(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Wiener Philharmoniker - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(LI)*
2 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Wiener Symphoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1953(LI)*
3 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Wiener Philharmoniker - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(STU)*
4 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1955(LI)*
5 BERG ALBAN - LULU-Wiener Staatsoper - Böhm Karl 1968(LI)*
6 BLACHER BORIS - ZWEIHUNDERTTAUSEND TALER-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Hollreiser Heinrich 1969?(LI)**
7 CERHA FRIEDRICH - BAAL-Wiener Philharmoniker - Dohnányi Christoph von 1981(LI)*
8 EINEM GOTTFRIED VON - KABALE UND LIEBE-Wiener Staatsoper - Dohnányi Christoph von 1977(LI)*
9 FORTNER WOLFGANG - BLUTHOCHZEIT-Württembergische Staatsoper - Leitner Ferdinand 1964(LI)**
10 GIORDANO UMBERTO - ANDREA CHÉNIER-Deutsche Oper am Rhein - Erede Alberto 1974(LI)*
11 HENZE HANS WERNER - ELEGY FOR YOUNG LOVERS-Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin - Henze Hans Werner 1963?(SE)*
12 JANÁCEK LEOS - JENUFA-Wiener Staatsoper - Krombholc Jaroslav 1964(LI)*
13 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg) - Schüchter Wilhelm 1950(RA)*
14 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Jochum Eugen 1957(RA)*
15 MUSSORGSKY MODEST - BORIS GODUNOV-Bayerische Staatsoper - Kubelik Rafael 1971(LI)*
16 NICOLAI OTTO - LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR (DIE)-NOT KNOWN - NOT KNOWN 1950(FI)**
17 OFFENBACH JACQUES - BRIGANDS (LES)-Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln - Steinberg Pinchas 1981(RA)*
18 OFFENBACH JACQUES - CONTES D'HOFFMANN (LES)-Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester - Szenkár Eugen 1950(RA)*
19 ORFF CARL - ANTIGONAE-Württembergische Staatsoper - Leitner Ferdinand 1956(LI)*
20 PUCCINI GIACOMO - GIANNI SCHICCHI-Bayerische Staatsoper - Sawallisch Wolfgang 1973(LI)*
21 PURCELL HENRY - DIDO AND AENEAS-Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg) - Schmidt-Isserstedt Hans 1955(RA)*
22 SCHOECK OTHMAR - PENTHESILEA-Württembergische Staatsoper - Leitner Ferdinand 1957(LI)*
23 SCHULTZE NORBERT - SCHWARZER PETER-Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln - Schultze Norbert 19??*
24 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARABELLA-Wiener Philharmoniker - Solti Georg 1976?(FI)**
25 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARABELLA-Bayerische Staatsoper - Sawallisch Wolfgang 1977(LI:4/3/77 - Tomowa-Sintow)*
26 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARABELLA-Bayerische Staatsoper - Sawallisch Wolfgang 1977(LI;27/7/77 - Varady)*
27 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Mitropoulos Dimitri 1950(LI)*
28 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Deutsche Oper am Rhein - Quennet Arnold 1964(LE;van der Lugt)*
29 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1964(LI)*
30 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Dorati Antal 1965(LE)*
31 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Württembergische Staatsoper - Kleiber Carlos 1971(LI;17/6/71)*
32 STRAUSS RICHARD - ELEKTRA-Württembergische Staatsoper - Kleiber Carlos 1971(LI;6/7/71)*
33 STRAUSS RICHARD - FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (DIE)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Keilberth Joseph 1963(LI)*
34 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Philharmonisches Staatsorchester - Hamburg - Ludwig Leopold 1952(LI)*
35 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Bayerisches Staatsorchester - Rieger Fritz 1977(LI)*
36 STRAUSS RICHARD - SCHWEIGSAME FRAU (DIE)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Sawallisch Wolfgang 1971(FI)**
37 STRAUSS RICHARD - SCHWEIGSAME FRAU (DIE)-Bayerische Staatsoper - Sawallisch Wolfgang 1971(LI)*
38 STRAUSS II JOHANN - ZIGEUNERBARON (DER)-Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart - Schönbrunner Schrammeln - Eichhorn Kurt 1971(FI)**
39 STRAVINSKY IGOR - OEDIPUS REX-Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln - Stravinsky Igor 1951(RA)*
40 SULLIVAN ARTHUR - PIRATES OF PENZANCE (THE)-Kölner Rundfunkorchester - Marszalek Franz 1968(RA)*
41 SULLIVAN ARTHUR - PIRATES OF PENZANCE (THE)-ORCHESTRA - Cremer Curt 1968*
42 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - QUEEN OF SPADES (THE)-Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) - Janowski Marek 1981(LI)*
43 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - QUEEN OF SPADES (THE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Ozawa Seiji 1992(LI)**
44 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester - Busch Fritz 1951(RA)*
45 VERDI GIUSEPPE - BALLO IN MASCHERA (UN)-Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg - Sanzogno Nino 1966(FI)**
46 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FORZA DEL DESTINO (LA)-Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg) - Schmidt-Isserstedt Hans 1952(RA)*
47 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MACBETH-Berliner Staatsoper - Keilberth Joseph 1950(LI)*
48 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1951(LI)*
49 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1951(LI)*
50 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Bayreuth Festival - Keilberth Joseph 1952(LI)*
51 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Bayreuth Festival - Keilberth Joseph 1952(LI)*
52 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Bayreuth Festival - Keilberth Joseph 1953(LI)*
53 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-RAI Roma - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(RA)*
54 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Bayreuth Festival - Böhm Karl 1967(LC)*
55 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Kölner Rundfunkorchester - Kraus Richard 1949(RA)*
56 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1951(LC)*
57 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1952(LI)*
58 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Bayreuth Festival - Krauss Clemens 1953(LI)*
59 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1954(LI)*
60 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1956(LI)*
61 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1956(LI)*
62 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-RAI Roma - Jochum Eugen 1956(RA)*
63 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-RAI Roma - Jochum Eugen 1956(RA)*
64 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1957(LI)*
65 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Bayreuth Festival - Knappertsbusch Hans 1959(LI)*
66 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Bayreuth Festival - Keilberth Joseph 1953(LI)*
67 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-RAI Roma - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(RA)*
68 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1957(LI)*
69 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Bayreuth Festival - Karajan Herbert von 1952(LI)*
70 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Städtische Oper Berlin - Rother Arthur 1952/54(SE)*
71 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Concertgebouworkest - Leitner Ferdinand 1959(LI)*
72 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Bayreuth Festival - Keilberth Joseph 1953(LI)*
73 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-RAI Roma - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(RA)*
74 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Bayreuth Festival - Keilberth Joseph 1954(LI)*
75 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1954(STU)*
76 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Bamberger Symphoniker - Keilberth Joseph 1955(LI)*
77 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Bayreuth Festival - Keilberth Joseph 1955(LI)*
78 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) - Leitner Ferdinand 1960(LE)*
79 WAGNER SIEGFRIED - FRIEDENSENGEL (DER)-Pro Arte Orchestra - Head Leslie 1975(LI)*
80 WEILL KURT - AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY-Württembergische Staatsoper - Leitner Ferdinand 1967(LI)*
81 ZELLER CARL - VOGELHÄNDLER (DER)-Orchestra - Michalski Carl 1971(SE)*
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Otto Edelmann
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Sena Jurinac
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Alfred Poell
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2439-2441 {3LPS} (1981)ª; Fonit Cetra; FE 8/9/10 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 12 {2CDS}; Rodolphe RPC 32494 {2CDS}; Archipel 0181 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1160-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Andante AN 3090 (+performance cond. Böhm 1944) {4CDS} (2005)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 - May 2005 p.122 [AB]
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Opera News - June 2005 p.66 [MB]
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Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.105 [AF]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.103 [AT]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.258 [KM]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 p.313
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien (12 October 1953)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Singverein
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Josef Metternich
Rocco - Otto Edelmann
Marzelline - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Hans Braun
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0063 (+excerpts cond.Leonhardt) {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:-
Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.80 [FL-1]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.86 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (5 June 1953)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Otto Edelmann
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Sena Jurinac
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Alfred Poell
Erster Gefangene - Alwin Hendriks
Zweiter Gefangene - Franz Bierbach
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1130-1132 {3LPS} (UK & USA) (1954)ª; HMV HQM 1109-1110 {2LPS} (1968)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 700 {3LPS} (+Symphony No.1) (USA) (1955)ª; Electrola E 80038 (highlights) {1LP} (1964)ª; Electrola E 90071/3 {3LPS};EMI Electrola 1C 147-01 105/07 {3LPS} La Voix de son Maître FALP 323-325 {3LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 64496-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Naxos «Great Opera Recordings» 8.111020-21 {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:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1954 p.485 [AR]; January 1965 p.347 (highlights) [EG]; February 1968 p.448 [AR]; May 1993 p.122 [AB]
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Opera - July 1954 p.437; May 1968 pp.404-405 [AB]
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Orpheus - April/Mai 1973 S.31 [CK]
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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
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Diapason - novembre 1992 p.118
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104
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American Record Guide - October 1954 Vol.21 No.2 p.46 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1954 Vol.4 No.10 p.61 [CGB]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.51 [CGB]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.371
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Répertoire - November 1992 p.30
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.43 (mention) [MO]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.706 [JB]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.60
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Classic CD - December 1992 p.63
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Opernwelt - Dezember 12/1992 S.72
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.84 [LB]
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Comments:- No dialogue
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Anton Dermota
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Ludwig Weber
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Waldemar Kmentt
Fernando - Karl Kamann
Erster Gefangene - Karl Terkal
Zweiter Gefangene - Alfred Jerger
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Black Disc; - Melodram 008 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Movimiento Musica 051 024 {2CDS}; Frequenz CMM2 {2CDS};; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 157 {2CDS} (2006)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.195-106 [WY]
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American Record Guide - Vol.52 No.6 November/December 1989 p.34 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of the re-opening of the Vienna State Opera (5 November 1955; see OPERA January 1956 p.20 )
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Lulu - Anja Silja
Gräfin Geschwitz - Martha Mödl
Dr Schön - Ernst Gutstein
Alwa - Waldemar Kmentt
Schigolch - Hans Hotter
Der Maler - William Blankenship
Der Prinz - Mario Guggia
Eine Theater-Garderobiere - Hilde Konetzni
Der Theaterdirektor - Manfred Jungwirth
Der Gymnasiast - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
Ein Kammerdiener - Heinz Zednik
Der Tierbändiger - Gerd Nienstedt
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Compact Disc; - Andante AN 3050 {2CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2005 pp.94-95 [RW]
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Opera - March 2005 pp.359-361 [MT]
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Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.58-S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 pp.76-77 [CC]
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Diapason - No.516 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.115 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.222 p.102 [PF]
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International Record Review - November 2004 pp.80-81 [RP]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 pp.246-247 [CHP]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 pp.95-96 [GH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 p.122 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.78 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the two-act version at the Vienna State Opera (December 1968).
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Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1969?(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Soroker - Günter Reich
Bailke - Dorothea Weiss
Ettie-Mennie - Martha Mödl
Motel - Ernst Haeflinger
Solomon - Gerd Feldhoff
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 101 (2005)ª
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin. There is a review in OPERA December 1969 pp.1047-1048. The cast listed above is that given in this review and may not be the correct cast for the performance which was recorded. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Baal - Theo Adam
Ekart - Helmut Berger-Tuna
Johannes - Heiner Hopfner
Emilie - Marjana Lipovsek
Johanna - Gabriele Sima
Sophie - Emily Rawlins
Mutter - Martha Mödl
Mecht - Hermann Winkler
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Black Disc; - Amadeo 415 266-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc - Amadeo 415 266-2
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1992 No.12-13 S.153
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Fono Forum - Juli 1985 S.49-S.50 [HK]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
President von Walter - Hans Beirer
Ferdinand - Bernd Weikl
Marshal von Kalb - Heinz Zednik
Lady Milford - Brigitte Fassbaender
Wurm - Peter van der Bilt
Miller - Walter Berry
His wife - Martha Mödl
Luisa - Anja Silja
Sophie - Olga Warla
The President's valet - Erich Kunz
Eduard - Horst Nitsche
The President's servant - Ewald Aichberger
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2838
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 8 September 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 3-9 September 1977 p.58.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Die Mutter - Martha Mödl
Die Braut - Anny Schlemm
Die Magd - Margarethe Bence
Leonardo - Hans Günter Nöcker
Leonardos Frau - Hetty Plümacher
Leonardos Schwiegermutter - Paula Brivkalne
Die Bettlerin (Der Tod) - Res Fischer
Der Mond - Hans-Ulrich Mielsch
Eine Nachbarin - Annemarie de Bruyn
Der Brautigram - Johannes Großmann
Der Vater der Braut - Heinz Cramer
Ein Kind - Jutta Blumenthal-Munz
Burschen - Achim Dünnwald
- Hans Blessin
- Stefan Schwer
Mädchen - Liselotte Becker-Egner
- Lieselotte Kiefer
- Elfriede Dobbertin
- Hannelore Schulz Picard
- Claudia Hellmann
- Gustav Greve
Gäste - Gustav Grefe
- Peter Schwender
- Spelios Constantine
Holzfäller - Gustav Grefe
- Alfred Pfeifle
- Fritjof Sentpaul
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DVD (Video) - Immortal IMM 950017 (2005)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.66 [SS]
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Chorus - Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Andrea Chénier - Angelo Mori
Carlo Gérard - Guillermo Sarabia
Madeleine di Coigny - Stella Axarlis
La mulatta Bersi - Faith Puleston
La Contessa di Coigny - Astrid Varnay
Madelon - Martha Mödl
Roucher - Zenon Kosnowski
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Peter Brunsmeier
Un Incredible - Helmut Pampuch
Pietro Fléville - Toshi Kimura
L'abate - Karl Diekmann
Dumas - Helmut Fehn
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 206-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Düsseldorf (22 February 1974). The performance on 26 February 1974 is reviewed in OPERA June 1974 p.532.
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Conductor Hans Werner Henze - 1963?(SE)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Gregor Mittelhofer - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dr. Wilhelm Reischmann - Thomas Hemsley
Toni Reischmann - Loren Driscoll
Carolina Gräfin von Kirchstetten - Martha Mödl
Elizabeth Zimmer - Liane Dubin
Hilda Mack - Catherine Gayer
Josef Mauer - Hubert Hilten
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18876 {1LP} (1964)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138876 {1LP} (1964)ª
Compact Disc - DG 449 874-2
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Recordings of Elegy for Young Lovers by Hans Werner Henze are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.334
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1968 p.394; April 1968 p.522; August 1996 p.48 (mentioned)
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1964 Vol.14 No.10 p.137 [AR]
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American Record Guide - November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.200 [GLM]
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Conductor Jaroslav Krombholc - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Grandmother Buryjovka - Elisabeth Höngen
Laca - Waldemar Kmentt
Steva - Jean Cox
Kostelnicka - Martha Mödl
Jenufa - Sena Jurinac
Mill Foreman - Hans Braun
Mayor - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Mayor's Wife - Hilde Konetzni
Karolka - Lucia Popp
Barena - Anny Felbermayer
Jano - Shepherd - Olivera Miljakovic
The aunt - Annemarie Ludwig
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 023 266 (+Sena Jurinac recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 5222 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2003 p.82, p.84 [HC]
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Orpheus - November 2002 S.92 [GH]
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Diapason - No.511 février 2004 p.121 [PK]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (7 March 1964). The cast listing given above is that in «Karajan an der Wiener Oper - Dokumentation einer Ära» Japanese Edition p.82 (after translation from the German). This is slightly different from that given in the revue in GRAMOPHONE.
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Boris - Alexander Welitsch
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Rudolf Schock
Marina - Martha Mödl
Pimen - Georg Hann
Varlaam - Gustav Neidlinger
Shuisky - Peter Markwort
Rangoni - Hans Herbert Fiedler
Fyodor - Anneliese Rothenberger
Xenia - Margot Guillaume
Nurse - Maria von Ilosvay
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0200 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.57-S.58 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in German.
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Boris - Hans Hotter
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Hans Hopf
Marina - Martha Mödl
Pimen - Kim Borg
Varlaam - Kurt Böhme
Shuisky - Lorenz Fehenberger
Missail - Karl Ostertag
Rangoni - Benno Kusche
Fyodor - Dorothea Siebert
Xenia - Lotte Schädle
Hostess - Lilian Benningsen
Simpleton - Paul Kuen
Tchelkalov - Hermann Uhde
Krushchov - Karl Bennert
Nurse - Herta Töpper
Nikitich - Adolf Keil
Lavitsky - Keith Engen
Cherniovsky - Heinz Maria Lins
Boyar in Attendance - Walter Ehrengut
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00185
Compact Disc; - Myto 953.131; Bella Voce BLV 107401 ;; Myto «Historical» 00138 (+Hans Hotter sings Wagner) {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 1996 p.53
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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.85; April 1996 S.59; Mai + Juni 2008 S.57 (mention) [SS]
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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.49
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.128
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118
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American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.280-281 [CHP]
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.54
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Musica (Milano) - Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.46
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Comments:- Recording of the original version in German
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Boris - Martti Talvela
Grigory (False Dmitry) - William Cochrane
Marina - Brigitte Fassbaender
Pimen - Franz Crass
Varlaam - Kurt Böhme
Shuisky - Fritz Uhl
Missail - Lorenz Fehenberger
Rangoni - Hans Günter Nöcker
Fyodor - Daphne Evangelatos
Xenia - Hildegard Heichele
Hostess - Martha Mödl
Simpleton - Gerhard Stolze
Tchelkalov - Wolfgang Brendel
Krushchov - Jörg Paweletz
Nurse - Lilian Benningsen
Nikitich - Raimund Grumbach
Mityukha - Gerhard Auer
Lavitsky - Franz Klarwein
Cherniovsky - Hermann Sapell
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00186
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (12 December 1971), given in a German translation by Max Hube, with the original orchestration by Mussorgsky. This recording was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (11 March 1972; see Radio Times Issue dated 9 march 1972 p.19)
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1950(FI)
Orchestra - NOT KNOWN
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Sir John Falstaff - Hans Krämer
Herr Fluth - Helmut Krebs
Frau Fluth - Rita Streich
Frau Reich - Martha Mödl
Anna Reich - Sonja Schöner
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 910 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven 855 (NTSC & PAL) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.548; MET p.358; PENGUIN p.270; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Video recording of a film directed bt Georg Wildhagen. It uses the singers above, but the roles are acted in the film by a separate cast: Paul Esser (Falstaff), Camilla Spira (Frau Reich), Sonja Ziemann (Frau Fluth), Ina Halley (Anna Reich), Claus Holm (Herr Fluth). The video issued by «Live Opera Heaven» is listed in their «October 2001 Update» and the DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Pinchas Steinberg - 1981(RA)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Falascappa - Hubert Möhler
Fiorella - Eva Csapó
Fragoletto - Jean van Ree
Pietro - Heinz Kruse
Carmagnola - Kurt Steigers
Domino - Jörg Pavelec
Barbavano - Gerhard Peters
Princesse de Grénade - Doris Bierett
Adolph de Valladolid - Alejandro Vazquez
Compte de Gloria-Cassis - Theo Altmeyer
Baron de Campo Tasso - Otto Höpfner
Prince de Braganza - Gerd Vespermann
Duchesse d'Alcobacca - Martha Mödl
Marquise de Malaga - Marita Knobels
Bramarbasso - Gottfried Mehlhorn
Antonio - Evelyn Künneke
Pipo - Heinz Heidbüchel
Pipa - Barbara Dommer
Pipetta - Rita Fischer
Zerline - Friedgard Herwig
Fiametta - Margret Jacoby
Bianca - Renate Zimmermann
Cicinella - Edith Knaupp
First page - Barbara Dommer
Second page - Rita Fischer
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Black Disc; - RCA TOLRL 3047 {2LPS} (UK) (1982)ª; RCA RL 30474 {2LPS} (Germany) (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Capriccio 60.090 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Brigands by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.160; Opera on CD (1) p.78 (2) p.87 (3) p.97; Diapason No.474octobre 2000 p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1982 p.628 [AML]
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Opéra International - octobre 1984 No.74 p.49 [SS]; No.273 novembre 2002 pp.69-70 [PC]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.16
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.72 [GH]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.163 [RT]
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Opernwelt - August/September 8/9/1982 S.98 [WDP]
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Comments:- See also note by AML in GRAMOPHONE February 1983 p.891
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Conductor Eugen Szenkár - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock
Olympia - Wilma Lipp
Giulietta - Martha Mödl
Antonia - Elfride Trötschel
Coppélius - Alexander Welitsch
Dapertutto - Alexander Welitsch
Miracle - Alexander Welitsch
Nicklaus - Maria von Ilosvay
Spalanzani - Willy Hofmann
Frantz - Walter Kassek
Schlemil - Robert Blasius
Crespil - Otto von Rohr
Andres - Walter Kassek
Cochenille - Walter Kassek
Pitichinacchio - Walter Kassek
La Mère d'Antonia - Marion Matthäus
Lindorf - Alexander Welitsch
Stella - Annelie Jansen
Nathanael - Ernst-August Steinhoff
Luther - Anton Imkamp
Hermann - Walter Schönfeld
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Compact Disc; - *Gebhardt JGCD 0033-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; CD-Studio Crescendo «Relief» CR 1902 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500 274 {2CDS}; Relief CR 1911-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 [SS]; Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.83 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.71 avril 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Antigonae - Martha Mödl
Kreon - Hermann Uhde
Ismene - Hetty Plümacher
Hämon - Helmut Schindler
Ein Wächter - Gerhard Stolze
Tiresias - Josef Traxel
Ein Bote - Otto von Rohr
Euridice - Grace Hoffman
Thebanischer Alter - Fritz Wunderlich
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0189 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Antigonae by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 pp.27-28 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.92 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (9 March 1956).
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Gianni Schicchi - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Lauretta - Elke Schary
Zita - Martha Mödl
Rinuccio - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Gherardo - David Thaw
Nella - Antonia Fahberg
Gherardino - Pius Hörwick
Betto di Signa - Gerhard Auer
Simone - Keith Engen
Marco - Raimund Grumbach
Ciesca - Gudrun Wewezow
Spinelloccio - Hans Wilbrink
Pinellino - Hermann Sapell
Guccio - Karl-Berndt Stiefl
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 546 001 B {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2001 pp.100-101 [EG]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 p.245 [HF]
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Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.73 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.72-73 [SS]
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International Record Review - November 2000 p.118 [PO'C]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 pp.175-176 [MM]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2001 p.73 [CO]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - noviembre 2000 No.137 p.47 [AV]
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Répertoire - No.143 février 2001 p.88 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.94 [AG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (7 December 1973)
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Dido - Martha Mödl
Belinda - Dora Lindgreen
Sorceress - Gusta Hammer
1st Witch - Lisa Bischof
2nd Witch - Ursula Zollenkopf
Aeneas - Hermann Prey
Sailor - Kurt Marschner
First Lady - Dorothea Förster-Dürlich
Attendant spirit - Fritz Göllnitz
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Compact Disc; - *Uracant 2008 (+Rodelinda - short excerpts - Prey, Normdo-Lovberg) {1LP} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55
Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 14 January 1955.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Penthesilea - Martha Mödl
Prothoe - Paula Brivkalne
Meroe - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Der Oberpriesterin der Diana - Res Fischer
Achilles - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Diomedes - Stefan Schwer
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0225 {1CD} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Penthesilea by Othmar Schoeck are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.761
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.57 [SS]
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Conductor Norbert Schultze - 19??
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Siegland Cantata Choir & Kinderchor Köln
König Hans - Theo Altmeyer
König Klaus - Hans Georg Knoblich
Der Spielman - Barry McDaniel
Sterndeuter - Gerd Vespermann
Captain - Otto Höpfner
Roderich - Heinz Kruse
Erika - Grit van Jüten
Königin Margaret - Martha Mödl
Broom-maker - Franz Müller-Heuser
First Midwife - Brigitte Mira
Second Midwife - Corinna Genest
Old Shepherd - Willy Schneider
Inkeeper - Josef Schoenenberg
Old Shepherd - Karl Rudolf Liecke
Shoemaker - Arno Goerke
Blacksmith - Heinz Kruse
Baker - Josef Meinertzhagen
Cook - Erick Hallhuber
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Compact Disc - Koch Schwann 314061 {1CD}
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1976?(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Gundula Janowitz
Zdenka - Sona Ghazarian
Mandryka - Bernd Weikl
Waldner - Hans Krämer
Adelaide - Margarita Lilowa
Fiakermilli - Edita Gruberova
Matteo - René Kollo
Elemer - Goran Fransson
Dominik - Hans Helm
Lamoral - Kurt Rydl
Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl
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Laser Disc - London 071 505-1 (NTSC); *London WOOZ 25026/7 (Japanese NTSC) Decca 071 405-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Decca 0743255 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 405-3(PAL)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - January 1993 p.120
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.153
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Diapason - No.558 S mai 2008 p.120 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1992 p.49
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International Record Review - April 2008 pp.81-82 [RP]
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The Classical Video Guide - Guide p.98
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Comments:- Note all of this film could not have been made in 1977, as sometimes stated, as Hans Krämer who sings Waldner died in December 1976
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1977(LI:4/3/77 - Tomowa-Sintow)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Zdenka - Lucia Popp
Mandryka - Lief Roar
Waldner - Kurt Böhme
Adelaide - Herta Töpper
Fiakermilli - Gertrud Freedman
Matteo - Josef Hopferwieser
Elemer - Hermann Winkler
Dominik - Raimund Grumbach
Lamoral - Markus Goritzki
Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl
Welko - Hermann Sapell
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00443
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (4 March 1977). The cast listed above is that which was announced in the «Süddeutsche Zeitung» dated 4 März 1977 S.34 and may be incorrect. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 where one of the singers listed is «Uhl» (as Matteo?).
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1977(LI;27/7/77 - Varady)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Julia Varady
Zdenka - Lucia Popp
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Kurt Böhme
Adelaide - Herta Töpper
Fiakermilli - Hildegard Uhrmacher
Matteo - Josef Hopferwieser
Elemer - Hermann Winkler
Dominik - Raimund Grumbach
Lamoral - Markus Goritzki
Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00442
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0046-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 [GH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.46 [CRS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (27 July 1977). According to the review in OPERA (Festival Issue 1977 pp.83-84), Arabella was to have been sung by Anna Tomova-Sintov, but as she was ill, Julia Varady who had sung Tatyana in the general rehearsal of Eugene Onegin the previous day and was to sing in the first night the next day, took over
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Elektra - Anny Konetzni
Chrysothemis - Daniza Ilitsch
Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl
Aegisth - Franz Klarwein
Orest - Hans Braun
Ein alter Diener - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Ein junger Diener - Josef Schmidinger
Die Schleppträgerin - Aenne Michalsky
Die Vertraute - Dorothea Fraß
Der Pfleger des Orest - Wilhelm Felden
Die Aufseherin - Charlotte Markus
1. Magd - Gertrud Schuster
2. Magd - Polly Batic
3. Magd - Katja Sabo
4. Magd - Dagmar Schmedes
5. Magd - Friedl Riegler
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1209 (Italy); Cetra N 1209 (UK)
Compact Disc; - DINO 2 CD 9075; Fonit Cetra CD0 4 {2CDS}; Hommage 7001841 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Nuova Fonit Cetra 0927 43 560 2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1893-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
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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 - December 1950 p.134; August 1957 p.107; October 1961 p.225
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Opera - August 1957 p.514
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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.37
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.322
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Orpheus - August + September 2002 S.86-S.87 [IW]
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Diapason - December 1992 p.178
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.814 [WM]
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Répertoire - November 1992 p.96
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American Record Guide - October 1950 Vol.17 No.2 p.68 [PHR]: November 1950 Vol.17 No.3 p.108 [PHR]: May/June 1994 Vol.57 No.3 p.219 (mention) [LM]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.164 settembre 2002 pp.122-123 [MG]
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. See «Priest of Music» by William R.Trotter p.302
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Conductor Arnold Quennet - 1964(LE;van der Lugt)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Elektra - Marijke van der Lugt
Chrysothemis - Enriqueta Tarrés
Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 661 041 (+excerpts with Varnay) {1CD} (2005)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:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.59 [SS]
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International Record Review - June 2005 pp.74-75 [IJ]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.294 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 p.88 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf (December 1964). The CD issued by Orfeo is reviewed on the internet .
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Elektra - Astrid Varnay
Chrysothemis - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl
Aegisth - James King
Orest - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Ein junger Diener - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Die Schleppträgerin - Anja Van Vrooman
Die Vertraute - Hildegard Rütgers
Der Pfleger des Orest - Tugomir Franc
Die Aufseherin - Judith Hellwig
1. Magd - Helen Watts
2. Magd - Margarethe Sjöstedt
3. Magd - Cvetka Ahlin
4. Magd - Lisa Otto
5. Magd - Lucia Popp
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 044 {2LPS}; Melodram MEL 718 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Hunt CDKAR 213 (highlights + Der Rosenkavalier) {3CDS}; ORFEO C 298 922 {2CDS}
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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:-
Opera - June 1993 p.743
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Orpheus - 1992 Heft 12-13 S.150
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Opéra International - No.170 June 1993 p.82
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 (highlights) [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (11 August 1964; see OPERA November 1964 p.718). See also «Hab mir's gelobt - 55 Jahre in fünf Akten» by Astrid Varnay pp.294-304
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Conductor Antal Dorati - 1965(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Elektra - Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis - Siw Ericsdotter
Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl
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Compact Disc; - *Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1020 (+complete performance - cond. Ludwig) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of the encounter between Elektra and Klytämnestra from a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. There is another recording of excerpts from what is possibly the same performance which includes scenes with Elektra, Chrysothemis and Orest. This is listed separately.
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1971(LI;17/6/71)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Elektra - Ingrid Steger
Chrysothemis - Enriqueta Tarrés
Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl
Aegisth - Wolfgang Windgassen
Orest - William Wilderman
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60011 {2CDS} (2002)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.200 [JS]
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Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.57 [SS]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - mayo 2002 No.154 p.34 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.98 [MH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (17 June 1971).
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1971(LI;6/7/71)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Elektra - Ingrid Steger
Chrysothemis - Marion Lippert
Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl
Aegisth - Wolfgang Windgassen
Orest - William Wilderman
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Compact Disc; - Passion & Concentration PACO 1015 {2CDRS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (6 July 1971; see OPERA August 1971 p.700). The CDRs issued on the Passion & Concentration label are (were?) listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue S+G 16. They were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kaiser - Jess Thomas
Kaiserin - Ingrid Bjoner
Amme - Martha Mödl
Barak - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Färberin - Inge Borkh
Geisterbote - Hans Hotter
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Georg Paskuda
Stimme des Falken - Gerda Sommerschuh
Stimme von Oben - Herta Töpper
Einäugige - Carl Hoppe
Einarmige - Max Proebstl
Bucklige - Paul Kuen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18911-18914 {4LPS} (1964)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138911-138914 {4LPS} (1964)ª; DG 2721 161 {4LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 449 584-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1964 p.95; October 1964 p.174; March 1979 p.1611 [WSM]; July 1979 p.169 [JBS] ; August 1996 p.94 [AB]
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.74
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.148
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.169
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American Record Guide - October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 pp.97-99, pp.100-101 [GLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1964 Vol.14 No.10 p.146 [PJS]
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.71
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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.5
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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.70
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.202 septembre 1996 p.119
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.52
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.74
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater Munich (21 November 1963, see OPERA January 1964 p.23). There are some cuts
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester - Hamburg
Chorus - Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
Marschallin - Clara Ebers
Octavian - Martha Mödl
Sophie - Lisa Della Casa
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Theo Herrmann
Faninal - Caspar Bröcheler
Valzacchi - Fritz Göllnitz
Annina - Hedy Gura
Ein Sänger - Fritz Lehnert
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Lisa Bischof
Polizeikommissar - Jean Pfendt
Der Wirt - Kurt Marschner
Ein Notar - Karl (Carl) Otto
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Horst Wegner
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Kurt Marschner
Tierhändler - Robert Bodewig
Modistin - Christine Görner
Die drei Waisen - Agathe Bomatsch
- Edith Witteborn
- Kathe Feige
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03035
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of the performance given by the Hamburg State Opera in the King's Theatre Edinbugh as part of the Edinburgh Festival and broadcast «live» by the BBC Third Programme on 5 September 1952 (see Radio Times Issue dated August 29 1952 p.31). The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalog (November 2000 p.59), 15 September 1952, is incorrect. The performance on 30 August 1952 (with Grümmer as Octavian) is reviewed in OPERA October 1952 pp.587-588.
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Conductor Fritz Rieger - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Salome - Gwyneth Jones
Jochanaan - Bernd Weikl
Herodes - Hans Hopf
Herodias - Martha Mödl
Narraboth - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Ein Page - Helena Jungwirth
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10334-2 {2CDRS} (2008)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (27 January 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 Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1971(FI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Kurt Moll
Haushälterin - Martha Mödl
Der Barbier - Barry McDaniel
Henry Morosus - Donald Grobe
Aminta - Reri Grist
Isotta - Lotte Schädle
Carlotta - Glenys Loulis
Morbio - Albrecht Peter
Vanuzzi - Benno Kusche
Farfallo - Max Proebstl
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5881 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distibution Incorporated 8487 (NTSC) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 p.620 [ETG]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film based on the production of the Bavarian State Opera. An audio recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich with the same cast except that Sir Morosus is sung by Kurt Böhme, has been issued by Orfeo, and is listed separately. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Kurt Böhme
Haushälterin - Martha Mödl
Der Barbier - Barry McDaniel
Henry Morosus - Donald Grobe
Aminta - Reri Grist
Isotta - Lotte Schädle
Carlotta - Glenys Loulis
Morbio - Albrecht Peter
Vanuzzi - Benno Kusche
Farfallo - Max Proebstl
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 516992 I {2CDS} (1999)ª; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss - (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 563 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2000 p.103 [AB]
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HiFi News & Record Review - March 2000 p.93 [DN]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 pp.326-330 [JM]
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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.63-S.64 [GE]
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Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 pp.65-66 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.3 (audio) [SJT]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.176 [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.131 janvier 2000 p.74 [PF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.139 aprile 2000 p.98 [MG]
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Comments:- Audio recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (14 July 1971). The performance on 17 July 1971 with this cast is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1971 pp.53-54. . A video recording with the same cast except that Sir Morosus is sung by Kurt Moll has been reported and is listed separately. The year of this recording is given incorrectly as 1977 on the Audio Encyclopedia CD-ROM and in House of Opera's online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Kurt Eichhorn - 1971(FI)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart - Schönbrunner Schrammeln
Chorus - Südfunk-Chor (Stuttgart)
Graf Homonay - Wolfgang Brendel
Sandor Barinkay - Siegfried Jerusalem
Kalman Zsupan - Ivan Rebroff
Arsena - Janet Perry
Mirabella - Martha Mödl
Ottokar - Willi Brokmeier
Saffi - Ellen Shade
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DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1136 (2005)ª; DG 073 4437 (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Taurus Video 5200 883 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.255
Comments:- The DVD issued by Dreamlife is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM),
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Conductor Igor Stravinsky - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Oedipe - Peter Pears
Créon - Heinz Rehfuss
Le Messager - Otto von Rohr
Tirésias - Otto von Rohr
Jocaste - Martha Mödl
Le Berger - Helmut Krebs
Le Récitant - Jean Cocteau
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Black Disc; - Columbia ML 4644 {1LP} (USA) (1953)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y-33789 {1LP} (USA); Philips ABL 3054 {1LP} (UK) (1955)ª; Philips AL 01137 {1LP} (Holland) (1956)ª; CBS «Classics» 61131 {1LP} (UK) (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0228 (+Sinfonie for Blasinstrumente) {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.346; CELLETTI p.801; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.174 p.36; Opera on CD (1) p.130 (2) p.143 (3) p.161; MET(VID) p.327; PENGUIN p.425; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.61
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1955 pp.25-26 [PHW]; August 1981 p.311 [AW]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.218 [JHN]
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American Record Guide - May 1953 Vol.19 No.9 p.280 [PH]
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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - May 1953 Vol.16 No.5 p.3
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1955 p.13
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1955 p.572
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ARSC Journal - 1976 Vol. VIII No.2-3 p.83 [LG]
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International Record Review - May 2007 p.27 [JTH]
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Luister - November 1956 p.48 [LR]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.89 [JR]
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Comments:- According to the review in ARG of the recording issued by Columbia the musical portions «were taped in Cologne in October, 1951, and Cocteau's narration in French was added eight months later in Paris». The recording issued by Archipel appears to be a recording of the original broadcast as the narration is spoken in German by Werner Hessenland.
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1968(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Mitglieder des Philharmonischen Chores der Stadt Bonn
Pirate King - Gerd Nienstedt
Frederic - Peter Bahrig
Major-General Stanley - Arwed Sandner
Mabel - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Samuel - Alexander Malta
Ruth - Martha Mödl
Edith - Carole Malone
Isabel - Wilma Mommer
Tom - Peter Karner
Jack - Werner Missner
Paul - Alexander Malta
Mac - Arwed Sandner
Cecily - Rita Bartos
Emmie - Liselotte Hammes
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Compact Disc; - Gala 100566 (+songs and arias) {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan are surveyed in the following publications:-
Gramophone November 1978 p.847
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 2001 p.84 [RT]
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American Record Guide - January/February Vol.64 No.1 p.264 [RT]
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Comments:- Recording of a German version, Die Piraten, as performed for radio or television
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Conductor Curt Cremer - 1968
Orchestra - ORCHESTRA
Chorus - CHORUS
Pirate King - Gerd Nienstedt
Frederic - Peter Bahrig
Major-General Stanley - Arwed Sandner
Mabel - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Ruth - Martha Mödl
Kate - Rita Bartos
Edith - Carole Malone
Isabel - Liselotte Hammes
Blue Stocking - Wilma Mommer
Pirates - Alexander Malta
- Werner Missner
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Compact Disc - Gala GL 100.566 (+excerpts and songs)
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Recordings of The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan are surveyed in the following publications:-
Gramophone November 1978 p.847
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 [GH]
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Hermann - Michail Svetlev
Lisa - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew
Countess - Martha Mödl
Count Tomsky - Nikolai Smochevski
Prince Yeletsky - Lajos Miller
Pauline - Graciela Alperyn
Chekalinsky - José Nait
Surin - Victor De Narké
Chaplitsky - Dante Ranieri
Narumov - Mario Solomonoff
Governess - Lucia Boero
Masha - Susana Coppola
Prilepa - Ema Gaba
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03196
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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (25 April 1981)
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov
Lisa - Mirella Freni
Countess - Martha Mödl
Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus
Prince Yeletsky - Vladimir Chernov
Pauline - Veselina Kasarova
Chekalinsky - Wilfried Gahmlich
Surin - Rudolf Mazzola
Chaplitsky - Franz Kasemann
Major-domo - Peter Jelosits
Narumov - Peter Köves
Governess - Anna Gonda
Masha - Iveta Tannenbergerova (Yvette Tannenberg)
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5099 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS 0458 Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2160 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - May 2001 p.92 [EM]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. According to the review in Opera News there are problems with the VHS tape issued by the Bel Canto Society and that it has been withdrawn. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004»
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Riccardo - Lorenz Fehenberger
Renato - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Amelia - Walburga Wegener
Ulrica - Martha Mödl
Oscar - Anny Schlemm
Samuele - Wilhelm Schirp
Tom - Willy Schönenweiss
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Black Disc - Gramophone Records 20151-3 {3LPS} (USA) Fritz Busch Society 10017 {2LPS}; Brüder-Busch-Gesellschaft 12 PAL {3LPS}
Compact Disc - *Gala GL 100.509 (+excerpts Die Macht des Schickals with Rosvaenge Schlusnus) {2CDS}; Calig CA 50 946/47 {2CDS}; Eklipse EKRCD 30 {2CDS} (see below)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.54; April 1996 S.59
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Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.106
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.122
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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.54
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American Record Guide - July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.289
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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.80
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.77
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Comments:- According to the review in Répertoire the Eklipse CD gives another cast but that the recording is in fact that conducted by Busch
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1966(FI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Gustavo III - Sándor Kónya
Ankastrom - Rudolf Constantin
Amelia - Charlotte Berthold
Ulrica - Martha Mödl
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Cristiano - Heinz Blankenburg
Ribbing - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
Dehorn - Toni Blankenheim
Minister for Justice - Kurt Marschner
Ankastrom's servant - Werner Malambré
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DVD (Video) - House oF Opera DVD (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5513 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven 805 (NTSC) (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2746 (NTSC) (2003)ª; *Encore DVD 2049 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Video recording of a television film of the «Swedish version» sung in German. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».. The DVD issued by House of Opera is included in the list of new releases added to their website in November 2003.
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Sigmund Roth
Leonora di Vargas - Carla (Dragica) Martinis
Don Carlo - Josef Metternich
Don Alvaro - Rudolf Schock
Preziosilla - Martha Mödl
Fra Melitone - Gustav Neidlinger
Curra - Ursula Zollenkopf
Padre Guardiano - Gottlob Frick
Mastro Trabuco - Kurt Marschner
Un Chirurgo - Karl (Carl) Otto
Un Alcalde - Ernst-Max Lühr
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 300 724-435 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 500 332 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0002 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.853-S.855 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.87 [VM]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
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Comments:- The orchestra and chorus are stated incorrectly on the LPs to be those of «Norddeutscher Rundfunk» which was not formed until 1955 (see «Lexicon der Interpreten klassischer Musik im 20.Jahrhundert» S.849, S.883. Premiere has issued a recording (CDNO 650-2) of what appears to be this performance, but with the conductor given in their catalogue as Stokowski.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Macbeth - Josef Metternich
Lady Macbeth - Martha Mödl
Banco - Theo Herrmann
Macduff - Alfred Hülgert
Malcolm - Karlheinz Stracke
Dama - Hildegard Lüdtke
Medico - Kay Willumsen
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Compact Disc; - *Myto 2MCD 974.166 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0068 (+Gluck - excerpts -Mödl) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.56 [GH]; März 1998 S.58 [GH]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [MT]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.240 [CHP]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Berlin (10 September 1950).See «Das war mein Teil»by Frida Leider pp.225-226
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff
Hagen - Ludwig Weber
Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Martha Mödl
Waltraute - Elisabeth Höngen
Woglinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig
Floßhilde - Herta Töpper
First Norn - Ruth Siewert
Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk
Third Norn - Martha Mödl
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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 6175 {6LPS} (1999)ª
Compact Disc; - Wing WCD 53 (highlights) {1CD}; *Testament SBT 4175 {4CDS} (1999)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0067 {4CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1999 p.123 [AB]
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Opera - October 1999 p.1243 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.224-225 [WY]
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Orpheus - November 1999 S.89 [SS]; Mai+Juni 2005 S.58-S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.71 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - March 2000 p.142 [DC]
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Stereophile - January 2000 (Vol.23 No.1) p.177
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The Absolute Sound - March/April 2000 Issue 123 pp.157-159 [DD]
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Wagner News - Issue No.138 April 2000 p.16 [PDB]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.31 No.1 Spring 2000 pp.150-152 [GAG]
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Répertoire - No.129 novembre 1999 p.100 [PF]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.56 [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.88 [JPS]
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Opéra Magazine - No.4 février 2006 p.75 (mention) [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (4 August 1951). See GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.20, IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.36-42. The Wing CD contains a recording of part of Act 3. Michael Tanner states that tapes from thedress rehearsal were used in the preparation of the Testament CDs (CLASSIC CD December 1999 p.14)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff
Hagen - Ludwig Weber
Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Martha Mödl
Waltraute - Elisabeth Höngen
Woglinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig
Floßhilde - Herta Töpper
First Norn - Ruth Siewert
Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk
Third Norn - Martha Mödl
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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 6175 {6LPS} (1999)ª
Compact Disc; - Wing WCD 53 (highlights) {1CD}; *Testament SBT 4175 {4CDS} (1999)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0067 {4CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1999 p.123 [AB]
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Opera - October 1999 p.1243 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.224-225 [WY]
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Orpheus - November 1999 S.89 [SS]; Mai+Juni 2005 S.58-S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.71 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - March 2000 p.142 [DC]
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Stereophile - January 2000 (Vol.23 No.1) p.177
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The Absolute Sound - March/April 2000 Issue 123 pp.157-159 [DD]
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Wagner News - Issue No.138 April 2000 p.16 [PDB]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.31 No.1 Spring 2000 pp.150-152 [GAG]
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Répertoire - No.129 novembre 1999 p.100 [PF]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.56 [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.88 [JPS]
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Opéra Magazine - No.4 février 2006 p.75 (mention) [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (4 August 1951). See GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.20, IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.36-42. The Wing CD contains a recording of part of Act 3. Michael Tanner states that tapes from thedress rehearsal were used in the preparation of the Testament CDs (CLASSIC CD December 1999 p.14)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Max Lorenz
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Martha Mödl
Waltraute - Ruth Siewert
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig
Floßhilde - Herta Töpper
First Norn - Ruth Siewert
Second Norn - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Third Norn - Martha Mödl
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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 55-58 {4CDS};; Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]
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Opera News - September 1995 p.56
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Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82
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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151
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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.270
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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Max Lorenz
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Martha Mödl
Waltraute - Ruth Siewert
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig
Floßhilde - Herta Töpper
First Norn - Ruth Siewert
Second Norn - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Third Norn - Martha Mödl
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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 55-58 {4CDS};; Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]
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Opera News - September 1995 p.56
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Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82
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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151
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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.270
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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Martha Mödl
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Natalie Hinsch-Gröndahl
Waltraute - Ira Malaniuk
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher
Floßhilde - Gisela Litz
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk
Third Norn - Regina Resnik
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (cycle); Melodram MEL 539 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 539 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (29 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast given on the Allegro LPs is fictitious
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Brünnhilde - Martha Mödl
Siegfried - Ludwig Suthaus
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer
Gunther - Alfred Poell
Gutrune - Sena Jurinac
Waltraute - Margarete Klose
Woglinde - Sena Jurinac
Wellgunde - Magda Gabory
Floßhilde - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
First Norn - Margarete Klose
Second Norn - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Third Norn - Sena Jurinac
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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 34 {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 35017/26 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDZM 67123 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - 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 Karl Böhm - 1967(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Thomas Stewart
Gutrune - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Waltraute - Martha Mödl
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Helga Dernesch
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
First Norn - Marga Höffgen
Second Norn - Annelies Burmeister
Third Norn - Anja Silja
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Black Disc; - *Philips 6747 037 {16LPS} (cycle) (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 412 488-2 {4CDS} (1985)ª; Philips 420 325-2 (cycle) {14CDS}; Philips 446 057-2 (cycle) (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1973 p.535 [JW]; July 1976 p.211 [AB]; May 1985 p. [AB]; October 1994 p.204 [AB]
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Opera Now - November 1994 p.55
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Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.82
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Amfortas - Heinrich Nillius
Titurel - Helmut Fehn
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Bernd Aldenhoff
Klingsor - Robert Blasius
Kundry - Martha Mödl
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0012-4 {4CDS} (2000)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1951(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - George London
Titurel - Arnold Van Mill
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Klingsor - Hermann Uhde
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Ruth Siewert
Knappe 1 - Hanna Ludwig
Knappe 2 - Elfriede Wild
Knappe 3 - Günther Baldauf
Knappe 4 - Gerhard Stolze
Blumenmädchen 1 - Lore Wißmann
Blumenmädchen 2 - Erika Zimmermann
Blumenmädchen 3 - Hanna Ludwig
Blumenmädchen 4 - Paula Brivkalne
Blumenmädchen 5 - Maria Lacorn
Blumenmädchen 6 - Elfriede Wild
Ritter 1 - Walter Fritz
Ritter 2 - Werner Faulhaber
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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 2651-2656 {6LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 504-508 {5LPS} (1966)ª; Decca 411 786-1 {5LPS} (France) (1985)ª; London LLPA-10 {6LPS} (1952)ª
Compact Disc; - Teldec «Historic Series» 9031-76047-2 {4CDS} (1993)ª; London POCL 2251/4 {4CDS} (Japan); Teldec WPCC 5371/4 {4CDS} (Japan);; Naxos «Historical» 8110221/4 {4CDS} (2003)ª; Membran 220619 {4CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1952 pp.223-224 [AR]; July 1952 p.29 [DST]; October 1966 p.227 [AR]; April 1985 p.1270 [AB]; August 1993 p.90 [AB]; April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Opera - August 1952 pp.499-450 [HK]; November 1952 pp.698-699
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Opera Now - June 1993 p.57
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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.85
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Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.440
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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.83 (mention) [SS]
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Opéra International - June 1993 p.84
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Diapason - June 1993 p.168; No.504 juin 2003 p.120 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.156
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American Record Guide - March 1952 Vol.18 No.7 p.201 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.68 [JH]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.38 [PP]
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.63
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International Record Review - June 2003 p.86 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recorded at «the general rehearsal and two public performances» (See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw p.109). According to John Culshaw in Act 1 there are 149 cross-splices (see HIGH FIDELITY November 1962 p.46)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - George London
Titurel - Kurt Böhme
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Klingsor - Hermann Uhde
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Ruth Siewert
Knappe 1 - Herta Töpper
Knappe 2 - Hanna Ludwig
Knappe 3 - Gerhard Unger
Knappe 4 - Gerhard Stolze
Blumenmädchen 1 - Rita Streich
Blumenmädchen 2 - Erika Zimmermann
Blumenmädchen 3 - Hanna Ludwig
Blumenmädchen 4 - Paula Brivkalne
Blumenmädchen 5 - Maria Lacorn
Blumenmädchen 6 - Herta Töpper
Ritter 1 - Karl Terkal
Ritter 2 - Werner Faulhaber
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0051 {4CDS} (2001)ª; Archipel ARPCD 01124 {4CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500666 & 500667 {4CDS} (2005)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
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Wagner News - Issue No.150 June 2002 p.24 [ARB]
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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (1 August 1952)
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - George London
Titurel - Josef Greindl
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Ramón Vinay
Klingsor - Hermann Uhde
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Maria von Ilosvay
Knappe 1 - Hetty Plümacher
Knappe 2 - Gisela Litz
Knappe 3 - Hugo Kratz
Knappe 4 - Adele Stolte
Blumenmädchen 1 - Hetty Plümacher
Blumenmädchen 2 - Gisela Litz
Blumenmädchen 3 - Rita Streich
Blumenmädchen 4 - Erika Zimmermann
Blumenmädchen 5 - Anna Tassopolus
Blumenmädchen 6 - Gerda Wismar
Ritter 1 - Eugene (Gene) Tobin
Ritter 2 - Theo Adam
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 533 {4LPS}; Documents OR 302 {4LPS} Rodolphe RP 12378-81; Discocorp 201 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD4 4006 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32516.17 {2CDS-double durée}; Arlecchino ARLA 18/21 {4LPS}; Archipel ARPCD 0171 {4CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.286 [WY]
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.305
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Stereophile - March 1989 (Vol.12 No.3) p.177
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Classical Express - March 1996 p.2
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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Hans Hotter
Titurel - Theo Adam
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Klingsor - Gustav Neidlinger
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Hetty Plümacher
Knappe 1 - Hetty Plümacher
Knappe 2 - Gisela Litz
Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze
Knappe 4 - Hugo Kratz
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 - Eugene (Gene) Tobin
Ritter 2 - Theo Adam
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Compact Disc; - Seven Seas KICC 2341/4 {4CDS} (Japan); Golden Melodram GM 10053 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0283 {4CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.222-224 [WY]
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Diapason - No.500 février 2003 pp.119=120 [ED]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.19 [ARB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - mayo 2002 No.154 p.34 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.89 [VM]
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Comments:- See Wagner News April 1995 p.12
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Titurel - Hans Hotter
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Ramón Vinay
Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl
Knappe 1 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze
Knappe 4 - Alfred Pfeifle
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg
Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger
Blumenmädchen 3 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius
Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Ritter 1 - Josef Traxel
Ritter 2 - Alfons Herwig
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 79 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Melodram 563(5) {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt 4CDLSMH 34035 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram 1.0062 {4CDS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0192 {4CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.301-305 [GG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.85-86 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth (19 August 1956)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Titurel - Hans Hotter
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Ramón Vinay
Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl
Knappe 1 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze
Knappe 4 - Alfred Pfeifle
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg
Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger
Blumenmädchen 3 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius
Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Ritter 1 - Josef Traxel
Ritter 2 - Alfons Herwig
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 79 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Melodram 563(5) {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt 4CDLSMH 34035 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram 1.0062 {4CDS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0192 {4CDS} (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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.301-305 [GG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.85-86 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth (19 August 1956)
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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 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 Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - George London
Titurel - Arnold Van Mill
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Ramón Vinay
Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Georgine von Milinkovic
Knappe 1 - Paula Lechner
Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Knappe 3 - Hans Krotthammer
Knappe 4 - Gerhard Stolze
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg
Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger
Blumenmädchen 3 - Paula Lechner
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Lotte Rysanek
Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Ritter 1 - Walter Geisler
Ritter 2 - Otto Wiener
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0215 {4CDS} (2008)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - May 2008 pp.24-25 [NS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival.
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Titurel - Josef Greindl
Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines
Parsifal - Hans Beirer
Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Ursula Böse
Knappe 1 - Claudia Hellmann
Knappe 2 - Ursula Böse
Knappe 3 - Harald Neukirch
Knappe 4 - Herold Kraus
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Blumenmädchen 2 - Rita Bartos
Blumenmädchen 3 - Gisela Schröter
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Elisabeth Witzmann
Blumenmädchen 6 - Claudia Hellmann
Ritter 1 - Georg Paskuda
Ritter 2 - Donald Bell
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram 1.0070 {4CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (7 August 1959).
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Paul Kuen
Wanderer - Hans Hotter
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Waldvogel - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (Cycle); Melodram MEL 538 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 538 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)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:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (27 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast given on the Allegro CDs is fictitious
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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 - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Norman Kelley
Wanderer - Otto Edelmann
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fafner - Kurt Böhme
Waldvogel - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 233 {3CDS} (2008)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1957).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Martha Mödl
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Ludwig Weber
Kurwenal - Hans Hotter
Melot - Hermann Uhde
Hirt - Gerhard Unger
Steuerman - Gerhard Stolze
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Werner Faulhaber
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Black Disc; - Discocorp 291 {4LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 47/5 {5LPS} Melodram MEL 525 {5LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Hunt CD 528 {4CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 528.4 {4CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 962.149 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Myto 3 MCD 021 H061 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0054 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22218 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 603033 D {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 01 {3CDS} (2003)ª; DS 37502 {3CDS}
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 - September 1978 p.550 [AB]; April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB] December 2003 p.101, p.103 [AW]
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Opera - February 2004 p.151 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 p.251 [WY]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.237-238 [HF]
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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; März 1997 S.58 (mention)
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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.118 [ED]
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.3
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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.16 (mention)
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International Record Review - November 2003 pp.76-77 [MVA]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 p.69 [DB]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.230-231 [SDC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.86 [LB]: No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (23 July 1952; see OPERA September 1952 pp.516-519 and front cover). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529. The CDs issued by URANIA are reviewed on the internet .
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Conductor Arthur Rother - 1952/54(SE)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Isolde - Martha Mödl
Brangaene - Johanna Blatter
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Black Disc - Telefunken LGX66036 LGX66004 TM68003; Telefunken KT 11037/1-2; Telefunken GMA 15 {1LP}; Telefunken 320-TC-031 {1LP} (France)
Compact Disc - Teldec 4509 95516-2
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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 - February 1954 [AR]; July 1955 p.67 [AR]; May 1995 p.133; October 1974 p.755 [AB]
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Orpheus - März 1995 S.63
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.81
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Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.152
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1954 p.274 [WM]
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Records and Recordings - May 1960 p.22 [TH]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.186 mars 1995 p.119
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.714 [JB]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.82
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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.288 [CHP]
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Comments:- See Wagner News No.108 April 1995 p.14
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Concertgebouworkest
Chorus - Die Haghesanghers
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Martha Mödl
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Josef Greindl
Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger
Melot - Jos Borelli
Hirt - Wim Koopman
Steuerman - Gé Genemans
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Wim Koopman
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1004 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 2002 S.53 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.86 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Holland Festival - 15 June 1959; see OPERA August 1959 pp.508-509 The CDs issued by Mitridate are advertized in ORPHEUS Februar 2002 S.61
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Regina Resnik
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland
Ortlinde - Bruni Falcon
Waltraute - Lise Sorrell
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller
Siegrune - Gisela Litz
Grimgerde - Sibylla Plate
Roßweiße - Erika Schubert
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (Cycle); Melodram MEL 537 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 537 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 pp.20-21 [ARB]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (26 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast listed on the Allegro LPs is fictitious
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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 Joseph Keilberth - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Max Lorenz
Sieglinde - Martha Mödl
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert
Ortlinde - Birgit Nilsson
Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan
Siegrune - Gisela Litz
Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic
Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher
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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 547 {4LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Melodram 36102 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0282 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10065 {3CDS} (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:-
Opera News - September 1995 p.56
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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.81 (mention) [AT]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.271-272 [JPM]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.101-102 [RG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.89 [PN]
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Comments:- The Melodram LPs were advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.12
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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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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker
Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen
Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert
Ortlinde - Mina Bolotine
Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel
Schwertleite - Trude Roesler
Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan
Siegrune - Erika Schubert
Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic
Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 3506-L
Compact Disc; - Aria Recording 5003 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0154 {3CDS} (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:-
Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.58 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.90 [MC]: No.91 junio 2006 p.87 [JC]
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Bayreuth Festival company in Barcelona (27 April 1955, see Wagner News No.108 April 1995 p.15)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert
Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers
Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan
Siegrune - Jean Watson
Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic
Roßweiße - Maria Graf
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 557 {4LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0177 {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:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.57 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.87 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (11 August 1955; see OPERA October 1955 pp.639-641). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November1982 p.529
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1960(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Siegmund - Hans Beirer
Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn
Hunding - Victor De Narké
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Grace Hoffman
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 4035170 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - June 2003 pp.86-87 [RP]
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Comments:- Recording of a abridged Acts 1 and 2 from a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (October 1960)
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Conductor Leslie Head - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Pro Arte Orchestra
Willfried - Raffaelle Polani
Eruna - Valery Hill
Frau Kathrin - Martha Mödl
Mita - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
Balthasar - Raimund Herincx
Der Doktor - Christopher Adams
Der Pfarrer - Anthony Smith
Gundel - Vivienne Bellos
Anselm - Christopher Adams
Reinhold - Raffaelle Polani
Gerta - Valerie Morgan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03519
Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1032 (highlights) (collection) {4CDS} (2005)ª; Living Stage LS 1060 (+Lieder - Siegfried Wagner - Kuhse) {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.62 (highlights) [SS]; Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.52-S.53 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.218-219 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.90 [JC]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.98-99 [LF]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (27 November 1975; see OPERA January 1976 pp.90-91). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Jenny - Anja Silja
Leokadja Begbick - Martha Mödl
Dreieinigkeitsmoses - Klaus Bertram
Sparbüchsen Bill - Fritz Linke
Jake - Hermann Winkler
Tobby Higgins - Gustav Grefe
Alaska-Wolf-Joe - Klaus Hirte
Fatty - Alfred Pfeifle
Jimmy Mahoney - Gerhard Stolze
Sechs Mädchen - Jutta Blumenthal-Munz
- Elfriede Dobbertin
- Renate Gutmann
- Sieglinde Kahmann
- Ingeborg Kollesch
- Franziska Wachmann
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10308-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.333; Opera May 1995 p.526
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Stuttgart. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Carl Michalski - 1971(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Kurfürstin Marie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Adelaide - Martha Mödl
Baron Weps - Benno Kusche
Graf Stanislaus - Karl Terkal
Professor Würmchen - Heinz Maria Lins
Adam - Peter Minich
Briefchristel - Lotte Schädle
Dorfschulze Schneck - Heinz Maria Lins
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Black Disc - Telefunken 6.21256 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Teldec 3984-26322-2 {1CD}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.117
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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