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Franz Crass

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Dvorak: Stabat Mater conducted by Rafael Kubelik live (Live) [feat. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Bavarian Radio Choir]

Rafael Kubelik, Nan Merriman, Sena Jurinac, Franz Crass & Heinz Hoppe

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Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 16d, Chor. "Wir dürfen niemand töten" (feat. Süddeutscher Madrigalchor)

Theo Altmeyer/Franz Crass/Kurt Moll/Helmut Kühnle/Susanne Dürr/Martin Hermann/Elly Ameling/Brigitte Fassbaender/Kurt Equiluz/Siegmund Nimsgern/Hartmut Strebel/Michel Piguet/Hans-Ludwig Hauck/Heinz Jopen/Helga Thoene/Heinrich Haferland/Micha

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat - "Symphony of a Thousand" / Part Two: Final scene from Goethe's "Faust": "Dir, der Unberührbaren"

Martina Arroyo, Erna Spoorenberg, Edith Mathis, Julia Hamari, Norma Procter, Donald Grobe, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Franz Crass, Eberhard Kraus, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, NDR Chor, Chor Des Westdeutschen Rundfunks, Regensburger Domspatzen, Female Chorus of the Munich Motettenchorus, Symphonie

Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: No. 10, Rezitativ. "Derselbige Jünger war dem Hohenpriester bekannt" (feat. Franz Crass, Helmut Kühnle, Martin Hermann, Susanne Dürr & Theo Altmeyer)

Theo Altmeyer/Franz Crass/Kurt Moll/Helmut Kühnle/Susanne Dürr/Martin Hermann/Elly Ameling/Brigitte Fassbaender/Kurt Equiluz/Siegmund Nimsgern/Hartmut Strebel/Michel Piguet/Hans-Ludwig Hauck/Heinz Jopen/Helga Thoene/Heinrich Haferland/Micha

Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 40, Choral. "Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein" (feat. Süddeutscher Madrigalchor)

Theo Altmeyer/Franz Crass/Kurt Moll/Helmut Kühnle/Susanne Dürr/Martin Hermann/Elly Ameling/Brigitte Fassbaender/Kurt Equiluz/Siegmund Nimsgern/Hartmut Strebel/Michel Piguet/Hans-Ludwig Hauck/Heinz Jopen/Helga Thoene/Heinrich Haferland/Micha

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex: Liberi, vos liberabo (Act One) [feat. Tatiana Troyanos, Lajos Kozma, Franz Crass, Luigi Roni, Franco Jacopucci, Giancarlo Sbragia & RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus]

Igor Stravinsky

Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 2: No. 24, Aria mit Chor. "Eilt, ihr angefocht'nen Seelen" (feat. Siegmund Nimsgern & Süddeutscher Madrigalchor)

Theo Altmeyer/Franz Crass/Kurt Moll/Helmut Kühnle/Susanne Dürr/Martin Hermann/Elly Ameling/Brigitte Fassbaender/Kurt Equiluz/Siegmund Nimsgern/Hartmut Strebel/Michel Piguet/Hans-Ludwig Hauck/Heinz Jopen/Helga Thoene/Heinrich Haferland/Micha

Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 (Langsames Marschtempo - Tempo di Valse) (1939 Recording)

Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Karl Böhm, Eberhard Büchner, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Peter Schreier, Edith Mathis, Gwyneth Jones, Staatskapelle Dresden, Theo Adam & Franz Crass

Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: No. 12c, Rezitativ. "Er leugnete aber und sprach" (feat. Helmut Kühnle, Martin Hermann & Theo Altmeyer)

Theo Altmeyer/Franz Crass/Kurt Moll/Helmut Kühnle/Susanne Dürr/Martin Hermann/Elly Ameling/Brigitte Fassbaender/Kurt Equiluz/Siegmund Nimsgern/Hartmut Strebel/Michel Piguet/Hans-Ludwig Hauck/Heinz Jopen/Helga Thoene/Heinrich Haferland/Micha

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Act I: "Es lebe Sarastro! Sarastro lebe!"

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Evelyn Lear, Franz Crass, Friedrich Lenz, Fritz Wunderlich, Berliner Philharmoniker, RIAS Kammerchor & Karl Böhm

Albums

Great Wagner Voices (feat. Ingrid Bjoner, Catarina Ligendza, Arnold Quennet, Hans Gierster, Horst Stein, Fritz Rieger & Siegfried Kohler)

Munich Radio Orchestra, Theo Adam, Martina Arroyo, Franz Crass, Gottlob Frick, Josef Greindl, Elisabeth Grümmer, Anja Silja, Rudolf Schock & Kurt Peter Eichhorn

Adam: Der Postillon von Lonjumeau [Electrola Querschnitte]

Nicolai Gedda/Ruth-Margret Pütz/Franz Crass/Fritz Lehan

Mahler: Symphony No.8

Edith Mathis, Julia Hamari, Donald Grobe, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Franz Crass, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Rafael Kubelik

Wagner: Tannhäuser - Highlights

Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Anja Silja, Franz Crass, Georg Paskuda, Gerd Nienstedt, Josef Greindl, Gerhard Stolze, Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester & Wolfgang Sawallisch

Saint Cecilia Mass

Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Heinz Hoppe, Jean-Claude Hartemann, Franz Crass, Pilar Lorengar and Henriette Puig-Roget

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 – Rehearsal with Karl Richter

Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Franz Crass, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter & Münchener Bach-Chor

Bizet: Carmen - Highlights (Sung in German)

Rosl Schwaiger, Angela Kotthoff, Gisela Litz, Maria Graf, Ernst Kozub, Franz Crass, Badische Staatskapelle, Marcel Couraud & Badischer Staatsopernchor

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Franz Crass, Anja Silja, Josef Greindl, Fritz Uhl, Bayreuther Festspielchor & Bayreuther Festspielorchester

Live performances

Dvorak: Stabat Mater conducted by Rafael Kubelik live (Live) [feat. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Bavarian Radio Choir]

Rafael Kubelik, Nan Merriman, Sena Jurinac, Franz Crass & Heinz Hoppe

Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75 (Live)

Sándor Kónya, Elisabeth Grümmer, Franz Crass, Rita Gorr, Ernest Blanc, Bayreuther Festspielorchester & Lovro von Matačić

Wagner: Lohengrin (Live In Bayreuth / 1962)

Franz Crass, Jess Thomas, Anja Silja, Ramon Vinay, Astrid Varnay, Tom Krause, Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester & Wolfgang Sawallisch

Hermann Prey, Franz Crass, Elisabeth Grümmer, Fritz Wunderlich, Hildegard Hillebrecht, Georg Stern, Edith Mathis, Hans-Georg Knoblich, Gürzenich Orchester Köln & Wolfgang Sawallisch

Appearances

Fritz Wunderlich - The Christmas Album

Fritz Wunderlich

Classical Christmas

Various Artists

Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 (feat. Franz Crass, Gerhard Unger, Gottlob Frick, Ingeborg Hallstein & Walter Berry)

Christa Ludwig/Jon Vickers/Philharmonia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer

Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Remastered) [feat. Claire Watson, Franz Crass, Paolo Montarsolo & Walter Berry]

Nicolai Ghiaurov, Christa Ludwig, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Gedda, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Otto Klemperer

Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 (Remastered)

Orchestra of the Colon Theatre

Ostern Ganz Klassisch

Various Artists

Easter Classical

Various Artists

Klassieke Muziek voor Pasen

Various Artists

Paasmuziek 2022

Various Artists

Compilations

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45; Alto Rhapsody; Schicksalslied; Academic Festival Overture; Tragic Overture; St Anthony Variations

Wilma Lipp, Aafje Heynis, Franz Crass, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker & Wolfgang Sawallisch

Mozart, W.A.: The Magic Flute - Highlights

Wagner: Opera Choruses

Franz Crass, Gerd Nienstedt, Bayreuther Festspielchor, Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Karl Böhm, Wilhelm Pitz, Pierre Boulez, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelík, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Orchester der Deutschen

Beethoven: Fidelio (Highlights)

Eberhard Büchner, Franz Crass, Edith Mathis, Gwyneth Jones, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Staatskapelle Dresden & Karl Böhm

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Agnes Giebel, Marga Höffgen, Ernst Haefliger, Alexander Young, Walter Berry, Franz Crass, Netherlands Radio Chorus, Antoon Krelage, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Eugen Jochum

Biography

Franz Crass (9 March 1928 – 23 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 L ... Show More

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