The Record of Singing (EMI) 1984 & 1999 CD 4 Volume 3 1926 - 1939

The German School CD 4 (73.47)

1. Nanny Larsen-Todsen (Soprano) 1884-1982
Siegfried: Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich by Richard Wagner)
Conductor: Eduard Mörike
07/05/1928: German

2. Frida Leider (Soprano) 1888-1975
Wesendonck Lieder: no 4, Schmerzen by Richard Wagner
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli London Symphony Orchestra
18/05/1931: German

3. Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)1895-1962
Die Walküre: Du bist der Lenz by Richard Wagner
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy: Philadelphia Orchestra
17/10/1937: German

The Italian School

4. Conchita Supervia (Mezzo Soprano) 1895-1936
I zingari in fiera: Chi vuol la zingarella by Giovanni Paisiello
Conductor: Antonio Capdevila
4/03/1930: Italian

5. Conchita Supervia (Mezzo Soprano)
Have you seen but a whyte lilie grow? (Trad arr. Dolmetsch)
Ivor Newtown (piano)
17/03/1932: English

6. Gianna Pederzini (Mezzo Soprano) 1900-1988
Carmen: En vain pour éviter les réponses amères "Card Aria" by Georges Bizet
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
1929: Italian

7. Irene Minghini-Cattaneo (Mezzo Soprano) 1892-1944
Requiem Mass: Liber scriptus proferetur by Giuseppe Verdi)
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
06/09/1929: Latin

8. Ebe Stignani (Mezzo-Soprano) 1903-1974
A la nuit tombante (Samson et Dalila Act 1)
Orchestra conducted by Umberto Berrettoni
1940: French

9. Florica Christoforeanu (Mezzo Soprano) 1887-1960
La Favorita: O mio Fernando by Gaetano Donizetti)
Orchestra
No recording date: Italian

10. Pia Tassinari (Soprano) 1903-1990
Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare by Arrigo Boito
Conductor: Franco Ghione: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
20/3/1933: Italian

11. Giannina Arangi-Lombardi (Soprano) 1891-1951
I lombardi: Te, Vergin santa...Salve Maria by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer: Giannina Arangi-Lombardi (Soprano)
with Orchestra
c. 1934: Italian

12. Bianca Scacciati (Soprano) 1894-1948
Loreley: O forze recondite by Alfredo Catalani)
with Orchestra
03/1929: Italian

13. Dusolina Giannini (Soprano) 1902-1986
La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
17/12/1928 Italian

14. Maria Caniglia (Soprano) 1906-1978
Qual vergogna (Siberia Act 3) by Giordano
La Scala Orchestra conducted by Mo. G Antonicelli
April 1936: Italian

15. Lina Bruna Rasa (Soprano) 1907-1984
Andrea Chénier: La mamma morta by Umberto Giordano
with Orchestra
06/1928: Italian

16. Gina Cigna (Soprano 1900-2001
La Fanciulla del West: Laggiù nel Soledad by Giacomo Puccini
with Orchestra
c. 1934: Italian

17. Iva Pacetti (Soprano) 1898-1981
Ernani: Ernani, involami by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Lorenzo Molajoli: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
1930: Italian

18. Margaret Burke Sheridan (Soprano) 1889-1958 with Browning Mummery (Tenor) 1888-1974
Madama Butterfly: Con onor muore by Giacomo Puccini
With Orchestra
07/06/1927: Italian

19. Rosetta Pampanini (Soprano) 1896-1973
Maristella: Uno strano senso arcano by Giuseppe Pietri
with Orchestray
1935: Italian

20. Claudia Muzio (Soprano) 1889-1936
Colombetta by Arturo Buzzi-Peccia
Conductor: Lorenzo Molajoli
19/04/1934: Italian

21. Hina Spani (Soprano) 1896-1969
Otello: Piangea cantando "Willow Song" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
03/04/1928: Italian

22. Maria Farneti (Soprano) 1877-1955
Iris: Io pingo, ma il mio pennello invano stendo intingo by Pietro Mascagni
with Orchestra

09/1931: Italian

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 collection was published with extensive documentation, including the numbers of the original recordings and full biographies of the singers.
The first two volumes were accompanied by books by Michael Scott:
• The Record of Singing to 1914, London, Duckworth, 1977, ISBN 978-0-7156-1030-5
• The Record of Singing Volume Two: 1914–1925, London, Duckworth, 1979, OCLC 6765624
They were republished in paperback by Northeastern University Press in 1993, ISBN 978-1-55553-163-8
(The books are still widely available from second hand book sellers.)