Vocal Recital: Wunderlich, Fritz - Schumann, R. / Schubert, F. / Beethoven, L. Van (Schwetzinger Festspiele Edition, 1965)
4/1/2009, 25 Tracks, 58:13
Featuring
Fritz Wunderlich
Hubert Giesen
Robert Schumann
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
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Recording & Production
This album is a live recording from a Liederabend (song recital) given by Fritz Wunderlich and Hubert Giesen in Schwetzingen on May 19, 1965.
Interpretation
Fritz Wunderlich only began to seriously focus on Lieder two years before his death, having previously felt self-conscious about being an opera singer performing songs.
Interpretation
Fritz Wunderlich and his pianist Hubert Giesen reportedly spent an entire day working on just the first three bars of Schumann's Dichterliebe.
Recording & Production
The Schwetzingen Festival, where this recording was made, has been documenting every musical event since its inception in 1952, making it the largest classical radio festival in the world.
Interpretation
Fritz Wunderlich believed that a singer must have absolute control over their voice to perform Lieder, stating, 'You must not, under any circumstances, have the least difficulty with singing technique.'
Performer Biography
Fritz Wunderlich's father committed suicide when the singer was five years old, an experience that may have influenced his art.
Performer Biography
Fritz Wunderlich, a famous opera singer, tragically died on September 16, 1966, just ten days before his 36th birthday.
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