Nina Koshetz

AEastern Romance
BHumoresque

Label: Brunswick
Catalogue number: 15031
Genre: Voice
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #20638

Nina Koshetz was a Russian soprano and actress who emigrated after the Revolution and had a notable career in Europe and America in the 1920s. Brunswick 15031 couples 'Eastern Romance' with 'Humoresque' — characteristic of the Russian song repertoire she favoured. Koshetz is a specialist collecting interest among enthusiasts of Russian vocal music.

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Nina Koshetz

AKaddish
BEili Eili

Nina Koshetz was a Russian soprano and actress who emigrated after the Revolution; she was closely associated with Rachmaninoff, who accompanied her and wrote songs for her. HMV DB1205 carries 'Kaddish' (Ravel's setting) and 'Eili Eili', a Jewish devotional song — a significant coupling given her personal history and musical circle. DB-prefix indicates a 12-inch electric-era pressing.AI summary

His Master's Voice DB1205 Yiddish

Nina Koshetz

ALisa's air
BReverie and Dance

Nina Koshetz on Brunswick 30106 — 'Lisa's Air' and 'Reverie and Dance' — is a companion pressing to Brunswick 15031 in this collection, extending her recorded output on the Russian song and romance repertoire she favoured in her American career. A second Koshetz pressing reinforces the specialist collecting interest.AI summary

Brunswick 30106 Voice

Nina Koshetz

AOver the Steppe
BTo the Sun

Nina Koshetz, the Russian émigré soprano who later became a celebrated Hollywood teacher, performing 'Over the Steppe' and 'To the Sun' on Brunswick catalogue 10139. Koshetz's Brunswick recordings of Russian songs are of interest to collectors of early Russian vocal art.AI summary

Brunswick 10139 Voice

Nina Koshetz

AWinds are blowing
BOl Mamo

Nina Koshetz performing 'Winds Are Blowing' and 'Ol Mamo' on Brunswick catalogue 10140 — a companion to id 20733. As with that disc, Koshetz's Brunswick Russian songs are of interest to collectors of early Russian vocal art.AI summary

Brunswick 10140 Voice