Tracklist

1CD: Recorded 2017 – 2007
2CD: Recorded 2007- 1993
3CD: Recorded 1992 – 1983
4CD: Recorded 1982 – 1966
5CD: Recorded 1966 – 1953
6CD: Recorded 1952 – 1935
7CD: Recorded 1935 – 1897
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1Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù”
tenor vocals:
Helge Rosvænge (tenor)
orchestra:
Kapelle der Staatsoper Berlin
conductor:
Franz Alfred Schmidt (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Non piangere, Liù” (Calaf, Liù, Timur)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini2:45
2Violin Concerto in D major: 2. Aria I
violin:
Samuel Dushkin (American violinist and transcriber)
orchestra:
Orchestre Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D major: II. Aria I
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1931)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D major
Igor Stravinsky4:18
3Peer Gynt, op. 23: Act III. Solveig’s Song (Sung in German)
soprano vocals:
Erna Berger (German lyric soprano)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Leo Blech (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang (german lyrics)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
Edvard Grieg3:00
4Das Herz, op. 39: Love Theme. Sehr ruhig, lieblich (Molto tranquillo, dolce)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1932)
conductor:
Hans Pfitzner (German composer) (in 1932)
recording of:
Das Herz, op. 39: Love Theme. Sehr ruhig, lieblich (Molto tranquillo, dolce) (in 1932)
composer:
Hans Pfitzner (German composer)
Hans Pfitzner6:32
5Die Walküre, WWV 86b: Akt III. The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Knappertsbusch (German conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner4:38
6Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Berlin
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (conductor) (Pietro Mascagni, composer & conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni4:00
7Dir, Dir, Jehova will ich singen BWV 452
organ:
Helmut Walcha (German organist)
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
conductor:
Karl Straube
recording of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 452 "Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen" (for voice and basso continuo)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Bartholomäus Crasselius (German hymn writer)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 39b), Bach Compendium (number: BC F 250) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 452)
adaptation of:
Choralsatz, BWV 299 [1] "Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen" (for choir, in Clavier-Büchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:21
8Parsifal, WWV 111: Akt II. “Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust”
soprano vocals:
Frida Leider (soprano)
partial recording of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: II. Aufzug, 2. Szene
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1877-09 until 1882-01)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1865-08-27 until 1877-04-19)
part of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: II. Aufzug
Richard Wagner4:38
9Undine: Akt III. “O kehr’ zurück”
baritone vocals:
Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone)
recording of:
Undine: Akt III. „O kehr zurück!“ (Kühleborn, Undine, Chor)
composer:
Albert Lortzing (German composer)
part of:
Undine: Akt III
Albert Lortzing3:56
10Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410 (Arr. Alfred Grünfeld)
piano:
Alfred Grünfeld (Austrian pianist and composer)
recording of:
Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410 (for piano, arr. Alfred Grünfeld)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
arranger:
Alfred Grünfeld (Austrian pianist and composer)
arrangement of:
Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410 (Voices of Spring)
Johann Strauss4:03
11Hummel Waltz in E‐flat major
piano:
Percy B. Kahn (composer and pianist)
violin:
Mischa Elman (Russian-American violinist)
recording of:
Waltz in E-flat major
composer:
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (Austrian composer)
Johann Nepomuk Hummel2:19
12Boris Godounov (1869 Version): Act IV.“ Proshchay, moy syn” (Death of Boris)
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (in 1911-10)
bass vocals:
Feodor Chaliapin (operatic bass) (in 1911-10)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1911-10)
recording of:
Boris Godunow: Act IV "Tod des Boris" (in 1911-10)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
part of:
Борис Годунов: Act IV (1872 version)
Mussorgsky4:46
133 Old Viennese Dances: 1. Liebesfreud
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1911)
piano:
Haddon Squire (early 20th century pianist) (in 1911)
violin:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer) (in 1911)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Classics (read annotations before use) (in 1911)
recording of:
Liebesfreud (for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label) and ショット・ミュージック 株式会社 Dept. 3 (Schott Music Corporation Dept. 3)
part of:
Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (for violin and piano)
Fritz Kreisler3:21
14La Bohème: Atto IV. “O Mimì, tu più non torni”
baritone vocals:
Antonio Scotti (Italian baritone)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto IV. no. 21. “O Mimì, tu più non torni” (Rodolfo, Marcello)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto IV. In soffitta (La bohème: Act IV, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:11
15Auld Lang Syne (Traditional)
soprano vocals:
Nellie Melba (soprano)
orchestra:
Coldstream Guards Band and Chorus
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1788)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6294)
[traditional]3:05
16Ave Maria
piano and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1904-04-11)
other vocals [castrato vocals]:
Alessandro Moreschi (on 1904-04-11)
recorded at:
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City (on 1904-04-11)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (on 1904-04-11)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach3:12
17Otello: Atto I. “Esultate!”
tenor vocals:
Francesco Tamagno (italian tenor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 1. “Esultate!” (Otello, Ciprioti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:21
18Excerpt From a Spoken Letter to His Sister‐in‐Law Sara Hahn
spoken vocals:
Emil Berliner (Vienna based musician ans sounddesigner)
Emil Berliner0:29