Gramophone matrix 1755b. Crucifixus / Alessandro Moreschi

TitleSource
Crucifixus (Primary title)Disc label
Petite Messe Solennelle (Work title)Victor blue history card
Petite Messe solennelle. Crucifixus; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Gioacchino Rossini (composer)
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Alessandro Moreschi (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Frederick William Gaisberg (recordist)
  • Description: Male soprano (castrato) vocal solo, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Latin
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Alan Kelly files; Victor blue history card; trade catalog.
Moreschi is believed to be the only castrato to have made recordings.
Victor catalogs list the recording as by the "Pope's Choir."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
April 1902 Rome, Italy [1] Master Gramophone 54764 10-in.
April 1902 Rome, Italy [1] Master Victor 5064 10-in.
April 1902 Rome, Italy [1] Master Victor 91039 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gramophone matrix 1755b. Crucifixus / Alessandro Moreschi," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000003439/1755b-Crucifixus.

Gramophone matrix 1755b. Crucifixus / Alessandro Moreschi. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000003439/1755b-Crucifixus.

"Gramophone matrix 1755b. Crucifixus / Alessandro Moreschi." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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