Catalog of RCA Victor Records (1948)

Wa RCA VICTOR RED SEAL RECORDS WARREN, LEONARD, Baritone Leonard Warren's associa¬ tion with the Metropolitan Op¬ era Company as one of its most brilliant young artists is rather unique in that he had had no previous operatic ex¬ perience. Born in New York and educated at Columbia University , Mr. Warren served his chief apprenticeship with the Radio City Music Hall Glee Club. He qualified for the Metropolitan Auditions of the Air and was chosen for first honors from among more than seven hundred singers I Featured in many leading roles (and creating that of llo in the world premiere of Menotti's "The Island God"), the baritone has made a sensational name for himself in the field of opera. His concert record is no less impressive. Soloist with many of the coun¬ try s leading orchestras , he has thrilled audiences both in person and over the air waves with his rich singing and dramatic artistry. Particularly through recordings, however, has Leonard Warren's musical personality made itself known to enthusiastic millions, not only in the United States but in South America, where he has starred in operatic roles and concert appear¬ ances for the past five years, and in Europe, where he is regarded as one of America's outstanding musical talents. Barber of Seville: Act I; LARGO AL FACTOTUM (Room for the Factotum) Rossini Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Orchestra, Wil¬ liam Tarrasch, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-8744 1.00 Carmen: Act II; CHANSON DU TOREADOR (Toreador Song) Bizet Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Orchestra, William Tarrasch, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-8744 1.00 Falstaff: Act II; E SOGNO? O REALTA? (Am I Awake? Or Do I Dream?) (Ford's Monologue) Verdi Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Wilfred Pelletier, Conductor 12" Record No. 18293 1.00 Faust: Act II; AVANT DE QUITTER CES LIEUX (Even the Bravest Heart) Gounod Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Wilfred Pelletier, Conductor 12" Record No. 18420 1.00 Gioconda, la: Act I; O MONUMENTO (Barnaba's Soliloquy) Ponchielli Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Wilfred Pelletier, Conductor 12" Record No. 18293 1.00 Masked Ball, The: Act III; ERI TU (Was It Thou?) Verdi Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Orchestra, Frieder Weissmann, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-9292 1.00 Otello: Act II; CREDO IN UN DIO CRUDEL (I Believe in a Cruel God) (logo's Creed) Verdi Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Or¬ chestra, Frieder Weissmann, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-9292 1.00 Pagliacci, I: Act I; PROLOGO: SI PUO? UN NIDO Dl MEMORIE (I May? A Song of Tender Memories) Leoncavallo In Album M-1074 See "Treasury of Grand Opera" in Title Section Rigoletto: Act II; PARI SIAMO! (Yon Assassin's My Equal) (Rigoletto's Mon¬ ologue) Veidi Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Or¬ chestra, Frieder Weissmann, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-9413 1.00 Rigoletto: Act III; CORTIGIANI, VIL RAZZA DANNATA (Vile Race of Cour¬ tiers) Verdi Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Or¬ chestra, Frieder Weissmann, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-9413 1.00 Tales of Hoffmann: Act III; SCINTILLE DIAMANT (Sparkle, Diamond) (Dapertutto's Aria) Offenbach Leonard Warren, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Frieder Weissmann, Conductor 12"Record No. 18420 1.00 WASNER, DR. FRANZ, Choral Director See Trapp Family Choir, The WAXMAN, FRANZ, Conductor See RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra WEISSMANN, FRIEDER, Director See: RCA Victor Mixed Chorus RCA Victor Orchestra 540 WERNIGK, WILLIAM, Tenor ROSENKAVALIER, DER Richard Strauss Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann and Anne Michalsky, Sopranos; Maria Olczewska and Bella Paalen, Contraltos; Herman Gallos and William Wernigk, Tenors; Victor Madin, Baritone; Karl Ettl and Richard Mayr, Basses, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Heger, Conductor Thirteen 12" P.ecords Album No. M/DM-196 13.85 M(7917-7929) DM(171 19-17131) WERRENRATH, REINALD, Baritone Tannhauser: Act III; EVENING STAR (O du mein holder Abendstern) Wagner Reinald Werrenrath, Baritone, with Orchestral Accompaniment 12" Record No. 6563 1.00 TWO GRENADIERS, THE Heine-Robert Schumann Reinald Werrenrath, Baritone, with Orchestral Accompaniment 12" Record No. 6563 1.00 WHITTEMORE, ARTHUR, AND JACK LOWE, Duo-pianists Duo-pianists Arthur Whittemore and Jack Lowe first met at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where both had won scholarships in recognition of their talent in musical composition. Their professional associa¬ tion was the result of a practical joke aboard a steamship bound for Puerto Rico. Mr. Whittemore and Mr. Lowe arrived in San Juan and learned that a mischievous friend had notified Puerto Rican musical authorities that a famous American two-piano team was arriving in San Juan to seek musical engage¬ ments. Upon their arrival, the two pianists decided to go through with the joke— they made 17 transcriptions of music for two pianos, rehearsed their program quickly and played to a sold out concert audience. Their initial per¬ formance together was the first of many the duo-pianists have made in the past ten years. After their Puerto Rico concert, Whittemore and Lowe returned to New York and gave a debut recital at Town Hall in 1940. Successful concert and radio appearances followed and the team was on its way to becoming one of the outstanding two-piano combinations when their career was interrupted by the war. Enlisting together in the United States Navy, Whittemore and Lowe retained their status as musicians, traveled thousands of miles, giving concerts for servicemen in the United States and the Pacific. Honorably discharged from the Navy early in 1946 after four years of service, they resumed their concert careers and were signed to record exclu¬ sively for RCA Victor. In the past two seasons, the duo-pianists have averaged more than sixty concerts each season, performing in the continental United States as well as Hawaii. They are particularly noted for concert programs that combine classical repertoire with unusual arrangements of popular musical fare. GOSSIPS Dubensky-Whittemore and Lowe The Love for Three Oranges: MARCH Prokofieff -Whittemore and Lowe Arthur Whittemore and Jack Lowe, Duo-pianists 10" Record No. 10-1041 love tor Three Oranges, The: MARCH GOSSIPS Dubensky-Whittemore and Lowe Arthur Whittemore and Jack Lowe, Duo-pianists frokotiett-W hittemore and Lowe 10" Record No. 10-1041 ROUMANIAN RHAPSODY No. 1 Enesco-Whittemore and Lowe Arthur Whittemore and Jack Lowe, Duo-pianists 12" Record No. 11-8515 WALTZ (from "Ballet Suite") Max Reger-Whiitemore and Lowe Arthur Whittemore and Jack Lowe, Duo-pianists 10" Record No. 10-1041 .75 .75 1.00 .75 WIDDOP, WALTER, Tenor MASS IN B MINOR (Vols. 1 and 2) J. S. Bach Elisabeth Schumann, Soprano; Margaret Balfour, Contralto; Walter Widdop Tenor; Friedrich Schorr, Baritone, and the Philharmonic Choir with the London Symphony Orchestra, Albert Coates, Conductor Seventeen 12" Records Album No. M/DM-104 18.70 M(9955-9971) DM(1 3394-1 3410) WILLIAMS, BEN, Tenor Mr&;«rDuT Ac*,ll,; QU'NTET-SELIG, WIE DIE SONNE MEINES vLuuvt) LALnl Wagner DElisc!^,h Schumann, Soprano; Gladys Parr, Contralto; Lauritz Melchior and Ben Williams, Tenors; Friedrich Schorr, Baritone, with the London Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli, Conductor 12" Record No. 7682 1.00 WILLIS, CONSTANCE, Contralto BEGGAR'S OPERA, THE John Gay-John Christopher Pepusch-Arranged by Frederick Austin r Audrey Miidmay, Alys Brough and Ruby Gilchrist, Sopranos; Linda Gray and Constance Willis, Contraltos; Bruce Flegg, Tenor; Michael Redgrave Koy Henderson and Joseph Farrington, Baritones, with Orchestra, Michael Mudie, Conductor Six 12" Records Album No. M/DM-772 6.85 M( 17948-1 7953) DM( 17960-1 7965)