Description

ANTON MARIA TOPITZ (KODETSCHLAG, BOHEMIA 26 FEBRUARY, 1887 – BERLIN, GERMANY 7 SEPTEMBER, 1949)

 

 

 

 

His father was a headmaster and choral regent. He received his education at the conservatoire in Vienna under Philipp Forstén and made his debut as an opera singer in 1919 at the German Theater in Brünn (Brno) as Lohengrin. In the 1930s, he was active at the Berlin concert hall and was temporarily a member of the famous Rosenthal vocal quartet in Leipzig. He traveled several times around North America, where he gave concerts and appeared with success as an oratorio singer. He also composed several songs. Since 1942, he worked as a music journalist in Berlin.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1919-1921 Brünn German Theater

1921-1923 Graz Opera

1923-1925 Leipzig Opera

1925-1926 Berlin Urban Opera

1926 Leipzig Opera

1926 Weimar National Theater

1926 Paris Concert

1927 Salzburg Concert

1927 Munich Concert

1927 Budapest Concert

1928 Athens Concert

1929 Warsaw Concert

1930 Warsaw Concert

1930 Vienna Concert

1930 Stockholm Concert

1931 Stockholm Concert

1931 Madrid Concert

1931 Oslo Concert

1931 Copenhagen Concert

1931 Salzburg Concert

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. An der Weser (Pressel) EH56 CwR897 HMV, Berlin 1927-03-17

2. Das Grab auf der Heide (Heiser) EH56 CwR896 HMV, Berlin 1927-03-17

3. Der Favorit (Stolz) Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein EG1126 BLR4655 Electrola, Berlin 1928-10-24

4. Im Prater blüh’n wieder die Bäume (Stolz) EG910  BL4207-1,1A Electrola, Berlin 1928-05-24

5. Missa Solemnis (Beethoven) Kyrie, pt 1 (w. Leonard, Schlosshauer-Reynolds & Bruno-Kittel-Chor) 66664 655bm Grammophon, Berlin 1927 (second half)

6. Missa Solemnis (Beethoven) Kyrie, pt 2 (w. Leonard, Schlosshauer-Reynolds, Guttmann & Bruno-Kittel-Chor) 66664 656bm Grammophon, Berlin 1927 (second half)

7. Missa Solemnis (Beethoven) Kyrie, pt 3 (w. Leonard, Schlosshauer-Reynolds, Guttmann & Bruno-Kittel-Chor) 66665 657½bm  Grammophon, Berlin 1927 (second half)

8. Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Sieczynski) EG1126 Electrola, Berlin 1928-05-24