Gottlob frick - osmin - Ha! Wie will ich triumphieren

[kluke1000]

He Fricks me out :D :D :D

[Zilerrezko]

what are the exact words when he's singing the low D? please :D

[Jextxadore]

@Zilerrezko "Denn nun hab' ich vor euch Ruh", although I'm think he says "Ruch vor euch".  A lot of basses do — I personally think it makes it easier to hit the low D.

[salmig99]

Hard to make comparisons.. different times.. different recording technology.. Kurt Moll's version on YT is live and this is studio.. all the same, I feel Frick is a better singer.. less prone to err.. rhythm- or pitch-wise.. Thank you very much for posting..!

[MrSolinvictus88]

simply the best!

[Sieglinde84]

I feel he captures Osmin's nature well. Most basses either make him too evil or too burlesque, but I always thought he should be a humorous villain who only pretends to be evil, he'd never do all the torture he sings about.

[WhiteProfondo]

I prefer him to Kurt Moll !!!

[1donpizarro]

Kurt Moll has for him an imposing, dark voice with unbeliable low notes (bottom D for instance), he is a true musician and singer (the coloraturas in act 3 are quite perfect), but Osmin is quite bestial, sadistic and I hear and feel it through Frick's performance and vocal timbre ... Actually, Moll sounds too noble for the role, even if, nowadays, he's the best on operatic stages.

[WhiteProfondo]

Well, both singers, Moll and Frick have some very own problems with their natural timbre in singing- Moll sings MANY,MANY vocals back into his neck and sounds like a frog to my ears and Frick sounds extremly sharp all the time without a real bass-timbre but having the deep notes as well, but I also know Bass-Baritones who can also sing low C, now thats a voice-colour discussion, so I don´t follow it, because everything is about taste. Moll was great a diction and musical phrasing, no doubt.

[hugodraslik]

@WhiteProfondo

I see you really love criticising Moll. His timbre can be unpleasant, but this is really a thing of taste - I like his "frog". And he also has lots of other qualities: voice agility, excellent high notes and a he´s perfect at acting. I´m still waiting for the proof, that you are better...

[WhiteProfondo]

send me your e-mail and I give you one of my recordings and I show you how to sing that piece!

[NeFaustoFilius]

@WhiteProfondo Post it on youtube instead, no one is going to give you there personal e-mail, or at least I wouldn't. So, post it.

[happyman]

what do you mean by "blackest" bass?

[vk342]

"His voice, instantly recognisable by its dark, evil-sounding, almost reptilian timbre, was aptly described by Wilhelm Furtwängler as 'the blackest bass in Germany' (der schwärzeste Bass in Deutschland)." See Wikipedia article.

[flaze3]

I'm guessing it refers to the dark timbre of his voice. It's the effect of an open throat and lowered larynx.

[KamillAristonChudoba]

Cool amazing voice.

Thank you for posting this.

[MusashiTzu]

Ah, another young person who like this type of music:) Maybe I am not so wired afterall. I have more of Gottlob Frick and many other great basses, so feel free to look through my youtube channel:)

[kandutery]

hehe i´m young too :D