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In the News (Wed 3 Dec 08)

  
  YouTube - Fritz Wunderlich: "M'appari tutt'amor" (with Lyrics)
YouTube - Fritz Wunderlich: "M'appari tutt'amor" (with Lyrics)
Fritz Wunderlich - Pergolesi: Il Maestro di Musica
Fritz Wunderlich "Leb' wohl, Mignon" by Ambroise Thomas
www.youtube.com /?v=LGuWTAzUfF0   (427 words)

  
  Evangelical City Church
On 21st February, 1931 Fritz Wunderlich was Christened in Kusel by Minister L.H.Baum.
Fritz Wunderlich arranged for a Kusel ceremony on 1st May, 1958.
The foundation stone of the Evangelical City Church was laid on the 12th July, 1829 and the ceremonial opening followed shortly after on the 16th October, 1831.
www.fritz-wunderlich-ges.com /english/kuselundfritz-evangelische-kirche.htm   (425 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich: The Great German Tenor
Wunderlich's death in 1966 - a few days short of his 36th birthday - deprived music lovers of a fantastic talent.
Play this first, and you'll be entranced by the beauty of Wunderlich's faultless legato, then thrilled by the intensity and energy of the conclusion.
Showcasing Wunderlich's achievements in both opera and operetta, this set is the perfect introduction to one of the greatest tenors of them all.
www.rebirthofreason.com /Spirit/CDs/26.shtml   (287 words)

  
  Grandi Tenori.com | Kurtzman: Schmidt and Wunderlich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Fritz Wunderlich was also a victim, but it was his own inadvertence that did him in.
Wunderlich doubtless would have had a great career in the US and would probably be as familiar a name as Domingo or Pavarotti.
Fritz Wunderlich (1930-1966), the German tenor who doubtless would have had a great career in the US and would probably be as familiar a name as Domingo or Pavarotti.
www.grandi-tenori.com /articles/articles_kurtzman_schmidt_and_wunderlich_02.htm   (634 words)

  
  Fritz Wunderlich
Fritz Wunderlich (September 26,1930 - September 17,1966) was a German tenor, born in Kusel, Lower Palatinate.
The family lived with difficulties, and the story goes that as a young man Fritz Wunderlich worked in a bakery, starting his singing studies at the insistence of neighbours and passers-by who witnessed his natural musical gifts and beautiful voice.
Wunderlich's promising career was tragically cut short by an accident: he fell from a stairway in a friend's country house near Heidelberg and died in a hospital in that city just a few days before his 36th birthday.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/f/fr/fritz_wunderlich.html   (215 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich at AllExperts
As he started his career, Fritz Wunderlich became noted as a brilliant young tenor, making a mark in Mozartian roles, but soon expanding his reach to the full range of the lyric tenor repertoire.
As it was the fashion during Wunderlich's career for German theaters to perform operas in the vernacular of the people (rather than original language), most of his recordings of the standard operatic repertoire are in German, including Verdi's Rigoletto and Don Carlo.
Wunderlich's promising career was tragically cut short by an accident: he fell from a stairway in a friend's country house in Oberderdingen near Maulbronn, and died in the University Clinic of Heidelberg just days before his 36th birthday.
en.allexperts.com /e/f/fr/fritz_wunderlich.htm   (324 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Fritz Wunderlich, der eigentlich Friedrich Karl Otto Wunderlich hieß, war ein deutscher Sänger, genauer ein lyrischer Tenor und verstarb viel zu jung im Jahre 1966 im Alter von 35 Jahren.
Der Verein führt den Namen 'Fritz-Wunderlich-Gesellschaft e.V.' und pflegt das Andenken an den großen Sänger Fritz Wunderlich, der von von Jugend an Unterhaltungsmusik spielte.
Fritz Wunderlich war auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere, als er sich - kurz vor seinem 36.
www.alpenlinks.at /fritz_wunderlich--2911.htm   (337 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich Discography: Collections - 5 CD Set (DG)
Fritz Wunderlich, Erika Köth, Hermann Prey, Münchener Rundfunkorchester, cond.
Fritz Wunderlich, Symphonie-Orchester Graunke, Singgemeinschaft Rudolf Lamy, cond.
at Großer Musikvereinssaal Vienna, 1966-06-27 - 1966-06-28, (from "Wunderlich in Wien")
www.andreas-praefcke.de /wunderlich/discography/dg_5cd.htm   (473 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich
Fritz Wunderlich é uma das melhores vozes de tenor que o mundo já conheceu, independente de sua nacionalidade.
There are some people that use to say: "Fritz Wunderlich is a great German tenor", or "He's the best German tenor we've ever seen".
Fritz Wunderlich is one of the best tenor voices that the World has already known, independently of the nationality.
www.geocities.com /Vienna/7024/wunderlich.html   (351 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich: Great German Tenor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
For me, Fritz Wunderlich can do not wrong, although a very knowledgeable friend of mind objects to his German.
Fritz Wunderlich had it all -- an incredibly beautiful voice and the artistry to use it with drama or tenderness, as the music called for.
When you hear Wunderlich sing, the language in which he is singing will seem inconsequential.
www.interference.com /webstore/us/product/B000002S0N.htm   (652 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich: The Great German Tenor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Wunderlich's death in 1966 - a few days short of his 36th birthday - deprived music lovers of a fantastic talent.
Play this first, and you'll be entranced by the beauty of Wunderlich's faultless legato, then thrilled by the intensity and energy of the conclusion.
Showcasing Wunderlich's achievements in both opera and operetta, this set is the perfect introduction to one of the greatest tenors of them all.
rebirthofreason.com /Spirit/CDs/26.shtml   (287 words)

  
 A Tribute to Fritz Wunderlich insights
Not even the tenor's most ardent admirers would have thought that Fritz Wunderlich's final lieder recital ("The Last Recital", DG CD 9806790) would be in the bestseller lists for more than twenty-eight weeks.
This is the most comprehensive compilation of Fritz Wunderlich's recordings to have been issued so far.
The 1959 Munich Barbiere with Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Erika Köth and Hans Hotter is a recording of incalculable value for music lovers and eyewitnesses alike, a pioneering feat from the infancy of live broadcasting and at the same time a plea for the standards of good old ensemble opera.
www.deutschegrammophon.com /special/insights.htms?ID=wunderlich2005   (539 words)

  
 Kusel-Heimatmuseum
Der energische Fritz Wunderlich entschied, daß man sich für Bachs und Händels Tenorpartien wie für Mozarts Helden mit voller, männlicher Stimme einzusetzen habe, jede Note mit selbstzerstörerischem Feuer aussingen müsse und dabei sehr wohl kluges Stilempfinden mit dramatischem Ausdruck verbinden könne.
Fritz Wunderlich hätte es sich leicht machen können.
Wunderlich sagte Angebote ab, um studieren zu können; Liederprogramme, Oratorien, neue Opernrollen und außerdem neue Toneinspielungen auf den verschiedenen Gebieten für Rundfunk, Fernsehen und Schallplatten.
museum.kusel.de /content/heimatmuseum/rundgang/fwunderlich/fw.php3   (534 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich Sacred Songs [DW] : Classical Reviews- Nov 2002 MusicWeb(UK)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Fritz Wunderlich was one of the greatest tenors of our time second only to the great Jussi Björling who also died young.
Wunderlich was born in Kusel in 1930 and at the age of twenty-one made his debut with the Freiburg Choir.
Here Wunderlich is the sole singing voice and so one can marvel at his lovely tone and clarity and the security of his intonation.
www.musicweb.uk.net /classrev/2002/Nov02/Wunderlich_Sacred.htm   (950 words)

  
 Wunderlich - Family History
Wunderlich Family Homepage I found a letter from Thomas Murray Wunderlich which indicated a swiss origin of a part of our family (my translation):
Lutti Wunderlich fisherman from Urickon became a citizen in 1419.
Jacob Wunderlich 1675 Zwolfer at the Weggen + 1680.
www.jwunder.de /family/english/wunderlich.html   (441 words)

  
 The Art of Fritz Wunderlich
As walking downstairs, Wunderlich struggled over the open shoestrings and grabbed for the banisters, which was not more than a rope, fixed to the wall.
I knew Wunderlich recorded the role of Tamino in the famous DG recording of Mozart's "Die Zauberflote", with Karl Bohm/Berlin Philharmonic (Now on DG Originals CDs), but was not aware of what a wide range of repertoire he had until hearing this release.
Wunderlich was a genius, and his voice sounds great in every track, mono (some, but not a majority) and stereo (most of the tracks in the 7 discs are stereo) alike.
www.livewebshop.com /B0009PLMQW/The_Art_of_Fritz_Wunderlich.html   (1171 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich News
with Erika Köth, Fritz Wunderlich, and Hermann Prey.
Fritz Wunderlich is mentioned several times in the text and the discography.
A new 4 CD box "Fritz Wunderlich Edition", including several CD premieres and an interesting bonus CD with an rehearsal excerpt from Dichterliebe, on DG (November 2001).
www.andreas-praefcke.de /wunderlich/news.htm   (1284 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich Autograph. Famous, late Tenor. Scarce. - col-677
Fritz Wunderlich (1930 -1966) was a German tenor, who first became noted as a brilliant young tenor, making a mark in Mozartian roles, but soon expanding his reach to the full range of the lyric tenor repertoire.
As it was the fashion during Wunderlich's career for German theaters to perform operas in the vernacular of the people (rather than original language), most of his recordings of the standard operatic repertoire are in German, including Verdi's Rigoletto and Don Carlos.
Wunderlich's promising career was cut short by an accident and died just days before his 36th birthday.
www.rubylane.com /shops/curioshop/item/col-677   (244 words)

  
 Most recent Fritz Wunderlich Posts - All - MP3s, Downloads, Music Videos, Album Discography & Reviews - MOG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Fritz Wunderlich (September 26,1930 - September 17,1966) was a German tenor, born in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate.
His mother was a violinist and his father, who died when Fritz was only five years old, had been a choir-master.
The family lived with difficulties, and the story goes that as a young man Fritz Wunderlich worked in a bakery, starting his singing studies at the insistence of neighbours and passers-by who witnessed his natural musical gifts and beautiful voice.
mog.com /music/Fritz_Wunderlich   (131 words)

  
 YouTube - Fritz Wunderlich: Lensky's aria (with rough translation)
Wunderlich is an inspiration to me. His voice is like heaven opening: truly angelic, innocent, loving, and golden.
Fritz Wunderlich "Leb' wohl, Mignon" by Ambroise Thomas
Fritz Wunderlich - Pergolesi: Il Maestro di Musica
youtube.com /?v=ytVJgwbSemA   (400 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Great German Tenor: Music: Fritz Wunderlich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Fritz Wunderlich had it all -- an incredibly beautiful voice and the artistry to use it with drama or tenderness, as the music called for.
Though Wunderlich sings all the arias, including the Italian and French ones, in German, his innate musical understanding of the composers and the pieces conveys a musical and emotional authenticity rarely matched in other recordings.
Wunderlich loved to sing these songs and brought an enthusiam and flair to these arias that is simply infectious for the listener.
www.amazon.ca /Great-German-Tenor-Fritz-Wunderlich/dp/B000002S0N   (1495 words)

  
 Wunderful Wunderlich - Deutsche Grammophon, new releases, Fritz Wunderlich, vocal, article, Classical
Fritz Wunderlich may well be called the "James Dean of Classical Singing".
Up to now, there was a strange disparity: On the one hand, fans continued to spread the word about their idol on the internet, in fan clubs and by means of organisations.
Wunderlichs daughters already pointed to this situation in an interesting interview conducted by amazon.de.
www.tokafi.com /newsitems/wunderfulwunderlich/view   (272 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich Discography: Haendel - Judas Maccabaeus / Kubelik 1963
Wunderlich had already sung this role for the first time in 1956, in a concert by an Augsburg chorus.
As a local critic observed, in view of his then already noteworthy performance it was not held against him 'that once, in one number, he began to call too early for his sword'.
The last excision is particularly regrettable in that it is sung by Judas himself, in other words by Fritz Wunderlich, in whom much of the recording's interest lies.
www.andreas-praefcke.de /wunderlich/discography/judas.htm   (838 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Great Moments of Fritz Wunderlich: Music: George Frideric Handel,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Adrien ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
with Anneliese Rothenberger, Ruth-Margret Pütz, Fritz Wunderlich, Marcel Cordes
with Fritz Wunderlich, Gerhard Kastner, Gerhard Kastner, Otto Steinkopf, Gerhard Tucholski, Herbert Naumann
with Fritz Wunderlich, Herbert Naumann, Otto Steinkopf, Gerhard Kastner, Gerhard Tucholski
www.amazon.co.uk /Moments-Wunderlich-George-Frideric-Handel/dp/B00004TWO4   (461 words)

  
 Fritz Wunderlich - Profile of the Great Tenor / ML Hart's Words & Music
Born in Kusel, Wunderlich was surrounded by music with his mother, a violinist, and the choir-directing activities of his father.
Wunderlich excelled in German lieder, in operetta, in the truly lyric tenor roles in La Traviata, Eugene Onegin, Barbiere.
Wunderlich's Don Ottavio [photo, at left] is intense and angry, not one who stands by, blending into the wallpaper.
www.mlhart.com /WordsMusic/bio_Wunderlich.htm   (1202 words)

  
 Souvenirs
The Fritz Wunderlich Association has produced eight different postcards photographed by Gerhard Siess.
We can see Fritz Wunderlich in two stage scenes, five portraits and a family photograph.
Madam Madeleine Preston discribes in this book, written as a diary, her personal impressions from the time she was able to meet Fritz Wunderlich.
www.fritz-wunderlich-ges.com /english/gesellschaft-souvenirs.htm   (82 words)

  
 :: The Flying Inkpot :: Fritz Wunderlich - Rarities from Opera and Operetta - 1956-1963 ::
Hanssler has combed Stuttgart radio archives and culled 14 excerpts from Wunderlich’s brief career, which was cut short in 1966 when he suffered a fatal fall at a friend’s house.
Wunderlich as Belmonte (above, right) is ardent and impassioned in the first act aria “Ja, nun lass das Schicksal wuten,” and tastefully subdued in the duet “Kannst geliebter,” with the soprano Maria Stader, whose high notes are just as precise and unforced.
Wunderlich’s soft-grained voice is also heard in Tamino’s much more familiar portrait aria from “Die Zauberflote.” The unrushed pace allows Wunderlich to spin elegant, fluid lines that are both sensual and tender.
inkpot.com /classical/template.html   (522 words)

  
 The Art of Fritz Wunderlich - Deutsche Grammophon - Product Details - USA :: ttgapers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
As walking downstairs, Wunderlich struggled over the open shoestrings and grabbed for the banisters, which was not more than a rope, fixed to the wall.
I knew Wunderlich recorded the role of Tamino in the famous DG recording of Mozart's "Die Zauberflote", with Karl Bohm/Berlin Philharmonic (Now on DG Originals CDs), but was not aware of what a wide range of repertoire he had until hearing this release.
Wunderlich was a genius, and his voice sounds great in every track, mono (some, but not a majority) and stereo (most of the tracks in the 7 discs are stereo) alike.
www.ttgapers.com /module-ttStore-product-asin-B0009PLMQW-locale-us.html   (1577 words)

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