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Pietro Mascagni

Pietro Mascagni (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music. While it was often held that Mascagni, like Ruggero Leoncavallo, was a "one-opera man" who could never repeat his first success, L'amico Fritz and Iris have remained in the repertoire in Europe (especially Italy) since their premieres.

Mascagni wrote fifteen operas, an operetta, several orchestral and vocal works, and also songs and piano music. He enjoyed immense success during his lifetime, both as a composer and conductor of his own and other people's music and created a variety of styles in his operas.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1863 (Livorno), Died August 2, 1945 (Rome)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 450 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-169 [Old series] 12-in. 2/9/1903 or 5/26/1903 Selections from Cavalleria rusticana Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-170 10-in. 6/30/1903 Intermezzo Royal Italian Marine Band Band composer  
Victor A-170 7-in. 6/30/1903 Intermezzo Royal Italian Marine Band Band composer  
Victor C-177 [Old series] 12-in. 2/9/1903 or 5/26/1903 Selections from Cavalleria rusticana Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-218 10-in. 8/3/1903 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Clarke's Band of Providence Band composer  
Victor A-218 7-in. 8/3/1903 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Clarke's Band of Providence Band composer  
Victor B-337 10-in. 8/24/1903 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor B-465 10-in. 9/30/1903 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Saxophone Quartet of Sousa's Band Saxophone quartet composer  
Victor A-537 7-in. 10/9/1903 Violin imitation Edith Helena Soprano vocal solo composer  
Victor B-904 10-in. 1/13/1904 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Alexander Heindl Cello solo composer  
Victor A-904 7-in. 1/13/1904 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Alexander Heindl Cello solo composer  
Victor B-1000 10-in. 2/1/1904 Siciliana Enrico Caruso Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1074 10-in. 3/5/1904 Voi lo sapete Johanna Gadski Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-1358 10-in. 5/26/1904 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Charles D'Almaine Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor A-1358 7-in. 5/26/1904 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Charles D'Almaine Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor C-1908 12-in. 11/7/1904 Selections from Cavalleria rusticana, part 1 Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor C-1909 12-in. 11/7/1904 Selections from Cavalleria rusticana, part 2 Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-1910 10-in. 11/7/1904 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Arthur Pryor's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-2057 10-in. 12/16/1904 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor B-2094 10-in. 12/28/1904 Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo Samuel Siegel Mandolin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-2220 10-in. 2/7/1905 Beviamone un bicchiere ... Viva il vino Francisco Nuibo Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2344 10-in. 2/27/1905 Brindisi Enrico Caruso Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor C-2379 12-in. 3/16/1905 Ave Maria Harry Macdonough Tenor vocal solo, with violin obbligato composer  
Victor C-2679 12-in. 6/27/1905 Ave Maria Harry Macdonough Tenor vocal solo, with violin composer  
Victor C-3388 12-in. 5/14/1906 Voi lo sapete Emma Eames Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 26-50 of 450 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mascagni, Pietro," accessed October 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102383.

Mascagni, Pietro. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102383.

"Mascagni, Pietro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102383

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