Hans Hotter (19 January 1909 – 6 December 2003) was a German operaticbass-baritone, admired internationally after World War II for the power, beauty, and intelligence of his singing, especially in Wagner operas. He was extremely tall and his appearance was striking because of his high, narrow face, wide mouth, and big, aquiline nose. His voice and diction were equally recognisable.
Born in Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Hotter studied with Matthäus Roemer in Munich. He worked as an organist and choirmaster before making his operatic debut in Opava in 1930.
He performed in Germany and Austria under the Nazi regime, despite avoiding pressure on performers to join the Nazi Party, and made some appearances outside the country, including concerts under the baton of Bruno Walter in Amsterdam, who advised him that if Hotter could not leave his family members he had little alternative but remain in Germany. Hotter was unable to pursue an international career until his Covent Garden debut in 1947. After that, he sang in all the major opera houses of Europe. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as the title role in The Flying Dutchman in 1950. In four seasons at the Met, he performed 35 times in 13 roles, almost all Wagnerian.
Schubert, Die Winterreise D911 Op. 89 - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Schubert, Die Winterreise D911 Op. 89 - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Schubert, Die Winterreise D911 Op. 89 - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
10:35
HANS HOTTER Masterclass, in English. FRAGMENT!
HANS HOTTER Masterclass, in English. FRAGMENT!
HANS HOTTER Masterclass, in English. FRAGMENT!
Ten minutes of a masterclass given by Hans Hotter (in the late 1980s? In London?). It's all I've got - but better than nothing! Two students (the first is the mezzo Christine Rice, I think) work on songs by Schubert and Schumann.
17:54
Hans Hotter "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" Die Walküre
Hans Hotter "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" Die Walküre
Hans Hotter "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" Die Walküre
Hans Hotter sings "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival Hans Knappertsbus...
14:44
Hans Hotter - Wotans Abschied - 1965
Hans Hotter - Wotans Abschied - 1965
Hans Hotter - Wotans Abschied - 1965
4:27
Hans Hotter sings Im Abendrot (Schubert)
Hans Hotter sings Im Abendrot (Schubert)
Hans Hotter sings Im Abendrot (Schubert)
Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) (1909-2003) sings "Im Abendrot" by Schubert. Gerald Moore: piano. Record: October 1957.
3:59
"Ständchen" Hans Hotter
"Ständchen" Hans Hotter
"Ständchen" Hans Hotter
Pour moi, le meilleur interprète du lied. Sans artifices, sans snobismes. Enregistrement EMI, 1956. Hans Hotter et Gerald Moore.
3:04
Hans Hotter sings An die Musik
Hans Hotter sings An die Musik
Hans Hotter sings An die Musik
Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) (1909-2003) sings "An die Musik" by Schubert. Gerald Moore: piano Record: October 1949.
6:34
Hans Hotter & Thomas Quasthoff - Winterreise 1991
Hans Hotter & Thomas Quasthoff - Winterreise 1991
Hans Hotter & Thomas Quasthoff - Winterreise 1991
3:36
Hans Hotter sings Schumann: Die Beiden Grenadiere
Hans Hotter sings Schumann: Die Beiden Grenadiere
Hans Hotter sings Schumann: Die Beiden Grenadiere
The great Wagnerian bass-baritone performs a song by Robert Schumann.
Bach: Cantata "Ich habe genug", BWV 82 1. Aria: Ich habe genug, Ich habe den Heiland, das Hoffen der Frommen, Auf meine begierigen Arme genommen; Ich habe ge...
5:08
Hans Hotter: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Rossini)
Hans Hotter: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Rossini)
Hans Hotter: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Rossini)
"Die Verleumdung, sie ist ein Lüftchen" (La calunnia è un venticello) Joseph Keilberth, Bayerischen Staatsoper München, 1959.
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Schubert, Der Schwanengesang - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Schubert, Der Schwanengesang - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Schubert, Der Schwanengesang - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
63:59
Hans Hotter - Da Capo - Interview with August Everding, 1986
Hans Hotter - Da Capo - Interview with August Everding, 1986
Hans Hotter - Da Capo - Interview with August Everding, 1986
Hans Hotter - Da Capo - Interview with August Everding Im Gespraech mit August Everding March 22, 1986.
4:44
Hans Hotter - Schubert: Der Wanderer D 493
Hans Hotter - Schubert: Der Wanderer D 493
Hans Hotter - Schubert: Der Wanderer D 493
Recorded in 1946. Hotter in his prime. Pianist is Hermann von Nordberg.
Schubert, Die Winterreise D911 Op. 89 - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Schubert, Die Winterreise D911 Op. 89 - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Schubert, Die Winterreise D911 Op. 89 - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
10:35
HANS HOTTER Masterclass, in English. FRAGMENT!
HANS HOTTER Masterclass, in English. FRAGMENT!
HANS HOTTER Masterclass, in English. FRAGMENT!
Ten minutes of a masterclass given by Hans Hotter (in the late 1980s? In London?). It's all I've got - but better than nothing! Two students (the first is the mezzo Christine Rice, I think) work on songs by Schubert and Schumann.
17:54
Hans Hotter "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" Die Walküre
Hans Hotter "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" Die Walküre
Hans Hotter "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" Die Walküre
Hans Hotter sings "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival Hans Knappertsbus...
14:44
Hans Hotter - Wotans Abschied - 1965
Hans Hotter - Wotans Abschied - 1965
Hans Hotter - Wotans Abschied - 1965
4:27
Hans Hotter sings Im Abendrot (Schubert)
Hans Hotter sings Im Abendrot (Schubert)
Hans Hotter sings Im Abendrot (Schubert)
Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) (1909-2003) sings "Im Abendrot" by Schubert. Gerald Moore: piano. Record: October 1957.
3:59
"Ständchen" Hans Hotter
"Ständchen" Hans Hotter
"Ständchen" Hans Hotter
Pour moi, le meilleur interprète du lied. Sans artifices, sans snobismes. Enregistrement EMI, 1956. Hans Hotter et Gerald Moore.
3:04
Hans Hotter sings An die Musik
Hans Hotter sings An die Musik
Hans Hotter sings An die Musik
Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) (1909-2003) sings "An die Musik" by Schubert. Gerald Moore: piano Record: October 1949.
6:34
Hans Hotter & Thomas Quasthoff - Winterreise 1991
Hans Hotter & Thomas Quasthoff - Winterreise 1991
Hans Hotter & Thomas Quasthoff - Winterreise 1991
3:36
Hans Hotter sings Schumann: Die Beiden Grenadiere
Hans Hotter sings Schumann: Die Beiden Grenadiere
Hans Hotter sings Schumann: Die Beiden Grenadiere
The great Wagnerian bass-baritone performs a song by Robert Schumann.
Bach: Cantata "Ich habe genug", BWV 82 1. Aria: Ich habe genug, Ich habe den Heiland, das Hoffen der Frommen, Auf meine begierigen Arme genommen; Ich habe ge...
5:08
Hans Hotter: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Rossini)
Hans Hotter: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Rossini)
Hans Hotter: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Rossini)
"Die Verleumdung, sie ist ein Lüftchen" (La calunnia è un venticello) Joseph Keilberth, Bayerischen Staatsoper München, 1959.
47:48
Schubert, Der Schwanengesang - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Schubert, Der Schwanengesang - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Schubert, Der Schwanengesang - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
63:59
Hans Hotter - Da Capo - Interview with August Everding, 1986
Hans Hotter - Da Capo - Interview with August Everding, 1986
Hans Hotter - Da Capo - Interview with August Everding, 1986
Hans Hotter - Da Capo - Interview with August Everding Im Gespraech mit August Everding March 22, 1986.
4:44
Hans Hotter - Schubert: Der Wanderer D 493
Hans Hotter - Schubert: Der Wanderer D 493
Hans Hotter - Schubert: Der Wanderer D 493
Recorded in 1946. Hotter in his prime. Pianist is Hermann von Nordberg.
6:25
Hans Hotter - Winterreise: 1. Gute Nacht (1943)
Hans Hotter - Winterreise: 1. Gute Nacht (1943)
Hans Hotter - Winterreise: 1. Gute Nacht (1943)
Hans Hotter singing the first Lied of the song cycle "Winterreise" by Franz Schubert. He is accompanied by the great Michael Raucheisen.
The recording was made in 1943. Hotter voice is more slender than in his later recordings, and to me he seems more involved. I consider this, along with Gerhard Hüsch's 1933 recording, to be the finest Winterreise ever recorded.
8:53
Cesare Siepi and Hans Hotter perform "Il Grand' Inquisitor!"
Cesare Siepi and Hans Hotter perform "Il Grand' Inquisitor!"
Cesare Siepi and Hans Hotter perform "Il Grand' Inquisitor!"
Verdi: Don Carlos Duett "Il Grand' Inquisitor" with Filippo II - Cesare Siepi (bass) Il Grand' Inquisitor - Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) Live Performance from...
10:00
"Amfortas´s Monologue" with Hans Hotter 1954 Kna
"Amfortas´s Monologue" with Hans Hotter 1954 Kna
"Amfortas´s Monologue" with Hans Hotter 1954 Kna
Amfortas: Hans Hotter Chor and Orchestra from the Bayreuther Festspieler. Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch. 1954 Una rareza donde las haya, pero que sirve de e...
3:41
"Mondnacht" Hans Hotter
"Mondnacht" Hans Hotter
"Mondnacht" Hans Hotter
Just beautiful. Piano: Gerald Moore. Liederkreis Op.39, Robert Schumann. Gedichte: Joseph von Eichendorff "Es war, als hätt' der Himmel /Die Erde still geküs...
11:36
Hans Hotter "Die Frist ist um" Der fliegende Holländer
Hans Hotter "Die Frist ist um" Der fliegende Holländer
Hans Hotter "Die Frist ist um" Der fliegende Holländer
Hans Hotter sings "Die Frist ist um" from Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner (1813-1901) Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera Clemens Krauss, conduct...
9:01
Hans Hotter, Die Walküre (Wagner), Wotan's Farewell, 1942
Hans Hotter, Die Walküre (Wagner), Wotan's Farewell, 1942
Hans Hotter, Die Walküre (Wagner), Wotan's Farewell, 1942
Hans Hotter, bass (1909-2003) Die Walküre (Wagner) "Leb' wohl, du kühnes herrliches Kind" recorded in 1942 ( the date in the title of the video is wrong, the...
2:58
Hans Hotter and Martha Mödl sing the opening to Act II of Die Walküre
Hans Hotter and Martha Mödl sing the opening to Act II of Die Walküre
Hans Hotter and Martha Mödl sing the opening to Act II of Die Walküre
Hans Hotter and Martha Mödl sing the opening to Act II ("Nun zäume dein Ross") of Die Walküre.
1:44
Hans Hotter as Philippo II from Don Carlos
Hans Hotter as Philippo II from Don Carlos
Hans Hotter as Philippo II from Don Carlos
Telecast.
12:33
Hans Hotter interview
Hans Hotter interview
Hans Hotter interview
Prior to a 1974 recital in Adelaide, bass-baritone Hans Hotter was interviewed by Glen Menzies at the Adelaide Town Hall. Hotter speaks of his career, singing opera and lieder, and teaching.
Here is a link to Hotter singing Mussorgsky's "Boris":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo14fAFHBzw
And here is video footage of him singing "Der Musensohn" at age 78:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bupJS5zMaEo
Schubert, Die Winterreise D911 Op. 89 - Hans Hotter; Gerald Moore (1954)
Ten minutes of a masterclass given by Hans Hotter (in the late 1980s? In London?). It's all I've got - but better than nothing! Two students (the first is the mezzo Christine Rice, I think) work on songs by Schubert and Schumann.
Ten minutes of a masterclass given by Hans Hotter (in the late 1980s? In London?). It's all I've got - but better than nothing! Two students (the first is the mezzo Christine Rice, I think) work on songs by Schubert and Schumann.
published:08 Oct 2014
views:5
Hans Hotter "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" Die Walküre
Hans Hotter sings "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival Hans Knappertsbus...
Hans Hotter sings "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival Hans Knappertsbus...
Bach: Cantata "Ich habe genug", BWV 82 1. Aria: Ich habe genug, Ich habe den Heiland, das Hoffen der Frommen, Auf meine begierigen Arme genommen; Ich habe ge...
Bach: Cantata "Ich habe genug", BWV 82 1. Aria: Ich habe genug, Ich habe den Heiland, das Hoffen der Frommen, Auf meine begierigen Arme genommen; Ich habe ge...
Hans Hotter singing the first Lied of the song cycle "Winterreise" by Franz Schubert. He is accompanied by the great Michael Raucheisen.
The recording was made in 1943. Hotter voice is more slender than in his later recordings, and to me he seems more involved. I consider this, along with Gerhard Hüsch's 1933 recording, to be the finest Winterreise ever recorded.
Hans Hotter singing the first Lied of the song cycle "Winterreise" by Franz Schubert. He is accompanied by the great Michael Raucheisen.
The recording was made in 1943. Hotter voice is more slender than in his later recordings, and to me he seems more involved. I consider this, along with Gerhard Hüsch's 1933 recording, to be the finest Winterreise ever recorded.
published:02 May 2009
views:7194
Cesare Siepi and Hans Hotter perform "Il Grand' Inquisitor!"
Verdi: Don Carlos Duett "Il Grand' Inquisitor" with Filippo II - Cesare Siepi (bass) Il Grand' Inquisitor - Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) Live Performance from...
Verdi: Don Carlos Duett "Il Grand' Inquisitor" with Filippo II - Cesare Siepi (bass) Il Grand' Inquisitor - Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) Live Performance from...
Amfortas: Hans Hotter Chor and Orchestra from the Bayreuther Festspieler. Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch. 1954 Una rareza donde las haya, pero que sirve de e...
Amfortas: Hans Hotter Chor and Orchestra from the Bayreuther Festspieler. Conductor: Hans Knappertsbusch. 1954 Una rareza donde las haya, pero que sirve de e...
Just beautiful. Piano: Gerald Moore. Liederkreis Op.39, Robert Schumann. Gedichte: Joseph von Eichendorff "Es war, als hätt' der Himmel /Die Erde still geküs...
Just beautiful. Piano: Gerald Moore. Liederkreis Op.39, Robert Schumann. Gedichte: Joseph von Eichendorff "Es war, als hätt' der Himmel /Die Erde still geküs...
Hans Hotter sings "Die Frist ist um" from Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner (1813-1901) Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera Clemens Krauss, conduct...
Hans Hotter sings "Die Frist ist um" from Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner (1813-1901) Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera Clemens Krauss, conduct...
Hans Hotter, bass (1909-2003) Die Walküre (Wagner) "Leb' wohl, du kühnes herrliches Kind" recorded in 1942 ( the date in the title of the video is wrong, the...
Hans Hotter, bass (1909-2003) Die Walküre (Wagner) "Leb' wohl, du kühnes herrliches Kind" recorded in 1942 ( the date in the title of the video is wrong, the...
Prior to a 1974 recital in Adelaide, bass-baritone Hans Hotter was interviewed by Glen Menzies at the Adelaide Town Hall. Hotter speaks of his career, singing opera and lieder, and teaching.
Here is a link to Hotter singing Mussorgsky's "Boris":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo14fAFHBzw
And here is video footage of him singing "Der Musensohn" at age 78:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bupJS5zMaEo
Prior to a 1974 recital in Adelaide, bass-baritone Hans Hotter was interviewed by Glen Menzies at the Adelaide Town Hall. Hotter speaks of his career, singing opera and lieder, and teaching.
Here is a link to Hotter singing Mussorgsky's "Boris":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo14fAFHBzw
And here is video footage of him singing "Der Musensohn" at age 78:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bupJS5zMaEo
1996, Hans Hotter s'exprime sur l'interpretation et particulierement sur le role de Wotan...
6:27
Part II - Your Favorites: HANS HOTTER
Part II - Your Favorites: HANS HOTTER
Part II - Your Favorites: HANS HOTTER
THIS PART IS FOR YOUR FAVORITES!
Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter in the favorite-collection? What´s your own opinion? Let us know!
Hans Hotter, Bass-Baritone (1909-2003)
Franz Schubert - Winterreise
First Song: Gute Nacht!
Piano: Michael Raucheisen
(Recorded 1942/43 )
My personal opinion: "He sings with nuances and refinement of a Liedersänger", I could read in an essay about german Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter. This compliment is all the more, because Hotter´s voice was a mighty instrument - full of energy and authority. "It was the artsong, that brought me to singing", When Hotter began his career, he was 21 (Sprecher in "Magic Flute")
THIS PART IS FOR YOUR FAVORITES!
Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter in the favorite-collection? What´s your own opinion? Let us know!
Hans Hotter, Bass-Baritone (1909-2003)
Franz Schubert - Winterreise
First Song: Gute Nacht!
Piano: Michael Raucheisen
(Recorded 1942/43 )
My personal opinion: "He sings with nuances and refinement of a Liedersänger", I could read in an essay about german Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter. This compliment is all the more, because Hotter´s voice was a mighty instrument - full of energy and authority. "It was the artsong, that brought me to singing", When Hotter began his career, he was 21 (Sprecher in "Magic Flute"). He first sang "Winterreise" in the 1930s, his last was in the 1990s (!). High acclaimed was his 1955 recording with Gerald Moore, but for me he was better with Raucheisen one decade earlier. John Steane raised an objection: For him, Hotter´s softly singing didn´t have the quality we know from Kipnis, Schorr or Hüsch - Hotter was faint and breathy. Many said, there was a wobble in his voice, and Jürgen Kesting decided, it distored his recordings. Even in an interview, producer John Culshaw did not deny Hotter´s weak point, but he supplemented it was quite clear, "as the leading Wotan in his era" Hotter was indispensable. Wagner was his domain. Between 1952 and 1966 he was a regular guest at the Bayreuth Festival with Holländer, Wotan, Gurnemanz and Hans Sachs. 1947 he sang at Covent Garden, 1950 he came to the Met: The first of his four seasons there (Rudolf Bing gave him "Dutchman" for his debut.) Hotter´s portrayal of Gurnemanz (Parsifal) was preserved on record in Hans Knappertsbusch´s second live recording at Bayreuth, and he was also celebrated for his Pizarro in Beethoven´s "Fidelio". His international fame was almost entirely in the German repertoire, although he also sang Verdi (1952 in a Met-broadcast of "Don Carlo" with Tucker). I confess, there´s not much more about him I can say. During all my years as an admirer of opera-music and Lieder, Hans Hotter always for me was a marginal figure, particular he never came to my attention. It was paradoxical, but may I say so: For me he was an impersonal personality. With 30 votings Hans Hotter rose up to place 26.
THE COMPLETE OVERVIEW: GO TO ALL SINGERS IN THIS LIST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBsScnQWVlU
THIS PART IS FOR YOUR FAVORITES!
Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter in the favorite-collection? What´s your own opinion? Let us know!
Hans Hotter, Bass-Baritone (1909-2003)
Franz Schubert - Winterreise
First Song: Gute Nacht!
Piano: Michael Raucheisen
(Recorded 1942/43 )
My personal opinion: "He sings with nuances and refinement of a Liedersänger", I could read in an essay about german Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter. This compliment is all the more, because Hotter´s voice was a mighty instrument - full of energy and authority. "It was the artsong, that brought me to singing", When Hotter began his career, he was 21 (Sprecher in "Magic Flute"). He first sang "Winterreise" in the 1930s, his last was in the 1990s (!). High acclaimed was his 1955 recording with Gerald Moore, but for me he was better with Raucheisen one decade earlier. John Steane raised an objection: For him, Hotter´s softly singing didn´t have the quality we know from Kipnis, Schorr or Hüsch - Hotter was faint and breathy. Many said, there was a wobble in his voice, and Jürgen Kesting decided, it distored his recordings. Even in an interview, producer John Culshaw did not deny Hotter´s weak point, but he supplemented it was quite clear, "as the leading Wotan in his era" Hotter was indispensable. Wagner was his domain. Between 1952 and 1966 he was a regular guest at the Bayreuth Festival with Holländer, Wotan, Gurnemanz and Hans Sachs. 1947 he sang at Covent Garden, 1950 he came to the Met: The first of his four seasons there (Rudolf Bing gave him "Dutchman" for his debut.) Hotter´s portrayal of Gurnemanz (Parsifal) was preserved on record in Hans Knappertsbusch´s second live recording at Bayreuth, and he was also celebrated for his Pizarro in Beethoven´s "Fidelio". His international fame was almost entirely in the German repertoire, although he also sang Verdi (1952 in a Met-broadcast of "Don Carlo" with Tucker). I confess, there´s not much more about him I can say. During all my years as an admirer of opera-music and Lieder, Hans Hotter always for me was a marginal figure, particular he never came to my attention. It was paradoxical, but may I say so: For me he was an impersonal personality. With 30 votings Hans Hotter rose up to place 26.
THE COMPLETE OVERVIEW: GO TO ALL SINGERS IN THIS LIST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBsScnQWVlU
Ten minutes of a masterclass given by Hans Hotter (in the late 1980s? In London?). It's al...
published:08 Oct 2014
HANS HOTTER Masterclass, in English. FRAGMENT!
HANS HOTTER Masterclass, in English. FRAGMENT!
published:08 Oct 2014
views:5
Ten minutes of a masterclass given by Hans Hotter (in the late 1980s? In London?). It's all I've got - but better than nothing! Two students (the first is the mezzo Christine Rice, I think) work on songs by Schubert and Schumann.
17:54
Hans Hotter "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" Die Walküre
Hans Hotter sings "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" from Die Walküre by Richard Wagn...
Hans Hotter sings "Wotan`s Farewell and Magic Fire Music" from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival Hans Knappertsbus...
Bach: Cantata "Ich habe genug", BWV 82 1. Aria: Ich habe genug, Ich habe den Heiland, das Hoffen der Frommen, Auf meine begierigen Arme genommen; Ich habe ge...
5:08
Hans Hotter: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Rossini)
"Die Verleumdung, sie ist ein Lüftchen" (La calunnia è un venticello) Joseph Keilberth, Ba...
1996, Hans Hotter s'exprime sur l'interpretation et particulierement sur le role de Wotan...
6:27
Part II - Your Favorites: HANS HOTTER
THIS PART IS FOR YOUR FAVORITES!
Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter in the favorite-collection? W...
published:27 Jun 2009
Part II - Your Favorites: HANS HOTTER
Part II - Your Favorites: HANS HOTTER
published:27 Jun 2009
views:2187
THIS PART IS FOR YOUR FAVORITES!
Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter in the favorite-collection? What´s your own opinion? Let us know!
Hans Hotter, Bass-Baritone (1909-2003)
Franz Schubert - Winterreise
First Song: Gute Nacht!
Piano: Michael Raucheisen
(Recorded 1942/43 )
My personal opinion: "He sings with nuances and refinement of a Liedersänger", I could read in an essay about german Bass-Baritone Hans Hotter. This compliment is all the more, because Hotter´s voice was a mighty instrument - full of energy and authority. "It was the artsong, that brought me to singing", When Hotter began his career, he was 21 (Sprecher in "Magic Flute"). He first sang "Winterreise" in the 1930s, his last was in the 1990s (!). High acclaimed was his 1955 recording with Gerald Moore, but for me he was better with Raucheisen one decade earlier. John Steane raised an objection: For him, Hotter´s softly singing didn´t have the quality we know from Kipnis, Schorr or Hüsch - Hotter was faint and breathy. Many said, there was a wobble in his voice, and Jürgen Kesting decided, it distored his recordings. Even in an interview, producer John Culshaw did not deny Hotter´s weak point, but he supplemented it was quite clear, "as the leading Wotan in his era" Hotter was indispensable. Wagner was his domain. Between 1952 and 1966 he was a regular guest at the Bayreuth Festival with Holländer, Wotan, Gurnemanz and Hans Sachs. 1947 he sang at Covent Garden, 1950 he came to the Met: The first of his four seasons there (Rudolf Bing gave him "Dutchman" for his debut.) Hotter´s portrayal of Gurnemanz (Parsifal) was preserved on record in Hans Knappertsbusch´s second live recording at Bayreuth, and he was also celebrated for his Pizarro in Beethoven´s "Fidelio". His international fame was almost entirely in the German repertoire, although he also sang Verdi (1952 in a Met-broadcast of "Don Carlo" with Tucker). I confess, there´s not much more about him I can say. During all my years as an admirer of opera-music and Lieder, Hans Hotter always for me was a marginal figure, particular he never came to my attention. It was paradoxical, but may I say so: For me he was an impersonal personality. With 30 votings Hans Hotter rose up to place 26.
THE COMPLETE OVERVIEW: GO TO ALL SINGERS IN THIS LIST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBsScnQWVlU
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She was born in Kolin, near Prague, in 1923, and studied at the Prague Conservatoire... She made her operatic debut in 1949 at Ostrava, singing the title role in Janacek's Kát'a Kabanová ... HansHotter's production, conducted by Georg Solti, concentrated on characterisation – and Dvorakova, encouraged by her work with Wieland Wagner, presented Brünnhilde as a girlish warrior, an interpretation that she felt suited her personality ... --> ... ....
GREAT PERFORMANCES. The Royal Opera HouseCovent Garden 1955-97. 32 CDs. OA CD9024 D ... I’m no fan of Wagner’s last opera Parsifal ... But of Vickers there can be few complaints ... This isn’t the only recording of Vickers as Parsifal (another is the famous one with HansHotter as Gurnemanz, conducted by Knappertsbusch, from 1964) ... The music is lovable in every bar, but with great depth when applied to the introspective Hans Sachs ... ....
Bernstein called it ‘the central work of all music history’. Wagner’s radical music-drama was deemed unperformable when first written, but time has proved the Vienna Court Opera very wrong. Tom Service selects a few of the highlights available to watch, or listen to, on YouTube. In pictures. Tristan und Isolde - 150 years of stagings. ‘Aching, unresolved tensions’...Photograph ... Wolfgang Windgassen, Birgit Nilsson, and HansHotter ... Topics ... ....
In the first of a six-part series, Tim Ashley goes in search of the best opera productions available to watch complete on YouTube. To open the series, he looks at opera’s greatest love stories. Tell us in the comments section of your own personal favourites ...Photograph ... There are three legends on stage – Brigit Nilsson and Wolfgang Windgassen as the adulterous lovers, and HansHotter as betrayed King Marke – and Pierre Boulez in the pit....
Välkki/Hotter/Watson/Vickers/Gorr/Royal Opera/Solti. (Testament, four CDs). 3. Raising standards … George Solti... By his supreme standards as Wotan, HansHotter is in uncertain voice, especially in the third act; Anita Välkki is a likable and touching but not a very incisive Brünnhilde, and Claire Watson's Sieglinde sounds rather pressurised by the end of the first act ... ....