Re: Recording Artisi Isa Kremer.

[Joel Bresler <jbresler...>]

Hiya.

I am no maven about this music, but this encyclopedic (and very reasonably 
priced) CD ROM proved fascinating to me. Pictures, bios and generous 
samples of a huge list of artists, principally from the 78 era if memory 
serves. I think it was $25; hard to go wrong at that rate.

Best,

J


At 06:27 PM 9/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Joel:
>I haven't seen a copy of the Stars of David. Do you recommend it, in general?
>Judy
>At 12:33 PM 9/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi, Judy.
> >
> >Thanks for reminding me of the excellent "Stars of David" CD ROM. Its
> >(text) entry on Kremer reads like so:
> >
> >Kremer, Isa
> >1885-1956 Soprano Russia
> >Isa Kremer was born in Betzi, Bessarabia in 1885, but at the age of 17 she
> >left for Italy, where she studied voice in Milan. Four years later, while
> >still in Italy, she made her debut as Mimi in La Boheme. She then sang in
> >Odessa and among her roles were Tatiana in Eugene Onegin and the title role
> >in Madama Butterfly. In 1916, at the height of her success, she abandoned
> >opera for the concert field. Her concert debut in Moscow made her
> >celebrated all over Russia. She left Russia in 1919, sang in many European
> >capitals, and came to America in 1922, where she long enjoyed a successful
> >career, being billed as the "International Ballad Singer". Her final
> >concert in the U.S. was at Carnegie Hall on 3 December 1950. In 1940 she
> >married an Argentinian psychiatrist, Dr. Giorgio Bermann, and spent most of
> >her last years in Buenos Aires, where she died in 1956. Possessed of a
> >voice of no more than ordinary range and volume, she brought much
> >vividness, realism, and charm to her interpretations, and was known for her
> >ability to sing in many languages as if a native. One need only listen to
> >her Marechiare to realize what an artist she was.
> >
> >Best,
> >
> >Joel
> >
> >At 11:25 AM 9/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Joel:
> >>I have two articles, a performance review and an interview in my office
> >>files (from 1924, Canadian Jewish Chronicle) on Isa Kremer and there are
> >>some ref books beyond Baker's here which you are welcome to look at which
> >>have some biographical info. Let me know if you plan to come by the
> >>library. Didn't someone recently release a CDROM on the Jewish opera stars
> >>that has this information? Judy.
> >>At 03:06 PM 9/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >Dear Friends:
> >> >
> >> >If anyone can provide details on Jewish recording artist Isa Kremer
> >> >(1887-1956), particularly her 2-year stint (ca. 1918-1920) in
> >> >Constantinople where she recorded for Orfeon, can you please let me know?
> >> >I'm familiar with entries in Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
> >> >and also an article ("Remembering Isa Kremer") written by Lois Barr.
>Thanks!
> >> >
> >> >Joel
> >
> >
> >
> >Joel Bresler
> >250 E. Emerson Rd.
> >Lexington, MA 02420 USA
> >
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> >
> >
> >
>



Joel Bresler
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