Notes and Editorial Reviews
The first four Record of Singing boxed sets surveyed a fairly broad compass of significant singers from 1899 to the early 1950s. Volume 5 spans more than half a century, starting in 1953 and ending in 2007. The collection's contents embrace many schools, nationalities, and styles, yet is nowhere near so comprehensive as its predecessors. Furthermore, EMI's back catalog governs Volume 5's entire curatorial agenda, and as such many key singers of the past half-century fall by the wayside. Where's Renée Fleming, Eileen Farrell, Thomas Quasthoff, Rene Pape, Jan DeGaetani, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Maureen Forrester, Jane Eaglen, Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey, Cathy Berberian, Inge Nielsen, and Gustav Neidlinger, just to name a few?
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I think it best to accept this release as the EMI Vocal Celebration it is, and open yourself up to its potential discoveries. For example, the all-Wagner disc contains some terrific Lohengrin rarities featuring Astrid Varnay and Rita Gorr, plus Hans Hotter's freshest studio Wotan's Farewell. Who knew that atypical fare such as the aria from Act 1 of Roussel's Padmavati would suit Marilyn Horne's unforgettable timbre, or that the normally stentorian James King could spin out Amor ti vieta from Giordano's Fedora so idiomatically? Yvonne Minton's purity of tone and effortless breath control in È amore un ladroncello seems easier to appreciate outside the context of the sluggish complete Così fan tutte (conducted by Klemperer) from which it's excerpted.
As to be expected, Volume 5's timeline reflects an increased interest in Baroque and early music and the emergence of a rich countertenor tradition from the pioneering Alfred Deller to current artists like Phillippe Jaroussky and David Daniels. Seasoned collectors, of course, will be familiar with Flagstad's Wagner Liebestod, Callas' Verdi, Vickers' Carmen Flower Song, Christa Ludwig's Mahler, Walter Berry's Papageno, and Ben Heppner's Walther. However, that might not be the case with those just getting started in vocal music, and who'll appreciate a tasting menu of Volume 5's size and scope.
--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Der fliegende Holländer: Jo-ho-joe! Traft ihr das Schiff by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Birgit Nilsson (Soprano)
Conductor:
Leopold Ludwig
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841/1852; Germany
Date of Recording: 05/1957
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
2.
Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Elisabeth Grümmer (Soprano)
Conductor:
Franz Konwitschny
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
Date of Recording: 10/1960
Venue: Grunewaldkirche, Berlin
3.
Tannhäuser: Dich treff' ich hier by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Gottlob Frick (Bass)
Conductor:
Franz Konwitschny
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Date of Recording: 10/1960
Venue: Grunewaldkirche, Berlin
4.
Tannhäuser: Gar viel und schön by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Ludwig Weber (Bass)
Conductor:
Issay Dobrowen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
Date of Recording: 07/06/1951
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
5.
Tannhäuser: Blick' ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Conductor:
Franz Konwitschny
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
Date of Recording: 10/1960
Venue: Grunewaldkirche, Berlin
6.
Lohengrin: Einsam in trüben Tagen "Elsa's dream" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Astrid Varnay (Soprano)
Conductor:
Hermann Weigert
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
Date of Recording: 06/15/1951
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
7.
Lohengrin: Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Régine Crespin (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French National Radio Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
Date of Recording: 1961
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
8.
Lohengrin: Entweihte Götter! Helft jetzt meine Rache! by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Rita Gorr (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
André Cluytens
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
Date of Recording: 06/1959
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
9.
Die Walküre: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Ludwig Suthaus (Tenor)
Conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; Germany
Date of Recording: 1954
Venue: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna
10.
Die Walküre: Ho-jo-to-ho! by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Martha Mödl (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; Germany
Date of Recording: 1954
Venue: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna
11.
Die Walküre: Weh! Weh! Süssestes Weib! by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Set Svanholm (Tenor),
Birgit Nilsson (Soprano)
Conductor:
Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; Germany
Date of Recording: 06/04/1949
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
12.
Die Walküre: Leb' wohl..."Farewell and Magic Fire music" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Hans Hotter (Baritone)
Conductor:
Leopold Ludwig
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; Germany
Date of Recording: 10/1957
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
13.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Was duftet doch der Flieder by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Otto Edelmann (Bass)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Germany
Date of Recording: 1951
Venue: Festspielhaus, Bayreuth
14.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Morgenlich leuchtend by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Rudolf Schock (Tenor),
Gottlob Frick (Bass),
Ferdinand Frantz (Bass Baritone),
Elisabeth Grümmer (Soprano)
Conductor:
Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Germany
Date of Recording: 04/1956
Venue: Wintergarten, Berlin
15.
Tristan und Isolde: Tot denn alles by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Josef Greindl (Bass)
Conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1857-1859; Germany
Date of Recording: 06/1952
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
16.
Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise "Liebestod" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)
Conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Germany
Date of Recording: 06/1952
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
17.
Die tote Stadt, Op. 12: Glück, das mir verblieb "Mariettalied" by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Performer:
Joan Hammond (Soprano)
Conductor:
Walter Susskind
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 03/17/1953
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
18.
A Song of Welcome: Behind the façades and faces by Sir Arthur Bliss
Performer:
Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor:
Arthur Bliss
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra,
BBC Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954
Date of Recording: 01/26/1954
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
19.
I vespri siciliani: Mercè, dilette amiche "Bolero" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Tullio Serafin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1855; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/1954
Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
20.
Die Fledermaus: Mein Herr Marquis by Johann Strauss Jr.
Performer:
Rita Streich (Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/1955
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
21.
Der Graf von Luxemburg: Unbekannt deshalb nich minder interessant by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Erika Köth (Soprano)
Conductor:
Frank Fox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1909; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 11/1957
Venue: Grunewaldkirche, Berlin-Grunewald
22.
Schön ist die Welt: Ach, Vöglein in der Ferne by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Renate Holm (Soprano)
Conductor:
Frank Fox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
FFB Orchestra
Date of Recording: 05/1957
Venue: Grunewaldkirche, Berlin-Grunewald
23.
Mikado: The sun whose rays are all ablaze by Arthur Sullivan
Performer:
Elsie Morison (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Pro Arte Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; England
Date of Recording: 1956
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
24.
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Antonietta Stella (Soprano)
Conductor:
Alberto Erede
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1918; Italy
Date of Recording: 12/14/1955
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
25.
Manon: Restons ici by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Martha Angelici (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jesus Etcheverry
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883-1884; France
Date of Recording: 03/1958
Venue: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris
26.
Les Huguenots: Noble seigneur...Une dame noble et sage by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:
Janine Micheau (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 07/1958
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
27.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Batti, batti o bel Masetto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Graziella Sciutti (Soprano)
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Date of Recording: 1959
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
28.
Tannhäuser: Allmächt'ge Jungfrau "Elisabeth's Prayer" by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Aase Nordmo-Lövberg (Soprano)
Conductor:
Walter Susskind
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845/1861; Germany
Date of Recording: 04/22/1959
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
29.
La traviata: Ah, fors' è lui...Sempre libera by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Anna Moffo (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 12/1959
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
30.
Orphée aux enfers: The happy bride never stumbles by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
June Bronhill (Soprano)
Conductor:
Alexander Faris
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 04/1960
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
31.
Die Fledermaus: Klänge der Heimat "Czardas" by Johann Strauss Jr.
Performer:
Hilde Gueden (Soprano)
Conductor:
Heinrich Hollreiser
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 12/1960
Venue: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna
32.
Los emigrantes: Adiós Granada, Granada mia "Granadinas" by Tomás Barrera
Performer:
Victoria de los Angeles (Guitar),
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor:
None
Orchestra/Ensemble:
None
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 09/1960
Venue: EMI Studios, Barcelona
33.
Paganini: Ich kann es nicht fassen - Liebe, du Himmel auf Erden by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Melitta Muszely (Soprano)
Conductor:
Werner Schmidt-Boelcke
Orchestra/Ensemble:
FFB Orchestra
Date of Recording: 06/05/1961
Venue: Gemeindhaus, Berlin-Zehlendorf
34.
Turandot: In questa reggia by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Amy Shuard (Soprano)
Conductor:
Edward Downes
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1926; Italy
Date of Recording: 03/23/1962
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
35.
Lieder (5), Op. 69: no 3, Einerlei by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Sebastian Peschko (Piano),
Lisa Della Casa (Soprano)
Conductor:
None
Orchestra/Ensemble:
None
Period: Romantic
Written: 1918; Germany
Date of Recording: 04/1962
Venue: Kulturhaus, Loffenau
36.
Così fan tutte, K 588: Una donna a quindici anni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Hanny Steffek (Soprano)
Conductor:
Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1962
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
37.
Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93: Gern ja will ich dir vertrauen by Bedrich Smetana
Performer:
Pilar Lorengar (Soprano)
Conductor:
Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: 1863-1870; Czechoslovakia
Date of Recording: 1962
Venue: Bamberg & Grunewaldkirche, Berlin
38.
Mignon: Je suis Titania la blonde by Ambroise Thomas
Performer:
Andree Esposito (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean-Claude Hartmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Date of Recording: 1964
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
39.
Zigeunerliebe: Hör' ich Cymbalklänge by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Sari Barabas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Carl Michalski
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Graunke Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1909-1910; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1963
Venue: Bürgerbräu, Munich
40.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Hölle Rache by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Lucia Popp (Soprano)
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1964
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
41.
Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1904; Italy
Date of Recording: 08/1966
Venue: Teatro dell’Opera, Rome
42.
Lieder (8), Op. 10: no 1, Zueignung by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor:
George Szell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1965
Venue: Grunewaldkirche, Berlin
43.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Vedrai, carino se sei buonino by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Date of Recording: 1966
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
44.
Die lustige Witwe: Bitte, meine Herr'n by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Anneliese Rothenberger (Soprano)
Conductor:
Willy Mattes
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Graunke Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 06/1967
Venue: Bürgerbräu, Munich
45.
Rigoletto: Caro nome by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Reri Grist (Soprano)
Conductor:
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1967
Venue: Opera House, Rome
46.
Elijah, Op. 70: Behold, God hath sent Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Dame Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Germany
Date of Recording: 07/1968
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
47.
Rückert Lieder (5): no 2, Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft by Gustav Mahler
Performer:
Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901-1902; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 02/1964
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
48.
I Pagliacci: Un tal gioco by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performer:
Leonard Warren (Baritone),
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano),
Paul Franke (Tenor),
Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor:
Renato Cellini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
RCA Victor Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; Italy
Date of Recording: 01/1953
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York
49.
Le postillon de Lonjumeau: Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire by Adolphe Adam
Performer:
Henri Legay (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Tzipine
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1836; France
Date of Recording: 10/1956
Venue: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris
50.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Léopold Simoneau (Tenor)
Conductor:
André Jouve
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Champs-Élysées Theater Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 05/1955
Venue: Théâtre Apollo, France
51.
Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller? by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Albert Lance (Tenor)
Conductor:
Albert Wolff
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Date of Recording: 05/1957
Venue: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris
52.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, quel vino è generoso "Addio" by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:
Eugenio Fernandi (Tenor)
Conductor:
Nicola Rescigno
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/1958
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
53.
La Fanciulla del West: Una parola sola by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Birgit Nilsson (Soprano),
Joao Gibin (Tenor)
Conductor:
Lovro von Matacic
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1958
Venue: Teatro alla Scala, Milan
54.
Messiah, HWV 56: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Richard Lewis (Tenor)
Conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1742; London, England
Date of Recording: 06/1959
Venue: Huddersfield Town Hall
55.
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Charles Craig (Tenor)
Conductor:
Michael Collins
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Date of Recording: 02/1959
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
56.
La Fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Giuseppe Campora (Tenor)
Conductor:
Gabriele Santini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1958
Venue: Opera House, Rome
57.
Martha: Ach, so fromm by Friedrich von Flotow
Performer:
Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor:
Berislav Klobucar
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
Date of Recording: 06/1960
Venue: Grunewaldkirche, Berlin
58.
Oedipus rex: Nonne erubescite, reges, clamare by Igor Stravinsky
Performer:
Ronald Dowd (Tenor)
Conductor:
Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926-1927; France
Date of Recording: 11/1961
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
59.
Così fan tutte, K 588: Un' aura amorosa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Conductor:
Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 09/1962
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
60.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: All' idea di qual metallo by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone),
Luigi Alva (Tenor)
Conductor:
Vittorio Gui
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/1962
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
61.
Dies natalis, Op. 8: Wonder by Gerald Finzi
Performer:
William Brown (Tenor)
Conductor:
Christopher Finzi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1925-1939; England
Date of Recording: 09/1963
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
62.
Lohengrin: In fernem Land by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Jess Thomas (Tenor)
Conductor:
Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Germany
Date of Recording: 1962-1963
Venue: Theater an der Wien, Vienna
63.
La Favorita: Spirto gentil by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:
Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Conductor:
Franco Ferraris
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Written: 1843
Date of Recording: 1961-1962
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
64.
Undine: Vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Brüder by Albert Lortzing
Performer:
Peter Schreier (Tenor)
Conductor:
Robert Heger
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845; Germany
Date of Recording: 1966
Venue: Berlin
65.
Die Königin von Saba, Op. 27: Magische Töne by Karl Goldmark
Performer:
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor:
Heinrich Bender
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1875; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 06/1967
Venue: Bürgerbräu, Munich
66.
Fedora: Amor ti vieta by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
James King (Tenor)
Conductor:
Kurt Eichhorn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1968
Venue: Munich
67.
L'Amico Fritz: Ed anche Beppe amò...O amore, o bella luce by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1891; Italy
Date of Recording: 1968
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
68.
Andrea Chénier: Nemico della patria by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
Tito Gobbi (Baritone)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Date of Recording: 10/1955
Venue: Teatro dell’Opera, Rome
69.
Nabucco: Sperate, o figli...D'Egitto la sui lidi...Come notte by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Boris Christoff (Bass)
Conductor:
Vittorio Gui
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Italy
Date of Recording: 10/1955
Venue: Teatro dell’Opera, Rome
70.
Il trovatore: Il balen del suo sorriso by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Rolando Panerai (Baritone)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 08/1956
Venue: Teatro alla Scala, Milan
71.
La Bohème: Vecchia zimarra by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Nicola Zaccaria (Bass)
Conductor:
Antonino Votto
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Date of Recording: 1956
Venue: Teatro alla Scala, Milan
72.
Si j'étais roi: Dans le sommeil by Adolphe Adam
Performer:
Michel Dens (Baritone)
Conductor:
Pierre Dervaux
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1852; France
Date of Recording: 09/1956
Venue: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris
73.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Deh vieni alla finestra [Serenade] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Eberhard Wächter (Baritone)
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Date of Recording: 1959
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
74.
Thaïs: Voilà donc la terrible cité by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Ernest Blanc (Baritone)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Society of the Conservatory Concerts Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
Date of Recording: 09/1961
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
75.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Conductor:
Horst Stein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: c1961
76.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Finch' han dal vino [Brindisi] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Date of Recording: 1966
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
77.
Rigoletto: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Cornell MacNeil (Baritone)
Conductor:
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1967
Venue: Teatro dell’Opera, Rome
78.
La forza del destino: Me pellegrina ed orfana by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Martina Arroyo (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 1969
Venue: Watford Town Hall
79.
Roméo et Juliette: Je veux vivre dans le rêve "Waltz Song" by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jean-Pierre Marty
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; France
Date of Recording: 1969
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
80.
Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Elly Ameling (Soprano),
Jörg Demus (Piano)
Conductor:
None
Orchestra/Ensemble:
None
Period: Classical
Written: 1772-1775; Italy
Date of Recording: 12/1969
Venue: Gemeindhaus Studio, Berlin-Zehlendorf
81.
Il pirata: Col sorriso d'innocenza by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:
Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1970
Venue: RAI Studios, Rome
82.
Fidelio, Op. 72: O namenlose Freude by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Helga Dernesch (Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1805/1814; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1970
Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
83.
The Seasons, H 21 no 3: Knurre, schnurre, knurre by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Date of Recording: 11/1972
Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem
84.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: O zittre nicht...Zum Leiden bin ich by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Edda Moser (Soprano)
Conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/1972
Venue: Bürgerbraü, Munich
85.
Songs (6), Op. 6: no 6, None but the lonely heart by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
James Lockhart (Piano),
Margaret Price (Soprano)
Conductor:
None
Orchestra/Ensemble:
None
Period: Romantic
Written: 1869; Russia
Date of Recording: 08/1973
Venue: Barking Town Hall
86.
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa...Io sono dolcile by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:
Beverly Sills (Soprano)
Conductor:
James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Date of Recording: 1974-1975
Venue: All Saints’ Church, Tooting Graveney
87.
Satires (5), Op. 109: no 2, Spring Awakening by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:
Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano),
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Conductor:
None
Orchestra/Ensemble:
None
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; USSR
Date of Recording: 10/1974
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
88.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Heather Harper (Soprano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/1976
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
89.
Il trovatore: D'amor sull' ali rosee by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/1977
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin
90.
Manon: Allons! Il le faut pour lui-même by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Written: 1884
Date of Recording: 07/1982
Venue: Halle-aux-Grains, Toulouse
91.
War Requiem, Op. 66: Dies irae by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1961; England
Date of Recording: 1983
Venue: Great Hall, University of Birmingham
92.
Shéhérazade: no 2, La flûte enchantée by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Opera Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903; France
Date of Recording: 1983
Venue: Radio Building, Brussels
93.
I lombardi: Te, Vergin santa...Salve Maria by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Ghena Dimitrova (Soprano)
Conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1843; Italy
Date of Recording: 02/1984
Venue: Bavarian Music Studios, Munich
94.
La belle Hélène: Amours divins by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
Jessye Norman (Soprano)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1864; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 07/1984
Venue: Halle-aux-Grains, Toulouse
95.
La sonnambula: Come per me sereno...Sovra il sen by Vincenzo Bellini
Performer:
Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
Conductor:
Kurt Eichhorn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Italy
Date of Recording: 11/1984
Venue: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich
96.
Die Walküre: Der Männer Sippe sass hier im Saal by Richard Wagner
Performer:
Hildegard Behrens (Soprano)
Conductor:
Peter Schneider
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; Germany
Date of Recording: 1986
Venue: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich
97.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Les oiseaux dans la charmille by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
Luciana Serra (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sylvain Cambreling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1988
Venue: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
98.
Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle "Habañera" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Grace Bumbry (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Opera Orchestra
Written: 1873-1874
Date of Recording: 1969-1970
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
99.
Don Carlos: Nel giardin del bello "Veil Song" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Shirley Verrett (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867/1884; Italy
Date of Recording: 08/1970
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall
100.
Così fan tutte, K 588: E amore un ladroncello by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Yvonne Minton (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1971
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
101.
Ariettes oubliées: no 2, Il pleure dans mon coeur by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano),
Dalton Baldwin (Piano)
Conductor:
None
Orchestra/Ensemble:
None
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1885-1888; France
Date of Recording: 1978
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
102.
Macbeth: La luce langue by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1976
Venue: Abbey Road Studios & Kingsway Hall, Lond
103.
Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116: Song about the beaver by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Irina Arkhipova (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 1977
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
104.
Adriana Lecouvreur: Acerba volutta by Francesco Cilèa
Performer:
Elena Obraztsova (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Giuseppe Patané
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1902; Italy
Date of Recording: 07/1977
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
105.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Teresa Berganza (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 08/1976
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
106.
Werther: Va! laisse couler mes larmes! by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Tatiana Troyanos (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Date of Recording: 1979
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
107.
Don Carlos: O don fatale by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Date of Recording: 09/1978
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin
108.
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774/Op. 72 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano),
Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
Conductor:
None
Orchestra/Ensemble:
None
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1980
Venue: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
109.
Padmâvatî, Op. 18: Aux armes...Il est trop tard by Albert Roussel
Performer:
Marilyn Horne (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 1982-1983
Venue: Halle-aux-Grains, Toulouse
110.
La clemenza di Tito, K 621: Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Raymond Leppard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical
Date of Recording: 04/1984
Venue: Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
111.
La forza del destino: La vita è inferno...O tu che in seno agli angeli by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 1969
Venue: Watford Town Hall
112.
Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée "Flower song" by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris National Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874; France
Date of Recording: 1969-1970
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
113.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Abendlich glühend by Richard Wagner
Performer:
René Kollo (Tenor)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Dresden Staatskapelle
Period: Romantic
Written: 1862-1867; Germany
Date of Recording: 1970
Venue: Lukaskirche, Dresden
114.
Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25: no 7, Ungeduld by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Ian Partridge (Tenor),
Jennifer Partridge (Piano)
Conductor:
None
Orchestra/Ensemble:
None
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 01/1973
Venue: St Dunstan’s Church, East Cheam
115.
Macbeth: Ah, la paterna mano by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Donald Smith (Tenor)
Conductor:
Vanco Cavdarski
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847/1865; Italy
Date of Recording: 1973
Venue: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Stud
116.
Il trovatore: Di quella pira by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Franco Bonisolli (Tenor),
Horst Nitsche (Tenor),
Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/1977
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin
117.
Don Carlos: Io l'ho perduta by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867/1884; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/1978
Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin
118.
Les pêcheurs de perles: Je crois entendre encore by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Alain Vanzo (Tenor)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1863; France
Date of Recording: 07/1977
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris
119.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Ils se sont Éloignés enfin! by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:
Luciana Serra (Soprano),
Neil Shicoff (Tenor)
Conductor:
Sylvain Cambreling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 1988
Venue: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
120.
Mystical Songs (5): no 4, The call by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer:
John Shirley-Quirk (Baritone)
Conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911; England
Date of Recording: 08/1966
Venue: King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
121.
La forza del destino: Urna fatale del mio destino by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
Conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1862/1869; Italy
Date of Recording: 1969
Venue: Watford Town Hall
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