Friedrich Schorr
Schorr is recognized as the greatest Wagnerian bass-baritone of his generation, arguably of the entire 20th century, and was particularly famous for his profound portrayals of Wotan in Der Ring des Nibelungen and Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. He was celebrated, too, for his appearances as Don Pizarro in Beethoven's Fidelio.
His voice was powerful, steady, and rich-toned, with a beautiful mezza voce. He placed a special and an emphasis on maintaining a smooth, legato line in his singing, with no trace of Sprechgesang. Towards the end of Schorr's career, his extreme top notes became somewhat 'wooden', however, as the result of many years of strenuous usage.
Friedrich Schorr
Schorr is recognized as the greatest Wagnerian bass-baritone of his generation, arguably of the entire 20th century, and was particularly famous for his profound portrayals of Wotan in Der Ring des Nibelungen and Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. He was...
Das Rheingold
Die Walküre
Studio recordings, 1926-32
Total duration: 2hr 33:07
Florence Austral ∙ Walter Widdop ∙ Göta Ljungberg
Albert Coates ∙ Leo Blech, conductors
WAGNER The Potted Ring - Volume 3: Götterdämmerung, Motives and Extras
Studio recordings, 1926-31
Total duration: 2hr 23:59 and 60:30
Rudolf Laubenthal ∙ Maartje Offers ∙ Ivar Andrésen
Lauritz Melchior ∙ Friedrich Schorr
Götterdämmerung: Albert Coates ∙ Leo Blech
Appendix: Lawrance Collingwood ∙ Leo Blech ∙ Karl Muck
WAGNER The Potted Ring - Volume Two: Siegfried
Studio recordings, 1928-32
Total duration: 2hr 31:10
Heinrich Tessmer ∙ Eduard Habich ∙ Albert Reiss
Rudolf Bockelmann ∙ Emil Schipper ∙ Maria Olszewska ∙ Nora Gruhn
Robert Heger ∙ Albert Coates ∙ Karl Alwin, conductors
Live in the Theater unter der Linden, Berlin, 1928
Total duration: 79:50
Berlin State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Leo Blech, conductor
WAGNER Siegfried
Recorded live in 1937
Total duration: 3hr 25:51
Lauritz Melchior, Siegfried
Friedrich Schorr, Wanderer
Kirsten Flagstad, Brünhilde
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conducted by Arthur Bodanzky
WAGNER The Potted Ring - Volume One: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre
WAGNER The Potted Ring - Volume Two: Siegfried
WAGNER The Potted Ring - Volume Three: Götterdämmerung, Motives and Extras
Studio recordings, 1926-32
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