The Record of Singing (EMI) 1979 Record 13 Volume 2 1914 - 1925

1 Carl Braun 1886-1960–
Die Walküre (Act 2) - Mit Acht Schwestern Zog Ich Dich Auf. Recorded 1914, In German
Composed By – Wagner

2 Alexander Kipnis1891-1978–
Eugene Onegrin (Act 3) - Prince Gremin's Aria. Recorded 1921, In German.
Composed By – Tchaikovsky

3 Richard Tauber 1891-1948–
Der Rosenkavalier (Act 1) - Di Rigori Armato Il Seno. Recorded c.1921, In Italian.
Composed By – R. Strauss

4 Richard Tauber–
Traum Durch Die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1. Recorded January, 1926, In German
Composed By – R. Strauss

5 Alexander Kirchner 1876-1948–
Oberon (Act 2) - Vater! Hör Mein Flehn Zu Dir! Recorded 1913, In German.
Composed By – Weber

6 Johannes Sembach 1881-1944–
Die Zauberflöte (Act 1) - Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schön. Recording Date Unknown, In German.
Composed By – Mozart

7 Hermann Jadlowker 1877-1953–
Idomeno (Act 2) - Fuor Del Mar. Recorded c.1913, In German.
Composed By – Mozart

8 Ottokar Marak 1872-1939–
Dalibor (Act 1) - Slysels To Priteli (Didst Ghou Hear It, Friend? Recorded c.1909, In Czech.
Composed By – Smetana

9 Ignacy Dygas 1881-1955–
The Haunted Castle - The Clock Scene. Recording Date Unknown, In Polish
Composed By – Moniuszko

10 Joseph Mann 1883-1921–
La Juive (Act 4) - Recha, Als Gott Dich Einst. Recorded 1919, In German
Composed By Halevy

11 Tino Pattiera 1890-1966–
Les Huguenots (Act 1) - Ihr Wangenparr (Plus Blance Que La Blance Ermine). Recorded 1916, In German
Composed By Meyerbeyer

12 Richard Schubert 1885-1969–
Lohengrin (Act 3) - Höchstes Vertrau'n Hast Du Mir Schon Zu Danken. Recorded 1920, In German.
Composed By – Wagner

13 Walter Kirchhoff 1879-1951–
Lohengrin (Act 1) - Nun Sei Bedankt. Recording Date Unknown, In German.
Composed By – Wagner

14 Lauritz Melchior 1890-1973–
Der Flyver Saa Mange Fugle. Recorded c.1920, In Danish
Composed By – Andersen

15 Lauritz Melchior–
Twelfth Night - Den Gang Jeg Var Kun Saa Stor Som Saa (Clown's Song). Recorded c.1920, In Danish
Composed By – Heise

16 Lauritz Melchior–
Parsifal (Act 3) - Nur Eine Waffe Taught. Recorded 1925, In German.

Composed By – Wagner

The Record of Singing is a compilation of classical-music singing from the first half of the 20th century, the era of the 78-rpm record.
It was issued on LP (with accompanying books) by EMI, successor to the British company His Master's Voice (better known as HMV) — perhaps the leading organization in the early history of audio recording.
The project was accompanied initially by two illustrated books, containing singers' biographies and appraisals, which were published in London, by Duckworth, in the late 1970s. It covers the period running from circa 1900, when the earliest recordings were made, through until the early 1950s, when the last 78-rpm records were produced. Singers are divided into groups arranged according to national 'schools' and fach or voice type. In practice, this means that there are separate Italian, German, French, Anglo-American and East European classifications.
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Publication on LPs
EMI first released the collection on vinyl LP (long-playing) records.
Volume 1 first appeared in 1977, with a second edition in 1982 including corrections to the pitch of many of the recordings. The supplement also appeared around 1982. Volume 2 was published in 1979. Volume 3 and Volume 4 were released around 1984 and 1989 respectively.
The complete set was on 47 discs. Volumes 1, 2 and 3 each occupied 13, with Volume 4 having 8 discs. The original intention was apparently to produce 12 LPs per volume; but the selection of singers included in Volume 1 proved controversial, and an extra record (entitled a 'Supplement') was added to partly correct oversights. Volumes 2 and 3 were then assigned 13 records each.
Compact disc.

The collection was published with extensive documentation, including the numbers of the original recordings and full biographies of the singers.
The first two volumes were accompanied by books by Michael Scott:
• The Record of Singing to 1914, London, Duckworth, 1977, ISBN 978-0-7156-1030-5
• The Record of Singing Volume Two: 1914–1925, London, Duckworth, 1979, OCLC 6765624
They were republished in paperback by Northeastern University Press in 1993, ISBN 978-1-55553-163-8
(The books are still widely available from second hand book sellers.)

For more see: The Record of Singing - Wikipedia