Beethoven, Adelaide, Fritz Wunderlich

Fritz Wunderlich sings the Beethoven s Adelaide, Piano by Hubert Giesen. Fritz Wunderlich (1930 1966) was a German lyric tenor, famed for his singing of the Mozart repertory and various lieder. He died in an accident when he was only 35. Adelaide, is a song for solo voice and piano composed in about 1795 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The text is a poem in German by Friedrich von Matthisson (17611831). The text of Adelaide is an early Romantic poem that expresses an outpouring of yearning for an idealized and apparently unattainable woman. Paintings: Francois Boucher (17031770), French Rococo painting, which originated in early 18th century Paris, is characterized by soft colors and curvy lines, and depicts scenes of love, nature, amorous encounters, lighthearted entertainment, and youth. The word rococo derives from rocaille, which is French for rubble or rock. Please excuse unmatchedlyrics from the German to the English on this video. I do not