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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Icon: Hans Hotter - The Great Bass Bar (incls and much much more)
Hans Hotter (baritone) with Birgit Nilsson, Gerald Moore, Michael Raucheisen, etc

[ EMI Icon / 6 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Wednesday 20 May 2009

"All told, then, this is an essential set for lovers of one of the most authoritative yet beautiful voices the gramophone has had the privilege to capture." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb May 2009)

"One of the most authoritative and beautiful voices in gramophone history." (Bargain of the Month May 2009)

Gramophone Magazine
Re-issue of the Month - August 2009

"If ever there was an icon in the opera world then surely the bass-baritone Hans Hotter (1909-2003) was it. EMI Classics have done us all a service by releasing what is, in effect, his complete EMI recordings at such an attractive price. It focuses on his lieder output, but every aspect of his career is touched upon and we are provided with as good a survey of this magnificent artist as one could hope for. All told, then, this is an essential set for lovers of one of the most authoritative yet beautiful voices the gramophone has had the privilege to capture. At this super-bargain price it's a real no-brainer. Regrettably, though not surprisingly, there are no texts or translations, though there is an informative essay by Richard Wigmore to introduce the set."
(Bargain of the Month MusicWeb May 2009)

Hans Hotter (1909-2003) began his singing career in Germany in 1930, but came to international prominence after the Second World War when he established himself as a leading exponent of the main Wagnerian bass-baritone roles. His powerful voice and magnetic stage presence made him ideal to play Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wotan in the Ring and the ill-fated hero of Der fliegende Holländer.

An intelligent and refined singer who was able to scale down his huge voice to the demands of German Lieder, Hotter excelled on the concert platform, and he continued to give recitals for many years after he retired from the opera in 1972. He also occasionally appeared after 1972 in small operatic roles and he was a notable narrator in Schoenberg's Gurrelieder, a part he was still performing well into his 80s.

Hotter was one of the major artists signed to EMI by the legendary record producer Walter Legge in Vienna as soon as the Second World War ended and one of his first recordings for the company was the Brahms Requiem under Herbert von Karajan, an extract from which is included in this set.

This 6 CD set is devoted mainly to German Lieder and includes an impressive collection of songs by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Grieg, Hugo Wolf, Loewe, Pfitzner and Richard Strauss recorded when Hotter was in his prime and generally accompanied by Gerald Moore.

A number of tracks in this set are appearing in stereo for the first time on CD; their only previous stereo issue was on a local Angel LP in the USA.

The programme also includes the Bach solo cantata 'Ich habe genug' and the final CD is devoted to operatic items, including solo extracts from Capriccio, Der Mond and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg as well as two substantial duets from Der fliegender Holländer and Die Walküre with the outstanding Wagnerian soprano Birgit Nilsson. The two excerpts from Die Meistersinger are incomplete because the recordings were not released at the time they were made (1948) and some of the original 78 rpm masters had not survived by the time the items were issued on LP for the first time in 1982.

Tracks:

CD1
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Ich habe genug BWV82
1 Aria: Ich habe genug
2 Recit: Ich habe genug!
3 Aria: Schlummert ein
4 Recit: Mein Gott! Wann kommt das schöne Nun!
5 Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod
Geraint Jones organ • Sydney Sutcliffe oboe Philharmonia Orchestra Anthony Bernard

Recorded: 22, 24.III.1950, Kingsway Hall, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Arthur Clarke (P) 2004*

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Ein deutsches Requiem Op.45
6 III. Herr, Lehre doch mich
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien Wiener Philharmoniker Herbert von Karajan

Recorded: 20-29.X.1947, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Douglas Larter (P) 2004*

Vier ernste Gesänge Op.121
7 I. Denn es gehet dem Menschen
8 II. Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle
9 III. O Tod, o Tod, wie bitter bist du
10 IV. Wenn ich mit Menschen
Gerald Moore piano

Recorded: 11, 12.XI.1951, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (P) 2004*

11 Feldeinsamkeit Op.86 No.2 (Allmers)
12 Mit vierzig Jahren (Rückert)
Gerald Moore piano

Recorded: 22.V.1951, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (P) 2004* (11) & DRM (P) 2000 Testament (12)

13 Wir Melodien zieht es mir Op.105 No.1 (Groth)
14 Sonntag Op.47 No.3 (Uhland)
15 Minnelied Op.71 No.5 (Hölty)
16 Wir wandelten Op.96 No.2 (Daumer)
17 Wie bist du, meine Königen Op.32 No.9 (Daumer)
Gerald Moore piano

Recorded: 19, 20.V.1956, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineers: Edward Huntley, Francis Dillnutt & Harold Davidson (P) 2004*

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CD2
Franz Schubert 1797-1828
Winterreise D911 (Müller)
1 Gute Nacht
2 Die Wetterfahne
3 Gefror'ne Tränen
4 Erstarrung
5 Der Lindenbaum
6 Wasserflut
7 Auf dem Flusse
8 Rückblick
9 Irrlicht
10 Rast
11 Frühlingstraum
12 Einsamkeit
13 Die Post
14 Der greise Kopf
15 Die Krähe
16 Letzte Hoffnung
17 Im Dorfe
18 Der stürmische Morgen
19 Täuschung
20 Der Wegweiser
21 Das Wirtshaus
22 Mut
23 Die Nebensonnen
24 Der Leiermann
Gerald Moore piano

Recorded: 24-27, 29.V.1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producers: Walter Legge & Walter Jellinek • Balance engineer: Christopher Parker (P) 1999*

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CD3
Schwanengesang D957
1 1. Liebesbotschaft (Rellstab)
2 2. Kriegers Ahnung (Rellstab)
3 3. Frühlingssehnsucht (Rellstab)
4 4. Ständchen (Rellstab)
5 5. Aufenthalt (Rellstab)
6 6. In der Ferne (Rellstab)
7 7. Abschied (Rellstab)
8 8. Der Atlas (Heine)
9 9. Ihr Bild (Heine)
10 10. Das Fischermädchen (Heine)
11 11. Die Stadt (Heine)
12 12. Am Meer (Heine)
13 13. Der Doppelgänger (Heine)
14 14. Die Taubenpost (Seidl)

Recorded: 28-30.V.1954, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Christopher Parker (P) 1994*

15 An die Musik D547 (Schober)
16 Meeresstille D216 (Goethe)
17 Im Frühling D882 (Schulze)
18 Am Bach im Frühling D361 (Schober)
19 Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583 (Schiller)

Recorded: 1, 2.X.1949, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Robert Beckett (P) 1994* (15-18) & (P) 1982/1994* (19)

20 Geheimes D719 (Goethe)
21 Sei mir gegrüsst D741 (Rückert)
22 Im Abendrot D799 (Lappe)

Recorded: 3, 4.X.1957, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Robert Beckett & Francis Dillnutt (P) 1959/2009* STEREO

23 Wanderers Nachtlied I D224 (Goethe)
24 Wanderers Nachtlied II D768 (Goethe)

Recorded: 1, 2.X.1949, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Robert Beckett (P) 1994*

Gerald Moore piano

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CD4
Franz Schubert
1 Wohin? (No.2 of Die schöne Müllerin) (Müller)

Edvard Grieg 1841-1907
2 Ich liebe dich (H. C. Andersen/von Holstein)
Michael Raucheisen piano

Recorded: 6.IX.1950, Rheingau-Schule, Berlin Producer: Fritz Ganss • Balance engineers: Klare, Lampe (P) 2000* DRM Testament

Robert Schumann 1810-1856
3 Wer machte dich so krank? Op.35 No.11 (Kerner)
4 Alte Laute Op.35 No.12 (Kerner)
5 Erstes Grün Op.35 No.4 (Kerner)
6 Die beiden Grenadiere Op.49 No.1 (Heine)
7 Mondnacht (No.5 of Liederkreis Op 39) (Eichendorff)

Recorded: 4, 5.X & 13, 16.XI.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Jellinek • Balance engineers: Robert Beckett & Harold Davidson (P) 2000* DRM Testament (3-5) & (P) 2009* (6 & 7) STEREO

Carl Loewe 1796-1869
8 Edward Op.1 No.1 (Herder)
9 Der Erlkönig Op.1 No.3 (Goethe)
10 Odin's Meeresritt Op.118 (Schreiber)
11 Die wandelnde Glocke Op.20 No.3 (Goethe)
12 Hinkende Jamben Op.62 No.5 (Rückert)

Recorded: 4, 5.X & 18.XI.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producers: Walter Legge & Walter Jellinek • Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (P) 1959/2009* (8 & 9) & (P) 1959/2000* DRM Testament (10-12) STEREO

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
13 Komm bald Op.97 No.5 (Groth)
14 Heimkehr Op.7 No.6 (Uhland)
15 Wenn du nur Zuweilen lächelst Op.57 No.2 (Daumer)
16 Sapphische Ode Op.94 No.4 (Schmidt)
17 Botschaft Op.47 No.1 (Daumer after Hafis)
18 Ständchen Op.106 No.1 (Kugler)
19 O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück Op.63 No.8 (Groth)
20 Auf dem Kirchhofe Op.105 No.4 (Liliencron)
21 Verrat Op.105 No.5 (Lemcke)
22 In Waldeseinsamkeit Op.85. No.6 (Lemcke)
23 Sommerabend Op.85 No.1 (Heine)
24 Mondenschein Op.85 No.2 (Heine)

Recorded 19-21, 31.V.1956, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producers: Walter Legge & Walter Jellinek Balance engineers: Edward Huntley, Francis Dillnutt & Harold Davidson (P) 2000* DRM Testament (13-15), (P) 2004* (16-21) & (P) 1989* (22-24)

Richard Strauss 1864-1949
25 Ach, weh mir unglückhaftem Mann Op.21 No.4 (Dahn)
26 Ich trage meine Minne Op.32 No.1 (Henckell)

Recorded: 16, 18.XI.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producers: Walter Legge & Walter Jellinek • Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (P) 1959/2009* STEREO

Hans Pfitzner 1869-1949
27 Der Gärtner (Eichendorff)

Recorded: 6.X.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Jellinek • Balance engineer: Robert Beckett (P) 2000/2000* DRM Testament

Gerald Moore piano

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CD5
Hugo Wolf 1860-1903
1 Der Tambour (No.5 of Mörike-Lieder, 1888)
2 Ob de Koran von Ewigkeit sei? (No.34 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
3 So lang man nüchtern ist (No.36 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
4 Schon Streckt' ich aus im Bett (No.27 of Italienisches-Liederbuch, 1890-96)
5 Ein Ständchen Euch zu bringen (No.22 of Italienisches-Liederbuch, 1890-96)
6 Anakreons Grab (No.29 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)

Recorded: 21, 22.V.1951, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (P) 2000* DRM Testament

7 Wohl denk' ich oft (No.1 of Drei Gedichte von Michaelangelo, 1897)
8 Alles endet, was entstehet (No.2 of Drei Gedichte von Michaelangelo, 1897)
9 Fühlt meine Seele (No.3 of Drei Gedichte von Michaelangelo, 1897)
10 Cophtisches Lied I (No.14 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
11 Cophtisches Lied II (No.15 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
12 Grenzen der Menscheit (No.51 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
13 Prometheus (No.49 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
14 Wer sich der Einsamkeit (Harfenspieler I - No.1 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
15 An die Türen (Harfenspieler II - No.2 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
16 Wer nie sein Brot (Harfenspieler III - No.3 of Goethe-Lieder, 1888-89)
17 Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hüllen (No.14 of Italienisches-Liederbuch, 1890-96)

Recorded: 3-5, 7, 8.V.1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Robert Beckett (P) 2000* DRM Testament

18 Verborgenheit (No.12 of Mörike-Lieder, 1888)
19 Der Musikant (No.2 of Eichendorff-Lieder, 1880-1888)
20 Fußreise (No.10 of Mörike-Lieder, 1888)
21 Nimmersatte Liebe (No.9 of Mörike-Lieder, 1888)

Recorded: 5, 6.X & 13, 14, 16, 18.XI.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producers: Walter Legge & Walter Jellinek • Balance engineers: Robert Beckett & Harold Davidson (P) 1959/2000* DRM Testament (18) MONO & (P) 1959/2009* (19-21) STEREO

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CD6
Carl Orff 1895-1982
Der Mond
1 Der Wein ist gut
Paul Kuén tenor • Karl Schmitt-Walter & Helmut Graml baritones Peter Lagger bass Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra Wolfgang Sawallisch

Recorded: 16-20.III & 16, 18, 24.IV.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (P) 1998*

Richard Strauss
Capriccio (Krauss)
2 Holà! Ihr Streiter in Apoll! (Scene 9)
Philharmonia Orchestra Wolfgang Sawallisch

Recorded: 2-7, 9-11.IX.1957 & 28.III.1958, Kingsway Hall, London Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Douglas Larter (P) 1959/2000* MONO

Richard Wagner 1813-1883
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
3 Und doch, s'will halt nich gehn (Act II)
4 Doch eines Abends spat (Act III)
Wiener Philharmoniker Meinhard von Zallinger

Recorded: 9, 10.XII.1948, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Douglas Larter (P) 1982/2000* DRM Testament MONO

Der fliegende Holländer
5 Wie aus der Ferne (Act II)

Die Walküre
6 War es so Schmählich.....
7 Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind! (Act III)
Birgit Nilsson soprano Philharmonia Orchestra Leopold Ludwig

Recorded: 16-19.X.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Producer: Walter Legge • Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (P) 2008*

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