I think one of the reasons that Windgassen was so brilliant on the Solti recording was because he had stage experience in singing this very difficult role. His agent tried to get him more money in the recording, but he refused. He had a superlative heldentenor. I wish I could’ve seen one of his live performances.
The best Siegfried - and every Wagnerian tenor role - all in all, because he never tried to show off, he sang his part but didn't just play the character... he BECAME the character.
Wolfgang Windgassen sang die Rollen nicht nur, er war auf der Bühne zu 100% die darzustellende Person! Dies haben seine Gesangspartner mehrfach bestätigt.
Erstaunlich langsame Tempi zuweilen ,wuerde man heute so nicht hoeren. Windgassen imposant,klare,staehlerne Hoehe mit enormer Strahlkraft..beide Tenoere wunderbar,gut zu verstehen, Stimmkultur.Windgassen ein ueberragender Wagnertenor.
I was looking for a different video that I am in (my last name is Windgassen as well) and I just discovered Wolfgang Windgassen.......wow.....Wolfgang Windgassen was quite a performer. I wonder if I am related somehow to Wolfgang ?
Remember the scene in the movie “Walk Hard”, where he wanted to make his lifetime masterpiece? “IT NEEDS MORE ABORIGINAL WOODWINDS!!” That’s what the Ring Cycle was with Wagner. Except since he was a once in a thousand year ultra-genius, he somehow made it work.
Windgassen, with his long period singing at Bayreuth, for almost 20 years, had so much experience and was the only Heldentenor that sung the 12 roles of the 12 Wagner´s operas. Altough his voice was not as powerful like other great Heldentenors (Melchior, Suthaus or Vickers), was instead very beautiiful, clear, fresh and expressive. His Siegfried and his Lohengrin are momorable. René Kollo, another post and great Siegfried, stated that the most difficult wagenerian role was that of Siegried. Greetings,
Now, if you combined Windgassen’s voice with Slab Man Thrust, sorry, I meant Beef Pound Muff, sorry, I meant Bicep Punch Hard, sorry, Jay Hunter Morris, then you would have the perfect Siegfried.
bitte etwas mehr RESPEKT, WOLFGANG WINDGASSEN WAR EIN GROSSARTIGER SAENGER UND DARSTELLER, EINMALIG. ABER ES GAB DURCHAUS ANDERE GROSSARTIGE WAGNER-TENOERE. peter alsbergs
The best voice, perhaps - Lorenz's was as good as Melchior's in my view - but the Great Dane sang at full power only when he thought he could glow and show off ( "The forging song, for instance, but never when arguing with Mime )
@@aliena2979Lorenz was good in his early electricals but too many of his live performances are oblivious to proper pitch and rhythm. The basic quality of the voice remained but it had to be endured through sloppy and vulgar singing
I think one of the reasons that Windgassen was so brilliant on the Solti recording was because he had stage experience in singing this very difficult role. His agent tried to get him more money in the recording, but he refused. He had a superlative heldentenor. I wish I could’ve seen one of his live performances.
Wolfgang Windgassen, bis heute ein einzigartiger Tenor, dem niemand das Wasser reichen kann.
Doch; Lauritz Melchior ist stimmtechnisch mindestens eine Stufe höher zu sehen.
A top Siegfried and a true heldentenor!!
Of course: It`s Windgassen.💫RIP
fabulous recording quality - - wish more was this good
The best Siegfried - and every Wagnerian tenor role - all in all, because he never tried to show off, he sang his part but didn't just play the character... he BECAME the character.
That is a wonderful performance!
The best performance of the best Siegfried!!
Wolfgang Windgassen sang die Rollen nicht nur, er war auf der Bühne zu 100% die darzustellende Person! Dies haben seine Gesangspartner mehrfach bestätigt.
Erstaunlich langsame Tempi zuweilen ,wuerde man heute so nicht hoeren. Windgassen imposant,klare,staehlerne Hoehe mit enormer Strahlkraft..beide Tenoere wunderbar,gut zu verstehen, Stimmkultur.Windgassen ein ueberragender Wagnertenor.
This was actually recorded in a separate session since there was the usual issues during this scene at the live performance
The more I listen to Windgassen, the better I like him!!
15:00 I love the ending!
I was looking for a different video that I am in (my last name is Windgassen as well) and I just discovered Wolfgang Windgassen.......wow.....Wolfgang Windgassen was quite a performer. I wonder if I am related somehow to Wolfgang ?
Is this your way of discovering Classical music?
Voci splendide.
Remember the scene in the movie “Walk Hard”, where he wanted to make his lifetime masterpiece? “IT NEEDS MORE ABORIGINAL WOODWINDS!!” That’s what the Ring Cycle was with Wagner. Except since he was a once in a thousand year ultra-genius, he somehow made it work.
I wonder how the music was even written for the violins around the 4:40 mark. “Just make flourishy noises”?
Windgassen einfach großartig. Wie armselig die heutigen Bayreuth-Sänger!
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Великолепно!
Windgassen, with his long period singing at Bayreuth, for almost 20 years, had so much experience and was the only Heldentenor that sung the 12 roles of the 12 Wagner´s operas. Altough his voice was not as powerful like other great Heldentenors (Melchior, Suthaus or Vickers), was instead very beautiiful, clear, fresh and expressive. His Siegfried and his Lohengrin are momorable. René Kollo, another post and great Siegfried, stated that the most difficult wagenerian role was that of Siegried. Greetings,
Now, if you combined Windgassen’s voice with Slab Man Thrust, sorry, I meant Beef Pound Muff, sorry, I meant Bicep Punch Hard, sorry, Jay Hunter Morris, then you would have the perfect Siegfried.
And make him shave his face. It's over for Mime.
Who is our Mime?
bitte etwas mehr RESPEKT, WOLFGANG WINDGASSEN WAR EIN GROSSARTIGER SAENGER UND DARSTELLER, EINMALIG.
ABER ES GAB DURCHAUS ANDERE GROSSARTIGE WAGNER-TENOERE.
peter alsbergs
Yes, in addition to Windgassen there were "other" terrific wagnerian tenors ( Lorenz, Völker, Suthaus, Svanholm, Treptow... ), so?
Eh ahí un heldentenor, no la grosería engolada de estos tiempos.
I think that Melchior was the best but this is very powerful.
The best voice, perhaps - Lorenz's was as good as Melchior's in my view - but the Great Dane sang at full power only when he thought he could glow and show off ( "The forging song, for instance, but never when arguing with Mime )
@@aliena2979Lorenz was good in his early electricals but too many of his live performances are oblivious to proper pitch and rhythm. The basic quality of the voice remained but it had to be endured through sloppy and vulgar singing