(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 ALBERT EUGEN D' - TIEFLAND-Radio Symphonieorchester Wien - Moralt Rudolf 1954(RA)*
2 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Wiener Philharmoniker - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1948(LI)*
3 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Jochum Eugen 1951(RA)*
4 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Zillig Winfried 1952(RA)*
5 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-RAI Roma - Jochum Eugen 1957(RA)*
6 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Matzerath Otto 1957(RA)*
7 LORTZING ALBERT - UNDINE-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Häfner Carl Alexander 1951(RA)*
8 PFITZNER HANS - PALESTRINA-Bayerische Staatsoper - Heger Robert 1951(LI)*
9 PFITZNER HANS - PALESTRINA-Wiener Philharmoniker - Kempe Rudolf 1955(LI)*
10 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Schröder Kurt 1950(RA)*
11 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Solti Georg 1952(SE)*
12 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Sinfonieorchester dem Hessischen Rundfunk - Schröder Kurt 1953(RA)*
13 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Schröder Kurt 1952(RA)*
14 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Krauss Clemens 1953(RA)*
15 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Jochum Eugen 1955(RA)*
16 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Jochum Eugen 1952(RA)*
17 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Dresdner Staatskapelle - Kempe Rudolf 1951(RA)*
18 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Knappertsbusch Hans 1955(LI)*
19 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Berliner Philharmoniker - Kempe Rudolf 1956(STU)*
20 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-RAI Roma - Jochum Eugen 1956(RA)*
21 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Wiener Symphoniker - Moralt Rudolf 1948(RA)*
22 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Teatro alla Scala - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1950(LI)*
23 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Schröder Kurt 1950(RA)*
24 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks - Schüchter Wilhelm 1952(RA)*
25 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-RAI Roma - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(RA)*
26 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Staatskapelle Berlin - Kempe Rudolf 1959(SE)*
27 WAGNER RICHARD - RIENZI-Leipziger Sinfonieorchester - Weisbach Hans 1937(LE)*
28 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Wiener Symphoniker - Moralt Rudolf 1949(RA)*
29 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1951(LI)*
30 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-RAI Roma - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(RA)*
31 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Covent Garden - Stiedry Fritz 1954(LE)*
32 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Teatro alla Scala - Sabata Victor de 1947(LE)*
33 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Bayerische Staatsoper - Knappertsbusch Hans 1950(LI)*
34 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Bayerische Staatsoper - Kleiber Erich 1952(LI)*
35 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Zillig Winfried 1948(RA)*
36 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Wiener Symphoniker - Moralt Rudolf 1949(RA)*
37 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Teatro alla Scala - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1950(LI)*
38 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1951(LI)*
39 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-RAI Roma - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(RA)*
40 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1954(LI)*
41 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1954(STU)*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Chorus - Wiener Rundfunk
Sebastino - Ferdinand Frantz
Marta - Helena Braun
Pedro - Günther Treptow
Tommaso - Walter Berry
Moruccio - Erich Kaufmann
Nuri - Else Liebesberg
Nando - Erich Majkut
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20040 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Tiefland by Eugen d' Albert are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.172; PENGUIN p.1
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - February 2006 p.31 [JTH]
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Erna Schlüter
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Herbert Alsen
Marzelline - Lisa Della Casa
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Otto Edelmann
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Karl Dönch
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Black Disc - Rococco 1012 (2LPS)
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 25009 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 991 H025 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Tahra FURT 1047/8 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0149 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.45
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.6 July/August 1999 p.116 [GJ]
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Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.58 (mention) [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.303-305 [RP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.292 [KM]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.91 [JMP]: No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.85 [JM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. According to the review in FANFARE «virtually all dialogs» and about 20 minutes of music from Act 1 are omitted on the MYTO CDs
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Leonore - Helena Braun
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Elfride Trötschel
Jaquino - Richard Holm
Fernando - Karl Schmitt-Walter
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0056 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.56 [SS]; November + Dezember 2007 S.58 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)
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International Record Review - February 2005 pp.30-31 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Comments:- The cast listed above is that given «Bayerischer Rundfunk Schallarchiv - Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen» Hauptteil A Band II A 2645.
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Conductor Winfried Zillig - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Leonore - Helena Braun
Florestan - Helge Roswaenge
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Otto von Rohr
Marzelline - Maria Madlen Madsen
Jaquino - Willy Hofmann
Fernando - Aage Poulsen
Erster Gefangene - Franz Fehringer
Zweiter Gefangene - August Heimpel
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0028 (+Florestan's aria recorded; by Helge Rosvaenge in 1938) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500695 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording that was made or broadcast on 26 April 1952. «Dialogues spoken by unidentified actors»
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Hans Hopf
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Ludwig Weber
Marzelline - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - Hans Braun
Erster Gefangene - Tomaso Spataro
Zweiter Gefangene - Dmitri Lopatto
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 50063 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.221 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 22 December 1957.
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Conductor Otto Matzerath - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Leonore - Maud Cunitz
Florestan - Ernst Kozub
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Erika Köth
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10187-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Carl Alexander Häfner - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Bertalda - Christa Ludwig
Ritter Hugo von Ringstetten - Karl Friedrich
Kühleborn - Ferdinand Frantz
Undine - Trude Eipperle
Hans - Sanders Schier
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Compact Disc; - Relief CR 1904 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Undine by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.372
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November + Dezember 2007 S.59 (mention) [SS]
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Diapason - No.522 février 2005 p.110 (mention) [JC]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.101 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.71 avril 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Palestrina - Julius Patzak
Carlo Borromeo - Hans Hotter
Ighino - Käthe Nentwig
Silla - Katja Sabo
Giovanni Morone - Ferdinand Frantz
Bernardo Novagerio - Franz Klarwein
Kardinal Madruscht - Max Proebstl
Graf Luna - Albrecht Peter
Pabst Pius IV - Georg Wieter
Bischof Ercole Severolus - Benno Kusche
Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Hans Ducrue
Abdisu - Walter Carnuth
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 429 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 975.169 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Cantus Classics 500289 {2CDS} + 500290 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1377 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.570
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.288 [JHN]; Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 p.219 [JHN]
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Orpheus - Februar 1998 S.62 [GH]; Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.83 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.113 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.254 [SDC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.88 [JV]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.37 [AV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theater Munich (See OPERA November 1952 p.674)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Palestrina - Max Lorenz
Carlo Borromeo - Paul Schöffler
Ighino - Elisabeth Söderström
Silla - Jean Madeira
Giovanni Morone - Ferdinand Frantz
Bernardo Novagerio - Helmut Melchert
Kardinal Madruscht - Otto von Rohr
Graf Luna - Alfred Poell
Pabst Pius IV - Gottlob Frick
Bischof Ercole Severolus - Otto Wiener
Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Hans Herbert Fiedler
Abdisu - Peter Klein
Anton Brus von Müglitz - Walter Berry
Der Bischof von Budoja - Rudolf Christ
Theophilus, Bischof von Imola - August Jaresch
Avosmediano, Bischof von Cadix - Theo Baylé
Dandini von Grosseto - Waldemar Kmentt
Der Bischof von Fiesole - Georges Müller
Der Bischof von Feltre - Franz Bierbach
Lukrezia - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1061
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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.570
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1955). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut p.161. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Floria Tosca - Aga Joesten
Mario Cavaradossi - Heinrich Bensing
Il barone Scarpia - Ferdinand Frantz
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0058 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500810 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
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Comments:- The cast also includes the following: Rold Heide, Horst Günter, Ewald Böhmer, Willy Hofmann, August Hempel.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1952(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Elektra - Christel Goltz
Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen
Orest - Ferdinand Frantz
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Black Disc - D.G.G. DGM 19038 {1LP}; American Decca DL 9723 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Decca 473 127-2 (+other works with Solti as conductor and pianist) {4CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1957 p.341
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Diapason - No.504 juin 2003 p.121 (mention) [JCH2]
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American Record Guide - 1954 Vol.20 No.12 p.415 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1954 Vol.4 No.10 pp.70-71 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.289
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Comments:- According to «Mezzos and Contraltos» by John Hunt p.232 this recording was made on 2 August 1952
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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester dem Hessischen Rundfunk
Chorus - Chor dem Hessischen Rundfunk
Elektra - Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis - Annelies Kupper
Clytemnestra - Margarete Klose
Aegisth - Heinrich Bensing
Orest - Ferdinand Frantz
Ein alter Diener - August Heimpel
Ein junger Diener - Herbert Hess
Die Schleppträgerin - Lissy Beck
Die Vertraute - Gustl Kettner-Graepp
Der Pfleger des Orest - Aage Poulsen
Die Aufseherin - Betina Bruckner
1. Magd - Christa Ludwig
2. Magd - Helene Bindhardt
3. Magd - Irmgard Kohlermann
4. Magd - Gabriele Possinke
5. Magd - Maria Madlen Madsen
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0007 {2CDS} (1997)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.219 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4
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American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.284 [KM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.59 [AV]
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Comments:- Recorded on 31 January 1953
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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Salome - Inge Borkh
Jochanaan - Ferdinand Frantz
Herodes - Max Lorenz
Herodias - Margarete Klose
Narraboth - Franz Fehringer
Ein Page - Christa Ludwig
Erster Nazarener - Aage Poulsen
Zweiter Nazarener - Fritjof Sentpaul
Erster Soldat - Georg Stern
Zweiter Soldat - Ludwig Welter
Ein Cappadocier - August Heimpel
Ein Sklave - Eugen Willmann
Erster Jude - Hans Bert Dick
Zweiter Jude - Herbert Hess
Dritter Jude - Rudolf Kraft
Vierter Jude - Oskar Wittazscheck
Fünfter Jude - Hans Dahmen
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 935 92 {2CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 16 1994 p.37
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Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.83
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Diapason - No.403 avril 1994 p.156
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.169
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.77
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Aida - Leonora (Lenora) Lafayette
Radamès - Joseph Gostic
Amneris - Georgine von Milinkovic
Amonasro - Ferdinand Frantz
Ramphis - Gottlob Frick
Il Re di Egitto - Walter Berry
Una Sacerdotessa - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Un Messaggero - Karl Ostertag
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00117
Compact Disc; - *Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0007 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publications:-
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.86 [BD]
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Otello - Hans Hopf
Desdemona - Annelies Kupper
Iago - Ferdinand Frantz
Cassio - Waldemar Kmentt
Rodrigo - Karl Ostertag
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0159 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - June 2006 p.27 [JTH]
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lohengrin - Lorenz Fehenberger
Elsa - Annelies Kupper
Ortrud - Helena Braun
Friedrich von Telramund - Ferdinand Frantz
König Heinrich - Otto von Rohr
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hans Braun
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 18119-18123 LPM {4LPS}; D.G.G. 18084-18088 LPM {4LPS;AC} D.G.G. LPEM 19107 (Highlights) {1LP} American Decca DX 131 {4LPS}; American Decca DL 9711-9774 {4LPS} Hungaroton LPX 11 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90603 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1960 p.123 (Highlights) [WSM] January 1961 p.396; July 2005 p.101 [AB]
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Opera - September 1960 p.638 (Highlights)
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American Record Guide - February 1954 Vol.20 No.6 p.183 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1954 Vol.4 No.5 p.51 (mention) [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1961 p.209 [NC]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.99-100 [RG]
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Karl Paul
Walther von Stolzing - Bernd Aldenhoff
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Tiana Lemnitz
Magdalena - Emilie Walter-Sacks
Nachtwächter - Werner Faulhaber
Kunz Vogelgesang - Johannes Kemter
Konrad Nachtigall - Kurt Legner
Ulrich Eisslinger - Heinrich Tessmer
Balthasar Zorn - Karl-Heinz Thomann
Augustin Moser - Gerhard Stolze
Hermann Ortel - Theo Adam
Hans Schwarz - Erich Handel
Hans Foltz - Werner Faulhaber
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Black Disc - Urania URLP 206 {6LPS}; VOX OPBX 142; VOX OPL 350 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - Myto 4 MCD 961.138 {4CDS} (1996)ª; Gebhart JGCD 0043/4 {4CDS} (2001)ª
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 - July 1963 p.67 (Highlights); April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.346
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.58 [DN]
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Diapason - No.433 janvier 1997 p.108
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.92
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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.40 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.64 [HF]
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.82-83 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.92 octubre 1996 p.54
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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.69
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Albrecht Peter
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Paul Kuen
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Herta Töpper
Nachtwächter - Willy Schmitz
Kunz Vogelgesang - Franz Klarwein
Konrad Nachtigall - Carl Hoppe
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emil Graf
Balthasar Zorn - John Kuhn
Augustin Moser - Karl Ostertag
Hermann Ortel - Adolf Keil
Hans Schwarz - Walter Bracht
Hans Foltz - Rudolf Wünzer
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 462 974L {4CDS} (1998)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 - October 1998 p.130 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.665 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.58 [DN]
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Opéra International - mai 1998 No.224 p.64 [FL-2]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.104 [CM]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [KM]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X1 - N.113 - novembre 1997 p.86 [GDV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregentheater, Munich (11 september 1955)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin - Staatsoper Berlin - St. Hedwigs Kathedrale Berlin
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Gustav Neidlinger
Walther von Stolzing - Rudolf Schock
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Marga Höffgen
Nachtwächter - Hermann Prey
Kunz Vogelgesang - Horst Wilhelm
Konrad Nachtigall - Walter Stoll
Ulrich Eisslinger - Leopold Clam
Balthasar Zorn - Manfred Schmidt
Augustin Moser - Herold Kraus
Hermann Ortel - Robert Koffmane
Hans Schwarz - Anton Metternich
Hans Foltz - Hanns Pick
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Black Disc; - Electrola WALP 519-523 {5LPS}; *HMV ALP 1506-1510 {5LPS} (1958)ª; HMV «Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1094-1098 {5LPS} (1967)ª; EMI RLS 740 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Angel 3572 E/L {5LPS} (1958)ª; Eterna 8 20 108/112 {5LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-RLS 740 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64154-2 {4CDS} (1992)ª; Angel CDMD 64154 {4CDS}
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 - February 1958 pp.372-373 [AR]; September 1958 p.138 [HCS]; October 1958 p.190 [DST]; August 1967 pp.124-125 [EG]; October 1979 p.715 [AB] ; February 1993 p.76 [AB]
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Opera - April 1958 p.260; October 1967 p.826; February 1980 p.166 Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.22 [HC]
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Opera Now - December 1992 p.54
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Opera News - October 1993 p.32
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Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.268
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Opéra International - December 1992 p.84
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Diapason - January 1993 p.149
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.87 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.202 [JD]
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ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.105 [PLM]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.61
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Classic CD - December 1992 p.88
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.44 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - December 1992 p.112
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.584
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Amfortas - Ferdinand Frantz
Titurel - Alois Pernerstorfer
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Klingsor - Hermann Uhde
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl
Knappe 1 - Hetty Plümacher
Knappe 2 - Jutta Vulpius
Knappe 3 - Gisela Litz
Knappe 4 - Tommaso Frascati
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg
Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger
Blumenmädchen 3 - Hetty Plümacher
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius
Blumenmädchen 6 - Gisela Litz
Ritter 1 - Tommaso Frascati
Ritter 2 - Giuliano Ferrein
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 35169 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Opera Depot OD 10082-4 {4CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
Comments:- Recording of a radio performance broadcast on 1 April 1956. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Elisabeth Höngen
Loge - Julius Pölzer
Mime - William Wernigk
Alberich - Adolf Vogel
Freia - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Froh - Willy Friedrich
Donner - Alfred Poell
Erda - Rosette Anday
Fasolt - Marjan Rus
Fafner - Herbert Alsen
Woglinde - Esther Réthy
Wellgunde - Martha Rohs
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 962.144 {2CDS} (1996)ª; *Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.96 [ST]
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue 1996 December 1996 p.3
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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention)
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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.83-84 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.114 [TP]
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Elisabeth Höngen
Loge - Joachim Sattler
Mime - Peter Markwort
Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer
Freia - Walburga Wegener
Froh - Günther Treptow
Donner - Angelo Mattiello
Erda - Margret Weth-Falke
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Albert Emmerich
Woglinde - Magda Gabory
Wellgunde - Margareta Kenney
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 128 {2LPS} (1972)ª; *Murray Hill 940477 {11LPS} (cycle); Everest Opera Series 473-2 ; Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 37/3
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 26; Music & Arts CD-914 (cycle); Hunt WFE 301/351 (cycle); Arkadia 351.12; (cycle); Virtuoso 2699082 (cycle); Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.131 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0018 (cycle) {12CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.654 [AB]; December 1996 p.151; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]
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Opera - June 1997 p.748
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Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.111
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Opera News - October 1996 p.44
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Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.416
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14; Mai 2000 S.61 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.275
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Diapason - No.473 septembre 2000 p.114 [AT]
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International Record Review - June 2000 pp.112-114 [MA]: December 2000 p.128 [MT]
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Classic CD - November 1996 p.98
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.77
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 pp.239-241
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Répertoire - No.133 mars 2000 p.84 No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.114-115 [TP]
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Répertoire - No.133 mars 2000 p.84No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.114-115 [TP]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.242 avril 2000 pp.94-95 [SB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.86 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 March 1950)
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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Aga Joesten
Loge - Joachim Sattler
Mime - Willy Hofmann
Alberich - Rolf Heide
Freia - Hertha Wilfert
Froh - Heinrich Bensing
Donner - Sanders Schier
Erda - Marie-Luise Schilp
Fasolt - Otto von Rohr
Fafner - Helmut Fehn
Woglinde - Hanna Clauss
Wellgunde - Christa Ludwig
Floßhilde - Käthe Lindloff
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90450 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.75 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.270 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.86 [VM]
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Res Fischer
Loge - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Lore Hoffmann
Froh - Rudolf Schock
Donner - Josef Metternich
Erda - Res Fischer
Fasolt - Gottlob Frick
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Margot Guillaume
Wellgunde - Erika Köth
Floßhilde - Maria von Ilosvay
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Black Disc - Gramophone 20139 (highlights) {1LP}; Allegro/Elite 3086 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0054-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0133 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 pp.84-85 [MCP]
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Comments:- The cast given on the GRAMOPHONE and ALLEGRO/ELITE discs is fictitious (See «ARSC Journal» Vol.27 No.1 Spring 1996 p.28)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Loge - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Julius Patzak
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Elisabeth Grümmer
Froh - Lorenz Fehenberger
Donner - Alfred Poell
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Fasolt - Josef Greindl
Fafner - Gottlob Frick
Woglinde - Sena Jurinac
Wellgunde - Magda Gabory
Floßhilde - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 14 {3LPS} *EMI RLS 702(Cycle); EMI RLS 703;; EMI Electrola 1C 147-02 275/92 (cycle) {18LPS} (1972)ª; EMI EX 290670-3 (cycle) {14LPS} (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDZM 67213 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.461, p.539 [DC]; January 1973 p.1296 [DST] April 1974 p.1909 [AB]; May 1986 p. [AB]; February 1991 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 [MA]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.221-222 [HF]
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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.60 - S.62 [KL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [VM]
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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176
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Comments:- Recorded October, November 1953. See HIGH FIDELITY October 1965 Vol.15 No.9 pp.32-40 for information on earlier attempts to publish this recording
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Johanna Blatter
Loge - Helmut Melchert
Alberich - Benno Kusche
Froh - Rudolf Schock
Donner - Josef Metternich
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Woglinde - Lisa Otto
Wellgunde - Melitta Muszely
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1984 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 109 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 091 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0020352BC {1CD} (1994)ª; Berlin Classics 0032632BC {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.68; October 1963 p.177
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Opera - September 1963 pp.636-637 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.420
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [AJ]
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Conductor Hans Weisbach - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - Leipziger Sinfonieorchester
Chorus - Chor des Reichssenders Leipzig
Rienzi - August Seider
Irene - Franziska von Dobay
Steffano Colonna - Rudolf Gonszar
Adriano Colonna - Margarete Klose
Peace Herald - Lore Hoffmann
Paolo Orsini - Theodor Horand
Raimondo - Ferdinand Frantz
Baroncelli - Hanns Fleischer
Cecco del Vecchio - Rudolf Schmalnauer
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0111 (+Tristan und Isolde - Act 2; conclusion with Seider - Bäumer - Dalberg +Don Carlos - Rodrigo/Philip duet; with Horand and Dalberg) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rienzi by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1079; PENGUIN p.538
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 p.102 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.74 juillet-aoüt 2005 p.105 (mention)
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of the first 3 Acts of a concert performance in the Gewandhaus, Leipzig (13 November 1937) and of a performance of the introduction to Act 5 followed by «Allmächt'ger Vate blick' herab» sung by August Seider and conducted by Hilmar Weber.
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Siegfried - Günther Treptow
Mime - William Wernigk
Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz
Brünhilde - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Alberich - Adolf Vogel
Erda - Rosette Anday
Fafner - Herbert Alsen
Waldvogel - Ruthilde Boesch
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 972.155 {3CDS} (1997)ª; *Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.96 [ST]
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Opera News - April 11 1998 p.47 [BZ]
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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Wagner News - Issue No.122 September 1997 p.20 (mention)
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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.83-84 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.94 [JS]
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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.114 [TP]
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Mime - Peter Klein
Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Erda - Karin Branzell
Fafner - Dezsö Ernster
Waldvogel - Erna Berger
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (Also available on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (10 February 1951). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.40-43.
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Siegfried - Ludwig Suthaus
Mime - Julius Patzak
Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer
Erda - Margarete Klose
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Waldvogel - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 23 {5LPS} *EMI RLS 702 (Cycle) (1972)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 147-02 275/92 {18LPS} (cycle) (1972)ª; EMI EX 290670-3 (cycle) {14LPS} (1986)ª; Melodiya D 035091-100 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDZM 67123 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.461, p.539 [DC]; January 1973 p.1296 [DST] May 1986 p. [AB]; February 1991 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 [MA]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.221-222 [HF]
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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.60 - S.62 [KL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [VM]
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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176
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Comments:- Recorded October, November 1953. See HIGH FIDELITY October 1965 Vol.15 No.9 pp.32-40 for information on earlier attempts to publish this recording. See also«So war mein Weg» by Martha Mödl pp.109-110
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Mime - Paul Kuen
Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz
Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Waldvogel - Joan Sutherland
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Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMS 230 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.296 [JPM]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1947(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Tristan - Ejnar Beyron
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Elsa Cavelti
Marke - Ferdinand Frantz
Kurwenal - Paul Schöffler
Melot - Marcello Cortis
Hirt - Luigi Nardi
Steuerman - Eraldo Coda
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Gino Del Signore
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Black Disc; - A.N.N.A. Record Company 1052 {1LP} (1980)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 part of a performance at La Scala (February or March 1947). CDs were published by «Legendry» and «Minerva» labeled to be excerpts from this performance, but according to David G. Crighton (Wagner News Issue No.128 August 1998 p.128) they are from a performance in 1948 (April)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tristan - Günther Treptow
Isolde - Helena Braun
Brangaene - Margarete Klose
Marke - Ferdinand Frantz
Kurwenal - Paul Schöffler
Melot - Albrecht Peter
Hirt - Paul Kuen
Steuerman - Fritz Richard Bender
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Fritz Richard Bender
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Black Disc - Discocorp «I Grandi Interpreti» IGI 343 {5LPS} Movimento Musica 05.001 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - ~Laudis LCD 4.4009 {4CDS}; Orfeo C355 943 D {3CDS} Gala GL 100.651 {4CDS}; Arkadia 3CD 78075 {3CDS}; Andromeda ANDRCD 9011 {3CDS} (2007)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:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1995 p.133
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Opera - December 1994 p.1387
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Opera Now - January 1995 p.54
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Opera News - April 15 1995 p.34
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.334
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.64; Mai 1996 S.62
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.81
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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.126
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151
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BBC Music Magazine - March 1995 p.81
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Wagner News - No.108 April 1995 p.19
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.82
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.187 avril 1995 p.108
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Stereophile - February 1995 (Vol.18 No.2) p.183
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.94 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Prinzregententheater, Munich (23 July 1950) See OPERA, September 1950 p.24. The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tristan - Günther Treptow
Isolde - Helena Braun
Brangaene - Margarete Klose
Marke - Ferdinand Frantz
Kurwenal - Rudolf Großmann
Melot - Albrecht Peter
Hirt - Paul Kuen
Steuerman - Rudolf Wünzer
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Richard Holm
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 014 {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Treasure of the Earth 2058 {4CDRS} (2002)ª; Myto 3 MCD 032 H075 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0044 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics CACD 5.OO496 + CACD 5.00497 {4CDS} (2004)ª
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 - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.66-S.67 [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.294 [WHY]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.89 [VJ]: No.74 octubre 2004 p.89 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (20 July 1952). The CDRs issued on the «Treasure of the Earth» label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in February 2003.
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Conductor Winfried Zillig - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Siegmund - Adam Fendt
Sieglinde - Aga Joesten
Hunding - Otto von Rohr
Brünhilde - Erna Schlüter
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Carin Carlsson
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Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 50075 + 50078 {4CDS} (2000)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
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Siegmund - Günther Treptow
Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni
Hunding - Herbert Alsen
Brünhilde - Helena Braun
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Rosette Anday
Gerhilde - Judith Hellwig
Ortlinde - Esther Réthy
Waltraute - Rosette Anday
Schwertleite - Alice Ostrowsky
Helmwige - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Siegrune - Gertrud Burgsthaler-Schuster
Grimgerde - Dagmar Hermann
Roßweiße - Else Schürnoff
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 971 152 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Myto 4 MCD 954 136 (highlights +Parsifal) {4CDS} (1995)ª; *Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (cycle) (+Ferdinand Franz in Prinz Igor) {12CDS} (2001)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 Now - July/August 1998 p.96 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.310
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Opéra International - mars 1996 No.200 p.76; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [AT]
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.131
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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.83-84 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.114 [TP]
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Comments:- The highlights (Act 1) on Myto 4 MCD 954 136 are included as a «filler» with therecording of Parsifal conducted by Moralt
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Siegmund - Günther Treptow
Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni
Hunding - Ludwig Weber
Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Elisabeth Höngen
Gerhilde - Walburga Wegener
Ortlinde - Karen Flagstad (Cerhal)
Waltraute - Dagmar Schmedes
Schwertleite - Polly Batic
Helmwige - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Siegrune - Margareta Kenney
Grimgerde - Sieglinde Wagner
Roßweiße - Margret Weth-Falke
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Black Disc; - *E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 534 {3LPS} (1971)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 86 {4LPS} (1979)ª; *Murray Hill 940477 {11LPS) (cycle); Everest «Opera Series» 474-3
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 15; Music & Arts CD-914(cycle); Gebhardt JGCD 0018 (cycle) {12CDS} (2000)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.137 {3CDS} (2000)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:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.654 [AB]; December 1996 p.151; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]
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Opera - June 1997 p.748
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Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.111
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Opera News - October 1996 p.44
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Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.416
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.275
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Diapason - No.471 juin 2000 pp.92-93 [AT]
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International Record Review - June 2000 pp.112-114 [MA]
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Classic CD - November 1996 p.98
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.77
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Classical Express - May 2000 p.8 [SJT]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 pp.239-241
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.86 [MC]
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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.114-115 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (9 March 1950)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Günther Treptow
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Lubomir Vichegonov
Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Jean Madeira
Helmwige - Regina Resnik
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (Also available on compact cassette)
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:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1951). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.37-40.
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen
Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni
Hunding - Gottlob Frick
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Elsa Cavelti
Gerhilde - Gerda Scheyrer
Ortlinde - Magda Gabory
Waltraute - Dagmar Schmedes
Schwertleite - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Helmwige - Judith Hellwig
Siegrune - Olga Bennings
Grimgerde - Elsa Cavelti
Roßweiße - Ira Malaniuk
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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 41 {4LPS} *EMI RLS 702 (Cycle) (1972)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 147-02 275/92 (cycle) {18LPS} (1972)ª; EMI EX 290670-3 (cycle) {14LPS} (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; EMI CDZM 67123 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.461, p.539 [DC]; January 1973 p.1296 [DST] May 1986 p. [AB]; February 1991 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 [MA]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.221-222 [HF]
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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.60 - S.62 [KL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [VM]
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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176
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Comments:- Recorded October, November 1953; See HIGH FIDELITY October 1965 Vol.15 No.9 pp.32-40 for information on earlier attempts to publish this recording. See also«So war mein Weg» by Martha Mödl pp.109-110
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Set Svanholm
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Hans Hotter
Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Heidi Krall
Waltraute - Mariquita Moll
Schwertleite - Jean Madeira
Helmwige - Lucine Amara
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1055 (& 760) Adonis 54001 (Act 1 +Parsifal - Stiedry 1954) {4CDS}
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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:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of of a performance at the MET (13 February 1954; see «Sign-Off for the Old MET» p.80). 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 Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Siegmund - Ludwig Suthaus
Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek
Hunding - Gottlob Frick
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Margarete Klose
Gerhilde - Gerda Scheyrer
Ortlinde - Judith Hellwig
Waltraute - Dagmar Schmedes
Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert
Helmwige - Erika Köth
Siegrune - Herta Töpper
Grimgerde - Johanna Blatter
Roßweiße - Dagmar Hermann
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1257-1261 {5LPS} (1955)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 383-387 {5LPS} (1955)ª; HMV «The Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1019-1023 {5LPS} (1966)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 900 {5LPS} (1955)ª; Seraphim IE-6012 [5LPS];; Electrola WALP 1257-1261 {5LPS}; Melodiya D 033019-28 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHS 7 63045-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Urania URN 280 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111056-58 {3CDS} (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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1955 p.151 [AR]; February 1956 p.342 [HCS]; April 1966 pp.514-515 [AR]; July 1989 p.237 [AB]
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Opera - November 1955 p.718
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.238-239 [HF]; Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.253 [HF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.187-188 [GJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.82 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1955 p.14
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Gramophone Record Review - October 1955 pp.697-698 [WM]
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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.88 [PHR]: June 1967 Vol.33 No.10 p.965 [HG]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.230-231 [SDC]: March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 p.231 [JPM]
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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p.44 [WSM]
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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