Soprano Alma Gluck ~ The Lass with the Delicate Air (1913)

[SuperLuckydream]

Thank you, dear Doug for reminding us of true soprano greatness.

[Glenmed]

Love the song - and oh, the singer!

[Beevac]

ALMA is the lass with the delicate air-period!!!! She is my desert island soprano-period.

[EmmerzIero]

Singing this for solo contest...I really enjoy it. Alma has a beautiful lilting voice. :)

[CurzonRoad]

Apologies belated response...

.... thank you... and GOOD LUCK!

[EmmerzIero]

Thank you for the good luck. :)

[MrTalayHo]

The quality of this acoustic recording is almost beyond belief. Judging by the last few bars she must have had either perfect absolute pitch or an awful lot of self-confidence!

[CurzonRoad]

Good points... perhaps BOTH!?

Many thanks & all best!

Doug --

[paulostroff99]

It doesn't get any better than this! TY Sir Douglas

[Mozart99900]

Many thanks pual. A real extraordinary beautiful Voice. TY

[raigekimaru]

she has better pitch than a piano tuner

[pax41]

A fine performance as only Alma could give.  Thank you for sharing this beautiful post with me.

[KozenaFan]

Thanks for posting!

You must surely know Marcia Davenport's "Too Strong for Fantasy" and "Of Lena Geyer," yes?

[CurzonRoad]

Hello KozenaFan: Yes, indeed! There's also a recently published biography of her husband, violinist Efrem Zimbalist, by Roy Mala, a student at Curtis Institute when Zimbalist was active there. Some very touching moments on Alma Gluck Not too long ago Efrem, Jr., published his autobiography, "My Dinner of Herbs." Tnx & Rgds. Doug --.

[KozenaFan]

Doug,

Thanks for the info.

JMark

[jfsanin]

Alma Gluck is one my favorite singers of any time. There few videos of her uploaded in youtube. I have uploaded several, which I invite to watch. She was a great soprano.

[spannerworks1]

Doug my friend

Alma sings so well - Thank you

Richard ;)

[AulicExclusiva]

A few more aspirates than I would have expected, but the voice and manner are adorable. Who could POSSIBLY sing like this today?

[Ne14Gr8Music]

Fantastic! I love her voice. 5*****

[meltzerboy]

After all these years, I still recall and love this performance, sung with such charm and vivacity. Whether it be an aria by Handel or Rameau, or a song by Arne or Foster, Gluck never disappoints. She is surely one of the greatest lyric sopranos on record. Her teacher, Sembrich, also made a fine recording of the song.

[Bivolari]

Clear diction and a smile in the voice. A fearless attack and a security of placement. One doesn't anticipate the high note in her voice. It just appears. A delightfully sung version of a lovely song. One imagines her taking a slower tempo outside of the recording studio. Thanks Doug.