Elisabeth Höngen
Elisabeth Höngen (1906-1997) was a German mezzo-soprano and contralto, known for Wagner, Strauss, Beethoven and dramatic repertory. She sang at major German and Austrian houses and worked with leading conductors.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Furtwängler’s Beethoven Ninth and in major Wagner and Strauss broadcasts.
Höngen’s voice had depth, bite and theatrical authority, qualities that suited music requiring power as ...
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Recorded Berlin, 1942
Total duration: 73:02
Tilla Briem, soprano
Elisabeth Höngen, alto
Peter Anders, tenor
Rudolf Watzke, bass
Bruno Kittel Choir
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
BEETHOVEN Symphonies 1-9
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Leonora No. 3 - Overture
Recorded 1942-1954
Erich Röhm, violin
Tilla Briem, soprano
Elisabeth Höngen, alto
Peter Anders, tenor
Rudolf Watzke, bass
Bruno Kittel Choir
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded in 1950
Total duration: 3hr 32:13
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded in 1950
Total duration: 3hr 45:1
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded in 1950
Total duration: 4hr 8:09
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Recorded in 1956
Total duration: 66:02
Wilma Lipp, soprano
Elisabeth Hoengen, alto
Julius Patzak, tenor
Otto Wiener, bass
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna
Pro Musica Symphony, Vienna (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
Conductor Jascha Horenstein
