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His life accidentally cut short days before his thirty-sixth birthday, the tenor Fritz Wunderlich is cemented in memory as an incomparable interpreter of Mozart and Schubert. In a dazzling manner, this album shows how incomplete Wunderlich’s reputation is and how, since his early days, he was an extraordinary interpreter of the music of his time. Recorded by the south German radios between 1956 and 1960, the works presented here originate from a group of musicians that were ignored and reviled by the Nazi regime but remained present in the country against all odds.
Such is the case of Günter Raphael, the choirmaster and organist at St. Thomas Leipzig, who lost his job in 1934 after being classed “half-Jew” by the authorities. Well-liked in the post-war GDR, he possessed a distinct sense of humor shown in Sonate Palmström in which he musicalized the absurd poems of Christian Morgenstern and combined a variety of elements such as jazz, pop music and cabaret. A pioneer in Germany of baroque music played on period instruments, Fritz Neumeyer composed for his friend Wunderlich a delectable neo-classical suite of Studentenlieder (“Student Songs”) based on humorous texts from the 17th Century that the tenor interprets with his usual enthusiasm.
This passionate publication also provides extracts of operas and sung lieders as well as the diverse ensembles of Dietrich von Bausznern, a friend and classmate of Fritz Wunderlich, Everett Helm, Heinrich Feischner, Hans Pfitzner, Hermann Reutter, Alban Bery (Wozzeck) and Carl Orff, to which the editors have added an air of Stavinski’s oratorio Oedopus Rex. These superbly restored recordings offer a dive into a mysterious, post-war German universe while presenting another side of an artist we thought we already knew well. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Palmström Sonate (Gunther Raphael)
Rolf Reinhardt, Artist - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Roman Schimmer, Artist - Walter Triebskorn, Artist - Karl Schad, Artist - Gunther Raphael, Composer - Alfred Kretzschmar, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
II Der Schnupfen - Ein Schunpfer hockt auf der Terasse (Gunther Raphael)
Rolf Reinhardt, Artist - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Roman Schimmer, Artist - Walter Triebskorn, Artist - Karl Schad, Artist - Gunther Raphael, Composer - Alfred Kretzschmar, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
III Nach Norden - Palmström ist nervös geworden (Gunther Raphael)
Rolf Reinhardt, Artist - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Roman Schimmer, Artist - Walter Triebskorn, Artist - Karl Schad, Artist - Gunther Raphael, Composer - Alfred Kretzschmar, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
IV Das Perlhuhn - Das Perlhuhn zählt: eins, zwei, drei, vier (Gunther Raphael)
Rolf Reinhardt, Artist - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Roman Schimmer, Artist - Walter Triebskorn, Artist - Karl Schad, Artist - Gunther Raphael, Composer - Alfred Kretzschmar, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
V Die Geruchsorgel - Palmström baut sich eine Geruchsorgel (Gunther Raphael)
Rolf Reinhardt, Artist - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Roman Schimmer, Artist - Walter Triebskorn, Artist - Karl Schad, Artist - Gunther Raphael, Composer - Alfred Kretzschmar, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Studenten Lieder (Fritz Neumeyer)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Fritz Neumeyer, Composer - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
II Tanzlied - Tanzen und Singen (Fritz Neumeyer)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Fritz Neumeyer, Composer - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
III Auf den anbrechenden Morgen - Sonne, wird den Purpurschein (Fritz Neumeyer)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Fritz Neumeyer, Composer - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
IV Vergebliche Wacht - Liegst Du schon in sanfter Ruh (Fritz Neumeyer)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Fritz Neumeyer, Composer - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
V Abendsegen - Der Tag hat für heute seinen Schmuck weggetan (Fritz Neumeyer)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Fritz Neumeyer, Composer - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
VI Auf die Liebe - Ach, was wird durchs Amors Hand (Fritz Neumeyer)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Fritz Neumeyer, Composer - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
VII Wo sind die Stundn - Wo sind die Stunden der sel'gen Zeit (Fritz Neumeyer)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Fritz Neumeyer, Composer - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
VIII Fast nach dem Holländischen - Ich empfinde fast ein Grauen (Fritz Neumeyer)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Fritz Neumeyer, Composer - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Jacqueline Putputput (Dietrich von Bausznern)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Unknown Artist, Artist - Dietrich von Bausznern, Composer - Günther Wich, Conductor - Katharina von Mikulicz-Radecki, Artist - Orchester der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Orchestra - Chor der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Choir
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Die Belagerung von Totenburg (Everett Helm)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Hetty Plümacher, Artist - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Choir - Everett Helm, Composer - Armas Sten Fühler, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Tritt ein - sind wir allein (Everett Helm)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Hetty Plümacher, Artist - Jurgen Goslar, Artist - Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Everett Helm, Composer - Lieselotte Rau, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Ach, nun ist es so gekommen (Everett Helm)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Horst Günther, Artist - Everett Helm, Composer
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Herzleutnant, hab' um dich gebangt (Everett Helm)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Hetty Plümacher, Artist - Günther Ambrosius, Artist - Rudolf Gonszar, Artist - Ingeborg Lasser, Artist - Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Everett Helm, Composer
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Zirkus Carambas (Heinrich Feischner)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Benno Kusche, Artist - Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Heinrich Feischner, Composer
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Herrlich ist dieses Plätzchen (Heinrich Feischner)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Lore Paul, Artist - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Choir - Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Heinrich Feischner, Composer
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
DISC 2
Von deutscher Seele (Hans Pfitzner)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Annelies Kupper, Artist - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Heinz Mende, Conductor - Margarethe Bence, Artist - Ernst Denger, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Herz, deinen sonnenhellen Tagen (Hans Pfitzner)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Annelies Kupper, Artist - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Heinz Mende, Conductor - Margarethe Bence, Artist - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Choir - Ernst Denger, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Die Lerche grüßt den ersten Strahl (Hans Pfitzner)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Annelies Kupper, Artist - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Heinz Mende, Conductor - Margarethe Bence, Artist - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Choir - Ernst Denger, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Was ich wollte, liegt zerschlagen (Hans Pfitzner)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Heinz Mende, Conductor - Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Orchestra
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Die Nonne und der Ritter (Hans Pfitzner)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Heinz Mende, Conductor - Margarethe Bence, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Schlussgesang (Hans Pfitzner)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Annelies Kupper, Artist - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Heinz Mende, Conductor - Margarethe Bence, Artist - Ernst Denger, Artist - Philharmonic Chor Stuttgart, Choir
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Triptychon. Drei Gedichte von Schiller für Tenor, gemischten Chor und Orchester (Hermann Reutter)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Choir - Hermann Reutter, Composer
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
II Der Abend (Hermann Reutter)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Choir - Hermann Reutter, Composer
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
III Das Punschlied (Hermann Reutter)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Choir - Hermann Reutter, Composer
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
DISC 3
Oedipus Rex (Igor Stravinsky)
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Choir
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Antigonae (Carl Orff)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra - Ferdinand Leitner, Conductor
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Der Geist der Liebe (Carl Orff)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra - Ferdinand Leitner, Conductor - Unknown Artist, Artist - Chor der Württembergischen Staatsoper Stuttgart, Choir
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Ödipus der Tyrann (Carl Orff)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra - Gerhard Stolze, Artist - Ferdinand Leitner, Conductor - Chor der Württembergischen Staatsoper Stuttgart, Choir - Hans-Günter Nöcker, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Bist du noch eigenmächtig, muss ich (Carl Orff)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra - Gerhard Stolze, Artist - Ferdinand Leitner, Conductor - Chor der Württembergischen Staatsoper Stuttgart, Choir - Hans-Günter Nöcker, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Der Revisor (Werner Egk)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Werner Egk, Composer, Conductor - Frithjof Sentpaul, Artist - Gustav Grefe, Artist - Hubert Buchta, Artist - Alfred Pfeifle, Artist - Fritz Linke, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Die Anstalt gefällt mir, das Frühstück war wundervoll (Werner Egk)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Gerhard Stolze, Artist - Werner Egk, Composer, Conductor - Fritz Ollendorf, Artist - Frithjof Sentpaul, Artist - Gustav Grefe, Artist - Hubert Buchta, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Wozzeck (Alban Berg)
Alban Berg, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra - Ferdinand Leitner, Conductor - Toni Blankenheim, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Ich hab ein Hemdlein an (Alban Berg)
Alban Berg, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Hetty Plümacher, Artist - Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Orchestra - Gerhard Stolze, Artist - Ferdinand Leitner, Conductor - Toni Blankenheim, Artist - Heinz Cramer, Artist - Gustav Grefe, Artist - August Seider, Artist - Hubert Buchta, Artist - Chor der Württembergischen Staatsoper Stuttgart, Choir - Fritz Linke, Artist - Maria Kinas, Artist
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
Album review
His life accidentally cut short days before his thirty-sixth birthday, the tenor Fritz Wunderlich is cemented in memory as an incomparable interpreter of Mozart and Schubert. In a dazzling manner, this album shows how incomplete Wunderlich’s reputation is and how, since his early days, he was an extraordinary interpreter of the music of his time. Recorded by the south German radios between 1956 and 1960, the works presented here originate from a group of musicians that were ignored and reviled by the Nazi regime but remained present in the country against all odds.
Such is the case of Günter Raphael, the choirmaster and organist at St. Thomas Leipzig, who lost his job in 1934 after being classed “half-Jew” by the authorities. Well-liked in the post-war GDR, he possessed a distinct sense of humor shown in Sonate Palmström in which he musicalized the absurd poems of Christian Morgenstern and combined a variety of elements such as jazz, pop music and cabaret. A pioneer in Germany of baroque music played on period instruments, Fritz Neumeyer composed for his friend Wunderlich a delectable neo-classical suite of Studentenlieder (“Student Songs”) based on humorous texts from the 17th Century that the tenor interprets with his usual enthusiasm.
This passionate publication also provides extracts of operas and sung lieders as well as the diverse ensembles of Dietrich von Bausznern, a friend and classmate of Fritz Wunderlich, Everett Helm, Heinrich Feischner, Hans Pfitzner, Hermann Reutter, Alban Bery (Wozzeck) and Carl Orff, to which the editors have added an air of Stavinski’s oratorio Oedopus Rex. These superbly restored recordings offer a dive into a mysterious, post-war German universe while presenting another side of an artist we thought we already knew well. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
- Total length: 03:17:04
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Fritz Wunderlich
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SWR Classic
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2019 SWR Classic (P) 2019 SWR Classic
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