Julius Patzak
Julius Patzak (1898-1974) was an Austrian tenor, one of the most distinctive German-language singers of the twentieth century. He was admired in Mozart, operetta, Lieder and character repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Haydn, Johann Strauss and Wagner, including Fritz Busch’s Copenhagen recordings and Furtwängler’s Rome Ring cycle.
Patzak’s singing combined verbal acuity, musical intelligence and a uniquely perso...
HAYDN Symphony No. 88
HAYDN Sinfonia Concertante
HAYDN The Creation - excerpts
HAYDN The Seasons - rehearsal
Live & studio recordings, 1934-1951
Total duration: 79:28
Erna Berger, Irmgard Seefried soprano
Julius Patzak, Erik Sjöberg tenor
Einar Nørby baritone
Alexander Kipnis bass
Statsradiofoniens Symfoniorkester
conducted by Fritz Busch
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
Recorded in 1953
Total duration: 4hr 06:25
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Recorded in 1956
Total duration: 66:02
Wilma Lipp, soprano
Elisabeth Hoengen, alto
Julius Patzak, tenor
Otto Wiener, bass
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna
Pro Musica Symphony, Vienna (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
Conductor Jascha Horenstein
Recorded 1950
Total duration: 1hr 32:28
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Clemens Krauss
