(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1944(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
2 1944(RC) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
3 1944(STU) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
4 1949(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
5 1950(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
6 1950(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*
7 1950(STU) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*
8 1951(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
9 1953(LE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*
10 1953(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
11 1954(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
12 1954(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
13 1954(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*
14 1954(STU) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Herbert von Karajan*
15 1954?(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
16 1955(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
17 1955(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
18 1955(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*
19 1956(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
20 1957(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
21 1957(STU) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Ferenc Fricsay*
22 1958(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
23 1958(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferenc Fricsay*
24 1958(STU) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
25 1960(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
26 1960(SE) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel - Karl Böhm*
27 1960(STU) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Eugen Jochum*
28 1960(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferenc Fricsay*
29 1962(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eugen Jochum*
30 1963(SE - German) - Mignon by Ambroise Thomas - Jean Fournet*
31 1964(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Eugen Jochum*
32 1964(STU) - Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck - André Cluytens*
33 196?(SE) - Wildschütz (Der) by Albert Lortzing - Christoph Stepp*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Ariadne - Maria Reining
Komponist - Irmgard Seefried
Zerbinetta - Alda Noni
Bacchus - Max Lorenz
Musiklehrer - Paul Schöffler
Harlekin - Erich Kunz
Truffaldin - Marjan Rus
Brighella - Peter Klein
Scaramuchio - Richard Sallaba
Najade - Emmy Loose
Dryade - Melanie Frutschnigg
Echo - Elisabeth Rutgers
Haushofmeister - Alfred Muzzarelli
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18850-18852 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Acanta DE 23309/10 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90217 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Arlecchino ARL 14-16 (+Act 2 - Krauss);; Koch-Schwann 3-1473-2; (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.23) (1996)ª
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.295; April 1964 p.454; November 1994 p.153 [AB]May 1996 p.132 [AB]
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Opera - December 1994 p.1384
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Opera Now - May/June 1996 p.107
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Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.277; Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.311
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.67; Februar 1995 S.59
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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.168; No.421 décembre 1995 p.150
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.169
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1963 Vol.13 No.8 p.72 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.189 [RS]
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Classic CD - November 1994 p.96
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.255: September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.301
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Fono Forum - April 1964 S.140 [TB]
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.69: No.83 septembre 1985 p.96
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Staatsoper to celebrate the 80th birthday of the composer (11 June 1944)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1944(RC)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Herbert Alsen
Sixtus Beckmesser - Erich Kunz
Walther von Stolzing - August Seider
David - Peter Klein
Eva - Irmgard Seefried
Magdalena - Else Schürnoff
Nachtwächter - Viktor Madin
Kunz Vogelgesang - Anton Dermota
Konrad Nachtigall - Viktor Madin
Ulrich Eisslinger - Josef Witt
Balthasar Zorn - Georg Maikl
Augustin Moser - William Wernigk
Hermann Ortel - Alfred Muzzarelli
Hans Schwarz - Alfred Jerger
Hans Foltz - Marjan Rus
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90234 {4CDS} (1995)ª; Arkadia 78061 {4CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 51488 + 51489 {2x2CDS}
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1995 p.134 [AB]
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Opera - January 1996 p.24
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Opera Now - December 1995 p.67
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Opera News - June 1995 p.44
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August 1995 p.361
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.134
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.74
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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.126
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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.274
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.19 (mention) [ARB]
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Comments:- Recording of excerpts of concert performances in the Musikverein (28 November and 4 December 1944). The prelude and opening scene of Act III on the CDs issued by Preiser are taken from a performance at the Bayreuth Festival with Schoeffler and Erich Witte (cond. Abendroth,1944). It is not clear if this also applies to the disks issued by Cantus Classics which are listed on their online catalogue.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1944(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Hilde Konetzni
Florestan - Torsten Ralf
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Herbert Alsen
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Peter Klein
Fernando - Tomislav Neralic
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Hans Schweiger
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Black Disc; - VOX PL 7793 {3LPS}; VOX VBX 250 {3LPS}; VOX OPBX 167; VOX OPL 370;; (Highlights); VOX SOPL 5370 (Highlights); Acanta DE 23116/7 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90195 {2CDS} (+Ozean du Ungeheuer - Hilde Konetzni) (1994)ª; Grammofono 2000 AB 78807/78808 (1998)ª; Cantus Classics 49730 {2CDS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera fom Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª; Andante AN 3090 (+performance cond. Furtwängler 1953) {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 - September 1966 p.174 (Highlights); August 1994 p. [AB]; May 2005 p.122 [AB]
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Opera - November 1966 p.880 (highlights) [HDR]
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Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40; June 2005 p.66 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.167
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Orpheus - Januar 1995 S.48
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Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.68; No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.105 [AF]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.134
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American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.106 [PHR]: May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.711 [HG]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.258 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1961 Vol.11 No.6 p.53 [CLO]
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Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [AJ]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 p.313
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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.27: No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.87 (mention)
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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.103 [AT]
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Comments:- The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their online catalogue
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Walther Ludwig
Papageno - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Königin der Nacht - Wilma Lipp
Sprecher - Paul Schöffler
Pamina - Irmgard Seefried
Sarastro - Josef Greindl
Monostatos - Peter Klein
Papagena - Edith Oravez
1er Geharnischter - Ernst Haeflinger
2er Geharnischter - Hermann Uhde
Erste Dame - Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Zweite Dame - Sieglinde Wagner
Dritte Dame - Elisabeth Höngen
Erster Knabe - Elisabeth Rütgers
Zweiter Knabe - Ruthilde Boesch
Dritter Knabe - Polly Batic
Erster Priester - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Priester - Karl Dönch
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 572 {3LPS} (1971)ª; foyer FO 1028 {3LPS}; Discocorp «I Grandi Interpreti» IGI 337; Historical Opera Performances Editions Hope 20
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 78-80 {3CDS};; Music and Arts CD 4882 (+excerpts 1951 performance) {3CDS} Gebhardt JGCD 0010 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Tahra FURT 1049/51 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1387 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0009 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Orfeo C 650 053 D {3CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2005 p.86 [AB]
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Opera News - December 23 1995 p.37
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.219 [HF]; Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.156-157 [HF]
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.68; No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.130; No.423 février 1996 p.107
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American Record Guide - July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.286
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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.5 [MT]
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International Classical Record Collector - Summer 2000 No.21 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.30 [MT]: December 2005 pp.70-71 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.58: No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.75
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81 [JS]: No.88 marzo 2006 p.90 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1949)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Tito Gobbi
Donna Anna - Ljuba Welitsch
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Josef Greindl
Masetto - Alfred Poell
Zerlina - Irmgard Seefried
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 419 {3LPS} (1968)ª; Olympic 9109-4; Melodram MEL 713 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Discocorp 407 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 34001; EMI CHS 5 66567-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0013-3 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «Historical Performances» 78073 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1298 {3CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1998 p.95 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.664 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.105 [ST]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.4 p.138
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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.89 [MP]
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Classic CD - January 1998 p.66 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 pp.237-238 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.85 [XP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII N.117 marzo 1998 p.90 [GA]: Anno XV N.150 aprile 2001 pp.99-100 [MG]
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Répertoire - No.114 juin 1998 p.47 [JMB]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.223 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.90 [CFD]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1950). According toHunt part of the Olympic version derives from a 1953 performance (John Hunt «The Furtwängler Sound» 5th Edition, 1996, p.72); The recording on EJS 419 is probably from a different performance (See «EJS Discography» p.398, «More EJS» pp.604-605). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 and the Discocorp LPs are (were?) listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Cherubino - Sena Jurinac
Marcellina - Elisabeth Höngen
Bartolo - Marjan Rus
Basilio - Erich Majkut
Curzio - Erich Majkut
Antonio - Wilhelm Felden
Barbarina - Rosl Schwaiger
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Black Disc; - Columbia LWX 410-425 {16x78s} (Germany); Columbia 33CX 1007-1009 {3LPS} (UK) (1952)ª; Columbia 33QCX 1002/4 {3LPS} (Italy) (1952)ª; Columbia SL-114 {3LPS} (USA) (1951)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 163 01751-53 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69639-2 {2CDS}; EMI Electrola 653 769 639-2 {2CDS} ; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67068-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 6714 2 9 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11373-74 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; EMI «Historical» 336 779-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1952 p.114 [AR]; January 1953 p.189 [DST]
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Opera - February 1953 pp.105-106 [H]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]; Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 p.159 [MHF]
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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.35 [PHR]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1952 p.16
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 p.93 [TP]
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Comments:- There are no recitatives
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Singverein
Tamino - Anton Dermota
Papageno - Erich Kunz
Königin der Nacht - Wilma Lipp
Sprecher - George London
Pamina - Irmgard Seefried
Sarastro - Ludwig Weber
Monostatos - Peter Klein
Papagena - Emmy Loose
1er Geharnischter - Günther Treptow
2er Geharnischter - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Erste Dame - Sena Jurinac
Zweite Dame - Friedl Riegler
Dritte Dame - Else Schurhof
Erster Knabe - Hermine Steinmassi
Zweiter Knabe - Eleonore Dörpinghans
Dritter Knabe - Annelies Stückl
Erster Priester - Erich Majkut
Zweiter Priester - Harald Pröglhoff
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Black Disc; - Columbia LWX 426-444 {19x78s - 37-sides} (Germany) ; Columbia 33CX 1013-1015 {3LPS} (1952)ª; *HMV SLS 5052 (HLS 7081-7083) {3LPS} (UK) (1976)ª; Columbia SL-115 {3LPS} (USA) (1951)ª; Columbia 33FCX 150-152 {3LPS} (France); Columbia 33QCX 150-152 {3LPS} (Italy);; Balkanton BOA 10452-10454 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 69631-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67071-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67165 2 0 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11375-76 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Pearl GEMS 0197 {2CDS} (2003)ª; EMI «Historical» 336 769-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 220835 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1952 p.172 [AR]; June 1976 p.83 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; January 1989 p. [AB]; November 1999 p.118 [EG]; September (published July) 2003 p.82 (mention) [AB]
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Opera - February 1953 pp.106-107 [H]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]; Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 p.159 [MHF]
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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.37 [PHR]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.264 [RVL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1952 p.20
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.83 [BD]
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Comments:- There is no dialogue in this recording which was made between 2 and 21 November 1950. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. See also «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.280. In Columbia's UK catalogue dated 1954-55 p.25 only one «Armed Man» is listed, Ljubomir Pantscheff, and the same appears in their Italian catalogue dated 1956, p.57. However there are two «Armed Men» listed in the review in Gramophone (June 1976 p.83) of the reissue on HMV SLS 5052, Erich Majkut, Ljubomir Pantscheff, and according to AB in GRAMOPHONE September 2003 p.82 «For contractual reasons EMI have always given the name (of the First Armed Man) as Eric Majkut; in fact the part is sung by Gunther Treptow»
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Anton Dermota
Papageno - Erich Kunz
Königin der Nacht - Wilma Lipp
Sprecher - Paul Schöffler
Pamina - Irmgard Seefried
Sarastro - Josef Greindl
Monostatos - Peter Klein
Papagena - Edith Oravez
1er Geharnischter - Hans Beirer
2er Geharnischter - Franz Bierbach
Erste Dame - Christel Goltz
Zweite Dame - Margareta Kenney
Dritte Dame - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO-9 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 19 {3LPS} foyer FO 1028 {4LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc - foyer 3-CF 2003 {3CDS}; EMI CHS 5 65356-2 {3CDS} Virtuosa 269 9192; Arkadia CDWFE 361.3 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1996 p.117
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Opera - December 1994 p.1388
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.61 S.66
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.66
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.166
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BBC Music Magazine - 1994 p.72
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.254
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.54
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.181 octobre 1994 p.105
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Musica (Milano) - N.29 Anno 7 giugno 1983 p.210, p.212 [DF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (6 August 1951) (see OPERA Nov.1951 p.628)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Frank Guarrera
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Hertha Glaz
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Genevieve Warner
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 720
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Incomplete recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is also stated «Missing Overture, several seconds end of Act 1. Rough beginning 7 minutes of Act 3. Sound ranges fair to excellent»
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Paul Schöffler
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Cherubino - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Marcellina - Sieglinde Wagner
Bartolo - Endré Koréh
Basilio - Peter Klein
Curzio - Erich Majkut
Antonio - Alois Pernerstorfer
Barbarina - Liselotte Maikl
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 8/3 {3LPS};; Fonit-Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 27 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 566 0802 {2CDS}; Eklipse EKR 59 {2CDS}; Archipel 0163 {3CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1996 p.162
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Opera - June 1997 p.662
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.96
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HiFi News & Record Review - February 1997 p.82
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.4 March/April 1997 p.426
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.56
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Diapason - No.430 octobre 1996 p.133
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.123 (mention)
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Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.6
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American Record Guide - March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.187
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Répertoire - No.95 octobre 1996 p.53
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.10
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.66
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.61
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.110 - luglio/agosto 1997 p.102
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (7 or 11 August 1953; see review in FANFARE for some comments on the dates). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Ariadne - Lisa Della Casa
Komponist - Irmgard Seefried
Zerbinetta - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Bacchus - Rudolf Schock
Musiklehrer - Paul Schöffler
Harlekin - Alfred Poell
Truffaldin - Oskar Czerwenka
Brighella - Murray Dickie
Scaramuchio - August Jaresch
Najade - Rita Streich
Dryade - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Echo - Lisa Otto
Haushofmeister - Alfred Neugebauer
Ein Lakai - Franz Bierbach
Ein Offizier - Georges Müller
Ein Perückenmacher - Walter Berry
Ein Tanzmeister - Peter Klein
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 104 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 445 332-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; DG 445 491-2 (Collection) ;; Gala GL 100.513 (+highlights - Der Rosenkavalier - Karajan - 1960) {2CDS}
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.153 [AB]
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Opera Now - December 1994 p.54
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.75
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Opera News - May 1995 p.46
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Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.229-230 [JY]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.66; April 1996 S.59
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Opéra International - November 1994 No.185 p.56
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Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.168
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
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Classic CD - December 1994 p.56
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Répertoire - No.74 November 1994 p.88
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (7 August 1954; see OPERA October 1954 p.613)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Irmgard Seefried
Dorabella - Dagmar Hermann
Despina - Lisa Otto
Ferrando - Anton Dermota
Guglielmo - Erich Kunz
Don Alfonso - Paul Schöffler
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Compact Disc - Orfeo C 357 9421
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1995 p.102
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Opera - December 1994 p.1389
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Opera Now - January 1995 p.55
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.209
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.66
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.66
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.170
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.186 mars 1995 p.107
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Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.68
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (2 August 1954)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Figaro - Rolando Panerai
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Mario Petri
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Cherubino - Sena Jurinac
Marcellina - Luisa Villa
Bartolo - Silvio Maionica
Basilio - Antonio Pirino
Curzio - Giuseppe Nessi
Antonio - Franco Calabrese
Barbarina - Mariella Adani
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 70/3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 37075 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1299 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6428/9 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 041 H082 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0083 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1164-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.161-162 [JC], pp.161-162 [BB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.2 Spring 2005 pp.400-402 [RB]
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.83 [CC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.183 maggio 2004 pp.100-101 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (4 February 1954)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Ariadne - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Komponist - Irmgard Seefried
Zerbinetta - Rita Streich
Bacchus - Rudolf Schock
Musiklehrer - Karl Dönch
Harlekin - Hermann Prey
Truffaldin - Fritz Ollendorf
Brighella - Helmut Krebs
Scaramuchio - Gerhard Unger
Najade - Lisa Otto
Dryade - Grace Hoffman
Echo - Anny Felbermayer
Haushofmeister - Alfred Neugebauer
Ein Lakai - Otakar Kraus
Ein Perückenmacher - Erich Strauss
Ein Tanzmeister - Hugues Cuénod
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1292-1294 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Angel 3532-C/L {3LPS}; EMI RLS 760 {3LPS} (1981)ª; EMI 2C 153 03520/2 {3LPS}; EMI EX 769296-1 {2LPS} ;; Columbia 33QCX 10168/70 {3LPS} (Italy)
Compact Cassette - EMI EX 7 69296-4
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69296-2 {2CDS}; EMI CDS 5 55176-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67077-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Angel CDMB-69296 {2CDS}EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67156 2 2 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11388-89 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111033-34 (+Capriccio - excerpt) {2CDS} (2006)ª; Membran 223341 {3CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1955 pp.191-192 [AR]; January 1956 p.306 [HCS]; May 1981 p.1515 [JBS] ; November 1999 p.118 [AB]
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Opera - December 1955 p.787 Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.6 [MB]
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Opera Now - February 1995 p.52
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October p.19
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.35
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.154
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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.2 p.54 [PLM]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.211
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.65: No.37 enero-febrero 2000 p.94 [MC]: No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.86 [JR]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (30 June and 1-7 July 1954)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1954?(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Erich Kunz
Walther von Stolzing - Set Svanholm
Eva - Irmgard Seefried
Magdalena - Elisabeth Höngen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 392
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The date of the performance recorded is given here as June 1961. If the partial cast that they list is correct then this date is almost certainly incorrect as according to the «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995» (p.635) Svanholm only sang Walther von Stolzing at the Vienna Staatsoper twice after World War II, on 27 September 1952 and 4 October 1954. As Karl Böhm conducted «Die Meistersinger» for the first time in Vienna (after World War II) on 24 February 1953 (ibid. p.303) the most likely date for the recording issued by Omega seems to be 4 October 1954. The performance took place in the Theater an der Wien.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Lisa Della Casa
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Ludwig Weber
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Irmgard Seefried
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Compact Disc; - RCA «Wiener Staatsoper Live» 74321 57737-2 (2CDS) (1998)ª
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1999 p.96 [AB]
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Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Opera News - June 1999 p.63 [JBY]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.288 [RVL]
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Orpheus - März 1999 S.56-57 [SL]
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Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]
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Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.78 [AT]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.1 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.180 [MM]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 [MO]
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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.57 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the newly re-opened Vienna State Opera (6 November1955; see OPERA January 1956 p.23 )
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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
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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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Erich Kunz
Fritz Kothner - Hans Braun
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Beirer
David - Murray Dickie
Eva - Irmgard Seefried
Magdalena - Rosette Anday
Nachtwächter - Frederick Guthrie
Kunz Vogelgesang - Karl Terkal
Konrad Nachtigall - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Ulrich Eisslinger - Fritz Sperlbauer
Balthasar Zorn - Erich Majkut
Augustin Moser - William Wernigk
Hermann Ortel - Harald Pröglhoff
Hans Schwarz - Adolf Vogel
Hans Foltz - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 47083 {4CDS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1006 (highlights as filler to performance conducted by; Dohnányi 1975) {4CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 667 054 L {4CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0163 {4CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2006 p.102 [JBS]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.254 [PH]
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International Record Review - February 2006 pp.83-84 [RL1]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.252-252 [JPM]
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56
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Classica Répertoire - No.78 décembre 2005 - janvier 2006 p.102 [AT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.75 [FL-2]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (14 November 1955). This performance was badly reviewed by PH in OPERA, January 1956 p.28 . According to the review in the ARSC Journal the recording on the Melodram CDs is of a performance on 4 November 1955, a date which seems very unlikely given that the rebuilt opera house opened on 5 November 1955
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Cherubino - Christa Ludwig
Marcellina - Elisabeth Höngen
Bartolo - Oskar Czerwenka
Basilio - Peter Klein
Curzio - Murray Dickie
Antonio - Alois Pernerstorfer
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 924 (& 689)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (July or August 1956). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut p.167. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Cherubino - Christa Ludwig
Marcellina - Sieglinde Wagner
Bartolo - Georg Stern
Basilio - Murray Dickie
Curzio - Erich Majkut
Antonio - Alois Pernerstorfer
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 709 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 31019 {3CDS}; Orfeo C 296 923 {3CDS} Gala GL 100.601 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - June 1993 p.743
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Opera Now - May 1993 p.60
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Orpheus - 1992 12-13 S.150; April 1996 S.59
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Opéra International - janvier 1993 p.68
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.120
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.94 [DMG]
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Classic CD - February 1993 p.72
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Répertoire - No.53 December 1992 p.86: No.83 septembre 1995 p.58
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (30 July 1957). The performance on 13 August 1957 is reviewed in OPERA October 1957 p.625. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Ernst Haeflinger
Pizarro - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Friedrich Lenz
Fernando - Keith Engen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18390-1 {2LPS} (1958)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138390-91 {2LPS} (1959)ª; DG «Privilege» 2705 037 {2LPS} (1973)ª; DG «Privilege» 2726088 {2LPS}; American Decca DXH 147 {2LPS}; Eterna 8 20 121/123 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - DG 3372088
Compact Disc; - DG 437 345-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª;; DG 453 106-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; DG POCG 3099-100 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 p.398; October 1958 p.208; April 1959 p.508; May 1964 p.515; February 1973 p.1556 [AB]; May 1993 p.122
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Opera - December 1958 p.798
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Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.63-S.64 [CK]; April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.98
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1958 Vol.8 No.3 p.52 [CMS]
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American Record Guide - March 1958 Vol.24 No.7 p.296 [PLM]: April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]
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Répertoire - December 1992 p.28
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BBC Music Magazine - January 1998 p.72 [GH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 p.61 (mention) [HQ]
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Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books, Saturday August 19 1995 p.A11
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Cherubino - Christa Ludwig
Marcellina - Kersten Meyer
Bartolo - Georg Stern
Basilio - Murray Dickie
Curzio - Erich Majkut
Antonio - Alois Pernerstorfer
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 487
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1958). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - RIAS Berlin Symphonie Orchester
Chorus - RIAS Berlin Kammerchor
Don Giovanni - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Donna Anna - Sena Jurinac
Don Ottavio - Ernst Haeflinger
Donna Elvira - Maria Stader
Leoporello - Karl Christian Kohn
Il Commendatore - Walter Kreppel
Masetto - Ivan Sardi
Zerlina - Irmgard Seefried
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18580-18582 {3LPS} (1959)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138050-138052 {3LPS} (1959)ª; DG «Privilege» 2728 003 {3LPS}; American Decca - D.G.G. DGMO 302 {3LPS} (1960)ª; American Decca - D.G.G. DGSO 7302 {3LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Disc; - DG «Dokumente» 437 341-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª; DG «The Originals» 463 629-2 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1959 p.242; February 1973 p.1556 [AB]; April 1993 p.104
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Opera Now - March 1993 p.49
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.228-229 [BR]
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Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.57 [CK]
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Opéra International - janvier 1993 p.68
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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.131; No.480 avril 2001 p.104 (mention) [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.105
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1959 p.14
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.62 [NB]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.624 [PLM]: September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.165-166 [RVL]
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Records and Recordings - November 1959p.17 [DH]
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International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.82-83 [SP]
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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.85
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 p.90 [JR]
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Chorus - Chor der Staatsoper Dresden
Marschallin - Marianne Schech
Octavian - Irmgard Seefried
Sophie - Rita Streich
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Valzacchi - Gerhard Unger
Annina - Sieglinde Wagner
Ein Sänger - Rudolf Francl
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Polizeikommissar - Albrecht Peter
Der Wirt - Helmut Goldman
Ein Notar - Fred Teschler
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Jürgen Krasmann
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Johannes Kemter
Tierhändler - Harald Neukirch
Modistin - Hermi Ambros
Die drei Waisen - Edith Hellriegel
- Elfriede Zimmermann
- Margot Karasek
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18570-18573 {4LPS} (1959)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138040-138043 {4LPS} (1959)ª; DG 2721 162 {4LPS} (1978)ª; American Decca - D.G.G. DGMR 301 {4LPS} (1960)ª; American Decca - D.G.G. DGSR 7301 {4LPS} (1960)ª; Eterna 8 20 080/083 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG «The Originals> 463 668-2 {3CDS} (2002}ª
Open Reel Tape; - D.G.G. R 8040 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1959 pp.243-244 [AR]; November 1978 p.963 [WSM] July 1979 p.169 [JBS]; July 2002 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - January 1960 p.54
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.191-193 [JS]
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Opéra International - No.274 décembre 2002 p.74 [JLD]
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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.104 [RL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1959 p.17
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 pp.75-76 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 p.539 [GB]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 pp.181-182 [JPM]
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Records and Recordings - October 1959 p.16 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.84 [AG]
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Répertoire - No.162 novembre 2002 p.84 [TP]
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Christa Ludwig
Marcellina - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Bartolo - Alois Pernerstorfer
Basilio - Murray Dickie
Curzio - Erich Majkut
Antonio - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Barbarina - Liselotte Maikl
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 869 (& 634)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Altes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Giulio Cesare - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Cleopatra - Irmgard Seefried
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPM 18637 {1LP}; D.G.G. SLPM 138637 {1LP}
Compact Disc - DG 445 061-2
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Recordings of Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.32; CELLETTI p.312; Opera on CD (1) p.8 (2) p.11 (3) p.12; L'Avant Scène Opéra Vol.97 p.98; MET p.176; MET(VID) p.98; PENGUIN p.133; GIUDICI p.286 (2) p.486; Opera News July 1996 p.32; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.65-66; The Gramophone May 2005 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1961 p.440; April 1961 p.524
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Opera - October 1961 p.666
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1961 Vol.11 No.2 p.69 [NB]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p.263 [AH]
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American Record Guide - August 1961 Vol.27 No.12 p.944 [MB2]
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Max - Richard Holm
Agathe - Irmgard Seefried
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Kuno - Albrecht Peter
Kilian - Paul Kuen
Hermit - Walter Kreppel
Zamiel - Ernst Ginsberg
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18639-18640 {2LPS} (1960)ª; D.G.G SLPM 13839-13840 {2LPS} (1960)ª; *DG «Privilege» 2726 061 {2LPS} (1976)ª;; D.G.G. 138 639-640 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG 439 717-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; DG 477 5611 {2CDS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - D.G.G. S 8639 (7½ips 4-track) (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1960 p.230 [AR]; November 1960 p.290 [AR]; January 1961 p.379 [DST]; November 1976 p.874 [JW]; April 1977 p.1528 [JBS]; December 1994 p.161
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Opera - February 1961 p.123
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.73
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.377
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Orpheus - 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.289 [ES]; September+Oktober 2005 S.61 [SS]
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Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.157
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1960 Vol.10 No.12 p.60 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.226 [HG]: March 1965 Vol.31 No.7 p.656: January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.219-220 [RVL]
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BBC Music Magazine - September 1994 p.85
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Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.94
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto p.58
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Comments:- Very little dialogue
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Figaro - Renato Capecchi
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Maria Stader
Cherubino - Herta Töpper
Marcellina - Lilian Benningsen
Bartolo - Ivan Sardi
Basilio - Paul Kuen
Curzio - Friedrich Lenz
Antonio - Georg Wieter
Barbarina - Rosl Schwaiger
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPM 18697-18699 {3LPS}; D.G.G. SLPM 138697-138699 {3LPS} DG «Privilege» 2728 004 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - DG 437 671-2
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1962 p.417; April 1962 p.485; February 1973 p.1556 [AB]; October 1994 p.189
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Opera - July 1962 p.477
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Opera Now - July 1993 p.57
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Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.57 [CK]
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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.72
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Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.113
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1962 Vol.12 No.2 p.86 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - June 1962 Vol.28 No.10 p.809 [CJL]: May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.29 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.58
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor
Fiordiligi - Irmgard Seefried
Dorabella - Nan Merriman
Despina - Erika Köth
Ferrando - Ernst Haeflinger
Guglielmo - Hermann Prey
Don Alfonso - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18861/3 {3LPS} (1963)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138861/3 {3LPS} (1963)ª; D.G.G. SKL 109-111 {3LPS} (Germany)
Compact Disc; - DG 449 580-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª; DG 477 5669 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1963 p.237; January 1964 p.319; August 1996 p.93 [AB]
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Opera - December 1963 p.833 [HDR]
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.71
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.122
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.98 [NB]
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American Record Guide - December 1963 Vol.30 No.4 pp.290-291, p.293 [HG]
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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.5
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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.56
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.74 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.2 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.79: No.106 diciembre 2007 p.92 [VM]
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1963(SE - German)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lamoureux
Chorus - Choeur Raymond St. Paul
Mignon - Irmgard Seefried
Philine - Catherine Gayer
Wilhelm Meister - Ernst Haeflinger
Lothario - Keith Engen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 136 418 {1LP} (1964)ª
Compact Disc - DG 445 064-2
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Recordings of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.128; CELLETTI p.810; MET p.562;
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fono Forum - April 1964 S.152 [WB]
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Ariadne - Régine Crespin
Komponist - Irmgard Seefried
Zerbinetta - Reri Grist
Bacchus - Jean Cox
Musiklehrer - Theodor Uppman
Harlekin - Erich Kunz
Truffaldin - Giorgio Tadeo
Brighella - Gerhard Unger
Scaramuchio - Herbert Kraus
Haushofmeister - Morley Meredith
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00230
Compact Disc - Live Opera Heaven CAS 316 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (6 November 1964; see OPERA January 1965 p.24)
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Sängerknaben
Peter - Walter Berry
Gertrud - Grace Hoffman
Hänsel - Irmgard Seefried
Gretel - Anneliese Rothenberger
Die Knusperhexe - Elisabeth Höngen
Sandmännchen - Liselotte Maikl
Taumännchen - Liselotte Maikl
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Black Disc; - EMI Electrola STE 91366/7 {2LPS}; EMI Electrola 1C 063 00792-3 ; {2LPS}; Angel 3648 B/L {2LPS} (1965)ª;; Angel S 3648 B/L {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65661-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.106
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Opéra International - mars 1996 No.200 p.72
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.119
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.124
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American Record Guide - January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 pp.408-409 [HG]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.41
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.59
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Conductor Christoph Stepp - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Bamberger Symphoniker
Chorus - Philharmonischer Chor Bamberg
Graf von Eberbach - Horst Günter
Die Gräfin - Irmgard Seefried
Baron Kronthal - Ernst Haeflinger
Baronin Freimann - Rita Streich
Nanette - Claudia Hellmann
Baculus - Kurt Böhme
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 136 428 {1LP}; DG 2535 429 {1LP}
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Recordings of Der Wildschütz by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLINI p.372
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