Fritz Wunderlich Sings "Un' aura amorosa," ("Der Odem der Liebe") From Così Fan Tutte."

[jepthah15]

As the first aria I really learned, I remember its many pitfalls which you have pointed out in the intro. One of the things I love about FW is that he always anticipates the higher notes and places his voice to be ready for them...no tension, no pushing, no struggling. He makes the space, supports the note (french horn training) and lets it happen. Lovely.

[EdmundStAustell]

@jepthah15 Thank you for an interesting comment!

[forcefullyadvancing]

I agree, immaculate, sung perfectly!  A very BIG Thank you for posting!!

[EdmundStAustell]

@forcefullyadvancing  A very BIG thank you for your comment! Much appreciated!

[francesca7564]

Merveilleux Wunderlich !

Merci Edmund une fois de plus ...

[EdmundStAustell]

@francesca7564 Mon plaisir tout à fait. Il était un ténor merveilleux!

[francesca7564]

@EdmundStAustell

Je dirai même "lumineux" et inégalé à ce jour ...

Meilleures amitié Edmund .  :-)

[RoyKa2010]

@francesca7564 Merci pour le sublime Wunderlich! Sa version en allemand est meilleure que bien d'autres en italien.

Et merci M. Edmund d'avoir mis en ligne.

[tenorschofield]

Schön Gesang!!!!, he sure was one of the best of all times!!!!. Thanks don Edmund for sharing this jewel with all us (I learn from listening to your channel...thanks!!!)

Bravo!!!!!!

[EdmundStAustell]

@tenorschofield You're quite welcome, my friend. Thank YOU!

[ZeitwirdhierRaum]

Listening to this, I grieved for him all over again. What a loss for all of us that he couldn't sing another few decades.

[EdmundStAustell]

@ZeitwirdhierRaum Amen! Thank you!

[klemperer100]

SEMPLICEMENTE UNA MERAVIGLIA!!!

THANK YOU FOR POSTING

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic!

[AntW11]

This is by far one of the best renditions. His voice has a beautiful even quality all the way through this aria. Excellent singing.

[EdmundStAustell]

@AntW11 Yes, I absolutely agree.  Thanks for the comment.

[AntW11]

This is by far one of the best renditions. His voice has a beautiful even quality all the way through this aria. Excellent singing.

[paulostroff99]

Superb singing by one who was as good as it ever got. TY Edmund for posting.

[EdmundStAustell]

@paulostroff99 Thank you, and you are absolutely right! Especially in Mozart; it's impossible for me to imagine anyone doing it better.

[paulostroff99]

@EdmundStAustell -He is oneof the most sorely missed of all artists that departed long before their time.

[igancedo]

Wunderlich is a German Ferrari!!!!

[EdmundStAustell]

@igancedo Or Porsche even:-)

[igancedo]

@EdmundStAustell Indeed! but he's sound is so "Italian"...a wonderful amazing lyric tenor!!

[matavidya]

I've never heard this sung better. Such a shame Wunderlich died young.

[EdmundStAustell]

@matavidya Thank you very much.  Yes, I agree--on both counts.

[Arellessful]

If there are any Mozart, or Fritz. detractors out there, please play them this glorious performance, and rest your case, on both counts.

[SuperLuckydream]

Fritz Wunderlich gives as an elegant, masterful, and majestic performance of the aria as can ever be heard. Thanks for sharing, dear Edmund.

[EdmundStAustell]

@SuperLuckydream My pleasure, Tamara. Thank you for the comment, and you are right...Wunderlich is perfect for Mozart.

[BazzasBest]

Each note a burnished jewel. Each jewel caressed into a priceless necklace.

[djschlom]

see Wunderlich doing Im Abendrot! Usually a baritone song, but beautiful!

[EdmundStAustell]

@djschlom Thanks! I'll take a look at it!

[einherzundeineseele]

Fritz Wunderlich ist einfach nicht zu übertreffen. Er besass eine natürliche Sitimme mit

einem wunderschönen Oberklang und herrlichem Timbre.

Bislang ist er unübertroffen. Eine Jahrhundertstimme par exellence!

[EdmundStAustell]

@einherzundeineseele Thank you, my friend!

[sdegrace]

Magnifique!

[EdmundStAustell]

@sdegrace Merci! Je suis absolument d'accord!

[djschlom]

any recordings of Wunderlich singing this in Italian? I would love to hear it...Unfortunately german is a little too "gutteral" to do this beautiful music appropriate justice! IMHO.

[EdmundStAustell]

@djschlom Sorry, I don't. As I reflect on it, I don't think I have anything at all by him in any language except German. You raise an interesting point, actually. Let me double check that.

[EdmundStAustell]

@djschlom Nope. All my recordings by Wunderlich are in Italian. He even sings "Granada" in German! There are videos on Youtube (a few) of him singing in Italian. At a quick glance, I found Il Mio Tesoro and La donna e mobile. I think, if you were to listen to La Donna e Mobile, you might see why he recorded so much in German. He tends to puch out every single word in Italian (at least in La Donna e mobile) and it blows the musical line all to pieces. Most interesting question!

[axelvonchiemgau]

@djschlom

Mozart like Bach, Telemann, Gluck, Haydn, Beethoven, Wagner, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Orff etc. are native, German speaking artists - if their art sounds "gutteral" to you, it probably is - I am sorry to say that - because you are thinking procincial. All of the music of these extraordinary artists is far beyond of any language - it is devine art. I really hope you will always appreciate the art and the genius of these artists...

[djschlom]

@axelvonchiemgau I do appreciated it!! I love german leider, and find Schubert's "Im Abendrot" sung by Dietrich Fischer Dieskau to be one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. I just find that the original language seems to fit better with the musical line of this piece. I love Mozart German, see Wunderlich singing "Oh wie Angstlich" for a good example of what I am trying to say.

[paulostroff99]

@axelvonchiemgau -Correct and very well said.

[moosopal]

@djschlom strange - you dont do Mozart justice - whoms mothertongue was "German" - eith the wonderful Austrian tone of course

[moosopal]

@moosopal eith is "with"

[theirisher]

Perhaps it is too obvious to mention, but Wunderlich had the most horn-like sound of any singer I know. No doubt his vocal style was influenced by his training on the French Horn, but no other horn player can sing like this! What a magnificent instrument he had: completely organic and unaffected; free and beautiful in passaggio; fully voiced in the lowest notes; and of course those beautifully clear, trumpeting high notes. And all of it sewn together with a faultless legato. One of the greats!

[EdmundStAustell]

@theirisher Wonderful comment! Thank you very much!

[Cantormatis]

Wunderlich was certainly the most aptly named singer I've ever heard. One thing about him: he made everything sound easy.

[EdmundStAustell]

@Cantormatis Exactly. And that's an indicator of great art in and of itself.

[RossiniSoprano]

NO ONE sings this, my favorite Mozart aria, better........niemand!

[EdmundStAustell]

@RossiniSoprano Thank you. Yes, you are right. I can't think of anyone either. A magnificent tenor!

[meltzerboy]

As you and Tim point out, Mozart's music is often deceptively simple but in fact very challenging to perform, as well as being healthy for the voice. Roberta Peters commented on this, as did Eleanor Steber and Richard Tucker. Wunderlich is the ideal Mozart singer, with his beautiful tone, elegant style, and expressive phrasing. Thanks for sharing this, Edmund.

[EdmundStAustell]

@meltzerboy Thank you very much a typically well-informed comment. And you are right.....I know of singers who use favorite Mozart arias, or pieces of arias, as vocalises. They are a tonic for the voice.

[meltzerboy]

@EdmundStAustell The jelly for the throat, as Tucker would say.

[EdmundStAustell]

@meltzerboy :-)  :-)

[GermanOperaSinger]

@EdmundStAustell Caruso always sang Mozart to warm up his voice, and then again after the performance to lighten his voice.

[EdmundStAustell]

@GermanOperaSinger The ultimate vocal tonic! Thank you!

[meltzerboy]

@EdmundStAustell The jelly for the throat, as Tucker would say.

[ValentinLundin]

thank you thank you thank you! :)

[EdmundStAustell]

@ValentinLundin  You're welcome, welcome, welcome:-)

[dantitustimshu]

Heifetz used to say that Mozart's music is the most difficult to perform as it demands the uttermost refinement and perfection in musicianship. Wunderlich's voice and musicianship are ideal for this music and fulfil all its demands. His wonderful renditions of the Mozart roles makes one feel that they are composed for his voice. This one goes to my favorites list. Many thanks for posting, Edmund.

[EdmundStAustell]

@dantitustimshu  My pleasure, and I agree with you absolutely about Wunderlich and Mozart. Thanks for your comment.

[paulostroff99]

Superb! TY Edmund for this great post.

[EdmundStAustell]

@paulostroff99  Thank you very much. A really great tenor!

[GermanOperaSinger]

I really wish he'd sung it in Italian, as he did with Don Ottavio later in his career. His performances as Belmonte and Tamino set the standard for any tenor since him - but his interpretations in Mozart's tenor roles written in Italian were also nothing less than spectacular, proving it was not just the German language, but that Wunderlich's voice itself was highly compatible with Mozart's music. My personal favorite rendition of this particular aria is Simoneau's from the 1954 full recording.

[EdmundStAustell]

@GermanOperaSinger  I agree with you. I know the Simoneau recording, and it is spectacular! Thanks for comment.