(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Barenboim Daniel - 2001(STU) - Berliner Staatskapelle*
2 Bodanzky Artur - 1935(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*
3 Bodanzky Artur - 1936(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
4 Böhm Karl - 1950(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
5 Böhm Karl - 1956(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
6 Breisach Paul - 1944(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
7 Cluytens André - 1955(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
8 Cluytens André - 1965(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
9 Daniel Paul - 1997(LI) - English Northern Philharmonia*
10 Danon Oscar - 1963(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*
11 Davis Colin - 1973(LI) - Covent Garden*
12 Davis Colin - 1978(LC) - Bayreuth Festival**
13 Ehrling Sixten - 1959(LE) - Royal Swedish Opera*
14 Elmendorff Karl - 1930(STU) - Bayreuth Festival*
15 Gerdes Otto - 1968(STU) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
16 Haenchen Hartmut - 2007(LI) - Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest*
17 Haitink Bernard - 1985(STU) - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
18 Heger Robert - 1951(STU) - Bayerische Staatsoper*
19 Janowski Marek - 1990(FE) - Philharmonia Orchestra*
20 Jordan Philippe - 2008(LC) - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin**
21 Karajan Herbert von - 1963(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
22 Karp Richard - 1965(LI) - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*
23 Keilberth Joseph - 1954(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
24 Kempe Rudolf - 1955(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
25 Klobucar Berislav - 1967(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
26 Klobucar Berislav - 1971(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
27 Konwitschny Franz - 1960(STU) - Berliner Staatsoper*
28 Kout Jiri - 1992(LI) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
29 Kraus Richard - 19??(SE) - Städtische Oper Berlin*
30 Künneke Eduard - 1909(Act 2;SE) - Großes Odeon Orchester*
31 Kuhn Gustav - 199?(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli**
32 Leinsdorf Erich - 1939(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
33 Leinsdorf Erich - 1941(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
34 Leinsdorf Erich - 1972(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
35 Leitner Ferdinand - 1954-55(SE) - Württembergisches Staatsorchester*
36 Leonhardt Carl - 1937(RA) - Orchester des Reichsenders Stuttgart*
37 Levine James - 1978(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
38 Levine James - 1982(LC) - Metropolitan Opera**
39 Levine James - 1982(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
40 Ludwig Leopold - 1949(LI) - Städtische Oper Berlin*
41 Märkl Jun - 2003(LI) - Sächsische Staatskapelle*
42 Mehta Zubin - 1994(LI) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester**
43 Melles Carl - 1966(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
44 Ozawa Seiji - 2007(LI) - L'Opéra National de Paris*
45 Ozawa Seiji - 2007(LI) - Tokyo Opera Nomori Orchestra**
46 Pflüger Gerhard - 1954(RA) - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig*
47 Rodzinsky Artur - 1953(LI) - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*
48 Rodzinsky Artur - 1957(RA) - RAI Roma*
49 Rosenstock Joseph - 1966(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
50 Rother Arthur - 1943(STU) - Radio-Sinfonie Orchester Berlin*
51 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1961(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
52 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1962(LC) - Bayreuth Festival*
53 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1967(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
54 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1972(LI) - RAI Roma*
55 Schirmer Ulf - 2005(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
56 Schröder Kurt - 1949(STC) - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt*
57 Sinopoli Giuseppe - 1987(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
58 Sinopoli Giuseppe - 1988(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*
59 Sinopoli Giuseppe - 1989(LI) - Bayreuth Festival**
60 Solti Georg - 1960(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
61 Solti Georg - 1970(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
62 Steinberg William - 1940(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*
63 Stein Horst - 1966(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
64 Stein Horst - 1986(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
65 Stiedry Fritz - 1948(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
66 Suitner Otmar - 1964(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
67 Suitner Otmar - 1973(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
68 Suitner Otmar - 1982 - Berliner Staatskapelle***
69 Szell George - 1942(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
70 Szell George - 1954(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
71 Theissen Paul - 198? - Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie*
72 Thielemann Christian - 2002(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
73 Thielemann Christian - 2004(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
74 Wallberg Heinz - 1969(LI) - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*
75 Weigle Sebastian - 2008(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
76 Welser-Möst Franz - 2003(LI) - Opernhaus Zürich**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 2001(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - Peter Seiffert
Elisabeth - Jane Eaglen
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Thomas Hampson
Venus - Waltraud Meier
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - René Pape
Walther von der Vogelweide - Gunnar Gudbjörnsson
Biterolf - Hanno Müller-Brachmann
Heinrich der Schreiber - Stephan Rügamer
Reinmar von Zweter - Alfred Reiter
Hirt - Dorothea Röschmann
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Compact Disc; - *Teldec 8573 88064-2 {3CDS} (2002}ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - May 2002 pp.607-608 [BM]
Opera News - June 2002 p.57 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.223-230 [JM, WY]
Orpheus - Mai 2002 S.54 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.80-93 [RG]
Opéra International - No.267 avril 2002 p.72 [FL-2]
Diapason - No.492 mai 2002 p.104 [ED]
BBC Music Magazine - February 2002 p.65 [BM]
International Record Review - July 2002 pp.84-85 [MT]
Stereophile - October 2002 (Vol.25 No.10) p.204, p.207 [RL2]
American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.178 [RVL]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.159 marzo 2002 pp.104-105 [GDV]
Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.91, p.93 [LB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - mayo 2002 No.154 p.61-62 [SV]
Comments:- *Recorded in June 2001. According to the BBC Music Magazine «Barenboim's recording will adopt Paris for the Venus/Tannhäuser scene alone; otherwise it's Dresden 'sans Bacchanal'». For a more detailed discussion of the version used see the review by Ronald Graeme in THE OPERA QUARTERLY.
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1935(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Maria Müller
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Richard Bonelli
Venus - Dorothee Manski
Walther von der Vogelweide - Hans Clemens
Biterolf - Arnold Gabor
Reinmar von Zweter - James Wolfe
Hirt - Lillian Clark
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 504 (+Lohengrin - excerpts) {2LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 617 (& 4524 & 3005)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the MET (12 January 1935). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Kirsten Flagstad
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Lawrence Tibbett
Venus - Margaret Halstead
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Emanuel List
Walther von der Vogelweide - Hans Clemens
Biterolf - Arnold Gabor
Heinrich der Schreiber - Giordano Paltrinieri
Reinmar von Zweter - James Wolfe
Hirt - Edita Fleischer
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 109 {3LPS} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 30 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Archipel APRCD 0038 (+Flagstad - recital) {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 2002 p.101 [ST]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
Classical Express - Issue 76 September 1996 p.4
Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention)
International Record Review - July 2002 pp.85-86 [MT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.93
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 January 1936)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Tannhäuser - Hans Beirer
Elisabeth - Renata Tebaldi
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Carlo Tagliabue
Venus - Livia Pery
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Boris Christoff
Walther von der Vogelweide - Petre Munteanu
Biterolf - Augosto Romani
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gianni Avolanti
Reinmar von Zweter - Iginio Riccò
Hirt - Gilda Martini Rossi
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 201 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 834-1 (highlights) {1CD} ;; Hardy Classic HCA 6004-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.375 [WY]
Orpheus - Juni 1999 S.54; Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]
Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.73-74 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue No.121 April 2000 p.4 [SJT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.72 [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Naples (12 March 1950). Beirer sings in German and the rest of the cast in Italian. The singer of the role of Tannhäuser is given by HRE to be Max Lorenz (incorrectly).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Tannhäuser - Rudolf Lustig
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Marcel Cordes
Venus - Birgit Nilsson
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Gottlob Frick
Walther von der Vogelweide - Karl Terkal
Biterolf - Phil Curzon
Heinrich der Schreiber - Karl Gustav Jehrlander
Reinmar von Zweter - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Hirt - Patricia Brinton
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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37073 {3CDS}; Nota Blu 93.5137 {3CDS} Archipel ARPCD 0011-3 {3CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0174 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 8) p.42; September+Oktober 2006 S.57 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.80-93 [RG]
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.130 [GWL]
International Record Review - June 2001 pp.81-82 [MT]
Classical Express - June 2001 p.7 [MT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.87 [XC]: No.96 diciembre 2006 p.88 [PN]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Naples (12 March 1956; see OPERA June 1956 p.366). The chorus sings in Italian and the principals in German.
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Conductor Paul Breisach - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Julius Huehn
Venus - Marjorie Lawrence
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alexander Kipnis
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris
Biterolf - Mack Harrell
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 168 {3LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 00346 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
Comments:- According to «More EJS» pp.81-82 the LPs issued on the UORC label carry a mixture of a recording of the performance on 5 February 1944 conducted by Breisach (cast as given above) with that of a performance on 19 December 1942 conducted by Szell (a recording of this performance is listed separately). So onthe UORC LPs some of Wolfram's music is sung by Janssen. More details are given in «More EJS». The recording is said to be of the Paris Version with cuts. See also «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.276-277
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Hertha Wilfert
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Josef Traxel
Biterolf - Toni Blankenheim
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gerhard Stolze
Reinmar von Zweter - Alfons Herwig
Hirt - Volker Horn
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0055 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 643043D {3CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0162 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2005 p.97 [AB]
Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.56 [SS]; 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.54-S.55
Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 p.72 [FL-2]; No.294 octobre 2004 p.76 [AT]
Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 pp.109-110 [FL]; No.518 octobre 2004 p.139 (mention) [FL]
International Record Review - December 2004 pp.84-85 [MT]
American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.245-246 [KM]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 pp.85-86 [XC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Prey
Venus - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hermann Prey
Walther von der Vogelweide - Willy Hartmann
Biterolf - Gerd Nienstedt
Heinrich der Schreiber - Hermann Winkler
Reinmar von Zweter - Dieter Slembek
Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 2512 (& 2155); Opera Depot OD 10222-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. See OPERA Festival Issue 1965 pp.65-66. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Paul Daniel - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - English Northern Philharmonia
Chorus - Opera North
Tannhäuser - Jeffrey Lawton
Elisabeth - Rita Cullis
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Keith Latham
Venus - Anne-Marie Owens
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Norman Bailey
Walther von der Vogelweide - Jeffrey Stewart
Biterolf - Clive Bayley
Heinrich der Schreiber - Richard Berkeley-Steele
Reinmar von Zweter - Michael John Pearson
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 098/3 {3CDRS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Leeds (10 May 1997). The CD-Rs issued by the «Oriel Music Society» are listed in their «List B»
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Conductor Oscar Danon - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Tannhäuser - Dimiter Uzunov
Elisabeth - Régine Crespin
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Raymond Wolansky
Venus - Grace Bumbry
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - William Wilderman
Walther von der Vogelweide - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Biterolf - Renato Cesari
Heinrich der Schreiber - Richard Carl Knoll
Reinmar von Zweter - Malcolm Smith
Hirt - Jeanne Diamond
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TANN 196302 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (18 November 1963). The overture is missing. The cast listed above is that given in the performance chronology on the website of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Kassel
Elisabeth - Jessye Norman
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Norman Bailey
Venus - Josephine Veasey
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Karl Ridderbusch
Walther von der Vogelweide - Derek Blackwell
Biterolf - Robert Lloyd
Heinrich der Schreiber - Adrian De Peyer
Reinmar von Zweter - Gwynne Howell
Hirt - Joseph Law
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 2352
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1709
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalogue (November 2000, p.65) is 23 September 1973, but Tannhäuser was not performed at Covent Garden on that date. The performance on 29 September 1973 was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The performances on 17, 25 September are reviewed in OPERA November 1973 pp.1027-1031 (see also p.1044).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Spas Wenkoff
Elisabeth - Gwyneth Jones
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Bernd Weikl
Venus - Gwyneth Jones
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hans Sotin
Walther von der Vogelweide - Robert Schunk
Biterolf - Franz Mazura
Heinrich der Schreiber - John Pickering
Reinmar von Zweter - Heinz Feldhoff
Hirt - Klaus Brettschneider
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Laser Disc - *Philips CDV 503-5(Japanese NTSC); Philips 070 412-1(PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4446 (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 412-3(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2009 p.112 (DVD) [AW]
Diapason - No.562 octobre 2008 p.134 [ED]
American Record Guide - November/December 2008 Vol.71 No.6 pp.258-260 [DF]
International Record Review - November 2008 pp.91-92 [RP]
The Classical Video Guide - p.151
Opéra Magazine - No.32 septembre 2008 p.85 [FL-2]
Comments:- Video Recording made at the Bayreuth Festival (July 1978)
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1959(LE)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Tannhäuser - Set Svanholm
Elisabeth - Anna-Greta Söderholm
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Sigurd Björling
Venus - Margarita Bergström
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Leon Björker
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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22062 (+short excerpts - Parsifal - Siegfried) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - February 2008 pp.82-83 [MT]
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm (November 1959).
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1930(STU)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Sigismund Pilinszky
Elisabeth - Maria Müller
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Ruth Jost-Arden
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Ivar Andresen
Walther von der Vogelweide - Geza Belti-Pilinszky
Biterolf - Georg von Tschurtschthaler
Heinrich der Schreiber - Joachim Sattler
Reinmar von Zweter - Carl Stralendorf
Hirt - Erna Berger
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Black Disc; - Columbia LCX 46-63 {18x78s} (UK) (1931)ª; Columbia LX 81-98 {18x78s} (UK) (1931)ª; Columbia LFX 112-129 {18x78s} (France);; Columbia LWX 3300-3317 {18x78s} (Germany);; Columbia GQX 10074-10091 {18x78s} (Italy);; Columbia Set OP 24 (67897 D - 67914 D) {18x78s} (USA) ; EMI Electrola 1C 137 03130-2 {3LPS} (Germany)
Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMM CDS 9941 {2CDS} Malibran Music CDRG 113 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78051 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Naxos «Great Opera Recordings» 8.110094-95 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1931 p.433 (Klein); March 1931 p.475; June 1931 p.36; February 1999 p.34 (mention) [RC]
Opera Now - January/February 2002 p.97 [ST]
Fanfare - March-April 1993 p.325; Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 p.393 [WY]
Orpheus - März 2002 S.60 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.80-93 [RG]
Opéra International - novembre 1992 p.84: mars 1999 No.233 p.77 [FL-2]
Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [MT]
International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.222-234 [KM]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.84
Das Opernglas - Dezember 2001 S.78 [WL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 pp.92-93 [JS]
Comments:- *An abridged version recorded in the Festspielhaus, but not at performances (see The Gramophone January 1959 p.390). According to David Hamilton «...the solos ofIvar Andresen, the Landgrave, are slotted in from studio recordings made in Berlin, though Andresem is clearly audible in the act 1 ensembles, I cannot detect his distinctive sound in act 2 except in those extraneously recorded solos» (The Opera Quarterly Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 p.86). These remarks only apply to the re-issue on LP by EMI-Electrola, where the Landgrave's «Gar viel und schön» was slotted in from an earlier recording by Andresen made with the Berlin State Opera Orchestra conducted by Fritz Zweig. The original 78s also contained «Ein furchtbares Verbrechen» (side 26) taken from an earlier recording (see THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.19 No.1 Winter 2003 p.82)
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Conductor Otto Gerdes - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Birgit Nilsson
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Birgit Nilsson
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Theo Adam
Walther von der Vogelweide - Horst R Laubenthal
Biterolf - Klaus Hirte
Heinrich der Schreiber - Friedrich Lenz
Reinmar von Zweter - Hans Sotin
Hirt - Catarina Alda
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Black Disc; - *DG 139284-87 {4LPS} (1970)ª;; DG 413 300-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 413 279-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 471 708-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1970 p.1173; April 1970 p.1571; October 1984 p. [AB]
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.85-S.86 [SS]
Comments:- A recording of the Dresden version
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Conductor Hartmut Haenchen - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - De Nederlandse Opera
Tannhäuser - John Keyes
Elisabeth - Ricarda Merberth
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Roman Trekel
Venus - Petra Lang
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Kristinn Sigmundsson
Walther von der Vogelweide - Marcel Reijans
Biterolf - Werner van Mechelen
Heinrich der Schreiber - David Griffith
Reinmar von Zweter - Cornelius Hauptmann
Hirt - Katherina Müller
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2596-2 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Amsterdam (22 February 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated April 2007. Here (Robert) Gambill is listed as a cast member, but according to a review on the internet he was ill and was replaced by John Keyes in the performance on 22 February 2007.
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1985(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Tannhäuser - Klaus König
Elisabeth - Lucia Popp
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Bernd Weikl
Venus - Waltraud Meier
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Kurt Moll
Walther von der Vogelweide - Siegfried Jerusalem
Biterolf - Walton Grönroos
Heinrich der Schreiber - Donald Litaker
Reinmar von Zweter - Rainer Scholze
Hirt - Gabriele Sima
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Black Disc; - EMI EX 270265-3 {3LPS} (1985)ª; Angel DSC 3982 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 270265-5 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47296-8 {3CDS} (1986)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1985 p. [AB]; February 1986 p.1074 [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.82-89 [DH, DH2]
Comments:- A recording of the Dresden version
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - August Seider
Elisabeth - Marianne Schech
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Karl Paul
Venus - Margarete Bäumer
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Otto von Rohr
Walther von der Vogelweide - Franz Klarwein
Biterolf - Benno Kusche
Heinrich der Schreiber - Karl Ostertag
Reinmar von Zweter - Rudolf Wünzer
Hirt - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 211 {4LPS} (1952)ª; Urania UR 211-4 {4LPS} (1962)ª; Urania US 5211-4 {4LPS} (1962)ª; *Nixa ULP 9211-1/4 {4LPS} (1954)ª; Acanta HB 23.129-32; Belter {4LPS} (Spain) (1957)ª
Compact Disc; - Pilz-Acanta 44 2118-2 {3CDS}; Preiser Records 90473 (Lohengrin - excerpt - Völker - Lemnitz) {3CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500221 + 500222 {4CDS} (2003)ª; Membran 223055 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1954 p.488 [AR]
Opera - July 1954 p.438 [HDR]
Opéra International - No.168 avril 1993 p.82
American Record Guide - February 1952 Vol.18 No.6 p.195 [PHR]
Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.384
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.77 [JH]: February 1962 Vol.12 No.2 p.95 [HG]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.86 [AG]
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1990(FE)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Tannhäuser - René Kollo
Elisabeth - Kiri Te Kanawa
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Håkan Hagegård
Venus - Waltraud Meier
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Compact Disc; - Warner «Elatus» 2564 61738-2 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *These excerpts, which come from the soundtrack of the film «Meeting Venus», include the Overture, Dich teure Halle; Freudig begrüssen edle Halle; Pilgrims' Chorus; Allmächttge Jungfrau; Wie Todesahnung...O du mein holder Abendstern; Inbrust im Herzen; Willkommen ungetreuter Mann. They were recorded in St. Augustine's Church, London, May/June 1990.
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Conductor Philippe Jordan - 2008(LC)
Orchestra - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin
Chorus - Philharmonia Chor Wien
Tannhäuser - Robert Gambill
Elisabeth - Camila Nylund
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Roman Trekel
Venus - Waltraud Meier
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Stephen Milling
Walther von der Vogelweide - Marcel Reijans
Biterolf - Tom Fox
Heinrich der Schreiber - Florian Hoffmann
Reinmar von Zweter - Andreas Hörl
Hirt - Katherina Müller
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 101 351 (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2009 p.112 [AW]
International Record Review - March 2009 pp.76-77 [RP]
Opéra Magazine - No.39 avril 2009 p.81 [LB]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden (July or August 2008).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - Hans Beirer
Elisabeth - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Venus - Christa Ludwig
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Gottlob Frick
Walther von der Vogelweide - Waldemar Kmentt
Biterolf - Ludwig Welter
Heinrich der Schreiber - Kurt Equiluz
Reinmar von Zweter - Tugomir Franc
Hirt - Gundula Janowitz
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 427 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Nuova Era 013.6307-9 {3CDS}; Hunt CDKAR 204 {3CDS}; DG 457 682-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1998 p.88 [AB]
Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.102 [ST]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.364 [WY]
Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.57 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.130-132 [AG]
Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.53 [SS]
Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.98 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.116 [CM]
Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.1 [MT]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.91 [PB]
American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.320 [JPM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.82 (mention) [JPS]
Répertoire - No.113 mai 1998 p.66 [PB]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.221 mai 1998 p.93 [GG]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.36 [PL]
L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.34 [GR]
Comments:- A recording of a performance of the Paris version at the Vienna State Opera (8 January 1963; see OPERA April 1963 p.246)
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Conductor Richard Karp - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Tannhäuser - Ticho Parly
Elisabeth - Montserrat Caballé
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hans Günther Grimm
Venus - Gilda Cruz-Romo
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - William Wilderman
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 4127 (1997)ª; House of Opera ALD 4127
Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TANN 196501 {3CDRS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (October 1965). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Hertha Wilfert
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Josef Traxel
Biterolf - Toni Blankenheim
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gerhard Stolze
Reinmar von Zweter - Theo Adam
Hirt - Volker Horn
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 544 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 36105 {3CDS}; Laudis LCD 3-4014 {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0280 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1444 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.288 [WY]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.236-237 [WY]
Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.81 (mention) [AT]
Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.221-222 [JPM]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 p.103 [RG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.89 [MCP]: No.105 noviembre 2007 p.94 [LB]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (22 July 1954; see OPERA September 1954 p.535). This opera was to have been conducted by Igor Makevitch who withdrew at short notice and was replaced by Keilberth (See DFD in «Nachklang» p.144, «Echos of a Lifetime» p.167)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay
Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London
Venus - Blanche Thebom
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines
Walther von der Vogelweide - Giulio Gari
Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Heidi Krall
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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 409; Melodram MEL 038 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Adonis 3CD 55002 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0095 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.5 [MT]
Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [JR]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1983 p.849
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas
Elisabeth - Anja Silja
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Prey
Venus - Berit Lindholm
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Tugomir Franc
Walther von der Vogelweide - Hermin Esser
Biterolf - Gerd Nienstedt
Heinrich der Schreiber - Horst Hoffmann
Reinmar von Zweter - Dieter Slembek
Hirt - Lily Sauter
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Black Disc - Aufon P91 00059-00066 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10337-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Wagner News - Issue No.95 January 1993 p.13
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (29 July 1967). This performance is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1967 p.66, although the cast is incorrectly listed. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - Hans Beirer
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Venus - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Gerd Nienstedt
Walther von der Vogelweide - Karl Terkal
Biterolf - Reid Bunger
Heinrich der Schreiber - Kurt Equiluz
Reinmar von Zweter - Frederick Guthrie
Hirt - Rita Streich
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD OD 10023-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (7 September 1971). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franz Konwitschny - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - Hans Hopf
Elisabeth - Elisabeth Grümmer
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Marianne Schech
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Gottlob Frick
Walther von der Vogelweide - Fritz Wunderlich
Biterolf - Rudolf Gonszar
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gerhard Unger
Reinmar von Zweter - Reiner Süß
Hirt - Lisa Otto
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1876-1879 {3LPS} (1962)ª; HMV ASD 445-448 {3LPS} (1962)ª; *HMV «Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1081-1084 {4LPS} (1967)ª; HMV «Everyman Opera Series» HQS 1081-1084 {4LPS} (1967)ª; Angel 3620 D/L {4LPS} (1962)ª; Angel S 3620 D/L {4LPS} (1962)ª; Electrola STE 91087-91090 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 63214 2 {3CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.364; April 1962 p.485; June 1967 p.29 October 1990 p. [AB]
Opera - March 1962 p.190; September 1967 pp.764-765 [AB]
Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.518
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.173-174 [RG]
Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.154
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.127
American Record Guide - March 1962 Vol.28 No.7 p.526 [HG]: September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.131 [RVL]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.86 [CLO]
Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.68
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Conductor Jiri Kout - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Tannhäuser - René Kollo
Elisabeth - Anne Evans
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Siegfried Lorenz
Venus - Karan Armstrong
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hans Sotin
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Compact Cassette - Lyric ALD 3558-L
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper (6 December 1992)
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 19??(SE)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Tannhäuser - Hans Beirer
Elisabeth - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Theo Zilliken
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Black Disc - *Europäischer Phonoclub 1138 {1LP}; Orphée LDO-D 50.046 {1LP} World Record Club OH 124 {1LP}
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.77 mai 1963 p.23 (mention) [JP]
Comments:- *The following excerpts are performed: Overtüre; Dich teure Halle, grüß' ich wieder; O Fürstin; Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreisen; Allmächt'ge Jungfrau; O du mein holder Abendstern; Inbrunst im Herzen; Finale - Pilgerchor.
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Conductor Eduard Künneke - 1909(Act 2;SE)
Orchestra - Großes Odeon Orchester
Chorus - Chor der Königlichen Hofoper Berlin
Tannhäuser - Fritz Vogelstrom
Elisabeth - Annie Krull
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Well
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Léon Rains
Walther von der Vogelweide - Walter Kirchhoff
Biterolf - Karl Armster
Heinrich der Schreiber - Arthur Neuendahn
Reinmar von Zweter - Joseph Schöffel
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Black Disc - Odeon 50699/50710, 76125/26, 80046/48, 80051/53 {10x78s} Court Opera Classics CO 340 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Minerva MN-A 55 {1CD} (1998)ª; Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Preiser Records 89949 (+Lohengrin - excerpt) {1CD} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 p.48 [JA]; Vol.15 No.1 Winter 1999 p.149 [RG]
Wagner News - Issue No.128 August 1998 p.20 (mention)
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Conductor Gustav Kuhn - 199?(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Tannhäuser - Alan Woodrow
Elisabeth - Gertrud Ottenthal
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Ludwig Baumann
Venus - Mariana Pentcheva
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Andrea Silvestrelli
Walther von der Vogelweide - Nikolov Bojidar
Biterolf - Ivan Konsulov
Heinrich der Schreiber - Patrizio Saudelli
Reinmar von Zweter - Ezio Maria Tisi
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DVD (Video) - ASIN 630587430 (USA) (2000)ª; Eagle Rock Entertainment ID 6949 ERDVD (2000)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - ASIN B00004STUW (NTSC) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2001 (published December 2000) p.105 (DVD) [MSR]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance directed by Werner Herzog. The ASIN DVD and VHSare (were?) listed on Amazon's website
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Eyvind Laholm
Elisabeth - Kirsten Flagstad
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Rose Pauly
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Emanuel List
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Carter
Biterolf - Mack Harrell
Heinrich der Schreiber - Giordano Paltrinieri
Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Compact Disc; - *Symposium 1178-1179 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Bensar OL 121639 (BRO 123543) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Wagner News - No.106 December 1994 p.21
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 December 1939). «Everything whuch survives of the principals is present but to accommodate the performance on two discs a few small cuts elsewhere were unavoidable». See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.159-160. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Kirsten Flagstad
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Kerstin Thorborg
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Emanuel List
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Dudley
Biterolf - Mack Harrell
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Black Disc - RCA MET 12 (Soria Series) {4LPS}; GAW-300(A-F) {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 7 {3CDS}; Arkadia HP 611.3 {3CDS} ; Gebhardt JGCD 006 {3CDS} (1999)ª; *Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2032 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2001 p.44 (mention) [RC]
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.60
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.172-174 [WH]
Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.76
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.169
Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.15
Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]
International Record Review - January 2001 pp.121-122 [MT]
Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.77: No.169 juin 2003 pp.101-102 [TP]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giungno 1996 p.72: Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.96 [MG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.99 [PN]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the Paris Version at the MET (4 January 1941; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.257-258
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Hugh Beresford
Elisabeth - Gwyneth Jones
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Bernd Weikl
Venus - Gwyneth Jones
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hans Sotin
Walther von der Vogelweide - Harald Ek
Biterolf - Franz Mazura
Heinrich der Schreiber - Heribert Steinbach
Reinmar von Zweter - Heinz Feldhoff
Hirt - Walter Gampert
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Compact Disc; - Opera Encyclopedia AE 203 - Opera from Bayreuth - (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. See OPERA Festival Issue 1972 pp.81-83
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1954-55(SE)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
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Black Disc - *D.G.G. LPEM 19069 {1LP}
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1957 p.463
Comments:- *The following excerpts are performed: Overtüre; Dich teure Halle, grüß' ich wieder; Gar viel und schön; Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreisen; Belglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich scahuen (Pilgerchor); Allmächt'ge Jungfrau; O du mein holder Abendstern; Inbrunst im Herzen.
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Conductor Carl Leonhardt - 1937(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Reichsenders Stuttgart
Chorus - Chor des Reichsenders Stuttgart
Tannhäuser - Fritz Krauß
Elisabeth - Trude Eipperle
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Venus - Inger Karén
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Sven Nilsson
Walther von der Vogelweide - Rudolf Dittrich
Biterolf - Richard Bitterauf
Heinrich der Schreiber - Max Oßwald
Reinmar von Zweter - Alexander Welitsch
Hirt - Ein Regensburger Domspatz
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90133 {3CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78 822-824 {3CDS}*Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.107 [ST]
Fanfare - March-April 1993 p.328
Orpheus - Juni 1999 S.6O [DN]
Opéra International - January 1995 No.187 p.72
Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [MT]
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance of the Dresden version (24 October 1937)
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Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - James McCracken
Elisabeth - Teresa Kubiak
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Bernd Weikl
Venus - Grace Bumbry
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - John Macurdy
Walther von der Vogelweide - Misha Raitzin
Biterolf - Vern Shinall
Heinrich der Schreiber - John Carpenter
Reinmar von Zweter - John Cheek
Hirt - Kathleen Battle
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TANN 197802 {3CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (21 January 1978). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor James Levine - 1982(LC)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Richard Cassilly
Elisabeth - Éva Marton
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Bernd Weikl
Venus - Tatiana Troyanos
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - John Macurdy
Walther von der Vogelweide - Robert Nagy
Biterolf - Richard J Clark
Heinrich der Schreiber - Charles Anthony
Reinmar von Zweter - Richard Vernon
Hirt - Bill Blaber
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-86-159 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4171 (2006)ª; DG B 0006580-09 (USA) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2006 p.133 [MA]
Opera News - February 2007 pp.67-68 [RP]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.321-322 [AQ]
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.67-S.68 [SS]
Diapason - No 539 S septembre 2006 p.145 [ED]
The Classical Video Guide - p.152
Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.80 [PN]
Comments:- Video Recording made at two performances at the MET (22 November & 20 December 1982)
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Conductor James Levine - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Richard Cassilly
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Bernd Weikl
Venus - Mignon Dunn
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - John Macurdy
Walther von der Vogelweide - Richard Kness
Biterolf - Vern Shinall
Heinrich der Schreiber - Charles Anthony
Reinmar von Zweter - William Fleck
Hirt - Kathleen Battle
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Compact Disc; - Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *This appears to be a recording of the performance at the MET on 30 January 1982 which was broadcast.
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Tannhäuser - Ludwig Suthaus
Elisabeth - Martha Musial
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Paula Buchner
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Werner Liebing
Biterolf - Hanns-Heinz Nissen
Heinrich der Schreiber - Erich Zimmermann
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL O16 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0020 (+excerpts from Lohengrin, Tiefland, Aida) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0145 {3CDS} (+excerpts from Lohengrin, Tiefland, Aida) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
Opéra International - No.278 avril 2003 p.74 [FL-2]
Classical Express - Issue No.126 September 2000 p.4 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.313 [KM]
International Record Review - January 2001 pp.121-122 [MT]
Répertoire - No.169 juin 2003 pp.101-102 [TP]
Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 (audio) [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.86 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the Dresden version in Berlin (9 December 1949)
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Conductor Jun Märkl - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - Glenn Winslade
Elisabeth - Camila Nylund
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Mattias Görne (Goerne)
Venus - Iris Vermillon
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Johann Tilli
Walther von der Vogelweide - Martin Homrich
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1510-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Dresden State Opera (21 September 2003). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - René Kollo
Elisabeth - Nadine Secunde
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Bernd Weikl
Venus - Waltraud Meier
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Walther von der Vogelweide - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Biterolf - Hans Günter Nöcker
Heinrich der Schreiber - James Anderson
Reinmar von Zweter - Gerhard Auer
Hirt - Johannes Pohl
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PC-95-083 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus 100014 (Europe) (2000)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CV 2851 (PAL); Kultur 1483 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2001 p.107, p.108 (DVD) [AB]
Opera - April 2001 pp.502-506 [AB]
Opera News - March 16 1996 p.49
Orpheus - April 2001 S.53-S.54 (DVD) [MK2]
Diapason - No.486 novembre 2001 pp.142-143 [MP]
International Record Review - March 2001 p.88, p.90 (DVD) [MVA]
Opernwelt - 9/September 1995 S.21
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 pp.107-108 [PMH]
Répertoire - No.149 septembre 2001 pp.40-41 [PB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (See OPERA Festival Issue 1994 p.93, OPERNWELT 8/August 1994)
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Conductor Carl Melles - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Prey
Venus - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Martti Talvela
Biterolf - Gerd Nienstedt
Heinrich der Schreiber - Hermann Winkler
Reinmar von Zweter - Dieter Slembek
Hirt - Lilli Santer
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.64 [SS]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio-agosto 2000 pp.46-47 [SV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.98 [PN]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Tannhäuser - Stephen Gould
Elisabeth - Eva-Maria Westbroek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Mattias Görne (Goerne)
Venus - Béatrice Uria-Monzon
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Franz-Josef Selig
Walther von der Vogelweide - Michael König
Biterolf - Ralf Lukas
Heinrich der Schreiber - Andreas Conrad
Reinmar von Zweter - Wojtek Smilek
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3021-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a «semi-staged» performance at the Bastille Opera (9 December 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Fall/Winter 2008-2009 New CD and DVD Releases». There is a review of a performance on the internet:
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Tokyo Opera Nomori Orchestra
Chorus - Tokyo Opera Nomori Choir
Tannhäuser - Stephen Gould
Elisabeth - Mlada Khudoley
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Lucas Meachem
Venus - Michelle DeYoung
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Andrea Silvestrelli
Walther von der Vogelweide - Jay Hunter Morris
Biterolf - Mark Schnaible
Heinrich der Schreiber - Noritsugu Hirao
Reinmar von Zweter - Koji Yamashita
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3113 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (March 2007). The DVD issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). See also
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Conductor Gerhard Pflüger - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Tannhäuser - Ernst Gruber
Elisabeth - Brünnhilde Friedland
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Kurt Rehm
Venus - Dora Zschille
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hans Krämer
Walther von der Vogelweide - Gert Lutze
Biterolf - Helmut Eyle
Heinrich der Schreiber - Hans-Peter Schwarzbach
Reinmar von Zweter - Johannes Zech
Hirt - Maria Croonen
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0222 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.58 [SS]
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Tannhäuser - Set Svanholm
Elisabeth - Hertha Wilfert
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Heinz Imdahl
Venus - Margareta Kenney
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Arnold Van Mill
Walther von der Vogelweide - Hans Blessin
Biterolf - Richard Bitterauf
Heinrich der Schreiber - Karl Albrecht
Reinmar von Zweter - Heinrich Nillius
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 423 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1787 (& 1552); Golden Melodram GM 10078 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 p.289 [JM]
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.271 [JPM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.88 [VM]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Florence (28 November 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Tannhäuser - Karl Liebl
Elisabeth - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Venus - Hertha Wilfert
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Dezsö Ernster
Walther von der Vogelweide - Murray Dickie
Biterolf - Alois Pernerstorfer
Heinrich der Schreiber - Walter Brunelli
Reinmar von Zweter - Peter Harrower
Hirt - Rosl Schwaiger
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 472 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Datum DAT 12318 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia EA 03 (Wagner - CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Living Stage LS 4035123 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6510-6512 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.246 [JM]
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59; Juni 2002 S.55-S.56 [SS]; 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.58 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.80-93 [RG]
Classica Répertoire - No.93 juin 2007 p.102 [AT]
American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.268-269 [JPM]
Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18
Comments:- Although the casts as stated are identical, it is possible that the performance on Melodram black disc (dated 21-11-57) is different from that on the DATUM CD (dated 14,16-11-57). More likely the dates given by Datum are the dates on whichthe recording was made and the date given by Melodram is the date on which it was broadcast. In support of this the latter is also the date given in «50 Annidi opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» (p.145) where the dates are normally those of the first broadcast
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Pekka Nuotio
Elisabeth - Birgit Nilsson
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Thomas Stewart
Venus - Birgit Nilsson
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - John Macurdy
Walther von der Vogelweide - Arturo Sergi
Biterolf - Robert Goodloe
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Mary Ellen Pracht
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TANN 196601 {3CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of the Dresden Version at the MET (26 March 1966). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Arthur Rother - 1943(STU)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie Orchester Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Tannhäuser - Max Lorenz
Elisabeth - Maria Reining
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Venus - Margarete Bäumer
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Ludwig Hofmann
Walther von der Vogelweide - Walther Ludwig
Biterolf - Walter Großmann
Heinrich der Schreiber - Alfred Frey
Reinmar von Zweter - Wilhelm Ulbricht
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Black Disc - *BASF 22 22119-9(Höhepunkte)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Victoria de los Ángeles
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Grace Bumbry
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Gerhard Stolze
Biterolf - Franz Crass
Heinrich der Schreiber - Georg Paskuda
Reinmar von Zweter - Theo Adam
Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli
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Black Disc; - Teatro Dischi 503 {3LPS}; Melodram 614 {4LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 932.77 {3CDS} (1993)ª; Celestial Audio CA 510 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.59 mai 1983 p.55 [SS]; No.172 septembre 1993 p.80
Diapason - No.396 septembre 1993 p.166
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.138
Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.80
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival 1961 (23 July 1961; see OPERA Festival Number 1961 p.52). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in July 2008 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1962(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Anja Silja
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Venus - Grace Bumbry
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Gerhard Stolze
Biterolf - Franz Crass
Heinrich der Schreiber - Georg Paskuda
Reinmar von Zweter - Gerd Nienstedt
Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli
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Black Disc; - Philips AL 3445-3447 {3LPS} (1964)ª; *Philips SAL 3445-3447 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Philips «Festivo» 6770 026 {3LPS); Philips 6723 001/1-11 (+Der fliegende Holländer +Parsifal) Philips 835 178/80 {3LPS} ;; Philips PHM 3560 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; Philips PHS 3960 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; Melodiya 33CM 10 03411-8 {4LPS}
Compact Cassette - Philips «Festivo» 7650.026
Compact Disc; - Philips 420 122-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª;; Philips 434 607-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Decca 478 0279 (10 Operas from the Bayreuth Festival) {33CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - Philips PTG 960 (7½ips 4-track)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1964 p.19; October 1964 p.175; October 1970 p.666 August 1987 p. [AB]; October 1992 p.184 [AB]
Opera - December 1995 p.1134
HiFi News & Record Review - December 1992 p.92
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.269; Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.130-132 [AG]
High Fidelity Magazine - September 1965 Vol.15 No.9 p.102, p.104 [CLO]
American Record Guide - October 1965 Vol.32 No.2 pp.108-111 [BI]: March 1980 Vol.43 No.5 p.45 [WLP]
Stereophile - May 1993 p.159
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Tannhäuser - Hans Beirer
Elisabeth - Sena Jurinac
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Victor Braun
Venus - Janis Martin
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Martti Talvela
Walther von der Vogelweide - Jeff Morris
Biterolf - Konrad Peitzke
Heinrich der Schreiber - Willy Müller
Reinmar von Zweter - Gotthard Schubert
Hirt - Carole Malone
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 90075 {3CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 062 325 (+Siegfried excerpts with Beirer, Klein) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.288-289 [JM]
American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 pp.292-293 [KM]
Wagner News - Issue No.86 August/September 1991 p.15
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 pp.86-87 [JC]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of the Dresden version at La Scala (13 April 1967). See OPERA, June 1967 p.504
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - Prague Phlharmonic Choir
Tannhäuser - René Kollo
Elisabeth - Gundula Janowitz
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Wolfgang Brendel
Venus - Mignon Dunn
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Manfred Schenk
Walther von der Vogelweide - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Biterolf - Jef Vermeersch
Heinrich der Schreiber - Martin Finke
Reinmar von Zweter - Mario Chiappi
Hirt - Elke Schary
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1289 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7006 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.290-291 (JM)
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Perugia (1 October 1972)
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Conductor Ulf Schirmer - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Tannhäuser - Stephen Gould
Elisabeth - Nina Stemme
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Henschel
Venus - Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Kristinn Sigmundsson
Walther von der Vogelweide - John MacMaster
Biterolf - Alexandre Vassiliev
Heinrich der Schreiber - Ulfried Haselsteiner
Reinmar von Zweter - Scott Wilde
Hirt - Katia Velletaz
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 635 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (September 2005). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). There is a review of the performance on 23 September 2005 on the internet:
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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1949(STC)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Tannhäuser - Günther Treptow
Elisabeth - Trude Eipperle
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Heinrich Schlusnus
Venus - Aga Joesten
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Otto von Rohr
Walther von der Vogelweide - Joachim Stein
Biterolf - Georg Stern
Heinrich der Schreiber - Herbert Hess
Reinmar von Zweter - Wolfram Zimmermann
Hirt - Maria Madlen Madsen
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPEM 19240-3 {4LPS}; Heliodor 89633-36 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 00373 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Preiser Records PR 90478 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.364; March 1968 p.503
Orpheus - Februar 2002 S.56 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.80-93 [RG]
American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.226 [KM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.86 [JS]
Comments:- According to Michael Seil and Christian Zwarg (The Record Collector June 2002 pp.128-129) «When recording the complete opera, Wolfram's solos from Act 2 'Blick ich umher' and Act 3 'Abendstern' were not newly recorded, but the existing versions from 11 April 1949 were integrated into the set»
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Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Richard Versalle
Elisabeth - Cheryl Studer
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Wolfgang Brendel
Venus - Sophia Larson
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hans Sotin
Walther von der Vogelweide - Kurt Schreibmayer
Biterolf - Siegfried Vogel
Heinrich der Schreiber - Clemens Bieber
Reinmar von Zweter - Sándor Sólyom-Nagy
Hirt - Brigitte Lindner
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3355-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (28 July 1987). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their list of new CD releases - April 2009.
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Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1988(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tannhäuser - Plácido Domingo
Elisabeth - Cheryl Studer
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Andreas Schmidt
Venus - Agnes Baltsa
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Matti Salminen
Walther von der Vogelweide - William Pell
Biterolf - Kurt Rydl
Heinrich der Schreiber - Clemens Bieber
Reinmar von Zweter - Oskar Hillebrandt
Hirt - Barbara Bonney
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Black Disc; - DG 427 625-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 427 625-4 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - *DG 427 625-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1989 p. [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.173-174 [RG]
Comments:- This is a recording of the Paris version made in the Town Hall, Watford (April-June 1988)
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Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Richard Versalle
Elisabeth - Cheryl Studer
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Wolfgang Brendel
Venus - Ruthild Engert(-Ely)
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hans Sotin
Walther von der Vogelweide - William Pell
Biterolf - Siegfried Vogel
Heinrich der Schreiber - Clemens Bieber
Reinmar von Zweter - Sándor Sólyom-Nagy
Hirt - Joy Robinson
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Laser Disc - Philips 070 535-1 (NTSC); Philips 070 435-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1174 (Japan) (2006)ª; Euroarts 2072008 (2006)ª; Dreamlife DLVC 8108 (Japan) (2009)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 535-3 (NTSC); Philips 070 435-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2007 p.101 [MA]
Opera - March 2007 p.360, p.362 [GH]
Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.310 [AQ]
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.62
Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.89; No.549 jullet-aoüt 2007 p.106 [JCH]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.124
American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.251-252 [KM]
Opéra Magazine - No.17 avril 2007 p.82 [FL-2]
Comments:- *The DVD issued by Dreamlife Classics is listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Hans Hopf
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Prey
Venus - Irene Dalis
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines
Walther von der Vogelweide - Robert Nagy
Biterolf - Marko Rothmüller
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Mildred Allen
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 904 (& 669 & 2699) ;; The Opera Lovers TANN 196001 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (17 Decenber 1960). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.290-292. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - René Kollo
Elisabeth - Helga Dernesch
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Victor Braun
Venus - Christa Ludwig
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Hans Sotin
Walther von der Vogelweide - Werner Hollweg
Biterolf - Manfred Jungwirth
Heinrich der Schreiber - Kurt Equiluz
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Bailey
Hirt - Mitglied Wiener Knabenchor
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 506-509 {4LPS} (1971)ª;; London OSA 1438 {4LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K80K43 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 581-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; Decca 470 810-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1971 p.1008, p.1085 [EG]; April 1972 p. [DST]; August 1978 p.380 [IM]; February 1986 p.1074 [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.266
American Record Guide - October 1971 Vol.38 No.2 p.52 [GLM]: March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.183-185 [SDC]
International Record Review - October 2002 pp.83-85 [RP]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.589
Comments:- A recording of the Paris version
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Conductor William Steinberg - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Arthur Carron
Elisabeth - Rose Bampton
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Mack Harrell
Venus - Beal Hober
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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 64/66 {3x78s}; RCA «Camden» CAL 233 {1LP} (USA) (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recorded on 27, 28 May 1940. It is uncertain if the role of Venus is sung by Beal Hober (as listed above), or by Ljuba Senderowna
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas
Elisabeth - Régine Crespin
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Thomas Stewart
Venus - Janis Martin
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Walter Kreppel
Walther von der Vogelweide - David Thaw
Biterolf - Ara Berberian
Heinrich der Schreiber - L.D. Clements
Reinmar von Zweter - Clifford Grant
Hirt - Catherine Christensen
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1835-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª; Fiori FI 1065 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1966). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «2005 Fall New Releases». The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Tannhäuser - René Kollo
Elisabeth - Elizabeth Connell
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Wolfgang Schöne
Venus - Stefania Toczyska
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alfred Muff
Walther von der Vogelweide - Dieter Bundschuh
Biterolf - Florian Czerny
Heinrich der Schreiber - Peter Maus
Reinmar von Zweter - Gregor Siltknecht
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Compact Disc; - ~Fachmann fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5013/15 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Geneva (5 June 1986). The performance on 29 April 1986 is reviewed in OPERA September 1986 pp. 1083-1084. The CD-Rs issued by «Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik» (sic) were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyoin April 2001, but according to the label were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Helen Traubel
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Astrid Varnay
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Mihály Székely
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris
Biterolf - Osie Hawkins
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - Philip Kinsman
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 935.90 {3CDS} (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» 3CD 991 H022 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.84
Diapason - No.403 avril 1994 p.160
Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]
Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Venus - Barbro Ericson
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Martti Talvela
Walther von der Vogelweide - Arturo Sergi
Biterolf - Hubert Hofmann
Heinrich der Schreiber - Hermann Winkler
Reinmar von Zweter - Gerd Nienstedt
Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10050 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56 [SS]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.203 p.105 [CM]
American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp..232-233 [KM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.97 [LB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the original Dresden version at the Bayreuth Festival (19 July 1964). See OPERA Festival Issue 1964 pp.22-23.
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Thomas Stewart
Venus - Marita Napier
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Clifford Grant
Walther von der Vogelweide - William Neill
Biterolf - Harry Dworchak
Heinrich der Schreiber - James Atherton
Reinmar von Zweter - Philip Booth
Hirt - Jacquelyn Benson
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02353
Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1660 (& 1426); Golden Melodram GM 10082 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.32 No.4 March/April 2009 pp.268-269 [CC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.117 enero-febrero 2009 p.84 [JS]
Comments:- *Recording of performance of the Dresden Version in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 October 1973). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1982
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - Spas Wenkoff
Elisabeth - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Siegfried Lorenz
Venus - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Fritz Hübner
Walther von der Vogelweide - Peter Bindzsus
Biterolf - Peter Olesch
Heinrich der Schreiber - Henno Garduhn
Reinmar von Zweter - Günther Fröhlich
Hirt - Carola Nossek
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.621 (+excerpt with Grümmer, Fortune, Talvela) {3CDS} (2005)ª
Laser Disc - Platz PLLC 5001-2 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.58 (audio) (audio) [SS]
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.221-222 (audio) [JPM]
Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (audio) [AT]
Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 (audio) [FL-2]
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Conductor George Szell - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Helen Traubel
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Kerstin Thorborg
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alexander Kipnis
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris
Biterolf - Osie Hawkins
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Black Disc; - Raritas OPR 400 {LPS}; Melodram MEL 306 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Music and Arts CD-664-3 {3CDS}; AS Discs 1101-3 {3CDS}; Radio Years RY 26/28 {3CDS}; Archipel 0079 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.105
Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.71-S.72 [UDZ]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 p.105 [WA2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1942)
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Conductor George Szell - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Margaret Harshaw
Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London
Venus - Astrid Varnay
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines
Walther von der Vogelweide - Brian Sullivan
Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Roberta Peters
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1039 (& 614 & 3338) ; Golden Melodram GM 10083 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET of the Dresden version (9 January 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.84-87; OPERA May 1954 p.278). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Paul Theissen - 198?
Orchestra - Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Chorus - Chor des Saarländischen Staatstheater Saarbrücken
Tannhäuser - Erwin Stephan
Elisabeth - Norma Sharp
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Rudolf Kostas
Venus - Margaret Mann
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Günter Wewel
Walther von der Vogelweide - Rudolf Schasching
Biterolf - Hans-Otto Weiss
Heinrich der Schreiber - Volker Bengl
Reinmar von Zweter - Manfred Bertram
Hirt - Annette Robbert
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Black Disc - Aurophon AUR 11 346 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Aurophon AUR 31 346 {3CDS}
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *The LPs and CDs issued on the Aurophon label are listed in the «Bielefelder Katalog - Klassik» 2/1993 S.893, S.894.
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Conductor Christian Thielemann - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Glenn Winslade
Elisabeth - Ricarda Merberth
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Roman Trekel
Venus - Barbara Schneider-Hofstetter
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Kwangchui Youn
Walther von der Vogelweide - Clemens Bieber
Biterolf - John Wegner
Heinrich der Schreiber - Arnold Bezuyen
Reinmar von Zweter - Alexander Marco-Buhrmeister
Hirt - Eugenia Grekova
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 6223 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (25 July 2002; see OPERA October 2002 pp.1215-1217; L'OPERA (MILANO) N.165 ottobre 2002 p.52). The performance on 20 August 2002 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.272 octobre 2002 pp.20-21.
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Conductor Christian Thielemann - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Stephen Gould
Elisabeth - Ricarda Merberth
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Roman Trekel
Venus - Judith Németh
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Kwangchui Youn
Walther von der Vogelweide - Clemens Bieber
Biterolf - John Wegner
Heinrich der Schreiber - Arnold Bezuyen
Reinmar von Zweter - Alexander Marco-Buhrmeister
Hirt - Robin Johannsen
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1555-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (26 July 2004; see OPERA October 2004 pp.1220-1221). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Tannhäuser - Ernst Kozub
Elisabeth - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Kari Nurmela
Venus - Sigrid Kehl
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Arnold Van Mill
Walther von der Vogelweide - René Kollo
Biterolf - Alfons Herwig
Heinrich der Schreiber - Heinz-Günter Zimmermann
Reinmar von Zweter - Walter Hagner
Hirt - Carole Malone
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10705 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.60 [SS]; Januar + Februar 2004 S.66 [SS]
Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.73-74 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the Dresden Version at La Fenice (February 1969) The chorus sings in Italian.
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Conductor Sebastian Weigle - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Tannhäuser - Peter Seiffert
Elisabeth - Petra Maria Schnitzer
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Markus Eiche
Venus - Béatrice Uria-Monzon
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Günther Groissböck
Walther von der Vogelweide - Vincente Ombuena Vals
Biterolf - Lauri Vasar
Heinrich der Schreiber - Francisco Vas
Reinmar von Zweter - Johann Tilli
Hirt - Eliana Bayón
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3402 (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (March or April 2008). The DVD issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). There is a review of a performance on the internet:
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Conductor Franz Welser-Möst - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Tannhäuser - Peter Seiffert
Elisabeth - Solveig Kringleborn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Roman Trekel
Venus - Isabelle Kabatu
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alfred Muff
Walther von der Vogelweide - Jonas Kaufmann
Biterolf - Rolf Haunstein
Heinrich der Schreiber - Martin Zysset
Reinmar von Zweter - Guido Götzen
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DVD (Video) - EMI Classics 5997339 (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - March 2005 pp.362-363 [GH]
Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.96 [FL-2]
Diapason - No.520 décembre 2004 p.137 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - April 2005 p.90 [MSR]
International Record Review - April 2005 pp.80-81 [MT]
Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.18 [ARB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.85 [FGR]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of the «Dresden Version» at the Zürich Opera
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