Since you are interested in A Vocal Portrait (Rec 1934-1949), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / MOZART / WOLF
Lotte Lehmann: Lieder Recordings (Vol. 1) Lotte Lehmann (Soprano) Erno Balogh (Piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] "Undoubtedly one of the greatest singers of the last century and this and its companion discs give a good picture of her excellence as a Lieder singer" (MusicWeb June 2007) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lieder Recordings, Vol. 6 (1947, 1949) Lotte Lehmann (soprano) with various accompaniments [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "Those who have invested in the previous volumes should do so with this one too. The six volumes together constitute one of most important collections of Lieder recordings ever issued." (MusicWeb Jan 2008) |
Nellie Melba (soprano) with Enrico Caruso, tenor, Charles Gilibert, baritone, Studio Orchestra / Walter B. Rogers, conductor
Nellie Melba: American Recordings, Vol. 1 (1907) [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] "A representative collection of Melba is more of a necessity than a luxury and admirers should have these 1907 sessions in their collection." (MusicWeb March 2005) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Richard Tauber: Operetta Arias (Rec 1921-1932) Richard Tauber with Karin Branzell (mezzo-soprano) Lotte Lehmann (soprano) Grete Merrem-Nikisch (soprano) Vera Schwarz (soprano) / various orchestras [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 7/Jul/2004 ] Among tenors, the range of Tauber's operatic repertoire, albeit incompletely captured on shellac, remains legendary, and the same might be said of his association with operetta. |
ROSA PONSELLE
American Recordings, Vol. 4 (1923-1929) Rosa Ponselle (soprano) with various orchestras and conductors [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] Described by Maria Callas as 'the greatest singer of us all', the American-born Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) is acknowledged as one of the outstanding dramatic sopranos of the twentieth century. Without any previous experience of the operatic stage, she... |
VERDI / BRAHMS / SHELLEY
Rosa Ponselle - American Recordings, Vol. 1 (1923-1929) Rosa Ponselle / Studio orchestra / Rosario Bourdon (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] "She was called "the voice of the century". And with the opening notes of Aida's "O patria mia", heard full and clear through the crackle and needle-hiss of the 1923 recording, you realise why. Not only the voice itself, rich and seamless throughout... |