Centenary Edition 1897-1997

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

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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

1▶CD: 1897-1907
2▶CD: 1908-1917
3▶CD: 1918-1927
4▼CD: 1928-1937
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1In questa reggia (Turandot, Act II)
soprano vocals:
Eva Turner (soprano) (in 1928)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1928)
conductor:
Lorenzo Molajoli (conductor) (in 1928)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “In questa reggia” (Turandot, La folla, Calaf) (in 1928)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini5:43
2Nuns’ Chorus (Casanova)
soprano vocals:
Anni Frind (German soprano)
partial recording of:
Casanova: Nuns’ Chorus & Laura’s Song
additional composer:
Ralph Benatzky
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
librettist:
Rudolf Schanzer (Austrian librettist) and Ernst Welisch
part of:
Casanova
Johann Strauss II3:53
3Piano Trio in B-flat, op. 97 “Archduke” II. Scherzo (Allegro)
cello:
Pablo Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals)
piano:
Alfred Cortot (French pianist)
violin:
Jacques Thibaud (violinist)
recording of:
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 97 "Archduke": II. Scherzo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1810 until 1811)
part of:
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 97 “Archduke”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:42
4Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Das Land des Lächelns, Act II)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1929-10-03)
producer:
Walter Michael Berten
soprano vocals:
Vera Schwarz (Austrian soprano) (on 1929-10-03)
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (on 1929-10-03)
vocals:
Vera Schwarz (Austrian soprano) (on 1929-10-03)
orchestra:
Mitglieder der Staatskapelle Berlin (on 1929-10-03)
conductor:
Franz Lehár (composer) (on 1929-10-03)
balance engineer:
Johannes Hübener
recording of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II. Nr. 11 „Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Sou-Chong) (on 1929-10-03)
lyricist:
Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
publisher:
Glocken Verlag
part of:
Das Land des Lächelns: Akt II
Franz Lehár3:15
5Never Mind the Why and Wherefore (HMS Pinafore, Act II)
baritone vocals:
George Baker (baritone) and Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
soprano vocals:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 16 “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore” (Josephine, Captain, Sir Joseph)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
Sir Arthur Sullivan2:33
6Second Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, op. 29 “The Creed”
choir vocals:
Russian Metropolitan Church Choir, Paris
chorus master:
Nikolai P. Afonsky (chorus conductor)
recording of:
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op. 31: X. Credo
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1910-07)
part of:
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op. 31
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:37
7Clavelitos
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Conchita Supervía (Spanish mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Clavelitos
lyricist:
José Juan Cadenas
composer:
Joaquín “Quinito” Valverde Sanjuán (the son, composed "Clavelitos")
Joaquín Valverde2:09
8Monologue of Boris (Boris Godunov, Act II)
bass vocals [Boris]:
Feodor Chaliapin (operatic bass)
recording of:
Boris Godunov: Act II. Monologue "I have Attained Supreme Power" (Boris)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
part of:
Борис Годунов: Act II (1872 version)
Modest Mussorgsky5:06
9Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61 - III. (Extract) Cadenza: Allegro Molto
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1932-07-14 until 1932-07-15)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1932-07-14 until 1932-07-15)
conductor:
Sir Edward Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer) (from 1932-07-14 until 1932-07-15)
balance engineer:
unknown ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1932-07-14 until 1932-07-15)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1932-07-14 until 1932-07-15)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61: III. Allegro molto — Cadenza (Accompagnata: Lento) - Allegro Molto (from 1932-07-14 until 1932-07-15)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1905 until 1910)
part of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61
Sir Edward Elgar9:13
10Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Artur Schnabel (Austrian classical pianist and teacher) (from 1933-04-10 until 1933-04-11)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1933-04-10 until 1933-04-11)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:01
11Heidenröslein D.257
piano:
Karl Alwin (conductor) (on 1932-11-07)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) (on 1932-11-07)
recording of:
Heidenröslein, D. 257 ("Sah ein Knab’ ein Röslein stehn”) (on 1932-11-07)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (on 1815-08-19)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 257)
Franz Schubert2:03
12The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel2:57
13Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
piano:
Edwin Fischer (pianist) (from 1933-04-25 until 1936-06-06)
balance engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1933-04-25 until 1936-06-06)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847.2/847 (from 1933-04-25 until 1936-06-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (abbreviated second edition, 1998, BWV²ᵃ) (number: BWV 847), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (third edition, 2022, BWV³) (number: BWV 847.2), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (second edition, 1990, BWV²) (number: BWV 847), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 847) and Bach Compendium (number: BC L 81)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Johann Sebastian Bach3:02
14The Floral Dance
bass-baritone vocals:
Peter Dawson (Australian bass-baritone / songwriter)
recording of:
The Floral Dance
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Katie Moss (violinist, singer and composer)
Kate Emily Barclay Moss3:24
15Voi lo sapete, o mamma (Cavalleria Rusticana)
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Claudia Muzio (operatic soprano)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:22
16Etude in G-flat, op. 10 no. 5
piano:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer)
recording of:
Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 18) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 57)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin1:37
17Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond... Du bist der Lenz (Die Walküre, Act I)
soprano vocals:
Lotte Lehmann (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
partial recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I, Scene III. “Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater“
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt I
Richard Wagner4:53
18Toccata in D minor, from BWV 565
organ:
Albert Schweitzer (from 1935-12-16 until 1935-12-18)
recorded at:
All Hallows Church, Barking by the Tower in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1935-12-16 until 1935-12-18)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (from 1935-12-16 until 1935-12-18)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:30
19Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Aria: Andante espressivo
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1933-11-09 until 1933-11-15)
harpsichord:
Wanda Landowska (harpsichordist) (from 1933-11-09 until 1933-11-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1934 to present)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening) (from 1933-11-09 until 1933-11-15)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:22
20Hora Staccato
violin:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
recording of:
Hora Staccato (dance for solo violin)
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer) (in 1906)
Grigoraș Dinicu2:12
21Questo e il fin di chi fa mal (Don Giovanni, Act II)
conductor:
Fritz Busch (conductor)
performer:
Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Questo è il fin di chi fa mal” (Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Zerlina, Leporello, Don Ottavio, Masetto)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:48
5▶CD: 1938-1947
6▶CD: 1948-1957
7▶CD: 1958-1967
8▶CD: 1968-1977
9▶CD: 1978-1987
10▶CD: 1988-1997
11▶CD: A Documentary History of EMI Classics