There are 81 recordings on file in which Martha Mödl appears

Order by composer

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

1 1949(RA) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Richard Kraus*

2 1950(FI) - lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) by Otto Nicolai - NOT KNOWN*

3 1950(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

4 1950(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Joseph Keilberth*

5 1950(RA) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Wilhelm Schüchter*

6 1950(RA) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Eugen Szenkár*

7 1951(LC) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

8 1951(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

9 1951(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

10 1951(RA) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Busch*

11 1951(RA) - Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky - Igor Stravinsky*

12 1952(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

13 1952(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

14 1952(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

15 1952(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Leopold Ludwig*

16 1952(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*

17 1952(RA) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Hans Schmidt-Isse..**

18 1952/54(SE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Arthur Rother*

19 1953(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Wilhelm Furtwängler*

20 1953(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan*

21 1953(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

22 1953(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*

23 1953(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

24 1953(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

25 1953(RA) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Furtwängler*

26 1953(RA) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Furtwängler*

27 1953(RA) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Furtwängler*

28 1953(STU) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Wilhelm Furtwängler*

29 1954(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

30 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

31 1954(STU) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Furtwängler*

32 1955(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*

33 1955(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

34 1955(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

35 1955(RA) - Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt*

36 1956(LI) - Antigonae by Carl Orff - Ferdinand Leitner*

37 1956(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

38 1956(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

39 1956(RA) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Eugen Jochum**

40 1956(RA) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Eugen Jochum*

41 1957(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

42 1957(LI) - Penthesilea by Othmar Schoeck - Ferdinand Leitner*

43 1957(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

44 1957(RA) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Eugen Jochum*

45 1959(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

46 1959(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner***

47 1960(LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner*

48 1963(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*

49 1963?(SE) - Elegy for Young Lovers by Hans Werner Henze - Hans Werner Henze*

50 1964(LE;van der Lugt) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Arnold Quennet*

51 1964(LI) - Bluthochzeit by Wolfgang Fortner - Ferdinand Leitner*

52 1964(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Herbert von Karajan*

53 1964(LI) - Jenufa by Leos Janácek - Jaroslav Krombholc*

54 1965(LE) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Antal Dorati*

55 1966(FI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*

56 1967(LC) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm**

57 1967(LI) - Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill - Ferdinand Leitner*

58 1968 - Pirates of Penzance (The) by Arthur Sullivan - Curt Cremer**

59 1968(LI) - Lulu by Alban Berg - Karl Böhm*

60 1968(RA) - Pirates of Penzance (The) by Arthur Sullivan - Franz Marszalek*

61 1969?(LI) - Zweihunderttausend Taler by Boris Blacher - Heinrich Hollreiser*

62 1971(FI) - schweigsame Frau (Die) by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

63 1971(FI) - Zigeunerbaron (Der) by Johann Strauß II - Kurt Eichhorn*

64 1971(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Rafael Kubelik**

65 1971(LI) - schweigsame Frau (Die) by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

66 1971(LI;17/6/71) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber**

67 1971(LI;6/7/71) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*

68 1971(SE) - Vogelhändler (Der) by Carl Zeller - Carl Michalski*

69 1973(LI) - Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

70 1974(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Alberto Erede**

71 1975(LI) - Friedensengel (Der) by Siegfried Wagner - Leslie Head*

72 1976?(FI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*

73 1977(LI) - Kabale und Liebe by Gottfried von Einem - Christoph von Doh..*

74 1977(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Fritz Rieger*

75 1977(LI:4/3/77 - Tomowa-Sintow) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

76 1977(LI;27/7/77 - Varady) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

77 1981(LI) - Baal by Friedrich Cerha - Christoph von Dohnányi*

78 1981(LI) - Queen of Spades (The) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Marek Janowski*

79 1981(RA) - Brigands (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Pinchas Steinberg*

80 1992(LI) - Queen of Spades (The) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Seiji Ozawa*

81 19?? - Schwarzer Peter by Norbert Schultze - Norbert Schultze*

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Richard Kraus - 1949(RA)

Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunkorchester

Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor

Amfortas - Heinrich Nillius

Titurel - Helmut Fehn

Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl

Parsifal - Bernd Aldenhoff

Klingsor - Robert Blasius

Kundry - Martha Mödl

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0012-4 {4CDS} (2000)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]

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Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai performed in German

Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1950(FI)

Orchestra - NOT KNOWN

Chorus - NOT KNOWN

Sir John Falstaff - Hans Krämer

Herr Fluth - Helmut Krebs

Frau Fluth - Rita Streich

Frau Reich - Martha Mödl

Anna Reich - Sonja Schöner

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 910 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven 855 (NTSC & PAL) (2001)ª

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Recordings of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.548; MET p.358; PENGUIN p.270; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

Comments:- Video recording of a film directed bt Georg Wildhagen. It uses the singers above, but the roles are acted in the film by a separate cast: Paul Esser (Falstaff), Camilla Spira (Frau Reich), Sonja Ziemann (Frau Fluth), Ina Halley (Anna Reich), Claus Holm (Herr Fluth). The video issued by «Live Opera Heaven» is listed in their «October 2001 Update» and the DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Elektra - Anny Konetzni

Chrysothemis - Daniza Ilitsch

Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl

Aegisth - Franz Klarwein

Orest - Hans Braun

Ein alter Diener - Ljubomir Pantscheff

Ein junger Diener - Josef Schmidinger

Die Schleppträgerin - Aenne Michalsky

Die Vertraute - Dorothea Fraß

Der Pfleger des Orest - Wilhelm Felden

Die Aufseherin - Charlotte Markus

1. Magd - Gertrud Schuster

2. Magd - Polly Batic

3. Magd - Katja Sabo

4. Magd - Dagmar Schmedes

5. Magd - Friedl Riegler

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1209 (Italy); Cetra N 1209 (UK)

Compact Disc; - DINO 2 CD 9075; Fonit Cetra CD0 4 {2CDS}; Hommage 7001841 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Nuova Fonit Cetra 0927 43 560 2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1893-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1950 p.134; August 1957 p.107; October 1961 p.225

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Opera - August 1957 p.514

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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.37

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.322

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Orpheus - August + September 2002 S.86-S.87 [IW]

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Diapason - December 1992 p.178

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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.814 [WM]

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Répertoire - November 1992 p.96

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American Record Guide - October 1950 Vol.17 No.2 p.68 [PHR]: November 1950 Vol.17 No.3 p.108 [PHR]: May/June 1994 Vol.57 No.3 p.219 (mention) [LM]

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.164 settembre 2002 pp.122-123 [MG]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. See «Priest of Music» by William R.Trotter p.302

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Macbeth - Josef Metternich

Lady Macbeth - Martha Mödl

Banco - Theo Herrmann

Macduff - Alfred Hülgert

Malcolm - Karlheinz Stracke

Dama - Hildegard Lüdtke

Medico - Kay Willumsen

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Compact Disc; - *Myto 2MCD 974.166 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0068 (+Gluck - excerpts -Mödl) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.56 [GH]; März 1998 S.58 [GH]

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]

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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [MT]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.240 [CHP]

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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Berlin (10 September 1950).See «Das war mein Teil»by Frida Leider pp.225-226

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Boris - Alexander Welitsch

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Rudolf Schock

Marina - Martha Mödl

Pimen - Georg Hann

Varlaam - Gustav Neidlinger

Shuisky - Peter Markwort

Rangoni - Hans Herbert Fiedler

Fyodor - Anneliese Rothenberger

Xenia - Margot Guillaume

Nurse - Maria von Ilosvay

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0200 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.57-S.58 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of Rimsky-Korsakov's version in German.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in German

Conductor Eugen Szenkár - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester

Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor

Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock

Olympia - Wilma Lipp

Giulietta - Martha Mödl

Antonia - Elfride Trötschel

Coppélius - Alexander Welitsch

Dapertutto - Alexander Welitsch

Miracle - Alexander Welitsch

Nicklaus - Maria von Ilosvay

Spalanzani - Willy Hofmann

Frantz - Walter Kassek

Schlemil - Robert Blasius

Crespil - Otto von Rohr

Andres - Walter Kassek

Cochenille - Walter Kassek

Pitichinacchio - Walter Kassek

La Mère d'Antonia - Marion Matthäus

Lindorf - Alexander Welitsch

Stella - Annelie Jansen

Nathanael - Ernst-August Steinhoff

Luther - Anton Imkamp

Hermann - Walter Schönfeld

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Compact Disc; - *Gebhardt JGCD 0033-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; CD-Studio Crescendo «Relief» CR 1902 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500 274 {2CDS}; Relief CR 1911-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 [SS]; Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.83 [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Classica Répertoire - No.71 avril 2005 p.106 [AT]

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1951(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Arnold Van Mill

Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber

Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen

Klingsor - Hermann Uhde

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Ruth Siewert

Knappe 1 - Hanna Ludwig

Knappe 2 - Elfriede Wild

Knappe 3 - Günther Baldauf

Knappe 4 - Gerhard Stolze

Blumenmädchen 1 - Lore Wißmann

Blumenmädchen 2 - Erika Zimmermann

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hanna Ludwig

Blumenmädchen 4 - Paula Brivkalne

Blumenmädchen 5 - Maria Lacorn

Blumenmädchen 6 - Elfriede Wild

Ritter 1 - Walter Fritz

Ritter 2 - Werner Faulhaber

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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 2651-2656 {6LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 504-508 {5LPS} (1966)ª; Decca 411 786-1 {5LPS} (France) (1985)ª; London LLPA-10 {6LPS} (1952)ª

Compact Disc; - Teldec «Historic Series» 9031-76047-2 {4CDS} (1993)ª; London POCL 2251/4 {4CDS} (Japan); Teldec WPCC 5371/4 {4CDS} (Japan);; Naxos «Historical» 8110221/4 {4CDS} (2003)ª; Membran 220619 {4CDS} (2004)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1952 pp.223-224 [AR]; July 1952 p.29 [DST]; October 1966 p.227 [AR]; April 1985 p.1270 [AB]; August 1993 p.90 [AB]; April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]

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Opera - August 1952 pp.499-450 [HK]; November 1952 pp.698-699

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Opera Now - June 1993 p.57

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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.85

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Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.440

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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.83 (mention) [SS]

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Opéra International - June 1993 p.84

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Diapason - June 1993 p.168; No.504 juin 2003 p.120 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.156

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American Record Guide - March 1952 Vol.18 No.7 p.201 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.68 [JH]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.38 [PP]

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BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.63

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International Record Review - June 2003 p.86 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.85 [MC]

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Comments:- Recorded at «the general rehearsal and two public performances» (See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw p.109). According to John Culshaw in Act 1 there are 149 cross-splices (see HIGH FIDELITY November 1962 p.46)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff

Hagen - Ludwig Weber

Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Martha Mödl

Waltraute - Elisabeth Höngen

Woglinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig

Floßhilde - Herta Töpper

First Norn - Ruth Siewert

Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk

Third Norn - Martha Mödl

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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 6175 {6LPS} (1999)ª

Compact Disc; - Wing WCD 53 (highlights) {1CD}; *Testament SBT 4175 {4CDS} (1999)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0067 {4CDS}

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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 - October 1999 p.123 [AB]

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Opera - October 1999 p.1243 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.224-225 [WY]

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Orpheus - November 1999 S.89 [SS]; Mai+Juni 2005 S.58-S.59 [SS]

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Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.71 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - March 2000 p.142 [DC]

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Stereophile - January 2000 (Vol.23 No.1) p.177

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

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Wagner News - Issue No.138 April 2000 p.16 [PDB]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.31 No.1 Spring 2000 pp.150-152 [GAG]

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Répertoire - No.129 novembre 1999 p.100 [PF]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.56 [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.88 [JPS]

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Opéra Magazine - No.4 février 2006 p.75 (mention) [FL-2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (4 August 1951). See GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.20, IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.36-42. The Wing CD contains a recording of part of Act 3. Michael Tanner states that tapes from thedress rehearsal were used in the preparation of the Testament CDs (CLASSIC CD December 1999 p.14)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff

Hagen - Ludwig Weber

Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Martha Mödl

Waltraute - Elisabeth Höngen

Woglinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig

Floßhilde - Herta Töpper

First Norn - Ruth Siewert

Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk

Third Norn - Martha Mödl

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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 6175 {6LPS} (1999)ª

Compact Disc; - Wing WCD 53 (highlights) {1CD}; *Testament SBT 4175 {4CDS} (1999)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0067 {4CDS}

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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 - October 1999 p.123 [AB]

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Opera - October 1999 p.1243 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.224-225 [WY]

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Orpheus - November 1999 S.89 [SS]; Mai+Juni 2005 S.58-S.59 [SS]

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Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.71 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - March 2000 p.142 [DC]

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Stereophile - January 2000 (Vol.23 No.1) p.177

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

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Wagner News - Issue No.138 April 2000 p.16 [PDB]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.31 No.1 Spring 2000 pp.150-152 [GAG]

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Répertoire - No.129 novembre 1999 p.100 [PF]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.56 [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.88 [JPS]

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Opéra Magazine - No.4 février 2006 p.75 (mention) [FL-2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (4 August 1951). See GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.20, IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.36-42. The Wing CD contains a recording of part of Act 3. Michael Tanner states that tapes from thedress rehearsal were used in the preparation of the Testament CDs (CLASSIC CD December 1999 p.14)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester

Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor

Riccardo - Lorenz Fehenberger

Renato - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Amelia - Walburga Wegener

Ulrica - Martha Mödl

Oscar - Anny Schlemm

Samuele - Wilhelm Schirp

Tom - Willy Schönenweiss

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Black Disc - Gramophone Records 20151-3 {3LPS} (USA) Fritz Busch Society 10017 {2LPS}; Brüder-Busch-Gesellschaft 12 PAL {3LPS}

Compact Disc - *Gala GL 100.509 (+excerpts Die Macht des Schickals with Rosvaenge Schlusnus) {2CDS}; Calig CA 50 946/47 {2CDS}; Eklipse EKRCD 30 {2CDS} (see below)

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.54; April 1996 S.59

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Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.106

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.122

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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.54

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American Record Guide - July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.289

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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.80

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.77

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Comments:- According to the review in Répertoire the Eklipse CD gives another cast but that the recording is in fact that conducted by Busch

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Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky performed in Latin

Conductor Igor Stravinsky - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln

Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor

Oedipe - Peter Pears

Créon - Heinz Rehfuss

Le Messager - Otto von Rohr

Tirésias - Otto von Rohr

Jocaste - Martha Mödl

Le Berger - Helmut Krebs

Le Récitant - Jean Cocteau

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Black Disc; - Columbia ML 4644 {1LP} (USA) (1953)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y-33789 {1LP} (USA); Philips ABL 3054 {1LP} (UK) (1955)ª; Philips AL 01137 {1LP} (Holland) (1956)ª; CBS «Classics» 61131 {1LP} (UK) (1981)ª

Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0228 (+Sinfonie for Blasinstrumente) {1CD} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.346; CELLETTI p.801; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.174 p.36; Opera on CD (1) p.130 (2) p.143 (3) p.161; MET(VID) p.327; PENGUIN p.425; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.61

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1955 pp.25-26 [PHW]; August 1981 p.311 [AW]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.218 [JHN]

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American Record Guide - May 1953 Vol.19 No.9 p.280 [PH]

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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - May 1953 Vol.16 No.5 p.3

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - July 1955 p.13

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Gramophone Record Review - August 1955 p.572

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ARSC Journal - 1976 Vol. VIII No.2-3 p.83 [LG]

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International Record Review - May 2007 p.27 [JTH]

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Luister - November 1956 p.48 [LR]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.89 [JR]

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Comments:- According to the review in ARG of the recording issued by Columbia the musical portions «were taped in Cologne in October, 1951, and Cocteau's narration in French was added eight months later in Paris». The recording issued by Archipel appears to be a recording of the original broadcast as the narration is spoken in German by Werner Hessenland.

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Max Lorenz

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Martha Mödl

Waltraute - Ruth Siewert

Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann

Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig

Floßhilde - Herta Töpper

First Norn - Ruth Siewert

Second Norn - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic

Third Norn - Martha Mödl

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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 55-58 {4CDS};; Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]

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Opera News - September 1995 p.56

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Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82

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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151

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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.270

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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Max Lorenz

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Martha Mödl

Waltraute - Ruth Siewert

Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann

Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig

Floßhilde - Herta Töpper

First Norn - Ruth Siewert

Second Norn - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic

Third Norn - Martha Mödl

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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 55-58 {4CDS};; Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]

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Opera News - September 1995 p.56

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Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82

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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151

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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.270

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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Kurt Böhme

Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber

Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen

Klingsor - Hermann Uhde

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Ruth Siewert

Knappe 1 - Herta Töpper

Knappe 2 - Hanna Ludwig

Knappe 3 - Gerhard Unger

Knappe 4 - Gerhard Stolze

Blumenmädchen 1 - Rita Streich

Blumenmädchen 2 - Erika Zimmermann

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hanna Ludwig

Blumenmädchen 4 - Paula Brivkalne

Blumenmädchen 5 - Maria Lacorn

Blumenmädchen 6 - Herta Töpper

Ritter 1 - Karl Terkal

Ritter 2 - Werner Faulhaber

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0051 {4CDS} (2001)ª; Archipel ARPCD 01124 {4CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500666 & 500667 {4CDS} (2005)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]

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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]

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Wagner News - Issue No.150 June 2002 p.24 [ARB]

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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (1 August 1952)

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester - Hamburg

Chorus - Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper

Marschallin - Clara Ebers

Octavian - Martha Mödl

Sophie - Lisa Della Casa

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Theo Herrmann

Faninal - Caspar Bröcheler

Valzacchi - Fritz Göllnitz

Annina - Hedy Gura

Ein Sänger - Fritz Lehnert

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Lisa Bischof

Polizeikommissar - Jean Pfendt

Der Wirt - Kurt Marschner

Ein Notar - Karl (Carl) Otto

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Horst Wegner

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Kurt Marschner

Tierhändler - Robert Bodewig

Modistin - Christine Görner

Die drei Waisen - Agathe Bomatsch

- Edith Witteborn

- Kathe Feige

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

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

Comments:- This appears to be a recording of the performance given by the Hamburg State Opera in the King's Theatre Edinbugh as part of the Edinburgh Festival and broadcast «live» by the BBC Third Programme on 5 September 1952 (see Radio Times Issue dated August 29 1952 p.31). The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalog (November 2000 p.59), 15 September 1952, is incorrect. The performance on 30 August 1952 (with Grümmer as Octavian) is reviewed in OPERA October 1952 pp.587-588.

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Martha Mödl

Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk

Marke - Ludwig Weber

Kurwenal - Hans Hotter

Melot - Hermann Uhde

Hirt - Gerhard Unger

Steuerman - Gerhard Stolze

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Werner Faulhaber

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Black Disc; - Discocorp 291 {4LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 47/5 {5LPS} Melodram MEL 525 {5LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - *Hunt CD 528 {4CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 528.4 {4CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 962.149 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Myto 3 MCD 021 H061 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0054 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22218 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 603033 D {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 01 {3CDS} (2003)ª; DS 37502 {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.550 [AB]; April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB] December 2003 p.101, p.103 [AW]

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Opera - February 2004 p.151 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 p.251 [WY]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.237-238 [HF]

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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; März 1997 S.58 (mention)

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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.118 [ED]

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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.3

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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.16 (mention)

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International Record Review - November 2003 pp.76-77 [MVA]

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BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 p.69 [DB]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.230-231 [SDC]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.86 [LB]: No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (23 July 1952; see OPERA September 1952 pp.516-519 and front cover). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529. The CDs issued by URANIA are reviewed on the internet .

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Sigmund Roth

Leonora di Vargas - Carla (Dragica) Martinis

Don Carlo - Josef Metternich

Don Alvaro - Rudolf Schock

Preziosilla - Martha Mödl

Fra Melitone - Gustav Neidlinger

Curra - Ursula Zollenkopf

Padre Guardiano - Gottlob Frick

Mastro Trabuco - Kurt Marschner

Un Chirurgo - Karl (Carl) Otto

Un Alcalde - Ernst-Max Lühr

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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 300 724-435 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 500 332 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0002 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.853-S.855 [GH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.87 [VM]

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]

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Comments:- The orchestra and chorus are stated incorrectly on the LPs to be those of «Norddeutscher Rundfunk» which was not formed until 1955 (see «Lexicon der Interpreten klassischer Musik im 20.Jahrhundert» S.849, S.883. Premiere has issued a recording (CDNO 650-2) of what appears to be this performance, but with the conductor given in their catalogue as Stokowski.

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Arthur Rother - 1952/54(SE)

Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin

Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Isolde - Martha Mödl

Brangaene - Johanna Blatter

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Black Disc - Telefunken LGX66036 LGX66004 TM68003; Telefunken KT 11037/1-2; Telefunken GMA 15 {1LP}; Telefunken 320-TC-031 {1LP} (France)

Compact Disc - Teldec 4509 95516-2

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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 - February 1954 [AR]; July 1955 p.67 [AR]; May 1995 p.133; October 1974 p.755 [AB]

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.63

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.81

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Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.152

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Gramophone Record Review - April 1954 p.274 [WM]

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Records and Recordings - May 1960 p.22 [TH]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.186 mars 1995 p.119

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.714 [JB]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.82

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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.288 [CHP]

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Comments:- See Wagner News No.108 April 1995 p.14

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Leonore - Martha Mödl

Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Pizarro - Otto Edelmann

Rocco - Gottlob Frick

Marzelline - Sena Jurinac

Jaquino - Rudolf Schock

Fernando - Alfred Poell

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2439-2441 {3LPS} (1981)ª; Fonit Cetra; FE 8/9/10 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 12 {2CDS}; Rodolphe RPC 32494 {2CDS}; Archipel 0181 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1160-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Andante AN 3090 (+performance cond. Böhm 1944) {4CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 2005 p.122 [AB]

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Opera News - June 2005 p.66 [MB]

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Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.105 [AF]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]

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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.103 [AT]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.258 [KM]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 p.313

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien (12 October 1953)

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker

Chorus - Wiener Singverein

Leonore - Martha Mödl

Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Pizarro - Josef Metternich

Rocco - Otto Edelmann

Marzelline - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Jaquino - Rudolf Schock

Fernando - Hans Braun

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0063 (+excerpts cond.Leonhardt) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.80 [FL-1]

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.86 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (5 June 1953)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Martha Mödl

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Natalie Hinsch-Gröndahl

Waltraute - Ira Malaniuk

Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann

Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher

Floßhilde - Gisela Litz

First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk

Third Norn - Regina Resnik

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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (cycle); Melodram MEL 539 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 539 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]

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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (29 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast given on the Allegro LPs is fictitious

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Josef Greindl

Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber

Parsifal - Ramón Vinay

Klingsor - Hermann Uhde

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Maria von Ilosvay

Knappe 1 - Hetty Plümacher

Knappe 2 - Gisela Litz

Knappe 3 - Hugo Kratz

Knappe 4 - Adele Stolte

Blumenmädchen 1 - Hetty Plümacher

Blumenmädchen 2 - Gisela Litz

Blumenmädchen 3 - Rita Streich

Blumenmädchen 4 - Erika Zimmermann

Blumenmädchen 5 - Anna Tassopolus

Blumenmädchen 6 - Gerda Wismar

Ritter 1 - Eugene (Gene) Tobin

Ritter 2 - Theo Adam

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 533 {4LPS}; Documents OR 302 {4LPS} Rodolphe RP 12378-81; Discocorp 201 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD4 4006 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32516.17 {2CDS-double durée}; Arlecchino ARLA 18/21 {4LPS}; Archipel ARPCD 0171 {4CDS} (2004)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.286 [WY]

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.305

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Stereophile - March 1989 (Vol.12 No.3) p.177

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Classical Express - March 1996 p.2

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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Erda - Maria von Ilosvay

Fafner - Josef Greindl

Waldvogel - Rita Streich

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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (Cycle); Melodram MEL 538 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 538 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]

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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]

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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (27 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast given on the Allegro CDs is fictitious

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Regina Resnik

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Ira Malaniuk

Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland

Ortlinde - Bruni Falcon

Waltraute - Lise Sorrell

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller

Siegrune - Gisela Litz

Grimgerde - Sibylla Plate

Roßweiße - Erika Schubert

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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (Cycle); Melodram MEL 537 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 537 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]

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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]

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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 pp.20-21 [ARB]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (26 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast listed on the Allegro LPs is fictitious

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Brünnhilde - Martha Mödl

Siegfried - Ludwig Suthaus

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer

Gunther - Alfred Poell

Gutrune - Sena Jurinac

Waltraute - Margarete Klose

Woglinde - Sena Jurinac

Wellgunde - Magda Gabory

Floßhilde - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

First Norn - Margarete Klose

Second Norn - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Third Norn - Sena Jurinac

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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 34 {5LPS} *EMI RLS 702 (Cycle) (1972)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 147-02 275/92 {18LPS} (cycle) (1972)ª; EMI EX 290670-3 (cycle) {14LPS} (1986)ª; Melodiya D 35017/26 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDZM 67123 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.461, p.539 [DC]; January 1973 p.1296 [DST] May 1986 p. [AB]; February 1991 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 [MA]

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.221-222 [HF]

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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.60 - S.62 [KL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [VM]

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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176

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Comments:- Recorded October, November 1953; See HIGH FIDELITY October 1965 Vol.15 No.9 pp.32-40 for information on earlier attempts to publish this recording. See also«So war mein Weg» by Martha Mödl pp.109-110

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Siegfried - Ludwig Suthaus

Mime - Julius Patzak

Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer

Erda - Margarete Klose

Fafner - Josef Greindl

Waldvogel - Rita Streich

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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 23 {5LPS} *EMI RLS 702 (Cycle) (1972)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 147-02 275/92 {18LPS} (cycle) (1972)ª; EMI EX 290670-3 (cycle) {14LPS} (1986)ª; Melodiya D 035091-100 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDZM 67123 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.461, p.539 [DC]; January 1973 p.1296 [DST] May 1986 p. [AB]; February 1991 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 [MA]

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.221-222 [HF]

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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.60 - S.62 [KL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [VM]

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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176

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Comments:- Recorded October, November 1953. See HIGH FIDELITY October 1965 Vol.15 No.9 pp.32-40 for information on earlier attempts to publish this recording. See also«So war mein Weg» by Martha Mödl pp.109-110

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen

Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni

Hunding - Gottlob Frick

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz

Fricka - Elsa Cavelti

Gerhilde - Gerda Scheyrer

Ortlinde - Magda Gabory

Waltraute - Dagmar Schmedes

Schwertleite - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Helmwige - Judith Hellwig

Siegrune - Olga Bennings

Grimgerde - Elsa Cavelti

Roßweiße - Ira Malaniuk

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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 41 {4LPS} *EMI RLS 702 (Cycle) (1972)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 147-02 275/92 (cycle) {18LPS} (1972)ª; EMI EX 290670-3 (cycle) {14LPS} (1986)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; EMI CDZM 67123 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.461, p.539 [DC]; January 1973 p.1296 [DST] May 1986 p. [AB]; February 1991 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 [MA]

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.221-222 [HF]

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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.60 - S.62 [KL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [VM]

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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176

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Comments:- Recorded October, November 1953; See HIGH FIDELITY October 1965 Vol.15 No.9 pp.32-40 for information on earlier attempts to publish this recording. See also«So war mein Weg» by Martha Mödl pp.109-110

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Leonore - Martha Mödl

Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Pizarro - Otto Edelmann

Rocco - Gottlob Frick

Marzelline - Sena Jurinac

Jaquino - Rudolf Schock

Fernando - Alfred Poell

Erster Gefangene - Alwin Hendriks

Zweiter Gefangene - Franz Bierbach

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1130-1132 {3LPS} (UK & USA) (1954)ª; HMV HQM 1109-1110 {2LPS} (1968)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 700 {3LPS} (+Symphony No.1) (USA) (1955)ª; Electrola E 80038 (highlights) {1LP} (1964)ª; Electrola E 90071/3 {3LPS};EMI Electrola 1C 147-01 105/07 {3LPS} La Voix de son Maître FALP 323-325 {3LPS} (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 64496-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Naxos «Great Opera Recordings» 8.111020-21 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1954 p.485 [AR]; January 1965 p.347 (highlights) [EG]; February 1968 p.448 [AR]; May 1993 p.122 [AB]

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Opera - July 1954 p.437; May 1968 pp.404-405 [AB]

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Orpheus - April/Mai 1973 S.31 [CK]

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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68

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Diapason - novembre 1992 p.118

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104

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American Record Guide - October 1954 Vol.21 No.2 p.46 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1954 Vol.4 No.10 p.61 [CGB]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.51 [CGB]

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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.371

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Répertoire - November 1992 p.30

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.43 (mention) [MO]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.706 [JB]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.60

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Classic CD - December 1992 p.63

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Opernwelt - Dezember 12/1992 S.72

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.84 [LB]

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Comments:- No dialogue

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - Hans Hotter

Titurel - Theo Adam

Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl

Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen

Klingsor - Gustav Neidlinger

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Hetty Plümacher

Knappe 1 - Hetty Plümacher

Knappe 2 - Gisela Litz

Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze

Knappe 4 - Hugo Kratz

Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg

Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hetty Plümacher

Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius

Blumenmädchen 6 - Gisela Litz

Ritter 1 - Eugene (Gene) Tobin

Ritter 2 - Theo Adam

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Compact Disc; - Seven Seas KICC 2341/4 {4CDS} (Japan); Golden Melodram GM 10053 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0283 {4CDS} (2004)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.222-224 [WY]

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Diapason - No.500 février 2003 pp.119=120 [ED]

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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.19 [ARB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - mayo 2002 No.154 p.34 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.89 [VM]

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Comments:- See Wagner News April 1995 p.12

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Max Lorenz

Sieglinde - Martha Mödl

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert

Ortlinde - Birgit Nilsson

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan

Siegrune - Gisela Litz

Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic

Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher

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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 547 {4LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Melodram 36102 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0282 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10065 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 1995 p.56

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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.81 (mention) [AT]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.271-272 [JPM]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.101-102 [RG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.89 [PN]

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Comments:- The Melodram LPs were advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.12

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Siegmund - Ludwig Suthaus

Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek

Hunding - Gottlob Frick

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz

Fricka - Margarete Klose

Gerhilde - Gerda Scheyrer

Ortlinde - Judith Hellwig

Waltraute - Dagmar Schmedes

Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert

Helmwige - Erika Köth

Siegrune - Herta Töpper

Grimgerde - Johanna Blatter

Roßweiße - Dagmar Hermann

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1257-1261 {5LPS} (1955)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 383-387 {5LPS} (1955)ª; HMV «The Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1019-1023 {5LPS} (1966)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 900 {5LPS} (1955)ª; Seraphim IE-6012 [5LPS];; Electrola WALP 1257-1261 {5LPS}; Melodiya D 033019-28 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHS 7 63045-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Urania URN 280 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111056-58 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1955 p.151 [AR]; February 1956 p.342 [HCS]; April 1966 pp.514-515 [AR]; July 1989 p.237 [AB]

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Opera - November 1955 p.718

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.238-239 [HF]; Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.253 [HF]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.187-188 [GJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.82 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1955 p.14

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Gramophone Record Review - October 1955 pp.697-698 [WM]

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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.88 [PHR]: June 1967 Vol.33 No.10 p.965 [HG]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.230-231 [SDC]: March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 p.231 [JPM]

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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p.44 [WSM]

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Leonore - Martha Mödl

Florestan - Anton Dermota

Pizarro - Paul Schöffler

Rocco - Ludwig Weber

Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried

Jaquino - Waldemar Kmentt

Fernando - Karl Kamann

Erster Gefangene - Karl Terkal

Zweiter Gefangene - Alfred Jerger

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Black Disc; - Melodram 008 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Movimiento Musica 051 024 {2CDS}; Frequenz CMM2 {2CDS};; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 157 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.195-106 [WY]

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American Record Guide - Vol.52 No.6 November/December 1989 p.34 [KM]

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Comments:- Recording of the re-opening of the Vienna State Opera (5 November 1955; see OPERA January 1956 p.20 )

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker

Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen

Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert

Ortlinde - Mina Bolotine

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Trude Roesler

Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan

Siegrune - Erika Schubert

Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic

Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 3506-L

Compact Disc; - Aria Recording 5003 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0154 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.58 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.90 [MC]: No.91 junio 2006 p.87 [JC]

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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 [FL-2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Bayreuth Festival company in Barcelona (27 April 1955, see Wagner News No.108 April 1995 p.15)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Josef Greindl

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic

Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert

Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers

Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel

Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay

Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan

Siegrune - Jean Watson

Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic

Roßweiße - Maria Graf

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 557 {4LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0177 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.57 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.87 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (11 August 1955; see OPERA October 1955 pp.639-641). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November1982 p.529

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Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Chorus - Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks

Dido - Martha Mödl

Belinda - Dora Lindgreen

Sorceress - Gusta Hammer

1st Witch - Lisa Bischof

2nd Witch - Ursula Zollenkopf

Aeneas - Hermann Prey

Sailor - Kurt Marschner

First Lady - Dorothea Förster-Dürlich

Attendant spirit - Fritz Göllnitz

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Compact Disc; - *Uracant 2008 (+Rodelinda - short excerpts - Prey, Normdo-Lovberg) {1LP} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55

Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 14 January 1955.

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Antigonae by Carl Orff performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper

Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper

Antigonae - Martha Mödl

Kreon - Hermann Uhde

Ismene - Hetty Plümacher

Hämon - Helmut Schindler

Ein Wächter - Gerhard Stolze

Tiresias - Josef Traxel

Ein Bote - Otto von Rohr

Euridice - Grace Hoffman

Thebanischer Alter - Fritz Wunderlich

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0189 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Antigonae by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.556

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]

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International Record Review - July/August 2007 pp.27-28 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.92 [XC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (9 March 1956).

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Titurel - Hans Hotter

Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl

Parsifal - Ramón Vinay

Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl

Knappe 1 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel

Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze

Knappe 4 - Alfred Pfeifle

Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg

Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger

Blumenmädchen 3 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius

Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel

Ritter 1 - Josef Traxel

Ritter 2 - Alfons Herwig

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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 79 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Melodram 563(5) {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt 4CDLSMH 34035 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram 1.0062 {4CDS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0192 {4CDS} (2007)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.301-305 [GG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.85-86 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth (19 August 1956)

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Titurel - Hans Hotter

Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl

Parsifal - Ramón Vinay

Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl

Knappe 1 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel

Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze

Knappe 4 - Alfred Pfeifle

Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg

Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger

Blumenmädchen 3 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius

Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel

Ritter 1 - Josef Traxel

Ritter 2 - Alfons Herwig

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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 79 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Melodram 563(5) {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt 4CDLSMH 34035 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram 1.0062 {4CDS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0192 {4CDS} (2007)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.301-305 [GG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.85-86 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth (19 August 1956)

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Amfortas - Ferdinand Frantz

Titurel - Alois Pernerstorfer

Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber

Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen

Klingsor - Hermann Uhde

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl

Knappe 1 - Hetty Plümacher

Knappe 2 - Jutta Vulpius

Knappe 3 - Gisela Litz

Knappe 4 - Tommaso Frascati

Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg

Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hetty Plümacher

Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius

Blumenmädchen 6 - Gisela Litz

Ritter 1 - Tommaso Frascati

Ritter 2 - Giuliano Ferrein

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 35169 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Opera Depot OD 10082-4 {4CDRS} (2007)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a radio performance broadcast on 1 April 1956. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Amfortas - Ferdinand Frantz

Titurel - Alois Pernerstorfer

Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber

Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen

Klingsor - Hermann Uhde

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl

Knappe 1 - Hetty Plümacher

Knappe 2 - Jutta Vulpius

Knappe 3 - Gisela Litz

Knappe 4 - Tommaso Frascati

Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg

Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hetty Plümacher

Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius

Blumenmädchen 6 - Gisela Litz

Ritter 1 - Tommaso Frascati

Ritter 2 - Giuliano Ferrein

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 35169 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Opera Depot OD 10082-4 {4CDRS} (2007)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a radio performance broadcast on 1 April 1956. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Arnold Van Mill

Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl

Parsifal - Ramón Vinay

Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Georgine von Milinkovic

Knappe 1 - Paula Lechner

Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel

Knappe 3 - Hans Krotthammer

Knappe 4 - Gerhard Stolze

Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg

Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger

Blumenmädchen 3 - Paula Lechner

Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 5 - Lotte Rysanek

Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel

Ritter 1 - Walter Geisler

Ritter 2 - Otto Wiener

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0215 {4CDS} (2008)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - May 2008 pp.24-25 [NS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival.

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Penthesilea by Othmar Schoeck performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper

Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper

Penthesilea - Martha Mödl

Prothoe - Paula Brivkalne

Meroe - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Der Oberpriesterin der Diana - Res Fischer

Achilles - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Diomedes - Stefan Schwer

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0225 {1CD} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Penthesilea by Othmar Schoeck are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.761

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.57 [SS]

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Norman Kelley

Wanderer - Otto Edelmann

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Alberich - Gerhard Pechner

Erda - Jean Madeira

Fafner - Kurt Böhme

Waldvogel - Laurel Hurley

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 233 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1957).

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in German

Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1957(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Boris - Hans Hotter

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Hans Hopf

Marina - Martha Mödl

Pimen - Kim Borg

Varlaam - Kurt Böhme

Shuisky - Lorenz Fehenberger

Missail - Karl Ostertag

Rangoni - Benno Kusche

Fyodor - Dorothea Siebert

Xenia - Lotte Schädle

Hostess - Lilian Benningsen

Simpleton - Paul Kuen

Tchelkalov - Hermann Uhde

Krushchov - Karl Bennert

Nurse - Herta Töpper

Nikitich - Adolf Keil

Lavitsky - Keith Engen

Cherniovsky - Heinz Maria Lins

Boyar in Attendance - Walter Ehrengut

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00185

Compact Disc; - Myto 953.131; Bella Voce BLV 107401 ;; Myto «Historical» 00138 (+Hans Hotter sings Wagner) {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - April 1996 p.53

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.85; April 1996 S.59; Mai + Juni 2008 S.57 (mention) [SS]

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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.49

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.128

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118

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American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.280-281 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.54

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Musica (Milano) - Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.46

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Comments:- Recording of the original version in German

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Titurel - Josef Greindl

Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines

Parsifal - Hans Beirer

Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim

Kundry - Martha Mödl

Alto Stimme - Ursula Böse

Knappe 1 - Claudia Hellmann

Knappe 2 - Ursula Böse

Knappe 3 - Harald Neukirch

Knappe 4 - Herold Kraus

Blumenmädchen 1 - Ruth-Margret Pütz

Blumenmädchen 2 - Rita Bartos

Blumenmädchen 3 - Gisela Schröter

Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 5 - Elisabeth Witzmann

Blumenmädchen 6 - Claudia Hellmann

Ritter 1 - Georg Paskuda

Ritter 2 - Donald Bell

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram 1.0070 {4CDS} (2004)ª

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

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (7 August 1959).

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Concertgebouworkest

Chorus - Die Haghesanghers

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Martha Mödl

Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk

Marke - Josef Greindl

Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger

Melot - Jos Borelli

Hirt - Wim Koopman

Steuerman - Gé Genemans

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Wim Koopman

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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1004 {3CDS} (2002)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:-

Orpheus - April 2002 S.53 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.86 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Holland Festival - 15 June 1959; see OPERA August 1959 pp.508-509 The CDs issued by Mitridate are advertized in ORPHEUS Februar 2002 S.61

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1960(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Siegmund - Hans Beirer

Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn

Hunding - Victor De Narké

Brünhilde - Martha Mödl

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Grace Hoffman

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 4035170 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - June 2003 pp.86-87 [RP]

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Comments:- Recording of a abridged Acts 1 and 2 from a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (October 1960)

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Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Kaiser - Jess Thomas

Kaiserin - Ingrid Bjoner

Amme - Martha Mödl

Barak - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Färberin - Inge Borkh

Geisterbote - Hans Hotter

Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Georg Paskuda

Stimme des Falken - Gerda Sommerschuh

Stimme von Oben - Herta Töpper

Einäugige - Carl Hoppe

Einarmige - Max Proebstl

Bucklige - Paul Kuen

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18911-18914 {4LPS} (1964)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138911-138914 {4LPS} (1964)ª; DG 2721 161 {4LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 449 584-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª

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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1964 p.95; October 1964 p.174; March 1979 p.1611 [WSM]; July 1979 p.169 [JBS] ; August 1996 p.94 [AB]

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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34

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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.74

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.148

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.169

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American Record Guide - October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 pp.97-99, pp.100-101 [GLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1964 Vol.14 No.10 p.146 [PJS]

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BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.71

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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.5

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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.70

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.202 septembre 1996 p.119

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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.52

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.74

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater Munich (21 November 1963, see OPERA January 1964 p.23). There are some cuts

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Elegy for Young Lovers by Hans Werner Henze performed in German

Conductor Hans Werner Henze - 1963?(SE)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin

Gregor Mittelhofer - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Dr. Wilhelm Reischmann - Thomas Hemsley

Toni Reischmann - Loren Driscoll

Carolina Gräfin von Kirchstetten - Martha Mödl

Elizabeth Zimmer - Liane Dubin

Hilda Mack - Catherine Gayer

Josef Mauer - Hubert Hilten

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18876 {1LP} (1964)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138876 {1LP} (1964)ª

Compact Disc - DG 449 874-2

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Recordings of Elegy for Young Lovers by Hans Werner Henze are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.334

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1968 p.394; April 1968 p.522; August 1996 p.48 (mentioned)

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1964 Vol.14 No.10 p.137 [AR]

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American Record Guide - November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.200 [GLM]

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Arnold Quennet - 1964(LE;van der Lugt)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Elektra - Marijke van der Lugt

Chrysothemis - Enriqueta Tarrés

Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl

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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 661 041 (+excerpts with Varnay) {1CD} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.59 [SS]

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International Record Review - June 2005 pp.74-75 [IJ]

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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.294 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 p.88 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf (December 1964). The CD issued by Orfeo is reviewed on the internet .

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Bluthochzeit by Wolfgang Fortner performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper

Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper

Die Mutter - Martha Mödl

Die Braut - Anny Schlemm

Die Magd - Margarethe Bence

Leonardo - Hans Günter Nöcker

Leonardos Frau - Hetty Plümacher

Leonardos Schwiegermutter - Paula Brivkalne

Die Bettlerin (Der Tod) - Res Fischer

Der Mond - Hans-Ulrich Mielsch

Eine Nachbarin - Annemarie de Bruyn

Der Brautigram - Johannes Großmann

Der Vater der Braut - Heinz Cramer

Ein Kind - Jutta Blumenthal-Munz

Burschen - Achim Dünnwald

- Hans Blessin

- Stefan Schwer

Mädchen - Liselotte Becker-Egner

- Lieselotte Kiefer

- Elfriede Dobbertin

- Hannelore Schulz Picard

- Claudia Hellmann

- Gustav Greve

Gäste - Gustav Grefe

- Peter Schwender

- Spelios Constantine

Holzfäller - Gustav Grefe

- Alfred Pfeifle

- Fritjof Sentpaul

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DVD (Video) - Immortal IMM 950017 (2005)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.66 [SS]

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Elektra - Astrid Varnay

Chrysothemis - Hildegard Hillebrecht

Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl

Aegisth - James King

Orest - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Ein junger Diener - Siegfried Rudolf Frese

Die Schleppträgerin - Anja Van Vrooman

Die Vertraute - Hildegard Rütgers

Der Pfleger des Orest - Tugomir Franc

Die Aufseherin - Judith Hellwig

1. Magd - Helen Watts

2. Magd - Margarethe Sjöstedt

3. Magd - Cvetka Ahlin

4. Magd - Lisa Otto

5. Magd - Lucia Popp

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 044 {2LPS}; Melodram MEL 718 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Hunt CDKAR 213 (highlights + Der Rosenkavalier) {3CDS}; ORFEO C 298 922 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - June 1993 p.743

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Orpheus - 1992 Heft 12-13 S.150

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Opéra International - No.170 June 1993 p.82

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 (highlights) [LM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (11 August 1964; see OPERA November 1964 p.718). See also «Hab mir's gelobt - 55 Jahre in fünf Akten» by Astrid Varnay pp.294-304

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Jenufa by Leos Janácek performed in German

Conductor Jaroslav Krombholc - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Grandmother Buryjovka - Elisabeth Höngen

Laca - Waldemar Kmentt

Steva - Jean Cox

Kostelnicka - Martha Mödl

Jenufa - Sena Jurinac

Mill Foreman - Hans Braun

Mayor - Ljubomir Pantscheff

Mayor's Wife - Hilde Konetzni

Karolka - Lucia Popp

Barena - Anny Felbermayer

Jano - Shepherd - Olivera Miljakovic

The aunt - Annemarie Ludwig

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 023 266 (+Sena Jurinac recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 5222 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2003 p.82, p.84 [HC]

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Orpheus - November 2002 S.92 [GH]

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Diapason - No.511 février 2004 p.121 [PK]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (7 March 1964). The cast listing given above is that in «Karajan an der Wiener Oper - Dokumentation einer Ära» Japanese Edition p.82 (after translation from the German). This is slightly different from that given in the revue in GRAMOPHONE.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Antal Dorati - 1965(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Elektra - Inge Borkh

Chrysothemis - Siw Ericsdotter

Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

Comments:- Recording of the encounter between Elektra and Klytämnestra from a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. There is another recording of excerpts from what is possibly the same performance which includes scenes with Elektra, Chrysothemis and Orest. This is listed separately.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1966(FI)

Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper

Gustavo III - Sándor Kónya

Ankastrom - Rudolf Constantin

Amelia - Charlotte Berthold

Ulrica - Martha Mödl

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Cristiano - Heinz Blankenburg

Ribbing - Peter Roth-Ehrgang

Dehorn - Toni Blankenheim

Minister for Justice - Kurt Marschner

Ankastrom's servant - Werner Malambré

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DVD (Video) - House oF Opera DVD (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5513 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven 805 (NTSC) (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2746 (NTSC) (2003)ª; *Encore DVD 2049 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

Comments:- Video recording of a television film of the «Swedish version» sung in German. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».. The DVD issued by House of Opera is included in the list of new releases added to their website in November 2003.

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1967(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Josef Greindl

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Thomas Stewart

Gutrune - Ludmilla Dvoráková

Waltraute - Martha Mödl

Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert

Wellgunde - Helga Dernesch

Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner

First Norn - Marga Höffgen

Second Norn - Annelies Burmeister

Third Norn - Anja Silja

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Black Disc; - *Philips 6747 037 {16LPS} (cycle) (1973)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 412 488-2 {4CDS} (1985)ª; Philips 420 325-2 (cycle) {14CDS}; Philips 446 057-2 (cycle) (1994)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1973 p.535 [JW]; July 1976 p.211 [AB]; May 1985 p. [AB]; October 1994 p.204 [AB]

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Opera Now - November 1994 p.55

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Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.82

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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]

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Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper

Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper

Jenny - Anja Silja

Leokadja Begbick - Martha Mödl

Dreieinigkeitsmoses - Klaus Bertram

Sparbüchsen Bill - Fritz Linke

Jake - Hermann Winkler

Tobby Higgins - Gustav Grefe

Alaska-Wolf-Joe - Klaus Hirte

Fatty - Alfred Pfeifle

Jimmy Mahoney - Gerhard Stolze

Sechs Mädchen - Jutta Blumenthal-Munz

- Elfriede Dobbertin

- Renate Gutmann

- Sieglinde Kahmann

- Ingeborg Kollesch

- Franziska Wachmann

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10308-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny by Kurt Weill are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.333; Opera May 1995 p.526

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Stuttgart. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan performed in German

Conductor Curt Cremer - 1968

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Chorus - CHORUS

Pirate King - Gerd Nienstedt

Frederic - Peter Bahrig

Major-General Stanley - Arwed Sandner

Mabel - Arleen Auger (Augér)

Ruth - Martha Mödl

Kate - Rita Bartos

Edith - Carole Malone

Isabel - Liselotte Hammes

Blue Stocking - Wilma Mommer

Pirates - Alexander Malta

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Compact Disc - Gala GL 100.566 (+excerpts and songs)

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Recordings of The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan are surveyed in the following publications:-

Gramophone November 1978 p.847

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 [GH]

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Lulu by Alban Berg performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Lulu - Anja Silja

Gräfin Geschwitz - Martha Mödl

Dr Schön - Ernst Gutstein

Alwa - Waldemar Kmentt

Schigolch - Hans Hotter

Der Maler - William Blankenship

Der Prinz - Mario Guggia

Eine Theater-Garderobiere - Hilde Konetzni

Der Theaterdirektor - Manfred Jungwirth

Der Gymnasiast - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)

Ein Kammerdiener - Heinz Zednik

Der Tierbändiger - Gerd Nienstedt

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Compact Disc; - Andante AN 3050 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Lulu by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.371; CELLETTI p.76; Opera on CD (1) p.133 (2) p.146; (3) p.164; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.181-182 p.198; MET p.37; PENGUIN p.14; GIUDICI p.49 (2) p.85; Diapason No.447 avril 1998 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2005 pp.94-95 [RW]

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Opera - March 2005 pp.359-361 [MT]

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Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.58-S.59 [SS]

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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 pp.76-77 [CC]

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Diapason - No.516 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.115 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.222 p.102 [PF]

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International Record Review - November 2004 pp.80-81 [RP]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 pp.246-247 [CHP]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 pp.95-96 [GH]

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Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 p.122 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.78 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the two-act version at the Vienna State Opera (December 1968).

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The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan performed in German

Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1968(RA)

Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunkorchester

Chorus - Mitglieder des Philharmonischen Chores der Stadt Bonn

Pirate King - Gerd Nienstedt

Frederic - Peter Bahrig

Major-General Stanley - Arwed Sandner

Mabel - Arleen Auger (Augér)

Samuel - Alexander Malta

Ruth - Martha Mödl

Edith - Carole Malone

Isabel - Wilma Mommer

Tom - Peter Karner

Jack - Werner Missner

Paul - Alexander Malta

Mac - Arwed Sandner

Cecily - Rita Bartos

Emmie - Liselotte Hammes

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Recordings of The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan are surveyed in the following publications:-

Gramophone November 1978 p.847

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - April 2001 p.84 [RT]

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American Record Guide - January/February Vol.64 No.1 p.264 [RT]

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Comments:- Recording of a German version, Die Piraten, as performed for radio or television

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There is only one recording of Zweihunderttausend Taler by Boris Blacher on file (performed in German)

Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1969?(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Soroker - Günter Reich

Bailke - Dorothea Weiss

Ettie-Mennie - Martha Mödl

Motel - Ernst Haeflinger

Solomon - Gerd Feldhoff

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin. There is a review in OPERA December 1969 pp.1047-1048. The cast listed above is that given in this review and may not be the correct cast for the performance which was recorded. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»

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Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1971(FI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Sir Morosus - Kurt Moll

Haushälterin - Martha Mödl

Der Barbier - Barry McDaniel

Henry Morosus - Donald Grobe

Aminta - Reri Grist

Isotta - Lotte Schädle

Carlotta - Glenys Loulis

Morbio - Albrecht Peter

Vanuzzi - Benno Kusche

Farfallo - Max Proebstl

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5881 (2006)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distibution Incorporated 8487 (NTSC) (1993)ª

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Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 p.620 [ETG]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film based on the production of the Bavarian State Opera. An audio recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich with the same cast except that Sir Morosus is sung by Kurt Böhme, has been issued by Orfeo, and is listed separately. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in «New Releases - October 2006».

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Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauß II performed in German

Conductor Kurt Eichhorn - 1971(FI)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart - Schönbrunner Schrammeln

Chorus - Südfunk-Chor (Stuttgart)

Graf Homonay - Wolfgang Brendel

Sandor Barinkay - Siegfried Jerusalem

Kalman Zsupan - Ivan Rebroff

Arsena - Janet Perry

Mirabella - Martha Mödl

Ottokar - Willi Brokmeier

Saffi - Ellen Shade

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DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1136 (2005)ª; DG 073 4437 (2008)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Taurus Video 5200 883 (PAL)

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Recordings of Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.255

Comments:- The DVD issued by Dreamlife is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM),

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in German

Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Boris - Martti Talvela

Grigory (False Dmitry) - William Cochrane

Marina - Brigitte Fassbaender

Pimen - Franz Crass

Varlaam - Kurt Böhme

Shuisky - Fritz Uhl

Missail - Lorenz Fehenberger

Rangoni - Hans Günter Nöcker

Fyodor - Daphne Evangelatos

Xenia - Hildegard Heichele

Hostess - Martha Mödl

Simpleton - Gerhard Stolze

Tchelkalov - Wolfgang Brendel

Krushchov - Jörg Paweletz

Nurse - Lilian Benningsen

Nikitich - Raimund Grumbach

Mityukha - Gerhard Auer

Lavitsky - Franz Klarwein

Cherniovsky - Hermann Sapell

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (12 December 1971), given in a German translation by Max Hube, with the original orchestration by Mussorgsky. This recording was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (11 March 1972; see Radio Times Issue dated 9 march 1972 p.19)

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Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Sir Morosus - Kurt Böhme

Haushälterin - Martha Mödl

Der Barbier - Barry McDaniel

Henry Morosus - Donald Grobe

Aminta - Reri Grist

Isotta - Lotte Schädle

Carlotta - Glenys Loulis

Morbio - Albrecht Peter

Vanuzzi - Benno Kusche

Farfallo - Max Proebstl

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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 516992 I {2CDS} (1999)ª; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss - (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 563 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2000 p.103 [AB]

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HiFi News & Record Review - March 2000 p.93 [DN]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 pp.326-330 [JM]

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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.63-S.64 [GE]

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Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 pp.65-66 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.3 (audio) [SJT]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.176 [KM]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - Mo.127 diciembre 1999 p.45 (mention) [MC]

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Répertoire - No.131 janvier 2000 p.74 [PF]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.139 aprile 2000 p.98 [MG]

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Comments:- Audio recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (14 July 1971). The performance on 17 July 1971 with this cast is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1971 pp.53-54. . A video recording with the same cast except that Sir Morosus is sung by Kurt Moll has been reported and is listed separately. The year of this recording is given incorrectly as 1977 on the Audio Encyclopedia CD-ROM and in House of Opera's online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1971(LI;17/6/71)

Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper

Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper

Elektra - Ingrid Steger

Chrysothemis - Enriqueta Tarrés

Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl

Aegisth - Wolfgang Windgassen

Orest - William Wilderman

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60011 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.200 [JS]

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Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.57 [SS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - mayo 2002 No.154 p.34 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.98 [MH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (17 June 1971).

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1971(LI;6/7/71)

Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper

Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper

Elektra - Ingrid Steger

Chrysothemis - Marion Lippert

Clytemnestra - Martha Mödl

Aegisth - Wolfgang Windgassen

Orest - William Wilderman

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Compact Disc; - Passion & Concentration PACO 1015 {2CDRS} (2000)ª

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (6 July 1971; see OPERA August 1971 p.700). The CDRs issued on the Passion & Concentration label are (were?) listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue S+G 16. They were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001.

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Der Vogelhändler by Carl Zeller performed in German

Conductor Carl Michalski - 1971(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Kurfürstin Marie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Adelaide - Martha Mödl

Baron Weps - Benno Kusche

Graf Stanislaus - Karl Terkal

Professor Würmchen - Heinz Maria Lins

Adam - Peter Minich

Briefchristel - Lotte Schädle

Dorfschulze Schneck - Heinz Maria Lins

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Compact Disc - Teldec 3984-26322-2 {1CD}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.117

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Gianni Schicchi - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Lauretta - Elke Schary

Zita - Martha Mödl

Rinuccio - Claes H. Ahnsjö

Gherardo - David Thaw

Nella - Antonia Fahberg

Gherardino - Pius Hörwick

Betto di Signa - Gerhard Auer

Simone - Keith Engen

Marco - Raimund Grumbach

Ciesca - Gudrun Wewezow

Spinelloccio - Hans Wilbrink

Pinellino - Hermann Sapell

Guccio - Karl-Berndt Stiefl

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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 546 001 B {1CD} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2001 pp.100-101 [EG]

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 p.245 [HF]

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Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.73 [SS]

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Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.72-73 [SS]

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International Record Review - November 2000 p.118 [PO'C]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 pp.175-176 [MM]

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BBC Music Magazine - February 2001 p.73 [CO]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - noviembre 2000 No.137 p.47 [AV]

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Répertoire - No.143 février 2001 p.88 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.94 [AG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (7 December 1973)

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Chorus - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Andrea Chénier - Angelo Mori

Carlo Gérard - Guillermo Sarabia

Madeleine di Coigny - Stella Axarlis

La mulatta Bersi - Faith Puleston

La Contessa di Coigny - Astrid Varnay

Madelon - Martha Mödl

Roucher - Zenon Kosnowski

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Peter Brunsmeier

Un Incredible - Helmut Pampuch

Pietro Fléville - Toshi Kimura

L'abate - Karl Diekmann

Dumas - Helmut Fehn

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 206-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Düsseldorf (22 February 1974). The performance on 26 February 1974 is reviewed in OPERA June 1974 p.532.

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There is only one recording of Der Friedensengel by Siegfried Wagner on file (performed in German)

Conductor Leslie Head - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Pro Arte Orchestra

Willfried - Raffaelle Polani

Eruna - Valery Hill

Frau Kathrin - Martha Mödl

Mita - Hanne-Lore Kuhse

Balthasar - Raimund Herincx

Der Doktor - Christopher Adams

Der Pfarrer - Anthony Smith

Gundel - Vivienne Bellos

Anselm - Christopher Adams

Reinhold - Raffaelle Polani

Gerta - Valerie Morgan

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03519

Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1032 (highlights) (collection) {4CDS} (2005)ª; Living Stage LS 1060 (+Lieder - Siegfried Wagner - Kuhse) {3CDS} (2005)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.62 (highlights) [SS]; Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.52-S.53 [SS]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.218-219 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.90 [JC]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.98-99 [LF]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (27 November 1975; see OPERA January 1976 pp.90-91). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000

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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1976?(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Arabella - Gundula Janowitz

Zdenka - Sona Ghazarian

Mandryka - Bernd Weikl

Waldner - Hans Krämer

Adelaide - Margarita Lilowa

Fiakermilli - Edita Gruberova

Matteo - René Kollo

Elemer - Goran Fransson

Dominik - Hans Helm

Lamoral - Kurt Rydl

Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl

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Laser Disc - London 071 505-1 (NTSC); *London WOOZ 25026/7 (Japanese NTSC) Decca 071 405-1 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - Decca 0743255 (2007)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 405-3(PAL)

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

Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - January 1993 p.120

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.153

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Diapason - No.558 S mai 2008 p.120 [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - February 1992 p.49

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International Record Review - April 2008 pp.81-82 [RP]

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The Classical Video Guide - Guide p.98

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Comments:- Note all of this film could not have been made in 1977, as sometimes stated, as Hans Krämer who sings Waldner died in December 1976

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There is only one recording of Kabale und Liebe by Gottfried von Einem on file (performed in German)

Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

President von Walter - Hans Beirer

Ferdinand - Bernd Weikl

Marshal von Kalb - Heinz Zednik

Lady Milford - Brigitte Fassbaender

Wurm - Peter van der Bilt

Miller - Walter Berry

His wife - Martha Mödl

Luisa - Anja Silja

Sophie - Olga Warla

The President's valet - Erich Kunz

Eduard - Horst Nitsche

The President's servant - Ewald Aichberger

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 8 September 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 3-9 September 1977 p.58.

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Rieger - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Salome - Gwyneth Jones

Jochanaan - Bernd Weikl

Herodes - Hans Hopf

Herodias - Martha Mödl

Narraboth - Claes H. Ahnsjö

Ein Page - Helena Jungwirth

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10334-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (27 January 1977). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1977(LI:4/3/77 - Tomowa-Sintow)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Arabella - Anna Tomowa-Sintow

Zdenka - Lucia Popp

Mandryka - Lief Roar

Waldner - Kurt Böhme

Adelaide - Herta Töpper

Fiakermilli - Gertrud Freedman

Matteo - Josef Hopferwieser

Elemer - Hermann Winkler

Dominik - Raimund Grumbach

Lamoral - Markus Goritzki

Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl

Welko - Hermann Sapell

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00443

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

Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (4 March 1977). The cast listed above is that which was announced in the «Süddeutsche Zeitung» dated 4 März 1977 S.34 and may be incorrect. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 where one of the singers listed is «Uhl» (as Matteo?).

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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1977(LI;27/7/77 - Varady)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Arabella - Julia Varady

Zdenka - Lucia Popp

Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Waldner - Kurt Böhme

Adelaide - Herta Töpper

Fiakermilli - Hildegard Uhrmacher

Matteo - Josef Hopferwieser

Elemer - Hermann Winkler

Dominik - Raimund Grumbach

Lamoral - Markus Goritzki

Kartenaufschlägerin - Martha Mödl

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00442

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0046-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª

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

Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 [GH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.46 [CRS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (27 July 1977). According to the review in OPERA (Festival Issue 1977 pp.83-84), Arabella was to have been sung by Anna Tomova-Sintov, but as she was ill, Julia Varady who had sung Tatyana in the general rehearsal of Eugene Onegin the previous day and was to sing in the first night the next day, took over

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There is only one recording of Baal by Friedrich Cerha on file (performed in German)

Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Baal - Theo Adam

Ekart - Helmut Berger-Tuna

Johannes - Heiner Hopfner

Emilie - Marjana Lipovsek

Johanna - Gabriele Sima

Sophie - Emily Rawlins

Mutter - Martha Mödl

Mecht - Hermann Winkler

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Black Disc; - Amadeo 415 266-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc - Amadeo 415 266-2

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 1992 No.12-13 S.153

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Fono Forum - Juli 1985 S.49-S.50 [HK]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival

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The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Russian

Conductor Marek Janowski - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Hermann - Michail Svetlev

Lisa - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew

Countess - Martha Mödl

Count Tomsky - Nikolai Smochevski

Prince Yeletsky - Lajos Miller

Pauline - Graciela Alperyn

Chekalinsky - José Nait

Surin - Victor De Narké

Chaplitsky - Dante Ranieri

Narumov - Mario Solomonoff

Governess - Lucia Boero

Masha - Susana Coppola

Prilepa - Ema Gaba

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03196

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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (25 April 1981)

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Les Brigands by Jacques Offenbach performed in German

Conductor Pinchas Steinberg - 1981(RA)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln

Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor

Falascappa - Hubert Möhler

Fiorella - Eva Csapó

Fragoletto - Jean van Ree

Pietro - Heinz Kruse

Carmagnola - Kurt Steigers

Domino - Jörg Pavelec

Barbavano - Gerhard Peters

Princesse de Grénade - Doris Bierett

Adolph de Valladolid - Alejandro Vazquez

Compte de Gloria-Cassis - Theo Altmeyer

Baron de Campo Tasso - Otto Höpfner

Prince de Braganza - Gerd Vespermann

Duchesse d'Alcobacca - Martha Mödl

Marquise de Malaga - Marita Knobels

Bramarbasso - Gottfried Mehlhorn

Antonio - Evelyn Künneke

Pipo - Heinz Heidbüchel

Pipa - Barbara Dommer

Pipetta - Rita Fischer

Zerline - Friedgard Herwig

Fiametta - Margret Jacoby

Bianca - Renate Zimmermann

Cicinella - Edith Knaupp

First page - Barbara Dommer

Second page - Rita Fischer

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Black Disc; - RCA TOLRL 3047 {2LPS} (UK) (1982)ª; RCA RL 30474 {2LPS} (Germany) (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Capriccio 60.090 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Les Brigands by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.160; Opera on CD (1) p.78 (2) p.87 (3) p.97; Diapason No.474octobre 2000 p.43

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1982 p.628 [AML]

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Opéra International - octobre 1984 No.74 p.49 [SS]; No.273 novembre 2002 pp.69-70 [PC]

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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.16

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BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.72 [GH]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.163 [RT]

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Opernwelt - August/September 8/9/1982 S.98 [WDP]

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Comments:- See also note by AML in GRAMOPHONE February 1983 p.891

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The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Russian

Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1992(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Hermann - Vladimir Atlantov

Lisa - Mirella Freni

Countess - Martha Mödl

Count Tomsky - Sergei Leiferkus

Prince Yeletsky - Vladimir Chernov

Pauline - Veselina Kasarova

Chekalinsky - Wilfried Gahmlich

Surin - Rudolf Mazzola

Chaplitsky - Franz Kasemann

Major-domo - Peter Jelosits

Narumov - Peter Köves

Governess - Anna Gonda

Masha - Iveta Tannenbergerova (Yvette Tannenberg)

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5099 (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS 0458 Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2160 (NTSC)

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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - May 2001 p.92 [EM]

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. According to the review in Opera News there are problems with the VHS tape issued by the Bel Canto Society and that it has been withdrawn. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004»

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Schwarzer Peter by Norbert Schultze performed in German

Conductor Norbert Schultze - 19??

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln

Chorus - Siegland Cantata Choir & Kinderchor Köln

König Hans - Theo Altmeyer

König Klaus - Hans Georg Knoblich

Der Spielman - Barry McDaniel

Sterndeuter - Gerd Vespermann

Captain - Otto Höpfner

Roderich - Heinz Kruse

Erika - Grit van Jüten

Königin Margaret - Martha Mödl

Broom-maker - Franz Müller-Heuser

First Midwife - Brigitte Mira

Second Midwife - Corinna Genest

Old Shepherd - Willy Schneider

Inkeeper - Josef Schoenenberg

Old Shepherd - Karl Rudolf Liecke

Shoemaker - Arno Goerke

Blacksmith - Heinz Kruse

Baker - Josef Meinertzhagen

Cook - Erick Hallhuber

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Compact Disc - Koch Schwann 314061 {1CD}

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

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

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

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

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

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

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

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

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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