Description

IRMA KATHARINA SEYDEL (BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 27, 1897 – [??])

 

 

 

 

She studied the violin, first with her father, Theodore C. Seydel, a German- born, American-born violinist who worked for over 30 years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  Irma later studied with Strube and Loeffler. She made her first public appearance at the age of four. Like her father, she was a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and gave concerts in major German cities.

His compositions were: a Minuet; Indian Dirge, several fragments for violin and some vocal melodies.

He died no earlier than 1954, the date on which he appears in the Boston city census.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Humoreske (Dvořák) Robert Gayler (piano) Edison 80405 5916 12/7/1917 New York
2. Indian lament (Dvořák) Robert Gayler (piano) Edison 80404 5917 12/10/1917 New York
3. Liebesleid (Kreisler) Robert Gayler (piano) Edison 4850 12/6/1917 New York
4. Meditation (Massenet) Robert Gayler (piano) Edison 80405 5912 12 6 1917 New York
5. Minuet Robert Gayler (piano) Edison 80404 5918 12/10/1917 New York