Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti, whose works significantly influenced him. In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera Nabucco (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became esteemed as a representative of these ideals. An intensely private person, Verdi did not seek to ingratiate himself with popular movements. As he became professionally successful, he was able to reduce his operatic workload and sought to establish himself as a landowner in his native region. He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893). His operas remain extremely popular, especially the three peaks of his 'middle period': Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata. The bicentenary of his birth in 2013 was widely celebrated in broadcasts and performances. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 9, 1813 (Le Roncole), Died January 27, 1901 (Milan)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1892 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 1926-1950 of 2290 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 02322v | 12-in. | 3/1/1912 | L'onore? Ladri | Ernesto Badini | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 02327v | 12-in. | 3/2/1912 | Gloria all' Egitto e ad iside | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2343c | 12-in. | 9/1/1911 | Otello's tod | Jacques Urlus | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CF2347 | 12-in. | 10/8/1928 | Di quella pira | Emma Lattuada ; Giuseppe Nessi ; Aureliano Pertile | Vocal trio (soprano and 2 tenors), with orchestra and male vocal chorus | composer | |
Gramophone | 2356c | 12-in. | 9/7/1911 | O lass' uns fliehen | Max Kuttner ; Gertrud Runge | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2374L | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1904 | La vita è un inferno all' infelice | Emilio Perea | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Gramophone | 0W2404 | 10-in. | 3/26/1934 | La donna è mobile | Franco Ghione ; Beniamino Gigli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CF2458 | 12-in. | 11/13/1928 | O tu che in seni agli' angeli | Aureliano Pertile ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CF2510 | 12-in. | 12/3/1928 | Ve' se di nottequi colla sposa | Leonildo Basi ; Giuseppe Borghi ; Guglielmo Masini ; Orchestra Milano [i.e., Teatro alla Scala. Orchestra] ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Coro ; Alida Vane | Mixed vocal quartet, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CF2515 | 12-in. | 12/5/1928 | Re dell'abisso, affrettati | Giuseppe Garutti ; Orchestra Milano [i.e., Teatro alla Scala. Orchestra] ; Gianna Pederzini ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Coro | Contralto and tenor vocal duet, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CF2528 | 12-in. | 12/11/1928 | Per me ora fatale | Apollo Granforte ; Guglielmo Masini | Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra and vocal chorus | composer | |
Gramophone | CF2534 | 12-in. | 12/12/1928 | Le minaccie, i fieri accenti | Benvenuto Franci ; Aureliano Pertile ; Carlo Sabajno | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 02535v | 12-in. | 10/15/1912 | Deh! Non parlare al misero | Guiseppina Finzi-Magrini ; Titta Ruffo | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CF2535 | 12-in. | 12/12/1928 | Invano, Alvaro! | Benvenuto Franci ; Aureliano Pertile ; Carlo Sabajno | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CF2551 | 12-in. | 12/15/1928 | Il balen del suo sorriso | Apollo Granforte | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2573f | 12-in. | 1908 | Ah, fors'è lui | Luisa Tetrazzini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2680h | 10-in. | 3-4-1913 | Morro, la mia memoria | Noemi Casini ; Giuseppe Maggi | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2681ah | 10-in. | 3/5/1913 | E il sol dell' anima | Franco de Gregorio ; Malvina Pereira | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2684ah | 10-in. | 3/7/1913 | Deh non parlare al misero | Giuseppe Maggi ; Malvina Pereira | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2704e | 10-in. | Oct. 1905 | Romans | John Forsell | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2733f | 12-in. | 11/23/1908 | Lassù in cielo | Graziella Pareto ; Titta Ruffo | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2735f | 12-in. | 11/24/1908 | Cortigiani, vil razza dannata | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2D790 | 12-in. | 2/16/1932 | Immortal Verdi | Marek Weber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 2D791 | 12-in. | 2/16/1932 | Immortal Verdi | Marek Weber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 2822b | 10-in. | Nov. 1902 | Aria della morte | Eugenio Giraldoni | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Verdi, Giuseppe," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102328.
Verdi, Giuseppe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102328.
"Verdi, Giuseppe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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