COMPOSERS: Borodin,Offenbach,Tchaikovsky,Verdi & Wagner
LABELS: Orfeo
ALBUM TITLE: Collection: George London
WORKS: Arias
PERFORMER: George London (bass-baritone); Bavarian RSO/Richard Kraus, Rudolf Moralt, Hermann Weigert
CATALOGUE NO: C 502001 B AAD mono
The Canadian singer George London was one of the generation which laboured under the daunting shadow of the Wagnerian bass-baritone Hans Hotter. This disc of excerpts from some of his best-known operatic roles reminds us what a rich, dark-toned instrument it was. The extracts from Aida and Die Walküre with Astrid Varnay are electrifying. Clive Portbury
Offenbach, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Verdi & Wagner
The Canadian singer George London was one of the generation which laboured under the daunting shadow of the Wagnerian bass-baritone Hans Hotter. This disc of excerpts from some of his best-known operatic roles reminds us what a rich, dark-toned instrument it was. The extracts from Aida and Die Walküre with Astrid Varnay are electrifying. Clive Portbury
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:22 pm