Josef Greindl
Josef Greindl (1912-1993) was a German bass, one of the great Wagner and Mozart singers of the post-war period. He sang at Bayreuth and the major German-speaking opera houses.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears extensively in Mozart and Wagner, including Die Zauberflöte, the Ring and Bayreuth recordings.
Greindl’s singing combined black bass depth, authority and a strong theatrical profile. He could make grandeur soun...
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde
Recorded in 1952
Total duration: 4hr 16:25
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Philharmonia Orchestra
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 Die Walküre
Live performance, 1956
Total duration: 3hr 50:30
Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen
Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Josef Greindl
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
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 2. Die Walküre
Live concert recording from 1953
Total duration: 3hr 30:55
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Clemens Krauss
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 4. Götterdämmerung
Live concert recording from 1953
Total duration: 4hr 19:46
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Clemens Krauss
