Carlo Sabajno

Carlo Sabajno (1874 in Rosasco, Italy – 1938 in Milan) was an Italian conductor. From 1904 to 1932, he was the Gramophone Company's chief conductor and artistic director in Italy, responsible for some of the earliest full-length opera recordings, most of them with the orchestra of La Scala, Milan and prominent singers there. Particularly outstanding among these are his stately, authoritative late-1920s and early-1930s electrical recordings of Don Pasquale (with Tito Schipa in his only complete opera recording as Ernesto), Traviata (sadly limited by more than the usual cuts, but with silvery-voiced Alessandro Ziliani as Alfredo), Aida (with Irene Minghini-Cattaneo's Amneris and Aureliano Pertile's Radamès), Otello (with Apollo Granforte as a formidable Iago) and Bohème (a superb understated, but highly distinguished, collaboration with excellent, if lesser-known, singers).

Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (Rosasco), Died 1938 (Milan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, piano

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 660c 12-in. May 1906 Mignon preludio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM661 10-in. 1/17/1929 Excelsior : Galop finale Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 662c 12-in. ca. May 1906 Sinfonia Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM683 10-in. 1/28/1929 Boccaccio (Franz von Suppé): Koiwa yasahi Carlo Sabajno ; Toshiko Sekiya ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM684 10-in. 1/29/1929 Noibara (野いばら) Toshiko Sekiya Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM686 10-in. 1/29/1929 Kokyo no haika Carlo Sabajno ; Toshiko Sekiya ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BM687 10-in. 1/28/1929 Yoru no shirabe (夜の調べ) Toshiko Sekiya Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 791c 12-in. October 1906 Largo al factotum Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 792c 12-in. October 1906 Dio possente Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 801c 12-in. October 1906 Com'è gentil Aristodemo Giorgini Tenor vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CM807 12-in. 4/11/1929 Pagliacci, part 1 Apollo Granforte ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone CM816 12-in. 4/15/1929 Pagliacci, part 2 Apollo Granforte ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 854c 12-in. approximately Nov. 1906 O dolce voluttà Celestina Boninsegna ; Luigi Colazza Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 855c 12-in. November 1906 Uniti in vita e in morte Luigi Colazza ; Renzo Minolfi Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 861c 12-in. Nov. 1906 Preludio Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 863c 12-in. November 1906 Forza del destino overture Orchestra Milano [i.e., Teatro alla Scala Orchestra] Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 865c 12-in. November 1906 Forza del destino overture Orchestra Milano [i.e., Teatro alla Scala Orchestra] Orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 866c 12-in. 11/12/1906 Bella Italia Mattia Battistini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 876c 12-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Da quel dì che t'ho veduta Mattia Battistini ; Emilia Corsi Vocal duet (soprano, and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 877c 12-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Alla vita che t'arride Mattia Battistini ; Carlo Sabajno Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 879c 12-in. Nov. 1906 Lo vedremo, o veglia audace Mattia Battistini ; Aristodemo Sillich Vocal duet (baritone, and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 879c 12-in. ca. Nov. 1906 Lo vedremo, o veglia audace Mattia Battistini ; Aristodemo Sillich Vocal duet (baritone and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 880c 12-in. approximately November 1906 Vieni meco sol di rose Mattia Battistini ; Emilia Corsi Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 881c 12-in. November 1906 Oh! sommo Carlo Mattia Battistini ; Luigi Colazza ; Emilia Corsi ; Aristodemo Sillich Vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 882c 12-in. approximately Nov. 1906 Là ci darem là mano Mattia Battistini ; Emilia Corsi Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
(Results 76-100 of 354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sabajno, Carlo," accessed October 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

Sabajno, Carlo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

"Sabajno, Carlo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.

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