The Record of Singing (EMI) CD 6 Volume 4 1939-1955 Produced 1989 & 1991

THE RUSSIAN AND SLAVONIC SCHOOLS

1 Ivan Kozlovsky (tenor) 1900-1993 Give me oblivion (Dubrovsky Act 1) by Napravnik Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra conducted by Alexander Orlov 1939 Russian

2 Pavel Lisitsian (baritone) 1911-2004 Song of the Venetian Guest (Sadko Scene 4) by Rimsky-Korsakov Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Golovanov c. 1953 Russian

3 Andrei Avanov (baritone) 1900-1970 Three Treasures (Mazeppa’s Aria) Mazeppa Act 11 by Tchaikovsky Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Piradov 1947 Russian

4 Boris Christoff (bass) 1914-1993 Sperate, o figli (Nabucco Act 1) by Verdi Rome Opera House Orchestra conducted by Vittorio Gui 11-10-1955 Italian

5 Boris Christoff (bass) The Sleeping Princess by Borodin Gerald Moore (piano) 17-05-1950 Russian

6 Mark Reizen (bass) 1895-1992 I bless you, forests Op 47 No. 5 (A, Tolstoy) by Tchaikovsky Albert Coates (piano) 4-12-1929 Russian

7 Boris Gmyra (bass) 1903-1969 When I look upon thy feet (Mirza-Schaffy) No. 3 of 12 Persian Songs Op. 34 by Rubinstein Lev Ostrin (piano) 1949 Russian

8 Endre Koreh (bass) 1906-1960 Busan csorog a lomb (Sadly rustle the leaves) Op 6 No. 5 (Koicsey) by Kodaly Hermann Von Nordberg (piano) 16-2-1949 Hungarian

THE ITALIAN SCHOOL

9 Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor) 1913-1995 Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore Act 11) by Donizetti RCA Victor Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati 23-09-1947 Italian

10 Beniamino Gigli (tenor) 1890-1957 Sem’ami ancor...Ai nostril (Il Trovatore Act 1V) by Verdi Orchestra conducted by Umberto Berrettoni 23-01-1940 Italian

11 Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor) 1921-2008 Addio, Mignon (Mignon Act 11) by Thomas La Scala Orchestra conducted by Emidio Tieri 2-04-1947 Italian

12 Luigi Infantino (tenor) 1921-1991 Dicitencello vuje by Falvo Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alberto Erede 14-04-1948 Neapolitan Dialect

13 Giovanni Malipiero (tenor) 1906-1970 Dai campi, dai prati (Mefistofele Act 1) by Boito Orchestra conducted by Umberto Berrettoni January 1940 Italian

14 Giacinto Prandelli (tenor) 1914-2010 Pourquoi me reveiller (Werther Act 111) by Massenet Milan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Argeo Quadri 23-06-1949 Italian

15 Mario del Monaco (tenor) 1915-1982 Esultate! (Otello Act 1) by Verdi Milan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Argeo Quadri 16-01-1951 Italian

16 Paulo Silveri (tenor) 1913-2001 Leonora!...A tanto amore (La Favorita Act 111) by Donizetti London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr 6-12-1948 Italian

17 Tito Gobbi (baritone) 1913-1984 Nemico della patria! (Andrea Chenier Act 111) by Giordano Rome Opera House Orchestra conducted by Oliviero De Fabritiis 1 & 3 October 1955 Italian

18 Giuseppe Valdengo (baritone) 1914-2007 A Vuchella by Tosti Kingsway Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alberto Erede 22-08-1949 Neapolitan Dialect

19 Giampiero Malaspina (baritone)? 1916-? Tre sbirri, una carozza (Tosca Act 1) by Puccini Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Michael Mudie 1-07-1948 Italian

20 Gino Bechi (baritone) 1913-1993 O Carlo, ascolta (Don Carlo Act 1V) by Verdi Milan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Argeo Quadri 7-02-1949 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.

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.)

For more see: The Record of Singing - Wikipedia