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Franz Crass
Franz Crass (9 March 192823 June 2012) was a German bass singer.A native of Wipperfürth, Rhine Province, Crass studied with Gerda Heuer in Wiesbaden and with Professor Clemens Glettenberg at the Hochschule für Musik in Köln. He won numerous competitions throughout Germany in the 1950s. In 1954, he made his debut at the municipal theater in Krefeld; from 1956 he sang at the Landestheater Hannover.
Crass established a reputation as a Wagnerian early in his career, appearing at the Bayreuth Festival between 1954 and 1973. He made guest appearances throughout Germany, and was a regular member of the Köln Opera from 1962 until 1964. In addition to his work as a concert and oratorio singer, he became known for singing works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Crass developed hearing problems and as a result, ended his career abruptly in 1981; after that he devoted himself to coaching younger singers. He died in Rüsselsheim, in 2012, aged 84.
The Kammersänger left recordings as Heinrich der Vogler in ''Lohengrin'' (opposite Anja Silja's Elsa), Sarastro in ''Die Zauberflöte'' (opposite Fritz Wunderlich and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, conducted by Karl Böhm), the Sprecher and Second Armed Man in Otto Klemperer's famous recording of ''Die Zauberflöte'', the Commendatore in ''Don Giovanni'', the title role in ''Der fliegende Holländer'', Gurnemanz in ''Parsifal'', Rocco in ''Fidelio'' (with Christa Ludwig); also as baritone soloist in the Brahms ''Requiem'' and Bach's ''Christmas Oratorio'', and as bass soloist in the Mozart ''Requiem''. Provided by Wikipedia
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Die Jahreszeiten oratorio in 4 parts by Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809
Published: EMI Classics, 1992Other Authors:Description: 2 audio discs (140 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Requiem in D minor K.626 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Published: Seraphim, 1969Other Authors:Description: 1 audio disc (54 min., 15 sec.) : 33 1/3 rpm, stereophonic ; 12 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Weihnachtsoratorium : BWV 248 by Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Published: Archiv Produktion, 1965Other Authors:Description: 3 audio discs (163 min.) : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; 12 in. + 1 pamphlet (15 pages ; portrait ; 31 cm).Call Number: Loading…
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Der fliegende Holländer by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Published: Memories, 1991Other Authors: “…Crass, Franz…”Description: 2 audio discs (134 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Lohengrin by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
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Mass in B minor, BWV 232 by Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
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Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 Arien & Chöre = St. Matthew Passion : Arias and choruses by Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
Published: EMI Classics, 1994Other Authors:Description: 1 audio disc (77 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Lohengrin by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Published: Golden Melodram, 1997Other Authors:Description: 3 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Lohengrin by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Published: Living Stage, 2002Other Authors:Description: 3 audio discs ( 335 min.) : digital, monophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Lohengrin by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Published: Philips Classics, 1995Other Authors:Description: 3 audio discs (197 min., 53 sec.) : digital, monophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Tristan und Isolde by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Published: VAI Audio, 1999Other Authors:Description: 3 audio discs (210 min.) : digital, monophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Published: Myto, 1992Other Authors:Description: 4 audio discs (297 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Parsifal by Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
Published: Deutsche Grammophon ; Manufactured and marketed by PolyGram Classics & Jazz, 1990Other Authors:Description: 3 audio discs (219 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Requiem Exsultate jubilate by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Published: Seraphim, 1997Other Authors:Description: 1 audio disc (69 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile Petite symphonie by Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893
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Giulio Cesare by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Published: Deutsche Grammophon, 2006Other Authors:Description: 4 audio discs (244 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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St. Matthew passion Magnificat by Telemann, Georg Philipp, 1681-1767
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Die Zauberflöte Oper in zwei Aufzügen by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Published: Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, 1965Other Authors:Description: 3 discs. : 33 1/3 rpm., stereophonic ; 12 in.Call Number: Loading…
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Fidelio by Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
Published: EMI, 1989Other Authors:Description: 2 audio discs (129 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in.Call Number: Loading…
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