(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1936(RE) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Heinrich Steiner*
2 1938(RA) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
3 1941(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
4 1942(RA) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Karl Böhm*
5 1943 - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Elmendorff*
6 1944 - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Karl Elmendorff*
7 1944(Act 1:RE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Karl Elmendorff*
8 1944(RA) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Karl Elmendorff*
9 1944(SE) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Kurt Striegler*
10 1944(ST) - Corregidor (Der) by Hugo Wolf - Karl Elmendorff*
11 1944(STU) - Fra Diavolo by Daniel François Esprit Auber - Karl Elmendorff*
12 1948(STU) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
13 1949(STU) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Rudolf Kempe*
14 1950(LI) - Romeo und Julia by Boris Blacher - Josef Krips*
15 1950(STU) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
16 1951(LI) - Antigonae by Carl Orff - Georg Solti*
17 1951(RA) - Barbier von Bagdad (Der) by Peter Cornelius - Joseph Keilberth*
18 1951(RA) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Schüchter*
19 1951(RA) - lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) by Otto Nicolai - Rolf Kleinert*
20 1951(RA) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
21 1951(STU) - Bartered Bride (The) by Bedrich Smetana - Hans Lenzer*
22 1951(STU) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
23 1952(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
24 1952(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
25 1952(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
26 1953(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Clemens Krauss*
27 1953(SCE) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Ferdinand Leitner*
28 1954(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
29 1954(LI) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
30 1954(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
31 1954(LI) - Pénélope by Rolf Liebermann - George Szell*
32 1954(RA) - Banditenstreiche by Franz von Suppé - Werner Schmidt-Boelcke*
33 1954(RA) - Wildschütz (Der) by Albert Lortzing - Hans Müller-Kray*
34 1955 - Zigeunerbaron (Der) by Johann Strauß II - Robert Stolz*
35 1955(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
36 1955(LI) - Irische Legende by Werner Egk - George Szell*
37 1955(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Hans Knappertsbusch*
38 1955(RA) - Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber - Fritz Stiedry*
39 1955(RA) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Erich Kleiber*
40 1955(RA) - Martha by Friedrich Flotow - Hans Gierster*
41 1955(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Josef Krips*
42 1955(STU) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
43 1955(STU) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
44 1956(LI) - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Szell*
45 1956(LI) - Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
46 1956(LI) - Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
47 1956(RA) - Bettelstudent (Der) by Carl Millöcker - Werner Schmidt-Boelcke**
48 1957(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
49 1957(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
50 1957(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
51 1957(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
52 1957(LI) - Schule der Frauen (Die) by Rolf Liebermann - George Szell*
53 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
54 1957(RA) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Eugen Jochum*
55 1958(RA) - Bartered Bride (The) by Bedrich Smetana - Joseph Keilberth*
56 1958(STU) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
57 1958(STU) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
58 1959(LI) - Excursions of Mr. Broucek (The) by Leos Janácek - Joseph Keilberth*
59 1959(LI) - Excursions of Mr. Broucek (The) by Leos Janácek - Joseph Keilberth*
60 1959(LI) - Excursions of Mr. Broucek (The) by Leos Janácek - Joseph Keilberth**
61 1959(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Franz Konwitschny*
62 1959(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Szell*
63 195?(SE) - Tiefland by Eugen d' Albert - Arthur Rother*
64 1960(LI) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Robert Heger*
65 1960(LI) - Friedenstag by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
66 1960(STU) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Eugen Jochum*
67 1961(LI) - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Heinz Wallberg*
68 1961(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Heinz Wallberg*
69 1962(SE) - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferdinand Leitner*
70 1962(STU) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
71 1963(LI) - Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner - Joseph Keilberth*
72 1963(SE) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Horst Stein*
73 1964(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
74 1964(STU) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Lorin Maazel*
75 1964(STU) - Waffenschmied (Der) by Albert Lortzing - Fritz Lehan*
76 1964?(SE) - Bartered Bride (The) by Bedrich Smetana - Heinrich Hollreiser*
77 1965(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
78 1965(SE) - Schwarzwaldmädel by Leon Jessel - Willy Mattes*
79 1965(STU) - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eugen Jochum**
80 1965(STU) - Wozzeck by Alban Berg - Karl Böhm*
81 1965?(SE) - Zigeunerbaron (Der) by Johann Strauß II - Carl Michalski*
82 1966(LC) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
83 1966(LC) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
84 1966(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
85 1966(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
86 1967(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Edward Downes*
87 1967(STU) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Lovro von Matacic*
88 1968(SE) - lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) by Otto Nicolai - Bernhard Conz*
89 1968(STU) - Graf von Luxembourg (Der) by Franz Lehár - Willy Mattes*
90 1968(STU) - Vie parisienne (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Franz Allers*
91 1969(STU) - Zigeunerbaron (Der) by Johann Strauß II - Franz Allers*
92 196?(SE) - Bettelstudent (Der) by Carl Millöcker - Carl Michalski*
93 196?(SE) - Gasparone by Carl Millöcker - Carl Michalski*
94 196?(SE) - Wildschütz (Der) by Albert Lortzing - Christoph Stepp*
95 1970(STU) - Kluge (Die) by Carl Orff - Kurt Eichhorn*
96 1971(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Rafael Kubelik*
97 1971(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Ferdinand Leitner*
98 1971(LI) - schweigsame Frau (Die) by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
99 1971(STU) - Gräfin Mariza by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán - Willy Mattes*
100 1974(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Eliahu Inbal*
101 1975(STU) - Boccaccio by Franz von Suppé - Willi Boskovsky*
102 1977(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Miguel-Ángel Gome..*
103 1977(LI:4/3/77 - Tomowa-Sintow) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
104 1977(LI;27/7/77 - Varady) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
105 1979(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Heinrich Hollreiser*
106 1981(FI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
107 1983(LC) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Heinrich Steiner - 1936(RE)
Orchestra - Reichsenders Berlin
Chorus - Reichsenders Berlin
Max - Marcel Wittrisch
Agathe - Tiana Lemnitz
Kaspar - Michael Bohnen
Ottokar - Gerhard Hüsch
Kuno - Carl Schlottmann
Kilian - Gerhard Witting
Hermit - Kurt Böhme
Ännchen - Irma Beilke
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 352 {1LP} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto «Historical» 982 H011 (+excepts cond. Knappertsbusch) {1CD} (1998)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0015 (+excepts cond. Knappertsbusch) {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33 L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - July 2000 p.48 [JSL]
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Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.49-50 [DN]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.89 [PF]
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International Record Review - April 2000 p.184 [JW]
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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [MT]: Issue No.123 June 2000 p.4 [MT]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.267 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance broadcast on 21 December 1936. The excerpts conducted by Knappertsbusch have been issued on other labels and are listed separately
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1938(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Reichsenders Stuttgart
Chorus - Chor des Reichsenders Stuttgart
Figaro - Paul Schöffler
Susanna - Maria Cebotari
Conte Almaviva - Mathieu Ahlersmeyer
Contessa Almaviva - Margarete Teschenmacher
Cherubino - Angela Kolniak
Marcellina - Elisabeth Waldenau
Bartolo - Kurt Böhme
Basilio - Karl Wesseley
Curzio - Hubert Buchta
Antonio - Hans Herbert Fiedler
Barbarina - Hannele Frank
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Black Disc; - *Historia Top Classic H-687/688/689 {3LPS}; Acanta DE 23133/4 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90035 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78057 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 48405 {2CDS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1990 p. [AB]
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Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.56 [DN]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.266 [KM]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 p.85 [MG]
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Comments:- Recorded on 24 (or 25) October 1938. The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their omline catalogue.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Peter Anders
Papageno - Alfred Poell
Königin der Nacht - Lea Piltti
Sprecher - Kurt Böhme
Pamina - Maria Reining
Sarastro - Ludwig Weber
Monostatos - Karl Wesseley
Papagena - Dora Komarek
1er Geharnischter - Willy Franter
2er Geharnischter - Franz Normann
Erste Dame - Hilde Konetzni
Zweite Dame - Dora With
Dritte Dame - Elena Nicolaidi
Erster Knabe - Erika Pirschl
Zweiter Knabe - Elfride Trötschel
Dritter Knabe - Anny Schneller
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 981.H010 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.140 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue 100 July 1998 p.4 (mention) [MT]
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American Record Guide - July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.275 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (August 1941)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1942(RA)
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Staatsoper Dresden
Carmen - Elisabeth Höngen
Don José - Torsten Ralf
Micaëla - Elfriede Weidlich
Escamillo - Josef Herrmann
Frasquita - Elfride Trötschel
Mercédès - Helena Rott
Le Dancaïre - Karl Wesseley
Le Remendado - Heinrich Tessmer
Moralès - Jan Rittel
Zuninga - Kurt Böhme
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Black Disc; - Acanta BB 21362 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90152 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1980 (highlights - mention)
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Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.167
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.62
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Comments:- Recorded December 1942. The conductor is sometimes stated to be Robert Heger.
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1943
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Mathieu Ahlersmeyer
Donna Anna - Marianne Schech
Don Ottavio - Hans Hopf
Donna Elvira - Margarete Teschenmacher
Leoporello - Kurt Böhme
Il Commendatore - Heinrich Pflanzl
Masetto - Gottlob Frick
Zerlina - Elfriede Weidlich
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Black Disc - DG LPM 19250-52 {3LPS}; Eterna 8 20 238/240 {3LPS} (DDR)
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 2048-2 BC {3CDS} Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª; Preiser Records 20023 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.210
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Orpheus - November 1992 S.51; Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.64-S.65 [SS]; März + April 2004 S.68 (mention) [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.253
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1944
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Max - Lorenz Fehenberger
Agathe - Margarete Teschenmacher
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Arno Schellenberg
Kuno - Heinrich Pflanzl
Kilian - Karl Wesseley
Hermit - Sven Nilsson
Ännchen - Elfride Trötschel
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90386 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Cantus Classics 51004 {2CDS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33 L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.63
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]
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Comments:- The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their omline catalogue.
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1944(Act 1:RE)
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle
Siegmund - Max Lorenz
Sieglinde - Margarete Teschenmacher
Hunding - Kurt Böhme
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Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90015 {1CD}; SONIA DA 74803 {1CD}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1991 p. [AB]
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Stereophile - July 1995 (Vol.12 No.7) p.155
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Comments:- According to PREISER this was recorded on 21 September 1944, but SONIA gives theyear as 1941
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1944(RA)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdmer Staatsoper
Luisa - Maria Cebotari
Rodolfo - Hans Hopf
Miller - Josef Herrmann
Walter - Kurt Böhme
Federica - Helena Rott
Wurm - Georg Hann
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Black Disc - BASF 22 21805-8 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90055 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics CACD 5.00019 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
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Conductor Kurt Striegler - 1944(SE)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatsoper
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Figaro - Arno Schellenberg
Il Conte Almaviva - Lorenz Fehenberger
Rosina - Elisabeth Reichelt
Dr. Bartolo - Gottlob Frick
Don Basilio - Kurt Böhme
Berta - Emma Maier
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Black Disc - Acanta BB 23103 {1LP}; Bellaphon BB 23103 {1LP}
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1944(STU)
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Corregidor - Karl Erb
Corrigidora - Marta Fuchs
Alkalde - Kurt Böhme
Pedro - Karl Wesseley
Tonuelo - Gottlob Frick
Tio Lukas - Josef Herrmann
Frasquita - Margarete Teschenmacher
Repela - Georg Hann
Duenna - Helena Rott
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 208 {3LPS} (USA) (1951)ª; Urania UR 208 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; Urania US 5208 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª; *Opera Society London OPS 115-117 {3LPS} (1951)ª; Acanta FA 21408 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90182 {2CDS} (1994)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500219 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Der Corregidor by Hugo Wolf are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1178
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1952 p.187 [AR]; April 1960 p.512 (mention); March 1980 p.1441 [WSM]
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.5 May-June 1994 p,284
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Diapason - No.402 mars 1994 p,182
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American Record Guide - November 1951 Vol.18 No.3 p.100 [PLM]: November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.249 [HG]
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Répertoire - No.63 novembre 1993 p,89
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Comments:- It has be stated that this performance was in fact conducted by Kurt Striegler (See Opera December 1975 p.1011)
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Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1944(STU)
Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle
Chorus - Staatsoper Dresden
Fra Diavolo - Hans Hopf
Lord Cockburn - Arno Schellenberg
Lady Pamela - Marie-Luise Schilp
Lorenzo - Lorenz Fehenberger
Matheo - Gottlob Frick
Zerline - Irma Beilke
Giacomo - Kurt Böhme
Beppo - Karl Wesseley
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Black Disc - Urania URLP 204 {3LPS}; Urania US 5204-2 {2LPS}; BASF 29269 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90349 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fra Diavolo by Daniel François Esprit Auber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.21; Opéra International novembre 1982 No.53 p.18; Opéra Magazine No.12 novembe 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1952 p.107 [LS]
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Orpheus - 15 April - 15 Mai 1976 S.371-S.372 [PL]; Februar 1999 S.49 [DN].
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American Record Guide - September 1951 Vol.18 No.1 pp.10,32 [PHR]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.127 marzo 1999 pp.94-96 [GL]
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1948(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Salome - Christel Goltz
Jochanaan - Josef Herrmann
Herodes - Bernd Aldenhoff
Herodias - Inger Karén
Narraboth - Rudolf Dittrich
Ein Page - Ruth Lange
Erster Nazarener - Kurt Böhme
Zweiter Nazarener - Walter Hiebl
Erster Soldat - Manfred Hübner
Zweiter Soldat - Martin Tietze
Ein Cappadocier - Erich Handel
Ein Sklave - Edith Hellriegel
Erster Jude - Erich Zimmermann
Zweiter Jude - Heinrich Tessmer
Dritter Jude - Hans Delenda
Vierter Jude - Johannes Kemter
Fünfter Jude - Heinrich Pflanzl
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Black Disc; - Oceanic Records OCLP 302 {2LPS} (1950)ª; *Olympic 9101-2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0020622BC {2CDS} (1994)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.310
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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.84
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.184
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.169
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American Record Guide - February 1951 Vol.17 No.6 p.215 [PHR]: May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.240
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1949(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Max - Bernd Aldenhoff
Agathe - Elfride Trötschel
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Karl Paul
Kuno - Werner Faulhaber
Kilian - Karl-Heinz Thomann
Hermit - Hans Krämer
Zamiel - Hannes Haegele
Ännchen - Irma Beilke
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 403 {3LPS} (1951)ª; BASF 21 805 {3LPS}; BASF 22 29268-1 (highlights) {1LP}; Acanta DE 29268 {3LPS}; VOX OPBX 149 {3LPS}; VOX OPL 260 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - Dante LYS 507-508 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2012 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33 L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1951 p.161 [AR]; March 1964 p.425 (Highlights) [EG]
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American Record Guide - September 1951 Vol.18 No.1 p.9 [PHR]: November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.312 [DA]
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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.5 [MT]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]
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International Record Review - July 2000 p.116 [JW]
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Répertoire - No.127 septembre 1999 p.86
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Romeo - Richard Holm
Julia - Hilde Güden
Lady Capulet - Sieglinde Wagner
Die Amme - Dagmar Hermann
Capulet - Hermann Uhde
Tybalt - Josef Witt
Benvolio - Kurt Böhme
Peter - Erich Majkut
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 974
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Landestheater Salzburg (9 August 1950). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kraut p.137. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Oper
Marschallin - Margarete Bäumer
Octavian - Tiana Lemnitz
Sophie - Ursula Richter
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Hans Löbel
Valzacchi - Franz Sautter
Annina - Emilie Walter-Sacks
Ein Sänger - Werner Liebing
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Angela Kolniak
Ein Notar - Erich Handel
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Black Disc; - Oceanic OCLP 304 (USA) {4LPS} (1950)ª; Urania URLP 201 {4LPS} (1951)ª; Nixa ULP 9201-9204 {4LPS} (1954)ª; Acanta 40.23039 {3LPS} (1984)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1951 p.37 [AR]; March 1954 pp.399-400 [AR]
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Opera - April 1954 pp.239-240 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - June 1951 Vol.17 No.10 p.334, pp.355-356 [MDS]
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1954 p.543
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Fono Forum - November 1984 S.60-S.61 [HS]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Antigonae - Christel Goltz
Kreon - Hermann Uhde
Ismene - Irmgard Barth
Hämon - Karl Ostertag
Ein Wächter - Paul Kuen
Tiresias - Ernst Haeflinger
Ein Bote - Kurt Böhme
Euridice - Marianne Schech
Chorführer - Benno Kusche
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo 407952 I {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Antigonae by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.50
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.134
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.126
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.152
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Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.53
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.192 octobre 1995 p.102
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theater, Munich
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Abu Hassan - Kurt Böhme
Margiana - Anny Schlemm
Nureddin - Rudolf Schock
Kalif - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Kadi - Peter Offermans
Bostana - Trude Roesler
Erster Muezzin - Walter Schönfeld
Zweiter Muezzin - Karl Schiebener
Dritter Muezzin - Walter Kassek
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0048-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Barbier von Bagdad by Peter Cornelius are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.171
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.141-143 [RP]
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Holländer - Hans Hotter
Senta - Helene Werth
Daland - Kurt Böhme
Erik - Bernd Aldenhoff
Mary - Res Fischer
Steuermann - Helmut Krebs
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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 032 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0038 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500660 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Preiser Records «Paperback Opera» 20046 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2004 p.75 [AB]
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Opera - February 2005 pp.231-232 [AB]
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International Record Review - December 2006p.25 [JTH]: March 2007 p.26 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.230-231 [JPM]
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Conductor Rolf Kleinert - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Chor der Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk Leipzig
Chorus - Orchester der Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk Leipzig
Sir John Falstaff - Kurt Böhme
Herr Fluth - Theodor Horand
Herr Reich - Helmut Eyle
Fenton - Aloys Kuhnert
Junker Spärlich - Paul Reineke
Dr. Cajus - Wolfgang Markgraf
Frau Fluth - Ingeborg Schmitt-Stein
Frau Reich - Erna Westenberger
Anna Reich - Irma Kastner
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Black Disc; - Oceanic OCLP 303 {3LPS} (1950)ª; *Olympic 9102-2 {2LPS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.548; MET p.358; PENGUIN p.270; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - Vol.17 No.12 August 1951 p.415 [PHR]
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Karl Paul
Walther von Stolzing - Bernd Aldenhoff
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Tiana Lemnitz
Magdalena - Emilie Walter-Sacks
Nachtwächter - Werner Faulhaber
Kunz Vogelgesang - Johannes Kemter
Konrad Nachtigall - Kurt Legner
Ulrich Eisslinger - Heinrich Tessmer
Balthasar Zorn - Karl-Heinz Thomann
Augustin Moser - Gerhard Stolze
Hermann Ortel - Theo Adam
Hans Schwarz - Erich Handel
Hans Foltz - Werner Faulhaber
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Black Disc - Urania URLP 206 {6LPS}; VOX OPBX 142; VOX OPL 350 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - Myto 4 MCD 961.138 {4CDS} (1996)ª; Gebhart JGCD 0043/4 {4CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.67 (Highlights); April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.346
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.58 [DN]
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Diapason - No.433 janvier 1997 p.108
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.178 p.92
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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.40 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.64 [HF]
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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.82-83 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.92 octubre 1996 p.54
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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.69
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Conductor Hans Lenzer - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Kruschina - Robert Koffmane
Kathinka - Johanna Blatter
Marie - Traute Richter
Micha - Wilhelm Lang
Agnes - Emmy Hagemann
Wenzel - Rolph (Ralf) Peters
Hans - Sebastian Hauser
Kezal - Kurt Böhme
Springer - Edwin Heyer
Esmeralda - Rita Streich
Muff - Wilhelm Lang
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Black Disc - Urania URLP 210 {3LPS}; Nixa ULP 9210 1/3 {3LPS} VOX OPX 148/1-2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1964 p.425 [EG]
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American Record Guide - January 1952 Vol.18 No.5 p.162 [PHR]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.57 mai-juin 1951 pp.344-345
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - George Vincent
Elsa - Marianne Schech
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Andreas Boehm
König Heinrich - Kurt Böhme
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Willy Wolff
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 225 {5LPS}; Nixa ULP 9225-1/5 {5LPS} (1953)ª
Compact Disc; - Pilz-Acanta 44 2118-2 {4CDS}; Acanta 44 2133-2 {4CDS} Urania URN 22.200 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]
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Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]
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Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.56 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.168 avril 1993 p.82
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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.75 [JN]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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International Record Review - October 2002 pp.85-86 [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Werner Faulhaber
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Ira Malaniuk
Nachtwächter - Gustav Neidlinger
Kunz Vogelgesang - Karl Terkal
Konrad Nachtigall - Walter Stoll
Ulrich Eisslinger - Karl Mikorey
Balthasar Zorn - Josef Janko
Augustin Moser - Gerhard Stolze
Hermann Ortel - Theo Adam
Hans Schwarz - Heinz Borst
Hans Foltz - Max Kohl
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 522 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34040; Golden Melodram GM 1.0003 - 4;; Music & Arts CD 1014 (+Siegfried Idyll) {4CDS} Cantus Classics 500 326 {2CDS} + Cantus Classics 500 327 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0111-4 {4CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.130 [AB]; August (published June) 2003 pp.73-74 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.665 [AB]
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Opera News - October 2003 pp.63-64 [RC]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.6 July/August 1998 pp.265-267 [WY]
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14
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Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.98 [AT]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [KM]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.278 [RVL]
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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.45 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.91 [BL]
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Répertoire - No.114 juin 1998 p.57 [TP]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA October 1952 p.596, p.597). The performance on 17 August 1952 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. In this performance the roles of Pogner and Eva were sung by Ludwig Weber and Trude Eipperle (see Radio Times Issue dated August 15 1952 p.11 and THE LISTENER Issue dated August 28 1952 p.355)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - George London
Titurel - Kurt Böhme
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Klingsor - Hermann Uhde
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Ruth Siewert
Knappe 1 - Herta Töpper
Knappe 2 - Hanna Ludwig
Knappe 3 - Gerhard Unger
Knappe 4 - Gerhard Stolze
Blumenmädchen 1 - Rita Streich
Blumenmädchen 2 - Erika Zimmermann
Blumenmädchen 3 - Hanna Ludwig
Blumenmädchen 4 - Paula Brivkalne
Blumenmädchen 5 - Maria Lacorn
Blumenmädchen 6 - Herta Töpper
Ritter 1 - Karl Terkal
Ritter 2 - Werner Faulhaber
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0051 {4CDS} (2001)ª; Archipel ARPCD 01124 {4CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500666 & 500667 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
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Wagner News - Issue No.150 June 2002 p.24 [ARB]
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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (1 August 1952)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff
Mime - Paul Kuen
Wanderer - Hans Hotter
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Erda - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Fafner - Kurt Böhme
Waldvogel - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 528(4)
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 47-49 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Mike Richter CD Rom AE 203 (Opera from Bayreuth); Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried 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.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]
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Opera News - September 1995 p.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.284
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Opéra International - avril 1995 N0 190 p.82
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Diapason - No.471 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151
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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.270
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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (badly reviewed by HDR in Opera September 1952 p.519)
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Maria Reining
Octavian - Lisa Della Casa
Sophie - Hilde Güden
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Alfred Poell
Valzacchi - László Szemere
Annina - Sieglinde Wagner
Ein Sänger - Karl Terkal
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Judith Hellwig
Polizeikommissar - Franz Bierbach
Der Wirt - August Jaresch
Ein Notar - Oskar Czerwenka
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Georges Müller
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - August Jaresch
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Compact Cassette - Legends XLNC 110
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 211-2 (Highlights + Salome) (1996)ª; Golden Melodram GM 60005 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2293/5 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58 (mention); Februar 2001 S.60 [SL]
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.82-83 [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at ths Salzburg Festival (See OPERA October 1953 p.599). The «Highlights» on the Legato CD are a «filler» on the recording of Salome, also conducted by Krauss (1948)
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1953(SCE)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester
Rigoletto - Hermann Uhde
Gilda - Rita Streich
Duca di Mantova - Petre Munteanu
Monterone - Kurt Böhme
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 17011 LPE {1x10in-LP}
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
Comments:- Munteanu's contribution to this composite set of excerpts was released on an Extended Play Disc (D.G.G. EPL30076) which was reviewed in The Gramophone,June 1959 p.25, Gramophone Record Review, May 1959 p.540 and Records and Recording, May 1959 p.26. Some of the arias were conducted by Artur Rother
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kaiser - Hans Hopf
Kaiserin - Leonie Rysanek
Amme - Lilian Benningsen
Barak - Josef Metternich
Färberin - Marianne Schech
Geisterbote - Kurt Böhme
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Howard Vandenburg
Stimme des Falken - Gerda Sommerschuh
Stimme von Oben - Ina Gerhein
Einäugige - Carl Hoppe
Einarmige - Rudolf Wünzer
Bucklige - Karl Ostertag
Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Erika Köth
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 108 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Voce della Luna VL 2007-3 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0088 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.63
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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.8
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.44
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theatre (See OPERA, October 1954p.601)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Max - Hans Hopf
Agathe - Elisabeth Grümmer
Kaspar - Kurt Böhme
Ottokar - Alfred Poell
Kuno - Oskar Czerwenka
Kilian - Karl Dönch
Hermit - Otto Edelmann
Zamiel - Claus Clausen
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 24 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Robin Hood Records RHR 522 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32519.20 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 6324 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.510 {2CDS}; Virtuosa 269 7222 {2CDS}; Music & Arts CD 1064 {2CDS};; (2000)ª; Living Stage 347.15 {2CDS}; EMI CMS 5 67419-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1309 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0073 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33 L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue (published October) 2000 p.126 [AB]
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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 pp.362-363 [HF]
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Orpheus - April 1996 S.59; April 2001 S.58 [SS]
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Diapason - No.474 octobre 2000 p.126 [JCH]
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Stereophile - August 1989 (Vol.12 No.8) p.187
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American Record Guide - September/October 1988 Vol.51 No.5 p.96 [DA]: July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.267 [RVL]
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Classic CD - September 2000 p.67 [MT]
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International Record Review - August 2000 p.109 [JW]: February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.141 décembre 2000 p.84 [JMB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 pp.99-100 [AC]: No.75 noviembre 2004 p.85 [AG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1954, see OPERA, October 1954 p.605). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238 and the RHR LPs in GRAMOPHONE February 1984 p.1035
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Paul Franke
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Charles Anthony
Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh
Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken
Balthasar Zorn - Benjamin Wilkes
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Norman Scott
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 909
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 December 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as «Very Good AM aircheck. Missing Prelude».
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Conductor George Szell - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Penelope - Christel Goltz
Telemachus - Anneliese Rothenberger
Hercules - Rudolf Schock
Mayor - Max Lorenz
Ulysses - Kurt Böhme
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Compact Disc - Orfeo C 328 931 B
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.225
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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.65
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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.156
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.159 p.138
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.234
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Répertoire - No.63 novembre 1993 p.58
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at The Salzburg Festival (see OPERA October 1954 p.607)
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Conductor Werner Schmidt-Boelcke - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Malandrino [Gagliotti] - Hans Hopf
Babbeo - Kurt Böhme
Lidia - Erika Köth
Gaetano - Carl Hoppe
Dr. Tondolo - Paul Kuen
Spaccamonti - Kurt Großkurth
Stella - Herta Töpper
Lelio - John Kuhn
Banditen - Karl Ostertag
- Georg Wieter
- Harry Friedauer
- Walter Carnuth
- Heinz Beck
- Fred Kallmann
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0176 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.94 [XC]
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Conductor Hans Müller-Kray - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Graf von Eberbach - Heinz Rehfuss
Die Gräfin - Hanne Munch
Baron Kronthal - Franz Fehringer
Baronin Freimann - Lore Wißmann
Nanette - Hanna Stolze-Fröhlich
Baculus - Kurt Böhme
Gretchen - Käthe Nentwig
Jäger - Bruno Samland
Narrator - Hannes Tannert
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0087 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Cantus Classics 500806 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Wildschütz by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLINI p.372
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - May 2005 p.76 [JTH]
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Conductor Robert Stolz - 1955
Orchestra - Orchester
Graf Homonay - Alfred Poell
Conte Carnero - Richard Eybner
Sandor Barinkay - Hans Hopf
Kalman Zsupan - Kurt Böhme
Arsena - Liselotte Maikl
Czipra - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Saffi - Gertrud Hopf
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0158 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.255
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - October 2006 p.32 [JTH]
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Kaiser - Hans Hopf
Kaiserin - Leonie Rysanek
Amme - Elisabeth Höngen
Barak - Ludwig Weber
Färberin - Christel Goltz
Geisterbote - Kurt Böhme
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Karl Terkal
Stimme des Falken - Judith Hellwig
Stimme von Oben - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Einäugige - Harald Pröglhoff
Einarmige - Oskar Czerwenka
Bucklige - Murray Dickie
Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Emmy Loose
3 Wächter der Stadt - Ljubomir Pantscheff
- Alfred Poell
- Eberhard Wächter
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 668 053 D {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2006 pp.101-102 [MA]
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Classica Répertoire - No.78 décembre 2005 - janvier 2006 p.64 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.84, p.86 [JS]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (9 November 1955). There is (was?) a review of the CDs issued by Orfeo on the internet (http://www.opernwelt.de/platte.html#platte2)
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Conductor George Szell - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Cathleen - Inge Borkh
Aleel, ein Dichter - Kurt Böhme
Der Tiger - Walter Berry
Der Geier - László Szemere
1. Eule - Chloë Owen
2. Eule - Lilian Benningsen
1. Kaufmann - Max Lorenz
2. Kaufmann - Oskar Czerwenka
1. Hirte - Waldemar Kmentt
2. Hirte - Theo Baylé
Ersheinung des verdammten Faust - Gottlob Frick
Oona, Amme - Margarete Klose
Stimme hinter der Szene - Gottlob Frick
Verwalter - Franz Bierbach
Die Schlange - Maria Litto
Die leeren Seelen - Patricia Brinton
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 564 0121 {2CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2001 p.99 [GR]
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Opera News - January 2002 p.80 [JWF]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.123-124 [BB]
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Orpheus - August + September 2001 S.88-S.89 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.260 septembre 2001 p.70 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - November 2001 p.81 [MVA]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 pp.107-108 [CHP]
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Répertoire - No.149 septembre 2001 p.59 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording of the first performance (17 August 1955; see OPERA October 1955 pp.652-653)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Maria Reining
Octavian - Sena Jurinac
Sophie - Hilde Güden
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Alfred Poell
Valzacchi - László Szemere
Ein Sänger - Karl Terkal
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Judith Hellwig
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 30025 {3CDS} (1998)ª; RCA «Wiener Staatsope Live» 74321 69431-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2000 p.118, p.122 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.341 [RVL]; Vol.23 No.5 May/June 2000 p.238 [JM]
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Orpheus - April 2000 S.74 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.141 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]: Issue No.118 January 2000 p.5 [MB]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.312 [KM] : Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.271 [KM]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.312 [KM]: Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.271 [KM]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2000 p.70 [mention] [CP]
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Classic CD - March 2000 p.83 [TB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.56 [JS]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.137 febbraio 2000 p.98 [EG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.90 [JPS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance the Vienna State Opera. Photographs of the productionand a review of a performance with a slightly different cast are given in OPERA February 1956 (front cover and pp.90-91)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
König Ludwig VI - Kurt Böhme
Adolar - Frans Vroons
Euryanthe - Joan Sutherland
Lysiart - Otakar Kraus
Eglantine - Marianne Schech
Bertha - Beryl Hatt
Rudolf - Lloyd Strauss-Smith
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 415 {2LPS} (1967)ª
Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 204 {2CDS} (Australia) (2003)ª; *Mithridate «Ponto» POCD 1017 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5015 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1169; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.153 p.94; PENGUIN p.560; GIUDICI p.1174 (2) p.1841
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2005 p.115 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.226-227 [JHN]
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Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.61 [GH]
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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 pp.98-99 (mention) [JC]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.254 [KM]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast by the BBC Third Programme on 30 September and 1 October 1955. See Radio Times Issue dated September 23 1955 p.44. p.49. This recording is incorrectly attributed to Cologne Radio in Celestial Audio's online catalogue.
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Max - Hans Hopf
Agathe - Elisabeth Grümmer
Kaspar - Max Proebstl
Ottokar - Alfred Poell
Kuno - Heiner Horn
Kilian - Kurt Marschner
Hermit - Kurt Böhme
Zamiel - Richard Münch
Ännchen - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 42/3 {3LPS}; Estro Armonico EA 014 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMP 433.2 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1181 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Koch Schwann 316 422 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Capriccio CAP 67164 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7038 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33 L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.551 [AB]; July (published May) 2001 p.99, p.101 [AB]
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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 p.305 [HF]; Vol.30 No.1 September/ October 2006 pp.273-274 [JHN]
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Diapason - No.417 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.108; No.481 maI 2001 p.115 [AT]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.303 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.148 juillet/aoüt 2001 pp.80-81
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Comments:- The dialogue is spoken by a separate cast of actors
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Conductor Hans Gierster - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lady Harriet Durham - Wilma Lipp
Sir Tristan Mickleford - Rudolf Wünzer
Lyonel - Waldemar Kmentt
Plumkett - Kurt Böhme
Nancy - Hetty Plümacher
Richter zu Richmond - Richard Bitterauf
1 Magd - Lotte Schädle
2 Magd - Gisa Nerz
3 Magd - Rose Fink
1 Diener - Karl Bennert
2 Diener - Peter Schranner
3 Diener - Wulf von Lochner
Zwei Pächter - Karl Kreile
- Herbert Beisel
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Compact Disc - Relief CR 1918 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Martha by Friedrich Flotow are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.257; Opera on CD (3) p.55; MET p.139; PENGUIN p.91; GIUDICI p.231
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Suzanne Danco
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Kurt Böhme
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Hilde Güden
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5103-5106 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2117-2120 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 604-606 {3LPS} (1971)ª; *Decca 411 626-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª; London XLLA 34 {4LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1401 {4LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 626-4 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 411 626-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 389-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Membran 223479 {3CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape - London LOV 90007 (4-track 7½ips) (1960)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1955 pp.189-190 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; June 1959 p.23 [PHW]; March 1971 p.1514 [AB]; September 1989 p. [JBS]
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Opera - December 1955 p.786; July 1959 p.464
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 p.317 [MHF]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1955 Vol.5 No.8 p.96 [JH]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: September 1960 Vol.10 No.9 p.99 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.40 [CJL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.16
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29 [DH]: July 1959 p.649 [SH]
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Records and Recordings - June 1959 p.23 [FGB]
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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 pp.161-162 [STG]
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International Record Review - September 2000 p.119 [HC]
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BBC Music Magazine - October 2000 p.80 [CO]
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Comments:- According to «Erinnerungen» by Josef Krips (p.507) this recording was made between 6 and 21 June 1955
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Kaiser - Hans Hopf
Kaiserin - Leonie Rysanek
Amme - Elisabeth Höngen
Barak - Paul Schöffler
Färberin - Christel Goltz
Geisterbote - Kurt Böhme
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Karl Terkal
Stimme des Falken - Judith Hellwig
Stimme von Oben - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Einäugige - Harald Pröglhoff
Einarmige - Oskar Czerwenka
Bucklige - Murray Dickie
Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Emmy Loose
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5180-5184 {5LPS} (1956)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 554-557 {4LPS} (1968)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 554-557 {4LPS} (1968)ª; London XLLA 46 {5LPS} (1957)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Historic» 425 981-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1956 pp.21-22 [PHW]; October 1956 pp.153-154 [DST]; April 1968 p.556 [WSM]; October 1968 p.482 [DST]; October 1991 p.192 [AB]
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Opera - August 1956 p.507
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1956 p.507 [WM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1957 Vol.7 No.10 p.104 [DJ]: March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 pp.121-122 [HG]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Léopold Simoneau
Papageno - Walter Berry
Königin der Nacht - Wilma Lipp
Sprecher - Paul Schöffler
Pamina - Hilde Güden
Sarastro - Kurt Böhme
Monostatos - August Jaresch
Papagena - Emmy Loose
1er Geharnischter - Joseph Gostic
2er Geharnischter - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Erste Dame - Judith Hellwig
Zweite Dame - Christa Ludwig
Dritte Dame - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Erster Knabe - Dorothea Siebert
Zweiter Knabe - Ruthilde Boesch
Dritter Knabe - Eva Boerner
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5085-5087 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2215-2217 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 501-503 {3LPS} (1966)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 501-503 {3LPS} (1966)ª; *Decca 414 362-1; London XLLA 38 {3LPS} (1956)ª
Compact Cassette - Decca 414 362-4
Compact Disc; - Double Decca 448 734-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1955 p.233 pp.233-234 [AR]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS]; July 1960 p.79; February 1967 p.444; April 1999 p.36 [IM]
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Opera - January 1956 p.47; September 1960 p.638; January 1967 p.52 [AB]
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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 p.162 [STG]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.17
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.30: July 1960 p.524 [DH]
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