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 176-200 of 354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone CF1628 12-in. 4/10/1928 Sola nei miei prim'anni Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1786c 12-in. 4/17/1909 Solenne in quest’ora Carlo Barrera ; Giuseppe Maggi Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1789c 12-in. 4/21/1909 Le minaccie i fieri accenti Carlo Barrera ; Giuseppe Maggi Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1792c 12-in. 4/21/1909 Rivedrai le foreste Giuseppe Maggi ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1794c 12-in. 4/21/1909 Già i sacerdoti Carlo Barrera ; Karolina Pietraszewska Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BK1819 10-in. 12/17/1924 Splendon piu belle Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BK1820 10-in. 12/17/1924 Del suo cor calmai Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1852c 12-in. 5/14/1909 Ei m'ama Celestina Boninsegna Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1860c 12-in. 11/1/1909 Fu la sorte dell'armi Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1861c 12-in. 11/1/1909 Ebben, qual nuovo fremito Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1862c 12-in. 11/1/1909 Ah! Pietà ti prenda... Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Elena Ruszcowska Vocal duet (soprano and mezzo-soprano), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1863c 12-in. 11/1/1909 Ohimè! di guerra fremere Egidio Cunego ; Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska Vocal trio (soprano, contralto and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1864c 12-in. 11/1/1909 L'amo come il fulgor del creato Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1866c 12-in. 11/2/1909 Qual occhio al mondo Egidio Cunego ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1867c 12-in. 11/2/1909 Amaro sol per te m'era il morire Egidio Cunego ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1868c 12-in. 11/2/1909 Non la sospiri la nostra casseta Egidio Cunego ; Helena Zboińska-Ruszkowska Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1870c 12-in. 11/3/1909 Preludio, atto 3 Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra, with bells conductor  
Gramophone 1871c 12-in. 11/6/1909 Ohimè! morir mi sento Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Rizzo Sant'Elia Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1876c 12-in. 11/8/1909 Credo in un Dio crudel Ernesto Badini Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1881c 12-in. 11/12/1909 Quest' assisa ch'io vesto Ernesto Badini ; Egidio Cunego ; Elena Fabris ; Bianca Lavin de Casas ; Rizzo Sant'Elia Vocal quintet (soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass), with chorus and orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1887½c 12-in. 11/23/1909 Mattutino Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Coro Vocal chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1892c 12-in. 11/23/1909 Parean mill' anni Francesco Federici ; Carlo Sabajno ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone BK1902 10-in. 11/23/1926 O signor che deal tetto natio Teatro alla Scala Coro Vocal chorus, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1911ah 10-in. 9/3/1912 'Torna a Surriento Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 1912ah 10-in. 9/3/1912 Maria, marì Titta Ruffo Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
(Results 176-200 of 354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sabajno, Carlo," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

Sabajno, Carlo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103658.

"Sabajno, Carlo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 2024.

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