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1 Borghild Bryhn-Langaard 1883-1939–
Peer Gynt - Solvejgs Vise (Solveig's Song). Recorded 1908, In Norwegian
Composed By – Grieg

2 Rosa Ponselle 1897-1981–
Ernani (Act 1) - Ernani Involami. Recorded January, 1924, In Italian
Composed By – Verdi

3 Rosa Ponselle–
Maritana - Scenes That Are Brightest. Recorded March, 1922, In English.
Composed By – William Vincent Wallace

4 Florence Easton 1882-1955–
Gianni Schicchi - O Mio Babbino Caro. Recorded 1919, In Italian
Composed By – Puccini

5 Carmen Hill 1883-1951–
Rose Of Forgiveness. Recorded 1915, In English
Composed By – D'Hardelot

6 Leila Megane 1891-1960 –
Therese - Jour De Juin. Recorded 8th September, 1922, In French.
Composed By – Massenet

7 Carolina Lazzari 1891-1946–
Dinorah - Recitative And Canzonetta Of The Goatherd. Recorded 1919, In Italian.
Composed By – Meyerbeer

8 Edna Thornton 1875-1958–
Nadeshda - My Heart Is Weary. Recorded September, 1908, In English
Composed By – Goring-Thomas

9 Sophie Braslau 1892-1935–
Swedish Love Long. Recorded c.1916, In English.
Composed By – Nat Halsey

10 Eleonora De Cisneros 1878-1934–
Les Huguenots (Act 1) - Nobles Seigneurs! Recorded 1915, In Italian
Composed By – Meyerbeer

11 Riccardo Martin 1874-1952–
Die Walküre (Act 1) - Winterstürme. Recorded c.1911, In German
Composed By – Wagner

12 Orville Harrold 1878-1933 & Éva Gauthier 1885-1958 –
Louise (Act 3) - Depuis Longtemps J'habitais Cette Chambre. Recorded c.1922, In French
Composed By – Charpentier

13 Charles Hackett 1887-1941 –
La Boheme (Act 1) - Che Gelida Manina. Recorded March, 1924, In Italian.
Composed By – Puccini

14 Mario Chamlee 1892-1966 –
Mignon (Act 2) - Adieu, Mignon. Recorded c.1923, In French.
Composed By – Thomas

15 Edward Johnson 1878-1959–
Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still. Recorded 1920, In English
Composed By – Wrighton

16 Alfred Piccaver 1883-1958–
Silvana - So Soll Denn Dieses Herz. Recorded July, 1920, In German
Composed By – Weber

17 Joseph Hislop 1884-1977–
Queen Of The Earth. Recorded 1914, In English
Composed By – Pinsuti

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.

For more see: The Record of Singing - Wikipedia

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