Enrico Caruso original recordings discography

The following discography contains all known published recordings by Enrico Caruso made through 1904. 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 A list of unpublished recordings follows the main discography.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
• Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 1783
• Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 1784
• Manon (Massenet): Chiudo gli occhi (Il sogno) 1785
• L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti): Una furtiva lagrima 1786
• Mefistofele (Boito): Giunto sul passo estremo 1787
• Germania (Franchetti): No, non ciuder gli occhi vaghi 1788
• Mefistofele (Boito): Dai campi, dai prati 1789
• Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle 1790
• Iris (Mascagni): Apri la tua finestra (serenata) 1791

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.

• 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.

• 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.

American Recordings

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Victor Talking Machine Co. New York and Camden New Jersey, 1904-1920 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
• Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Recitar...Vesti la giubba B1002

9 February 1904. Piano

• Manon (Massenet): Chiudo gli occhi (Il sogno) B1001-2

References

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.