There are 21 recordings on file in which Friedrich Schorr appears

Order by year

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

1 BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN - FIDELIO-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1938(LI)*

2 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1938(LI)*

3 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1939(LI)*

4 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1934(LI)*

5 WAGNER RICHARD - FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER (DER)-New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Walter Bruno 1934(LE)*

6 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1936(LI)*

7 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1935(LI)*

8 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Berliner Staatsoper - Blech Leo 1928(LE)*

9 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1936(LI)*

10 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1939(LI)*

11 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1938(LI)*

12 WAGNER RICHARD - RHEINGOLD (DAS)-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1937(LI)*

13 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1937(LI)*

14 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1933(3 March)(LE)*

15 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1934(LE)*

16 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1935(LI)*

17 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Krauss Clemens 1933(LE)*

18 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-San Francisco Opera - Reiner Fritz 1936(Act 2:LE)*

19 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Bodanzky Artur 1937(LE)*

20 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1940(LI)(Boston)*

21 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1941(LI)*

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1938(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad

Florestan - René Maison

Pizarro - Friedrich Schorr

Rocco - Emanuel List

Marzelline - Marita Farell

Jaquino - Karl Laufkötter

Fernando - Arnold Gabor

Erster Gefangene - Nicholas Massue

Zweiter Gefangene - Arnold Gabor

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 307 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD-619 {2CDS} (1991)ª;; Dante LYS 384/385 (1998)ª; Bensar OL 123138 {2CDRS} (BRO 125887) (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 1991 p. [AB]

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Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.56 [AT]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.87 [CM]

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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.88 [MA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 December 1938). The dialogue was replaced by recitatives composed by Bodanzky on the instructions of Gatti-Casazza. See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.175-177. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1938(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Lotte Lehmann

Octavian - Kerstin Thorborg

Sophie - Susanne Fisher

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Emanuel List

Faninal - Friedrich Schorr

Valzacchi - Angelo Bada

Annina - Doris Doe

Ein Sänger - Nicholas Massue

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Dorothee Manski

Polizeikommissar - Norman Cordon

Der Wirt - Karl Laufkötter

Ein Notar - Arnold Gabor

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Hans Clemens

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Karl Laufkötter

Tierhändler - Max Altglass

Modistin - Thelma Votipka

Die drei Waisen - Natalie Bodanya

- Lucielle Browning

- Anna Kaskas

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 496 {3LPS} (1970)ª

Compact Disc; - Dante LYS 326 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.65 [PF]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.223 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.94 [MZ]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 February 1938). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old MET» by Paul Jackson p.170

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Lotte Lehmann

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Marita Farell

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Emanuel List

Faninal - Friedrich Schorr

Valzacchi - Karl Laufkötter

Annina - Doris Doe

Ein Sänger - Nicholas Massue

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Dorothee Manski

Polizeikommissar - Norman Cordon

Der Wirt - Erich Witte

Ein Notar - Arnold Gabor

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Erich Witte

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Erich Witte

Tierhändler - Giordano Paltrinieri

Modistin - Pearl Besuner

Die drei Waisen - Natalie Bodanya

- Lucielle Browning

- Anna Kaskas

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Compact Disc; - WALHALL WHL 10; Naxos «Historical» 8.110034-6 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1999 p.103 [AB]

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Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

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Orpheus - March 1995 p.61

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Diapason - No.462 septembre 1999 p.104 [AT]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.92

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 [MO]

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International Classical Record Collector - Summer 1999 No.17 p.98 [JTH]

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Classical Express - Issue No.110 May 1999 p.6 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (January 7 1939). See «Saturday Afternoonsat the Old MET» by Paul Jackson pp.171-175

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1934(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Göta Ljungberg

Jochanaan - Friedrich Schorr

Herodes - Max Lorenz

Herodias - Dorothee Manski

Narraboth - Hans Clemens

Ein Page - Doris Doe

Erster Nazarener - Emanuel List

Zweiter Nazarener - Hans Clemens

Erster Soldat - Louis D' Angelo

Zweiter Soldat - Arnold Gabor

Ein Cappadocier - Alfredo Gandolfi

Ein Sklave - Helen Gleason

Erster Jude - Marek Windheim

Zweiter Jude - Giordano Paltrinieri

Dritter Jude - Angelo Bada

Vierter Jude - Max Altglass

Fünfter Jude - James Wolfe

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 543

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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 at the MET (10 March 1934). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1934(LE)

Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Holländer - Friedrich Schorr

Senta - Dorothee Manski

Daland - Emanuel List

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 487 (+Pelléas et Mélisande - Hasselmans) {3LPS} (1969)ª

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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33

Comments:- Recording of «Die Frist ist um» (Act 1) and «Ach, möchest du, bleicher Seeman sie finden...(Act 2) from a concert performance (23 December 1934). The recording is a «filler» on the EJS LPs of the recording of «Pelléas et Mélisande» conducted by Hasselmans

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Brünnhilde - Marjorie Lawrence

Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior

Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann

Alberich - Eduard Habich

Gunther - Friedrich Schorr

Gutrune - Dorothee Manski

Waltraute - Kathryn Meisle

Woglinde - Edita Fleischer

Wellgunde - Irra Petina

Floßhilde - Doris Doe

First Norn - Doris Doe

Second Norn - Irra Petina

Third Norn - Inge Manski

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 489 (+Der fliegende; Holländer - excerpts) {4LPS} (1969)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 24 {3CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110041-43 {3CDS} (1999)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110228-30 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)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 1999 p.102 [AB]

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95; July/August 1999 p.96 [ST]

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Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.77 [DN]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]; Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.83 [DN]

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Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.69 [FL-2]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.223

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International Record Review - February 2001 p.109 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

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Correo Musical Argentino - No.174 marzo 1996 p.2

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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.133 [SH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 pp.84-85 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 January 1936)

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1935(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior

Elsa - Lotte Lehmann

Ortrud - Marjorie Lawrence

Friedrich von Telramund - Friedrich Schorr

König Heinrich - Emanuel List

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Julius Huehn

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 37049; Walhall WHL 35 {3CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD; 0023-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Classical Express - Issue No.128 November 2000 p.6 [MT]

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Répertoire - No.169 juin 2003 pp.101-102 [TP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1935)

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Leo Blech - 1928(LE)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Hans Sachs - Friedrich Schorr

Veit Pogner - Emanuel List

Sixtus Beckmesser - Leo Schützendorf

Walther von Stolzing - Robert Hutt

David - Karl Jöken

Eva - Elfriede Marherr(-Wagner)

Magdalena - Lydia Kinderman

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Black Disc; - Electrola EJ 277-286 (10x78s; Germany) ; E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 548 (+Siegfried - excerpts) (1971)ª; Discocorp 298 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Pearl GEMM CD 9340; Symposium 1232/1233 (1998)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1930 p.331; February 1999 p.34 (mention) [RC]

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Classical Express - Issue 103 October 1998 p.4 [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.97 [JMP]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Staatsoper Berlin (22 May 1928). See THE GRAMOPHONE March 1946 p.116. The Symposium CDs include additional studio recordings. According to «More EJS» (p.622) and a letter in CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR (Autumn 2004 No.38 p.4) the conductor was Erich Kleiber not Leo Blech. A detailed survey of this recording is given by A.F.R. Lawrence (British Institute of Recorded Sound Bulletin No.8 Spring 1958 pp.2-5).

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Friedrich Schorr

Veit Pogner - Emanuel List

Sixtus Beckmesser - Eduard Habich

Fritz Kothner - Julius Huehn

Walther von Stolzing - René Maison

David - Hans Clemens

Eva - Elisabeth Rethberg

Magdalena - Karin Branzell

Nachtwächter - Arnold Gabor

Kunz Vogelgesang - Marek Windheim

Konrad Nachtigall - Louis D' Angelo

Ulrich Eisslinger - Giordano Paltrinieri

Balthasar Zorn - Angelo Bada

Augustin Moser - Max Altglass

Hermann Ortel - Arnold Gabor

Hans Schwarz - Dudley Marwick

Hans Foltz - James Wolfe

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 492 {3LPS} (1970)ª

Compact Disc; - Music and Arts 652 {4CDS}; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2244/45/46/47 {4CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 February 1936). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.108-110. According to the «EJS Discography» (p.507) the sound is very poor

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Friedrich Schorr

Veit Pogner - Emanuel List

Sixtus Beckmesser - Walter Olitzki

Fritz Kothner - Herbert Janssen

Walther von Stolzing - Charles Kullman

David - Karl Laufkötter

Eva - Irene Jessner

Magdalena - Karin Branzell

Nachtwächter - George Cehanovsky

Kunz Vogelgesang - Max Altglass

Konrad Nachtigall - Louis D' Angelo

Ulrich Eisslinger - Giordano Paltrinieri

Balthasar Zorn - Nicholas Massue

Augustin Moser - Lodovico Oliviero

Hermann Ortel - George Cehanovsky

Hans Schwarz - John Gurney

Hans Foltz - James Wolfe

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 224 (4LPS) (1961)ª; Discocorp 484 (3LPS); Recital Records RR 484 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 37 (1997)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95

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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4

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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.16 (mention): Issue No.121 June 1997 p.18

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 December 1939)

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1938(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - Friedrich Schorr

Titurel - Norman Cordon

Gurnemanz - Emanuel List

Parsifal - Lauritz Melchior

Klingsor - Arnold Gabor

Kundry - Kirsten Flagstad

Alto Stimme - Doris Doe

Knappe 1 - Natalie Bodanya

Knappe 2 - Helen Olheim

Knappe 3 - Giordano Paltrinieri

Knappe 4 - Karl Laufkötter

Blumenmädchen 1 - Susanne Fisher

Blumenmädchen 2 - Irra Petina

Blumenmädchen 3 - Helen Olheim

Blumenmädchen 4 - Hilda Burke

Blumenmädchen 5 - Thelma Votipka

Blumenmädchen 6 - Doris Doe

Ritter 1 - George Cehanovsky

Ritter 2 - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 484 {4LPS} (1969)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 982 H013 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2201 (Act 2 +extract from Act 3 with Herbert;; Janssen) {1CD} (2001}ª

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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 - October 1998 p.40 [RC]

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Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 (Act 2) (mention) [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.1 (mention): Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]

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International Record Review - April 2002 p.80, p.83 (Act 2) [MVA], May 2002 p.12 (letter)

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Wagner News - Issue No.150 June 2002 p.24 (Act 2) [ARB]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 pp.84-85 (Act 2) [SG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 April 1938). Act 2 was conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» p.152

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Wotan - Friedrich Schorr

Fricka - Karin Branzell

Loge - René Maison

Mime - Karl Laufkötter

Alberich - Eduard Habich

Freia - Dorothee Manski

Froh - Hans Clemens

Donner - Julius Huehn

Erda - Doris Doe

Fasolt - Norman Cordon

Fafner - Emanuel List

Woglinde - Stella Andreva

Wellgunde - Irra Petina

Floßhilde - Doris Doe

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 4 {2CDS} (1994)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110047-48 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Guild Music GMCD 2221/2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.102 [AB]

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Orpheus - April 1995 S.63; Dezember 2000 S.77 [DN]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]

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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.90

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Diapason - No.406 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.134; No.464 novembre 1999 p.134 [AT]

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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 p.83 [MT]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.73

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the MET in Boston (3 April 1937). This was performed in two acts but on the Naxos CDs these have been «bridged» into «musical continuity...as seamlessly as possible». In the CDs issued by Guild Erda's music (Weiche, Wotan, weiche...) as sung by Doris Doe has been replaced by a Victor recording with Kerstin Thorborg, conducted by Karl Riedel. Also, as on the Naxos CDs, the intermission has been removed.

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior

Mime - Karl Laufkötter

Wanderer - Friedrich Schorr

Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad

Alberich - Eduard Habich

Erda - Kerstin Thorborg

Fafner - Emanuel List

Waldvogel - Stella Andreva

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 173 {4LPS} (1960)ª; Bruno Walter Society BWS 373 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Music and Arts CD-696 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0006 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Guild GHCD 2207/8/9 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110211-13 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª; Bensar OL 13037 (BRO 125832) {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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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 - March 2002 p.44 [RC]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]

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Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]

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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.126 [PK]

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International Record Review - February 2001 p.109 [MVA]: October 2002 p.86 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.88 [PN]: No.57 enero-febrero 2003 pp.86-87 [JMP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 January 1937). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1933(3 March)(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Lauritz Melchior

Isolde - Frida Leider

Brangaene - Maria Olszewska

Kurwenal - Friedrich Schorr

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 499 (+excerpts from 11 March 1933) (1970)ª

Compact Disc; - Frida Leider Gesellschaft FLG 11031933 (+excerpts from 11 March 1933) {1CD} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.67 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (3 March 1933). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old MET» pp.32-36

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1934(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Lauritz Melchior

Isolde - Gertrude Kappel

Brangaene - Doris Doe

Kurwenal - Friedrich Schorr

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (6 January 1934). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.40-42

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1935(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Lauritz Melchior

Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad

Brangaene - Karin Branzell

Marke - Ludwig Hofmann

Kurwenal - Friedrich Schorr

Melot - Arnold Gabor

Hirt - Hans Clemens

Steuerman - James Wolfe

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Hans Clemens

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Black Disc - Die goldene Ära GAW 301 {3LPS} (Germany)

Compact Disc; - Music & Arts/Archipon (West Hill Radio Archives) WHRA 6001 {3CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2004 pp.90-91 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.81 [AT]

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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.120 [ED]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.86 [VM]

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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 March 1935). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.86-89. The LPs issued on «Die goldene Ära» label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Records» 5th Edition 2000

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1933(LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Siegmund - Franz Völker

Sieglinde - Felicie Hüni-Mihacsek

Hunding - Richard Mayr

Brünhilde - Maria Jeritza

Wotan - Friedrich Schorr

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.336

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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.72

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Comments:- Recording of parts of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (11 June 1933)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1936(Act 2:LE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Lotte Lehmann

Hunding - Emanuel List

Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad

Wotan - Friedrich Schorr

Fricka - Kathryn Meisle

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 234 {1LP} (1962)ª; Edizione Lirica EL 004 2 (+Act 2 scene 3) {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - ª; Grammofono 2000 - AB 78545 {1CD}; Minerva MN A34 {1CD} Music & Arts CD 1048 {1CD} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - July 1995 p.57; December 1995 p.64

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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.366 [WY]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61

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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.132 [JC]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209 [PH]

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.7

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56

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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.244 [DA]

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The Absolute Sound - March/April 2000 Issue 123 pp.157-159 [DD]

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Répertoire - No.161 octobre 2002 p.101

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in San Francisco (13 November 1936)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1937(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Kirsten Flagstad

Hunding - Ludwig Hofmann

Brünhilde - Marjorie Lawrence

Wotan - Friedrich Schorr

Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Doris Doe

Schwertleite - Anna Kaskas

Helmwige - Dorothee Manski

Siegrune - Helen Olheim

Grimgerde - Irra Petina

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0039-3 (Acts 2,3 + Act 1 1935) {3CDS} (2002)ª

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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 - October 2002 p.87 [MVA]

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Comments:- Recording of Acts 2 and 3 of a performance at the MET (18 December 1937)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI)(Boston)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Lotte Lehmann

Hunding - Emanuel List

Brünhilde - Marjorie Lawrence

Wotan - Friedrich Schorr

Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Maxine Stellman

Schwertleite - Doris Doe

Helmwige - Dorothee Manski

Siegrune - Helen Olheim

Grimgerde - Winifred Heidt

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 178 {4LPS} (1960)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 3 {3CDS} (1994)ª; Myto «Historical» 992 H027 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2215/7 {3CDS} (see below) (2002)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]

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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 8) S.40

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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.90

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Diapason - No.404 mai 1994 p.163

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.136

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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.14Z: No.155 April 2003 p.13 (Guild CDs) [ARB]

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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]

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International Record Review - October 2002 pp.86-87 (Guild CDs) [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.75

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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Metropolitan Opera in Boston (30 March 1940). The recording on the CDs issued by Guild is partly of this performance and partly of the performance in New York on 19 February 1940

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Alexander Kipnis

Brünhilde - Helen Traubel

Wotan - Friedrich Schorr

Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Maxine Stellman

Waltraute - Doris Doe

Schwertleite - Anna Kaskas

Helmwige - Marian van Delden

Siegrune - Helen Olheim

Grimgerde - Mary Ann Kirk

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 CD 913 41 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 982 H012 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110058-60 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2037 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.40 [RC]; May 2001 p.98 [AB]

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Orpheus - April 2001 S.59 [GH]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]

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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.74 [FL-2]

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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.13: No.145 June 2001 p.18 [ARB]

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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [MT]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.78-79 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.159 marzo 2002 p.109 [MG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 Dec 1941)

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

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

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

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

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

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

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

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

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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