Hans Hotter: The Great Bass-Baritone
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Label: Warner - Icon
Cat No: 2649012
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 6
Release Date: 23rd March 2009
Contents
Artists
Hans Hotter (bass baritone)Artists
Hans Hotter (bass baritone)About
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, 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.
Track Listing:
CD 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
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
Johannes Brahms
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
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
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
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
MONO [ADD]
CD 2
Franz Schubert
- Winterreise D911 (Müller)
Gerald Moore, piano
Recorded: 24–27, 29.V.1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
MONO [ADD]
CD 3
Franz Schubert
- Schwanengesang D957
Recorded: 28–30.V.1954, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- An die Musik D547 (Schober)
- Meeresstille D216 (Goethe)
- Im Frühling D882 (Schulze)
- Am Bach im Frühling D361 (Schober)
- Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583 (Schiller)
Recorded: 1, 2.X.1949, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Geheimes D719 (Goethe)
- Sei mir gegrüsst D741 (Rückert)
- Im Abendrot D799 (Lappe)
Recorded: 3, 4.X.1957, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Wanderers Nachtlied I D224 (Goethe)
- Wanderers Nachtlied II D768 (Goethe)
Recorded: 1, 2.X.1949, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Gerald Moore, piano
MONO/STEREO [ADD]
CD 4
Franz Schubert
1. Wohin? (No.2 of Die schöne Müllerin) (Müller)
Edvard Grieg
2. Ich liebe dich (H. C. Andersen/von Holstein)
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 6.IX.1950, Rheingau-Schule, Berlin
Robert Schumann
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
Carl Loewe
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
Johannes Brahms
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
Richard Strauss
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
Hans Pfitzner
27. Der Gärtner (Eichendorff)
Recorded: 6.X.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Gerald Moore piano
MONO/STEREO [ADD]
CD 5
Hugo Wolf
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
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
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
MONO/STEREO [ADD]
CD 6
Carl Orff
Der Mond
1. Der Wein ist gut
Paul Kuén, tenor • Karl Schmitt-Walter, baritone • Helmut Graml, baritone • Peter Lagger, bass • Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch
Recorded: 16–20.III & 16, 18, 24.IV.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
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
Richard Wagner
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
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
STEREO/MONO [ADD]
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, 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.
Track Listing:
CD 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
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
Johannes Brahms
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
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
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
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
MONO [ADD]
CD 2
Franz Schubert
- Winterreise D911 (Müller)
Gerald Moore, piano
Recorded: 24–27, 29.V.1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
MONO [ADD]
CD 3
Franz Schubert
- Schwanengesang D957
Recorded: 28–30.V.1954, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- An die Musik D547 (Schober)
- Meeresstille D216 (Goethe)
- Im Frühling D882 (Schulze)
- Am Bach im Frühling D361 (Schober)
- Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583 (Schiller)
Recorded: 1, 2.X.1949, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Geheimes D719 (Goethe)
- Sei mir gegrüsst D741 (Rückert)
- Im Abendrot D799 (Lappe)
Recorded: 3, 4.X.1957, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Wanderers Nachtlied I D224 (Goethe)
- Wanderers Nachtlied II D768 (Goethe)
Recorded: 1, 2.X.1949, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Gerald Moore, piano
MONO/STEREO [ADD]
CD 4
Franz Schubert
1. Wohin? (No.2 of Die schöne Müllerin) (Müller)
Edvard Grieg
2. Ich liebe dich (H. C. Andersen/von Holstein)
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 6.IX.1950, Rheingau-Schule, Berlin
Robert Schumann
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
Carl Loewe
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
Johannes Brahms
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
Richard Strauss
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
Hans Pfitzner
27. Der Gärtner (Eichendorff)
Recorded: 6.X.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Gerald Moore piano
MONO/STEREO [ADD]
CD 5
Hugo Wolf
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
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
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
MONO/STEREO [ADD]
CD 6
Carl Orff
Der Mond
1. Der Wein ist gut
Paul Kuén, tenor • Karl Schmitt-Walter, baritone • Helmut Graml, baritone • Peter Lagger, bass • Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra / Wolfgang Sawallisch
Recorded: 16–20.III & 16, 18, 24.IV.1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
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
Richard Wagner
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
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
STEREO/MONO [ADD]
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