Gertrude Förstel Vidéos
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Schumann Mendelssohn Richard Mayr Mayr Hermine Kittel Kittel Gertrude Förstel Hans Duhan Wilhelm Furtwängler Carl Lafite Schubert Joseph Marx Hans Pfitzner Wilhelm Kienzl 1920 1928 1934 1947
with (probably) Hermann Zechner (piano). private recording of a Radio Vienna broadcast, July 3 1934. Although in his time baritone Anton Tausche was a very influential concert singer and teacher in Vienna, there is very little information about him. He was probably born in the late 1880s or early 1890s, as the first of his appearances that I was able to trace took place in early 1920 when he took the baritone part in Mendelssohn's "Walpurgisnacht" in two concerts with the Vienna Singakademie. In the following years his reputation grew steadily. He appeared on the Viennese concert stages together with such big names as Richard Mayr, Hermine Kittel, Gertrude Förstel, or Hans Duhan; In the 1920s he sang in four concerts conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, and Carl Lafite mentions him in his book "Das Schubert-Lied und seine Sänger" (1928) as one of the younger important Schubert singers. However, he does not seem to have traveled much and never recorded commercially. During the 1930s and 1940s he could often be heard on radio, and in 1947 a very interesting book by him about the interpretation of Wolf songs was published. Although he never favored atonal music, he was in contact with many of the more traditional composers of his time such as Joseph Marx, Hans Pfitzner, or Wilhelm Kienzl. In later years he was a teacher of renown. A (very rare) 10" LP containing some of his recordings was privately published as a memorial disc, so I presume he died in the late 1950s or early 1960s. I had this LP in my collection for some time when I stumbled across a batch of old home-recorded discs in an antiques store in Vienna. As the classical titles interested me, I bought the lot for almost nothing - the shop owner told me he was glad to get rid of that stuff nobody else seemed to be interested in. It was quite a surprise when I recognized some of the recordings I had on said LP disc: Obviously I had stumbled upon a part of Tausche's estate, and now had about 20 recordings of his voice! Sadly, most of the discs were in very poor condition. Many were of the acetate on cardboard type and had disintegrated over the decades. Now whenever I find the time, I piece together a little bit here and there. This particular side was cracked in eleven pieces, but fortunately cleaned up comparatively well. I think it's a very interesting reading of a song that is recorded not too often.
Wilde Schumann Gertrude Förstel Emmi Leisner Hans Duhan Richard Mayr Mayr Furtwängler Bach 1923 1933 1939
with Otto Urack (piano). Vox master 683 A, rec. Berlin, autumn 1923. Almost nothing is known about Wilde. He was a popular tenor in the 1920s, appearing on many European concert stages, but (as far as I can tell) never singing opera. He was often heard in the concerts of the Vienna Singakademie, singing at the side of stars such as Gertrude Förstel, Emmi Leisner, Hans Duhan, or Richard Mayr, as well as in Berlin, where Furtwängler often called for him. He was a specialist for the coloratura parts of Bach's and Händel's oratorios, but also famous for his interpretations of romantic German Lieder. On 23 October 1923 he sang in the vey first German radio broadcast. Wilde was still very active at the beginning of the 1930s, but from 1933 on his name does not appear in advertisements anymore. Your guess is as good as mine, but I think the most obvious reason is also the most likely. Wilde was still living in Berlin in 1939, so abandon any hope that he spent his last years in peace and dignity.
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