Prima Voce - Great Singers Vol 2 (1903-1939)

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Album Summary

Performers

• Ivor Newton (Piano)
• Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Elisabeth Rethberg (Soprano)
• Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
• Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)
• Jussi Björling (Tenor)
• Harry Ebert (Piano)
• Mafalda Favero (Soprano)
• Salvatore Cottone (Piano)
• Francesco Tamagno (Tenor)
• Emma Calvé (Soprano)
• Pol Plançon (Bass)
• Geraldine Farrar (Soprano)
• Titta Ruffo (Baritone)
• Alma Gluck (Soprano)
• Giuseppe de Luca (Baritone)
• Mary Garden (Soprano)
• Giovanni Martinelli (Tenor)
• Sigrid Onegin (Alto)
• Ezio Pinza (Bass)
• Maria Ivogün (Soprano)
• Cedric Sharpe (Cello)

Conductors

• Barbirolli, John, Sir
• Blech, Leo

Ensembles

• Berlin State Opera Orchestra
• London Symphony Orchestra

Composers

• Friedrich von Flotow (1812 - 1883)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• E. A. Mario (1884 - 1961)
• Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
• Traditional
• Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)
• Franco Alfano (1875 - 1954)
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Notes & Reviews:

...An utterly splendid collection, winners every one...a tour from one superlative to another. Gramophone. Very popular selection of arias and featuring the greatest singers recorded 1903-1939, called a delightful compilation which comes across faithfully and clearly - CD Review.

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Works Details

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Niun mi tema (Death of )

• Performers: Salvatore Cottone (Piano); Francesco Tamagno (Tenor)
• Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1887
• Language: Italian
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : Ma Lisette

• Performer: Emma Calvé (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. sec.
• Form: Vocal
• Language: French
• Studio/Live: Studio

Flotow, Friedrich von : Martha :: Lasst mich euch fragen "Porter's Song"

• Performer: Pol Plançon (Bass)
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1847
• Language: Italian
• Studio/Live: Studio

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Tu, tu, piccolo iddio [Death of Butterfly]

• Performer: Geraldine Farrar (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1904
• Language: Italian
• Studio/Live: Studio

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : L'Africaine :: Hola! Matelots

• Performer: Titta Ruffo (Baritone)
• Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1865
• Language: Italian
• Studio/Live: Studio

Handel, George Frideric : Atalanta, HWV 35 :: Care selve

• Performer: Alma Gluck (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1736
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Bellini, Vincenzo : I Puritani, opera :: Ah, per sempre io ti perdei

• Performer: Giuseppe de Luca (Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1835
• Language: Italian
• Studio/Live: Studio

Alfano, Franco : Rizurrezione :: Dio pietoso

• Performer: Mary Garden (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1902-1903
• Language: French
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mario, E. A. : La leggenda del Piave

• Performer: Giovanni Martinelli (Tenor)
• Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Language: Italian
• Studio/Live: Studio

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Les Huguenots :: Une dame noble et sage

• Performer: Sigrid Onegin (Alto)
• Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1836
• Language: French
• Studio/Live: Studio

Verdi, Giuseppe : Ernani :: Infelice! e tu credevi

• Performer: Ezio Pinza (Bass)
• Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1844
• Language: Italian
• Studio/Live: Studio

Strauss, Richard : Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60 :: Grossmächtige Prinzessin

• Performer: Maria Ivogün (Soprano)
• Conductor: Leo Blech
• Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra
• Running Time: 9 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1911/1916
• Language: German
• Studio/Live: Studio

Massenet, Jules : Elégie

• Performers: Cedric Sharpe (Cello); Ivor Newton (Piano); Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
• Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Melodie
• Written: circa 1869
• Language: French
• Studio/Live: Studio

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Die Fledermaus :: Klänge der Heimat "Czardas"

• Performer: Elisabeth Rethberg (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1874
• Language: German
• Studio/Live: Studio

Wagner, Richard : Rienzi :: Allmächt'ger Vater, blick herab

• Performer: Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1840-1843
• Language: German
• Studio/Live: Studio

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Einsam in trüben Tagen "Elsa's dream"

• Performer: Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1847
• Language: German
• Studio/Live: Studio

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Adelaide, song Op. 46

• Performers: Jussi Björling (Tenor); Harry Ebert (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1794-1795
• Studio/Live: Studio

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: In quelle trine morbide

• Performer: Mafalda Favero (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1893
• Language: Italian
• Studio/Live: Studio