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 2126-2150 of 2292 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Zonophone | [Zo cat C 5000] | 9-in. | Before June 1903 | Anvil chorus | Victor Herbert's Band | Band | composer | |
Odeon | Lxx3173 | 12-in. | 9/7/1909 | Aida : Celeste Aida | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Odeon | £WXXB7742 | 12-in. | 8/27/1927 | Traviata : Selections | Dajos Béla Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Odeon | £WXXB7761 | 12-in. | 9/1/1927 | Traviata : Selections | Dajos Béla Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Favorite | 1220-o | 10-in. | either December 1905 or January 1906 | Parigi, o cara | Werner Alberti ; Frau Sophie Heymann-Engel | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor) | composer | |
Favorite | 1221-o | 10-in. | either December 1905 or January 1906 | Miserere | Werner Alberti ; Frau Sophie Heymann-Engel | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor) | composer | |
Decca | 81945 | 12/6/1951 | Celeste Aida | Toots Camarata Orchestra | composer | |||
Columbia (U.K.) | A942 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and September 1925 | Di Provenza il mar | Cesare Formichi ; Hamilton Harty | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A960 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and September 1925 | Signor? Va, non ho niente | Fernando Autori ; Cesare Formichi ; Hamilton Harty | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A1900 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Chi mi toglie | Riccardo Stracciari | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | A1924 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Dio di Giuda | Riccardo Stracciari | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX3925 | 12-in. | between June and August 1928 | O patria mia | Thomas Beecham ; Eva Turner | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX3931 | 12-in. | between June and August 1928 | Ritorna vincitor | Thomas Beecham ; Eva Turner | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX3932 | 12-in. | between June and August 1928 | Ritorna vincitor | Thomas Beecham ; Eva Turner | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX4565 | 12-in. | either December 1928 or January 1929 | Il trovatore : Selection | Percy Pitt ; Wireless Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX4566 | 12-in. | either December 1928 or January 1929 | Il trovatore : Selection | Percy Pitt ; Wireless Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | BX19 | 12-in. | March 1926 | Madre pietosa vergine | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi | Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | BX20 | 12-in. | March 1926 | La vergine degli angeli | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi | Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B36 | 10-in. | before June 1923 | Aida : Celeste Aida | Giuseppe Radaelli | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B40 | 10-in. | before June 1923 | Ernani : Mercè diletti amici | Giuseppe Radaelli | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | BX52 | 12-in. | September-December 1926 | Parmi veder le lacrime | Alexander Vesselovsky | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | BX69 | 12-in. | September-December 1926 | La rivedro nell'estasi | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Alessandro Bonci ; G. Manni ; Aurora Rettore | Mixed vocal quartet, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX69 | 12-in. | September-December 1926 | La rivedrà nell´estasi | Alessandro Bonci | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX70 | 12-in. | September-December 1926 | E scherzo od è follia | Salvatore Baccaloni ; Alessandro Bonci ; Giuseppe Menni ; Aurora Rettore ; Emilia Rubadi | Vocal quintet, with orchestra and chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX71 | 12-in. | September-December 1926 | Di tu se fedele | Alessandro Bonci ; Aurora Rettore | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra and chorus | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Verdi, Giuseppe," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102328.
Verdi, Giuseppe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102328.
"Verdi, Giuseppe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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