Notes and Editorial Reviews
Almost five decades have passed since Georg Hann's death in 1950; during all these years recordings of his wonderful voice were always available on LP, but in the CD era, it has been different. Now Preiser hopes to correct the situation with some of his best work here on one CD. The fact that the largest part of his best known recordings represent the singer in celebrated buffo-roles might create the impression, especially among a younger generation which never heard him on stage, that his artistic interests were somewhat restricted to roles such as Baculus, van Bett and Kezal. By overlooking Hann's vast repertory of roles one soon realizes how incorrect is this generalization. In Hann's case, it is almost impossible to clearly define his
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voice. The fact that he sang both baritone and bass roles and that he was held in the highest regard both on the opera stage and the concert platform shows his artistic rank in the hearts of the German people. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Conductor:
Alfons Dressel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/20/1944
Language: German
2.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Papagena, Weibchen by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Conductor:
Alfons Dressel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/20/1944
Language: German
3.
The Seasons, H 21 no 3: With joy th'impatient husbandman by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Conductor:
Clemens Krauss
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1799-1801; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 07/1942
Language: German
4.
The Seasons, H 21 no 3: Consider this, misguided man by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Conductor:
Clemens Krauss
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1799-1801; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 07/1942
Language: German
5.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Was duftet doch der Flieder by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Conductor:
Arthur Rother
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Germany
Date of Recording: 11/19/1942
Language: German
6.
Aida: Ciel, mio padre!...Su dunque sorgete by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone),
Margarete Teschemacher (Soprano)
Conductor:
Joseph Keilberth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
Date of Recording: 04/24/1938
Language: German
7.
Boris Godunov: Yet one more tale "Pimen's Monologue" by Modest Mussorgsky
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone),
Rudolf Gerlach-Rusnak (Voice)
Conductor:
Carl Leonhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868-1873; Russia
Date of Recording: 01/05/1938
Language: German
8.
Tiefland: Marta! - Tu mit mir, was Du willst by Eugène d' Albert
Performer:
Liselotte Enck (Voice),
Margarete Düren (Soprano),
Wilhelm Lang (Bass),
Willy Störring (Voice),
Rudolf Gerlach-Rusnak (Voice),
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Conductor:
Arthur Rother
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus,
Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1903; Germany
Date of Recording: 06/1943
Language: German
9.
Wie Ufru fischt, D 525 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Michael Raucheisen (Piano),
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1817; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 11/19/1943
Language: German
10.
Der Schiffer, D 694 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone),
Michael Raucheisen (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1820; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 11/19/1943
Language: German
11.
Eichendorff Lieder: no 1, Der Freund by Hugo Wolf
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone),
Michael Raucheisen (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1942
Language: German
12.
Eichendorff Lieder: no 9, Der Schreckenberger by Hugo Wolf
Performer:
Michael Raucheisen (Piano),
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Austria
Date of Recording: 1942
Language: German
13.
Drei Wanderer by Hans Hermann
Performer:
Michael Raucheisen (Piano),
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Period: Romantic
Written: Germany
Date of Recording: 1942
Language: German
14.
Der Wagen rollt by Georg Fürst
Performer:
Michael Raucheisen (Piano),
Georg Hann (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Germany
Date of Recording: 1942
Language: German
15.
Heliopolis no 2, D 754 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Georg Hann (Baritone),
Michael Raucheisen (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1822; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 11/19/1943
Language: German
Notes: An excerpt of this work is performed.
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