Hans Hotter - Opernmonologe (Orfeo)

Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Eugen Jochum (Conductor), Meinhard von Zallinger (Conductor), Rudolf Alberth (Conductor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Bayerischen Rundfunkorchester (Orchestra), Dorothea Siebert (Performer), Hans Hotter (Performer), Lorenz Fehenberger (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Dorothea Siebert, Hans Hotter, Lorenz Fehenberger
• Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bayerischen Rundfunkorchester
• Conductor: Eugen Jochum, Meinhard von Zallinger, Rudolf Alberth
• Composer: Modest Mussorgsky, Gioachino Rossini, Richard [1] Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard [Classical] Wagner
• Audio CD (April 1, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Orfeo D'or
• ASIN: B00000IMTY
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #656,146 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), opera, WWV 63: Die Frist ist um

2. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Wie duftet doch der Flieder

3. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Wahn Wahn, überall Wahn

4. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Die Verleumdung, sie ist ein Lüftchen

5. Don Carlo, opera: Ella giammai m'amò

6. Boris Godunov, opera in 7 scenes (1869 version): Mein ist die höchste Macht jetzt

7. Boris Godunov, opera in 7 scenes (1869 version): Großmächt' ger Herr und Zar

8. Boris Godunov, opera in 7 scenes (1869 version): Geschwind ruft meinen Sohn!

9. Die schweigsame Frau (The Silent Woman), opera, Op. 80 (TrV 265): Wie schön ist doch Musik

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hotter greatness at its peak, February 23, 2000

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This review is from: Hans Hotter - Opernmonologe (Orfeo) (Audio CD)

Run, don't walk! This great singer hits unimaginable heights and depths in this recording from his later years. Emotion pours through his beautiful voice and excellent musicianship. Undercurrents of melancholy, powerful forte passages, blood-curdling insanity, compassionate reconciliation to life's mixed gifts: humanity and spirit beyond any I have heard elsewhere (including his own earlier recordings, London's, and everyone else).

5.0 out of 5 stars Tonal splendor plumbs the spiriutal depths!, February 27, 2006

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D. J. Edwards "donaldjedwards" (Cheshire, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hans Hotter - Opernmonologe (Orfeo) (Audio CD)

Hans Hotter was the greatest Wotan of his time, along with his Hans Sachs and Gurnemanz. The Philips recording of the latter is as definitive as the human person can achieve. Here in these excerpts we have the same interpretative skills which treat every phrase with the dignity and care they deserve. The German excerpts are what we have grown to appreciate and cherish. It is his "Ella giammai m'amo" that is so profound that the king's anguish and despair go beyond the limits of any theater stage. The Godunov excerpts are outstanding. Too bad he was limited to the German repertoire at the Met, which is to say Wagner. Bing could be a dictator on many occasions. This Cd is a must have if you appreciate Hotter's artistry.