(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1962(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
2 1967(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
3 1967(STU) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
4 1968(STU) - Samson by George Frideric Handel - Karl Richter*
5 1968(STU) - Samson by George Frideric Handel - Karl Richter*
6 1968(STU) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Otmar Suitner*
7 1968/69(STU) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*
8 1969(STU) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Georg Solti*
9 1970(RA) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Leonard Bernstein*
10 1970(STU) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
11 1970(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Lorin Maazel*
12 1970(STU) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan*
13 1970(STU) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
14 1971(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Charles Mackerras*
15 1971(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Silvio Varviso*
16 1971(RA) - Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell - Raymond Leppard*
17 1971(RA) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Rafael Kubelik*
18 1971(STU) - Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell - Colin Davis*
19 1971(STU) - Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck - Kurt Eichhorn*
20 1972(STU) - finta giardiniera (La) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Hans Schmidt-Isse..*
21 1973(RA) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
22 1973(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Daniel Barenboim*
23 1973(STU) - Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner - Rafael Kubelik*
24 1973-74(STU) - incoronazione di Poppea (L') by Claudio Monteverdi - Nikolaus Harnoncourt*
25 1974(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Leopold Hager*
26 1974(STU) - Cadi dupé (Le) by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Otmar Suitner*
27 1974(STU) - Lucio Silla by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Leopold Hager*
28 1976(LI) - Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
29 1976(ST) - Zwillingsbrüder (Die) by Franz Schubert - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
30 1976(STU) - Königskinder by Engelbert Humperdinck - Heinz Wallberg*
31 1976(STU) - Leonore by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert Blomstedt*
32 1976(STU) - lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) by Otto Nicolai - Bernhard Klee***
33 1977 - vera costanza (La) by Joseph Haydn - Antal Dorati*
34 1977(RA) - Alessandro Stradella by Friedrich Flotow - Heinz Wallberg*
35 1977(RA) - Heimkehr aus der Fremde (Die) by Felix Mendelssohn - Heinz Wallberg*
36 1977(RA) - vierjährigen Posten (Die) by Franz Schubert - Heinz Wallberg*
37 1977(STU) - lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) by Otto Nicolai - Rafael Kubelik*
38 1979(RA) - Christelflein (Das) by Hans Pfitzner - Kurt Eichhorn*
39 1979(STU) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Rafael Kubelik*
40 1980 - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
41 1980(ST) - Friederike by Franz Lehár - Heinz Wallberg*
42 1980(STU) - lustige Witwe (Die) by Franz Lehár - Heinz Wallberg*
43 1981(FI) - Turn of the Screw (The) by Benjamin Britten - Colin Davis*
44 1981(STU) - Evangelimann (Der) by Wilhelm Kienzl - Lothar Zagrosek*
45 1982(LI) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Jesús López Cobos*
46 1982(STU) - Land des Lächelns (Das) by Franz Lehár - Willi Boskovsky*
47 1983(LI) - Amadis des Gaules by Johann Christian Bach - Helmuth Rilling*
48 1983(STU) - finta semplice (La) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Leopold Hager*
49 1984 - Sancta Susanna by Paul Hindemith - Gerd Albrecht*
50 1985 - Corregidor (Der) by Hugo Wolf - Gerd Albrecht*
51 1985(LE) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Jiri Kout*
52 1985(RA) - Simplicius Simplicissimus by Karl Amadeus Hartmann - Heinz Fricke*
53 1987(LC) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
54 1988(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
55 1989(LI) - Clemenza di Tito (La) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bernhard Klee*
56 198?(STU) - Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Patanè*
57 1990(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Colin Davis*
58 1992(STU) - Orfeo ed Euridice [L'anima del filosofo] by Joseph Haydn - Leopold Hager*
59 2000(LE) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Ivan Törzs*
60 2006(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Manfred Honeck*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Wotan - George London
Fricka - Elisabeth Schärtel
Loge - Herbert Schachtschneider
Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Ingeborg Kjellgren
Froh - Hermann Winkler
Donner - Karl Sablotzke
Erda - Helen Raab
Fasolt - Gerd Nienstedt
Fafner - Heiner Horn
Woglinde - Liselotte Hammes
Wellgunde - Helen Donath
Floßhilde - Helga Jenckel
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1004 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.82 [LS]
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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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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.86 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Cologne (22 May 1962).
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Peter Schreier
Papageno - Hermann Prey
Königin der Nacht - Sylvia Geszty
Sprecher - Otto Wiener
Pamina - Helen Donath
Sarastro - Franz Crass
Monostatos - Gerhard Unger
Papagena - Judith Blegen
Erste Dame - Elisabeth Ksoll
Zweite Dame - Cvetka Ahlin
Dritte Dame - Ilse Gramatzki
Erster Knabe - Monique Lobasá
Zweiter Knabe - Ileana Cotrubas
Dritter Knabe - Dwyla Donohue-Schmeiser
Erster Priester - Jörg Liebenfels
Zweiter Priester - Fritz Holzer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1570
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (see OPERA Festival Issue 1967 pp.46-51). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut p.244. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Wotan - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Loge - Gerhard Stolze
Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Simone Mangelsdorff
Froh - Donald Grobe
Donner - Robert Kerns
Erda - Oralia Domínguez
Fasolt - Martti Talvela
Fafner - Karl Ridderbusch
Woglinde - Helen Donath
Wellgunde - Edda Moser
Floßhilde - Anna Reynolds
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Black Disc; - D.G.G SLPM 139266 {3LPS} (1968)ª; *D.G.G 104 966-968 {3LPS}; DG 2561 192-94 {3LPS}; DG 2740 145 {3LPS};; DG 2709 023 {3LPS} (USA); D.G.G. 2720 051 (cycle) {19LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Cassette - DG 3378 048 (+Götterdämmerung)
Compact Disc; - DG 415 141-2 {3CDS} (1985)ª; DG 435 211-2 (cycle) {15CDS}; DG «The Originals» 457 780-2 (cycle) {14CDS} ; DG «The Originals» 457 781-2 {2CDS}
Open Reel Tape - D.G.G. 9228 (4-track) (USA)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1968 p.378, p.383 [AR]; January 1969 p.985; February 1979 p.1472 [AB]; July 1985 p. [AB]; April 1992 p.161
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Opera - December 1968 p.1004 [HDR]
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Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.102 [ST]
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Orpheus - März 1973 S.47 [GA]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.285
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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.106 [AT]
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Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.69 [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.44 (mention) [JPS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.100 [LB]
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Conductor Karl Richter - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Bach-Orchester
Chorus - Münchner Bach-Chor
Samson - Alexander Young
Dalila - Martina Arroyo
Micah - Norma Procter
Manoa - Thomas Stewart
Harapha - Ezio Flagello
Philistine Woman - Helen Donath
Follower of Dalila - Helen Donath
A Philistine - Jerry J Jennings
Messager - Jerry J Jennings
Israelite Woman - Sheila Armstrong
A Virgin - Sheila Armstrong
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Black Disc; - Archiv Produktion 643517-643520 (1969)ª; *DG 413 914-1 {4LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Archiv Produktion 453 245-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 534666 {3CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1969 p.590; May 1985 [RF]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 pp.235-237 [RVL]
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Diapason - No.437 mai 1997 p.79
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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.131 [JWB]
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Répertoire - No.99 février 1997 p.42
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Conductor Karl Richter - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Bach-Orchester
Chorus - Münchner Bach-Chor
Samson - Alexander Young
Dalila - Martina Arroyo
Micah - Norma Procter
Manoa - Thomas Stewart
Harapha - Ezio Flagello
Philistine Woman - Helen Donath
Follower of Dalila - Helen Donath
A Philistine - Jerry J Jennings
Messager - Jerry J Jennings
Israelite Woman - Sheila Armstrong
A Virgin - Sheila Armstrong
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Black Disc; - Archiv Produktion 643517-643520 (1969)ª; *DG 413 914-1 {4LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Archiv Produktion 453 245-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 534666 {3CDS} (1998)ª
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Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1969 p.590; May 1985 [RF]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 pp.235-237 [RVL]
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Diapason - No.437 mai 1997 p.79
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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.131 [JWB]
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Répertoire - No.99 février 1997 p.42
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor
Tamino - Peter Schreier
Papageno - Günther Leib
Königin der Nacht - Sylvia Geszty
Sprecher - Siegfried Vogel
Pamina - Helen Donath
Sarastro - Theo Adam
Monostatos - Harald Neukirch
Papagena - Renate Hoff
Erste Dame - Hanne-Lore Kuhse
Zweite Dame - Gisela Schröter
Dritte Dame - Annelies Burmeister
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Black Disc - Eterna 8 26 173 {3LPS} Eurodisc 80584 {3LPS}; Eurodisc 805813; RCA «Italiana» VL-32530
Compact Cassette - Eurodisc 500221
Compact Disc - RCA Victor GD 86511 {3CDS}; RCA 74321 32240-2
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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 - February 1982 p.1169 [AB] September 1988 p.476 [HF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.96 Aprile 1996 p.69
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.65 [JR]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1968/69(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Régine Crespin
Octavian - Yvonne Minton
Sophie - Helen Donath
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Manfred Jungwirth
Faninal - Otto Wiener
Valzacchi - Murray Dickie
Annina - Anne Howells
Ein Sänger - Luciano Pavarotti
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Emmy Loose
Polizeikommissar - Herbert Lackner
Der Wirt - Anton Dermota
Ein Notar - Alfred Jerger
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Herbert Prikopa
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Kurt Equiluz
Tierhändler - Karl Terkal
Modistin - Rosl Schwaiger
Die drei Waisen - Arleen Auger (Augér)
- Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
- Ingrid Mayr
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 418-421 (1969)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K3N 23 (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 493-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 417 493-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Decca «The Originals» 475 9988 {3CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1969 p.430 [AR]; January 1970 p.1117 [DST]; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; March 1987 p. [JBS]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.98 [JV]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, September 1969 p.365, p.367. According to William Albright (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.15 No.1 pp.111-112) «Yvonne Minton fell ill during the recording of Der Rosenkavalier, requiring the mezzo to record some of the Marschallin-Octavian scenes at a later date with the soprano present only on tape»
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Orfeo - Marilyn Horne
Euridice - Pilar Lorengar
Amor - Helen Donath
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 443-4 {2LPS} (1970)ª;; London OSA 1285 {2LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca (London) 417 410-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 707-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1970 p.69; October 1970 p.563; August 1989 p.362 [JBS]
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Diapason - No.150 1970 p.23
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American Record Guide - November 1970 p.162
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.217
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]
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Comments:- The Vienna version with additions
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1970(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Ludovic Spiess
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzelline - Helen Donath
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Siegfried Vogel
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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34049 {2CDS};; Gala GLH 816 (highlights) {1CD} (1998)ª; Gala GL 100.557 (+highlights cond. Erich Kleiber 1956) {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 1999 S.53 (highlights) [IW]
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Opéra International - No.242 janvier 2000 pp.63-64 (Highlights) [SS]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.26-27 [GWL]
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Stereophile - January 1974 (Vol 17 No.1) p.180
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti
Renato - Sherrill Milnes
Amelia - Renata Tebaldi
Ulrica - Regina Resnik
Oscar - Helen Donath
Silvano - José van Dam
Samuele - Leonardo Monreale
Tom - Nicola Christou
Un Giudice - Pier Francesco Poli
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 484-486 {3LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 440 042-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 460 176-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)ª; Double Decca 460 752-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1971 p.1666; May 1994 p.115 [AB]
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Opera Now - March 1994 p.52
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Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.60
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Opéra International - No. 178 mars 1994 p.72
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Diapason - No. 402 mars 1994 p.178; No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1994 p.215
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Répertoire - No. 68 avril 1994 p.79: No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Carmen - Anna Moffo
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Helen Donath
Escamillo - Piero Cappuccilli
Frasquita - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Mercédès - Jane Berbié
Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Le Remendado - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Moralès - Barry McDaniel
Zuninga - José van Dam
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Black Disc - Ariola-Eurodisc XG 80489R; Cetra LPS 3276 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - BMG-RCA 74321 25279-2 {2CDS}
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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 - July 1977 p.216, p.221 [JBS]
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Opera Now - May 1995 p.65
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Comments:- ADVERT: GRAMOPHONE February 1995 p.34
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Leonore - Helga Dernesch
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Zoltán Kéléman
Rocco - Karl Ridderbusch
Marzelline - Helen Donath
Jaquino - Horst R Laubenthal
Fernando - José van Dam
Erster Gefangene - Werner Hollweg
Zweiter Gefangene - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel» SAN 280-2 {3LPS} (1971)ª; *EMI SLS 954/3; EMI SLS 5231 {2LPS} (1981)ª; EMI EX 769290-1 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - EMI EX 769290-4
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 69290-2 {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:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1971 p.1657 [EG]; July 1971 p.161; August 1981 p.309 [WSM] April 1988
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Opera Now - August/September 1995 p.52
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Operchor - Leipziger Rundfunkchor
Hans Sachs - Theo Adam
Veit Pogner - Karl Ridderbusch
Sixtus Beckmesser - Geraint Evans
Fritz Kothner - Zoltán Kéléman
Walther von Stolzing - René Kollo
David - Peter Schreier
Eva - Helen Donath
Magdalena - Ruth Hesse
Nachtwächter - Kurt Moll
Kunz Vogelgesang - Eberhard Büchner
Konrad Nachtigall - Horst Lunow
Ulrich Eisslinger - Peter Bindzsus
Balthasar Zorn - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Augustin Moser - Horst Hiestermann
Hermann Ortel - Hermann Christian Polster
Hans Schwarz - Heinz Reeh
Hans Foltz - Siegfried Vogel
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 957 («Angel Series» SAN 292-296) {5LPS} (1971)ª; EMI EX 74963-1 {4LPS} (1988)ª; Angel SEL-3776
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 749683-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI(Angel) CDS 7 49683-2 {4CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67086 {4CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67148 2 3 {4CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11390-93 {4CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1971 p.670 (see December 1971 p.1002); December 1971 p.1008; January 1972 p.1182; August 1972 p.322 (note on pitch); July 1988 p. [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.286; Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.159-162 [KH2]
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Stereophile - December 1988 (Vol.11 No.12) p.195
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.108 [PS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrerp 2000 p.97 [PN]
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Comments:- Recorded between 24 November and 14 December 1970. See «The Gramophone» October 1971 p.607 (reprinted in «International Classical Record Collector» Spring Edition 1997 No.8 p.31). See also «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne pp.585-587
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti
Renato - Franco Bordoni
Amelia - Martina Arroyo
Ulrica - Irene Dalis
Oscar - Helen Donath
Silvano - Allan Monk
Samuele - Richard Mundt
Tom - Philip Booth
Un Giudice - Joe Pinedo
Un servo - Daniel Sullivan
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Compact Cassette - Butterfly Music BMK 022
Compact Disc; - Butterfly Music BMCD 022 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers BAL 197101 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.64
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (11 November 1971). 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 Silvio Varviso - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Marschallin - Sena Jurinac
Octavian - Christa Ludwig
Sophie - Helen Donath
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Manfred Jungwirth
Faninal - Raymond Wolansky
Valzacchi - Ragnar Ulfung
Annina - Edna Garabedian (-George)
Ein Sänger - Nicolai Gedda
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Julia Emoed-Wallace
Polizeikommissar - Allan Monk
Der Wirt - Joe Pinedo
Ein Notar - William Fleck
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Peter van Derick
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - James Atherton
Tierhändler - Orva Hoskinson
Modistin - Arlene Adams
Die drei Waisen - Carolyn Lewis
- Gwendolyn Jones
- Sandra Bush
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1490-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1971; see OPERA November 1971 pp.969-971). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004». The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.483.
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Conductor Raymond Leppard - 1971(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Dido - Shirley Verrett
Belinda - Helen Donath
Attendant - Rosina Cavicchiola
Sorceress - Oralia Domínguez
1st Witch - Lilia Teresita Reyes
2nd Witch - Margaret Lensky
Aeneas - Dan Jordachescu
Sailor - Carlo Gaifa
Attendant spirit - Carmen Lavani
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 619.1 {1CD} (1996)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1310 (+The Fairy Queen - Harnoncourt) {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - July 1996 p.49
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Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.56
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Opéra International - avril 1996 No.201 p.66
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.86
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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.168
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Comments:- Recorded on 20 May 1971
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1971(RA)
Orchestra - Bayerische Rundfunk
Chorus - Bayerische Rundfunk
Pelléas - Nicolai Gedda
Mélisande - Helen Donath
Golaud - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Arkel - Peter Meven
Geneviève - Marga Schiml
Yniold - Walter Gampert
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Compact Disc - Orfeo C 367 942 1 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 1 1995 p.42
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.149
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.70
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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.100
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.99
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.39
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.78
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.60
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Dido - Josephine Veasey
Belinda - Helen Donath
Attendant - Delia Wallis
Sorceress - Elizabeth Bainbridge
1st Witch - Delia Wallis
2nd Witch - Gillian Knight
Aeneas - John Shirley-Quirk
Sailor - Frank Patterson
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Black Disc; - Philips 6500 131 {1LP} (1971)ª; Philips «Living Baroque» 9502 116 {1LP} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7313 116 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips «Solo» 446 577-2 {1CD}; Philips 422 485-2; Philips «Eloquence» 442 8334 {1CD} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1971 p.494; June 1984 p.67 [RF]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.221 [MU]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - avril 1996 No.201 p.66
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Conductor Kurt Eichhorn - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Tölzer Singerknaben
Peter - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Gertrud - Charlotte Berthold
Hänsel - Anna Moffo
Gretel - Helen Donath
Die Knusperhexe - Christa Ludwig
Sandmännchen - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Taumännchen - Lucia Popp
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 85340 {2LPS}; RCA Victor «Red Seal» ARL 2 0637 {2LPS} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - Eurodisc 610 266-232 {2CDS}; Eurodisc GD 69294 {2CDS} BMG-RCA 74321 25281-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Denon COCO 7422-3 {2CDS} (Japan) (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1974 p.1208 [LS]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; January 1986 p.960, p.965 [AML]
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Opera Now - May 1995 p.65
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.283-284 [JM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.120-122 [MK]
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.72
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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.106
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.145 (mention) [LM]
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Stereophile - November 1999 (Vol.22 No.11) p.165 [RL]
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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.49
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.61
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - Norddeutsche Rundfunk
Chorus - Norddeutsche Rundfunk
Sandrina - Helen Donath
Serpetta - Ileana Cotrubas
Ramiro - Tatiana Troyanos
Belfiore - Werner Hollweg
Nardo - Hermann Prey
Podesta - Gerhard Unger
Arminda - Jessye Norman
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Black Disc; - Philips 6703 039 (1973)ª; Melodiya C10 16241-46 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Philips «Mozart Edition» 422 534-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La finta giardiniera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.495; PENGUIN p.241
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1973 p.653 p.718 [SS]; May 1992 p.109 [JBS]
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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.58-S.59 [KL]
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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)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2006 p.100 [JW]
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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.292-293 [JHN]; Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.262-263 [JHN]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.59 [US]: März + April 2007 S.56 [GH]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.230 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 pp.88-89 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 March 1973.
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Scottish Opera Chorus
Don Giovanni - Roger Soyer
Donna Anna - Antigone Sgourda
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Heather Harper
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - Peter Lagger
Masetto - Alberto Rinaldi
Zerlina - Helen Donath
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Black Disc - HMV SLS 978 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63976-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; EMI 572 227-2 {2CDS} {shortened to fit on 2CDS};; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 3932562 {2CDS} {shortened to fit on 2CDS} (2007)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 - April 1975 p.1863 [SS]; June 1975 [SIR]; July 1975 p.159 [JBS]; March 1992 p.114
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Opera - January 1993 p.123 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.176-177 [RT]
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.92 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Palestrina - Nicolai Gedda
Carlo Borromeo - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Ighino - Helen Donath
Silla - Brigitte Fassbaender
Giovanni Morone - Bernd Weikl
Bernardo Novagerio - Heribert Steinbach
Kardinal Madruscht - Karl Ridderbusch
Graf Luna - Hermann Prey
Pabst Pius IV - Karl Ridderbusch
Bischof Ercole Severolus - Gerd Nienstedt
Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Victor von Halem
Abdisu - John van Kesteren
Anton Brus von Müglitz - Peter Meven
Der Bischof von Budoja - Friedrich Lenz
Theophilus, Bischof von Imola - Adalbert Kraus
Avosmediano, Bischof von Cadix - Franz Mazura
Dandini von Grosseto - Karl Kreile
Der Bischof von Fiesole - Anton Rosner
Der Bischof von Feltre - Josef Weber
Lukrezia - Renate Freyer
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Black Disc; - DG 2711 013 {4LPS} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - *DG 427 417-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.570
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1974 p.1596 [EG]; July 1974 p.183 [JBS]; July 1989 p. [MEO]
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Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.69-S.70 [KL]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, April 1973 p.1851
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1973-74(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener «Concentus Musicus»
La Fortuna - Jane Gartner
La Virtù - Rotraud Hansmann
Poppea - Helen Donath
Nerone - Elisabeth Söderström
Ottavia - Cathy Berberian
Ottone - Paul Esswood
Seneca - Giancarlo Luccardi
Drusilla - Rotraud Hansmann
Nutrice - Maria Minetto
Arnalta - Carlo Gaifa
Lucano - Philip Langridge
Pallade - Jane Gartner
Damigella - Jane Gartner
Amore - Unnamed
Mercurio - Enrico Fissore
Primo soldato - Philip Langridge
Secondo soldato - Kurt Equiluz
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Black Disc; - Telefunken «Das alte Werk» HD6 35247 (5LPS) (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Teldec «Das alte Werk» ZC8 35247 {4CDS} (1986)ª; Teldec «Das alte Werk» 2292-42547-2 {4CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1975 p.1697 [DA]; September 1986 p. [JM]
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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.72
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Diapason - No.192 1974; No.396 septembre 1993 p.140
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Gwyneth Jones
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Lotte Rysanek
Leoporello - Enrico Fissore
Zerlina - Helen Donath
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO2339-3 {3CDRS} (2006)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (21 April 1974). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006».
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Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kadi - Walter Berry
Fatime - Anneliese Rothenberger
Zelmire - Helen Donath
Nuradin - Nicolai Gedda
Omar - Klaus Hirte
Omega - Regina Marheineke
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Black Disc - EMI Electrola 1C 065-28834 {1LP}; EMI Electrola F 668 229/41 {13LPS - Die kleine Oper}
Compact Disc; - cpo 999 552-2 {1CD} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Cadi dupé by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.277
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1998 p.36 (mention) [RC]; April 1998 p.108 [JW]
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Opera - May 1998 pp.530-532 [RC]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.101 (mention) [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.225 [JC]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [SL]
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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.55 [SS]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.81 [OR]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1998 p.68 [ML]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.88 [MO]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.135 [RT]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.77 (mention) [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.60 (mention) [HQ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.41 [GR]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.95 [PN]
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Comments:- The German name of this opera is «Die betrogene Kadi»
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Salzburger Mozarteum
Chorus - Salzburger Rundfunk
Lucio Silla - Peter Schreier
Giunia - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Cecilio - Julia Varady
Celia - Helen Donath
Cinna - Edith Mathis
Aufidio - Werner Krenn
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Black Disc; - BASF 78 22472-4 {4LPS} (1975)ª;; DG 2740 183 {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips «Mozart Edition» 422 532-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucio Silla by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.505; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.139 p.98; PENGUIN p.245; GIUDICI p.403
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1976 p.1236 [SS]; April 1976 p.1570 [JBS] September 1980 p.398 [SS]; February 1992 p.77 [JBS]
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Orpheus - No.11 15 November - 15 Dezember 1975 S.257-S.258 [KL]
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Idomeneo - Wieslaw Ochman
Idamante - Peter Schreier
Arbace - Hermann Winkler
Ilia - Helen Donath
Elettra - Julia Varady
Gran Sacerdote - Giorgio Stendoro
La Voce - Kurt Rydl
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Compact Disc - Refined Opera Performances ROP CD 3 C {3CDRS}
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (2 August 1976; see OPERA Festival Issue 1976 pp.66-67. The ROP CDRs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue «Silver and Gold» 13
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lieschen - Helen Donath
Anton - Nicolai Gedda
Franz Spiess - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Friedrich Spiess - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Der Schütze - Kurt Moll
Der Amtmann - Hans-Joachim Gallus
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Black Disc - HMV ASD 3300 {1LP}; EMI Electrola 1C 065 30743 {1LP}; *EMI ElectrolaF 668 229/41 {13LPS - Die kleine Oper}
Compact Disc - CPO 999 556-2 {1CD}
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Recordings of Die Zwillingsbrüder by Franz Schubert are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.766
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1976 p.1051 [JW]; October 1977 p.593 [JBS]; March 1998 p.36 (mention) [RC]; April 1998 p.108 [JW]
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Opera - May 1998 pp.528-529 [IB]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.101 (mention) [GH]
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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1998 p.88 [PB]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 pp.321-324 [DJ]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [SL]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.100 [OP]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1998 p.77 [NR]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.88 [MO]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.182 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.77 (mention) [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.60 (mention) [HQ]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.103 [JV]
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Tölzer Knabenchor
Der Königssohn - Adolf Dallapozza
Die Gänsemagd - Helen Donath
Der Spielmann - Hermann Prey
Die Hexe - Hanna Schwarz
Der Holzhacker - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Besenbinder - Gerhard Unger
Sein Töchterchen - Brigitte Lindner
Der Wirt - Günter Wewel
Die Wirtstochter - Heidrun Ankersen
Der Schneider - Friedrich Lenz
Die Stallmagd - Ortrun Wenkel
Der Ratsälteste - Theodor Nicolai
Torwächter 1 - Paul Hansen
Torwächter 2 - Peter Schranner
Eine Frau - Gudrun Greindl-Rosner
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Black Disc - *EMI Electrola 1C 157 30698/700(Quad) {3LPS}; Arabesque 8061 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 69936-2 {3CDS}; EMI CMS 5 66360-2 {2CDS}; EMI Electrola 653 769 936-2 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Königskinder by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.341
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1982 pp.407-408 [JBS], p.470 [JBS] August 1989 p. [JBS]
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American Record Guide - March 1982 Vol.45 No.5 p.45 [KM]: November/December 1989 Vol.52 No.6 p.70 [LM]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.94 (mention) [MO]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Conductor Herbert Blomstedt - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Leonore - Edda Moser
Florestan - Richard Cassilly
Rocco - Karl Ridderbusch
Pizzaro - Theo Adam
Fernando - Hermann Christian Polster
Marzelline - Helen Donath
Jaquino - Eberhard Büchner
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Black Disc - *EMI SLS 999 {3LPS}; EMI OC 163-02 853/SQ {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0011402BC {2CDS} (1996)ª; Brilliant Classics 93213 (+Fidelio - von Dohnanyi) {4CDS} (2007)ª; Amado (Cascade-Medien) 02200 (in Beethoven Complete Edition) {87CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1977 p.338 [LS]; January 1978 p.1234 [JBS]
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Opera News - July 1996 p.49
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Fanfare - Vol.2 No.1 September/October 1978 p.20 [MHF]; Vol.20 No.1 September/ October 1996 p.146; Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 p.106 [JHN]
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Orpheus - März 1996 S.57
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.52
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Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.74
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.166
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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.4
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.1 Issue 15 p.55
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American Record Guide - September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.5 p.89: September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.64-65 [KM]: November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.85-86 [PLA]
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Répertoire - No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.25
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.79 [MC]
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Conductor Bernhard Klee - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Sir John Falstaff - Kurt Moll
Herr Fluth - Bernd Weikl
Herr Reich - Siegfried Vogel
Fenton - Peter Schreier
Junker Spärlich - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Dr. Cajus - Claude Dormoy
Frau Fluth - Edith Mathis
Frau Reich - Hanna Schwarz
Anna Reich - Helen Donath
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Black Disc - DG 2740 159 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - DG 3371 026
Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020462BC {2CDS}; Berlin Classics 0021152BC {2CDS}
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Recordings of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.548; MET p.358; PENGUIN p.270; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1977 p.1593 [LS]; July 1977 p.155 [JBS]
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.195
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Diapason - No.435 mars 1997 p.88
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.146
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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.56
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.8
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.85 [AG]
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Comments:- Some of the dialogue is replaced by a narration spoken by a «waiter».
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Conductor Antal Dorati - 1977
Orchestra - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Rosina - Jessye Norman
Lisetta - Helen Donath
Errico - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Villotto - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Masino - Domenico Trimarchi
Baroness Irene - Kari Lövaas
Marquis Ernesto - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
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Black Disc; - Philips 6703 077 {3LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 432 424-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Philips 473 476-2 (+Armida +La fedeltà premiata +Orlando paladino) {10CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La vera costanza by Joseph Haydn are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.18; CELLETTI p.333; GIUDICI p.299 (2) p.520
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1977 p.96 [SS]; September 1977 p.529 [SIR]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS] ;June 1993 p.99
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HiFi News & Record Review - November 1993 p.87
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Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.266
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1977(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Leonore - Helen Donath
Alessandro Stradella - Werner Hollweg
Bassi - Richard Kogel
Malvolio - Alexander Malta
Barbarino - Ferry Gruber
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Black Disc; - Voce 24 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 733 (+Regina - Lortzing - highlights) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.852-S.853 [GH]; Mai+Juni 2004 S.64-S.65 [GH}
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American Record Guide - May 1981 Vol.44 No.7 p.45 [DA]
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1977(RA)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lisbeth - Helen Donath
Die Mutter - Hanna Schwarz
Hermann - Peter Schreier
Jauz - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Schulz - Benno Kusche
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Black Disc - EMI Electrola 1C 065 30741 {1LP}; Arabesque 8138 {1LP}; *EMI Electrola F 668 229/41 {13LPS - Die kleine Oper}
Compact Disc; - CPO 999 555-2 {1CD] (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde by Felix Mendelssohn are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.415
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1981 P.1115 [JW] March 1998 p.36 (mention) [RC]; April 1998 p.108 [JW]
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Opera - May 1998 pp.527-528 [IB]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.101 (mention) [GH]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.274 [JK]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [SL]
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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.57 [DP]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.89 [AB]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.88 [MO]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.173 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.77 (mention) [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.60 (mention) [HQ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.43 [GR]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.97 [PN]
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1977(RA)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Der General - Fritz Strassner
Der Hauptmann - Willi Brokmeier
Walther - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Käthchen - Helen Donath
Duval - Peter Schreier
Veit - Friedrich Lenz
Alt-Solo - Sunhild Rauschkolb
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Black Disc - EMI VSM C 065 30742 *EMI Electrola F 668 229/41 {13LPS - Die kleine Oper} Eterna 8 26 894 {1LP}
Compact Disc - cpo 999 553-2 {1CD}
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Recordings of Die vierjährigen Posten by Franz Schubert are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.765
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1998 p.36 (mention) [RC]; April 1998 p.108 [JW]
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Opera - May 1998 pp.528-529 [IB]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.101 (mention) [GH]
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HiFi News & Record Review - January 1999 p.88 [PB]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 pp.321-324 [DJ]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [SL]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.100 [OP]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.76 [NR]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.88 [MO]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.182 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.77 (mention) [LB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.60 (mention) [HQ]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.103 [JV]
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Sir John Falstaff - Karl Ridderbusch
Herr Fluth - Wolfgang Brendel
Herr Reich - Alexander Malta
Fenton - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Junker Spärlich - Heinz Zednik
Dr. Cajus - Alfred Sramek
Frau Fluth - Helen Donath
Frau Reich - Trudeliese Schmidt
Anna Reich - Lilian Sukis
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Black Disc; - Decca D86D3 {3LPS} (1978)ª;; London OSA 13127 {3LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K86K33 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 443 669-2 (1995)ª;; «Double Decca» 460 197-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.548; MET p.358; PENGUIN p.270; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1978 p.121 [SIR]; July 1978 p.168 [JBS]; November 1978 p.969 [IM]; December 1998 p.116 (In brief) [AML]
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Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.74
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - noviembre-septiembre 1995 p.63
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.50 (mention) [HQ]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1998 p.82 [BLS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.84 [MC]
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Conductor Kurt Eichhorn - 1979(RA)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Das Elflein - Helen Donath
Knecht Ruprecht - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Der Tannengreis - Alexander Malta
Frieder - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Das Christkindchen - Janet Perry
Herr von Gumpach - Paul Hansen
Franz - Raimund Grumbach
Jochen - Ferry Gruber
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 437 992 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2001 pp.95-96 [JBS]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.188-189 [JHN]
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Opéra International - No.254 février 2001 pp.71-72 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 pp.107-108 [AT]
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International Record Review - July/August 2001 p.83 [MVA]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 2001 p.71 (mention) [CP]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.167 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.146 mai 2001 p.68 [LB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.89 [MH]
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Das Opernglas - Dezember 2000 S.78 [MW]
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance in which the dialogue is replaced by a linking text spoken by Alois Fink
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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)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - 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]
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.57
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Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.75
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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.81: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.189 juin 1995 p.90
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.50 (mention) [HQ]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Herkulessaal, Munich (November 1979)
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1980
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Julia Varady
Zdenka - Helen Donath
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Walter Berry
Adelaide - Helga Schmidt
Fiakermilli - Elfriede Höbarth
Matteo - Adolf Dallapozza
Elemer - Hermann Winkler
Dominik - Klaus-Jürgen Küper
Lamoral - Hermann Becht
Kartenaufschlägerin - Doris Soffel
Welko - Arno Lemberg
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 5220 {3LPS} (1981)ª; Angel SX 3917
Compact Disc - Orfeo C 169882 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1981 p.610 [WSM] ; January 1989 p.1210
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.513
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Comments:- There is a small cut in the CD version
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Karl August - Harry Kalenberg
Johann Jacob Brion - Gustl Datz
Magdalena - Maria Stadler
Salomea - Gabriele Fuchs
Friederike - Helen Donath
Johan Wolfgang von Goethe - Adolf Dallapozza
Friedrich Leopold Weyland - Christian Wolff
Jakon Michael Reinhold Lenz - Martin Finke
Hauptmann Knebel - Jürgen von Pawels
Hortense - Helene Grabenhorst
Liselotte - Erika Rüggeberg
Dorothee - Gudrun Greindl-Rosner
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Black Disc; - EMI Electrola 1C 157 30 997/98 {2LPS}; *EMI SLS 5230 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI Electrola 653 565 369-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; EMI CMS 5 65369-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Disky «Kaiserliche Operette» KO 863442 (+Schön is die Welt - excerpts) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1981 p.310 [AML] ; February 1995 p.101 (AML)
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Opera Now - May 1995 p.66
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.277
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1995 p.95
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Hanna Glawari - Edda Moser
Danilo Danilowitsch - Hermann Prey
Camille de Rosillon - Siegfried Jerusalem
Valencienne - Helen Donath
Baron Mirko Zeta - Benno Kusche
Cascada - Norbert Orth
Raoul de St Brioche - Friedrich Lenz
Njegus - Horst Sachtleben
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Black Disc; - EMI Electrola 1C 157 45780/81; HMV SLS 5202 {2LPS} (1980)ª; Angel SZBX 3906 {2LPS} (1982)ª; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten «Amiga» 845226 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5202 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Studio» CMS 7 69940-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.301; Opera on CD (1) p.126 (2) p.138 (3) p.157; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.45 p.118; MET p.205; MET(VID) p.117; PENGUIN p.181; The Gramophone October 2005 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1980 p.534 [AML] ; July 1989 p.233 [AML]
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American Record Guide - April 1982 Vol.45 No.6 p.53 [RT]
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(FI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Prologue - Philip Langridge
Quint - Robert Tear
Governess - Helen Donath
Miles - Michael Ginn
Flora - Lilian Watson
Mrs.Grose - Ava June
Miss Jessel - Heather Harper
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Black Disc; - Philips 410 426-1 {2LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 410 426-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 446 325-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª
Laser Disc - Philips 070 400-1(PAL)
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 400-3(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1984 p.906 (audio) [AB]; April 1984 pp.1167-1162 (audio) [JBS] June 1984 pp.80-81 (audio) [SIR]; September 1996 p.103 (audio) [AB]
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99 (audio)
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HiFi News & Record Review - September 1996 p.97 (audio)
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Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.55
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.94-95 (audio) [DE]; Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.165-171 (audio) [DH]
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Opéra International - mars 1996 Mo.200 p.70
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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.88
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American Record Guide - September 1984 Vol.47 No.6 p.8 (audio) [MM]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno V - N.49 Settembre 1991 p.99
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Classic CD - May 1996 p.70
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1996 p.75
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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.3
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Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.30
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.85 febrero 1996 p.35
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.96 Aprile 1996 p.70
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.59
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Comments:- Recording of a TV film or of its soundtrack
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Conductor Lothar Zagrosek - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunkchor & Tölzer Knabenchor
Martha - Helen Donath
Magdalena - Ortrun Wenkel
Mathias Freudhofer - Siegfried Jerusalem
Johannes Freudhofer - Roland Hermann
Xaver Zitterbart - Friedrich Lenz
Anton Schnappauf - Klaus Hirte
Friedrich Engel - Kurt Moll
Ein Nachtwächter - Peter Lika
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Black Disc; - EMI Electrola 1C 165 46191-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 69734-2 {2CDS}; EMI CMS 5 66370-2 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Evangelimann by Wilhelm Kienzl are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.352
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1982 p.1414 [JBS] ; September 1989 p.533 [AML]
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Opera - May 1998 p.620 [RD]
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Orpheus - Juni 1982 S.489 [KR]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.94 [MO]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Orfeo - Florence Quivar
Euridice - Helen Donath
Amor - Carole Malone
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7571
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (30 June 1982; see OPERNWELT August/September 8/9/1982 S.46-S.47)
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Conductor Willi Boskovsky - 1982(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lisa - Helen Donath
Gustl - Martin Finke
Prince Sou-Chong - Siegfried Jerusalem
Mi - Brigitte Lindner
Tschang - Klaus Hirte
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Black Disc; - EMI Electrola 1C 157 46-624/5 {2LPS};; HMV SLS 5274 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDCB 47406; EMI 555 769 597-2 (Highlights); EMI Classics 868777 {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1982 p.760 [AML]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.129-130 [CW]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - pp.269-273
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.118 [RT]
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Fono Forum - Februar 1983 S.58 [HGM]
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Comments:- Recorded in April 1982
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Conductor Helmuth Rilling - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Amadis - Eberhard Büchner
Oriane - Helen Donath
Arcabonne - Doris Soffel
Arcalaus - J Patrick Raftery
Urgande - Olive Fredricks
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Open Reel Tape - mr. Tape 8230
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hamburg Opera (see OPERA May 1983 pp.538-539).
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - Mozarteum-Orchester (Salzburg)
Fracasso - Thomas Moser
Rosina - Helen Donath
Don Cassandro - Robert Holl
Don Polidoro - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Donna Giacinta - Teresa Berganza
Simone - Robert Lloyd
Ninetta - Jutta-Renate Ihloff
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Black Disc; - Orfeo SO 85844K {4LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Orfeo CO 85843F {3CDS} (1989)ª; Brilliant Classics 99726 (Mozart Edition Vol.14) (+Die Zauberflöte - Mackerras) {5CDS} (2002)ª; Brillant Classics 92345 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La finta semplice by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.497
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1984 p. [SS]; August 1989 p. [SS]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.1 September/October 2005 pp.229-231 [HF]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.137-138 [RVL]
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Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1984
Orchestra - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin
Susanna - Helen Donath
Klementia - Gabriele Schnaut
Eine alte Nonne - Gabriele Schreckenbach
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Black Disc - Wergo 60 106 (+songs) {1LP}
Compact Disc - Wergo WER 60 106-50 (+songs) {1CD}
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Recordings of Sancta Susanna by Paul Hindemith are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opernwelt 11/November 1995 S.26
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1989 p. [MEO]
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Répertoire - No.161 octobre 2002 p.62 [JMB]
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Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1985
Orchestra - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Corregidor - Werner Hollweg
Corrigidora - Helen Donath
Alkalde - Kurt Moll
Pedro - Peter Maus
Tonuelo - Helmut Berger-Tuna
Tio Lukas - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Frasquita - Doris Soffel
Repela - Victor von Halem
Duenna - Kaja Borris
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Black Disc - *Schwann Musica Mundi VMS 1641 {3LPS}; Koch Schwann 114010 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Koch Schwann Musica Mundi 314010 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Der Corregidor by Hugo Wolf are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1178
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1987 p. [MEO]
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Fanfare - Vol.11 No.2 November-December 1987 pp.236-237 [AC]
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Conductor Jiri Kout - 1985(LE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Marschallin - Lucia Popp
Octavian - Brigitte Fassbaender
Sophie - Helen Donath
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Manfred Jungwirth
Valzacchi - Ulrich Reß
Annina - Cornelia Wulkopf
Ein Sänger - Yoshihisa Yamaj
Ein Notar - Hans Wilbrink
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Hermann Sapell
Die drei Waisen - Georgine von Benza
- Verena Gohl
- Helena Jungwirth
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of Act 1 and part of Act 3 of a performance in the Nationaltheater (26 April 1985)
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Conductor Heinz Fricke - 1985(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Münchner Konzertchor
Simplicicius Simplicissimus - Helen Donath
Einsiedel - Eberhard Büchner
Gouveneur - Klaus König
Landsknecht - Bodo Brinkmann
Hauptmann - Rainer Scholze
Bauer - Helmut Berger-Tuna
Speaker - Wolf Euba
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Compact Disc - Wergo WER 6259-3 {2CDS}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1995 p.155 [GSR]
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Opera - February 1996 p.234
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American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.121
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Opernwelt - 9/September 1995 S.54
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1987(LC)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Figaro - Hermann Prey
Susanna - Helen Donath
Conte Almaviva - Thomas Allen
Contessa Almaviva - Margaret Price
Cherubino - Anne Sofie von Otter
Marcellina - Cornelia Wulkopf
Bartolo - Kurt Moll
Basilio - David Thaw
Curzio - Friedrich Lenz
Antonio - Gerhard Auer
Barbarina - Frances Lucey
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera from Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)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
Comments:- The recording on Mike Richter's CD-ROM was made at performances in the Nationaltheater, Munich (27 July 1987 - Acts 1 and 2 - 29 July 1987 - Acts 3 and 4). See ORPHEUS Heft 13 «Festival Orpheus» November 1987 S.1085
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Figaro - Hermann Prey
Susanna - Helen Donath
Conte Almaviva - Thomas Allen
Contessa Almaviva - Pamela Coburn
Cherubino - Anne Sofie von Otter
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Compact Disc - Fachmann fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5062/5064 {3CDRS}
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (29 July 1988). The cast listed above is the announced cast and may be incorrect. The CDRs issued on the Fachmann für Klassischer Musik label are listed on the website: http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~hippo/musik/label/fkm5.html
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Conductor Bernhard Klee - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tito - Gosta Winbergh
Sesto - Ann Murray
Servilia - Helen Donath
Vitellia - Julia Varady
Annio - Susan Quittmeyer
Publio - Karl Helm
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Black Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 204 - Opera From Munich Vol.1 - (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Clemenza di Tito by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.50; CELLETTI p.448; Opera on CD (1) p.23 (2) p.27 (3) p.30; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.99 p.118, No.226 p.92; MET p.329; PENGUIN p.225; GIUDICI p.511 (2) p.828; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.60
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (12 January 1989)
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 198?(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Gianni Schicchi - Rolando Panerai
Lauretta - Helen Donath
Zita - Vera Baniewicz
Rinuccio - Peter Seiffert
Gherardo - Tullio Panè
Nella - Valerie Errante
Gherardino - Claudio Kunz
Betto di Signa - Gerhard Auer
Simone - Franco Federici
Marco - Robert Riener
Ciesca - Mechthild Georg
Spinelloccio - Walter Zeh
Pinellino - Marcel Rosca
Guccio - Axel Wagner
Amantio di Nicolao - Raimund Grumbach
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 208 404 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Eurodisc/RCA 258 494 {1CD} (1988)ª; Eurodisc 7751-2-RC {1CD}; Eurodisc GD 69043 (Trittico) {3CDS} (1990)ª; BMG-RCA 74321 25285-2 {1CD} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1988 p.861 [EG]; April 1990 p.1866 [EG]; June 1995 p.112 [MEO]
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Opera Now - May 1995 p.65
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.182-184 [DWW]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.120
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.406
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Figaro - Alan Titus
Susanna - Helen Donath
Conte Almaviva - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Contessa Almaviva - Julia Varady
Cherubino - Marilyn Schmiege
Marcellina - Cornelia Kallisch
Bartolo - Siegmund Nimsgern
Basilio - Heinz Zednik
Curzio - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Antonio - Gerhard Auer
Barbarina - Ingrid Kertesi
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Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal» RD 60440 {3CDS} (1991)ª; RCA 63837 {3CDS} (2001)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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1991 p.126 [AB]
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Diapason - No.375 octobre 1991 p.174 [AT]
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Conductor Leopold Hager - 1992(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Orfeo - Robert Swensen
Euridice - Helen Donath
Genio - Sylvia Greenberg
Creonte - Thomas Quasthoff
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Compact Disc - Orfeo C-26293-2-H
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice [L'anima del filosofo] by Joseph Haydn are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.22; CELLETTI p.331
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1995 p.101
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Opera News - December 1994 p.52
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.170
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Orpheus - January 1995 p.46
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Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.60
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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.80
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.60
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.112
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Conductor Ivan Törzs - 2000(LE)
Orchestra - Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle
Otello - Sergei Naida
Desdemona - Helen Donath
Iago - Boris Trajanov
Cassio - Michael Putsch
Lodovico - Roger Krebs
Montano - Günter Bruhn
Emilia - Sonja Borowski-Tudor
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Compact Disc; - Opernwelt CD 2003 (+Helen Donath - recital) {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Mecklenburgische Staatstheater (23 July 2000). The CD was issued to subscribers to the magazine OPERNWELT. The following excerpts are performed: Gia la notte densa (Act 1); Dio ti giocondi o sposo (Act 3); Act 4 complete.
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Conductor Manfred Honeck - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Ana Maria Martinez
Dorabella - Sophie Koch
Despina - Helen Donath
Ferrando - Shawn Mathey
Guglielmo - Stéphane Degout
Don Alfonso - Thomas Allen
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DVD (Video) - Decca 074 3165 (2007)ª; Decca 838209 (USA) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2007 p.111 (DVD) [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.305-306 [BR]
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International Record Review - May 2007 pp.80-81 [HC]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 p.249 [KM]
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Opéra Magazine - No.15 février 2007 p.78 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival.
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