Obit: Hans Hotter (Lieder singer)

Subject: RE: Obit: Hans Hotter
From: Peter T.
Date: 14 Dec 03 - 06:29 PM

I wasn't selling him short, I am fond of his Wotan too (had it on this afternoon in homage). It is just that his Schubert is in another league. I notice in one of the obits (the NYTimes)that he too felt that his Schubert was his best work.

yours,

Peter T.

Subject: RE: Obit: Hans Hotter
From: DaveA
Date: 14 Dec 03 - 06:19 PM

Hi Peter,

Don't sell the great Hans Hotter short.....
His Wotan on the Decca/Solti Ring Cycle from the 60's still is the benchmark for all aspiring Wagnerian Basses. His "Wotans Farewell" from Die Walkure with Birgit Nilsson was & is pure magic.
Mind you, I do like his Schubert lieder also, but then, I prefer Wagner to Schubert.
Cheers
Dave

Subject: Obit: Hans Hotter
From: Peter T.
Date: 13 Dec 03 - 10:03 AM

The great lieder singer, Hans Hotter, just passed away. If you have never heard his Schubert song cycles, you should give them a try -- a richer, deeper response than Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's (whose versions are in every other respect incomparable). His Wagner work was fine too, but the Schubert lieder (Die Winterreise in particular) are his legacy.

yours,

Peter T.