Podcast appearances and mentions of Fritz Wunderlich

Daphne, by Richard Strauss, comes to Seattle Opera for two concert performances in January 2025. This gorgeous opera, based on Greek myth, is a splendid showcase for a fantastic orchestra. Jonathan Dean explains what Strauss learned from Wagner, tells this unfamiliar opera's story, and explores the meaning of the myth. Musical examples from the 2005 Decca recording of Daphne (West Deutscher Rundfunk Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov, with Renee Fleming, Johan Botha, Michael Schade, Anna Larsson, Kwanchul Youn, Julia Kleiter, and Twyla Robinson); the 1983 EMI recording (Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Bernard Haitink, with Lucia Popp, Reiner Goldberg, Peter Schreier, Ortrun Wenkel, and Kurt Moll); and the 1965 Deutsche Gramophon recording (Vienna Symphony conducted by Karl Böhm, starring Hilde Gueden, James King, Fritz Wunderlich, Vera Little, and Paul Schöffler).

James Robinson, new General and Artistic Director of Seattle Opera, introduces the 2025/26 season. The Pirates of Penzance promises a musically extraordinary operatic approach to Gilbert & Sullivan; come prepared to laugh and to enjoy some familiar music as you've never heard it before. Daphne In Concert offers a rare opportunity to hear a lush Romantic masterpiece by Richard Strauss, an orchestral tour de force with splendid voices. Fellow Travelers, by Gregory Spears & Greg Pierce, is one of the most successful new American operas of the past decade: a bittersweet gay romance hidden inside a political thriller. And Carmen returns in a powerful production conducted by Seattle's beloved Ludovic Morlot and starring some of our favorite singers. Musical examples include excerpts from a 1959 Glyndebourne Pirates of Penzance, conducted by Malcolm Sargent and starring George Baker, Elsie Morison, and James Milligan; the 1964 Vienna Festival Daphne conducted by Karl Böhm and starring Hilde Gueden, Fritz Wunderlich, and James King; the recording of Fellow Travelers' world premiere, 2016 at Cincinnati Opera and starring Aaron Blake, Joseph Lattanzi, and Devon Guthrie, with the Cincinnati Symphony conducted by Mark Gibson; and Seattle Opera recordings of Carmen from 2019, Les Troyens from 2025, starring J'Nai Bridges and conducted by Ludovic Morlot, and Hansel und Gretel from 2016 starring Sasha Cooke and conducted by Sebastian Lang-Lessing.

As a belated 92nd birthday tribute to our beloved Elly Ameling, I offer another episode of the Elly and Johann Show which features her in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. If you twisted my arm, I might opine that she is simply the ideal Bach soprano, and these recordings, made between 1961 and 1981, stem from her absolute prime. In this episode, the majority of the works featured (from various cantatas, oratorios, masses, and passions), are duets, with a few trios and even a quartet thrown in for good measure. Siegmund Nimsgern, Werner Krenn, Hans Sotin, Birgit Finnilä, Yvonne Minton, Helen Watts, Elisabeth Cooymans, Peter Pears, Samuel Ramey, Norma Procter, Tom Krause, Gerald English, Marga Höffgen, and Fritz Wunderlich lend their voices in harmony with our Elly. The featured recordings teeter between early period performance efforts and my preferred “full-figured Bach” performance practice. Without exception however, the style is never heavy, never thuddy, but rather gracious, flowing, and mellifluous. The episode is capped with a stunning 1966 live performance of the soprano aria from the Matthew-Passion in which Ameling, just for a moment, restores my faith in humanity. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.

Una joguina trencada, per la mort prematura i per accident, pocs dies abans de complir 36 anys. Fritz Wunderlich tenia una veu bell

Sometimes when I look back on past episodes of Countermelody, I surprise myself with how good they were, even in the early days when I was still trying to figure everything out. This episode, first posted as a bonus episode five years ago is a good example of that. Earlier that season I had coined the term “Full-Figured Baroque” to describe the “old-fashioned” style of Baroque performance that I personally prefer to what one currently hears in churches and concert halls around the world and on recordings. This episode was devoted to Baroque music composed specifically for the Christmas season, recorded between 1940 and 1992, and performed in deliciously non-period style, replete with deliberate tempi, judiciously applied vibrato, and stately ritardandi. There is a special focus on the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah and Bach's Weihnachts-Oratorium and assorted cantatas for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany season. Singers include Janet Baker, Tom Krause, Jerry Hadley, Margaret Marshall, Francisco Araiza, Russell Oberlin, Helen Watts, William Warfield, John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Schreier, Heather Harper, Shirley Verrett, Edith Mathis, Hermann Prey, Marga Höffgen, Agnes Giebel, Kurt Equiluz, Florence Quivar, Aksel Schiøtz, Kirsten Flagstad, Christa Ludwig, Edith Mathis, Brigitte Fassbaender. Ernst Haefliger, Jennifer Vyvyan, Anna Reynolds, Judith Blegen, Fritz Wunderlich, Elly Ameling, Peter Schreier, and Gundula Janowitz. Conductors include Neville Marriner, Raymond Leppard, Colin Davis, Karl Richter, Lorin Maazel, Helmut Winschermann, Vittorio Negri, Karl Münchinger, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Eugene Ormandy, Adrian Boult, Andrew Davis, and Eugen Jochum, among others. Don't miss out on this full-figured Christmas treat! Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.

Remember the summer of 2020? The good old days of lockdown? That was the first summer that I was producing Countermelody, and during that time I tried to inject a little levity into the podcast by doing a long series on crossover. One such episode was devoted to a century of tenors singing crossover, reaching back further than a century from Hermann Jadlowker and Caruso himself and extending to the present day. There was such a wealth of gorgeous material which led to an additional bonus episode on such “Rogue Tenors,” which includes (among the German-speaking singers) Helge Rosvaenge, Fritz Wunderlich, Peter Schreier, Richard Tauber, Marcel Wittrisch, Jonas Kaufmann, Anton Dermota, Walther Ludwig, Herbert Ernst Groh, Joseph Schmidt, Jan Kiepura, and Julius Patzak; others include Stuart Burrows, Roland Hayes, Richard Lewis, Lawrence Brownlee, Jan Peerce, José Carreras, Kenneth McKellar, Noah Stewart, Tino Rossi, Luigi Alva, Giuseppe di Stefano, and Jerry Hadley in a wide range of repertoire and styles ranging from Neapolitan songs Kurt Weill; from folk songs to Victorian parlor songs; from operettas and Tonfilm Schlager to jazz and rock. It's a rollicking good ride; hold on tight and enjoy! Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.  

Was haben Jacqueline du Pré und Fritz Wunderlich, Dinu Lipatti und Christian Ferras, miteinander zu tun? Sicher, sie alle sind bedeutende Interpretinnen und Interpreten Klassischer Musik. Aber es gibt noch eine wichtige Gemeinsamkeit: Sie alle gelten als enorme Talente, die jung und oft völlig unerwartet gestorben sind. Der Freiburger Kulturpublizist Herbert Haffner macht uns in seinem neuen Buch mit zwanzig dieser Persönlichkeiten bekannt. Andreas Maurer hat es für SWR Kultur gelesen.

Manche sammeln Briefmarken, Anastasia Kobekina sammelt „Holzfreunde“ - so nennt die junge Musikerin ihre Instrumente. Ob mit Cello, Gambe, Barockcello oder Arpeggione - mit unglaublicher Entdeckungsfreude und Sogkraft zieht die Musikerin ihr Publikum in eine Welt voller Geschichten. "Das Cello ist mein Medium, um mit anderen zu sprechen", sagt Anastasia Kobekina. Welche Musik zu ihr spricht, das erzählt sie in "Menschen und ihre Musik". In ihrem Plattenschrank steht Fritz Wunderlich neben Radiohead, Tschaikowsky neben Kobekin.

Jess Gillam and tenor Alessandro Fisher share the music they love.Alessandro Fisher is a former member of the BBC New Generation Artist scheme, and a Kathleen Ferrier award winner: a versatile performer equally at home in baroque and romantic opera, or song. His choices today include barbershop quartet, brass band music, and the voice of Fritz Wunderlich. Jess has chosen music by Coleman Hawkins and multi-BRIT Award winner Raye.Playlist: Schubert: An die Musik, D 547 - Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Hubert Gisen (piano) Coleman Hawkins Quartet: Love Song from ‘Apache' Fucik: Florentiner March - Grimethorpe Colliery Band Schubert: Wandrer's Nachtlied, D 768 - Kian Soltani (cello), Aaron Pilsan (piano) Crossroads Barbershop Quartet: That Lucky Old Sun (just rolls around heaven all day) Paul Mealor: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Tenebrae, Nigel Short (conductor) Alain Romans: Quel temps fait-il à Paris (M Hulot's Holiday) Raye: Worth It

This week's episode offers music of both mourning and consolation performed by treasured artists, many of whom celebrate significant anniversaries this fall, and all of whom died before their time. Thus we hear singers Maria Callas, Jessye Norman, Fritz Wunderlich, Kathleen Ferrier, Judith Raskin, Arleen Augér, and Lucia Popp, and pianist Dinu Lipatti performing music of Bach, Schubert, Fauré, Bellini, and others. This episode may conform to my new streamlined format, but it packs an emotional wallop nonetheless. A bonus episode to be published later in the week will feature Tatiana Troyanos, Judy Garland, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Dusty Springfield, Renata Scotto and others in music designed, as in this episode, to console and comfort. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.

durée : 00:58:25 - Jonas Kaufmann, des dons et un rayonnement exceptionnels - par : Aurélie Moreau - « Un des chanteurs qui m'ont le plus marqué est Fritz Wunderlich. Grâce à lui, j'ai compris l'importance du legato, de l'épanchement d'une phrase, mais aussi du naturel qui est indispensable pour un artiste lyrique ». Jonas Kaufmann, ténor.

Today's is a mammoth episode, one of my longest ever, so I suggest you listen to it in easily digestible segments. It's mammoth because it's a gigantic subject: great Mozart tenors of the 20th century, covering more than 100 years of recorded documents of the finest examples of tenorial interpretations of the big Mozart operas as well as some of his lesser-known works, including his concert arias. You will be dazzled (and that is a promise and a guarantee) by performances by Fritz Wunderlich (for many of us, the ne plus ultra of lyric tenors), George Shirley, Richard Tauber, Anton Dermota, Léopold Simoneau, Nicolai Gedda, Gösta Winbergh, John McCormack, David Rendall, Peter Schreier, and countless others, including lesser-known figures such as John van Kesteren, Kálmán Pataky, and Wiesław Ochman, and duets featuring Pilar Lorengar, Leontyne Price, Roberta Alexander, and Margaret Price. I also feature a peek into the future with a special salute to the young tenor Alex Banfield, whose work has impressed me enormously. The entire episode is dedicated to the memory of my friend Jerry Hadley, one of the supreme Mozart tenors of all time. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.

durée : 00:17:09 - Disques de légende du vendredi 23 décembre 2022 - Ténor de classe mondiale, il a été comparé aux plus grands par tous les connaisseurs de l'art du chant et sa gloire s'est propagée aux quatre coins de la planète. Une fois n'est pas coutume notre disque de légende est une compilation des enregistrements de Fritz Wunderlich chez Deutsche Grammophon !

I've heard and enjoyed many a German lyric tenor, but if there was ever a greater one than Fritz Wunderlich (26 September 1930 – 17 September 1966), I've never heard him! What is it about this singer, who first of all, possessed a voice of such matchless visceral beauty, and who conveyed such joy and enthusiasm in the sheer act of singing, that cannot fail to engage us. My beloved “not-boyfriend” refers to Wunderlich's voice and artistry as possessing more “face” than nearly any other singer in history, and I do think he's on to something. The very simplicity of his utterance conveys a sort of “Everyman” quality to everything he sang. This, alongside the precision of his delivery of text pulls the listener in and almost compels them to listen. In today's episode, I offer recordings from the 1950s, when Wunderlich was just beginning his career. His early musical experience centered around popular music of the time, and we hear him in this repertoire, as well as operetta, Lieder, so-called “early music,” as well as the more standard operatic repertoire (Mozart, Puccini, Strauss), the majority of which were recorded before 1960. His partners in song in this episode include names both familiar (Anneliese Rothenberger, Pilar Lorengar, Hilde Güden) as well as those who are less well-remembered (Trude Eipperle, Helmut Krebs, Herbert Brauer, Friederike Sailer) who nevertheless are equally memorable. As a tribute to the season, there are a number of excerpts from Puccini's La Bohème, the first act of which which is set, of course, on Christmas Eve. If these selections alone do not bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye, you'd do well to check your pulse! The episode begins with a tribute to the late tenor John Aler (04 October 1949 – 10 December 2022). Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.  

Quels sont les trucs et astuces des artistes pour lutter contre le trac en tournée ? Comment dépeindre une tempête en musique et quels sont les instruments qui sont les ancêtres du bruitage ? Quels sont les liens entre l'opéra français et les tragédies de Racine ? Comment définir la voix de ténor ? Qui était Traetta ?  Fermez les yeux, ouvrez grand les oreilles et laissez-vous conduire sur les routes de Baroque en stock par Pauline Lambert et Christophe Rousset. Retrouvez tous les épisodes de ce podcast de Radio Classique et des Talens Lyriques sur radioclassique.fr ou sur vos plateformes habituelles.   Références musicales : Leclair, Scylla et Glaucus, Premier air des démons, “Brillante fille de Latone” (air de Circé), Véronique Gens, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (dir.)  Berlioz, Les Troyens, “Je vais mourir !” (monologue de Didon, acte V), Véronique Gens, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (dir.)  Marais, Alcione, Tempête (acte V), Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (dir.)  Vivaldi, Concerto pour flûte à bec, cordes et basse continue “La Tempesta di mare”,  Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (flûte et direction)  Beethoven, Symphonie n°6 “pastorale”, 4e mouvement, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (dir.)  Mozart, Mitridate, re di Ponto, “Quel ribelle e quell' ingrato”, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (dir.)  Mozart, La Flûte enchantée, “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön”, Fritz Wunderlich, Orchestre Philharmonique de Berlin, Karl Böhm (dir.)  Traetta, Antigona, Danse et chœur, “Giusti Numi, ah voi rendete” (acte I), Accentus, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (dir.)   Réalisation : Lucile Metz Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

La  Buena música para gañanes y gañanas de José Manuel Zapata nos acerca un buen número de cantantes del siglo XX que no han tenido la proyección que merecerían. Intérpretes con unas capacidades iguales o superiores a todos esos nombres que ya figuran en el Olimpo de las voces líricas: Pavarotti, Caballé, Arteta, Domingo, Kraus...  Hoy nos asomamos a ese otro cielo cuajado de estrellas que no por ser menos conocidos, pierden brillo: Fritz Wunderlich, Ángeles Gulin, Vicente Sardinero...  ¡Música maestro! Escuchar audio

Auf seinem Cello spielt er Arien von Gluck und Hits von Michael Jackson. Alles das ist für ihn Popmusik. In einem Konzert von Dvorak steckt für ihn genauso viel Virtuosität wie in dem Arrangement eines Frank Sinatra-Songs. Im Gespräch erzählt Jan Vogler, wie er als Ost-Berliner Junge nach New York kam, was man als klassischer Musiker von Billie Eilish lernen kann und warum die Stimme von Fritz Wunderlich für ihn das Ideal eines Cellotons ist.

durée : 01:46:29 - Été Classique Après-midi du mercredi 10 août 2022 - par : Julien Hanck - Le rendez-vous des collectionneurs et autres amoureux du disque, cet après-midi un beau panaché d'artistes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui : Fritz Wunderlich, Joan Sutherland, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Alina Pogostkina et Michael League. - réalisé par : Fanny Constans

Kusel liegt rund 40 km nordwestlich von Kaiserslautern. Das im Nordpfälzer Bergland eingebettete Städtchen galt einst als Knotenpunkt für das Herstellen von Hüten und Tüchern. Hier kennt nicht nur jeder jeden. Hier kennt jeder den provinziellen Wandermusikanten, der zum internationalen Weltstar aufstieg: Fritz Wunderlich. Reporterin Nina Prasse verfolgt die Spuren des prominentesten Bürgers der Stadt.

Today's is a mammoth episode on a mammoth topic: historical performances of Verdi's operas in German translation. I trace the historical and ongoing popularity of Verdi's works in Germany, and include discussions of the works of Friedrich Schiller as Verdian subject matter; the co-opting of Verdi's genius by the Third Reich; and the numerous African American Verdi singers, including Gloria Davy, Lawrence Winters, Lenora Lafayette, Betty Allen, and Grace Bumbry, who based their careers (or significant portions thereof) in German-speaking European countries. I include duets and trios from eight different Verdi operas; recordings featured were made between the years 1923 and 1973 and feature such native German-speaking singers as Richard Tauber, Margarete Teschemacher, Maria Cebotari, Josef Greindl, Meta Seinemeyer, Inge Borkh, Fritz Wunderlich, Annelies Kupper, Elisabeth Grümmer, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, and Hilde Güden, among many others. Non-German singers such as Teresa Stratas, Sándor Kónya, Pilar Lorengar, Jess Thomas, Raymond Wolansky, and James King are also highlighted. This episode is an exploration of the greatest operatic composer of all time, but in unexpected garb. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.

Il 17 settembre 1966 muore a Heidelberg Fritz Wunderlich, Andrea Penna lo racconta a Wikimusic

Culminamos nuestro breve viaje por algunas de las músicas que ilustraron poemas del gran vate romántico alemán. Escuchamos en primer lugar el último lied del ciclo de Schumann Amor de poeta, que se nos había quedado colgado en el capítulo anterior dedicado al tema. En la voz del tenor Fritz Wunderlich, naturalmente. Seguimos con otros lieder del mismo compositor: Lotosblume, Der arme Peter, In meiner Brust, Der arme Peter wankt vorbei, cantados en este caso por el barítono Gérard Souzay. Pasamos a Mendelssohn, con Grusss y Neue Liebe por la soprano Margaret Price, a Brahms, con Sommerabend y Monderschein, por Dieskau. Enseguida Wolf: Sie haben e Ich Stand in dunkeln Träumen, con la misma voz; Strauss: Schlechter Wetter por Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Pfitzner: Sie haben heut Abend por Dieskau de nuevo; Frantz: Auf dem Meere. Por último, Brahms: Meerfahrt, por el mismo glorioso barítono. Escuchar audio

durée : 01:57:16 - En pistes ! du jeudi 29 avril 2021 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - L'Héroïque, nouvel opus de l'intégrale Beethoven de François-Xavier Roth et Les Siècles ; un coffret consacré au ténor Fritz Wunderlich ; trois œuvres emblématiques pour flûte, violoncelle et piano par le Trio Mel Bonis ; les sonates de Scarlatti transcrites pour violon et clavecin... - réalisé par : Benjamin Morando

durée : 00:15:57 - Le Disque classique du jour du jeudi 29 avril 2021 - Un coffret de sept disques nous fait entendre l'un des plus grands ténors de son temps, Fritz Wunderlich, particulièrement apprécié dans le lied et la mélodie. Cette nouvelle parution discographique nous présente ses interprétations dans le répertoire sacré uniquement.

durée : 00:15:44 - Disques de légende du jeudi 08 avril 2021 - C'est un enregistrement testamentaire de Fritz Wunderlich, qui meurt accidentellement le 17 septembre 1966, soit deux mois après ce disque de légende. Sa voix solaire, son chant lumineux et charnel font de ce disque une grande version de référence dans le registre du Lieder.

Cerramos nuestro viaje a través de lo más importante de la obra vocal del genio a poco de terminar el año del 250 aniversario de su nacimiento. Lo hacemos con una selección de sus lieder, un campo en el que escribió obras muy meritorias aunque sin alcanzar en ellas las cimas conseguidas con su ópera Fidelio, centro de atención de nuestros programas anteriores. Escuchamos algunos lieder sueltos, como Adelaide, Marnotte o Von Tod y nos instalamos enseguida en su ciclo de seis canciones An die ferne Geliebte (A la amada lejana). Suenan las voces de Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau y Gérard Souzay. Escuchar audio

durée : 00:29:56 - Fritz Wunderlich interprète Les Amours du poète, de Schumann - Fritz Wunderlich est un ténor d’exception, que ce soit dans ses rôles mozartiens, avec son timbre lumineux et son naturel, dans le Chant de la Terre de Mahler, avec sa puissance expressive ou dans des univers plus intimes de Lieder, comme Les Amours du poète de Schumann que nous écoutons aujourd'hui

durée : 01:58:27 - Relax ! du jeudi 28 janvier 2021 - par : Lionel Esparza - Hommage à l'ancienne directrice d'Harmonia Mundi Eva Coutaz, disparue ce mardi 26 janvier à l'âge de 77 ans. Et notre légende du jour est la très belle version des "Dichterliebe" de Robert Schumann par le ténor Fritz Wunderlich, enregistrée en 1965 avec le pianiste Hubert Giesen. - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

durée : 00:17:53 - Disques de légende du jeudi 28 janvier 2021 - En novembre 1965, le ténor Fritz Wunderlich enregistre le célèbre cycle "Dichterliebe" de Robert Schumann, pour le label Deutsche Grammophon. Une grande version, enregistrée avec le pianiste Hubert Giesen, et magnifiée par la voix solaire, lyrique et généreuse du ténor.

In preparation for the upcoming holiday, this week I offer a cross-section of art songs and arrangements of folk songs, not only from Germany, which is the epicenter of the Christmas Lied, but also France, Norway, the United States, Finland, England, and Spain The performers, recorded between 1927 and 2010, include Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Régine Crespin, Hermann Prey, Claudia Muzio, Elly Ameling, Marian Anderson, Ian Partridge, Karl Erb, Wolfgang Anheisser, Jan DeGaetani, Jorma Hynninen, Bernarda Fink, Olaf Bär, Susan Dunn, Kathleen Ferrier, and Bernard Kruysen, among many others, in songs by composers including, in part, Johannes Brahms, Joaquín Nin, Hugo Wolf, Peter Warlock, Claude Debussy, Charles Ives, and Paul Hindemith. The episode features several performances by my teacher, the esteemed accompanist John Wustman, who on Christmas Day celebrates his 90th birthday. Links to my 2019 Christmas episodes: Episode 13: Christmas with the Tenors (including everyone from Fritz Wunderlich to Georges Thill to Roland Hayes): www:countermelodypodcast.com/episode-13-christmas-with-the-tenors Episode 14: Christmas Potpourri (including my choices for the six most depressing pop Christmas songs ever!):  www.countermelodypodcast.com/episode-14-christmas-potpourri-ii-hard-try Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” Occasional guests from the “business” (singers, conductors, composers, coaches, and teachers) lend their distinctive insights. At Countermelody’s core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available only to Patreon supporters are currently available, including a new extra episode further exploring today’s topic.

durée : 01:58:51 - Relax ! du lundi 12 octobre 2020 - par : Lionel Esparza - Au programme de notre émission ce lundi : un portrait du ténor allemand Fritz Wunderlich et un hommage à la soprano Erin Wall disparue la semaine dernière. Sans oublier notre disque de légende : le trio "à l'Archiduc" de Beethoven par Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline Du Pré et Pinchas Zuckerman. - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

Er war ein Ausnahmetalent, der lyrische Tenor Fritz Wunderlich aus Kusel in der Pfalz. Manche behaupten sogar, er sei der beste Tenor des 20. Jahrhunderts gewesen. Von Stuttgart aus eroberte er alle großen Bühnen in den 1950er und 60er Jahren. Dem mit 36 Jahren viel zu früh aus dem Leben gerissenen Weltstar war es gelungen, Standards zu setzen, an denen sich noch heute Opernstars wie Jonas Kaufmann oder Rolando Villazon messen. In seiner Heimatstadt Kusel erinnert eine Ausstellung an das Wirken des großen Sängers, der am 26. September 90 Jahre alt geworden wäre.

Un día como hoy, 26 de septiembre: 1791, nace el pintor Théodore Géricault. 1849, nace el fisiólogo Iván Pávlov. 1888, nace el escritor T. S. Elliot. 1889, nace el filósofo Martin Heidegger. 1898, nace el compositor George Gershwin. 1930, nace el tenor Fritz Wunderlich. 1945, fallece el compositor Béla Bartók. 1990, fallece el escritor Alberto Moravia. Una producción de Sala Prisma Podcast. 2020

Tenor Christoph Prégardien ist als Lied- und Opernsänger weltweit gefragt. Zu Gast im Rosbaud-Studio nimmt er Brahms-Lieder mit dem Pianisten Ulrich Eisenlohr auf. Frieder Kümmerer hat Christoph Prégardien während der Aufnahmetage abgefangen und mit ihm über den Unterschied zwischen Kunst- und Volksliedern von Brahms, seinen Sängerkollegen Fritz Wunderlich und das kulturelle Leben sowie die musikalische Erziehung der jungen Musikergeneration gesprochen.

Am 26. September 2020 wäre der Sänger Fritz Wunderlich 90 Jahre alt geworden. Ingrid Hirschberger, Vorsitzende der Fritz-Wunderlich-Gesellschaft im pfälzischen Kusel erzählt in SWR2 von der ungebrochenen Popularität des Sängers und was die drei Buchstaben KUS auf dem Nummernschild so alles mit sich bringen.

Bis heute hat Fritz Wunderlich eine eingeschworene Fangemeinde. Menschen, die über seine Stimme ins Schwärmen geraten. Der legendäre Tenor wäre am 26. September 90 Jahre alt geworden. Der gebürtige Pfälzer war nicht nur ein begnadeter Liedsänger, sondern auch ein genialer Darsteller auf der Opernbühne. Eine Sache brachte er dorthin immer mit – einen kleinen Schminkkasten, in den er mit Kajalstift geschrieben haben soll: „Lernen und lernen lassen, das ist die Wahrheit“. Wir haben uns im SWR-Archiv auf die Spur von noch weiteren Wunderlich-Schätzen gemacht.

„Wenn er den Mund aufgemacht hat, war ein Lächeln auf den Gesichtern der Hörer.“ Eine Qualität, die nur sehr wenige Sänger haben, wie Musikpublizist und Kritiker Jürgen Kesting im Gespräch betont. In diesem Jahr hätte Fritz Wunderlich seinen 90. Geburtstag gefeiert – ein lyrischer Tenor mit einer unglaublichen Strahlkraft, der sich auf der Bühne nie geschont hat. Für Kesting ist es die Intensität seines Gesangs in verschiedenen Ausdrucksweisen, die mit Wunderlich untrennbar verbunden ist.

Our crossover series continues, this time with a full episode dedicated to more than a century of great tenors singing crossover material, beginning in 1902 with Fernando de Lucia’s recording of “Serenata” by Paolo Tosti . Along the way we observe the evolution of the genre from Victorian ballads through Neapolitan songs and Spanish-tinged material (you have not lived until you have heard Fritz Wunderlich sing “Granada”!); from folk songs and musicals to international film theme songs and  popular rock hits. Other featured singers include John McCormack, Richard Crooks, Charles Kullman, Tito Schipa, Carlo Bergonzi, Franco Corelli, Miguel Fleta, Jussi Björling, Roland Hayes, Tandy MacKenzie, Francisco Araiza, Joseph Schmidt, Beniamino Gigli, Marcel Wittrisch, Georges Thill, Richard Tauber, Jan Kiepura, James Melton, Lauritz Melchior, René Kollo, Peter Hofmann, Javier Camarena, and Jerry Hadley. Today’s episode is pure escapism, until you find yourself weeping at the unexpected beauty and pathos of it all. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” Occasional guests from the “business” (singers, conductors, composers, coaches, and teachers) lend their distinctive insights. At Countermelody’s core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available only to Patreon supporters are currently available!

Gypsies have long been a favorite topic for composers. Hear delightful and melodic songs and arias sung by Leontyne Price, Conchita Supervía, Fritz Wunderlich, Angela Gheorghiu, Renata Tebaldi, and more. The post Play Gypsy, Dance Gypsy appeared first on WFMT.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines “glamour” as “magic; enchantment; spell” and “a magical or fictitious beauty attaching to any person or object; a delusive or alluring charm.” Further down in the entry are “charm; attractiveness; physical allure,” certainly the definition we most closely associate with the term. And yet, it’s fascinating to examine the concept of glamour from its spellbinding origins. In the first of my episodes on Glamour, I examine many singers both from the spell-binding sense of the term and the sense of vocal and personal allure. Among others, I examine such varied singers as Alice Faye, Eleanor Steber, Annie Lennox, Carol Neblett, Betty Carter, Diahann Carroll, Teresa Żylis-Gara, Liane Augustin, Dorothy Kirsten, Florence Quartararo, Hana Janků, Helen Traubel, Hilde Güden, Kiri Te Kanawa, Leontyne Price, Lisa Kirk, Lotte Lehmann, Anna Moffo, Maria Nemeth, Montserrat Caballé, Rosa Ponselle, Zarah Leander, and The Incomparable Hildegarde with an eye to what makes their work glamourous in all senses of the term. And the gentlemen are by no means excluded: I spend particular time on the seductive and dulcet tenor tones of Fritz Wunderlich, José Carreras, Karl Friedrich, and Miguel Fleta. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great classical and opera singers of the past and present with the help of guests from the classical music field: singers, conductors, composers, coaches, agents, and voice teachers. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody’s core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.

durée : 00:21:07 - Gustav Mahler, Le Chant de la terre, par Otto Klemperer - Un des "must" absolus de l'histoire du disque ! Les légendaires Christa Ludwig & Fritz Wunderlich, le Philharmonia Orchestra et son chef Otto Klemperer, enregistrent en 1967 (et en stéréo) Le Chant de la terre de Gustav Mahler, quinze ans après la version non moins mythique de Bruno Walter en mono.

durée : 00:16:45 - Disques de légende du lundi 02 mars 2020 - Herbert von Karajan enregistre en 1966 la Missa Solemnis de Beethoven avec l'Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin, les Wiener Singverein et un quatuor vocal de rêve : Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich & Walter Berry ! Le disque vient d'être remastérisé par le label Deutche Grammophon.

Another week of Christmas music! The first part of the episode is a continuation of last week's All-Tenor Extravaganza. We hear from Farrold Stephens, Luther Saxon, Roland Hayes, James Melton, Brian Sullivan, Richard Crooks, Raoul Jobin, Jussi Björling, Richard Verreau, Fritz Wunderlich (with an assist from Hermann Prey), Rudolf Schock, René Kollo, John McCormack, Peter Schreier, and Mel Tormé (with an assist from Judy herself!) And for those who have ambivalent feelings about this holiday, the second half of the program foregrounds six of my most favoritest Depressing Christmas Pop Songs, sung by Eileen Farrell, Rita Gardner, Joni Mitchell, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland and (in memory of the recently deceased Marie Fredriksson), Roxette. A line from Judy's song "After the Holidays" (by John Meyer) provides the inspiration to the episode title: "I know it's hard, but try." Countermelody is a new podcast devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great classical and opera singers of the past and present with the help of guests from the classical music field: singers, conductors, composers, coaches, agents, and voice teachers. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody’s core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please also visit the Countermelody website for updates, additional content, and to pledge your support. www.countermelodypodcast.com

This week is the first of two episodes featuring Christmas music. I decided to feature tenors, but with a difference: none of The Three Tenors will put in an appearance. In compensation, this week I feature a panoply of superb tenors (including Fritz Wunderlich, Georges Thill, Richard Lewis, Roland Hayes, Tino Rossi, Franco Corelli, Ernst Haefliger, Richard Tauber, Karl Erb, and Matthew Swensen) in repertoire ranging across the spectrum (Handel, Adam, Gounod, Bach, Berlin, and traditional Weihnachtsmusik, with some surprises along the way). The episode concludes with a brief musical tribute to Dalton Baldwin, Gérard Souzay's partner and collaborator, who died on 12 December, a week to the day before his 88th birthday. Countermelody is a new podcast devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great classical and opera singers of the past and present with the help of guests from the classical music field: singers, conductors, composers, coaches, agents, and voice teachers. Daniel’s lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody’s core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please also visit the Countermelody website for updates, additional content, and to pledge your support. www.countermelodypodcast.com

An authority on vocal acoustics, this is a glimpse of a very special human in conversation. Humble, open, wise. ‘Voice is a kind of sound characteristic of what has soul in it; nothing that is without soul utters voice… Voice then is the impact of the inbreathed air against the ‘windpipe’, and the agent that produces the impact is the soul resident in these parts of the body’. Aristotle. Kenneth Bozeman, Professor of Music, tenor, holds performance degrees from Baylor University and the University of Arizona, and subsequently studied at the State Conservatory of Music in Munich on a Rotary fellowship. He is chair of the voice department at Lawrence University, where he has received two awards for excellence in teaching. He was awarded the Van Lawrence Fellowship by the Voice Foundation in 1994 for his interest in voice science and pedagogy and is the chair of the editorial board of the NATS Journal of Singing. His former students have sung with Houston Grand, Boston Lyric, Opera Colorado, Washington, Wolf Trap, Seattle, Deutsche Oper Berlin, San Francisco, New York City Opera, the Metropolitan, and Santa Fe Opera. http://www.kenbozeman.com/ Kenneth’s main faculty website with schedule, etc. http://faculty.lawrence.edu/bozemank/ Other recordings, interviews, etc. http://faculty.lawrence.edu/bozemank/media/recordings/ Honors Convocation – Kenneth Bozeman – Voice, the Muscle of the Soul: Finding Yourself Through Finding Your Voice – 05.22.18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_scN9ABnZZg Ken’s favourite singers: Jussi Bjoerling and Fritz Wunderlich. The song he mentions is ‘Adelaide’ by Beethoven. Wunderlich sings Adelaide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JovuUy4TkE Bjoerling sings Adelaide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVlOeHOugIA

Des cantates luthériennes de Bach par l’Ensemble Baroque de Montréal, un coffret pour souligner le 50e anniversaire de la disparition du chef d’orchestre Joseph Keilberth, des trios de Dvořák, des mélodies de Mahler et un coffret hommage à Fritz Wunderlich

Des cantates luthériennes de Bach par l’Ensemble Baroque de Montréal, un coffret pour souligner le 50e anniversaire de la disparition du chef d’orchestre Joseph Keilberth, des trios de Dvorák, des mélodies de Mahler et un coffret hommage à Fritz Wunderlich

I programmet diskuteras Ravels Daphnis et Chloé, Monteverdis Mariavesper, pianomusik av Bartók och Jonas Kaufmann som sjunger Mahler. Johan har träffat Paavo Järvi. I panelen Camilla Lundberg, Edward Klingspor och Johanna Paulsson som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter nyutkomna inspelningar. Referensen Mahler Johan refererar till och jämför med en inspelning av Mahlers Das Lied von der Erde med Otto Klemperer på pulten framför solisterna Christa Ludwig och Fritz Wunderlich samt med Philharmonia och New Philharmonia Orchestra. Inspelningen gjordes på EMI 1967. Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Ravels balett Daphnis et Chloé  i komplett utförande med Londons symfoniorkester ledd av Pierre Monteux och inspelad på Decca; Bostons symfoniorkester dirigerad av Charles Münch på RCA samt med Bostons symfoniorkester under Bernard Haitink på skivmärket Philips. Monteverdis Mariavesper med Concerto Vocale, Nederländska kammarkören och kammarorkestern allt under René Jacobs på Harmonia Mundi; Les Arts Florissants kör och orkester under William Christie på Erato. Bartóks pianomusik med Zoltan Kocsis på Hungaroton; Béla Bartók själv på Hungaroton; György Sandor på Musical Concepts samt med Martha Argerich och Stephen Kovacevich på DG. Mahlers Das Lied von der Erde med Janet Baker och James King samt Concertgebouworkestern ledda av Bernard Haitink på Philips samt med James King och Dieter Fischer-Dieskau ackompanjerade av Wiens filharmoniker och dirigerade av Leonard Bernstein på Decca.  Svepet Johan sveper över en box med 7 CD där Vladimir Jurowskij dirigerar Londons filharmoniker i Tjajkovskijs symfonier, Francesca da Rimini och Stråkserenaden. Utgiven på egna märket LPO.

Rob Cowan with music by Beethoven, Arnold, Chopin and Debussy, in classic recordings from artists including Fritz Wunderlich, Emil Gilels, Thomas Beecham and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.

Den tyske tenor Fritz Wunderlich var på sin karrieres top, da han i 1966 omkom ved en ulykke, blot 35 år gammel. Få dage inden havde han sunget en liedaften, der blev hans sidste koncert. På programmet er Schumanns Dichterliebe samt lieder af Beethoven og Schubert. Hubert Giesen akkompagnerer. (Koncert i Edinburgh, 4. september 1966). Vært: Celine Haastrup

Wer Mozart-Gesang in Vollendung haben will, wird bei Fritz Wunderlich fündig - dem Sänger, der durch seinen tödlichen Treppensturz mit knapp 36 Jahren nicht älter wurde als Mozart. Der Jahrhundert-Tenor starb am Samstag vor 50 Jahren. Volkmar Fischer erinnert an Fritz Wunderlich.

Highlights from Handel's "Alcina," featuring Joan Sutherland,Fritz Wunderlich, and Jeanette Van Dijck. Ferdinand Leitner is the conductor 1959 from Cologne Radio   (70 min.)

The tragedy of the  early death of the marvelous Fritz Wunderlich will always haunt us, but at least he left a legacy of superb recordings. Here is an abridged WDR Radio)performanc e under Franz Marszalek( 71 min.) Fritz Wunderlich as Sou-ChongAntonia Fahberg as LisaErnst Stankovski as Graf GustlLuise Camer/Gerlinde Locker as Mi

A tribute to four German tenors, famous for their work in operetta. Sadly, three of them met an early tragic death. They are: Peter Anders  (1908-1954)Josef Schmidt (1904-1942) (In photo)Fritz Wunderlich (1930-1966) Also, the great Richard Tauber (1891-1948)                                    (68 minutes)

     I sincerely hope you enjoy the voice and artistry of the superb Piotr Beczala, one of our very great singers. Here are some excerpts from his new album "Salut" plus the Land of Smiles aria from the complete recording.       Inspired by the great Fritz Wunderlich, Mr.Beczala surely is a"logical successor" to the man, and there are some similarities. The tone is so lush and his musicianship is impeccable. I also realize that there have been other"smart tenors" like Gedda,Bergonzi,Kraus, Tucker, and Gigli who had long illustrious careers because they had the good sense tocarefully choose proper repertory, and therefore I am not worried that Mr.Beczala will be essaying Otello or Tristan!!!!!                      I know you will enjoy this album as much as I did. If you have any comments, please forward them to me and I will forward them to Mr.Beczala.                         My best   CharlieP.S.  GO HERE: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Handelmania&emb=0&aq=f#q=Handelmania%20Beczala&emb=0