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Ralph Benatzky, L. Biscardi, Arturo Buzzi-Peccia
Joseph Schmidt: Smtliche EMI-Aufnahmen Vol. 1 (The Complete EMI Recordings)
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Classical, Latin Music

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Land So Wunderbar (O Paradis)
2. Ach, So Fromm
3. Wie Freundlich Strahlt Der Tag - Jungfrau Maria
4. Selig Sind, Die Verfolgung Leiden
5. Gluck, Das Mir Verblieb
6. Freunde, Vernehmet Die Geschichte
7. Ich Bin Allein - Flieh', Oh Flieh', Holdes Bild (Je Suis Seul - Ah, Fuyez, Douce Image)
8. Ach! Alles Sinkt Hinab - Du, Den Ich Stets Im Sinn Getragen (Ah, Tout Est Bien Fini - O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere)
9. Wohin Seid Ihr Entschwunden
10. Standchen, D. 957 (Leise Flehen Meine Lieder)
11. Ungeduld, D. 795 (Ich Schnitt' Es Gern In Alle Rinden Ein)
12. Ja, Du Allein
13. Was War' Mein Lied, Konnt' Ich's Dir Nicht Singen
14. Launisches Gluck (Mach' Kein Trubes Gesicht)
15. Als Flotter Geist - Ja, Das Alles Auf Ehr'
16. Wenn Nicht Die Hoffnung War'
17. Ich Bin Ein Zigeunerkind
18. Wenn Du Treulos Bist
19. Weisst Du, Was Schon War'
20. Du Bist Die Welt Fur Mich
21. Heute Nacht Oder Nie
22. Buona Notte, Schone Signorina
Track Listings (22) - Disc #2
1. Una Furtiva Lagrima (Heimlich Aus Ihrem Auge)
2. La Donna E Mobile (O Wie So Trugerisch)
3. Einsam Steh' Ich, Verlassen (Deserto Sulla Terra)
4. Di Quella Pira (Lodern Zum Himmel)
5. Lodern Zum Himmel (Di Quella Pira)
6. Jetzt Spielen - Hull' Dich In Tand Nur (Recitar!... - Vesti La Giubba)
7. Wie Eiskalt Ist Dies Handchen (Che Gelida Manina)
8. Kokett Ist Dieses Madchen (Mimi E Una Civetta)
9. Recondita Armonia (Wie Sich Die Bilder Gleichen)
10. Nur Deinetwegen Wollt' Ich Noch Nicht Sterben (Amaro Sol Per Te M'era Il Morire)
11. E Lucevan Le Stelle (Und Es Blitzten Die Sterne)
12. Nun Sind Es Sechs Monat' (Or Son Sei Mesi Che Mio Padre Mori)
13. Fur Sie, Fur Sie Allein - Lasset Sie Glauben, Dass Ich In Die Welt Zog (Ch'ella Mi Creda Libero)
14. Non Piangere, Liu (O Weine Nicht, Liu)
15. Nessun Dorma (Keiner Schlafe)
16. Espanola (Te Quiero)
17. Mattinata (Morgenstandchen)
18. Voga, Voga (Serenata)
19. L'Ariatella
20. Funiculi, Funicula
21. Lolita
22. O Sole Mio

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CD Details

All Artists: Ralph Benatzky, L. Biscardi, Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, Eduardo di Capua, Luigi Denza, Gaetano Donizetti, Friedrich von Flotow, Walter Wilhelm Gotze, Wilhelm Kienzl, Joseph Schmidt
Title: Joseph Schmidt: Smtliche EMI-Aufnahmen Vol. 1 (The Complete EMI Recordings)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics / Angel
Release Date: 1/19/1993
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Classical, Latin Music
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 077776467320, 0077776467351

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"A Star Falls from Heaven"

Robert Manari | San Francisco, CA United States | 05/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Before tragically dying so young in a Swiss internment camp where he was waiting the asylum decree with 350 other Jews (he was only 38 years old, yet another innocent victim of the stupidity and monstrosity of the Second World War), Joseph Schmidt's reputation was already established as one of the most loved singers of his generation. Born in Bukovina, a Romanian province rich in Jewish, Ukrainian, German, Polish and gipsy influences, Schmidt was to grow up in a truly cosmopolitan environment. This healthy exposure to different cultures, coupled with his fluency in Hebrew, Romanian, German and French languages only benefited his interpretations later in his career.

His diminutive stature (just under 5 feet - which earned him the nickname "Pocket Caruso"), did not prevent Joseph Schmidt to become hugely popular, captivating audiences worldwide with his incredibly beautiful lyric tenor voice. The 1930s were very generous to Joseph Schmidt: records (many becoming bestsellers of that age), radio broadcasts and movies (of which the most famous becoming "A Star Falls from Heaven" - available in its English version even today, more than 70 years after its original release!), all ensured the creation of a legend. In 1937 Schmidt toured the United States, performed in the Carnegie Hall, and gave concerts during this US tour with other preeminent singers such as Grace Moore and Erna Sack. Throughout Europe his reputation became firmly established, and it is interesting to note that his popularity was at its height in the German speaking countries just when the Nazi Party was taking power and basically banning all Jewish things. It is also very ironic that Hitler's Propaganda Minister, Josef Gobbels, became so enthusiastic after hearing Schmidt singing "My Song" (English title), that he instantly manifested his intention of declaring Schmidt "an honorary Aryan".

With such a short career we are fortunate that Schmidt left behind a relatively rich recorded legacy, and the present collection (coupled with the second volume of his complete EMI recordings), covers most of his best works. Highly recommended to anyone interested in fine singing.

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