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MARY ZENTAY (HUNGARY, 1897 – USA, 1918)

 

 

 

 

A pupil of Jenö Hubay, Zentay successfully toured  Europe 1910-1914. She made her American debut in 1915 and became a popular recitalist as well as an Edison recording artist (as a soloist and in duets with such artists as sopranos Frieda Hempel and Alice Verlet). Her death was on Oct. 3, 1918 at the age of 21, a result of the flu epidemic.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Azt mondják (Hubay) Jacques Grunberg (piano) 80767 4850 Edison
2. Caprice XIII (Paganini – Kreisler) Jacques Grunberg (piano) 80767 4851 Edison
3. Cavalleria Rusticana Ave Maria (Intermezzo) Frieda Hempel (soprano) 82549 5972 Edison
4. Mazourka (Zarzycki) Jacques Grunberg (piano) 80813 4530 Edison
5. Praeludium und allegro (Pugnani – Kreisler) Jacques Grunberg (piano) 80813 4724 Edison
6. Re pastore (Mozart) L’amero, saro costante Alice Verlet (soprano) 82217 4853 Edison
7. Scherzo-tarentelle (Wieniawski) Walter Golde (piano) 80340 4849 Edison
8. Serenade (Drdla) (piano Milan Smolen) 28269 4529 Edison
9. Tambourin chinois (Kreisler) Jacques Grunberg (piano) 80340 4725 Edison