Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861 - 1936)

Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861 – 1936)

Ernestine Schumann-Heink was a operatic contralto. See Wikipedia for details on her life and career.

The Recordings


Old Folks At Home
	Group:	Ernestine Schumann-Heink
	Label:	Victrola	Matrix Number:	Victrola (88620)
	Record Type:	Double sided 10 inch 78 RPM
	Date Recorded:	7/29/1918
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Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
	Group:	Ernestine Schumann-Heink
	Label:	Victor	Matrix Number:	Victor (88138)
	Record Type:	Single sided 12 inch 78 RPM
	Date Recorded:	September 29, 1908
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	Notes:	In 1926, Ernestine first sang Silent Night (in both German and English) over the radio for Christmas, which became a Christmas tradition with US radio listeners through Christmas of 1935. This recording pre-dated that tradition by quite a few years.
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