Hans Duhan (1890-1971) was an Austrian baritone, closely associated with the Vienna State Opera. He was admired in opera and song, and became an important interpreter of German and Austrian vocal repertory.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Schubert and Schumann song recordings with Thom Denijs and Enni Denijs-Kruyt.

Duhan’s singing was stylish, text-centred and rooted in the Viennese vocal tradition. He brought spoken intelligence into musical line, a quality essential in Lieder.

His page is justified by his historical standing and by the repertory represented here. Duhan belongs to the old Viennese world where a baritone could make a poem arrive wearing evening dress.