Notes and Editorial Reviews
Genuine, unequivocal contraltos are very rare. Occasionally confusion arises as to what actually classifies a singer as a contralto. The difference is less one of vocal extension but rather of a different placing of the tonal fulcrum. In the contralto range this tonal fulcrum is one to two whole tones lower than is the case with the mezzo soprano. The expansive tonal splendor in the lower range enables a refulgent tone that is a special characteristic of this vocal category. The German contralto, Emmi Leisner, was blessed with one of the most beautiful voices of her age.
Genuine, unequivocal contraltos are very rare. Occasionally confusion arises as to what actually classifies a singer as a contralto. The difference is less one of vocal extension but rather of a different placing of the tonal fulcrum. In the contralto range this tonal fulcrum is one to two whole tones lower than is the case with the mezzo soprano. The expansive tonal splendor in the lower range enables a refulgent tone that is a special characteristic of this vocal category. The German contralto, Emmi Leisner, was blessed with one of the most beautiful voices of her age. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Orfeo ed Euridice: Piango il mio ben così by Christoph W. Gluck
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Classical
Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
2.
Orfeo ed Euridice: Che farò senza Euridice? by Christoph W. Gluck
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Classical
Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
3.
Tristan und Isolde: Einsam wachend...Habet Acht! by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Germany
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
4.
Das Rheingold: Weiche, Wotan, weiche by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1854; Germany
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
5.
Aida: Già i sacerdoti adunansi...Ah! tu dei vivere! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Helge Rosvaenge (Tenor),
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Italy
Date of Recording: 1929
Language: German
6.
Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle "Habañera" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Written: 1873-1874
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
Notes: Composition written: France (1873 - 1874).
7.
Carmen: En vain pour éviter les réponses amères "Card Aria" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
8.
Carmen: C'est toi! C'est moi!...Carmen, il est temps encore by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto),
Helge Rosvaenge (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
9.
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Printemps, qui commence by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
10.
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
11.
Dank sei dir, Herr by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
12.
Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo" by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1738; London, England
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: Italian
13.
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: no 33, So ist mein Jesus by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Lotte Leonard (Soprano),
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bruno Kittel Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: ?1727; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 1928
Language: German
14.
Songs (9), Op. 32: no 9, Wie bist du, meine Königin by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1864; Austria
Date of Recording: 1933
Language: German
Notes: Arranged: Daumer
15.
Lieder (5), Op. 41: no 1, Wiegenlied by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899; Germany
Date of Recording: 1933
Language: German
Notes: Arranged: Dehmel
16.
Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection": 4th movement, Urlicht by Gustav Mahler
Performer:
Emmi Leisner (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888/1896; Germany
Date of Recording: 1924
Language: German
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