Victor de Sabata discography
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This discography aims to include all published recordings featuring the conducting of Victor de Sabata.
Sorted by composer and work
Barber
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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18 March 1950 | Barber | School for Scandal (Overture) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 2297, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | [1] |
Beethoven
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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2–3 May 1946 | Beethoven | Third Symphony (Eroica) | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361, Iron Needle IN 1410, Arkadia 105788, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [2], [3], [4], [5] |
16 March 1950 | Beethoven | Fifth Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Tahra TAH 449, Nuova Era 013.6316 | [6] |
23–25, 29 January, 3 February 1947 | Beethoven | Sixth Symphony (Pastoral) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Naxos 8.110859, Arkadia 105788 | [7] |
18 March 1951 | Beethoven | Eighth Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6338, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361 |
Berlioz
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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May 1946 | Berlioz | Le Carnaval Romain Overture | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [8], [9] |
1 August 1953 | Berlioz | Le Carnaval Romain overture | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Dynamic IDIS6416 | [10], [11] |
Brahms
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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February 1953 | Brahms | Third Symphony (finale) (rehearsal) [12] | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319 | [13], [14] |
April 1939 | Brahms | Fourth Symphony | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Magic Master 37086, Andante 1030, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [15], [16], [17], [18] |
16 March 1950 | Brahms | Violin Concerto | Nathan Milstein (violin), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6316, Tahra TAH 449, Archipel ARPCD 0086 |
De Sabata
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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29–30 December 1933 | De Sabata | Juventus | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | [19] |
Debussy
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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7 February 1947 | Debussy | Jeux | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, Pristine Audio PASC046 | [20], [21] |
28 February – 1 March 1948 | Debussy | La Mer | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV (not issued until 1997), Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | [22] |
1 February 1948 | Debussy | Nocturnes (Nuages) | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | [23] |
24 February 1948 | Debussy | Nocturnes (Fetes) | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | [24] |
Dukas
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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12 March 1950 | Dukas | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 6350, Originals 821 |
Dvořák
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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26 March 1950 | Dvořak | Ninth Symphony (From the New World) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discorafico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 2297 | [25] |
Franck
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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12 March 1950 | Franck | Symphony in D minor | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 6350 |
Ghedini
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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5 March 1950 | Ghedini | Marinaresca e baccanale | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | [26] |
Giordano
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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6 March 1949 | Giordano | Andrea Chénier (excerpts) | Mario del Monaco (Andrea Chénier), Renata Tebaldi (Madeleine), Paolo Silveri (Gerard), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058, Myto MCD 90634 | [27], [28] |
Glazunov
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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28 December 1933 | Glazunov | From the Middle Ages (suite) | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | [29] |
Kodály
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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April 1939 | Kodály | Dances of Galanta | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Urania 155, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [30], [31] |
Mosolov
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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30 December 1933 | Mosolov | Iron Foundry | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | [32] |
Mozart
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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December 1941 | Mozart | Requiem (complete) | Pia Tassinari (soprano), Ebe Stignani (mezzo-soprano), Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor), Italo Tajo (bass), Orchestra e Coro di Torino dell'EIAR | Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Iron Needle IN 1390, Cetra 40001, Naxos 8.111064 | [33], [34],[35] |
Puccini
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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7 December 1949 | Puccini | La bohème (excerpts) | Gianni Pogi (Rodolfo), Margherita Carosio (Mimì), Paolo Silveri (Marcello), Alda Noni (Musetta), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Myto MCD 90634 | [36], [37] |
12 April 1953 | Puccini | Tosca (Aria "Vissi d'arte") | Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Orchestra of La Scala, Milan | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2319 | [38], [39] |
10–14, 16, 18–21 August 1953 | Puccini | Tosca (complete) | Maria Callas (Floria Tosca), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Mario Caravadossi), Tito Gobbi (Scarpia), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 7243 5 62890 2 4 (and many others), Naxos 8.110256-57, Regis 2065 | [40] |
Rachmaninoff
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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12 March 1950 | Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Artur Rubinstein (piano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals ORI 821, Nuova Era 2232 |
Ravel
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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5 March 1950 | Ravel | Boléro | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135, | [41] |
26 March 1950 | Ravel | Ma Mère l'Oie (suite) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals 821, Nuova Era 2219 | |
1 August 1953 | Ravel | La Valse | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2219, Dynamic IDIS6416 | [42] |
Respighi
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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April 1939 | Respighi | Feste Romane | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | [43], [44] |
23–24 January 1947 | Respighi | Fountains of Rome | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [45], [46], [47] |
12 March 1950 | Respighi | Pines of Rome | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Nuova Era 2232 | [48] |
Rossini
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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3 February 1952 | Rossini | Barber of Seville (complete) | Gino Bechi (Figaro), Dora Gatta (Rosina), Cesare Valletti (Almaviva), Melchiorre Luise (Bartolo), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Basilio), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Walhall WLCD 0061 | [49] |
February 1953 | Rossini | La gazza ladra (overture) (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | [50] |
February 1948 | Rossini | William Tell (overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [51], [52] |
Schumann
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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18 March 1951 | Schumann | Piano Concerto | Claudio Arrau (piano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Music and Arts 1174, Archipel ARPCD 0086 |
Sibelius
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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May 1946 | Sibelius | En saga | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Decca LP 6BB 236/7 | [53], [54] |
5 March 1950 | Sibelius | First Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2210, Urania 155 | [55], [56] |
May 1946 | Sibelius | Valse Triste | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [57] |
Richard Strauss
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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April 1939 | Richard Strauss | Death and Transfiguration | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | [58], [59], [60] |
1 August 1953 | Richard Strauss | Death and Transfiguration | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2210, Dynamic IDIS6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | [61] [62] |
November/December 1948 | Richard Strauss | Don Quixote | Aldo Parisot (cello), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Live recording, Pittsburgh | Urania URN 22.105 | [63], [64] |
February 1953 | Richard Strauss | Dance of the Seven Veils (from Salome) (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | [65] |
Stravinsky
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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9 September 1947 | Stravinsky | Chant du Rossignol | Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Stockholm | Urania 155, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2319 | [66] |
28 December 1933 | Stravinsky | Fireworks | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | [67] |
Verdi
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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7 June 1936 | Verdi | Aïda (excerpts) (sung in Swedish and German) | Jussi Björling, (Radamès), Maria Nemeth, Kerstin Thorborg, Alexander Svied, Ludwig Hofmann, Orchestra and chorus of the Vienna State Opera | Live recording, Vienna | Koch Schwann 3-1454-2 ("Edition Wiener Staatsoper Live, Volume 4") | [68], [69] |
22 June 1937 | Verdi | Aïda (complete) | Gina Cigna (Aida), Beniamino Gigli (Radamès), Ebe Stignani (Amneris), Tancredi Pasero (Ramfis), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Berlin | Eklipse EKR 53 | [70], [71], [72], [73] |
14 May 1938 | Verdi | Aïda (excerpts) | Gina Cigna (Aïda), Beniamino Gigli, (Radamès), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | [74] |
April 1939 | Verdi | Aïda (prelude) | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | [75] |
7 June 1951 | Verdi | Falstaff (complete) | Mariano Stabile (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi, Cloë Elmo (Quickly), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla scala, Milan | Opera d'Oro 1214, Urania 176, Nuova Era 2220/21, Premiere Opera CDNO 2932 | [76] |
26 May 1952 | Verdi | Falstaff (complete) | Mariano Stabile (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi (Alice), Cloë Elmo (Quickly), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Music and Arts CD 1104, Cantus Classics 500.408 | [77], [78] |
7 December 1952 | Verdi | Macbeth (complete) | Maria Callas (Lady Macbeth), Enzo Mascherini (Macbeth), Italo Tajo (Banquo), Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2202/3, EMI CMS 5 66447 2, Hunt 2CDSLMH 34027, Legendary LR-CD-1003-2, Movimento Musica 051.022, Arkadia CDMP 427.2, G.O.P. 750-CD2, Canale 539003/4, Documents 221886-303 | [79], [80] |
1 February 1938 | Verdi | Otello (excerpts) | Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Francesco Merli (Tenor), Piero Biasini (Baritone), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | [81] |
5 February 1949 | Verdi | Otello (aria "Willow Song") | Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058 | [82] |
12 December 1940 | Verdi | Requiem (excerpts) | Beniamino Gigli (Tenor), Ebe Stignani (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero (Bass), RAI Chorus and Orchestra | Live recording | Enterprise RY 77 | [83], [84] |
14 December 1940 | Verdi | Requiem (excerpts) | Beniamino Gigli (Tenor), Ebe Stignani (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero (Bass), EIAR Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Orchestra da Camera di Roma | Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Legato LCD 178-2, Arkadia CDMP 446 | [85], [86], [87] |
27 January 1951 | Verdi | Requiem (complete) | Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano), Giacinto Prandelli (tenor), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 6346/47, Urania URN 22.189, Great Opera Performances GOP 825 | [88] |
18–22, 25–27 June 1954 | Verdi | Requiem (complete) | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Oralia Dominguez (mezzo-soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Cesare Siepi (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 653565 5062, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50, Opera d'Oro OPD 1314 | [89], [90], [91] |
February – March 1948 | Verdi | La traviata (Act 1 and Act 3 Preludes) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [92], [93] |
February 1947 | Verdi | I vespri siciliani (Overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Malibran CDRG 174, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [94], [95], [96] |
1 August 1953 | Verdi | I vespri siciliani (overture) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Originals ORI 821, Dynamic IDIS6416 | [97], [98] |
Wagner
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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25 March 1951 | Wagner | Götterdämmerung (immolation scene) | Eileen Farrell (soprano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
25 March 1951 | Wagner | Die Meistersinger (prelude) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
25 March 1951 | Wagner | Parsifal (Prelude and Good Friday music) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
11 December 1930 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) (sung in Italian) | Giuseppina Cobelli (Isolde), Renato Zanelli (Tristan), Orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Pearl GEMS 0054, Symposium 1102 | [99], [100] |
April 1939 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Uhttp://worldcat.org/search?q=victor+de+sabata&qt=owc_searchrania 155, Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [101], [102], [103], [104] |
14 April 1948 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) | Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Rosette Anday (Brangäne)
Paul Schöffler (King Mark), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala (Note: Urania booklet notes falsely claim the performance to be from 1947 with Einar Beyron as Tristan and Elsa Calveti as Brangäne) |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Urania URN 22.105, Simax 1820 | [105], [106] |
25 March 1951 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (prelude and liebestod) | Eileen Farrell (soprano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
13 December 1951 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (complete) | Gertrud Grob-Prandl (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Archipel ARPCD 0027-3 | [107], [108] |
May 1946 | Wagner | Ride of the Valkyries | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [109], [110] |
February 1953 | Wagner | Ride of the Valkyries (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | [111] |
Wolf-Ferrari
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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February – March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari | I quattro rusteghi (Intermezzo from Act II) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [112], [113] |
February – March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari | Il segreto di Susanna (overture from Act I) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [114], [115] |
Sorted by date
1930s
1930
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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11 December 1930 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) (sung in Italian) | Giuseppina Cobelli (Isolde), Renato Zanelli (Tristan), Orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Pearl GEMS 0054, Symposium 1102 | [116], [117] |
1933
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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28 December 1933 | Stravinsky | Fireworks | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | [118] |
28 December 1933 | Glazunov | From the Middle Ages (suite) | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | [119] |
29–30 December 1933 | De Sabata | Juventus | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | [120] |
30 December 1933 | Mosolov | Iron Foundry | RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin | Studio recording for Parlophone, Turin | Naxos 8.110859 | [121] |
1936
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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7 June 1936 | Verdi | Aida (excerpts) (sung in Swedish and German) | Jussi Björling, (Radamès), Maria Nemeth, Kerstin Thorborg, Alexander Svied, Ludwig Hofmann, Orchestra and chorus of the Vienna State Opera | Live recording, Vienna | Koch Schwann 3-1454-2 ("Edition Wiener Staatsoper Live, Volume 4") | [122], [123] |
1937
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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22 June 1937 | Verdi | Aida | Gina Cigna (Aida), Beniamino Gigli, (Radamès), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Berlin | Eklipse EKR 53 | [124], [125], [126], [127] |
1938
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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1 February 1938 | Verdi | Otello (excerpts) | Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Francesco Merli (Tenor), Piero Biasini (Baritone), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | [128] |
14 May 1938 | Verdi | Aïda (excerpts) | Gina Cigna (Aïda), Beniamino Gigli, (Radamès), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | [129] |
1939
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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April 1939 | Brahms | Fourth Symphony | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Magic Master 37086, Andante 1030, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [130], [131], [132], [133] |
April 1939 | Respighi | Feste Romane | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | [134], [135] |
April 1939 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Uhttp://worldcat.org/search?q=victor+de+sabata&qt=owc_searchrania 155, Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [136], [137], [138], [139] |
April 1939 | Kodály | Dances of Galanta | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Urania 155, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [140], [141] |
April 1939 | Richard Strauss | Death and Transfiguration | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | [142], [143], [144] |
April 1939 | Verdi | Aïda (prelude) | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | [145] |
1940s
1940
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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12 December 1940 | Verdi | Requiem (excerpts) | Beniamino Gigli (Tenor), Ebe Stignani (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero (Bass), RAI Chorus and Orchestra | Live recording | Enterprise RY 77 | [146], [147] |
14 December 1940 | Verdi | Requiem (excerpts) | Beniamino Gigli (Tenor), Ebe Stignani (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero (Bass), EIAR Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Orchestra da Camera di Roma | Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Legato LCD 178-2, Arkadia CDMP 446 | [148], [149], [150] |
1941
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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December 1941 | Mozart | Requiem | Pia Tassinari (soprano), Ebe Stignani (mezzo-soprano), Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor), Italo Tajo (bass), Orchestra e Coro di Torino dell'EIAR | Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Iron Needle IN 1390, Cetra 40001, Naxos 8.111064 | [151], [152],[153] |
1946
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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2–3 May 1946 | Beethoven | Third Symphony (Eroica) | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361, Iron Needle IN 1410, Arkadia 105788, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [154], [155], [156], [157] |
May 1946 | Berlioz | Le Carnaval Romain Overture | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [158], [159] |
May 1946 | Wagner | Ride of the Valkyries | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [160], [161] |
May 1946 | Sibelius | Valse Triste | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | [162] |
May 1946 | Sibelius | En Saga | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Decca LP 6BB 236/7 | [163], [164] |
1947
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23–24 January 1947 | Respighi | Fountains of Rome | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [165], [166], [167] |
23–25, 29 January, 3 February 1947 | Beethoven | Sixth Symphony (Pastoral) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Naxos 8.110859, Arkadia 105788 | [168] |
7 February 1947 | Debussy | Jeux | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, Pristine Audio PASC046 | [169], [170] |
February 1947 | Verdi | I vespri siciliani (Overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Malibran CDRG 174, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [171], [172], [173] |
9 September 1947 | Stravinsky | Chant du Rossignol | Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Stockholm | Urania 155, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2319 | [174] |
1948
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 February 1948 | Debussy | Nocturnes (Nuages) | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | [175] |
24 February 1948 | Debussy | Nocturnes (Fetes) | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | [176] |
28 February – 1 March 1948 | Debussy | La Mer | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV (not issued until 1997), Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | [177] |
February 1948 | Rossini | William Tell (overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [178], [179] |
February – March 1948 | Verdi | La Traviata (Act 1 and Act 3 Preludes) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [180], [181] |
February – March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari | I quattro rusteghi (Intermezzo from Act II) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [182], [183] |
February – March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari | Il segreto di Susanna (overture from Act I) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | [184], [185] |
14 April 1948 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) | Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Rosette Anday (Brangäne)
Paul Schöffler (King Mark), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala (Note: Urania booklet notes falsely claim the performance to be from 1947 with Einar Beyron as Tristan and Elsa Calveti as Brangäne) |
Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Urania URN 22.105, Simax 1820 | [186], [187] |
November/December 1948 | Richard Strauss | Don Quixote | Aldo Parisot (cello), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Live recording, Pittsburgh | Urania URN 22.105 | [188], [189] |
1949
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 February 1949 | Verdi | Otello (aria "Willow Song") | Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058 | [190] |
6 March 1949 | Giordano | Andrea Chénier (excerpts) | Mario del Monaco (Andrea Chénier), Renata Tebaldi (Madeleine), Paolo Silveri (Gerard), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058, Myto MCD 90634 | [191], [192] |
7 December 1949 | Puccini | La bohème (excerpts) | Gianni Pogi (Rodolfo), Margherita Carosio (Mimì), Paolo Silveri (Marcello), Alda Noni (Musetta), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Myto MCD 90634 | [193], [194] |
1950s
1950
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 March 1950 | Ghedini | Marinaresca e baccanale | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | [195] |
5 March 1950 | Ravel | Boléro | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135, | [196] |
5 March 1950 | Sibelius | First Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2210, Urania 155 | [197], [198] |
12 March 1950 | Dukas | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 6350, Originals 821 | |
12 March 1950 | Franck | Symphony in D minor | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 6350 | |
12 March 1950 | Respighi | Pines of Rome | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Nuova Era 2232 | [199] |
16 March 1950 | Beethoven | Fifth Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Tahra TAH 449, Nuova Era 013.6316 | [200] |
16 March 1950 | Brahms | Violin Concerto | Nathan Milstein (violin), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6316, Tahra TAH 449, Archipel ARPCD 0086 | |
18 March 1950 | Barber | School for Scandal (Overture) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 2297, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | [201] |
26 March 1950 | Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Artur Rubinstein (piano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals ORI 821, Nuova Era 2232 | |
26 March 1950 | Dvořak | Ninth Symphony (From the New World) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discorafico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 2297 | [202] |
26 March 1950 | Ravel | Ma Mère l'Oie (suite) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals 821, Nuova Era 2219 |
1951
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 January 1951 | Verdi | Requiem | Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano), Giacinto Prandelli (tenor), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 6346/47, Urania URN 22.189, Great Opera Performances GOP 825 | [203] |
18 March 1951 | Beethoven | Eighth Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6338, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361 | |
18 March 1951 | Schumann | Piano Concerto | Claudio Arrau (piano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Music and Arts 1174, Archipel ARPCD 0086 | |
25 March 1951 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (prelude and liebestod), Götterdämmerung (immolation scene), Die Meistersinger (prelude), Parsifal (Prelude and Good Friday music) | Eileen Farrell (soprano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
7 June 1951 | Verdi | Falstaff | Mariano Stabile (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi, Cloë Elmo (Quickly), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla scala, Milan | Opera d'Oro 1214, Urania 176, Nuova Era 2220/21, Premiere Opera CDNO 2932 | [204] |
13 December 1951 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde | Gertrud Grob-Prandl (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Archipel ARPCD 0027-3 |
1952
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 February 1952 | Rossini | Barber of Seville | Gino Bechi (Figaro), Dora Gatta (Rosina), Cesare Valletti (Almaviva), Melchiorre Luise (Bartolo), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Basilio), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Walhall WLCD 0061 | [205] |
26 May 1952 | Verdi | Falstaff | Mariano Stabile (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi (Alice), Cloë Elmo (Quickly), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Music and Arts CD 1104, Cantus Classics 500.408 | [206], [207] |
7 December 1952 | Verdi | Macbeth | Maria Callas (Lady Macbeth), Enzo Mascherini (Macbeth), Italo Tajo (Banquo), Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2202/3, EMI CMS 5 66447 2, Hunt 2CDSLMH 34027, Legendary LR-CD-1003-2, Movimento Musica 051.022, Arkadia CDMP 427.2, G.O.P. 750-CD2, Canale 539003/4, Documents 221886-303 | [208], [209] |
1953
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 1953 | Brahms | Third Symphony (finale) (rehearsal) [210] | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319 | [211], [212] |
February 1953 | Richard Strauss | Dance of the Seven Veils (from Salome) (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | [213] |
February 1953 | Rossini | La gazza ladra (overture) (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | [214] |
February 1953 | Wagner | Ride of the Valkyries (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | [215] |
12 April 1953 | Puccini | Tosca (Aria Vissi d'arte) | Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Orchestra of La Scala, Milan | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2319 | [216], [217] |
1 August 1953 | Berlioz | Le Carnaval Romain overture | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Dynamic IDIS6416 | [218], [219] |
1 August 1953 | Richard Strauss | Death and Transfiguration | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2210, Dynamic IDIS6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | [220] [221] |
1 August 1953 | Ravel | La valse | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2219, Dynamic IDIS6416 | [222] |
1 August 1953 | Verdi | I vespri siciliani (overture) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Originals ORI 821, Dynamic IDIS6416 | [223], [224] |
10-14, 16, 18–21 August 1953 | Puccini | Tosca | Maria Callas (Floria Tosca), Giuseppe di Stefano (Mario Caravadossi), Tito Gobbi (Scarpia), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 7243 5 62890 2 4 (and many others), Naxos 8.110256-57, Regis 2065 | [225] |
1954
Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18–22, 25–27 June 1954 | Verdi | Requiem | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Oralia Dominguez (mezzo-soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Cesare Siepi (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 653565 5062, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50, Opera d'Oro OPD 1314 | [226], [227], [228] |
References
- ^ Archipel ARPCD 0027-3, booklet notes
- ^ Nuova Era 2210, Booklet note. See also [229]
- ^ Nuova Era 2297, Booklet note. See also [230]
- ^ Nuova Era 2319, Booklet note. See also [231]
- ^ Testament SBT 1108, booklet notes
- ^ Urania URN 22.105, booklet notes
- ^ Urania URN 22.105, booklet notes
- ^ Urania URN 22.142, booklet notes
- ^ Pearl GEMS 0054, booklet notes
- ^ "Rehearsal" consists of brief remarks by de Sabata followed by a complete uninterrupted runthrough