Notes and Editorial Reviews
Miliza Korjus was one of the most astounding coloratura sopranos in the verifiable history of singing. Her recordings are generally considered as being in the top league and, on the basis of these recordings, she is often equated with those paragons of vocal artistry: Tetrazzini, Barrientos, Hempel and Galli-Curci. It should not be forgotten, however, that Miliza Korjus had virtually no stage career and that her fame rests fairly and squarely on concert and recording activities. In the early 1930s she was deemed a sensation - a second Jenny Lind. She enjoyed equal acclaim during her concert tours in the United States but her career lacked the very continuity that might justify comparison with world-class sopranos. Korjus' star waxed and
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waned with unusual rapidity and, because virtually all biographical details have, even now, been kept secret, numerous legends have arisen around her name - no doubt an international move by her manager to enhance her reputation. But, never forget, she was a virtuoso coloratura singer. Apart from the crystalline beauty of tone, the stupendous flexibility and staccato technique were magnificent. Actually, her voice was fairly large and powerful and she was deemed almost the perfect coloratura singer, especially admired as the ideal interpreter of the Queen of the Night. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384: Martern aller Arten by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Franz Schönbaumsfeld
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1782; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1934
Language: German
2.
Rigoletto: E' il sol dell' anima by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Helge Rosvaenge (Tenor),
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Date of Recording: 1936
Language: German
3.
Lakmé: D'où viens tu...C'est le dieu de la jeunesse by Léo Delibes
Performer:
Marcel Wittrisch (Tenor),
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; France
Date of Recording: 1934-36
Language: German
4.
Les Filles de Cadiz "Chanson Espagnole" by Léo Delibes
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1936
Language: German
5.
Serenata for Piano, Op. 15 no 1 by Moritz Moszkowski
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Germany
Date of Recording: 1936
Language: German
Notes: This selection is recorded in a vocal arrangement as "Liebe kleine Nachtigall."
6.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74: no 1, The wish, B 33 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Franz Schönbaumsfeld
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1847
Date of Recording: 1934
Language: German
7.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
Date of Recording: 1935
Language: German
Notes: This selection is presented in a vocal arrangement as "O Nacht, o Träume."
8.
Parla! by Luigi Arditi
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Franz Schönbaumsfeld
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 1935
Language: Italian
9.
Il bacio by Luigi Arditi
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Franz Schönbaumsfeld
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1860; Italy
Date of Recording: 1935
Language: Italian
10.
Funiculì funiculà by Luigi Denza
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; Naples, Italy
Date of Recording: 1935
Language: Italian
11.
Vogel im Walde by Karl Gottfried Taubert
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; Germany
Date of Recording: 1936
Language: German
12.
Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Ludwig Rüth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1883; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1934
Language: German
13.
Der Student von Prag: Warum? by Theo Mackeben
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Theo Mackeben
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: Germany
Date of Recording: 1935
Language: German
14.
Indigo und die vierzig Räuber: Tausend und eine Nacht, Op. 346 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1935
Language: German
15.
The Nightingale by Alexander Alyabyev
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Johannes Müller
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
Date of Recording: 1934
Language: German
16.
Die Mädele von Biberach: Coloratura Variations on "Drei Röslein" by Johannes Müller
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Johannes Müller
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 1934
Language: German
17.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa...Io sono dolcile by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Edmund Josef Nick
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Italy
Date of Recording: 1934
Language: German
18.
Les soirées musicales: no 8, La danza by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1830-1835; Italy
Date of Recording: 1935
Language: Italian
19.
Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65 by Carl Maria von Weber
Performer:
Miliza Korjus (Soprano)
Conductor:
Franz Schönbaumsfeld
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1819; Dresden, Germany
Date of Recording: 1934
Language: German
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