(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1943(RE) - Kretzschmar Curt - Hamburger Rundfunk-Orchester*
2 1951(RA) - Previtali Fernando - RAI Roma*
3 1959(LI) - Gui Vittorio - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
4 1961(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*
5 1963(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Teatro Verdi di Trieste*
6 1973(RA) - Rinaldi Maurizio - RAI Milano*
7 1977(STU) - Gardelli Lamberto - ORF-Symphonie-Orchester (Wien)*
8 1983(LI) - Ferro Gabriele - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
9 1984(LI) - Alcántara Theo - Pittsburgh Symphony Opera*
10 1987(LI) - Queler Eve - Opera Orchestra of New York*
11 1999(LI) - Fournillier Patrick - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»**
12 2000(LI) - Elder Mark - Covent Garden*
13 2001(LI) - Queler Eve - Opera Orchestra of New York*
14 2001(LI) - Santi Nello - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Curt Kretzschmar - 1943(RE)
Orchestra - Hamburger Rundfunk-Orchester
Chorus - Hamburger Rundfunkchor
Lida - Annelies Kupper
Arrigo - Georg Mund
Primo Console - Gustav Neidlinger
Imelda - Lisa Bischof
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Compact Disc; - Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst 30015 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
Comments:- Recording of excerpts of a German version «Die Schlacht von Legnano» (2 July 1943).The CDs issued by the Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst are listed in their on-line catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). An additional singer (Joop de Vries) is listed on the reproduction of the «jewel-case-label» on this website.
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Lida - Caterina Mancini
Arrigo - Amedeo Berdini
Rolando - Rolando Panerai
Federico Barbarossa - Albino Gaggi
Primo Console - Albino Gaggi
Marcovaldo - Albino Gaggi
Il Podesta di Como - Albino Gaggi
Imelda - Edmea Limberti
Un Araldo - Manfredi Ponz De Leon
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1220/1-3 {3LPS}; *Everest/Cetra S-431/3 {3LPS} Fonit Cetra LPO 2070 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDON 40 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91106 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7632 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - March 1961 p.194
Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.58; Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]
Diapason - No.431 novembre 1996 p.139
Gramophone Record Review - February 1961 p.209 [DH]
Classical Express - Issue No.72 February 1996 p.6
American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.231 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.93 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.69
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.68
Comments:- The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lida - Leyla Gencer
Arrigo - Gastone Limarilli
Rolando - Giuseppe Taddei
Federico Barbarossa - Paolo Washington
Primo Console - Augusto Frati
Secondo Console - Ugo Novelli
Marcovaldo - Giorgio Giorgetti
Il Podesta di Como - Mario Frosini
Imelda - Olga Carossi
Un Araldo - Alberto Lotti-Camici
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Black Disc; - CLS AMDRL 22809 {2LPS} (1980)ª; *Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 79 {2LPS}; Gli dei Della Musica 29-30 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (+highlights of perfomance conducted by; Molinari-Pradelli) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.223-225 [JM]
Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.847-S.848 [ES2]
VERDI DAL VIVO - p.55
Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.73 [GG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.88 [LB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (10 May 1959, see OPERA August 1959 p.503)
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lida - Antonietta Stella
Arrigo - Franco Corelli
Rolando - Ettore Bastianini
Federico Barbarossa - Marco Stefanoni
Primo Console - Silvio Maionica
Secondo Console - Agostino Ferrin
Marcovaldo - Virgilio Carbonari
Il Podesta di Como - Antonio Zerbini
Imelda - Aurora Cattelani
Un Araldo - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 101 {2LPS} (1972)ª; foyer FO 1022 {2LPS}; *Melodram MEL 430; Robin Hood Records RHR 520 {2LPS} ; Bismark Beane MRF 109 (+Corelli recital) {3LPS}; Raritas 2 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00388
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 890.10 {2CDS} (1989)ª; House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro 1367 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1402-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera Depot OD 10242-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.58-S.59 [CS]
VERDI DAL VIVO - p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1961, see OPERA February 1962 p.96). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The year is given incorrectly as 1963 in Charles Handelman's catalogue date November 2000. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Lida - Leyla Gencer
Arrigo - João Gibin
Rolando - Ugo Savarese
Federico Barbarossa - Marco Stefanoni
Primo Console - Silvio Maionica
Secondo Console - Alessandro Maddalena
Marcovaldo - Enzo Viaro
Imelda - Bruna Ronchini
Un Araldo - Vito Susca
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-813-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.591 (+highlights I Vespri Siciliani - Gavazzeni 1964) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (highlights + complete recording - Gui) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 792-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.223-225 (highlights) [JM]
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.54 {mention) [GH]
Opéra International - No.56 février 1983 p.59 [SS]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.94 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Trieste (4 March 1963). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82
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Conductor Maurizio Rinaldi - 1973(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Lida - Rita Orlandi Malaspina
Arrigo - Gianfranco Cecchele
Rolando - Mario Sereni
Federico Barbarossa - Mario Rinaudo
Primo Console - Franco Calabrese
Secondo Console - Alfredo Giacomotti
Marcovaldo - Giuseppe Morresi
Il Podesta di Como - Massimiliano Malaspina
Imelda - Vera Magrini
Un Araldo - Marcello Munzi
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAT 197301 {2CDRS}
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 18 December 1973. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - ORF-Symphonie-Orchester (Wien)
Chorus - ORF (Wien)
Lida - Katia Ricciarelli
Arrigo - José Carreras
Rolando - Matteo Manuguerra
Federico Barbarossa - Nicola Ghiuselev
Primo Console - Hannes Lichtenberger
Secondo Console - Dimitri Kavrakos
Marcovaldo - Jonathan Summers
Il Podesta di Como - Franz Handlos
Imelda - Ann Murray
Un Araldo - Mieczlaw Antoniak
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Black Disc; - *Philips 6700 120 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 422 435-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Philips 475 8694 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1979 p.1768 [AB] ; November 1989 p. [JBS]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.272-274 [JM]
Opéra International - janvier 1990 p.159
American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.174-176 [RVL]
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Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Lida - Mara Zampieri
Arrigo - Nunzio Todisco
Rolando - Lajos Miller
Federico Barbarossa - Maurizio Mazzieri
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1002 {2CDRS}
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (17 December 1983). The performance on 9 December 1983 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL février 1984 No.67 p.39. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003
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Conductor Theo Alcántara - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Pittsburgh Symphony Opera
Chorus - Pittsburgh Opera
Lida - June Anderson
Arrigo - Gaetano Scano
Rolando - Gerald Dolter
Federico Barbarossa - Richard Cross
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06746
Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 113 {2CDS}
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Heinz Hall, Pittburgh (20 September 1985; see OPERA December 1984 p.1335, 1355-56). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Eve Queler - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York
Chorus - Chorus
Lida - Aprile Millo
Arrigo - Mario Malagnini
Rolando - Matteo Manuguerra
Federico Barbarossa - Jerome Hines
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1461-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Carnegie Hall, New York (January 1987; see OPERA April 1987 p.399). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Patrick Fournillier - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Cooperativa Artisti del Coro di Parma - Coro Comparse Teatrali di Piacenza
Lida - Fiorenza Cedolins
Arrigo - Alberto Cupido
Rolando - Roberto Servile
Federico Barbarossa - Giorgio Giuseppini
Primo Console - Arturo Cauli
Secondo Console - Riccardo Zanellato
Marcovaldo - Giuseppe Altomare
Il Podesta di Como - Antonio Marani
Imelda - Giovanna Beretta
Un Araldo - Stefano Montanari
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 221 (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5668 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2221 (NTSC}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '99 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'opera Lirica in Italia». La battaglia di Legnano was performed with this cast on 27, 31 January 1999. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005» and that issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES Spring 2006».
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Conductor Mark Elder - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lida - Verónica Villarroel
Arrigo - Plácido Domingo
Rolando - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Federico Barbarossa - Orlin Anastassov
Primo Console - Jonathan Fisher
Secondo Console - Jeremy White
Marcovaldo - Roderick Earle
Il Podesta di Como - Graeme Broadbent
Imelda - Leah-Marian Jones
Un Araldo - Peter Wedd
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Compact Cassette; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 09249 (2002)ª
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 665 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2242 {2CDS}; Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Royal Festival Hall, London (3 July 2000). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The compact casettes issued by Charles Handelman appear in his supplementary list dated March 2002 and the CDs issued by House of Opera are given in their list of «New Releases March 2001». The performance on 30 June 2000 is reviewed in OPERA September 2000 pp.1124-1125.
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Conductor Eve Queler - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York
Chorus - Chorus
Lida - Krassimira Stoyanova
Arrigo - Francisco Casanova
Rolando - Carlo Guelfi
Federico Barbarossa - Vitalij Kowaljow
Primo Console - Timothy Lafontaine
Secondo Console - Frank Barr
Marcovaldo - Gregory Keil
Il Podesta di Como - Jason Grant
Imelda - Carla Wood
Un Araldo - Matthew Awalley
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Carnegie Hall, New York (13 November 2001). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania
Lida - Elizabete Matos
Arrigo - César Hernández
Rolando - Giorgio Cebrian
Federico Barbarossa - Manrico Signorini
Primo Console - Luciano Leoni
Secondo Console - Angelo Nardinocchi
Marcovaldo - Francesco Palmieri
Il Podesta di Como - Ezio Maria Tisi
Imelda - Giuseppa (Pina) Sofia
Un Araldo - Paolo Zizich
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DVD (Video) - Bongiovanni AB 20001 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra Magazine - No.22 octobre 2007 p.83 [JC]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania (December 2001). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2002 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.52
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española