His mother was a violinist and his father was a choirmaster. Ravishingly beautiful, perfectly produced, radiant, even, mellow, it flows out with effortless ease like a golden stream. Jun 08, 2010 my tribute to the german lyric tenor fritz wunderlich 19301966. Fritz wunderlich september 26, 1930 september 17, 1966 was a german tenor, born in kusel, rhinelandpalatinate. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wunderlich was born in kusel in the palatinate, germany. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. His mother was a violinist and his father, who died when fritz was only five years old, had been a choirmaster. 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. The song is about the spanish city of granada and has become a standard in music repertoire. The most popular versions are the original with spanish lyrics by lara often. Blessed with a crystalclear voice, exquisite diction and a natural lyricism, wunderlichs dg recordings form a special chapter in the labels history.
Buy fritz wunderlich the 50 greatest tracks by fritz wunderlich from amazons classical music store. Fritz wunderlich museum, kusel friedrich fritz karl otto wunderlich 26 september 1930 17 september 1966 was a german lyric tenor, famed for his singing of the mozart repertory and various lieder. Im a little bit surprised, that obviously nobody mentioned another theory about wunderlich s death, which was told to me as a rumour from a wellknown southamerican tenor a couple of years ago and which ive. Back in 1966 i was a soldier in germany finishing my obligatory 12 months of duty when fritz wunderlich died. Granada graunke symphony orchestra, hans carste duration. They added the necessary brilliance to the sound, making wunderlich. Fritz wunderlich was born on september 26, 1930 in kusel, rhinelandpalatinate, germany as friedrich karl otto wunderlich.
It was the fashion during wunderlichs career for german theaters to perform operas in the local rather than original language. According to her, the description of the rooms and the vicinity is rather exaggerated. Hans carste conducts the graunke symphony orchestra kennt. Fritz wunderlich, the legend arias, opera and operetta scenes and songs fritz wunderlich. The other half goes to the engineers of deutsche gramophons popular label polydor. Check out fritz wunderlich sings by fritz wunderlich on amazon music. Fritz wunderlich biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. One reason for this was the meteoric success of his artistic career. Fritz wunderlich a poet among tenors music skip to main content. The label proudly presents his complete recordings in a single 3. Sep 09, 2016 fritz wunderlich the 50 greatest tracks fritz wunderlich september 9, 2016 classical. If the above description seems excessively detailed, it is so because shortly after wunderkichs death a small cottage industry of speculation and conspiracy theories developed involving murder by a jealous husband or even by his own wife.
Granada is the work of the mexican composer agustin lara 18971970. Granada is a song written in 1932 by mexican composer agustin lara. Although fifty years have now passed since fritz wunderlichs tragic death on september 17, 1966, the singer and his incomparable tenor voice have remained unforgotten. The first documentary on the great tenor fritz wunderlich is an intimate portrait drawing on family archive material, including rare performance footage and interviews with major artists rolando villazon, thomas hampson, dietrich fischerdieskau. Granada, marchen aus uralter zeit, deine schonheit lockt wie vor vielen hundert jahren noc. The socalled bachgounod ave maria is a popular and muchrecorded setting of the latin text ave maria. Im a little bit surprised, that obviously nobody mentioned another theory about. September 17, 1966 heidelberg, germany the esteemed german tenor, fritz wunderlich, who was born to a violinist mother and choir director father, was no doubt enveloped in music at an early age. Aria by the incomparable german tenor fritz wunderlich. Fritz wunderlichs lyricism, boundless musicianship and exquisite diction made him one of the great tenors of the 20th century. His breath is endless, and there is nothing that he cannot do. But he had such an important career that he really deserves a page all to himself. This is fritz wunderlich s last recital, on 04091966 in usher hall, edinburgh in scotland.
My tribute to the german lyric tenor fritz wunderlich 19301966. Fritz wunderlich not only was an excellent porsche driver but also a passionate hunter. Although he did not have a charmed childhood, wunderlich came from a musical family and was surrounded by music at an early age. Stream fritz wunderlich sings by fritz wunderlich and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Download aircraft airframes manuals page 1 aircraft reports aircraft. Fritz wunderlich with wunderlich, fritz, gueden, hilde on cd. Wunderlichs lyric tenor voice made him an ideal mozartian but led him, too, into the italian and lighter wagnerian repertoire.
When the family and the other guests retired, wunderlich also entered his room on the ground floor, but soon left it again in order to get a book from the library on the first floor. Tenor hohes cis aus granada fritz wunderlich, florian stollmayer granada. This is fritz wunderlichs last recital, on 04091966 in usher hall, edinburgh in scotland. In the years since his death his reputation and his popularity both increased to such a point that when bbc music magazine conducted a poll in 2008, wunderlich was voted the fourth greatest tenor of. There is perhaps no tenor more lauded for his interpretation in the german repertoire than fritz wunderlich. Fritz wunderlich very best of fritz wunderlich amazon. The great german lyric tenor fritz wunderlich sings granada, a song written in 1932 by mexican composer agustin lara, in german. Jul 22, 2017 lyrics for granada by fritz wunderlich. Fritz wunderlich september 26, 1930 september 17, 1966 was a german tenor, born in. American audiences were robbed of his metropolitan opera debut, and there is surely a hole missing where his growth as an artist would have been fostered. Fritz wunderlich had such a short career that i probably should have included him in my brief candles page.
Fritz wunderlich granada and other favorite songs vinyl. Despite his early death aged 35, wunderlich left a fine legacy of recordings that included mahler with klemperer, mozart with bohm and. Fritz wunderlichs greatest german recordings opera wire. May 16, 2017 fritz wunderlich, kurt graunke symphony orchestra, hans carste licensed to youtube by umg. The german tenor worked mostly in his home country until his untimely death in 1966. Fritz wunderlich 1930 1966 performs granada, composed by agustin lara. Fritz wunderlich, kurt graunke symphony orchestra, hans carste licensed to youtube by umg. Fritz wunderlich a poet among tenors box set, import wunderlich,fritz artist format. Wunderlich s granada of course is a magnificent piece of singing, but only half of it is due to wunderlich s voice.
Fritz wunderlich telecharger et ecouter les albums. In 1929, paul wunderlich, his wife anna, and their eleven yearold daughter, marianne, settled in kusel, germany. Fritz wunderlichtenor gerhard beckerconductor ffb orchester berlin 1957. Some songs were real pop hits, like agustin laras granada, a song that has. Youtube schmidt, joseph, king, warm, youtube, youtubers, youtube movies. In september 2016, dg will commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death with the release of complete studio recordings on deutsche grammophon, a comprehensive box set of sacred works, opera and operetta, lieder and popular song.
Fritzs father lost his job due to pressure imposed upon him by local nazis, in addition to suffering from a severe battlefield injury. Wunderlich quickly earned a reputation, perhaps the leading german lyric tenor in the middle part of the 20th century. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. The song is about the spanish city of granada and has become a standard in music repertoire the most popular versions are the original with spanish lyrics by lara often sung operatically.
See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Fritz wunderlich historical recording 1954 1965, an album by fritz wunderlich, emmerich smola, swr rundfunkorchester kaiserslautern on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Aug 08, 2012 fritz wunderlich died nine days short of his 36th birthday. Fritz wunderlich biography, albums, streaming links. Experience the music and browse the fritz wunderlich discography on dg. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. September 26, 1930 palatine town of kusel, germany died. Fritz wunderlich sings by fritz wunderlich on amazon music. This is a brief documentary film on his personal life with the song granada. Friedrich fritz karl otto wunderlich was a german lyric tenor, famed for his singing of the mozart repertory and various lieder. Granada lara, 1932 lyrics in german and english duration.
One year later, friedrich karl otto wunderlich, fritz, was born on september 26, 1930. Fritz wunderlich the 50 greatest tracks fritz wunderlich september 9, 2016 classical. Fritz wunderlich historical recording 19541965 by fritz. I dont remember that there were headlines in the papers or that the evening news was devoted to his untimely demise. Fritz wunderlich sings dein ist mein ganzes herz youtube. Symphonieorchester graunke conducted by hans carste. Hans carste conducts the graunke symphony orchestra kennt ihr granada bei nacht.
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