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OSCAR KAMIONSKY (KIEV, 18 (30), 1869 – YALTA, 15 AUGUST, 1917)

 

 

 

 

From 1888 to 1891, he studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Everardi, Gabel, and Palechek. On the advice of Anton Rubinstein, he went to Italy to study voice with E. Rossi. In 1892, he made his debut at the Teatro Bellini in Naples, followed by performances at opera houses in Florence (notably as Tonio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci) and at the Royal Opera House in Athens. In 1893, he returned to Russia, performing in Kharkiv (1893-94, 1898-99), Kiev (1894-95, 1902-04), Rostov-on-Don (1895-96), and Tiflis (1896-1901), among other cities. During the 1904-05 season, he sang at the Private Opera House of Tsereteli in St. Petersburg, and from 1905 to 1908, he appeared at S. Zimin’s Opera House in Moscow.

In 1909, Kamionsky toured the cities of Siberia and Japan. He retired from the stage in 1915. Kamionsky possessed a relatively small but beautiful voice with a refined upper register. A master of bel canto, he performed both lyrical and dramatic roles, earning him the nickname “the Russian Battistini.” Throughout his career, he performed over 40 roles and was regarded as the leading Russian baritone of his era. Known for his brilliance and precision, he was also considered somewhat self-centered. His life was tragically cut short by cancer.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Aida (Verdi) Su dunque, sorgete (w. Yermolenko-Yuzhina) 024028 338m Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Amore, amore (Tosti) 4-22152 14754 Gramophone, 12-9-10
And spring will return for me (Prigozhev) 21202 Pathé, St Petersburg 1911
At the ball (Tchaikovsky) 3-22770 7175L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
At the ball (Tchaikovsky) 7039 Beka, St. Petersburg 1906
Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) Eri tu 409 Aristopia, 1913
Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) Eri tu 1070-I 941-3 Anker, Berlin 1906
Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) Eri tu 4446 4446 Excelsior, St. Petersburg 1905
Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) Eri tu 22898 609 x G&T, 15-2-02
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 13640 Stella
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 14024 930 Anker, Berlin 1906
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 022081 242m Gramophone, St. Petersburg, 1905
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al factotum 022102 302m Gramophone Moscow, 1907
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Largo al Factotum G&T 2-22789 2898L St. Petersburg, 1905
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Numero quindici (w. Karenzin) X-64245 Zonophone, Moscow 1908
Bless you, forests (Pilgrim’s song) 3-22948 8650L Gramophone 1-2-09
Carmen (Bizet) Votre toast 3-22755 6670L Gramophone Moscow, 1908
Carmen (Bizet) Votre toast 408 Aristopia, 1913
Carmen (Bizet) Votre toast 14025 931 Anker, Berlin 1906
Cloches de Corneville (Planquette) Une servante, que m’importe 1-75330 Favorite Kiev, 02-02-1911

Cloches de Corneville (Planquette) Une servante, que m’importe 8925 Ariophon
Demon (Rubinstein) Do not weep, child 13642 Stella, St. Petersburg 1911
Demon (Rubinstein) Do not weep, child G&T 2-22788 2897L St. Petersburg, 1905
Demon (Rubinstein) On the Ocean of the Air 2-22757 2963L Gramophone, St. Petersburg, 1905
Demon (Rubinstein) The demon’s oath 21109 Pathé, St Petersburg 1911
Do you remember we sat by the sea Romance (Kochetova) 2-22215 2124k Gramophone, -05
Don Giovanni (Mozart) Finch’han dal vino 3-22955 8638L Gramophone Moscow 30-1-09
Don Giovanni (Mozart) Là ci darem la mano (w. Brun-Kamionska) 21122 Pathé, St Petersburg 1911
Don Giovanni (Mozart) Serenade 21119 Pathé, St Petersburg 1904 and 1911
Don Juan (Napravnik) Serenade 3-22774 7181L Gramophone, Moscow
Ernani (Verdi) O sommo Carlo (w. Pikok, Milova & Dubrovin) 022108 335m Gramophone -08
Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Stzena pered duelyu – Cho zhe Nachinat (w. Davidov) 24388 2833L Gramophone, St. Petersburg 1905
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Eugene Onegin Really, is it the same, Tatiana… Alas, there 2-22798 2964L G&T, -05
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) I love you 2-22756 2961L G&T, St. Petersburg 1905
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Really, is it the same, Tatiana… Alas, there is no doubt 2-22798 2964L G&T, St. Petersburg 1905
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) You wrote to me 10718 Syrena
Faust (Gounod) Avant de quitter ces lieux (w. pf) 21110 Pathé, St Petersburg 1911
Faust (Gounod) Avant de quitter ces lieux G&T 2-22755 2960L
Faust (Gounod) La mort de Valentin (Ecoute-moi bien) 022128 336 Gramophone, 08
Gioconda (Ponchielli) Pescator Affonda 2-22586 1642z G&T, -03

Giulia (Denza) 22896 612x G&T Tiflis, 15-02-1902
Giulia (Denza) 52023 1633z G&T, St Petersburg 1903/1904
Herbstlied (Mendelssohn) (w. Brun-Kamionska) 7045 Beka St. Petersburg, 1906
I bless you, forests (Tchaikovsky) 3-22948 8650L Gramophone Moscow 1-2-09
I cannot dispel my greif (Schmidthof) 3-22944 8684L Gramophone, Moscow 01-02-1909
I Cannot Dispel My Greif 3-22944 8646L Gramophone Moscow, 01-02-1909
I won´t tell you, romance (O. de Beauvais) 222265 5005ae Gramophone Kiev, 13-09-1913
Jocelyn (Godard) Berceuse 2-22740 2830L Gramophone St. Petersburg 1905
Jocelyn (Godard) Berceuse 21114 Pathé, St Petersburg 1911
La Spagnola 10704 Sirena, 1911
La Spagnola, neapolitan song (Dichiar) 1-35529R 10538-о Favorite Kiev, 02-02-1911
Little one, may God’s mercy be with you, Romance (Laskhalov) 3-22771 7178L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Love (Wrangel) 3-22729 6622L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
M’ama non m’ama (Mascagni) 22971 2088B Berliner, 15-2-02
Mattinata (Leoncavallo) 3-22946 8648L Gramophone Moscow, 01-02-1909
Musica Prohibita (Gastaldon) 2-22719 2802L G&T, -05
My lips are silent, romance (Bleikhman) 22107 1087A Berliner, St. Petersburg 23-3-1900
My lips are silent, Romance (Bleikhman) 22974 2091g Gramophone, 15-2-02
Nero (Rubinstein) Vindex’s Epithalamium 14032 Anker
Night (Tchaikovsky) 3-22918 8641L Gramophone, Moscow 01-02-1909

O could I in song tell my sorrow (Malashkin) 22976 2093 B G&T 15-2-02
Occhi di fata (Denza) 1-75539 Favorite Kiev, 02-02-1911
Occhi di fata (Denza) 2-22583 1636z Gramophone 1903
Occhi di fata (Denza) 3-22733 6623 L Gramophone, 1908
One cannot believe, romance (Grigory Lishin) 22895 611x Tiflis, 15-02-1902
Otello (Verdi) Credo in un dio crudel 022192 2023c Gramophone St. Petersburg 16-9-10
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Prologue 10715 Syrena
Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Si può 022106 332m Gramophone Moscow, 1908
Penso (I remember that blissful day) Romance 3-22956 8749L Gramophone 19-2-09
Pominalniy den, Romans Lassen All Souls’ Day 222266 5006ae Gramophone, Kiev 13-9-13
Prince Igor (Borodin) No sleep, no rest 2-22731 2874 L G&T 1905
Rigoletto (Verdi) Povero Rigoletto 022103 303m Moscow, 1908
Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov) Song of the Venetian Guest 412 Artistopia
Si vous l’aviez compris (Denza) 2-22741 2828L G&T St. Petersburg, 1905
Si vous l’aviez compris (Denza) 10540-о 1-75316 Favorite Kiev, 02-02-1911
Stornelli Spagnoli 1-35530R 10539-о Favorite Kiev, 02-02-1911
Tannhäuser (Wagner) Oh, you are the night star 21111 Pathé, St Petersburg 1911
The Asra (Rubinstein) 4-22151 14753b Gramophone St. Petersburg 12-9-1910
The Crucifix (Faure) (w. Brun-Kamionska) 34131 2948L G&T -05
The Merry Widow (Lehár) Ah, the days of enchanting spring 3-22953 8672L Gramophone Moscow 11-02-1909

The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) I love you 2-22756 2961L G&T -05
The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) I love you 2-22756 2961L G&T St. Petersburg, 1905
The Singer (Rubinstein) 22977 2094B G&T, 15-5-02
The Tzar’s Bride Where is my old adventurous spirit 0222024 2936c Gramophone St. Petersburg 25-11-1913
Torna (Denza) 2-22742 2829L G&T St. Petersburg, 1905
Torna, neapolitan song (Denza) 3-22769 7173L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Traviata (Verdi) Aria di Germont 21117 Pathé, St Petersburg 1911
Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 1-75331 10503-0 Favorite Kiev, 02-02-1911
Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 2-22787 2896L G&T St. Petersburg, 1905
Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 3-22757 6673L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Traviata (Verdi) Di Provenza 411 Artistopia, 1913
Trovatore (Verdi) Il balen del suo sorriso 2-22799 2965L G&T, 1905
Trovatore (Verdi) Il balen del suo sorriso 14029 940 Anker, Berlin 1906
Uncle, favor of the Lord (Pashalov) 20885 Pathé, St Petersburg 1911
Vieni, Romans (Denza), na italyanskom yazike (sung in Italian) 222328 5011ae Gramophone, 13-9-13
Vorrei morire (Tosti) 1-75538 Favorite Kiev, 02-02-1911 stug
Vorrei morire (Tosti) 2-22700 2794L Gramophone St. Petersburg, 1905
Why, romance (Kudrin) 4-22143 14745b Gramophone St. Petersburg, 12-09-1910
Zaza (Leoncavallo) Zaza piccolo zingara 3-22768 7170L G&T Moscow, 1908
Zazà (Leoncavallo) Zazà, piccola zingara 3-22767 7169L G&T Moscow, 1908