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13 Dec 03 - 10:03 AM (#1071500) Subject: Obit: Hans Hotter From: Peter T. 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. |
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14 Dec 03 - 06:19 PM (#1072345) Subject: RE: Obit: Hans Hotter From: DaveA 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 |
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14 Dec 03 - 06:29 PM (#1072357) Subject: RE: Obit: Hans Hotter From: Peter T. 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. |