Frieda Hempel

Frieda Hempel

Frieda Hempel (26 June 1885 – 7 October 1955) was a German lyric coloratura soprano singer in operatic and concert work who had an international career in Europe and the United States.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 26, 1885 (Leipzig), Died October 7, 1955 (Berlin)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-14362	12-in.	1/22/1914	Il bacio	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14363	12-in.	1/22/1914	Deh vieni, non tardar	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14364	12-in.	1/22/1914	Ah! Fors' è lui	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14365	12-in.	1/22/1914	Parla valse	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-14539	10-in.	3/5/1914	Qui la voce	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14540	12-in.	3/5/1914	Vien diletto	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14659	12-in.	4/3/1914	La rivedra nell'estasi	Enrico Caruso ; Frieda Hempel ; Léon Rothier ; Andrés de Segurola	Vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, and 2 basses), with chorus and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14660	12-in.	4/3/1914	E scherzo od è follia	Enrico Caruso ; Maria Duchêne ; Frieda Hempel ; Léon Rothier ; Andrés de Segurola	Vocal quintet (soprano, contralto, tenor, and 2 basses), with chorus and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14716	12-in.	4/16/1914	Dite alla giovine	Pasquale Amato ; Frieda Hempel	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14717	12-in.	4/16/1914	Imponete	Pasquale Amato ; Frieda Hempel	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-14718	12-in.	4/16/1914	Figlia! Mio padre!	Pasquale Amato ; Frieda Hempel	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-16027	12-in.	5/17/1915	Wiegenlied	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-16027	10-in.	6/8/1915	Wiegenlied	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-16028	12-in.	5/17/1915	Blue Danube waltz	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-16029	12-in.	5/17/1915	Ben Bolt	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-16041	12-in.	5/24/1915	Ernani, involami	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-16042	12-in.	5/24/1915	Ma curly-headed babby	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-16086	10-in.	6/9/1915	Volta la terrea	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-17782	10-in.	6/2/1916	Just you	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-17783	12-in.	6/2/1916	Go to sleep my dusky baby	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-17784	10-in.	6/2/1916	Melody in F	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with string quartet and harp	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-17785	12-in.	6/2/1916	The last rose of summer	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-18027	10-in.	6/27/1916	Der Nussbaum	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with violin and harp	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-18914	10-in.	12/20/1916	The bird's song	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-18915	10-in.	12/20/1916	When I was seventeen	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	C-19858	12-in.	5/16/1917	Wine, woman and song	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-19859	10-in.	5/16/1917	Elfenlied	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-013216	10-in.	8/20/1937	Vissi d'arte	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BS-013500	10-in.	9/7/1937	Parle-moi d'amour	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5937	10-in.	12/19/1917	Theme and variations	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5942	10-in.	12/21/1917	Emmet's lullaby	Criterion Quartet ; Frieda Hempel	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5948	10-in.	12/31/1917	Long, long ago	Frieda Hempel	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5966	10-in.	between 1/10/1918 and 1/14/1918	My old Kentucky home	Criterion Quartet ; Frieda Hempel	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5972	10-in.	between 1/16/1918 and 1/23/1918	Ave Maria (Intermezzo)	Frieda Hempel ; Mary Zentay	Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5992	10-in.	between 2/1/1918 and 2/5/1918	Aloha oe	Criterion Quartet ; Frieda Hempel	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6214	10-in.	between 6/7/1918 and 6/13/1918	Ombra leggiera	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6217	10-in.	between 6/7/1918 and 6/13/1918	There's a long, long trail	Criterion Quartet ; Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6223	10-in.	between 6/7/1918 and 6/13/1918	Little Alabama coon	Frieda Hempel ; Old Home Singers	Female vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6508	10-in.	12/16/1918	Caro nome	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6585	10-in.	1/24/1919	Lullaby	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6628	10-in.	2/19/1919	Io non sono piu l'Annetta	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6695	10-in.	3/27/1919	Evviva la Francia	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6709	10-in.	4/7/1919	From the land of the sky-blue water	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6714	10-in.	4/3/1919	Silent night	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6807	10-in.	5/26/1919	Waves of the Danube	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6817	10-in.	6/4/1919	O holy night	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7092	10-in.	1/7/1920	Kentucky babe	Frieda Hempel ; Lyric Male Quartet	Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7104	10-in.	1/9/1920	By the waters of Minnetonka	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7126	10-in.	1/21/1920	Ave Maria	Frieda Hempel ; Albert Spalding	Soprano vocal solo, with violin and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7368	10-in.	5/26/1920	Hush, little baby, don't you cry	Frieda Hempel ; Lyric Male Quartet	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7369	10-in.	5/26/1920	When you and I were young, Maggie	Frieda Hempel ; Lyric Quartet	Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7372	10-in.	5/28/1920	Sweet bird	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7390	10-in.	6/7/1920	Day dreams	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7712	10-in.	12/31/1920	Casta diva	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7736	10-in.	1/12/1921	Non mi dir	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7738	10-in.	1/13/1921	The herdsman's song	Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Frieda Hempel	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	8005	10-in.	5/20/1921	The angel's serenade	Robert Gayler ; Frieda Hempel ; Albert Spalding	Soprano vocal solo, with piano and organ	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	8011	10-in.	5/23/1921	Merry widow waltz	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	8422	10-in.	4/14/1922	The bird song	Frieda Hempel	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	8423	10-in.	4/14/1922	Vesper hymn	Frieda Hempel ; Lyric Male Quartet	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	8442	10-in.	5/5/1922	Standchen	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	8972	10-in.	5/11/1923	Home sweet home	Frieda Hempel	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	9550	10-in.	6/5/1924	Elf and fairy	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	10438	10-in.	6/17/1925	Lullaby moon	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with flute	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	18169	10-in.	1/13/1928	On wings of song	Frieda Hempel ; Herman Neuman	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	18173	10-in.	1/18/1928	Songs my mother taught me	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with violin and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	18195	10-in.	1/26/1928	Auf Flügeln des Gesanges	Frieda Hempel ; Herman Neuman	Soprano vocal solo, with violin and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	18196	10-in.	1/26/1928	Als die alte Mutter	Frieda Hempel ; Herman Neuman ; Herbert Soman	Soprano vocal solo, with violin and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	N-105	10-in.	1/13/1928	On wings of song	Frieda Hempel ; Herman Neuman	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	N-106	10-in.	1/18/1928	Songs my mother taught me	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with violin and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	N-107	10-in.	1/26/1928	Auf Flügeln des Gesanges	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with violin and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	N-108	10-in.	1/26/1928	Als die alte Mutter	Frieda Hempel ; Herman Neuman ; Herbert Soman	Sorano vocal solo, with violin and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	EXP-185	12-in.	1/11/1929	Experimental disc recording-185 (300 tpi)	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra ; Ed Parker Quartet ; Edison Concert Band ; Thomas A. Edison ; Frieda Hempel ; Billy Murray ; Moriz Rosenthal	Experimental dubbing	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	530m	12-in.	2/4/1911	Ah! vous dirai-je, maman	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with flute and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	608m	12-in.	4/9/1912	Wiegenlied	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	2222c	12-in.	6/9/1911	Ô beau pays!	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	2227c	12-in.	6/10/1911	Charmant oiseau	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and flute	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	2229c	12-in.	6/10/1911	Ernani, involami	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Gramophone	2246c	12-in.	6/23/1911	La vilanelle	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hempel, Frieda," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103865.

Hempel, Frieda. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103865.

"Hempel, Frieda." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.