The Record of Singing: The Very Best of Volumes 1-4: 1899-1952

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1From the rage of the tempest...Hear me, ye winds
bass vocals:
Oscar Natzke
recording of:
Publio Cornelio Scipione, HWV 20: Atto II "Tutta raccolta ancor"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Publio Cornelio Scipione, HWV 20: Atto II
Oscar Natzke4:06
2Chanson Provençale
Mado Robin3:27
3Le Rossignol Des Lilas
soprano vocals:
Géori Boué (soprano)
recording of:
Le Rossignol des lilas
lyricist:
Léopold Dauphin
composer:
Reynaldo Hahn (composer)
part of:
Second Recueil de 20 mélodies (1922) (number: 10)
Géori Boué1:09
4Stornellatrice
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
recording of:
Stornellatrice
lyricist:
Alberto Donini and Carlo Zangarini
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
Ottorino Respighi Catalog by Potito Pedarra (number: P. 069)
Victoria de los Ángeles1:53
5Amor amaro
soprano vocals:
Suzanne Danco (soprano / mezzo-soprano)
Suzanne Danco3:05
6La Vivandière: Act I. Viens Avec Nous
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Solange Michel (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
La Viviandière: Acte I. "Viens avec nous, petit"
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895)
part of:
La Vivandière: Acte I
Solange Michel1:53
7Madeleine Lipatti-Sensation
tenor vocals:
Hugues Cuénod (Swiss tenor)
Hugues Cuénod1:57
8Fidelio: Act I. Ach wär ich schon
sound engineer:
Douglas Larter (in 1950-10)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (in 1950-10)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1950-10)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer) (in 1950-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1950-10)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene I, no. 2a. Aria "O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint" (Marzelline) (in 1950-10)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly and Joseph Sonnleithner
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf3:51
9Elfenlied
soprano vocals:
Irmgard Seefried (soprano)
recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 16. Elfenlied "Bei Nacht im Dorf der Wächter reif"
lyricist and librettist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent)
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Irmgard Seefried1:51
10Queen of Spades: Act III. Es geht auf Mitternacht
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Sena Jurinac (soprano)
recording of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие III, картина 6, no. 20. Сцена "Уж полночь близится" (Scene "Uzh polnoch blizitsya")
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
librettist:
Модест Ильич Чайковский (Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, librettist)
part of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие III (The Queen of Spades, op. 68: Act III)
Sena Jurinac4:34
11Aida: Act I. Ritorna vincitor!
soprano vocals:
Ljuba Welitsch (soprano)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Ljuba Welitsch6:05
12Arabella: Act III. Das wat sehr gut
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
recording of:
Arabella, op. 79: Act III. "Das war sehr gut, Mandryka" (Arabella)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1932)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
publisher:
Adolph Fürstner Ltd. and Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Arabella, op. 79: Akt III
Leonie Rysanek4:40
13Der Konsul: Act III. Mein Kind Ist Tot
soprano vocals:
Inge Borkh (soprano)
partial recording of:
The Consul: Act III
composer:
Gian Carlo Menotti (US-based Italian composer)
part of:
The Consul
Inge Borkh4:41
14Die Schöne Müllerin, D.795: Der Müller und der Bach
tenor vocals:
Julius Patzak (tenor)
recording of:
Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Nr. 19. Der Müller und der Bach
lyricist:
Wilhelm Müller (German poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
part of:
Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795
Julius Patzak3:51
15Liederkreis No. 5, Op. 39: Mondnacht (Eichendorff)
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
recording of:
Liederkreis, op. 39: Nr. 5. Mondnacht
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1840)
part of:
Liederkreis, op. 39
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau4:17
16The Magic Flute: Act I. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
baritone vocals:
Erich Kunz (baritone)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Erich Kunz2:38
17Fidelio: Act I. Ha! welch ein Augenblick
bass-baritone vocals:
Paul Schöffler (bass-baritone)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 7a. Aria "Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!" (Pizarro, Chorus)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Paul Schöffler2:54
18Flow My Tears (2009 Digital Remaster)
baritone vocals:
Aksel Schiøtz (Danish tenor, later baritone)
recording of:
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres, No. 2: "Flow My Tears"
composer:
John Dowland (composer and lutenist) (in 1600)
part of:
The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres
Aksel Schiøtz3:11
19Khovanshchina: Act II. Mysterious powers
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Զարուհի Դոլուխանյան (Zara Dolukhanova, Soviet Armenian mezzo-soprano singer)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Mysterious forces "Marfa's prophecy"
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1872 until 1880)
publisher:
Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski
Զարուհի Դոլուխանյան5:51
20La Perichole: Act I. Ah! quel dîner
soprano vocals:
Claudia Novikova
recording of:
La Périchole : Acte I. No 8 B. Griserie - Ariette « Ah ! Quel dîner je viens de faire » (La Périchole, Don Andrès, Panatellas, Don Pedro, Piquillo, Les Cousines)
lyricist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
La Périchole : Acte I
Claudia Novikova2:35
21Dalibor: Act III. Ah, whose is the spell B133
tenor vocals:
Beno Blachut (tenor)
partial recording of:
Dalibor: Act III
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
librettist:
Josef Wenzig
translator:
Ervin Špindler
part of:
Dalibor, B. 133, JB 1:101, T 96 (1870 revision)
Beno Blachut2:40
22The Sleeping Princess
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
recording of:
The Sixteen Songs: IV. The Sleeping Princess
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
Борис Христов4:43
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