EMI Celebrates 100 Golden Years of the Gramophone 1888-1988

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1Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1902-04)
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (in 1902)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1902, in 1902-04)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (in 1902-04)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (in 1902)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:16
2I Hear You Calling Me
piano:
Charles Marshall (British composer) (in 1908)
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
I Hear You Calling Me (in 1908)
lyricist:
Harold Lake (UK lyrics writer)
composer:
Charles Marshall (British composer)
Charles Marshall3:47
3Liebesleid
piano:
Franz Rupp (pianist) (in 1938)
violin:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer) (in 1938)
recording of:
Liebesleid (for violin and piano) (in 1938)
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 Kreisler3:40
4Etude in A flat
piano:
Alfred Cortot (French pianist) (in 1934)
recording of:
Étude in A‐flat major, op. 25 no. 1 “Aeolian Harp”: Allegro sostenuto (in 1934)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 26) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 104)
part of:
Études, op. 25
Fryderyk Chopin2:13
5Cello Suite no. 1 in G: Prelude
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-06-02)
engineer and producer:
M. Cailly (engineer)
cello:
Pablo Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals) (on 1938-06-02)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude) (on 1938-06-02)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007 (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:31
6The Song of the Flea
piano:
George de Godzinsky (Finnish composer and conductor) (in 1936)
bass vocals:
Feodor Chaliapin (operatic bass) (in 1936)
recording of:
Песня о блохе (Song of the Flea, «Жил-был король когда-то, при нём блоха жила…») (in 1936)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (in 1879)
translator:
Александр Струговщиков
Modest Mussorgsky3:02
7Recuerdos de la Alhambra
classical guitar:
Andrés Segovia (guitarist) (in 1927)
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra) (in 1927)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
arrangement of:
FINE ON THE OUTSIDE
Francisco Tárrega3:27
8The Silken Ladder: Overture
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1938)
conductor:
Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (in 1938)
recording of:
La scala di seta: Sinfonia (in 1938)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Maria Foppa
part of:
La scala di seta
Gioachino Rossini6:09
9Mattinata
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1935)
orchestra:
Members of La Scala Orchestra, Milan (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1935)
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer) (in 1935)
recording of:
Mattinata (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:14
10The Moonlight Sonata - Adagio Sostenuto
piano:
Artur Schnabel (Austrian classical pianist and teacher) (in 1934)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1934)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:00
11Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento
bass vocals:
Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone) (in 1954)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano) (in 1954)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (in 1954)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1954)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1954)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso) (in 1954)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:28
12Hora staccato
piano:
Emanuel Bay (in 1937)
violin:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist) (in 1937)
violin arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
recording of:
Hora staccato (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1937)
composed in:
Romania
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (dance for solo violin)
Grigoraș Dinicu2:10
13Tosca: Vissi d'arte
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1953)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (in 1953)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1953)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:18
14Horn Concerto no. 4 in E flat: Rondo
horn:
Dennis Brain (horn player) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1953)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1953)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace (in 1953)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:39
15Ave Maria
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (in 1943)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1943)
violin arranger:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
instrumental recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements) (in 1943)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert5:03
16Prelude in C sharp minor
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (in 1936)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (in 1936)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninov4:25
17Carmen: Habanera
choir vocals:
Chœurs national de la Radiodiffusion française (in 1958)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (in 1958)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (in 1958)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (in 1958)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (in 1958)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:08
18The Swan
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (cellist) (in 1962)
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer) (in 1962)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1962)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:52
19Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1971-12-22 until 1971-12-23)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (from 1971-12-22 until 1971-12-23)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-12-22 until 1971-12-23)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel (from 1971-12-22 until 1971-12-23)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner3:23
20Aida: Celeste Aida
trumpet:
Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music (in 1974)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1974)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1974)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1974)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1974)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:25
21Porgy and Bess: Summertime
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Artists (in 1986-06)
soprano vocals:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1986-06)
orchestra:
New Princess Theater Orchestra (in 1986-06)
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor) (in 1986-06)
orchestrator:
George Gershwin (composer)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (in 1986-06)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess) (in 1986-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
George Gershwin2:43
22Carmina burana: O Fortuna
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1974)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1974)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (in 1974)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1974)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:45