Franz Crass
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Nicolai Gedda (Tamino), Gundula Janowitz (Pamina), Walter Berry (Papageno), Lucia Popp (Königin der Nacht), Gottlob Frick (Sarastro), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Höffgen (Drei Damen), Ruth-Margret Pütz (Papagena), Gerhard Unger (Monostatos), Karl Liebl, Franz Crass (Zwei Geharnischten),...
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
RecommendedChrista Ludwig (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Walter Berry (Don Pizarro), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Ingeborg Hallstein (Marzelline), Gerhard Unger (Jaquino), Franz Crass (Don Fernando)
Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Whilst I love the dramatic energy of Karajan’s (thrilling but rough-round-the-edges) 1962 Fidelio, Ludwig sounds more secure in terms of diction and intonation on this studio recording from... —
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Weber: Der Freischütz, J. 277
RecommendedHans Jörn Weber (speaker), Günther Leib (bass), Horst Neumann (chorusmaster), Gerd Biewer (speaker), Peter Hölzel (speaker), Gerhard Paul (speaker), Alfred Woronetzki (speaker), Monika Hildebrand (speaker), Use Rainer (speaker), Gerlind Schulze (speaker), Peter Schreier (tenor), Siegfried Vogel (bass),...
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Building A Library, February 2026, Top Choice
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Nicolai Gedda (Tamino), Gundula Janowitz (Pamina), Walter Berry (Papageno), Lucia Popp (Königin der Nacht), Gottlob Frick (Sarastro), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Höffgen (Drei Damen)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Wagner: Parsifal
RecommendedJames King (Parsifal), Gwyneth Jones (Kundry), Thomas Stewart (Amfortas), Franz Crass (Gurnemanz), Donald McIntyre (Klingsor), Karl Ridderbusch (Titurel)
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
Boulez refuses to wallow, but there's no lack of depth or profundity. He is aided by some fine singers...A fabulous, luminous recording of Wagner's final opera. —
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Josef Greindl (bass), Georg Paskuda (tenor), Franz Crass (bass), Res Fischer (mezzo-soprano), Anja Silja (soprano), Fritz Uhl (tenor), Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Bayreuther Festspielchor, Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Special offer. BBC Legends, Volume 4
Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Heather Harper (soloist), Clifford Curzon (piano), Nadia Boulanger, Ian Partridge (soloist), Bernadette Greevy (soloist), John Carol Case (soloist), Janet Price (soloist), Karl Engel, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (soloist), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano), Peter Pears...
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Telemann: Matthäus-Passion; Magnificat in C
Horst Gunter (baritone), Theo Altmeyer (tenor), Franz Crass (bass (vocal)), Sena Jurinac (soprano), Ira Malaniuk (contralto), Agnes Giebel (soprano), Heinz Rehfuss (baritone), Franz Reuter-Wolf (baritone), Swiss Festival Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Choir, Choeur Des Jeunes, Lausanne, Pro Arte Orchestra,...
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Wir Entdecken Komponisten: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Glockenspiel und Zauberflöte
Will Quadflieg (narrator), Cord Garben (cembalo), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Heinz Peters (tenor), Cvetka Ahlin (mezzo-soprano), Hildegard Hillebrecht (soprano), Friedrich Lenz (tenor), Franz Crass (bass)
RIAS Kammerorchester, Karl Böhm
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45; Alto Rhapsody; Schicksalslied; Academic Festival Overture; Tragic Overture; St Anthony Variations
Franz Crass (baritone), Wilma Lipp (soprano), Aafje Heynis (contralto), Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Wolfgang Sawallisch
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