Gottlob Frick
Gottlob Frick (1906-1994) was a German bass, one of the great deep voices of the twentieth century. He was especially admired in Wagner, Mozart and German operatic repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears repeatedly in Wagner, Beethoven, Mozart and Strauss, including performances with Furtwängler, Giulini, Kleiber and others.
Frick’s voice was black, firm and monumental, with the authority needed for kings, priests, villa...
Recorded 1953
Total duration: 2hr 14:42
Florestan – Wolfgang Windgassen
Don Pizarro - Otto Edelmann
Rocco – Gottlob Frick
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
Recorded in 1953
Total duration: 3hr 51:30
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Stereo recording, 1959
Total duration: 2hr 42min
Joan Sutherland - Donna Anna
Luigi Alva - Don Ottavio
Gottlob Frick - Commendatore
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Donna Elvira
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Studio recording from 1956
XR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, August-October 2010
Cover artwork based on a photograph of Rudolf Kempe
Total duration: 4hr 21:32
Gottlob Frick - Veit Pogner
Elisabeth Grümmer - Eva
Gerhard Unger - Davis
Hermann Prey - Ein Nachtwächter
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Rudolf Kempe
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 1. Das Rheingold
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 2. Die Walküre
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 3. Siegfried
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 4. Götterdämmerung
Recorded in 1961/62
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 3. Siegfried
Live broadcast performance, 1962
Total duration: 3hr 49:17 (includes radio announcements)
Siegfried - Hans Hopf
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
