Description

ANTON MOSER (VIENNA, 1872-08-13 – VIENNA, 1909-11-29)

 

 

 

 

Trained by Wilhelm von Willen in Vienna, he made his debut in 1895 at the Heidelberg City Theatre as the title character in Marschner’s Hans Heiling. From 1896 to 1897, he was engaged at the Aachen City Theatre, from 1897 to 1900 at the Zurich City Theatre, and from 1900 to 1902 at the Bremen City Theatre. In 1903, he joined the Vienna Court Opera, where he soon became very popular.

In 1900, he appeared as a guest at the Dresden Court Opera, and in 1906 he sang Masetto in Don Giovanni at the first Salzburg Mozart Festival. He had been engaged to sing Papageno in Die Zauberflöte at the 1910 Salzburg Mozart Festival when he died suddenly.

His stage repertoire included Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, the Huntsman in Kreutzer’s Das Nachtlager von Granada, the title role in Hans Heiling, Silvio in Pagliacci, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, the Herald in Lohengrin, and Alberich in Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Recordings of his beautiful, dark-hued baritone voice were made in Vienna for Columbia (1905), Pathé (1905), and Odeon (1906–1907).

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Africaine (Meyerbeer) Dir, o Königin 38066 Pathé cylinders & discs, Wien 1905

Ave Maria (Weiss) D3036 12510 Columbia, Wien 1905

Ave Maria (Weiss) X63104 Vx2459 Odeon, Wien 1907

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ich bin das Faktotum X38494 Vx2248 Odeon, Wien 1907

Carmen (Bizet) Torerolied 38051 Pathé cylinders & discs, Wien 1905

Der arme Peter (Schumann) X63328 Vx2857 Odeon, Wien 1908-09/11

Du bist wie eine Blume (Schumann); Eifersucht und Stolz (Schubert) X63330 Vx2859 Odeon, Wien 1908-09/11

Horch’ auf, du träumender Tannenforst (von Weinzierl) X63326 Vx2855 Odeon, Wien 1908-09/11

Ich liebe dich (Grieg) X63110 Vx2490 Odeon, Wien 1907

Königin von Saba (Goldmark) Tempelszene 38293 Vx1396-2 Odeon, Wien 1906-05/07

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prolog 12507 Columbia, Wien 1905

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prolog X63113 Vx2491 Odeon, Wien 1907

Rigoletto (Verdi) O giebt mein Kind mir wieder 38067 Pathé cylinders & discs, Wien 1905

Soldatenart (Abt) 12508 Columbia, Wien 1905

Tannhäuser (Wagner) O du mein holder Abendstern 38295 Odeon, Wien 1906-05/07

Traviata (Verdi) Hat dein heimatliches Land X38478 Vx2187 Odeon, Wien 1907

Trompeter von Säckingen (Nessler) Ihr heisset mich willkommen 12511 Columbia, Wien 1905

Zar und Zimmermann (Lortzing) Zarenlied 38309 Vx1393 Odeon, Wien 1906-05/07

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja 38054 Pathé cylinders & discs, Wien 1905

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja X38477 Vx2186 Odeon, Wien 1907

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Lied der Papagenos 38291 Vx1387 Odeon, Wien 1906-05/07

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Lied des Papageno 38059 Pathé cylinders & discs, Wien 1905

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Papageno-Duett (w. Kiurina) 38069 Pathé cylinders & discs, Wien 1905