(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1926(SE) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - NOT KNOWN*
2 1927-29(SCE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Albert Coates*
3 1933(11 March)(LE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
4 1933(3 March)(LE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
5 1934(LE) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
6 1934(LE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
7 1935 & 1938(Act 2;SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Bruno Seidler-Win..*
8 1935(Act 1:SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Bruno Walter*
9 1935(LE) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
10 1935(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
11 1935(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
12 1936(Act 2:LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*
13 1936(LE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Thomas Beecham*
14 1936(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
15 1936(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
16 1936(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*
17 1937(Act 2;LE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*
18 1937(LC) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Thomas Beecham*
19 1937(LE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
20 1937(LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
21 1937(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
22 1937(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
23 1938(LE:Acts 1 & 2;29/1/38) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
24 1938(LE;Act 3;16/4/38?) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
25 1938(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Artur Bodanzky*
26 1940(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
27 1940(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
28 1940(LI) (New York) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
29 1940(LI)(Boston) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
30 1940(SE) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Edwin McArthur*
31 1940(SE) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Edwin McArthur*
32 1941(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
33 1941(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
34 1941(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
35 1942(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
36 1942(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - George Szell*
37 1943(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
38 1943(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
39 1943(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*
40 1944(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Paul Breisach*
41 1944(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - George Szell*
42 1945(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*
43 1946(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Paul Breisach*
44 1947(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*
45 1947(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
46 1948(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
47 1948(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*
48 1949(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Ionel Perlea*
49 1950(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry**
50 1950(SE) - Student Prince (The) by Sigmund Romberg - Victor Young*
51 1960(Act 1;LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Thomas Jensen*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1926(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Emmy Bettendorf
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Black Disc; - Parlophone E 10515, E 10527, E 10540 (+Undine - excerpt) {3x78s-5sides} (1926)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser 89068 (included in Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lauritz ; Melchior II) {1CD} (1993)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1927 p.319 [CM]; February 1927 p.377 (HK); March 1927 pp.418-419 [HK]
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Comments:- Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene» (September 1926). It appears that E 10527 and 10540 were issued in the UK in 1927 (i.e. after E 10515). See the Parlophone advertisments in The Gramophone February 1927 (advertisment v) and March 1927 (advertisment v)
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Conductor Albert Coates - 1927-29(SCE)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Tristan - Walter Widdop
Isolde - Göta Ljungberg
Brangaene - Genia Guszalewicz
Marke - Ivar Andresen
Kurwenal - Howard Fry
Melot - Marcel Noë
Hirt - Kennedy McKenna
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Black Disc - HMV D 1107, HMV D 1413-1417 HMV D 1723-4 {8x78s} Victor Musical Masterpiece Set 41 (9625-9629) {5x78s} Victor 7273-7274 {2x78s} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 301 - From Which We Come - The First Opera; Sets (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110200-02 (+recording conducted by Elmendorff) {3CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1927 p.324 (D 1107 - prelude) [PL]; May 1928 p.503 (D 1413-7 - Act 3) [HK]; December 1929 p.312 (D 1723-4 - Act 2 Duet) [HK]; July 1989 p.244 [AB]; September (published July) 2003 p.82 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.68 [DN]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.35 No.1 p.153 [GAG]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.100-101 [RG]
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Comments:- The recording on HMV D 1413-1417 and Victor Set 41 is of an abridged version of Act 3. The orchestra that plays on sides 8 and 9 is the Berlin State Opera Orchestra which is conducted by Leo Blech. On side 10 an orchestra is conducted by Lawrance Collingwood. E Habich sings Kurwenal on side 8 and according to WERM(p.683) C.Victor sings this role on side 5. The Claremont CDs also contain an excerpt from Act 2 with Lauritz Melchior and Frida Leider conducted by Albert Coates
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1933(11 March)(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Frida Leider
Brangaene - Maria Olszewska
Marke - Ludwig Hofmann
Kurwenal - Gustav Schützendorf
Melot - Arnold Gabor
Hirt - Hans Clemens
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Hans Clemens
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 499 (+excerpts from 3 March 1933) {2LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc; - Frida Leider Gesellschaft FLG 11031933 (+excerpts from 3 March 1933) {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.67 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (3 March 1933). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old MET» pp.32-36
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1933(3 March)(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Frida Leider
Brangaene - Maria Olszewska
Kurwenal - Friedrich Schorr
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 499 (+excerpts from 11 March 1933) (1970)ª
Compact Disc; - Frida Leider Gesellschaft FLG 11031933 (+excerpts from 11 March 1933) {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.67 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (3 March 1933). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old MET» pp.32-36
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1934(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
Ortrud - Maria Olszewska
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 504 (+Tannhäuser - excerpts) {2LPS} (1970)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (24 March 1934)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1934(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Gertrude Kappel
Brangaene - Doris Doe
Kurwenal - Friedrich Schorr
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 502 {1LP} (1970)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (6 January 1934). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.40-42
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Conductor Bruno Seidler-Winkler - 1935 & 1938(Act 2;SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Lotte Lehmann
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Marta Fuchs
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Margarete Klose
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Black Disc - HMV DB 3719-3728 {10x78s}; HMV DB 8737-8746 {10x78s;AC} Victor Set M 582 (15506-15515) {10x78s} Electrola WCLP 734-736 (+Act 1) {3LPS}; EMI Electrola E 80-686/8 (+Act 1) {3LPS}La Voix de son Maître 2902123 (collection) {12LPS} Danacord DACO 171-176 (collection) {6LPS}
Compact Disc; - Dancord DACOCD 317-318 (+Act 1); Naxos «Historical» 8.110250-51 (+Act 1) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1940 p.293 [AR]; October 1946 p.65; November (published September) 2003 p.114 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.228-230 [WY]; Vol.30 No.1 September/ October 2006 p.272 [JM]
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Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 p.132 [JC]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1962 Vol.12 No.12 p.76 [GB]
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American Record Guide - February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.426 [GK] July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 pp.89-93 [PJR]: January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 p.249 [JPM]
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American Record Guide - February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.426 [GK]July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 pp.89-93 [PJR]: January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 p.249 [JPM]
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International Record Review - October 2003 p.84 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 pp.98-99 [RG]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.35 No.1 pp.153-154 [GAG]
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Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.121 [AT]
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Comments:- The scene between Siegmund and Sieglinde and the closing scene were recorded in Vienna in 1935 immediately after Act 1 was recorded with Bruno Walter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (22 June 1935). In the closing scene Alfred Jerger sang Wotan and Ella Flesch sang Brünhilde. The rest of the recording was made in Berlin in 1938 on 19 and 20 September. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1935(Act 1:SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Lotte Lehmann
Hunding - Emanuel List
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 2636-2643 {8x78s} (1936)ª; Colunbia LWX 105-112 {8x78s} (Germany) Columbia GQX 10889-10896 (78s) (Italy);; Victor Set M 298 (8932- 8939) {8x78s}; Columbia LCT 1033 {1LP} (USA) (1951)ª; *HMV(Angel) COLH 133 {1LP} (1962)ª; Electrola WCLP 734-736 (+Act 2) {3LPS}; EMI Electrola E 80-686/8 (+Act 2) {3LPS}Danacord DACO 171-176 {6LPS} (collection);; EMI 2C 051 03032 {1LP} (France) (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Angel CHD-61020 (1986)ª; EMI «Réferences» CDH 61020-2 {1CD} (1988)ª; Arkadia 78526 {1CD}; Danacord DACOCD 317-318 (+Act 2) ; Grammofono 2000 AB 78721 {1CD}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110250-51 (+Act 2) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Opus Kura OPK 2033/4 (+highlights Act 2) EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 345832-2 (+Act2 Scenes 3 & 5) {1CD} (2006)ª; Pristine Classical PAC 0024
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1936 p.469 [HFVL]; November 1962 p.253; June 1981 p.[JBS] ; October 1988 p. [AB]; November (published September) 2003 p.114 [AB]
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Opera - February 1963 pp.117-118 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.228-230 [WY]; Vol.30 No.1 September/ October 2006 p.272 [JM]
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.55 [DN]; Juli+August 2004 S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 p.132 [JC]
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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.132 (mention) [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.426 [GK] July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 pp.89-93 [PHR]: January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 p.149 [JPM]
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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.132 (mention) [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.426 [GK]July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 pp.89-93 [PHR]: January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 p.149 [JPM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.82 [JH]: December 1962 Vol.12 No.12 p.76 [GB]: January 1963 Vol.13 No.1 p.63 [CLO]
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International Record Review - October 2003 p.84 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 pp.98-99 [RG]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.35 No.1 Spring 2004 pp.153-154 [GAG]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.591
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.121 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.86 [JS]
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Comments:- Recorded on 20 and 21 June 1935. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. The recording issued by Pristine Classical may downloaded in several different formats from the website
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1935(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Maria Müller
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Richard Bonelli
Venus - Dorothee Manski
Walther von der Vogelweide - Hans Clemens
Biterolf - Arnold Gabor
Reinmar von Zweter - James Wolfe
Hirt - Lillian Clark
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 504 (+Lohengrin - excerpts) {2LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 617
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (12 January 1935). 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 Artur Bodanzky - 1935(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Lotte Lehmann
Ortrud - Marjorie Lawrence
Friedrich von Telramund - Friedrich Schorr
König Heinrich - Emanuel List
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Julius Huehn
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 37049; Walhall WHL 35 {3CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD; 0023-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - Issue No.128 November 2000 p.6 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.169 juin 2003 pp.101-102 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1935)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1935(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Karin Branzell
Marke - Ludwig Hofmann
Kurwenal - Friedrich Schorr
Melot - Arnold Gabor
Hirt - Hans Clemens
Steuerman - James Wolfe
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Hans Clemens
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Black Disc - Die goldene Ära GAW 301 {3LPS} (Germany)
Compact Disc; - Music & Arts/Archipon (West Hill Radio Archives) WHRA 6001 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2004 pp.90-91 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.81 [AT]
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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.120 [ED]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.86 [VM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 March 1935). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.86-89. The LPs issued on «Die goldene Ära» label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Records» 5th Edition 2000
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1936(Act 2:LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Lotte Lehmann
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Wotan - Friedrich Schorr
Fricka - Kathryn Meisle
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 234 {1LP} (1962)ª; Edizione Lirica EL 004 2 (+Act 2 scene 3) {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - ª; Grammofono 2000 - AB 78545 {1CD}; Minerva MN A34 {1CD} Music & Arts CD 1048 {1CD} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July 1995 p.57; December 1995 p.64
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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.366 [WY]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61
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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.132 [JC]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209 [PH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.7
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.244 [DA]
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The Absolute Sound - March/April 2000 Issue 123 pp.157-159 [DD]
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Répertoire - No.161 octobre 2002 p.101
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in San Francisco (13 November 1936)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1936(LE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Frida Leider
Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior
Hagen - Emanuel List
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Maria Nezádal
Waltraute - Kerstin Thorborg
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 167 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 234 {2LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - *Preiser Records 90266 {1CD} (1996)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2311/12 (+Wagner scenes with Leider) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.97 [ST]
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Opera News - January 11 1997 p.42
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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.123
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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.292
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Wagner News - Issue No.121 June 1997 p.19 (mention)
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Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [MT]
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The Record Collector - Vol.50 No.4 December 2005 pp.275-276 [MS]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 p.101 [MA]: Summer 2008 pp.95-06 [SH]
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Répertoire - No.90 avril 1996 p.68
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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.2 Issue 16 p.52 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (14 May 1936)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Marjorie Lawrence
Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior
Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann
Alberich - Eduard Habich
Gunther - Friedrich Schorr
Gutrune - Dorothee Manski
Waltraute - Kathryn Meisle
Woglinde - Edita Fleischer
Wellgunde - Irra Petina
Floßhilde - Doris Doe
First Norn - Doris Doe
Second Norn - Irra Petina
Third Norn - Inge Manski
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 489 (+Der fliegende; Holländer - excerpts) {4LPS} (1969)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 24 {3CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110041-43 {3CDS} (1999)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110228-30 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.102 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95; July/August 1999 p.96 [ST]
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Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.77 [DN]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]; Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.83 [DN]
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Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.69 [FL-2]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.223
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International Record Review - February 2001 p.109 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]
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Correo Musical Argentino - No.174 marzo 1996 p.2
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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.133 [SH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 pp.84-85 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 January 1936)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Kirsten Flagstad
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Lawrence Tibbett
Venus - Margaret Halstead
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Emanuel List
Walther von der Vogelweide - Hans Clemens
Biterolf - Arnold Gabor
Heinrich der Schreiber - Giordano Paltrinieri
Reinmar von Zweter - James Wolfe
Hirt - Edita Fleischer
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 109 {3LPS} (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 30 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Archipel APRCD 0038 (+Flagstad - recital) {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 2002 p.101 [ST]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
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Classical Express - Issue 76 September 1996 p.4
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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention)
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International Record Review - July 2002 pp.85-86 [MT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.109 - giungo 1997 p.93
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 January 1936)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Sabine Kalter
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Frank Sale
Hirt - Octave Dua
Steuerman - Leslie Horsman
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Roy Devereux
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 465 {4LPS} (1969)ª; Discocorp «Reference Recordings» RR 471 {4LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1004-3 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Radio Years RY 3941 {3CDS}; Dante LYS 162-164 {3CDS} ;; Naxos «Historical» 8.110068.70 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 500696 & 500697 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1993 p.70 [AB]; February 2001 p.44 (mention) [RC]; May 2001 p.98 [AB]
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Opera Now - March/April 2001 p.99 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 p.268 [WY]
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Orpheus - April 1996 S.58; Juli 1997 S.15; Februar 2001 S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.258 juin 2001 pp.74-75 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.156; No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - February 2001 p.110 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.84: No.144 mars 2001 p.91 [JB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.95 [JS]
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Comments:- Exciting live recording but the sound is not very good. Act I and part of Act III also appear on EMI CHS7 64037-2 on which the rest of the opera is conducted by Beecham
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1937(Act 2;LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Kathryn Meisle
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Melot - George Cehanovsky
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 145-1 {1CD} (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.104 [GWL]
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Comments:- Recording of Act 2 at the San Francisco Opera
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1937(LC)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Margarete Klose
Marke - Sven Nilsson
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Booth Hitchin
Hirt - Octave Dua
Steuerman - Leslie Horsman
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Parry Jones
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Black Disc; - Discocorp «Recital Records» RR 223 {4LPS} ; A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1051 (Act 2) {1LP} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI «Références» CHS 7 64037-2 [LC] (1992)ª; *Melodram 37029; Grammofono 2000 AB 78570-78572 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0021-3 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Arkadia 78085 {3CDS} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1992 p.100 [AB]; September 2001 p.44 (mention) [RC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.223
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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.64 (Act 2) [PLM]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1985 Vol.48 No.4 p.71, p.75 [PJR]
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.66
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 settembre 2001 p.113 [MG]
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Comments:- Only part of the EMI recording is conducted by Beecham; the rest is conducted byReiner. The other recordings are from 2 performances (18, 22 June 1937) as thereare 2 Brangaenes (Klose & Branzell) and 2 Kurwenals (Janssen & Schoeffler); The A.N.N.A. disc contains Act 2 only
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior
Hagen - Ludwig Weber
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Maria Nezádal
Waltraute - Kerstin Thorborg
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 431 {2LPS} (1968)ª; Discocorp «Reference Recordings» RR 429 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR 62 (1997)ª; Music & Arts CD 1025 (+Die Walküre Act 3) {2CDS} (1998)ª; Dante LYS 219-221 {3CDS} (+excerpts - Vienna - London); Gebhardt JGCD 0003 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.358 [WY]
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4: Issue No.115 October 1999 p.4 (mention) [MT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention): Issue No.121 June 1997 p.19 (mention)
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.99
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ARSC Journal - Vol.30 No.1 Spring 1999 p.60 [GAG]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.242 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.82 [PF]
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Musica (Milano) - N.111 Anno 23 aprile-maggio 1999 p.108 [LG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.100 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (1 June 1937). An excerpt from Act 2 of the performance on 7 June 1938 with Frida Leider as Brünnhilde, Lauritz Melchior as Siegfried, Wilhelm Schirp as Hagen, Herbert Janssen as Gunther, and Anny von Stosch as Gutrune is included as a «filler» on the EKLIPSEand Dante LYS CDs. The Music & Arts has recordings of the finales of each of thethree acts. The Gebhardt CDs are listed in GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.162
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Kirsten Flagstad
Hunding - Ludwig Hofmann
Brünhilde - Marjorie Lawrence
Wotan - Friedrich Schorr
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Doris Doe
Schwertleite - Anna Kaskas
Helmwige - Dorothee Manski
Siegrune - Helen Olheim
Grimgerde - Irra Petina
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0039-3 (Acts 2,3 + Act 1 1935) {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - October 2002 p.87 [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of Acts 2 and 3 of a performance at the MET (18 December 1937)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1937(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior
Mime - Karl Laufkötter
Wanderer - Friedrich Schorr
Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Alberich - Eduard Habich
Erda - Kerstin Thorborg
Fafner - Emanuel List
Waldvogel - Stella Andreva
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 173 {4LPS} (1960)ª; Bruno Walter Society BWS 373 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Music and Arts CD-696 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0006 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Guild GHCD 2207/8/9 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110211-13 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª; Bensar OL 13037 (BRO 125832) {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2002 p.44 [RC]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]
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Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]
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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.126 [PK]
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International Record Review - February 2001 p.109 [MVA]: October 2002 p.86 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.88 [PN]: No.57 enero-febrero 2003 pp.86-87 [JMP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 January 1937). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1937(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg
Marke - Ludwig Hofmann
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Melot - Arnold Gabor
Hirt - Hans Clemens
Steuerman - James Wolfe
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Karl Laufkötter
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 157 {3LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - The Fourties FT 1519-1521 {3CDS}; Wallhall WHL 22 {3CDS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0103 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2005 p.126 [RC]
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95
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Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.91 [VM]
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Comments:- (Incomplete) recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 1937)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1938(LE:Acts 1 & 2;29/1/38)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Gertrud Wettergren
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Melot - Arnold Gabor
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Karl Laufkötter
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 318
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of Act 1 & 2 of a performance at the MET (29 January 1938). 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». According to Omega the recording is derived from «good to very private acetates. No better copy has been found».
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1938(LE;Act 3;16/4/38?)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Karin Branzell
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Hirt - Karl Laufkötter
Steuerman - Louis D' Angelo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 319
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of Act 3 of a performance at the MET (16 April 1938). 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». Here the conductor is given as «Leinsdorf», but Bodansky is given in the «MET Annals». According to Omega the recording is derived from «good to very private acetates. No better copy has been found».
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1938(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Amfortas - Friedrich Schorr
Titurel - Norman Cordon
Gurnemanz - Emanuel List
Parsifal - Lauritz Melchior
Klingsor - Arnold Gabor
Kundry - Kirsten Flagstad
Alto Stimme - Doris Doe
Knappe 1 - Natalie Bodanya
Knappe 2 - Helen Olheim
Knappe 3 - Giordano Paltrinieri
Knappe 4 - Karl Laufkötter
Blumenmädchen 1 - Susanne Fisher
Blumenmädchen 2 - Irra Petina
Blumenmädchen 3 - Helen Olheim
Blumenmädchen 4 - Hilda Burke
Blumenmädchen 5 - Thelma Votipka
Blumenmädchen 6 - Doris Doe
Ritter 1 - George Cehanovsky
Ritter 2 - Louis D' Angelo
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 484 {4LPS} (1969)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 982 H013 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2201 (Act 2 +extract from Act 3 with Herbert;; Janssen) {1CD} (2001}ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.40 [RC]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 (Act 2) (mention) [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.1 (mention): Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]
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International Record Review - April 2002 p.80, p.83 (Act 2) [MVA], May 2002 p.12 (letter)
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Wagner News - Issue No.150 June 2002 p.24 (Act 2) [ARB]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 pp.84-85 (Act 2) [SG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 April 1938). Act 2 was conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» p.152
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Julius Huehn
König Heinrich - Emanuel List
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 135 {3LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL-18 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0007 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 3CD GA 2020 {3CDS} (2000)ª; *Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2278-2280 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 220726 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1995 p.38
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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]: Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
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International Record Review - October 2000 p.116 [MVA]: July/August 2004 p.80 [MT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18
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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1940) (See Wagner News April 1995 p.13)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Melot - George Cehanovsky
Hirt - Karl Laufkötter
Steuerman - Douglas Beattie
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Anthony Marlowe
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 182 {3LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Music and Arts CD 647 {3CDS}; Guild GHCD 2266/8 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1991 p. [AB]; April 2004 pp.90-91 [AB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) at the MET (23 March 1940). According to «More EJS» p.92 the LPs issued by UORC are labeled incorrectly as carrying a recording of the performance on 8 February 1941. The recording on the CDs issued by Guild is a composite recording in which King Mark's solo is sung by Kipnis from a performance conducted by Leinsdorf in 1941.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI) (New York)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Marjorie Lawrence
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Wotan - Julius Huehn
Fricka - Karin Branzell
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Maxine Stellman
Waltraute - Doris Doe
Schwertleite - Anna Kaskas
Helmwige - Dorothee Manski
Siegrune - Helen Olheim
Grimgerde - Irra Petina
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 14 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2015 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2215/7 {3CDS} (see below) (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2001 p.44 (mention) [RC]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58
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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1
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International Record Review - October 2000 p.117 [MT], October 2002 pp.86-87 (Guild CDs) [RP]
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Wagner News - No.155 April 2003 p.15 (Guild CDs) [ARB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1940). The recording on the CDs issued by Guild is partly of this performance and partly of the performance in Boston on 30 March 1940
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI)(Boston)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Lotte Lehmann
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Marjorie Lawrence
Wotan - Friedrich Schorr
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Maxine Stellman
Schwertleite - Doris Doe
Helmwige - Dorothee Manski
Siegrune - Helen Olheim
Grimgerde - Winifred Heidt
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 178 {4LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 3 {3CDS} (1994)ª; Myto «Historical» 992 H027 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2215/7 {3CDS} (see below) (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]
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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 8) S.40
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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.90
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Diapason - No.404 mai 1994 p.163
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.136
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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.14Z: No.155 April 2003 p.13 (Guild CDs) [ARB]
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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]
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International Record Review - October 2002 pp.86-87 (Guild CDs) [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.75
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Metropolitan Opera in Boston (30 March 1940). The recording on the CDs issued by Guild is partly of this performance and partly of the performance in New York on 19 February 1940
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Conductor Edwin McArthur - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Kirsten Flagstad
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Black Disc; - Victor Masterworks Set M 897 (11-8159 - 11-8160) {2x78s} (1940)ª; RCA Victor LCT 1105 (+Parsifal - excerpt) {1LP} (1952)ª; HMV ALP 1276 (+Parsifal - excerpt) {1LP} (1955)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 pp.283-284 [AR]
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Opera - February 1963 p.118 [HDR]
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Comments:- Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene».
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Conductor Edwin McArthur - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Parsifal - Lauritz Melchior
Klingsor - Gordon Dilworth
Kundry - Kirsten Flagstad
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Black Disc; - Victor Masterworks Set M 755 (17774 - 17777) {4x78s} (1940)ª; RCA Victor LCT 1105 (+Lohengrin - excerpt) {1LP} (1952)ª; HMV ALP 1276 (+Lohengrin - excerpt) {1LP} (1955)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 pp.283-284 [AR]
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Opera - February 1963 p.118 [HDR]
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Comments:- Recording of Act 2 starting with «Dies Alles hab' ich nun geträumt?» to the end of the act.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Kirsten Flagstad
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Kerstin Thorborg
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Emanuel List
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Dudley
Biterolf - Mack Harrell
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Black Disc - RCA MET 12 (Soria Series) {4LPS}; GAW-300(A-F) {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 7 {3CDS}; Arkadia HP 611.3 {3CDS} ; Gebhardt JGCD 006 {3CDS} (1999)ª; *Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2032 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2001 p.44 (mention) [RC]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.60
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.172-174 [WH]
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.76
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.169
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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.15
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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]
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International Record Review - January 2001 pp.121-122 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.77: No.169 juin 2003 pp.101-102 [TP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giungno 1996 p.72: Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.96 [MG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.99 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the Paris Version at the MET (4 January 1941; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.257-258
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg
Marke - Alexander Kipnis
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - Karl Laufkötter
Steuerman - John Gurney
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Emery Darcy
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 3 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 37518 {3CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0008 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.105-106 [WA2]
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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.80: No.166 mars 2003 p.102 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 February 1941; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.258-260)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Alexander Kipnis
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Friedrich Schorr
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Maxine Stellman
Waltraute - Doris Doe
Schwertleite - Anna Kaskas
Helmwige - Marian van Delden
Siegrune - Helen Olheim
Grimgerde - Mary Ann Kirk
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 CD 913 41 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 982 H012 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110058-60 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2037 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.40 [RC]; May 2001 p.98 [AB]
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Orpheus - April 2001 S.59 [GH]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]
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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.74 [FL-2]
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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.13: No.145 June 2001 p.18 [ARB]
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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [MT]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.78-79 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.159 marzo 2002 p.109 [MG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 Dec 1941)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 605
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- «Nearly complete» recording of a performance at the MET (17 January 1942). 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 George Szell - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Helen Traubel
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Kerstin Thorborg
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alexander Kipnis
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris
Biterolf - Osie Hawkins
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Black Disc; - Raritas OPR 400 {LPS}; Melodram MEL 306 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Music and Arts CD-664-3 {3CDS}; AS Discs 1101-3 {3CDS}; Radio Years RY 26/28 {3CDS}; Archipel 0079 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.105
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Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.71-S.72 [UDZ]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 p.105 [WA2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1942)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Alexander Svéd
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mack Harrell
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 179 {3LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 923.66 (+Macbeth - highlights) (3CDS} (1992)ª; Myto 3MCD 981.H002 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2036 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110235-37 (+excerpts - Melchior - Bettendorf) {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.58-59 [US]
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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.77
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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.190
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.143
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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.13
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Classical Express - Issue 100 July 1998 p.4 (mention) [MT]
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International Record Review - May 2001 p.80 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.90
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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 1943). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.269-271.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg
Marke - Alexander Kipnis
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - Karl Laufkötter
Steuerman - John Gurney
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris
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Compact Disc; - NAXOS Historical 8.110010-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1998 p.92 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.664 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.105 [ST]
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Opéra International - avril 1998 No.223 p.60 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.98, p.100 [AT]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.62 (mention) [MT]
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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [MT]
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The Record Collector - Vol.43 No.3 September 1998 p.192 [PS]
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Répertoire - No.113 mai 1998 p.66 [PF]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.221 mai 1998 p.93 [GC]
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Musica (Milano) - N.112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.83 [LG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) at the MET (6 February 1943). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.275-276
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Lydia Kinderman
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Renato Cesari
Hirt - Rogelio Baldrich
Steuerman - Angel Mattiello
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Umberto di Toto
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Compact Disc; - Gebhart JGCD 0039-3 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 (mention) [AB]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.261 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (July or August 1943). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón which also indicates that in some performances the role of König Mark was sung by Norman Cordon:-
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Conductor Paul Breisach - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Julius Huehn
Venus - Marjorie Lawrence
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alexander Kipnis
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris
Biterolf - Mack Harrell
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 168 {3LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 00346 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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Comments:- According to «More EJS» pp.81-82 the LPs issued on the UORC label carry a mixture of a recording of the performance on 5 February 1944 conducted by Breisach (cast as given above) with that of a performance on 19 December 1942 conducted by Szell (a recording of this performance is listed separately). So onthe UORC LPs some of Wolfram's music is sung by Janssen. More details are given in «More EJS». The recording is said to be of the Paris Version with cuts. See also «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.276-277
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Conductor George Szell - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Rose Bampton
Hunding - Alexander Kipnis
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Beal Hober
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - MET 19CD; Myto 3 MCD 953.133 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 3 MCD H 065 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 23 1995 p.37
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.51
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.83 [JD]
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.82
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.170 marzo 2003 pp.99-100 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 December 1944)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Alexander Svéd
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mack Harrell
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 665
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1945). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.269-271. 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». «Excellent Act 1. fair to good Acts 2,3 (some noisy sides)»
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Conductor Paul Breisach - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Joel Berglund
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Beal Hober
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0069/3 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1222
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.83-84 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 March 1946). 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 Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Osie Hawkins
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 24 {4LPS}; Accord ACC 150031 {4LPS} (France) (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - GRAMOFONO 2000 AB 78747-49 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1418 (& 601 & 1179 & 4479); Walhall Eternity Series WLCD 0205 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - janvier 1998 No.220 p.52 [FL-2]
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [AJ]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.92, p.94 [JMP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1947). The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.761. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Rose Bampton
Hunding - Nicola Moscona
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Margaret Harshaw
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Regina Resnik
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 626
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (8 March 1947). 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Helen Traubel
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Astrid Varnay
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Mihály Székely
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris
Biterolf - Osie Hawkins
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - Philip Kinsman
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 935.90 {3CDS} (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» 3CD 991 H022 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.84
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Diapason - No.403 avril 1994 p.160
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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.83
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Dezsö Ernster
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - Leslie Chabay
Steuerman - Philip Kinsman
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 659
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 December 1948). 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». The source is described as «Private acetates, some occaisional waver in orch. All voices very clear and forward. Exc Performance by Traubel»
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Mihály Székely
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - Peter Klein
Steuerman - Philip Kinsman
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Leslie Chabay
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 321; Archipel ARPCD 0183-3 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 December 1949). 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Frank Guarrera
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Black Disc - Danacord DACO 111-113 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Danacord DACOCD 222-224 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0127 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0146 {3CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2003 p.114 [AB]
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Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 pp.53-54 [SS]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.86 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1950; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.482-484). The Danacord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739
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Conductor Victor Young - 1950(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Prince Karl Franz - Lauritz Melchior
Dr. Engel - Lee Sweetland
Kathie - Jane Wilson
Princess Margaret - Gloria Lane
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Black Disc - American Decca Album DAU 771 (DU 40165-67) {3x78s} American Decca Album 9-45 (9-40165-67) {3x45s}; American Decca 7008 {1x10in-LP} American Decca DL 8362 {1LP} Ace of Hearts AH 8 (+The Vagabond King - excerpts)
Compact Disc; - Decca «Broadway» 440 018 732-2 (+The Merry Widow - excerpts) {1CD} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- Recorded on 27, 28 April 1950. The following excerpts are performed: Overture; Deep in my heart, dear; Students' marchiing song; Golden days; Drinking song; Serenade; Just we two; Finale - Golden days - Gaudeamus - Serenade - Deap in my heart, dear.
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Conductor Thomas Jensen - 1960(Act 1;LE)
Orchestra - Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Dorothy Larsen
Hunding - Mogens Wedel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 410 {1LP} (1967)ª; Danacord DACO 171-176 (collection)
Compact Disc - Danacord DACOCD 319-321 (collection)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 pp.89-93 [PJR]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of Act 1 given shortly after Melchior's 70th birthday (31 March 1960) The EJS recording is in mono, but the Danacord recording is in stereo. See the «EJS Discography» by Shaman, Collins, and Goodwin pp.386-387 and «Tristanissimo» by Shirlee Emmons pp.308-309
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
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NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
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Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
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