(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Asahina Takashi - 1987(LI) - New Japan Philharmonic*
2 Barenboim Daniel - 1991(LC) - Bayreuth Festival***
3 Beecham Thomas - 1936(LE) - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
4 Bernstein Leonard - 1970(LE) - New York Philharmonic Orchestra*
5 Billy Bertrand De - 2004(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo***
6 Blech Leo - 1928(LE) - Berliner Staatsoper*
7 Bodanzky Artur - 1936(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
8 Böhm Karl - 1967(LC) - Bayreuth Festival*
9 Boulez Pierre - 1976(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
10 Boulez Pierre - 1976(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
11 Boulez Pierre - 1979(STU) - Bayreuth Festival***
12 Davis Colin - 1978(LI) - Covent Garden*
13 Elmendorff Karl - 1942(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
14 Fisch Asher - 2004(LC) - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra*
15 Fischer Adám - 2002(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
16 Fischer Adám - 2008(LI) - Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra*
17 Fjeldstad Olvin - 1956(RA) - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra*
18 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1937(LE) - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
19 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1950(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
20 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1952(Act 3;RE) - RAI Roma*
21 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1953(RA) - RAI Roma*
22 Goodall Reginald - 1971(LI) - Sadler's Wells Opera*
23 Goodall Reginald - 1973(SE) - Sadler's Wells Opera*
24 Goodall Reginald - 1977(LC) - English National Opera*
25 Haenchen Hartmut - 1999(LI) - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra**
26 Haenchen Hartmut - 2005(LI) - Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest*
27 Haitink Bernard - 1991(STU) - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
28 Haitink Bernard - 1994(ACT 3;LE) - Boston Symphony Orchestra*
29 Haitink Bernard - 1996(LI) - Covent Garden*
30 Heger Robert - 1933(LE) - Wiener Staatsoper*
31 Heger Robert - 1944(RCE) - Berliner Staatskapelle*
32 Hoesslin Franz von - 1929(SE) - Orchestre Walter Staram*
33 Holt Henry - 1980(LI) - Seattle Opera*
34 Janowski Marek - 1983(STU) - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
35 Karajan Herbert von - 1969-70(STU) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
36 Karajan Herbert von - 1970(LI) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
37 Keilberth Joseph - 1952(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
38 Keilberth Joseph - 1953(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
39 Keilberth Joseph - 1955(LC;Varnay) - Bayreuth Festival*
40 Keilberth Joseph - 1955(LI;Mödl) - Bayreuth Festival*
41 Kempe Rudolf - 1955(LI) - Covent Garden*
42 Kempe Rudolf - 1957(LI) - Covent Garden*
43 Kempe Rudolf - 1960(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
44 Kempe Rudolf - 1975(LI) - Royal Swedish Opera*
45 Kleiber Erich - 1947(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
46 Kleiber Erich - 1948(LE} - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
47 Klobucar Berislav - 1975(LI) - Sweden Royal Opera*
48 Klobucar Berislav - 1985(LI) - Dallas Civic Opera*
49 Knappertsbusch Hans - 1937(LCE) - Wiener Staatsoper*
50 Knappertsbusch Hans - 1951(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
51 Knappertsbusch Hans - 1955(LI) - Bayerische Rundfunk*
52 Knappertsbusch Hans - 1956(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
53 Knappertsbusch Hans - 1957(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
54 Knappertsbusch Hans - 1958(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
55 Köhler Siegfried - 1975(LI) - L'Opera de Nice*
56 Konwitschny Franz - 1959(LI) - Covent Garden*
57 Krauss Clemens - 1933(LE) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
58 Krauss Clemens - 1953(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
59 Kubelik Rafael - 1974(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
60 Kuhn Gustav - 2000(LC) - Orchester des Tyroler Festspiele*
61 Leitner Ferdinand - 1967(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
62 Levine James - 1989(STU) - Metropolitan Opera*
63 Levine James - 1990(LI) - Metropolitan Opera**
64 Levine James - 1994(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
65 Levine James - 1996(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
66 Levine James - 1997(LI) - Bayreuth Festival**
67 Levine James - 2004(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
68 Mackerras Charles - 1971(SE) - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
69 Mitropoulos Dimitri - 1955(Act 3;LE) - New York Philharmonic Orchestra*
70 Moralt Rudolf - 1949(RA) - Wiener Symphoniker*
71 Muti Riccardo - 1998(LI) - Teatro alla Scala**
72 Neuhold Günter - 1995(LI) - Badische Staatskapelle*
73 Paternostro Roberto - 1999(LC) - Staatstheater Kassel*
74 Reiner Fritz - 1937(LE) - Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York*
75 Rosenstock Joseph - 1963(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
76 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1968(RA) - RAI Roma*
77 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1989(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper***
78 Schønwandt Michael - 2006(LI) - Royal Danish Orchestra**
79 Sinopoli Giuseppe - 2000(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
80 Solti Georg - 1963(Act 3;LE) - Covent Garden*
81 Solti Georg - 1963(LI) - Covent Garden*
82 Solti Georg - 1964(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
83 Solti Georg - 1965(LI) - Covent Garden*
84 Solti Georg - 1970(LI) - Covent Garden*
85 Solti Georg - 1973(Act 3;LE) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra*
86 Solti Georg - 1983(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
87 Stein Horst - 1971(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
88 Stein Horst - 1974(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
89 Stein Horst - 1975(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
90 Stiedry Fritz - 1951(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
91 Stiedry Fritz - 1952(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
92 Stiedry Fritz - 1954(LE) - Covent Garden*
93 Stiedry Fritz - 1957(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
94 Suitner Otmar - 1969(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
95 Swarowsky Hans - 1968(STU) - Großes Symphonieorchester*
96 Waart Edo De - 1985(LI) - San Francisco Opera**
97 Wallberg Heinz - 1962(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
98 Zagrosek Lothar - 2002-2003(LC) - Württembergisches Staatsorchester, Stuttgart***
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Takashi Asahina - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - New Japan Philharmonic
Chorus - Chor der Shin-yukai
Brünnhilde - Yuko Tsuji
Siegfried - Tetsuya Ohno
Hagen - Michio Tatara
Alberich - Masaro Makino
Gunther - Futoru Katsube
Gutrune - Misako Watanabe
Waltraute - Kyoko Akiba
Woglinde - Kimiko Fukunari
Wellgunde - Rikuko Kohzumi
Floßhilde - Satomi Kano
First Norn - Tomo Okumoto
Second Norn - Yoko Kuwada
Third Norn - Takako Kikuchi
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Compact Disc - *Silberton YMCD 5001/15 (cycle) {15CDS}
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a (concert?) performance in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (3 October 1987)
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1991(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Anne Evans
Siegfried - Siegfried Jerusalem
Hagen - Philip Kang
Alberich - Günter von Kannen
Gunther - Bodo Brinkmann
Gutrune - Eva-Maria Bundschuh
Waltraute - Waltraud Meier
Woglinde - Hilde Leidland
Wellgunde - Annette Kuttenbaum
Floßhilde - Jane Turner
First Norn - Birgitta Svendén
Second Norn - Linda Finnie
Third Norn - Uta Priew
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 4509 94194-2 {4CDS} (1991)ª; Teldec 0630 10010-2 (cycle); Warner Classics 2564 620912 (cycle) {14CDS+1DVD) (2005)ª
Laser Disc - Teldec 4509 94194-6 (NTSC & PAL)
DVD (Video) - Warner Classics 2564 62321-2 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Teldec 4509 91123-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1994 p.204 [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 (audio) [MA]; January 2007 p.101 (DVD) [MA]
Opera Now - March 1995 p.43; March/April 1997 p.59 (video)
HiFi News & Record Review - July 1995 p.73
Opera News - June 1995 p.59
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.422; Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.309-311 (DVD) [AQ]
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.63
Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.56
Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.72
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.136
BBC Music Magazine - October 1994 p.73
American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1.p.202: November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.303: May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.241-242 (DVD) [SDC]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.184 janvier 1995 p.110
International Record Review - February 2007 p.24 (DVD) [RP]
Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.78: No.77 février 1995 p.99
Stereophile - December 1994 p.214
Wagner News - Issue No.113 February 1996 p.19
The Absolute Sound - Vol.20 No.105 p.150
Correo Musical Argentino - No.167 abril 1995 p.2
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 pp.85-86 (DVD) [VM]
Comments:- See The Times Weekend Saturday January 21 1995 p.7
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1936(LE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Frida Leider
Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior
Hagen - Emanuel List
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Maria Nezádal
Waltraute - Kerstin Thorborg
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 167 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 234 {2LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - *Preiser Records 90266 {1CD} (1996)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2311/12 (+Wagner scenes with Leider) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.97 [ST]
Opera News - January 11 1997 p.42
Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.123
American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.292
Wagner News - Issue No.121 June 1997 p.19 (mention)
Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [MT]
The Record Collector - Vol.50 No.4 December 2005 pp.275-276 [MS]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 p.101 [MA]: Summer 2008 pp.95-06 [SH]
Répertoire - No.90 avril 1996 p.68
CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.2 Issue 16 p.52 (mention)
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (14 May 1936)
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1970(LE)
Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Brünnhilde - Eileen Farrell
Siegfried - Jess Thomas
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Black Disc - Penzance Records #2
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.613 (Bernstein conducts Wagner) {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.37 (mentioned in letter)
Comments:- Recorded at a concert performance. See «Kein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater» by Jess Thomas p.264, p.292 and «Leonard Bernstein» by Humphrey Burton p.393
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Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Brünnhilde - Deborah Polaski
Siegfried - John Treleaven
Hagen - Matti Salminen
Alberich - Günter von Kannen
Gunther - Falk Struckmann
Gutrune - Elizabete Matos
Waltraute - Julia Juon
Woglinde - Cristina Obregón
Wellgunde - Francisca Beaumont
Floßhilde - María Rodríguez
First Norn - Julia Juon
Second Norn - Leandra Overmann
Third Norn - Elizabete Matos
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1553-4 {4CDRS} (2004)ª
DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0913 D (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 2005 pp.82-83 [WRB]
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.291-292 (DVD) [AQ]
International Record Review - November 2005 p.91 (DVD) [MT]
American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.291-294 (DVD) [SDC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 p.85 (DVD) [MC]
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (May or June 2004). The performance on 23 May 2003 is reviewed in OPERA ACTUAL No.72 julio/agosto 2004 p.46. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II»
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Conductor Leo Blech - 1928(LE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Brünnhilde - Nanny Larsen-Todsen
Siegfried - Erik Enderlein
Hagen - Ivar Andresen
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
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Black Disc - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS GAO 450 (+Die Walküre Act 3) {2LPS}
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Staatsoper, Berlin (19 March 1928). The recording was made over a landline by HMV but never issued by them (See the EJS Discography by Shaman, Collins, and Goodwin p.439)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Marjorie Lawrence
Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior
Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann
Alberich - Eduard Habich
Gunther - Friedrich Schorr
Gutrune - Dorothee Manski
Waltraute - Kathryn Meisle
Woglinde - Edita Fleischer
Wellgunde - Irra Petina
Floßhilde - Doris Doe
First Norn - Doris Doe
Second Norn - Irra Petina
Third Norn - Inge Manski
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 489 (+Der fliegende; Holländer - excerpts) {4LPS} (1969)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 24 {3CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110041-43 {3CDS} (1999)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110228-30 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.102 [AB]
Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95; July/August 1999 p.96 [ST]
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.77 [DN]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]; Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.83 [DN]
Opéra International - novembre 1999 No.240 p.69 [FL-2]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.223
International Record Review - February 2001 p.109 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]
Correo Musical Argentino - No.174 marzo 1996 p.2
Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.133 [SH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 pp.84-85 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 January 1936)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1967(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Thomas Stewart
Gutrune - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Waltraute - Martha Mödl
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Helga Dernesch
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
First Norn - Marga Höffgen
Second Norn - Annelies Burmeister
Third Norn - Anja Silja
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Black Disc; - *Philips 6747 037 {16LPS} (cycle) (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 412 488-2 {4CDS} (1985)ª; Philips 420 325-2 (cycle) {14CDS}; Philips 446 057-2 (cycle) (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1973 p.535 [JW]; July 1976 p.211 [AB]; May 1985 p. [AB]; October 1994 p.204 [AB]
Opera Now - November 1994 p.55
Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.82
Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Siegfried - Jess Thomas
Hagen - Karl Ridderbusch
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Gunther - Jerker Arvidson
Gutrune - Irja Auroora
Waltraute - Yvonne Minton
Woglinde - Yoko Kawaahara
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Adelheid Krauss
First Norn - Ortrun Wenkel
Second Norn - Dagmar Trabert
Third Norn - Hannelore Bode
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 203 - Opera from Bayreuth (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (29 July 1976)
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Roberta Knie
Siegfried - Jess Thomas
Hagen - Bengt Rundgren
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Gunther - Jerker Arvidson
Gutrune - Irja Auroora
Waltraute - Yvonne Minton
Woglinde - Yoko Kawaahara
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Adelheid Krauss
First Norn - Ortrun Wenkel
Second Norn - Dagmar Trabert
Third Norn - Hannelore Bode
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 203 - Opera from Bayreuth (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (9 August 1976)
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Siegfried - Manfred Jung
Hagen - Fritz Hübner
Alberich - Hermann Becht
Gunther - Franz Mazura
Gutrune - Jeannine Altmeyer
Waltraute - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Woglinde - Norma Sharp
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Tobias Schmeisser
First Norn - Ortrun Wenkel
Second Norn - Gabriele Schnaut
Third Norn - Katie Clarke
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 074 (cycle) {16LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434 424-2 {4CDS} (1992)ª; Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434-420-2 (collection) {32CDS}; Philips 475 7960 (cycle) {12CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc - Philips 070 404-1 (PAL); Philips 070 407-1 (cycle) (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Philips 070 407-9 (cycle) (2001)ª; Philips 070 404-9 (2001)ª; DG 073 4057 (cycle) (2005)ª; DG 073 4065 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 404-3 (PAL); Philips 070 407-3 (cycle) (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.757 (audio) [AB] May 1992 p.118; October 1992 p.184 [AB]; Awards Issue 2001 p.129 (DVD) [MSR]
Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 (video) [AB]; January 2006 pp.97-98, p.100 (DVD) [BM2]
HiFi News & Record Review - February 1993 p.85
Opera News - March 2002 p.92 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.211-213 (DVD) [CW]
Orpheus - März 2002 S.64 (DVD) [SS]
Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 pp.84-85 [SS]
Diapason - November 1992 p.184
Répertoire - October 1992 p.102: No.152 décembre 2001 p.22 (DVD) [PB]
International Record Review - January 2002 pp.81-82 (DVD) [MVA]: September 2005 pp.82-85 (DVD) [RP]
American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.247-249 (DVD) [JAVS]: January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.291-294 (DVD) [SDC]
Stereophile - May 1993 p.159
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 95 (audio) [JV]
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Siegfried - Jean Cox
Hagen - Bengt Rundgren
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Gunther - Jerker Arvidson
Gutrune - Helena Döse
Waltraute - Ortrun Wenkel
Woglinde - Teresa Cahill
Wellgunde - Eiddwen Harrhy
Floßhilde - Gillian Knight
First Norn - Patricia Payne
Second Norn - Linda Finnie
Third Norn - Pauline Tinsley
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Compact Disc; - Fiori FI 1056 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3979
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (14 October 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 14-20 October 1978 pp.36-37. The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Marta Fuchs
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
Alberich - Robert Burg
Gunther - Egmont Koch
Gutrune - Else Fischer
Waltraute - Camilla Kallab
Woglinde - Hilde Scheppan
Wellgunde - Irmgar Langhammer(-Klein)
Floßhilde - Margery Booth
First Norn - Camilla Kallab
Second Norn - Hildegard Jachnow
Third Norn - Charlotte Siewert
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Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90164 {4CDS}; Preiser Records 90332 (Highlights +Aida + Die Meistersinger - excerpts) {2CDS}; Music & Arts CD 1058 {4CDS}
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1994 p.109
Opera News - June 1995 p.47; September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2000 pp.291-292 [WY]
Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63
Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.190
Wagner News - No.97 June 1993 p.14
International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.82 (highlights) [GH]
International Record Review - July 2000 pp.114-115 [MT]
American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.265 [JPM]
Classic CD - September 2000 p.67 [ST]
ARSC Journal - Vol.32 No.1 pp.132-135 [GAG]
Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.82
Comments:- A recording from the 1942 Bayreuth Festival, although according to the review inOPERA NEWS (June 1995 p.47) «Different sound sources have been spliced together»
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Conductor Asher Fisch - 2004(LC)
Orchestra - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - State Opera of South Australia
Brünnhilde - Linda Gasteen
Siegfried - Timothy Mussard
Hagen - Duccio Dal Monte
Alberich - John Wegner
Gunther - Jonathan Summers
Gutrune - Joanna Cole
Waltraute - Elizabeth Campbell
Woglinde - Natalie Jones
Wellgunde - Donna-Maree Dunlop
Floßhilde - Zan McKendree-Wright
First Norn - Liane Keegan
Second Norn - Gaye MacFarlane
Third Norn - Kate Ladner
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Compact Disc - Melba MR 30109-102 {4SACD-CD hybrid discs}
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2008 pp.91-92 [AW]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.279-280 [AQ]
Diapason - No.561 S septembre 2008 pp.116-117 [ED]
International Record Review - February 2008 p.83 [NS]
American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 p.209 [CHP
Comments:- Recording made at performances in November and December 2004.
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Conductor Adám Fischer - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Evelyn Herlitzius
Siegfried - Wolfgang Schmidt
Hagen - John Tomlinson
Alberich - Hartmut Welker
Gunther - Olaf Bär
Gutrune - Yvonne Wiedstruck
Waltraute - Lioba Braun
Woglinde - Caroline Stein
Wellgunde - Natascha Petrinsky
Floßhilde - Elena Zhidkova
First Norn - Simone Schröder
Second Norn - Irmgard Vilsmaier
Third Norn - Judith Németh
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 6264 {4CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (1 August 2002). This performance was part of the first cycle. The third cycle is reviewed briefly in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.272 octobre 2002 p.22.
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Conductor Adám Fischer - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Chor
Brünnhilde - Susan Bullock
Siegfried - Stig (Fogh) Andersen
Hagen - Matti Salminen
Alberich - Hartmut Welker
Gunther - Martin Gantner
Gutrune - Eszter Wierdl
Waltraute - Cornelia Kallisch
Woglinde - Anna Korondi
Wellgunde - Katalin Gémes
Floßhilde - Atala Schöck
First Norn - Maija Kovalevska
Second Norn - Judith Németh
Third Norn - Mária Temesi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2971-4 {4CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Bartók National Concert Hall, Palace of Arts, Budapest (June 2008). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» Fall/Winter 2008-2009.
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Conductor Olvin Fjeldstad - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Oslo Opera
Brünnhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Egil Nordsjo
Alberich - Per Gronnenberg
Gunther - Waldemar Johnsen
Gutrune - Ingrid Bjoner
Waltraute - Eva Gustavson
Woglinde - Unni Bugge-Hanssen
Wellgunde - Karen Flagstad (Cerhal)
Floßhilde - Beate Asserson
First Norn - Eva Gustavson
Second Norn - Karen Flagstad (Cerhal)
Third Norn - Ingrid Bjoner
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5205-5210 {6LPS} (1956)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 579-580 (highlghts) {2LPS} (1970)ª; London XLLA 48 {6LPS} (1957)ª
Compact Disc; - Urania URN 22283 (+Flagstad recital) {4CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0178 (+Tristan und Isolde - Act 1 - Rankl) {4CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1956 pp.93-94 [AR]; October 1956 pp.154-155 [DST]; May 1957 p.444 [HCS]; March 1970 p.1492 (highlights) [AR]; July 1970 p.148 [DST]
Opera - September 1956 p.571
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.60 [SS]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1956 p.11
Gramophone Record Review - September 1956 p.716 [WM]
American Record Guide - April 1957 Vol.23 No.7 p.112: March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.250 [JPM]
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.4 p.76 [JH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.85 [MCP]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.202 febbraio 2006 pp.83-84 [GL]
Comments:- Most of this recording is from a broadcast, but the Norn scene and the scene between Hagen and Alberich were recorded later (See «Ring Resounding» by John Culshaw pp.56-61; HIGH FIDELITY June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 pp.45-46)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1937(LE)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Siegfried - Lauritz Melchior
Hagen - Ludwig Weber
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Maria Nezádal
Waltraute - Kerstin Thorborg
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 431 {2LPS} (1968)ª; Discocorp «Reference Recordings» RR 429 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR 62 (1997)ª; Music & Arts CD 1025 (+Die Walküre Act 3) {2CDS} (1998)ª; Dante LYS 219-221 {3CDS} (+excerpts - Vienna - London); Gebhardt JGCD 0003 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.358 [WY]
Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4: Issue No.115 October 1999 p.4 (mention) [MT]
Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention): Issue No.121 June 1997 p.19 (mention)
International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.99
ARSC Journal - Vol.30 No.1 Spring 1999 p.60 [GAG]
American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.242 [RVL]
Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.82 [PF]
Musica (Milano) - N.111 Anno 23 aprile-maggio 1999 p.108 [LG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.100 [LB]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (1 June 1937). An excerpt from Act 2 of the performance on 7 June 1938 with Frida Leider as Brünnhilde, Lauritz Melchior as Siegfried, Wilhelm Schirp as Hagen, Herbert Janssen as Gunther, and Anny von Stosch as Gutrune is included as a «filler» on the EKLIPSEand Dante LYS CDs. The Music & Arts has recordings of the finales of each of thethree acts. The Gebhardt CDs are listed in GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.162
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Brünnhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Siegfried - Max Lorenz
Hagen - Ludwig Weber
Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer
Gunther - Josef Herrmann
Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni
Waltraute - Elisabeth Höngen
Woglinde - Magda Gabory
Wellgunde - Margareta Kenney
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
First Norn - Margret Weth-Falke
Second Norn - Margareta Kenney
Third Norn - Hilde Konetzni
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 538 {4LPS} (1971)ª; Discocorp Reference Recordings RR 420; *Murray Hill 940477 {11LPS} (cycle) ; Everest Opera Series S-476-3; Cetra CFE 101 (FE 40)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 28; Music & Arts CD-914(cycle); Gebhardt JGCD 0018 (cycle) {12CDS} (2000)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN; 22.154 {4CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.654 [AB]; December 1996 p.151; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]
Opera - June 1997 p.748
Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.111
Opera News - October 1996 p.44
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.374; Vol.20 No.2 November/December 1996 p.416
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.276
Diapason - No.479 mars 2001 p.113 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154
International Record Review - June 2000 pp.112-114 [MA]
Classic CD - November 1996 p.98
BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.77*EXP May 2000 p.8 [SJT]
Classical Express - May 2000 p.8 [SJT]
American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 pp.239-241
ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.245 [GAG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.86 [MC]
Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.114-115 [TP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (April 4 1950). Arkadia has published a set of 4 CDs(WFE 364.4 or 362 014) which is said to be of a performance on April2 1950. (See ORPHEUS, March 1995 p.61, Wagner News, No.110 July 1995 p.17, Répertoire No.82 p.87). The review in the ARSC Journal describes a very careful comparison of this recording with the others and the reviewer [GAG] concludes that it is indeed of a different performance
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1952(Act 3;RE)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Brünnhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Siegfried - Ludwig Suthaus
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Gunther - Josef Herrmann
Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni
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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 20 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD 866 (+Die Walküre Act 1) {2CDS} (1995)ª; Music & Arts CD 4866 (+Die Walküre Act 1) {2CDS} (1999)ª; Archipel ARPCD OO62 (+Die Walküre Act 1) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2002 p.85, p.87 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.422
Classical Express - September 1995 p.6
American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.288
Comments:- Recorded on 31 May 1952. The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Brünnhilde - Martha Mödl
Siegfried - Ludwig Suthaus
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer
Gunther - Alfred Poell
Gutrune - Sena Jurinac
Waltraute - Margarete Klose
Woglinde - Sena Jurinac
Wellgunde - Magda Gabory
Floßhilde - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
First Norn - Margarete Klose
Second Norn - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Third Norn - Sena Jurinac
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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 34 {5LPS} *EMI RLS 702 (Cycle) (1972)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 147-02 275/92 {18LPS} (cycle) (1972)ª; EMI EX 290670-3 (cycle) {14LPS} (1986)ª; Melodiya D 35017/26 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDZM 67123 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.461, p.539 [DC]; January 1973 p.1296 [DST] May 1986 p. [AB]; February 1991 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 [MA]
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.221-222 [HF]
Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.60 - S.62 [KL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [VM]
Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176
Comments:- Recorded October, November 1953; See HIGH FIDELITY October 1965 Vol.15 No.9 pp.32-40 for information on earlier attempts to publish this recording. See also«So war mein Weg» by Martha Mödl pp.109-110
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Clifford Grant
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Gunther - Norman Bailey
Gutrune - Catherine Wilson
Waltraute - Katherine Pring
Woglinde - Barbara Walker
Wellgunde - Anne Evans
Floßhilde - Georgetta Psaros
First Norn - Gillian Knight
Second Norn - Anne Collins
Third Norn - Janice Chapman
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01861
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Coliseum (6 March 1971). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 6-12 March 1971 p.19).
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1973(SE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Clifford Grant
Gunther - Norman Bailey
Gutrune - Margaret Curphey
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Black Disc; - Unicorn UNS 245-6 {2LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Cassette; - Unicorn ZCUND 245 (1973)ª; Unicorn Y8UND245 (8-track cartridge) (1973)ª; Chandos ABTD 1244 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 8534 {1CD} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1973 p.228 [JW]; January 1974 p.1430 [WAC]; January 1988 p. [AW]
Comments:- A recording of Act 3 Scene 2 and 3. The tapes are advertised in THE GRAMOPHONE October 1973 p.747
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1977(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Aage Haugland
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Gunther - Norman Welsby
Gutrune - Margaret Curphey
Waltraute - Katherine Pring
Woglinde - Valerie Masterson
Wellgunde - Shelagh Squires
Floßhilde - Helen Attfield
First Norn - Anne Collins
Second Norn - Gillian Knight
Third Norn - Anne Evans
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5118 {6LPS} (1978)ª;; EMI SLS 5145 (cycle) {20LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5118; EMI TC-SLS 5145 (cycle) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64244-2 {5CDS} (1992)ª; Chandos CHAN 3060 {5CDS} (2001)ª; Chandos CHAN 3065 (cycle) {16CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1978 p.376 [AB]: October 1978 p.645 [JBS]: December 1978 p.1181 [IM]: November 1992 p.195; August 2001 p.90, p.93 [AB]
Opera Now - November 1992 p.59
Opera News - December 2001 pp.78-79 [JAC]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.72-73 [HF]
Orpheus - May 1993 p.61; März 2002 S.53-S.54 [CK]
International Record Review - October 2001 pp.85-86 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 pp.208-209 [SDC]
Wagner News - Issue No.95 January 1993 p.16
Comments:- Recorded at performances in the London Coliseum (August 1977)
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Conductor Hartmut Haenchen - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Nederlands Operakoor
Brünnhilde - Jeannine Altmeyer
Siegfried - Heinz Kruse
Hagen - Kurt Rydl
Alberich - Henk Smit
Gunther - Wolfgang Schöne
Gutrune - Eva-Maria Bundschuh
Waltraute - Anne Gjevang
Woglinde - Gabriele Fontana
Wellgunde - Hanna Schaer
Floßhilde - Catherine Keen
First Norn - Hebe Dijkstra
Second Norn - Irmgard Vilsmaier
Third Norn - Kirsi Tiihonen
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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0949D (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2006 p.107 [MA]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.308-309 [AQ]
Diapason - No 540 S octobre 2006 p.135 [ED]
International Record Review - July/August 2006 pp.84-85 [NS]
American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.286-287 [SDC]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Netherlands Opera (June 1999).
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Conductor Hartmut Haenchen - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - De Nederlandse Opera
Brünnhilde - Linda Watson
Siegfried - Stig (Fogh) Andersen
Hagen - Kurt Rydl
Alberich - Günter von Kannen
Gunther - Robert Bork
Gutrune - Robin Schlotz
Waltraute - Michaela Schuster
Woglinde - Vinicio Cocchieri
Wellgunde - Natascha Petrinsky
Floßhilde - Elena Zhidkova
First Norn - Birgitta Svendén
Second Norn - Michaela Schuster
Third Norn - Irmgard Vilsmaier
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Compact Disc; - Et'cetera KTC 5503 {4SACD-CD hybrid discs} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.281-282 [AQ]
American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.211-213 [SDC]
Opéra Magazine - No.18 mai 2007 pp.75-76 [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 pp.94-95 [VM]
Comments:- Linda Watson sings Brünnhilde in Act 2 (as listed above) and Nadine Secunde in Acts 1 and 3. ####http://www.fortedistribution.com/pdf/2007fallSACD.pdf
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Brünnhilde - Éva Marton
Siegfried - Siegfried Jerusalem
Hagen - John Tomlinson
Alberich - Theo Adam
Gunther - Thomas Hampson
Gutrune - Eva-Maria Bundschuh
Waltraute - Marjana Lipovsek
Woglinde - Julie Kaufmann
Wellgunde - Sylvia Herman
Floßhilde - Christine Hagen
First Norn - Jard van Nes
Second Norn - Anne Sofie von Otter
Third Norn - Jane Eaglen
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Compact Disc; - *EMI CDS 7 54485-2 {4CDS} (1992)ª; EMI 358724-2 {4CDS} (2006)ª; EMI 5194792 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1992 p.163; January 1993 p.33
Opera News - January 2 1993 p.35
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.255-256 [ED]; Vol.32 No.1 September/October 2008 pp.309-311 [CC]
Stereophile - November 1992 (Vol.15 No.11) p.227
American Record Guide - September/October 2008 Vol.71 No.5 pp.195-197 [SDC]
Wagner News - Issue no.96 April 1993 p.15
Opernwelt - Oktober 10/1992 S.55
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1994(ACT 3;LE)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Brünnhilde - Jane Eaglen
Siegfried - Gary Lakes
Hagen - Philip Kang
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Compact Cassette - LYRIC ALD 3556
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (19 August 1994)
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Anne Evans
Siegfried - Wolfgang Fassler
Hagen - Kurt Rydl
Alberich - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Gunther - Alan Held
Gutrune - Vivian Tierney
Waltraute - Ann Murray
Woglinde - Rosemary Joshua
Wellgunde - Gillian Webster
Floßhilde - Leah-Marian Jones
First Norn - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Second Norn - Jane Irwin
Third Norn - Rita Cullis
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 526 L (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 November 1996). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 2-8 November 1996 p.120). The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases Summer 2000»
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1933(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Brünnhilde - Gertrude Kappel
Siegfried - Josef Kalenberg
Hagen - Josef von Manowarda
Gunther - Emil Schipper
Gutrune - Wanda Achsel
Waltraute - Rosette Anday
First Norn - Gertrud Rünger
Second Norn - Bella Paalen
Third Norn - Enid Szánthó
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Compact Disc - Koch Schwann 3-1459-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.9)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1997 p.136 [AB]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (15 June 1997)
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1944(RCE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Brünnhilde - Marta Fuchs
Siegfried - Max Lorenz
Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann
Gunther - Jaro Prohaska
Woglinde - Hilde Scheppan
Wellgunde - Irmgar Langhammer(-Klein)
Floßhilde - Margarete Klose
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Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90245
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63
Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.81
Wagner News - Issue No.112 December 1995 p.15
Comments:- A recording of part of Act 3. From the beginning to the end of the funeral march is conducted by Robert Heger with the Berliner Staatskapelle (7-11-1944) The immolation scene is conducted by Carl Leonhart (Orch. Reichsenders Stuttgart20-2-1937)
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Conductor Franz von Hoesslin - 1929(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Walter Staram
Chorus - Choeur
Brünnhilde - Henriette Gottlieb
Siegfried - Walter Kirchhoff
Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann
Woglinde - Olga Schramm-Tschörner
Wellgunde - Anny Konetzni
Floßhilde - Emmy Neiendorff
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Black Disc; - Pathé X 7209 - X 7215 (7x78s} (1929)ª
Compact Cassette; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0016-3 (+excerpts from other Ring Operas +Tristan und Isolde - duet - Kirchhof & Bäumer +Der fliegende Holländer -excerpts - Reiner) {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2000 p.122 [AB]
Opera - September 2000 pp.1133-1134 [RG]
Opera News - September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2000 pp.289-291 [WY]
International Record Review - April 2000 pp.102-103 [MT]
Classical Express - Issue No.120 March 2000 p.3 [MT]
American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.266 [KM]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.86 [TF]
Comments:- This recording is reported to have been made at the time of a Wagner Festival inParis. According to L'Avant Scène Opera No.16/17 p.188 this took place in 1929 and Götterdämmerung was performed in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 24 June 1929. Other sources give the year as 1928 or 1930
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Conductor Henry Holt - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Chorus - Seattle Opera
Brünnhilde - Rita Hunter
Siegfried - Alberto Remedios
Hagen - Noel Mangin
Alberich - Malcolm Rivers
Gunther - Archie Drake
Waltraute - Marilyn Hall
Second Norn - Marilyn Hall
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Compact Disc - JDT Productions RHSC 122 {4CDS}
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Seattle Opera House (2 August 1980).
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Brünnhilde - Jeannine Altmeyer
Siegfried - René Kollo
Hagen - Matti Salminen
Alberich - Siegmund Nimsgern
Gunther - Hans Günter Nöcker
Gutrune - Norma Sharp
Waltraute - Ortrun Wenkel
Woglinde - Lucia Popp
Wellgunde - Uta Priew
Floßhilde - Hanna Schwarz
First Norn - Anne Gjevang
Second Norn - Daphne Evangelatos
Third Norn - Ruth Falcon
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 301 817 {6LPS} (1983)ª;; Eurodisc 302 262 (cycle) {19LPS} (1984)ª; Eterna 827595 {6LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Eurodisc 501 817 (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Eurodisc 610 081 {5CDS} (1984)ª; BMG-RCA 74321 45421-2 {4CDS}; BMG-RCA 74321 45417 (cycle) {14CDS} (1997)ª; RCA 82876-55709-2 (cycle) {14CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1984 p.1316 [AB]; October 1984 p.552 [AB]; December 1997 p.140 [AB]
Opéra International - No.287 février 2004 p.78 (mention) [FL-2]
Diapason - No.443 décembre 1997 p.114 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.100 [CM]
Classic CD - December 1997 p.84 [MSR]
BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.91 [DB]
Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.58 [LB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.89 [FSR]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1969-70(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Brünnhilde - Helga Dernesch
Siegfried - Helge Brilioth
Hagen - Karl Ridderbusch
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Gunther - Thomas Stewart
Gutrune - Gundula Janowitz
Waltraute - Christa Ludwig
Woglinde - Liselotte Rebmann
Wellgunde - Edda Moser
Floßhilde - Anna Reynolds
First Norn - Lili Chookasian
Second Norn - Christa Ludwig
Third Norn - Catarina Ligenzda
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Black Disc; - *D.G.G. 2720 019 {6LPS} (1970)ª; D.G.G. 2561 205-10 {6LPS}; D.G.G. 2716-001 {6LPS}; DG 2740 148 {6LPS}; D.G.G. 2720 051 (cycle) {19LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Cassette - DG 3378 048 (+Das Rheingold)
Compact Disc; - DG 415 155-2 {4CDS} (1985)ª; DG 435 211-2 (cycle) {15CDS}; DG «The Originals» 457 780-2 (cycle) {14CDS} ; DG «The Originals» 457 795-2 {4CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1970 p.842; April 1971 p.1595; February 1979 p.1472 [AB]; July 1985 p.173 [AB]; April 1992 p.161
Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.102 [ST]
Orpheus - März 1973 S.47 [GA]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.285
Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.106 [AT]
American Record Guide - September 1970 Vol.37 No.1 p.4 [CJL]
Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.69 [LB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.44 (mention) [JPS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.100 [LB]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Brünnhilde - Helga Dernesch
Siegfried - Jess Thomas
Hagen - Karl Ridderbusch
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Gunther - Thomas Stewart
Gutrune - Gundula Janowitz
Waltraute - Christa Ludwig
Woglinde - Liselotte Rebmann
Wellgunde - Edda Moser
Floßhilde - Anna Reynolds
First Norn - Lili Chookasian
Second Norn - Christa Ludwig
Third Norn - Catarina Ligenzda
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Compact Disc; - *Memories HR 4118-21 {4CDS}; Hunt 12CDKAR 223 (Cycle) {14CDS}; The Opera Lovers GOTT 197001 {4CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.23-26 (mention) [LM]
Stereophile - Vol.14 No.5 (May 1991) p.176
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Easter Festival. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Max Lorenz
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Martha Mödl
Waltraute - Ruth Siewert
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig
Floßhilde - Herta Töpper
First Norn - Ruth Siewert
Second Norn - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Third Norn - Martha Mödl
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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 55-58 {4CDS};; Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]
Opera News - September 1995 p.56
Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82
Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151
American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.270
International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]
Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Martha Mödl
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Natalie Hinsch-Gröndahl
Waltraute - Ira Malaniuk
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher
Floßhilde - Gisela Litz
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk
Third Norn - Regina Resnik
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (cycle); Melodram MEL 539 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 539 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (29 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast given on the Allegro LPs is fictitious
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LC;Varnay)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Gré Brouwenstijn
Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay
Woglinde - Jutta Vulpius
Wellgunde - Elisabeth Schärtel
Floßhilde - Maria Graf
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Georgine von Milinkovic
Third Norn - Mina Bolotine
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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 61393 {6LPS} (2006)ª
Compact Disc; - Testament SBT4 1393 {4CDS} (2006)ª; Testament SBT 141412 (cycle) {14CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2007 p.91 [AB]
Opera - July 2007 p.874, p.876 [RM]
Opera News - May 2007 p.85 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.244-245 [ED]; August Vol.38 No.6 July/August 2008 pp.306-307 [AQ]
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.56-S.57 [SS]
Diapason - No.544 février 2007 p.102 [ED]
International Record Review - January 2007 pp.83-84 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.96-97 [DP]
The Absolute Sound - June/July 2007 Issue 172 p.150 [DD]
ARSC Journal - Vol.38 No.2 Fall 2007 pp.275-279 [GAG}
American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.210-211 [JPM]
Opéra Magazine - No.16 mars 2007 p.70 [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.94 [PN]
Comments:- Recorded by Decca at performances and rehearsals. (July, August 1955). See John Culshaw in «Ring Resounding» p.51.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LI;Mödl)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Martha Mödl
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hans Hotter
Gutrune - Gré Brouwenstijn
Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay
Woglinde - Jutta Vulpius
Wellgunde - Elisabeth Schärtel
Floßhilde - Maria Graf
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Georgine von Milinkovic
Third Norn - Astrid Varnay
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Compact Disc; - Testament SBT4 1433 {4CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (14 August 1955). See OPERA October 1955 pp.639-641 where Peter Heyworth wrote «I cannot say that I admire Martha Mödl's Brünhilde. Admittedly her upper register sounded at the end of the Ring less exhausted and threadbare than I have heard it in the past. But there is still a ruinous sense of effort about her singing, as though the voice was being laboriously pumped out of her lungs without the aid of head resonace. Nor has she the range of colour and emotion needed for a part of this length.»
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Marko Rothmüller
Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni
Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay
Woglinde - Joan Sutherland
Wellgunde - Una Hale
Floßhilde - Glenice Halliday
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Constance Shacklock
Third Norn - Amy Shuard
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1849
Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10385-4 {4CDS} (2008)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3512
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 June 1955). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 13-18 1955 p.17). The CDs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website. The date given here (17 July 1955) is incorrect: ####http://operadepot.com/members/
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Kurt Böhme
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay
Woglinde - Joan Sutherland
Wellgunde - Una Hale
Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Constance Shacklock
Third Norn - Amy Shuard
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0230 {4CDS} (2008)ª; Testament SBT 13 1426 (cycle) {13CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2008 p.87 [AW]
Opera News - November 2008 pp.65-68 [DJB]
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]
Wagner News - Issue No.186 June 2008 pp.18-20 [PDB]
International Record Review - July/August 2008 pp.89-92 [RP]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.96-97 [JBS]
American Record Guide - November/December 2008 Vol.71 No.6 pp.188-189 [SDC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Hans Hopf
Hagen - Gottlob Frick
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Thomas Stewart
Gutrune - Ingrid Bjoner
Waltraute - Grace Hoffman
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann
Floßhilde - Sona Cervená
First Norn - Ruth Siewert
Second Norn - Grace Hoffman
Third Norn - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 609 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]
Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.281 [SDC]
Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]
Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 2008 pp.95-96 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Brünnhilde - Berit Lindholm
Siegfried - Helge Brilioth
Hagen - Bengt Rundgren
Alberich - Björn Asker
Gunther - Erik Saedén
Gutrune - Laila Andersson
Waltraute - Barbro Ericson
Woglinde - Hilevi Blylods
Wellgunde - Solweig Lindström
Floßhilde - Margot Rödin
First Norn - Ileana Peterson
Second Norn - Edith Thallaug
Third Norn - Siv Wennberg
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Compact Disc; - Premiere (Italy) unnumbered {4CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (October 1975; see OPERA January 1976 pp.67-69). 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 Erich Kleiber - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Emanuel List
Alberich - Fred Destal
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Rose Bampton
Waltraute - Lydia Kinderman
Woglinde - Mafalda Rinaldi
Wellgunde - Maria De Benedictis
Floßhilde - Zaira Negroni
First Norn - Lydia Kinderman
Second Norn - Zaira Negroni
Third Norn - Rose Bampton
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0046-3 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.145-148 [RB]
International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1947)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1948(LE}
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Brünnhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Ludwig Weber
Waltraute - Lydia Kinderman
Woglinde - Mafalda Rinaldi
Wellgunde - María Cherry
Floßhilde - Zaira Negroni
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10382-1 {1CD} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (3 September 1949). The CD issued by «Opera Depot» is listed on their website: ####http://operadepot.com/members/
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Sweden Royal Opera
Chorus - Sweden Royal Opera
Brünnhilde - Berit Lindholm
Siegfried - Helge Brilioth
Hagen - Peter Meven
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Black Disc - Melodiya C10 30749 002
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Wagner News - Issue No.86 August/September 1991 p.15
Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Brünnhilde - Johanna Meier
Siegfried - Wolfgang Neumann
Hagen - William Wilderman
Alberich - Marius Rintzler
Gunther - Victor Braun
Gutrune - Susan Dunn
Waltraute - Waltraud Meier
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2484-4 {4CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Opera (December 1985; see OPERA March 1986 p.286). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007. Here the recording is described as «in-House».
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1937(LCE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Brünnhilde - Anny Konetzni
Siegfried - Max Lorenz
Hagen - Fred Destal
Gunther - Jaro Prohaska
Gutrune - Wanda Achsel
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1474-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.24)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.418
Comments:- Recording of parts of Acts 1 and 3 taken from two performances at the Vienna State Opera (24 January & 19 June 1937). Alexander Kipnis is heard briefly as Hagen in excerpts from the June performance
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff
Hagen - Ludwig Weber
Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Martha Mödl
Waltraute - Elisabeth Höngen
Woglinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig
Floßhilde - Herta Töpper
First Norn - Ruth Siewert
Second Norn - Ira Malaniuk
Third Norn - Martha Mödl
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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 6175 {6LPS} (1999)ª
Compact Disc; - Wing WCD 53 (highlights) {1CD}; *Testament SBT 4175 {4CDS} (1999)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0067 {4CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1999 p.123 [AB]
Opera - October 1999 p.1243 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.224-225 [WY]
Orpheus - November 1999 S.89 [SS]; Mai+Juni 2005 S.58-S.59 [SS]
Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.71 [FL-2]
International Record Review - March 2000 p.142 [DC]
Stereophile - January 2000 (Vol.23 No.1) p.177
The Absolute Sound - March/April 2000 Issue 123 pp.157-159 [DD]
Wagner News - Issue No.138 April 2000 p.16 [PDB]
ARSC Journal - Vol.31 No.1 Spring 2000 pp.150-152 [GAG]
Répertoire - No.129 novembre 1999 p.100 [PF]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.56 [LT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.88 [JPS]
Opéra Magazine - No.4 février 2006 p.75 (mention) [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (4 August 1951). See GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.20, IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.36-42. The Wing CD contains a recording of part of Act 3. Michael Tanner states that tapes from thedress rehearsal were used in the preparation of the Testament CDs (CLASSIC CD December 1999 p.14)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Rundfunk
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff
Hagen - Gottlob Frick
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Leonie Rysanek
Waltraute - Ira Malaniuk
Woglinde - Gerda Sommerschuh
Wellgunde - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Floßhilde - Ruth Michaelis
First Norn - Irmgard Barth
Second Norn - Herta Töpper
Third Norn - Marianne Schech
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL 425 {5LPS}
Compact Disc - Orfeo C 356944 {4CDS}
Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 1994 p.1387
Opera Now - January 1995 p.55
Opera News - April 15 1995 p.34
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.332
Orpheus - November 1994 S.64
Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.81
Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.133
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154
Le Monde de la Musique - No.187 avril 1995 p.108
Wagner News - No.108 April 1995 p.20
Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.79
American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.274
Stereophile - February 1995 (Vol.18 No.2) p.185
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Prinzregententheater-Munich (1 September 1955)See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books December 31st 1994 p.17
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Gré Brouwenstijn
Waltraute - Jean Madeira
Woglinde - Lore Wißmann
Wellgunde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Floßhilde - Maria von Ilosvay
First Norn - Jean Madeira
Second Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Third Norn - Astrid Varnay
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Black Disc - Melodram 569(5)
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