Vincenzo Bellini
Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso salvaˈtoːre karˈmɛːlo franˈtʃesko belˈliːni] (listen); 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer, who was known for his long-flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania". Many years later, in 1898, Giuseppe Verdi "praised the broad curves of Bellini's melody: 'there are extremely long melodies as no-one else had ever made before'." A large amount of what is known about Bellini's life and activity comes from surviving letters which were written, except for a short period, throughout his lifetime to Francesco Florimo, whom he had met as a fellow student in Naples and with whom he maintained a lifelong friendship. Other sources of information come from correspondence saved by other friends and business acquaintances. Bellini was the quintessential composer of the Italian bel canto era of the early 19th century, and his work has been summed up by the London critic Tim Ashley as:
In considering which of his operas can be seen to be his greatest successes over the almost two hundred years since his death, Il pirata laid much of the groundwork in 1827, achieving very early recognition in comparison to Donizetti's having written thirty operas before his major 1830 triumph with Anna Bolena. Both I Capuleti e i Montecchi at La Fenice in 1830 and La sonnambula in Milan in 1831 reached new triumphal heights, although initially Norma, given at La Scala in 1831 did not fare as well until later performances elsewhere. "The genuine triumph" of I puritani in January 1835 in Paris capped a significant career. Certainly, Il pirata, Capuleti, La sonnambula, Norma, and I puritani are regularly performed today. After his initial success in Naples, most of the rest of his short life was spent outside of both Sicily and Naples, those years being followed with his living and composing in Milan and Northern Italy, and—after a visit to London—then came his final masterpiece in Paris, I puritani. Only nine months later, Bellini died in Puteaux, France at the age of 33. |
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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 205 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 10906b | 10-in. | 1907 | Suoni la tromba intrepido | Titta Ruffo ; Andrés de Segurola | Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 13186b | 10-in. | 5/4/1909 | Ah, non giunge | Albertina Cassani | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2EA1576 | 12-in. | 10/23/1935 | Casta diva | John Barbirolli ; Ina Souez | Soprano vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2EA1577 | 12-in. | 10/23/1935 | Casta diva | John Barbirolli ; Ina Souez | Soprano vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Zonophone | 3516 | 9-in. | 9/8/1904 | Cabaletto | Luisa Tetrazzini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B20 | 10-in. | before June 1923 | Vieni fra queste braccia | Dino Borgioli ; Ena Suriñach | Female-male vocal duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX105 | 12-in. | 4/14/1927 | D'un pensiero | Dino Borgioli ; Maria Gentile ; Ida Mannarini ; G. Pedroni | Vocal quartet, with orchestra and chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX111 | 12-in. | 4/19/1927 | Ite sul colle o Druidi | Tancredi Pasero | Bass vocal solo, with vocal chorus | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX124 | 12-in. | 4/25/1927 | Mira o Norma | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Ebe Stignani | Vocal duet (soprano and mezzo-soprano) | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX125 | 12-in. | 4/25/1927 | Sin fin all'ore | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi ; Ebe Stignani | Vocal duet (soprano and mezzo-soprano) | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX156 | 12-in. | August-November 1927 | Ah! non credea mirarti | Anna-Maria Guglielmetti | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX245 | 12-in. | January-June 1928 | Il rival salvar tu puoi | Tancredi Pasero ; Gino Vanelli | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX246 | 12-in. | January-June 1928 | Suoni la tromba | Tancredi Pasero ; Gino Vanelli | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1300 | 10-in. | April 1927 | Come per me sereno | Anna-Maria Guglielmetti | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1301 | 10-in. | April 1927 | Sovra il sen... | Anna-Maria Guglielmetti | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1319 | 12-in. | September-October 1933 | Qui la voce sua soave | Mercedes Capsir | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX1320 | 12-in. | September-October 1933 | Vien diletto | Mercedes Capsir | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1493 | 10-in. | August 1927 | Come per me sereno | Maria Gentile | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1498 | 10-in. | August 1927 | Qui la voce sua soave | Maria Gentile | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1547 | 10-in. | 9/1/1927 | Sonnambula | Anna-Maria Guglielmetti | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1578 | 10-in. | 10/27/1927 | Prendi l'anel ti dono | Enzo De Muro Lomanto | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1636 | 10-in. | November 1927 | Son geloso del zefiro | Enzo De Muro Lomanto ; Maria Gentile | Female-male vocal duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1637 | 10-in. | November 1927 | Son geloso del zefiro | Enzo De Muro Lomanto ; Maria Gentile | Female-male vocal duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1696 | 10-in. | November 1927 | Vi ravviso | Umberto Di Lelio | Bass vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1698 | 10-in. | November 1927 | Tu non sai | Umberto Di Lelio | Bass vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bellini, Vincenzo," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102890.
Bellini, Vincenzo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102890.
"Bellini, Vincenzo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
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