Peter Anders sings Arias and Lieder
1946, 1949, 1951, 1952
2011
Bedrich Smetana
Carl Maria von Weber
Franz Schubert
Georges Bizet
Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Johann Strauß (Sohn)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Peter Tschaikowsky
Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann
Wilhelm Kienzl
Peter Anders
Sena Jurinac
Nata Tüscher
Heinz Mende
Hubert Giesen
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Paul Burkhard
Otto Ackermann
CD 1 Tr. 1 Richard Wagner: In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten (from: Lohengrin)
CD 1 Tr. 2 Bedrich Smetana: So find ich dich (from: Die verkaufte Braut)
CD 1 Tr. 3 Giacomo Puccini: Sind wir allein? (from: La Bohème)
CD 1 Tr. 4 Georges Bizet: Hier an dem Herzen (from: Carmen)
CD 1 Tr. 5 Giuseppe Verdi: Nun in der nächt'gen Stille (from: Otello)
CD 1 Tr. 6 Giacomo Puccini: Mädchen, in deinen Augen liegt ein Zauber (from: Madama Butterfly)
CD 1 Tr. 7 Wilhelm Kienzl: Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden (from: )
CD 1 Tr. 8 Ludwig van Beethoven: Gott, welch Dunkel hier - In des Lebens Frühlingstagen (2nd Act: Florestan - from: Fidelio op. 72)
CD 1 Tr. 9 Carl Maria von Weber: Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen ... Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen
CD 1 Tr. 10 Georges Bizet: Wie? Du kommst von der Mutter (from: Carmen)
CD 1 Tr. 11 Johann Strauß (Sohn): Als flotter Geist (from: Der Zigeunerbaron)
CD 1 Tr. 12 Johann Strauß (Sohn): Wer uns getraut (from: )
CD 2 Tr. 1 Franz Schubert: Wohin? D 795 No. 2 (1823 - Die schöne Müllerin D 795)
CD 2 Tr. 2 Franz Schubert: Nacht und Träume D 827
CD 2 Tr. 3 Franz Schubert: Liebesbotschaft D 957 No. 1 (from: Schwanengesang D 957)
CD 2 Tr. 4 Franz Schubert: Ganymed op. 19 No. 3 D 544
CD 2 Tr. 5 Franz Schubert: Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren op. 65 No. 1 D 360
CD 2 Tr. 6 Franz Schubert: Der Musensohn op. 92 No. 1 D 764
CD 2 Tr. 7 Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube op. 20 No. 2 D 686
CD 2 Tr. 8 Robert Schumann: Schöne Fremde op. 39 No. 6 – Innig, bewegt
CD 2 Tr. 9 Robert Schumann: Zum Schluß op. 25 No. 26 (1840)
CD 2 Tr. 10 Robert Schumann: Intermezzo op. 39 No. 2 (1840) – Langsam
CD 2 Tr. 11 Robert Schumann: Frühling op. 45 No. 2
CD 2 Tr. 12 Robert Schumann: Die beiden Grenadiere op. 49 No. 1
CD 2 Tr. 13 Ludwig van Beethoven: Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend op. 98 No. 1
CD 2 Tr. 14 Ludwig van Beethoven: Wo die Berge so blau op. 98 No. 2
CD 2 Tr. 15 Ludwig van Beethoven: Leichte Segler in den Höhen op. 98 No. 3
CD 2 Tr. 16 Ludwig van Beethoven: Diese Wolken in den Höhen op. 98 No. 4
CD 2 Tr. 17 Ludwig van Beethoven: Es kehret der Maien op. 98 No. 5
CD 2 Tr. 18 Ludwig van Beethoven: Nimm sie hin denn diese Lieder op. 98 No. 6
CD 2 Tr. 19 Peter Tschaikowsky: Als flotter Geist op. 25 No. 6
CD 2 Tr. 20 Peter Tschaikowsky: None But The Lonely Heart op. 6 No. 6 – Andante non tanto
CD 2 Tr. 21 Peter Tschaikowsky: O singe mir, Mutter op. 16 No. 4
CD 2 Tr. 22 Peter Tschaikowsky: Töte mich op. 16 No. 5
CD 2 Tr. 23 Peter Tschaikowsky: Unendliche Liebe op. 6 No. 4
CD 2 Tr. 24 Peter Tschaikowsky: Warum? op. 28 No. 3
CD 2 Tr. 25 Peter Tschaikowsky: Amid the Din of the Ball op. 38 No. 3
A specially priced two-CD portrait of the great German tenor, Peter Anders. It contains never before released recordings of this great artists, recorded at the height of his carreer. It certainly is a vocal treasure that will be eagerly sought by all opera enthusiasts.
Connoisseurs of the vocal arts will cherish these previously unreleased recordings from the great German heldentenor, Peter Anders. Anders was born in Essen in 1908 and studied at the Berlin Music Academy. In 1931 director Max Reinhardt found him in the chorus of a Berlin theatre and hired him for a production, where he at once made his mark. He sang in Darmstadt (1933–35), Cologne (1935–36), Hannover (1937–38), and then at the Munich State Opera (1938–40), where he took part in the creation of Richard Strauss’s Friedenstag. Anders sang not only an impressive range of operatic roles but also appeared in several operetta parts. He performed regularly on German radio and in concert and was also active in oratorio and lieder recitals. While at the height of his career, Anders died in a car accident in Hamburg – just months prior to his MET debut. He was only 46 years old and his death represented a severe loss to the world of opera.
Anders possessed an outstanding voice that he employed with fine musicianship and an attractive timbre – all of which can be heard on this specially priced two-disc set of opera arias and lieder.
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