Gustav Neidlinger
Gustav Neidlinger (1910-1991) was a German bass-baritone, one of the great Wagner singers of the twentieth century. He became especially famous as Alberich, a role he made almost his own.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears repeatedly in Wagner’s Ring, including Furtwängler’s Rome cycle and Knappertsbusch’s Bayreuth recordings.
Neidlinger’s singing combined bite, dark colour and extraordinary dramatic intelligence. He could mak...
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 1953
Rome Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of RAI
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Recorded in 1953
Total duration: 2hr 37:50
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
WAGNER Das Rheingold
Live performance, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 37:32
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Mime - Paul Kuen
Fasolt - Josef Greindl
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
WAGNER Siegfried
Live performance, 1956
Total duration: 4hr 10:55
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Paul Kuen
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wanderer - Hans Hotter
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
WAGNER Götterdämmerung
Live performance, 1956
Total duration: 4hr 33:28
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Gré Brouwenstijn
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
Live concert recording from 1953
Total duration: 4hr 19:53
conducted by Clemens Krauss
