The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era - EMI Classics - E

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past century of classical vocal music. This second set ushers in a new golden age of timeless vocalists like Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Angeles, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Gedda, and Boris Christoff, and then goes on to the subsequent generations of big names such as Franco Corelli, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Montserrat Caballe, Mirella Freni, and several hundred more, and including vocal stars of today such as Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Rolando Villazon, Natalie Dessay, and many others.

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Wagner, Richard : The Flying Dutchman :: Overture

Performer: Birgit Nilsson
Conductor: Leopold Ludwig
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (05/14/1957-05/16/1957)
Running Time: 8 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1841

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act 2. Dich, teure Halle

Performer: Elisabeth Grummer (Voice)
Conductor: Franz Konwitschny
Notes: Grünewald Church, Berlin, Germany (10/17/1960-10/21/1960)
Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act 2. Dich treff' ich hier in dieser Halle

Performers: Gottlob Frick (Bass); Elisabeth Grummer (Voice)
Conductor: Franz Konwitschny
Notes: Grünewald Church, Berlin, Germany (10/17/1960-10/21/1960)
Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act 2. Gar viel und schön

Performer: Ludwig Weber (Bass)
Conductor: Issay Dobroven
Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act 2. Blick' ich umher in diesen edlen Kreise

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Conductor: Franz Konwitschny
Notes: Grünewald Church, Berlin, Germany (10/17/1960-10/21/1960)
Running Time: 4 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act 2. Den Bronner, den uns Wolfram nannte

Performer: Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor: Franz Konwitschny
Notes: Grünewald Church, Berlin, Germany (10/17/1960-10/21/1960)
Running Time: 5 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Act 1. Einsam in trüben Tagen (Elsa's Dream)

Performer: Astrid Varnay (Soprano)
Conductor: Herman Weigert
Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Act 2. Euch Lüften, die mein Klagen

Performer: Régine Crespin (Soprano)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (02/27/1961/04/11/1961)
Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Act 2. Entweihte Götter

Performer: Rita Gorr (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (06/17/1959-06/27/1959)
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: Act 1. Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnenmond

Performer: Ludwig Suthaus (Tenor)
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Notes: Musikverein, Vienna, Austria (09/28/1954-10/06/1954)
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1854-1856

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: Act 2. Hojotoho! Hojotoho!

Performer: Martha Mödl (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Notes: Musikverein, Vienna, Austria (09/28/1954-10/06/1954)
Running Time: 4 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1854-1856

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: Act 3. Leb' wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind (Wotan's Fa

Performer: Hans Hotter (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Leopold Ludwig
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/16/1957-10/19/1957)
Running Time: 9 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1854-1856

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Act 2. Was duftet doch der Flieder

Performer: Otto Edelmann (Bass)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, Germany (07/27/1951-08/21/1951)
Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Act 3. Mrgendlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein (Prize

Performers: Gottlob Frick (Bass); Rudolf Schock (Tenor); Ferdinand Frantz (Bass Baritone); Elisabeth Grummer (Voice)
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90 :: Act 3. Tot denn alles! Alles tot!

Performer: Josef Greindl (Bass)
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1857-1859

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90 :: Act 3. Liebestod

Performer: Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
Running Time: 7 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1857-1859

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang : Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) :: Act 1. Glück, das mir verblieb

Performer: Joan Hammond (Soprano)
Conductor: Walter Susskind
Notes: Composition written: 1920.
Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1920

Bliss, Sir Arthur : A Song of Welcome, for 2 solo voices, chorus & orchestra, F. 34 :: Behind the façades and faces

Performer: Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Bliss
Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1954

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani :: Act 5. Mercé dilette amiche

Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Notes: Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire, England (09/17/1954-09/21/1954)
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1855

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Die Fledermaus :: Act 2. Mein Herr Marquis

Performer: Rita Streich (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (04/25/1955-04/30/1955)
Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1874

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Der Graf von Luxemburg :: Act 1. Heut' noch werd' ich Ehefrau...Unbekannt, deshalb

Performer: Renate Holm (Soprano)
Conductor: Frank Fox
Notes: Grünewald Church, Berlin, Germany (11/22/1957/11/29/1957)
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Schön ist die Welt, operetta in 3 acts (revision of "Endlich Allein") :: Act 1. Ach, Vöglein in der Fe

Performer: Erika Koth (Voice)
Conductor: Frank Fox
Notes: Grünewald Church, Berlin, Germany (05/24/1957-05/31/1957)
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Sullivan, Arthur : Mikado :: Act 2. The sun whose rays are all ablaze

Performer: Elsie Morison (Soprano)
Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (05/05/1956-08/05/1956)
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1884-1885

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: O mio babbino caro

Performer: Antonietta Stella
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Running Time: 1 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Massenet, Jules : Manon :: Restons ici, puisqu'il le faut

Performer: Martha Angelici (Soprano)
Conductor: Jesus Etcheverry
Notes: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris, France (03/17/1958-03/20/1958)
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1882-1883

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Hugenoten :: Act 1. Noble seigneur...Une dame noble et sage

Performer: Janine Micheau (Soprano)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (07/18/1958-07/20/1958)
Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1836

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 1. Batti, batti, O bel Masetto

Performer: Graziella Sciutti
Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act 3. Allmächt'ge Jungfrau (Elisabeth's Prayer)

Performer: Aase Lovberg (Voice)
Conductor: Walter Susskind
Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843-1865

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 1. Ah, fors'è lui

Performer: Anna Moffo (Soprano)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (12/02/1959/12/04/1959)
Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act 1. The happy bride never stumbles

Performer: June Bronhill (Soprano)
Conductor: Alexander Faris
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/09/1960/06/14/1960)
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1858

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Die Fledermaus :: Act 3. Klänge der Heimat

Performer: Hilde Gueden
Conductor: Heinrich Hollreiser
Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1874

Calleja, Rafael : Granadinas

Performers: Victoria de los Angeles (Guitar); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Notes: EMI Studios, Barcelona, Spain (09/08/1960-09/11/1960)
Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Paganini :: Act 2. Ich kann es nicht fassen...Liebe, du Himmel auf Erden

Performer: Melitta Muszely (Soprano)
Conductor: Werner Schmidt-Bolcke
Notes: Composition written: 1924-25.
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1924-1925

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Act 2. In questa reggia

Performer: Amy Shuard (Soprano)
Conductor: Edward Downes
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 6 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926

Strauss, Richard : Einerlei ("Ihr Mund ist stets derselbe"), song for voice & piano, Op. 69/3 (TrV 237/3)

Performers: Sebastian Peschko (Piano); Lisa Casa (Voice)
Notes: Kulturhaus, Loffenau, Germany (04/16/1962-04/17/1962)
Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Act 2. Una donna a quindici anni

Performer: Hanny Steffek (Voice)
Conductor: Karl Böhm
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (09/10/1962-09/18/1962)
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1790

Smetana, Bedrich : Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93 :: 100

Performer: Pilar Lorengar (Soprano)
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863-1870

Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon :: Act 2. Je suis Titania

Performer: Andree Vocals] (Soprano)
Conductor: Jean-Claude Hartemann
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (02/05/1964/04/07/1964)
Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1866

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Zigeunerliebe :: Act 3. Hör ich Cymbalklänge

Performer: Sari Barabas (Soprano)
Conductor: Carl Michalski
Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 2. Der Hölle Rache

Performer: Lucia Popp (Soprano)
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Act 2. Un bel dì vedremo

Performer: Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Conductor: John Barbirolli
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (08/16/1966-08/27/1966)
Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (8), Op. 10

Performer: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Conductor: George Szell
Notes: Grünewald Church, Berlin, Germany (09/01/1965-09/03/1965)
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1885

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 2. Vedrai carino

Performer: Mirella Freni (Soprano)
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/15/1966-06/30/1966)
Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : The Merry Widow :: Act 1. Bitte, meine Herrn...Hab' in Paris...Gar oft h

Performer: Anneliese Rothenberger (Soprano)
Conductor: Willy Mattes
Notes: Bürgerbräu, Munich, Germany (06/04/1967-06/08/1967)
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1905

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome

Performers: Alfredo Giacomotti (Bass); Reri Grist (Soprano); Benito Bella (Voice); Franco Ricciardi (Tenor)
Conductor: France Molinari-Pradelli
Running Time: 6 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Mendelssohn, Felix : Elijah, Op. 70 :: Part 2. Behold, God hath sent Elijah

Performer: Gwyneth Jones (Soprano)
Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (07/01/1968-07/09/1968)
Running Time: 1 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 08/11/1846

Mahler, Gustav : Rückert Lieder (5)

Performer: Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (02/17/1964-02/19/1964)
Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 07/1901

Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci, opera :: Mi accordan di parlar?...Un grande spettacolo...Un tal gioco

Performers: Paul Franke (Tenor); Jussi Björling (Tenor); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano); Leonard Warren (Baritone)
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Notes: RCA Victor Studios, Manhattan Center, NY (01/10/1953-01/29/1953)
Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Adam, Adolphe : Le postillon de Lonjumeau :: Act 1. Mes amis, écoutez l'histoire

Performer: Henri Legay (Tenor)
Conductor: George Tzipine
Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1836

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 1. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön

Performer: Léopold Simoneau
Conductor: Andre Jouve
Notes: Théâtre Apollo, France (05/02/1955-05/04/1955)
Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Massenet, Jules : Werther :: Act 3. Pourquoi me réveiller

Performer: Albert Lance (Tenor)
Conductor: Albert Wolff
Notes: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris, France (05/06/1957-05/14/1957)
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Mamma quel vino è generoso

Performer: Eugenio Fernandi (Tenor)
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Puccini, Giacomo : La Fanciulla del West :: Act 2. Una parola sola...Or son mesi

Performers: Birgit Nilsson; Joao Gibin (Tenor)
Conductor: Lovro Matacic
Notes: Composition written: 1910.
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1910

Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: Part 1. Every valley shall be exalted

Performer: Richard Lewis
Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
Notes: Town Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England (06/15/1959-06/19/1959)
Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 1. Donna non vivi mai

Performer: Charles Craig (Tenor)
Conductor: Michael Collins
Notes: Composition written: 1893.
Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : La Fanciulla del West :: Act 3. Ch'ella mi creda libero

Performer: Giuseppe Campora (Tenor)
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Notes: Composition written: 1910.
Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1910

Flotow, Friedrich von : Martha :: Act 1. Ach, so fromm

Performer: Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor: Berislav Klobucar
Notes: Grünewald Church, Berlin, Germany (06/15/1960-06/16/1960)
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Stravinsky, Igor : Oedipus rex :: Nonne monstrum rescituri

Performer: Ronald Dowd (Tenor)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/15/1961-11/17/1961)
Running Time: 1 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1927

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Act 1. Un'aura amorosa

Performer: Alfredo Kraus
Conductor: Karl Böhm
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (09/10/1962-09/18/1962)
Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1790

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. All'idea di quell metallo

Performers: Luigi Alva; Sesto Bruscantini (Baritone)
Conductor: Vittorio Gui
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (09/04/1962-09/11/1962)
Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Finzi, Gerald : Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8 :: Arioso. Wonder

Performer: Wilfred Brown (Tenor)
Conductor: Christopher Finzi
Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1925-1939

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Act 3. In fernem Land

Performer: Jess Thomas (Tenor)
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Running Time: 5 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Mamma, quel vino è generoso

Performers: Franco Corelli (Tenor); Corinna Vozza (Mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (07/01/1962-07/10/1962)
Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Lortzing, Albert : Undine :: Act 3. Vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Brüder

Performer: Peter Schreier (Tenor)
Conductor: Robert Heger
Notes: Berlin, Germany (09/02/1966-09/06/1966)
Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1845

Goldmark, Karl : Die Königin von Saba :: Act 2. Magische Töne

Performer: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Conductor: Heinrich Bender
Notes: Composition written: 1869-71.
Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1869-1871

Giordano, Umberto : Fedora :: Act 2. Amor ti vieta

Performer: James King
Conductor: Kurt Eichhorn
Notes: Munich, Germany (07/08/1968-07/10/1968)
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1898

Mascagni, Pietro : L'Amico Fritz :: Act 3. Anche tu, Beppe

Performers: Laura Didier (Voice); Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Giordano, Umberto : Andrea Chénier :: Act 3. Nemico della patria

Performer: Tito Gobbi (Baritone)
Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis
Notes: Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, Italy (10/01/1955/10/03/1955)
Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Verdi, Giuseppe : Nabucco :: Act 1. Sperate, o figli

Performer: Boris Christoff (Bass)
Conductor: Vittorio Gui
Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1842

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Act 2. Il balen

Performer: Rolando Panerai (Baritone)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (08/03/1956-08/09/1956)
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Act 4. Vecchia zimmara, senti

Performer: Nicola Zaccaria (Bass)
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (08/20/1956-08/25/2956)
Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1896

Adam, Adolphe : Si j'étais roi :: Act 1. Dans le sommeil, l'amour

Performer: Michel Dens (Baritone)
Conductor: Pierre Dervaux
Notes: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris, France (09/17/1956-09/19/1956)
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1852

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 2. Deh, vieni alla finestra

Performer: Eberhard Wächter (Baritone)
Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Massenet, Jules : Thaïs :: Act 2. Voilà donc la terrible cité! Alexandrie!

Performer: Ernest Blanc (Baritone)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (09/04/1961-09/08/1961)
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 1. Der Vogelfänger bin ich, ja

Performer: Hermann Prey
Conductor: Horst Stein
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 1. Finch'han dal vino

Performer: Nicolai Ghiaurov (Bass)
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/15/1966-06/30/1966)
Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 2. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata

Performer: Cornell MacNeil (Baritone)
Conductor: France Molinari-Pradelli
Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 1. Me pellegrina ed orfana

Performer: Martina Arroyo (Soprano)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862

Gounod, Charles : Roméo et Juliette :: Act 1. Ah! je veux vivre

Performer: Mady Mesple (Voice)
Conductor: Jean-Pierre Marty
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (06/30/1969-07/04/1969)
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1865-1871

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a)

Performers: Jörg Demus (Piano); Elly Ameling
Notes: Gemeindehaus Studio, Berlin-Zahlendorf (12/01/1969-12/03/1969)
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1775

Bellini, Vincenzo : Il Pirata, opera :: Act 2. Col sorriso d'innocemza

Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1827

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72 :: Act 2. O namenlose Freude!

Performers: Helga Dernesch (Soprano); Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Jesus Christ Church, Berlin, Germany (10/??/1970-10/12/1970)
Running Time: 3 min. sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1804-1806

Haydn, Franz Joseph : The Seasons :: Der Winter. Knurre, schnurre, knurre

Performer: Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Composition written: 1801.
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1801

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 1. O zittre nicht

Performer: Edda Moser (Soprano)
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Notes: Bürgerbräu, Munich, Germany (08/08/1972-08/16/1972)
Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6

Performers: James Lockhart (Piano); Margaret Price
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1869

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. Una voce poco fa

Performer: Beverly Sills
Conductor: James Levine
Notes: All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney (08/16/1974-08/28/1974)
Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109 :: Taste of Spring

Performers: Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano); Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano)
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (10/28/1974-10/29/1974)
Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1960

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Act 2. Porgi, amor

Performer: Heather Harper (Soprano)
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (08/10/1976-08/18/1976)
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Act 4. D'amor sull'ali rosee

Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Running Time: 4 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Massenet, Jules : Manon :: Act 2. Allons! Il le faut...Adieu, notre petite table

Performer: Ileana Cotrubas (Soprano)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Halles aux grains, Toulouse, France (07/01/1982-07/15/1982)
Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1882-1883

Britten, Benjamin : War Requiem, Op. 66

Performer: Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Great Hall, Birmingham University, Birmingham, England (02/27/1983/03/01/1983)
Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1961

Ravel, Maurice : Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano) :: La Flûte enchantée

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: John Pritchard
Notes: Radio Building, Brussels, Belgium (06/29/1983-07/02/1983)
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1903

Verdi, Giuseppe : I lombardi :: Act 1. Salve Maria

Performer: Ghena Dimitrova (Soprano)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Notes: Bavarian Music Studios, Munich, Germany (02/22/1984-02/24/1984)
Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1843

Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène :: Act 1. Amours divins!

Performer: Jessye Norman (Soprano)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France (02/22/1984-02/24/1984)
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1864

Bellini, Vincenzo : La sonnambula, opera :: Act 1. Sovra il sen

Performer: Edita Gruberova (Soprano)
Conductor: Kurt Eichhorn
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany (11/18/1984-11/21/1984)
Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1831

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: Der Männer Sippe

Performer: Hildegard Behrens (Soprano)
Conductor: Peter Schneider
Notes: No. 1 Studio, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany (04/17/1986-05/03/1986)
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1854-1856

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act 2. Les oiseaux dans la charmille

Performer: Luciana Serra (Soprano)
Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 1. Habanera. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

Performer: Grace Bumbry (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 2. Nei giardin del bello

Performers: Shirley Verrett; Delia Wallis (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (08/18/1970-08/31/1970)
Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Act 2. E amore un Iadroncello

Performer: Yvonne Minton
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1790

Debussy, Claude : Ariettes oubliées :: no 2. Il pleure dans mon coeur

Performers: Dalton Baldwin (Piano); Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano)
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (10/18/1978/11/04/1978)
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1885-1887

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 2. La luce langue

Performer: Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Composition written: 1847.
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Prokofiev, Sergei : Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116 :: Song about the Beaver

Performer: Irina Arkhipova (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Composition written: 1942-45.
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Film Score
Written: 1942-1945

Francesco Cilèa (1866 - 1950) : Adriana Lecouvreur :: Act 2. Acerba voluttà

Performer: Yelena Obraztsova (Voice)
Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (07/21/1977-07/24/1977)
Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1902

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Act 1. Non so piú cosa son, cosa faccio

Performer: Teresa Berganza
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (08/10/1976-08/18/1976)
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Massenet, Jules : Werther :: Act 3. Va! laisse couler mes larmes!...Les larmes qu'on ne pleure pa

Performer: Tatiana Troyanos (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 3. O don fatale

Performer: Agnes Baltsa (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Composition written: 1884.
Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Schubert, Franz : Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774

Performers: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano); Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/03/1980-04/07/1980)
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1823

Roussel, Albert : Padmâvatî, opera-ballet, Op. 18 :: Act 1. Aux armes...Il est rop tard

Performer: Marilyn Horne
Conductor: Orchestre Cap
Notes: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France (11/17/1982-11/19/1982)
Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 11/28/1918

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : La Clemenza de Tito :: Act 1. Parto, parto

Performers: Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Lewis Morrison (Clarinet)
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (04/21/1984-04/22/1984)
Running Time: 6 min. sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. La vita è inferno...O tu che in seno

Performer: Carlo Bergonzi (Tenor)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Running Time: 6 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 2. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée

Performer: Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Act 3. Abendlich glühend in himmlischer Glut

Performer: René Kollo
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Lukas Church, Dresden, Germany (11/24/1970-11/30/1970)
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

Schubert, Franz : Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25 :: Ungeduld

Performers: Ian Partridge; Jennifer Partridge (Piano)
Notes: St. Dunstan's Church, East Cheam (01/08/1973-01/11/1973)
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1823

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 4. O figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano

Performer: Donald Smith (Tenor)
Conductor: Vanco Cavdarski
Notes: Composition written: 1847.
Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Act 3. Di quella pira

Performer: Franco Bonisolli (Tenor)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 1. Io l'ho perduta!

Performer: José Carreras
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Notes: Composition written: 1884.
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Act 1. Je crois entendre encord

Performer: Alain Vanzo (Tenor)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (07/18/1977-07/27/1977)
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act 2. Ils se sont éloignés enfin!...Ah! Vivre deux

Performer: Neil Shicoff (Tenor)
Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The Call ("Come, my way"), song for baritone, chorus (ad lib.) orchestra (or organ) (Mystical Songs

Performer: John Shirley-Quirk (Baritone)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Notes: Kings' College Chapel, Cambridge, England (08/03/1966-08/04/1966)
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1911

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. Urna fatale

Performer: Piero Cappuccilli (Baritone)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. Toh! Toh! Poffare il mondo!

Performer: Geraint Evans (Baritone)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862

Berlioz, Hector : La damnation de Faust, Op. 24

Performer: Geraint Evans (Baritone)
Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Running Time: 1 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 11/1845-10/1846

Duparc, Henri : Chanson triste

Performers: Dalton Baldwin (Piano); Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1868

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 2. O Isis und Osiris

Performer: Kurt Moll (Bass)
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Notes: Bürgerbräu, Munich, Germany (08/08/1972-08/16/1972)
Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 2. Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen

Performer: Walter Berry (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Notes: Bürgerbräu, Munich, Germany (08/08/1972-08/16/1972)
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 2. Vanne!...Credo in un Dio crudel

Performer: Peter Glossop (Baritone)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1887

Rossini, Gioachino : Il barbiere di Siviglia :: Act 1. La calunnia

Performer: Ruggero Raimondi (Bass)
Conductor: James Levine
Notes: All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London, England (08/16/1974-08/18/1974)
Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1816

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 1. Sappia la sposa mia...Mi si affaccia un pugnal?

Performer: Sherrill Milnes (Baritone)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Composition written: 1847.
Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Mussorgsky, Modest : Boris Godunov :: Act 2. Clock Scene. Uf! tyazheló

Performer: Martti Talvela (Bass)
Conductor: Jerzy Semkov
Notes: Composition written: 1868-74.
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1868-1874

Mussorgsky, Modest : Boris Godunov :: Act 1. Kak vo górode (In the Town of Kazan)

Performer: Aage Haugland (Bass)
Conductor: Jerzy Semkov
Notes: Composition written: 1868-74.
Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1868-1874

Strauss, Richard : Final Scene :: Wo ist er?

Performers: Wieslaw Ochman (Tenor); Hildegard Behrens (Soprano); José Van Dam (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1903-1905

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Act 1. Non piú andrai

Performer: Thomas Allen (Baritone)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Musikverein, Vienna, Austria (09/01/1986-09/12/1986)
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Massenet, Jules : Manon :: Act 3. Obéissons quand leur voix appelle

Performer: June Anderson (Soprano)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France (09/07/1989-09/15/1989)
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1882-1883

Gounod, Charles : Ave Maria

Performer: Barbara Hendricks
Conductor: Eric Ericson
Notes: Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden (05/28/1990-05/30/1990)
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1852

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Act 3. O Dieu! Que de bijoux...Ah! je ris

Performer: Cheryl Studer (Soprano)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France (02/15/1991-02/28/1991)
Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1856-1859

Rossini, Gioachino : L'assedio di Corinto :: Act 3. Giusto ciel! in tal periglio

Performer: Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano)
Conductor: Gabriele Ferro
Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1826

Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon :: Act 1. Kennst du das Land

Performer: Dagmar Schellenberger (Soprano)
Conductor: Ralf Weikert
Notes: Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany (04/18/1994/04/20/1994)
Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1866

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 2. O ma chère compagne

Performers: José Van Dam (Bass Baritone); Thomas Hampson (Baritone); Karita Mattila
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Notes: Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France (03/10/1996/03/13/1996)
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Sibelius, Jean : Songs (6), Op. 36 :: Svarta rosor

Performers: Solveig Kringelborn (Soprano); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
Notes: Eiksvoll Kirke, Norway (03/11/1996-03/14/1996)
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 2. In quelle trine morbide

Performer: Ruth Swenson (Soprano)
Conductor: Julius Rudel
Notes: Composition written: 1893.
Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Offenbach, Jacques : La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein :: Act 1. Il était un de mes aïeux

Performer: Felicity Lott
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Notes: Théâtre du Chatelet, Paris, France (12/19/2004-12/23/2004)
Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Schubert, Franz : Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 :: Frühlingstraum

Performers: Brigitte Fassbaender; Aribert Reimann (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/04/1988-10/08/1988)
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1827

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Orfeo ed Euridice :: Act 3. J'ai perdu mon Eurydice

Performer: Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: John Gardiner
Notes: Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyon, France (01/29/1989-02/02/2989)
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 :: Act 1. Printemps qui commence

Performer: Waltraud Meier (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung
Notes: Opéra-Bastille, Paris, France (07/01/1991-07/11/1991)
Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859-1877

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1

Performer: Hera Lind
Conductor: Cord Garben
Notes: Friedrich Ebert Hall, Hamburg, Germany (06/27/1996-06/30/1996)
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1877

Duparc, Henri : Le manoir de Rosemonde

Performers: Kevin Murphy (Piano); Michelle DeYoung (Mezzo-Soprano)
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1879

Marx, Joseph : Und gestern hat er mir Rosen gebracht

Performers: Roger Vignoles (Piano); Katarina Karnéus (Mezzo Soprano)
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Idomeneo :: Act 1. Il padre adorato

Performer: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Notes: Composition written: 1781.
Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1781

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Act 1. Je crois entendre encore

Performer: John Aler (Tenor)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France (01/29/1989-02/06/1989)
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Recondita armonia

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Eugene Kohn
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani :: Act 4. Giorno di pianto

Performer: Chris Vocal] (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy (12/07/1989-12/23/1989)
Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1855

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Act 1. Am stillen Herd

Performers: Michael Schade (Tenor); Hans-Joachim Ketelsen (Baritone); Siegfried Lorenz (Baritone); Ben Heppner; Bernd Vocals] (Baritone)
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

Gounod, Charles : Roméo et Juliette :: Act 2. L'amour! L'amour!... Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France (10/17/1995-10/26/1995)
Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1865-1871

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" :: Ode to Joy

Performers: Della Jones (Mezzo Soprano); Peter Bronder (Tenor); Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone); Joan Rodgers (Soprano)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (01/03/1991-01/05/1991)
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1824

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Act 3. Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn!

Performer: Bernd Vocals] (Baritone)
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Running Time: 6 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4

Performer: Francois LeRoux (Baritone)
Conductor: John Nelson
Notes: Salle Garnier, Monte Carlo, Monaco (06/08/1993-06/12/1993)
Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1884

Massenet, Jules : Hérodiade :: Act 2. Ce breuvage...Vision fugitive

Performer: Thomas Hampson (Baritone)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France (11/19/1994-12/10/1994)
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (4), Op. 36

Performers: Malcolm Martineau (Piano); Simon Keenlyside (Baritone)
Notes: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London, England (03/22/1995-03/24/1995)
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1897

Anonymous, Villancico : Ay luna que reluzes

Performer: Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Conductor: Jordi Savall
Ensemble: Hespèrion XX
Notes: Basilika, Kloster Steinfeld, Eifel (06/26/1983-06/29/1983)
Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.

Scarlatti, Alessandro : Su le sponde del Tebro, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins, trumpet & continuo :: Sul le sponde de

Performers: Maurice Andre (Trumpet); Helen Donath
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (12/17/1982-12/20/1982)
Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio

Handel, George Frideric : Alcina :: Act 3. Ma quando tornerai

Performer: Arleen Augér (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (07/19/1985-07/31/1985)
Running Time: 4 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1735

Caccini, Giulio : Io che dal ciel cader, madrigal

Performer: Emily van Evera (Soprano)
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1589

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51 :: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!

Performers: Nancy Argenta (Soprano); Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet)
Conductor: Monica Huggett
Ensemble: Sonnerie
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/25/1993-02/28/1993)
Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 09/17/1730

Monteverdi, Claudio : Madrigals, Book 8

Performer: Emma Kirkby (Soprano)
Conductor: Anthony Rooley
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1638

Sermisy, Claudin de : Hau, hau, hau le boys!

Performer: Catherine King (Mezzo Soprano)
Ensemble: Virelai (Early Music Ensemble)
Notes: St. Andrew's Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire (07/01/1996/05/03/1997)
Running Time: 1 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Rameau, Jean-Philippe : Les Indes galantes :: Régnez, plaisirs et jeux

Performer: Patricia Petibon (Soprano)
Conductor: Patrick Cohën-Akenine
Ensemble: Les Folies Françoises
Notes: Église Notre-Dame du Liban, Paris, France (01/22/2001-01/25/2001)
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Ballet
Written: 1735

Purcell, Henry : Dido and Aeneas, Z 626 :: Act 3. Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth

Performer: Susan Graham (Mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée
Notes: L'Arsenal, Metz, France (03/14/2003-03/16/2003)
Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1689

Lully, Jean-Baptiste : Armide, LWV 71 :: Act 2. Enfin il est en ma puissance...Venez, venez

Performer: Véronique Gens (Soprano)
Conductor: Christophe Rousset
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques
Notes: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, France (06/11/2005-06/15/2005)
Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta

Purcell, Henry : Fairy Queen, Z 629 :: Hark, how all things with one sound rejoice

Performers: Alfred Deller (Countertenor); Basil Lam (Harpsichord); Terence Weil (Cello)
Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1689

Handel, George Frideric : The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69 :: Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay

Performer: James Bowman (Countertenor)
Conductor: Philip Ledger
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1750

Dowland, John : Lady if you so spite me, for voice, lute & bass viol (A Musical Banquet)

Performers: Jordi Savall (Vielle); Anthony Bailes (Lute); Nigel Vocal] (Tenor)
Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Vocal
Written: 1610

Handel, George Frideric : Saul :: O Lord, whose mercies are numberless

Performer: Paul Esswood (Countertenor)
Conductor: Philip Ledger
Notes: Composition written: 1738.
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1738

Bononcini, Giovanni : Griselda :: Che giova fuggire

Performer: Laure Morabito (Harpsichord)
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (10/11/1985-11/19/1985)
Running Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor, BWV 232 :: Agnus Dei

Performer: Charles Brett (Countertenor)
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent)
Notes: Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, Belgium (04/12/1988-04/18/1988)
Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 1748-1749

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Magnificat :: Esurient

Performer: René Jacobs (Countertenor)
Conductor: Sigiswald Kuijken
Ensemble: La Petite Bande
Notes: Augustinus Church, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (12/12/1988-12/15/1988)
Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 06/1733

Byrd, William : If women could be fair

Performer: Michael Chance (Countertenor)
Ensemble: Fretwork
Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Unspecified : Work(s) :: Ye fiends and furies (Laws)

Performer: Harry van der Kamp (Bass)
Ensemble: Tragicomedia (Ensemble)
Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern

André Campra (1660 - 1744) : Miserere :: Redde mihi laetitiam

Performer: Dominique Visse
Conductor: Jean-Claude Malgoire
Ensemble: La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
Notes: Studio de la Cié d'Ut, Paris, France (11/04/1992-11/06/1992)
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Vivaldi, Antonio : Cessate omai cessate, RV 684

Performer: Derek Ragin (Countertenor)
Conductor: Stephen Stubbs
Ensemble: Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)
Notes: Haarlem, The Netherlands (04/09/1996-04/11/1996)
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: by 1742

Pergolesi, Giovanni : Stabat Mater :: Eia mater, fons amoris

Performer: Gérard Lesne (Countertenor)
Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale
Notes: Couvent des Dominicains, Paris, France (02/02/1997-02/06/1997)
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1736-1736

Rigatti, Giovanni Antonio : Motetti

Performer: Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
Ensemble: Ensemble Artaserse
Notes: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, France (12/05/2005-12/10/2005)
Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1643

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 2. Vissi d'arte

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/2000-08/27/2000)
Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Handel, George Frideric : Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo" :: Dell'aquila l'artigli

Performer: Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (12/26/2002-12/31/2002)
Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1708

Offenbach, Jacques : Robinson Crusoé :: Act 2. Conduisez-moi vers celui que j'adore

Performer: Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Notes: Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France (07/09/2003-07/13/2003)
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Ponchielli, Amilcare : La Gioconda :: Act 4. Suicidio!

Performer: Violeta Urmana (Soprano)
Conductor: Marcello Viotti
Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1876

Handel, George Frideric : Poro, Rè dell'Indie, HWV 28 :: Act 2. Caro amico amplesso!

Performers: Patrizia Ciofi (Soprano); Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Alan Curtis
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco
Notes: Montevarci, Italy (06/14/2003-06/19/2003)
Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1731

Berg, Alban : Early Songs (7) :: Die Nachtigall

Performer: Sine Bundgaard (Soprano)
Conductor: Matthias Pintscher
Notes: Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark (09/20/2004-09/21/2004)
Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1905-1908

Griffes, Charles Tomlinson : Evening Song

Performers: Brian Zeger (Piano); Deborah Voigt (Soprano)
Notes: American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, NY (01/09/2005-01/12/2005)
Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1912

Brahms, Johannes : Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103 :: Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze

Performers: Roger Vignoles (Piano); Christine Rice (Soprano)
Notes: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (07/24/2005-07/28/2005)
Running Time: 1 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1886

Strauss, Richard : Four Last Songs, AV 150 :: Frühling

Performers: Copenhagen Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (Piano); Nina Stemme
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1948

Salieri, Antonio : Der Rauchfangkehrer, or Die unentbehrlichen Verräther ihrer Herrschaften aus Eigennutz, lustspiel :: B

Performer: Diana Damrau (Soprano)
Conductor: Jérémie Rhorer
Ensemble: Le Cercle de l'Harmonie
Notes: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, France (12/17/2006-12/24/2006)
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1781

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 202 :: Wenn die Fr

Performers: Lukás Posp?sil (Cello); Frantisek St'astny (Harpsichord); Lukás Pospísil (Cello); Jan Fiser (Violin); Pavel Klecka (Double Bass); Hyunah Yu (Soprano)
Notes: Menuhin Hall, Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, England (06/16/2006-06/19/2006)
Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: by 1730

Strauss, Richard : Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/2 (TrV 235/2)

Performer: Kate Royal (Voice)
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/01/2007-02/04/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Conductor: John Nelson
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Notes: Vicariat Patriarcal Maronite, Paris, France (12/01/2000-12/05/2000)
Running Time: 6 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1736

Handel, George Frideric : Orlando :: Act 1. Fammi combattere mostri e tifei

Performer: Vivica Genaux (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Bernard Labadie
Ensemble: Les Violin du Roy
Notes: Chapelle du Grand Seminaire, Montreal, Canada (03/20/2005-03/26/2005)
Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1732

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Serenade (O Child, beneath thy window), Op. 63, no 6 :: "O child beneath my window", song for voice & piano, Op. 63/6

Performers: Larissa Gergieva (Piano); Daniil Shtoda (Tenor)
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1887

Schubert, Franz : An die Leier ("Ich will von Atreus Söhnen"), song for voice & piano, D. 737 (Op. 56/2)

Performers: Julius Drake (Piano); Ian Bostridge (Tenor)
Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: ?1822

Ponchielli, Amilcare : La Gioconda :: Act 2. Cielo e mar

Performer: Yu Dai (Tenor)
Conductor: Jose Molina
Notes: BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, London, England (10/17/2001-10/20/2001)
Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1876

Berlioz, Hector : Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle :: L'Ile inconnue

Performer: David Daniels (Countertenor)
Conductor: John Nelson
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 09/1841

Rossini, Gioachino : La Danza

Performers: Martin Katz (Piano); Lawrence Brownlee (Tenor)
Notes: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (09/21/2004-09/25/2004)
Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1835

Pablo Sorozábal (1897 - 1988) : La taberna del puerto :: No puede ser

Performers: Rolando Villaz?n; Rolando Villazón (Tenor)
Conductor: Placido Domingo
Notes: Composition written: 1936.
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1936

Rossini, Gioachino : La Donna del Lago :: Act 2. Ah sì pera

Performer: Max Cencic (Countertenor)
Conductor: Michael Hofstetter
Notes: Studio Ansermet, Geneva, Switzerland (09/27/2006-10/01/2006)
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1819

Haydn, Franz Joseph : The Creation, H 21 no 2 :: Part 2. Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan

Performer: Toby Spence (Tenor)
Conductor: William Christie
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
Notes: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, France (07/23/2007-07/25/2007)
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1798

Handel, George Frideric : Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo" :: Precipitoso nel mar che freme

Performer: Laurent Naouri (Baritone)
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée
Notes: Salle de répétition de l'Orchestre National d'Ile-de-France (12/26/2002-12/31/2002)
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1708

Handel, George Frideric : MEDLEY :: Act 3. Del Ciel d'amore

Performer: Giovanni Furlanetto (Bass)
Conductor: William Christie
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 1. Madamina, il catalogo è questo

Performer: Jonathan Lemalu (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: James Judd
Notes: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (10/04/2004-10/08/2004)
Running Time: 5 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1787

Grieg, Edvard : Songs (6), Op. 48

Performers: Rodion Pogossov (Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
Notes: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England (02/16/2006-02/21/2006)
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884-1888

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