Johannes Sembach

Johannes Sembach

Johannes Sembach (also Johannes Semfke) (March 9, 1881 – June 20, 1944) began his musical career in German operetta and achieved international fame as a leading tenor in German opera, especially the works of Richard Wagner.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 9, 1881, Died June 20, 1944 (Bremerhaven)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	48725	12-in.	4/24/1916	Walther's Preislied	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	48726	12-in.	4/24/1916	Siegmund's Liebeslied	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	48727	12-in.	4/24/1916	Durch die Walder	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	48729	12-in.	4/25/1916	Nothug! Nothung! Neidliches schwert	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	48730	12-in.	4/25/1916	Abschied-nun sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	48731	12-in.	4/25/1916	In fernem land	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	43935	10-in.	either 1915 or 1916	Frühlingszeit	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	43936	10-in.	May 1916	Winterlied	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	43939	10-in.	May 1916	Der Lenz	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	43950	10-in.	approximately May 1916	Röslein, Röslein rot	Max Bloch ; Karl Braun ; Otto Goritz ; Johannes Sembach	Vocal quartet (2 tenors, baritone, and bass), unaccompanied	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	43962	10-in.	approximately May 1916	Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	43963	10-in.	approximately May 1916	Du bist wie eine Blume	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	44620	10-in.	approximately January 1917	Der Asra	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	59461	12-in.	approximately 1916	Am Meer	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	59462	12-in.	approximately 1916	Sehnsucht	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Gramophone	254ac	12-in.	10/1/1909	Preislied	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Gramophone	254ac	12-in.	10/2/1909	Morgenlich leuchtend	Johannes Sembach	Baritone-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Gramophone	255ac	12-in.	10/2/1909	Wohin seid ihr entschwunden	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Gramophone	269ac	12-in.	10/15/1909	'S ist schon was Wahres dran	Minnie Nast ; Johannes Sembach	Soprano-tenor duet, with orchesetra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Gramophone	443m	12-in.	October 1910	Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen	Johannes Sembach	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Gramophone	1746ab	10-in.	10/2/1909	Stretta	Johannes Sembach	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sembach, Johannes," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109445.

Sembach, Johannes. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109445.

"Sembach, Johannes." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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