Ich Will Dich)

When Johann Hermann Schein became Kantor at the church of Saint Thomas in Leipzig in 1616, he had, on the one hand, to satisfy the liturgical demands of his Lutheran parish and, on the other, compose music that was truly contemporary, sensible to the new style coming out of Italy. Schein exploited the new possibilities brought by the basso continuo, demonstrated his mastery of musical rhetoric and wrote extremely ambitious music of great expressive force.

Fritz Wunderlich - Ich Liebe Dich: Romantische Lieder
Fritz Wunderlich, Tenor / Hubert Giesen, Piano
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 270 MB | Full Artwork: 23 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Deutsche Grammophon "Favorit" # 427 017-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1980s, 1966
Genre: Classical | Style: Vocal, Lieder, Classical Period, Romantic

Fritz Wunderlich could be considered the James Dean of the singing world – a young, charismatic performer who suffered a tragic death at the height of his career and abilities, and whose posthumous reputation has grown beyond that which he was able to enjoy during his short life. Considered among the finest Mozartean tenors of his day, Wunderlich embraced a wide repertory that expanded to included the works of Strauss, Schubert, Bach, and Mahler, and he left behind many excellent recordings that have been the primary source of his legacy…