Leopold DEMUTH - Die Uhr / Gustav WALTER - Am Meer von Schubert
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Leopold DEMUTH, baritone
Leopold Demuth (Baritone) (Brünn 1861 – Czernowitz 1910) His real name was Leopold Pokorny. His voice was discovered during his military service. He studied singing with Joseph Gänsbacher in Vienna and made his debut in 1889 at the Municipal Theatre of Halle (Saale) in ‘’Hans Heiling’’ of Marschner. In the 1891-96 seasons he sang at the Opera House of Leipzig, from 1896-98 Demuth appeared at the Municipal Ttheatre of Hamburg. In 1898 he was engaged by the Vienna Court Opera, where his career reached the climax. On 2. 1. 1908 he sang there in the premiere of the opera ‘’Ein Wintermärchen’’ of Goldmark. In the same year he took over at the Vienna première of d'Alberts ‘’Tiefland’’. Already in 1904 he performed at the Vienna Court Opera in an unforgettable performance of Gluck’s ‘’Iphigenie in Aulis’’. He made guest appearances at different German and Austrian opera houses. Thus he sang in the Wagner-Festspielen of Munich (1903 and 1905), at the Berlin Court Opera (1897), also in Frankfurt a. M.,Cologne, Leipzig, Wroclaw and at the German Theatre of Prague (1907). In 1899 he appeared at Bayreuth Festival the role of Hans Sachs in ‘’Meistersingers’’ and the Gunther in ‘’Götterdämmerung’’. He was married with actress Eugenie Lenau, who was engaged temporarily by the German theatre in Berlin. He was one of the best baritones of his time.
Gustav Walter , tenor
Gustav Walter (11 February 1834, Bílina, Bohemia - 31 January 1910, Vienna) was a Bohemian operatic tenor who sang leading roles for more than 30 years at the Vienna Staatsoper in Austria. He was a highly regarded interpreter of the vocal music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the lighter tenor roles composed by Richard Wagner. Walther also created the role of Assad in the world premiere of Karl Goldmark's Die Königin von Saba and performed in some Italian and French operas.
After retiring from the stage in 1887, Walter toured Europe as a lauded recitalist of lieder, premiering numerous songs byJohannes Brahms and Antonín Dvo?ák. He became a celebrated pedagogue, teaching voice at the Vienna Conservatory for more than two decades. Notably, too, he is one of the very earliest singers to have left a legacy of gramophone recordings.
12" black Wien G&T 042059 / 042097 [332 / 51]
Side 1 - Die Uhr (Ballade von Lowe) (sung by Demuth)
Side 2 - Am Meer von Schubert (sung by Wakter)
Condition: A copy with some superficial marks but no apparent wear
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