CD1 – The acoustic Strauss recordings on HMV – all with Symphony Orchestra, recorded in Hayes

1. R Strauss – Don Juan
   (HMV W 525-526, mtx Cc 1260-III, 1231-III, 1262-III, 1293-II (3-0749/52))
   28^th April 1922 (sides 1, 2) and 5^th May 1922 (sides 3, 4)
2. R Strauss – Tod und Verklärung (abridged)
   (HMV D 743-744, mtx Cc 2897-III, 2901-I, 2902-I, 2970-II (3-0903/6))
   11^th May 1923 (sides 1, 4) and 27^th April 1923 (sides 2, 3)
3. R Strauss – Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
   (HMV D 608-609, mtx Cc 630-I, 631-III, 632-I, 633-III (3-0682/5))
   10^th April 1921
   
   Strauss – Salome (excerpts)
   Salome: Göta Ljungberg (soprano); Narraboth/Herodes: Tudor Davies (tenor); Page: Nellie Walker (contralto); Jochanaan: George Baker (baritone) (tracks 5-6), Peter Dawson (bass-baritone) (track 7); Soldiers: Edward Halland (bass)
4. Wie schön ist die Prinzessin Salome heute Nacht! (start to fig 8) (Narraboth, Page, 1^st and 2nd Soldiers)
5. Schreckliches kann gesehn (fig 11 to fig 15) (Page, Jochanaan, 2^nd and 1^st Soldiers)
6. Ich will nicht bleiben (4 after fig 20 to fig 31) (Salome, Page, Jochanaan)
   (HMV D 908, mtx Cc 4667-4 (4-0559)) 6^th June 1924
7. Wo ist er, dessen Sündenbecher jetzt voll ist? (fig 59 to fig 69) (Jochanaan)
8. Interlude (6 before fig 141 to 6 before fig 149)
   (HMV D 908, mtx Cc 4668-1 (4-0556)) 1^st June 1924
9. Dance of the Seven Veils
   (HMV D 909, mtx Cc 4671-1, 4672-1 (4-0557/8))          1^st June 1924
10. Ah! Du wolltets mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen (1 before fig 314 to 1 before fig 333) (Salome)
    (HMV D 910, mtx Cc 4669-3 (4-0561)) 6^th June 1924
11. Dein Leib war erine Elfenbeinsäule (1 before fig 333 to 3 after fig 348) (Salome)
12. Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst, Jochanaan (fig 359 to end) (Salome, Herodes)
    (HMV D 910, mtx Cc 4670-3 (4-0560)) 6^th June 192

CD 2: Choral recordings and rarely reissued Wagner

1. George Gottfried Wagner – Blessing, glory and wisdom (formerly attr JS Bach, BWV Anh III 162)
   (HMV D 1036, mtx Cc 6424-I, 6425-II (04852/3))
   30^th July 1925, Hayes Studio B
   Chorus of the British National Opera Company
2. Bax – Mater ora filium
   (HMV D 1044-1045, mtx Cr 4-I, 5-II, 6-I (04854/6))
   28^th October 1925, St John’s Church, St John’s Wood, London
   Leeds Festival Chorus
3. Purcell – Soul of the World
   (HMV D 1045, CR 3-III (04857))
   28^th October 1925, St John’s Church, St John’s Wood, London
   Leeds Festival Chorus and C Whitaker-Wilson, organ
4. Sterndale Bennett – God is a spirit
   (HMV E 397, mtx Bb 6404-II (4984))   27^th July 1925, Hayes
   Chorus of the British National Opera Company
5. Sullivan – O gladsome light
   (HMV E 397, mtx Bb 6405-II (4985))   27^th July 1925, Hayes
   Chorus of the British National Opera Company
6. Wagner – Lohengrin – The swan chorus – with Walter Widdop, tenor, and Chorus
   (HMV D 1101, mtx Cc 7165-II (4-0757))
   3^rd November 1925, Hayes Studio B
7. Wagner – Lohengrin – Bridal chorus – with Chorus
   (HMV D 1054, mtx Cc 7081-II (4-0752))
   27^th October 1925, Hayes Room 1
8. Wagner – Rienzi – Overture
   (HMV D 607, mtx Cc 711-2, 712-1 (3-0688/9))
   25^th November 1921, Hayes Room 1
9. Wagner – Siegfried Idyll
   (HMV D 649-650, mtx Cc 1667-I, 1668-II, 1669-I, 1670-II (3-0768/71)
   17^th July 1922, Hayes Room 1
   (tracks 6-9 with Symphony Orchestra)
10. Wagner – Faust Overture
    (HMV D 1631, mtx CR 1694-1A, 1695-1 (5-0809/10)
    16^th February 1928, Kingsway Hall, London
11. Wagner – Die Feen – Overture (bars 441-495 omitted near end)
    (Victor 36321 (HMV DB 1679), mtx 2B 2809-I, 2810-I)
    19^th February 1932, Abbey Road Studio No.1, London
    (tracks 10-11 with London Symphony Orch3estra)