Claudia Muzio - The Columbia Italiana recordings - 1934-5

Bellini: Ah! Non Credea Mirarti  (La Sonnambula: Act.3) - Bellini: Casta Diva  (Norma: Act.1) - Verdi: Tacea La Notte Placida  (Il Trovatore: Act.1) - Verdi: Teneste La Promessa... Addio Del Passato  (La Traviata: Act.3) - Verdi: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio  (La Forza Del Destino: Act.4) - Boito: L'Altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare  (Mefistofele: Act.3) - Mascagni: Voi Lo Sapete, O Mamma  (Cavalleria Rusticana)

Verdi: Già Nella Notte Densa  (Otello: Act.1)  -with Francesco Merli, Tenor - Verdi: Dio Ti Giocondi, O Sposo (Otello: Act.3)  -with Francesco Merli, Tenor - Puccini: Sì, Mi Chiamano Mimì  (La Bohème: Act.1) - Puccini: Donde Lieta Uscì  (La Bohème: Act.3) - Puccini: Vissi D'Arte  (Tosca: Act.2) - Giordano: La Mamma Morta  (Andrea Chénier: Act.3)

Cilea: Esser Madre È Un Inferno  (L'Arlesiana: Act.3) - Cilea: Poveri Fiori  (Adriana Lecouvreur: Act.4) - Refice: Per Amor Di Gesù  (Cecilia: Prologue) - Refice: Grazie, Sorelle  (Cecilia: Finale) - Refice: Ombra Di Nube - Refice: Ave Maria

Pergolesi: Se Tu M'Ami - Donaudy: O Del Mio Amato Ben - Donaudy: Spirate Pur - Delibes: Les Filles De Cadiz - Delibes: Bonjour, Suzon - Crist: C'est Mon Ami - Debussy: Beau Soir - Reger: Mariä Wiegenlied - Buzzi-Peccia: Colombetta

Claudia Muzio, Soprano - Orchestra  conducted by  Lorenzo Molajoli  (& Licinio Refice)        28 FLAC files + Booklet  MediaFire Download
HMV Treasury  EX 290163 (2LP)  My September 1984 set.  CD-RW  ADC XLM II PU/new original RXM-II stylus just fitted - SME Series 3 arm

24/48: Arturo Toscanini / NBC SO - Debussy. La Mer -&- Iberia - RCA 1950

Claude Debussy: 
"La Mer" - De l'aube a midi sur la mer ~ Jeux de vagues ~ Dialogue du vent et de la mer 
"Iberia" - Par les rues et par les chemins ~ Les Parfums de la nuit ... Le matin d'un jour de fete 

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NBC Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Arturo Toscanini

RCA Victrola  VIC 1052  1963 LP/Decca. Matrices: E1LRC0241 -1A / E2RC4035 -1A.  Recorded: 1 / 2 June 1950 - NBC Studio 8-H, New York

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Arturo Toscanini / BBC Symphony Orchestra - Elgar. Enigma Variations / Debussy. La Mer - HMV 1935

Sir Edward Elgar:  Variations on an original theme, op.36   ("Enigma")

Claude Debussy:   "La Mer"

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BBC Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Arturo Toscanini

HMV  EH 29 1345  1987 DMM   Recorded: Queen's Hall - 3/12 June 1935.  Transfers by Keith Hardwick.  Numerous small defects 'edited-away'...
One of my last un-transferred EMI Orchestral 'Historical' single LP's  - others in that series are @ held-to-ransom 'Buy It Now' prices on eBay - and I won't purchase more simply for these, currently free, Blogs (and waveform-editing this took nearly 3 HOURS  - from a flawless pressing).   
Previously this had sounded over-garish (Digital?) - but have used an 'as new' 1977 ADC XLM Mk.II cartridge - with excellent (IMO) results.       
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Francescatti & Casadesus play... Franck / Debussy. Violin Sonatas - CBS 1946/7

Cesar Franck:  Sonata in A major                        
I:  Allegretto ben moderato  -  II:  Allegro  -  III:  Recitativo - Fantasia (Ben moderato)  -  IV:  Allegretto poco mosso 
Claude Debussy:  Sonata in G minor   
I:  Allegro vivo  -  II:  Intermede  -  III:  Finale       
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Zino Francescatti, violin  -&-  Robert Casadesus, piano  
EMI / Columbia  33CX 1111    Original 1953 pressing: 1949 Columbia ML 4178. CBS Matrices: XLP1175 -2C (recut) / XLP1176 -1B.  
Recorded: 7 May 1947 / 26 April 1946       Superlative Debussy performance (excellent sound).  The Franck amplified by 1dB to 'match' Mvt.IV (with its somewhat compressed dynamics).      Sleeve-note >>>

Sir Thomas Beecham / London Philharmonic - "French Orchestral Showpieces" - Columbia 1934-1939

Chabrier:  "Espana" - Rhapsody
Bizet:  "Carmen" - suite   /   Bizet:  "L'Arlesienne" - suites 1 & 2  (excerpts)   /     Bizet:  "La jolie fille de Perth" - suite
Offenbach:  "The Tales of Hoffmann" - excerpts  
Debussy:  Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un Faune    
Berlioz:  "La Damnation de Faust" - excerpts   /      Berlioz:  Le Carnaval Romain, op.9 - overture**            
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London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Thomas Beecham    
EMI World Records  SHB 55 / SH 1002**  (1979).  78 Transfers by Anthony Griffith.   (Gretry included in Rossini-Beecham post, above)   
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