Edmund Kurtz
Edmund Kurtz (29 December 1908 – 19 August 2004) was a Russian-born Australian cellist and music editor. He was renowned for his "impeccable technique", "innate musicality", and his "rich tone", with a "warm, sensuous quality that seldom loses its luster". In a career spanning 60 years, he performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. His edition of Bach's Suites for solo cello, drawn upon facsimiles of the manuscript of Anna Magdalena Bach and showing them opposite each page, is recognized as one of his greatest achievements, and was described as "the most important edition of the greatest music ever written for the instrument". |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 29, 1908 (Saint Petersburg), Died August 19, 2004 (London)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: cello
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D4RC-0584 | 12-in. | 12/22/1944 | Méditation hébraique | Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
Victor | D5RC-0207 | 12-in. | 3/26/1945 | Elegie | Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
Victor | D5RC-0208 | 12-in. | 3/26/1945 | Danse orientale | Emanuel Bay ; Edmund Kurtz | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
Victor | D6RC-5085 | 12-in. | 2/18/1946 | Arietta | Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
Victor | D6RC-5088 | 12-in. | 2/18/1946 | Requiebros | Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello | |
Victor | D7RC-7172 | 12-in. | 1/29/1947 | Requiebros | Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz | Cello solo, with piano | instrumentalist, cello |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kurtz, Edmund," accessed May 21, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100066.
Kurtz, Edmund. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100066.
"Kurtz, Edmund." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Kurtz, Edmund - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84183726
Wikidata: Edmund Kurtz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4248990
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