Korngold: Die tote Stadt: “Glück das mir verblieb” by Lotte Lehmann and Richard Tauber 1924

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Korngold: Die tote Stadt: “Glück das mir verblieb” by Lotte Lehmann and Richard Tauber 1924
Duett Mariette und Paul

For a late acoustic recording this is very well done. I only wish they had recorded it a year or two later electrically to get a more balanced sound between the singers and orchestra. There is some hiss and pops still in this transfer, but the beauty of this masterpiece of a duet by Korngold made me want to transfer it. I think this is one of the most beautiful melodies of all 20th century operas. It just melts the listener as the lush orchestration and voices sweep through the music. Today it is most often heard as a concert piece as a soprano solo, but the duet is how it was intended to be performed.

Korngold deserves much more praise for his operas than he gets today. The Nazis banned his music and he became better known for his American film scores than for his superb operas from the 1920s. Had he been able to stay in Austria one can only imagine what he would have continued to produce.

We are lucky to have this wonderful recording by two amazing artists.

Lotte Lehmann Wikipedia Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_Lehmann

Richard Tauber Wikipedia Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tauber

Gluck das mir verlieb Wikipedia Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gl%C3%BCck_das_mir_verblieb