Geraldine Farrar
Berlin G and Ts 1904-1906
CD 1 (73:01)
Gramophone and Typewriter Company, Berlin Recordings
1904
1. LA TRAVIATA: Follie, follie
Sempre libera (Verdi) 2:44
(2173h) 53344
2. MIGNON: Non conosci il bel sol {Connais-tu le pays} (Thomas) 3:17
(2174h) 53345
3. Mattinata (Tosti) 3:06
(2250h) 53363
4. Aime-moi (Bemberg) 2:47
(2251h) 33457
5. MANON: Nützet die schönen jungen Tage [Gavotte] (Massenet) 2:54
(2252h) 43568
6. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Je veux vivre [Juliettes Waltz Song] (Gounod) 3:10
(2253h) 53364
1904
ROLAND VON BERLIN (Leoncavallo)
7. Elsbeth! Gott stehe allzeit (Act 1) 2:37
with Wilhelm Grüning, tenor
(2483) 44445
8. Ich ihn lieben? (Act 2) 2:42
with Wilhelm Grüning, tenor
(2482L) 44444
9. Nun wohl! Dann hast du auch (Act 4, Scene 1) 2:38
with Wilhelm Grüning, tenor
(2484L) 44446
10. Ja! Dich nur liebe ich (Act 4, Scene 1) 1:56
with Wilhelm Grüning, tenor(2498 1/2L) 44452
11. Fahr wohl! Trautgesell (Act 4, Scene 2) 3:13
(2496L) 43632
27 September 1905
12. Dear heart (Mattei) 3:24
(3799h) 3621
13. Cherry ripe (Horn) 2:42
(3798h) 3620
14. MEFISTOFELE: Laltra notte (Bo?to) 3:28
(3800h) 53425
15. Caro mio ben (Giordani) 3:06
(3801h) 53430
16. FAUST: Juwelen-Arie [Jewel Song] (Gounod) 3:01
(3802h) 43721
17. MIGNON: Kennst du das Land {Connais-tu le pays} (Thomas) 3:26
(3803h) 43733
23 June 1906
18. DOMINO NOIRE: Ines so schön (Auber) 2:07
(1313r) 43780
19. MANON: Nützet die schönen jungen Tagen [Gavotte] (Massenet) 3:12
(1314r) 43796
20. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Je veux vivre [Juliettes Waltz Song] (Gounod) 3:26
(1315r) 33618
21. LA TRAVIATA: Follie, follie
Sempre libera (Verdi) 3:08
(1316r) 53469
September 1906
22. MARTHA: Die letzte Rose {Last rose of summer} (Flotow) 2:37
(4718h) 43841
23. TANNHÄUSER: Gepriesen sei die Stunde (Wagner) 2:41
with Karl Jörn, tenor
(4719h) 2-44145
24. RIGOLETTO: E il sol dellanima (Verdi) 3:21
with Karl Jörn, tenor
(4720h) 54311
25. FAUST: Es ist schon spät (Gounod) 2:33
with Karl Jörn, tenor
(4721h) 2-44137
Accompaniment: Tracks 1-11 piano; Tracks 12-25 orchestra
Languages: Italian [1-3,14-15,21,24]; French [4,6,20]; German [5,7-11,16-19,22-23,25]; English [12-13]
CD 2 (79:52)
Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, New Jersey, Electrical Recordings
1. Pur dicesti (Lotti) 4:37
11 January 1927; (CVE 37348-1) IRCC-40
2. LE NOZZE DI FIGARO: Dove sono (Mozart) 4:44
Recitative and Andante section only
11 January 1927; (CVE 37349-1) IRCC-40
3. On wings of song [Auf Flügeln des Gesanges] (Mendelssohn) 3:38
11 January 1927; (CVE 37350-1) unpublished
4. Serenade [Ständchen] (Richard Strauss) (Translated by Ferrar) 2:41
11 January 1927; (BVE 27731-3) IRCC-55
5. LE NOZZE DI FIGARO: Non so piu cosa son (Mozart) 3:25
12 January 1927; (BVE 37351-2) unpublished
6. FRASQUITA: Rest with the dew of the dawning (Farrar; Lehar) 3:46
12 January 1927; (matrix number unassigned) IRCC-1953 re-recording
7. Midnight bells (Fritz Kreisler) 3:20
13 January 1927; (BVE 37354-1) unpublished
8. Christinas lament {Humoresque} (Creyke-Dvorak) 3:17
13 January 1927; (BVE 37356-1) IRCC 41
9. Hame to the highlands (M. Gilmour) 2:20
8 March 1927; (BVE 38147-1) unpublished
10. Drowsy poppies (M. Gilmour) 2:31
8 March 1927; (BVE 38146-1) unpublished
11. Serenata (Tosti) 3:11
8 March 1927; (BVE 26034-9) unpublished
12. Pur dicesti (Lotti) 3:18
8 March 1927; (BVE 38145-1) unpublished
13. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (Mendelssohn) 3:39
5 April 1927; (BVE 37350-6) IRCC-41
Bell Telephone Laboratories Experimental recordings (Vertically cut at 33 rpm)
Lyric Theater, Hoboken, New Jersey
15 December 1932
14. The old refrain (Kreisler) 3:53
BTL 2432 unpublished
15. Old folks at home (Foster) 2:57
BTL 2432 unpublished
16. Loves old sweet song (Malloy) 3:47
BTL 2434 unpublished
17. In old Madrid (Bingham-Trotere) 3:16
BTL 2434 unpublished
Appendix:
General Motors Symphony Concerts Broadcast
Taken from primitive off-the-air home recording
28 October 1934
18. Marie am Fenster (Franz) 2:30
19. Heiden Röslein (Schubert) 2:21
Metropolitan Opera
Rehearsal recordings for intermission talks
4 January 1935*
20. Excerpt from Intermission 1 () 7:56
21. Excerpt from Intermission 2 () 4:03
22. Excerpt from Intermission 3 () 4:53
Geraldine Farrar - soprano