Emma Calvé

The Complete 1902 G&T, 1920 Pathé and "Mapleson Cylinder" Recordings

COMPLETE TRACK LISTING
LINER NOTES
A NOTE FROM WARD MARSTON

Emma Calvé (ca. 1858-1942) achieved immortality as a soprano during the turn of the century and secured a place in history as Carmen. Her beautifully dramatic and wide-ranging voice is captured on this two-CD set. Rounding off the compilation is a selected group of exceedingly rare recordings of Cécile Merguillier (1861-1938), who has the distinction of being one of the last of those agile, full-voiced sopranos légers so popular throughout 19th century French opera.

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Track Listing

CD 1 (68:33)
EMMA CALVÉ (ca. 1858-1942)
Gramophone and Typewriter Company, London 1902
1. CARMEN: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle {Habanera} (Bizet) 3:02
(G2058R) 3281 / Transposed up a semi-tone to E-flat minor
2. Magali (traditional) 1:49
(2059F) 3282
3. Enchantement (Massenet) 3:33
(2060F) 3283
4. Sérénade de Zanetto (Sérénade du passant) (Massenet) 1:56
(2061R) 3284
5. CARMEN: Près des remparts {Séguedille} (Bizet) 2:00
(G2062R) 3285
6. CARMEN: Près des remparts {Séguedille} (Bizet) 2:04
(2062bIII) 3285 / Transposed up a semi-tone to G
7. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni) 3:11
(G2063R) 3286
 
Pathé, Paris 1920
Hill and Dale Recordings
8. LE NOZZE DI FIGARO: Mon coeur soupire {Voi che sapete} (Mozart) 3:32
(2291) 0288
9. CARMEN: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle {Habanera} (Bizet) 2:50
(2292) 0273
10. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete {Romance de Santuzza} (Mascagni) 3:22
(2293) 0274
11. LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour {Barcarolle} (Offenbach) 2:34
(2303) 0275
12. CARMEN: Les tringles des sistres {Chanson bohème} (Bizet) 2:18
(2304) 0274
13. CARMEN: En vain pour éviter {Air des cartes} (Bizet) 2:42
(2313) 0273
14. Célèbre Sérénade (Gounod) 2:54
(2318) 0275
15. LA PERLE DU BRÉSIL: Charmant oiseau (David) 6:10
(2334, 2343) 0276
16. NORMA: Casta diva (Bellini) 3:46
(2345) 0277
17. In questa tomba oscura (Beethoven) 3:05
(2348) 0277
18. LA PÉRICHOLE: O mon cher amant {Air de la lettre} (Offenbach) 3:11
(2349) 0289
19. LA VIVANDIÈRE: Viens avec nous, petit (Godard) 2:17
(2363) 0290
20. SAPHO: Pendant un an je fus ta femme (Massenet) 2:49
(2364) 0290 / Transposed down a whole tone to C
21. AMADIS DE GAULE: Amour, que veux-tu de moi? (Lully) 2:43
(2365) 0288
22. Quand on aime (Attr. S. Rosa) 2:05
(2366) English Pathé 5580 only
23. Clavelitos (Valverde) 2:07
(2367) 3195
24. Barcarolle (Gounod) 2:23
(2370) 0289
 
CD 2 (70:05)
1. Coplas andaluz (traditional) 3:11
(2377) 3195
2, Old folks at home (Foster) 2:38
(2378) 3197
3, Dixie Land (Bland) 1:48
(2379) 3196
4, By the waters of Minnetonka (Lieurance) 2:13
(2518) 3198
5, Mary Rose (Burnham) 2:29
(2520) 3198
6, Comin' thro' the Rye (traditional) 1:37
(2527) 3197
7, Ma voisine (Goring Thomas) 2:24
(2528) 3194
8. Le Rondel de l'adieu (De Lara) 2:58
(2564) 3194
9. The star-spangled banner (Key) 1:54
(2566) 3196
10. L'Heure exquise (Hahn) 2:30
(2573) 3193
11. Dernier voeu (Hahn) 1:53
(2577) 3193
 
The [Lionel] Mapleson Cylinders
Recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
12. FAUST: Est-ce toi, Marguerite (Excerpt from Jewel Song) (Gounod) 2:19
15 February 1902
13. FAUST: Anges purs, (Excerpt from Trio and Apotheosis, Act V) (Gounod) 2:21
with Andreas Dippel, tenor; Marcel Journet, bass
15 February 1902
14. CARMEN: Quand tu verras (Excerpt from Finale, Act II) (Bizet) 1:21
with Marguerite Marilly, soprano; Thomas Salignac, tenor; Albert Reiss, tenor; Charles Gilibert, baritone
20 February 1902
15. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: [Batti] mi, insultami (Excerpt from Santuzza-Turiddu duet) (Mascagni) 2:20
with Carrie Bridewell, contralto; Emilio De Marchi, tenor
22 February 1902
16. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Ah! No! Turiddu (Excerpt from Santuzza-Turiddu duet) (Mascagni) 2:17
with Emilio De Marchi, tenor; Giuseppe Campanari, baritone
22 February 1902
17. CARMEN: Prends garde à toi (Excerpt from Habenera) (Bizet) 1:11
with Metropolitan Opera Chorus
ca. 1902
 
CÉCILE MERGUILLIER (1861-1938)
Pathé, Paris, ca. 1904
18. SAPHO: Pendant un an je fus ta femme (Massenet) 2:10
3636 / Transposed down a semi-tone to D-flat
19. GALATHÉE: Quelle couleur! c'est blonde et vermeille {Air de la coupe} (Massé) 2:09
3638
20. LE PARDON DE PLOËMEL: Ombre légère (Meyerbeer) 2:03
3640
21. PRÉ AUX CLERCS: Souvenirs de mon enfance (Hérold) 2:05
3641
22. LE DOMINO NOIR: Qui je suis?... Une fée, un bon ange (Auber) 2:10
3642
23. MANON: Adieu, notre petite table (Massenet) 2:11
3643
 
Edison Cylinders, Paris
24. HAMLET: Pale et blonde dort sous l'eau profonde (Thomas) 2:16
1904; 17237
25. MANON: Écoute-moi... N'est-ce plus ma main {Scène de la séduction} (Massenet) 2:11
1904; 17245
26. GALATHÉE: Quelle couleur! c'est blonde et vermeille {Air de la coupe} (Massé) 2:11
1905; 17338
27. MIGNON: Je suis Titania {Polonaise} (Thomas) 2:08
1905; 17351
28. MIREILLE: Heureux petit berger (Gounod) 2:11
1905; 17352
29. PHILÉMON ET BAUCIS: Ah! si je redevenais belle {Romance} (Gounod) 2:13
1905; 17356
30. PHILÉMON ET BAUCIS: O riante nature {Air} (Gounod) 2:18
1905; 17357
31. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Je veux vivre dans ce rêve {Valse} (Gounod) 2:10
1905; 17361
32. MIREILLE: O Magali, ma bien-aimée (Gounod) 2:14
with Monsieur Gluck, tenor
1905; 17370
CD 1: Tracks 1-7 with piano accompaniment by Sir Landon Ronald; Tracks 8-20 with orchestra accompaniment; Tracks 21-24 with piano accompaniment.
Languages: All in French except: Italian [7,16-17] and Spanish [23]
CD 2: Tracks 1-11, 18-23 with piano accompaniment; Tracks 12-17 with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra accompaniment; Tracks 24-32 with orchestra accompaniment.
Languages: All in French except: English [2-6, 9]; Italian [15-16] and Spanish [1]

Marston would like to thank Richard Bebb, Gregor Benko, Harry Butler, Stan Farwig, J. Neil Forster, Michael E. Gunrem, Lawrence F. Holdridge, John Humbley, and Peter Lack for their help in the production of this CD release.

Tracks 12-17 courtesy of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Original cylinder to tape transfer: Tom Owen, sound engineer; tape to DAT transfer: Adrian Cosentini, sound engineer.

The original six disc LP record album of the complete Mapleson Cylinders is still available for purchase directly from the Archives.

Photographs: Charles Mintzer and Robert Tuggle

Producer: Ward Marston and Scott Kessler

Audio Conservation: Ward Marston and Christian Zwarg

Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi