Gottlob Frick - Hagen's watch from Gotterdammerung

Gottlob Frick sings Hagen's watch. If you have any doubt as to why he was called "the blackest bass" this should help clear things up. Recorded in 1959.

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• Hagen
• Wagner

[sleepinglikebaby]

In my humble opinion this is the greatest Bass we have recorded singing Wagner... the voice is 'as black as the earl of hells waistcoat'. Bravo!!!

[prairieplant]

the profundity & depth of the beauty of this vocalist in this scene is beyond words

[reviewsvoiceontube]

The prevoius speaker is definitley right. Hagen in Wagner`s Götterdämmerung is Frick`s most remakable and outstanding role and this very recording one of the strongest portrayals.

[OperusSuper]

Wahrscheinlich ist der Hagen die Partie, in der Gottlob Frick am unvergesslichsten sein wird.

Kaum je hat man Hagens Wacht mitsolcher stimmlichen Breite und Wucht hören können. Frick selbst soll gesagt haben, dass man den Hagen nicht nur auf den Bösewicht reduzieren darf. Das beweist er; indem er Hagen nicht nur bedrohlich, dämonisch und böse interpretiert. Frick gelingt es sogar den Hagen "schön" zu singen, fernab von jeder Brüllerei. Eine unübertreffliche Leistung!

[mrboombasticx]

There are two qualities I love about Gottlob Frick's Hagen: first, his pitch wanders outside the lines slightly (I think this works equally well for someone playing Alberich, as it's all part of the slyness and angst of their personae); and, second, he often sings with his mouth to the side, crooked like the character of Hagen. Just from observing his drawn, darkly-hewn features, and watching him portray the role, one would almost imagine the part was written specifically for him.

[ssballs]

@antigonosphilos Antigone?You've got to be joking,right?If not,where's your clip,genius?

[thallocub]

Terrific, like a lava flow

[TAOC24]

MY RESPECT TO THE GREATEST HAGEN OF ALL TIME.

[Shogunmiyuchan]

@unethicaldenier not sure, but he did star as Hagen in the 1964 DG Solti Ring recording of Gotterdammerung, that was GOOD!

[antigonosphilos]

What a terrible voice!

[ElPiconeroalCognac]

His recordings with Wunderlich are not to be missed. They were a perfect match.