This discography aims to include all published recordings featuring the conducting of Victor de Sabata.
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 2–3 May 1946 | Beethoven | Third Symphony (Eroica) | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361, Iron Needle IN 1410, Arkadia 105788, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://www.artforge.com/grunin/list.asp?showtime=1, http://www.dynamic.it/e_scheda.php?pid=338, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| 16 March 1950 | Beethoven | Fifth Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Tahra TAH 449, Nuova Era 013.6316 | |
| 23–25, 29 January, 3 February 1947 | Beethoven | Sixth Symphony (Pastoral) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Naxos 8.110859, Arkadia 105788 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
| 18 March 1951 | Beethoven | Eighth Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6338, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361 | |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 7 December 1949 | Puccini | La bohème (excerpts) | Gianni Pogi (Rodolfo), Margherita Carosio (Mimì), Paolo Silveri (Marcello), Alda Noni (Musetta), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Myto MCD 90634 | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001MIK/, http://www.pelleas.ca/opera/product_info.php?products_id=5381&osCsid=e4455356ff99641ad88345148d43ada8 |
| 12 April 1953 | Puccini | Tosca (Aria "Vissi d'arte") | Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Orchestra of La Scala, Milan | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2319 | http://web.tiscali.it/victordesabata/disco.html, |
| 10–14, 16, 18–21 August 1953 | Puccini | Tosca (complete) | Maria Callas (Floria Tosca), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Mario Caravadossi), Tito Gobbi (Scarpia), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 7243 5 62890 2 4 (and many others), Naxos 8.110256-57, Regis 2065 | http://frankhamilton.org/mc/c1.pdf | |
| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| April 1939 | Richard Strauss | Death and Transfiguration | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl |
| 1 August 1953 | Richard Strauss | Death and Transfiguration | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2210, Dynamic IDIS6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0 |
| November/December 1948 | Richard Strauss | Don Quixote | Aldo Parisot (cello), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Live recording, Pittsburgh | Urania URN 22.105 | , https://archive.today/20130204213834/http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,853512,00.html |
| February 1953 | Richard Strauss | Dance of the Seven Veils (from Salome) (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/lssa/disco.html |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 7 June 1936 | Verdi | Aïda (excerpts) (sung in Swedish and German) | Jussi Björling, (Radamès), Maria Nemeth, Kerstin Thorborg, Alexander Svied, Ludwig Hofmann, Orchestra and chorus of the Vienna State Opera | Live recording, Vienna | Koch Schwann 3-1454-2 ("Edition Wiener Staatsoper Live, Volume 4") | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000001SUR/, http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/_archive/31895/records.31895.html |
| 22 June 1937 | Verdi | Aïda (complete) | Gina Cigna (Aida), Beniamino Gigli (Radamès), Ebe Stignani (Amneris), Tancredi Pasero (Ramfis), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Berlin | Eklipse EKR 53 | http://k.1asphost.com/clor/CLSIGIGL.HTM#2, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=aida&id=7 |
| 14 May 1938 | Verdi | Aïda (excerpts) | Gina Cigna (Aïda), Beniamino Gigli, (Radamès), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=55071 |
| April 1939 | Verdi | Aïda (prelude) | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
| 7 June 1951 | Verdi | Falstaff (complete) | Mariano Stabile (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi, Cloë Elmo (Quickly), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla scala, Milan | Opera d'Oro 1214, Urania 176, Nuova Era 2220/21, Premiere Opera CDNO 2932 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 26 May 1952 | Verdi | Falstaff (complete) | Mariano Stabile (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi (Alice), Cloë Elmo (Quickly), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Music and Arts CD 1104, Cantus Classics 500.408 | http://www.musicandarts.com/CDpages/CD1104hi.html, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 7 December 1952 | Verdi | Macbeth (complete) | Maria Callas (Lady Macbeth), Enzo Mascherini (Macbeth), Italo Tajo (Banquo), Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2202/3, EMI CMS 5 66447 2, Hunt 2CDSLMH 34027, Legendary LR-CD-1003-2, Movimento Musica 051.022, Arkadia CDMP 427.2, G.O.P. 750-CD2, Canale 539003/4, Documents 221886-303 | http://frankhamilton.org/mc/c1.pdf, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3 |
| 1 February 1938 | Verdi | Otello (excerpts) | Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Francesco Merli (Tenor), Piero Biasini (Baritone), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala | Music and Arts 1104 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=55071 |
| 5 February 1949 | Verdi | Otello (aria "Willow Song") | Renata Tebaldi, Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Fono Enterprise 1058 | http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/723724413726BT.html |
| 12 December 1940 | Verdi | Requiem (excerpts) | Beniamino Gigli (Tenor), Ebe Stignani (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero (Bass), RAI Chorus and Orchestra | Live recording | Enterprise RY 77 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=8, https://web.archive.org/web/20091027151904/http://www.geocities.com/ehub035/requiem.htm |
| 14 December 1940 | Verdi | Requiem (excerpts) | Beniamino Gigli (Tenor), Ebe Stignani (Mezzo-soprano), Maria Caniglia (Soprano), Tancredi Pasero (Bass), EIAR Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Orchestra da Camera di Roma | Live recording, Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Rome | Legato LCD 178-2, Arkadia CDMP 446 | https://web.archive.org/web/20091027151904/http://www.geocities.com/ehub035/requiem.htm, http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdmasters/pip/5dsci/, http://www.bh2000.net/special/sing/detail.php?id=63 |
| 27 January 1951 | Verdi | Requiem (complete) | Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano), Giacinto Prandelli (tenor), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 6346/47, Urania URN 22.189, Great Opera Performances GOP 825 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 18–22, 25–27 June 1954 | Verdi | Requiem (complete) | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Oralia Dominguez (mezzo-soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Cesare Siepi (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 653565 5062, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50, Opera d'Oro OPD 1314 | http://frankhamilton.org/js/js1.pdf, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=21, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February - March 1948 | Verdi | La traviata (Act 1 and Act 3 Preludes) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February 1947 | Verdi | I vespri siciliani (Overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Malibran CDRG 174, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=GRM378852, http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 1 August 1953 | Verdi | I vespri siciliani (overture) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Originals ORI 821, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0, |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 25 March 1951 | Wagner | Götterdämmerung (immolation scene) | Eileen Farrell (soprano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner | Die Meistersinger (prelude) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner | Parsifal (Prelude and Good Friday music) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 11 December 1930 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) (sung in Italian) | Giuseppina Cobelli (Isolde), Renato Zanelli (Tristan), Orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Pearl GEMS 0054, Symposium 1102 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/p1930.htm |
| April 1939 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod
| Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Uhttp://worldcat.org/search?q=victor+de+sabata&qt=owc_searchrania 155, Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| 14 April 1948 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) | Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Rosette Anday (Brangäne)Paul Schöffler (King Mark), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala (Note: Urania booklet notes falsely claim the performance to be from 1947 with Einar Beyron as Tristan and Elsa Calveti as Brangäne) | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Urania URN 22.105, Simax 1820 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/p1948m.htm |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (prelude and liebestod) | Eileen Farrell (soprano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 13 December 1951 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (complete) | Gertrud Grob-Prandl (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Archipel ARPCD 0027-3 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/1951.htm |
| May 1946 | Wagner | Ride of the Valkyries | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| February 1953 | Wagner | Ride of the Valkyries (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=1441&name_role1=1&name_id2=2865&name_role2=3&bcorder=31&comp_id=157970 |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| April 1939 | Brahms | Fourth Symphony | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Magic Master 37086, Andante 1030, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| April 1939 | Respighi | Feste Romane | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
| April 1939 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod
| Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Uhttp://worldcat.org/search?q=victor+de+sabata&qt=owc_searchrania 155, Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| April 1939 | Kodály | Dances of Galanta | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Urania 155, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
| April 1939 | Richard Strauss | Death and Transfiguration | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Pearl GEMS 0054, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | , http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl |
| April 1939 | Verdi | Aïda (prelude) | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Polydor, Alte Jacobstrasse Studio, Berlin | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6406/07 | http://www.diverdi.com/tienda/detalle.aspx?id=8266 |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 2–3 May 1946 | Beethoven | Third Symphony (Eroica) | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361, Iron Needle IN 1410, Arkadia 105788, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://www.artforge.com/grunin/list.asp?showtime=1, http://www.dynamic.it/e_scheda.php?pid=338, http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| May 1946 | Berlioz | Le Carnaval Romain Overture | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| May 1946 | Wagner | Ride of the Valkyries | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Magic Master 37086, Iron Needle IN 1410, Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl, http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=38739 |
| May 1946 | Sibelius | Valse Triste | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Grammofono 2000 78686-7 | http://online.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=1247922&type=cl |
| May 1946 | Sibelius | En Saga | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Studio recording for Decca, Walthamstow Assembly Halls, London | Decca LP 6BB 236/7 | http://www.age.ne.jp/x/syuzo/syobun.html, http://cgi.ebay.com/UK-Decca-Victor-de-Sabata-L-P-O-Eroica-En-Saga-etc-2L_W0QQitemZ100504934370QQihZ003QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 23–24 January 1947 | Respighi | Fountains of Rome | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | , http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 23–25, 29 January, 3 February 1947 | Beethoven | Sixth Symphony (Pastoral) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Naxos 8.110859, Arkadia 105788 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/NaxosCat/Naxos_Cat.asp?item_code=8.110859 |
| 7 February 1947 | Debussy | Jeux | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Rome | Testament SBT 1108, Pristine Audio PASC046 | , http://www.pristineaudiodirect.com/LargeWorks/Orchestral/PASC046.php |
| February 1947 | Verdi | I vespri siciliani (Overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, Malibran CDRG 174, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=GRM378852, http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 9 September 1947 | Stravinsky | Chant du Rossignol | Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Stockholm | Urania 155, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2319 | |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 1 February 1948 | Debussy | Nocturnes (Nuages) | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
| 24 February 1948 | Debussy | Nocturnes (Fetes) | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
| 28 February – 1 March 1948 | Debussy | La Mer | Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma | Studio recording for HMV (not issued until 1997), Teatro Argentina, Roma | Testament SBT 1108 | |
| February 1948 | Rossini | William Tell (overture) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February - March 1948 | Verdi | La Traviata (Act 1 and Act 3 Preludes) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | Grammofono 2000 AB 78852, EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February - March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari | I quattro rusteghi (Intermezzo from Act II) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| February - March 1948 | Wolf-Ferrari | Il segreto di Susanna (overture from Act I) | Orchestra of Santa Cecilia | Studio recording for HMV | EMI References 7243 56550629, Naxos 8.111049-50 | http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Victor_de_Sabata_conducts__6143792, http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.111049-50 |
| 14 April 1948 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (excerpts) | Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Rosette Anday (Brangäne)Paul Schöffler (King Mark), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala (Note: Urania booklet notes falsely claim the performance to be from 1947 with Einar Beyron as Tristan and Elsa Calveti as Brangäne) | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Urania URN 22.105, Simax 1820 | , http://www.tip.net.au/~jgbrown/Tristan/discography/content/p1948m.htm |
| November/December 1948 | Richard Strauss | Don Quixote | Aldo Parisot (cello), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Live recording, Pittsburgh | Urania URN 22.105 | , https://archive.today/20130204213834/http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,853512,00.html |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 5 March 1950 | Ghedini | Marinaresca e baccanale | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | https://archive.today/20130204111543/http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html |
| 5 March 1950 | Ravel | Boléro | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2219, Archipel ARPCD 0135, | https://archive.today/20130204111543/http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html |
| 5 March 1950 | Sibelius | First Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York, 3pm | Nuova Era 2210, Urania 155 | , https://archive.today/20130204111543/http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,858671,00.html |
| 12 March 1950 | Dukas | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 6350, Originals 821 | |
| 12 March 1950 | Franck | Symphony in D minor | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 6350 | |
| 12 March 1950 | Respighi | Pines of Rome | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Nuova Era 2232 | |
| 16 March 1950 | Beethoven | Fifth Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Urania URN 22.142, Tahra TAH 449, Nuova Era 013.6316 | |
| 16 March 1950 | Brahms | Violin Concerto | Nathan Milstein (violin), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6316, Tahra TAH 449, Archipel ARPCD 0086 | |
| 18 March 1950 | Barber | School for Scandal (Overture) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 2297, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | |
| 26 March 1950 | Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Artur Rubinstein (piano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals ORI 821, Nuova Era 2232 | |
| 26 March 1950 | Dvořak | Ninth Symphony (From the New World) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Istituto Discorafico Italiano IDIS 336, Nuova Era 2297 | |
| 26 March 1950 | Ravel | Ma Mère l'Oie (suite) | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Archipel ARPCD 0135, Originals 821, Nuova Era 2219 | |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 27 January 1951 | Verdi | Requiem | Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano), Giacinto Prandelli (tenor), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 6346/47, Urania URN 22.189, Great Opera Performances GOP 825 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 18 March 1951 | Beethoven | Eighth Symphony | New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6338, Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6361 | |
| 18 March 1951 | Schumann | Piano Concerto | Claudio Arrau (piano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Aura 252, Music and Arts 1174, Archipel ARPCD 0086 | |
| 25 March 1951 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde (prelude and liebestod), Götterdämmerung (immolation scene), Die Meistersinger (prelude), Parsifal (Prelude and Good Friday music) | Eileen Farrell (soprano), New York Philharmonic | Live recording, Carnegie Hall, New York | Nuova Era 013.6637, Arkadia/Hunt 512, Arkadia CDHP 512.1, Urania 22167 | |
| 7 June 1951 | Verdi | Falstaff | Mariano Stabile (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi, Cloë Elmo (Quickly), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla scala, Milan | Opera d'Oro 1214, Urania 176, Nuova Era 2220/21, Premiere Opera CDNO 2932 | http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 7 December 1951 | Verdi | I Vespri siciliani | Callas, La Scala | Live recording | ????? | |
| 13 December 1951 | Wagner | Tristan und Isolde | Gertrud Grob-Prandl (Isolde), Max Lorenz (Tristan), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Archipel ARPCD 0027-3 |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| 3 February 1952 | Rossini | Barber of Seville | Gino Bechi (Figaro), Dora Gatta (Rosina), Cesare Valletti (Almaviva), Melchiorre Luise (Bartolo), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Basilio), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Walhall WLCD 0061 | http://www.gebhardtmedien.de/walhall.htm |
| 26 May 1952 | Verdi | Falstaff | Mariano Stabile (Falstaff), Renata Tebaldi (Alice), Cloë Elmo (Quickly), Orchestra and chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Music and Arts CD 1104, Cantus Classics 500.408 | http://www.musicandarts.com/CDpages/CD1104hi.html, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3?oper=requiem&id=14 |
| 7 December 1952 | Verdi | Macbeth | Maria Callas (Lady Macbeth), Enzo Mascherini (Macbeth), Italo Tajo (Banquo), Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2202/3, EMI CMS 5 66447 2, Hunt 2CDSLMH 34027, Legendary LR-CD-1003-2, Movimento Musica 051.022, Arkadia CDMP 427.2, G.O.P. 750-CD2, Canale 539003/4, Documents 221886-303 | http://frankhamilton.org/mc/c1.pdf, http://www.verdisdisco.de/showopera.php3 |
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| Date | Composer | Work | Soloists/Choir/Orchestra | Type | Label(s) | References |
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| February 1953 | Brahms | Third Symphony (finale) (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319 | http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/lssa/disco.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20050331045402/http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,817951,00.html |
| February 1953 | Richard Strauss | Dance of the Seven Veils (from Salome) (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200, Nuova Era 2319, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.classical.net/music/guide/society/lssa/disco.html |
| February 1953 | Rossini | La gazza ladra (overture) (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=1441&name_role1=1&name_id2=2865&name_role2=3&bcorder=31&comp_id=157970 |
| February 1953 | Wagner | Ride of the Valkyries (rehearsal) | San Francisco Symphony | Live recording, San Francisco | Archiv Documents ADCD200 | http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=1441&name_role1=1&name_id2=2865&name_role2=3&bcorder=31&comp_id=157970 |
| 12 April 1953 | Puccini | Tosca (Aria Vissi d'arte) | Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Orchestra of La Scala, Milan | Live recording, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | Nuova Era 2319 | http://web.tiscali.it/victordesabata/disco.html, |
| 1 August 1953 | Berlioz | Le Carnaval Romain overture | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0, |
| 1 August 1953 | Richard Strauss | Death and Transfiguration | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2210, Dynamic IDIS6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0 |
| 1 August 1953 | Ravel | La valse | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Archipel ARPCD 0135, Nuova Era 2219, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0 |
| 1 August 1953 | Verdi | I vespri siciliani (overture) | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Live recording, Festspielhaus, Salzburg | Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6416, Nuova Era 2319, Originals ORI 821, Dynamic IDIS6416 | http://www.salzburgfestival.at/spielplan_werk.php?lang=2&id=3624&sommerflag=0, |
| 10-14, 16, 18–21 August 1953 | Puccini | Tosca | Maria Callas (Floria Tosca), Giuseppe di Stefano (Mario Caravadossi), Tito Gobbi (Scarpia), Chorus and orchestra of La Scala | Studio recording for HMV, Teatro alla Scala, Milan | EMI 7243 5 62890 2 4 (and many others), Naxos 8.110256-57, Regis 2065 | http://frankhamilton.org/mc/c1.pdf |
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