"La Traviata - Sempre libera !" - Ewa Bandrowska-Turska, 1930 !

Ewa Bandrowska-Turska (1894 -1979), one of the most talented and versatile Polish soprano singers; she was a niece of the great Polish singer, Aleksander Bandrowski. First was taught by the singer Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska who after six month lectures stated that Ewa should had already gone her own way.
Her debut took place In 1919, soon she was performing in „Faustus" in the Warsaw Opera, being a soloist of the scene. Began to make her concerts outside Poland, in Germany, Austria and mainly France where she was invited by the group „jeunes musiciens polonais". Soon it turned out that Bandrowska-Turska had a special talent and predispositions for a modern and contemporary repertoire; started to sing songs by Maurice Ravel and Albert Roussel, having been accompanied by those composers. In Poland, she became one of the first interpreters of compositions made by Karol Szymanowski; from these times the present
recording dates.
She sang in Opéra Comique, Paris, Ostenda, Brussels, Nicea, various places in Italy, New York and Chicago. Her recitals were received with great enthusiasms in Soviet Russia, she became an important ambassador of Polish music and culture.
She performed for the last time on the Warsaw Opera stage in 1960, died in 1979.

The present record, from my collection, shows Bandrowska-Turska's vocal talent recorded in electrical system for the Polish Parlophon label, 1930.

Recording was most probably made in Berlin (musical direction of Dr Frieder Weissman !).

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• Traviata
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• Ewa
• Bandrowska-Turska

[MrSkylark1]

Absolutely stunning. Beautiful brilliant tone, musicianship and total comman of her voice

unlike the "bellowing" sopranos today. Poland must indeed be proud of its magnificent artists.

[jurek46pink]

@MrSkylark1

I am presenting on nearest Wednesday Bandrowska-Turska's early post-war

recording; you are invited !

[dzheger]

La Traviata in Polish and such a magnificent Violetta. What a beautiful and stable voice!

[jurek46pink]

Still in early 1960's in a perfect shape

on one of my schellacs - just brilliant !

[janusz110]

Ten  śpiew, mnie zauroczył. !

Niczym śpiew skowronka o poranku.

Dziękuje Panu.

[jurek46pink]

To wspaniała śpiewaczka,

artystka.

[GW828]

Great  name in Polish culture ! Thank you very much.

[parlophonman]

A really FANTASTIC recording, and of course, its an early electric German/Polish Parlophon !

[imusiciki]

Delightful!!!

[myszka58]

dawnych wspomnień czar... bardzo, bardzo piękne:)*