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Fritz Wunderlich (Evangelista tenor), Friederike Sailer (soprano), Erika Winkler (contralto) & Hannes Swedberg (bass) Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben & Radiosinfonieorchester Stuttgart, August Langenbeck For many, the opening of JS Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) is one of the quintessential signs of the arrival of Christmas. Profil are delighted to present a rare recording of the legendary work performed by one of the most well-known tenors of all time, Fritz Wunderlich. Wunderlich was a great German tenor who enjoyed a fruitful career until his life was sadly cut short at the age of 25. Recorded in Stuutgart, this recording has never been released before and is a must have for all collectors. | 
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Lisa Della Casa (Countess), Robert Kerns (Count), Waldemar Kmentt (Flamand), Walter Berry (Olivier), Otto Wiener (La Roche), Christa Ludwig (Clairon), Peter Klein (Monsieur Taupe), Lucia Popp (Italian singer), Fritz Wunderlich (Italian tenor) & Alois Pernerstorfer Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Georges Prêtre With its new production on 7th June 2008, the
Vienna State Opera revived a long-standing tradition
of having the finest representatives of the profession
singing Capriccio.
The work was first staged in Salzburg in 1950 in a
production subsequently seen in Vienna. Both there
and in Salzburg, the Countess was for many years
sung by Lisa Della Casa in one of the Strauss roles
with which she was most closely associated.
The present live recording is the first official record
of this ideal interpretation, with Georges Prêtre in
the pit, vividly demonstrating his Strauss credentials.
It virtually goes without saying that the singers who
were engaged to appear with Lisa Della Casa were in
every way her equals.The difficulty in choosing
between poetry and music becomes all the more
understandable when the representatives of these
two art forms are artists of the stature of Waldemar
Kmentt and Walter Berry. Both men were among the
company's leading singing actors, bringing to their
parts both striking vocalism and an impassioned
wooing of the woman on whom they have set their
hearts. No less impressive is the American baritone
Robert Kerns, whom Herbert von Karajan had
invited to join the Vienna State Opera ensemble two
years previously and who remained with the
company until his premature death at the age of 55
in 1989.As the Count he displays natural charm in
his attempts to win the hand of Christa Ludwig's
imposing Clairon. Otto Wiener was more of a heroic
baritone than either Berry or Kerns, allowing him to
bring all the necessary authority to the role of the
theatre manager La Roche and to his great address.
Last, but not least, are the two 'Italian' singers, whom
it would be difficult to imagine better cast today: the
young Lucia Popp and Fritz Wunderlich turn Strauss’
witty parody of Italian bel canto singing into a serious
highlight. “The sound on the Capriccio release is…lacking in air, although not enough to disturb the memory of Lisa della Casa's assumption of the Countess. To the adjectives attached to her Strauss singing ("creamy", "sumptuous") add the comment that she creates a really broad and passionate character.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue |
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Hermann Prey, Fritz Wunderlich, Max Proebstl, Erika Köth, Hans Hotter, Ina Gerhein, Karl Ostertag & Adolf Keil Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper & Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Joseph Keilberth | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gundula Janowitz / Fritz Wunderlich / Kim Borg / Hermann Prey Wiener Philharmoniker, Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien, Herbert von Karajan | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Evelyn Lear, Roberta Peters, Lisa Otto, Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Franz Crass, Hans Hotter RIAS-Kammerchor & Berliner Philharmoniker, Böhm | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Fritz Wunderlich (tenor) Orchester des WDR Köln, Südwestfunkorchester, Franz Marszalek, Emmerich Smola | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, Marianne Schech, Gottlob Frick, Fritz Wunderlich & Siglinde Wagner Staatskapell Berlin & Chor Der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Franz Kinwitschny | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor) Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer “...I prefer the 1967 account by Christa Ludwig and Fritz Wunderlich, who met on equal vocal terms under Otto Klemperer [to other recordings]. Wunderlich is particularly expressive and Ludwig, in her vocal prime, equals Fassbaender in the depth of emotion she finds in the longest of the six songs, "Der Abschied" (The Farewell). Klemperer, admired and berated for the stateliness of his tempos, brings decades of insight to one of Mahler's most kaleidoscopic scores.” The Telegraph, 9th August 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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