(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Jochum Eugen 1951(RA)*
2 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Wiener Symphoniker - Lehmann Fritz 1955(FI)**
3 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - LEONORE-Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Altman Hans 1950(RA)*
4 BERG ALBAN - LULU-Württembergische Staatsoper - Leitner Ferdinand 1968(LI)**
5 BLACHER BORIS - ROMEO UND JULIA-Wiener Philharmoniker - Krips Josef 1950(LI)*
6 CORNELIUS PETER - BARBIER VON BAGDAD (DER)-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Matzerath Otto 1957(RA)*
7 EGK WERNER - VERLOBUNG IN SAN DOMINGO (DIE)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Egk Werner 1963(LI)*
8 EGK WERNER - ZAUBERGEIGE (DIE)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Egk Werner 1955?(SE)*
9 HANDEL GEORGE FRIDERIC - GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO-Bayerische Staatsoper - Jochum Eugen 1955(LI)*
10 HINDEMITH PAUL - HARMONIE DER WELT (DIE)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Hindemith Paul 1957(LI)*
11 KORNGOLD ERICH WOLFGANG - TOTE STADT (DIE)-Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Lehmann Fritz 1952(RA)*
12 KORNGOLD ERICH WOLFGANG - TOTE STADT (DIE)-Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Lehmann Fritz 1952(RA)*
13 KUBELIK RAFAEL - CORNELIA FAROLI-Städtische Oper Augsburg - Kubelik Rafael 1972(LI)*
14 KÜNNECKE EDUARD - TRAUMLAND-Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks - Stephan Wilhelm 1950(RE)*
15 LORTZING ALBERT - BEIDE SCHÜTZEN (DIE)-Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Koetsier Jan 1950(RA)*
16 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - BASTIEN UND BASTIENNE-Münchner Kammerorchester - Stepp Christoph 1956(STU)*
17 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo - Wolf-Ferrari Manno 1963(LI)*
18 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - SCHAUSPIELDIRECTOR (DER)-Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Hollreiser Heinrich 1944*
19 ORFF CARL - BERNAUERIN (DIE)-Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Leitner Ferdinand 1957(SE)*
20 PFITZNER HANS - PALESTRINA-Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks - Kraus Richard 1952(RA)*
21 PFITZNER HANS - PALESTRINA-Bayerische Staatsoper - Keilberth Joseph 1963(LI)*
22 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Alberth Rudolf 1954(RA)*
23 REIMANN ARIBERT - LEAR-Bayerische Staatsoper - Albrecht Gerd 1978(LC)*
24 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Berliner Symphoniker - Schüchter Wilhelm 1958?(SE)*
25 SMETANA BEDRICH - BARTERED BRIDE (THE)-Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Elmendorff Karl 1953(RA)*
26 STRAUSS RICHARD - ÄGYPTISCHE HELENA (DIE)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Keilberth Joseph 1956(LI)*
27 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Sawallisch Wolfgang 1977(LI)*
28 STRAUSS RICHARD - CAPRICCIO-Bayerische Staatsoper - Heger Robert 1960(LI)*
29 STRAUSS RICHARD - FRIEDENSTAG-Bayerische Staatsoper - Keilberth Joseph 1960(LI)*
30 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FALSTAFF-Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester - Solti Georg 1950(RA)*
31 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1952(RA)*
32 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Münchner Philharmoniker & Württemburger Staatskapelle - Leitner Ferdinand 1951-53(SCE)*
33 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Reiner Fritz 1952(LI)*
34 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Reiner Fritz 1953(LI)*
35 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Bayerische Staatsoper - Kleiber Erich 1952(LI)*
36 WEBER CARL MARIA VON - FREISCHÜTZ (DER)-Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Jochum Eugen 1960(STU)*
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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
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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 Fritz Lehmann - 1955(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Magda László
Florestan - Richard Holm
Pizarro - Heinz Rehfuss
Rocco - Georg Wieter
Marzelline - Sonja Schöner
Jaquino - Fritz (Friedrich) Berger
Fernando - Alfred Poell
Erster Gefangene - Kurt Equiluz
Zweiter Gefangene - Leo Heppe
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus 101 306 (Walter Felsenstein edition) {12DVDS} (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Eurovideo 11567 (PAL)
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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:-
Opera - June 2008 pp.731-733 [RP2]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film directed by Walter Felsenstein. Some of the roles are acted in the film by different performers from those listed above: Fidelio (Claude Nollier), Pizarro (Hans Schiel), Fernando (Erwin Gross), First Prisoner (Michael Tollering), Second Prisoner (Harry Payer)
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Conductor Hans Altman - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Leonore - Paula Baumann
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Rocco - Georg Wieter
Pizzaro - Gerhard Misske
Fernando - Georg Hann
Marzelline - Lore Wißmann
Jaquino - Richard Holm
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 298 {2LPS} (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90468 {2CDS} (2001)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.99 [AB]
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Orpheus - Februar 2002 S.56 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 p.219 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.80 [JR]
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Comments:- The singer of Pizzaro is given as Richard Misske in the «EJS Discography» p.265,but I have been unables to find any further information about a singer of this name. According to Kutsch-Riemanns (Dritte erweiterte Auflage, Band 3 p.2389) Gerhard Misske was a member of the ensemble of the Stadttheater, Augsburg and Pizzaro was in his repertoire. Also, Gerhard Misske is stated to sing this role by Preiser.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Lulu - Anja Silja
Gräfin Geschwitz - Sona Cervená
Dr Schön - Carlos Alexander
Alwa - Richard Holm
Schigolch - Willy Ferenz
Der Athlet - William Wilderman
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5897 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Lulu by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.371; CELLETTI p.76; Opera on CD (1) p.133 (2) p.146; (3) p.164; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.181-182 p.198; MET p.37; PENGUIN p.14; GIUDICI p.49 (2) p.85; Diapason No.447 avril 1998 p.48
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in Stuttgart. The DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Romeo - Richard Holm
Julia - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Lady Capulet - Sieglinde Wagner
Die Amme - Dagmar Hermann
Capulet - Hermann Uhde
Tybalt - Josef Witt
Benvolio - Kurt Böhme
Peter - Erich Majkut
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 974
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Landestheater Salzburg (9 August 1950). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kraut p.137. 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 Otto Matzerath - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Abu Hassan - Josef Greindl
Margiana - Anneliese Rothenberger
Nureddin - Richard Holm
Kalif - Benno Kusche
Kadi - Helmut Krebs
Bostana - Gisela Litz
Sultan - Max Noack
Scheherezade - Julia Costa
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0211 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Barbier von Bagdad by Peter Cornelius are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.171
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]
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International Record Review - May 2008 p.30 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.110 mayo 2008 p.92 [JMP]
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Conductor Werner Egk - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Jeanne - Evelyn Lear
Babekan - Margarethe Bence
Hoango - Hans Günter Nöcker
Nanky - Hamid Nasseri
Christoph von Ried - Fritz Wunderlich
Gottfried von Ried - Mino Yahia
Herr Schwarz - Richard Holm
Herr Weiss - Karl Christian Kohn
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 343 932 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1994 p.111
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.179
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American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.99
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BBC Music Magazine - mars 1995 p.80
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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.42
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Comments:- Recording of the first perfomance at the National Theatre, Munich (see Opera Jan1964 p.29)
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Conductor Werner Egk - 1955?(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kaspar - Marcel Cordes
Gretl - Erika Köth
Linabella - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Amandus - Richard Holm
Guldensack - Max Proebstl
Cuperas - Gottlob Frick
Fangauf - Karl Ostertag
Schnapper - Josef Knapp
Ein Richter - Paul Kuen
Erster Lakai - Emil Grauf
Zweiter Lakai - Walter Bracht
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 19062 LPEM {1LP}; American Decca DL 9825 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Cabaletta CBCD 001 {1CD} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zaubergeige by Werner Egk are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.253
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1959 p.22 [WSM]
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Opera - October 1959 p.688
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American Record Guide - August 1956 Vol.22 No.12 p.202 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1956 Vol.6 No.9 p.57 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1959 p.444 [HS]
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Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.16 [NG]
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Classic Record Collector - Autunmn 2007 pp.98-99 [JTH]
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Giulio Cesare - Josef Metternich
Cleopatra - Lisa Della Casa
Cornelia - Ira Malaniuk
Sesto - Richard Holm
Tolomeo - Benno Kusche
Achilla - Albrecht Peter
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 439 (& 1080)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival. See OPERA October 1955 pp.642-644; «Das geliebte Haus» by Rudolf Hartmann S.414. 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 Paul Hindemith - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Rudolf II - Ferdinand II - Die Sonne - Keith Engen
Kepler - Die Erde - Josef Metternich
Wallenstein - Jupiter - Richard Holm
Ulrich Grüßer - Mars - Kurt Wehofschitz
Tansur - Saturn - Marcel Cordes
Susanna - Venus - Liselotte Fölser
Katharina - Der Mond - Herta Töpper
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1138
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Comments:- Recording of the first performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (11 August 1957). See OPERA November 1957 pp.694-696. 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». Here the date of the performance is given incorrectly as 11 September 1957.
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Conductor Fritz Lehmann - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Paul - Karl Friedrich
Marietta - Maud Cunitz
Erscheinung Mariens - Maud Cunitz
Frank - Benno Kusche
Brigitta - Lilian Benningsen
Fritz - Hans Braun
Juliette - Margot Guillaume
Lucienne - Elinor Junker-Giesen
Gaston - Richard Holm
Victorin - Richard Holm
Graf Albert - Josef Traxel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 263 {2LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0004 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Die tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.354; Opera on CD (2) p.150 (3) p.169; GIUDICI p.319 (2) p.553; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.202 p.118
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.85 [MCP]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Comments:- The recording on the LPs issued by EJS and on the CDs issued by Walhall appears to be that listed in the «Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen» published by the Bayerischer Rundfunk Schallarkiv (Hauptteil A Band III 5614a) where the year is given as 1952.
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Conductor Fritz Lehmann - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Paul - Karl Friedrich
Marietta - Maud Cunitz
Erscheinung Mariens - Maud Cunitz
Frank - Benno Kusche
Brigitta - Lilian Benningsen
Fritz - Hans Braun
Juliette - Margot Guillaume
Lucienne - Elinor Junker-Giesen
Gaston - Richard Holm
Victorin - Richard Holm
Graf Albert - Josef Traxel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 263 {2LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0004 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Die tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.354; Opera on CD (2) p.150 (3) p.169; GIUDICI p.319 (2) p.553; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.202 p.118
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.85 [MCP]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Comments:- The recording on the LPs issued by EJS and on the CDs issued by Walhall appears to be that listed in the «Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen» published by the Bayerischer Rundfunk Schallarkiv (Hauptteil A Band III 5614a) where the year is given as 1952.
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Augsburg
Chorus - Städtische Oper Augsburg
Cornelia - Grit van Jüten
Titian - Hans Günter Nöcker
Aretino - Richard Holm
Rodrigo - Jean van Ree
Four courtesans - Norma Sharp
- Helga Viertl
- Monika Runge
- Edith Menzel
Hortado de Mendoza - Rupert Straub
Enrico Salvado - Horst Emanuel
The Inquisitor - Klaus Martin Heim
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1037
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Augsburg (15 August 1972). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 26 January 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 27 January-2 February 1973 p.27.
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Conductor Wilhelm Stephan - 1950(RE)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Elinor Molander, Filmstar - Käthe Maas
Irvin Willing, Komponist - Richard Holm
Peggy Kobali - Anneliese Rothenberger
Jack Sonny, Schauspieler - Otto Albrecht
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100774 (+Lady Hamilton) {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Conductor Jan Koetsier - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Amtmann Wall - Max Proebstl
Caroline - Käthe Nentwig
Wilhelm - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Peter - Paul Kuen
Busch - Benno Kusche
Suschen - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Gustav - Richard Holm
Jungfer Lieblich - Ruth Michaelis
Schwarzbart - Georg Wieter
Barsch - Peter Russ
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL 162 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4546-4547 {2CDS}; Phonograph PH 5111 {1CD} (2001)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40
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Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.57 [IW]
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.66
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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.52
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.94 [JMP]
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Conductor Christoph Stepp - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Kammerorchester
Bastien - Richard Holm
Bastienne - Rita Streich
Colas - Toni Blankenheim
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. DGM 18280 {1LP} (1956)ª; American Decca DL 9860 {1LP} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - DG «Originals» 474 738-2 (collection) {8CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Bastien und Bastienne by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57; CELLETTI p.445; PENGUIN p.224; GIUDICI p.399 (2) p.695
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1956 p.137 [PHW]; June 2004 p.83 (mention) [PO'C]
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Opera - November 1956 p.689
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American Record Guide - January-February 1957 Vol.23 No.5 p.79 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.66 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1956 p.16
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Comments:- The CD issued by DG in 2004 is part of a collection of the recordings of Rita Streich called «The Viennese Nightingale».
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Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Don Giovanni - Renato Capecchi
Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer
Don Ottavio - Richard Holm
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - Giovanni Foiani
Masetto - Renato Cesari
Zerlina - Mariella Adani
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3835 (1996)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Salle Garnier, Théâtre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo (17 Februar 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the chronology section of the web-site: http://www.leylagencer.eu (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».
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Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1944
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Madame Herz - Elinor Junker-Giesen
Mademoiselle Silberklang - Gertrude Callam
Vogelsang - Richard Holm
Buff - Georg Hann
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 235
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Recordings of Der Schauspieldirector by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.521; PENGUIN p.254
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Agnes Bernauer - Käthe Gold
Herzog Albrecht - Fred Liewehr
Tenorstimme - Richard Holm
Sopranostimme - Liselotte Fölser
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPM 18408 {1LP}
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Recordings of Die Bernauerin by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1959 pp.90-91 [WSM]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1959 p.581 [MR]
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Palestrina - Julius Patzak
Carlo Borromeo - Hans Hotter
Ighino - Anny Schlemm
Silla - Gisela Litz
Giovanni Morone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Bernardo Novagerio - Richard Holm
Kardinal Madruscht - Arnold Van Mill
Graf Luna - Albrecht Peter
Pabst Pius IV - Gottlob Frick
Bischof Ercole Severolus - Wilhelm Schirp
Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Karl Wolfram
Abdisu - Helmut Krebs
Anton Brus von Müglitz - Hermann Scheuing
Der Bischof von Budoja - Christo Bajew
Theophilus, Bischof von Imola - Walter Kassek
Avosmediano, Bischof von Cadix - Heiner Horn
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 021 HO60 {3CDS} (2002)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.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.156 [JHN]
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Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.256 [CHP]
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Comments:- A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 25 May 1968. See Radio Times Issue dated May 25-31 1968 p.9.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Palestrina - Richard Holm
Carlo Borromeo - Hans Hotter
Ighino - Hanny Steffek
Silla - Ingeborg Bremert
Giovanni Morone - Heinz Imdahl
Bernardo Novagerio - Fritz Uhl
Kardinal Madruscht - Max Proebstl
Graf Luna - Hans Günter Nöcker
Bischof Ercole Severolus - Adolf Keil
Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Kurt Böhme
Abdisu - Helmut Krebs
Anton Brus von Müglitz - Carl Hoppe
Der Bischof von Budoja - Friedrich Lenz
Avosmediano, Bischof von Cadix - Erich Ringel
Dandini von Grosseto - Walter Carnuth
Der Zeremonienmeister - Karl Christian Kohn
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo d'Oro C 515993D {3CDS} (1999)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:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 1999 p.132 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.333-334 [MA]
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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.63-S.64 [GE]
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Opéra International - No.246 mai 2000 p.76 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.466 janvier 2000 p.80 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.115 October 1999 p.4 [MT]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2000 p.69 [MP]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 pp.241-242 [KM]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - Mo.127 diciembre 1999 p.45 (mention) [MC]
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Répertoire - No.132 février 2000 p.65 [LB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.138 marzo 2000 pp.94-95 [MG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theater, Munich (17 August 1963)
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Conductor Rudolf Alberth - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Cio Cio San - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Pinkerton - Richard Holm
Sharpless - Marcel Cordes
Suzuki - Herta Töpper
Kate Pinkerton - Dagmar Naaff
Goro - Karl Ostertag
Il principe Yamadori - Adolf Keil
Lo zio Bonzo - Max Proebstl
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0148 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance. This is listed in Bayerischer Rundfunk's «Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen - Sängerinnen - Buchstabe R-Z» (entry B 3415)
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Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1978(LC)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lear - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Cordelia - Julia Varady
Goneril - Helga Dernesch
Regan - Colette Lorand
Graf von Kent - Richard Holm
Narr - Rolf Boysen
König von Frankreich - Karl Helm
Herzog von Albany - Hans Wilbrink
Herzog von Cornwall - Georg Paskuda
Graf von Gloster - Hans Günter Nöcker
Edgar - David Knutson
Edmund - Werner Goetz (Götz)
Bedienter - Markus Goritzki
Ritter - Gerhard Auer
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Black Disc; - DG 2709 087 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 463 480-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.518 [WSM]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS] September 2000 p.92 [AW]
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Opera - March 2001 pp.377-378 [TA]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 pp.332-333 [HF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.1 Winter 2001 pp.158-161 [RG]
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Opéra International - No.248 juillet-aoüt 2000 pp.7-79 [GM]
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Classic CD - September 2000 pp.66-67 [TB]
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International Record Review - August 2000 p.107 [GS]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.208 [CHP]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2000 p.94 [NW]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.245 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.90 [FL]
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Répertoire - No.138 septembre 2000 p.68 [LB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 pp.92-93 [MC]
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Musica (Milano) - N.121 novembre 2000 p.93 [MP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2000 No.136 p.50 [SV]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Nationaltheater, Munich (October 1978)
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1958?(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Figaro - Hermann Prey
Il Conte Almaviva - Richard Holm
Rosina - Erika Köth
Dr. Bartolo - Gottlob Frick
Don Basilio - Gottlob Frick
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Black Disc; - Electrola WCLP 557 {1LP} (1958)ª; Electola E 80 036 {1LP} (1959)ª; Electrola «Kristall» SMVP 8021; EMI 1C 047 38573 {1LP};; Eterna 820167 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 26432-2 {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Ich bin das Faktotum der schönen Welt; Frag' ich mein beklomm'nes Herz; Strahlt auf mich der Blitz des Goldnes; Die Verleumdung, sie ist ein Lüftchen; Sieh' schon die Morgenröte; Also ich, meinst du es wirklich?; Einen Doktor meinesgleichen; Gewittermusik; Ist er's wirklich.
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Kruschina - Fritjof Sentpaul
Kathinka - Martha Geister
Marie - Elfride Trötschel
Micha - Heinz Prybit
Agnes - Christa Ludwig
Wenzel - Willy Hofmann
Hans - Richard Holm
Kezal - Georg Stern
Esmeralda - Maria Madlen Madsen
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Compact Disc; - Relief CD 1916 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Cantus Classics 500675 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 p.103 [JTH]
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Helena - Leonie Rysanek
Menelaus - Bernd Aldenhoff
Hermione - Luise Camer
Aithra - Annelies Kupper
Altair - Hermann Uhde
Da-Ud - Richard Holm
Die alles-wissendes Muschel - Ira Malaniuk
1. Dienerin Aithras - Lilian Benningsen
2. Dienerin Aithras - Antonia Fahberg
4 Elfen - Lotte Schädle
- Doris Pilling
- Gertrud Friedrich
- Gertrud Vollath
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 268 {2LPS} (1963 )ª; Historical Recording Enterprises/Teatro Dischi HRE TD 507-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram 27066 (+excerpts - Pauly - Busch - 1928) {2CDS} Orfeo C 424 962 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1194 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1381 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7042 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die ägyptische Helena by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.775; GIUDICI p.844 (2) p.1374; Opéra International No.243 février 2000 p,64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 1998 p.660 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 p.228 [JY]; Vol.20 No.3 January/ February 1997 p.278; Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.266-267 [JS]
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.35
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.195-197 [RP]; Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.540-544 [RG]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.94
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.173
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.52
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Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.105 - febbraio 1997 p.72
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.51
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theatre, Munich (10 August 1956,see OPERA October 1956 p.611 - the date given on the Melodram CDs is 27 August 1956). The version used is that prepared by Clemens Krauss and Lothar Wallenstein for Vienna in 1933 (See FANFARE Vol.20 No.5 May/June 1997 p.17)
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Ariadne - Gwyneth Jones
Komponist - Trudeliese Schmidt
Zerbinetta - Edita Gruberova
Bacchus - Josef Hopperwieser
Musiklehrer - Heinz Imdahl
Harlekin - Raimund Grumbach
Truffaldin - Gerhard Auer
Brighella - Friedrich Lenz
Scaramuchio - David Thaw
Najade - Lotte Schädle
Dryade - Herta Töpper
Echo - Marianne Seibel
Haushofmeister - Richard Holm
Ein Lakai - Hermann Sapell
Ein Offizier - Franz Klarwein
Ein Perückenmacher - Hans Wilbrink
Ein Tanzmeister - Willi Brokmeier
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD OD 10271-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (9 March 1977). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Gräfin - Lisa Della Casa
Graf - Horst Günter
Flamand - Richard Holm
Olivier - Hermann Prey
La Roche - Kurt Böhme
Clairon - Gisela Litz
Taupe - Paul Kuen
Eine italienische Sängerin - Erika Köth
Ein italienischer Tenor - Lorenz Fehenberger
Der Haushofmeister - Georg Wieter
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL-S 110 (3)
Compact Disc - Voce Della Luna VL 2010-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.94
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.45
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival (20 August 1960) (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 p.58 )
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kommandant - Josef Metternich
Maria - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Wachtmeister - Max Proebstl
Konstabel - Benno Kusche
Schütze - Richard Holm
Musketier - Albrecht Peter
Hornist - Wolfgang Anresos
Offizier - Hans Hermann Nissen
Piedmonteser - Horst Wilhelm
Holsteiner - Kurt Böhme
Bürgermeister - Lorenz Fehenberger
Prälat - Carl Hoppe
Frontoffizier - Josef Knapp
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03567
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival (13 August 1960). The cast given above is that listed in the «Historischer Katalog» of Bayerischer Rundfunk, but it is not certain if the singers have been correctly assigned to the roles.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Falstaff - Hans Reinmar
Fenton - Richard Holm
Ford - Albrecht Peter
Alice Ford - Maud Cunitz
Nannetta - Wilma Lipp
Meg Page - Ingeborg Lasser
Mistress Quickly - Res Fischer
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0171 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - June 2006 p.27 [JTH]
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Comments:- The assignment of some of the singers to the roles as given above may be incorrect.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Violetta Valery - Clara Ebers
Flora Bervoix - Maria Madlen Madsen
Annina - Käthe Lindloff
Alfredo Germont - Richard Holm
Giorgio Germont - Josef Metternich
Gastone - Rudolf Kraft
Dottore Grenvil - Aage Poulsen
Barone Douphol - Georg Stern
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0048 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 June 1952.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1951-53(SCE)
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker & Württemburger Staatskapelle
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Hans Sachs - Josef Herrmann
Walther von Stolzing - Wolfgang Windgassen
David - Richard Holm
Eva - Annelies Kupper
Magdalena - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 19047 LPEM {1LP}; D.G.G. DGM 19047 {1LP} (1957)ª; Heliodor 478126 {1LP}; American Decca DL 9895 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100802 (+excerpts cond. Bamberger) {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1957 p.424 [AR]; March 1962 p.457 [EG]
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American Record Guide - April 1957 Vol.23 No.7 p.113 (mention) [PLM]
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.459 [WM]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Prelude; Fanget an! (WW); Wie düftet doch der Flieder (JH); Wahn, Wahn, überall Wahn (JH); Selig wie die Sonne (quintet); Wach' auf! (Chorus); Morgenlicht leuchtet (WW); Verachtet mir dir Meister nicht (JH).
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Alois Pernerstorfer
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - Herbert Janssen
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Richard Holm
Eva - Walburga Wegener
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Algerd Brazis
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emery Darcy
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL A40-A43 {4CDS} (1996)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0063-4 {4CDS} (2002)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 - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 (mention) [AB]
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.76
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.254 (mention) [PH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.84 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1952). According to Calvin M. Goodwin (OPERA-L, 13:33:37 EDT) Acts 1 and 3 on the Arlecchino CDs are pitched a semitone low and Act 2 a further quarter tone low.
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Josef Greindl
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - Mack Harrell
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Richard Holm
Eva - Victoria de los Ángeles
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Algerd Brazis
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emery Darcy
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Joseph Folmer
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 307
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The sound is described as «poor to good variable».
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tristan - Günther Treptow
Isolde - Helena Braun
Brangaene - Margarete Klose
Marke - Ferdinand Frantz
Kurwenal - Rudolf Großmann
Melot - Albrecht Peter
Hirt - Paul Kuen
Steuerman - Rudolf Wünzer
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Richard Holm
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 014 {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Treasure of the Earth 2058 {4CDRS} (2002)ª; Myto 3 MCD 032 H075 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0044 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics CACD 5.OO496 + CACD 5.00497 {4CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.66-S.67 [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.294 [WHY]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.89 [VJ]: No.74 octubre 2004 p.89 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (20 July 1952). The CDRs issued on the «Treasure of the Earth» label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in February 2003.
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Max - Richard Holm
Agathe - Irmgard Seefried
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Kuno - Albrecht Peter
Kilian - Paul Kuen
Hermit - Walter Kreppel
Zamiel - Ernst Ginsberg
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18639-18640 {2LPS} (1960)ª; D.G.G SLPM 13839-13840 {2LPS} (1960)ª; *DG «Privilege» 2726 061 {2LPS} (1976)ª;; D.G.G. 138 639-640 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG 439 717-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; DG 477 5611 {2CDS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - D.G.G. S 8639 (7½ips 4-track) (USA)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1960 p.230 [AR]; November 1960 p.290 [AR]; January 1961 p.379 [DST]; November 1976 p.874 [JW]; April 1977 p.1528 [JBS]; December 1994 p.161
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Opera - February 1961 p.123
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.73
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.377
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Orpheus - 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.289 [ES]; September+Oktober 2005 S.61 [SS]
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Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.157
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1960 Vol.10 No.12 p.60 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.226 [HG]: March 1965 Vol.31 No.7 p.656: January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.219-220 [RVL]
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BBC Music Magazine - September 1994 p.85
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Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.94
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto p.58
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Comments:- Very little dialogue
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