Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth - Kraków, Poland, 1958 - Noel Coward's "Bitter-Sweet"

[globalman]

How extraordinary to discover this rare piece here. And how appropriate a title. It is Bitter Sweet to hear this star couple whose careers were cut short and sent into exile due to the Nazi era. The Austro/Hungarian Empire that bore these children and The Vienna that nurtured such talent was gone never to return. There were no digital video or cd/dvd so what remains after a continent shattered by war is priceless. Thank you.

[DieGwinners]

AMAZING BOTH

[StuartLou]

Luuuuuuuuuv it!!

[joanna4659]

Haha this is awesome!! A wonderful document =) dziękuję!

[lameteric]

Through my beloved mother I heard much about these artists but never heard their marvelous voices. Thank you for bringing this treat to me in my autumn years. Only wish my mother could enjoy it too. She grew up in Vienna while I only spent my first eight years there.

[jurek46pink]

@lameteric

I will never forget those four days I spent in Vienna.

Best greetings from Katowice ~!

[kubri1]

@jurek46pink liebe Grüsse , ich kann s verstehen

[skatesindreams]

Bless you for sharing this very special recording.

[MalyWladziu5]

This is awesome !!

Dziekuje !

[1920sbuff]

A precious document, thank you!

[dzheger]

An interesting piece of musical history and a cute story about the preserved recording. My old tape recorder never sounded so well!

[jurek46pink]

@dzheger

The past suddenly brought to the present

time, may astonish us in many a way, indeed.

[rupepill]

This is great! How well your Father recorded the broadcast and how well you have stored it. Now, we listeners are the richer because of the care taken by both of you, and through your generous sharing.

Many thanks to you.

[jurek46pink]

@rupepill

My best wishes to you !

[rupepill]

@jurek46pink I reciprocate very cordially your kind message. Your channel and that of your esteemed colleague, parlophonman, contain many of the brightest gems of the Youtube treasury.

[jurek46pink]

@rupepill

For the both of us it is always an honor

and true pleasure to have guests - like you - of a special taste and attention.

[rupepill]

@jurek46pink Thank you. Most kind.

[PolishRoots]

This is just wonderful to hear,the sound is awesome!

[jurek46pink]

@PolishRoots

With thanks and best wishes !

[conniefan57]

Thank you so much for this. Unforgettable Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura.

[jurek46pink]

@conniefan57

Indeed: unforgettable

Best wishes.

J.

[kotek62750]

Wspaniałe!

Piękna  kolekcja.

Dziękuje

[jurek46pink]

@kotek62750

Z najlepszym pozdrowieniem

ze Śląska !

J.

[GW828]

Wonderful !

This is rarity! The unusually interesting history of recording! Cracow, 1958 -- The charming lesson of singing !!

Wspaniałe! Absolutnie wyjątkowe !

Dziękuję !

G.

[jurek46pink]

@GW828

Jak tu napisałem D. , mówiono, ze Kiepura przybył wówczas całkowicie

przeziębiony i miał problemy z głosem

i występem a jednak... kontakt z krajem

po latach dodał mu sił - interpretatorskich.

Dziękuję, G.

J.

[parlophonman]

What a great surprise to hear them singing together at this concert, and how well both voices sound !!

A real gem Jurek !!

[jurek46pink]

@parlophonman

I remember that it was widely said that

Kiepura arrived then totally cold and had

real problems with singing and performing.

[operbathosa]

This is rare and is incredible in sound from tape. Jan Kiepura career spannned mainly through the two wars in Vienna, Berlin, the Met and Chicago. Thank you for posting this rare and important document Jurek. Paul.

[jurek46pink]

@operbathosa

Thank you, Paul.

I would recommend a video here

"Martha Eggert-Kiepura na balu Kosciuszkowskim" where, at the end,

96 old Miss Eggerth speaks in perfect Polish (!) how much her husband loved his home country.

Actually, burried in Warsaw and an impressive monument was erected

a few years ago in the place of his birth,

Sosnowiec (only 10 km from me).

J.

[Hjadlowker]

Well there... your dad's Tonette turned out to be a magnificent device indeed! The sound's wonderful for an aircheck of that age. I don't get any of the jokes, but I enjoyed very much listening to Kiepura's speking voice. Thank you so much

[jurek46pink]

@Hjadlowker

My elder brother was probably more

magnificent - not to erase this very piece

for his rock'n rolls.

Best wishes !