Historical ‘live’ recordings from the archive of Danish broadcasting.

These recordings were first published on two Danacord LP sets and, when released in 1983, met with international critical acclaim. With modern CEDAR technique, Danacord have now transferred these all to CD. This 6CD set includes ‘bonus’ material, making this a truly wonderful collector’s item.

Contents:
CD 1 [77:38]
BEETHOVEN: "Fidelio"
[1] Abscheulicher wo eilst du hin, 1. Act
Anni Konetzni, soprano
Hans Weisbach, conductor
Rec. December 7, 1933
 
WAGNER: "Parsifal"
[2] Amfortas die Wunde, 2. Act
Lauritz Melchior, tenor
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. September 28, 1939
 
SMETANA: "The bartered Bride"
[3] O jaky zal, 3. Act
Zedenka Zikova, soprano
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. September 23, 1934
 
MOZART: "Le Nozze di Figaro"
[4] Dove sono, 3. Act
Viorica Tango, soprano
Bruno Walter, conductor
Rec. November 17, 1934
 
ROSSINI: "Guillaume Tell"
[5] Accours dans ma nacelle (in Italian), 1. Act
Thyge Thygesen, tenor / Spartaco Marchi, bass / Ingeborg Steffensen, mezzo-soprano / Viorica Tango, soprano
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. April 6, 1933
 
HEISE: "Drot og Marsk" (King and Marshall)
[6] Hvor er Fru Ingeborg?, 2. Act
Tenna Kraft, soprano / Holger Byrding, baritone
Launy Grøndahl, conductor
Rec. June 1, 1933
 
PERGOLESI: "La Serva Padrona"
[7] Stizzoso mio (in Danish)
Tenna Kraft, soprano
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. October 19, 1933
 
J STRAUSS II: "Der Zigeunerbaron"
[8] Wer uns getraut, 2. Act
Adele Kern, soprano
Julius Patzak, tenor
Fritz Mahler, conductor
Rec. November 24, 1932
 
GROTHE: Verlieb dich nicht am Bodensee
[9] (Film) Heute ist für mich die ganze Welt
Helge Rosvænge, tenor
Ove Peters, piano
Rec. November 1, 1935
 
PUCCINI: "Tosca"
[10] E Lucevan le stelle, 3. Act
Beniamino Gigli, tenor
Umberto Berettoni, piano
Rec. May 20, 1933
 
VERDI: "Don Carlo". Excerpts in Danish
[11] Che mai si fa nel suol francese (Fontainebleu Scene), 2. Act
Tenna Kraft, soprano / Ingeborg Steffensen, mezzo-soprano / Holger Bruusgaard, baritone
[12] O don fatale, 4. Act
Ingeborg Steffensen, mezzo-soprano
[13] Tu che le vanita, 5. Act
Tenna Kraft, soprano
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. November 1, 1934
 
CD 2 [79:30]
VERDI: "Il Trovatore"
[1] Tacea la notte, 4. Act
Viorica Tango, soprano
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. February 16, 1933
 
MASSENET: "Manon"
[2] En fermant les yeu (in Italian), 2. Act
Enzo de Muro Lomanto, tenor
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. February 16, 1933
 
BERLIOZ: "La Damnation de Faust" - Excerpts
[3] Ville entors, Sc.9
[4] Merci doux crespule, Sc.10
[5] Esprit de flames inconstantes, Sc.12
[6] Devant la maison de celui qui t´adore, Sc.12
George Thill, tenor / Andre Pernet, bass
Danish Radio Choir
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. November 2, 1933
 
VERDI: "Requiem" - Excerpts
[7] Recordare Jesu pie
[8] Confutatis maledictis
[9] Domine Jesu (incomplete)
[10] Hostias
[11] Sanctus
Viorica Tango, soprano / Ingeborg Steffensen, mezzo-soprano / Jose Riavez, tenor / Emanuel List, bass
Danish Radio Choir
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. April 1, 1932
 
ROSSINI: Stabat Mater
[12] Quando corpus (quartet a capella)
Viorica Tango, soprano / Ingeborg Steffensen, mezzo-soprano / Julius Patzak, tenor / Josef von Manowarda, bass
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. January 11, 1934
 
BIZET: "Carmen" - Excerpts in Danish
[13] Pres de ramparts de Seville, 1. Act
Ingeborg Steffensen, soprano
[14] La fleur que tu m'avais jetee, 2. Act
 
TCHAIKOVSKY: "Eugen Onegin"
[15] Lenski's Aria, 2. Act (in Danish)
Rec. September 7, 1934
 
PUCCINI: "Tosca"
[16] Recondita armonia (in Danish), 2. Act
Niels Hansen, tenor
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. August 31, 1933
 
KUULA:
[17] Tujotin tilehen kauam, Op. 2
 
RANTA:
[18] Rarahu
Hanna Granfelt, soprano
Georg Schneevoigt, conductor
Rec. January 5, 1933
 
PALESTRINA: Missa Papae Marcello
[19] Credo
The Palestrina Choir
Mogens Wöldike, conductor
Rec. March 30, 1934
 
CD 3 [79:48]
DVORAK:
[1] Carnival Overture, Op.92
Fritz Busch, conductor
Rec. November 23, 1933
 
DVORAK:
Cello Concerto No.2, B minor Op.104
[2] 1. movement
Gregor Piatigorsky, cello
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. October 13, 1932
 
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No.1, B flat minor Op.23
[3] 3. movement
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. October 18, 1934
 
DEBUSSY: Children's Corner
[4] No.3 Doll's Serenade
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Rec. October 3, 1933
 
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.4, G major, Op.58
[5] 1. movement
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Fritz Busch, conductor
Rec. February 23, 1933
 
CHOPIN: Etudes, Op.25
[6] No.1 A flat major
[7] No.10 B minor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Rec. November 23, 1933
 
PAGANINI: Caprices, Op.1
[8] No.17, E flat major
[9] No.5, E sharp minor
Nathan Milstein, violin
Rec. September 28, 1933
 
POULENC: Concert champêtre (1928)
[10] 2. movement
Wanda Landowska, harpsichord
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. September 27, 1934
 
BEETHOVEN:
[11] Romance No.1, G major, Op.40
Josef Szigeti, violin
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. March 22, 1934
 
CASSADO: (attr: Schubert)
[12] Allegretto grazioso
Gaspar Cassado, cello
Folmer Jensen, piano
Rec. November 22, 1934
 
CD 4 [78:07]
GAUBERT:
[1] Nocturne
Marcel Moyse, flute
Paul Paray, conductor
Rec. January 4, 1934
 
HINDEMITH: Kammermusik 5, Op.60
[2] 4. movement
[3] 5. movement
Paul Hindemith, viola
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. October 19, 1933
 
SZYMANOWSKI: Symphony No.4, Op.60
[4] excerpts
[5] excerpts
Karol Szymanowski, piano
Gregor Fitelberg, conductor
Rec. January 19, 1933
 
STRAVINSKY: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (1929)
[6] 3. movement
Igor Stravinsky, piano
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. March 22, 1934
 
STRAVINSKY:
[7] Petrushka (1911)
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. March 9, 1933
 
STRAVINSKY: Le Faune et la Bergère, Op.2
[8] La Bergère
Else Brems, mezzo-soprano
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. March 23, 1933
 
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV:
[9] Tsar Saltan – Suite, Op.57
Nicolai Malko, conductor
Rec. September 7, 1933
 
J S BACH:
Violin Concerto No.2, E major, BWV 1042
[10] 3. movement
Adolf Busch, violin
Fritz Busch, conductor
Rec. November 29, 1934
 
J S BACH:
Violin Sonata No.1, G minor, BWV 1001
[11] Adagio and Fuga
[12] Siciliana
[13] Presto
Adolf Busch, violin
Rec. January 18, 1934
 
J S BACH:
Italian Concerto, F minor, BWV 971
[14] I.
[15] II. Andante
[16] III. Presto
Wanda Landowska, harpsichord
Rec. October 25, 1934
 
CD 5 [73:46]
HAYDN:
Die Schöpfung - Excerpts
[1] Auf starkem Fittige
[2] Nun scheint in vollem Glanze
[3] Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan
Erna Berger, soprano / Julius Patzak, tenor / Alexander Kipnis, bass
Fritz Busch, conductor
Rec. December 6, 1934
 
BEETHOVEN:
Missa Solemnis, Op.125
[4] Sanctus
Erika Rokyta, soprano / Ingeborg Steffensen, mezzo-soprano / Koloman von Pataky, tenor / Alexander Kipnis, bass
Danish Radio Choir
Fritz Busch, conductor
Rec. February 14, 1935
 
NIELSEN:
[5] Hymnus Amoris, Op.12 (abridged)
Viorica Tango, soprano / Marius Jacobsen, tenor / Henry Skjær, bass / Einar Nørby, baritone
Copenhagen Boy's Choir / Danish Radio Choir
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. April 19, 1934
 
NIELSEN: "Maskarade"
[6] Prelude to Act. 2
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. April 26, 1934
 
NIELSEN:
[7] Helios Overture, Op.17
Fritz Busch, conductor
Rec. April 5, 1934
 
VIVALDI:
Cello Sonata No.6, B flat major, RV. 46 (arr. for orchestra)
[8] Largo
[9] Allegro
[10] Largo
[11] Allegro
Louis Jensen, cello
Egisto Tango, conductor
Rec. January 12, 1933
 
CD 6 [71:59]
NIELSEN:
Symphony No.5, Op.50
[1] 1. movement
[2] 2. movement
Georg Høeberg, conductor
Rec. February 2, 1933

NIELSEN:
Symphony No.3, "Espansiva"
[3] excerpts
[4] excerpts
Johanne Karstens, soprano / Holger Bruusgaard, baritone
Launy Grøndahl, conductor
Carl Nielsen Memorial Concert
Rec. October 19, 1931
 
All items with Denmarks Radio Symphony Orchestra, unless otherwise stated.
 
Bonus:
MOZART:
"Die Zauberflöte", excerpts
[5] O zittre nicht mein lieber Sohn. 1. Act (from Ein Bösewicht entfloh mit ihr)
Marie Gerhardt, soprano
[6] March der Priester. 2. Act (including Sarastro's recitation)
Richard Mayr, bass / William Wernigl, tenor / Karl Ettl, bass
[7] Wie? Wie? Wie? 2. Act (slightly abridged)
Hans Fidesser, tenor / Karl Hammes, baritone / Luise Hellertsgruber, soprano / Anne Michalsky, soprano / Gertrud Rünger, mezzo-soprano
Wiener Philharmoniker
Bruno Walter, conductor
Salzburg Festival Performance
Rec. August 25, 1931
 
WAGNER:
"Tristan und Isolde": Excerpts from 1. Act
[8] Isoldes Erzählunghlung, Sc.3 (from sicher Mann elend Sterben Lag – to – Das Schwert, ich liess es fallen)
[9] So reihte sie die Mutter – to – ans Land ihn zu begleiten, nicht werd. Sc.3-4
[10] Sc. 5 Müht euch die? – to – dass du nicht dir's (entfallen lasst!)
Nanny Larsén-Todsen, soprano (Isolde) / Anny Helm, soprano (Brangäne) / Rudolf Bockelmann, baritone (Kurwenal) / Gotthelf Pistor, tenor (Tristan)
Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
Bayreuth Festival Choir and Orchestra
Rec. August 18, 1931