Using the Discography

The Recorded Performances of Gérard Souzay: A Discography. Compiled by Manuel Morris (New York: Greenwood Press, 1991) ISBN: 0313273928

The discography is a rich source for detailed information about the recordings of Gérard Souzay. Details on the organization of the discography may be found in its Introduction (p. ix-xix).

Organization of the Discography

1. Chronological section is arranged by year/month/day and shows details regarding composers, title of works, matrix numbers of recordings and indicates if there were multiple takes.

2. Composers and Titles section shows an alphabetical listing by composer, then by title of the works. This section also includes year of the recording and the reference catalog number under which the recording was initially released.

3. Recordings section lists recordings by publisher under four major groups: Decca, EMI, Philips and Other. See page xvi for the complete list of publishers and labels. Within each group, recordings are listed alphabetically by label , then in numerical sequence. Included here are all recordings that have been assigned a catalog number by Mr. Morris, whether they were published or not.

The key to the discography entries is on page xv.

Indexes:

1. Record Index: sorted alphabetically by record label and shows catalog numbers. (p. 220-234)

2. Artists Index: only the artists appearing in the same recorded performances with Mr. Souzay are included here. They are sorted alphabetically by the performer's last name. There is also an alphabetical listings of orchestras/ensembles and choruses. (p. 236-238)