Legge, Walter b. June 1, 1906 d. March 22, 1979 Record Producer. Over a span of around 40 years, he gave the world a large catalog of classical recordings, many of which remain best-sellers. Raised in London, he did well in school, but quit at 16; after teaching himself to read music, and German, he was hired by HMV (later called EMI) in 1927 to write liner notes, and articles for the company's monthly magazine. During the 1930s, he was music critic for "The Manchester Guardian", and took-on progressively larger responsibility at HMV. Legge...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Zumikon Friedhof, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth b. December 9, 1915 d. August 3, 2006 Opera Singer. Born in Jarotschin, Germany (now Poland), she made her operatic debut as a Flower Maiden in Wagner's "Parsifal" at the Berlin State Opera in 1938. Within two years, she was singing lead soprano parts. Schwarzkopf was considered one of the supreme interpreters of Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Hugo Wolf, and she sang with such famous conductors as Wilhelm Furtwangler, Otto Klemperer, Vittorio de Sabata, and Herbert von Karajan. Her noted operatic roles included Violetta in "La...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Zumikon Friedhof, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
b. June 1, 1906 d. March 22, 1979
