The Record of Singing (EMI) Volume 4 CD 1 (1939-1955) Produced 1989 & 1991

THE ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOOL

1 Margaret Ritchie (soprano) 1903-1969 Hush every breeze (Hours of Love) by Hook (arr. by Frankel) Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Collingwood 20-09-1948 English

2 Gwen Catley (soprano) 1906-1996 Ah! Echo, viens sur l’air (Sweet echo, come tune thy lay) La Jolie Fille de Perth) by Bizet (The Fair Maid of Perth) Alec Whittaker (oboe obbligato) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stanford Robinson 30-09-1949 English

3 Dorothy Kirsten (soprano) 1910-1992 Chi Il bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine Act 1) by Puccini RCA Victor Orchestra conducted by Jean Paul Morel 30-12-1947 Italian

4 Florence Quartararo (soprano) 1919-1994 Care selve (Atalanta Act 1) by Handel RCA Victor Orchestra conducted by Jean Paul Morel 30-12-1947 Italian

5 Elsie Houston (soprano) 1902-1943 Cancao do Carreiro (14 Serestas No. 8) by Villa-Lobos (Pablo Miguel piano) 17-01-1941 Portuguese

6 Eleanor Steber (soprano) 1914-1990 Depuis le jour (Louise Act 111) by Charpentier Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Walter Susskind 17-09-1947 French

7 Maggie Teyte (soprano) 1888-1976 Belle lune d’argent (Moreas) (Etudes latines No. 4) by Hahn Gerald Moore (piano) 15-11-1944 French

8 Dorothy Maynor (soprano) 1910-1996 Ach, ich fuhl’s (Die Zauberflote Act 11) by Mozart Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky 6-11-1939 German

9 Joan Hammond (soprano) 1912-1996 Gluck, das mir verblieb (Die tote Stadt Act 1) by Korngold Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Walter Susskind 17-03-1953 German

10 Astrid Varney (soprano) 1918-2006 Dich, teure Halle (Tannhauser Act 11) by Wagner Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Georges Sebastian 15-06-1951 German

11 Helen Traubel (soprano) 1899-1972 Einsam in truben Tagen (Lohengrin Act 1) by Wagner Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York conducted by Artur Rodzinski 23-05-1945 German

12 Rose Bampton (soprano) 1907-2007 Ah, malge moi (Alceste Act 11) by Gluck Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Wilfred Pelletier 17-06-1941 French

13 Blanche Thebom (mezzo-soprano) 1915-2010 Mon coeurs s’ouvre a ta voix (Samson et Dalila Act 11) by Saint-Saens London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Warwick Braithwaite 12-07-1950 French

14 Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano) 1900-1973 Quand je vous aimeral?..L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habenera from Carmen Act 1) by Bizet Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Walter Susskind 25-09-1951 French

15 Flora Nielsen (mezzo-soprano) 1900-? In der Fruhe (Morike) by Wolf Gerald Moore (piano) 15-12-1949 German

16 Gladys Ripley (mezzo-soprano) 1908-1955 Where Corals Lie (Garnett) (No. 4 of Sea Pictures Op. 37) by Elgar Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by George Weldon 28-05-1946 English

17 Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) 1912-1953 Qui Sedes (Mass in B Minor) by J.S. Bach Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan June 1950 Latin

18 Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) 1912-1953 Qui Sedes (Mass in B Minor) by J.S. Bach Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan June 1950 Latin

19 My Lovely Celia (Monro arr. by Lane Wilson) Gerald Moore (piano) 24-02-1943 English

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.

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