Fritz Wunderlich

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Friedrich "Fritz" Karl Otto Wunderlich (September 26, 1930 â€" September 17, 1966) was a German lyric tenor, born in Kusel in the Palatinate. His mother was a violinist and his father was a choir-master.

Wunderlich's crystal-clear voice and intelligent, restrained interpretation also led him to impressive renditions of the Lieder cycles of Schubert and Schumann with pianist Hubert Giesen. His famous recording of Schumann's Dichterliebe remains a gold standard of this genre. Many tenors since have emulated Wunderlich's interpretation of this cycle.

In a survey published in the BBC Music Magazine of April 2008, Wunderlich was voted the fourth greatest tenor of all time.


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