Siegmund Grünfeld
I wish to thank Christian Torrent for the recording.In the 1930s (many years after his recordings, that is), Grünfeld sang on the German-language radio in Czechoslovakia, where they called him an "opera and concert singer"; he sang mainly lieder, some operetta, some operatic arias. Fun fact: in a 1936 radio concert, he sang lieder by Adolf Wallnöfer. That's the only reference to him that I can find; it seems certain that he never appeared on any stage, and his eventual concert career was not important enough to leave many traces. So I'm sure that singing wasn't his main job. Discography Parlophon, Berlin, 28 January 1921 2-2777 Tosca (Puccini): Nur deinetwegen wollt' ich noch nicht sterben P1166 2-2778 Bohème (Puccini): Dieses ist Mimì P1166 2-2779 Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Weißt du nicht unpublished 2-2780 Tiefland (d'Albert): Zwei Vaterunser unpublished 2-2781 Lustige Weiber von Windsor (Nicolai): Horch, die Lerche unpublished Parlophon, Berlin, 15 February 1921 2-2807 Guntram (R. Strauss): Schlußszene 1. Akt unpublished Artiphon, Berlin, 22 March 1921 1134 Tosca (Puccini): Und es blitzten die Sterne 1134 Artiphon, Berlin, 29 March 1921 1135 Rigoletto (Verdi): Ach, wie so trügerisch 1135 1136 Walküre (Wagner): Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond 1136, Hertie 954, Teutonia 70347 1137 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Am stillen Herd 1137, Hertie 955, Teutonia 70347 1138 Ein rheinisches Mädchen (Hoppe) 1138, Hertie 919 Artiphon, Berlin, 20 August 1921 1234 Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind (Abt) 1234Discography source: Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien |