Emmy Loose (1914-1987) was an Austrian soprano, closely associated with the Vienna State Opera. She was admired in Mozart, operetta, Bach and lyric repertory.

In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Scherchen’s 1950 recording of Bach’s B minor Mass with Vienna forces.

Loose’s singing was clear, agile and classically poised, with the brightness needed for Bach’s soprano writing and the Viennese charm that marked much of her stage career.

Her page is justified by both career and catalogue context. Loose brings a Viennese soprano gleam to the Bach shelf.