Hans Hotter gives his ultimate Wotan's Farewell with a heartbreaking and three-dimensional portrayal
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Richard Wagner: Die Walkure - Wotan's Farewell - Live Bayreuth, 1956 under Knappertsbusch
Sorry for the long time without a post, I've been busy getting back to school... enjoy 
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I wish that I had not listened to this before going to bed; I will be awake all night running through this powerful performance.
Used to listen to yearly broadcasts of the Ring on KCBH in So. Cal. in the late '60's, in bed with my ear glued to the radio. 50+ years later, the music still has the power to draw me into that enchanted world. Hotter IS magnificent here.
Play in the morning!
Hans Hotter is Wotan. The anguish in his voice is unforgettable.
yes!!! till today I couldn't find anybody who is really Wotan and I listened the best... probably Alexander Sved
One of the greatest
An unforgettable Wagnerian bass-baritone combining an expressive voice with an imposing stature.
Thank you, dear Manoli.
A great moment for a great singer & in a recording new to me. One knows that Hotter‘s voice could be variable day to day partly due to his allergies but here he is in optimum form which demonstrates why he was, I feel, the supreme Wotan of his time in both vocal timbre & dramatic interpretation.
I love Hotter. I feel that his voice had a huge ringing sound which couldn't be beat. I think his voice was much bigger than London's
This is simply sublime. Superb. Spectacular. Divine.
Farewell to farewell. Magnificent.This extraordinary masterpiece with its philosophical background had a great effect in my life, met fourty years long with many resonances. This is very precious. Young man I listened younger Hotter with Astray and Kraus. Old man... Thanks!.
Unwiderbringlich großartig. Nie wieder so erreicht. Göttlich eben!
The greatest Wotan of the entire 20th century
magnificent and spine tingling
Thanks for posting this.
Unbelievably eloquently inspired- many many thanks !
❤❤❤
George London, or Hans Hotter? That is the ultimate question.
...or James Morris? Question answered!
@@killmrdarcy4367 James Morris ? Choking back bile rising in my throat gak gak ... James Morris 🤢🤮
Hotter of course
It's a fair question but I don't think London had a huge ring in his voice like Hotter. London was incredibly loud, with a generally pleasant sound. I feel his musicianship was a big plus. For vocal beauty, depth of expression and huge, ringing sound I pick Hotter
@@marksmith3947 I very slightly prefer Hotter too (but i am very flicker minded, after listening to one, i will vote for him, only till the next time i hear another, then i change my mind again).
I did several head-to-head competition, i think London (who lack that metallic ring, if i may say so) has better interpretation, and that lack of metallic ring ,seems appropriate for the farewell.....
#BOTD in 1909 🌹🌹🌹
What version is this -- the year, etc.? And on what label is it available on CD?
Hans Hotter *was* Wontan.
Denn einer nur freie dir Braut, der freier als ich, der Gott!!!. Has anybody ever sang it like that??The best Wotan and sadly the last great one...Still, I prefer him in 1953, better voice, even more inspired and expressive, and Krauss conducting. But this is my second favorite recording. Afterwards the wobble became a bit annoying.
Creo que es mejor George London, sobre todo en el tiempo, y en la emoción versión de 1958, las grabaciones malas todas, horribles
Hotter wasn't the only major opera singer with a wobble: Callas had one too!
Ein Sänger-Gott nimmt Abschied von seiner Tochter. Hotter, unerreicht bis heute!
Creo que es mejor London
Wonderful singing- but, let’s be honest, some of the intonation in the orchestra was shocking. The flautist at 4.23 should have been strung up by the thumbs for that note, and the wind and upper brass were little better towards the end. I loved it, though!
That's a bit Teutonic for a off flute, isn't it?😂 I can play it over and over now! 4:23....never to be repeated 'live' again. Priceless comment.
Not to mention the state of Mr Hotter's voice by then, such a wobble pace Legge
@@cmclean6475Do you find there are already significant vocal frailties in this reading?
I think his 1958 version with Hans Knappertbusch at Bayreuth is better.
The orchestra were of course better.
This IS the Bayreuth Festival orchestra in 1956.
Can you pinpoint what it is that you prefer about the 1958?
@@geoffreyriggs2397 I appreciate your inquisitiveness and your search for the truth!