The record of singing (1899-1952).

"This is the first of two sets, taking in every major singer from the earliest vocal recordings in 1899 up to 1952. All the recordings are drawn from the original four volumes of the Record of Singing, issued by EMI between 1977 and 1989, and they have been newly reprocessed at Abbey Road Studi...

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Format: CD Audio
Language:Multiple languages
Latin
Italian
French
German
English
Hungarian
Russian
Czech
Language Notes:Sung in Latin, Italian, French, German, English, Hungarian, Russian, or Czech.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : EMI Classics, [2009]
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Summary:"This is the first of two sets, taking in every major singer from the earliest vocal recordings in 1899 up to 1952. All the recordings are drawn from the original four volumes of the Record of Singing, issued by EMI between 1977 and 1989, and they have been newly reprocessed at Abbey Road Studios using the latest audio restoration technology"--Container.
Item Description:Opera arias and songs with piano or orchestra.
Title from container image.
Compact discs.
Ten CD set in container (13 cm.) with program notes in English by Tony Locantro and John Steane, with German and French translations (63 pages) inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Physical Description:10 sound discs : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.