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In 1939, he visited his mother in
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Just two days later, on 16 November 1942, while attempting to recover at the nearby
Waldegg Inn, the famous singer collapsed. The hostess let him rest on her couch, but not long after, she noticed that he was no longer breathing. Schmidt had suffered a heart attack. He was 38 years old. He was to
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Schmidt's records were already sold in many countries of Europe and in the English-speaking world. Since 1945 numerous recordings of his music have been published world wide first on vinyl records and later on CDs.The record-collectors' platform www.discogs.com lists 175 different
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Joseph
Schmidt Sings Concert Favorites, Decca Gold Label Series, DL 9538 (1951). Songs: Mattinata; Santa Lucia; Maria, Mari; L'Ariatella; Funiculi-Funicula; Tiritomba; Lisetta; Vienna Bonbons; Simplicius; Ich Bin Ein Zigeunerkind; Today Is the Happiest Day of My Life; A Star Falls from
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He had a sweet lyric tenor voice with an easy high register, sailing up even to a high D. His voice was also agile, and he possessed a perfect and dependable trill, which he demonstrated on his recordings of "Ah si ben mio" from
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October 1942. He had already been in frail health, and was treated for a throat infection at the local hospital. Schmidt had complained of chest pains, but this was dismissed and he was discharged on 14 November 1942.
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albums, singles, EPs and compilations on both vinyl and CDs. The most comprehensive edition of his music at present is a 10 CD Box published in 2009 by the
Documents label of Membran Music titled
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High fidelity: 1960 Göta, soprano (in the Puccini); Josef Schmidt, tenor; orchestra. • Eterna 737. LP. $ 5.95.
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