Ada Sari (discography)

Discography of a Polish soprano singer Ada Sari. The list includes all takes, even those unpublished. There is apparently no complete discography of this artist, only partial discographies and information at different sources.

Gramophone [HMV], London, Hayes

25 April 1923

Accompanied by Ivor Newton (piano). Recorded on 25 April 1923.

22 November 1923

Accompanied by Clarence Raybould (piano). Recorded on 22 November 1923.

Grammophon, Berlin

Recorded in Berlin.

9 December 1924

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded on 9 December 1924 by Paul Richard Goile (uncredited).

10 December 1924

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded on 10 December 1924 by Paul Richard Goile (uncredited).

March 1925(?)

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded by Paul Richard Goile (uncredited).

1925 or February 1926

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded in 1925 or February 1926. Released after March 1926.

1926 or 1927

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded in 1926 or 1927 by Paul Richard Goile (uncredited).

His Master's Voice, Vienna

6 October 1928

Accompanied by Otto Schulhof (piano). Recorded on 6 October 1928 by Arthur Douglas Lawrence (uncredited).

8 October 1928

Accompanied by orchestra directed by prof. Karl Alwin. Recorded on 8 October 1928 by Arthur Douglas Lawrence (uncredited).

10 June 1929

Accompanied by Charles Cerné (piano). Recorded on 10 June 1929 by Frank William Rennie (uncredited).

11 June 1929

Accompanied by Charles Cerné (piano). Recorded on 11 June 1929 by Frank William Rennie (uncredited).

7 March 1931

Accompanied by Charles Cerné (piano). Recorded on 7 March 1931 by Douglas E. Larter and Arthur S. Clarke (uncredited).

9 March 1931

Accompanied by Charles Cerné (piano). Recorded on 9 March 1931 by Douglas E. Larter and Arthur S. Clarke (uncredited).

Polish Radio, Warsaw

29 March 1951

Recital recorded at the Polish Radio with Ewa Wernikówna at the piano.

According to Kaczyński's book, there could have been two more arias recorded: from Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) and from Rigoletto (Verdi), but these do not exist in the archive of the Polish Radio.

Sources

1. Robert Johannesson's discography at http://78opera.com/files/ARTIST_Sa-Sc.pdf
2. Ada Sari's discography at Kelly Database hosted at The Gramophone Co. Discography: https://www.gramophonecompanydiscography.com/ (search for "Ada Sari")
3. Ada Sari's records in the collection of Poland's National Library at: https://katalogi.bn.org.pl/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ada%20Sari&tab=LibraryCatalog&vid=48OMNIS_NLOP:48OMNIS_NLOP&facet=lds04,include,Muzyka&lang=en&offset=0
4. Bogusław Kaczyński: "Ada Sari - Kulisy wielkiej sławy" , Casa Grande 2018
5. Videos featuring record label photo are preferred, allowing verification
6. Europeana, tagged Ada Sari: https://www.europeana.eu/en/collections/person/31308-ada-sari
7. Dr. Rainer E. Lotz: "Discographie der deutschen Gesangsaufnahmen" (Birgit Lotz Verlag, Bonn) - unpublished draft, with author's permission
8. List of Ada Sari's recordings in archives of the Polish Radio - unpublished, courtesy of Polish Radio.

References