(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BERTÉ HEINRICH - DREIMÄDELHAUS (DAS)-FFB Orchester - Fox Frank 1959?(SE)*
2 BIZET GEORGES - CARMEN-Wiener Staatsoper - Maazel Lorin 1966(LI)*
3 EINEM GOTTFRIED VON - KABALE UND LIEBE-Wiener Staatsoper - Dohnányi Christoph von 1977(LI)*
4 LEHÁR FRANZ - GRAF VON LUXEMBOURG (DER)-Symphonie-Orchester Graunke - Goldschmidt Walter 1972(FI)***
5 LEHÁR FRANZ - LAND DES LÄCHELNS (DAS)-Philharmonia Orchestra - Ackermann Otto 1953(STU)*
6 LEHÁR FRANZ - LUSTIGE WITWE (DIE)-Philharmonia Orchestra - Ackermann Otto 1953(STU)*
7 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra - Busch Fritz 1950(SE)*
8 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1954(LI)*
9 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1955(STU)*
10 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Wiener Philharmoniker - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1950(LI)*
11 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Ludwig Leopold 1951(RA)*
12 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Metropolitan Opera - Reiner Fritz 1952(LI)*
13 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1954(LI)*
14 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Wiener Staatsoper - Böhm Karl 1955(LI)*
15 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Teatro São Carlos - Lisbona - Gielen Michael 1960(LI)*
16 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Chicago Lyric Opera - Krips Josef 1964(LI)*
17 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Krauss Clemens 1942(LI)*
18 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1950(STU)*
19 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln - Fricsay Ferenc 1951(RA)*
20 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1953(LE)*
21 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1953(LI)*
22 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1956(LI)*
23 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1957(LI)*
24 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1958(LI)*
25 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1960(LI)*
26 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1950(STU)*
27 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Furtwängler Wilhelm 1951(LI)*
28 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunk - Keilberth Joseph 1954(RA)*
29 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1962(LI)*
30 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Haitink Bernard 1981(STU)*
31 OFFENBACH JACQUES - CONTES D'HOFFMANN (LES)-Wiener Staatsoper - Krips Josef 1966(LI)*
32 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Wiener Staatsoper - Cluytens André 1966(LI)*
33 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Wiener Staatsoper - Krips Josef 1967(LI)*
34 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (IL)-Wiener Staatsoper - Böhm Karl 1966(LI)*
35 SMETANA BEDRICH - BARTERED BRIDE (THE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Fischer Adám 1982(LI)**
36 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-Wiener Staatsoper - Böhm Karl 1944(LI)*
37 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-Lyric Opera of Chicago - Jochum Eugen 1964(LI)*
38 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1967(LI)*
39 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-Wiener Staatsoper - Böhm Karl 1976(LI)*
40 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-London Philharmonic Orchestra - Solti Georg 1977(STU)*
41 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARIADNE AUF NAXOS-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1977-78(FI)**
42 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Teatro alla Scala - Karajan Herbert von 1952(LI)*
43 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1960(FI)**
44 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1960(LI)*
45 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Wiener Staatsoper - Bernstein Leonard 1968(LI)*
46 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Krips Josef 1971(LI)*
47 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Wiener Staatsoper - Strauss Richard 1942(LEC)*
48 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1977(LI)*
49 STRAUSS RICHARD - SALOME-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1977-78(STU)*
50 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Philharmonia Orchestra - Karajan Herbert von 1955(STU)*
51 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Philharmonia Orchestra - Ackermann Otto 1959(STU)*
52 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1960(LI)*
53 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Karajan Herbert von 1960(STU)*
54 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Danon Oscar 1964(STU)*
55 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1971-72(FI)***
56 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Guschlbauer Theodor 1980(LI)**
57 STRAUSS II JOHANN - NACHT IN VENEDIG (EINE)-Philharmonia Orchestra - Ackermann Otto 1954(STU)*
58 STRAUSS II JOHANN - NACHT IN VENEDIG (EINE)-Münchner Rundfunkorchester - Grund Bert 1973(FI)**
59 STRAUSS II JOHANN - NACHT IN VENEDIG (EINE)-Münchner Rundfunk Orchester - Eichhorn Kurt 1975?(FE)**
60 STRAUSS II JOHANN - WIENER BLUT-Philharmonia Orchestra - Ackermann Otto 1954(STU)*
61 STRAUSS II JOHANN - WIENER BLUT-Wiener Symphoniker - Stolz Robert 1965(STU)*
62 STRAUSS II JOHANN - ZIGEUNERBARON (DER)-Philharmonia Orchestra - Ackermann Otto 1954(STU)*
63 STRAUSS II JOHANN - ZIGEUNERBARON (DER)-Wiener Staatsoper - Paulik Anton 1956(STU)*
64 STRAUSS II JOHANN - ZIGEUNERBARON (DER)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Hollreiser Heinrich 1959(STU)*
65 SUPPÉ FRANZ VON - ZEHN MÄDCHEN UND KEIN MANN-Das große Funkorchester von Radio Wien - Schönherr Max 1950(RE)*
66 VERDI GIUSEPPE - FALSTAFF-Wiener Philharmoniker - Bernstein Leonard 1966(STU)*
67 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Böhm Karl 1943(LE)*
68 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Bayreuth Festival - Abendroth Hermann 1943(LI)*
69 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1944(LE)*
70 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1944(RC)*
71 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Bayreuth Festival - Karajan Herbert von 1951(LC)*
72 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Böhm Karl 1954?(LI)*
73 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-Wiener Staatsoper - Reiner Fritz 1955(LI)*
74 WAGNER RICHARD - MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (DIE)-RAI Milano - Rosbaud Hans 1955(LI)*
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Conductor Frank Fox - 1959?(SE)
Orchestra - FFB Orchester
Chorus - Günther Arndt Chor
Franz Schubert - Rudolf Schock
Baron Schober - Manfred Schmidt
Moritz von Schwind - Erich Kunz
Hederl - Erika Köth
Haiderl - Rosemarie Raabe
Leopold Kupelwieser - Walter Hauck
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Black Disc - Electrola E 60 588 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola STE 60 588 {1x10in-LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics» 5 75817-2 (+Ein Walzertraum - excerpts) {1CD} (2003)ª
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Comments:- Ilse Preuße also takes part in these excerpts
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Carmen - Christa Ludwig
Don José - James King
Micaëla - Jeanette Pilou
Escamillo - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Frasquita - Lucia Popp
Mercédès - Margarita Lilowa
Le Dancaïre - Erich Kunz
Le Remendado - Murray Dickie
Moralès - Reid Bunger
Zuninga - Oskar Czerwenka
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo d'Or C 7330821 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2008 p.88 [POC]
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Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 p.90 [MP]
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International Record Review - May 2008 p.75 [RL1]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (14 February 1966). The cast listed above is that given in «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-2005» by Andreas Láng S.48.
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
President von Walter - Hans Beirer
Ferdinand - Bernd Weikl
Marshal von Kalb - Heinz Zednik
Lady Milford - Brigitte Fassbaender
Wurm - Peter van der Bilt
Miller - Walter Berry
His wife - Martha Mödl
Luisa - Anja Silja
Sophie - Olga Warla
The President's valet - Erich Kunz
Eduard - Horst Nitsche
The President's servant - Ewald Aichberger
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2838
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 8 September 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 3-9 September 1977 p.58.
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Conductor Walter Goldschmidt - 1972(FI)
Orchestra - Symphonie-Orchester Graunke
René - Graf von Luxemburg - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Angèle Didier - Lilian Sukis
Fürst Basil - Erich Kunz
Armand Brissard - Peter Fröhlich
Juliette Vermont - Helga Papouschek
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Black Disc - Philips 6623 118 (+Paganini - Ebert - excerpts) {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Philips 7585 353 (+Paganini - Ebert - excerpts)
Compact Disc - Philips 420 663-2 {1CD}
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1129 (2004)ª; House of Opera DVDCC 643 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Taurus Video 886 (PAL); Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2773 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. Kurt Sowinetz also takes part in this recording. The VHS-video issued by Premiere is listed in their list entitled «NEW FALL 2003 VIDEO CASSETTE RELEASES» and the DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005». The DVD issued by Dreamlife is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM),
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Conductor Otto Ackermann - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Lisa - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Gustl - Erich Kunz
Prince Sou-Chong - Nicolai Gedda
Mi - Emmy Loose
Tschang - Otakar Kraus
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1114-1115 {2LPS} (1953)ª; HMV «Concert Classics» SXDW {2LPS} (1978)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 149-03 047/48 {2LPS} Angel 3507 B/L {2LPS}; Columbia FCX 288/289 {2LPS} (France)
Compact Cassette - HMV «Concert Classics» TC2-SXDW 3044
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 69523 2 {1CD} (1988)ª; EMI Références CHS 5 67529-2 (+Die lustige Witwe) {2CDS} (2001)ª; EMI Classics «Historical» 585 8222 (+Die lustige Witwe) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Naxos 8.111016-17 (+historical recordings) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.345 [AP]; May 1978 p.1950 [AML]; October 1978 p.752 [IM]; November 1988 p.870 (mention) [AML]; April 2001 p.95, p.97 [AML]; October 2004 p.93 (mention) [PO'C]
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Opera - March 1954 p.174 [AP]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 pp.149-150 [AC]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2007 S.59 (mention) [GE]
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Diapason - No.482 juin 2001 p.113 [AT]
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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.254 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.48 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1954 p.220
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ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.XI No.1 p.72 [PLM]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - pp.269-273
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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.77-78 [JM]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.66 Eté 1954 p.467 [JB2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.84 [PN]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 p.87 [MG]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (17, 19, 20 April and 28 June 1953)
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Conductor Otto Ackermann - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Hanna Glawari - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Danilo Danilowitsch - Erich Kunz
Camille de Rosillon - Nicolai Gedda
Valencienne - Emmy Loose
Baron Mirko Zeta - Anton Niessner
Cascada - Otakar Kraus
Raoul de St Brioche - Josef Schmidinger
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1051-1052 {2LPS} (1953)ª; *EMI HMV «Concert Classics» SXDW 3045 {2LPS} (1978)ª; Columbia FCX 237-239 {2LPS} (France); EMI Electrola 1C 149-03 116-117 {2LPS}; Regal 33LOX 121-122 {2LPS} (Spain) ; Angel 3501 B/L {2LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV «Concert Classics» TC2-SXDW 3045 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDH 7 69520-2 {1CD} (1988)ª; EMI Références CHS 5 67529-2 (+Das Land des Lächelns) {2CDS} (2001)ª;; EMI TOCE 9145 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)ª; Regis Records RRC 1163 {1CD} (2004)ª; EMI Classics «Historical» 585 8222 (+Das Land des Lächelns) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111007 {1CD} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - Columbia CAT 262/3
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Recordings of Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.301; Opera on CD (1) p.126 (2) p.138 (3) p.157; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.45 p.118; MET p.205; MET(VID) p.117; PENGUIN p.181; The Gramophone October 2005 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1953 p.47 [AR]; February 1978 p.1950 [EG]; October 1978 p.752 [IM]; November 1988 p.870 [AML]; April 2001 p.95, p.97 [AML]; October 2004 p.93 (mention) [PO'C]
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Opera - October 1953 p.630 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.1 September/October 2004 pp.149-150 [AC]
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Diapason - No.482 juin 2001 p.113 [AT]
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American Record Guide - February 1954 Vol.20 No.6 p.183 [MDS]: September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 p.214 [RT]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.26 (tape)
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ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.XI No.1 p.72 [PLM]
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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.77-78 [JM]: November 2005 p.36 [RP]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.223 [JB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.87 [JM]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall between 16 and 21 April 1953 (Some numbers are omitted)
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1950(SE)
Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Fiordiligi - Sena Jurinac
Dorabella - Blanche Thebom
Despina - Alda Noni
Ferrando - Richard Lewis
Guglielmo - Erich Kunz
Don Alfonso - Mario Borriello
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Black Disc - HMV DB 21115-20 {6x78s) (+HMV DA 1986*); EMI SH 397 RCA Victor LM 1126 {1LP}; World Record Club SH 397 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Testament SBT 1040 {1CD}
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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 - October 1950 p.91; December 1950 p.147; March 1951 p.230; June 1951 p.12; July 1951 p.36; October 1951 p.105; January 1953 p.204; June 1994 p.132
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Opera Now - August/September 1995 p.54
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.310:No.4 March/April 1995 p.18
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.67
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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.82
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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.150
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American Record Guide - May 1951 Vol.17 No.9 p.317 [JN]
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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.59 [PLM]
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Répertoire - No.72 September 1994 p.57
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Comments:- Recorded July 1950; *The original excerpts, conducted by Busch, did not include any of Despina's music. Her two arias were recorded later by Noni under Walter Susskind (DA 1986) and are included on the CD but not on the LP. See «Glyndebourne Recorded» by Paul Campion and Rosy Runciman, pp.48-53
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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 Karl Böhm - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Lisa Della Casa
Dorabella - Christa Ludwig
Despina - Emmy Loose
Ferrando - Anton Dermota
Guglielmo - Erich Kunz
Don Alfonso - Paul Schöffler
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5107-5109 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 543-545 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 543-545 (1967)ª; *Decca 417 185-1; London XLLA 32 {3LPS} (1956)ª; London A 4318 {3LPS}; Richmond SRS 03508 (SR 33087-33089) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca 417 185-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 862-2 (France) (1997)ª; Double Decca 455 476-2 {2CDS} (1999)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 - December 1955 pp.279-280 [AR]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; November 1967 p.281 [EG]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]
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Opera - March 1958 p.175; December 1967 p.996 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.78
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Diapason - juin 1993 p.148
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.92 [JH]
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American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.37 [PLM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1956 p.9
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.63: May 1999 p.79 [KB]
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.17 octubre 1957 pp.412-413 [AFC]
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Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.55: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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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 Leopold Ludwig - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Don Giovanni - Paul Schöffler
Donna Anna - Carla (Dragica) Martinis
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Suzanne Danco
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Ludwig Hofmann
Masetto - Gustav Neidlinger
Zerlina - Lore Hoffmann
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 015 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Urania «Palcscenico» URN 22.166 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500 277 {2CDS} + 500 278 {2CDS}
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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:-
Orpheus - Juni 2001 S.60 [GH]; Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.83 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.266 mars 2002 pp.68-69 [AF]
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International Record Review - October 2001 p.80 [SP]
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Hilde Zadek
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Delia Rigal
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Dezsö Ernster
Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary
Zerlina - Patrice Munsel
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 397 (& 403); Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS}
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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 MET (6 December 1952). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Elisabeth Grümmer
Don Ottavio - Léopold Simoneau
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Ludwig Weber
Masetto - Harald Pröglhoff
Zerlina - Emmy Loose
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1165-3 {3CDRS}; Archipel 0234 {2CDS} (2004)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 - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.6 July/August 2005 pp.176-177 [BB]
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International Record Review - January 2005 p.32 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.81 [JR]
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Comments:- The recording appears to be of a (staged) performance given by The Vienna State Opera in the Royal Festival Hall, London (September 1954). The performance on 23 September was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (See Radio Times Issue dated September 19-25 1954 p.37). The recording is attributed incorrectly by Archipel to a performance at Covent Garden.
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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 Michael Gielen - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos - Lisbona
Chorus - Teatro São Carlos - Lisbona
Don Giovanni - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Ottavio - Waldemar Kmentt
Donna Elvira - Montserrat Caballé
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Hans Hoffmann (bass)
Masetto - Albrecht Peter
Zerlina - Lisa Otto
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 813-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Golden Melodram 6.0013 {3CDS};; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
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:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.4 March/April 1991 p.291 [RVL]; Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 p.199 [BR]
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Orpheus - November 2002 S.92 [GH]; März + April 2004 S.66 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 p.62 [AF]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.2 Fall 1995 p.211 [RL]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 pp.80-81 [AG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Lisbon
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Don Giovanni - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus
Donna Elvira - Phyllis Curtin
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Bruno Marangoni
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Nicoletta Panni
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 462 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2292-3 {3CDS} (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 Chicago (25 November 1964). The performance on 16 November 1964 is reviewed in OPERA February 1965 p.107 . The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «NEW RELEASES October 2006».
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irma Beilke
Conte Almaviva - Hans Hotter
Contessa Almaviva - Helena Braun
Cherubino - Gerda Sommerschuh
Marcellina - Res Fischer
Bartolo - Gustav Neidlinger
Basilio - Josef Witt
Curzio - William Wernigk
Antonio - Franz Normann
Barbarina - Liane Timm
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90203 {3CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78665-78667 {3CDS} Music & Arts CD 1062 (+Highlights from Orchestral Concerts of the 1942 Salzburg Festival) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5075 (+New year's Concert - Vienna - 1951 - Krauss - excerpts) {3CDS} (2006)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 1996 p.111
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Opera - December 1994 p.1388
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Opera Now - August 1994 p.50; March/April 1997 p.95: September/October 2001 p.101 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.314
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Orpheus - Januar 1995 S.48; Februar 1998 S.63 [DN]; Mai 1998 S.59 [DN]
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.64
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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.151
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.254: July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.267 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.78-79 [PB]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.32 No.1 pp.132-135 [GAG]
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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.58
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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.87 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival 1942 using a new German translation as that previously used, by Hermann Levi, was forbidden
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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 Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Radio Chor Köln
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Conte Almaviva - Paul Schöffler
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Cherubino - Anny Schlemm
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0030 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Relief CR 1913 {2CDS} (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:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.67 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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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 - 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 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 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 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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 Joseph Keilberth - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunk
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Tamino - Rudolf Schock
Papageno - Erich Kunz
Königin der Nacht - Wilma Lipp
Sprecher - Hans Hotter
Pamina - Teresa Stich-Randall
Sarastro - Josef Greindl
Monostatos - Kurt Marschner
Papagena - Kristina Sert
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 004 229 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0084 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Capriccio CAP 7157 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 p.208 [HF]
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Classical Express - Issue No.129 December 2000 p.3 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.238 [KM]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.98-99 [JTH]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.30 [MT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2001 No.140 p.46, p.48 [AV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.88 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 19 December 1954. There is no dialogue, but instead a commentator describes every scene
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Nicolai Gedda
Papageno - Erich Kunz
Königin der Nacht - Ingeborg Hallstein
Sprecher - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Pamina - Wilma Lipp
Sarastro - Gottlob Frick
Monostatos - Paul Kuen
Papagena - Graziella Sciutti
1er Geharnischter - Ermanno Lorenzi
2er Geharnischter - Frederick Guthrie
Erste Dame - Gerda Scheyrer
Zweite Dame - Grace Hoffman
Dritte Dame - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Erster Knabe - Mitglied Wiener Knabenchor
Zweiter Knabe - Mitglied Wiener Knabenchor
Dritter Knabe - Mitglied Wiener Knabenchor
Erster Priester - Jürgen Wilke
Zweiter Priester - Otto Kerry
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.015 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Movimento Musica 028 {2CDS}
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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 publication:-
American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.70 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien on its reopening after redecoration and modernization. See OPERA October 1962 p.671, p.674. The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Tamino - Siegfried Jerusalem
Papageno - Wolfgang Brendel
Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova
Sprecher - Norman Bailey
Pamina - Lucia Popp
Sarastro - Roland Bracht
Monostatos - Heinz Zednik
Papagena - Brigitte Lindner
1er Geharnischter - Peter Hofmann
2er Geharnischter - Aage Haugland
Erste Dame - Marilyn Richardson
Zweite Dame - Doris Soffel
Dritte Dame - Ortrun Wenkel
Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe
Erster Priester - Waldemar Kmentt
Zweiter Priester - Erich Kunz
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 5223 {3LPS} (1981)ª;; Angel DSCX 3918
Compact Cassette; - *HMV TCC-SLS 5223 (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47951-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Angel CDCC-47951 {3CDS}; EMI TOCE 6334-6 {3CDS} (Japan)
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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 1981 p.753 [AB] ; January 1982 p.1058 (mention) [JB]; March 1982 p.1306, p.1311 [SIR]; March 1988 p.1342 [SS]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.350
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Comments:- Recorded between 1 and 13 April 1981
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Hoffmann - Waldemar Kmentt
Olympia - Anja Silja
Giulietta - Anja Silja
Antonia - Anja Silja
Coppélius - Otto Wiener
Dapertutto - Otto Wiener
Miracle - Otto Wiener
Nicklaus - Gertrude Jahn
Spalanzani - Erich Kunz
Crespil - Paul Schöffler
La Mère d'Antonia - Grace Hoffman
Lindorf - Otto Wiener
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3803
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. See OPERA December 1966 p.975.
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Floria Tosca - Sena Jurinac
Mario Cavaradossi - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Il barone Scarpia - Hans Hotter
Il Sagristano - Erich Kunz
Cesare Angelotti - Hans Christian
Spoletta - Erich Majkut
Sciarrone - Harald Pröglhoff
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 50062 (2007)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.92 [VM]: No.100 mayo 2007 p.104 [VM]
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Floria Tosca - Sena Jurinac
Mario Cavaradossi - Juan Oncina
Il barone Scarpia - Cesare Bardelli
Il Sagristano - Erich Kunz
Cesare Angelotti - Manfred Jungwirth
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 054 315 (+highlights - Madama Butterfly - Klobucar) {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.63 [GH]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.150-151 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.82 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Il Conte Almaviva - Fritz Wunderlich
Rosina - Reri Grist
Dr. Bartolo - Erich Kunz
Don Basilio - Oskar Czerwenka
Berta - Hilde Konetzni
Fiorello - Reid Bunger
Un Ufficiale - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 502 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 917.52 (+Handel excerpts) {2CDS} (1991)ª; House of Opera CDBB 535 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.179-180 [CGP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. This was given in a new German translation by Guenther Rennert. The production was strongly criticised by Joseph Wechsberg in OPERA, July 1966 p.571. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Adám Fischer - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Kruschina - Alfred Sramek
Kathinka - Gertrude Jahn
Marie - Lucia Popp
Micha - Walter Fink
Agnes - Cseslawa Slania
Wenzel - Heinz Zednik
Hans - Siegfried Jerusalem
Kezal - Karl Ridderbusch
Springer - Erich Kunz
Esmeralda - Gabriele Sima
Muff - Hans Christian
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DVD (Video) - DG 073 4360 (2007)ª; DG 001005109 (USA) (2008)ª
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - May 2008 pp.85-86 [RB]
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.356 [BB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2008 S.67 [IW]
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Diapason - No.553 décembre 2007 p.120 [MP]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 p.283 [KM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.96 octobre 2007 pp.118-119 [AT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.23 novembre 2007 pp.82-83 [LB]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (April or May 1982).
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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
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:-
(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 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 Karl Böhm - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Ariadne - Leonie Rysanek
Komponist - Tatiana Troyanos
Zerbinetta - Jeanette Scovotti
Bacchus - James King
Musiklehrer - Paul Schöffler
Harlekin - Erich Kunz
Truffaldin - Herbert Lackner
Brighella - Murray Dickie
Scaramuchio - Kurt Equiluz
Najade - Arleen Auger (Augér)
Dryade - Margarita Lilowa
Echo - Gerda Scheyrer
Haushofmeister - Egon von Jordan
Ein Lakai - Alois Pernerstorfer
Ein Tanzmeister - Gerhard Unger
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Compact Disc - Melodram 270105 {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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (November 1967).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Ariadne - Gundula Janowitz
Komponist - Agnes Baltsa
Zerbinetta - Edita Gruberova
Bacchus - James King
Musiklehrer - Walter Berry
Harlekin - Barry McDaniel
Truffaldin - Manfred Jungwirth
Brighella - Gerhard Unger
Scaramuchio - Kurt Equiluz
Najade - Hilde de Groote
Dryade - Axelle Gall
Echo - Sona Ghazarian
Haushofmeister - Erich Kunz
Ein Lakai - Alfred Sramek
Ein Offizier - Peter Weber
Ein Tanzmeister - Heinz Zednik
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00240
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2288
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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 the first performance of a new production at the Vienna State Opera (20 November 1976). A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 20 August 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 20-26 August 1977 p.18. The performance on 22 November 1976 is reviewed in OPERA February 1977 pp.177-179.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ariadne - Leontyne Price
Komponist - Tatiana Troyanos
Zerbinetta - Edita Gruberova
Bacchus - René Kollo
Musiklehrer - Walter Berry
Harlekin - Barry McDaniel
Truffaldin - Manfred Jungwirth
Brighella - Gerhard Unger
Scaramuchio - Kurt Equiluz
Najade - Deborah Cook
Dryade - Enid Hartle
Echo - Norma Burrowes
Haushofmeister - Erich Kunz
Ein Lakai - Alfred Sramek
Ein Offizier - Peter Weber
Ein Perückenmacher - Georg Tichy
Ein Tanzmeister - Heinz Zednik
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Black Disc; - Decca D103D3 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; London OSAD 13131 [3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K103K32(1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 384-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 460 233-2 {2CDS} (1998)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:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1979 p.101 [WSM]; September 1979 p.539 [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS] ; May 1992 p.116 [MK]
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American Record Guide - August 1979 Vol.42 No.10 p.41 [RVL]
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Classics - November 1992 p.59
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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