Bittner: Musikant
 | Label: MYTO Historical Catalog: MYTO332 Format: CD Schmitt-Walter; Treptow; Rethy; Riegler; Bierbach; Schmidinger; Kaufmann; Vogel; Jaresch; Majkut; Seidl; Proeglhoef; Grosse Wiener Rundfunkorchester; ProhaskaComposed by: Bittner, Julius The Austrian composer Julius Bittner (1874-1939) was once, according to historical sources, one of the best known and most performed Austrian opera composers during the first half of the 20th century. Der Musikant, which premiered at the Vienna State Opera in 1909 with Bruno Walter conducting, is heard here in a 1949 Vienna performance, Felix Prohaska conducting, and starring, among others, baritone Karl-Schimtt-Walter and tenor Günther Treptow, a prominent Wagnerian in the near-aftermath of WWII.  Price: $19.98 |