, Mignon! (Mignon: Thomas)     
13. Ingemisco (Requiem: Verdi)   
Radio Sinfonieorchester, Stuttgart / Hans Müller-Kray 
Rec.1960

14. Che gelida manina (La Bohème: Puccini) 
15. Vieni la sera (Madama Butterfly: Puccini) with Pilar Lorengar, Sieglinde Wagner
Berlin Symphony Orchestra / Klobucar 
Rec.1961

16. Addio fiorito assil (Madama Butterfly: Puccini) with Hermann Prey    

His singing of Mozart was exemplary … style and elegance, perfect breath control, and superb diction. And a belief in what he was singing! All this in evidence in Ottavio’s sublime aria Dalla sua pace. What other singer has made Dies Bildnis into such a heartfelt love song? Few tenors have captured so well Belmonte’s anticipation of seeing his beloved Konstanze once again in O wie ängstlich. The three Handel arias which open this collection also serve to illustrate his awesome breath control and phrasing….It remains a source of much regret that Wunderlich’s career lasted a mere 11 years. Since his tragic death in 1966 opera lovers have ever speculated about what he might have achieved” - James Murray

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