George London sings "Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge"

[AlberichNibelungo]

¡El gran Wotan (con permiso de Hotter)!

[pepeelsordo]

Ah!, this is what made me fall in love with opera!

After him all babies!

[rumpwrestler]

And I got to see London in GIOVANNI in Vienna so many years ago...... THE DON GIOVANNI ever!

[adamskyb]

He sounds more like a bass/baritone to me...Is that right?

[stevevandien]

London was indeed a bass-baritone, most comfortable over a two-octave range from G to G, and lower than that of most large-voiced baritones. To my ear, London had a huge, rich and beautiful voice, buttressed by superb technique --

[moietybaby]

GORGEOUS GEORGE

[paulostroff99]

In a word-stupendous! Bravo!  TY James.

[CanadaPisces]

A wonderful Wagnerian baritone! TY!

[bodiloto]

London - una legenda !!! Immortale !!!! Grazie !

[sagalat]

Huge. Incomparable. The Gold Standard! BRAVO

[1915fas]

Perhaps the most beautiful voice in his range ever.

[robertwbecker]

Not to forget that London was ,,, I believe 33 years old at the time of this recording,,, I totally agree with "Primobaritono" regarding his stature as a Wagnerian!!!!!

[2ManyHighCs]

I read with great interest the remarks made on this clip, esp those about certain "tenors". Might I humbly ask, How many of you have ever heard Corelli, Del Monaco, or London L-I-V-E ? I doubt that some of you were even born when these artists were singing. I only would caution that it is not fair to make judgements based on ANY recording. ie. I can not speak about Caruso's singing. I can admire his recordings, but I can not compare him to anyone. I never had the pleasure of hearing him.

[reviewsvoiceontube]

All true words spoken. Basses and Baritones will never be as popular as those tenors.

This is not the Solti Ring recording. Here he is closer to the microphones and no echoes here.

London to me is the most impressive male singer in the history of opera recording.

His Holländer, Amfortas, Wotan are unequalled.

We should be very greatfull for all documents- like this recording of the end of the Vorabend of the Ring- available to us.

Thanks alot for posting this.

[bboymasochist]

The F. Forgot the word it goes with, starts with "So-" is probably the best sound I have ever heard coming out of a human being, and I compare that to the rest of the greats. I can say that without exaggerating.

[ftumschk]

"So grüss' ich die Burg..."

[EinFremderAusElea]

Check out this for a more "active" Wotan: /watch?v=ZRQoVnO2m8w

[EinFremderAusElea]

Zu traurig. Aber nicht schlecht, weiß Gott!

Ich meine, die Klarheit, man versteht ihn ohne die geringste Anstrengung. Aber er ist zu ernst und traurig, als ob Wotan seine Herde in Sicherheit bringen müßte, Walhall ist ein reines Statussymbol, das bringt er nicht rüber.

[marctenor]

wow. VOICE!

[derwundenlabsal]

best voice imaginable

[TOMMUC1]

He was a dinosaur. I asked Astrid Varnay about their Munich Aida duet recording. She said he was amazing, they did it in one take, and went for a beer. They don't make 'em like this anymore....

[cantante189]

OMG - you knew Astrid personally? She was amazing as Bruennhilde. I loved her autobiography so much. My favorite recording of Der fliegende Hollaender is Astrid and George together. It is electric.

[TOMMUC1]

I assume you are speaking of Bayreuth 1956, with Keilberth in the pit- It is really excellent, I must say.

[egymagyar1111111]

they are, you know GOD GIVEN the two of them.. I had this in similar situation when a bass was trying the C hitting the piano and baritone came over and put that C long and sonorous telling rival do not make so complicated ..with a smile... that is when in Vienna the hungarian quartet told it is not bad for an opera singer to have voice

[ilFactotum]

George London is such an underrated singer; he had such a beautiful voice, yet it seems only Wagner fans and those who like low voices appreciate him.

[bboymasochist]

It's because the world of popular music, mainstream and classical, is dominated by high voices. If you had a low voice, you had to be absolutely mind-blowing to make it as a legend. London, in my humble opinion, had a voice that blew everyone else out of the water. *ahem - the tenors like DelMonaco, Corelli, and Domingo all had amazing voices, and we can all agree on that.

Honestly, London destroys all of these amazing tenors, and he doesn't enjoy as much fame as them. That's how it is...

[SinoSene]

Is this from Of Gods and Demons or from the Solti recording of the Ring? It sounds like the one found on Gods and Demons.

I love his voice! So dense and dark!

[primobaritono]

I got this from Myto's CD "George London Recital". This is not from the Solti Ring.