Erik Meyer-Helmund

Erik Meyer-Helmund (13 April 1861 in St Petersburg – 4 April 1932 in Berlin) was a Berlin-based composer and singer. His song "Flirtation" was recorded by John McCormack, and his "Gute Nacht, mein holdes, süßes Mädchen" by Nicolai Gedda and Fritz Wunderlich. Helen Tretbar translated several of his lieder from German into English.

Birth and Death Data: Born Saint Petersburg (federal city and former capital of Russia), Died April 4, 1932 (Berlin (federated state, capital and largest city of Germany) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	1567	7-in.	Before September 1897	Dein gedenk’ ich, Margaretha	F. H. Weber	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]941	7-in.	9/9/1901	Dein gedenk' ich, Margarethe	Emil Muench	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]941	10-in.	8/4/1902	Dein gedenk' ich, Margarethe	Emil Muench	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3254	10-in.	4/5/1901	The Scandinavian songs of Meyer-Helmund	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3255	10-in.	4/5/1901	Serenade rococo	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3543	10-in.	9/9/1901	Dein gedenk' ich, Margarethe	Emil Muench	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Victor	A-328	7-in.	8/20/1903	Scandinavian songs of Meyer-Helmund	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-328	10-in.	8/20/1903	Scandinavian songs of Meyer-Helmund	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-2564	10-in.	5/19/1905	Dein gedenk' ich, Margarethe	Emil Muench	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-4408	12-in.	4/17/1907	Blissful dream	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-8624	10-in.	2/11/1910	Die Schönste von Allen	Paul Nelva	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BB-9039	10-in.	6/1/1910	Of thee I'm thinking, Margaretha	John Barnes Wells	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12075	10-in.	6/5/1912	Frühlingslied	Rita Fornia	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12076	10-in.	6/5/1912	Dein gedenk' ich, Margarethe	Rita Fornia	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12077	10-in.	6/6/1912	Das Zauberlied	Rita Fornia	Soprano vocal solo, with upright piano	composer
Victor	B-15226	10-in.	9/25/1914	Tanzweise	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-16092	10-in.	6/10/1915	Flirtation	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with violin and piano	composer
Victor	C-17524	12-in.	4/19/1916	The magic song	Emilio de Gogorza	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19881	10-in.	5/21/1917	Thou art near me, Margarita	Emilio de Gogorza	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27454	10-in.	2/5/1923	Dein gedenk' ich, Margaretha	Paul Nelva	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28510	10-in.	8/27/1923	Das Zauberlied	Louis Dornay	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-38534	10-in.	8/23/1927	Das Zauberlied	George Gut	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	915	7-in.	between 1902 and October 1905	Dein gedenk 'ich, Margarethe	Emil Muench	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	915	10-in.	approximately 1902	Dein gedenk 'ich, Margarethe	Emil Muench	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	77020	10-in.	5/3/1917	Flirtation	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1-25 of 46 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer-Helmund, Erik," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108952.

Meyer-Helmund, Erik. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108952.

"Meyer-Helmund, Erik." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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