ECHOES OF A GOLDEN AGE

Monday night at 9 p.m.
Produced and hosted by WUOT Program Director, Daniel Berry

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PLAYLISTS are usually posted the week after the show airs.

JULY 2008
7 Potpourri
14 Anton Rubinstein
21 Un-Wagner
28 A Galli-Curci Program

JUNE 2008
2 Potpourri
9 Margherita Carosio 6/7/08
16 Music of Samuel Barber
23 Reichrundfunk On the Air
30 Peter Anders

MAY 2008
5 Potpourri
12 The Chicago Opera 75 years ago
19 What Makes a Tristan?
26 American Singers of the 1910's

APRIL 2008
5
Potpourri
12 The Chicago Opera 75 years ago
19 What Makes a Tristan?
26 American Singers of the 1910's

 

 

 


 PLAYLISTS

 

DATE: June 23, 2008
SUBJECT: Reichradio on the Air.

3 PUCCINI La Boheme-Leb wohl jetzt…Wo ich selig von Glueck (Act III finale)
Trude Eipperle, soprano; Milde Gueden, soprano; Peters Anders, tenor; Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, baritone; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Hans Steinkopf. BASF 10 21496 1944 [2/1] 8:49

14 MOZART Die Zauberfloete-Papagena! Papagena!
Karl Schmitt-Walter, baritone; Lilly Preisig, soprano; Three children of the Regensburg Cathedral Choir; Orchestra of Reichsenders Stuttgart/Joseph Keilberth. 12/10/37 PREISER CD 90254 [2/14] 7:25

24 WAGNER Tannhaeuser-Inbrunst im Herzen.
Max Lorenz, tenor; Karl Schmitt-Walter, baritone; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Artur Rother. 1943 BASF 22 22120 [2/1] 15:15

41 VERDI Der Troubadour-Ich bin dein Sohn nicht.
Marie-Luise Schilp, mezzo soprano; Helge Roswaenge, tenor; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Artur Rother. 5/26 & 27/1942 PREISER 90273 [1] 9:13

52+ LEONCAVALLO Der Bajazzo-Wie flammte auf sein Auge.
Hilde Scheppan, soprano; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Artur Rother. 9/9/43 PREISER CD 90030

DATE: June 16, 2008
SUBJECT: Music of Samuel Barber

3 Dover Beach, Op.3. Samuel Barber, baritone; Curtis String Quartet. RCA Victor 5/13/35 NW 229 [10057] 7:49

13 Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op.24. Eleanor Steber, soprano; Dumbarton Oaks Chamber Orchestra/William Strickland, c. Columbia 11/7/50 SONY 60899 [10056] 14:07

17 Melodies Passageres, Op.27. Pierre Bernac, baritone; Francis Poulenc, piano. Columbia 2/15/52 unpublished. NW 229 [10058 ] 8:24

28 Hermit Songs, Op.29. Leontyne Price, soprano; Samuel Barber, piano. Columbia 11/19/54 SONY 60899 [10055] 16:42

47 Sure On This Shining Night. Jan Peerce. United Artists 1965 [10060] 2:19

DATE: June 9, 2008
SUBJECT: Margherita Carosio

1 BELLINI I Puritani-Qui la voce. HMV 1947 Preiser CD 89616 [5] 4:20

7 DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor-Regnava nel silenzio. ` Parlophone late 1930’s Rococo 5309 6:26 [10054]

15 CAROSIO Gorgheggi bell’alba. Parlophone late 1930’s Rococo 5309 [2/5]

20 MASCAGNI Nerone-Perche dovrei tremare. Live 1935? 4:16 [10053]

26 PONCHIELLI Lina-La madre mia. HMV 1946 3:33 [14]

31 DONIZETTI Betly-In questo semplice, modesto asilo. HMV 1947 [8] 6:23

39 VERDI La Traviata-Addio del passato. HMV 1946 Preiser CD 89616 4:33 [13]

45 DONIZETTI L’Elisir d’amore-Adina/Dulcamara Duet. w/Melchiore Luise. EMI 1952 RCA Victor LM 6024 8:03 [10052]

54+ MENOTTI Amelia al ballo-Vola intanto l’ora insonne. EMI 1954 3:00 [10051]

DATE: June 2
SUBJECT: Potpourri

3 VERDI Falstaff-Dal labbro il canto. Ferruccio Tagliavini Cetra 10/5/40 CENTAUR 2164 [6] 4:07

9 VERDI Falstaff-Sul fil d’un soffio etesio. Rina Gigli HMV c.1950 EMI LP QALP 10352 [2/2]

15 VERDI Il Trovatore-D’amor sull’ ali rosee. Leyla Gencer. Cetra 6/1956 MYTO CD 951.122 [8,9] 5:00

23 GANNE: Saltimbanques-C’est l’amour qui flotte. Germaine Cernay Odeon 123544 Club 99 LP CL-99-111 [1/1]

28 HEROLD: Le Pre aux Clarcs-A la Fleur dub el age. Polydor c.1930 Germaine Corney Club 99-114 [2/3]

32 STRAUSS Arabella-Aber der Richtige. Viorica Ursuleac, Margit Bokor. DG 1934 Belcantodisc LP BC 248 [2/1]

36 TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin-Tatyana’s Letter Scene. Teresa Kubiak DECCA 1975 LONDON 417 413 [1/14] 13:38

53+ BIZET Carmen-La fleur. Lorenz Fehenberger. DG 1948 PREISER CD 89520

DATE: May 26, 2008
SUBJECT: American Singers of the 1910’s

Columbia the Gem of the Ocean Lambert Murphy Victor 45121 [6]

Oh That We Two Were Maying. Janet Spencer, Thomas Chalmers Edison [9/19]

Anon. Annie Laurie Geraldine Farrar Victor 88052 [1]

J.S. Fearis Beautiful Isle of Somewhere. Evan Williams. Victor 64411 [2]

R. M. Stults The Sweetest Story Ever Told Sophie Braslau V64708 [4]

Believe me, if all those endearing young charms. Anna Case. Edison [8/1]

Bingham-Molloy: Love’s old sweet song. Clarence Whitehill Victor 6307 1912

Bland Carry me back to old Virginny. Alma Gluck Victor 11/13/14

Julia Ward Howe Battle Hymn of the Republic Reinald Werrenrath Victor 45121 [5]

Novello Keep the home fires burning. Rosa Ponselle Columbia 2/15/19

Lehmann Ah Moon of My Delight. Paul Althouse Victor 55059 1914

Emmett Dixie. Mabel Garrison Victor 1917

Robinson The Snowy Breasted Pearl Charles Hackett Columbia 1922

DATE: May 19, 2008
SUBJECT: What Makes a Tristan

4 Das Land, dass Tristan meint. Guenther Treptow. 1950 Gala 100.651 [3/1+2:10] 2:00

7 Die Wunde, die sie heilend schloss. Guenther Treptow as above [5/+6:05 - 9:26] 3:21

12 O sink hernieder. Eric Schmedes, Sophie Sedlmeier. G&T 1904 Symposium 1081 [23] 4:26

18 Wohin nun Tristan scheidet Karel Burian. Gram. 1911 Supraphon 0 12 1579 [1/6] 2:45

22 O sink hernieder Gunnar Graarud, Nanny Larsen-Todson. Columbia August 1928 Naxos 8.110200-02 [2/4] 5:05

29 Tristan! Isolde! Ludwig Suthaus, Margarethe Baeumer, Erna Westenberger. Urania 10/1950 Preiser 90453 [2/1; fade at 3:15]

34 Das Schiff. Siehst du’s noch nicht? Wolfgang Windgassen DG c.1955 Decca 9897 [2/2] 5:06

41 Isolde! Tristan!...O sink hernieder. Lauritz Melchior, Frieda Leider. HMV 1929 Naxos CD 8.110744-45

DATE: April 21, 2008
SUBJECT: Postwar Italian Basses

3 Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro-Non piu andrai. Ezio Pinza (1893-1957) RCA Victor 1951 RCA LM 1751 c.3:30

8 Verdi Aida-Mortal, diletto ai Numi. Tancredi Pasero (1893-1983)
(w/Beniamino Gigli). HMV July 1946 Naxos 8.110156-57 [1/8] 4:40

15 Donizetti Don Pasquale-Un foco insolito Salvatore Baccaloni (1900-1969) Allegro early 1950's Allegro 9020 [1/2] 2:06

19 Verdi Luisa Miller-Il mio sangue. Giacomo Vaghi (1901-1978) Cetra 2/13/51 Warner-Fonit CD 82645 [11,12] 4:01

25 Meyerbeer Gli Ugonotti-Piff paff. Luciano Neroni (1909-1951) Cetra 10/14/48 Clama CD 22 [8] 4:27

31 Verdi Simon Boccanegra-Il lacerato spirito. Giulio Neri (1909-1958) Cetra 10/17/51 Warner-Fonit 82649 [3/10] 4:06

37 Verdi La Forza del destino-Il santo nome di Dio. Giuseppe Modesti. (1914-1999) Urania 1952 Preiser 20033 [1/14] 5:15

44 Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia-La calunnia. Italo Tajo. (1915-1993) RCA c.1950 RCA Victor LP 1148 [2/2] c.4:00

50 Gounod Faust-Le veau d'or. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (1920-1991)Cetra c.1951 Documents 987 [8] 2:14

53 Verdi I vespri siciliani-O tu Palermo. Cesare Siepi (b.1923) Cetra 1947 Preiser 89960 [15] 4:17


DATE: April 14, 2008
SUBJECT: A Collector’s Tosca

3 Recondita armonia Fernando de Lucia G&T 1902 Symposium 1149 [23] 2:33

7 Perche chiuso? Florence Quartararo, Ramon Vinay. RCA Victor 12/9/47 Preiser CD 89619 [10] 10:23

19 Una corona, la stemma Magda Olivero, Aldo Protti Live 1972 Rodolfe 12438/39 [4/2] 3:58

24 Tre sbirri Pasquale Amato` Victor 9/10/14 RCA 20140 [2/1] 4+

30 Floria…amore…Vittoria…Gia mi dicon…Vissi d’arte Leontyne Price, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei. Decca 9/1962 Decca 289 466 384 [2/7-10] 13:37

45 E lucevan le stelle. Ferruccio Tagliavini Cetra 1941 Centaur 2164 [11] 3:29

50 O dolci mani…Amaro sol per te. Zinka Milanov, Jussi Bjoerling. RCA 1955 RCA Victor LM 6052[4] 5/7


DATE: April 7, 2008
SUBJECT: Potpourri

Borodin Prince Igor-How are you, Prince? Boris Christoff EMI 5/5/50 Seraphim 60350 [2/4] 7:25

Verdi Forza del destino-Madre pietosa virgine. Meta Seinemeyer. Parophon 5/5/27 LV 111 [1/2]

Verdi Aida-Pur ti riveggo. Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Mario Sereni. EMI 1966 Angel 3716

Puccini Tosca-Gia mi dicon venal. Antonio Scotti Victor 3/30/09 Pearl CD 9924 [3/5]

Rachmaninov Aleko-Romance of the Young Gypsy. Solomon Khromchenko. USSR 1936 TRC 23 [3]

Cilea Adriana Lecouvreur-La dolcissima effigie. Cetra circa 1940 Bongiovanni CD 1067 [16]

Verdi La Traviata-Di provenza il mar. Ernesto Badini HMV 1915

Arr. Quilter Ye banks and braes. Kathleen Ferrier. 12/10/51 Decca 475 078 [2/1] 3:10

Hopper By the Short Cut to the Rosses. John McCormack. Victor 1/13/28 Victrola VIC 1393 [2/10] 1:25

DATE: March 31, 2008
SUBJECT: The Last Songbirds

3 Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d’Or-Hymne au soleil. Lily Pons. Columbia 12/11/47 SONY CD 60655 [2/1] 4:15

9 Bellini I Puritani-Son vergin vezzosa. Lina Pagliughi. Cetra 1940’s? Cetra LPO 2039 [1/3]

14 Bellini I Puritani-Qui la voce. Margherita Carosio. HMV 1947 Preiser CD 89616 [8]

20 Donizetti Don Pasquale-So anch’io la virtu magica. Lina Aimaro. Westminster 1952 Preiser 20028 [1/6] 5:35

27 Thomas Mignon-Je suis Titania. Patrice Munsel RCA 3/23/45 RCA 8-5177 [6/1/1] 4:53

33 Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor-Quando rapita in estasi. Dolores Wilson Urania? 1951 MT 10 [1/2]

39 Bellini La Sonnambula-Ah non giunge. Roberta Peters. RCA Victor 9/53 RCA LP 1786 [2/2] 2:49

43 Delibes Lakme-O va la jeune Indoue. Mado Robin. Decca 1951 Pearl CD 0181 [2/2] 5:21

50 Strauss Jr. Voices of Spring. Gwen Catley. HMV 1947 HMV HLM 7066 [2/5]

57 Verdi The Chimney Sweep. Rita Streich. DG c.1955

 

 



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