(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1947(LI) - Gottfried von Einem - Dantons Tod*
2 1948(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
3 1949(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail*
4 1949(LI) - Carl Orff - Antigonae*
5 1949(RA) - Johann Strauß II - Die Fledermaus*
6 1950(RA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
7 1951(LE;ACT 2) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*
8 1951(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*
9 1951(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*
10 1951(RA) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*
11 1951(RE) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
12 1952(STU) - Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer*
13 1953(LI) - Béla Bartók - Bluebeard's Castle*
14 1953(RA) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
15 1953(RA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
16 1954(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail*
17 1955(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*
18 1956(STU) - Christophe Willibald Gluck - Orphée et Eurydice*
19 1957(STU) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*
20 1958(SE) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
21 1958(STU) - Béla Bartók - Bluebeard's Castle*
22 1958(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*
23 1960(LI) - Igor Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex*
24 1960(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*
25 1961(FI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni***
26 1961(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Idomeneo*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Georg Danton - Paul Schöffler
Lucile Desmoulins - Maria Cebotari
Camille Desmoulins - Julius Patzak
Robespierre - Josef Witt
Saint Just - Ludwig Weber
Hermann - Herbert Alsen
Herault de Séchelles - Peter Klein
Simon - Georg Hann
Simon's wife - Rosette Anday
Julie - Gisela Thury
A Young man - Erwin Nowaro
First executioner - William Wernigk
Second Executioner - Wilhelm Felden
A Lady - Trude Ballasch
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Black Disc; - A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1056 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Stradivarius STR 10067; Archipel ARPCD 0009-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1316 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.174
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International Record Review - January 2001 p.111 [MO]
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Comments:- Recording of the world premiere at the Salzburg Festival (6 August 1947)
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Don Carlo - Boris (Bodo) Greverus
Filippo II - Josef Greindl
Rodrigo - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Il Grande Inquisitore - Josef Herrmann
Un Frate - Hans Hofmann
Elisabetta di Valois - Irma Demuth
La principessa Eboli - Johanna Blatter
Tebaldo - Elisabeth Hufnagel
Il Conte di Lerma - Georg Gerhardt
Una voce dal cielo - Elfriede Hingst
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3CD 001.H038 (+Josef Herrmann recital) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0136 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2000 pp.283-285 [JM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.2 Spring 2001 pp.328-331 [RB]
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International Classical Record Collector - Summer 2000 No.21 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.264 [KM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio-agosto 2000 pp.57-58 [SV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Städtische Oper, Berlin (18 November 1948, Fischer-Dieskau's stage debut)
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
Konstanze - Sari Barabas
Belmonte - Anton Dermota
Blonde - Rita Streich
Pedrillo - Helmut Krebs
Osmin - Josef Greindl
Bassa Selim - Otto Dernburg
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica MM 02.007 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 923 61 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Myto 2 MCD H076 (+Mozart - piano concerto No.20 + Serenata nocturna +Kipnis -;; Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0043 (+«Peter Anders in Entführung») {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65 [SS]; März + April 2004 S.68 (mention) [SS]
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Opéra International - November 1992 p.81
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.86 [JR]: No.74 octubre 2004 p.86 [JR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Antigonae - Res Fischer
Kreon - Hermann Uhde
Ismene - Maria von Ilosvay
Hämon - Lorenz Fehenberger
Ein Wächter - Helmut Krebs
Tiresias - Ernst Haeflinger
Ein Bote - Josef Greindl
Euridice - Hilde Zadek
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Compact Disc; - Stradivarius STR 10060 {2CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Antigonae by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - November-December 1992 p.318
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Orpheus - Juli 1994 p.61
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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.74
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Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.114
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Classic CD - May 1993 p.58
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Comments:- A recording of the premiere at Salzburg (9 August 1949). The sound is good.
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - RIAS Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Eisenstein - Peter Anders
Rosalinde - Anny Schlemm
Alfred - Helmut Krebs
Blind - Edwin Heyer
Falke - Herbert Brauer
Adele - Rita Streich
Orlofsky - Anneliese Müller
Frank - Hans Wocke
Frosch - Fritz Hoppe
Ida - Silvia Menz
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 29001 {2CDS}; DG «Double» 447 370-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Membran 223979 (+Johann-Strauß-Konzert) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - November 1995 p.65
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring Edition 1996 No.4
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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.91
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Rigoletto - Josef Metternich
Gilda - Rita Streich
Duca di Mantova - Rudolf Schock
Sparafucile - Fritz Hoppe
Maddalena - Margarete Klose
Giovanna - Silvia Menz
Monterone - Wilhelm Lang
Marullo - Leopold Clam
Borsa - Rolph (Ralf) Peters
Conte di Ceprano - Otto Hüsch
Contessa di Ceprano - Silvia Menz
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 945 111 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 021 H064 (+Schock - recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500205 {2CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0121 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Audite 23406 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.328
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76
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Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 p.126 [JC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.169
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.77
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.162 giugno 2002 p.106 [GL]
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(LE;Act 2)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Leonore - Dorothy Dow
Florestan - Peter Anders
Pizarro - Piero Guelfi
Rocco - Mario Petri
Marzelline - Ornella Rovero
Jaquino - Wladimiro Badiali
Fernando - Iginio Riccò
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0063 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of Act 2 of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (11 April 1951). The singers listed above are those given in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987» pp.633-634. I may have made a mistake in assigning roles to some of the singers.
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Choeur du Grand-Théâtre de Genève
Leonore - Helene Werth
Florestan - Peter Anders
Pizarro - Josef Metternich
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Lisa Otto
Jaquino - Karl Weiser
Fernando - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0045 (Leonore Nos.2 & 3 - Furtwängler) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Relief CR 1901 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]; November + Dezember 2007 S.59 (mention) [SS]
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Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.81 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Geneva (November 1951)
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Siegmund - Ludwig Suthaus
Sieglinde - Maria Müller
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Paula Buchner
Wotan - Josef Herrmann
Fricka - Margarete Klose
Gerhilde - Irina Grunow
Ortlinde - Claire Breske
Waltraute - Flora Schmalz
Schwertleite - Charlotte Schäblen
Helmwige - Fia Fleig
Siegrune - Hilde Grohmann
Grimgerde - Emmy Hagemann
Roßweiße - Elisabeth Hofnagel
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 933.81 {3CDS} (+Suthaus - Recital) (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» H058 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1994 p.120 [AB]
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Opera News - April 2 1994 p.33
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.2 November/December 1993 p.444 [WY]; Vol.25 No.3 January/ February 2002 pp.243-244 [WY]
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Orpheus - August-September (Heft 8) 1994 p.40; 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]
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Diapason - No.398 novembre 1993 p.191
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 No.138
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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.235 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Städtische Oper Berlin (10 June 1951)
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Radio Chor Köln
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Conte Almaviva - Paul Schöffler
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Cherubino - Anny Schlemm
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0030 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Relief CR 1913 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.67 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(RE)
Orchestra - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Carmen - Margarete Klose
Don José - Rudolf Schock
Micaëla - Elfride Trötschel
Frasquita - Maria Reith
Mercédès - Pia Coursavé
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Compact Disc; - Audite 95497 {1CD} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 p.99 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 2008 p.94 [JV]
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - Verstärkter RIAS-Kammerchor
Holländer - Josef Metternich
Senta - Annelies Kupper
Daland - Josef Greindl
Erik - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mary - Sieglinde Wagner
Steuermann - Ernst Haeflinger
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 18116-18118 LPM {3LPS}; D.G.G. 18063-10065 LPM {3LPS; AC} D.G.G. DGM 18063-18065; American Decca DX 124 {3LPS} (1953)ª
Compact Disc; - *DG 439 714-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª;; Aura LRC 1122 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Preiser Records 20036 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.284; April 1956 p.409
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Opera - January 1956 p.48
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Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.66 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.76
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Diapason - No.402 mars 1994 p.182
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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.66
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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - October 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.7
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High Fidelity Magazine - January-February 1954 Vol.3 No.6 p.66 [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.75 [JH]
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Wagner News - No.36 July 1958 p.7
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1955 p.16
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1956 p.228: May 1956 p.430
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Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.94
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58: No.79 abril 2005 p.84 [VM]
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Bernhard Sonnerstedt
Judith - Birgit Nilsson
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 225 {1LP} SR Records (Bluebell) SRLP 1377 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Bluebell ABCD 075 (+The Chinese Flute) {1CD}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1430 {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1982 p.623 [RL] February 1999 p.34 (mention) [RC]
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Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.107 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 p.125 [JHN]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.60 [SS]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.74 [PP]
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Classic CD - November 1998 p.106 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.311 [AA]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.32 [PB]
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Comments:- Recorded on 10 February 1953; There is some doubt as to whether the performance is conducted by Fricsay. It has been suggested tha the conductor is Lavard Grisholm (see L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; «La Nilsson - Mein Leben fürdie Oper» by Birgit Nilsson pp.120-121, p.367)
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Lucia - Maria Stader
Edgardo - Ernst Haeflinger
Enrico - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Raimondo - Theodor Schlott
Arturo - Horst Wilhelm
Alisa - Sieglinde Wagner
Normanno - Cornelius van Dijk
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Compact Disc; - Myto H 078 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0015 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1508-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded on 22 January 1953.
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln
Manrico - Hans Hopf
Azucena - Ira Malaniuk
Leonora - Christel Goltz
Conte di Luna - Josef Metternich
Ferrando - Wilhelm Schirp
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0026 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500811 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Konstanze - Maria Stader
Belmonte - Ernst Haeflinger
Blonde - Rita Streich
Pedrillo - Martin Vantin
Osmin - Josef Greindl
Bassa Selim - Walter Franck
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 18197-18198 LPM {2LPS} (1955)ª; D.G.G. 18184-18185 LPM {2LPS;AC} (1955)ª; D.G.G. DGM 18184-18185 {2LPS} (1955)ª; DG 2730 014 {2LPS}; Heliodor 89.756/57 {2LPS} (1971)ª; American Decca DX 133 {2LPS} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 437 345-2; DG «Dokumente» 445 412-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; DG «The Originals» 457 730-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1955 pp.65-66 [AR]; September 1955 p.125 [DST]; January 1956 p.306 [HCS]; July 1995 p.114 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.57 [CK]; November 1994 S.62; Mai 1998 S.56 [GH]
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.64
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Diapason - No.34 1959 p.25 [JP]; No.154 1971 p.40 (mention)
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.170
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1955 p.11
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.72 mai-juin 1955 pp.472-473 [JB]
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American Record Guide - January 1956 Vol.22 No.5 p.80 [PHR]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.108 [MO]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1999 p.71 [MP]
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.54
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.182 novembre 1994 p.112
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.97 [JR]
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Microsillon et haute fidélité - No.8 juin 1955 pp.82-83 [SM]
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Comments:- Some of the dialogue is spoken by actors: Beate Guttmann (Konstanze), Sebastian Fischer (Belmonte), Wolfgang Spier (Pedrillo).
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Tamino - Ernst Haeflinger
Papageno - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Königin der Nacht - Rita Streich
Sprecher - Kim Borg
Pamina - Maria Stader
Sarastro - Josef Greindl
Monostatos - Martin Vantin
Papagena - Lisa Otto
1er Geharnischter - Howard Vandenburg
2er Geharnischter - Kim Borg
Erste Dame - Marianne Schech
Zweite Dame - Liselotte Losch
Dritte Dame - Margarete Klose
Erster Knabe - Margot Guillaume
Zweiter Knabe - Maria Reith
Dritter Knabe - Diana Eustrati
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 18264-18266 {3LPS} LPM (Germany) (1956)ª; D.G.G. 18267-18269 LPM {3LPS;AC} (Germany) (1956)ª; D.G.G. DGM 18267-18269 (UK) {3LPS;AC} (1956)ª; D.G.G. 2701003 {3LPS} (1973)ª; DG 2701 015 {3LPS} (1978)ª; *Philips 6747 387 (Mozart Edition Vol.14) (Collection); American Decca DX 134 {3LPS} (1956)ª; Eterna 820226 GWL {3LPS} (DDR); Heliodor H 25057-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG «Dokumente» 435 741-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; DG 459 497-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; DG «The Rosette Collection» 476 175-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1956 pp.394-396 [AR]; April 1956 p.409 [DST]; January 1979 p.1324, p.1329 [AB]: July 1979 p.169 [JBS]; May 1993 p.104 [SS]; July 2002 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - May 1956 p.314
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Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.57 [CK]
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Opéra International - novembre 1992 p.82
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.13
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American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.131 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1956 Vol.6 No.4 p.78 [PLM]
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Comments:- The dialogue is spoken by actors
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor (Berlin)
Orphée - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Eurydice - Maria Stader
L'Amour - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - D.G.G DGM 18343-4 {2LPS} (1957)ª; American Decca DHX 153 [2LPS}; American Decca DL 9910-9911 {2LPS};; Hungaroton LPX 6 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG 439 712-3; DG 439 711-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; DG POCG 3345-6 {2CDS} (Japan) (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Orphée et Eurydice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280; Opera on CD 12; L'Avant Scène No.23 p.68; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1957 p.48 [HCS]; August 1957 pp.105-106 [AR]; April 1958 pp.457-458 [AR]; February 1995 p.101 [SS]
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Opera - January 1958 p.52
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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.57
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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.110 [JCH]
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American Record Guide - June 1957 Vol.23 No.9 p.140 [PHR]
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Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.49
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - NO 16 junio-agosto 1995 p.61
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Ernst Haeflinger
Pizarro - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Friedrich Lenz
Fernando - Keith Engen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18390-1 {2LPS} (1958)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138390-91 {2LPS} (1959)ª; DG «Privilege» 2705 037 {2LPS} (1973)ª; DG «Privilege» 2726088 {2LPS}; American Decca DXH 147 {2LPS}; Eterna 8 20 121/123 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - DG 3372088
Compact Disc; - DG 437 345-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª;; DG 453 106-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; DG POCG 3099-100 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 p.398; October 1958 p.208; April 1959 p.508; May 1964 p.515; February 1973 p.1556 [AB]; May 1993 p.122
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Opera - December 1958 p.798
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Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.63-S.64 [CK]; April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.98
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1958 Vol.8 No.3 p.52 [CMS]
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American Record Guide - March 1958 Vol.24 No.7 p.296 [PLM]: April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]
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Répertoire - December 1992 p.28
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BBC Music Magazine - January 1998 p.72 [GH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 p.61 (mention) [HQ]
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Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books, Saturday August 19 1995 p.A11
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1958(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Carmen - Oralia Domínguez
Don José - József Simándy
Micaëla - Maria Stader
Escamillo - Josef Metternich
Frasquita - Hanny Steffek
Mercédès - Liselotte Folser
Le Dancaïre - Kurt Wehofschitz
Le Remendado - Paul Kuen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPEM 19191 {1LP} (1959)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 136032 {1LP} (1959)ª; DG 2535 297 {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1960 p.30 [AP]; September 1960 p.177 [AP] .
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Opera - September 1960 p.640
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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.14 [FGB]
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Fono Forum - Band 4 Dezember 1959 S.24 [HWW]
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Comments:- Recording of the following excerpts in German: Prelude; Ja, die Liebe; Wie, du kommst von der Mutter; Draussen am Wall; Was is Zigeuners hochsten Lust; Euren Toast...; Auf in den Kampf; Ich hab ein Geschäft vorzutragen; Hier an dem Herzen; Wenn dir den Karten; Hier in der Felsenschlucht...; Ich sprach, dass ich furchtlos mich fuhle; Ha, sie naht; Du bist's? Ich bin's!
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Bluebeard - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Judith - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18565 {1LP} (1960)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138030 {1LP} (1960)ª; DG 2535 703
Compact Disc; - DG «Double» 445 445-2 (+Oedipus Rex) {2CDS} (1995)ª; DG «The Originals» 457 756-2 (+Cantata Profana) {1CD} ; DG POCG 3347 {1CD} (Japan) (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1960 p.533 [LS]; October 1960 p.206; November 1995 p.154 [RC]
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Opera - July 1960 p.499
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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.106
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.92-93 [JHN]
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Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.156
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.59 [AF]
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American Record Guide - July 1960 Vol.26 No.11 p.884 [PLM]: July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.85 [MM]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.179 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.96
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - RIAS Berlin Symphonie Orchester
Chorus - RIAS Berlin Kammerchor
Don Giovanni - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Donna Anna - Sena Jurinac
Don Ottavio - Ernst Haeflinger
Donna Elvira - Maria Stader
Leoporello - Karl Christian Kohn
Il Commendatore - Walter Kreppel
Masetto - Ivan Sardi
Zerlina - Irmgard Seefried
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18580-18582 {3LPS} (1959)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138050-138052 {3LPS} (1959)ª; DG «Privilege» 2728 003 {3LPS}; American Decca - D.G.G. DGMO 302 {3LPS} (1960)ª; American Decca - D.G.G. DGSO 7302 {3LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Disc; - DG «Dokumente» 437 341-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª; DG «The Originals» 463 629-2 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1959 p.242; February 1973 p.1556 [AB]; April 1993 p.104
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Opera Now - March 1993 p.49
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.228-229 [BR]
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Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.57 [CK]
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Opéra International - janvier 1993 p.68
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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.131; No.480 avril 2001 p.104 (mention) [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.105
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1959 p.14
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.62 [NB]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.624 [PLM]: September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.165-166 [RVL]
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Records and Recordings - November 1959p.17 [DH]
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International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.82-83 [SP]
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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.85
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 p.90 [JR]
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Oedipe - Ernst Haeflinger
Créon - Ivan Sardi
Le Messager - Ivan Sardi
Tirésias - Keith Engen
Jocaste - Herta Töpper
Le Berger - Paul Kuen
Le Récitant - Ernst Deutsch
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 2535 723 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - DG «Double» 445 445-2 (+Bluebeard's Castle) {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.346; CELLETTI p.801; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.174 p.36; Opera on CD (1) p.130 (2) p.143 (3) p.161; MET(VID) p.327; PENGUIN p.425; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.61
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1995 p.154 [RC]
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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.106
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Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.156
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.179 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.96
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58
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Comments:- The narrator speaks in German
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Figaro - Renato Capecchi
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Maria Stader
Cherubino - Herta Töpper
Marcellina - Lilian Benningsen
Bartolo - Ivan Sardi
Basilio - Paul Kuen
Curzio - Friedrich Lenz
Antonio - Georg Wieter
Barbarina - Rosl Schwaiger
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPM 18697-18699 {3LPS}; D.G.G. SLPM 138697-138699 {3LPS} DG «Privilege» 2728 004 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - DG 437 671-2
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1962 p.417; April 1962 p.485; February 1973 p.1556 [AB]; October 1994 p.189
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Opera - July 1962 p.477
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Opera Now - July 1993 p.57
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Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.57 [CK]
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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.72
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Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.113
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1962 Vol.12 No.2 p.86 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - June 1962 Vol.28 No.10 p.809 [CJL]: May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.29 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.58
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1961(FI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Don Giovanni - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Donna Anna - Elisabeth Grümmer
Don Ottavio - Donald Grobe
Donna Elvira - Pilar Lorengar
Leoporello - Walter Berry
Il Commendatore - Josef Greindl
Masetto - Ivan Sardi
Zerlina - Erika Köth
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers DONG 196101 {3CDRS} (Canada) (2006)ª; Golden Melodram GM 5.0059 {2CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc; - BMG BVLO 125/126 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5245 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Legato (Lyric) LCV 022 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.170-171 (audio) [BB]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. ADVERT: Classical Express October 1998 p.5). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Idomeneo - Waldemar Kmentt
Idamante - Ernst Haeflinger
Arbace - Renato Capecchi
Ilia - Pilar Lorengar
Elettra - Elisabeth Grümmer
Gran Sacerdote - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
La Voce - Gyorgy Littasy
Due cretesi - Irmgard Stadler
- Margret Nessel
Due troiani - Kurt Equiluz
- Robert Kerns
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 701 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG 447 662-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1995 p.105
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Opera - Festival Issue 1995 p.61
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61
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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.132
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.125
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BBC Music Magazine - October 1995 p.75
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.54
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.63
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Opernwelt - Oktober 10/1995 S.13
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.72
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.192 octobre 1995 p.101
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of Paumgartner's version at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1961). The performance on 28 August 1961 was reviewed in OPERA FestivalIssue 1961 p.61;See The Times Weekend September 9 1995 p.7
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