The Record of Singing (EMI) 1979 Record 2 Volume 2 1914 - 1925

THE FRENCH TRADITION IN DECLINE
1 Paul Franz–
Romeo Et Juliette (Act 5) - Salut Tombeau. Recorded 1912, In French
Composed By – Gounod*

2 Fernand Ansseau–
L'Africaine (Act 4) - Pays Merveilleux...O Paradis. Recorded October, 1921, In French
Composed By – Meyerbeer*

3 Charles Fontaine (2)–
Sigurd (Act 2) - La Bruit Des Chants...Esprits Gardiens. Recorded 1919, In French
Composed By – Reyer*

4 David Devriés–
Le Roi D'Ys' (Act 3) - Vainement Ma Bien Aimee. Recording Date Unknown, In French
Composed By – Lalo*

5 Fernand Francell–
Fortunio - J'aimais La Vielle Maison Grise. Recording Date Unknown, In French
Composed By – Messager*

6 Fernand Francell–
Fortunio - Si Vous Croyez. Recording Date Unknown, In French
Composed By – Messager*

7 Charles Friant–
Prince Igor (Act 2) - Lentement Baisse La Jour (Daylight Is Fading). Recorded 1919, In French
Composed By – Borodin*

8 Louis Cazette–
Griselidis (Act 2) - Je Suis L'oiseau. Recorded 1919, In French
Composed By – Massenet*

9 René Lapelletrie–
Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'ete - Ou Suis-je? Recording Date Unknown, In French
Composed By – Thomas*

10 Dinh Gilly–
La Coupe Du Roi De Thule - Il Est Venu Ce Jour De Lutte. Recorded 1924, In French
Composed By – Diaz*

11 Louis Lestelly–
Herodiade (Act 3) - Salome ... Demande Au Prisonnier. Recorded c.1919, In French
Composed By – Massenet*

12 Marcel Journet–
La Reine De Saba (Act 1) - Sous Les Pieds. Recorded 11th January 1912, In French
Composed By – Gounod*

13 Hector Dufranne–
Thais (Act 1) 0 Voila Donc La Terrible Cite. Recorded c.1913, In French
Composed By – Massenet*

14 Paul Payan And Suzanne Brohly–
Cendrillon - Ma Pauvre Enfant Cherie ... Nous Quitterons Cette Ville. Recorded c.1912, In French
Composed By – Massenet*

15 Jean-Emmile Vannie Marcoux*–
Monna Vanna - Ce N'est Pas Un Viellard. Recorded c.1924, In French
16 Jean Aquistapace*– Composed By – Massenet*
Pensee D'autommne. Recorded 1924, In French
Composed By – Massenet*

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 project was accompanied initially by two illustrated books, containing singers' biographies and appraisals, which were published in London, by Duckworth, in the late 1970s. It covers the period running from circa 1900, when the earliest recordings were made, through until the early 1950s, when the last 78-rpm records were produced. Singers are divided into groups arranged according to national 'schools' and fach or voice type. In practice, this means that there are separate Italian, German, French, Anglo-American and East European classifications.

Origins
The original idea for the series came from the collector Vivian Liff, who chose the recordings used in the first two volumes, almost all of which came from the Stuart-Liff Collection, as well as the photographs of the singers which were published in the books that accompanied volumes 1 and 2 of the project. Michael Scott was asked to write these two books. They contained brief singers' biographies, too and featured a critical (sometimes controversial) commentary about their accomplishments, are gleaned from certain discs they had made. Bryan Crimp of EMI was responsible for the transfers of the original recorded material to LP. Keith Hardwick, however, was responsible for the transfers, etc., on the final two volumes of the survey (which were not accompanied by books).
Publication on LPs
EMI first released the collection on vinyl LP (long-playing) records.
Volume 1 first appeared in 1977, with a second edition in 1982 including corrections to the pitch of many of the recordings. The supplement also appeared around 1982. Volume 2 was published in 1979. Volume 3 and Volume 4 were released around 1984 and 1989 respectively.
The complete set was on 47 discs. Volumes 1, 2 and 3 each occupied 13, with Volume 4 having 8 discs. The original intention was apparently to produce 12 LPs per volume; but the selection of singers included in Volume 1 proved controversial, and an extra record (entitled a 'Supplement') was added to partly correct oversights. Volumes 2 and 3 were then assigned 13 records each.
Compact disc.

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