Feodor Chaliapin - The Complete Recordings - Box Set 13CDs

Label : Marston
Format : Flac track
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Tracklist :

CD 1 (75:04)
GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER, LTD.
Continental Hotel, Moscow, between 23 and 28 January 1902(1)
1. Kak korol’ shyol na voynu (When the king went forth to war), Op. 7, No. 6 (Koenemann) 3:24

(572x) 22820

2. Akh ty, solntse, solntse krasnoe (O thou sun, fair sun), Op. 10, No. 1 (Slonov) 2:37

(573x) 22821

3. Elegiya: Lunnaya tikhaya noch’ (Elegy: Serene moonlit night) (Korganov) 2:14

(574x) 22822

4. FAUST: Le veau d’or est toujours debout (Na zemle ves’ rod lyudskoy) (Gounod) 1:56

(575x) 228823

5. Solovey (The Nightingale), Op. 60, No. 4 (Tchaikovsky) 2:58

(577x) 22825

GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER, LTD.
Continental Hotel, Moscow, late January or early February 1902
6. Nochen’ka (Night) (Russian folk song) 3:01

(621x) 22891

7. ZHIZN’ ZA TSARYA: Ty pridyosh’, moya zarya (A LIFE FOR THE TSAR: You will come, my dawn) (Glinka) 3:33

(622x) 22892

8. Razocharovaniye (Disappointment), Op. 65, No. 2 (Tchaikovsky) 2:23

(623x) 22824

GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER, LTD.
Saint Petersburg, between 2 and 7 October 1907
9. Pesn’ ubogogo strannika (Song of the Needy Pilgrim) (Manykin-Nevstruev) 3:40

(281m) 022092

10. Kak korol’ shyol na voynu (When the king went forth to war), Op. 7, No. 6 (Koenemann) 3:33

(283m) 022093

11. MEFISTOFELE: Ave Signor! [Prologo] (Boito) 3:36

(288m) 022094

12. FAUST: Vous qui faites l’endormie (Vykhodi, o drug moy nezhnyi) (Gounod) 3:04

(289m) 022295

13. Pesnya Mefistofelya o blokhe (Mephistopheles’s Song of the Flea) (Mussorgsky) 3:26

(290m) 022296
Note: The full title of this song is Pesnya Mefistofelya v pogrebke Au’erbakha [Pesnya o blokhe] (Mephistopheles’s Song in Auerbach’s Cellar) [Song of the Flea], from Goethe’s FAUST, Part 1

14. FAUST: Le veau d’or est toujours debout (Na zemle ves’ rod lyudskoy) (Gounod) 2:03

(291m) 022297

GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER, LTD.
Milan, October 1907
15. Ekh ty, Van’ka (Crazy-Headed Ivan) (Russian folk song) 3:20

(1290c) unissued on 78rpm

16. Nochen’ka (Night) (Russian folk song) 3:53

(1291 ½c) unissued on 78rpm

17. Ekh ty, Van’ka (Crazy-Headed Ivan) (Russian folk song) 3:42

(1297c) previously unissued

18. Luchinushka (The Little Birch Splinter) (Russian folk song) 3:49

(1298c) unissued on 78rpm

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Paris, June 1908
19. RUSLAN I LYUDMILA: O radost’! … Blizok uzh chas torzhestva moego (Oh joy! … Already the hour of my triumph is near) [Farlaf’s Rondo] (Glinka) 3:26

(607i) 022109

20. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: La calunnia è un venticello (Rossini) 4:18

(614i) 052222

21. ZHIZN’ ZA TSARYA: Chuyut pravdu! … Ty pridyosh’, moya zarya (A LIFE FOR THE TSAR: They guess the truth! … You will come, my dawn) (Glinka) 4:18

(615i) 022111

22. LAKMÉ: Lakmé, ton doux regard (Lakmé, tvoy vzor pomerknul luchistyi) (Delibes) 3:45

(616i) 022112

23. RUSLAN I LYUDMILA: Vremyon ot vechnoy temnoty (From the dark shroud of eternity) [Ruslan’s Aria, Act 2] (Glinka) 3:03

(617i) 022113

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1–8 with unidentified pianist
Track 9 with unidentified chorus
Track 10 with P. P. Gross, piano
Tracks 11–14 with orchestra, conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Tracks 15–18 unaccompanied
Tracks 19–23 with orchestra, conducted by I. P. Arkadev

Languages:
All tracks are sung in Russian except Tracks 11 and 20, which are sung in Italian.

CD 2 (76:47)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Paris, June 1908 (continued)
1. Dubinushka (The Oak Cudgel) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin) 3:48

(618i) 022114

2. Ty vzoydi, solntse krasnoe (Arise, fair sun) [Barge-Haulers’ Song] (Russian folk song) 4:11

(619i) 022115

3. Luchinushka (The Little Birch Splinter) (Russian folk song) 2:47

(621i) 022129

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Moscow, 26 August 1910
4. Oy, u luzi, ta i pry beryozi (In the meadows, by the birches) (Ukrainian folk song) 3:56

(2003c) 022180

5. VRAZHYA SILA: Poteshu-ka svoyu khosyayku … Shirokaya maslenitsa (MALEVOLENT POWER: I’ll amuse my hostess ... Merry Shrovetide) [Eremka’s Song, Act 2] (Serov) 4:18

(2004 ½c) 022181

6. Vniz po matushke po Volge (Down Mother Volga) (Russian folk song) 2:01

(2005c) 022182

7. Iz-pod duba, da iz-pod vyaza (From under the oak, from under the elm) (Russian folk song) 1:51

(2005c) 022182

8. Nochen’ka (Night) (Russian folk song) 4:04

(2006 ½c) 022159

9. ASKOLDOVA MOGILA: V starinu zhivali dedy (ASKOLD’S TOMB: In olden days our forefathers lived) (Verstovsky) 4:24

(2007c) issued only on HMB 95

GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Moscow, 29 August 1910
10. FAUST: Seigneur, daignez permettre à votre humble servante (Gospod’, pozvol’ rabe tvoey neschastnoy) [Church Scene] (Gounod) 4:06
with Maria Alexandrovna Mikhailova, soprano

(2008 ½c) 024039

11. FAUST: Il était temps (Spustilas’ t’ma) (Gounod) 2:46

(2009c) 022183

12. Ekh ty, Van’ka (Crazy-Headed Ivan) (Russian folk song) 3:35

(2011c) 022184

13. DON CARLO: Dormiro sol nel manto mio regal … Ella giammai m’amo (Verdi) 4:10

(2012c) 052292

14. Zashumela, razgulyalas’ v pole nepogoda (The tempest rages in the fields) (Sokolov) 4:05

(2014c) 022185

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Moscow, 31 August 1910
15. BORIS GODUNOV: Eshchyo odno posledneye skazaniye (Yet one more final tale) [Pimen’s Monologue, Act 1] (Mussorgsky) 4:42

(2016 ½c) 022157

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Moscow, 1 September 1910
16. Dubinushka (The Oak Cudgel) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin) 4:12

(2019c) 022186

17. Ty vzoydi, solntse krasnoe (Arise, fair sun) [Barge-Haulers’ Song] (Russian folk song) 3:54

(2020c) 022187

18. Solntse vskhodit i zakhodit (The sun rises and sets) [Russian Prisoners’ Song] (Russian folk song) 3:30

(2021c) 022188

19. Luchinushka (The Little Birch Splinter) (Russian folk song) 3:31

(2022c) 022189

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Saint Petersburg, 30 September 1911
20. BORIS GODUNOV: Kak vo gorode bylo vo Kazani (It all happened in the town of Kazan) [Varlaam’s Aria, Act 1] (Mussorgsky) 3:08

(2453 ½c) 022208

21. Mashen’ka (Russian folk song) 3:48

(2454 ½c) 022213

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9, 16–18 with chorus of the Imperial Moscow Opera
Tracks 3, 8, 12, 19, and 21 unaccompanied
Tracks 10, 11, 13, and 20 with unidentified orchestra and conductor
Tracks 5, 9, and 14 with unidentified pianist
Track 15 with orchestra of the Imperial Moscow Opera, conducted by M.I. Semenov

Languages:
All tracks are sung in Russian except Track 4, which is sung in Ukrainian, and Track 13, which is sung in Italian.

CD 3 (79:50)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Saint Petersburg, 15 October 1911
1. BORIS GODUNOV: Proshchay, moy syn, umirayu (Farewell my son, I am dying) (Mussorgsky) 4:29

(2492 ½c) 022222

2. BORIS GODUNOV: Zvon! Pogrebal’ny zvon! (The knell! The funeral knell!) (Mussorgsky) 4:26

(2493c) 022223

3. KNYAZ’ IGOR: Nateshilsya li, Knyaz’? … Greshno tait’ ya skuki ne lyublyu (PRINCE IGOR: Have you enjoyed yourself, Prince? … I can’t conceal that I dislike boredom) [Prince Galitsky’s Aria, Act 1] (Borodin) 4:02

(2494c) 022224

4. DEMON: Ne plach’, ditya (Do not weep, child) (Rubinstein) 3:12
Transposed down a semi-tone to B-flat

(2495c) 022225

5. Nyne otpushchaeshi raba Tvoego, Vladyko (Lord, now let Thy servant depart in peace) [Prayer from the Russian Orthodox Liturgy] (Strokin) 3:33

(2496c) 022226

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Saint Petersburg, 12 November 1911
6. Die beiden Grenadiere (Vo Frantsiyu dva grenadera) (The Two Grenadiers), Op. 49, No. 1 (Schumann) 3:34

(2535c) 022261

7. DEMON: Na vozdushnom okeane (On the ocean of the air) (Rubinstein) 4:17
with Maria Vladimirovna Kovalenko, soprano

(2536c) 022262

8. Ne osenniy melkiy dozhdichek (It is not autumnal drizzle) (Russian folk song) 3:59

(2539c) 022263

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Saint Petersburg, 26 November 1911
9. BORIS GODUNOV: Odnazhdy, v vecherniy chas, prishyol ko mne pastukh (Once at eve, a herdsman came to me) [Pimen’s Narration, Act 4] (Mussorgsky) 4:30

(2548c) 022252

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Milan, 26 April 1912
10. NORMA: Ite sul colle, o Druidi (Bellini) 4:17

(613m) 052353, Victor 88462

11. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: La calunnia è un venticello (Rossini) 3:58

(614m) 052354

12. MEFISTOFELE: Ave Signor! [Prologo] (Boito) 4:02

(615m) 052355, Victor 88461

13. LA SONNAMBULA: Il mulino, il fonte, il bosco … Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni (Bellini) 3:09

(616m) 052356

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Saint Petersburg, 26 October 1912
14. ROBERT LE DIABLE: Voici donc les débris … Nonnes qui reposez (Le rovine son questa … Suore che riposate) (Meyerbeer) 4:14

(2692c) 052387

15. LUCREZIA BORGIA: Vieni la mia vendetta (Donizetti) 3:48

(2693c) 052388

16. ERNANI: Che mai vegg’io … Infelice, e tu credevi (Verdi) 4:10

(2694c) 052389

17. Vakkhicheskaya pesnya (Chanson bachique) (Glazunov) 3:51

(2695c) 032260

18. La Marseillaise (de Lisle) 3:23

(2696c) 032261

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
London, 5 July 1913
19. Bylina ob Il’ye Muromtse (Tale about Ilya Muromets) (Russian folk song, arranged by Kedrov) 2:44

(y16736e) 4-22579

20. Sapphische Ode (Oda Safo), Op. 90, No. 4 (Brahms) 2:59
sung in D

(y16738e) issued only on HMA 46

21. Ona khokhotala (She laughed) (Lishin) 3:12

(y16739e) 4-22581

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 14–18 with unidentified orchestra and conductor
Tracks 5 and 8 unaccompanied
Tracks 10 and 13 with La Scala orchestra and chorus, conducted by Carlo Sabajno
Tracks 11 and 12 with La Scala orchestra, conducted by Carlo Sabajno
Track 19 with the Petrograd Quartet (M. M. Chuprinnikov, N. I. Safonov, N. N. Kedrov, and K. N. Kedrov)
Tracks 20 and 21 with D. I. Pokhitonov, piano

Languages:
Tracks 1–9 and 19–21 sung in Russian.
Tracks 10–16 sung in Italian.
Tracks 17 and 18 sung in French.

CD 4 (78:59)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
London, 5 July 1913 (continued)
1. Solovey (The Nightingale), Op. 60, No. 4 (Tchaikovsky) 3:46

(y16741e) 4-22583

2. SADKO: O skaly groznye (Against the cruel crags) [Varangian Merchant’s Song] (Rimsky-Korsakov) 3:05

(y16743e) 4-22580

3. Bylina o Tsare Ivane Vasil’yeviche Groznom (Tale about Tsar Ivan the Terrible) (Russian folk song, arranged by Liapunov) 2:59

(y16747e) 4-22585

4. Bylo u tyoshchen’ki semero zyat’yev (The mother-in-law had seven sons-in-law) (Russian folk song, arranged by Liadov) 3:23

(y16748e) 4-22586

5. Oy, zeleny dube na yar pokhylyvsya (Ah, the green oak is bent over the ravine) (Ukrainian folk song) 1:41

(y16750e) 4-22587

6. Komarishche (A Great Big Gnat) (comic Ukrainian folk song) 1:29

(y16750e) 4-22587

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Saint Petersburg, 25 January 1914
7. Proshchal’noye slovo (A Word of Farewell), Op. 12, No. 1 (Slonov) 2:58

(5300ae) issued only on HM 91

8. Uznik (The Prisoner) Op. 78, No. 6 (Rubinstein) 3:39

(5301ae) issued only on HM 91

9. En svane (Lebed’) (A Swan), Op. 25, No. 2 (Grieg) 3:10

(5302ae) issued only on HM 127

10. Na kholmakh Gruzii (On the hills of Georgia) (Rimsky-Korsakov) 3:17

(5303ae) issued only on HM 127

11. Vchera my vstretilis’ (When yesterday we met), Op. 26, No. 13 (Rachmaninoff) 2:58

(5304ae) unissued on 78rpm

12. Sapphische Ode (Oda Safo), Op. 90, No. 4 (Brahms) 3:15
sung in E

(5305ae) 4-22669

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Saint Petersburg, 4 April 1914
13. Uznik (The Prisoner), Op. 78, No. 6 (Rubinstein) 3:14

(5928ae) 4-22724

14. En svane (Lebed’) (A Swan), Op. 25, No. 2 (Grieg) 2:47

(5929 ½ae) 4-22723

15. Proshchal’noye slovo (A Word of Farewell), Op. 12, No. 1 (Slonov) 2:11

(5931 ½ae) 4-22722

16. Borte! (Razluka) (Farewell), Op. 25, No. 5 (Grieg) 1:34

(5934ae) unissued on 78rpm

17. Stambogsrim (Stikhi v albom) (Verses in an Album), Op. 25, No. 3 (Grieg) 1:47

(5934ae) unissued on 78rpm

18. Kak korol’ shyol na voynu (When the king went forth to war) Op. 7, No. 6 (Koenemann) 4:00

(309af) issued only on HMB 37

19. Aufenthalt (Priyut), No. 5 from SCHWANENGESANG, D. 957 (Schubert) 4:20

(310af) issued only on HMB 32

20. Zashumela, razgulyalas’ v pole nepogoda (The tempest rages in the fields) (Sokolov) 3:37

(311af) unissued on 78rpm

21. ZHIZN’ ZA TSARYA: Chuyut pravdu! … Ty pridyosh’, moya zarya (A LIFE FOR THE TSAR: They guess the truth! … You will come, my dawn) (Glinka) 4:44

(312af) issued only on HM 32

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 9 October 1921
22. Das alte Lied (Staraya pesnya) (The Old Song), Op. 4, No. 5 (Grieg) 2:33

(Cc542-1) unissued on 78rpm

23. Stambogsrim (Stikhi v albom) (Verses in an Album), Op. 25, No. 3 (Grieg) 1:44

(Cc542-1) unissued on 78rpm

24. Solovey (The Nightingale), Op. 60, No. 4 (Tchaikovsky) 3:38

(Cc544-1) 2-022015, Victor 6532

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 10 October 1921
25. Pesnya Mefistofelya o blokhe (Mephistopheles’s Song of the Flea) (Mussorgsky) 3:16

(Cc549-1) 2-022005, Victor 88644

26. Prorok (The Prophet), Op. 49, No. 2 (Rimsky-Korsakov) 3:52

(Cc550-1) 2-022006, Victor 88655

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1 and 2 with D. I. Pokhitonov, piano
Tracks 3–6 with the Petrograd Quartet (M. M. Chuprinnikov, N. I. Safonov, N. N. Kedrov, and K. N. Kedrov)
Tracks 7–21 with unidentified pianist
Tracks 22–24 with Max Rabinowitsch, piano
Tracks 25 and 26 with orchestra, conducted by Percy Pitt

Languages:
All tracks are sung in Russian except Tracks 5 and 6, which are sung in Ukrainian.

CD 5 (77:42)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 11 October 1921
1. Sidste reis (V posledniy reys) (The Last Voyage), Op. 17, No. 2 (Eyvind Alnæs) 3:35

(Cc540-3) 2-022013, Victor 6532

2. O, esli b mog vyrasit’ v zvuke vsyu silu stradaniy moikh (Oh, if only I could express in a sound all the force of my sufferings) (Malashkin) 2:32

(Cc541-2) 2-022012, Victor 6533
Note: Chaliapin recorded this song in English as “Oh, could I in song tell my sorrow”, CD 10, Track 9.

3. Die beiden Grenadiere (Vo Frantsiyu dva grenadera) (The Two Grenadiers), Op. 49, No. 1 (Schumann) 3:29

(Cc556-1) 2-022007, Victor 88645

4. Kak korol’ shyol na voynu (When the king went forth to war), Op. 7, No. 6 (Koenemann) 3:42

(Cc557-1) 2-022008, Victor 88646

5. Nochnoy smotr (The Midnight Review) (Glinka) 4:17

(Cc558-1) 2-022009, Victor 88656

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 12 October 1921
6. In questa tomba oscura (Beethoven) 3:37

(Cc551-4) 2-052212, Victor 88657

7. Trepak, No. 3 from PESNI I PLYASKI SMERTI (SONGS AND DANCES OF DEATH) (Mussorgsky) 4:19

(Cc560-1) 2-022010, Victor 88659

8. BORIS GODUNOV: Kak vo gorode bylo vo Kazani (It all happened in the town of Kazan) [Varlaam’s Aria, Act 1] (Mussorgsky) 2:39

(B26100-2) 87349, HMV 7-22009

9. BORIS GODUNOV: Proshchay, moy syn, umirayu (Farewell my son, I am dying) (Mussorgsky) 4:35

(C26101-1) 88661, HMV 2-022011

10. Il barbiere di Siviglia: La calunnia è un venticello (Rossini) 3:32

(C26102-2) 88648, HMV 2-052218

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
New York City, 31 January 1922
11. GRYOZY: Kogda, eshchyo ditya, za shkol’noyu stenoyu (Dreams: When still a child within the walls of school) [Recitation] (Nadson) 4:52

(C26103-1) unissued on 78rpm
Note: This recording is sometimes titled “Mechty”.

12. Don Carlo: Dormiro sol nel manto mio regal … Ella giammai m’amo (Verdi) 4:25

(C26104-2) 88665, HMV 2-052220

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 25 September 1922
13. Kak korol’ shyol na voynu (When the king went forth to war), Op. 7, No. 6 (Koenemann) 3:42

(Cc557-2) 2-022008x

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 9 October 1922
14. SADKO: O skaly groznye (Against the cruel crags) [Varangian Merchant’s Song] (Rimsky-Korsakov) 2:59

(Cc1890-2) 2-022017, Victor 6416

15. Ey, ukhnem! (Song of the Volga Boatmen) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin and Koenemann) 3:23

(Cc1891-4) 2-022016, Victor 88663

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 23 October 1922
16. BORIS GODUNOV: Eshchyo odno posledneye skazaniye (Yet one more final tale) [Pimen’s Monologue, Act 1] (Mussorgsky) 4:39

(Cc2015-3) 2-022018, Victor 6489

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
Camden, New Jersey, 22 November 1922
17. DON CARLO: Dormiro sol nel manto mio regal … Ella giammai m’amo (Verdi) 4:19

(C26104-4) previously unissued

18. LA SONNAMBULA: Il mulino, il fonte, il bosco … Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni (Bellini) 3:12

(B27088-2) 981, HMV 7-88645

19. MEFISTOFELE: Ave signor! [Prologo] (Boito) 3:11

(B27089-2) 87355, HMV 7-52227

20. Ekh ty, Van’ka (Crazy-Headed Ivan) (Russian folk song) 3:12

(C27090-2) not issued by Victor; issued on HMV 2-022019

21. KNYAZ’ IGOR: Greshno tait’ ya skuki ne lyublyu (PRINCE IGOR: I can’t conceal that I dislike boredom) [Prince Galitsky’s Aria, Act 1] (Borodin) 3:12

(B27091-1) 87361

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1 and 2 with Max Rabinowitsch, piano
Tracks 3–7 with orchestra, conducted by Percy Pitt
Tracks 8–10, 12, 17–19 and 21 with orchestra, conducted by Josef Pasternack
Track 11 spoken recitation
Tracks 13–16 with orchestra, conducted by George W. Byng
Track 20 unaccompanied

Languages:
Tracks 1–5, 7–9, 11, 13–16, 20, and 21 sung in Russian.
Tracks 6, 10, 12, and 17–19, sung in Italian.

CD 6 (75:26)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 26 June 1923
1. BORIS GODUNOV: Dostig ya vysshey vlasti (I have attained the highest power) [Boris’s Monologue, Act 2] (Mussorgsky) 4:49

(Cc3153-2) 2-022021, Victor 6489

2. KNYAZ’ IGOR: Greshno tait’ ya skuki ne lyublyu (PRINCE IGOR: I can’t conceal that I dislike boredom) [Prince Galitsky’s Aria, Act 1] (Borodin) 3:35

(Bb3154-1) 7-22011

3. ALEKO: Ves’ tabor spit (All the gypsy camp is sleeping) (Rachmaninoff) 4:33

(Cc3155-2) 2-022026

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
2 July 1923
4. BORIS GODUNOV: Pogrebal’ny zvon! (The funeral knell!) (Mussorgsky) 4:19

(Cc3197-1) 2-022020

5. BORIS GODUNOV: Zvon! Pogrebal’ny zvon! (The knell! The funeral knell!) (Mussorgsky) 4:09

(Cc3197-2) not issued by HMV; issued only on Victor 6455

6. FAUST: Pardon! ... Le veau d’or est toujours debout (Gounod) 2:52
with Peter Dawson, baritone

(Bb3198-1) 7-32080, Victor 960

7. FAUST: Vous qui faites l’endormie (Gounod) 2:53

(Bb3199-1) 7-32081, Victor 960

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 7 July 1923
8. Dubinushka (The Oak Cudgel) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin) 3:36

(Bb3229-2) 7-22013, Victor 1050

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 25 September 1923
9. DON GIOVANNI: Madamina, il catalogo è questo (Mozart) 5:37

(Bb3200-3, Bb3201-2) 7-52246, 7-52247, Victor 1105

10. ZHIZN’ ZA TSARYA: Chuyut pravdu! … Ty pridyosh’, moya zarya (A Life for the TSar: They guess the truth … You will come, my dawn) (Glinka) 4:49

(Cc3504-2) 2-022027, Victor 6534

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
Camden, New Jersey, 3 January 1924
11. ROBERT LE DIABLE: Voici donc les débris … Nonnes qui reposez (Le rovine son queste … Suore che riposate) (Meyerbeer) 3:50

(C29246-1) issued only on Victor Heritage 15-1045

12. LA BOHÈME: Vecchia zimarra (Puccini) 3:04

(B29247-2) issued only on AGSA11

13. Blagoslovlyayu vas, lesa (Blessed be these forests) [Pilgrim’s Song], Op. 47, No. 5 (Tchaikovsky) 3:05

(B29248-1) 1004

14. Le cor (Flégier) 4:02

(C29249-1) 6512, HMV DB881

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
New York City, 4 January 1924
15. Solntse vskhodit i zakhodit (The sun rises and sets) [Russian Prisoners’ Song] (Russian folk song) 3:33

(B29244-1) 1004

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 14 July 1924
16. KNYAZ’ IGOR: Zdorov li knyaz’? (PRINCE IGOR: Are you well, Prince?) [Khan Konchak’s Aria, Act 2] (Borodin) 4:45

(Cc4883-4) DB799, Victor 6533

17. Vdol’ po Piterskoy (Down the Petersky) (Russian folk song) 2:27

(Bb4884-3) DA621, Victor 1050

18. ZHIZN’ ZA TSARYA: Moyo detishche, Antonidushka (A Life for the TSar: My dearest child, Antonidushka) (Glinka) 4:48

(Cc4890-1) DB758, Victor 6534

19. Somneniye (Doubt) (Glinka) 4:37
with Marjorie Hayward, violin

(Cc4891-2) DB881, Victor 6512

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1–5, 7 and 16–18 with orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens
Track 6 with orchestra and male chorus, conducted by Eugene Goossens; Sydney Coltham, tenor; Walter Glynne, tenor; Browning Mummery, tenor; Leonard Hubbard, baritone; Peter Dawson, bass-baritone; Edward Halland, bass
Track 8 with orchestra and male chorus, conducted by George W. Byng; Leonard Hubbard, baritone; Walter Glynne, tenor; Ivor Walters and William Michael, basses
Tracks 9 and 10 with orchestra, conducted by Julius Harrison
Tracks 11–14 with orchestra, conducted by Rosario Bourdon
Track 15 with Feodor Koenemann, piano
Track 19 with unidentified pianist

Languages:
Tracks 1–5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17–19 sung in Russian.
Tracks 9, 11, and 12 sung in Italian.
Tracks 6, 7, and 14 sung in French.

CD 7 (78:31)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Hayes, 8 October 1924
1. Die beiden Grenadiere (Vo Frantsiyu dva grenadera) (The Two Grenadiers), Op. 49, No. 1 (Schumann) 3:07

(Cc556-5) DB102

2. KNYAZ’ IGOR: Ni sna, ni otdykha izmuchennoy dushe (Prince Igor: Neither sleep nor rest for my tormented soul) [Prince Igor’s Aria, Act 2] (Borodin) 4:34

(Cc5195-2) DB799

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Hayes, 26 October 1925
3. BORIS GODUNOV: Da zdravstvuyet Tsar’ Boris Feodorovich! … Skorbit dusha (Long live Tsar Boris Feodorovich! … My heart is heavy) [Coronation Scene] (Mussorgsky) 8:24

(Cc7064-3 and Cc7066-1) DB900, Victor 11485
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on the first side of this scene.

4. FAUST: Seigneur, daignez permettre à votre humble servante [Church Scene] (Gounod) 9:23
with Florence Austral, soprano

(Cc7067-2 and Cc7075-1) DB899

5. FAUST: Quand du Seigneur le jour luira [Church Scene, Side Two, Alternative Take] (Gounod) 4:44
with Florence Austral, soprano

(Cc7075-2) this take was used on later issues of DB899

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Hayes, 5 November 1925
6. DEMON: Na vozdushnom okeane (On the ocean of the air) (Rubinstein) 4:40

(Cc7193-1) issued only on HMB53

7. DEMON: Ya tot, kotoromu vnimala (I am the one to whom you listened) (Rubinstein) 3:45

(Cc7194-1) issued only on HMB53

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Hayes, 20 May 1926
8. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: La calunnia è un venticello (Rossini) 3:56

(Cc8412-1A) DB932

9. Die beiden Grenadiere (Vo Frantsiyu dva grenadera) (The Two Grenadiers), Op. 49, No. 1 (Schumann) 3:09

(Cc8413-2A) DB933, Victor 6619

10. Pesnya Mefistofelya o blokhe (Mephistopheles’s Song of the Flea) (Mussorgsky) 2:54

(Cc8414-2) DB932

11. Ey, ukhnem! (Song of the Volga Boatmen) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin and Koenemann) 3:53

(Cc8415-2) previously unissued
Note: The master for this disc is damaged.

12. Nochnoy smotr (The Midnight Review) (Glinka) 4:11

(Cc8416-1A) DB933, Victor 6619

13. BORIS GODUNOV: Proshchay, moy syn, umirayu (Farewell my son, I am dying) (Mussorgsky) 4:28

(CR375-1) DB934, Victor 6724

14. BORIS GODUNOV: Zvon! Pogrebal’ny zvon! (The knell! The funeral knell!) (Mussorgsky) 4:26

(CR374-4) issued only on Australian pressings of DB934.
Note: We are using this take to present this scene as it was published in Australia. Unpublished take 3 follows out of sequence.

15. BORIS GODUNOV: Zvon! Pogrebal’ny zvon! (The knell! The funeral knell!) (Mussorgsky) 4:29

(CR374-3A) previously unissued

16. BORIS GODUNOV: Da zdravstvuyet Tsar’ Boris Feodorovich! … Skorbit dusha! (Long live Tsar Boris Feodorovich! … My heart is heavy) [Coronation Scene] (Mussorgsky) 8:26

(CR377-2A and CR378-2A) unissued on 78rpm
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on the first side of this scene.

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1, 2, 6, and 7, with orchestra, conducted by Julius Harrison
Tracks 3–5 with orchestra and chorus, conducted by Albert Coates
Tracks 8–13 with orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens
Tracks 14–16 with orchestra and chorus, conducted by Eugene Goossens

Languages
Tracks 1–3, 6, 7, 9–16 sung in Russian.
Tracks 4 and 5 sung in French.
Track 8 sung in Italian.

CD 8 (71:38)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, Ltd.
Covent Garden, 31 May 1926
Recorded during a performance of MEFISTOFELE (Boito)
1. Ave, Signore degli angeli e dei santi [Prologo] 3:28

(CR383-1) DB940
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on this side.

2. Ave Signor! [Mefistofele’s Entrance, Prologo] 4:04

(CR384-1) DB940

3. Salve Regina [Prologo finale] 5:49

(CR385-1A and CR386-1A) D1109
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on these sides, but can be heard shouting along with the chorus, and whistling at the conclusion of the Prologue.

4. Son lo spirito che nega [Act 1] 3:13

(CR388-1) DB942

5. Ah! Su! Riggiamo, riggiamo [Ridda e fuga infernale, Act 2] 2:58

(CR390-1A) DB942

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
Camden, New Jersey, 15 March 1927
6. Pesnya Mefistofelya o blokhe (Mephistopheles’s Song of the Flea) (Mussorgsky) 2:59

(CVE37851-1) 6783

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
Camden, New Jersey, 16 March 1927
7. BORIS GODUNOV: Kak vo gorode bylo vo Kazani (It all happened in the town of Kazan) [Varlaam’s Aria, Act 1] (Mussorgsky) 2:29

(BVE26100-4) 1237, HMV DA891

8. MEFISTOFELE: Ave signor! [Prologo] (Boito) 3:13

(BVE27089-7) 1269, HMV DA962

9. KNYAZ’ IGOR: Greshno tait’ ya skuki ne lyublyu (PRINCE IGOR: I can’t conceal that I dislike boredom) [Prince Galitsky’s Aria, Act 1] (Borodin) 3:36

(BVE27091-2) 1237, HMV DA891

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
Camden, New Jersey, 18 March 1927
10. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Dunque la calunnia che cos’è … La calunnia è un venticello (Rossini) 4:41

(CVE26102-6) issued only on Victor 6783

11. LA SONNAMBULA: Il mulino, il fonte, il bosco … Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni (Bellini) 3:11

(BVE27088-5) 1269, HMV DA962

12. The Blind Ploughman (Clarke) 3:06

(BVE37854-1) 1365, HMV DA993

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY
Liederkranz Hall, New York City, 7 April 1927
13. DON QUICHOTTE: Ô, mon maître, ô mon grand! [Death of Don Quichotte] (Massenet) 8:46

(CVE38334-1 and CVE38335-1) 6693, HMV DB1096

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 13 June 1927
14. BORIS GODUNOV: Zvon! Pogrebal’ny zvon! (The knell! The funeral knell!) (Mussorgsky) 4:33

(Cc10938-3) DB934, Victor 6724
Note: This recording was used for all issues of DB934 except for Australian pressings which use CR374-4, CD 7, Track 15.

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 15 June 1927
15. Prorok (The Prophet), Op. 49, No. 2 (Rimsky-Korsakov) 4:08

(Cc10957-1) issued only on Victor 7199

16. Kak korol’ shyol na voynu (When the king went forth to war), Op. 7, No. 6 (Koenemann) 3:55

(Cc10958-1) DB1068, Victor 7199

17. Kak korol’ shyol na voynu (When the king went forth to war), Op. 7, No. 6 (Koenemann) 3:54

(Cc10958-2) previously unissued

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 17 June 1927
18. In questa tomba oscura (Beethoven) 3:31

(Cc10961-2) issued on early pressings of DB1068

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1–5 with orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Vincenzo Bellezza
Tracks 6–13 with orchestra, conducted by Rosario Bourdon
Tracks 14–18 with orchestra, conducted by Lawrance Collingwood

Languages:

Tracks 1–5, 8, 10, 11, and 18 sung in Italian.
Tracks 6, 7, 9, and 14–17 sung in Russian.
Track 12 sung in English.
Track 13 sung in French.

CD 9 (72:52)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Paris, 27 September 1927
1. Ty vzoydi, solntse krasnoe (Arise, fair sun) [Barge-Haulers’ Song] (Russian folk song) 2:31

(CTR3079-2) issued only on HM 185

2. Iz-pod duba, da iz-pod vyaza (From under the oak, from under the elm) (Russian folk song) 1:54

(CTR3079-2) issued only on HM 185

3. Ochi chornye (Black Eyes) (Gypsy romance) 3:37

(CTR3080-1) DB3463, Victor 15236

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Paris, 29 September 1927
4. Pokayaniya otverzi mi dveri (Open the gates of repentance) (Vedel) 4:24

(CTR3106-2) issued only on HMB 185

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Royal Albert Hall, London, 11 October 1927
Recorded during a concert performance of MOTSART I SALYERI (Mozart and Salieri) (Rimsky-Korsakov)
5. Vse govoryat: net pravdy na zemle (Everyone says there is no fairness on earth) 7:42
with Theodore Ritch, tenor

(CR1525-1, CR1526-1) issued only on HM 173

6. Kak nekiy kheruvim (Like a certain cherub) 4:22
with Theodore Ritch, tenor

(CR1527-1) issued only on HM 174

7. Ty zasnyosh’ nadolgo, Motsart! (You will sleep forever, Mozart!) 3:09
with Theodore Ritch, tenor

(CR1528-1) issued only on HM 174

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 20 October 1927
8. Prorok (The Prophet), Op. 49, No. 2 (Rimsky-Korsakov) 4:24

(Cc10957-2) DB1103

9. In questa tomba oscura (Beethoven) 3:40

(Cc10961-4) this take replaced take 1 on DB1068; also issued on Victor 6822

10. SADKO: O skaly groznye (Against the cruel crags) [Varangian Merchant’s Song] (Rimsky-Korsakov) 3:39

(Cc11705-2) DB1104, Victor 6867

11. Ey, ukhnem! (Song of the Volga Boatmen) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin and Koenemann) 3:33

(Cc11709-1) DB1103, Victor 6822

12. KNYAZ’ IGOR: Zdorov li knyaz’? (PRINCE IGOR: Are you well, Prince?) [Khan Konchak’s Aria, Act 2] (Borodin) 4:47

(Cc11710-2) DB1104, Victor 6867

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 19 June 1928
13. DON GIOVANNI: Madamina, il catalogo è questo (Mozart) 5:29

(Bb13832-1A, Bb13833-1) DA994, Victor 1393

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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 22 June 1928
Recorded during a performance of Faust (Gounod)
Act 1
14. Rien! En vain j’interroge 8:48
with Joseph Hislop, tenor

(CR2097-1 and CR2098-1) unissued on 78rpm
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on these sides.

15. Mais ce Dieu, que peut-il pour moi? 10:51
with Joseph Hislop, tenor

(CR2099-1, CR2100-1, and CR2101-1) unissued on 78rpm

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1–3 with Aristov Choir and balalaika orchestra, conducted by Alexander Scriabin
Track 4 with Aristov Choir, conductor unidentified
Tracks 5–7 with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Choral Society, conducted by Albert Coates
Tracks 8–12 with Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates
Track 13 with orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli
Tracks 14 and 15 with orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Eugene Goossens

Languages:
Tracks 1–8, sung in Russian.
Tracks 9 and 13 sung in Italian.
Tracks 14 and 15 sung in French.

CD 10 (77:29)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 22 June 1928
Recorded during a performance of Faust (Gounod), (continued)
Act 2
1. Allons Amis! Point de vaines alarmes! … Le veau d’or 3:37
with Franklyn Kelsey, tenor

(CR2103-1) unissued on 78rpm

2. Nous nous retrouverons, mes amis! 4:45
with Jane Laugier, soprano, and chorus

(CR2104-1A) DB1189

Act 3
3. Faites-lui mes aveux 3:10
with Jane Laugier, soprano

(CR2105-1) unissued on 78rpm
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on this side.

4. Salut! Demeure chaste et pure 4:58
with Joseph Hislop, tenor

(CR2106-1) DB1189
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on this side.

5. Il était temps! Sous le feuillage sombre 2:05

(BR2107-1) unissued on 78rpm

Act 4
6. Qu’attendez-vous encore … Vous qui faites l’endormie 4:16

(CR2109-1) unissued on 78rpm

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 30 June 1928
7. Der Doppelgänger (Dvoynik), No. 13 from SCHWANENGESANG, D.957 (Schubert) 4:04

(Cc13897-1A) DB1184, Victor 7116

8. Der Tod und das Mädchen (Smert’ i devushka), Op. 7, No. 3, D.531 (Schubert) 2:08

(Cc13898-1) DB1184, Victor 7116

9. Oh, could I in song tell my sorrow (Malashkin) 2:28

(Bb13899-2A) DA993, Victor 1365
Note: The English text that Chaliapin sings on this record is not a direct translation of the Russian text that he sings on his 1921 recording, CD 5, Track 2. The English text is by Rosa Harriet Newmarch.

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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 4 July 1928
Recorded during a performance of BORIS GODUNOV (Mussorgsky)
10. Da zdravstvuyet Tsar’ Boris Feodorovich! (Salve a te, Zar Boris Theodorovich!) (Long live Tsar Boris Feodorovich!) [Coronation Scene, Side One] 4:20
with chorus

(CR2127-1) unissued on 78rpm
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on this side.

11. A ty, moy syn, chem zanyat? … Dostig ya vysshey vlasti (And you, my son, what are you busy with? … I have attained the highest power) [Boris’s Monologue, Act 2] 8:21
with Chaliapin singing in Russian with Margherita Carosio, soprano, singing in Italian

(CR2130-1A and CR2131-1A) DB1181

12. Ukh, tyazhelo! Day dukh perevedu (Ah, I am suffocating) [Clock Scene] 3:59

(CR2134-1A) DB1182

13. Vashei strasti ya ne veryu, Pane (Il vostro amor mi lascia indifferente) (Do not speak to me of love and passion) [Polonaise - Garden Scene] 3:36
with Irene Minghini-Cattaneo, soprano, and chorus

(CR2135-1) unissued on 78rpm
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on this side.

14. Vali syuda! Na pen’ sadi, na pen’, rebyata! (Sia tratto qui, sul tronco messo ei sia, fratelli) (Bring him here, put him on the tree trunk, brothers) [Scene of the Riot at Kromy] 4:06
with chorus

(CR2136-1) unissued on 78rpm
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on this side.

15. Chto-zh, poydyom na golosa, boyare? (Su, boiardi, incominciam! Chi parla?) (Come, boyars, let us begin! Who wants to speak?) [Scene in the Duma, Side One] 3:19
with chorus

(CR2138-1) DB1182
Note: Chaliapin does not sing on this side.

16. Zhal’, Shuyskogo net knyazya (Ma qui non è Shuysky) (But Shuysky is not here) [Scene in the Duma, Side Two] 3:04
with Chaliapin singing in Russian with Angelo Bada and chorus singing in Italian

(CR2139-1A) DB1183

17. Ya sozval vas, boyare (I have called you, boyars) [Scene in the Duma, Side Three] 2:58
with Chaliapin singing in Russian with Angelo Bada singing in Italian

(CR2140-1A) unissued on 78rpm

18. Ostav’te nas! Uydite vse! … Proshchay, moy syn, umirayu (Leave us! Everyone go away! … Farewell my son, I am dying) [Farewell of Boris] 7:38
with chorus

(CR2141-1A) DB 1183, (CR2142-1A) DB3464, Victor 15177

19. Plach’te, plach’te, lyudie (Weep, weep, people) [Death of Boris] 4:35
with Chaliapin singing in Russian with Margherita Carosio, soprano, and chorus, singing in Italian

(CR2143-1A) DB3464, Victor 15177

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1–6 with orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Eugene Goossens
Tracks 7–9 with orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens
Tracks 10–19 with orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Vincenzo Bellezza

Languages:

Tracks 1–6 sung in French.
Tracks 7 and 8 sung in Russian.
Track 9 sung in English.
Tracks 10–19 sung in Russian and Italian.

CD 11 (71:09)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Small Queen’s Hall, London, 13 June 1929
1. Vdol’ po Piterskoy (Down the Petersky) (Russian folk song, arranged by Alexandrov) 2:05

(Bb16990-4) DA1061, Victor 1557

2. Mashen’ka (Russian folk song) 3:43

(Bb16991-2) DA1061, Victor 1557

3. Proshchay, radost’, zhizn’ moya (Farewell to thee, my joy, my life) [Siberian Prisoners’ Song] (Russian folk song, arranged by Karatygin) 4:06

(Cc16992-2) DB1352, Victor 7601

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 14 June 1929
4. Le cor (Flégier) 4:54

(Cc17102-2) DB1342, Victor 7442

5. Staryi kapral (The Old Corporal) (Dargomyzhsky) 4:45

(Cc17103-2T1) DB1342, Victor 7422

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 19 June 1929
6. Ona khokhotala (She laughed) (Lishin) 3:41

(Cc17115-2) DB1352, Victor 7601

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Small Queen’s Hall, London, 30 June 1929
7. Spoken sketch: Telephone conversation with Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Printemps 2:34

(Test matrix 792-1, transferred 17 December 1934 to matrix 0EA249-1) unissued on 78rpm

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Small Queen’s Hall, London, 7 November 1929
8. Nochen’ka (Night) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin) 4:32

(Cc18144-1) previously unissued

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Small Queen’s Hall, London, 10 November 1929
9. ALEKO: Ves’ tabor spit (All the gypsy camp is sleeping) (Rachmaninoff) 4:50

(Cc18156-1) DB2145, Victor 14902

10. Trepak, No. 3 from PESNI I PLYASKI SMERTI (SONGS AND DANCES OF DEATH) (Mussorgsky) 4:27

(Cc18157-1) DB1511

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Salle Pleyel, Paris, 27 February, 1930
11. FAUST: Un rat, plus poltron ... Le veau d’or est toujours debout (Gounod) 3:37
with Michael Cozette, baritone

(CF 3000-2) DB1437, Victor 7600

12. FAUST: Vous qui faites l’endormie (Gounod) 3:18

(CF 3001-2) DB1437

13. FAUST: Vous qui faites l’endormie (Gounod) 3:19

(CF 3001-3) DB1437, Victor 7600

14. DON QUICHOTTE: Quelle histoire! … Ça, vous commettez … Quand apparaissent les étoiles [Sancho Panza’s Aria, Act 4] (Massenet) 3:58

(CF3002-2) issued only on HMB 182

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Salle Chopin, Paris, 12 June 1930
15. Sten’ka Razin (Russian folk song) 4:08

(CF 3357-3) DB1469

16. Somneniye (Doubt) (Glinka) 5:06
with Lucien Schwartz, violin

(CF 3358-2) issued on early pressings of DB1469, Victor 15422

17. Uznik (The Prisoner), Op. 78, No. 6 (Rubinstein) 2:54

(BF3359-2, re-recorded in 1934 on twelve-inch matrix 2EA5705-2) DB3463, Victor 15236

18. Nochen’ka (Night) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin) 5:08

(CF 3360-2) DB2145, Victor 15422

Accompaniment:

Track 1 with Petersky balalaika orchestra
Track 2 unaccompanied
Track 3 and 6 with Ivor Newton, piano
Tracks 4 and 5 with orchestra, conducted by George W. Byng
Track 7 spoken
Track 8 with Max Rabinowitsch, piano
Tracks 9 and 10 with orchestra, conducted by Lawrance Collingwood
Tracks 11–14 with orchestra and chorus of the Paris Opera, conducted by Henri Busser
Tracks 15–18 with Ivan (Jean) Bazilevsky, piano

Languages:

Tracks 1–3, 5, 6, 8-10, and 15–18 sung in Russian.
Tracks 4, and 11–14 sung in French.
Track 7 spoken in French.

CD 12 (72:46)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Salle Pleyel, Paris, 21 January 1931
1. Pokayaniya otverzi mi dveri (Open the gates of repentance) (Vedel) 4:47

(2G111-1) previously unissued

2. Pokayaniya otverzi mi dveri (Open the gates of repentance) (Vedel) 4:41

(2G111-2) DB1510

3. Nyne otpushchaeshi raba Tvoego, Vladyko (Lord, now let Thy servant depart in peace) [Prayer from the Russian Orthodox Liturgy] (Strokin) 3:34

(2G112-1) previously unissued

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Salle Pleyel, Paris, 20 January 1931
4. Nyne otpushchaeshi raba Tvoego, Vladyko (Lord, now let Thy servant depart in peace) [Prayer from the Russian Orthodox Liturgy] (Strokin) 3:30

(2G112-2) DB1510

5. VRAZHYA SILA: Poteshu-ka svoyu khosyayku … Shirokaya maslenitsa (MALEVOLENT POWER: I’ll amuse my hostess … Merry Shrovetide) [Eremka’s Song, Act 2] (Serov) 4:25

(2G113-2) DB1511

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Salle Pleyel, Paris, 23 January 1931
6. BORIS GODUNOV: Da zdravstvuyet Tsar’ Boris Feodorovich! (Long live Tsar Boris Feodorovich!) [Coronation Scene, Side One Only] (Mussorgsky) 3:52

(2G114-1) previously unissued
Note: Only side one of this scene was recorded at this session. Chaliapin does not sing on this side, but we include it here for the sake of completeness.

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Small Queen’s Hall, London, 13 May 1931
7. Somneniye (Doubt) (Glinka) 4:37
with Cedric Sharp, cello

(2B883-2) DB1469

8. Gelb rollt mir zu Füßen (Klubitsya volnoyu kipucheyu Kur)(The turbulent waters of the Kur are boiling), No. 9 from 12 LIEDER DES MIRZA-SCHAFFY (PERSIAN SONGS), Op. 34 (Rubinstein) 4:42

(2B884-3) DB1525

9. Élégie (Massenet) 4:16
with Cedric Sharp, cello

(2B885-1) DB1525, Victor 14902

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Kingsway Hall, London, 6 June 1931
10. BORIS GODUNOV: Dostig ya vysshey vlasti (I have attained the highest power) [Boris’s Monologue, Act 2] (Mussorgsky) 5:06

(2B577-2A) previously unissued

11. BORIS GODUNOV: Dostig ya vysshey vlasti (I have attained the highest power) [Boris’s Monologue, Act 2] (Mussorgsky) 5:04

(2B577-3) DB1532, Victor 14517

12. BORIS GODUNOV: Ukh, tyazhelo! Day dukh perevedu (Ah, I am suffocating) [Clock Scene] (Mussorgsky) 3:58

(2B578-1A) previously unissued

13. BORIS GODUNOV: Ukh, tyazhelo! Day dukh perevedu (Ah, I am suffocating) [Clock Scene] (Mussorgsky) 4:05

(2B578-2) DB1532, Victor 14517

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Kingsway Hall, London, 8 June 1931
14. RUSALKA: Okh, to-to vse vy, devki molodye (Ah, you young lasses are all alike) [Miller’s Aria, Act 1] (Dargomyzhsky) 3:51

(2B579-2A) DB1530, Victor 7704

15. RUSALKA: Zdorovo, zdorovo, zyat’! (Good morrow, son-in-law!) [Mad Scene] (Dargomyzhsky) 9:16
with Georgi Pozemkovsky, tenor

(2B580-1 and 2B581-1) DB 1531, Victor 11-8695

16. RUSLAN I LYUDMILA: O radost’! ... Blizok uzh chas torzhestva moego (Oh joy! … Already the hour of my triumph is near) [Farlaf’s Rondo] (Glinka) 3:02

(2B582-2) DB1530, Victor 7704

Accompaniment:

Tracks 1–4 unaccompanied with Paris Russian Opera Chorus, conducted by D. Aristov
Track 5 with balalaika orchestra and chorus, conducted by O. Tchernoyarov
Track 6 with Paris Russian Opera orchestra and chorus, conducted by D. Aristov
Tracks 7 and 9 with Ivor Newton, piano
Track 8 with orchestra, conducted by Lawrance Collingwood
Tracks 10–16 with London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Max Steinmann

Languages:
All tracks are sung in Russian.

CD 13 (75:19)
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Salle Pleyel, Paris, 26 February 1932
1. Nyne otpushchaeshi raba Tvoego, Vladyko (Lord, now let Thy servant depart in peace) [Prayer from the Russian Orthodox Liturgy] (Strokin) 3:05

(2W1228-3) DB1699, Victor 7716

2. Zhilo dvenadtsat’ razboynikov (The Legend of the Twelve Brigands) (Russian folk song, arranged by Zharov) 4:01

(2W1229-4) DB1700, Victor 7717

3. Pokayaniya otverzi mi dveri (Open the gates of repentance) (Vedel) 4:21

(2W1327-1) DB1699, Victor 7716

4. Vniz po matushke po Volge (Down Mother Volga) (Russian folk song, arranged by Alexandrov) 3:25

(2W1328-2) DB1700, Victor 7717

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1 March 1932
5. Slava Tebe, Gospodi (Glory to Thee, O Lord) [Twofold Litany], No. 6 from LITURGIA DOMESTICA, Op. 79 (Grechaninov) 4:32

(2W1337-1) previously unissued

6. Slava Tebe, Gospodi (Glory to Thee, O Lord) [Twofold Litany], No. 6 from LITURGIA DOMESTICA, Op. 79 (Grechaninov) 4:23

(2W1337-2) previously unissued

7. Slava Tebe, Gospodi (Glory to Thee, O Lord) [Twofold Litany], No. 6 from LITURGIA DOMESTICA, Op. 79 (Grechaninov) 4:21

(2W1337-3) DB1701, Victor 7715

8. Veruyu! (I believe) [Creed from the Russian Orthodox liturgy] (Arkhangelsky) 4:12

(2W1338-2) DB1701, Victor 7715

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Salle Chopin, Paris, 9 January 1933
9. Bolero (Dargomyzhsky) 2:24

(0PG431-1) issued only on HMA 46

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Salle Chopin, Paris, 13 March 1933
10. Ce château neuf [Chanson du départ de Don Quichotte] 3:35

(0PG429-3) DA1310

11. Je veux chanter ici [Chanson du Duc] 3:44

(0PG428-4) DA1310

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Salle Chopin, Paris, 9 January 1933
12. Un an, me dure la journée [Chanson à Dulcinée] 3:28

(0PG430-1) DA1311 2

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Salle Chopin, Paris, 13 March 1933
13. Ne pleure pas, Sancho [Chanson de la mort de Don Quichotte] 2:58

(0PG637-1) DA1310

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
Salle Chopin, Paris, 19 March 1934
14. Pesn’ ubogogo strannika (Song of the Needy Pilgrim) (Manykin-Nevstruev) 3:34

(0PG1422-1) DA1371, Victor 1983

15. Ty vzoydi, solntse krasnoe (Arise, fair sun) [Barge-Haulers’ Song] (Russian folk song) 3:33

(0PG1423-3) DA1371, Victor 1983
Note: This is actually a re-recording of Take 1 recorded at a higher volume.

RCA VICTOR, INC.
Tokyo, 6 February 1936
16. Pesnya Mefistofelya o blokhe (Mephistopheles’s Song of the Flea) (Mussorgsky) 3:05

(8112-4) Japanese Victor ND2, U.S. Victor 14901

17. Ey, ukhnem! (Song of the Volga Boatmen) (Russian folk song, arranged by Chaliapin and Koenemann) 3:29

(8113-4) Japanese Victor ND2, U.S. Victor 14901

APPENDIX:
Private undated cylinder recordings, 1898-1902
18. SADKO: O skaly groznye (Against the cruel crags) [Varangian Merchant’s Song] (Rimsky-Korsakov) 2:01
19. KNYAZ’ IGOR: Tol’ko b mne dozhdat’sya chesti (PRINCE IGOR: If only I could have the honor) [Prince Galitsky’s Aria, Act 1, Second Stanza] (Borodin) 1:54
20. FAUST: O nuit, étends sur eux ton ombre (O, noch’, oden’ ty ikh svoim pokrovom) (Gounod) 0:53
21. Nochen’ka (Night) (Russian folk song) 2:33
22. Snezhki beloye, pushistye (White, fluffy snow) (Russian folk song) 1:44
23. Ekh, vse-to ya glazki, glaza proglyadela (I have worn my eyes out) (Russian folk song) 1:13
24. Akh ty, solntse, solntse krasnoe (O thou sun, fair sun), Op. 10, No. 1 (Slonov) 2:49

Accompaniment:
Tracks 1, and 3–8 with the Russian Metropolitan Church Choir of Paris, conducted by Nicolai Afonsky
Track 2 with small male chorus of the Russian Metropolitan Church Choir of Paris, conducted by Nicolai Afonsky
Track 9 with Piero Coppola, piano
Tracks 10–13 with orchestra, conducted by Jacques Ibert
Tracks 14 and 15 with balalaika orchestra and Afonsky Choir
Tracks 16 and 17 with George de Godzinsky, piano
Tracks 18–21 and 24, with unidentified pianist
Tracks 22 and 23, unaccompanied