Centenary Edition 1897-1997

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Annotation

performers revealed in customer review here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000027JM8

and also here: http://www.amazon.com/Centenary-Edition-1897-1997-Years/dp/tracks/B000002S8V/ref=dp_tracks_all_full#disc_1

CD 11, "A documentary history of EMI Classics" is narrated by Thomas Hampson, with 37 brief extracts from various EMI releases.

Annotation last modified on 2020-04-10 12:41 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1897-1907
▶ CD 2: 1908-1917
▼ CD 3: 1918-1927
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1Martern aller Arten (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Act II)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1919)
soprano vocals:
Maria Ivogün (soprano) (in 1919)
conductor:
Manfred Gurlitt (in 1919)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene III. No. 11 Arie "Introduktion - Martern aller Arten - Doch du bist entschlossen" (Konstanze)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:22
2Suite Algérienne: Marche militaire française
piano:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
recording of:
Suite algérienne, op. 60: IV. Marche militaire française
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Suite algérienne, op. 60
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:40
3Depuis le jour (Louise, Act III)
soprano vocals [Louise]:
Marie-Louise Edvina (canadian soprano a.k.a. Marie-Louise Martin)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier4:38
4Slavonic Dance no. 1 in G minor, op. 46 no. 2
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1922)
piano:
Harold Craxton (pianist / composer) (in 1922)
violin:
Jacques Thibaud (violinist) (in 1922)
recording of:
Slavonic Dance no. 1 in G minor (for violin and piano, Kreisler) (in 1922)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
arranger:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer)
arrangement of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E minor (Dumka)
Antonín Dvořák3:34
5Pays merveilleux... O paradis (L’Africaine, Act IV)
tenor vocals:
Fernand Ansseau (Belgian tenor)
recording of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:18
6La donna è mobile (Rigoletto, Act III)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Miguel Fleta (Spanish operatic tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:41
7L’onore! Ladri! (Falstaff, Act I)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Mariano Stabile (baritone)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Ehi! Paggio!” - “L’onore! Ladri!” - “Io stesso, sì, io, io” (Falstaff)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) and Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:21
8Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat
piano:
Wilhelm Backhaus (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt3:50
9Waltz in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1
piano:
Vladimir de Pachmann (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin2:44
10Prelude in G-sharp minor, op. 28 no. 12
piano:
Alfred Cortot (Franco-Swiss pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 12 in G-sharp minor, op. 28: Presto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin1:09
11Der Rosenkavalier: The Marschallin Dismisses Octavian (Act I)
orchestra:
Augmented London Tivoli Theatre Orchestra (on 1926-04-13)
conductor:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1926-04-13)
recorded at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1926-04-13)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, TrV 227b: Marschallin's Monologue (1926 film) (on 1926-04-13)
orchestrator:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1925)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1910)
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, TrV 227b, AV 112 (1926 film score)
Richard Strauss2:30
12Donde lieta usci (La Boheme, Act III)
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Nellie Melba (soprano)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. no. 18. “Donde lieta uscì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:01
13The Planets: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Gustav Holst (composer)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst3:35
14La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée (Carmen, Act II)
soprano vocals:
Raymonde Visconti (on 1928-02-22)
tenor vocals:
Georges Thill (French tenor) (on 1928-02-22)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (on 1928-02-22)
conductor:
Élie Cohen (conductor) (on 1928-02-22)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (on 1928-02-22)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:48
15Oh for the Wings of a Dove (From Hear My Prayer)
treble vocals:
Ernest Lough (boy soprano)
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn2:25
16Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Tremolo Study)
engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer) and Fred Gaisberg
classical guitar:
Andrés Segovia (guitarist) (on 1927-05-20)
guitar:
Andrés Segovia (guitarist)
recorded at:
Queen’s Small Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1927-05-20)
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (on 1927-05-20)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Francisco Tárrega3:25
17Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor)
recording of:
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, op. 3 no. 2
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Roger Quilter (from 1904 until 1905, in 1908)
is based on:
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
part of:
3 Songs, op. 3
Roger Quilter2:08
18Nun zäume Dein Ross... Hojotoho! (Die Walküre, Act II)
bass-baritone vocals:
Friedrich Schorr (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Frida Leider (soprano)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt II, Scene I "Nun zäume dein Roß, reisige Maid"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt II
Richard Wagner4:15
19Ritorna vincitor! (Aida, Act I)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Florence Austral (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
Giuseppe Verdi5:50
20Ah! Si, ben mio (Il Trovatore, Act III)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Aureliano Pertile (tenor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:36
21Einsam in trüben Tagen (Lohengrin, Act I)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Rethberg (soprano)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt I, Scene II. “Seht hin! Sie naht, die hart Beklagte!” (Elsas Traum „Einsam in trüben Tagen”)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt I
Richard Wagner4:16
22Bella figlia dell’amore (Rigoletto, Act III)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Giuseppe De Luca (Italian operatic baritone)
contralto vocals [Maddalena]:
Louise Homer (American operatic contralto)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
▶ CD 4: 1928-1937
▶ CD 5: 1938-1947
▶ CD 6: 1948-1957
▶ CD 7: 1958-1967
▶ CD 8: 1968-1977
▶ CD 9: 1978-1987
▶ CD 10: 1988-1997
▶ CD 11: A Documentary History of EMI Classics