There are 15 recordings on file in which the conductor is Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt 1900-1973

Order by year

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

1 Beethoven Ludwig Van - Fidelio - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks 1948(SE)*

2 Handel George Frideric - Giulio Cesare in Egitto - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks 1950(RA)*

3 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Così fan tutte - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks 1953(RA)*

4 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Don Giovanni - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires 1963(LI)*

5 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks 1946(RA)*

6 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks 1954(RA)*

7 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - finta giardiniera (La) - Norddeutsche Rundfunk 1972(STU)*

8 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - Idomeneo - Dresdener Staatskapelle 1971(STU)*

9 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus - nozze di Figaro (Le) - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg 1969(FI)**

10 Purcell Henry - Dido and Aeneas - Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg) 1955(RA)*

11 Verdi Giuseppe - Aida - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks 1951(RA)*

12 Verdi Giuseppe - forza del destino (La) - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg) 1952(RA)*

13 Verdi Giuseppe - traviata (La) - Norddeutscher Rundfunk 1958(SE)*

14 Wagner Richard - Tristan und Isolde - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks 1949(RA)*

15 Wagner Richard - Walküre (Die) - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks 1953(ACT 1;RE)*

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1948(SE)

Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Leonore - Walburga Weber

Florestan - Peter Anders

Pizarro - Alexander Welitsch

Rocco - Sigmund Roth

Marzelline - Margot Guillaume

Jaquino - Alfred Pfeifle

Fernando - Theodor Schlott

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Black Disc - Gramophone 20130-20131 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0025-1 {1CD} (2001)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:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2001 pp.43-44 (mention) [RC]

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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.236 [KM]

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Comments:- The cast given on the Gramophone discs is fictitious (See «ARSC Journal» Vol.27 No.1 Spring 1996 p.27)

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Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Giulio Cesare - Hans Hotter

Cleopatra - Walburga Wegener

Cornelia - Dagmar Hermann

Sesto - Walter Geisler

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0220 {2CDS} (2007)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 publication:-

Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast in September 1950.

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Fiordiligi - Suzanne Danco

Dorabella - Ira Malaniuk

Despina - Edith Oravez

Ferrando - Rudolf Schock

Guglielmo - Horst Günter

Don Alfonso - Benno Kusche

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0033 (2004)ª; Relief CR 1907 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.67 [SS]

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Diapason - No.523 mars 2005 p.117 [MP]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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Classica Répertoire - No.71 avril 2005 p.106 [AT]

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Don Giovanni - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Donna Anna - Elisabeth Grümmer

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Wilma Lipp

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Franz Crass

Masetto - Ricardo Catena

Zerlina - Jeanette Scovotti

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Compact Disc; - Ornamenti FE 116 {3CDS}; The Opera Lovers DONG 196301 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.45

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Teatro Colón

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Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1946(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Konstanze - Erna Berger

Belmonte - Walther Ludwig

Blonde - Martina Wulf

Pedrillo - Alfred Pfeifle

Osmin - Theo Herrmann

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Black Disc; - Allegro/Elite 3090 (Highlights) E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 574 (highlights +Aida - excerpts) {1LP} (1971)ª

Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 51485 {2CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0151 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.81 [JC]

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Comments:- The cast given on the ALLEGRO/ELITE disc is fictitious (See «ARSC Journal» Vol.27 No.1 Spring 1996 p.28). The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their omline catalogue

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Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper

Konstanze - Teresa Stich-Randall

Belmonte - Rudolf Schock

Blonde - Emmy Loose

Pedrillo - Murray Dickie

Osmin - Theodor Schott

Bassa Selim - Max Eckard

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Compact Disc; - Relief CR 1906 {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers DIE 195401 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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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

Comments:- The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La finta giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German (Die Gätnerin aus Liebe)

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - Norddeutsche Rundfunk

Chorus - Norddeutsche Rundfunk

Sandrina - Helen Donath

Serpetta - Ileana Cotrubas

Ramiro - Tatiana Troyanos

Belfiore - Werner Hollweg

Nardo - Hermann Prey

Podesta - Gerhard Unger

Arminda - Jessye Norman

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Black Disc; - Philips 6703 039 (1973)ª; Melodiya C10 16241-46 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Philips «Mozart Edition» 422 534-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª

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Recordings of La finta giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.495; PENGUIN p.241

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1973 p.653 p.718 [SS]; May 1992 p.109 [JBS]

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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.58-S.59 [KL]

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Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1971(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle

Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunk

Idomeneo - Nicolai Gedda

Idamante - Adolf Dallapozza

Arbace - Peter Schreier

Ilia - Anneliese Rothenberger

Elettra - Edda Moser

Gran Sacerdote - Eberhard Büchner

La Voce - Theo Adam

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Black Disc; - Eterna 826 261 {4LPS}; HMV SLS 965 (SAN 327-330) {4LPS} (1973)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 191 29271/4 {4LPS} (1973)ª

Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 63990-2 {3CDS} Brilliant Classics 99738 (+Thamos + Church Sonatas +Canons) {6CDS}

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Recordings of Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1973 p.2083 [SS]; July 1973 p.172 [DST]

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Opera - July 1993 p.875

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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S,69 [KL]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno V - N.49 Settembre 1991 p.101

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1969(FI)

Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Chorus - Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper

Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg

Susanna - Edith Mathis

Conte Almaviva - Tom Krause

Contessa Almaviva - Arlene Saunders

Cherubino - Elisabeth Steiner

Marcellina - Maria von Ilosvay

Bartolo - Noel Mangin

Basilio - Kurt Marchner

Curzio - Jürgen Förster

Antonio - Karl (Carl) Otto

Barbarina - Natalie Usselmann

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DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1099 (Japan) (2003)ª; Dreamlife Classics DLVC 8021 (Japan) (2005)ª; ArtHaus Musik 101 263 (2006)ª

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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:-

Opera - April 2007 p.488, p.490 [RL]

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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 p.307 [BB]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.68 [SS]

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International Record Review - February 2007 p.23 [RP]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.249-250 [KM]

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Opéra Magazine - No.16 mars 2007 p.80 [FL-2]

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Classica Répertoire - No.91 avril 2007 p.108 [AT]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film.

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Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Chorus - Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks

Dido - Martha Mödl

Belinda - Dora Lindgreen

Sorceress - Gusta Hammer

1st Witch - Lisa Bischof

2nd Witch - Ursula Zollenkopf

Aeneas - Hermann Prey

Sailor - Kurt Marschner

First Lady - Dorothea Förster-Dürlich

Attendant spirit - Fritz Göllnitz

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Compact Disc; - *Uracant 2008 (+Rodelinda - short excerpts - Prey, Normdo-Lovberg) {1LP} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55

Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 14 January 1955.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Aida - Hilde Zadek

Radamès - Helge Roswaenge

Amneris - Elisabeth Höngen

Amonasro - Josef Metternich

Ramphis - Helmut Fehn

Il Re di Egitto - Sigmund Roth

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0036 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500804 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Sigmund Roth

Leonora di Vargas - Carla (Dragica) Martinis

Don Carlo - Josef Metternich

Don Alvaro - Rudolf Schock

Preziosilla - Martha Mödl

Fra Melitone - Gustav Neidlinger

Curra - Ursula Zollenkopf

Padre Guardiano - Gottlob Frick

Mastro Trabuco - Kurt Marschner

Un Chirurgo - Karl (Carl) Otto

Un Alcalde - Ernst-Max Lühr

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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 300 724-435 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 500 332 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0002 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.853-S.855 [GH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.87 [VM]

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]

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Comments:- The orchestra and chorus are stated incorrectly on the LPs to be those of «Norddeutscher Rundfunk» which was not formed until 1955 (see «Lexicon der Interpreten klassischer Musik im 20.Jahrhundert» S.849, S.883. Premiere has issued a recording (CDNO 650-2) of what appears to be this performance, but with the conductor given in their catalogue as Stokowski.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1958(SE)

Orchestra - Norddeutscher Rundfunk

Chorus - Norddeutsches Rundfunk Chor

Violetta Valery - Maria Stader

Flora Bervoix - Ursula Zollenkopf

Annina - Dorothea Forster-Georgi

Alfredo Germont - Ernst Haeflinger

Giorgio Germont - Lawrence Winters

Gastone - Robert Blais

Dottore Grenvil - Franzi Jonas

Barone Douphol - Hartwig Stuckmann

Marchese d'Obigny - Horst Sellentin

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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPM 19139 {1LP}; D.G.G. SLPEM 136005 {1LP}

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1959 p.302

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Records and Recordings - March 1960 p.16 [FGB]

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1949(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Tristan - Max Lorenz

Isolde - Paula Baumann

Brangaene - Margarete Klose

Marke - Theo Herrmann

Kurwenal - Carl Kronenberg

Melot - Peter Markwort

Hirt - Kurt Marschner

Steuerman - Gustav Neidlinger

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Walter Geisler

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 444 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 981 178 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0030-3 {3CDS} (2002)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:-

Opera Now - July/August 2002 p.101 [ST]

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Opera News - August 1998 p.38 [JAC]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.250-251 [WY]

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Orpheus - April 1998 p.61 [GH]

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Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.57 [FL-2]

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Classical Express - Issue 96 March 1998 p.3 [MT]

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Wagner News - Issue No.128 August 1998 p.21 [DGC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.104 [PN]

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1953(Act 1;RE)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Siegmund - Set Svanholm

Sieglinde - Birgit Nilsson

Hunding - Josef Greindl

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprise HRE 347 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 010 {1CD} (1997)ª; Tahra TAH 9907-9909 (collection) {3CDS}; Andromeda ANDRCD 9002 {1CD} (2006)ª; Preiser Records 93447 (+Hagens Ruf - Greindl) {1CD} (2006)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:-

Opera News - April 11 1998 p.47 [BZ]

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.211 [CGP]

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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.15; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.58 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance made for the Radio in Hamburg

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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