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Emmy Lisken (Contralto)

Born: 1939 - Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

The German contralto, Emmy Lisken, studied singing at the Konservatorium Düsseldorf with Professor Franziska Martienßen-Lohmann (1887-1971).

From 1955 to 1958, Emmy Lisken worked as first dramatic alto at the Stasttheaster Basel and at the Städitschen Bühnen Köln, and since 1958 she appeard mainly as a concert singer. She performerd in oratorio concerts in Germany, France, the Netherlands, England, Switzerland, Belgium and at the Festival du Marais in Paris. She sang constantly as a guest on German broadcasts and was highly esteemed and pouplar.

From 1976 to 1998, Emmy Liskem taught singing at the Leopold-Mozart Konservatorium in Augsburg. Among her pupils and/or singers who have attended her master-classes: Renate Kaschmieder (Mezzo-soprano). Emmy Lisken-Steingen lives in Ingolstadt.

Sources:
Rudolf Bayer (August 2014), English translation by Aryeh Oron (August 2014)
Contributed by
Manfred Krugmann (Photo 01, July 2011); Rudolf Bayer (Bio & Photo 02, August 2014)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Works

Wolfgang Gönnenwein

Alto

BWV 29, BWV 135, BWV 171

Hans Heintze

Alto

[CR-170] (1967, Radio recording): BWV 170

Helmut Kählhofer

Alto

BWV 207a, BWV 214
[CR-39] (1958, Radio recording): BWV 39

Helmuth Rilling

Alto

[CR-36] (Before 1970, Radio recording): BWV 36 [1st recording]

Hans Thamm

Alto

BWV 17, BWV 110, BWV 247

Fritz Werner

Alto

BWV 28, BWV 119, BWV 10

Johannes Zentner

Alto

Radio: BWV 11, BWV 243

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