Bryn Terfel
Baritone Bryn Terfel has been one of the world's most beloved singers since the 1990s. In addition to opera, he has performed and recorded art song, popular music, and songs in the Welsh language with great success. Terfel was born Bryn Terfel Jones in Pant Glas, Wales, on November 9, 1965. His father was a farmer, and he grew up speaking Welsh. Terfel gained stage experience as a child participating in singing contests, and by the time he entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he was already a seasoned perfomer. Terfel began using his middle name to avoid confusion with Welsh singer Delme Bryn-Jones. Winning two major prizes at Guildhall, Terfel scored a breakthrough at the 1989 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, which was widely broadcast and attracted the attention of star conductors such as Sir Georg Solti. Specializing in roles such as Figaro in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Terfel won the Young Singer of the Year award from Britain's Gramophone magazine. Terfel signed with the Deutsche Grammophon label in 1994 and released the Schubert song recital An die Musik. Terfel has mostly remained with Deutsche Grammophon since then, but has appeared on smaller labels including Marquis for several Welsh-language releases; he has spoken out in support of Welsh language and culture. His crossover albums such as Homeward Bound, covering American hymnody and recorded with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, have been best-sellers. In 2018 Terfel released Dreams and Songs, which combined musical theater selections, Welsh songs, and other popular material. On stage he has continued to perform opera, often taking on Wagnerian roles such as that of Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger as his voice darkened in middle age. His operatic repertory includes about 30 works, with Wagner, Mozart, and Puccini the most frequently occurring composers among them. He has also been an enthusiastic performer of oratorio (Mendelssohn's Elijah is one of his specialties) and of classical art song. In 2003, Terfel was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire; he had already been serving as the honorary monarch of the Welsh island of Bardsey.© James Manheim /TiVo Read more
Baritone Bryn Terfel has been one of the world's most beloved singers since the 1990s. In addition to opera, he has performed and recorded art song, popular music, and songs in the Welsh language with great success.
Terfel was born Bryn Terfel Jones in Pant Glas, Wales, on November 9, 1965. His father was a farmer, and he grew up speaking Welsh. Terfel gained stage experience as a child participating in singing contests, and by the time he entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he was already a seasoned perfomer. Terfel began using his middle name to avoid confusion with Welsh singer Delme Bryn-Jones. Winning two major prizes at Guildhall, Terfel scored a breakthrough at the 1989 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, which was widely broadcast and attracted the attention of star conductors such as Sir Georg Solti. Specializing in roles such as Figaro in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Terfel won the Young Singer of the Year award from Britain's Gramophone magazine. Terfel signed with the Deutsche Grammophon label in 1994 and released the Schubert song recital An die Musik. Terfel has mostly remained with Deutsche Grammophon since then, but has appeared on smaller labels including Marquis for several Welsh-language releases; he has spoken out in support of Welsh language and culture. His crossover albums such as Homeward Bound, covering American hymnody and recorded with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, have been best-sellers. In 2018 Terfel released Dreams and Songs, which combined musical theater selections, Welsh songs, and other popular material. On stage he has continued to perform opera, often taking on Wagnerian roles such as that of Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger as his voice darkened in middle age. His operatic repertory includes about 30 works, with Wagner, Mozart, and Puccini the most frequently occurring composers among them. He has also been an enthusiastic performer of oratorio (Mendelssohn's Elijah is one of his specialties) and of classical art song. In 2003, Terfel was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire; he had already been serving as the honorary monarch of the Welsh island of Bardsey.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Homeward Bound (24 bit / 96 kHz)
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2013
Hi-Res AudioThe pairing of Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir might be thought a purely commercial venture, but in fact Terfel has a ...
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Bryn Terfel: The Verbier Recital (Live)
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Verbier Festival Gold on May 27, 2022
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Mendelssohn: Elijah
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1997
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Last Night of The Proms - The 100th Season
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Warner Classics International on Dec 1, 1994
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Mozart: Don Giovanni (Live In London / 1996)
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1997
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Karl Jenkins : Cantata Memoria (For the Children)
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Oct 7, 2016
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Delius: Sea Drift, Songs of Farewell & Songs of Sunset
Bryn Terfel
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Chandos on Sep 1, 2001
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Cantata Memoria - For The Children
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Oct 7, 2016
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Wagner: Opera Arias
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on May 1, 2001
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Dreams and Songs
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Sep 14, 2018
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Bryn Terfel - The Vagabond
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg on Jan 1, 1995
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Handel: Arias
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Oct 14, 1997
Bryn Terfel's 1997 recital includes arias and recitatives from Handel's oratorios, operas, and sacred music that span much of the composer's mature ca ...
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Bryn Terfel - Something Wonderful
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Oct 1, 1995
The musicals of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II are neo-operettas that provide many opportunities for big baritone voices to strut their stuf ...
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Bryn Terfel sings Favourites
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2003
Given his versatility -- skipping from opera to art song, and even Broadway show tunes with an enviable ease -- Bryn Terfel is the perfect candidate t ...
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Bryn Terfel - Opera Arias
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Sep 1, 1995
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Bryn Terfel - We'll Keep A Welcome
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jul 1, 1999
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Schubert: An die Musik
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1994
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A Song in my Heart
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2007
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Carols & Christmas Songs
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2010
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Schumann: Liederkreis; Romances and Ballades
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jul 1, 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
At His Very Best
Bryn Terfel
Classical - Released by Metro on Aug 2, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo