Great German coloratura-soprano, Erna Sack ! - Die Fledermaus, Johann Strauss

1937 Grand Prix 30 cm Telefunken record.

Erna Sack sings an air "Mein Herr Marquis" from "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss

A photo of Erna Sack taken from the Polish weekly magazine "AS", 1936.

Sound transferred from the 78 rpm record without any modification.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• German
• coloratura
• soprano
• Erna
• Sack
• Die
• Fledermaus
• Johann
• Strauss
• 78rpm
• 1930's

[rubyedelman]

Thanks so much for posting these wonderful recordings of past. It is very rare that someone like you have a great taste and really understands the voice, voice quality and sees the difference in current singers who don't know how to sing!!!

[jurek46pink]

I am pleased, Ruby...- I am doing here actually only what I like and feel.

Thanks.

J.

[genia106]

Jerzy My Darling,

Thank you for this DELIGHTFUL TREAT from MY favorite New Year's Eve Opera.

I LOVE IT!

tra la la...tra la la....la la

[jurek46pink]

I like your tra la la... - especially to-day !

J

[dinastein44]

This woman should be in the Guinness Book of Records! Fabulous, thanks for posting.

[alexanfaria]

bravíssimo!

Thanks for posting! I really love Erna and her voice!

[paulostroff99]

Sensational singing.TY for posting.

[fanofclassic]

Erna Sack hat, nicht nur mit "Mein Herr Marquis", die Messlatte für alle Koloratursopranistinnen nach ihr sehr hoch gelegt. Aus Wikipedia: Erna Sack gehört neben Erna Berger, Elisabeth Grümmer, Hilde Güden, Lotte Lehmann, Rita Streich, Erika Köth, Gundula Janowitz, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf und Maria Ivogün zu den bedeutenden deutschen Sopranistinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts.

[entropyftw]

I think my heart just grew three sizes... 

[jurek46pink]

@Jpmadore1

then...hope you like the music.

I deal mostly with records found "after the years".

And poor state of their shellac grooves indicate for nothing else

but overuse of a steel needle, generally speaking . And this is what made me write here, assessing the state of the present record.

Who cared then of a...."reproducer in a good shape"; let alone use of a needle one time only....-

The records speak about it themselves.

[Jpmadore1]

@jurek46pink-

Steel needles do not do any harm to old records when used with a reproducer in good shape. WORN steel needles, on the other hand, eat away at a record like a hot knife in butter. (Just wanted to clarify this.)

[ElliePearl]

Love her. Thanks for posting this.

[musicaroo22]

The band is Villielain from Finland.

[dialectgirl]

Wonderful! Thank you :)

[Chimier]

She is amazing. Yes, she had some pitch issues, but her sound was great, as was her coloratura skill. Her trill was very swift and I liked her piano passages.

[amillia007]

she is amazing!