Fritz Wunderlich
Fritz Wunderlich could be considered the James Dean of the singing world -- a young, charismatic performer who suffered a tragic death at the height of his career and abilities, and whose posthumous reputation has grown beyond that which he was able to enjoy during his short life. Considered among the finest Mozartean tenors of his day, Wunderlich embraced a wide repertory that expanded to included the works of Strauss, Schubert, Bach, and Mahler, and he left behind many excellent recordings that have been the primary source of his legacy.
Wunderlich (Friedrich Karl Otto) was born in Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. His life included music from the very beginning, since his father was the director of a local choir and his mother was a violinist. The young tenor gained mild local celebrity for his singing in Kusel, and in 1950 he departed for the Freiburg Musikhochschule with partial financing from the town; he met the remainder of his study-related expenses by directing a small dance band in Breisgau. Wunderlich's first operatic appearance was, appropriately enough, as Tamino in a student production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte -- a role with which he would remain associated for the rest of his career. In fact, he made his professional debut with the very same piece just a year later (1955) at the Stuttgart Opera. He remained with Stuttgart until he was hired by the Frankfurt Opera company, staying there from 1958 to 1960. He first appeared in the Salzburg Festival in 1959, where he sang the part of Henry in Richard Strauss's Die schweigsame Frau. He became a member of the Munich Opera in 1960 and from 1962 also was a regular at the Vienna State Opera.
Wunderlich quickly earned a reputation as the leading lyric tenor in Germany. His clear, strong voice easily filled an operatic hall, but he always retained a purity of sound and line that was equally well suited to more intimate settings. In international appearances he essayed mostly Mozart roles, for which he was especially celebrated and which did not tax the dramatic limits of his voice; however in the smaller houses of his native Germany he explored slightly more adventurous repertory, including Alfredo in La Traviata and Lensky in Eugene Onegin. All of his performances were marked by an unflappable lyricism and an associated control of phrasing and breath -- both of which have remained his most lauded qualities. Wunderlich created the role of Tiresias in the first performance of Carl Orff's Oedipus der Tyrann in Stuttgart in 1959, and sang the part of Christoph in Werner Egk's Die Verlobung in San Domingo in Munich in 1962. He contemplated expanding further, into the lyrical Wagnerian roles. This was not to be, as he died in an accidental fall at a friend's home.
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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin; 3 Lieder
Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen
Classica - Pubblicato da Deutsche Grammophon (DG) il 2 set 2016
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Pilar Lorengar, Fritz Wunderlich, Gottlob Frick, Rudolf Kempe, Bamberger Symphoniker
Opera - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 1 gen 1987
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Wunderlich: Opernarien & Duette (Edited Version)
Classica - Pubblicato da Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg il 1 gen 2003
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Fritz Wunderlich: Greatest Tracks
Classica - Pubblicato da UME - Global Clearing House il 26 ago 2023
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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Highlights)
Classica - Pubblicato da Deutsche Grammophon (DG) il 1 gen 1999
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Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Classica - Pubblicato da Decca il 1 gen 1965
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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin op. 25, D 795
Classica - Pubblicato da Sony Classical il 30 ago 1958
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Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245
Karl Forster, Berliner Symphoniker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Elisabeth Grümmer
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 16 feb 2018
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Fritz Wunderlich - Große Erfolge & Raritäten, Vol. 13
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Documents 2 il 13 dic 2014
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Vocal Recital: Wunderlich, Fritz - SCHUMANN, R. / SCHUBERT, F. / BEETHOVEN, L. van (Schwetzinger Festspiele Edition, 1965)
Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da SWR Classic il 1 gen 1965
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WUNDERLICH: Sacred Songs
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da SWR Classic il 1 gen 2007
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The Magic of Fritz Wunderlich
Classica - Pubblicato da Deutsche Grammophon (DG) il 1 gen 2005
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Fritz Wunderlich - Beethoven / Haydn / Strauss, R.
Fritz Wunderlich, Heinrich Schmidt, Walter Weller, Ludwig Beinl, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jan Koetsier
Classica - Pubblicato da Decca Imports One Way il 1 gen 1977
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Fritz Wunderlich: Arias from the 20th Century (Live)
Classica - Pubblicato da SWR Classic il 14 giu 2019
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Fritz Wunderlich singt Mozart
Classica - Pubblicato da Deutsche Grammophon (DG) il 1 gen 2010
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Schubert - Lieder
Orquesta Lírica de Barcelona, Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Classica - Pubblicato da Piros Comercial Digital il 21 mar 2015
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Ob blond, ob braun ich liebe alle Frau'n
Classica - Pubblicato da Deutsche Grammophon (DG) il 1 gen 2009
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Fritz Wunderlich Arias
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Musical Concepts il 13 mar 2012
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Finest Tenor Collection
Classica - Pubblicato da Classique Perfecto il 28 ago 2012
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