(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Leonore - Wiener Symphoniker 1960(LI)*
2 Berg Alban - Lulu - Württembergische Staatsoper 1968(LI)**
3 Busoni Ferruccio - Doktor Faust - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 1969(RA)*
4 Flotow Friedrich - Martha - Württenbergisches Staatsorchester - Bamberger Symphoniker - Berliner Philharmoniker 195?(SCE)*
5 Fortner Wolfgang - Bluthochzeit - Württembergische Staatsoper 1964(LI)**
6 Gluck Christophe Willibald - Orfeo ed Euridice - Cappella Coloniensis 1964(RA)*
7 Gounod Charles - Faust - Münchner Philharmoniker 1957(SE)*
8 Handel George Frideric - Alcina - Cappella Coloniensis 1959(RA)*
9 Handel George Frideric - Giulio Cesare in Egitto - Münchner Philharmoniker 1965(RA)*
10 Haydn Joseph - Armida - Cappella Coloniensis 1968(LI)*
11 Lortzing Albert - Wildschütz (Der) - Württembergisches Staatsorchester 1950S(SCE)*
12 Lortzing Albert - Zar und Zimmermann - Württembergisches Staatsorchester 1953(STU)*
13 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Don Giovanni - Chicago Lyric Opera 1969(LI)*
14 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) - Württenbergisces Staatsorchester 1962(SE)*
15 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Berliner Philharmoniker 1961(SE)*
16 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Schauspieldirector (Der) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 1989(RA)*
17 Nicolai Otto - lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Münchner Philharmoniker - Württembergisches Staatsorchester 1955(SCE)*
18 Offenbach Jacques - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) - Münchner Rundfunk & Stuttgart State Opera 1955(SCE)*
19 Orff Carl - Antigonae - Württembergische Staatsoper 1956(LI)*
20 Orff Carl - Antigonae - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 1961(STU)*
21 Orff Carl - Bernauerin (Die) - Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 1957(SE)*
22 Orff Carl - Prometheus - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln 1972(STU)*
23 Pergolesi Giovanni Battista - serva padrona (La) - Württembergisces Staatsorchester 1955(STU)*
24 Puccini Giacomo - Madama Butterfly - Württemburgisches Staatstheater 1961(STU)*
25 Reutter Hermann - Hamlet - Württembergische Staatsoper 1980(LI)*
26 Schoeck Othmar - Penthesilea - Württembergische Staatsoper 1957(LI)*
27 Strauss Richard - Elektra - Bayerische Staatsoper 1989(LI)*
28 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Württenbergisches Staatsorchester 1951(SE)*
29 Strauss Richard - Rosenkavalier (Der) - Chicago Lyric Opera 1973(LI)*
30 Strauss Richard - Salome - Bayerische Staatsoper 1971(LI)*
31 Stravinsky Igor - Oedipus Rex - Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden 1989*
32 Thomas Ambroise - Mignon - Bamberger Sinfoniker 1954(SE)*
33 Verdi Giuseppe - Rigoletto - Württembergisches Staatsorchester 1953(SCE)*
34 Wagner Richard - Götterdämmerung - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1967(LI)*
35 Wagner Richard - Lohengrin - RAI Milano 1959(RE)*
36 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Münchner Philharmoniker & Württemburger Staatskapelle 1951/53(SCE)*
37 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1968(LI)*
38 Wagner Richard - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) - Opernhaus Zürich 1984(LI)**
39 Wagner Richard - Tannhäuser - Württembergisches Staatsorchester 1954/55(SE)*
40 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Bamberger Symphoniker 1957/59(SE)*
41 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Concertgebouworkest 1959(LI)*
42 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1963(LI)*
43 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Württembergisches Staatsorchester Stuttgart 1951(ACT 1;SE)*
44 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1960(LE)*
45 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Württembergishe Staatsoper 1966(LI)*
46 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 1967(LI)*
47 Weber Carl Maria von - Euryanthe - Württembergische Staatsoper 1954(LI)*
48 Weill Kurt - Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny - Württembergische Staatsoper 1967(LI)*
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Hilde Zadek
Florestan - Anton Dermota
Rocco - Otto von Rohr
Pizzaro - Paul Schöffler
Fernando - Hans Braun
Marzelline - Gerda Scheyrer
Jaquino - Alfred Poell
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Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4251-4252 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1210 {2CDS} (1999)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - December 1992 p.68
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bregenz Festival.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Lulu - Anja Silja
Gräfin Geschwitz - Sona Cervená
Dr Schön - Carlos Alexander
Alwa - Richard Holm
Schigolch - Willy Ferenz
Der Athlet - William Wilderman
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5897 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Lulu by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.371; CELLETTI p.76; Opera on CD (1) p.133 (2) p.146; (3) p.164; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.181-182 p.198; MET p.37; PENGUIN p.14; GIUDICI p.49 (2) p.85; Diapason No.447 avril 1998 p.48
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in Stuttgart. The DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Doktor Faust - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Mephistopheles - William Cochrane
Herzog von Parma - Anton De Ridder
Herzogin von Parma - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Wagner - Karl Christian Kohn
Der Zeremoniemeister - Karl Christian Kohn
Gretchen's Brother - Franz Grundheber
Soldat - Manfred Schmidt
Theologe - Hans Sotin
Jurist - Marius Rintzler
Naturgelehrter - Franz Grundheber
Gravis - Hans Sotin
Levis - Marius Rintzler
Asmodus - Franz Grundheber
Beelzebuth - Manfred Schmidt
Megäros - Anton De Ridder
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 139291-3 {3LPS} (197O)ª;; DG 3740 273 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 427 413-2 «20th Century Classics» {3CDS} (1989)ª; DG POCG 3152-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1994)ª
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Recordings of Doktor Faust by Ferruccio Busoni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.134; PENGUIN p.47
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1970 p.463; January 1971 p.1127; January 1983 pp.808-810 [JBS] p.858 [MEO]; August 1989 p. [MEO]
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Opera - December 1970 p.1173
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.76
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 195?(SCE)
Orchestra - Württenbergisches Staatsorchester - Bamberger Symphoniker - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Württenbergisches Staatstheater
Lady Harriet Durham - Lore Wißmann
Sir Tristan Mickleford - Gustav Grefe
Lyonel - Walther Ludwig
Plumkett - Gustav Neidlinger
Nancy - Hetty Plümacher
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 17007 LPE {1LP}; D.G.G. DG 17007 {1LP} (1957)ª
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Recordings of Martha by Friedrich Flotow are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.257; Opera on CD (3) p.55; MET p.139; PENGUIN p.91; GIUDICI p.231
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1957 pp.421-422 [PHW]
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.448 [MO]
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Comments:- This is composite recording and the «Last Rose of Summer» is sung by Erna Berger (probably taken from the complete recording of 1944). In addition the following excerpts are performed: Overture; Chorus of Countryfolk; Fair Scene; Entr' act and «porter» song; Ach so from; Mag der Himmel euch vergeben. Some (or one) of the excerpts are (is) conducted by Arthur Rother.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Die Mutter - Martha Mödl
Die Braut - Anny Schlemm
Die Magd - Margarethe Bence
Leonardo - Hans Günter Nöcker
Leonardos Frau - Hetty Plümacher
Leonardos Schwiegermutter - Paula Brivkalne
Die Bettlerin (Der Tod) - Res Fischer
Der Mond - Hans-Ulrich Mielsch
Eine Nachbarin - Annemarie de Bruyn
Der Brautigram - Johannes Großmann
Der Vater der Braut - Heinz Cramer
Ein Kind - Jutta Blumenthal-Munz
Burschen - Achim Dünnwald
- Hans Blessin
- Stefan Schwer
Mädchen - Liselotte Becker-Egner
- Lieselotte Kiefer
- Elfriede Dobbertin
- Hannelore Schulz Picard
- Claudia Hellmann
- Gustav Greve
Gäste - Gustav Grefe
- Peter Schwender
- Spelios Constantine
Holzfäller - Gustav Grefe
- Alfred Pfeifle
- Fritjof Sentpaul
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DVD (Video) - Immortal IMM 950017 (2005)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.66 [SS]
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1964(RA)
Orchestra - Cappella Coloniensis
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Orfeo - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Euridice - Elisabeth Söderström
Amor - Ruth-Margret Pütz
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Compact Disc - Orfeo 391 952.1
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1996 p.111
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.209
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - février 1996 No.199 p.55
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.114
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.41
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.192 octobre 1995 p.97
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 mayo-marzo 1996 p.60
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Comments:- Recorded 8 November 1964
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Faust - Heinz Hoppe
Méphistophélès - Kim Borg
Marguerite - Maria Stader
Valentin - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Siébel - Dagmar Naaff
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPEM 19095 {1LP}; D.G.G. 89651 D.G.G EPL 30474 (EP; Highlights)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1960 p.424 (Highlights) [AP]
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - Cappella Coloniensis
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Alcina - Joan Sutherland
Ruggiero - Fritz Wunderlich
Bradamante - Norma Procter
Oronte - Nicola Monti
Morgana - Janette van Dijck
Melisso - Thomas Hemsley
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records UORC 353 {2LPS}; Melodram MEL 022 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 37003 {2CDS}; *Rodolphe RPC 32563.64 {2CDS}; Verona 27011-27013 {3CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 50024 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Alcina by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.40; CELLETTI p.308; Opera on CD (1) p.11 (2) p.14 (3) p.16; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.130 p.98; GIUDICI p.293 (2) p.507; Opera News July 1996 p.34; Opéra International juin 1999 No.236 p.18; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.63-64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.192-194 [GM]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.70 [DA]
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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [DM]
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Comments:- Recorded on May 15 1959. Sutherland sang the role of Alcina for the first time in Italian at very short notice. Wunderlich and Monti both came to rehearsal expecting to sing the role of Oronte and Wunderlich sight-read the part of Ruggero and sang it in performance a few days later (See «A Prima Donna's Progress» by Joan Sutherland p.77)
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1965(RA)
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Giulio Cesare - Walter Berry
Cleopatra - Lucia Popp
Cornelia - Christa Ludwig
Sesto - Fritz Wunderlich
Tolomeo - Karl Christian Kohn
Achilla - Hans Günter Nöcker
Curio - Hans Bruno Ernst
Nireno - Max Proebstl
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Compact Disc; - Verona CD 27035/7 {3CDS}; Orfeo C 35194.3 {3CDS} (1994)ª; Melodram MEL 37059 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1192 {3CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.32; CELLETTI p.312; Opera on CD (1) p.8 (2) p.11 (3) p.12; L'Avant Scène Opéra Vol.97 p.98; MET p.176; MET(VID) p.98; PENGUIN p.133; GIUDICI p.286 (2) p.486; Opera News July 1996 p.32; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.65-66; The Gramophone May 2005 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1995 p.100
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.201
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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.80
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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.136
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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.41
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.61
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Cappella Coloniensis
Armida - Gundula Janowitz
Rinaldo - Waldemar Kmentt
Zelmira - Nancy Burns
Idreno - Günter Reich
Ubaldo - Werner Hollweg
Clotarco - Horst R Laubenthal
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1001 (+Idomeneo - Davis - 1968 - excerpts) {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Armida by Joseph Haydn are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.22; CELLETTI p.328; GIUDICI (2) p.521
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 2002 S.52-S.53 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 pp.80-81 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given in Cologne on 11 January 1968. The CDs issued by Mitridate are advertized in ORPHEUS März 2002 S.33.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1950s(SCE)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester
Graf von Eberbach - Engelbert Czubok
Die Gräfin - Res Fischer
Baron Kronthal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Baronin Freimann - Lore Wißmann
Baculus - Georg Hann
Gretchen - Elinor Junker-Giesen
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Black Disc - D.G.G. DGM 19009 {1LP}
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Recordings of Der Wildschütz by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLINI p.372
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1958
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Opera - October 1958 p.670
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1958 p.18
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Comments:- This disc is a compilation of items recorded at different times. It also includes the overture played by the Bamberger Symphoniker conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch and the count's aria (Wie freundlich strahlt...) sung by Horst Günter
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Württembergisches Staatstheater
Peter I - Horst Günter
Peter Ivanov - Alfred Pfeifle
Van Bett - Gustav Neidlinger
Marie - Elinor Junker-Giesen
Witwe Browe - Therese Anders
Admiral Lefort - Gustav Grefe
Lord Syndham - Wolfram Zimmermann
Marquis de Chateauneuf - Walther Ludwig
Official - Siegfried Fischer-Sandt
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 18126/28 LPM {3LPS}; D.G.G. 18060/62 (auto) {3LPS}; D.G.G. DGM 18060-2 {3LPS}; American Decca DL 9704/05 (DX 129) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - DG «Double» 449 381-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Zar und Zimmermann by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.373
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1956 p.429
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Opera - June 1956 p.376
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Opéra International - avril 1996 No.201 p.64
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.105
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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.288 [MDS]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1956 p.17
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1956 p.426
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Répertoire - No.89 mars 1996 p.42
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.62
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Don Giovanni - Tito Gobbi
Donna Anna - Claire Watson
Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - Paolo Washington
Masetto - Peter Van Ginkel
Zerlina - Judith Raskin
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia; «WWW Site on a Disc #7» {1xCD-ROM} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (6 December 1969; see OPERA February 1970 pp.126-127).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Württenbergisces Staatsorchester
Chorus - Württenbergisches Staatstheater
Konstanze - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Belmonte - Josef Traxel
Blonde - Liselotte Becker-Egner
Pedrillo - Gerhard Unger
Osmin - Kurt Böhme
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Black Disc - Ariola-Eurodisc S70168KR {1LP}; *World Record Club OH (OHP) 139 {1LP}
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Figaro - Walter Berry
Susanna - Rita Streich
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Maria Stader
Cherubino - Hanny Steffek
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 136 406 {1LP}; DG 2535 279 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - DG 3335 279
Compact Disc - DG 423 074-2 {1CD}
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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
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1989(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Madame Herz - Barbara Kilduff
Mademoiselle Silberklang - Edith Wiens
Vogelsang - Deon Van Der Walt
Buff - Gwynne Howell
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Compact Disc; - Profil Medien PHO 4050 (+Symphonies K200, K385) {1CD} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Der Schauspieldirector by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.521; PENGUIN p.254
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 p.167 [RM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Würzburg Mozart Festival (June 1989). See also http://www.premiermusic.net
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1955(SCE)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Münchner Philharmoniker - Württembergisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir John Falstaff - Kim Borg
Herr Fluth - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Fenton - Walther Ludwig
Frau Fluth - Maria Stader
Frau Reich - Margarete Klose
Anna Reich - Anny Schlemm
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPEM 19049 {1LP}; D.G.G DGM 19049 {1LP} (1956)ª; *Heliodor 89 648 {1LP} (1968)ª; Eterna 8 200 97 {1LP}; American Decca DL 9839 {1LP} (1956)ª
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Recordings of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.548; MET p.358; PENGUIN p.270; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1956 pp.220-221 [PHW]; April 1957 p.403 (mention) [DST]; January 1968 p.399 [EG]
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Opera - December 1956 p.758
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.98 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1956 p.13
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1956 p.110 [SG]
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Luister - 15 Maart 1956 p.163 [FB]
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Comments:- According to the sleeve of the Heliodor disc the following orchestras take part in this recording: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Symphony Orchestra, and the Wurttemburg State Orchestra. The following excerpts are performed: Nein, das is wirklich zu keck; Nun eilt herbei; Als Büblein klein; In eimen Waschkorb; Horch die Lerche singt im Hain; Wohl denn, gefasst is der Entschluß; So scweb' ich dir Geliebter zu; O süßer Mond.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1955(SCE)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunk & Stuttgart State Opera
Chorus - Münchner Rundfunk & Stuttgart State Opera
Hoffmann - Walther Ludwig
Olympia - Käthe Nentwig
Giulietta - Anny Schlemm
Antonia - Anny Schlemm
Dapertutto - Otto Wiener
Miracle - Otto Wiener
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Black Disc - D.G.G. DG 17049 {1x10in-LP)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 1958 p.55
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.48 [SG]
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Comments:- This is a composite set of excerpts, some of which are conducted by Heinrich Hollreiser
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Antigonae - Martha Mödl
Kreon - Hermann Uhde
Ismene - Hetty Plümacher
Hämon - Helmut Schindler
Ein Wächter - Gerhard Stolze
Tiresias - Josef Traxel
Ein Bote - Otto von Rohr
Euridice - Grace Hoffman
Thebanischer Alter - Fritz Wunderlich
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0189 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Antigonae by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 pp.27-28 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.92 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (9 March 1956).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Antigonae - Inge Borkh
Kreon - Carlos Alexander
Ismene - Claudia Hellmann
Hämon - Fritz Uhl
Ein Wächter - Gerhard Stolze
Tiresias - Ernst Haeflinger
Ein Bote - Kim Borg
Euridice - Hetty Plümacher
Chorführer - Keith Engen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18717-18719 (1962)ª;; D.G.G. SLPM 138717-13819 (1962)ª; DG 2740 226 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG «20th Century Classics» 437 721-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Antigonae by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1962 p.513; August 1980 p.266 [WSM] August 1993 p.82 [MEO]
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Opera - January 1963 pp.50-51 [HDR]
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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.74
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Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.114
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American Record Guide - April 1962 Vol.28 No.8 p.646 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1962 Vol.12 No.7 p.62, p.64 [CLO]
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Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.60
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Agnes Bernauer - Käthe Gold
Herzog Albrecht - Fred Liewehr
Tenorstimme - Richard Holm
Sopranostimme - Liselotte Fölser
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPM 18408 {1LP}
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Recordings of Die Bernauerin by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1959 pp.90-91 [WSM]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1959 p.581 [MR]
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Frauenchor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Kratos - Josef Greindl
Hephaistos - Heinz Cramer
Prometheus - Roland Hermann
Okeanos - Keith Engen
Io - Colette Lorand
Hermes - Fritz Uhl
Oceanide - Edda Moser
Oceanide - Sophia Van Sante
Oceanide - Raili Kostia
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Black Disc - BASF 75 21345//5 1-3 {3LPS}; Acanta 21345 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arts 43007 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Prometheus by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.558
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.68-69 [FW]
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Opéra International - No.302 juillet/aoüt 2005 p.82 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.525 mai 2005 p.104 [JCH]
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American Record Guide - June 1979 Vol.42 No.9 p.52 [CB2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.89 [JC]
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Württembergisces Staatsorchester
Serpina - Giuditta Mazzoleni
Uberto - Marcello Cortis
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Black Disc - D.G.G. Archive APM 14064 {1LP}; American Decca ARC 3039 {1LP}
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Recordings of La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.566; MARINELLI p.14; MET p.367; MET(VID) p.210; PENGUIN p.283
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1956 p.221 [PHW]
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Opera - December 1956 p.756
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1956 p.13
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1957 p.192 [HS]
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Württemburgisches Staatstheater
Chorus - Württenbergisches Staatstheater
Cio Cio San - Anny Schlemm
Pinkerton - Sándor Kónya
Sharpless - Kim Borg
Suzuki - Hetty Plümacher
Kate Pinkerton - Liselotte Becker-Egner
Goro - Gerhard Unger
Il principe Yamadori - Alfred Pfeifle
Lo zio Bonzo - Hans Günter Nöcker
Il commissario imperiale - Traugott Schmohl
Yakusidè - Traugott Schmohl
L'ufficiale del Registro - Alfred Pfeifle
La madre di Cio Cio San - Liselotte Becker-Egner
La zia - Helga Staudt
La cugina - Lieselotte Kiefer
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPM 6750-2 {3LPS}; D.G.G. SLPM 138750-2 {3LPS} DG 138750-2 {3LPS}; *DG 2537 011 (Highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc - DG 439 488-1 {2CDS}
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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
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Hamlet - Wolfgang Schöne
Claudius - Günter Reich
Gertrude - Elke Estlinbaum
Ophelia - Sigune von Osten
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6446
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Comments:- Recording of the first performance (6 December 1980; see OPERA February 1981 pp.183-184). The recording issued by mr. tape is listed in his catalogue «The Vanguard of Live Operatic Recordings» (ca.1984) p.103.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Penthesilea - Martha Mödl
Prothoe - Paula Brivkalne
Meroe - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Der Oberpriesterin der Diana - Res Fischer
Achilles - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Diomedes - Stefan Schwer
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0225 {1CD} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Penthesilea by Othmar Schoeck are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.761
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.57 [SS]
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Elektra - Hildegard Behrens
Chrysothemis - Sabine Hass
Clytemnestra - Christa Ludwig
Aegisth - Fritz Uhl
Orest - Hans Günter Nöcker
Der Pfleger des Orest - Karl Helm
Die Aufseherin - Cornelia Wulkopf
1. Magd - Gudrun Wewezow
2. Magd - Anne Pellekoorne
3. Magd - Birgit Calm
4. Magd - Julia Faulkner
5. Magd - Annegeer Stumphius
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 565 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (19 October 1989). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1951(SE)
Orchestra - Württenbergisches Staatsorchester
Marschallin - Tiana Lemnitz
Octavian - Georgine von Milinkovic
Sophie - Elfride Trötschel
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Black Disc - D.G.G. DGM 18011 {1LP}; *Heliodor 479012 {1LP}; American Decca DL 9606 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100787 (+Guntram - Pritchard) {2CDS} (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 - March 1958 p.419; November 1959 p.248
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.255-256 [RAK]
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American Record Guide - July 1952 Vol.18 No.11 p.353 [JN]
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Records and Recordings - October 1959 p.18 [MM]
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Comments:- A recording of the finales of Acts 1 and 3. An EP (D.G.G. EPL30131) with the Act3 finale is reviewed in THE GRAMOPHONE, August 1957 p.107
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Marschallin - Christa Ludwig
Octavian - Charlotte Berthold
Sophie - Judith Blegen
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Hans Sotin
Faninal - Ernst Gutstein
Valzacchi - Florindo Andreolli
Annina - Elena Zilio
Ein Sänger - Giorgio Merighi
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Betty Jones
Polizeikommissar - Arnold Voketatis
Der Wirt - Paul Gudas
Ein Notar - Arnold Voketatis
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Frank Little
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - David Gordon
Tierhändler - Wesley Garrison
Modistin - Patricia Guthrie
Die drei Waisen - Helen-Kay Eberley
- Donna Morein
- Sandra Walker
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3398
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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 Chicago Lyric Opera (23 November 1973). The cast listed above is that given in the online performance archive of the Chicago Lyric Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Salome - Leonie Rysanek
Jochanaan - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Herodes - Gerhard Stolze
Herodias - Astrid Varnay
Narraboth - Wieslaw Ochman
Ein Page - Marga Schiml
Erster Nazarener - Kurt Böhme
Zweiter Nazarener - Carl Hoppe
Erster Soldat - Heinz Imdahl
Zweiter Soldat - Albrecht Peter
Ein Cappadocier - Artur Horn
Ein Sklave - Ingeborg Schneider
Erster Jude - Friedrich Lenz
Zweiter Jude - Amanda Thane
Dritter Jude - Franz Klarwein
Vierter Jude - Lorenz Fehenberger
Fünfter Jude - Max Proebstl
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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 204-2 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01235
Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 27098
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the National Theater, Munich (26 July 1971; see OPERA Festival Issue 1971 p.60). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 15 January 1972. See Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 January 1972 p.17.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1989
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden
Chorus - Oper der Stadt Bonn
Oedipe - Werner Hollweg
Créon - Roland Hermann
Le Messager - Roland Hermann
Tirésias - Roland Bracht
Jocaste - Gabriele Schreckenbach
Le Berger - Aldo Baldin
Le Récitant - J. Bartels
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Compact Disc - Saphir INT 830868 {1CD}
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Recordings of Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.346; CELLETTI p.801; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.174 p.36; Opera on CD (1) p.130 (2) p.143 (3) p.161; MET(VID) p.327; PENGUIN p.425; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.61
Comments:- The narrator speaks in German
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - Bamberger Sinfoniker
Mignon - Anny Schlemm
Philine - Rita Streich
Wilhelm Meister - Lorenz Fehenberger
Lothario - Toni Blankenheim
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPEM 19004
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Recordings of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.128; CELLETTI p.810; MET p.562;
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1953(SCE)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester
Rigoletto - Hermann Uhde
Gilda - Rita Streich
Duca di Mantova - Petre Munteanu
Monterone - Kurt Böhme
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 17011 LPE {1x10in-LP}
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Munteanu's contribution to this composite set of excerpts was released on an Extended Play Disc (D.G.G. EPL30076) which was reviewed in The Gramophone,June 1959 p.25, Gramophone Record Review, May 1959 p.540 and Records and Recording, May 1959 p.26. Some of the arias were conducted by Artur Rother
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Heinz Hagenau
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Gunther - Susanna Gione
Gutrune - Gwyneth Jones
Waltraute - Grace Hoffman
Woglinde - Olga Chelavine
Wellgunde - Myrtha Garbarini
Floßhilde - Isabel Casey
First Norn - Erika Wien
Second Norn - Grace Hoffman
Third Norn - Gwyneth Jones
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1201
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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 in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1967). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). 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 Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(RE)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Marcella Pobbe
Ortrud - Laura Didier-Gambardella
Friedrich von Telramund - Aldo Protti
König Heinrich - Paolo Dari
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Enrico Campi
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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 15004 {1CD}
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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 part of a performance recorded on 8 September 1959 and broadcast on 12 February 1960.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1951-53(SCE)
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker & Württemburger Staatskapelle
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Hans Sachs - Josef Herrmann
Walther von Stolzing - Wolfgang Windgassen
David - Richard Holm
Eva - Annelies Kupper
Magdalena - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 19047 LPEM {1LP}; D.G.G. DGM 19047 {1LP} (1957)ª; Heliodor 478126 {1LP}; American Decca DL 9895 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100802 (+excerpts cond. Bamberger) {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - April 1957 p.424 [AR]; March 1962 p.457 [EG]
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American Record Guide - April 1957 Vol.23 No.7 p.113 (mention) [PLM]
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.459 [WM]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Prelude; Fanget an! (WW); Wie düftet doch der Flieder (JH); Wahn, Wahn, überall Wahn (JH); Selig wie die Sonne (quintet); Wach' auf! (Chorus); Morgenlicht leuchtet (WW); Verachtet mir dir Meister nicht (JH).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Hans Sachs - Gustav Neidlinger
Veit Pogner - Franz Crass
Sixtus Beckmesser - Carlos Alexander
Fritz Kothner - Angel Mattiello
Walther von Stolzing - Sándor Kónya
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Claire Watson
Magdalena - Adriana Cantelli
Nachtwächter - Walter Maddalena
Kunz Vogelgesang - Eugenio Valori
Konrad Nachtigall - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ulrich Eisslinger - Nicolás Cuttone
Balthasar Zorn - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Augustin Moser - Enzo Betti
Hermann Ortel - Ricardo Yost
Hans Schwarz - Tulio Gagliardo
Hans Foltz - Mario Verazzi
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1024 {4CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [PN]
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Comments:- According to the web-site of the Teatro Colón Die Meistersinger was performed with this cast on 25, 27 October and 1, 5 November 1968.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Hans Sachs - Donald McIntyre
Veit Pogner - Hans Tschammer
Sixtus Beckmesser - Rudolf A. Hartmann
Fritz Kothner - József Dene
Walther von Stolzing - René Kollo
David - Wilfried Gahmlich
Eva - Beatrice Niehoff
Magdalena - Anne Gjevang
Nachtwächter - Hans Franzen
Kunz Vogelgesang - Richard Decker
Konrad Nachtigall - Howard Nelson
Ulrich Eisslinger - Fritz Peter
Balthasar Zorn - Ernst-August Steinhoff
Augustin Moser - Peter Keller
Hermann Ortel - Werner Gröschel
Hans Schwarz - Geza Zelenay
Hans Foltz - René Rohr
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VHS Video Cassette; - House of Opera V 589 (NTSC) (2000)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:- Video recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (December 1984; see ORPHEUS Februar 1985 S.144-S.146; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL février 1985 No.78 p.41). The Video Cassette issued by House of Opera is listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1954-55(SE)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
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Black Disc - *D.G.G. LPEM 19069 {1LP}
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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 publication:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1957 p.463
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Overtüre; Dich teure Halle, grüß' ich wieder; Gar viel und schön; Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreisen; Belglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich scahuen (Pilgerchor); Allmächt'ge Jungfrau; O du mein holder Abendstern; Inbrunst im Herzen.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1957/59(SE)
Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker
Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Isolde - Astrid Varnay
Brangaene - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPEM 19193 {1LP}; D.G.G. SLPEM 136030 {1LP}
Compact Disc - *DG 423 955-2 (+Wesendonck Lieder) {1CD}
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1960 p.371; January 1989 p.[AW]
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Records and Recordings - January 1960 p.17 [TH]
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Comments:- The LP contains the love duet (rec.1959) and the Liebestod (rec.1957). In addition the CD contains Isolde's narration recorded with Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Hermann Weigert (rec.1954)
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Concertgebouworkest
Chorus - Die Haghesanghers
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Martha Mödl
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Josef Greindl
Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger
Melot - Jos Borelli
Hirt - Wim Koopman
Steuerman - Gé Genemans
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Wim Koopman
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1004 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - April 2002 S.53 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.86 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Holland Festival - 15 June 1959; see OPERA August 1959 pp.508-509 The CDs issued by Mitridate are advertized in ORPHEUS Februar 2002 S.61
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Tristan - Hans Beirer
Isolde - Gladys Kuchta
Brangaene - Grace Hoffman
Marke - Franz Crass
Kurwenal - Carlos Alexander
Melot - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Hirt - Per Drewsen
Steuerman - Tulio Gagliardo
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Eugenio Valori
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TR 196301 (2008)ª; Opera Depot OD 10348-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (13 October 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http://www.operas-colon.com.ar). Renato Sassola sang the role of the Young Seaman in some performances. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1951(Act 1;SE)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen
Sieglinde - Maria Müller
Hunding - Josef Greindl
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 18022/23 LPM {2LPS}; D.G.G. (Heliodor) 2548 735 American Decca DL 9655-9656 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG 00289 477 5029 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.82 [JH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.76 diciembre 2004 p.89 [VM]
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Comments:- A recording of Act 1
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1960(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Siegmund - Hans Beirer
Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn
Hunding - Victor De Narké
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Grace Hoffman
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 4035170 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
International Record Review - June 2003 pp.86-87 [RP]
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Comments:- Recording of a abridged Acts 1 and 2 from a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (October 1960)
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergishe Staatsoper
Siegmund - Mario Del Monaco
Sieglinde - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Hunding - Otto von Rohr
Brünhilde - Anja Silja
Wotan - Carlos Alexander
Fricka - Ruth Hesse
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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 109 (Act 1) {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1550
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Recordings G.O.P. 762 (Act 1 +Del Monaco - recital);; {1CD} ; Opera Depot OD 10090-4 {4CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - Juni 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - No.60 juin 1983 p.66 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Stuttgart (see OPERA May 1966 p.390). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Siegmund - Richard Martell
Sieglinde - Gwyneth Jones
Hunding - Michael Langdon
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - David Ward
Fricka - Grace Hoffman
Gerhilde - Haydee de Rosa
Ortlinde - Lidia de la Merced
Waltraute - Carmen Burello
Schwertleite - Tota de Igarzábal
Helmwige - Carmen de la Mata
Siegrune - Marta Benegas
Grimgerde - Adriana Cantelli
Roßweiße - Tatiana Zlatar
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1593-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera Depot OD 10031-3 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September or October 1967). The cast listed above is that given on the Teatro-Colón website (Hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). There are two sets of Valkyries listed here and I have assumed that the it is the first set that is on the recording, but this may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
König Ludwig VI - Wilhelm Schirp
Adolar - Wolfgang Windgassen
Euryanthe - Trude Eipperle
Lysiart - Gustav Neidlinger
Eglantine - Maria Kinasiewicz (Kinas)
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0100 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1169; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.153 p.94; PENGUIN p.560; GIUDICI p.1174 (2) p.1841
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - October 2005 p.40 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a version prepared by Kurt Honolka in which Eglantine is called Claudia and Adolar, Gerard, and in which there are many changes in the libretto. See OPERA May 1954 pp.294-296.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Jenny - Anja Silja
Leokadja Begbick - Martha Mödl
Dreieinigkeitsmoses - Klaus Bertram
Sparbüchsen Bill - Fritz Linke
Jake - Hermann Winkler
Tobby Higgins - Gustav Grefe
Alaska-Wolf-Joe - Klaus Hirte
Fatty - Alfred Pfeifle
Jimmy Mahoney - Gerhard Stolze
Sechs Mädchen - Jutta Blumenthal-Munz
- Elfriede Dobbertin
- Renate Gutmann
- Sieglinde Kahmann
- Ingeborg Kollesch
- Franziska Wachmann
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10308-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.333; Opera May 1995 p.526
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Stuttgart. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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