Enrico Caruso discography

The following discography is a work in progress. Currently it contains all known published recordings by Enrico Caruso made through 1904 and some from his early years recording for the Victor Talking Machine Company in the United States. The recordings are listed chronologically by recording date, title, composer and matrix number. A list of unpublished recordings follows the main discography. When more than one "take" was recorded for a selection, only the published take number appears after the matrix number; occasionally, multiple takes of the same selection have been issued. If only one take was recorded, no take number is listed after the matrix number. Matrix numbers should not be confused with catalog numbers.

European recordings

The Gramophone & Typewriter Co. Ltd. Milan, 11 April 1902. Accompanied by Salvatore Cottone, piano
  • Germania (Franchetti): Studenti! Udite Matrix no. 1782 [1]
  • Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 1783 [2]
  • Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 1784 [3]
  • Manon (Massenet): Chiudo gli occhi (Il sogno) 1785 [4]
  • L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Una furtiva lagrima 1786 [5]
  • Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo 1787 [6]
  • Germania (Franchetti): No, non ciuder gli occhi vaghi 1788 [7]
  • Mefistofele (Boito): Dai campi, dai prati 1789 [8]
  • Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 1790 [9]
  • Iris (Mascagni): Apri la tua finestra (serenata) 1791 [10]

The Gramophone & Typewriter Co. Ltd. Milan, 30 November 1902. Accompanied by Salvatore Cottone, piano
  • Mefistofele (Boito): Dai campi, dai prati matrix no. 2871 []
  • Fedora (Giordano): Amor ti vieta 2872 []
  • Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 2873 []
  • La Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 2874 []
  • Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Recitar...Vesti la giubba 2875 []
  • Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola (Siciliana) 2876 []
  • Non t'amo piu (Denza) 2877

The Gramophone & Typewriter Co. Ltd. Milan, 1(?) December 1902

This date is uncertain.

  • La mia canzone (Tosti) Matrix no. 2879 Accompanied by Cottone, piano
  • Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea): Non piu nobile 2880 Accomponied by Cilea, piano
  • Luna fedel (Denza) 2882 Accompanied by Cottone, piano

The Anglo-Italian Commerce Co. Milan, 19 April 1903. Accompanist unknown
  • Un bacio ancora (Trimarchi) Matrix X-1550
  • Luna fedel (Denza) X-1551
  • L'Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Una furtiva lagrima X-1552
  • Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle X-1553
  • Germania (Franchetti): No, non ciuder gli occhi vaghi X-1554
  • Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna e mobile X-1555
  • Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola (Siciliana) X-1556

The Anglo-Italian Commerce Co. Milan, Autumn, 1903. Accompanist unknown

Recording month perhaps October .

  • Tu non mi vuoi piu ben (Pini-Corsi) Matrix 84003 (Master cylinder)
  • Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 84004 (Master cylinder)
  • Gli Uginotti (Meyerbeer): Qui sotto il ciel 84006 (Master cylinder)

The Gramophone & Typewriter Co. Ltd. Milan, 8 April 1904
  • Mattinata (Leoncavallo) Matrix 2181-h Accompanied by Leoncavallo, piano
  • The Pearl Fishers (Bizet): Mi par d'udir ancora 268-i Accompanied by Cottone, piano []

Victor Talking Machine Company
Enrico Caruso with a Victrola phonograph.

1 February 1904. Piano
  • Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella Matrix B994
  • Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna e mobile B995
  • L'Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Una furtiva lagrima B996
  • L'Elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Un solo istante C966-1
  • Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida C997
  • Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle B998
  • Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia B999
  • Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola (Siciliana) B1000 []
  • Manon (Massenet): Il sogno (unpubl) B1001
  • Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Recitar...Vesti la giubba B1002

9 February 1904. Piano
  • Manon (Massenet): Chiudo gli occhi (Il sogno) B1001-2

27 February 1905. Piano
  • Don Pasquale (Donizetti) Com e gentil (Serenata) Matrix C2340
  • Carmen (Bizet) Il fior che avevi a me tu dato C2341
  • Gli Uginotti (Meyerbeer) Bianca al par di neve alpina C2342
  • La Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar C2343
  • Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Vivia il vino spumeggiante (Brindisi) C2344

11 February 1906. Orchestra
  • Martha (Flowtow) M'appari tutt' amor C3100-1
  • La Bohème (Puccini) Che gelida manina C3101
  • Faust (Gounod) Salut demeure chaste et pure C3102
  • Il Trovatore (Verdi) Di quella pira B3103
  • La Favorita (Donizetti) Spirto gentil, ne sogni miei C3104

13 March 1906. Orchestra
  • La Forza Del Destino (Verdi) with Antonio Scotti C3179
  • Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida C3180-1

30 December 1906. Orchestra
  • Triste Ritorno (Barthelmy) C4159
  • Ideale (Tosti) C4162

20 February 1907. Orchestra
  • L'Africana (Meyerbeer) Mi batte il cor; O paradiso C4160-2
  • Rigoletto (Verdi) Bella figlia dell' amore with Bessie Abbot, Louise Homer, Antonio Scotti C4259

17 March 1907. Orchestra
  • La Bohème (Puccini) O Mimi tu piu non torni with Antonio Scotti C4315
  • Andrea Chenier (Giordano) Un di all' azzurro spazio C4316
  • Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Recitar, mentre preso dal delerio; Vesti la giubba C4317-1

24 March 1907. Orchestra
  • La Bohème (Puccini) O soave fanciulla with Nellie Melba C4326
  • Pescatori Di Perle (Bizet) Del tempio al limitar with Mario Ancona C4327

10 January 1908
  • Don Sebastiano (Donizetti) In terra solo C5008
  • Adorables tourments (Barthélemy) C5009
  • I Pescatori di Perles (Bizet) Mi par d'udir ancora C5010 [status unknown][]

3 February 1908
  • Lucia Di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Chi mi freni with Francesco Daddi, Marcel Journet, Antonio Scotti, Marcella Sembrich, Gina Severina C5052
  • Rigoletto (Verdi) Bella figlia dell' amore with Josephine Jacoby, Antonio Scotti, Marcella Sembrich, Gina Severina C5053 [status unknown] []

10 March 1908

16 March 1908

17 March 1908

29 March 1908

19 December 1908
  • Faust (Gounod) Alerte! Alerte! with Geraldine Farrar and Félix Vieuille C6679 [destroyed][11]
  • Faust (Gounod) Que voulez-vous, Messieurs? with Emilio de Gogorza, Félix Vieuille C6681 [destroyed][12]
  • Il trovatore (Verdi) Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto with Louise Homer C6682 []


6 November 1909

7 November 1909

27 December 1909

6 January 1910
  • Faust (Gounod) Il se fait tard with Geraldine Farrar C8533
  • Faust (Gounod) Eternelle with Geraldine Farrar C8534

12 January 1910
  • Faust (Gounod) Mon coeur est pénétré d'epouvante with Geraldine Farrar C8542
  • Faust (Gounod) Attends! Voici la rue with Geraldine Farrar C8543
  • Faust (Gounod) Seigneur Dieu! with Geraldine Farrar, Marcel Journet, Gabrielle Lejeune-Gilibert C8544
  • Faust (Gounod) Prison scene, part III with Geraldine Farrar, Marcel Journet C8545
  • Faust (Gounod) Eh quoi, toujours seule with Geraldine Farrar, Marcel Journet, Gabrielle Lejeune-Gilibert C8547

16 January 1910
  • Faust (Gounod) O merveille! with Marcel Journet C8555
  • Faust (Gounod) Que voulez-vous, messieurs? with Marcel Journet, Antonio Scotti C8556

25 January 1917
  • Rigoletto (Verdi) Bella figlia dell'amor with Amelita Galli-Curci, Flora Perini and Giuseppe De Luca []

16 April 1918
  • A la luz de la luna with de Gogorza C-21773
  • Sei Morta Nella Vita Mia (Costa) C-21774 (not released commercially)

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unf76XxTFJU
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsa6aVh9yHg
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUKL89NRYcs
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUgMR8l5w_U
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8hI0djx8SI
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOPQtIXHvlU
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9cMjskDg94
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KRRt9Usecg
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIMt7i7zeFc
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KUawkFqY5g
  11. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200007633/C-6679-Alerte_Alerte
  12. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200007635/C-6681-Que_voulez-vous_Messieurs

Bibliography
  • John Richard Bolig, Caruso Records: A History and Discography, Mainspring Press, 2002 ISBN 0967181933.
  • Pekka Gronow, Ilpo Saunio, International History of the Recording Industry, Continuum, 1999 ISBN 030470590X.
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