Klaus Florian Vogt: Helden – review

Vogt/Uhl/Deutsche Oper Berlin/Schneider (Sony)We've heard too little of tenor Klaus Florian Vogt in the UK and next to nothing of him in the 18th and 19th century German roles that have made him popular on the European mainland. Helden ("Heroes"), his first recital disc, is a reminder of what we've been missing. We get to hear him as Wagner's more lyrical heroes – Lohengrin, Walther, Siegmund – as well as in music by Weber, Mozart, Flotow and Korngold. None of the tracks is particularly subt...

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