Alma Gluck, Efrem Zimbalist - Swanee River (1915)

[MrGer2295]

ALMA GLUCK (May 11, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was a Romanian-born American soprano, one of the world's most famous female singers at the peak of her career (circa 1910).

Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[MrGer2295]

EFREM ZIMBALIST, Sr. (21 April [O.S. 9 April] 1889 or 1890 – February 22, 1985) was one of the world's most prominent concert violinists, as well as a composer, teacher, conductor and a long-time director of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[StatiDieci]

R.I.P. My Great-Great-Granfather born 1889 he was killed on 1916 on Somme.

[Poemsapennyeach]

Lovely...

[superjakely]

I think its kinda cool that in 8th grade we had to sing this song to try out for chors parts and now as I am an adult and researching my family tree, I have learned that I am related to Efrem Zimbalist.

[goblinonacloud]

Miss Gluck was a very famous soprano around the turn of the 20th century. Her daughter was Marcia Davenport one of my favourite authors.

[CallMeJeez]

make my skin go crazy when i listen it !

[bimhimbim]

What does he play at 1:20?

[yellowfolder]

@bimhimbim Dvorak: Humoresque.

[OEDBrowser]

@bimhimbim He plays the middle section of Humoresque by Dvorak ! It seems fit quite nicely !!

[lenechka836]

This is not E.Zimbalist's photo but another wonderful violinist Benno Rabinof.

[MustaffaCuppa]

I have a 78 of this tune beautifully playing the tune to this song, but without the words, so this was lovely. There's a really wistful sound about it, isn't there! Thanks for posting.

[OTWdk]

Victor Borge said he was going to play "hemorrhage" and played "Humoresque"

Thank you for posting!!!!

[pianomike1]

Nice, but good job that some 30 years later this tune should become THIS:

go to youtube : Albert Ammons, Swanne River boogie, can't post the link.

[2ndviolinist]

Her singing doesn't thrill me though it's good and of the sort never heard today. His playing and the cute meshing of Humoresque with Swanee is much more interesting.

[2ndviolinist]

Her singing doesn't thrill me though it's good and of the sort never heard today. His playing and the cute meshing of Humoresque with Swanee is much more interesting.

[2ndviolinist]

Her singing doesn't thrill me though it's good and of the sort never heard today. His playing and the cute meshing of Humoresque with Swanee is much more interesting.

[2ndviolinist]

Her singing doesn't thrill me though it's good and of the sort never heard today. His playing and the cute meshing of Humoresque with Swanee is much more interesting.

[2ndviolinist]

Her singing doesn't thrill me though it's good and of the sort never heard today. His playing and the cute meshing of Humoresque with Swanee is much more interesting.

[2ndviolinist]

Her singing doesn't thrill me though it's good and of the sort never heard today. His playing and the cute meshing of Humoresque with Swanee is much more interesting.

[2ndviolinist]

Cute how Efrem plays Humoresque as the accompaniment and bridge between verses.

[MPL029]

regardless of how she acquired her last name..its not very attractive.

[Labienus]

The name of her first husband was Glick.

I had always heard that the stage name Gluck was devised with the help of Met manager Gatti-Casazza, and was based on the name of the famous opera composer and along with Alma, was concocted for the sound.

Really doesn't matter but you make it sound like she simply took her first husband 's(she had no affection for him)

name. Also, her medical difficulties resulted in the ending of her singing career-she didn't just give it up to raise a family.

[Gwynsek]

Thanks for the bio data on both,too!

[Gwynsek]

Wonderful! Thanks!!

[joe97478]

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. is even better known for playing the part of Stuart Bailey on 77 Sunset Strip than he was for the part of Erskine on the FBI.

[paulostroff99]

joe97478-Or even for being the son of two such great musicians!!.

[tlyoung88]

So this was his father? I didn't know he was a singer.

Junior was the voice of Alfred on the Batman Animated series.

[paragod333]

Very intelligent, well thought out response. Your taste is in your mouth.

[Luigi84289]

He wouldn't know good taste if it hit him up the side of the head.

[frankd1965]

The parents of Eferem Zimbalist Jr.(Insp. Lewis Erskine of The FBI fame) and grand-parents of Stephanie Zimbalist.

[otisourcat]

I think Zimbalist and Alma had a great time doing this. His playing is very voice-like. I bet the Foster-Dvorak combination amused them very much.

[wazzab0]

das rauscht ja total--

[violin03]

Interesting combination with Dvorak.

[cornelisvz]

Excellent point!!

[Corrie121]

Very pensive! Like this rendition very much.

Thank you for sharing.

[heinbanjo12]

Very interesting. Hein