Fritz Wunderlich Recital: Mozart-Zauberfloete Tamino's Aria

Recorded in Salzburg, 10 June 1965 Wunderlich sings Tamino's Aria to piano accompaniment.

[@kirkmcauliffe9561]

In my opinion, the best lyric tenor of all time. What an iconic voice.

[@bravaLiz]

Luciano adored him!

[@LukeBobRobinson]

Well said, Kirk.

[@thesage1621]

what made Fritz so unique is his attention to detail, phrasing and dynamics. really but a handful of tenors that come to mind with such a gift. Luciano was the master of closing notes, as low as middle F. untouched! i know that commercially he was crowned the king of the high C, but amongst aficionados and this fellow vocalist, there simply is not and has not been another tenore with such physical acumen as Luciano.. his mouth and hard palate were unique which contributed to this closing-low-notes-dominance. though luciano was at times sloppy. in particular his phrasing. but i digress. sloppy amongst Demi-gods is like arguing between gold and platinum..i fully concur in that Fritz is also my favorite Lyric tenor...his delivery and artistry was second to none...had he lived a longer life, he would have been known as one of the greatest tenors of all time...his repertoire was extensive...between operettas, lieders, and operas and as a musician this man was simply the purest embodiment of an artistic prodigy...Jawohl!

[@DreynHarry]

you are not alone with this opinion

[@peace-now]

He and Mario Lanza. Both similar characters too - charming and honest.

[@jamjam9253]

Everyone is talking about his voice (which is truly exceptional) but what makes this recording even more great is his phenomenal phrasing. The lines are always made up with perfect subtle crescendi and decrescendi.

[@berndtreuschel5896]

Der größte Sänger - auch 2021 noch! Gänsehaut-Feeling garantiert. Italienischer Schmelz in der Stimme, unübertroffen!

[@adrianop.b.9559]

I never imagined how beautiful a human tenor voice could be-or any human sound-until I heard Fritz Wunderlich sing Mozart.

[@mariusfelixlange6709]

Or Schumann, or Schubert, or…

[@bambamcello]

This man leaves me speechless everytime i hear him. The most beautiful tenor voice i`ve ever heard.

[@julioverne579]

I call him the best vocalist of all recorded times

[@gwirgalon3758]

and, with a slightly different timbre, a lighter voice, for Lieder vs opera, the Danish Axel Schiotz...

[@IchiganCS]

@@julioverne579 I have to disagree :D I like Josef Greindl a lot more. E.g. "Der Schatzgäber" from Carl Loewe with Michael Raucheisen.

[@jurigagarin5741]

He was pavarottis big inspiration... he said no one can sing like him

[@vladimirgulyaev5161]

Greatest lyric tenor of 20th century along with Nocolai Gedda.

[@sephrider]

This really is the definitive version of this aria. A blueprint for all lyric tenors to strive for. Words cannot describe the beauty of his singing.

[@agneswenk2851]

Das ist der beste Tamino den ich je gehört habe

[@frannieo1707]

A glorious talent taken from this world tragically young. RIP Fritz Wunderlich. I hope your beautiful voice fills heaven.

[@txtenor]

Perfection. Beautiful line, never oversung, spot on intonation, restraint throughout. He truly has no equal that I've heard in this rep. This is the model for how to sing this aria.

[@keithswanson5750]

Incomparable! Never to be equalled...ever. All Taminos past present should be in AWE of this definitive performance.

[@yigitliselotte5626]

Fritz Wunderlich,einfach unvergleichlich.Dieses Timbre,diese unvergleichliche Empfindsamkeit....BRILLANT!

[@MikeG0420]

My favourite Mozart tenor aria. No one does it better than Fritz. He deserved a standing ovation from this audience.

[@mckavitt13]

How could Fritz have ANY negative responses?! The greatest lyric tenor of the 20th c. & possibly of all time.

[@Vaelsung1]

Truly baffling isn’t it.

[@julioverne579]

Seine Stimmfarbe ist sicher schkicht talent, oder Glück, aber wie er sie einsetzt.. wie e sie abwandelt. Das ist unerreicht bisnheute.

[@maryjoburnette7589]

Julio has it right. True,😢 Wunderlich was not here for us to hear him in his later years. But he did give us the most beautiful singing of the years he had. (And all the years since.) I found him accidentally when I bought some recordings just after his death - I suppose some thought he would disappear into the attic - but he didn’t - those to whom I’ve introduced his recordings are amazed they hadn’t heard of him. We should continue to keep the great from the past alive with the technology of today and find more ways to celebrate our present great living artists as well.

[@urenarib]

Wunder, Wunder, Wunderlich!!!!!

[@Jragir]

One of the greatest voices ever to be captured for our listening pleasure... He will be remembered as the genius he was.

[@ugluspegill]

This is uncredibly beautiful. I felt a tear roll down my cheek.

[@starther]

Einer der wenigen Tenöre, die nicht so künstlich herumschreien, was ich oft so fürchterlich finde am Tenorgesang - dieses Herumposaunen und Aufplustern in den höchsten Tönen. Wunderlich singt einfach leicht, mühelos, voller Brillanz und doch Bescheidenheit. Wunderbar.

[@franziskakre8309]

Schreien? Es ist bekannt, daß die Orchester heute lauter und einen halben Ton höher spielen als heute, da ist es, gerade auch für lyrische Tenöre, schwer, dagegen anzukommen. Und dann ist da noch die "Diktatur des hohen C". Bei "Nessun Dorma" warten alle auf die eine ganz bestimmte Stelle, der Tenor kann während der ganzen "Turandot" noch so schön gesungen haben, wenn er diesen einen Ton vermasselt, heißt es, er könne nicht singen.

[@TAKE55309]

I have not listened to the more perfect voice than Wunderlich so far !! He is forever.

[@amballa]

Absolutely divine!! Best Tamino ever! So simple yet to touching

[@elyzhium]

Amazing! My favourite tenor ever...

[@davidbret8371]

For me, the greatest tenor who ever lived.

[@scp3178]

Tha even confirmed Maestro Pavarotti.

[@MrJohnnystott]

Perfection. He had no equal in this role.

[@OperaHeaven]

my favourite tenor!! what a voice!

[@JohnWilmot1179]

This is pure magic.

[@stefanloehrwuerzburg]

Wunderlich war einfach nur wundervoll.

[@prosdocimo]

Wunderlich is by far the best Mozartian tenor of our times..... and the best Tamino.... how beautiful............

[@oskar2332]

Egal ob Orchester oder nur Klavier. Bei Wunderlich klingt es immer wunderschön

[@rationalsceptic7634]

One of the greatest Singers of all time: the voice of an Angel,such beauty,such clarity,such joy....a terrible tragedy we lost him so young: much missed,R.I.P

[@1Victorinus]

This is a rare instance of perfection.

[@kjhisthebestyk4921]

How angelic and beautiful ~~~~

[@adrianacicogna6430]

Il piacere immenso che si prova ascoltando questa voce indimenticabile è qualcosa che non si può esprimere con le sole parole. Grazie di cuore al grandissimo Fritz che ci regala questi momenti impagabili! Musicista sopraffino, e cantante assai intelligente che riesce ad imprimere mille e ancora mille sfumature al suo pensiero musicale. EMOZIONANTE!

[@julioverne579]

He didnt try to outsing the piano (because thats impossible for every human voice) but he felt the piano a hundred percent and therefore the piano became his voice... He has to be the best singer ever

[@pingwang7437]

Bravissimo!

[@Wiz47]

"Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schoen!" Bravo! Beautiful performance!

[@claudiusaugustus4526]

Brilliant, einer der besten lyrischen Tenöre aller Zeiten!

[@bobinobaker]

Sein Gesang ,seine Stimme war bezaubernd schön - wie es sie nur einmal gibt His voice, his voice was enchantingly beautiful - as they only once exist

[@lawrence18uk]

Not only one of the greatest lyric tenors, but one of the greatest renditions of the aria "Dies' Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon" - how lucky we are!

[@BG-kq6cn]

The best Tamino without a second thought 👏

[@jespermayland571]

Wunderlich will never be surpassed in his particular field! Spectacularly beautiful! ❤🙏🏼❤🙏🏼

[@nam2521]

This was the first Tamino I ever heard (when I was about 3 years old) and he is still just the best. It is so great music and done so extraordinary beautiful. Every note is just like a little wonder. Love it.

[@Janibeva]

Simplememte., dulcìsimo, esplèndido.. mi tenor favorito de todos los tiempos.

[@lilalola33]

In tausend Jahren wird nur ein Mensch mit so einer Stimme gesegnet...........

[@erikascolovin6312]

lilalola 33 Stimmt vollkommen.

[@andysurvival346]

Pavarotti bezeichnete ihn als den Größten aller Zeiten 🙂

[@helgamuller7582]

Ööp9pj9

[@mdgaultney]

One of the greatest Lyric Tenors ever! Bravo!

[@marcocito]

Wunderbar Wunderlich! Immer schoen! Danke sehr.

[@soniaealonsoharden1372]

What a shame to have lost this voice in such a sad way.......God Bless and keep him.

[@ONeirda]

I just bought a CD of Wunderlich today - imagine to hear the perfection of his singing even many times more colourful than here on KZbin! Thanks to KZbin we have the chance of being reminded of this highest of the highest estimated tenors, but: You won't believe how many times more overwhelming the beauty of his voice is when listening to it in a high-definition recording. Has anyone heard and seen him (a)live? That must have been a glimpse of heaven ... Only the good die young ... !

[@RichardMorrisonBaritone]

Without question one of the greatest singers and most beautiful voices of all time. This performance is beyond compare.

[@HenJack-vl5cb]

One of the most impressive videos on KZbin. A rare live testimony of one of the greatest lyric tenors of all times. Unfortunately 155 thumbs down-the today's reality of ignorance and no taste..

[@monikaassmann7050]

sehr schön

[@heinrichharrer82]

What a pity that this great singer died so young ... really

[@bravaLiz]

Vor 6 Jahren starb mein Vater. Er war ein starker Mann, körperlich und geistig. im Gegensatz zu mir, er war nie ein professioneller Musiker. Ich sah ihn selten weinen. Nur 2 mal ... wenn ich sang, Stille Nacht für ihn ... und wenn er zu singen hörte Fritz Volgalied von Zarewitsch. I can never, ever listen to the perfection of Wunderlich, without remembering my father as well. Oh my God. How I miss them both. Es gibt einen Zusammenhang! Thank you so much for this...Mein herz mit neuer Regung fuellt. (sorry, my "umlaut" disappeared) und Jetzt... "lachen und weinen zu jeglicher stunde" VIELEN DANK!

[@nfeb87r6]

Best Tamino!)

[@stevenburton7922]

Spectacular voice!

[@jdtrozsnyai]

A wonderful voice!

[@Kerlerot]

Fritz is "THE" Tamino

[@umpazumparoo]

His voice is angelic. I have always loved Wunderlich. His Lieder are fantastic, too!

[@TrueConnoisseur]

So unbelievably beautiful. Wunderlich is just unmatched singing this aria.

[@shogunmadness]

Oddly enough, that is what he is singing about in this song (adorable beauty)!

[@valerietaylor9615]

Bezaubernd schoen!

[@MrLeee17]

Ich hatte einmal die Ehre ihn zusammen mit Hermann Prey als Papageno in dieser Rolle in Hagen zu hören. Hätte ich damals geahnt, daß er nach kurzer Zeit nicht mehr unter uns sein würde hätte ich die Aufführung noch mehr genossen. Habe die Zauberflöte inzwischen 6 oder 7 mal live gesehen ( ich weigere mich, diese sog. modernen Inzenierungen im Fernsehen anuzuschauen) aber dieses erste Mal wird immer für mich der Höhepunkt bleiben. Danke Fritz, daß es dich gab. Schakal aus Namiba

[@idasmith8644]

Ich war 2 Jahre alt als er verunglückte. Meine Oma erzaehlte mir davon. Nun bin ich 53 und habe Zeit, diese Stimme zu genießen

[@Herbert-uh1op]

Auch seine jüngsteTochter war 2 Jahre und 4 Monate, als er starb. Schade, dass er nicht älter wurde.

[@monikabruns5010]

Verehrter Fritz Wunderlich, Sie sind immer noch in unseren Herzen. Danke

[@nevinanivo]

Monika Bruns

[@borisvonderlinde5184]

Einerseits eine unglaubliche Perfektion, jeder Ton ebenmäßig, mit perfektem Vibrato und Toneinsatz. Andererseits eine so wehmütig emotionale Stimme mit seltenem Glanz in der Höhe. So eine Stimme kommt nier wieder.

[@FlorianStollmayerMUSIC]

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[@hashas86]

chiaroscuro! look at his mouth and his tongue- nobodys singing in this stile anymore

[@mckavitt]

I have never heard a more beautiful or perfectly produced tenor voice, no matter the nationality or if an original text is sung in German, always convincing, charming, and, imo, a lyric tenor, yes, but who was moving toward a Helden quality. What a gift to us, what a loss!

[@craigcollins6904]

I disagree that he was moving towards a Helden quality. At best, he would have been a lyrico-spinto. There's nothing about his timbre that suggests Heldentenor imo.

[@valerietaylor9615]

Unfortunately, we’ll never know what he would have achieved if he’d lived longer.

[@davidgroth26]

Wunderlich was just incredible on so many levels of beauty and artistry

[@Tararu3500]

Just perfect. A great, great tenor. Thank you for posting.

[@Wunderknabe76]

Wunderlich ist immer wieder schön anzuhören.

[@paddycable1723]

The mighty Wunderlich makes it all look so easy.

[@lauradobroth7599]

One of the best videos on KZbin.

[@andrewcrooks7976]

Magic.

[@norbertfreyberg5571]

wunderschöne Musik;herrlich!

[@NUJAKKCITIE]

ich bin mir sicher, mozart wäre hellauf begeistert! wunderbarer wunderlich!

[@charliegonzalez6610]

An amazing singer to study. the younger generations need to be studying all these great singers and also the great singers prior to Fritz's generation.

[@Icemage17]

Definitely one of the greatest tenors ever. So much easy power all the way though. Ah! So beautiful.

[@IsingOpera]

There are so many things about this performance that I enjoy. I do not, however, enjoy how easy he makes it look. Congratulations, Mr. Wunderlich. No one can/will ever surpass this amount of ease singing this aria.

[@mezereum]

La voz de un angel , simplemente sublime , para mi una de las voces mas bellas que ha dado la humanidad.

[@boricuamuzik]

The best Tamino ever!!!!!

[@carlosaleman1135]

Beautiful voice!!

[@colino72]

Great sound and ring in his voice without sounding manufactured and hooty. Lovely. As many have said, such a shame he died so young.

[@starkerelefant487]

Perfekt

[@canie8830]

such a beautiful color of the voice. lovely.

[@zava0]

Meine größte Inspirierung als Gesangsstudent. Keiner berührt mich so wie er: Wunder- und unsterblich.

[@lucabernard489]

das geht mir genau so.

[@michaeljeran6517]

absolut!

[@DreynHarry]

ich artbeite jetzt seit ca. 3 Monaten an dieser Arie und immer wenn ich diesen Meister höre will ich einfach nur noch aufhören. Wie soll man an ein solche Perfektion herankommen?

[@lotharklein1896]

@@DreynHarry Keiner, nur Fritz Wunderlich allein.

[@jan-willemdegraaf9802]

so amazing touching and simply perfect !!!!!!

[@gerdawendl3842]

Wunderschön!

[@littlemissmoodygirl]

The end of this aria (3:17 or so until the end) is not supposed to sound this easy! STUNNINGLY beautiful!!!

[@sephrider]

A perfect rendition of one of the hardest arias to sing. A true master at work, bravo!

[@JPurdy-yj3yg]

Cada día que pasa su aura es más grande y su temprana pérdida es más dolorosa para la historia de la música. Una voz inmortal que gracias a KZbin muchos hemos conocido y se quedará con nosotros para siempre.

[@Olgaalwina]

Es gibt bis heute nichts Schöneres, Besseres und schon gar nicht zu Übertreffendes!!! Ich wüßte es ... !

[@cantanteporsiempre]

I agree perfect technique, perfect color, perfect legato, marvelous

[@craigcollins6904]

His breath technique is not perfect. Watch again. Early in the aria he is using clavicular (high breathing) where his shoulders rise and fall. That is not efficient or good breath technique, which makes it all the more amazing how well he sang this aria and how easy it sounded.

[@mariovaldivieso6570]

Grande Frits, belleza vocal, línea de canto, dicción, giros y coberturas en su justa dimensión e interpretación impecable. PERFECTO 👏😍🤩

[@kgrmrde]

Perfetto

[@valerietaylor9615]

Perfekt.

[@norbertfreyberg5571]

schöner geht's nicht einfach wunderbar!

[@CanalRushenEspanol]

Absolutamente increíble.

[@tenorojuke]

voice of heaven. Artistic! Very sad for his early death

[@Haubitze28]

Wenn Sie denken dass ist ohne Technik ,irren Sie aber gewaltig! Natürlich ist die Stimme ein Naturereignis, aber dazu sehr kontrolliert geführt! Diese Arie ohne Technik zu singen ist einfach schlicht unmöglich! Dass ist ja gerade die Kunst es so einfach klingen zu lassen , dass man das Gefühl hat es sei ohne Technik gesungen.....

[@Albron1980]

Again I say "This man was one of the All Time Greats" So sad his untimely death but thanks technology for enabling us to hear him today.

[@valerietaylor9615]

Yes, it’s fortunate that he made so many recordings.

[@craigcollins6904]

Definitely the greatest lyric tenor ever imo, and one of, if not THE most beautiful voice ever. He could sing lightly and sweetly, yet had brilliance and power as well. An amazing artist. Such a tragedy that he died so young.

[@bobinobaker]

90 Jahre würde er am 26.09.2020. Viel zu früh fand er mit nur 36 Jahren einen tragischen Tod.Der machte ihn dann aber auch zur einer Legende.

[@ytgallay]

Hallo Erwin, nun teilen wir wohl die Un-Gnade der späten Geburt ... .... ich hatte immerhin die Freude und Ehre Fischer-Dieskau live zu hören. Das war am 7.9.85 und ich war schon länger geboren :) Ein 60 Jahre alter Sänger und ein Teenager. Ich werde das nie vergessen - da lernt man, was ein unglaublicher Künstler ist! Aber Fritze wird mir für immer fehlen. Selbst Freunde, die sich für klassischen Gesang nicht erwärmen können, sind davon fasziniert. Ich versuche mich selber im klassischen Gesang. Doch natürlich weit entfernt von dieser Meisterschaft. Wer Ohren hat zu hören, der höre!

[@grenworthshero]

Never in my life have I heard such an amazing voice. Flawless. He blow Pavarotti out of the water. Feel free to flame me for that comment, but Fritz Wunderlich gives me goosebumps.

[@dutchcub]

Well, that is easy. Pavarotti was a nice singer the early 70s. Soon after that he started screaming and shouting, full of himself and thinking the louder he could sing, the better... Pav. absolutely not for me. This is real singing.

[@rationalsceptic7634]

@@dutchcub Not shouting... though as a Bel Canto,they don't come better than Pavarotti!

[@rationalsceptic7634]

Not a greater voice than Pavarotti...but a unique Tenor as Pavarotti was!

[@gwirgalon3758]

No flaming, luv. Different voices, for one. And yes, Fritz was in a category of his own, at a time when there were some other very fine in that category of tenors, using the old technique that loves the voice, not the modern ones , that mostly destroy the voices (listen to all the wobbles, sadly) ..

[@awijte6656]

Fritz Wunderlich - the véry best

[@paulostroff99]

Wonderful performance!

[@SofaPaule]

Oh my god, Wunderlich was the greatest !

[@piquete48]

En mi opinion también la más bella voz de todos los tiempos...aunada a un gusto exquisito para cantar !!!

[@stefaniekrings9632]

Die beste Aufnahme von Fritz Wunderlich!! Vielen Dank!!

[@tess8863]

음반으로만 듣다가 연주 영상을 볼 수 있어 정말 행복하고 감사합니다!