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DG 120th Anniversary Edition: The Golden Age of Shellac | Deutsche Grammophon 4836174

DG 120th Anniversary Edition: The Golden Age of Shellac

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cat No: 4836174

Barcode: 0028948361748

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 11th January 2019

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The 120th anniversary of Deutsche Grammophon led to an initiative illuminating the very beginning of the recording industry: the legendary Shellac Era, historically located between c.1897 and the 1930s, is a fascinating epoch of pioneering artists, courageous producers, smart technicians and engineers and truly a Golden Age of unprecedented musical innovation.

This album presents the most culturally important of the rediscovered shellac tracks: Pietro Mascagni conducting his own works, including the captivating Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana; Caruso’s baritone “rival” Titta Ruffo singing Largo al factotum; legendary violinist Váša Příhoda performing Dvořák and Elgar; Mozart tenor Julius Patzak performing Ottavio’s aria from Don Giovanni; and international stars like Louis Armstrong and Lale Andersen contribute some jazz standards.

All tracks have been restored from original “mother” or “father” discs, digitized with state-of-the-art technology and carefully remastered to the highest standard.

The album includes essential track documentation: artists, recording dates if traceable, and the original matrix and catalogue numbers.

20pp booklet

Tracklisting:
1. Mascagni - Le maschere: Overture (excerpt, 1st part)
- Staatskapelle Berlin, Pietro Mascagni
2. Chopin - Nocturne in E flat Major, op.9 no.2
- Raoul Koczalski (piano)
3. Weber - Der Freischütz: „Alles pflegt schon längst der Ruh“
- Maria Müller (soprano), Städtisches Orchester Berlin, Robert Heger
4. Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
- Staatskapelle Berlin, Pietro Mascagni
5. Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia: “Largo al factotum”
- Titta Ruffo (baritone) with orchestra
6. Elgar - Salut d'amour, op.12
- Váša Příhoda (violin), Otto A. Graef (piano)
7. Verdi - La traviata (sung in German): „Von der Freude Blumenkränzchen“
- Alda Noni (soprano), Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Arthur Rother
8. Dvořák - Slavonic Dance in C major, op.46 no.1
- Staatskapelle Berlin, Erich Kleiber
9. JS Bach - „Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen“, BWV 452
- Thomanerchor Leipzig, Helmut Walcha (organ), Karl Straube
10. Reger - Mariä Wiegenlied, op.76 no.52 „Maria sitzt am Rosenhag“
- Erna Berger (soprano), Staatskapelle Berlin, Wolfgang Martin
11. Dvořák - Humoresque in G flat major, op.101 no.7
- Váša Příhoda (violin), Otto A. Graef (piano)
12. Adam - Le postillon de Lonjumeau (sung in German): “Freunde, vernehmet die Geschichte”
- Koloman von Pataky (tenor) with orchestra
13. Mozart - Don Giovanni, K527 (sung in German): „Folget der Heißgeliebten“
- Julius Patzak (tenor) with orchestra
14. Schubert - Am Grabe Anselmos, D504 „Dass ich dich verloren habe“
- Tiana Lemnitz (soprano), Michael Raucheisen (piano)

Light Music:
15. Paul Hoppe - Ein rheinisches Mädchen beim rheinischen Wein
- Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone), Johann Heidenreich (piano)
16. Dénes von Buday - Ein Blumenstrauß aus Nizza
- Erna Sack (soprano) with orchestra, Walter Schütze
17. Willy Engel-Berger - In the Distant Tropics
- Lale Andersen with orchestra
18. Jimmy McHugh - On the Sunny Side of the Street (excerpt)
- Louis Armstrong with ensemble
19. Otto Reutter - Ick wundere mir über jarnischt mehr
- Otto Reutter with orchestra
20. Friedrich Schröder - Man müsste Klavier spielen können
- Johannes Heesters with orchestra
21. Nick LaRocca - Tiger Rag
- Louis Armstrong with Ensemble

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