Victor de Sabata discography
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This discography aims to include all published recordings featuring the conducting of Victor de Sabata
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Victor de Sabata
Victor de Sabata was an Italian conductor and composer. He is widely recognized as one of the most distinguished operatic conductors of the twentieth century, especially for his Verdi, Puccini and Wagner. He is also acclaimed for his interpretations of orchestral music...
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Barber
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 18 March 1950 | Barber Samuel Barber Samuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music... |
School for Scandal (Overture) | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 2297, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | |
Beethoven
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 2-3 May 1946 | Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... |
Third Symphony (Eroica) Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven) Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E flat major , also known as the Eroica , is a landmark musical work marking the full arrival of the composer's "middle-period," a series of unprecedented large scale works of emotional depth and structural rigor.The symphony is widely regarded as a mature... |
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361, Iron Needle IN 1410, Arkadia 105788, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://www.artforge.com/grunin/list.asp?showtime=1, http://www.dynamic.it/e_scheda.php?pid=338, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| 16 March 1950 | Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... |
Fifth Symphony Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1804–08. This symphony is one of the most popular and best-known compositions in all of classical music, and one of the most often played symphonies. It comprises four movements: an opening sonata, an andante, and a fast... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Tahra TAH 449, Nuova Era 013.6316 | |
| 23-25, 29 January, 3 February 1947 | Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... |
Sixth Symphony (Pastoral) Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as the Pastoral Symphony , is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, and was completed in 1808... |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Naxos 8.110859, Arkadia 105788 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
| 18 March 1951 | Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... |
Eighth Symphony Symphony No. 8 (Beethoven) Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Beethoven fondly referred to it as "my little Symphony in F," distinguishing it from his Sixth Symphony, a longer work also in F.... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6338, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361 | |
Berlioz
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| May 1946 | Berlioz Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a... |
Le Carnaval Romain Overture | London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| 1 August 1953 | Berlioz Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a... |
Le Carnaval Romain overture | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.... |
Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0, |
Brahms
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| February 1953 | Brahms Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene... |
Third Symphony Symphony No. 3 (Brahms) The Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90, is a symphony written by Johannes Brahms. The work was written in the summer of 1883 at Wiesbaden, nearly six years after he completed his Second Symphony... (finale) (rehearsal) |
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization... |
Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319 | http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/lssa/disco.html, http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,817951,00.html |
| April 1939 | Brahms Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene... |
Fourth Symphony Symphony No. 4 (Brahms) The Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms is the last of his symphonies. Brahms began working on the piece in 1884, just a year after completing his Symphony No... |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Magic Master 37086, Andante 1030, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| 16 March 1950 | Brahms Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene... |
Violin Concerto Violin Concerto (Brahms) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 is a violin concerto in three movements composed by Johannes Brahms in 1878 and dedicated to his friend, the violinist Joseph Joachim... |
Nathan Milstein Nathan Milstein Nathan Mironovich Milstein was a Russian-born American virtuoso violinist.Widely considered one of the finest violinists of the 20th century, Milstein was known for his interpretations of Bach's solo violin works and for works from the Romantic period... (violin), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6316, Tahra TAH 449, Archipel ARPCD 0086 | |
De Sabata
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 29-30 December 1933 | De Sabata Victor de Sabata Victor de Sabata was an Italian conductor and composer. He is widely recognized as one of the most distinguished operatic conductors of the twentieth century, especially for his Verdi, Puccini and Wagner. He is also acclaimed for his interpretations of orchestral music... |
Juventus | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
Debussy
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 7 February 1947 | Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
Jeux Jeux Jeux is the last work for orchestra written by Claude Debussy. Described as a "poème dansé" , it was originally intended to accompany a ballet, and was written for the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev to choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky. Debussy initially objected to the scenario, but... |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, Pristine Audio PASC046 | , http://www.pristineaudiodirect.com/LargeWorks/Orchestral/PASC046.php |
| 28 February - 1 March 1948 | Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
La Mer La Mer (Debussy) La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre , or simply La mer , is an orchestral composition by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was started in 1903 in France and completed in 1905 on the English Channel coast in Eastbourne... |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV (not issued until 1997), Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
| 1 February 1948 | Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
Nocturnes Nocturnes Nocturnes is an orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was completed on 15 December 1899.-Movements:The three movements are:* I. Nuages * II. Fêtes * III... (Nuages) |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
| 24 February 1948 | Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
Nocturnes Nocturnes Nocturnes is an orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was completed on 15 December 1899.-Movements:The three movements are:* I. Nuages * II. Fêtes * III... (Fetes) |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
Dukas
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 12 March 1950 | Dukas Paul Dukas Paul Abraham Dukas was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man, of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, and he abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions... |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice The Sorcerer's Apprentice The Sorcerer's Apprentice is the English name of a poem by Goethe, Der Zauberlehrling, written in 1797. The poem is a ballad in fourteen stanzas.-Story:... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 6350, Originals 821 | |
Dvořák
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 26 March 1950 | Dvořak Antonín Dvorák Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many... |
Ninth Symphony (From the New World) Symphony No. 9 (Dvorák) The Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 , popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular in the modern repertoire... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discorafico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 2297 | |
Franck
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 12 March 1950 | Franck César Franck César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck was a composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life.... |
Symphony in D minor Symphony in D minor (Franck) The Symphony in D minor is the most famous orchestral work and the only symphony written by the 19th-century Belgian composer César Franck. After two years of work, the symphony was completed 22 August 1888. It was premiered at the Paris Conservatory on 17 February 1889 under the direction of ... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 6350 | |
Ghedini
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 5 March 1950 | Ghedini Giorgio Federico Ghedini Giorgio Federico Ghedini was an Italian composer.-Life:Ghedini was born in Cuneo in 1892. He studied organ, piano and composition in Turin, then graduated in composition in Bologna under Marco Enrico Bossi in 1911... |
Marinaresca e baccanale | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html |
Giordano
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 6 March 1949 | Giordano Umberto Giordano Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano was an Italian composer, mainly of operas.He was born in Foggia in Puglia, southern Italy, and studied under Paolo Serrao at the Conservatoire of Naples... |
Andrea Chénier Andrea Chénier Andrea Chénier is a verismo opera in four acts by the composer Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica. It is based loosely on the life of the French poet, André Chénier , who was executed during the French Revolution.... (excerpts) |
Mario del Monaco Mario del Monaco Mario Del Monaco was an Italian tenor who is regarded by his admirers as being one of the greatest dramatic tenors of the 20th century.... (Andrea Chénier), Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... (Madeleine), Paolo Silveri Paolo Silveri Paolo Silveri was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the finest Verdi baritones of his time.... (Gerard), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058, Myto MCD 90634 | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001MIK/, http://www.pelleas.ca/opera/product_info.php?products_id=7181&osCsid=e4455356ff99641ad88345148d43ada8 |
Glazunov
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 28 December 1933 | Glazunov Alexander Glazunov Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov was a Russian composer of the late Russian Romantic period, music teacher and conductor... |
From the Middle Ages (suite) | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
Kodály
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| April 1939 | Kodály Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child.... |
Dances of Galanta | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Urania 155, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
Mosolov
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 30 December 1933 | Mosolov Alexander Mosolov Alexander Vasilyevich MosolovMosolov's name is transliterated variously and inconsistently between sources. Alternative spellings of Alexander include Alexandr, Aleksandr, Aleksander, and Alexandre; variations on Mosolov include Mossolov and Mossolow... |
Iron Foundry Iron Foundry Factory: machine-music , Op. 19, commonly referred to as the Iron Foundry, is the most well-known work by Soviet composer Alexander Mosolov and a prime example of Soviet futurist music. It was composed between 1926 and 1927 as the first movement of the ballet suite... |
RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
Mozart
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| December 1941 | Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... |
Requiem Requiem (Mozart) The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer's death. A completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a requiem Mass to commemorate the... (complete) |
Pia Tassinari Pia Tassinari Pia Tassinari was an Italian soprano and later mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the Italian and French repertories.... (soprano), Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years.-Career:... (mezzo soprano), Ferruccio Tagliavini Ferruccio Tagliavini Ferruccio Tagliavini was an Italian operatic tenor mainly active in the 1940s and 1950s... (tenor), Italo Tajo Italo Tajo Italo Tajo was an Italian operatic bass, particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles.Tajo was born in Pinerolo, Piedmont, and studied violin and voice at the Music Conservatory of Turin with Nilde Stichi-Bertozzi. He made his stage debut in 1935, as Fafner , under Fritz Busch... (bass), Orchestra e Coro di Torino dell'EIAR Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche The Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche was the only public service broadcaster in Italy and the only one allowed to do so.-History:... |
Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Iron Needle IN 1390, Cetra 40001, Naxos 8.111064 | http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,798638,00.html, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111064,http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000003BQG/ |
Puccini
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 7 December 1949 | Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire... |
La bohème La bohème La bohème is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions quadro, a tableau or "image", rather than atto . by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger... (excerpts) |
Gianni Pogi (Rodolfo), Margherita Carosio Margherita Carosio Margherita Carosio was an Italian operatic soprano. She was one of the most remarkable light lyric sopranos of her generation. Her warm, expressive and expertly produced voice is preserved in many Parlophone and Ultraphon recordings made before World War II, as well as a memorable series made for... (Mimì), Paolo Silveri Paolo Silveri Paolo Silveri was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the finest Verdi baritones of his time.... (Marcello), Alda Noni Alda Noni Alda Noni was an Italian soprano leggiero, one of the leading soubrette of the immediate postwar period.Born in Trieste, she first studied voice and piano in her native city, and completed her studies in Vienna... (Musetta), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Myto MCD 90634 | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001MIK/, http://www.pelleas.ca/opera/product_info.php?products_id=5381&osCsid=e4455356ff99641ad88345148d43ada8 |
| 12 April 1953 | Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire... |
Tosca Tosca Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900... (Aria Vissi d'arte) |
Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... (soprano), Orchestra of La Scala, Milan |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2319 | http://web.tiscali.it/victordesabata/disco.html, |
| 10-14, 16, 18-21 August 1953 | Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire... |
Tosca Tosca Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900... (complete) |
Maria Callas Maria Callas Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts... (Floria Tosca), Giuseppe di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. He was known as the "Golden voice" or "The most beautiful voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli... (Mario Caravadossi), Tito Gobbi Tito Gobbi Tito Gobbi was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation.-Biography:Tito Gobbi was born in Bassano del Grappa and studied law at the University of Padua before he trained as a singer. Giulio Crimi, a well-known Italian tenor of a previous generation, was Gobbi's teacher in Rome... (Scarpia), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 7243 5 62890 2 4 (and many others), Naxos 8.110256-57, Regis 2065 | http://frankhamilton.org/mc/c1.pdf |
Rachmaninoff
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 12 March 1950 | Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music... |
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, Op. 43 is a concertante work written by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It is written for solo piano and symphony orchestra, closely resembling a piano concerto. The work was written at Villa Senar, according to the score, from July 3 to August 18, 1934... |
Artur Rubinstein (piano), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals ORI 821, Nuova Era 2232 | |
Ravel
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 5 March 1950 | Ravel Maurice Ravel Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects... |
Boléro Boléro Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel . Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian ballerina Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel's most famous musical composition.... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135, | http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html |
| 26 March 1950 | Ravel Maurice Ravel Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects... |
Ma Mère l'Oie (suite) | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals 821, Nuova Era 2219 | |
| 1 August 1953 | Ravel Maurice Ravel Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects... |
La Valse La Valse La valse, un poème choréographique pour orchestre , is a work written by Maurice Ravel from February 1919 until 1920 ; it was conceived as a ballet but is now more often heard as a concert work... |
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.... |
Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2219, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0 |
Respighi
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| April 1939 | Respighi Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and conductor. He is best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome ; Pines of Rome ; and Roman Festivals... |
Feste Romane Feste Romane Feste Romane is a work for very large symphony orchestra composed in 1926, by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. It is a tone poem depicting scenes from Ancient Rome of the Roman Empire... |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
| 23-24 January 1947 | Respighi Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and conductor. He is best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome ; Pines of Rome ; and Roman Festivals... |
Fountains of Rome Fontane di Roma Fontane di Roma is a 1916 work by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, now considered part of the Roman Trilogy of symphonic poems along with Feste Romane and Pini di Roma. Each of the four sections is meant to depict one of Rome’s fountains during different periods of the day and night... |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | , http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 12 March 1950 | Respighi Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and conductor. He is best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome ; Pines of Rome ; and Roman Festivals... |
Pines of Rome | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Nuova Era 2232 | |
Rossini
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 3 February 1952 | Rossini Gioacchino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces... |
Barber of Seville (complete) | Gino Bechi Gino Bechi Gino Bechi was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially in Verdi roles.-Life and career:... (Figaro), Dora Gatta (Rosina), Cesare Valletti Cesare Valletti Cesare Valletti was an Italian operatic tenor, one of the leading tenore di grazia of the postwar era. He was much admired for his polished vocal technique, his musical refinement and elegance, and beauty of tone.... (Almaviva), Melchiorre Luise (Bartolo), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Nicola Rossi Lemeni, , was a basso opera singer of mixed Italian-Russian parentage.Rossi Lemeni was born in Istanbul, Turkey, the son of an Italian colonel and a Russian mother. In his prime he was one of the most respected bassos in Italy... (Basilio), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Walhall WLCD 0061 | http://www.gebhardtmedien.de/walhall.htm |
| February 1953 | Rossini Gioacchino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces... |
La gazza ladra La gazza ladra La gazza ladra is a melodramma or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was by Giovanni Gherardini after La pie voleuse by JMT Badouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles Caigniez.... (overture) (rehearsal) |
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization... |
Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=1441&name_role1=1&name_id2=2865&name_role2=3&bcorder=31&comp_id=157970 |
| February 1948 | Rossini Gioacchino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces... |
William Tell William Tell (opera) Guillaume Tell is an opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini to a French libretto by Etienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis, based on Friedrich Schiller's play Wilhelm Tell. Based on the legend of William Tell, this opera was Rossini's last, even though the composer lived for nearly forty more years... (overture) |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
Schumann
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 18 March 1951 | Schumann Robert Schumann Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era.... |
Piano Concerto Piano Concerto (Schumann) The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54, is a famous Romantic concerto by Robert Schumann, completed in 1845.Schumann had begun several piano concerti before this one: In 1828, he had begun one in E-flat major; from 1829-31 he worked on one in F major, and in 1839, he wrote one movement of a concerto... |
Claudio Arrau Claudio Arrau Claudio Arrau León was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms and Debussy... (piano), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Music and Arts 1174, Archipel ARPCD 0086 | |
Sibelius
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| May 1946 | Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."... |
En Saga En Saga En saga is a tone poem written by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in 1892. After hearing Sibelius' choral work Kullervo, the conductor Robert Kajanus encouraged Sibelius to compose a purely orchestral work, which turned out finally to be this work... |
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Decca LP 6BB 236/7 | http://www.age.ne.jp/x/syuzo/syobun.html, http://cgi.ebay.com/UK-Decca-Victor-de-Sabata-L-P-O-Eroica-En-Saga-etc-2L_W0QQitemZ100504934370QQihZ003QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
| 5 March 1950 | Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."... |
First Symphony Symphony No. 1 (Sibelius) Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 was written in 1898, when Sibelius was 33. The work was first performed on 26 April 1899 by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in an original version which has not survived. After the premiere, Sibelius made some... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2210, Urania 155 | , http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html |
| May 1946 | Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."... |
Valse Triste Valse Triste Valse Triste may refer to:* Valse triste , a 1904 orchestral piece by Jean Sibelius* Valse triste , a 1977 ballet by Bruno Liberda* Valse Triste , a 1979 film by Bruce Conner... |
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl |
Richard Strauss
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| April 1939 | Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till... |
Death and Transfiguration | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl |
| 1 August 1953 | Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till... |
Death and Transfiguration | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.... |
Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2210, Dynamic IDIS6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0 |
| November/December 1948 | Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till... |
Don Quixote Don Quixote (Strauss) Don Quixote, Op. 35, is a composition by Richard Strauss for cello, viola and large orchestra. Subtitled Phantastische Variationen über ein Thema ritterlichen Charakters , the work is based on the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. Strauss composed this work in Munich in 1897... |
Aldo Parisot Aldo Parisot Aldo Simoes Parisot is a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher, was formerly a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and currently is serving as a professor of music at the Yale School of Music.... (cello), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.-History:... |
Live recording, Pittsburgh | Urania URN 22.105 | , http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,853512,00.html |
| February 1953 | Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till... |
Dance of the Seven Veils (from Salome Salome (opera) Salome is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by the composer, based on Hedwig Lachmann’s German translation of the French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde. Strauss dedicated the opera to his friend Sir Edgar Speyer.... ) (rehearsal) |
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization... |
Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/lssa/disco.html |
Stravinsky
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 9 September 1947 | Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor.... |
Chant du Rossignol | Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Stockholm | Urania 155, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2319 | |
| 28 December 1933 | Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor.... |
Fireworks Feu d'artifice Feu d'artifice, Op. 4 is an early composition by Igor Stravinsky, written in 1908. The work is an orchestral fantasy, and usually takes about five minutes to perform.... |
RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
Verdi
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 7 June 1936 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Aïda Aida Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette... (excerpts) (sung in Swedish and German) |
Jussi Björling Jussi Björling Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling was a Swedish tenor. One of the leading operatic singers of the 20th Century, Björling appeared frequently at the Royal Opera House in London, La Scala in Milan, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as well as at other major European opera... , (Radamès), Maria Nemeth Maria Nemeth Maria Nemeth was an Hungarian soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the leading dramatic sopranos of the inter-war period.-Life and career:Nemeth was born in Körmend... , Kerstin Thorborg Kerstin Thorborg Kerstin Thorborg Born in Venjan, Sweden, the contralto Kerstin Thorborg was one of the best dramatic Wagnerian singers in the two decades between 1930 and 1950. She made her debut in 1924 singing the difficult role of Ortrud. Eight years later, the famed conductor Bruno Walter engaged her for the... , Alexander Svied, Ludwig Hofmann Ludwig Hofmann -External links:... , Orchestra and chorus of the Vienna State Opera Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian... |
Live recording, Vienna | Koch Schwann 3-1454-2 ("Edition Wiener Staatsoper Live, Volume 4") | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001SUR/, http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/_archive/31895/records.31895.html |
| 22 June 1937 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Aïda Aida Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette... (complete) |
Gina Cigna Gina Cigna Gina Cigna was a French-Italian opera singer, one of the leading dramatic soprano of the inter-war period.- Biography :... (Aida), Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism... , (Radamès), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala |
Live recording, Berlin | Eklipse EKR 53 | http://k.1asphost.com/clor/CLSIGIGL.HTM#2, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=aida&id=7 |
| 14 May 1938 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Aïda Aida Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette... (excerpts) |
Gina Cigna Gina Cigna Gina Cigna was a French-Italian opera singer, one of the leading dramatic soprano of the inter-war period.- Biography :... (Aïda), Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism... , (Radamès), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=55071 |
| April 1939 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Aïda Aida Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette... (prelude) |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
| 7 June 1951 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Falstaff Falstaff (opera) Falstaff is an operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV. It was Verdi's last opera, written in the composer's ninth decade, and only the second of his 26 operas to be a comedy... (complete) |
Mariano Stabile Mariano Stabile Mariano Stabile was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially the role of Falstaff.- Career :... (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... , Cloë Elmo Cloe Elmo Cloë Elmo was an Italian operatic contralto, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.She was born in Lecce and began singing at an early age. By the age of seventeen, she had begun her studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Edwige Chibaudo, and later with Rinolfi and... (Quickly), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla scala, Milan | Opera d'Oro 1214, Urania 176, Nuova Era 2220/21, Premiere Opera CDNO 2932 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 26 May 1952 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Falstaff Falstaff (opera) Falstaff is an operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV. It was Verdi's last opera, written in the composer's ninth decade, and only the second of his 26 operas to be a comedy... (complete) |
Mariano Stabile Mariano Stabile Mariano Stabile was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially the role of Falstaff.- Career :... (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... (Alice), Cloë Elmo Cloe Elmo Cloë Elmo was an Italian operatic contralto, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.She was born in Lecce and began singing at an early age. By the age of seventeen, she had begun her studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Edwige Chibaudo, and later with Rinolfi and... (Quickly), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Music and Arts CD 1104, Cantus Classics 500.408 | http://www.musicandarts.com/CDpages/CD1104hi.html, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 7 December 1952 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Macbeth Macbeth (opera) Macbeth is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on Shakespeare's play of the same name... (complete) |
Maria Callas Maria Callas Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts... (Lady Macbeth), Enzo Mascherini Enzo Mascherini Enzo Mascherini was an Italian operatic baritone, one of the leading baritones of his generation.... (Macbeth), Italo Tajo Italo Tajo Italo Tajo was an Italian operatic bass, particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles.Tajo was born in Pinerolo, Piedmont, and studied violin and voice at the Music Conservatory of Turin with Nilde Stichi-Bertozzi. He made his stage debut in 1935, as Fafner , under Fritz Busch... (Banquo Banquo Banquo is a character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth. In the play, he is at first an ally to Macbeth and they are together when they meet the Three Witches. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches tell Banquo that he will not be king himself, but that his... ), Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2202/3, EMI CMS 5 66447 2, Hunt 2CDSLMH 34027, Legendary LR-CD-1003-2, Movimento Musica 051.022, Arkadia CDMP 427.2, G.O.P. 750-CD2, Canale 539003/4, Documents 221886-303 | http://frankhamilton.org/mc/c1.pdf, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3 |
| 1 February 1938 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Otello Otello Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, and was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on February 5, 1887.... (excerpts) |
Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia was one of the leading Italian dramatic sopranos of the 1930s and 1940s.- Life and career :... (Soprano), Francesco Merli Francesco Merli Francesco Merli was an Italian opera singer, particularly associated with heavy roles such as Otello, Canio and Calaf. He ranks as one of the finest dramatic tenors of the inter-war period.... (Tenor), Piero Biasini (Baritone), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=55071 |
| 5 February 1949 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Otello Otello Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, and was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on February 5, 1887.... (aria "Willow Song") |
Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... , Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058 | http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/723724413726BT.html |
| 12 December 1940 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Requiem Requiem (Verdi) The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The first performance in San Marco in Milan on 22 May... (excerpts) |
Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism... (Tenor), Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years.-Career:... (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia was one of the leading Italian dramatic sopranos of the 1930s and 1940s.- Life and career :... (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero was an Italian bass who enjoyed a long and distinguished singing career in his native country and abroad.-Career & recordings:... (Bass), RAI Chorus and Orchestra |
Live recording | Enterprise RY 77 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=8, |
| 14 December 1940 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Requiem Requiem (Verdi) The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The first performance in San Marco in Milan on 22 May... (excerpts) |
Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism... (Tenor), Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years.-Career:... (Mezzo soprano), Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia was one of the leading Italian dramatic sopranos of the 1930s and 1940s.- Life and career :... (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero was an Italian bass who enjoyed a long and distinguished singing career in his native country and abroad.-Career & recordings:... (Bass), EIAR Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche The Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche was the only public service broadcaster in Italy and the only one allowed to do so.-History:... Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Orchestra da Camera di Roma |
Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Legato LCD 178-2, Arkadia CDMP 446 | , http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdmasters/pip/5dsci/, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63 |
| 27 January 1951 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Requiem Requiem (Verdi) The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The first performance in San Marco in Milan on 22 May... (complete) |
Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... (soprano), Nell Rankin Nell Rankin Nell Rankin was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Although a successful opera singer internationally, she spent most of her career at the Metropolitan Opera where she worked from 1951-1976. Rankin was particularly admired for her portrayals of Amneris in Verdi's Aida and the title role in... (mezzo-soprano), Giacinto Prandelli Giacinto Prandelli Giacinto Prandelli was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the Italian and French repertoires.-Life and career:Born in Lumezzane, Italy, Prandelli sang as a boy in a church choir... (tenor), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Nicola Rossi Lemeni, , was a basso opera singer of mixed Italian-Russian parentage.Rossi Lemeni was born in Istanbul, Turkey, the son of an Italian colonel and a Russian mother. In his prime he was one of the most respected bassos in Italy... (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 6346/47, Urania URN 22.189, Great Opera Performances GOP 825 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 18-22, 25-27 June 1954 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Requiem Requiem (Verdi) The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The first performance in San Marco in Milan on 22 May... (complete) |
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE was a German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist. She was among the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century, much admired for her performances of Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Wolf.-Early life:Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike... (soprano), Oralia Dominguez Oralia Dominguez Oralia Dominguez is a Mexican operatic mezzo-soprano who has performed at many of the world's leading opera houses.She was born in the city of San Luis Potosí in northern Mexico and studied at the National Conservatory of Music where she made the acquaintance of the composer Carlos Chavez who... (mezzo-soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. He was known as the "Golden voice" or "The most beautiful voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli... (tenor), Cesare Siepi Cesare Siepi Cesare Siepi was an Italian opera singer, generally considered to have been one of the finest basses of the post-war period. His voice was characterised by a deep, warm timbre, and a ringing, vibrant upper register. On stage, his tall, striking presence and elegance of phrasing made him a natural... (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 653565 5062, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50, Opera d'Oro OPD 1314 | http://frankhamilton.org/js/js1.pdf, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=21, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February – March 1948 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
La traviata La traviata La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman... (Act 1 and Act 3 Preludes) |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February 1947 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
I vespri siciliani (Overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Malibran CDRG 174, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=GRM378852, http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 1 August 1953 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
I vespri siciliani (overture) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.... |
Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Originals ORI 821, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0, |
Wagner
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Götterdämmerung Götterdämmerung is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four operas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen... (immolation scene) |
Eileen Farrell Eileen Farrell Eileen Farrell was an American soprano who had a nearly 60 year long career performing both classical and popular music in concerts, theatres, on radio and television, and on disc. While she was active as an opera singer, her concert engagements far outnumbered her theatrical appearances... (soprano), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Die Meistersinger (prelude) | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Parsifal Parsifal Parsifal is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, the 13th century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival and his quest for the Holy Grail, and on Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail.Wagner first conceived the work... (Prelude and Good Friday music) |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 11 December 1930 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... (excerpts) (sung in Italian) |
Giuseppina Cobelli (Isolde), Renato Zanelli Renato Zanelli Renato Zanelli was a Chilean operatic baritone and later tenor, particularly associated with heroic Italian and German roles, notably Verdi's Otello.-Life and career:... (Tristan), Orchestra of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Pearl GEMS 0054, Symposium 1102 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/p1930.htm |
| April 1939 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... : Prelude and Liebestod |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Uhttp://worldcat.org/search?q=victor+de+sabata&qt=owc_searchrania 155, Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| 14 April 1948 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... (excerpts) |
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano... (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Rosette Anday (Brangäne) Paul Schöffler Paul Schöffler Paul Schöffler was a German operatic baritone, particularly associated with Mozart, Wagner, Strauss roles.... (King Mark), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... (Note: Urania booklet notes falsely claim the performance to be from 1947 with Einar Beyron as Tristan and Elsa Calveti as Brangäne) |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Urania URN 22.105, Simax 1820 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/p1948m.htm |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... (prelude and liebestod) |
Eileen Farrell Eileen Farrell Eileen Farrell was an American soprano who had a nearly 60 year long career performing both classical and popular music in concerts, theatres, on radio and television, and on disc. While she was active as an opera singer, her concert engagements far outnumbered her theatrical appearances... (soprano), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 13 December 1951 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... (complete) |
Gertrud Grob-Prandl (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Archipel ARPCD 0027-3 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/1951.htm |
| May 1946 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Ride of the Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries The Ride of the Valkyries is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas by Richard Wagner that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen. The main theme of the Ride, the leitmotif labelled Walkürenritt, was first written down by the composer on 23 July 1851... |
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| February 1953 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Ride of the Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries The Ride of the Valkyries is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas by Richard Wagner that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen. The main theme of the Ride, the leitmotif labelled Walkürenritt, was first written down by the composer on 23 July 1851... (rehearsal) |
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization... |
Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=1441&name_role1=1&name_id2=2865&name_role2=3&bcorder=31&comp_id=157970 |
Wolf-Ferrari
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| February – March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as Il segreto di Susanna... |
I quattro rusteghi I quattro rusteghi I quatro rusteghi is a comic opera in three acts, music by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to a text by Luigi Sugana and Giuseppe Pizzolato based on Carlo Goldoni's 18th-century play I rusteghi. The opera is in Venetian dialect.-Performance history:The opera was first performed at the Hoftheater in Munich on... (Intermezzo from Act II) |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February – March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as Il segreto di Susanna... |
Il segreto di Susanna Il segreto di Susanna Il segreto di Susanna is an intermezzo in one act by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to an Italian libretto by Enrico Golisciani... (overture from Act I) |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
1930
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 11 December 1930 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... (excerpts) (sung in Italian) |
Giuseppina Cobelli (Isolde), Renato Zanelli Renato Zanelli Renato Zanelli was a Chilean operatic baritone and later tenor, particularly associated with heroic Italian and German roles, notably Verdi's Otello.-Life and career:... (Tristan), Orchestra of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Pearl GEMS 0054, Symposium 1102 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/p1930.htm |
1933
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 28 December 1933 | Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor.... |
Fireworks Feu d'artifice Feu d'artifice, Op. 4 is an early composition by Igor Stravinsky, written in 1908. The work is an orchestral fantasy, and usually takes about five minutes to perform.... |
RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
| 28 December 1933 | Glazunov Alexander Glazunov Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov was a Russian composer of the late Russian Romantic period, music teacher and conductor... |
From the Middle Ages (suite) | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
| 29-30 December 1933 | De Sabata Victor de Sabata Victor de Sabata was an Italian conductor and composer. He is widely recognized as one of the most distinguished operatic conductors of the twentieth century, especially for his Verdi, Puccini and Wagner. He is also acclaimed for his interpretations of orchestral music... |
Juventus | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
| 30 December 1933 | Mosolov Alexander Mosolov Alexander Vasilyevich MosolovMosolov's name is transliterated variously and inconsistently between sources. Alternative spellings of Alexander include Alexandr, Aleksandr, Aleksander, and Alexandre; variations on Mosolov include Mossolov and Mossolow... |
Iron Foundry Iron Foundry Factory: machine-music , Op. 19, commonly referred to as the Iron Foundry, is the most well-known work by Soviet composer Alexander Mosolov and a prime example of Soviet futurist music. It was composed between 1926 and 1927 as the first movement of the ballet suite... |
RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
1936
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 7 June 1936 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Aida Aida Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette... (excerpts) (sung in Swedish and German) |
Jussi Björling Jussi Björling Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling was a Swedish tenor. One of the leading operatic singers of the 20th Century, Björling appeared frequently at the Royal Opera House in London, La Scala in Milan, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as well as at other major European opera... , (Radamès), Maria Nemeth Maria Nemeth Maria Nemeth was an Hungarian soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the leading dramatic sopranos of the inter-war period.-Life and career:Nemeth was born in Körmend... , Kerstin Thorborg Kerstin Thorborg Kerstin Thorborg Born in Venjan, Sweden, the contralto Kerstin Thorborg was one of the best dramatic Wagnerian singers in the two decades between 1930 and 1950. She made her debut in 1924 singing the difficult role of Ortrud. Eight years later, the famed conductor Bruno Walter engaged her for the... , Alexander Svied, Ludwig Hofmann Ludwig Hofmann -External links:... , Orchestra and chorus of the Vienna State Opera Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian... |
Live recording, Vienna | Koch Schwann 3-1454-2 ("Edition Wiener Staatsoper Live, Volume 4") | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001SUR/, http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/_archive/31895/records.31895.html |
1937
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 22 June 1937 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Aida Aida Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette... |
Gina Cigna Gina Cigna Gina Cigna was a French-Italian opera singer, one of the leading dramatic soprano of the inter-war period.- Biography :... (Aida), Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism... , (Radamès), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala |
Live recording, Berlin | Eklipse EKR 53 | http://k.1asphost.com/clor/CLSIGIGL.HTM#2, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=aida&id=7 |
1938
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 1 February 1938 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Otello Otello Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, and was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on February 5, 1887.... (excerpts) |
Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia was one of the leading Italian dramatic sopranos of the 1930s and 1940s.- Life and career :... (Soprano), Francesco Merli Francesco Merli Francesco Merli was an Italian opera singer, particularly associated with heavy roles such as Otello, Canio and Calaf. He ranks as one of the finest dramatic tenors of the inter-war period.... (Tenor), Piero Biasini (Baritone), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=55071 |
| 14 May 1938 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Aïda Aida Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette... (excerpts) |
Gina Cigna Gina Cigna Gina Cigna was a French-Italian opera singer, one of the leading dramatic soprano of the inter-war period.- Biography :... (Aïda), Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism... , (Radamès), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=55071 |
1939
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| April 1939 | Brahms Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene... |
Fourth Symphony Symphony No. 4 (Brahms) The Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms is the last of his symphonies. Brahms began working on the piece in 1884, just a year after completing his Symphony No... |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Magic Master 37086, Andante 1030, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| April 1939 | Respighi Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and conductor. He is best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome ; Pines of Rome ; and Roman Festivals... |
Feste Romane Feste Romane Feste Romane is a work for very large symphony orchestra composed in 1926, by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. It is a tone poem depicting scenes from Ancient Rome of the Roman Empire... |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
| April 1939 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... : Prelude and Liebestod |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Uhttp://worldcat.org/search?q=victor+de+sabata&qt=owc_searchrania 155, Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| April 1939 | Kodály Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child.... |
Dances of Galanta | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Urania 155, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
| April 1939 | Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till... |
Death and Transfiguration | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl |
| April 1939 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Aïda Aida Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette... (prelude) |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic, German: , formerly Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester , is an orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In 2006, a group of ten European media outlets voted the Berlin Philharmonic number three on a list of "top ten European Orchestras", after the Vienna Philharmonic and the... |
Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
1940
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 12 December 1940 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Requiem Requiem (Verdi) The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The first performance in San Marco in Milan on 22 May... (excerpts) |
Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism... (Tenor), Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years.-Career:... (Mezzo soprano), Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia was one of the leading Italian dramatic sopranos of the 1930s and 1940s.- Life and career :... (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero was an Italian bass who enjoyed a long and distinguished singing career in his native country and abroad.-Career & recordings:... (Bass), RAI Chorus and Orchestra |
Live recording | Enterprise RY 77 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=8, |
| 14 December 1940 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Requiem Requiem (Verdi) The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The first performance in San Marco in Milan on 22 May... (excerpts) |
Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism... (Tenor), Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years.-Career:... (Mezzo soprano), Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia Maria Caniglia was one of the leading Italian dramatic sopranos of the 1930s and 1940s.- Life and career :... (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero Tancredi Pasero was an Italian bass who enjoyed a long and distinguished singing career in his native country and abroad.-Career & recordings:... (Bass), EIAR Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche The Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche was the only public service broadcaster in Italy and the only one allowed to do so.-History:... Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Orchestra da Camera di Roma |
Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Legato LCD 178-2, Arkadia CDMP 446 | , http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdmasters/pip/5dsci/, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63 |
1941
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| December 1941 | Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music... |
Requiem Requiem (Mozart) The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer's death. A completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a requiem Mass to commemorate the... |
Pia Tassinari Pia Tassinari Pia Tassinari was an Italian soprano and later mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the Italian and French repertories.... (soprano), Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani Ebe Stignani was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years.-Career:... (mezzo soprano), Ferruccio Tagliavini Ferruccio Tagliavini Ferruccio Tagliavini was an Italian operatic tenor mainly active in the 1940s and 1950s... (tenor), Italo Tajo Italo Tajo Italo Tajo was an Italian operatic bass, particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles.Tajo was born in Pinerolo, Piedmont, and studied violin and voice at the Music Conservatory of Turin with Nilde Stichi-Bertozzi. He made his stage debut in 1935, as Fafner , under Fritz Busch... (bass), Orchestra e Coro di Torino dell'EIAR Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche The Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche was the only public service broadcaster in Italy and the only one allowed to do so.-History:... |
Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Iron Needle IN 1390, Cetra 40001, Naxos 8.111064 | http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,798638,00.html, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111064,http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000003BQG/ |
1946
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 2-3 May 1946 | Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... |
Third Symphony (Eroica) Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven) Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E flat major , also known as the Eroica , is a landmark musical work marking the full arrival of the composer's "middle-period," a series of unprecedented large scale works of emotional depth and structural rigor.The symphony is widely regarded as a mature... |
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361, Iron Needle IN 1410, Arkadia 105788, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://www.artforge.com/grunin/list.asp?showtime=1, http://www.dynamic.it/e_scheda.php?pid=338, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| May 1946 | Berlioz Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a... |
Le Carnaval Romain Overture | London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| May 1946 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Ride of the Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries The Ride of the Valkyries is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas by Richard Wagner that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen. The main theme of the Ride, the leitmotif labelled Walkürenritt, was first written down by the composer on 23 July 1851... |
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| May 1946 | Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."... |
Valse Triste Valse Triste Valse Triste may refer to:* Valse triste , a 1904 orchestral piece by Jean Sibelius* Valse triste , a 1977 ballet by Bruno Liberda* Valse Triste , a 1979 film by Bruce Conner... |
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl |
| May 1946 | Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."... |
En Saga En Saga En saga is a tone poem written by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in 1892. After hearing Sibelius' choral work Kullervo, the conductor Robert Kajanus encouraged Sibelius to compose a purely orchestral work, which turned out finally to be this work... |
London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera... |
Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Decca LP 6BB 236/7 | http://www.age.ne.jp/x/syuzo/syobun.html, http://cgi.ebay.com/UK-Decca-Victor-de-Sabata-L-P-O-Eroica-En-Saga-etc-2L_W0QQitemZ100504934370QQihZ003QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
1947
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 23-24 January 1947 | Respighi Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and conductor. He is best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome ; Pines of Rome ; and Roman Festivals... |
Fountains of Rome Fontane di Roma Fontane di Roma is a 1916 work by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, now considered part of the Roman Trilogy of symphonic poems along with Feste Romane and Pini di Roma. Each of the four sections is meant to depict one of Rome’s fountains during different periods of the day and night... |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | , http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 23-25, 29 January, 3 February 1947 | Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... |
Sixth Symphony (Pastoral) Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as the Pastoral Symphony , is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, and was completed in 1808... |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Naxos 8.110859, Arkadia 105788 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
| 7 February 1947 | Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
Jeux Jeux Jeux is the last work for orchestra written by Claude Debussy. Described as a "poème dansé" , it was originally intended to accompany a ballet, and was written for the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev to choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky. Debussy initially objected to the scenario, but... |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, Pristine Audio PASC046 | , http://www.pristineaudiodirect.com/LargeWorks/Orchestral/PASC046.php |
| February 1947 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
I vespri siciliani (Overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Malibran CDRG 174, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=GRM378852, http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 9 September 1947 | Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor.... |
Chant du Rossignol | Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Stockholm | Urania 155, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2319 | |
1948
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 1 February 1948 | Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
Nocturnes Nocturnes Nocturnes is an orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was completed on 15 December 1899.-Movements:The three movements are:* I. Nuages * II. Fêtes * III... (Nuages) |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
| 24 February 1948 | Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
Nocturnes Nocturnes Nocturnes is an orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was completed on 15 December 1899.-Movements:The three movements are:* I. Nuages * II. Fêtes * III... (Fetes) |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
| 28 February - 1 March 1948 | Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... |
La Mer La Mer (Debussy) La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre , or simply La mer , is an orchestral composition by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was started in 1903 in France and completed in 1905 on the English Channel coast in Eastbourne... |
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV (not issued until 1997), Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
| February 1948 | Rossini Gioacchino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces... |
William Tell William Tell (opera) Guillaume Tell is an opera in four acts by Gioachino Rossini to a French libretto by Etienne de Jouy and Hippolyte Bis, based on Friedrich Schiller's play Wilhelm Tell. Based on the legend of William Tell, this opera was Rossini's last, even though the composer lived for nearly forty more years... (overture) |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February – March 1948 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
La Traviata La traviata La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman... (Act 1 and Act 3 Preludes) |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February – March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as Il segreto di Susanna... |
I quattro rusteghi I quattro rusteghi I quatro rusteghi is a comic opera in three acts, music by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to a text by Luigi Sugana and Giuseppe Pizzolato based on Carlo Goldoni's 18th-century play I rusteghi. The opera is in Venetian dialect.-Performance history:The opera was first performed at the Hoftheater in Munich on... (Intermezzo from Act II) |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February – March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as Il segreto di Susanna... |
Il segreto di Susanna Il segreto di Susanna Il segreto di Susanna is an intermezzo in one act by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to an Italian libretto by Enrico Golisciani... (overture from Act I) |
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 14 April 1948 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... (excerpts) |
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano... (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Rosette Anday (Brangäne) Paul Schöffler Paul Schöffler Paul Schöffler was a German operatic baritone, particularly associated with Mozart, Wagner, Strauss roles.... (King Mark), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... (Note: Urania booklet notes falsely claim the performance to be from 1947 with Einar Beyron as Tristan and Elsa Calveti as Brangäne) |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Urania URN 22.105, Simax 1820 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/p1948m.htm |
| November/December 1948 | Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till... |
Don Quixote Don Quixote (Strauss) Don Quixote, Op. 35, is a composition by Richard Strauss for cello, viola and large orchestra. Subtitled Phantastische Variationen über ein Thema ritterlichen Charakters , the work is based on the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. Strauss composed this work in Munich in 1897... |
Aldo Parisot Aldo Parisot Aldo Simoes Parisot is a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher, was formerly a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and currently is serving as a professor of music at the Yale School of Music.... (cello), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.-History:... |
Live recording, Pittsburgh | Urania URN 22.105 | , http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,853512,00.html |
1949
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 5 February 1949 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Otello Otello Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, and was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on February 5, 1887.... (aria "Willow Song") |
Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... , Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058 | http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/723724413726BT.html |
| 6 March 1949 | Giordano Umberto Giordano Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano was an Italian composer, mainly of operas.He was born in Foggia in Puglia, southern Italy, and studied under Paolo Serrao at the Conservatoire of Naples... |
Andrea Chénier Andrea Chénier Andrea Chénier is a verismo opera in four acts by the composer Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica. It is based loosely on the life of the French poet, André Chénier , who was executed during the French Revolution.... (excerpts) |
Mario del Monaco Mario del Monaco Mario Del Monaco was an Italian tenor who is regarded by his admirers as being one of the greatest dramatic tenors of the 20th century.... (Andrea Chénier), Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... (Madeleine), Paolo Silveri Paolo Silveri Paolo Silveri was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the finest Verdi baritones of his time.... (Gerard), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058, Myto MCD 90634 | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001MIK/, http://www.pelleas.ca/opera/product_info.php?products_id=7181&osCsid=e4455356ff99641ad88345148d43ada8 |
| 7 December 1949 | Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire... |
La bohème La bohème La bohème is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions quadro, a tableau or "image", rather than atto . by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger... (excerpts) |
Gianni Pogi (Rodolfo), Margherita Carosio Margherita Carosio Margherita Carosio was an Italian operatic soprano. She was one of the most remarkable light lyric sopranos of her generation. Her warm, expressive and expertly produced voice is preserved in many Parlophone and Ultraphon recordings made before World War II, as well as a memorable series made for... (Mimì), Paolo Silveri Paolo Silveri Paolo Silveri was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the finest Verdi baritones of his time.... (Marcello), Alda Noni Alda Noni Alda Noni was an Italian soprano leggiero, one of the leading soubrette of the immediate postwar period.Born in Trieste, she first studied voice and piano in her native city, and completed her studies in Vienna... (Musetta), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Myto MCD 90634 | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001MIK/, http://www.pelleas.ca/opera/product_info.php?products_id=5381&osCsid=e4455356ff99641ad88345148d43ada8 |
1950
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References | |
| 5 March 1950 | Ghedini Giorgio Federico Ghedini Giorgio Federico Ghedini was an Italian composer.-Life:Ghedini was born in Cuneo in 1892. He studied organ, piano and composition in Turin, then graduated in composition in Bologna under Marco Enrico Bossi in 1911... |
Marinaresca e baccanale | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html | |
| 5 March 1950 | Ravel Maurice Ravel Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects... |
Boléro Boléro Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel . Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian ballerina Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel's most famous musical composition.... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135, | http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html | |
| 5 March 1950 | Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."... |
First Symphony Symphony No. 1 (Sibelius) Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39 was written in 1898, when Sibelius was 33. The work was first performed on 26 April 1899 by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in an original version which has not survived. After the premiere, Sibelius made some... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2210, Urania 155 | , http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html | |
| 12 March 1950 | Dukas Paul Dukas Paul Abraham Dukas was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man, of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, and he abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions... |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice The Sorcerer's Apprentice The Sorcerer's Apprentice is the English name of a poem by Goethe, Der Zauberlehrling, written in 1797. The poem is a ballad in fourteen stanzas.-Story:... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 6350, Originals 821 | ||
| 12 March 1950 | Franck César Franck César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck was a composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life.... |
Symphony in D minor Symphony in D minor (Franck) The Symphony in D minor is the most famous orchestral work and the only symphony written by the 19th-century Belgian composer César Franck. After two years of work, the symphony was completed 22 August 1888. It was premiered at the Paris Conservatory on 17 February 1889 under the direction of ... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 6350 | ||
| 12 March 1950 | Respighi Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and conductor. He is best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome ; Pines of Rome ; and Roman Festivals... |
Pines of Rome | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Nuova Era 2232 | ||
| 16 March 1950 | Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... |
Fifth Symphony Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1804–08. This symphony is one of the most popular and best-known compositions in all of classical music, and one of the most often played symphonies. It comprises four movements: an opening sonata, an andante, and a fast... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Tahra TAH 449, Nuova Era 013.6316 | ||
| 16 March 1950 | Brahms Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene... |
Violin Concerto Violin Concerto (Brahms) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 is a violin concerto in three movements composed by Johannes Brahms in 1878 and dedicated to his friend, the violinist Joseph Joachim... |
Nathan Milstein Nathan Milstein Nathan Mironovich Milstein was a Russian-born American virtuoso violinist.Widely considered one of the finest violinists of the 20th century, Milstein was known for his interpretations of Bach's solo violin works and for works from the Romantic period... (violin), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6316, Tahra TAH 449, Archipel ARPCD 0086 | ||
| 18 March 1950 | Barber Samuel Barber Samuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music... |
School for Scandal (Overture) | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 2297, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | ||
| 26 March 1950 | Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music... |
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, Op. 43 is a concertante work written by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It is written for solo piano and symphony orchestra, closely resembling a piano concerto. The work was written at Villa Senar, according to the score, from July 3 to August 18, 1934... |
Artur Rubinstein (piano), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals ORI 821, Nuova Era 2232 | ||
| 26 March 1950 | Dvořak Antonín Dvorák Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many... |
Ninth Symphony (From the New World) Symphony No. 9 (Dvorák) The Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 , popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular in the modern repertoire... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discorafico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 2297 | ||
| 26 March 1950 | Ravel Maurice Ravel Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects... |
Ma Mère l'Oie (suite) | New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals 821, Nuova Era 2219 | ||
1951
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 27 January 1951 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Requiem Requiem (Verdi) The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The first performance in San Marco in Milan on 22 May... |
Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... (soprano), Nell Rankin Nell Rankin Nell Rankin was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Although a successful opera singer internationally, she spent most of her career at the Metropolitan Opera where she worked from 1951-1976. Rankin was particularly admired for her portrayals of Amneris in Verdi's Aida and the title role in... (mezzo-soprano), Giacinto Prandelli Giacinto Prandelli Giacinto Prandelli was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the Italian and French repertoires.-Life and career:Born in Lumezzane, Italy, Prandelli sang as a boy in a church choir... (tenor), Nicola Rossi Lemeni (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 6346/47, Urania URN 22.189, Great Opera Performances GOP 825 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 18 March 1951 | Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of... |
Eighth Symphony Symphony No. 8 (Beethoven) Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Beethoven fondly referred to it as "my little Symphony in F," distinguishing it from his Sixth Symphony, a longer work also in F.... |
New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6338, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361 | |
| 18 March 1951 | Schumann Robert Schumann Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era.... |
Piano Concerto Piano Concerto (Schumann) The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54, is a famous Romantic concerto by Robert Schumann, completed in 1845.Schumann had begun several piano concerti before this one: In 1828, he had begun one in E-flat major; from 1829-31 he worked on one in F major, and in 1839, he wrote one movement of a concerto... |
Claudio Arrau Claudio Arrau Claudio Arrau León was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms and Debussy... (piano), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Music and Arts 1174, Archipel ARPCD 0086 | |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... (prelude and liebestod), Götterdämmerung Götterdämmerung is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four operas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen... (immolation scene), Die Meistersinger (prelude), Parsifal Parsifal Parsifal is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, the 13th century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival and his quest for the Holy Grail, and on Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail.Wagner first conceived the work... (Prelude and Good Friday music) |
Eileen Farrell Eileen Farrell Eileen Farrell was an American soprano who had a nearly 60 year long career performing both classical and popular music in concerts, theatres, on radio and television, and on disc. While she was active as an opera singer, her concert engagements far outnumbered her theatrical appearances... (soprano), New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"... |
Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 7 June 1951 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Falstaff Falstaff (opera) Falstaff is an operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV. It was Verdi's last opera, written in the composer's ninth decade, and only the second of his 26 operas to be a comedy... |
Mariano Stabile Mariano Stabile Mariano Stabile was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially the role of Falstaff.- Career :... (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... , Cloë Elmo Cloe Elmo Cloë Elmo was an Italian operatic contralto, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.She was born in Lecce and began singing at an early age. By the age of seventeen, she had begun her studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Edwige Chibaudo, and later with Rinolfi and... (Quickly), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla scala, Milan | Opera d'Oro 1214, Urania 176, Nuova Era 2220/21, Premiere Opera CDNO 2932 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 13 December 1951 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting... |
Gertrud Grob-Prandl (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Archipel ARPCD 0027-3 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/1951.htm |
1952
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 3 February 1952 | Rossini Gioacchino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces... |
Barber of Seville | Gino Bechi Gino Bechi Gino Bechi was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially in Verdi roles.-Life and career:... (Figaro), Dora Gatta (Rosina), Cesare Valletti Cesare Valletti Cesare Valletti was an Italian operatic tenor, one of the leading tenore di grazia of the postwar era. He was much admired for his polished vocal technique, his musical refinement and elegance, and beauty of tone.... (Almaviva), Melchiorre Luise (Bartolo), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Nicola Rossi Lemeni, , was a basso opera singer of mixed Italian-Russian parentage.Rossi Lemeni was born in Istanbul, Turkey, the son of an Italian colonel and a Russian mother. In his prime he was one of the most respected bassos in Italy... (Basilio), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Walhall WLCD 0061 | http://www.gebhardtmedien.de/walhall.htm |
| 26 May 1952 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Falstaff Falstaff (opera) Falstaff is an operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV. It was Verdi's last opera, written in the composer's ninth decade, and only the second of his 26 operas to be a comedy... |
Mariano Stabile Mariano Stabile Mariano Stabile was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially the role of Falstaff.- Career :... (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... (Alice), Cloë Elmo Cloe Elmo Cloë Elmo was an Italian operatic contralto, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.She was born in Lecce and began singing at an early age. By the age of seventeen, she had begun her studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Edwige Chibaudo, and later with Rinolfi and... (Quickly), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Music and Arts CD 1104, Cantus Classics 500.408 | http://www.musicandarts.com/CDpages/CD1104hi.html, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 7 December 1952 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Macbeth Macbeth (opera) Macbeth is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on Shakespeare's play of the same name... |
Maria Callas Maria Callas Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts... (Lady Macbeth), Enzo Mascherini Enzo Mascherini Enzo Mascherini was an Italian operatic baritone, one of the leading baritones of his generation.... (Macbeth), Italo Tajo Italo Tajo Italo Tajo was an Italian operatic bass, particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles.Tajo was born in Pinerolo, Piedmont, and studied violin and voice at the Music Conservatory of Turin with Nilde Stichi-Bertozzi. He made his stage debut in 1935, as Fafner , under Fritz Busch... (Banquo), Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2202/3, EMI CMS 5 66447 2, Hunt 2CDSLMH 34027, Legendary LR-CD-1003-2, Movimento Musica 051.022, Arkadia CDMP 427.2, G.O.P. 750-CD2, Canale 539003/4, Documents 221886-303 | http://frankhamilton.org/mc/c1.pdf, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3 |
1953
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| February 1953 | Brahms Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene... |
Third Symphony Symphony No. 3 (Brahms) The Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90, is a symphony written by Johannes Brahms. The work was written in the summer of 1883 at Wiesbaden, nearly six years after he completed his Second Symphony... (finale) (rehearsal) |
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization... |
Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319 | http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/lssa/disco.html, http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,817951,00.html |
| February 1953 | Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till... |
Dance of the Seven Veils (from Salome Salome (opera) Salome is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by the composer, based on Hedwig Lachmann’s German translation of the French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde. Strauss dedicated the opera to his friend Sir Edgar Speyer.... ) (rehearsal) |
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization... |
Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/lssa/disco.html |
| February 1953 | Rossini Gioacchino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces... |
La gazza ladra La gazza ladra La gazza ladra is a melodramma or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was by Giovanni Gherardini after La pie voleuse by JMT Badouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles Caigniez.... (overture) (rehearsal) |
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization... |
Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=1441&name_role1=1&name_id2=2865&name_role2=3&bcorder=31&comp_id=157970 |
| February 1953 | Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... |
Ride of the Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries The Ride of the Valkyries is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre, the second of the four operas by Richard Wagner that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen. The main theme of the Ride, the leitmotif labelled Walkürenritt, was first written down by the composer on 23 July 1851... (rehearsal) |
San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization... |
Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=1441&name_role1=1&name_id2=2865&name_role2=3&bcorder=31&comp_id=157970 |
| 12 April 1953 | Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire... |
Tosca Tosca Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900... (Aria Vissi d'arte) |
Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period... (soprano), Orchestra of La Scala, Milan |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2319 | http://web.tiscali.it/victordesabata/disco.html, |
| 1 August 1953 | Berlioz Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a... |
Le Carnaval Romain overture | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.... |
Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0, |
| 1 August 1953 | Richard Strauss Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till... |
Death and Transfiguration | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.... |
Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2210, Dynamic IDIS6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0 |
| 1 August 1953 | Ravel Maurice Ravel Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects... |
La valse La Valse La valse, un poème choréographique pour orchestre , is a work written by Maurice Ravel from February 1919 until 1920 ; it was conceived as a ballet but is now more often heard as a concert work... |
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.... |
Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2219, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0 |
| 1 August 1953 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
I vespri siciliani (overture) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world.... |
Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Originals ORI 821, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0, |
| 10-14, 16, 18-21 August 1953 | Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire... |
Tosca Tosca Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900... |
Maria Callas Maria Callas Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts... (Floria Tosca), Giuseppe di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. He was known as the "Golden voice" or "The most beautiful voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli... (Mario Caravadossi), Tito Gobbi Tito Gobbi Tito Gobbi was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation.-Biography:Tito Gobbi was born in Bassano del Grappa and studied law at the University of Padua before he trained as a singer. Giulio Crimi, a well-known Italian tenor of a previous generation, was Gobbi's teacher in Rome... (Scarpia), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 7243 5 62890 2 4 (and many others), Naxos 8.110256-57, Regis 2065 | http://frankhamilton.org/mc/c1.pdf |
1954
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
| 18-22, 25-27 June 1954 | Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century... |
Requiem Requiem (Verdi) The Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi. The first performance in San Marco in Milan on 22 May... |
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE was a German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist. She was among the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century, much admired for her performances of Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Wolf.-Early life:Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike... (soprano), Oralia Dominguez Oralia Dominguez Oralia Dominguez is a Mexican operatic mezzo-soprano who has performed at many of the world's leading opera houses.She was born in the city of San Luis Potosí in northern Mexico and studied at the National Conservatory of Music where she made the acquaintance of the composer Carlos Chavez who... (mezzo-soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. He was known as the "Golden voice" or "The most beautiful voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli... (tenor), Cesare Siepi Cesare Siepi Cesare Siepi was an Italian opera singer, generally considered to have been one of the finest basses of the post-war period. His voice was characterised by a deep, warm timbre, and a ringing, vibrant upper register. On stage, his tall, striking presence and elegance of phrasing made him a natural... (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala La Scala La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala... |
Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 653565 5062, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50, Opera d'Oro OPD 1314 | http://frankhamilton.org/js/js1.pdf, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=21, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |