1924 Richard TAUBER LOTTE LEHMANN Korngold DieTote Stadt SIGNED George Szell 78

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WEEK 1 of two weeks of great auctions ending May 11.

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I am currently selling a series of great Richard Wagner and classic European 78 rpm orchestral recordings on all the great European labels:

A FESTIVAL OF GERMAN SINGERS
SIGNED BY RICHARD TAUBER IN DEAD WAX !!! Also check my other auctions for MITZI Maria Jeritza doing a subset of this record: Die Tote Stadt, Lautenlied der Marietta. Mitzi got Lottchen her first major role at the PREMIERE of Ariadne auf Naxos (the Vienna premiere, not the Stuttgart Bourgeois Gentilhomme) as the COMPOSER. Mitzi was of course the Ariadne.

Up there with John McCormack and Tito Schipa, Richard Tauber was probably the greatest lyrical tenor of the 20th century.

Lotte Lehmann does not need any praise.

Now this is one of the recordings of the Century:

1924 12" acoustic Odeon 78 rpm with original acoustic label (note: the US Decca release of this record is a dub)

Richard Tauber, Lotte Lehmann

Dr. Georg Szell (note no "e" in George) first Kapellmeister of the Berlin State Opera:

Erich Korngold: Die Tote Stadt

12" German ODEON special GOLD LABEL pressing with Tauber Signature under the label

Duett Marietta and Paul: Glueck das mir verblieb (Happiness, that I retained)
Aria of Paul: Ich werde sie nicht wiedersehen (I will never see har again.)

Condition: Very Good PLUS mild greying, short light scratches.

Plays VG++ short noisy start then quiet, ticks, spotty distortion 

This recording is one of the greatest renderings of a scene of love, letting the beloved go, and resignation to the loss.

Incomparably sung by Tauber and Lehmann.

Korngold's Modern Opera, Die Tote Stadt (the dead Town), is basically the same story as Hitchcocks "Vertigo" (minus the Mission Bell Tower)

In effect, both works are based on the Belgian romanciers Georges Rodenbach novel Bruges la Morte, a delicate tale of love beyond death and a shade of necrophilia:

Paul has lost his wife, and is finding her likeness in Marietta, a member of a circus troupe. He tries to make-over Marietta in the image of his dead wife.

This fails, and the record starts here, where Paul and Marietta have their last duet before parting, and Paul resigns himself to the fact, that he lost his wife for a second time, and he will not have a second chance of happiness with Marietta.

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Records will be packed safely between corrugated cardboard in a sturdy box with plenty of padding for safe shipment.

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US Domestic Shipping:

Here is a guideline for US Media Mail Shipping:

Prices below are for regular 78 rpm records. Up to about 5 records, I will ship Edison Discs for the same rates. Albums from Album Sets count as 1 record. Above that and for international shipments, it will be actual weight plus a small packing charge (1-3$ depending on size of shipment)

1 record: 4.50$

2 records: 5.50$

5 records: 7.50$

10 records: 9.50$

MANY MORE RECORDS: Don't worry. I safely ship 40 - 50 pounds of records double boxed in moving boxes, and even then Media Mail will probably not exceed 30$.

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Due to rare problems with delivery in ITALY, I will NOT GUARANTEE delivery of parcels sent by US Postal Service First Class and Priority Mail. If you prefer secure delivery, I will be happy to quote you either Registered Mail or shipment by FEDEX

I am very happy to ship records worldwide.

The US POSTAL SERVICE has increased international shipping rates in 2013.

A single record ships for around 25$ worldwide, depending on the weight.
There are some great options available for shipping multiple records at excellent rates.

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