Viennese Operetta Gems

Johann II [Junior] Strauss (Composer), Franz von Suppe (Composer), Carl Zeller (Composer), Carl Millocker (Composer), Emmerich Kalman (Composer), Carl Michael Ziehrer (Composer), Richard Heuberger (Composer), Franz Lehar (Composer), Nico Dostal (Composer), Robert Stolz (Composer), Clemens Schmalstich (Conductor), Nils Grevillius (Conductor), Carl Alwin (Conductor), Joseph Snaga (Conductor), Alois Melichar (Conductor), Gerhard Steeger (Conductor), Ernst Hauke (Conductor), Otto Dobrindt (Conductor), Lawrence (Conductor), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Clemens Schmalstich, Nils Grevillius, Carl Alwin, Joseph Snaga, Alois Melichar, et al.
• Composer: Johann II [Junior] Strauss, Franz von Suppe, Carl Zeller, Carl Millocker, Emmerich Kalman, et al.
• Audio CD (July 15, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B00009NJ1M
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,881 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Als Flotter Geist, Doch Fruh Verwaist - Charles Kullmann

2. Vem Oss Har Vigt? (Wer Uns Getraut?) - Jussi Bjorling

3. Mein Herr Marquis - Elisabeth Schumann

4. Trinke, Liebchen, Trinke Schnell - Franz Volker

5. Lagunenwalzer - Julius Patzak

6. Hab'ich Nur Deine Liebe - Julius Patzak

7. Schenkt Man Sich Rosen In Tirol - Walther Ludwig

8. Ich Hab' Kein Geld - Franz Volker

9. Komm' Zigan' - Marcel Wittrisch

10. Finale (Act 1) - Gitta Alpar

11. Sei Gepriesen, Du Lauschige Nacht - Elisabeth Schumann

12. Im Chambre Separee - Richard Tauber

13. Lippen Schweigen - Dusolina Giannini

14. Ich Bin Ein Zigeunerkind - Joseph Schmidt

15. O Madchen, Mein Madchen - Franz Volker

16. Bin Verliebt, Bin So Verliebt - Gitta Alpar

17. Schon Wie Die Blaue Sommernacht - Richard Tauber

18. Heimatland - Anni Frind

19. Ich Liebe Dich - Marcel Wittrisch

20. Liebe, Du Himmel Auf Erden - Hilde Gueden

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Viennese delicacies from singers of the past., October 9, 2003

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John Austin "[e-mail]" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Viennese Operetta Gems (Audio CD)

Record catalogues in the 1930s contained a rich selection of Viennese operetta excerpts. Peter Dempsey has assembled 20 of them on this invaluable CD, has provided authoritative notes, and somehow contrived to bring them to us in better sound than I have ever heard them before. It is wonderful to have the original balance and individual acoustics preserved, while having all the surface noise wiped off.

You will hear the sweet-voiced Charles Kullman in Johann Strauss firstly, complete with backing chorus and a thrilling high C at the end of his Zigeunerbaron aria. Elisabeth Schumann whoops and trills and whistles her way through two excerpts, and Richard Tauber shares the microphone with a schmalzy violin and throbbing zither in the Operball excerpt. Tauber is also heard in the only excerpt recorded in Vienna, a duet from Giuditta where the conductor is Lehar himself. Some of the rarer records of Julius Patzak, Anni Frind and Franz Volker are especially welcome. The Belgian tenor Marcel Wittrisch is heard in three excerpts, and rightly so. His special way with the Grafin Mariza tenor aria is one of the highlights here, and this track is also one of the best pieces of restoration work.

I hope this indicates that interested shoppers who add this CD to their cart will have the time of their lives with this issue. In amongst a cart full of historical reissues I purchased recently it has been the prizewinner.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Viennese delicacies from singers of the past., October 9, 2003

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John Austin "[e-mail]" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Viennese Operetta Gems (Audio CD)

Record catalogues in the 1930s contained a rich selection of Viennese operetta excerpts. Peter Dempsey has assembled 20 of them on this invaluable CD, has provided authoritative notes, and somehow contrived to bring the old recordings to us in better sound than I have ever heard them before. It is wonderful to have the original balance and individual acoustics preserved, while having all the surface noise wiped off.

You will hear the sweet-voiced Charles Kullman in Johann Strauss firstly, complete with backing chorus and a thrilling high C at the end of his "Zigeunerbaron" aria. Elisabeth Schumann whoops and trills and whistles her way through two excerpts, and Richard Tauber shares the microphone with a schmalzy violin and throbbing zither in the "Operball" excerpt. Tauber is also heard in the only excerpt recorded in Vienna, a duet from "Giuditta" where the conductor is Lehar himself. Some of the rarer records of Julius Patzak, Anni Frind and Franz Volker are especially welcome. The Belgian tenor Marcel Wittrisch is well-deservedly featured three times. His special way with the Grafin Mariza tenor aria is one of the highlights here, and this track is also one of the best pieces of restoration work.

I hope this indicates that interested shoppers who add this to their cart will have the time of their lives with this issue. In amongst a cart full of historical reissues I purchased recently it has been the prizewinner.