Irma Baltuttis

Irma Baltuttis
Born
Elsbeth Johanna Irma Baltuttis

(1920-09-28)September 28, 1920
Leipzig, Germany
DiedMay 20, 1958(1958-05-20) (aged 37)
Leipzig, Germany
OccupationSinger
Years active1947 – 1958

Elsbeth Johanna Irma Baltuttis (Lithuanian: Baltutis; 28 September 1920 — 20 May 1958) was a German singer and entertainer based in Leipzig, Germany.[1]

Biography

Baltuttis was born in the Leutzsch district of Leipzig, to Ernst Baltuttis and Elsa Hamann. Her parents recognized her talent and encouraged training for music early on.[citation needed]

After training in music during the Third Reich, her singing career took place within the German Democratic Republic after the Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany.[1] Some of her music is featured on Spotify.[2]

Personal life

In the early 1950s, she married a doctor named Max Herricht, an important member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.[citation needed]

Death

Baltuttis died on May 20, 1958, after falling out of her apartment window in Leipzig.[1] Although her death was officially classified as suicide,[1] some speculated that her husband had pushed her out of the window. This speculation was fueled by the post-mortem circumstances: no autopsy was performed, nor was a coroner's inquest held.[citation needed]

Selected discography

  • Ich Hab' Mich so an Dich Gewoehnt (I've become so accustomed to you)
    — her first hit, recorded in 1947 in Leipzig
  • Leg´ deine Hand in meine Hand (with Hanns Petersen) - recorded in 1953 (Burger, S. Schmidt)
  • Spatz und Spätzin (with Hanns Petersen) - recorded in 1953 (Helmut Nier)
  • Wenn du wüsstest, ach, wie ich dich liebe[3] (with Hanns Petersen) - recorded in 1951 (Rolf Zimmermann, Günter Klein)
  • Wir sind füreinander bestimmt (with Hanns Petersen) - recorded in 1951 (Gerhard Winkler, Hase)
  • Die Sonne Geht Schlafen (The Sun is Going Asleep)[3]
    — written by Gerhard Froboess & Leo Breiten; recorded in July 1948 in Berlin
  • Komm Mit Nach Saratow (Come With Me to Saratov)[3]
    — written by Fradkin (trans. from the Russian by Helmut Kießling); recorded in August/September 1951 in Berlin
  • Ganz Paris Träumt von der Liebe[3] (All Paris Dreams of Love — original English title: I Love Paris)
    — written by Cole Porter (German lyrics by Kurt Feltz); recorded on March 28, 1955, in Leipzig.
  • Die kleine Fischerhütte in Lugano (The Little Fishing Hut in Logano)
    written by Brandner & Breé; duet with Peter Cornehlsen; appears as track 10 in volume 1 of the collection Kurt Henkels und sein Orchester, in the series Die Grossen Deutschen Tanzorchester (The Great German Dance Orchestras)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Irma Baltuttis". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Irma Baltuttis". Spotify. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Irma Baltuttis on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved January 23, 2023.