Immerse yourself in the enchanting vocals of Fritz Wunderlich with "Fritz Wunderlich - The Christmas Album," a captivating collection of operatic and classical pieces set to release on November 28, 2024, under UME - Global Clearing House. This album spans a generous 2 hours and 34 minutes, offering a rich tapestry of compositions that showcase Wunderlich's extraordinary range and artistry.
The album features a diverse array of tracks, including beloved Christmas carols and excerpts from renowned works such as Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Handel's "Messiah" and "Alcina," and Beethoven's "Missa solemnis." Wunderlich's tenor voice shines through in both solo and ensemble pieces, accompanied by chamber ensembles and orchestral arrangements that highlight the depth and versatility of his talent.
Highlights include the tender "Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen," the joyous "Jauchzet, frohlocket" from Bach's Christmas Oratorio, and the powerful "Tröste dich, mein Volk" from Handel's "Messiah." The album also features live recordings from "Alcina," adding a dynamic and spontaneous element to the collection.
Fritz Wunderlich's "The Christmas Album" is a testament to his enduring legacy as one of the most celebrated tenors of the 20th century. Whether you're a seasoned opera enthusiast or new to the genre, this album offers a timeless and enchanting listening experience that captures the essence of the holiday season and the brilliance of Wunderlich's artistry.
Tracks
Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen (Arr. Neumeyer for Tenor & Chamber Ensemble)Anonymous, Fritz Wunderlich, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommtAnonymous, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Wolfgang Neininger, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Stille Nacht, heilige NachtFranz Xaver Gruber, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Wolfgang Neininger, Hans Georg Renner, Berthold Stihl, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 1 - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 2 Evangelist: "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Maria durch ein Dornwald gingAnonymous, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Hans Georg Renner, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
O Freude über FreudeTraditional, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Wolfgang Neininger, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Concerto in D Major, Op. 10, No. 6: Tempo di minuettoTomaso Albinoni, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Sepp Grünwald, Berthold Stihl, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Es kommt ein Schiff geladenTraditional, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Hans Georg Renner, Berthold Stihl, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hierTraditional, Hermann Prey, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 2 - For the Second Day Of Christmas: No. 15 Aria: "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Was soll das bedeutenTraditional, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Christmut Geier, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 4 - For New Year's Day: No. 41 Aria: "Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Sonata in A Major for 2 Oboe D'amore and Basso Continuo: Siziliano (Arr. H.G. Renner)Georg Philipp Telemann, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Fritz Neumeyer
In dulci jubiloMichael Praetorius, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Wolfgang Neininger, Robert Bodenröder, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert, Fritz Neumeyer
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 5 - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 50 Evangelist: "Und ließ versammeln alle Hohepriester"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 5 - For the 1st Sunday in the New Year: No. 51 Terzetto: "Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Still, Still, StillTraditional, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Fritz Neumeyer
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 6 - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 61 Rezitativ: "So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Der Messias / Erster Teil: 1. Arioso (Tenor) "Tröste dich, mein Volk"George Frideric Handel, Fritz Wunderlich, Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Heinz Mende
Der Messias / Erster Teil: 2. Arie (Tenor) "Alle Tale macht hoch erhaben"George Frideric Handel, Fritz Wunderlich, Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Heinz Mende
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 6 - For the Feast of Epiphany: No. 62 Aria: "Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Der Messias / Zweiter Teil: 29. Rezitativ (Tenor) "Er ist dahin aus dem Lande..."George Frideric Handel, Fritz Wunderlich, Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Heinz Mende
Der Messias / Zweiter Teil: 30. Arie (Tenor) "Doch du ließest ihn im Grabe nicht"George Frideric Handel, Fritz Wunderlich, Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Heinz Mende
Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1: "Holdes Laubgezweig, schattige Ruh' " - ExcerptGeorge Frideric Handel, Fritz Wunderlich, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelík
Sonata In A Major For 2 Oboe D'Amore And Basso Continuo - Arr. H.G. Renner: LarghettoGeorg Philipp Telemann, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Fritz Neumeyer
Zärtliche LiebeLudwig van Beethoven, Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen
Missa solemnis, Op. 123: I. Kyrie: b. Christe eleisonLudwig van Beethoven, Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Walter Berry, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
Missa solemnis, Op. 123: I. Kyrie: a. Kyrie eleisonLudwig van Beethoven, Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
An die Musik, Op. 88, No. 4, D. 547Franz Schubert, Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen
Sonata In A Major For 2 Oboe D'Amore And Basso Continuo - Arr. H.G. Renner: AllegroGeorg Philipp Telemann, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Fritz Neumeyer
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: No. 13, Chorus. Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes – Trio. Dem kommenden Tage sagt es der TagJoseph Haydn, Gundula Janowitz, Fritz Wunderlich, Walter Berry, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
Still wie die Nacht, Op. 326, No. 27Carl Bohm, Fritz Wunderlich, Singgemeinschaft Rudolf Lamy, Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra, Hans Carste
Du bist die Welt für michRichard Tauber, Fritz Wunderlich, Singgemeinschaft Rudolf Lamy, Kurt Graunke Symphony Orchestra, Hans Carste
Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon in D Major, P. 37/1 (Orch. Seiffert) - Recorded 1983Johann Pachelbel, Frank Maus, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Alcina, HWV 34 / Act 2: Qual portento mi richiama - LiveGeorge Frideric Handel, Fritz Wunderlich, Cappella Coloniensis, Ferdinand Leitner
Cantate No.31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret", BWV 31: 5. Recitativo "So stehe denn, du gottergeb'ne Seele"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Marcel Couraud, Stuttgarter Bach-Orchester
Cantate No.31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret", BWV 31: 6. Aria "Adam muss in uns verwesen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Marcel Couraud, Stuttgarter Bach-Orchester
Alcina, HWV 34 / Act 2: Mio bel tesoro - LiveGeorge Frideric Handel, Fritz Wunderlich, Cappella Coloniensis, Ferdinand Leitner
4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: 4. Morgen!Richard Strauss, Fritz Wunderlich, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jan Koetsier
Alcina, HWV 34 / Act 3: Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana - LiveGeorge Frideric Handel, Fritz Wunderlich, Cappella Coloniensis, Ferdinand Leitner
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air "on the G String"Johann Sebastian Bach, David Bell, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 1 - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"Johann Sebastian Bach, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Chor
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part One - For the First Day of Christmas: No. 4: "Bereite dich, Zion"Johann Sebastian Bach, Christa Ludwig, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas: No. 11 Evangelist: "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend"Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. One - For The First Day Of Christmas: No. 7 Choral, Recitativ: "Er ist auf Erden kommen arm" / "Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn"Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Crass, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Chor
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas: No. 13 Evangelist, Engel: "Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Gundula Janowitz, Fritz Wunderlich, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas: No. 10 SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. One - For The First Day Of Christmas: No. 8 Aria: "Großer Herr, o starker König"Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Crass, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
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