The Best Tannhäuser Ever...Max Lorenz - 1942 - PART I

"Auch ich darf mich so glücklich nennen"

Hermann, Landgraf von Thuringen...Ludwig Hofmann.
Tannhauser............................................Max Lorenz.
Wolfram von Eschenbach...................Karl Schmitt-Walter.
Walter von der Vogelweide.................Walter Ludwig.
Biterolf.....................................................Walter Grossmann.
Heinrich der Schreiber........................Wilhelm Ulbricht.
Reinmar von Zweter............................Alfred Frey.
Elisabeth...............................................Maria Reining.
Venus.....................................................Margarete Baumer.

Berliner Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester.
Chor des Deutschen Opernhaus, Berlin.
Dirigent, Artur Rother.

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• Tannhäuser
• Opera
• Wagner
• Max
• Lorenz
• Artur
• Rother

[xav71176]

but who sings Walther ?

[maxlorenz24]

Info edited.

Thanks.

[pelagohippos]

Many thanks for edit !!! ;o)

[maxlorenz24]

An explanation is due: I use Linux at home but I don't know how to post from Linux so I use to post from work, on a hurry, from memory or with few notes, then I forget or don't have time to improve the info. Sorry.

[TheBadbury]

Also Schmitt-Walter is utterly splendid!

[maxlorenz24]

Yes. So many great singers in that era.

Please check out European archive's site: it has many opera recordings from that period. I found "my" own Meistersinger, complete on vinyl rip.

Also, a Tristan with Lorenz and Flagstad from 1948, only excerpts, I am afraid.

[discovolante21]

Great singing and diction.

[2ManyHighCs]

Superlative singing. We all can learn from this.

[jhb134]

@2ManyHighCs - Not bad, and entirely, in-character. If we're talking about the GREATEST Tannhauser, ever .... then, it must be Melchior.

[paulostroff99]

Awesome.TY max lorenz 24 for posting

[alexpenncy]

Surely he sold his soul to the Devil for the luxury of such an infinite voice.

[AfroPoli]

This probably IS the best Tannhäuser on record. A pity that they did not record the entire opera. 

[xav71176]

and who sings Biterolf ?

[Boratti]

Not my kind of Voice..this terrible RRRRRR is disgusting.