Siegfried Lorenz (baritone)
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Born | East Berlin, Germany | 30 August 1945
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Siegfried Lorenz (born 30 August 1945) is a German
Career
Born in East Berlin, Lorenz studied voice in his hometown at the
From 1978 to 1992, Lorenz was first lyrical baritone at the
He recorded Mahler's Kindertotenlieder with the Gewandhausorchester and Masur, and Schubert song cycles with pianist Norman Shetler.[1] English music critic Alan Blyth reviewed Winterreise for Gramophone and noted: "He sings with pleasing, consistently firm tone and with an enviable control of line and dynamics. The range of his voice is not so large as Fischer-Dieskau's, a singer from whom he has learnt so much, but within its smaller compass he can achieve almost the same power and intensity."[2] Recordings of Schubert songs between 1974 and 1987 were combined to form a collection covering 151 of his songs. A reviewer wrote that Lorenz "penetrated Schubert's songs for many years and this eight-CD box is the result of assiduous study and a long-term plan".[3]
Lorenz recorded the role of Beckmesser in Wagner's
Lorenz performed as a guest in Europe, the US and Japan. In 1976, he was awarded the Kunstpreis, and in 1983 the
Awards
- 1976 Kunstpreis of the GDR, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik for three recordings of Schubert's song cycles
- 1979 Kammersänger
- National Prize of the German Democratic Republic (III. Klasse für Kunst und Literatur, 1983)
Recordings
- Gustav Mahler: Fünf Lieder nach Friedrich Rückert. Four songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1984)[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 3-598-11419-2.
- ^ Blyth, Alan (1988). "Lorenz, Siegfried". Gramophone. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Forsling, Göran (2008). "Franz Schubert (1797–1828) / Lieder". Musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
External links
- Erik Eriksson. Siegfried Lorenz at AllMusic
- "Siegfried Lorenz (Baritone)", Bach Cantatas website
- "Siegfried Lorenz, Der Staat war nun einmal da!", interview, Der Neue Merker, October 2010
- "Lorenz, Siegfried / baritono", Operissimo
- "Bariton Siegfried Lorenz wordt 70 jaar", operanederland.nl, 30 August 2015
- "Hochamt am Imbißstand / Spitzengagen auf der Beletage, Demontage an der Basis – in Ost-Berlins Deutscher Staatsoper herrscht Disharmonie", Der Spiegel, 21 October 1991