The Record of Singing (EMI) 1979 Record 12 Volume 2 1914 - 1925

1 Elena Gerhardt 1883-1961–
Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1. Recorded June, 1911, In German.
Composed By – R. Strauss
Piano – Arthur Nikisch

2 Elena Gerhardt-
Italienisches Liederbuch - Und Wilst Du Deimen Liebsten Sterben Sehen? Recorded 1907, In German
Composed By – Wolf
Piano – Arthur Nikisch

3 Julia Culp 1880-1970–
Die Schöne Magelone, Op. 33 - Muss Es Eine Trennung Geben. Recorded 1913, In German.
Composed By – Brahms
Piano – Coenraad von Bos

4 Julia Culp–
I've Been Roaming. Recorded c.1915, In English.
Composed By – Horn
Piano – Coenraad von Bos

5 Julius Von Raatz-Brockmann 1870-1944– Fredericus Rex, Op. 61 No. 1. Recording Date Unknown, In German.
Composed By – Loewe

6 Friedrich Broderson 1873-1926–
Sei Mir Gegrüsst, D 305. Recorded c.1923, In German.
Composed By – Schubert

7 Heinrich Rehkemper 1894-1949–
Sechs Gedichte, Op. 90 - Meine Rose. Recorded 1924, In German
Composed By – Schumann

8 Hans Duhan 1890-1971–
Die Tote Stadt - Mein Sehen, Mein Wähnen. Recorded 1922, In German.
Composed By – Korngold

9 Hermann Weil 1876-1949–
Un Ballo In Maschera (Act 3) - Ja, Du Warst's (Eri Tu). Recorded 1908, In German.
Composed By – Verdi

10 Cornelis Bronsgeest 1878-1957–
Tannhäuser (Act 1) - Als Du In Kühnem Sange. Recorded c.1906, In German
Composed By – Wagner
Conductor – F. Kark

11 Joseph Groenen 1885-1959–
L'Africaine (Act 4) - Wie Hat Mein Herz Amato (L'avoir Tant Adoree). Recording Date Unknown, In German.
Composed By – Meyerbeer

12 Joseph Schwarz 1880-1926–
I Pagliacci (Prologue) - Si Puo? Recorded 1918, In German.
Composed By – Leoncavallo

13 Joseph Schwarz–
Ein Wintermärchen - O Menschenglück Du Gleischst Der Schwanken Blüte. Recorded 1912, In German
Composed By – Goldmark

14 Michael Bohnen 1887-1965–
Der Barbier Von Bagdad (Act 2) - Heil Sei Der Schönen (Salem Aleikum). Recorded 1923, In German
Composed By – Cornelius

15 Paul Bender 1875-1947–
Der Mummelsee, Op. 116 No. 3. Recorded February, 1921, In German.
Composed By – Loewe

16 Richard Mayr 1877-1935–
Fidelio (Act 1) - Hat Man Nicht Auch Gold Beineben. Recorded 1922, In German.
Composed By – Beethoven

17 Walter Soomer 1878-1955–
Tannhäuser (Act 2) - Blick Ich Umher. Recorded 1910, In German.

Composed By – Wagner

The Record of Singing is a compilation of classical-music singing from the first half of the 20th century, the era of the 78-rpm record.
It was issued on LP (with accompanying books) by EMI, successor to the British company His Master's Voice (better known as HMV) — perhaps the leading organization in the early history of audio recording.
The project was accompanied initially by two illustrated books, containing singers' biographies and appraisals, which were published in London, by Duckworth, in the late 1970s. It covers the period running from circa 1900, when the earliest recordings were made, through until the early 1950s, when the last 78-rpm records were produced. Singers are divided into groups arranged according to national 'schools' and fach or voice type. In practice, this means that there are separate Italian, German, French, Anglo-American and East European classifications.

Origins
The original idea for the series came from the collector Vivian Liff, who chose the recordings used in the first two volumes, almost all of which came from the Stuart-Liff Collection, as well as the photographs of the singers which were published in the books that accompanied volumes 1 and 2 of the project. Michael Scott was asked to write these two books. They contained brief singers' biographies, too and featured a critical (sometimes controversial) commentary about their accomplishments, are gleaned from certain discs they had made. Bryan Crimp of EMI was responsible for the transfers of the original recorded material to LP. Keith Hardwick, however, was responsible for the transfers, etc., on the final two volumes of the survey (which were not accompanied by books).
Publication on LPs
EMI first released the collection on vinyl LP (long-playing) records.
Volume 1 first appeared in 1977, with a second edition in 1982 including corrections to the pitch of many of the recordings. The supplement also appeared around 1982. Volume 2 was published in 1979. Volume 3 and Volume 4 were released around 1984 and 1989 respectively.
The complete set was on 47 discs. Volumes 1, 2 and 3 each occupied 13, with Volume 4 having 8 discs. The original intention was apparently to produce 12 LPs per volume; but the selection of singers included in Volume 1 proved controversial, and an extra record (entitled a 'Supplement') was added to partly correct oversights. Volumes 2 and 3 were then assigned 13 records each.
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