There are 38 recordings on file in which the conductor is Rudolf Kempe 1910-1976

Order by composer

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1949(STU) - Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz*

2 1950(STU) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

3 1951(RA) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*

4 1951(STU) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*

5 1953(LE;ACTS 2&3) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*

6 1953(LI) - Richard Strauss - Arabella*

7 1954(LI) - Richard Strauss - Die Frau ohne Schatten*

8 1955(LI) - Hans Pfitzner - Palestrina*

9 1955(LI) - Richard Strauss - Arabella*

10 1955(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*

11 1955(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*

12 1955(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*

13 1955(RA) - Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Sly*

14 1956(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

15 1956(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*

16 1956(STU) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*

17 1957(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*

18 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*

19 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*

20 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*

21 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

22 1958(LI) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*

23 1958(LI) - Richard Strauss - Feuersnot*

24 1959(LI) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*

25 1959(SE) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*

26 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*

27 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*

28 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*

29 1960(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

30 1961(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

31 1961(LI) - Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz*

32 1962(STU) - Bedrich Smetana - The Bartered Bride*

33 1962/63(STU) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*

34 1966(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

35 1967(LI) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*

36 1967(STU) - Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos*

37 1974(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*

38 1976? - Othmar Schoeck - Vom Fischer un syner Fru*

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Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1949(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper

Max - Bernd Aldenhoff

Agathe - Elfride Trötschel

Kaspar - Kurt Böhme

Ottokar - Karl Paul

Kuno - Werner Faulhaber

Kilian - Karl-Heinz Thomann

Hermit - Hans Krämer

Zamiel - Hannes Haegele

Ännchen - Irma Beilke

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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 403 {3LPS} (1951)ª; BASF 21 805 {3LPS}; BASF 22 29268-1 (highlights) {1LP}; Acanta DE 29268 {3LPS}; VOX OPBX 149 {3LPS}; VOX OPL 260 (Highlights)

Compact Disc; - Dante LYS 507-508 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2012 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1951 p.161 [AR]; March 1964 p.425 (Highlights) [EG]

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American Record Guide - September 1951 Vol.18 No.1 p.9 [PHR]: November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.312 [DA]

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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.5 [MT]

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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]

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International Record Review - July 2000 p.116 [JW]

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Répertoire - No.127 septembre 1999 p.86

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Dresdner Oper

Marschallin - Margarete Bäumer

Octavian - Tiana Lemnitz

Sophie - Ursula Richter

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme

Faninal - Hans Löbel

Valzacchi - Franz Sautter

Annina - Emilie Walter-Sacks

Ein Sänger - Werner Liebing

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Angela Kolniak

Ein Notar - Erich Handel

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Black Disc; - Oceanic OCLP 304 (USA) {4LPS} (1950)ª; Urania URLP 201 {4LPS} (1951)ª; Nixa ULP 9201-9204 {4LPS} (1954)ª; Acanta 40.23039 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Gala Gl 100633 (+highlights cond. Busch) {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1951 p.37 [AR]; March 1954 pp.399-400 [AR]

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Opera - April 1954 pp.239-240 [HDR]

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American Record Guide - June 1951 Vol.17 No.10 p.334, pp.355-356 [MDS]

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Gramophone Record Review - September 1954 p.543

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Fono Forum - November 1984 S.60-S.61 [HS]

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper

Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz

Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme

Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl

Fritz Kothner - Karl Paul

Walther von Stolzing - Bernd Aldenhoff

David - Gerhard Unger

Eva - Tiana Lemnitz

Magdalena - Emilie Walter-Sacks

Nachtwächter - Werner Faulhaber

Kunz Vogelgesang - Johannes Kemter

Konrad Nachtigall - Kurt Legner

Ulrich Eisslinger - Heinrich Tessmer

Balthasar Zorn - Karl-Heinz Thomann

Augustin Moser - Gerhard Stolze

Hermann Ortel - Theo Adam

Hans Schwarz - Erich Handel

Hans Foltz - Werner Faulhaber

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Black Disc - Urania URLP 206 {6LPS}; VOX OPBX 142; VOX OPL 350 (Highlights)

Compact Disc; - Myto 4 MCD 961.138 {4CDS} (1996)ª; Gebhart JGCD 0043/4 {4CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.67 (Highlights); April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.346

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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.58 [DN]

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Diapason - No.433 janvier 1997 p.108

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.92

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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.40 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.64 [HF]

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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8

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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]

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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.82-83 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.92 octubre 1996 p.54

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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.69

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Lohengrin - George Vincent

Elsa - Marianne Schech

Ortrud - Margarete Klose

Friedrich von Telramund - Andreas Boehm

König Heinrich - Kurt Böhme

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Willy Wolff

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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 225 {5LPS}; Nixa ULP 9225-1/5 {5LPS} (1953)ª

Compact Disc; - Pilz-Acanta 44 2118-2 {4CDS}; Acanta 44 2133-2 {4CDS} Urania URN 22.200 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]

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Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]

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Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.56 [SS]

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Opéra International - No.168 avril 1993 p.82

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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.75 [JN]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]

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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]

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International Record Review - October 2002 pp.85-86 [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1953(LE;Acts 2&3)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Tristan - August Seider

Isolde - Helena Braun

Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk

Marke - Gottlob Frick

Kurwenal - Hans Hotter

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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0256-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2004 p.75 [AB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich.

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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Arabella - Lisa Della Casa

Zdenka - Elfride Trötschel

Mandryka - Hermann Uhde

Waldner - Max Proebstl

Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk

Fiakermilli - Käthe Nentwig

Matteo - Lorenz Fehenberger

Elemer - Franz Klarwein

Dominik - Carl Hoppe

Lamoral - Albrecht Peter

Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis

Welko - Walther Matthes

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Compact Disc; - Testament SBT2 1367 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2006 p.91 [AB]

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Opera News - October 2006 pp.68-68 [MB]

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Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 pp.118-119 [SF2]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 pp.99-100 [DP]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.212-213 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.84 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Bavarian State Opera in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 September 1953). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 20-26 1953 p.19.

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Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Kaiser - Hans Hopf

Kaiserin - Leonie Rysanek

Amme - Lilian Benningsen

Barak - Josef Metternich

Färberin - Marianne Schech

Geisterbote - Kurt Böhme

Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Howard Vandenburg

Stimme des Falken - Gerda Sommerschuh

Stimme von Oben - Ina Gerhein

Einäugige - Carl Hoppe

Einarmige - Rudolf Wünzer

Bucklige - Karl Ostertag

Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Erika Köth

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 108 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Voce della Luna VL 2007-3 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0088 {3CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.63

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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.8

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.44

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theatre (See OPERA, October 1954p.601)

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Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Palestrina - Max Lorenz

Carlo Borromeo - Paul Schöffler

Ighino - Elisabeth Söderström

Silla - Jean Madeira

Giovanni Morone - Ferdinand Frantz

Bernardo Novagerio - Helmut Melchert

Kardinal Madruscht - Otto von Rohr

Graf Luna - Alfred Poell

Pabst Pius IV - Gottlob Frick

Bischof Ercole Severolus - Otto Wiener

Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Hans Herbert Fiedler

Abdisu - Peter Klein

Anton Brus von Müglitz - Walter Berry

Der Bischof von Budoja - Rudolf Christ

Theophilus, Bischof von Imola - August Jaresch

Avosmediano, Bischof von Cadix - Theo Baylé

Dandini von Grosseto - Waldemar Kmentt

Der Bischof von Fiesole - Georges Müller

Der Bischof von Feltre - Franz Bierbach

Lukrezia - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1061

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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.570

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1955). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut p.161. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in English

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Arabella - Eleanor Steber

Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Mandryka - George London

Waldner - Ralph Herbert

Adelaide - Blanche Thebom

Fiakermilli - Roberta Peters

Matteo - Brian Sullivan

Elemer - Gabor Carelli

Dominik - Clifford Harvuot

Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson

Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka

Welko - Benjamin Wilkes

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Compact Disc; - Voce Della Luna VL 2014-3; Andromeda ANDRCD 5013 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]

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Orpheus - März 1998 S.59 [DN]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106

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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.63

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1955) given in a English translation by John Gutman.

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Gunther - Marko Rothmüller

Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni

Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay

Woglinde - Joan Sutherland

Wellgunde - Una Hale

Floßhilde - Glenice Halliday

First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Second Norn - Constance Shacklock

Third Norn - Amy Shuard

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1849

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3512

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 June 1955). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 13-18 1955 p.17).

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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]

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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [JR]

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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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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Astrid Varnay

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Jerome Hines

Kurwenal - Josef Metternich

Melot - James McCracken

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Calvin Marsh

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Albert Da Costa

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 700 (& 4626 & 465) ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0135 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55-S.56 [SS]

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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Sly by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari performed in English

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Chorus

Sly - Howard Vandenburg

Dolly - Victoria Sladen

Graf vun Westmoreland - Thomas Hemsley

John Blake - Roderick Jones

Rosalina - Pamela Woolmore

Snare - Norman Lumsden

Hostess - Laelia Finneberg

A Moor - Andrew Gold

A Redskin - Lloyd Strauss-Smith

An Old Servant - Emrys Lloyd

A Chinaman - John Heddle Nash

A Doctor - Norman Lumsden

A French Nobleman - Jan van der Gucht

The Judge - Lloyd Strauss-Smith

A Soldier - Ian Blair

The Coachman - Denis Catlin

The Pot-Boy - Andrew Gold

The Master of Ceremonies - John Heddle Nash

First Maid - Beryl Iatt

Second Maid - Elisabeth Eriksson

Third Maid - Pamela Woolmore

A Page - Mildred Watson

First Servant - Denis Catlin

Second Servant - Emrys Lloyd

Third Servant - Ian Blair

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1501 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Sly by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1179

Comments:- Recording of performance of an English radio adaptation by Dennis Arundell broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. There were two performances on 11 and 12 December 1955. See Radio Times Issue dated December 11-17 1955 p.13, p.19. There are reviews in THE LISTENER December 22 1955 p.1100 and in OPERA February 1956 p.124. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann

Faninal - Ralph Herbert

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Martha Lipton

Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins

Der Wirt - Paul Franke

Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - James McCracken

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony

Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli

Modistin - Emilia Cundari

Die drei Waisen - Vilma Georgiou

- Shakeh Vartenissian

- Sandra Warfield

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 336

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler

Veit Pogner - Giorgio Tozzi

Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner

Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee

Walther von Stolzing - Albert Da Costa

David - Paul Franke

Eva - Lisa Della Casa

Magdalena - Hertha Glaz

Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot

Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward

Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh

Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken

Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis

Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli

Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins

Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson

Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 706; The Opera Lovers MEI 195602 {4CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin - Staatsoper Berlin - St. Hedwigs Kathedrale Berlin

Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz

Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick

Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche

Fritz Kothner - Gustav Neidlinger

Walther von Stolzing - Rudolf Schock

David - Gerhard Unger

Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer

Magdalena - Marga Höffgen

Nachtwächter - Hermann Prey

Kunz Vogelgesang - Horst Wilhelm

Konrad Nachtigall - Walter Stoll

Ulrich Eisslinger - Leopold Clam

Balthasar Zorn - Manfred Schmidt

Augustin Moser - Herold Kraus

Hermann Ortel - Robert Koffmane

Hans Schwarz - Anton Metternich

Hans Foltz - Hanns Pick

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Black Disc; - Electrola WALP 519-523 {5LPS}; *HMV ALP 1506-1510 {5LPS} (1958)ª; HMV «Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1094-1098 {5LPS} (1967)ª; EMI RLS 740 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Angel 3572 E/L {5LPS} (1958)ª; Eterna 8 20 108/112 {5LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-RLS 740 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64154-2 {4CDS} (1992)ª; Angel CDMD 64154 {4CDS}

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1958 pp.372-373 [AR]; September 1958 p.138 [HCS]; October 1958 p.190 [DST]; August 1967 pp.124-125 [EG]; October 1979 p.715 [AB] ; February 1993 p.76 [AB]

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Opera - April 1958 p.260; October 1967 p.826; February 1980 p.166 Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.22 [HC]

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Opera Now - December 1992 p.54

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Opera News - October 1993 p.32

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Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.268

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Opéra International - December 1992 p.84

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Diapason - January 1993 p.149

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.87 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.202 [JD]

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ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.105 [PLM]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.61

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Classic CD - December 1992 p.88

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.44 (mention) [MO]

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Répertoire - December 1992 p.112

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.584

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles

Pinkerton - John Lanigan

Sharpless - Geraint Evans

Suzuki - Barbara Howitt

Kate Pinkerton - Joyce Livingston

Goro - David Tree

Il principe Yamadori - David Allen

Lo zio Bonzo - Michael Langdon

Il commissario imperiale - Ronald Firmager

L'ufficiale del Registro - Harry Gawler

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Compact Disc; - Ornamenti FE 112 {2CDS}; New Ornamenti NOVA 003 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Golden Melodram GM 5.0058 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5006 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2007 p.92 [AB]

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Opera - Opera November 2007 p.1390, p.1392 [ML]

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Opera News - December 2007 p.79 [IS]

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.332 [RVL]; Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.239-240 [BR]; Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.214-215 [LRB]

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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]

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International Record Review - July/August 2007 pp.81-82 [JTH]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.222 [KM]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2007 pp.95-96 [DP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.85 [JR]: No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.91 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (2 May 1957, for a review of an earlier performance in the same series see OPERA June 1957 p.387).

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Kurt Böhme

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Elisabeth Lindermeier

Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay

Woglinde - Joan Sutherland

Wellgunde - Una Hale

Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas

First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Second Norn - Constance Shacklock

Third Norn - Amy Shuard

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0230 {4CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]

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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]

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International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Loge - Erich Witte

Mime - Peter Klein

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Freia - Elisabeth Lindermeier

Froh - Edgar Evans

Donner - Robert Allman

Erda - Maria von Ilosvay

Fasolt - Kurt Böhme

Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg

Woglinde - Joan Sutherland

Wellgunde - Una Hale

Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04178

Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series WLCD 0227 {2CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]

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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]

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International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 September 1957). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated September 20 1957 p.43)

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Peter Klein

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Erda - Maria von Ilosvay

Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg

Waldvogel - Jeannette Sinclair

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01250

Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0229 {3CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1994

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]

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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]

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International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (1 October 1957). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated September 27 1957 p.43)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Sylvia Fisher

Hunding - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Amy Shuard

Ortlinde - Una Hale

Waltraute - Edith Coates

Schwertleite - Jean Watson

Helmwige - June Grant

Siegrune - Noreen Berry

Grimgerde - Barbara Howitt

Roßweiße - Marjorie Thomas

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02583

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 670 L; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0228 {3CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]

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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]

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International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (27 September 1957). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated September 20 1957 p.51). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDs issued by House of Opera in their list of «New Releases March 2001». The date given by House of Opera (27 October 1957) is incorrect.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Elektra - Gerda Lammers

Chrysothemis - Hedwig Müller-Bütow

Clytemnestra - Georgine von Milinkovic

Aegisth - Edgar Evans

Orest - Otakar Kraus

Ein alter Diener - Charles Morris

Ein junger Diener - Dermot Troy

Die Schleppträgerin - Leah Roberts

Die Vertraute - Phyllis Simons

Der Pfleger des Orest - David Kelly

Die Aufseherin - June Grant

1. Magd - Lauris Elms

2. Magd - Noreen Berry

3. Magd - Josephine Veasey

4. Magd - Marie Collier

5. Magd - Jeannette Sinclair

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00474

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1087 (& 2644);; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS 005 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.117 [MA]

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Opera - March 2007 pp.351-353 [RM]

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Opera News - June 2007 pp.70-71 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.234-235 [PS]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.59 [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 p.101 [DP]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 pp.226-227 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 p.106 [XC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (29 May 1958). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated May 23 1958 p.43). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Feuersnot by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Diemut - Maud Cunitz

Kunrad - Marcel Cordes

Ortlof Sentlinger - Max Proebstl

Kunz Gilgenstock - Rudolf Wünzer

Schweiker von Gundelfingen - Karl Ostertag

Elsbeth - Antonia Fahberg

Wigelis - Irmgard Barth

Margret - Liselotte Folser

Jörg Pöschel - Georg Wieter

Hämerlein - Carl Hoppe

Kofel - Keith Engen

Ortlieb Tulbeck - Paul Kuen

Ursula - Ina Ferkein

Ruger Aspeck - Walter Carnuth

Walpurg - Gerda Sommerschuh

A Maiden - Luise Camer

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 103 {2LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 423 962 {2CDS} (1996)ª

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Recordings of Feuersnot by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.786

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1998 p.115 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.278

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 p.464 [GJ]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.94

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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.52

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Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.56

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.105 - febbraio 1997 p.72

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.51

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theatre, Munich (14 August 1958,see OPERA October 1958 p.625)

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Amfortas - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Titurel - Forbes Robinson

Gurnemanz - Gottlob Frick

Parsifal - Karl Liebl

Klingsor - Otakar Kraus

Kundry - Gerda Lammers

Knappe 1 - Jeannette Sinclair

Knappe 2 - Lauris Elms

Knappe 3 - Robert Bowman

Knappe 4 - Raymond Nilsson

Blumenmädchen 1 - Joan Carlyle

Blumenmädchen 2 - Judith Pierce

Blumenmädchen 3 - Josephine Veasey

Blumenmädchen 4 - Jeannette Sinclair

Blumenmädchen 5 - Mary Wells

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margreta Elkins

Ritter 1 - Edgar Evans

Ritter 2 - Joseph Rouleau

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02804

Compact Disc; - Treasure of the Earth TOE 2042 {4CDRS} (2002)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3539

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (16 June 1959). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue date June 12 1959 p.31). The performances on 15, 28 May 1959 are reviewed in OPERA July 1969 469-473. The CDRs issued on the «Treasure of the Earth» label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in February 2003.

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1959(SE)

Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin

Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz

Fricka - Johanna Blatter

Loge - Helmut Melchert

Alberich - Benno Kusche

Froh - Rudolf Schock

Donner - Josef Metternich

Erda - Ruth Siewert

Woglinde - Lisa Otto

Wellgunde - Melitta Muszely

Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1984 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 109 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 091 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0020352BC {1CD} (1994)ª; Berlin Classics 0032632BC {1CD} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.68; October 1963 p.177

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Opera - September 1963 pp.636-637 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.420

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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157

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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [AJ]

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Siegfried - Hans Hopf

Hagen - Gottlob Frick

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Gunther - Thomas Stewart

Gutrune - Ingrid Bjoner

Waltraute - Grace Hoffman

Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert

Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann

Floßhilde - Sona Cervená

First Norn - Ruth Siewert

Second Norn - Grace Hoffman

Third Norn - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 609 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]

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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.281 [SDC]

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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]

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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Wotan - Hermann Uhde

Fricka - Herta Töpper

Loge - Gerhard Stolze

Mime - Herold Kraus

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Freia - Ingrid Bjoner

Froh - Georg Paskuda

Donner - Thomas Stewart

Erda - Marga Höffgen

Fasolt - Arnold Van Mill

Fafner - Peter Roth-Ehrgang

Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert

Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann

Floßhilde - Sona Cervená

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 606 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]

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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: Vol.62 May/June 1999 No.3 p.281 [SDC]

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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]

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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Hans Hopf

Mime - Herold Kraus

Wanderer - Hermann Uhde

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Erda - Marga Höffgen

Fafner - Peter Roth-Ehrgang

Waldvogel - Dorothea Siebert

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 608 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS}(1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]

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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.281 [SDC]

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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]

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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen

Sieglinde - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg

Hunding - Gottlob Frick

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Jerome Hines

Fricka - Herta Töpper

Gerhilde - Gertrud Hopf

Ortlinde - Frances Martin

Waltraute - Claudia Hellmann

Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert

Helmwige - Ingrid Bjoner

Siegrune - Grace Hoffman

Grimgerde - Margit Kobeck(-Peters)

Roßweiße - Dorothea von Stein

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 607 {4LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]

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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.281 [SDC]

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Classical Express - December 1998 Issue 105 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]

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Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Fritz Uhl

Sieglinde - Régine Crespin

Hunding - Gottlob Frick

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Jerome Hines

Fricka - Regina Resnik

Gerhilde - Gertrud Hopf

Ortlinde - Wilma Schmidt

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus

Helmwige - Ingeborg Felderer

Siegrune - Grace Hoffman

Grimgerde - Elisabeth Steiner

Roßweiße - Ruth Hesse

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Compact Disc - MYTO 3MCD 974.164 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1998 S.60 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [MT]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.195 [KM]

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Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1961 p.56)

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Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber performed in English

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Max - Arturo Sergi

Agathe - Edith Lang

Kaspar - Michael Langdon

Ottokar - Robert Savoie

Kuno - David Kelly

Kilian - Ronald Lewis

Hermit - Forbes Robinson

Zamiel - Victor Godfrey

Ännchen - Jeannette Sinclair

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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

Comments:- Recording of a performance in an English translation by Edward J. Dent in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (31 October 1963). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated October 28-November 3 1961 p.41.

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The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker

Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor

Kruschina - Marcel Cordes

Kathinka - Nada Puttar

Marie - Pilar Lorengar

Micha - Ivan Sardi

Agnes - Sieglinde Wagner

Wenzel - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Hans - Fritz Wunderlich

Kezal - Gottlob Frick

Springer - Ernst Krukowski

Esmeralda - Gertrud Freedman

Muff - Walter Stoll

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Black Disc; - Electrola 91226-91228 E {3LPS 5-sides) (1963)ª; Electrola 91226-91228 SME {3LPS 5-sides) (1963)ª; HMV ALPS 1971 ALP 1972-1973 {3LPS 5-sides} (1963)ª; HMV ASDS 522 ASD 523-524 {3LPS 5-sides} (1963)ª; HMV HQS 1132-1134 (+Gottlob Frick - recital) {3LPS} (1968)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 149 30967/9 {3LPS}; EMI Electrola 1 C 153 28922/23 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Angel 3642 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª;; Angel S 3642 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 64002 2 {2CDS}; EMI 81872 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1963 p.478; May 1968 p.610

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Opera - July 1963 p.485 [HDR]; July 1968 pp.583-584 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.256-257 [BB]

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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.63 [CK]

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American Record Guide - April 1964 Vol.30 No.8 p.662 [HG]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1964 Vol.14 No.4 p.90 [CLO]

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L'opera (Milano) - - ANNO V - N.49 - September 1991 p.104

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Comments:- Recording of the German version «Die verkaufte Braut». See HIGH FIDELITY September 1962 Vol.12 No.9 p.48

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1962-63(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Lohengrin - Jess Thomas

Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer

Ortrud - Christa Ludwig

Friedrich von Telramund - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

König Heinrich - Gottlob Frick

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Otto Wiener

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Black Disc; - *HMV «Angel Series» AN 121-125 {5LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 121-125 {5LPS} (1964)ª; HMV SLS 5071 {5LPS}; *EMI EX 29 0955 3 {4LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3641 E/L {5LPS} (1964)ª;; Angel S 3641 E/L {5LPS} (1964)ª; Electrola A 91 299/303 {5LPS} (1964)ª;; Electrola STA 91 299/303 {5LPS} (1964)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5071; EMI EX 290955-5 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49017-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67415-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; EMI CDCC 49017 {3CDS} (USA)

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1964 p.378; April 1964 p.453; December 1976 p.1057 [AB]; April 1977 p.1528 [JBS]; January 1987 p.1058 [AW]; February 1988 p. [AW] November (published September) 2000 p.124 [AW]

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American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.494 [GLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.84 [ES]

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Fono Forum - Juli 1964 S.282 [RA]

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Stereophile - February 1993 (Vol.16 No.2) p.115

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International Record Review - September 2000 p.125 [MT]

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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]

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Comments:- Recorded on 23-30 November, 1-5 December 1962, 1-3 April 1963. See THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1964 p.359

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Marschallin - Ingrid Bjoner

Octavian - Herta Töpper

Sophie - Erika Köth

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme

Faninal - Benno Kusche

Valzacchi - Ferry Gruber

Annina - Brigitte Fassbaender

Ein Sänger - Fritz Wunderlich

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0048 {3CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.481 maI 2001 p.114 [AT]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.301 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 pp.90-91 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich. The performance on 24July 1966 in which Otto Wiener sang Faninal is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.81

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya

Elsa - Heather Harper

Ortrud - Grace Hoffman

Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre

König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Thomas Tipton

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10032 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]

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Wagner News - Issue No.136 December 1999 pp.14-15 [DC]:Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (21 July 1967. The performance on 30 July 1967 in which James King sang Lohengrin is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1967 pp.65-66

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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle

Ariadne - Gundula Janowitz

Komponist - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Zerbinetta - Sylvia Geszty

Bacchus - James King

Musiklehrer - Theo Adam

Harlekin - Hermann Prey

Truffaldin - Siegfried Vogel

Brighella - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Scaramuchio - Peter Schreier

Najade - Erika Wustmann

Dryade - Annelies Burmeister

Echo - Adele Stolte

Haushofmeister - Erich-Alexander Winds

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel» SAN 215-217 (1968)ª; Angel SCL-3733 {3LPS} (1969)ª;; Angel 1C 165-00 110/12 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64159-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 524766W {2CDS} (USA) (1998)ª; EMI 2088242 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1968 p.706; January 1969 p.986; November 1992 p.191 [AB]

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Opera Now - December 1992 p.54

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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.85

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.258 [JM]

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Opéra International - December 1992 p.83

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Diapason - November 1992 p.180

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.106

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Répertoire - November 1992 95

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American Record Guide - August 1969 Vol.35 No.2 p.1108 [AS]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.61

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Classic CD - December 1992 p.82

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Classics - January 1993 p.66

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de l'ORTF

Salome - Leonie Rysanek

Jochanaan - Thomas Stewart

Herodes - Jon Vickers

Herodias - Ruth Hesse

Narraboth - Horst R Laubenthal

Ein Page - Marga Schiml

Erster Nazarener - Peter Lagger

Zweiter Nazarener - Klaus-Jürgen Küper

Erster Soldat - Victor von Halem

Zweiter Soldat - Xavier Tamalet

Ein Cappadocier - Vladimir de Kanel

Ein Sklave - Thérèse Cédelle

Erster Jude - Gérard Friedman

Zweiter Jude - Jürgen Förster

Dritter Jude - Willy Müller

Vierter Jude - Stan (Stass) Unruh

Fünfter Jude - Horst Schäffer

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 396-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-135 (+Elektra)

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 30047 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 (mention) [SS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.1 p.157 [HF]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.180-181 [CHP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chorégies d'Orange (13 July 1974; see OPERA Festival Issue 1974 p.58 ). The cast listed above is as given in L'AVANT SCÈNE OPÉRA No.111 pp.101-102, but the review in the opera quarterly lists Paul Charbeau and Yves Perrault as singing the two soldiers. According to this reviewthe HRE LPs are «unlistenable». They are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722

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Vom Fischer un syner Fru by Othmar Schoeck performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1976?

Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker

Der Butt - Siegmund Nimsgern

Der Mann - Horst R Laubenthal

Die Frau - Kari Lovaas

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Black Disc - Acanta EA 22.823 {2LPS}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.261 mai 1981 pp.69-70 [JG]

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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

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