(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1957(SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
2 1958(RA) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
3 1958(STU) - Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten - Benjamin Britten*
4 1958(STU) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
5 1959(RA) - Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell - Benjamin Britten*
6 1961(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
7 1961(SE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Hans Löwlein*
8 1963(Act 1;LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
9 1963(LC) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
10 1964(STU) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
11 1965(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
12 1965(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
13 1966(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
14 1966(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Otto Klemperer*
15 1967(STU) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Lovro von Matacic*
16 1968(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner*
17 1969(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf***
18 1969(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferdinand Leitner*
19 1970(LI) - Leonore by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Erich Leinsdorf*
20 1972(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
21 1974(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Siegmund - Set Svanholm
Sieglinde - Marianne Schech
Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Wotan - Otto Edelmann
Gerhilde - Oda Balsborg
Ortlinde - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Waltraute - Grace Hoffman
Schwertleite - Margarethe Bence
Helmwige - Claire Watson
Siegrune - Anny Delorie
Grimgerde - Frieda Roesler
Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher
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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 5389-5390 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2031-2032 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 577-578 {2LPS} (1969)ª; London A 4225 {2LPS} (1958)ª;; London OSA 1203 {2LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 425 986-2 {1CD} (1991)ª; Decca 448 575-2 {1CD}; Decca «Legends» 467 124-2 {1CD} (2000)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 - January 1958 p.330; December 1958 p.318; September 1969 p.453 [EG]; September 1991 p.136 [AB]
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Opera - February 1958 p.121; December 1958 p.802
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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.123; No.475 novembre 2000 p.100 [TS]
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American Record Guide - March 1958 Vol.24 No.7 p.318 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1958 Vol.8 No.3 p.62 [CMS]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition 1996 No.7 p.104
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.25
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1957 p.160: December 1958 p.130
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International Record Review - February 2001 p.111 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.77: No.140 novembre 2000 p.82 [ET]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.73
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Comments:- A recording of Act III and Act II - Todesverkündigung (13-17 May 1957). The latter is not on the CDs Decca 425 986-2, Decca 448 575-2 and Decca 467 124-2, but is included on Decca 440 495-2
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
Chorus - WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
Otello - Hans Hopf
Desdemona - Claire Watson
Iago - Josef Metternich
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 584
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast in 1958 (see «The lyric baritone» by John Hunt p.140). 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 Benjamin Britten - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Peter Grimes - Peter Pears
Ellen Orford - Claire Watson
Balstrode - James Pease
Auntie - Jean Watson
Bob Boles - Raymond Nilsson
Swallow - Owen Brannigan
Mrs. Sedley - Lauris Elms
Ned Keene - Geraint Evans
Rector - John Lanigan
Hobson - David Kelly
First niece - Marion Studholme
Second niece - Iris Kells
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5521-5523 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2150-2152 {3LPS} (1959)ª; London A 4342 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; London OSA 1305 {3LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Cassette - Decca K71K33
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 577-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Legends» 467 682-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Decca 475 6020 (Britten conducts Britten) {8CDS} (2004)ª; Decca 475 7713 {2CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90083 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1959 p.188 [AR]; January 1960 p.341 [DST]; April 1986 pp.1323-1324 [AB]; August 2004 p.73 (mention) [AB]
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Opera - December 1959 p.813; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.26 [RF]
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HiFi News & Record Review - August 2001 p.54
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.87 [JM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.152-159 [DH2]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1959 p.10
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Stereophile - February 1990 (Vol.13 No.2) p.192
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.118
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American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 p.503 [JD]: February 1965 Vol.31 No.6 pp.568-569 (open reel tape) [RJ]: November/December 1986 Vol.49 No.6 p.57 [DA]: January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 p.76 [CHP]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1960 Vol.10 No.3 p.59 [AF]
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Records and Recordings - October 1959 p.16 [FGB]
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International Record Review - June 2001 p.75 [SP]
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The Absolute Sound - December 2001/January 2002 Issue 133 p.89 [JH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.82 [LB]: No.101 junio 2007 p.90 [JO]
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Comments:- Recorded in Walthamstow Town Hall (December 1958). See THE GRAMOPHONE, October 1959 p.160
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Wotan - George London
Fricka - Kirsten Flagstad
Loge - Set Svanholm
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Claire Watson
Froh - Waldemar Kmentt
Donner - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Walter Kreppel
Fafner - Kurt Böhme
Woglinde - Oda Balsborg
Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher
Floßhilde - Ira Malaniuk
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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 5495-5497 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2101-2103 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca MET 382-384 {3LPS}; Decca SET 382-384 {3LPS}; Decca Ring 1-22 (Cycle); Decca D100D19 {19LPS} (Cycle); Decca 410 234-1 {14LPS} (Cycle) (1983)ª; Decca 414 101-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª; London A 4340 {3LPS} (1959)ª;; London OSA-1309 {3LPS} (1959)ª; London OS 2507/80 {3LPS}; Melodiya SN 01955-60 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K2W 29; Decca 414 101-4 (1984)ª; Decca 414 100-4 (Cycle)
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 101-2 {3CDS} (1984)ª; Decca(London) 414 100-2 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Decca 455 555-2 (cycle) {14CDS}; Decca 455 556-2 {2CDS} Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª; Decca «Originals» 478 0382 {2CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90006 (7½ips; 4-track) (1960)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1959 pp.472-473 [AP]; July 1959 pp.50-51 [DST], p.52 [HCS]; September 1968 p.378, p.383 [AR]; December 1968 p.883-884 [AP]; September 1976 p.494 [AB]; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; January 1984 p.852 [JB]; March 1989 p.1498 [AW]; August 1998 p.92 [AB]
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Opera - May 1959 p.325; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.27 [RP]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.119 [MSH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.279; Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.145-149 [WH]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]
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Records and Recordings - March 1959 p.16 [TH]: April 1959 p.15 [TH]
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American Record Guide - August 1959 Vol.25 No.12 p.863 [PLM]: August 1960 Vol.26 No.12 p.1018 (open reel tape) [PCP]
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1959 p.465 [NC,BJ]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.36 [TP], p.42 [MY]
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Classic CD - December 1997 p.84 [MSR]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.91 [DB]
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Stereophile - January 1998 (Vol.21 No.1) p.101 [RL2]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.1 Spring 1998 p.144 [GAG]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1959 Vol.9 No.8 p.42 [RDD]: September 1960 Vol.10 No.9 pp.100-101 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 98 p.130
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.67 (mention)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.61 [JPS]
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, March 1959 p.441
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Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - English Opera Group Orchestra
Chorus - Purcell Singers
Dido - Claire Watson
Belinda - Jeannette Sinclair
Attendant - Patricia Clark
Sorceress - Arda Mandikian
1st Witch - Jean Allister
2nd Witch - Rosemary Phillips
Aeneas - Peter Pears
Sailor - Michael Ronayne
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Compact Disc; - BBC Music Legends «Britten the Performer» BBCB 8003-2 (+When night her purple veil had softly spread) {1CD} (1999)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1999 p.102 [EG]
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Opera - October 1999 p.1243 [AP]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.326 [MU]
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Opéra International - juin 1999 No.236 p.67 [FL]
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Diapason - No.466 janvier 2000 p.82 [IAA]
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BBC Music Magazine - April 1999 p.72 [SP]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 pp.106-108 [MO]
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Classic CD - August 1999 p.108 [PR]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.190 [CHP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.96 [JR]
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Comments:- Recorded at the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London (29, 30 September 1959)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Claire Watson
Hunding - Michael Langdon
Brünhilde - Anita Välkki
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Gerhilde - Marie Collier
Ortlinde - Julia Malyon
Waltraute - Margreta Elkins
Schwertleite - Joan Edwards
Helmwige - Judith Pierce
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Maureen Guy
Roßweiße - Josephine Veasey
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Compact Disc - Opera Depot OD 10234-4 {4CDS} (2007)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2963
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 October 1961). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 30 - October 6 1961 p.29. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Hans Löwlein - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Don Giovanni - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Donna Anna - Claire Watson
Don Ottavio - Ernst Haeflinger
Donna Elvira - Irene Salemka
Leoporello - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 2535 278
Compact Cassette - *DG 3335 278
Compact Disc - DG 447 812-2
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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
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1963(Act 1;LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Siegmund - Fritz Uhl
Sieglinde - Claire Watson
Hunding - Josef Greindl
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Compact Disc - KICC 2406 {1CD}; Living Stage 347.18 (+Bruckner - Symphony 4) {1CD}
DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-CLHK63 (2003)ª; TDK DVWW CLHK63M (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2004 p.87 (DVD) [AB]
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Wagner News - Issue No.118 December 1996 p.17 (audio)
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American Record Guide - September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 p.274 (audio) [JPM]
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BBC Music Magazine - March 2004 pp.80-81 (DVD) [MA]
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International Record Review - January 2004 p.85 (DVD) [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of Act 1 (21 May 1963)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LC)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Otto Wiener
Veit Pogner - Hans Hotter
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Josef Metternich
Walther von Stolzing - Jess Thomas
David - Friedrich Lenz
Eva - Claire Watson
Magdalena - Lilian Benningsen
Nachtwächter - Hans Bruno Ernst
Kunz Vogelgesang - David Thaw
Konrad Nachtigall - Carl Hoppe
Ulrich Eisslinger - Franz Klarwein
Balthasar Zorn - Walter Carnuth
Augustin Moser - Karl Ostertag
Hermann Ortel - Adolf Keil
Hans Schwarz - Georg Wieter
Hans Foltz - Max Proebstl
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Black Disc; - Oriole-Eurodisc 70850XRC {5LPS} (1964)ª; Oriole-Eurodisc S 70851XR {5LPS} (1964)ª; RCA LM 6708 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª;; RCA LSC 6708 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; World Record Club SOC 220-4 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - BMG Eurodisc GD 69008 {4CDS} (1990)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 9501 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1965)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 - April 1964 pp.473-474 [AR]; April 1990 p.1866 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.134
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American Record Guide - September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 pp.26-28, pp.30-31 [HG]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1088-1090 [HG]: November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 pp.275-276 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 pp.113-114 [AR]: June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 pp.95-96 [RDD]
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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.205
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Comments:- Recorded at rehearsals prior to the performance which celebrated the re-opening of the Nationaltheater, Munich on 23 November 1963 (see OPERA January 1964 p.26)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Gottlob Frick
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Gutrune - Claire Watson
Waltraute - Christa Ludwig
Woglinde - Lucia Popp
Wellgunde - Gwyneth Jones
Floßhilde - Maureen Guy
First Norn - Helen Watts
Second Norn - Grace Hoffman
Third Norn - Anita Välkki
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Black Disc; - *Decca MET 292-297 {6LPS} (1965)ª; Decca SET 292-297 {6LPS} (1965)ª; Decca RING 1-22(Cycle); Decca D100-D19 {19LPS} (cycle); Decca 410 234-1 {14LPS} (Cycle) (1983)ª; Decca 414 115-1 {5LPS} (1984)ª; London A 4604 {6LPS} (1965)ª;; London OSA 1604 {6LPS} (1965)ª; London OS 25930/35
Compact Cassette; - Decca K4W 32; Decca 414 115-4 (1984)ª; Decca 414 100-4 (Cycle)
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 115-2 {5CDS} (1984)ª; Decca(London) 414 100-2 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Decca(London) 455 555-2 (Cycle) {14CDS}Decca 455 569-2 {4CDS} Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOU 90098 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)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 - May 1965 p.541; July 1965 p.49; December 1968 p.883; September 1976 p.494 [AB]; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; January 1984 p.852 [JB] May 1985 p. [AB]; March 1989 p. [AW]; August 1998 p.92 [AB]
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Opera - July 1965 pp.521-522 [HDR]; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.27 [RP]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.119 [MSH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.280; Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.145-149 [WH]
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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]
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American Record Guide - June 1965 Vol.31 No.10 pp.952-955 [CJL]: August 1965 Vol.31 No.12 pp.1186-1187 (open reel tape) [JM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1965 Vol.15 No.7 pp.57-58 [CLO]: October 1965 Vol.15 No.10 p.132 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.36 [TP], p.42 [WY]
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Classic CD - December 1997 p.84 [MSR]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.91 [DB]
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Stereophile - January 1998 (Vol.21 No.1) p.101 [RL2]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.1 Spring 1998 p.144 [GAL]
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Fono Forum - Juli 1965 S.311-S.314 [IH]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.145: Issue 98 p.130
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.589
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.67 (mention)
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.61 [JPS]
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Comments:- See John Culshaw in THE GRAMOPHONE, May 1965 p.517 (& July 1965 p.90)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Claire Watson
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Berry
König Heinrich - Martti Talvela
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0045.3 {3CDS} (2000)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 (mention) [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 Vienna State Opera (16 May 1965; see OPERA August 1965 p.575, Festival Issue 1965 p.29-31)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Marschallin - Claire Watson
Octavian - Herta Töpper
Sophie - Erika Köth
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Otto Wiener
Valzacchi - Gerhard Stolze
Annina - Brigitte Fassbaender
Ein Sänger - Fritz Wunderlich
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Anneliese Waas
Polizeikommissar - Mino Yahia
Der Wirt - Friedrich Lenz
Ein Notar - Josef Knapp
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Franz Klarwein
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Karl Ostertag
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo D'Or C 425 963D {3CDS} (1996)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:-
Opera - June 1998 p.664 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.278
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34
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Diapason - No.434 février 1997 p.104
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.94
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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.175
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.52
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Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.56
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.51
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (21 May 1965)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Walter Berry
Susanna - Reri Grist
Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell
Contessa Almaviva - Claire Watson
Cherubino - Edith Mathis
Marcellina - Margarethe Bence
Bartolo - Zoltán Kéléman
Basilio - David Thaw
Curzio - Alfred Pfeifle
Antonio - Klaus Hirte
Barbarina - Deirdre Aselford
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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» CLOPNDF (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 - March 2004 pp.85-86 [AB]
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Opera News - April 2004 pp.89-90 [MB]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.69-S.70 [SS]
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International Record Review - December 2003 pp.87-88[ [RP]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2004 p.94, p.96 [ML]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.63-64 [TP]
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Comments:- Video recording in black and white of a performance in the Kleines FestspielhausSalzburg (11 August 1966).
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Don Giovanni - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Donna Anna - Claire Watson
Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda
Donna Elvira - Christa Ludwig
Leoporello - Walter Berry
Il Commendatore - Franz Crass
Masetto - Paolo Montarsolo
Zerlina - Mirella Freni
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Black Disc; - *HMV «Angel Series» AN 172-5 {4LPS} (1966)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 172-5 {4LPS} (1966)ª; EMI SLS 1434623 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Angel SDL 3700
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-1434629 (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63841-2 {3CDS} (1991)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 1966 p.275 [PHW]; January 1967 p.354 [DST]; July 1983 p.182 [AB]; September 1991 p.125 [AB]
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Opera - February 1967 pp.157-158 [HDR]; September 1995 p.1131
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Classic CD - January 1995 p.46
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Max - Rudolf Schock
Agathe - Claire Watson
Kaspar - Gottlob Frick
Ottokar - Claudio Nicolai
Kuno - Fritz Ollendorf
Kilian - Klaus Lang
Hermit - Kurt Böhme
Zamiel - Kurt Meisel
Ännchen - Lotte Schädle
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 75607 {3LPS} World Record Club OC 205-207 {3LPS}; World Record Club SOC 205-207 {3LPS} *Everest Cetra S-468-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eurodisc/RCA 352 894 {2CDS}; BMG-RCA 74321 25287-2 Lyrica LRC 010 152 (Italy}; Denon COCO 78562-3 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
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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 1968 p.564; March 1989 p. [JW]; June 1995 p.116
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Opera Now - April 1995 p.53
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.125
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.75
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American Record Guide - August 1969 Vol.35 No.12 p.1151-1152 (WY)
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Hans Sachs - Gustav Neidlinger
Veit Pogner - Franz Crass
Sixtus Beckmesser - Carlos Alexander
Fritz Kothner - Angel Mattiello
Walther von Stolzing - Sándor Kónya
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Claire Watson
Magdalena - Adriana Cantelli
Nachtwächter - Walter Maddalena
Kunz Vogelgesang - Eugenio Valori
Konrad Nachtigall - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Ulrich Eisslinger - Nicolás Cuttone
Balthasar Zorn - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Augustin Moser - Enzo Betti
Hermann Ortel - Ricardo Yost
Hans Schwarz - Tulio Gagliardo
Hans Foltz - Mario Verazzi
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1024 {4CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [PN]
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Comments:- According to the web-site of the Teatro Colón Die Meistersinger was performed with this cast on 25, 27 October and 1, 5 November 1968.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ariadne - Claire Watson
Zerbinetta - Beverly Sills
Bacchus - Robert Nagy
Harlekin - John Reardon
Truffaldin - Malcolm Smith
Brighella - John Ferrante
Scaramuchio - James Billings
Najade - Benita Valente
Dryade - Eunice Alberts
Echo - Carole Bogard
Monsieur Jourdain - Andrew Raeburn
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1006-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAIdvd 4363 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Opera - December 2006 pp.1522-1523 [RP2]
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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.66 (DVD) [SS]
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International Record Review - October 2006 pp.89-90 (DVD) [RL1]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.296 [CHP]
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Opéra Magazine - No.15 février 2007 p.80 (DVD) [TG]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a concert performance of the original (1912) version given in Symphony Hall, Boston on 7 January 1969. There was also a concert performance with the same or a similar cast given in Carnegie Hall, New York (18 January 1969; see OPERA April 1969 pp.309-310).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Don Giovanni - Tito Gobbi
Donna Anna - Claire Watson
Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - Paolo Washington
Masetto - Peter Van Ginkel
Zerlina - Judith Raskin
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia; «WWW Site on a Disc #7» {1xCD-ROM} (2006)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (6 December 1969; see OPERA February 1970 pp.126-127).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Leonore - Claire Watson
Florestan - Ernst Kozub
Rocco - Arne Tyrén
Pizzaro - Rolf Kühne
Fernando - Ernst Gerold Schramm
Marzelline - Liselotte Rebmann
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
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Compact Disc - RAI KY 16740 {3LPS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4080
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Italian Radio Auditorium, Turin. The review in OPERA (June 1970 p.562) gives the date as 6 February 1970 while mr tape's catalogue gives 7 April 1970. It is probable that the former is the date of the performance while the latter is the date of the radio transmission.
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Elektra - Danica Mastilovic
Chrysothemis - Claire Watson
Clytemnestra - Astrid Varnay
Aegisth - Fritz Uhl
Orest - Franz Crass
Ein alter Diener - Gerhard Auer
Ein junger Diener - Georg Paskuda
Die Schleppträgerin - Antonia Fahberg
Die Vertraute - Gertrud Freedman
Der Pfleger des Orest - Max Proebstl
Die Aufseherin - Margarethe Bence
1. Magd - Gudrun Wewezow
2. Magd - Irmhilt Schwartz
3. Magd - Daphne Evangelatos
4. Magd - Anneliese Waas
5. Magd - Hildegard Heichele
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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 in the Nationaltheater, Munich (29 December 1972; see OPERA April 1973 p.347). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 17 June 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 16-22 June 1973 p.27.
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Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Marschallin - Claire Watson
Octavian - Brigitte Fassbaender
Sophie - Hilde de Groote
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Karl Ridderbusch
Faninal - Benno Kusche
Valzacchi - David Thaw
Annina - Margarethe Bence
Ein Sänger - William Holley
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Anneliese Waas
Polizeikommissar - Albrecht Peter
Der Wirt - Lorenz Fehenberger
Ein Notar - Hans Wilbrink
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Georg Paskuda
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Franz Klarwein
Tierhändler - Wolfgang Pirke
Modistin - Waltraud-Isolde Eichlepp
Die drei Waisen - Evi List
- Doris Linswe
- Judith Auer
Hippolyte - Karl Schrader
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 486.3 {3CDS}; Exclusive EX92T 49-51 {3CDS} Golden Melodram GM 3.004-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1466 {3CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 16 1994 p.37; March 30 1996 p.36
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 p.209 [BV]
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Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.56; November 1999 S.93-94 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.195 p.72
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.152
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Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.3 [AJ]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 pp.204-205 [MM]
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.75
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bavarian State Opera (20 July 1974)
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