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Mart(h)a Adam (born 27 August 1895) was a German contralto and voice teacher who appeared exclusively in lied and oratorio. She formed a vocal quartet, the Rosenthal-Quartett, with soprano Ilse Helling-Rosenthal, tenor Hans Lißmann and her later husband Wolfgang Rosenthal as the bass, performing in Europe.
Life
Adam was born in Leipzig in a musical family. The composer Johann Georg Adam was among her ancestors. Her father owned a factory, and her mother was a piano teacher. She received her vocal training at the Leipzig Conservatory with Marie Hedmondt.
She formed a vocal quartet in Leipzig in 1919, the Rosenthal-Quartet, with soprano Ilse Helling-Rosenthal, tenor Hans Lißmann and her later husband, bass Wolfgang Rosenthal. The vocal ensemble performed in Europe with great success. In 1918, they performed the Liebesliederwalzer by Johannes Brahms, and a reviewer noted the beauty and blending of their voices. On 11 March 1920, they were the soloists in a concert at the Gewandhaus, with Arthur Nikisch conducting Bruckner's Te Deum; the organist was Karl Straube. The quartet was dissolved by the Nazi regime.: 27
She married Wolfgang Rosenthal in 1943.: 119 It is not known when and where she died, but Kerstin Ackermann cites a letter Martha Rosenthal (Adam) wrote on 7 December 1971.: 120
References
External links
"Marta Adam (Contralto)". Bach Cantatas website
Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (1919) which mentions several of Adam's performances
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