Career
Bär received his musical training in his home city of Dresden, studying at the city"s Hochschule für Musik. His career has concentrated on lieder and on the lyric baritone roles of the operatic repertoire. Many of his early lieder performances were accompanied by the late Geoffrey Parsons.
His voice has been compared favorably with that of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
Bach: Cantatas with Peter Schreier and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Electric and Music Industries, 1991)
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (Electric and Music Industries, 1992)
Duruflé: Requiem (Electric and Music Industries, 1988)
Fauré: Requiem (Electric and Music Industries, 1988)
Mahler (arr Schönberg): Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Linos Ensemble (Capriccio, 1999)
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Papageno) with Neville Marriner (Philips, 1989)
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Sprecher) with Roger Norrington and the London Classical Players (Electric and Music Industries, 1990)
Schubert: Winterreise (Electric and Music Industries, 1988)
Schumann: Lieder (Electric and Music Industries, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1997)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal) with the Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden. The Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden.
Antonio Pappano (Electric and Music Industries, 2004/05).
