Elisabeth SCHUMANN ~ Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (1934)

Soprano Elisabeth Schumann / Auf Flugeln des Gesanges, op. 34, no. 2 (Heine - Mendelssohn) / Recorded: June 23, 1934

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• Soprano
• Elisabeth
• Schumann
• Mendelssohn
• 78
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• Phonograph
• CurzonRoad

[CurzonRoad]

Howdy Ginny: In grateful appreciation (actually... WOW!)

Thanks so much! Doug --

[jrakg]

One of the pictures shows Elisabeth Schumann with her first husband, the father of their son Gerd Puritz. - John Austin, Australia

[alternatehistories]

@thierrybaer Yeah, I realized that shortly after posting. I guess you can tell that I have way too many 78s in my collection...I can't keep track of who's who and who sang what!

[thierrybaer]

@alternatehistories - -the other one was not Elisabeth but Ernestine Schumann-Heink, a wonderul contralto btw.

[oakroom48]

Doug, The exquisite performance speaks for itself. I love your videos! Fascinating photos and they're so ... gentle, like the song:)

[mayatatyana1]

Doug, this is exquisite! Beautiful photos. Thank you. Maya

[mayatatyana1]

Doug, this is exquisite! Thank you. Maya

[alternatehistories]

There were two Elisabeth Schumann's who recorded 78's in the early 20th Century and I always got them confused. The singer here is the younger Elisabeth Schumann...the other was much older and sometimes went by "Schumann-Heink". I also think she was a contralto - which should make it harder to confuse the two! I'm glad you posted this here...it helped me to figure out that my recordings were different people!

[schlusnus]

Words cannot express her gift,,were lucky.

[jrakg]

And thank you, Doug,  for making this delightful artist's work available on the internet. I heard her once in recital at the Royal Albert Hall, and got a ravishing smile afterwards at the stage door. The voice was even lovelier than recordings suggest.

[jrakg]

Shows off the vocie and the charm as well as anything she recorded. - John Austin, Australia