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Elisabeth Grümmer

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German soprano (1911-1986)
Elisabeth Grümmer
Born
Elisabeth Schilz

31 March 1911
Died6 November 1986(1986-11-06) (aged 75)
Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Occupations
  • Soprano singer
  • teacher
Years active1940–1986
OrganisationBerlin Musikhochschule
SpouseDetlev Grümmer (died 1944)

Elisabeth Grümmer (néeSchilz; 31 March 1911 – 6 November 1986) was a Germansoprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional beauty".[1]

Life

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Elisabeth Schilz was born inNiederjeutz [nowYutz, nearDiedenhofen (Thionville),Alsace-Lorraine] to German parents. In 1918, her family was expelled from Lorraine, and they settled inMeiningen, where she studied theater and made her stage debut as Klärchen in Goethe'sEgmont.

She married the concertmaster of the theater orchestra, Detlev Grümmer, and became a mother. The family moved toAachen, where they metHerbert von Karajan under whose encouragement she made her operatic debut in 1940, in the role of First Flowermaiden in a 1940 performance ofWagner'sParsifal.[2] She went on fromAachen to perform inDuisburg andPrague.

Her husband was killed in their house during thebombing of Aachen in 1944. After the war, she settled in Berlin, singing at theStädtische Oper Berlin. She performed in the major opera houses in Europe and the United States, restricting herself to a small number of roles, primarily sung in German. She was also active in song recitals and concert performances, particularly of Brahms'German Requiem.

TheKammersängerin became a professor at theBerlin Musikhochschule. Among her students wereAstrid Schirmer, Gillian Rae-Walker, andJanis Kelly.[3]

Grümmer died inWarendorf, Westphalia on 6 November 1986.[2]

Work and critical reception

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Grümmer was acclaimed both as an opera singer and as a lieder interpreter. The book,The Grove Book of Opera Singers, referred to her "beautiful voice, clarity of diction and innate musicianship" evidenced by her legacy on record.[2]

She appeared in two videotaped performances as Donna Anna inDon Giovanni, one conducted byWilhelm Furtwängler and the other in German translation conducted byFerenc Fricsay.

Discography

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Operas

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Sacred music

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  • Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 byJohann Sebastian Bach, conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, EMICLASSICS 5655092 2CD-Album (1995)
  • Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by Johann Sebastian Bach, conductorKarl Forster, EMICLASSICS 7642342 2CDs-Album (1992)
  • Kantaten - Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, conductorKurt Thomas, BERLINCLASSICS B000024WMM CD (1996)
  • Bach MADE IN GERMANY Vol. II Kantaten, Motetten, Weihnachtsoratorium, conductor Kurt Thomas, BERLINCLASSICS B000031W6B 8CD-Album (1999)
  • Die Schöpfung byJoseph Haydn, conductor Karl Forster, EMI 2 CD-Album (1989)
  • Stabat mater byGioacchino Rossini, conductorFerenc Fricsay, Melodram (1994)
  • Messa Da Requiem byGiuseppe Verdi, conductorFerenc Fricsay, live recording 1951, Andromeda (2007)
  • Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45, byJohannes Brahms, conductorRudolf Kempe, EMICLASSICS 7647052 (1955)
  • Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45, byJohannes Brahms, conductorOtto Klemperer, 1956 radio performance, ICACLASSICS 5002 (2011)

Lieder

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  • Elisabeth Grümmer, Lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Grieg und Verdi, conductor Hugo Diez and Richard Kraus, TESTAMENT B000003XJQ (1996)
  • Elisabeth Grümmer, Liederabend, Lieder by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schoeck, Wolf, ORFEO 506001B CD (2000)
  • Recital 1970, Lieder by Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Reger, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Wolf, Dirigent Richard Kraus, GALA B000028CLY 2CD-Album (2001)
  • Elisabeth Grümmer sings Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wolf, Historic recordings 1956/1958. Hänssler Classics (2009)

Video

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References

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  1. ^Berg, Gregory (2011). "Classic Archive 28: Great Opera Singers".Journal of Singing.68 (2).
  2. ^abcLaura Williams Macy (2 October 2008).The Grove Book of Opera Singers. Oxford University Press. p. 204.ISBN 978-0-19-533765-5. Retrieved23 December 2012.
  3. ^gillianraewalker.com

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