Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)

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Matrix No.
First Recording Date
Title
Primary Performer
Description
 
A-137 6/25/1903 Cielo e mar
Ferruccio Giannini
Tenor vocal solo, with piano
 
B-137 6/25/1903 Cielo e mar
Ferruccio Giannini
Tenor vocal solo, with piano
 
B-741 11/23/1903 Pescatore, affonda l'esca
Giuseppe Campanari
Baritone vocal solo, with piano
 
B-2237 2/11/1905 Ariosa
Louise Homer
Contralto vocal solo, with piano
C-2343 2/27/1905 Cielo e mar
Enrico Caruso
Tenor vocal solo, with piano
C-2417 3/25/1905 Gioconda selection
Arthur Pryor's Band
Band
B-2491 4/21/1905 Ah! pescator
Giuseppe Campanari
Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra
 
C-2669 6/23/1905 Dance of the hours
Arthur Pryor's Orchestra
Orchestra
 
C-3630 7/27/1906 Suicidio
Elda Cavalieri
Soprano vocal solo, with piano
C-3874 10/12/1906 Voce di donna
Louise Homer
Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
B-4524 5/22/1907 Cielo e mar
Florencio Constantino
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
 
C-6183 5/11/1908 Suicidio
Roxy King
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
C-6736 1/19/1909 Dance of the hours
Victor Orchestra
Orchestra
C-8718 3/14/1910 Cielo e mar
Enrico Caruso
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
C-8772 3/30/1910 Gioconda, Laura duet
Miss Hilke ; Mrs. McCausland
Female vocal duet, with orchestra
 
C-9762 1/5/1911 Dance of the hours : Finale
Arthur Pryor's Band
Band
 
C-11065 10/9/1911 Dance of the hours
Victor Herbert's Orchestra
Orchestra
B-11283 12/10/1911 Pescator, affonda l'esca
Pasquale Amato
Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus
B-11830 4/5/1912 Dance of the hours
William H. Reitz
Xylophone solo, with orchestra
 
C-14273 1/8/1914 Enzo Grimaldi
Enrico Caruso ; Titta Ruffo
Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra
 
C-14305 1/12/1914 Prelude
Vessella's Italian Band
Band
 
B-14340 1/16/1914 Cielo e mar
Giovanni Martinelli
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
B-14500 2/20/1914 Voce di donna
Margarethe Arndt-Ober
Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
 
C-14509 2/25/1914 Suicidio!
Ema Destinnová
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
B-14565 3/11/1914 Stella del marinar
Margarethe Arndt-Ober
Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
 
B-16114 6/18/1915 Cielo e mar
Paul Althouse
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
C-17341 3/20/1916 A te questo rosario
Enrico Caruso ; Ema Destinnová ; Louise Homer
Vocal trio (soprano, contralto, and tenor), with orchestra
 
B-20465 7/31/1917 Cielo e mar
Carlos Mejía
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
B-23583 1/16/1920 Voce di donna
Gabriella Besanzoni
Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
 
C-24394 8/19/1920 Best ever medley
Ambassador Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-24922 2/1/1921 Cielo e mar
Beniamino Gigli
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
 
C-27763 4/17/1923 Suicidio
Maria Jeritza
Soprano vocal solo, with piano and orchestra
 
C-29221 12/26/1923 Voce di donna
Margarete Matzenauer
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
 
C-30051 5/6/1924 Si, morir ella de'
José Mardones
Bass vocal solo, with orchestra
 
C-31709 1/14/1925 Suicidio!
Rosa Ponselle
Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
 
C-32020 2/26/1925 Dance of the hours, part 1
Salvatore Minichini's Italian Royal Marine Band
Band
 
CVE-32020 2/1/1926 Danza delle ore
Salvatore Minichini's Italian Royal Marine Band
Band
 
CVE-32021 2/1/1926 Danza delle ore
Salvatore Minichini's Italian Royal Marine Band
Band
 
C-32021 2/26/1925 Dance of the hours, part 2
Salvatore Minichini's Italian Royal Marine Band
Band
 
B-32263 3/28/1925 Suicidio!
May Spindler
Female vocal solo, with piano
 
CVE-37321 12/17/1926 Enzo Grimaldo
Beniamino Gigli ; Titta Ruffo
Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra
 
CVE-37867 3/24/1927 Dance of the hours
Victor Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
 
CVE-37868 3/24/1927 Dance of the hours
Victor Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
 
CVE-41072 11/28/1927 Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di Santafior
Giuseppe De Luca ; Beniamino Gigli
Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra
 
CVE-41073 11/29/1927 Marinaresca
Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Giulio Setti
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra
 
CVE-41074 11/29/1927 Ah, pescator affonda l'esca
Giuseppe De Luca
Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra
 
CVE-48890 2/16/1929 Suicidio
Annabelle Voorhees Brown
Female vocal solo, with piano
 
CVE-49017 12/24/1928 Feste! Pane!
Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Giulio Setti
Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra
 
BVE-51148 4/10/1929 Assassini!
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra
 
CVE-56042 8/27/1929 Dance of the hours, part 2
Victor Records technical staff (unnamed)
Re-recording from records
 
CVE-58118 12/18/1929 Cielo e mar!
Beniamino Gigli
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
 
[Trial 1919-03-17-03] 3/17/1919 Gioconda : Aria
Gabriella Besanzoni
Contralto vocal solo, with piano
 
[Trial 1915-01-14-02] 1/14/1915 La Gioconda (Blind mother)
Julia Claussen
Female vocal solo, with piano
 
[Trial 1915-01-14-03] 1/14/1915 The rosary
Julia Claussen
Female vocal solo, with piano
 
166ah 4/15/1910 Cielo e mar!
Franco de Gregorio
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
 
461ai 9/2/1912 Pescator, affonda l’esca
Titta Ruffo
Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra
 
2678ah 2/28/1913 Feste, pane
Paoli Ferretti
Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra
 
2874b 11/30/1902 Cielo e mar
Enrico Caruso
Tenor vocal solo, with piano
 
13855b 11/8/1909 Barcarola di Barnaba
Ernesto Badini
Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra
 
13877b 11/12/1909 Feste! Pane!
Ernesto Badini ; Teatro alla Scala Coro
Chorus and male vocal solo, with orchestra