Edmund Kurtz

Edmund Kurtz (29 December 1908 – 19 August 2004) was a Russian-born Australian cellist and music editor. He was renowned for his "impeccable technique", "innate musicality", and his "rich tone", with a "warm, sensuous quality that seldom loses its luster". In a career spanning 60 years, he performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. His edition of Bach's Suites for solo cello, drawn upon facsimiles of the manuscript of Anna Magdalena Bach and showing them opposite each page, is recognized as one of his greatest achievements, and was described as "the most important edition of the greatest music ever written for the instrument".

Birth and Death Data: Born December 29, 1908 (Saint Petersburg), Died August 19, 2004 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: cello

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D4RC-0581 12-in. 12/22/1944 Sonatine Emanuel Bay ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D4RC-0582 12-in. 12/22/1944 Chant du ménestrel Emanuel Bay ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D4RC-0583 12-in. 12/22/1944 Adagio Emanuel Bay ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D4RC-0584 12-in. 12/22/1944 Méditation hébraique Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D5RC-0207 12-in. 3/26/1945 Elegie Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D5RC-0208 12-in. 3/26/1945 Danse orientale Emanuel Bay ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D6RC-5085 12-in. 2/18/1946 Arietta Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D6RC-5088 12-in. 2/18/1946 Requiebros Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D7RC-7171 12-in. 1/29/1947 Larghetto Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D7RC-7172 12-in. 1/29/1947 Requiebros Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1034 12-in. 3/31/1949 Sonata for piano and 'cello, part 1 Anthony Di Bonaventura ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1035 12-in. 3/31/1949 Sonata for piano and 'cello, part 2 Anthony Di Bonaventura ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1036 12-in. 3/30/1949 Sonata for piano and 'cello, part 3 Anthony Di Bonaventura ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1037 12-in. 3/31/1949 Sonata for piano and 'cello, part 4 Anthony Di Bonaventura ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1038 12-in. 3/30/1949 Sonata for piano and 'cello, part 5 Anthony Di Bonaventura ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1039 12-in. 3/30/1949 Sonata for piano and 'cello, part 6 Anthony Di Bonaventura ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1808 12-in. 5/26/1949 Sonata for 'cello and piano in G minor, part 1 Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1809 12-in. 5/26/1949 Sonata for 'cello and piano in G minor, part 2 Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1810 12-in. 5/26/1949 Sonata for 'cello and piano in G minor, part 3 Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1811 12-in. 5/27/1949 Sonata for 'cello and piano in G minor Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1812 12-in. 5/27/1949 Sonata for 'cello and piano in G minor Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor D9RC-1813 12-in. 5/27/1949 Sonata for 'cello and piano in G minor Artur Balsam ; Edmund Kurtz Cello and piano duet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor [Trial 1925-09-21-02] 10-in. 9/21/1925 That's my baby Salt and Pepper Male vocal duet, with ukulele instrumentalist, cello  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kurtz, Edmund," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100066.

Kurtz, Edmund. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100066.

"Kurtz, Edmund." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100066

External Sources

Wikipedia: Edmund Kurtz

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Kurtz, Edmund - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84183726

Wikidata: Edmund Kurtz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4248990

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29743174

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1934086

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