Basses and Baritone: Best of

41 tracks • 2 h 52 min

Playing everything from villains, buffoons and romantic leads, baritones and basses are some of classical music's most flexible singers. Hear our selection of the best, from Kurt Moll to Bryn Terfel

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Album cover of Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II : Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: No. 10, O Isis und Osiris
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II : Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: No. 10, O Isis und Osiris
José van Dam, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Walter Hagen-Groll
03:21
Album cover of Kuula : Eteläpohjalaisia kansanlauluja Op.17b : Tuuli se taivutti koivun larvan [South Ostrobothnian Folk Songs : The wind it bent
Kuula : Eteläpohjalaisia kansanlauluja Op.17b : Tuuli se taivutti koivun larvan [South Ostrobothnian Folk Songs : The wind it bent
Martti Talvela
01:55
Album cover of Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 13, Der Doppelgänger
Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 13, Der Doppelgänger
Matthew Rose, Malcolm Martineau
04:06
Album cover of Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 : Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1:
Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1 : Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 1: "Non più andrai"
Bryn Terfel, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
03:34
Album cover of Wagner: Die Walküre: Die Walküre, Act I Scene 2: Ich weiss ein wildes Geschlecht
Wagner: Die Walküre: Die Walküre, Act I Scene 2: Ich weiss ein wildes Geschlecht
Mikhail Petrenko
05:32
Album cover of Messa da Requiem - Edited David Rosen : Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Edited David Rosen: 2i. Confutatis
Messa da Requiem - Edited David Rosen : Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Edited David Rosen: 2i. Confutatis
René Pape, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Daniel Barenboim, Giuseppe Verdi
05:38
Album cover of Tosca / Act 2 :
Tosca / Act 2 : "Io tenni la promessa..." - "E qual via scegliete?" - "Tosca, finalmente mia!"
Mirella Freni, Sherrill Milnes, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
07:33
Album cover of Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 : Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: XXXVIII.
Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 : Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: XXXVIII. "Why Do the Nations so Furiously Rage Together?"
John Tomlinson, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, Georg Friedrich Haendel
02:57
Album cover of King Saul
King Saul
Boris Christoff - Orch National Radiodiffusion F - Georges Tzipine
03:08
Album cover of Des Knaben Wunderhorn : Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Trost im Unglück
Des Knaben Wunderhorn : Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Trost im Unglück
Christian Gerhaher, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
02:53
Album cover of Il barbiere di Siviglia: La calunnia.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: La calunnia.
Ezio Pinza, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fausto Cleva
03:47
Album cover of Qui Creavit Celum
Qui Creavit Celum
Gabrieli Consort
02:51
Album cover of Pari siamo (Rigoletto)
Pari siamo (Rigoletto)
Titta Ruffo
03:54
Album cover of Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: VI. Libera Me (Ed. Marc Rigaudière)
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: VI. Libera Me (Ed. Marc Rigaudière)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Gerald Finley
04:48
Album cover of Don Giovanni K527, ATTO PRIMO, Scena terza, Recitativo & Duetto: Là ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni/Zerlina)
Don Giovanni K527, ATTO PRIMO, Scena terza, Recitativo & Duetto: Là ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni/Zerlina)
Sir Thomas Allen/Elizabeth Gale/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
03:33
Album cover of Brahms: 5 Songs, Op. 106: I. Ständchen
Brahms: 5 Songs, Op. 106: I. Ständchen
Sir Thomas Allen, Geoffrey Parsons
01:38
Album cover of Der Fliegende Holländer, Act I: Duett: Durch Sturm und bösen Wind verschlagen (Daland/Holländer)
Der Fliegende Holländer, Act I: Duett: Durch Sturm und bösen Wind verschlagen (Daland/Holländer)
José Van Dam/Kurt Moll/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan
10:55
Album cover of Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Act 1 : Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Act 1:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Act 1 : Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Act 1: "Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden" - "Verwünscht seist du samt deinem Liede!"
Gösta Winbergh, Martti Talvela, Heinz Zednik, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
06:32
Album cover of Six Romances on Texts by Pushkin: IV. A Winter's Evening
Six Romances on Texts by Pushkin: IV. A Winter's Evening
Evgeny Nesterenko
04:46
Album cover of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Opera in Three Acts, Op. 64 - Act 2 : Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Opera in Three Acts, Op. 64 - Act 2:
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Opera in Three Acts, Op. 64 - Act 2 : Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Opera in Three Acts, Op. 64 - Act 2: "I have a reas'nable good ear in music"
Robert Lloyd, Sylvia McNair, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
04:59
Album cover of Songs Of Travel : 8. Bright Is The Ring Of Words
Songs Of Travel : 8. Bright Is The Ring Of Words
Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau
01:51
Album cover of Ol' Man River
Ol' Man River
Paul Robeson
02:39
Album cover of Elijah, Op. 70:
Elijah, Op. 70: "Lord God of Abraham" (Aria)
Simon Keenlyside
03:05
Album cover of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III: Euch macht ihr's leicht
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act III: Euch macht ihr's leicht
Friedrich Schorr, London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrance Collingwood
04:18
Album cover of La traviata / Act 2 : Verdi: La traviata / Act 2:
La traviata / Act 2 : Verdi: La traviata / Act 2: "Pura, siccome un angelo...Un dì, quando le veneri"
Robert Merrill, Joan Sutherland, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Sir John Pritchard
07:07
Album cover of Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Act I : Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Act I:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Act I : Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Act I: "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"
Thomas Quasthoff, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sebastian Weigle
02:47
Album cover of G.Verdi. Traviata. Germon's aria
G.Verdi. Traviata. Germon's aria
Pavel Lisitsian
04:42
Album cover of Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Act 3 Scene 3:
Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Act 3 Scene 3: "Resta immobile" (Guglielmo)
Tito Gobbi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alberto Erede
02:42
Album cover of Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Prologue:
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Prologue: "Si può? Si può?" (Tonio)
Tito Gobbi, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
07:46
Album cover of Dichterliebe, Op. 48 : XII. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 : XII. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
Christian Gerhaher
02:33