Ernst Haefliger
Ernst Haefliger (1919-2007) was a Swiss tenor, admired in Bach, Mozart, Lieder and concert repertory. He became one of the leading Evangelists and lyric tenors of the post-war era.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Mozart and Bach, including Die Zauberflöte and the St Matthew Passion.
Haefliger’s singing was clear, refined and verbally exact, with a line that carried spiritual and textual meaning without ...
MOZART Die Zauberflöte
Studio recording, 1954
Total duration: 2hr 22:44
Tamino - Ernst Haefliger
Papageno - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Königin der Nacht - Rita Streich
Sprecher - Kim Borg
Pamina - Maria Stader
Sarastro - Josef Greindl
RIAS Kammerchor & RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester
conducted by Ferenc Fricsay
BACH St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Studio recording, 1958
Total duration: 3hr 18:41
Irmgard Seefried soprano
Antoine Fahberg soprano
Hertha Töpper alto
Ernst Haefliger tenor
Kieth Engen bass
Max Proebstl bass
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau bass
Munich Bach Choir
Munich Bach Orchestra
Karl Richter conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
MAHLER Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (2 performances)
Recorded 1946-56
Total duration: 2hr 25:56
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Nan Merriman, contralto
Eugenia Zareska, contralto
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
Conducted by Eduard van Beinum
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
Recorded 18 & 25 April 1960
Total duration: 63:40
Mildred Miller mezzo-soprano
Ernst Haefliger tenor
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Bruno Walter conductor