Carl Jöken

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Carl Jöken (born November 3, 1893 in Krefeld , † April 7, 1971 in Hamburg ; also Karl Jöken ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ).

Life

Jöken began studying chemistry , which he had to interrupt from 1914 to 1918 due to his participation in the First World War as a soldier . After his discharge from the army, he gave up chemistry and trained as a tenor singer . He was trained by the Krefeld singing master Gustav Pielken , who worked as a voice trainer at the city conservatory for over 25 years.

In 1918 he made his debut at the Krefeld Stadttheater in the role of Manrico in Verdi's Troubadour . From 1920 to 1923 he was a hero tenor at the Stadttheater Freiburg i. Br. From 1923 he was the first lyric tenor at the Berlin State Opera . His inaugural roles were Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Eisenstein in the Fledermaus by Johann Strauss . In 1924 he took part in the premiere of Leoš Janáček's opera Jenůfa .

In 1925 he sang Turridu in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana at the Volksbühne in Berlin. In 1927 he sang in the world premiere of Kurt Weill's Royal Palace under Erich Kleiber at the Berlin Kroll Opera. The following year, also under Kleiber's direction, he took over the singing role of the first lay brother in the world premiere of Franz Schreker's The Singing Devil . He remained a member of the ensemble of the State Opera until 1934.

Jöken not only sang serious roles, but also appeared as an operetta tenor; After he had performed successfully in Millöcker's Beggar Student and Kálmán's Violet from Montmartre at the Metropol Theater in Berlin in 1930 , he increasingly turned to operetta. Under the baton of Bruno Walter , he sang a performance of the bat in Amsterdam , which was repeated at the Covent Garden Opera in London. He had other international appearances at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, where he sang from 1931 to 1932, especially in the buffo category. In 1931 he also took part in the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's opera Oedipus Rex (Edipo Rey), which Ernest Ansermet conducted. Performances were on August 11th, 16th and 19th. Ludwig Hofmann and Alexander Kipnis were Jöken's partners on stage.

Since 1933 he had great successes in operettas at the Berlin Theater des Westens : In Eduard Künneke's Die enticing Flamme , which premiered on December 27, 1933, and in the same year in Walter Wilhelm Goetzes The King's Page . The following year he took part in the world premiere of Goetzes operetta Der goldene Pierrot , which took place on March 31, 1934.

Jöken left recordings with the brands Kristall , Tri-Ergon and Tempo .

Jöken was a long-time and popular guest on the radio. He also appeared in several sound films, including the 1930 comedy Das Kabinett des Dr. Larifari .

After the Second World War, Karl Jöken was able to continue his singing career. In 1956 he was still engaged at the Hamburg Operettenhaus .

From 1923 Jöken was first married to the actress and cabaret artist Käte König, known as Käte Jöken-König (1898–1968), and his second marriage to the actress and singer Edith Schollwer (February 17, 1905 to October 1, 2002) who became known in Berlin as a cabaret artist with Günter Neumanns Insulanern after 1945 .

Karl Jöken died on April 7, 1971 in Hamburg. He was buried in the main cemetery in Krefeld.

Sound documents (selection)

The catalog of the German National Library, Music Archive lists 175 Jöken titles.

Recordings on crystal

  • Greetings, my beautiful Sorrento (L.Waldmann-P. Heise), Karl Jöken with orchestral accompaniment, conductor: C. Schmalstich, Kristall No. 6081 (mx: C 1981.1)
  • Verbotener Gesang (Gastaldon-Flick Flock), Karl Jöken with orchestral accompaniment, conductor: C. Schmalstich, Kristall No. 6081 (mx. C 1980.1)
  • Wolgalied , ad operetta "The Tsarevich" (F.Lehár) Kammersänger Karl Joeken with orchestral accompaniment, crystal no. 6091 (mx. C 3174)
  • Wine song from "The Laughing Husband" (Eysler), Kammersänger Karl Jöken with orchestral accompaniment, Kristall No. 6091 (mx. C 3175)
  • If you give yourself roses in Tyrol. Duet from the operetta "The Bird Dealer" (C. Zeller), chamber singer Carl Jöken - Edith Schollwer, with orchestral accompaniment - conductor: A. Strasser, Kristall 6115 (mx. C 4899)
  • Little girl, fine girl. Duet from the operetta "Der Graf von Luxemburg" (F. Lehár), chamber singer Carl Jöken - Edith Schollwer, with orchestral accompaniment - conductor: A. Strasser, Kristall 6115 (mx. C 4900)
  • A song goes around the world . From the sound film of the same name (May / Neubach), chamber singer Carl Jöken with orchestral accompaniment, Kristall order no.6109 (C 4735.2), 1933

Recordings on Tri-Ergon Photo-Electro-Record

  • Silent Night Holy Night. Christmas carol. Carl Jöken, tenor. Walter Drwenski at the Schiedmayer Master Harmonium. Tri-Ergon TE 3615-A (mx. 02705)
  • O you happy, O you blessed. Christmas carol. Tri-Ergon TE3615-B (mx. 02706), Carl Jöken, tenor. At the Schiedmayer Master Harmonium: Walter Drwenski
  • My little brother dreams of you. Song ad film “The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari ” , (M: Robert Stolz / T: Max Hansen) Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment. Tri-Ergon TE 3898-A, also on Tri-Ergon TE5898.
  • Eternal love only exists in the novel. Song ad film “The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari ” , (M: Franz Wachsmann / T: Armin Robinson), Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment. Tri-Ergon TE3898-B, also on Tri-Ergon TE5898.
  • Greetings, my beautiful Sorrento. Lied (Ludolf Waldmann - Paul Heyse), Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment. Tri-Ergon TE3941-A (mx. 03454), also on Tri-Ergon TE5941
  • Memory of Sorrento. Lied (Ernesto de Curtis - E. Matray), Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment Tri-Ergon TE3941-B (mx. 03455), also on Tri-Ergon TE5941
  • Who trusts us. Barinkay-Saffi duet from the operetta “Der Zigeunerbaron” , 2nd act (M: Johann Strauss) Erny Jolan, soprano - Carl Jöken, tenor with orchestral accompaniment. Tri-Ergon TE3942-A (mx. 03348), also on Tri-Ergon TE5942; Clangor T.542 / 1
  • When two love each other. Duet Milosch-Suza from the operetta “Der Rastelbinder” (M: Franz Lehár) Erny Jolan, soprano - Carl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment. Tri-Ergon TE3942-B (mx. 03349), also on Tri-Ergon TE5942
  • Pardon me, madame. Song for the operetta "Viktoria und ihr Husar" (M: Paul Abraham / T: Alfred Grünwald and Fritz Löhner-Beda) Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment with the personal contribution of the composer.Tri-Ergon TE3949-A (mx. 03635)
  • Goodnight. Song for the operetta “Viktoria und ihr Hussar” (M: Paul Abraham / T: Alfred Grünwald and Fritz Löhner-Beda) Tri-Ergon TE3949-B (mx. 03636), Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment with the personal participation of the composer
  • You violet from Montmartre. Song from the operetta “Das Veilchen vom Montmartre” (M: Emmerich Kálmán / T: Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald), Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment. Tri-Ergon TE3963-A (mx. 03518), also on Tri-Ergon TE.5963
  • Beautiful ninon. Song from the operetta “Das Veilchen vom Montmartre” (M: Emmerich Kálmán / T: Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald) Chamber singer Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment Tri-Ergon TE3963-B (Mx. 03519), also on Tri-Ergon TE. 5963
  • Serenata. Lied (M: M. Moszkowski, / T: V. Marcolino), Kammersänger Karl Jöken, tenor with orchestral accompaniment. Tri-Ergon TE3993-A (mx. 03634), also on Tri-Ergon TE.5993
  • Oh, wasn't it a dream? Lullaby from the opera “Jocelyn” (M: Benjamin Louis Godard / T: W. Henzen) Chamber singer Karl Jöken, tenor with orchestral accompaniment. Tri-Ergon TE3993-B (mx. 03699), also on Tri-Ergon TE.5993.
  • The world is beautiful! Lied ad the operetta of the same name (M: Franz Lehár / T: L. Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda) Chamber singer Carl Jöken, tenor, with the orchestra of the Berlin Metropol Theater under the direction of the composer. Tri-Ergon TE4085-A (mx. 04057), also on Tri-Ergon TE.6085
  • Dearest believe in me Song for the operetta “Schön ist die Welt” (M: Franz Lehár / T: L. Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda) Chamber singer Carl Jöken, tenor, with the orchestra of the Berlin Metropol Theater under the direction of the composer. Tri-Ergon TE4085-B (mx. 04058), also on Tri-Ergon TE.6085.
  • I kiss your lips. Lied (M: M. Rudolphe / T: J. Aakjaer) (NE 05/1929) (K 1930) Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment. TE5537-A (02182m1)
  • Lenz. Lied (M: Eugen Hildach) (NE 05/1929) (K 1930) Karl Jöken, tenor, with orchestral accompaniment. TE5537-B (02386m1)
  • Weinlied ad operetta "The Laughing husband" (M: Eysler) (NE 06/1929) (K 1930) chamber singer Karl Joeken, tenor with orchestral accompaniment. TE5560-A (02382m1)
  • What I long dreamed of in the operetta “Der Göttergatte” (M: Franz Lehár) (NE 06/1929) (K 1930) Chamber singer Karl Jöken, tenor with orchestral accompaniment. TE5560-B (02383m1)
  • As a brisk mind. Couplet des Barinkay from the operetta “Der Zigeunerbaron” , act 1 (M: Johann Strauss) (K 1930) Chamber singer Karl Jöken, tenor with orchestral accompaniment. TE5561-A (02384)
  • I only have your love , ad the operetta “Boccaccio” (M: Franz von Suppè) (K 1930) Chamber singer Karl Jöken, tenor with orchestral accompaniment. TE5561-B (02385)
  • In a cool ground. Folk song M + T: traditional / arrangement: Bruno Seidler-Winkler (K ​​1930), duet: Marianne Alfermann, soprano - Carl Jöken, tenor, with chamber orchestra. TE5630-A (02655m1)
  • Oh, how is it possible then. Folk song (M + T: Traditional / Arrangement: Bruno Seidler-Winkler) (K 1930) Duet: Marianne Alfermann, soprano - Carl Jöken, tenor, with chamber orchestra. TE5630-B (02656m1)
  • And Hans creeps around. Folk song (M + T: Traditional / Arrangement: Bruno Seidler-Winkler) (K 1930) Duet: Marianne Alfermann, soprano - Carl Jöken, tenor, with chamber orchestra. TE5631-A (02657)
  • Girl jerk, jerk, jerk [ The Chosen One ]. Folk song (M + T: Traditional / Arrangement: Bruno Seidler-Winkler) (K 1930) Duet: Marianne Alfermann, soprano - Carl Jöken, tenor, with chamber orchestra. TE5631-B (02658)
  • I loved kissing the women. Lied des Paganini from the operetta "Paganini" , 2nd act (M: Franz Lehár) (NE 11/1929) (K 1930), Carl Jöken, tenor [with orchestral accompaniment] TE5636-A (02643m2), also on Colorit 3087
  • Alone, alone again ... A soldier is standing on the banks of the Volga. Wolgalied ad the operetta “Der Zarewitsch” (M: Franz Lehár) (NE 11/1929) (K 1930) Carl Jöken, tenor [with orchestral accompaniment] TE5636-B (02645m2), also on Colorit 3087
  • Happy is he who forgets. Alfred's drinking song from the operetta “Die Fledermaus” , 1st act (M: Johann Strauss) (NE 11/1929) (K 1930) Carl Jöken, tenor [with orchestral accompaniment] TE5637-A
  • Come in the gondola, my darling. Camarello's gondola song from the operetta “One Night in Venice” (M: Johann Strauss) (NE 11/1929) (K 1930), Carl Jöken, tenor [with orchestral accompaniment] TE5637-B

Tempo record industry Otto Stahmann, Berlin

  • I've never been as in love as I am today. Song u. Serenade (Melichar-Baumann) ad Erna-Sack sound film “Nanon” . Carl Jöken, tenor, Emanuel Rambour m. s. Orchestra. Tempo order no. 674 (mx. 1392)
  • If you give yourself roses in Tyrol. Duet from "Vogelhaendler" (Zeller), Irmgard Weidlich and Kammersänger Karl Jöken, Orchestra: Members of the Volksoper, Berlin, Phonoton special Order No .: 1039-A
  • In the chambre separee , duet from “Opernball” (Heuberger), Irmgard Weidlich and Kammersänger Karl Jöken, orchestra: members of the Volksoper, Berlin, Phonoton special order no .: 1039-B, (war press)

Re-releases

  • CD 9340 Pearl GEMM / Symposium 1232-3 Excerpts from "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" (Rich. Wagner), recorded on May 22, 1928, with Friedrich Schorr, Robert Hutt, Leo Schützendorf, Karl Jöken, Elfriede Marherr-Wagner, Lydia Kindermann . Orchestra d. Berlin State Opera under Leo Blech.
  • CD German Ensemble Recordings, Label: Preiser Records. Catalog number: 89989, date of publication: July 4, 1998. Contains as track 2 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg : Quintet - Blessed as the Sun (Richard Wagner) Artists: Karl Jöken, Max Hirzel, Else Ruziczka, Erna Berger, Karl August Neumann. Orchestra d. Berlin State Opera under Leo Blech .
  • CD Walter Jurmann: So much can happen in 24 hours. Composer portrait. Label: Duophon, order number: 7216965, date of publication: February 10, 2003 contains track 10 Carl Jöken: Your mother will always stay with you .
  • CD artist ball at Kroll. Duophon 05 46 3, EAN 4012772054637. Published February 12, 2004. Contains on track 5 Edith Schollwer with Carl Jöken - if you give yourself roses in Tyrol. Duet, up. 1933. track 6 Look friendly ... Little girl, fine girl. track 7 Young wine and young love .
  • CD Paul Abraham - My mom was from Yokohama. Original recordings from 1929–1933, label: BearFamily Records, catalog no .: CD 0502. EAN: 4012772050233, on track 4 Carl Jöken: Pardon, Madame, track 22 Carl Jöken: Good Night ( Shake hands with me again )
  • CD Schlager im Spiegel der Zeit, 1931, label: BearFamily Records, order number: 4098816, release date: October 4, 2010, contains: track 28 Carl Jöken: Good-Night ( Shake hands with me once more to say goodbye)

Filmography

literature

  • Frank Arnau (Ed.): Universal Filmlexikon 1932. Berlin / London 1932.
  • Volker Kühn:  Schollwer, Edith. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-428-11204-3 , p. 446 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • “Künstler am Rundfunk”, a paperback, dedicated to our readers . 1st part: singers . Rothgießer & Diesing publishing house, Berlin 1933.
  • Günther Rühle: Theater in Germany 1887–1945. Its events - its people . S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-068508-7 .
  • Erik S. Ryding, Rebecca Pechefsky: Bruno Walter: A World Elsewhere . Yale University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-300-08713-6 , pp. 206-207, et al. Note 26 and 28.
  • Article in Filmwelt No. 7, February 15, 1931, p. 9 about shooting the sound film “Schubert's Spring Dream” with Carl Jöken. (virtual-history.com) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography of State Opera singer Robert von der Linde ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hg-live.de
  2. ↑ "Born in Krefeld, the hero tenors at the city theaters in Danzig and Freiburg i. Br .: Fritz Stein and the young Carl Joeken… “ (see: Biography of State Opera singer Robert von der Linde ( memento of the original from December 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original - and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hg-live.de
  3. ↑ Cf. “After performances in Vienna and Cologne in 1918, the Berlin premiere followed in 1924. From here the piece went around the world ”. [1] and “… Janacek's Jenufa in the first German performance. The cast included Margarete Arndt-Ober, Fritz Soot, Karl Jöken, Ida von Scheele-Müller, Else Knepel and Ernst Osterkamp ” [2] .
  4. ↑ See the Volksbühne eV theater ticket from June 26, 1925 [3]
  5. ↑ Cf. Amadeus_online: 2 Marzo 1927, Mercoledì: prima esecuzione assoluta nella Krolloper (State Opera at Platz der Republik) ... e première di 'Royal Palace' op.17, opera-balletto in 1 atto di Kurt Weill, libretto di Iwan Goll, Conductor Erich Kleiber (soprano Delia Reinhardt, baritoni Leonhard Kern e Leo Schützendorf, Karl Jöken, Rudolf Watzke, Marcel Noë) [4]
  6. ↑ Cf. Amadeus_online 10 December 1928, Lunedì: première nella Staatsoper unter den Linden di Berlino di 'Der singende Teufel', opera in 4 atti e 11 quadri di Franz Schreker, libretto del compositore, conductor Erich Kleiber [soprani Delia Reinhardt (Lilian) e Mathilde Jansen "Tilly de Garmo-Jonas" (1st novice), mezzo-soprano Margarethe Arndt-Over (Alardis) e (2nd novice), tenori Fritz Wolff (Amandus), Karl Jöken (Lenzmar) e (1st lay brother), baritoni Theodor Scheidl (pilgrim) e Eduard Habich (Peter), bassi Friedrich Schorr (Sinbrand), Emanuel List (abbot) e (2nd lay brother)] [5]
  7. ↑ Cf. Sophie Fetthauer 2006 on Rosette Anday [6] … 1930 in Amsterdam (“Fledermaus” under Bruno Walter) and Ryding / Pechewfsky pp. 206–207 u. Note 26 and 28.
  8. ↑ See the Teatro Colón's theater ticket for 1931 [7]
  9. ↑ See: “The focus of the world premiere of the romantic operetta 'Die enticing Flamme' at the Berlin Theater des Westens in 1933 was the tenor Karl Jöken as poet and composer ETA Hoffmann. It was the last high point in Künneke's artistic career, which suffered a painful turning point due to the control of German cultural life by the National Socialists " [8]
  10. ↑ Cf. Edith Scholl in Operissimo  on the basis of the Great Singer LexiconTemplate: Operissimo / maintenance / use of parameter 2 , d. i. Schollwer: “She took part in several world premieres of operettas, for example in 1931 in the Admiralspalast in 'Die Dubarry' by Millöcker-Mackeben, in 1933 in the Theater des Westens in 'Der Page des König' by WW Goetze and in 1933 at the same theater in 'Die enticing Flamme 'by Eduard Künnecke. "
  11. ↑ See “Künstler am Rundfunk” on page 91, where it says about him: “Carl Jöken is a member of the Berlin State Opera. He has been known to the listeners of all stations for years "
  12. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0433620/
  13. ↑ “He had one of his last appearances in 1956 at the Hamburg Operetta Theater. In addition to the lyrical Jöken was mainly active in the Buffo subject "(DBE) [9]
  14. ↑ cf. Volker Kühn:  Schollwer, Edith. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-428-11204-3 , p. 446 f. ( Digitized version ).
    also Steffi-line : “Edith Schollwer, who was married to the chamber singer Carl Jöken until his death in 1974, died on October 1st, 2002 at the age of 98 in her native Berlin, where she had last lived in a retirement home; she found her final resting place in the Berlin cemetery Heerstraße ”
  15. ↑ There are different versions of the date of death in circulation: wispor.de gives April 7, 1971, IMDB only the year 1972, while steffi-line.de gives the year 1974. “Operissimo” even states 1977 as the year Jöken died.
personal data
SURNAME Jöken, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jöken, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Krefeld
DATE OF DEATH April 7th 1971
Place of death Hamburg