Release Date: 02 December 2022
Label: Neos
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 4260063122194
Genres: Classical Contemporary Country
Composer/Series: Edith Urbanczyk sings Modern Classics
Description
On 4 September 2022, Edith Urbanczyk celebrated her 90th birthday: the occasion upon which to dedicate this resounding commemorative documentary to her.
On 20 January 1977, Dr Paul Ganzer wrote in the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper: "The well-known Munich soprano, a master of the clearest diction, who commands the most difficult intervals with an absolute ear and sound technique, is a consummate interpreter of contemporary Lied singing." In 1999, Dr Hartmut Luck called her the "Grande Dame of New Music" in the accompanying booklet to her CD featuring recordings from Arnold Schonberg's Pierrot lunaire.
Edith Urbanczyk was born in 1932 in Breslau (Poland) but raised in Munich (Germany). She first studied violin at the State University of Music in Munich in Prof Karl Freund's master class. Upon completion of her Master's diploma, she went to Vienna to successfully complete additional vocal studies as an opera singer with Prof Julius Patzak. This was followed by several years of engagements as a lyric soprano at various theatres, including Bonn and Giessen.
With perfect pitch and her instrumental vocal approach, influenced by her violin studies, she was virtually predestined to masterfully perform often very demanding contemporary music faithfully and musically. She sang numerous world premieres of works by Hans Zender, Gunter Bialas, Harald Genzmer, Wilhelm Killmayer, Alfred Goodman, Herbert Baumann, Walter Steffens, Fritz Buchtger and Robert M. Helmschrott.
Tracklisting
Andreas Skouras, Bela Bartok, Gyorgy Ligeti, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Pascal Dusapin, Unsuk Chin, Y
Mikael Rudolfsson, Olivier Vivares, Gerard Grisey, Luciano Berio, Eloain Lovis Hubner, Bernhard Gan
John Palmer, Delphine Henriet, Barbara Maurer, Hofer Symphoniker, Alinde Quartett, Johannes Klumpp,
Johannes Maria Staud, Boulanger Trio, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Recherche, Ludwig Chamber Players,
Eres Holz, Ingolfur Vilhjalmsson, Laurent Bruttin, Florian Juncker, E-MEX Ensemble, Christoph Maria
Robert M. Helmschrott
Robert M. Helmschrott
Kevin Juillerat, Cedric Pecia
Edith Urbanczyk
