Hans Peter Blochwitz
A light-voiced tenor with a sensuous sound and a trim, handsome appearance, Hans Peter Blochwitz made a somewhat late debut in opera, but quickly rose to the top level of Austro-German lyric tenors. His thoroughness and accuracy as a musician brought engagements with the most fastidious conductors and he secured a place among those artists well suited to Bach and Handel, as well as Mozart. In addition to opera and orchestral concert work, Blochwitz soon found himself in demand as a Lieder singer. After studies at both Mainz and Frankfort, Blochwitz graduated with a doctorate in computer science. By the time of his debut as Lenski, he was nearly 36, but engagements were almost immediately proffered from major European houses. When Peter Schreier, one of the era's leading Don Ottavios, conducted his first Don Giovanni, he chose Blochwitz for the role in the 1987 Hamburg production. His suitability for Mozart tenor roles placed him in demand with such theaters as Vienna, La Scala, Paris (both the Bastille and Châtelet), Zürich, Brussels, Covent Garden, San Francisco, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam, as well as in San Francisco and San Diego. During the 1990 - 1991 season, Blochwitz made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera (again in the role of Don Ottavio). The Salzburg Festival also beckoned and his first appearance there during that same season was as Belmonte in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Two other parts with which he became closely identified were undertaken in 1992 - 1993. At Frankfurt, he sang Tito in La clemenza di Tito, and for Zürich, he introduced his Flamand in Strauss' Capriccio. Despite his successes in music of the eighteenth century, Blochwitz has not neglected works of his own time. His repertory has included works by Britten, Henze (Der junge Lord), and Martin. He was chosen to premier Hans Zender's adaptation of Schubert's Die Winterreise and subsequently recorded the work. Blochwitz's song recitals have been heard worldwide from London's Wigmore Hall to Japan. On recording, he has collaborated with conductors as diverse as Levine, Chailly, and Harnoncourt.
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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Zemlinsky: Lieder
Barbara Bonney, Anne Sofie von Otter, Andreas Schmidt, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Cord Garben
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1989
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 "Lobgesang"
Elizabeth Connell, Karita Mattila, Hans Peter Blochwitz, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1985
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hans Zender: Schubert's Winterreise - A Composed Interpretation
Classical - Released by RCA Red Seal on 15 May 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebotes / Davidde Penitente (Complete Mozart Edition)
Margaret Marshall, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Sir Neville Marriner
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Weill: Kiddush - Davidson: …And David Danced Before the Lord - The Hush of Midnight (excerpts)
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Milken Archive Digital on 1 Sep 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Lieder
Hans Peter Blochwitz, Rudolf Jansen
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Dec 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Brahms: Deutsche Volkslieder & Britten: European Folksongs
Maya Boog, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Gerrit Zitterbart
Classical - Released by Gutingi on 13 Aug 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - ELIAS / ELIJAH Op.70
Juergen Budday, Peter Lika, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Jolantha Michalska-Taliaferro, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Kantorei Maulbronn
Classical - Released by K&K Verlagsanstalt on 13 Jan 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
BRAHMS, J.: 15 Romanzen aus Die Schone Magelone (Blochwitz, Froboess, Schneider)
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 29 Mar 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo