Lebendige vergangenheit friedrich schorr by friedrich. Friedrich schorr 18881953 was the greatest wagnerian bassbaritone of the golden age of wagner singing in the interwar years of the twenties and thirties which included melchior, leider, lehmann, rethberg, and flagstad. Recordings made on friday, february 20, 1925 discography. Friedrich schorr september 2, 1888, nagyvarad august 14, 1953, farmington, new york was a renowned austrianhungarian bassbaritone opera singer of. It is quite possible that future live recordings of melchior, especially in the 1950s, will emerge from private collectors. Friedrich schorr s famed performance as hans sachs and charles kullmans justly famed walther which he first sang under toscaninis direction at salzburg in 1936 is recorded in splendid sound, perhaps. Late in his career, melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. The selection is taken from the 281 recordings listed on the bach cantatas website as of 2018, beginning with the first recording by a symphony orchestra and choir to match, conducted by albert coates. Although he never again conducted the work in the opera.
Kirsten malfrid flagstad 12 july 1895 7 december 1962 was a norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded wagnerian soprano. Music profile for emmi leisner, born 8 august 1885. Recordings made on friday, march, 1925 discography of. Albums include siegfried, gotterdammerung, and great singers in mozart.
A crack team of musicians they survive as soldiers of fortune read more. Melchior discography this page lists every known recording of the great danish heldentenor lauritz melchior in live performance, either on the stage, or on radio or tv. Friedrich schorr set the standard for wagnerian heldenbariton singing for the two decades between 1920 and 1940. Sari schorr released her latest live in europe album through. Schubert songs royal holloway, university of london. The black label series have never excited the same interest as their more glamorous red label counterparts. Beginning in the late 1960s, historically informed performances paved the way for recordings with smaller. Frida leider born berlin, april 18, 1888 died berlin, june 4, 1975 was a german opera singer. Schorr is recognized as the greatest wagnerian bassbaritone of his generation, arguably of the entire 20th century, and was.
Brunswick 10inch purple label 78rpm numerical listing discography. Giovanni martinelli 22 october 1885 2 february 1969 was a celebrated italian operatic tenor. Eklipse ekr cd 18, lotte lehmann, the complete 1941 radio cycle. Berlin state opera, london symphony orchestraskarl alwin, john barbirolli, leo blech. His mahoganycolored bassbaritone may have lacked ultimate freedom in the highest reaches read full biography. She ranks among the greatest singers of the 20th century, and many opera critics called hers the voice of the century. The listing shows recordings of the mass in b minor, bwv 232, by johann sebastian bach. Besides lehmann, youll hear kerstin thorborg as oktavian, suzanne fisher, sophie, emmanuel list as ochs and friedrich schorr as faninal. Ivar andresens hagen is the epitome of saturnine evil. Mark berry nicholas vazsonyi david vernon sven friedrich norman. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from leo blech at the discogs marketplace. His mahoganycolored bassbaritone may have lacked ultimate freedom in the highest reaches. Music profile for friedrich schorr, born 2 september 1888. He was the preeminent wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type.
Friedrich schorr september 2, 1888 august 14, 1953, was a renowned austrianhungarian bassbaritone opera singer of jewish origin. Friedrich schorr, helen traubel, alexander kipnis, kerstin thorborg. Friedrich schorr hans sachs emanuel list veit pogner max altglass kunz vogelgesang louis dangelo konrad nachtigall walter olitzki sixtus beckmesser herbert janssen fritz kothner nicholas massue balthasar zorn giordano paltrinieri ulrich eisslinger ludovico oliviero augustin moser george cehanovsky hermann ortel john gurney. Brunswick 10100 series numerical listing the online 78. Otto klemperer, conductor leo blech, conductor berlin state opera orchestra. Company matrix number size first take date title primary performer description. Music profile for kirsten flagstad, born 12 july 1895. His mahoganycolored bassbaritone may have lacked ultimate freedom in the highest reaches of the great heroic roles, but its beautiful, firmly knit timbre and absolute steadiness and the singers mastery of legato made mockery of the notion that wagner must be barked and not sung. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from scott schorr at the discogs marketplace. The use of a distinctive red label for premiumpriced records made by toptier artists was a marketing strategy suggested by the gramophone companys agent in st.
Backhaus beethoven edition complete pabx009 pristine. Many good judges consider him the greatest wagnerian bassbaritone of the twentieth centuryhis only competition comes. Friedrich schorr, otto helgers, the london symphony orchestra, robert heger, leo blech. Friedrich schorr september 2, 1888, nagyvarad august 14, 1953, farmington, new york was a renowned austrianhungarian bassbaritone opera singer of jewish origin. Recordings made on monday, march 2, 1925 discography of. Friedrich schorr biography, albums, streaming links. Friedrich schorr is absolutely unimpeachable as hans sachs, he is a cajoling, pleading, authoritative gentleman with a titanic voice that almost bursts through the crackly radio sound. This discography was generated by clor for the compiler. Later in 1902 the practice was adopted by the home office in the united kingdom, which preferred to refer to the records. The notion is current that the recordings were almost exclusively of the type known as domestic, i. Frieda leider, friedrich schorr, gota ljungberg, walter widdop, florence austral, lauritz melchior, maria olszeska, ivar andresen, etc.
Petersburg, russia, where the first gramophone record red seal discs were issued in late 1901 or early 1902. Recordings made on friday, march 6, 1925 discography of. Lauritz melchior 20 march 1890 18 march 1973 was a danishamerican opera singer. The performance is itself is afflicted by what seems like a. There is a lot of distortion and the orchestra sounds especially bad, but it is live. Schorr, kullman, jessner, branzell, laufkoetter leinsdorf. Music profile for lauritz melchior, born 20 march 1890.