윤심덕, 사의 찬미 / Yoon Shim Deok, the Praise of Love (1926) https://michaelseangallagher.org/korean-music-from-another-time-navigating-the-turbulent-20th-centur/ ‘Danube River’ (사의 찬미) composed by Iosif Ivanovici in 1926. Yun was born in Pyongyang, educated in Tokyo (one of the first Koreans at the Tokyo School of Music), and dogged by scandal for much of her short career. She became quite popular as a singer, especially with this track. She committed suicide along with her lover

V.A.:유성기로 듣던 여명의 한국 가곡사 (1906~1960) / Korean early vocalists at SP Disc Era 1906-1960 (comp.1999) 2CD I misinterpreted this release a bit because this compilation refers to the earliest recordings of Korean vocalists who starts mostly in Western classical style, although you can also here from where it takes to different areas. Exceptional in the classical core is the first track by 채선엽/ Chai Sunyup, a Korean soprano with subtle vibration in voice. She was one of the earliest