Horst Günther (Baritone)

Born: May 23, 1913 - Leipzig, Germany

The German baritone, Horst Günther [Günter], studied in Bologna, Innsbruck and Berlin.

From 1941 to 1944 Horst Günther was engaged at Schwerin, Göttingen and Wiesbaden. In 1950 he joined the Hamburg State Opera, where he continued to sing until 1968, taking part in the 1954 concert performance of Moses und Aron. He also appeared at Vienna, Berlin and Munich, where he sang in in 1962 Frank Martin's Le vin herbe. His finest roles were Papageno and Mozart's and Rossini's Figaro, parts which admirably displayed his considerable talent for comedy, as well as his keenly focussed, flexible voice.

Source: Grove Music Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (September 2001)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Friedrich Bihn

Bass

BWV 248

Theodor Egel

Bass

BWV 245 [not yet released]

Carl Gorvin

Bass

BWV 158

Hans Grischkat

Bass

BWV 232

Karl Richter

Bass

BWV 248 [1^st]

Kurt Thomas

Bass

BWV 244, BWV 248

Max Thurn

Bass

Radio: BWV 57, BWV 65, BWV 82, BWV 135, BWV 142, BWV 181

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