Alexander Kipnis
Alexander Kipnis (1891-1978) was a Ukrainian-born bass, one of the great bass voices of the twentieth century. He sang in Europe and America, including major seasons at the Berlin State Opera, Bayreuth, Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera.
Kipnis was admired in Wagner, Mozart, Russian music and German song. In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart, bringing a voice of unusual depth and refinement to ens...
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, 'Choral'
BEETHOVEN Overtures: Leonore 2 & 3
movements from:
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Live and Studio Recordings, 1933-1950
Total duration: 2hr 28:13
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Kerstin Lindberg-Torlind, Erika Rokyta, soprano
Else Jena, Ingeborg Steffensen, contralto
Erik Sjøberg, Koloman Von Pátaky, tenor
Holger Byrding, Alexander Kipnis, bass
Statsradiofoniens Symfoniorkester
conducted by Fritz Busch
HAYDN Symphony No. 88
HAYDN Sinfonia Concertante
HAYDN The Creation - excerpts
HAYDN The Seasons - rehearsal
Live & studio recordings, 1934-1951
Total duration: 79:28
Erna Berger, Irmgard Seefried soprano
Julius Patzak, Erik Sjöberg tenor
Einar Nørby baritone
Alexander Kipnis bass
Statsradiofoniens Symfoniorkester
conducted by Fritz Busch
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg
Marke - Alexander Kipnis
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Live broadcast performance, 1941
Total duration: 3hr 25:56
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
Live broadcast performance, 1940
Total duration: 79:56
Zinka Milanov, soprano
Bruna Castagna, contralto
Jussi Björling, tenor
Alexander Kipnis, bass
Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Recorded Argentina, 1941
Total duration: 63:51
Judith Hellwig, soprano
Lydia Kindermann, alto
René Maison, tenor
Alexander Kipnis, bass
Colón Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
MOZART Die Zauberflöte
Live recording, 1937
Total duration: 2hr 35:21
Tamino : Helge Roswaenge
Pamina : Jarmila Novotna
Papageno : Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder
Papagena : Dora Komarek
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Arturo Toscanini
