Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien

Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien

Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien
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Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Alberto Erede
Conductor: Alceo Galliera
Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari
Conductor: Antonio Sabino
Conductor: Argeo Quadri
Conductor: Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno
Conductor: Edoardo Vitale
Conductor: Erich Orthmann
Conductor: Erich Ortmann
Conductor: Eugene Bigot
Conductor: Franco Patane
Conductor: Franz Schmidt
Conductor: Frieder Weissmann
Conductor: Fritz Zweig
Conductor: G. Lauweryns
Conductor: Gabriele Santini
Conductor: Gino Marinuzzi
Conductor: Giulio Setti
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-02-13
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Ernani: Act I: Surta E La Notte... Ernani! Ernani, Involami - Frieda Hempel
  2. Ernani: Act I: Che Mai Vegg'io!... Infelice!... Infin Che Un Brando Vindice - Boris Christoff
  3. Ernani: Act II: Vieni Meco... - Mattia Battistini/Emillia Cors/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala
  4. Ernani: Act III: O De' Verd'anni Miei - Giuseppe Kaschmann/Salvatore Cottone
  5. Ernani: Act III: Gran Dio!... O De' Verd'anni Miei - Benvenuto Franci
  6. Ernani: Act III: O Sommo Carlo - Mattia Battistini/Emillia Corsi/Luigi Colazza/Aristodemo Silich/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala
  7. Il Trovatore: Act I: Tacea La Notte Placida - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
  8. Il Trovatore: Act I: Deserto Sulla Terra - Francesco Tamagno
  9. Il Trovatore: Act II: Stride La Vampa! - Fedora Barbiera
  10. Il Trovatore: Act II: Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi - Margarete Klose
  11. Il Trovatore: Act II: Perigliarti Ancor (Sung In German) - Margarete Matzenauer/Heinrich Knote
  12. Il Trovatore: Act II: Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso - Giuseppe Pacini
  13. Il Trovatore: Act III: Ah! Si Ben Mio, Coll'essere - Charles Dalmores
  14. Il Trovatore: Act III: Di Quella Pira (Sung In French) - Cesar Vezzani
  15. Il Trovatore: Act III: Di Quella Pira - Jussi Bjorling
  16. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Timor Di Me?... D'amor Sull'ali Rosee - Emmy Destinn
  17. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor Sull'ali Rosee (Sung In German) - Frida Leider
  18. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor Sull'ali Rosee - EVA TURNER
  19. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Udiste?... Mira, D'acerbe Lagrime... Vivra! - Carlo Galeffi/Giannina Arragi-Lombardi
  20. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Si M'ami Ancor... Ai Nostri Monti - Beniamino Gigli/Cloe Elmo
Music CD 2
  1. Macbeth: Act II: La Luce Langue (Sung In German) - Martha Modl
  2. Macbeth: Act IV: O Figli, O Figli Mie!... Ah La Paterna Mano - Enrico Caruso
  3. Macbeth: Act IV: Una Macchia E Qui Tuttora - Margherita Grandi/Vera Terry/Ernest Frank
  4. Rigoletto: Act I: Questa O Quella - Alfred Piccaver
  5. Rigoletto: Act I: Questa O Quella - Dino Borgioli
  6. Rigoletto: Act I: Pari Siamo! - Tito Gobbi
  7. Rigoletto: Act I: Gia Tre Lune... Veglia, O Donna (Sung In German) - Claire Dux/Joseph Schwartz
  8. Rigoletto: Act I: E Il Sol Dell'anima (Sung In French) - Miguel Villabella/Elde Norena
  9. Rigoletto: Act I: Caro Nome (Sung In Russian) - Lydia Lipowska
  10. Rigoletto: Act I: Caro Nome (Sung In German) - Maria Ivogun
  11. Rigoletto: Act II: Cortigiani, Vil Razza Damnata (Sung In German) - Joseph Schwarz
  12. Rigoletto: Act II: Cortigianni, Vil Razza Damnata - Pasquale Amato
  13. Rigoletto: Act II: Ciel! Dammi Corraggio! Tutte Le Feste - Olimpia Boronat
  14. Rigoletto: Act II: Tutte Le Feste... Piangi Fanciulla - Lotte Schone/Herbert Janssen
  15. Rigoletto: Act II: No, Vecchio, T'inganni... Si Vendetta - Maria Galvany
  16. Rigoletto: Act III: La Donna E Mobile - Enrico Caruso
  17. Rigoletto: Act III: La Donna E Mobile - Tino Folgar
  18. Rigoletto: Act III: Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Beniamino Gigli/Louise Homer/Amelita Galli-Curci/Giuseppe De Luca
  19. Rigoletto: Act III: O Mia Gilda... Lassu In Ciel - Tito Ruffo/Graziella Pareto
Music CD 3
  1. Simon Boccanegra: Prologuo: A Te L'estremo Addio... Il Lacerto Spirito - Francesco Navarini
  2. Simon Boccanegra: Prologuo: A te L'estremo Addio... Il Lacertato Spirito - Alexander Kipnis
  3. La Traviata: Act I: Un Di, Felice - Bjorn Talen/Lola Artot De Padila
  4. La Traviata: Act I: Ah Fors' e Lui (Sung In Russian) - Antonina Neshdanova/Umberto Mazetti
  5. La Traviata: Act I: Ah Fors'e Lui - Maria kousnezoff
  6. La Traviata: Act I: Ah Fors'e Lui... Follie!... Sempre Libera - Luisa Tetrazzini
  7. La Traviata: Act II: De' Miel Bollenti Spiriti - Fernando De Lucia
  8. La Traviata: Act II: Lunge Da Lei... De' Miei Bollentti Spiriti - Giuseppe Di Stefano
  9. La Traviata: Act II: Dite Alla Giovine - Nellie Melba/John Brownlee/Harold Craxton
  10. La Traviata: Act II: Madamigella Valery?... Pura Siccome Un Angelo... Dite Alla Giovine - Rolando Panerai/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  11. La Traviata: Act II: Che Fai? Nulla Scrivevi? (Sung In German) - Helge Roswaenge/Maria Cebotari
  12. La Traviata: Act II: Mio Figlio... Di Provenza - Mattia Battistini
  13. La Traviata: Act II: Alfredo, Alfredo... - Lilli Lehmann
  14. La Traviata: Act III: Teneste La Promessa... Addio, Del Passato - Claudio Muzio
  15. La Traviata: Act III: Teneste La Promessa... Addio De Passato - Margherita Carosio
Music CD 4
  1. Nabucco: Act I: Sperate, O Figli - Nazzareno De Angelis
  2. Nabucco: Act II: Anch'io Dischiuso Un Giorno - Ines De Frate
  3. Nabucco: Act III: Ah! Prigioniero Io Sono... Dio Di Giuda - Carlo Galeffi
  4. La Forza Del Destino: Act I: Ma Pellegrina Ed Orfana - Gina Cigna
  5. La Forza Del Destino: Act II: Madre, Pietosa Vergine - Celestina Boninsegna
  6. La Forza Del Destino: Act II: Son Giunta!... Madre, Pietosa Vergine - Dusolina Giannini
  7. La Forza Del Destino: Act II: Chi Puo Legger Nel Futoro (Sung In German) - Ivan Andresen/Meta Seinemeyer
  8. La Forza Del Destino: Act II: Alzatevi... La Vergine Degli Angeli - Ezio Pinza/Rosa Ponselle/Chor Of The Metropolitan Opr
  9. La Forza Del Destino: Act III: O Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli - Francesco Merli
  10. La Forza Del Destino: Act III: Solene In Quest'ora - Enrico Caruso/Antonio Scotti
  11. La Forza Del Destino: Act III: Morir!... Urna Fatale... E Salvo (Sung In German) - Heinrich Schlusnus
  12. La Forza Del Destino: Act IV: Invano, Alvaro - Gino Bechi/Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
  13. La Forza Del Destino: Act IV: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio - Salomea Kruszelnicka
  14. La Forza Del Destino: Act IV: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio - Zinka Milanov
  15. La Forza Del Destino: Act IV: Non Imprecare - Ezio Pinza/Rosa Ponselle/Giovanni Martinelli
Music CD 5
  1. Don Carlo: Act I: E Lui... Dio, Che Nell'alma - Giuseppe De Luca/Giovanni Martinelli
  2. Don Carlo: Act II: Nell Giardin Del Bello (Sung In German) - Margarete Arndt-Ober
  3. Don Carlo: Act II: Restate - Boris Christoff/Tito Gobbi
  4. Don Carlo: Act IV: Ou Suis-je!... Je Dormirai Dans Mon Manteau Royal (Sung In French) - Pol Plancon
  5. Don Carlo: Act III: Ella Giammai M'amo!... Dormiro Sol - Boris Christoff
  6. Don Carlo: Act III: O Don Fatale - Frida Leider
  7. Don Carlo: Act III: O Don Fatale - Clara Butt
  8. Don Carlo: Act III: I. Convien Qui Dirci Addio... Per Me Giunto/II. O Carlo Ascolta... Lo Morro - Tito Gobbi
  9. Don Carlo: Act IV: Tu Che Le Vanita - Hertha Stolzenberg
  10. I Vespri Siciliani: Act II: O Tu Palermo - Boris Christoff
  11. I Vespri Siciliani: Act III: In Braccia Alle Dovizie - Riccardo Stracciari
  12. I Vespri Siciliani: Act IV: Giorno Di Pianto (Sung In German) - Helge Roswaenge
  13. I Vespri Siciliani: Act IV: Arrigo! Ah Parli A Un Core - Ester Mazzoleni
  14. I Vespri Siciliani: Act IV: Merce, Dilette Amiche - Rosa Raisa
Music CD 6
  1. I Lombardi/Jerusalem: Act II: Je Veux Encore Entendre - Leonce Escalais
  2. I Lombardi/Jerusalem: Act II: Grace, Mon Dieu!... O Jour Fatal - Paul Payan
  3. I Lombardi/Jerusalem: Act III: Or Non Piu... Qual Volutta Trascorrere - Elisabeth Rethberg/Beniamino Gigli/Ezio Pinza
  4. Aida: Act I: Celeste Aida (Sung In French) - Paul Franz
  5. Aida: Act I: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!... Celeste Aida (Sung In German) - Helge Roswaenge
  6. Aida: Act I: I Sacri Nomi (Sung In French) - Felia Litvinne
  7. Aida: Act I: Ritorna Vincitor - Giannina Russ
  8. Aida: Act I: Ritorna Vincitor - Florence Austral
  9. Aida: Act III: O Patria Mia (Sung In German) - Emmy Destinn
  10. Aida: Act III: Qui Radames Verra... O Patria Mia (Sung In Russian) - Natalia Yushina
  11. Aida: Act III: Pur Ti Riveggo - Giovanni Martinelli/Rosa Ponselle
  12. Aida: Act III: Fuggiam Gli Ardori Inospiti (Sung In German) - Elsa Bland/Leo Slezak
  13. Aida: Act III: Lo L'amo Sempre... Gia I Sacerdoti (Sung In German) - Sabine Kalter/Richard Tauber
  14. Aida: Act III: Ohime!... Morir Mi Sento - Ebe Stignani/Chor Del Teatro Dell'Opr Di Roma
  15. Aida: Act III: Morir Si Pura E Bella (Sung In German) - Leo Slezak/Sofie Sedlmair
  16. Aida: Act III: O Terra, Addio - Johanna Gadski/Enrico Caruso
Music CD 7
  1. I Due Foscari: Act I: O Vecchio Cor - Riccardo Stracciari
  2. I Due Foscari: Act I: Questa Dunque - Pasquale Amato
  3. Otello: Act I: Esultate - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
  4. Otello: Act I: Esultate - John O'Sullivan
  5. Otello: Act I: Qua, Ragazzi... Inaffia L'ugola! - Apollo Granforte/Nello Palai/Piero Girardi/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
  6. Otello: Act I: Gia Nella Notte - Tino Pattiera/Meta Seinemeyer
  7. Otello: Act II: Credo In Un Dio Crudel - Cesare Formichi
  8. Otello: Act II: Tu! Indietro... Ora E Per Sempre Addio (Sung In French) - Jose Luccioni
  9. Otello: Act II: Tu! Indietro... Ora E Per Sempre Addio - Mario Del Monaco
  10. Otello: Act II: Era La Notte - Eugenio Giraldoni
  11. Otello: Act II: E Qual Certezza... Era La Notte - Lawrence Tibbett
  12. Otello: Act II: Si Pel Ciel - Giovanni Zenatello/Paquale Amato
  13. Otello: Act III: Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar (Sung In German) - Lauritz Melchior
  14. Otello: Act III: Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar - Renato Zanelli
  15. Otello: Act IV: Piangea Cantando (Sung In German) - Lotte Lehmann
  16. Otello: Act IV: Mia Madre Aveva Una Pavera Ancella - Yvonne Gall
  17. Otello: Act IV: Ave Maria (Sung In German) - Tiana Lemnitz
  18. Otello: Act IV: Niun Mi Tema - Francesco Tamagno/Salvatore Cottone
  19. Otello: Act IV: Niun Mi Tema - Giuseppe Borgatti
Music CD 8
  1. Luisa Miller: Act I: Ah! Tutto M'arride... Il Mio Sangue - Tancredi Pasero
  2. Luisa Miller: Act II: Oh! Fede Negar Potessi... Quando Le Sere Al Placido - Giuseppe Anselmi
  3. Luisa Miller: Act II: Quando Le Sere Al Placido - Aureliano Pertile
  4. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act I: Zitti... L'incanto... Re Dell'abisso - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
  5. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act I: E' Scherzo Od E Follia - Aureliano Pertile/Ines Maria Ferraris/Luis Bertana/Antonio Righetti/Cesare Baromeo
  6. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act II: Ma Dall'arido Stelo - Eugenai Burzio
  7. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act II: Ma Dall'arido Stelo - Hina Spani
  8. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia (Sung In German) - Melanie Kurt
  9. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia - Elisabeth Rethberg
  10. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Eri Tu - Giuseppe De Luca
  11. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Saper Vorreste - Selma Kurz
  12. Un Ballo In Maschera: Act III: Forse La Soglia Attinse... Ma Se M'e Forza Perderti - Antonio Cortis
  13. Falstaff: Act I: L'onore! - Mariano Stabile
  14. Falstaff: Act II: Alfin, T'ho Colto... Quand'ero Paggio - Antonio Magini-Coletti/Elisa Petri
  15. Falstaff: Act II: Quand'ero Paggio - Victor Maurel
  16. Falstaff: Act III: Ehi! Taverniere - Mariano Stabile
  17. Falstaff: Act III: Da Labbro Il Canto - Tito Schipa
  18. Falstaff: Act III: Sul Fil D'un Soffio Etesio - Toti Dal Monte/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scal, Milano

Music reviews of Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien

Music Review: A Great Anthology
Rating: 5 Stars

I find the "Introuvables" series of EMI (Les Introuvables Du Chant Wagnérien, Les Introuvables du Chant Mozartien: 50 Years of Mozart Singing on Records, Les Introuvables du Chant Français [Box Set]) much more interesting than their "Record of Singing" series. It is true that in the latter one gets a much broader idea of whole span of the operatic experience in the time period covered; but in the process one hears performances by some very obscure and pedestrian artists singing some very mediocre music. It may be interesting to hear singers like, Alexander Bragin, Louis Cazette, Tina Poli-Randaccio and Eleanor Jones-Hudson singing arias from "La coupe de la roi de Thulé" by Diaz or "Quo Vadis?" by Nogués once (or even twice); but (like Mithradates' poison) they are best if taken not too frequently and in small doses.

In the Introuvables series one gets the best and/or the most famous singers of their day, performing the most interesting pieces from the composers or periods selected; one frequently finds himself going back to listen again to how Elisabeth Rethberg sang "Morro, ma prima in grazia", or how Giuseppe de Luca sang "Eri tu!" etc. Since several especially famous pieces have more than one performance, it is also interesting to compare different artists singing the same aria, e.g. "D'amor sull' ali rose" by Emmy Destinn, Frida Leider (in German) and Eva Turner, or "Caro nome" by Lydia Lipkowska (in Russian) and Maria Ivogun (in German), or "Quando le sere al placido" by Giuseppe Anselmi and Aureliano Pertile (Now there is a contrast!).

A few of the most interesting pieces:

Frieda Hempel - Ernani "Ernani involami" (Recorded in 1909, when Hempel was only 24!) a very beautiful voice with spot-on pitch, wonderful legato and spectacular fioritura. (How often these days do you hear messa di voce on trills?) The registers seem slightly out of balance - which may have been caused by the acoustic horns' tendency to boost the treble and depress the base. The proper recording technique in those days required the singer to lean forward (towards the horn) when singing in the lower register, and to lean back (away from the horn) when in the higher register - a procedure which drove most singers to distraction.

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi and Carlo Galeffi - Il Trovatore " Mira, a'acerbe lagrime" (Milano, 1928) Neither of these singers is spectacular, nor did they have extraordinary voices. What makes this performance so interesting is how natural and idiomatic it seems. No showboating, no one-upsmanship, just native speakers who were trained in the tradition, and sing in an honest, straightforward manner. It works wonders.

Cesar Vezzani - Il Trovatore "Di quella pira" (Paris, 1929) This excellent Corsican tenor, who sang most frequently in France, deserves to be better known. Here he sings a very fine "Di quella pira" in French. Unfortunately, his recording is followed immediately by a spectacular performance by a 28 year old Jussi Björling, which blows the doors off the hinges.

Miguel Villabella and Eide Norena - Rigoletto "E il sol del anima" (Paris, 1930) A fine example of the elegant French singers of the pre-WWII period. A wonderful sense of line and of legato, nuanced inflections and subtle shadings give us a sense of just how sophisticated the music of the "paisan" from Busseto could be.

Titta Ruffo's recordings of selections from Rigoletto, made in the first decade of the XXth century have a tremendous vitality and sonority. They may lack the depth of meaning and psychological insights of Stracciari's and Gobbi's performances, but they possess a great drama all their own.

An interesting example of the improvisation that was de rigueur up until 100 years ago is found in Selma Kurz's spectacular 1911 recording of "Saper Vorreste" (from Un Ballo in Maschera). There are little touches of fioritura from early on, but with a little over a minute to go, she launches into 40 or 50 seconds of incredible coloratura - featuring a trill which itself lasts for a full 20 seconds. It may not have been what Verdi had in mind, it may be vulgar exhibitionism, but it is certainly impressive when it is done this well.

The "crown jewel" of the set is a previously unreleased 18 minute segment of the first scene of Act II of La Traviata (starting with "Madamigella Valery?" - including "Pura siccome un angelo", "Dite alla giovine"), with a young Rolando Panerai as Germont and a relatively unaffected Elizabeth Scharzkopf as Violetta, recorded in 1953 in London, with Alceo Galliera conducting the Philharmonia Orch. The 28 year old Panerai sings beautifully, with drama and feeling, in a very idiomatic manner, and is in excellent voice. No one would mistake Schwarzkopf for an Italian soprano, but her light, delicate voice and exotic accent work very well for a XIXth century Parisian demimondaine. Her sense of line and legato, and her ability to match the underlying meaning of the words with the phrasing and tonality in her singing are unmatched.

Since it is now required to put various and sundry warnings on items to prevent the booboiserie from maiming themselves or their family members (I am reminded of a local savant who decided that the best tool to remove the too tight lug nuts from a wheel with a flat tire was a 10 gauge shot gun.), be warned - if you find recordings made before 1960 to be unlistenably primitive - this set is not for you. Otherwise, recommended highly.
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