(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1952(LI) - Krauss Clemens - Wiener Philharmoniker*
2 1980(RA) - Mackerras Charles - BBC Symphony Orchestra*
3 1990(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
4 1999(LC) - Howarth Elgar - Garsington Opera Orchestra*
5 2000(LI) - Botstein Leon - American Symphony Orchestra*
6 2003(LI) - Windfuhr Ulrich - Philharmonisches Orchester der Landhaupstadt Kiel*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Jupiter - Paul Schöffler
Merkur - Josef Traxel
Pollux - László Szemere
Danae - Annelies Kupper
Xanthe - Anny Felbermayer
Midas - Joseph Gostic
Semele - Dorothea Siebert
Europa - Esther Réthy
Alkmene - Georgine von Milinkovic
Leda - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 314 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Discocorp RR 464 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 111 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram 37061 {3CDS}; Orfeo C 292 923 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1978 p.960 [AB]; May 2000 p.120, p.122 [AB]
Opera - June 1993 p.743
Opera Now - June 1993 p.55
Orpheus - 1992 12-13 S.150
Opéra International - Decenber 1992 p.83
American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.93 [KM]
Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.108
Comments:- Recording of a performance from the Salzburg Festival (14 August 1952; see OPERAOctober 1952 pp.590-594 )
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1980(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Opera Chorus
Jupiter - Norman Bailey
Merkur - Emile Belcourt
Pollux - John Dobson
Danae - Arlene Saunders
Xanthe - Rosalind Plowright
Midas - Kenneth Woollam
Semele - Elizabeth Gale
Europa - Alison Hargen
Alkmene - Patricia Price
Leda - Linda Finnie
Vier Könige - Bernard Dickerson
- Stuart Kale
- Alan Watt
- Geoffrey Moses
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02061
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5754
Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (20 April 1980; see Radio Times issue dated 18-25 April 1980 p.34).
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Jupiter - John Bröcheler
Merkur - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Pollux - Jan Vacik
Danae - Sabine Hass
Xanthe - Andrea Trauboth
Midas - Paul Frey
Semele - Julia Faulkner
Europa - Georgine von Benza
Alkmene - Birgit Calm
Leda - Cornelia Wulkopf
Vier Könige - Kenneth Garrison
- Friedrich Lenz
- Brian Montgomery
- Gerhard Auer
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 562 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (12 June 1990). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Elgar Howarth - 1999(LC)
Orchestra - Garsington Opera Orchestra
Chorus - Garsington Opera Chorus
Jupiter - Peter Coleman-Wright
Merkur - James Oxley
Pollux - Robin Leggate
Danae - Orla Boylan
Xanthe - Lynda Russell
Midas - Adrian Thompson
Semele - Yvette Bonner
Europa - Lucy Schaufer
Alkmene - Clarissa Meek
Leda - Rebecca de Pont Davies
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Compact Disc; - Garsington Opera GA 001 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2000 pp.128-129 [AB]
Opera - April 2000 p.492 [DB]
Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Garsington Festival (4, 11 July 1999)
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Conductor Leon Botstein - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - American Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Concert Chorale of New York
Jupiter - Peter Coleman-Wright
Merkur - Michael Hendrick
Pollux - William Lewis
Danae - Lauren Flanigan
Xanthe - Lisa Saffer
Midas - Hugh Smith
Semele - Tamara Mesic
Europa - Jane Jennings
Alkmene - Mary Phillips
Leda - Elisabeth Canis
Vier Könige - Rodne Brown
- James Archie Worley
- William Berges
- Richard Crist
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Compact Disc; - Telarc CD 80570 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2001 p.96, p.98 [MEO]
Opera - August 2001 pp.1018-1018 [MK]
Opera News - June 2001 p.54 [PT]
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.226-229 [JM,BR]
Opéra International - No.258 juin 2001 pp.73-74 [TG]
International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.83-84 [RP]
American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 pp.203-204 [KM]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 p.87 [MG]
Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 p.64 [TP]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Avery Fisher Hall, New York (16 January 2000)
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Conductor Ulrich Windfuhr - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Orchester der Landhaupstadt Kiel
Chorus - Kieler Oper
Jupiter - Franz Grundheber
Merkur - Hans-Jürgen Schöpflin
Pollux - Paul McNamara
Danae - Manuela Uhl
Xanthe - Cornelia Zach
Midas - Robert Chafin
Semele - Susanne Bernard
Europa - Cornelia Zach
Alkmene - Gro Bente Kjellevold
Leda - Katharina Peetz
Vier Könige - Renate Behle
- Martin Fleitmann
- Simon Pauly
- Hans Georg Ahrens
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Compact Disc; - cpo 999 967-2 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 2004 pp.68-69 [IS]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.2 November/December 2004 pp.286-287 [JS]
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.62 [SS]
Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.80 [TG]
Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 pp.110-111 [JC]
International Record Review - April 2004 pp.81-82 [RL]
BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 pp.68-69 [DN]
American Record Guide - July/August 2004 Vol.67 No.4 p.179 [KM]
Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 pp.107-108 [TP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.86 [LB]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of a «complete» version of the opera in Kiel.
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