December 9 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Émile Waldteufel (The Musical Birthday Series)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (9 December 1915 – 3 August 2006) was a revered soprano of the mid-twentieth century.

Associations

Elisabeth Schwarkopf, after the war,

Had to make amends.

She should have been more wise before

She chose her wartime friends.

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Émile Waldteufel (9 December 1837 – 12 February 1915) was a composer now remembered for his light dance music.

The Iceman Cometh

There’s music that we only hear

Revived about this time of year,

   After spending seasons in the vaults.

And Waldteufel is one of those

Whose music wakens from a doze,

  And this is when we hear “The Skaters’ Waltz”.

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