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Elisabeth Grümmer
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Elisabeth Schilz Grümmer (March 31, 1911 – November 6, 1986) was a German operatic lyric soprano. She was born at Niederjeutz, near Diedenhofen, Alsace-Lorraine (later Yutz-Basse; now Thionville, France) to German parents. In 1918, her family were expelled from Lorraine, and they settled in Meiningen, where she studied theater and made her stage debut as Klärchen in Goethe's Egmont. She married the concertmaster of the theater orchestra, Detlev Grümmer, and became a mother. The family moved to Aachen, where they met Herbert von Karajan. Elisabeth started to take singing lessons, von Karajan cast her as the first flower maiden in a performance of Wagner's Parsifal. She went on to perform in Duisburg and Prague. Her husband was killed in a bombing in the war. After the war, she settled in Berlin, singing at the Städische Oper Berlin. She performed in all 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. The Kammersängerin became a professor at the Berlin Musikhochschule. She can be seen on video in two performances as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, one conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler and the other in German translation conducted by Ferenc Fricsay. She died in Warendorf, Westphalia. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Lohengrin (2000 Digital Remaster): In fernem Land (Lohengrin/König/Chor)
1862Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45: I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
563Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45: II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras
404Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45: III. Herr, lehre doch mich
265Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
246Ein Deutsches Requiem, 'German Requiem' Op. 45 (1993 Digital Remaster): I. Selig sind, die da Leid tragen (Zemlich langsam)
207Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45: VI. Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
208Ein Deutsches Requiem, 'German Requiem' Op. 45 (1993 Digital Remaster): II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras (Langsam, marschmässig)
209Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45: V. Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
1910Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45: VII. Selig sind die Toten
19albums
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100 Best Opera Classics
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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Elisabeth Grümmer
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Brahms - Requiem
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantaten BWV 4,11,68/Cantatas BWV 4, 11, 68
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Mozart, Wagner, Verdi & Others: Opera Excerpts
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Strauss & Mozart: Vocal Works (Remastered 2024)
Elisabeth Grümmer Sings Mozart, Schubert, Brahms & Wolf
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Vocal Recital: Grummer, Elisabeth - Mozart, W.A. / Schubert, F.J. / Brahms, J. / Wolf, H.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Don Giovanni
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
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Legenden Des Gesanges, Vol. 11