(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1935 & 1938(Act 2;SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Bruno Seidler-Win..*
2 1939(LI) - Friedenstag by Richard Strauss - Clemens Krauss*
3 1939(RA) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Hans Weisbach*
4 1941(LCE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Vittorio Gui*
5 1942(LEC) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Richard Strauss*
6 1942(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clemens Krauss*
7 1942(RE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Arthur Rother*
8 1942(RE) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Clemens Krauss*
9 1943(LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
10 1944(RA) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*
11 1946(LE) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Bertil Wetzelsberger**
12 1947(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
13 1948(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Kleiber*
14 1949(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Eugen Jochum*
15 1950(LI) - Damnation de Faust (La) by Hector Berlioz - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
16 1950(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*
17 1950(RA) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel - Hans Schmidt-Isse..*
18 1951(Acts 1&2;LE) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Thomas Beecham*
19 1951(LI) - Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner - Robert Heger*
20 1951(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
21 1951(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
22 1951(RA) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Schüchter*
23 1952(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Stiedry*
24 1952(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
25 1952(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Fritz Reiner*
26 1952(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
27 1952(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
28 1952(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
29 1952(RA) - Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner - Richard Kraus*
30 1953(LE;Acts 2&3) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
31 1953(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
32 1953(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*
33 1953(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
34 1953(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*
35 1953(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
36 1953(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
37 1953(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*
38 1953(RA) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Clemens Krauss*
39 1953(RA) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Richard Kraus*
40 1954(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
41 1954(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
42 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
43 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
44 1954(RA) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Joseph Keilberth*
45 1955(LC) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
46 1955(LC) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
47 1955(LC) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
48 1955(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
49 1955(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
50 1956(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - André Cluytens*
51 1956(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
52 1956(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
53 1956(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
54 1956(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
55 1957(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
56 1957(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
57 1957(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
58 1957(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
59 1957(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
60 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
61 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
62 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
63 1957(RA) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Eugen Jochum*
64 1957(SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Leopold Ludwig*
65 1957(STU) - Mond (Der) by Carl Orff - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
66 1957-58(STU) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
67 1958(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - André Cluytens*
68 1958(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
69 1958(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
70 1958(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
71 1958(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
72 1959(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Joseph Keilberth*
73 1959(LI) - schweigsame Frau (Die) by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
74 1959(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Franz Konwitschny*
75 1959(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
76 1959(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Franz Konwitschny*
77 1959(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Szell*
78 1960(LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner*
79 1960(LI) - Assassinio nella cattedrale by Ildebrando Pizzetti - Herbert von Karajan*
80 1960(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan*
81 1960(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan*
82 1960(LI) - Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin - Lovro von Matacic*
83 1961(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Otto Klemperer*
84 1961(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
85 1961(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
86 1961(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
87 1961(SE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Argeo Quadri*
88 1962(LC) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
89 1962(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
90 1962(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Heinz Wallberg*
91 1962(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Heinz Wallberg*
92 1962(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Heinz Wallberg*
93 1962(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Otto Klemperer*
94 1962(STU) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
95 1963(LC) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
96 1963(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth***
97 1963(LI) - Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner - Joseph Keilberth*
98 1963(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
99 1964(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
100 1964(STU) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
101 1965(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
102 1965(STU) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
103 1966(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - André Cluytens*
104 1967(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Pierre Boulez*
105 1967(LI:Jones - Hesse) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Berislav Klobucar*
106 1967(LI;Jones - Ludwig)) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Berislav Klobucar*
107 1967(LI;Stella - Bumbry) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Berislav Klobucar*
108 1968(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Karl Böhm*
109 1968(LI) - Lulu by Alban Berg - Karl Böhm*
110 1971(LI) - Besuch der alten Dame (Der) by Gottfried von Einem - Horst Stein*
111 1971-72(STU) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*
112 1976(STU) - Lulu by Alban Berg - Christoph von Dohnányi*
113 1983(LI) - Lulu by Alban Berg - Lorin Maazel*
114 1991(LC) - Lulu by Alban Berg - Jeffrey Tate*
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Conductor Bruno Seidler-Winkler - 1935 & 1938(Act 2;SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Lotte Lehmann
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Marta Fuchs
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Margarete Klose
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Black Disc - HMV DB 3719-3728 {10x78s}; HMV DB 8737-8746 {10x78s;AC} Victor Set M 582 (15506-15515) {10x78s} Electrola WCLP 734-736 (+Act 1) {3LPS}; EMI Electrola E 80-686/8 (+Act 1) {3LPS}La Voix de son Maître 2902123 (collection) {12LPS} Danacord DACO 171-176 (collection) {6LPS}
Compact Disc; - Dancord DACOCD 317-318 (+Act 1); Naxos «Historical» 8.110250-51 (+Act 1) {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1940 p.293 [AR]; October 1946 p.65; November (published September) 2003 p.114 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.228-230 [WY]; Vol.30 No.1 September/ October 2006 p.272 [JM]
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Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 p.132 [JC]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1962 Vol.12 No.12 p.76 [GB]
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American Record Guide - February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.426 [GK] July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 pp.89-93 [PJR]: January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 p.249 [JPM]
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American Record Guide - February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.426 [GK]July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 pp.89-93 [PJR]: January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 p.249 [JPM]
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International Record Review - October 2003 p.84 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 pp.98-99 [RG]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.35 No.1 pp.153-154 [GAG]
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Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.121 [AT]
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Comments:- The scene between Siegmund and Sieglinde and the closing scene were recorded in Vienna in 1935 immediately after Act 1 was recorded with Bruno Walter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (22 June 1935). In the closing scene Alfred Jerger sang Wotan and Ella Flesch sang Brünhilde. The rest of the recording was made in Berlin in 1938 on 19 and 20 September. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1939(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Kommandant - Hans Hotter
Maria - Viorica Ursuleac
Wachtmeister - Herbert Alsen
Konstabel - Hermann Wiedemann
Schütze - Josef Witt
Musketier - Carl Bissuti
Hornist - Nikolaus Zec
Offizier - Hermann Gallos
Piedmonteser - Anton Dermota
Holsteiner - Karl Kamann
Bürgermeister - Willy Franter
Prälat - Viktor Madin
Frontoffizier - Georg Monthy
Frau aus dem Volk - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
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Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 3-1465-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.15) (1995)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1995 p.164 [AB]
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Opera - January 1996 p.25
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Opera Now - June 1995 p.57
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Opera News - March 2 1996 p.40
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.393
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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.273
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (10 June 1939)
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Conductor Hans Weisbach - 1939(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Reichsenders Leipzig
Chorus - Chor des Reichsenders Leipzig
Falstaff - Hans Hotter
Fenton - Philipp Rasp
Ford - Arno Schellenberg
Dr. Cajus - Peter Markwort
Bardolfo - Wilhelm Ulbricht
Pistola - Gottlieb Zeithammer
Alice Ford - Henny Neumann-Knapp
Nannetta - Martina Wulf
Meg Page - Else Tegetthoff (previously Ruziczka)
Mistress Quickly - Hedwig Fichtmüller
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Black Disc - Preiser Records 012 046-7 {2LPS}; *BASF 10 22137-7 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90102 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics 51487 {2CDS}; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1975 p.1011 (letter); January 1976 p.1239 (highlights) [AB]
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Comments:- Recording of performance broadcast in April 1939.The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their omline catalogue.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1941(LCE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Aida - Daniza Ilitsch
Radamès - Set Svanholm
Amneris - Elena Nikolaidi
Amonasro - Hans Hotter
Ramphis - Josef von Manowarda
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1458-2 (Wiener Staatsoper-Live Vol.8)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1995 p.143
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Opera News - March 18 1995 p.34
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.337
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Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.85
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Comments:- Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (5 & 10 June 1941)
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Conductor Richard Strauss - 1942(LEC)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Salome - Else Schulz
Jochanaan - Paul Schöffler
Herodes - Josef Witt
Herodias - Else Schürnoff
Narraboth - Anton Dermota
Ein Page - Dora With
Erster Nazarener - Herbert Alsen
Zweiter Nazarener - Hans Schweiger
Erster Soldat - Carl Bissuti
Zweiter Soldat - Karl Ettl
Erster Jude - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Jude - William Wernigk
Dritter Jude - Willy Franter
Vierter Jude - Anton Arnold
Fünfter Jude - Erich Kunz
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 463 (+Elektra - excerpts + Lieder) {1LP} (1969)ª
Compact Disc - Koch Schwann 3-1453-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live - Vol.3) {2CDS}
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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; No.240 p.92; 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; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p. {AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1997 p.65 [RP]
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Comments:- Recording of excerpts taken from performances on 15 February 1942 and 6 May 1942The cast given above is that of the performance on 15 February 1942 as given by Koch Schwann. A not entirely clear analysis of the excerpts recorded is given in«EJS Discography» pp.462-464 and «More EJS» p.610 in which the following are also listed as appearing in these excerpts: Melanie Bugarinovic (Herodias), Joachim Sattler (Herod), Hans Hotter (Jokanaan)
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irma Beilke
Conte Almaviva - Hans Hotter
Contessa Almaviva - Helena Braun
Cherubino - Gerda Sommerschuh
Marcellina - Res Fischer
Bartolo - Gustav Neidlinger
Basilio - Josef Witt
Curzio - William Wernigk
Antonio - Franz Normann
Barbarina - Liane Timm
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90203 {3CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78665-78667 {3CDS} Music & Arts CD 1062 (+Highlights from Orchestral Concerts of the 1942 Salzburg Festival) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5075 (+New year's Concert - Vienna - 1951 - Krauss - excerpts) {3CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1996 p.111
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Opera - December 1994 p.1388
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Opera Now - August 1994 p.50; March/April 1997 p.95: September/October 2001 p.101 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.314
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Orpheus - Januar 1995 S.48; Februar 1998 S.63 [DN]; Mai 1998 S.59 [DN]
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.64
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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.151
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.254: July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.267 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4
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International Record Review - June 2001 pp.78-79 [PB]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.32 No.1 pp.132-135 [GAG]
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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.58
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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.87 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival 1942 using a new German translation as that previously used, by Hermann Levi, was forbidden
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Conductor Arthur Rother - 1942(RE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Aida - Hilde Scheppan
Radamès - Helge Roswaenge
Amneris - Margarete Klose
Amonasro - Hans Hotter
Ramphis - Wilhelm Schirp
Il Re di Egitto - Wilhelm Lang
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Black Disc - Acanta BB 22025; Melodiya M10 47295 003 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90219
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1994 p.62
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Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.146
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1942(RE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Gräfin - Viorica Ursuleac
Flamand - Franz Klarwein
Olivier - Hans Hotter
La Roche - Georg Hann
Der Haushofmeister - Georg Wieter
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Black Disc - *BASF 10 21363-3 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Myto 1 MCD 943.104; Myto 1MCD 981.H001 {1CD}
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1975 p.680 [AB]; December 1975 p.1011
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Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.388
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Orpheus - November 1994 p.63
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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.120
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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.276 [KM]
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Comments:- In this radio performance Hotter became ill and the role of Olivier was taken over by Carl Kronenberg (see The Gramophone Dec 1975 p.1011) However in these excerpts he only appears in the trio (see Kutsch-Riemens 1987 edn. Band 1 column 1580; 1997 edn. Band 3 p.1923). See also the letters in GRAMOPHONE, January 1976 p.1285; March 1976 p.1454; April 1976 p.1695; May 1976 p.1802
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1943(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Siegmund - Max Lorenz
Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni
Brünhilde - Helena Braun
Wotan - Hans Hotter
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1474-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.24)
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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 publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.418
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Comments:- Recording of parts of Acts 1 and 3 of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (1 December 1943)
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1944(RA)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Holländer - Hans Hotter
Senta - Viorica Ursuleac
Daland - Georg Hann
Erik - Karl Ostertag
Mary - Luise Willer
Steuermann - Franz Klarwein
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Black Disc; - Mercury MGL 2 {4LPS} (USA) (1950)ª; BASF 10 21538 (highlights) {1LP} (1976)ª;; Acanta HA-23-135/7 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Rodolphe RP 12388-12390 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32515 (Double Durée); Pilz-Acanta 44 2118-2 {2CDS}; Preiser Records 90250 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78048 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics 51484 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1357 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Membran 223054 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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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 - January 1976 p.1239 (highlights) [AB]; June 1980 p.66 [AB]; June 1996 p.114 [AB]
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Opera - January 1996 p.24
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Opera Now - August/September 1995 p.55
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Opera News - April 13 1996 p.53
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.212 [WY]
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Orpheus - März 1996 S.61
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Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 p.55; avril 1993 No.168 p.82
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The New Records (Philadelphia) - June 1950 p.9 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.75 [JH]
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Stereophile - March 1989 (Vol.12 No.3) p.177
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Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [MT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18: Issue No.145 June 2001 p.19 (mention) [ARB]
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American Record Guide - September 1983 Vol.46 No.6 p.67 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.81
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.39 (mention) [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.79 [VJ]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.84
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Comments:- Recorded at concert performances (14-19 May 1944). The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their online catalogue.
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Conductor Bertil Wetzelsberger - 1946(LE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Otello - Franz Völker
Desdemona - Maud Cunitz
Iago - Hans Hotter
Cassio - Franz Klarwein
Rodrigo - Heinz Braun
Lodovico - Karl Schmidt
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Compact Disc - *Preiser Records 90364 (+Der fliegende Holländer +Lohengrin - excerpts) {1CD}
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (24 February 1946). The CD issued by Preiser carries the following excerpts: Seht das Segel! Die Galeere!; Freut euch alle!; Nun hat das nächtige Dunkel; Nun weiter. Hierher kommt Cassio; Gott soll dich, teurer, segen; Gott warum häufst du auf mich alles Übel? In addition there is a «bonus», two more extracts sung by Franz Völker and recorded in a studio; Du, was willst du (1937 - conductor Johannes Schüler) and Jeder Knabe kann mein Schwert nur entreißen (1930 - conductor Hermann Weigert)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Maria Reining
Zdenka - Lisa Della Casa
Mandryka - Hans Hotter
Waldner - Georg Hann
Adelaide - Rosette Anday
Fiakermilli - Herma Handl
Matteo - Horst Taubmann
Elemer - Julius Patzak
Dominik - Josef Witt
Lamoral - Alfred Poell
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - Franz Szkokan
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 101 {3LPS} (1980)ª;; GEMA FR-525
Compact Disc - *Melodram MEL 37077; DG 445 342-2; DG 445 491-2(Collection)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.153
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Opera Now - December 1994 p.54
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.75
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Opera News - May 1995 p.46
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.66
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.56
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Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.168
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.61 [PLM]
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Classic CD - December 1994 p.57
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Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.88
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (12 August 1947)
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Tristan - Set Svanholm
Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
Brangaene - Viorica Ursuleac
Marke - Ludwig Weber
Kurwenal - Hans Hotter
Melot - Angel Mattiello
Hirt - Roberto Maggiolo
Steuerman - Tulio Gagliardo
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Umberto di Toto
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 25007 (highlights) {2CDS} (1989)ª; Myto 3CD99 H031 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0195 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.356 [WY]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.104 (highlights) [GWL]
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Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.7 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (20 August 1948)
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Hans Hotter
Veit Pogner - Max Proebstl
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Egmont Koch
Walther von Stolzing - Günther Treptow
David - Paul Kuen
Eva - Annelies Kupper
Magdalena - Ruth Michaelis
Nachtwächter - Fritz Richard Bender
Kunz Vogelgesang - Franz Klarwein
Konrad Nachtigall - Carl Hoppe
Ulrich Eisslinger - Hans Kern
Balthasar Zorn - Karl Mücke
Augustin Moser - Karl Mösch
Hermann Ortel - Fritz Richard Bender
Hans Schwarz - Walter Bracht
Hans Foltz - Rudolf Wünzer
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Compact Disc; - Myto 4MCD 944.109 {4CDS} (1994)ª; Myto «Historical» 4CD994 H035 {4CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0132 {4CDS} (2005)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:-
Opera - December 1994 p.1386
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Opera News - June 1995 p.44
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.333
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Opéra International - Février 1995 No.188 p.74
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154
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Wagner News - No.106 December 1994 p.21: Issue No.129 September 1998 p.19 [PDB]
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American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.273 [KM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.123 June 2000 p.4 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.76 January 1995 p.81
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Stereophile - February 1995 (Vol.18 No.2) p.183
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.85 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Munich (10 December 1949)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Lucerne Festival
Chorus - Lucerne Festival
Faust - Frans Vroons
Méphistophélès - Hans Hotter
Marguerite - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Brander - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Black Disc; - *Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 21 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Seven Seas K20C 337-339 {3LPS} (Japan)
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR 60 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0008-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.173 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 2001 S.60 [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.97 [JLD]
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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.5
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.76 [JW]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.297-298 [PLA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.80 [SG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Lucerne Festival (26 August 1950)
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Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Holländer - Hans Hotter
Senta - Astrid Varnay
Daland - Sven Nilsson
Erik - Set Svanholm
Mary - Hertha Glaz
Steuermann - Thomas Hayward
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 149 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Raritas OPR 5
Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARLA 35-36 {2CDS} (1996)ª; *Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2041 {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110189-90 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500 321 {2CDS} (2003)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 - February 2003 p.88 [AB]
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.39
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.65
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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.130 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.8
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Wagner News - Issue No.117 September 1996 p.11
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.254 (mention) [PH]
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International Record Review - January 2002 p.79 [MVA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.84 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 1950). The recording on the Arlecchino CDs is not quite complete
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Giulio Cesare - Hans Hotter
Cleopatra - Walburga Wegener
Cornelia - Dagmar Hermann
Sesto - Walter Geisler
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0220 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.32; CELLETTI p.312; Opera on CD (1) p.8 (2) p.11 (3) p.12; L'Avant Scène Opéra Vol.97 p.98; MET p.176; MET(VID) p.98; PENGUIN p.133; GIUDICI p.286 (2) p.486; Opera News July 1996 p.32; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.65-66; The Gramophone May 2005 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast in September 1950.
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1951(Acts 1&2;LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Hans Sachs - Hans Hotter
Veit Pogner - Ludwig Weber
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Walther von Stolzing - Peter Anders
David - Murray Dickie
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Constance Shacklock
Nachtwächter - Geraint Evans
Kunz Vogelgesang - Edgar Evans
Konrad Nachtigall - Ernest Davies
Ulrich Eisslinger - Dennis Stephenson
Balthasar Zorn - Emlyn Jones
Augustin Moser - David Tree
Hermann Ortel - Marian Nowakowski
Hans Schwarz - Charles Morris
Hans Foltz - Ronald Lewis
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03369
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0050-1 {1CD} (2003)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)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 - August (published June) 2003 pp.73-74 [AB]
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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 (mention) [MVA]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.97-98 [RG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.84-85 [PN]
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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of part of Acts 1 and 2 from a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 July 1951). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated July 1-7 1951 p.19).
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Palestrina - Julius Patzak
Carlo Borromeo - Hans Hotter
Ighino - Käthe Nentwig
Silla - Katja Sabo
Giovanni Morone - Ferdinand Frantz
Bernardo Novagerio - Franz Klarwein
Kardinal Madruscht - Max Proebstl
Graf Luna - Albrecht Peter
Pabst Pius IV - Georg Wieter
Bischof Ercole Severolus - Benno Kusche
Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Hans Ducrue
Abdisu - Walter Carnuth
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 429 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 975.169 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Cantus Classics 500289 {2CDS} + 500290 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1377 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.570
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.288 [JHN]; Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 p.219 [JHN]
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Orpheus - Februar 1998 S.62 [GH]; Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.83 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.113 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.254 [SDC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.88 [JV]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.37 [AV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theater Munich (See OPERA November 1952 p.674)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Margaret Harshaw
Loge - Set Svanholm
Mime - Leslie Chabay
Alberich - Lawrence Davidson
Freia - Jarmila Novotná
Froh - Brian Sullivan
Donner - Osie Hawkins
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Jerome Hines
Fafner - Dezsö Ernster
Woglinde - Erna Berger
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records UORC 276 {2LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (Also available on compact cassette)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1950). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.35-36.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Salome - Inge Borkh
Jochanaan - Hans Hotter
Herodes - Max Lorenz
Herodias - Irmgard Barth
Narraboth - Lorenz Fehenberger
Ein Page - Katja Sabo
Erster Nazarener - Max Proebstl
Zweiter Nazarener - Albrecht Peter
Erster Soldat - Adolf Keil
Zweiter Soldat - Fritz Friedrich
Ein Cappadocier - Carl Hoppe
Ein Sklave - Gertrud Ebeling
Erster Jude - Karl Ostertag
Zweiter Jude - Peter Kaussen
Dritter Jude - Georg Binder
Vierter Jude - Walter Carnuth
Fünfter Jude - Rudolf Wünzer
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 106 {2LPS} {1980)ª
Compact Disc; - *Orfeo C 342 932 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Cantus Classics 500705 {2CDS} (2005)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; No.240 p.92; 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; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1994 p.139
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.326
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Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.83
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.136
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.4 May-June 1994 p.207
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.77
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (21 July 1951)
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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 Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Richard Tucker
Filippo II - Jerome Hines
Rodrigo - Paolo Silveri
Il Grande Inquisitore - Hans Hotter
Un Frate - Luben Vichey
Elisabetta di Valois - Delia Rigal
La principessa Eboli - Fedora Barbieri
Tebaldo - Anne Bollinger
Il Conte di Lerma - Paul Franke
Un Araldo Reale - Emery Darcy
Una voce dal cielo - Lucine Amara
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 4552 (BRO 124723) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of a four-act version at the MET (5 April 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Amfortas - Hans Hotter
Titurel - Luben Vichey
Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines
Parsifal - Hans Hopf
Klingsor - Gerhard Pechner
Kundry - Margaret Harshaw
Alto Stimme - Jean Madeira
Knappe 1 - Genevieve Warner
Knappe 2 - Mildred Miller
Knappe 3 - Paul Franke
Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli
Blumenmädchen 1 - Lucine Amara
Blumenmädchen 2 - Lois Hunt
Blumenmädchen 3 - Hertha Glaz
Blumenmädchen 4 - Anne Bollinger
Blumenmädchen 5 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero
Ritter 1 - Emery Darcy
Ritter 2 - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0065-3 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 914
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 publication:-
Classical Express - May 2002 p.7 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 April 1952). 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 Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Salome - Ljuba Welitsch
Jochanaan - Hans Hotter
Herodes - Set Svanholm
Herodias - Elisabeth Höngen
Narraboth - Brian Sullivan
Ein Page - Hertha Glaz
Erster Nazarener - Alois Pernerstorfer
Zweiter Nazarener - Emery Darcy
Erster Soldat - Norman Scott
Zweiter Soldat - Luben Vichey
Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins
Ein Sklave - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli
Zweiter Jude - Thomas Hayward
Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis
Vierter Jude - Paul Franke
Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 9 (+Elektra) {4LPS}; Discocorp SID 724
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952 125 (+Aida - excerpts) {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 2 MCD 031 H073 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Bensar OL 11952 (BRO 125574) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers SAL 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0201 {2CDS} (2007)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; No.240 p.92; 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; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58 (Wrong year given)
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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.67 [GSF]: February 1983 Vol.46 No.3 p.96 (letter)
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.252 (mention) [PH]
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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.70
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55
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Musica (Milano) - N.148 luglio-agosto 2003 pp.87-88 [GR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those 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
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 Herbert von Karajan - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Martha Mödl
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Ludwig Weber
Kurwenal - Hans Hotter
Melot - Hermann Uhde
Hirt - Gerhard Unger
Steuerman - Gerhard Stolze
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Werner Faulhaber
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Black Disc; - Discocorp 291 {4LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 47/5 {5LPS} Melodram MEL 525 {5LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Hunt CD 528 {4CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 528.4 {4CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 962.149 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Myto 3 MCD 021 H061 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0054 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22218 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 603033 D {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 01 {3CDS} (2003)ª; DS 37502 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.550 [AB]; April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB] December 2003 p.101, p.103 [AW]
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Opera - February 2004 p.151 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 p.251 [WY]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.237-238 [HF]
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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; März 1997 S.58 (mention)
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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.118 [ED]
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.3
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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.16 (mention)
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International Record Review - November 2003 pp.76-77 [MVA]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 p.69 [DB]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.230-231 [SDC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.86 [LB]: No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (23 July 1952; see OPERA September 1952 pp.516-519 and front cover). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529. The CDs issued by URANIA are reviewed on the internet .
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Günther Treptow
Sieglinde - Inge Borkh
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Gerhilde - Irmgard Meinig
Ortlinde - Paula Brivkalne
Waltraute - Hanna Ludwig
Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert
Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller
Siegrune - Herta Töpper
Grimgerde - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Roßweiße - Trude Roesler
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 527 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Paragon PCD 84017-20 {4CDS}; Arlecchino ARL 43-45 {3CDS} Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.287-288 [WY]
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Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82
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Diapason - No.417 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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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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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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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 Richard Kraus - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Palestrina - Julius Patzak
Carlo Borromeo - Hans Hotter
Ighino - Anny Schlemm
Silla - Gisela Litz
Giovanni Morone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Bernardo Novagerio - Richard Holm
Kardinal Madruscht - Arnold Van Mill
Graf Luna - Albrecht Peter
Pabst Pius IV - Gottlob Frick
Bischof Ercole Severolus - Wilhelm Schirp
Der Kardinal von Lothringen - Karl Wolfram
Abdisu - Helmut Krebs
Anton Brus von Müglitz - Hermann Scheuing
Der Bischof von Budoja - Christo Bajew
Theophilus, Bischof von Imola - Walter Kassek
Avosmediano, Bischof von Cadix - Heiner Horn
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 021 HO60 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.570
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.156 [JHN]
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Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.256 [CHP]
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Comments:- A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 25 May 1968. See Radio Times Issue dated May 25-31 1968 p.9.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1953(LE;Acts 2&3)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tristan - August Seider
Isolde - Helena Braun
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Gottlob Frick
Kurwenal - Hans Hotter
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0256-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2004 p.75 [AB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Loge - Erich Witte
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Bruni Falcon
Froh - Gerhard Stolze
Donner - Hermann Uhde
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher
Floßhilde - Gisela Litz
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (cycle); Foyer FO 1008 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 536 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 536 {3CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.100014 (cycle) ; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.80 (Allegro LPs) [JH]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (25 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast given on the Allegro LPs is fictitious
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Loge - Erich Witte
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Bruni Falcon
Froh - Gerhard Stolze
Donner - Hermann Uhde
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher
Floßhilde - Gisela Litz
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Black Disc; - foyer FO 1008 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 3 4002 {3CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32503.5 (Double Durée) (cycle); foyer 15-CF2011 ;; Gala 100.511 {2CDS}; Gala GL-999791 (cycle) {14CDS}; Urania RMI 1906 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0250 (cycle) {13CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1500 (cycle) {14CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
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Opera News - September 1995 p.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.125-127 [CJT]
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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]
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Stereophile - August 1988 (Vol.11 No.8) p.156
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Paul Kuen
Wanderer - Hans Hotter
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Waldvogel - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (Cycle); Melodram MEL 538 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 538 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)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:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (27 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast given on the Allegro CDs is fictitious
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Paul Kuen
Wanderer - Hans Hotter
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Waldvogel - Rita Streich
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Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 4 4004 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32506.9-Double Durée (Cycle); foyer 15-CF2011(Cycle); Gala GL 100.653 {4CDS}; Gala GL-999.791 (cycle) {14CDS} ;; Archipel ARPCD 0250 (cycle) {13CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1500 (cycle) {14CDS} (2006)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 - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
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Opera News - September 1995 p.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.125-127 [CJT]
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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]
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Stereophile - August 1988 (Vol.11 No.8) p.156
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Set Svanholm
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Hans Hotter
Kurwenal - Paul Schöffler
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - Dieter Franke
Steuerman - Algerd Brazis
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Thomas Hayward
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 323 (& 815)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 March 1953). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.72-74. 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 Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Regina Resnik
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland
Ortlinde - Bruni Falcon
Waltraute - Lise Sorrell
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller
Siegrune - Gisela Litz
Grimgerde - Sibylla Plate
Roßweiße - Erika Schubert
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (Cycle); Melodram MEL 537 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 537 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 pp.20-21 [ARB]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (26 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast listed on the Allegro LPs is fictitious
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Regina Resnik
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland
Ortlinde - Bruni Falcon
Waltraute - Lise Sorrell
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller
Siegrune - Gisela Litz
Grimgerde - Sibylla Plate
Roßweiße - Erika Schubert
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Black Disc; - foyer FO 1009 {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette - Legends XLNC 101
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 4 4003 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32503-Double Durée (Cycle); foyer 16-CF2011 (Cycle);; Arkadia HP 6 10.3; Gala GL 100.652 {3CDS}; Gala GL 999.797 (cycle) {14CDS} ; Archipel ARPCD 0250 (cycle) {13CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1500 (cycle) {14CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
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Opera News - September 1996 p.56
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.337
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.125-127 [CJT]
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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 S.71
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Stereophile - August 1988 (Vol.11 No.8) p.156
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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]
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Répertoire - Vol.79 avril 1995 p.81
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]
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Comments:- According to the review in «Répertoire de Disques» it is sometimes claimed that Martha Mödl sings Brünhilde on this recording, but this is not correct
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Gräfin - Viorica Ursuleac
Graf - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Flamand - Rudolf Schock
Olivier - Hans Braun
La Roche - Hans Hotter
Clairon - Herta Töpper
Taupe - Emil Graf
Eine italienische Sängerin - Ilse Hollweg
Ein italienischer Tenor - Ratko Belorka
Der Haushofmeister - Georg Wieter
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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1021 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0032 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.99 [AB]
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Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.58 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.294 octobre 2004 p.74 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.88 [JN]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Comments:- The LPs issued by Rococo are listed on the website of the Durbeck Archive. According to a letter in OPERA (December 1969 p.1112) this recording «was taped on 11 November 1953».
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Elektra - Astrid Varnay
Chrysothemis - Leonie Rysanek
Clytemnestra - Res Fischer
Aegisth - Helmut Melchert
Orest - Hans Hotter
Ein alter Diener - Arno Reinhardt
Ein junger Diener - Hasso Eschert
Die Schleppträgerin - Helen Petrich
Die Vertraute - Gertie Chorlent
Der Pfleger des Orest - Heiner Horn
Die Aufseherin - Kaethe Tatzmann
1. Magd - Ilse Ihme-Säbich
2. Magd - Trude Roesler
3. Magd - Marianne Schröder
4. Magd - Marlies Siemeling
5. Magd - Käthe Möller-Siepermann
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 112 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.512 (+highlights - Der Rosenkavalier - Reiner - 1953) {2CDS}; Koch Schwann 3 1643-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Encore CD 101-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Op