The Complete Johanna Gadski: Volume 1

The Victor Recordings 1903-1909)

COMPLETE TRACK LISTING
 LINER NOTES
 A NOTE FROM WARD MARSTON

The versatile Wagnerian soprano shines brightly in her amazing 1903 recording of Brünnhilde's battle cry and on many selections never before heard on LP or CD. This 2-CD set marks the first volume of her complete recordings.

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Track Listing

CD 1 (62:56)

  1. TANNHÄUSER: Dich, teure Halle (Wagner) [3:40]
    11 November 1903; (C-692-1) 85013
  2. DIE WALKÜRE: Ho-jo-to-ho (Wagner) [2:11]
    11 November 1903; (B-693-1) 81018
  3. AÏDA: O patria mia (Verdi) [3:07]
    11 November 1903; (C-694-1) 85012
  4. Du bist die Ruh' (Schubert) [3:52]
    11 November 1903; (C-696-1) 85025
  5. AÏDA: O patria mia (Verdi) [3:03]
    5 March 1904; (C-694-2) 85012
  6. LOHENGRIN: Einsam in trüben Tagen (Wagner) [4:03]
    5 March 1904; (C-1075-1) 85029
  7. Der Nußbaum (Schumann) [2:47]
    5 March 1904; (B-1076-1) 81024
  8. Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen (Franz) [2:20]
  9. Liebchen ist da! (Franz) [0:45]
    24 April 1904; (C-1258-1) 85032
  10. Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) [2:30]
    24 April 1904; (B-1077-2) 81045
  11. LOHENGRIN: Einsam in trüben Tagen (Wagner) [3:55]
    26 November 1906; (C-4061-1) 88038
  12. DIE WALKÜRE: Ho-jo-to-ho (Wagner) [2:06]
    26 November 1906; (B-4062-1) 87002
  13. Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) [2:31]
    26 November 1906; (C-4063-2) 88039
  14. Erlkönig (Schubert) [3:36]
    with Frank La Forge, piano
    26 November 1906; (C-4064-1) 88040
  15. Verborgene Wunden (La Forge) [1:25]
    with La Forge, piano
  16. Like the Rose Bud (La Forge) [1:15]
    with La Forge, piano
    26 November 1906; (C-4065-1) 88041
  17. AÏDA: O patria mia (Verdi) [3:12]
    8 December 1906; (C-4128-1) 88042
  18. TANNHÄUSER: Allmächt'ge Jungfrau, hör' mein Flehen (Wagner) [3:40]
    8 December 1906; (C-4129-2) IRCC-186 (unpublished on Victor)
  19. TANNHÄUSER: Dich, teure Halle (Wagner) [3:34]
    17 March 1907; (C-4127-2) 88057
  20. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Mild und leise, wie er lächelt (Wagner) [4:11]
    17 March 1907; (C-4319-1) 88058
  21. STABAT MATER: Inflammatus et accensus (Rossini) [3:48]
    17 March 1907; (C-4320-1) 88059

CD 1: All recordings made by the Victor Talking Machine Company

Tracks 1-10 with piano accompaniment
Tracks 11-21 accompanied by the Victor Orchestra unless otherwise noted
Languages: German [1-2, 4, 6-9, 11-12, 14-15, 18-20]; Italian [3, 5, 17];
Latin [10, 13, 21] and English [16]

 

CD 2 (74:26)
  1. Widmung (Schumann) [2:10]
    with Frank La Forge, piano
    14 January 1908; (B-5016-1) 87019
  2. Ständchen (R. Strauss) [2:27]
    with Frank La Forge, piano
    14 January 1908; (B-5017-1) 87016
  3. How much I love you (La Forge) [1:01]
  4. The Year's at the Spring (Beach) [0:52]
    with Frank La Forge, piano
    14 January 1908; (B-5018-1) 87026
  5. Ständchen {# 4 from Schwanengesang} (Schubert) [4:13]
    with Frank La Forge, piano
    14 January 1908; (C-5019-1) 88112
  6. Gretchen am Spinnrade (Schubert) [3:18]
    with Frank La Forge, piano
    14 January 1908; (C-5020-1) 88111
  7. AÏDA: Ritorna Vincitor (Verdi) [4:06]
    25 February 1908; (C-5012) 88137
  8. DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER: Traft ihr das Schiff (Wagner) [4:33]
    26 February 1908; (C-5013-2) 88116
  9. MEISTERSINGER: Selig, wie die Sonne (Wagner) [3:42]
    with Marie Mattfied, mezzo-soprano; Ellison Van Hoose, tenor;
    Marcel Journet, bass and Albert Reiss, tenor
    29 January 1908; (C-5043-1) 9201
  10. MEISTERSINGER: Selig, wie die Sonne (Wagner) [3:44]
    with Marie Mattfied, mezzo-soprano; Ellison Van Hoose, tenor;
    Marcel Journet, bass and Albert Reiss, tenor
    29 January 1908; (C-5043-2) unpublished
  11. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni) [2:53]
    26 February 1908; (C-5096-1) 88136
  12. Irish Folk Song (Foote) [4:00]
    26 February 1908; (C-5097-1) 88117
  13. DIE VERKAUFTE BRAUT: Ich weiss Euch einen lieben Schatz (Smetana) [3:50]
    with Albert Reiss, tenor; piano accompaniment
    30 April 1909; (C-7025-1) IRCC 140 (unpublished on Victor)
  14. DIE WALKÜRE: War es so schmählich? (Wagner) [3:36]
    30 April 1909; (C-7026-1) 88183
  15. DIE WALKÜRE: Fort denn eile (Wagner) [2:12]
    30 April 1909; (B-7027-1) unpublished
  16. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Dein Werk (Wagner) [3:25]
    30 April 1909; (C-7028-1) 88165
  17. SALOME: Jochanaan, ich bin verliebt (Strauss) [1:34]
    30 April 1909; (B-7029-1) 81089
  18. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG: Fliegt heim, ihr Raben (Wagner) [2:45]
    1 May 1909; (C-7030-1) 88185
  19. SIEGFRIED: Ewig war ich (Wagner) [3:32]
    1 May 1909; (C-7031-1) 88186
  20. AÏDA: Fu la sorte ... Alla pompa (Verdi) [6:42]
    with Louise Homer, contralto
    1 May 1909; (C-7033-1) 88163
    1 May 1909; (C-7034-2) 88164
  21. AÏDA: La fatal pietra ... O terra addio (Verdi) [8:22]
    with Enrico Caruso, tenor
    7 November 1909; (C-8353-1) 89028
    6 November 1909; (C-8348-2) 89029

CD 2: All recordings made by the Victor Talking Machine Company

Accompanied by the Victor Orchestra unless otherwise noted
Languages: German [1-2, 5-6, 8-10, 13-19]; English [3-4, 12] and Italian [7, 11, 20-23]