(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Ackermann Otto - 1951(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
2 Böhm Karl - 1972(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
3 Brückner-Rüggeberg Wilhelm - 1957(RA) - Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks*
4 Davis Colin - 1977(LI) - Covent Garden*
5 Davis Colin - 1990(STU) - Staatskapelle Dresden*
6 Doehrer Hans - 1950(STU) - AUSTRIAN STATE ORCHESTRA*
7 Elmendorff Karl - 1944 - Sächsische Staatskapelle*
8 Fischer Adám - 1983(LI) - Wiener Symphoniker**
9 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1954(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
10 Gönnenwein Wolfgang - 1988(LI) - Ludwigsburger Festspiele**
11 Gui Vittorio - 1954(RA) - RAI Torino*
12 Harnoncourt Nikolaus - 1995(LC) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
13 Harnoncourt Nikolaus - 1999(LI) - Opernhaus Zürich**
14 Hauschild Wolf-Dieter - 1985(LI) - Dresdner Staatskapelle***
15 Heger Robert - 1943(STU) - Berliner Staatsoper*
16 Heger Robert - 1968(STU) - Bayerische Staatsoper*
17 Hengelbrock Thomas - 2009(LI) - Mahler Chamber Orchestra**
18 Hollreiser Heinrich - 1957(SE) - Wiener Symphoniker*
19 Janowski Marek - 1994(STU) - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin*
20 Jochum Eugen - 1960(STU) - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
21 Keilberth Joseph - 1958(STU) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
22 Kempe Rudolf - 1949(STU) - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
23 Kempe Rudolf - 1961(LI) - Covent Garden*
24 Kleiber Carlos - 1973(STU) - Dresdener Staatskapelle*
25 Kleiber Erich - 1955(RA) - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester*
26 Knappertsbusch Hans - 1939(LE) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
27 Kubelik Rafael - 1979(STU) - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
28 Lange Mathieu - 1964(SE) - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
29 Lehmann Fritz - 1952-54(SCE) - Bamberger Sinfoniker*
30 Ludwig Leopold - 1968(FI) - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg**
31 Ludwig Leopold - 1972(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
32 Lutze Walter - 1950?(SE) - Städtische Oper Berlin*
33 Mackerras Charles - 2004(LI) - Scottish Chamber Orchestra*
34 Matacic Lovro von - 1967(STU) - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)*
35 Metzmacher Ingo - 1999(LI) - Hamburgische Staatsoper**
36 Moralt Rudolf - 1939(LE) - Wiener Staatsoper*
37 Müller-Kray Hans - 1950(RA) - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart*
38 Okatsu Shuja - 1996(LI) - Beethovenhalle Bonn*
39 Penin Jean-Paul - 1998 - Philharmonie de Chambre Hongroise*
40 Piollet Marc - 2008(LI) - Staatstheater Wiesbaden*
41 Rossi Mario - 1956(LCE) - Teatro Verdi di Trieste*
42 Russell Davies Dennis - 1981(LI) - Württembergische Staatsoper**
43 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1973(RA) - RAI Roma*
44 Schneider Peter - 1988(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
45 Steiner Heinrich - 1936(RE) - Reichsenders Berlin*
46 Stenz Markus - 2007(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
47 Weigert Hermann - 1929(SE) - Berliner Staatsoper*
48 Weil Bruno - 2001(STU) - Cappella Coloniensis*
49 Zallinger Meinhard von - 195?(SE) - Komische Oper Berlin*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Otto Ackermann - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Max - Hans Hopf
Agathe - Maud Cunitz
Kaspar - Marjan Rus
Ottokar - Alfred Poell
Kuno - Franz Bierbach
Kilian - Karl Dönch
Hermit - Otto Edelmann
Zamiel - Siegert Reinhold
Ännchen - Emmy Loose
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Black Disc; - Decca KX 28512-28525 {14x78s}; Decca LXT 2597-2599 {3LPS;AC) (1951)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 238 (Highlights) {1LP} (1964)ª; London LLPA 5 {3LPS} (1951)ª; London XLLA 5 {3LPS}; London A 4303 {3LPS}; Richmond RS 62016 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20018 (+Hans Hopf recital) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1951 p.79 [AR]; October 1951 p.93 [DST] December 1964 p.295 (Highlights)
Opera - Vol.2 No.13 December 1951 pp.710-711 [H]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 p.278 [JHN]
Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.67 [DN]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1951 p.9: August 1951 p.9
American Record Guide - September 1951 Vol.18 No.1 p.9 [PHR]
Comments:- This recording is listed in WERM as appearing on 78s, but as I have seen no other reference to these it is possible that they were not issued.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Max - James King
Agathe - Gundula Janowitz
Kaspar - Karl Ridderbusch
Ottokar - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Kuno - Manfred Jungwirth
Kilian - Heinz Zednik
Hermit - Franz Crass
Zamiel - Gustaf Elger
Ännchen - Renate Holm
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMP 457.2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; foyer 502 059 {2CDS}; Orfeo C 732072 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2008 p.87 [JW]
Fanfare - August Vol.38 No.6 July/August 2008 pp.308-309 [JHN]
Diapason - décembre 1992 p.184; No.553 décembre 2007 pp.107-108 [JC]
American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.210-211 [JPM]
Opéra Magazine - No.26 février 2008 p.74 [CW]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.109 abril 2008 p.93 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (28 May 1972, see OPERA Festival Issue 1972 p.60)
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Conductor Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Max - Sándor Kónya
Agathe - Melitta Muszely
Kaspar - Arnold Van Mill
Ottokar - Horst Günter
Kuno - James Pease
Hermit - Ernst Wiemann
Ännchen - Erna-Maria Duske
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Compact Disc; - Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst 30057 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Opernwelt (Highlights - Special CD for subscribers) {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *The CDs issued by the Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst are listed in their on-line catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CD of highlights was a special issue for subscribers to the magazine OPERNWELT (see http://www.opernwelt.de/cd-ow.html)
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Max - René Kollo
Agathe - Hannelore Bode
Kaspar - Kurt Moll
Ottokar - Donald McIntyre
Kuno - Richard Van Allan
Kilian - Jonathan Summers
Hermit - Robert Lloyd
Zamiel - Forbes Robinson
Ännchen - Lucia Popp
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2434
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (31 January 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 29 January - 4 February 1977 p.33.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Dresden
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Max - Francisco Araiza
Agathe - Karita Mattila
Kaspar - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Ottokar - Siegfried Lorenz
Kuno - Thomas Thomaschke
Kilian - Andreas Scheibner
Hermit - Kurt Moll
Zamiel - Will Quadflieg
Ännchen - Eva Lind
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Compact Cassette; - Philips 426 319-4 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 426 319-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1991 p.14 p.114 [JW]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.598
Stereophile - May 1992 (Vol.15 No.5) p.203
Opernwelt - 3/März 1992 S.49
Comments:- Recorded in the Lukaskirche, Dresden (15-24 January 1990)
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Conductor Hans Doehrer - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - AUSTRIAN STATE ORCHESTRA
Chorus - AUSTRIAN STATE CHORUS
Max - Kurt Wehofschitz
Agathe - Dora Paludan
Kaspar - Alfons Kral
Ottokar - Karl Heinz Tuttner
Kuno - Karl Duffek
Kilian - Erich Klaus
Hermit - Fritz Pramböck
Ännchen - Hanni Löser
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Black Disc - Remington 199-100 {3LPS}
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.133 (mention) [FAL]
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1944
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Max - Lorenz Fehenberger
Agathe - Margarete Teschenmacher
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Arno Schellenberg
Kuno - Heinrich Pflanzl
Kilian - Karl Wesseley
Hermit - Sven Nilsson
Ännchen - Elfride Trötschel
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90386 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Cantus Classics 51004 {2CDS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.63
International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]
Comments:- The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their omline catalogue.
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Conductor Adám Fischer - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Bregenz Festival Chorus
Max - Robert Schunk
Agathe - Mechtild Gessendorf
Kaspar - Karl Ridderbusch
Ottokar - Hans Helm
Kilian - Wilfried Gahmlich
Ännchen - Sona Ghazarian
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VHS Video Cassette; - House of Opera V 590 (NTSC) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the Bregenz Festival (July or August 1983; see ORPHEUS September/Oktober 1983 S.852; OPERA Festival Issue 1983 pp.83-84.). The annoumced cast also included (Artur) Korn and (Alfred) Sramek; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet/aoüt 1983 No.61 p.65. The Video Cassette issued by House of Opera is listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Max - Hans Hopf
Agathe - Elisabeth Grümmer
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Alfred Poell
Kuno - Oskar Czerwenka
Kilian - Karl Dönch
Hermit - Otto Edelmann
Zamiel - Claus Clausen
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 24 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Robin Hood Records RHR 522 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32519.20 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 6324 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.510 {2CDS}; Virtuosa 269 7222 {2CDS}; Music & Arts CD 1064 {2CDS};; (2000)ª; Living Stage 347.15 {2CDS}; EMI CMS 5 67419-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1309 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0073 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue (published October) 2000 p.126 [AB]
Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 pp.362-363 [HF]
Orpheus - April 1996 S.59; April 2001 S.58 [SS]
Diapason - No.474 octobre 2000 p.126 [JCH]
Stereophile - August 1989 (Vol.12 No.8) p.187
American Record Guide - September/October 1988 Vol.51 No.5 p.96 [DA]: July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.267 [RVL]
Classic CD - September 2000 p.67 [MT]
International Record Review - August 2000 p.109 [JW]: February 2005 p.31 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.141 décembre 2000 p.84 [JMB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 pp.99-100 [AC]: No.75 noviembre 2004 p.85 [AG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1954, see OPERA, October 1954 p.605). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238 and the RHR LPs in GRAMOPHONE February 1984 p.1035
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Conductor Wolfgang Gönnenwein - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Ludwigsburger Festspiele
Chorus - Ludwigsburger Festspiele
Max - Uwe Heilmann
Agathe - Nancy Johnson
Kaspar - Siegmund Nimsgern
Ottokar - Michael Ebbecke
Hermit - Carsten (Harboe) Stabell
Ännchen - Ulrike Sonntag
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VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 026-3(PAL)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mars 1996 No.200 p.66
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Max - Francesco Albanese
Agathe - Sena Jurinac
Kaspar - Boris Christoff
Ottokar - Emilio Renzi
Kuno - Sesto Bruscantini
Kilian - Leonardo Monreale
Hermit - Ivo Vinco
Ännchen - Orietta Moscucci
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 637 (& 4061); Andromeda ANDRCD 5032 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Opera Depot OD 10258-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
International Record Review - February 2006 p.28 [JTH]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.104-105 [JTH]
Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.105 [AT]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 January 1955. According to «Boris Christoff - La Vita, La Voce, L'Arte» p.359 the recording was made on 28 November 1954. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1995(LC)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Berlin
Max - Endrik Wottrich
Agathe - Luba Orgonosova
Kaspar - Matti Salminen
Ottokar - Wolfgang Holzmair
Kuno - Gilles Cachemaille
Kilian - Wolfgang Holzmair
Hermit - Kurt Moll
Zamiel - Ekkehard Schall
Ännchen - Christine Schäfer
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 4509 97 758-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Teldec WPCS 4950-52 {2CDS} (Japan) (1996)ª; Warner Classics 2564691252 {2CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1996 p.173 [JW]; January 1997 p.37
Opera - October 1996 p.1243 (see also November 1996 p.1269)
HiFi News & Record Review - March 1997 p.85
Opera News - December 28 1997 p.37
Fanfare - Vol.21 No.1 September/October 1997 p.330 [JHN]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.1 Winter 1999 p.145 [ETG]
Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.60
Diapason - No.430 octobre 1996 p.150
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.93
BBC Music Magazine - November 1996 p.130
Classic CD - November 1996 p.96
International Opera Collector - Winter 1996 No.2 p.96
American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.189
Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.51
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.78
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.81
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.104 gennaio 1997 p.93
Musica (Milano) - No.102 Anno 21 febbraio-marzo 1997 p.138
Le Monde de la Musique - No.203 octobre 1996 p.111
Comments:- Recorded at the final rehearsal and 4 concert performances (September 1995, see DIAPASON No.420 novembre 1995 p.78)
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Max - Peter Seiffert
Agathe - Inga Nielsen
Kaspar - Matti Salminen
Ottokar - Cheyne Davidson
Kuno - Werner Gröschel
Kilian - Volker Vogel
Hermit - László Polgár
Zamiel - Raphael Clamer
Ännchen - Malin Hartelius
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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-OPDFR (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.271-272 [JHN]
Opéra International - No.295 novembre 2004 p.92 [AT]
Diapason - No.522 février 2005 pp.114-115 [MP]
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.119 [PF]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Opernhaus, Zürich. According to the review in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL the role of the hermit is sung by Laszlo Polgar, not Robert Holl as stated by TDK.
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Conductor Wolf-Dieter Hauschild - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Max - Reiner Goldberg
Agathe - Jana Smitkova
Kaspar - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Ottokar - Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
Kuno - Gunther Emmerlich
Kilian - Olaf Bär
Hermit - Theo Adam
Zamiel - Johannes Kemter
Ännchen - Andrea Ihle
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Black Disc - Eterna 827 913-915 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Denon C37-6433-35 {3CDS}
Laser Disc; - Columbia 148C57-6196-7 (Japanese NTSC); *Denon COLO 3014-15 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1985 p.272 (audio) [AB]
Comments:- Recorded in the Semperoper, Dresden (February 1985). See OPERA, April 1985 p.364
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1943(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Max - August Seider
Agathe - Maria Müller
Kaspar - Georg Hann
Ottokar - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender
Kuno - Walter Großmann
Hermit - Josef Greindl
Zamiel - Felix Fleischer(-Janczak)
Ännchen - Carla Spletter
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Black Disc - Polydor 68074-68081S {8x78s - 15-sides}; D.G.G. DGS-6 (7x78s) American Decca DL 9530-31 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0049 {1CD} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 10 1949 [SF3]
American Record Guide - July 1949 Vol.15 No.11 p.352 [PHR]: September 1951 Vol.18 No.1 p.9 [PHR]
Comments:- An abridged version
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Max - Nicolai Gedda
Agathe - Birgit Nilsson
Kaspar - Walter Berry
Ottokar - Wolfgang Anheißer
Kuno - Dieter Weller
Kilian - Jürgen Förster
Hermit - Franz Crass
Zamiel - Wolfgang Büttner
Ännchen - Erika Köth
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Black Disc - Angel SCL 3748 {3LPS}; EMI Electrola 1C 065-28 351-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65757-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 524330A {2CDS} (USA) (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1996 p.95 [JW]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.274 [JHN]
Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.65
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.127
BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.71
International Classical Record Collector - Spring Edition 1997 No.8 p.103
Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.67
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.59
Comments:- Recorded in the Bürgerbräu, Munich (23-30 June 1968)
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Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Festspielhaus Chorus Baden-Baden
Max - Steve Davislim
Agathe - Juliane Banse
Kaspar - Dimitri Ivashenko
Ottokar - Klaus Kuttler
Kuno - Reinhard Dorn
Kilian - Matjaz Robavs
Hermit - Paata Burchuladze
Zamiel - Ronald Spiess
Ännchen - Julia Kleiter
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3408 (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at Baden-Baden (May or June 2009). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). See also the website:
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Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Max - Waldemar Kmentt
Agathe - Gré Brouwenstijn
Kaspar - Walter Berry
Ännchen - Rosl Schwaiger
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Black Disc - Philips S 06 185 R {1x10in-LP} (Germany) Philips SBR 6216 {1x10in-LP} (UK); Philips GL 5699; *Philips G 03 094 L {1LP}
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1959 p.370 (10 inch); November 1963 p.243
Opera - March 1959 p.187
Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.301 [NDM]
Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.20 [FGB]
Comments:- The following excerpts are on Philips G 03 094 L: Overture; Viktoria , der Meister soll leben; Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen - Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen; Hier im ird'schen Jammertale; Schweig, damit dich niemand warnt;Kommt sein schlanker Burch gegangen; Wie nahte mir der Schlummer - Leise, leise;Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle; Einst träumte meiner sel'gen Base; Wir winden dirden Junfernkranz; Was gleicht wohl auf Erden. Not all these are on the 10 inch record
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1994(STU)
Orchestra - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Berlin
Max - Peter Seiffert
Agathe - Sharon Sweet
Kaspar - Kurt Rydl
Ottokar - Andreas Schmidt
Kuno - Anton Scharinger
Kilian - Roman Trekel
Hermit - Matthias Hölle
Zamiel - Peter Matic
Ännchen - Ruth Ziesak
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Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal» 09026 62358-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1995 p.28 p.100 [JW]
Opera - November 1994 p.1352
Opera Now - November 1994 p.52
HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.73
Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.309
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.58
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.1 Winter 1999 p.145 [ETG]
Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.63
Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.182
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.163
BBC Music Magazine - January 1995 p.77
Classic CD - January 1995 p.72
Stereophile - April 1995 p.279
Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.99
Le Monde de la Musique - No.182 novembre 1994 p.124
American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.222
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Max - Richard Holm
Agathe - Irmgard Seefried
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Kuno - Albrecht Peter
Kilian - Paul Kuen
Hermit - Walter Kreppel
Zamiel - Ernst Ginsberg
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18639-18640 {2LPS} (1960)ª; D.G.G SLPM 13839-13840 {2LPS} (1960)ª; *DG «Privilege» 2726 061 {2LPS} (1976)ª;; D.G.G. 138 639-640 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG 439 717-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; DG 477 5611 {2CDS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - D.G.G. S 8639 (7½ips 4-track) (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1960 p.230 [AR]; November 1960 p.290 [AR]; January 1961 p.379 [DST]; November 1976 p.874 [JW]; April 1977 p.1528 [JBS]; December 1994 p.161
Opera - February 1961 p.123
HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.73
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.377
Orpheus - 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.289 [ES]; September+Oktober 2005 S.61 [SS]
Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.157
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1960 Vol.10 No.12 p.60 [CLO]
American Record Guide - November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.226 [HG]: March 1965 Vol.31 No.7 p.656: January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.219-220 [RVL]
BBC Music Magazine - September 1994 p.85
Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.94
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto p.58
Comments:- Very little dialogue
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Städtische Oper (Berlin)
Max - Rudolf Schock
Agathe - Elisabeth Grümmer
Kaspar - Karl Christian Kohn
Ottokar - Hermann Prey
Kuno - Ernst Wiemann
Kilian - Walter (Wilhelm) Dicks
Hermit - Gottlob Frick
Zamiel - Fritz Hoppe
Ännchen - Lisa Otto
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Black Disc; - EMI Electrola 90956-90958 {3LPS} (1960)ª; EMI Electrola STE 90956-90958 {3LPS} (1960)ª; *HMV ALP 1752-1754 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV ASD 319-321 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV HQM 1031-2 {2LPS} (1964)ª;; HMV HQS 1031-2 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Odeon ALP 1752-1754 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; Odeon ASD 319-321 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; Seraphim IB 6010 {2LPS}; Seraphim SIB 6010 {2LPS} ;; Eterna 8 20 088/090 {3LPS}; Melodiya 33S10 17951-6 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69342-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI TOCE 9125-6 (Japan) {2CDS}; EMI 2088212 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1960 p.31 [AR]; January 1961 p.379; October 1966 p.227; September 1989 p.544 [JW]
Opera - August 1960 p.567
Records and Recordings - June 1960 p.23 [MM]
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1960 Vol.10 No.12 p.60 [CLO]
The New Records (Philadelphia) - March 1964 p.12 [REJ]
American Record Guide - Vol.31 No.7 March 1965 p.656 [HG]: November/December 1989 Vol.52 No.6 p.137 [RVL]: March/April 2009 Vol.72 No.2 p.218 [CHP]
Comments:- Recorded in the Grünwaldkirche, Berlin (23 April, 12-14 September 1958). There is some dialogue
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1949(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Max - Bernd Aldenhoff
Agathe - Elfride Trötschel
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Karl Paul
Kuno - Werner Faulhaber
Kilian - Karl-Heinz Thomann
Hermit - Hans Krämer
Zamiel - Hannes Haegele
Ännchen - Irma Beilke
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 403 {3LPS} (1951)ª; BASF 21 805 {3LPS}; BASF 22 29268-1 (highlights) {1LP}; Acanta DE 29268 {3LPS}; VOX OPBX 149 {3LPS}; VOX OPL 260 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - Dante LYS 507-508 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2012 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1951 p.161 [AR]; March 1964 p.425 (Highlights) [EG]
American Record Guide - September 1951 Vol.18 No.1 p.9 [PHR]: November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.312 [DA]
Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.5 [MT]
International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]
International Record Review - July 2000 p.116 [JW]
Répertoire - No.127 septembre 1999 p.86
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Max - Arturo Sergi
Agathe - Edith Lang
Kaspar - Michael Langdon
Ottokar - Robert Savoie
Kuno - David Kelly
Kilian - Ronald Lewis
Hermit - Forbes Robinson
Zamiel - Victor Godfrey
Ännchen - Jeannette Sinclair
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7961
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in an English translation by Edward J. Dent in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (31 October 1963). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated October 28-November 3 1961 p.41.
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle
Chorus - Chor des Leipziger Rundfunks
Max - Peter Schreier
Agathe - Gundula Janowitz
Kaspar - Theo Adam
Ottokar - Bernd Weikl
Kuno - Siegfried Vogel
Kilian - Günther Leib
Hermit - Franz Crass
Zamiel - Gerhard Paul
Ännchen - Edith Mathis
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Black Disc; - *DG 2720 071 (2561 289 - 2561 291) {3LPS} (1973)ª; Eterna 8 26 431-433 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 008 (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 415 432-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª;; DG «The Originals» 457 736-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; DG POCG 2883-4 {2CDS} (Japan) (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1973 p.985 [JW]; March 1974 p.1687; November 1986 p. [JW}; December 1998 p.116 (in brief) [AB]
Orpheus - Dezember 1973 S.36-S.37 [KL]
International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.108 [MO]
BBC Music Magazine - January 1999 p.66 [RD]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.80 [LB]
Comments:- Recorded in the Lukaskirche, Dresden (January-February 1973)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Max - Hans Hopf
Agathe - Elisabeth Grümmer
Kaspar - Max Proebstl
Ottokar - Alfred Poell
Kuno - Heiner Horn
Kilian - Kurt Marschner
Hermit - Kurt Böhme
Zamiel - Richard Münch
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 42/3 {3LPS}; Estro Armonico EA 014 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMP 433.2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1181 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Koch Schwann 316 422 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Capriccio CAP 67164 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7038 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.551 [AB]; July (published May) 2001 p.99, p.101 [AB]
Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 p.305 [HF]; Vol.30 No.1 September/ October 2006 pp.273-274 [JHN]
Diapason - No.417 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.108; No.481 maI 2001 p.115 [AT]
American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.303 [DA]
Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 pp.80-81
Comments:- The dialogue is spoken by a separate cast of actors
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Max - Franz Völker
Agathe - Tiana Lemnitz
Kaspar - Michael Bohnen
Ottokar - Paul Schöffler
Kuno - Carl Bissuti
Kilian - Willy Franter
Hermit - Herbert Alsen
Zamiel - Volker Soetber
Ännchen - Elisabeth Rutgers
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Compact Disc; - Koch Schwann 3-1467-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.17); Radio Years RY 70 (+Fidelio-excerpts) {1CD}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78017-25; (collection); MYTO «Historical» 982 H011 (+excepts cond. Steiner) {1CD} (1998)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0015 (+excepts cond. Steiner) {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - February 1997 p.252
Opera Now - March/April 1997 p.97
Opera News - March 30 1996 p.37: July 2000 p.48 [JSL]
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August 1995 p.393
Orpheus - Juli 1998 SS.60-61 [DN]
Diapason - No.444 janvier 1998 p.102 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.89 [PF]
Classical Express - Issue No.82 January 1997 p.5: Issue No.123 June 2000 p.4 [MT]
American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.267 [RVL]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (3 August 1939)
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Max - René Kollo
Agathe - Hildegard Behrens
Kaspar - Peter Meven
Ottokar - Wolfgang Brendel
Kuno - Raimund Grumbach
Kilian - Hermann Sapell
Hermit - Kurt Moll
Zamiel - Rolf Boysen
Ännchen - Helen Donath
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Black Disc; - Decca D235D3 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 417 119-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª;; Decca 443 672-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 907-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Double Decca 460 194-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; London POCL 3820-21 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1981 p.992 [JW] March 1981 p.1247 [SIR]; April 1981 p.1291 [JBS] September 1986 p. [JW]; August 1995 p.128 [JW]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]
Opera Now - June 1995 p.57
Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.75
Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.81: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
Le Monde de la Musique - No.189 juin 1995 p.90
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.50 (mention) [HQ]
Comments:- Recorded in the Herkulessaal, Munich (November 1979)
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Conductor Mathieu Lange - 1964(SE)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Günther Arndt Chor
Max - Horst Wilhelm
Agathe - ? Cloos
Kaspar - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
Ännchen - Sonja Schöner
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Black Disc - Baccarola-Auslese 75869 {1LP}
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
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Conductor Fritz Lehmann - 1952-54(SCE)
Orchestra - Bamberger Sinfoniker
Chorus - Württenbergisches Staatstheater
Max - Wolfgang Windgassen
Agathe - Anny Schlemm
Kaspar - Hermann Uhde
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 19013 LPEM; Heliodor H/HS-25016; American Decca DL 9896
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1955 p.15
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1957 Vol.7 No.5 p.63 [JCM]
Comments:- This is a composite disc with the additional conductors, Ferdinand Leitner and Artur Rother, and four other orchestras. See ICRC Summer Edition 1998 No.13 p.34
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1968(FI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Max - Ernst Kozub
Agathe - Arlene Saunders
Kaspar - Gottlob Frick
Ottokar - Tom Krause
Kuno - Toni Blankenheim
Kilian - Franz Grundheber
Hermit - Hans Sotin
Zamiel - Bernard Minetti
Ännchen - Edith Mathis
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DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1115 (Japan) (2003)ª; ArtHaus Musik 101 271 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2007 p.119, p.121 [MA]
Opera - May 2007 pp.617-618 [YS]
Opera News - June 2007 pp.73-74 [MB]
Diapason - No.546 avril 2007 p.112 [MP]
American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.243-244 [RVL]
International Record Review - May 2007 pp.26-27 [JTH]
Opéra Magazine - No.16 mars 2007 p.80 [FL-2]
Classica Répertoire - No.91 avril 2007 p.108 [AT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.214 marzo 2007 p.82 [GL]*OPE No.106 diciembre 2007 pp.88-89 [JC]
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film. More information about the DVD issued by Dreamlife can be found on their website:
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Max - Sándor Kónya
Agathe - Pilar Lorengar
Kaspar - Gerd Feldhoff
Ottokar - Rod MacWherter
Kuno - Edmond Karlsrud
Kilian - Andrij Dobriansky
Hermit - John Macurdy
Zamiel - Michael Ebert
Ännchen - Edith Mathis
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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 122685 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Gala GL 100.729 (+excerpts cond.Sawallisch) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.57 [WD]
International Record Review - November 2005 p.36 [RP]
Comments:- *Recording of the performance at the MET (15 April 1972). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Walter Lutze - 1950?(SE)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Max - Sebastian Hauser
Agathe - Traute Richter
Kaspar - Gerhard Frei
Ännchen - Sonja Schöner
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Black Disc - Telefunken TM 68028 (+Martha - excerpts) {1x10in LP}
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.99 [PH]
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Max - Jonas Kaufmann
Agathe - Hillevi Martinpelto
Kaspar - John Relyea
Ottokar - Christopher Maltman
Kuno - Siegfried Vogel
Kilian - Ronan Collet
Hermit - Matthew Rose
Zamiel - Siegfried Vogel
Ännchen - Alish Tynan
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FREI 200401 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 847 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh (17 August 2004). A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW June 2009».
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Max - Rudolf Schock
Agathe - Claire Watson
Kaspar - Gottlob Frick
Ottokar - Claudio Nicolai
Kuno - Fritz Ollendorf
Kilian - Klaus Lang
Hermit - Kurt Böhme
Zamiel - Kurt Meisel
Ännchen - Lotte Schädle
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 75607 {3LPS} World Record Club OC 205-207 {3LPS}; World Record Club SOC 205-207 {3LPS} *Everest Cetra S-468-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eurodisc/RCA 352 894 {2CDS}; BMG-RCA 74321 25287-2 Lyrica LRC 010 152 (Italy}; Denon COCO 78562-3 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1968 p.564; March 1989 p. [JW]; June 1995 p.116
Opera Now - April 1995 p.53
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.125
BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.75
American Record Guide - August 1969 Vol.35 No.12 p.1151-1152 (WY)
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Conductor Ingo Metzmacher - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Max - Jorma Silvasti
Agathe - Charlotte Margiano
Kaspar - Albert Dohmen
Ottokar - Wolfgang Rauch
Kuno - Dieter Weller
Kilian - Oliver Zwarg
Hermit - Simon Yang
Zamiel - Jörg-Michael Koerbl
Ännchen - Sabine Ritterbusch
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 056 (Europe); ArtHaus Musik 100 107 (USA)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - April 2001 pp.502-506 [AB]
International Record Review - June 2001 p.85 [MVA]
American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 pp.384-385 [RVL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2001 No.140 p.61 [SV]
Répertoire - No.149 septembre 2001 p.42 [GB]
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Max - Julius Pölzer
Agathe - Maria Reining
Kaspar - Herbert Alsen
Ottokar - Georg Monthy
Kuno - Karl Ettl
Zamiel - Alfred Muzzarelli
Ännchen - Elisabeth Rutgers
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1463-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live - Vol.13)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1995 p.134 (mention) [JBS]
Comments:- Recording of about 32 minutes of a performance in the Wiener Staatsoper (January1939)
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Conductor Hans Müller-Kray - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Chorus - Radiochor Stuttgart
Max - Heinrich Bensing
Agathe - Maud Cunitz
Kaspar - Georg Hann
Kuno - Wolfram Zimmermann
Kilian - Bruno Sarmland
Hermit - Georg Hann
Zamiel - Franz Johann Danz
Ännchen - Käthe Nentwig
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0027 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500812 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Conductor Shuja Okatsu - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Beethovenhalle Bonn
Chorus - Oper der Stadt Bonn
Max - Thomas Mohr
Agathe - Turid Karlsen
Kaspar - Pavlo Hunka
Ottokar - Michael Volle
Kuno - Pieris Zarmas
Ännchen - Anke Hoffmann
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1923 (NTSC)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance given by the Bonn Opera in the Teatro Pérez Galdos, Las Palmas (May or June 1996; see OPERA ACTUAL No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.40).
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Conductor Jean-Paul Penin - 1998
Orchestra - Philharmonie de Chambre Hongroise
Chorus - Choeurs de Saint-Eustache
Max - François Soulet
Agathe - Cécile Perrin
Gaspard - Jacques Perroni
Le Prince Ottokar - Francis Dudziak
Kuno - Fernand Bernadi
Kilian - Didier Henry
Un ermite - Jean-Marie Lenaerts
Annette - Anne Constantin
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Compact Disc; - L'Empreinte Digital ED 13100/101 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1999 p.124 [JW]
Orpheus - November 1999 S.84
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1999 No.237 p.78 [RS]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.176 [CM]
Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [JTH]
American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.235 [RVL]
Classic CD - March 2000 p.83 [MSR]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.234 juillet-aoüt 1999 p.96 [SB]
Répertoire - No.128 octobre 1999 p.83 [LB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.95 [VJ]: No.59 avril 2003 p.87 [AG]
Comments:- Recording of a version with recitatives prepared by Berlioz for l'Opéra de Paris in 1841, using a translation by Emilien Pacini
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Conductor Marc Piollet - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Chorus - Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Max - Martin Homrich
Agathe - Astrid Weber
Kaspar - Christof Fischesser
Ottokar - Thomas De Vries
Kuno - Axel Wagner
Kilian - Brett Carter
Hermit - Christoph Stephinger
Zamiel - Zygmunt Apostol
Ännchen - Emma Pearson
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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Hessisches Staatstheater, Wiesbaden (21 June 2008). The CDRS issued by premiereopera.net are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1956(LCE)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Max - Alessandro Zilliani
Agathe - Leyla Gencer
Kaspar - Boris Christoff
Ännchen - Renata Scotto
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Compact Disc - On Stage 4707 (+Oberon) {2CDS}
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in Trieste (18 January 1956). Caspar's aria, sung by Boris Christoff, is from a broadcast (RAI Torino, 12 November 1956) conducted by Vittorio Gui. Mario Petri sang Caspar in Trieste.
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Conductor Dennis Russell Davies - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Max - Toni Krämer
Agathe - Catarina Ligenzda
Kaspar - Wolfgang Probst
Ottokar - Wolfgang Schöne
Kuno - Fritz Linke
Kilian - Helmut Holzapfel
Hermit - Roland Bracht
Zamiel - Wolfram Raub
Ännchen - Raili Viljakainen
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DVD (Video) - NVC Arts 5050467-3524-2-1 (2004)ª; Kultur D 2097 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Castle CVI 2039 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.300-301 [JHN]
Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.126 [LB]
Diapason - No.525 mai 2005 p.136 [MP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.94 [JR]
Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 pp.119-120 [PF]
Comments:- Video recording of a parody production in Stuttgart.
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1973(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Max - James King
Agathe - Margaret Price
Kaspar - Karl Ridderbusch
Ottokar - Mario Ferrara
Kuno - Mario Macchi
Kilian - Andrea Snarski
Hermit - Anton Diakov
Zamiel - Rolf Tasna
Ännchen - Helen Donath
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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 2107; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03522
Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1045 (+Oberon - excerpts cond. Albrecht - 1973) {3CDS} (2006)ª; Myto 2 MCD 061 322; (+Tannhäuser - Sawallisch - highlights) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2006 p.100 [JW]
Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.292-293 [JHN]; Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.262-263 [JHN]
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.59 [US]: März + April 2007 S.56 [GH]
American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.230 [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 pp.88-89 [PN]
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 March 1973.
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Conductor Peter Schneider - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Max - Siegfried Jerusalem
Agathe - Edith Mathis
Kaspar - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Ottokar - Peter Weber
Kuno - Jaroslav Stajnc
Kilian - Peter Baillie
Hermit - Kurt Rydl
Zamiel - Jaroslav Stajnc
Ännchen - Sona Ghazarian
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 586 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (February 1988). The cast listed above is that given in «El Gran Teatro dell Liceo» by Roger Alier i Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata pp.520-521. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»
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Conductor Heinrich Steiner - 1936(RE)
Orchestra - Reichsenders Berlin
Chorus - Reichsenders Berlin
Max - Marcel Wittrisch
Agathe - Tiana Lemnitz
Kaspar - Michael Bohnen
Ottokar - Gerhard Hüsch
Kuno - Carl Schlottmann
Kilian - Gerhard Witting
Hermit - Kurt Böhme
Ännchen - Irma Beilke
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 352 {1LP} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto «Historical» 982 H011 (+excepts cond. Knappertsbusch) {1CD} (1998)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0015 (+excepts cond. Knappertsbusch) {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - July 2000 p.48 [JSL]
Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.49-50 [DN]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.89 [PF]
International Record Review - April 2000 p.184 [JW]
Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [MT]: Issue No.123 June 2000 p.4 [MT]
American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.267 [RVL]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance broadcast on 21 December 1936. The excerpts conducted by Knappertsbusch have been issued on other labels and are listed separately
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Conductor Markus Stenz - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Konzertvereiningung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Max - Peter Seiffert
Agathe - Petra Maria Schnitzer
Kaspar - John Relyea
Ottokar - Markus Butter
Kuno - Roland Bracht
Kilian - Alexander Kaimbacher
Hermit - Günther Groissböck
Zamiel - Ignaz Kirchner
Ännchen - Alexandra Kurzak
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2774-3 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg (3 August 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Hermann Weigert - 1929(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Max - Fritz Soot
Agathe - Elfriede Marherr(-Wagner)
Kaspar - Eduard Kandl
Ottokar - Armin Weltner
Kuno - Dezsö Ernster
Kilian - Albert Reiss
Hermit - Waldemar Henke
Zamiel - Rudolf Watzke
Ännchen - Tilly de Garmo
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Black Disc - Polydor 95234-95237 {4x78s} (blue label) Polydor 27387-27390 (green label) {4x78s}; Decca CA 8132-8135 {4x78s}
Compact Disc; - *Sanctus SCSH 006 {1CD} (1997)ª; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 301 - From Which We Came - The First Opera Sets (A Mike; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1930 p.412 (Klein p.471); August 1997 p.38 (mention)
American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.245, p.251
Comments:- A Polydor «Kurzoper». The «Erste Brautjungfer» is sung by Herta Klust (See Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in «Nachklang: Ansichten und Erinnerungen» p.76. The following excerpts are performed: Vor der Waldschänke, Zimmer im Forsthaus, Wolfsschlucht, Agathens Stübchen, Hoflager im Walde.
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Conductor Bruno Weil - 2001(STU)
Orchestra - Cappella Coloniensis
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Max - Christoph Prégardien
Agathe - Petra Maria Schnitzer
Kaspar - Georg Zeppenfeld
Ottokar - Christian Gerhaher
Kuno - Friedemann Röhlig
Kilian - Christian Gerhaher
Hermit - Andreas Hörl
Zamiel - Markus John
Ännchen - Johanna Stojkovic
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Compact Disc; - Deutsche Harmonia Mundi O5472 77536-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2002 p.96 [MEO]
Opera - September 2002 pp.1139-1140 [AB]
Orpheus - Februar 2002 S.55 [ME]
Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.145-152 [RG]
Opéra International - No.267 avril 2002 pp.72-73 [RS]
Diapason - No.491 avril 2002 p.114 [SF2]
BBC Music Magazine - October 2002 p.76 [JA]
International Record Review - October 2002 p.88 [JW]
Répertoire - No.156 avril 2002 p.88 [TP]
Comments:- *Recording of a version in which the dialogue is replaced by a text written by Steffen Kopetzky and spoken by the Samiel - Markus John. The CDs issued by DHM are reviewed by Christoph Braun in the online magazine:-
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Conductor Meinhard von Zallinger - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Komische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Komische Oper Berlin
Agathe - Anny Schlemm
Kaspar - Gerhard Frei
Ännchen - Sonja Schöner
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Black Disc - Supraphon FLPM 286 {1x10in-LP}
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53; Gramophone May 2009 p.42.
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