After recording a set of 11 album sets of instrumental classical music for Music Appreciation Products, Inc. for their initial "World's Greatest Music" series between 1938-1940, RCA Victor recording engineers also facilitated the initial "World's Famous Operas" series recorded in 1940 (12 album sets in total). The artists were not explicitly credited on the original releases. However, recording session records have been found that identify who they were. The Stanford University catalog has information about this album compiled from scholarly works and their physical copy. See https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13751622. Image copies of the accompanying appreciation booklet, containing background information about the composer, the work, and German to English translations of the lyrics featured on these selections, can be found here: https://www.discogs.com/release/12044993-Richard-Wagner-Samuel-Chotzinoff-A-Condensed-Version-of-Tristan-and-Isolde-
This is the first of a two-volume album set recorded for Music Appreciation Products Inc. in 1940 by the RCA-Victor recording staff at the Philadelphia Music Hall. Volume two was acquired earlier, and a video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1n5DotZayk.
Artists:
Bampton, Rose. Performer (Soprano)
Summers, Lydia. Performer [Mezzo-Soprano)
Carron, Arthur. Performer (Tenor)
Unknown Baritone
Steinberg, William, 1899-1978. Conductor of the Publisher Services Symphony Orchestra
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