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 2151-2175 of 2294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX73 | 12-in. | September-December 1926 | Non sai tu | Alessandro Bonci ; Maria Pia Pagliarini | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX112 | 12-in. | between January and May 1927 | Di due figli | Tancredi Pasero | Bass vocal solo, with vocal chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX121 | 12-in. | between January and May 1927 | Miserere | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Francesco Merli | Vocal duet, with vocal chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX139 | 12-in. | between August and November 1927 | Cortigiani, vil razza dannata | Riccardo Stracciari | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX149 | 12-in. | August-November 1947 | Il credo | Riccardo Stracciari | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX152 | 12-in. | between August and November 1927 | O sommo Carlo | Riccardo Stracciari | Baritone vocal solo, with vocal chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX157 | 12-in. | between August and November 1927 | Overture | Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX158 | 12-in. | between August and November 1927 | Overture | Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX198 | 12-in. | August-November 1927 | Ah! Si ben mio | Aroldo Lindi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX200 | 12-in. | August-November 1927 | Niun mi tema | Aroldo Lindi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX216 | 12-in. | January-June 1928 | Ave Maria | Rosetta Pampanini | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX219 | 12-in. | January-June 1928 | Dormiro sol | Tancredi Pasero | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX221 | 12-in. | January-June 1928 | Dormiro sol | Tancredi Pasero | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B236 | 10-in. | before June 1924 | Pari siamo | Benvenuto Franci | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX241 | 12-in. | between January and June 1928 | La tempesta | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Vocal chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX242 | 12-in. | between January and June 1928 | Fuoco di gioia | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Vocal chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B257 | 10-in. | before June 1924 | Di Provenza | Benvenuto Franci | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX271 | 12-in. | January-June 1928 | Il credo | Carlo Morelli | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B274 | 10-in. | between June 1923 and June 1924 | De' miei bollenti spiriti | Dino Borgioli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B279 | 10-in. | before June 1924 | Si vendetta | Benvenuto Franci ; Ena Suriñach | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone) | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B282 | 10-in. | before June 1924 | Il balen del suo sorriso | Benvenuto Franci | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX286 | 12-in. | between January and June 1928 | Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate | Carlo Galeffi ; Lina Bruna Rasa | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone) | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX288 | 12-in. | between January and June 1928 | Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate | Carlo Galeffi ; Lina Bruna Rasa | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone) | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Verdi, Giuseppe," accessed May 13, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102328.
Verdi, Giuseppe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102328.
"Verdi, Giuseppe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024.
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