COMPOSERS: Humperdinck & Wagner,Korngold,Kreutzer,Lortzing,Marschner,Schreker,Spohr,Weber
LABELS: EMI
ALBUM TITLE: Collection: German Opera Arias
WORKS: Works by Korngold, Lortzing, Marschner, Weber, Spohr, Kreutzer, Schreker, Humperdinck & Wagner
PERFORMER: Thomas Hampson (baritone)Munich RO/Fabio Luisi
CATALOGUE NO: CDC 5 55233 2 DDD
A fascinating collection of 11 German Romantic baritone arias, plus one for tenor: Wagner’s Siegmund. The programme is drawn from the beginnings of Romanticism with Spohr through to its late manifestations in Korngold and Schreker, with Marschner, Lortzing, Humperdinck et al well represented. Hampson has the vocal flexibility and assured technique to deliver these arias with style and conviction but his burnished sound deserts him at times. Elise McDougall
Korngold, Lortzing, Marschner, Weber, Spohr, Kreutzer, Schreker, Humperdinck & Wagner
A fascinating collection of 11 German Romantic baritone arias, plus one for tenor: Wagner’s Siegmund. The programme is drawn from the beginnings of Romanticism with Spohr through to its late manifestations in Korngold and Schreker, with Marschner, Lortzing, Humperdinck et al well represented. Hampson has the vocal flexibility and assured technique to deliver these arias with style and conviction but his burnished sound deserts him at times. Elise McDougall
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:39 pm