DESTINN, Emmy: Complete Victor Recordings 1914-1921

The Prague-born soprano Emmy Destinn (1878–1930) was renowned for her expressive acting and emotional interpretations. After making her initial success as a member of the Berlin Opera, she joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1908 where she became a favoured partner of Caruso. Destinn was especially popular at Covent Garden where she gave the London première of Madama Butterfly in 1905. Chosen for the title rôles of Strauss’s Salome and Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West by the composers themselves, Destinn was perhaps the most eminent dramatic soprano of her time. Her complete Victor recordings include arias from Mozart’s Magic Flute, Wagner’s Tannhauser, Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades, Verdi’s Aida and II trovatore, and Puccini’s Tosca and Madama Butterfly. Destinn’s celebrated recordings of Czech songs (including several composed by the soprano herself) are also featured in this 2-CD set.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Thomas, Ambroise
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
1 Mignon, Act I: Kennst du das Land? (Connais-tu le pays?) 03:36
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
2 Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo 03:49
Verdi, Giuseppe
Ghislanzoni, Antonio - Lyricist
3 Aida, Act III: O patria mia 04:23
Ponchielli, Amilcare
Gorrio, Tobia - Lyricist
4 La Gioconda, Act III: Suicidio 03:54
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
5 Tannhauser, Act III: Allmacht'ge Jungfrau 04:17
Gomes, Carlos
d'Ormeville, Carlo - Lyricist
Scalvini, Antonio - Lyricist
6 Il Guarany, Act I: Sento una forza indomita 04:28
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
7 Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte 03:06
Traditional
8 Uz mou milou (The Wedding) 02:31
9 Dubrou noc (Goodnight) 03:11
10 Kde domov Muj (My Homeland) 02:54
Schubert, Franz
11 Wiegenlied (Cradle Song), D. 498 (arr. for soprano and orchestra) 02:57
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Schikaneder, Emanuel - Lyricist
12 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Ach, ich fuhl's, es ist verschwunden (Pamina) 03:50
Dvořák, Antonín
Kvapil, Jaroslav - Lyricist
13 Rusalka, Op. 114, Act I: Lieblicher Mond (Song to the Moon) 04:17
Kovařovic, Karel
14 Nazarene: Slovacka Pisen 02:26
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich - Lyricist
Tchaikovsky, Modest - Lyricist
Destinn, Emmy (soprano)
Duchene, Marie (contralto)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
15 The Queen of Spades, Op. 68, Act I, Scene 2: Es dammert (It's already evening) 03:31
Destinn, Emmy (soprano)
Duchene, Marie (contralto)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Destinn, Emmy (soprano)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
16 The Queen of Spades, Op. 68, Act III, Scene 2: Es geht auf Mitternacht (Midnight draws near) 04:37
Destinn, Emmy (soprano)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Destinn, Emmy (soprano)
Duchene, Marie (contralto)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
17 The Queen of Spades, Op. 68, Act II, Scene 1: O viens mon doux berger 03:24
Destinn, Emmy (soprano)
Duchene, Marie (contralto)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Disc 2
Verdi, Giuseppe
Cammarano, Salvadore - Lyricist
1 Il Trovatore, Act IV: Miserere d'un alma gia vicina 04:13
2 Il Trovatore, Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee vanne 04:35
Tosti, Paolo
Cimmino, Francesco - Lyricist
3 L'ultima canzone 04:25
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Gounod, Charles-François
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
4 Ave Maria 04:37
Flies, Bernhard
Gotter, Friedrich Wilhelm - Lyricist
5 Wiegenlied 02:45
Gounod, Charles-François
Hugo, Victor - Lyricist
6 Serenade, "Chantez, riez, dormez" 02:55
Stange, Max
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von - Lyricist
7 Damon (Die Bekehrte), Op. 13, No. 1 03:46
Liszt, Franz
Hugo, Victor - Lyricist
8 Oh! quand je dors, S282/R569b 04:12
Jindřich, Jindřich
9 Sila Kosilichu (My Sweetheart) 03:06
Destinn, Emmy
10 Namluvy (Wooing) 01:13
11 Divici Popevek (Maiden's Song) 01:18
Traditional
12 Ej, hory (O Mountains) 02:34
Jindřich, Jindřich
13 Ten Ostrozsky Zamek (Ostroh Castle) 02:26
Destinn, Emmy
14 Posledny Slzy (Last Tears) 03:20
Alonso-Crespo, Eduardo
15 Domu (Home) 02:48
Štěpán, Josef Antonín
16 Kdyz jsem (On My Way) 02:07
Destinn, Emmy
17 Romance 04:06
Smetana, Bedřich
Krásnohorská, Eliška - Lyricist
18 Hubicka (The Kiss), Act I: Ukolebavka (Cradle Song) 04:26
Verdi, Giuseppe
Somma, Antonio - Lyricist
19 Un Ballo in Maschera, Act II: Morro, ma prima in grazia 04:02
Dvořák, Antonín
Traditional - Lyricist
20 In Folk Tone, Op. 73: No. 2: Zalo dievca (The Mower) 02:00

Total Playing Time: 02:06:05