(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks 1956(RA)*
2 Berg Alban - Wozzeck - Covent Garden 1952(LE;ACT 2)*
3 Berg Alban - Wozzeck - Covent Garden 1953(LI)*
4 Gluck Christophe Willibald - Iphigénie en Tauride - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1937(LI)*
5 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1955(STU)*
6 Strauss Richard - Daphne - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1948(LI)*
7 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires 1947(LI)*
8 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester 1952(LI)*
9 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Wiener Philharmoniker 1954(STU)*
10 Verdi Giuseppe - Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] (Les) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 1951(LI)*
11 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1947(LI)*
12 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen 1953(LE)*
13 Wagner Richard - Parsifal - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1946(LE)*
14 Wagner Richard - Rheingold (Das) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1947(LI)*
15 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1938(LI)*
16 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1948(LI)*
17 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Bayerische Staatsoper 1952(LI)*
18 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1940(LI)*
19 Weber Carl Maria von - Freischütz (Der) - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester 1955(RA)*
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Hans Hopf
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Ingeborg Wenglor
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Hans Braun
Erster Gefangene - Peter Witsch
Zweiter Gefangene - Walter Koller
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Black Disc - Rococo 1014 {2LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 68/3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34048 {2CDS}; Koch Schwann 3 1641-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1332 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Urania URN 22289 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Capriccio 67 186/7 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 2001 p.93 [GJ]; September 2002 p.98 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.127-128 [BR]; Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 p.159 [BR]; Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 p.64 [MHF]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
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Diapason - No.556 mars 2008 pp.104-105 [PK]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.26-27 [GWL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 pp.80-81 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a Radio performance (1 January 1956)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1952(LE;Act 2)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Wozzeck - Marko Rothmüller
Tambourmajor - Thorsteinn Hannesson
Andres - Edgar Evans
Hauptmann - Parry Jones
Doktor - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
1.Handwerkbursch - Michael Langdon
2.Handwerkbursch - Ronald Lewis
Narr - David Tree
Marie - Christel Goltz
Margaret - Monica Sinclair
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 958
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Recordings of Wozzeck by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.365; CELLETTI p.78; MARINELLI p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.132 (2) p.145 (3) p.163; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.36 p.138; Supplément mai 1998; No.215; MET p.33; MET(VIDEO) p.12; PENGUIN p.16; GIUDICI p.44 (2) p.79; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.64; BBC Music Magazine February 2000 p.49; Gramophone November (published September) 2003 p.56
Comments:- Recording of Act 2 of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden given in an English translation by Vida Harford and Eric Blackall (25 January 1952). This performance was broadcast by THE BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated January 20-26 1952 p.37). The performance on 22 January 1952 is reviewed in OPERA March 1952 pp.181-184. 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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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Wozzeck - Jess Walters
Tambourmajor - Thorsteinn Hannesson
Andres - Edgar Evans
Hauptmann - Parry Jones
Doktor - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
1.Handwerkbursch - Michael Langdon
2.Handwerkbursch - Ronald Lewis
Narr - David Tree
Marie - Marea Wolkowsky
Margaret - Monica Sinclair
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 956
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Recordings of Wozzeck by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.365; CELLETTI p.78; MARINELLI p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.132 (2) p.145 (3) p.163; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.36 p.138; Supplément mai 1998; No.215; MET p.33; MET(VIDEO) p.12; PENGUIN p.16; GIUDICI p.44 (2) p.79; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.64; BBC Music Magazine February 2000 p.49; Gramophone November (published September) 2003 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden given in an English translation by Vida Harford and Eric Blackall (25 May 1953). This performance was broadcast by THE BBC Third Programme. The performance on 21 May 1953 is reviewed in OPERA July 1953 pp.433-435. 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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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1937(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Iphigénie - Anny Konetzni
Oreste - Martial Singher
Pylade - Koloman von Pataky (Kálmán Pataky)
Thoas - Jaro Prohaska
Une prêtesse - Erika Wiener
Une prêtesse - Lucy Ritter
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1381-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (24 September 1937). The cast also includes Victorio Bacciato, Humberto Antonelli. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Conte Almaviva - Alfred Poell
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Suzanne Danco
Marcellina - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Murray Dickie
Curzio - Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Antonio - Harald Pröglhoff
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5088-5091 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2087-2090 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Decca GOS 585-587 {3LPS}; *Decca 417-315-1 {3LPS} ;; Decca/Testament SXL 2087-8-9-00 {4LPS};; London XLLA 35 {4LPS} (1955)ª; London OSA 1402 {4LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K79K 32 (1977)ª; Decca «Grand Opera Series» 417 315-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera Series» 417 315-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 369-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Membran 222932-370 {3CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90008 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1955 pp.232-233 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS]; April 1956 p.410; March 1959 p.469; June 1970 p.86; December 1977 p.1146 [IM]; February 1990 p. [SS]
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Opera - December 1955 p.786; April 1959 p.254
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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.157 [RT]
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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 pp.162-163
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.17
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29: March 1959 p.371
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.60 [JH]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: September 1961 Vol.11 No.9 p.124 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.87 [PHR]: August 1961 Vol.27 No.12 p.970 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Records and Recordings - March 1959 p.21 [FGB]
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Stereophile - June 1996 (Vol.19 No.6) p.244
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 p.93 [TP]
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The Absolute Sound - February/March 2001 Issue 128 p.175. p.176 [ASP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.93 [MC]
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Daphne - Rose Bampton
Apollo - Set Svanholm
Gaea - Lydia Kinderman
Peneios - Ludwig Weber
Leukippos - Anton Dermota
Erster Schäfer - Angelo Mattiello
Zweiter Schäfer - Rosario Totaro
Dritter Schäfer - Tulio Gagliardo
Vierter Schäfer - Héctor Barbieri
Erste Magd - Mafalda Rinaldi
Zweite Magd - Norma Palmieri
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Black Disc - I Grandi Interpreti IGI 204
Compact Disc; - VAI VAIA 1129; Voce Della Luna VL 2015/2-2; Preiser Records 90371 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Daphne by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.782; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1381
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1999 p.116 (In brief) [AB]
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American Record Guide - April 1964 Vol.30 No.8 p.658 [RS] March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.270 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.99 mayo 1997 p.76
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Comments:- Recording of performance at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (17 September 1948)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Marschallin - Rose Bampton
Octavian - Elsa Cavelti
Sophie - Olga Chelavine
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Emanuel List
Faninal - Fred Destal
Valzacchi - Alvaro Bandini
Annina - Norma Palmieri
Ein Sänger - Guillermo Hermida
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Maria De Benedictis
Polizeikommissar - Angelo Mattiello
Der Wirt - Carlos Giusti
Ein Notar - Victor Bacciato
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Umberto di Toto
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Rogelio Baldrich
Tierhändler - Virgilio Tavini
Modistin - Consuelo Ramos
Die drei Waisen - Nilda Hofmann
- Maria Pignanelli
- Noemi Souza
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Black Disc - I Grandi Interpreti IGI 355 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06887
Compact Disc - Eklipse EKR 61 {2CDS}
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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 publication:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.59 [DN]
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Comments:- Recording of part of performance in Teatro Colón (8 October 1947). The cast is listed in ERICH KLEIBER - A DISCOGRAPHY compiled by Cesar A. Dillon p.77, p.120, according to which the role of Marianne Leitmetzerin was sung by María Malberti
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Marschallin - Maria Reining
Octavian - Elisabeth Grümmer
Sophie - Erna Berger
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Karl Kamann
Valzacchi - William Wernigk
Annina - Ina Gerhein
Ein Sänger - Lorenz Fehenberger
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 CD 00136 {3CDS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.247-248 [AL2]
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Diapason - No.555 février 2008 p.105 [SF2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (20 July 1952).
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Maria Reining
Octavian - Sena Jurinac
Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Ludwig Weber
Faninal - Alfred Poell
Valzacchi - Peter Klein
Annina - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Ein Sänger - Anton Dermota
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Judith Hellwig
Polizeikommissar - Walter Berry
Der Wirt - Erich Majkut
Ein Notar - Franz Bierbach
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Harald Pröglhoff
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - August Jaresch
Tierhändler - Erich Majkut
Modistin - Berta Seidl
Die drei Waisen - Wilfriede Loibner
- Elfriede Hochstätter
- Maria Trupp
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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 2954-2957 {4LPS} (1954)ª; *Decca 6.35001 {4LPS} (Germany); Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 512-515 {4LPS} (1967)ª; Decca 4BB 115-8 {4LPS} (1972)ª; London LL 22 {4LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Historic» 425 950-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Legends» 467 111-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Regis RRC 3000 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111011-13 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 221927 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - October 1954 pp.213-214 [AR]; December 1957 p.279 (mention) [AR]; April 1958 pp.441-442 [DST]; March 1967 p.492 [EG]; June 1972 p.103 [AB]; May 1990 pp.2081-2082 [AB]
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Opera - November 1954 p.686; May 1967 p.409 [AB]; August 1996 p.885; May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB] Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.28 [RM]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 p.248 [JM]
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Diapason - No.475 novembre 2000 pp.122-123 [AT]
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American Record Guide - November Vol.21 No.3 p.78 [PHR]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.267-268 [RVL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1954 Vol.4 No.9 p.56 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1954 p.543 [WM]: November 1954 p.15 (mention) [MO]: November 1957 p.70 [MO]
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International Record Review - December 2000 p.124 [MT]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2001 p.74 [CO]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.719 [JB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.148 febbraio 2001 p.94 [MG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.96 [XC]: No.82 julio-agosto 2005 pp.88-89 [MCP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Guido di Montforte - Enzo Mascherini
Il Sire di Bethume - Bruno Carmassi
Il Conte Vaudemont - Mario Frosini
Arrigo - Giorgio Kokolios Bardi
Giovanni da Procida - Boris Christoff
La Duchessa Elena - Maria Callas
Ninetta - Mafalda Masini
Danieli - Gino Sarri
Tebaldo - Aldo De Paolo
Roberto - Lido Pettini
Manfredo - Breno Ristori
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Black Disc - Penzance 6 {3LPS}; Cetra LO 5/3 {3LPS} Mauro R Fuguette MRF 46 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 420 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR CD 1008-3 {3CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0005 {3CDS} (1997)ª; DiVa 1109/10/11 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Archipel 0016-3 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.179 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1291 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Deltadischi DPR 3030 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Testament SBT 21416 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2001 p.89 [AB]; January 2008 p.90 [PO'C]
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Opera - May 2008 pp.598-599 [RM]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.272-274 [HF] [MM]
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Orpheus - November 1997 S.91; Oktober 2001 S.55-S.56 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.54
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Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.111 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.141 [JC-1]
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International Record Review - November 2007 p.84 [RP]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 p.282 [RVL]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 pp.96-97 [TP]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.205
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.98 [JMP]: No.61 junio 2003 pp.85-86 [TF]: No.108 marzo 2008 p.95 [LB]
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Opéra Magazine - No.24 décembre 2007 p.78 [PC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Firenze (26 May 1951; see OPERA August 1951 p.451)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Emanuel List
Alberich - Fred Destal
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Rose Bampton
Waltraute - Lydia Kinderman
Woglinde - Mafalda Rinaldi
Wellgunde - Maria De Benedictis
Floßhilde - Zaira Negroni
First Norn - Lydia Kinderman
Second Norn - Zaira Negroni
Third Norn - Rose Bampton
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0046-3 {3CDS} (2002)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 - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.145-148 [RB]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1947)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1953(LE)
Orchestra - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen
Chorus - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen
Lohengrin - Erik Sjøberg
Elsa - Dorothy Larsen
Ortrud - Lilian WeberHansen
Friedrich von Telramund - Holger Byrding
König Heinrich - Einar Nørby
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Compact Disc; - CLASSCD 5011-12 {2CDS} (2006)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Copenhagen.
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1946(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Amfortas - Herbert Janssen
Titurel - Jorge Dantón
Gurnemanz - Emanuel List
Parsifal - Torsten Ralf
Klingsor - Felipe Romito
Kundry - Rose Bampton
Alto Stimme - Lydia Kinderman
Knappe 1 - Consuelo Ramos
Knappe 2 - Tota de Igarzábal
Knappe 3 - Virgilio Tavini
Knappe 4 - Héctor Barbieri
Blumenmädchen 1 - Amanda Cetera
Blumenmädchen 2 - Nilda Hofmann
Blumenmädchen 3 - Maria De Benedictis
Blumenmädchen 4 - Olga Chelavine
Blumenmädchen 5 - Mafalda Rinaldi
Blumenmädchen 6 - Consuelo Ramos
Ritter 1 - Umberto di Toto
Ritter 2 - Carlos Feller
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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 2669 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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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 part of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1946). I am grateful to Mr. Jonathan Brown for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Elsa Cavelti
Loge - Set Svanholm
Mime - Roberto Maggiolo
Alberich - Fred Destal
Freia - Nilda Hofmann
Froh - Umberto di Toto
Donner - Angelo Mattiello
Erda - Lydia Kinderman
Fasolt - Jorge Dantón
Fafner - Emanuel List
Woglinde - Mafalda Rinaldi
Wellgunde - Olga Chelavine
Floßhilde - Zaira Negroni
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0036 {2CDS} (2002)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 - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 (mention) [AB]
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Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.261 [JPM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.86 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1947). The date given in the review in ARG is «July 8 1947», but according to the archive that was in the website of Teatro Colón (click link below) Das Rheingold was not performed in July 1947, but only on 5, 7, 20 August 1947.
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1938(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Tristan - Max Lorenz
Isolde - Anny Konetzni
Brangaene - Karin Branzell
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Hermann Wiedemann
Hirt - Koloman von Pataky (Kálmán Pataky)
Steuerman - Victor Bacciato
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Koloman von Pataky (Kálmán Pataky)
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0167 {3CDS} (2003)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
Comments:- Recording of an abridged performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (18 September 1938).
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Tristan - Set Svanholm
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Viorica Ursuleac
Marke - Ludwig Weber
Kurwenal - Hans Hotter
Melot - Angel Mattiello
Hirt - Roberto Maggiolo
Steuerman - Tulio Gagliardo
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Umberto di Toto
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 25007 (highlights) {2CDS} (1989)ª; Myto 3CD99 H031 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0195 {3CDS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.356 [WY]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.104 (highlights) [GWL]
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Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.7 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (20 August 1948)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tristan - Günther Treptow
Isolde - Helena Braun
Brangaene - Margarete Klose
Marke - Ferdinand Frantz
Kurwenal - Rudolf Großmann
Melot - Albrecht Peter
Hirt - Paul Kuen
Steuerman - Rudolf Wünzer
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Richard Holm
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 014 {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Treasure of the Earth 2058 {4CDRS} (2002)ª; Myto 3 MCD 032 H075 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0044 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics CACD 5.OO496 + CACD 5.00497 {4CDS} (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 publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.66-S.67 [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.294 [WHY]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.89 [VJ]: No.74 octubre 2004 p.89 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (20 July 1952). 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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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Siegmund - René Maison
Sieglinde - Irene Jessner
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Marjorie Lawrence
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Lydia Kinderman
Gerhilde - Judith Hellwig
Ortlinde - Yolonda di Sábato
Waltraute - María Rubini
Schwertleite - Risë Stevens
Helmwige - María Malberti
Siegrune - Clara Oyuela
Grimgerde - Emma Brizzio
Roßweiße - Lydia Kinderman
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0028.3 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7903 {3CDS} (2002)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:-
Opera News - June 2001 p.62 [RC]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.252-253 [WY]
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Opéra International - No.286 janvier 2004 pp.63-64 [SS]
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.18 [ARB]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.271 [JPM]
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Répertoire - No.169 juin 2003 pp.101-102 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.87 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1940). The cast listed above is that given for the first of a series of 5 performances (23/8/40) in «Erich Kleiber - A Discography» compiled by Cesar A. Dillon pp.110-111. Gebardt gives Risë Stevens as singing the role of Fricka, but according to Dillon she only sang this on 25/8 and 5/9 on which dates Judith Hellwig, not Irene Jessner, sang Sieglinde.
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Max - Hans Hopf
Agathe - Elisabeth Grümmer
Kaspar - Max Proebstl
Ottokar - Alfred Poell
Kuno - Heiner Horn
Kilian - Kurt Marschner
Hermit - Kurt Böhme
Zamiel - Richard Münch
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 42/3 {3LPS}; Estro Armonico EA 014 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMP 433.2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1181 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Koch Schwann 316 422 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Capriccio CAP 67164 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7038 {2CDS} (2007)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 - September 1978 p.551 [AB]; July (published May) 2001 p.99, p.101 [AB]
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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 p.305 [HF]; Vol.30 No.1 September/ October 2006 pp.273-274 [JHN]
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Diapason - No.417 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.108; No.481 maI 2001 p.115 [AT]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.303 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 pp.80-81
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Comments:- The dialogue is spoken by a separate cast of actors
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