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Südwestrundfunk radio (SWR) is still putting out previously-unreleased material from the famous German tenor Fritz Wunderlich, who sang a vast repertoire running from baroque to Mozart, via romantic opera, operetta and popular song. At least two facets of this new volume are positively enchanting. The first is the pure pleasure of listening to brand-new releases, and the second is the discovery of a little-known repertoire from Mozart's contemporaries. Although their proximity with Alessandro Scarlatti and Handel is a little anachronistic, these are after all presented as bonus material. Recorded between 1957 and 1962 during the great Mozartian tenor's short career, these recordings, made with two different orchestras led by three different conductors, alternate between tender and heroic arias from the operas of Ignaz Holzbauer, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Giovanni Paisiello, Vincenzo Righini and Luigi Cherubini, finishing with Handel's famous "Largo", the aria Ombra mai fù, taken from his opera Serse.
This new album brings us Wunderlich's very special timbre, a mix of clarity and nasality, with a natural ease which fits this repertoire like a glove. What's more, it offers us the joy of rediscovering, in several duets, the beautiful coloratura voice of Belgian soprano Elisabeth Verlooy who had an honourable career in opera and light operetta. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Günther von Schwarzburg (Excerpts) (Ignaz Holzbauer)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Emmerich Smola, Conductor - SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Orchestra - Ignaz Holzbauer, Composer
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Emmerich Smola, Conductor - SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Orchestra - Ignaz Holzbauer, Composer - Elisabeth Verlooy, Artist
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
L'innocenza giustificata (Christoph Willibald von Gluck)
Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Emmerich Smola, Conductor - SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Orchestra
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Brenno (Johann Friedrich Reichardt)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist - Emmerich Smola, Conductor - Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Composer - SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Orchestra - Elisabeth Verlooy, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
L'amor contrastato "La molinara" (Giovanni Paisiello)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist - Giovanni Paisiello, Composer - Emmerich Smola, Conductor - SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Orchestra - Elisabeth Verlooy, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Alcide al bivio (Excerpts) (Vincenzo Righini)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Emmerich Smola, Conductor - SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Orchestra - Vincenzo Righini, Composer
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Hans Günter Nöcker, Artist - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist - Emmerich Smola, Conductor - Margarethe Bence, Artist - SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Orchestra - Vincenzo Righini, Composer - Elisabeth Verlooy, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Der Wasserträger (Excerpts) (Luigi Cherubini)
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Marcel Cordes, Artist - Hildegard Hillebrecht, Artist, MainArtist - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Orchestra
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Hildegard Hillebrecht, Artist, MainArtist - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Orchestra
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Marcel Cordes, Artist - August Messthaler, Artist - Hildegard Hillebrecht, Artist, MainArtist - Robert Hoyem, Artist - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Orchestra - Christa Lippmann, Artist
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Luigi Cherubini, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist - Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor - Hildegard Hillebrecht, Artist, MainArtist - Robert Hoyem, Artist - Stuttgart Radio Choir, Choir - Klaus Bertram, Artist - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Orchestra - Walter Köninger, Artist
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Gli equivoci in amore, o vero La Rosaura (Alessandro Scarlatti)
Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Emmerich Smola, Conductor - SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Orchestra
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Serse, HWV 40 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Fritz Wunderlich, Artist, MainArtist - Alfons Rischner, Conductor - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Orchestra
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
Album review
Südwestrundfunk radio (SWR) is still putting out previously-unreleased material from the famous German tenor Fritz Wunderlich, who sang a vast repertoire running from baroque to Mozart, via romantic opera, operetta and popular song. At least two facets of this new volume are positively enchanting. The first is the pure pleasure of listening to brand-new releases, and the second is the discovery of a little-known repertoire from Mozart's contemporaries. Although their proximity with Alessandro Scarlatti and Handel is a little anachronistic, these are after all presented as bonus material. Recorded between 1957 and 1962 during the great Mozartian tenor's short career, these recordings, made with two different orchestras led by three different conductors, alternate between tender and heroic arias from the operas of Ignaz Holzbauer, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Giovanni Paisiello, Vincenzo Righini and Luigi Cherubini, finishing with Handel's famous "Largo", the aria Ombra mai fù, taken from his opera Serse.
This new album brings us Wunderlich's very special timbre, a mix of clarity and nasality, with a natural ease which fits this repertoire like a glove. What's more, it offers us the joy of rediscovering, in several duets, the beautiful coloratura voice of Belgian soprano Elisabeth Verlooy who had an honourable career in opera and light operetta. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:12
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Fritz Wunderlich
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SWR Classic
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2018 SWR Classic (P) 2018 SWR Classic
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