(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1949(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Eugen Jochum*
2 1949(RA) - Heirat wider Willen (Die) by Engelbert Humperdinck - Hans Altman*
3 1949(RA) - lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) by Otto Nicolai - Hans Altman*
4 1950(RA) - beide Schützen (Die) by Albert Lortzing - Jan Koetsier*
5 1950(RA) - Mond (Der) by Carl Orff - Rudolf Alberth*
6 1951(Acts 1&2;LE) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Thomas Beecham*
7 1951(LI) - Antigonae by Carl Orff - Georg Solti*
8 1951(LI) - Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner - Robert Heger*
9 1951(STU) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Robert Heger*
10 1952(RA) - tote Stadt (Die) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Fritz Lehmann*
11 1953(RA) - Arizona Lady by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán - Werner Schmidt-Boe..*
12 1953(RA) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Hans Schmidt-Isse..*
13 1953(RA) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Hermann Weigert*
14 1953(RA) - Schwarzwaldmädel by Leon Jessel - Franz Marszalek*
15 1953(RA) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Wilhelm Schüchter*
16 1955(LI) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel - Eugen Jochum*
17 1955(RA) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Otto Klemperer*
18 1955(RA) - Widerspenstigen Zähmung (Der) by Hermann Goetz - Joseph Keilberth*
19 1956(SE) - Gasparone by Carl Millöcker - Franz Marszalek*
20 1956(STU) - Kluge (Die) by Carl Orff - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
21 1956(STU) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
22 1957(RA) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Eugen Jochum*
23 1959(FI) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Franz Marszalek*
24 1959(SE) - Csárdásfürstin (Die) by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán - Franz Marszalek*
25 1959(SE) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
26 1959(SE) - Zigeunerbaron (Der) by Johann Strauß II - Werner Schmidt-Bo..*
27 195?(SE) - Bettelstudent (Der) by Carl Millöcker - Werner Schmidt-Boelcke*
28 195?(SE) - Csárdásfürstin (Die) by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán - Franz Marszalek*
29 195?(SE) - Schwarzwaldmädel by Leon Jessel - Franz Marszalek*
30 1960(LI) - Friedenstag by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
31 1960(SE) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Franz Marszalek*
32 1960?(SE) - Bettelstudent (Der) by Carl Millöcker - Hermann Hagestedt*
33 1960?(SE) - Vogelhändler (Der) by Carl Zeller - Hermann Hagestedt*
34 1962(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Joseph Keilberth*
35 1962(SE) - Gräfin Mariza by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán - Franz Marszalek*
36 1963(LC) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
37 1963(SE) - fidele Bauer (Der) by Leo Fall - Carl Michalski*
38 1964(SE) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Hans Löwlein*
39 1964(STU) - Zigeunerbaron (Der) by Johann Strauß II - Robert Stolz*
40 1964?(SE) - Bettelstudent (Der) by Carl Millöcker - Hans Moltkau*
41 1965(SE) - Evangelimann (Der) by Wilhelm Kienzl - Robert Heger*
42 1965(STU) - lustige Witwe (Die) by Franz Lehár - Robert Stolz*
43 1965(STU) - Wiener Blut by Johann Strauß II - Robert Stolz*
44 1966(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
45 1967(LC) - Lulu by Alban Berg - Leopold Ludwig*
46 1967(LC) - Lulu by Alban Berg - Leopold Ludwig*
47 1968(SE) - lustige Witwe (Die) by Franz Lehár - Franz Marszalek*
48 196?(SE) - liebe Augustin (Der) by Leo Fall - Carl Michalski*
49 196?(SE) - Undine by Albert Lortzing - Wilhelm Schüchter*
50 1971(FI) - schweigsame Frau (Die) by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
51 1971(FI) - Wiener Blut by Johann Strauß II - Anton Paulik*
52 1971(LI) - schweigsame Frau (Die) by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
53 1971(SE) - Vogelhändler (Der) by Carl Zeller - Carl Michalski*
54 1972(STU) - Schwarzwaldmädel by Leon Jessel - Willy Mattes*
55 1973(FI) - Gräfin Mariza by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán - Wolfgang Ebert*
56 1973(STU) - Mond (Der) by Carl Orff - Kurt Eichhorn*
57 1974(LI) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Carlos Kleiber*
58 1974(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*
59 1976(STU) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Carlos Kleiber*
60 1977(LI;Dernesch) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*
61 1977(LI;Jones) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*
62 1977(RA) - Heimkehr aus der Fremde (Die) by Felix Mendelssohn - Heinz Wallberg***
63 1977(STU) - Paganini by Franz Lehár - Willi Boskovsky*
64 1978(STU) - Orphée aux Enfers by Jacques Offenbach - Willy Mattes***
65 1979(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*
66 1980 - Belle Hélène (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Willy Mattes*
67 1980(RA) - arme Jonathan (Der) by Carl Millöcker - Leopold Hager*
68 1980(STU) - lustige Witwe (Die) by Franz Lehár - Heinz Wallberg*
69 1982(STU) - Vetter aus Dingsda (Der) by Eduard Künnecke - Hans Geese*
70 1983(LI) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Carlos Kleiber*
71 1984(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*
72 1986(FI) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Carlos Kleiber*
73 19??(STU) - Dreimädelhaus (Das) by Heinrich Berté - Wolfgang Ebert*
74 19??(STU) - Dreimädelhaus (Das) by Heinrich Berté - Wolfgang Ebert*
75 19??(STU) - Dreimädelhaus (Das) by Heinrich Berté - Wolfgang Ebert*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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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 Hans Altman - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Robert Graf Montfort - Hans Hopf
Hedwige de Merian - Käthe Nentwig
Emil Duval - Carl Hoppe
Luise Mauclair - Hildegard Limmer
Philip V - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Lascaux - Benno Kusche
Marquis d'Estrée - Walter Pretorius
Eine Oberin - Renate Gebel
Hausmeister - Karl Mösch
Zwei Zofen - Herta Maria Kraus
- Margot Grebner
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Black Disc; - Bismark Beane MRF 183 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto H057 (+Fra Diavolo - excerpts) {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Cantus Classics CACD 5 00288 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.87 [SS]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.257 [CHP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.88-89 [GL]
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Comments:- The MRF LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722
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Conductor Hans Altman - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir John Falstaff - Georg Hann
Herr Fluth - Gerhard Misske
Herr Reich - Benno Kusche
Fenton - Josef Traxel
Junker Spärlich - Paul Kuen
Dr. Cajus - Karl Mösch
Frau Fluth - Clara Ebers
Frau Reich - Gisa Nerz
Anna Reich - Maria Mühlenbeck
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 413 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.718 (+Falstaff - excerpts - Krauss) {2CDS} (2003)ª
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:-
Orpheus - Heft 5+6 Mai+Juni 2003 S.87 [GH]
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Comments:- The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872
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Conductor Jan Koetsier - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Amtmann Wall - Max Proebstl
Caroline - Käthe Nentwig
Wilhelm - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Peter - Paul Kuen
Busch - Benno Kusche
Suschen - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Gustav - Richard Holm
Jungfer Lieblich - Ruth Michaelis
Schwarzbart - Georg Wieter
Barsch - Peter Russ
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL 162 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4546-4547 {2CDS}; Phonograph PH 5111 {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40
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Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.57 [IW]
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.66
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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.52
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.94 [JMP]
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Conductor Rudolf Alberth - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Bayerische Rundfunk
Chorus - Bayerische Rundfunk
Der Erzähler - Karl Erb
Erster Bursche - Benno Kusche
Zweiter Bursche - Josef Knapp
Dritter Bursche - Paul Kuen
Vierter Bursche - Georg Wieter
Schultheiß - Willy Rösner
Wirth - Karl Hanft
Petrus - Georg Hann
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Compact Disc; - Calig CAL 50 948 {1CD} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Mond by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.557
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.54
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.56
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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 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 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 Robert Heger - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Tannhäuser - August Seider
Elisabeth - Marianne Schech
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Karl Paul
Venus - Margarete Bäumer
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Otto von Rohr
Walther von der Vogelweide - Franz Klarwein
Biterolf - Benno Kusche
Heinrich der Schreiber - Karl Ostertag
Reinmar von Zweter - Rudolf Wünzer
Hirt - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 211 {4LPS} (1952)ª; Urania UR 211-4 {4LPS} (1962)ª; Urania US 5211-4 {4LPS} (1962)ª; *Nixa ULP 9211-1/4 {4LPS} (1954)ª; Acanta HB 23.129-32; Belter {4LPS} (Spain) (1957)ª
Compact Disc; - Pilz-Acanta 44 2118-2 {3CDS}; Preiser Records 90473 (Lohengrin - excerpt - Völker - Lemnitz) {3CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500221 + 500222 {4CDS} (2003)ª; Membran 223055 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1954 p.488 [AR]
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Opera - July 1954 p.438 [HDR]
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Opéra International - No.168 avril 1993 p.82
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American Record Guide - February 1952 Vol.18 No.6 p.195 [PHR]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.384
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.77 [JH]: February 1962 Vol.12 No.2 p.95 [HG]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.86 [AG]
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Conductor Fritz Lehmann - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Paul - Karl Friedrich
Marietta - Maud Cunitz
Erscheinung Mariens - Maud Cunitz
Frank - Benno Kusche
Brigitta - Lilian Benningsen
Fritz - Hans Braun
Juliette - Margot Guillaume
Lucienne - Elinor Junker-Giesen
Gaston - Richard Holm
Victorin - Richard Holm
Graf Albert - Josef Traxel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 263 {2LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0004 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.354; Opera on CD (2) p.150 (3) p.169; GIUDICI p.319 (2) p.553; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.202 p.118
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.85 [MCP]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Comments:- *The recording on the LPs issued by EJS and on the CDs issued by Walhall appears to be that listed in the «Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen» published by the Bayerischer Rundfunk Schallarkiv (Hauptteil A Band III 5614a) where the year is given as 1952.
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Conductor Werner Schmidt-Boelcke - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lona Farrell - Esther Réthy
Roy Dexter - Herbert Ernst Groh
Sheriff Sullivan - Benno Kusche
Lopez Ibanez - Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Nelly Nettleton - Brigitte Mira
Chester Kingsbury - Willy Hofmann
Jim Slaughter - Fritz Rasp
Bentschley - Bum Krüger
Onkel Cavarelli - Kurt Großkurth
Bonita - Mady Rahl
Bill Sanders - Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Peligreen - Otto Storr
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Compact Disc; - Operetta Archives OA 1009 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.62 [KC2]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 1 January 1954, but according to «Bayerischer Rundfunk - Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen - Sängerinnen - Buchstabe R-Z» (1909) the recording was made in 1953. Roy Dexter's dialogue is spoken by Ulrich Beiger
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Fiordiligi - Suzanne Danco
Dorabella - Ira Malaniuk
Despina - Edith Oravez
Ferrando - Rudolf Schock
Guglielmo - Horst Günter
Don Alfonso - Benno Kusche
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0033 (2004)ª; Relief CR 1907 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.67 [SS]
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Diapason - No.523 mars 2005 p.117 [MP]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.71 avril 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Conductor Hermann Weigert - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Salome - Astrid Varnay
Jochanaan - Hans Braun
Herodes - Julius Patzak
Herodias - Margarete Klose
Narraboth - Hans Hopf
Ein Page - Herta Töpper
Erster Nazarener - Carl Hoppe
Zweiter Nazarener - Max Proebstl
Erster Soldat - Adolf Keil
Zweiter Soldat - Benno Kusche
Ein Cappadocier - Hans Hermann Nissen
Ein Sklave - Hildegard Limmer
Erster Jude - Karl Ostertag
Zweiter Jude - Peter Kaussen
Dritter Jude - Emil Graf
Vierter Jude - Walter Carnuth
Fünfter Jude - Georg Wieter
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Black Disc - Rococco Records 1009 {2LPS}; *I Grandi Interpreti IGI-289 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 210 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Orfeo C 5030021 {2CDS} (2000)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:-
(The) Gramophone - October (published August) 2000 p.105 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 pp.365-366 [BR]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.58; Juli 2000 S.62 [SS]
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Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 pp.72-73 [SS]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.290: November/ December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.311 [KM]
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International Record Review - August 2000 p.107 [HC]
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Classic CD - November 2000 p.67 [ST]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2000 p.94 [DN]
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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.4
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.60
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Comments:- The LP (I Grandi Interpreti IGI 289) gives Patzak as singing Nabarroth and Hopf as singing Herod, which is incorrect (See «Hab mir's gelobt» by Astrid Varnay p.238)
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Blasius Römer - Benno Kusche
Hannele - Marianne Schubart
Bärbele - Gretl Schörg
Malwine von Hainau - Gitta Lind
Hans - Franz Fehringer
Richard - Willy Hofmann
Schmusheim - Bruno Fritz
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Black Disc - RCA VL 30406 {1LP}
Compact Disc - *Acanta 42 552 {1CD}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - August 1980 S.588 (mention)
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Floria Tosca - Carla (Dragica) Martinis
Mario Cavaradossi - Rudolf Schock
Il barone Scarpia - Josef Metternich
Il Sagristano - Benno Kusche
Cesare Angelotti - Horst Günter
Spoletta - Kurt Marschner
Sciarrone - Karl (Carl) Otto
Un pastore - Ena Thiessen
Un carceriere - Karl (Carl) Otto
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 300 727-420 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0020 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Relief CR 1905 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.853-S.855 [GH]; Juli+August 2004 S.66-S.67 [SS]
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Comments:- The orchestra and chorus are stated incorrectly to be those of «Norddeutscher Rundfunk» which was not formed until 1955 (see «Lexicon der Interpreten klassischer Musik im 20.Jahrhundert» S.849, S.883.
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Giulio Cesare - Josef Metternich
Cleopatra - Lisa Della Casa
Cornelia - Ira Malaniuk
Sesto - Richard Holm
Tolomeo - Benno Kusche
Achilla - Albrecht Peter
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 439 (& 1080)
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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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival. See OPERA October 1955 pp.642-644; «Das geliebte Haus» by Rudolf Hartmann S.414. 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 Otto Klemperer - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Hilde Zadek
Don Ottavio - Léopold Simoneau
Donna Elvira - Maud Cunitz
Leoporello - Benno Kusche
Il Commendatore - Ludwig Weber
Masetto - Horst Günter
Zerlina - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - Recital Records RR 478; Discocorp 478
Compact Disc; - Frequenz CMA {3CDS}; Frequenz 011.025 {2CDS} Frequenz Memoria CMB 2; Testament SBT 2172 {2CDS} (1999)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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.96 [AB]
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Opéra International - juin 2000 No.247 p.72 [SS]
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Diapason - No.465 décembre 1999 pp.91-93 [PK]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.68 [KM]: January/ February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.136 [RVL]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.80 [PB]
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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.5 [ST]
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Classic CD - November 1999 p.89 [MT]
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Luister - Januari 1989 nr.436 p.1-29 [PK]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrero 2000 p.92 [JR]
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Musica (Milano) - N.120 ottobre 2000 p.83 [AC]
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Comments:- Recording of broadcast (17 May 1955)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Katharina - Annelies Kupper
Bianca - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Petruccio - Marcel Cordes
Baptista - Gottlob Frick
Lucentio - Waldemar Kmentt
Hortensio - Benno Kusche
Schneider - Paul Kuen
Haushälterin - Gertrud Vollrad
Diener - John Kuhn
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 432 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 735 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500668 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Profil PH 07007 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.56 [SS]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2007 p.77 [HF]
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International Record Review - May 2007 p.26 [JTH]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 pp.223-224 [KM]
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1956(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
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Black Disc - RCA VL 30 353 AF {1LP}
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Comments:- The following take part in this recording: Anny Schlemm, Herta Talmar, Willy Hofmann, Philipp Gehly, Josef Metternich, Benno Kusche
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Der König - Marcel Cordes
Der Bauer - Gottlob Frick
Die Tochter - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Der Kerkermeister - Georg Wieter
Der Mann mit dem Esel - Rudolf Christ
Der Mann mit dem Maulesel - Benno Kusche
Erster Strolch - Paul Kuen
Zweiter Strolch - Hermann Prey
Dritter Strolch - Gustav Neidlinger
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1446-1448 (1956)ª;; Columbia SAX 2257-2258 (1958)ª; Electrola 33WCX 510/11 {2LPS} (1956)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 137 43291-93 (+Der Mond) {3LPS} (1982)ª; Angel 3551 B/L {2LPS} (1956)ª;; Angel S 35389/90 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Caedmon-Arabesque 8021-2l {2LPS} (USA) (1980)ª
Compact Cassette - Arabesque 8021-2L
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63712-2 (+Der Monde) {2CDS} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Kluge by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.557; PENGUIN p.281
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1956 p.244; June 1957 p.24; October 1958 p.209; March 1983 p.1084 [JBS]; March 1991 p.1727 [MS]
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Opera - October 1957 p.665; December 1958 p.802
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Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 pp.176-177 [JD]
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Opéra International - décembre 1998 No.230 pp.54-55 [DP]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.88 [JH]: October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.125 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - December 1956 Vol.23 No.4 p.50 [PWR]
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.807 [HS]: October 1958 p.974
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Classic CD - February 1999 p.116 [MQ]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.226 novembre 1998 p.92 [JTT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.84 [JV]
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Comments:- Recorded at «Abbey Road» (22, 23, 25, 26 May 1956).
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin - Staatsoper Berlin - St. Hedwigs Kathedrale Berlin
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Gustav Neidlinger
Walther von Stolzing - Rudolf Schock
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Marga Höffgen
Nachtwächter - Hermann Prey
Kunz Vogelgesang - Horst Wilhelm
Konrad Nachtigall - Walter Stoll
Ulrich Eisslinger - Leopold Clam
Balthasar Zorn - Manfred Schmidt
Augustin Moser - Herold Kraus
Hermann Ortel - Robert Koffmane
Hans Schwarz - Anton Metternich
Hans Foltz - Hanns Pick
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Black Disc; - Electrola WALP 519-523 {5LPS}; *HMV ALP 1506-1510 {5LPS} (1958)ª; HMV «Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1094-1098 {5LPS} (1967)ª; EMI RLS 740 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Angel 3572 E/L {5LPS} (1958)ª; Eterna 8 20 108/112 {5LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-RLS 740 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64154-2 {4CDS} (1992)ª; Angel CDMD 64154 {4CDS}
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 - February 1958 pp.372-373 [AR]; September 1958 p.138 [HCS]; October 1958 p.190 [DST]; August 1967 pp.124-125 [EG]; October 1979 p.715 [AB] ; February 1993 p.76 [AB]
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Opera - April 1958 p.260; October 1967 p.826; February 1980 p.166 Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.22 [HC]
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Opera Now - December 1992 p.54
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Opera News - October 1993 p.32
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Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.268
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Opéra International - December 1992 p.84
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Diapason - January 1993 p.149
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.87 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.202 [JD]
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ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.105 [PLM]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.61
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Classic CD - December 1992 p.88
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.44 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - December 1992 p.112
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.584
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Boris - Hans Hotter
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Hans Hopf
Marina - Martha Mödl
Pimen - Kim Borg
Varlaam - Kurt Böhme
Shuisky - Lorenz Fehenberger
Missail - Karl Ostertag
Rangoni - Benno Kusche
Fyodor - Dorothea Siebert
Xenia - Lotte Schädle
Hostess - Lilian Benningsen
Simpleton - Paul Kuen
Tchelkalov - Hermann Uhde
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00185
Compact Disc - Myto 953.131; Bella Voce BLV 107401
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 1996 p.53
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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.85; April 1996 S.59
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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.49
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.128
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.54
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Musica (Milano) - Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.46
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Comments:- Recording of the original version in German
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1959(FI)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Eisenstein - Fritz Wunderlich
Rosalinde - Antonia Fahberg
Alfred - Franz Fehringer
Blind - Willy Hofmann
Falke - Heinz Maria Lins
Adele - Rita Bartos
Orlofsky - Rudolf Francl
Frank - Benno Kusche
Frosch - Michel Lang
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Compact Disc - Gala 340 {1CD}
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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 1999 No.18 pp.101-102 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a television film (sung parts only) in which the singers do not appear. Recorded on 20-22 September 1959
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Großes Operetten-Orchester
Chorus - Chor
Edwin Ronald - Fritz Wunderlich
Komtesse Stasi - Herta Talmar
Graf Boni Káncsiánu - Willy Hofmann
Feri von Kerekes - Benno Kusche
Sylva Varescu - Renate Holm
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Black Disc - Polydor 46 658 (+Frau Luna - excerpts) {1LP} Polydor 237 158 (+Frau Luna - excerpts) {1LP} Polydor LPHM 46658 (+Frau Luna excerpts) {1LP} *Polydor 109 619/20/21 (collection)
Compact Cassette - Philips 439 653-4 (collection)
Compact Disc - Philips 439 653-2 (+Gräfin Mariza +Die Zirkusprinzessin - excerpts) {1CD}
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Recordings of Die Csárdásfürstin by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus März 1982 S.224
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1964 p.298 (mention)
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Comments:- Recorded in the WDR studios, Cologne (15 January 1959)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Johanna Blatter
Loge - Helmut Melchert
Alberich - Benno Kusche
Froh - Rudolf Schock
Donner - Josef Metternich
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Woglinde - Lisa Otto
Wellgunde - Melitta Muszely
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1984 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 109 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 091 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0020352BC {1CD} (1994)ª; Berlin Classics 0032632BC {1CD} (2003)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 - July 1963 p.68; October 1963 p.177
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Opera - September 1963 pp.636-637 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.420
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [AJ]
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Conductor Werner Schmidt-Boelcke - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Graf Homonay - Marcel Cordes
Conte Carnero - Wilhelm Strienz
Sandor Barinkay - Rudolf Schock
Kalman Zsupan - Benno Kusche
Arsena - Helga Hildebrand
Mirabella - Christel Willenberg
Czipra - Sieglinde Wagner
Saffi - Erika Köth
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Black Disc - Electrola SME 83 442 {1LP}; EMI 1C 037 28185 {1LP}
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Recordings of Der Zigeunerbaron by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.255
Comments:- The cast also includes Walter Rausch
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Conductor Werner Schmidt-Boelcke - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Palmatica, Gräfin Novalska - Maria Wolf
Laura - Emmy Loose
Bronislawa - Trude Eipperle
Oberst Ollendorf - Benno Kusche
Jan Janicki - Karl Terkal
Symon Rymanowicz - Rupert Glawitsch
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Black Disc - Telefunken TM 68019 {1x10in-LP}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - July 1956 Vol.22 No.11 p.186 (mention) [RR]
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Comments:- The assignment of the singers to the roles as given above may be incorrect.
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Leopold Maria - Philipp Gehly
Edwin Ronald - Franz Fehringer
Komtesse Stasi - Hedda Heusser
Graf Boni Káncsiánu - Willy Hofmann
Feri von Kerekes - Benno Kusche
Sylva Varescu - Erika Köth
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Black Disc - *RCA VL 30363 AF
Compact Disc; - *Brilliant Classics 6217 «Operetten Festival» {5CDS} (2001)ª; Brilliant Classics 6217 (+Der Zigeunerbaron +Gräfin Maritza - excerpts) {1CD} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Die Csárdásfürstin by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus März 1982 S.224
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 p.141 [JD]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.58 [MK]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 p.210 (mention) [RT]
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Großes Operetten-Orchester
Chorus - Ein gemischter Chor
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Black Disc - Polydor 20 082 {1x45-EP}
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Comments:- *The following singers take part in this recording: Herta Talmar, Käthe Möller-Siepermann, Benno Kusche, Franz Fehringer, Willy Hofmann. The following excerpts are performed: Einleitung; Wir sind auf der Walz; Lockende Augen holder Sirenen; o sancta Cäcilia; Mädel aus dem schwarzen Wald; Die Weibsleut, die sind eine Brut; Es kann ein Bub' sein; Malwine, ach Malwine; Bauerntanz; Erklingen zum Tanze die Geigen.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kommandant - Josef Metternich
Maria - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Wachtmeister - Max Proebstl
Konstabel - Benno Kusche
Schütze - Richard Holm
Musketier - Albrecht Peter
Hornist - Wolfgang Anresos
Offizier - Hans Hermann Nissen
Piedmonteser - Horst Wilhelm
Holsteiner - Kurt Böhme
Bürgermeister - Lorenz Fehenberger
Prälat - Carl Hoppe
Frontoffizier - Josef Knapp
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03567
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival (13 August 1960). The cast given above is that listed in the «Historischer Katalog» of Bayerischer Rundfunk, but it is not certain if the singers have been correctly assigned to the roles.
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya
Marcello - Robert Titze
Colline - Benno Kusche
Mimi - Antonia Fahberg
Musetta - Rita Streich
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Black Disc - Polydor 21 401 (mono) {1x45-EP}; Polydor 224 401 (stereo) {1x45-EP} Polydor 46 541 (+Carmen - excerpts) (mono) {1LP} Polydor 237 041 (+Carmen - excerpts) (stereo) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Polydor UNI 767 031 (+Carmen - excerpts) {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.60 (mention) [SS]
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Comments:- *The Polydor LPs and CD contain the following excerpts: Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen, Man nennt mich nur Mimi, O du süßestes Mädchen, Walzer der Musette, nie kehrst du mir wieder, Mantellied, Sind wir allein. The last three are not included on the 45s
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Conductor Hermann Hagestedt - 1960?(SE)
Orchestra - Ein großes Operetten Orchester
Chorus - Chor
Laura - Sonja Schöner
Bronislawa - Luise Camer
Oberst Ollendorf - Benno Kusche
Jan Janicki - Willy Hofmann
Symon Rymanowicz - Donald Grobe
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Black Disc - ~Telefunken J 112 (+Wiener Operetten Lieder) {1LP} Telefunken «Royal Sound Stereo» SLE 14 262 (+Der Vogelhändler - excerpts) {1LP} *Telefunken 6.3012 (Goldene Operette - compilation) {3LPS}
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Conductor Hermann Hagestedt - 1960?(SE)
Orchestra - Ein großes Operettenorchester
Chorus - Chor
Kurfürstin Marie - Sonja Schöner
Baron Weps - Benno Kusche
Graf Stanislaus - Willy Hofmann
Adam - Donald Grobe
Briefchristel - Luise Camer
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Black Disc - Telefunken «Royal Sound Stereo» SLE 14 282 (+Der Bettelstudent - excerpts) {1LP}; Telefunken 6.30112 (Goldene Operette - Compilation) {3LPS}
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Benno Kusche
Il Commendatore - Gottlob Frick
Masetto - Albrecht Peter
Zerlina - Anneliese Rothenberger
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0041 {3CDS} (2002)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:-
Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.57 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 p.62 [AF]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.80 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich.
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Köln
Gräfin Mariza - Gretel Hartung
Graf Tassilo Endrödy-Wittenberg - Fritz Wunderlich
Lisa - Christine Görner
Fürst Moritz Dragomir Populescu - Benno Kusche
Baron Koloman Zsupán - Willy Hofmann
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Black Disc; - Acanta 42 479 {1LP}; Acanta 22 479 RCA; VL 30315; *RCA «Gold Seal» GL 30315 {1LP} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA GK 30315 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Pilz Acanta AC 42479 {1CD} *Brilliant Classics 6217 «Operetten Festival» {5CDS} (2001)ª; Brilliant Classics 6217 (+Der Zigeunerbaron +Die Csardasfürstin - excerpts); {1CD} (2002)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1980 p.1305 [AML]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.58 [MK]
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American Record Guide - August 1979 Vol.42 No.10 p.29 [RT]: September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 p.210 (mention) [RT]
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LC)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Otto Wiener
Veit Pogner - Hans Hotter
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Josef Metternich
Walther von Stolzing - Jess Thomas
David - Friedrich Lenz
Eva - Claire Watson
Magdalena - Lilian Benningsen
Nachtwächter - Hans Bruno Ernst
Kunz Vogelgesang - David Thaw
Konrad Nachtigall - Carl Hoppe
Ulrich Eisslinger - Franz Klarwein
Balthasar Zorn - Walter Carnuth
Augustin Moser - Karl Ostertag
Hermann Ortel - Adolf Keil
Hans Schwarz - Georg Wieter
Hans Foltz - Max Proebstl
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Black Disc; - Oriole-Eurodisc 70850XRC {5LPS} (1964)ª; Oriole-Eurodisc S 70851XR {5LPS} (1964)ª; RCA LM 6708 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª;; RCA LSC 6708 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; World Record Club SOC 220-4 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - BMG Eurodisc GD 69008 {4CDS} (1990)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 9501 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1965)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 - April 1964 pp.473-474 [AR]; April 1990 p.1866 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.134
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American Record Guide - September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 pp.26-28, pp.30-31 [HG]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1088-1090 [HG]: November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 pp.275-276 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 pp.113-114 [AR]: June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 pp.95-96 [RDD]
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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.205
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Comments:- Recorded at rehearsals prior to the performance which celebrated the re-opening of the Nationaltheater, Munich on 23 November 1963 (see OPERA January 1964 p.26)
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Conductor Carl Michalski - 1963(SE)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester Graunke
Chorus - Singgemeinschaft Rudolf Lamy
Lindoberer - Benno Kusche
Matheus Scheichelroither - Heinz Hoppe
Stefan - Fritz Wunderlich
Annamirl - Sonja Knittel
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Black Disc - Electrola SMC 83 456 (+Der Vogelhändler - excerpts) {1LP} (Germany) EMI 1C 061 28189 {1LP} (Germany) VEB Deutshe Schallplatten «Amiga» 845067 (+Der Vogelhändler - excerpts) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Kaiserliche Operette 863.532 (+Die Dollarprinzessin +Die Rose von Stambul - excepts) {1CD}; EMI «Classics» 5 75818-2 (+Die Dollarprinzessin +Die Rose von Stambul -;; excerpts) {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- The cast also includes Heinz Maria Lins, Horst Nikola, Wolfgang Matoschat, Wolfgang Eber, Brigitte Fassbaender
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Conductor Hans Löwlein - 1964(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Figaro - Eberhard Wächter
Il Conte Almaviva - Waldemar Kmentt
Rosina - Ingeborg Hallstein
Dr. Bartolo - Benno Kusche
Don Basilio - Gottlob Frick
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Black Disc; - *Eurodisc S 71 873 KR {1LP} (1965)ª;; *Eurodisc 86 802 KR {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fono Forum - September 1965 S.400 [FH]
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Conductor Robert Stolz - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Graf Homonay - Eberhard Wächter
Conte Carnero - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Sandor Barinkay - Rudolf Schock
Kalman Zsupan - Benno Kusche
Arsena - Lotte Schädle
Mirabella - Hilde Konetzni
Ottokar - Ferry Gruber
Czipra - Elisabeth Schärtel
Saffi - Erzsébet Házy
Pali - Manfred Röhrl
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 71 454 XE {2LPS} (1964)ª; Eurodisc S 71 455 XE {2LPS} (1964)ª; Auriola-Eurodisc XF 71455 ;; World Record Club OC 173/4 {2LPS}; World Record Club SOC 173/4 {2LPS}; *The Everest/Cetra Opera Series S 469/2 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Auriola-Eurodisc XD 88613 3; BMG 408 368 271 (Highlights); BMG 74321 21 346-4 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - BMG Eurodisc 258 368 (Highlights); BMG Ariola 74321 21 346-2 ; (Highlights); BMG RCA 74321 65989-2 {2CDS} (1999)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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1988 p.1497 (mention); August 1999 p.33 (mention) [RC]
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Opera Now - September/October 1999 p.104 [GH]
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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.71 [WD]
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Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 p.67 [PC]
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BBC Music Magazine - August 1999 p.71 [BLS]
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Fono Forum - November 1964 S.457 [KH]
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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.85 (mention): No.130 décembre 1999 p.68 [JMB]
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Conductor Hans Moltkau - 1964?(SE)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Studiochor
Palmatica, Gräfin Novalska - Hetty Plümacher
Laura - Christine Görner
Bronislawa - Erika Köth
Oberst Ollendorf - Benno Kusche
Jan Janicki - Ferry Gruber
Symon Rymanowicz - Gerhard Unger
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc S 71 255 IE {1LP} (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fono Forum - Januar 1965 S.28 [KF]
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1965(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Kindersingkreis St. Wolfgang
Martha - Anneliese Rothenberger
Magdalena - Marga Höffgen
Mathias Freudhofer - Nicolai Gedda
Johannes Freudhofer - Franz Crass
Friedrich Engel - Benno Kusche
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Black Disc; - Electrola SMC 80 965 {1LP} (1966)ª;; EMI 061 29 005
Compact Disc - EMI 637 253 047-2 (Collection)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Evangelimann by Wilhelm Kienzl are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.352
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fono Forum - März 1966 S.135 [FH]
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Conductor Robert Stolz - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Sinfoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Hanna Glawari - Margit Schramm
Danilo Danilowitsch - Rudolf Schock
Camille de Rosillon - Jerry J Jennings
Valencienne - Dorothea Chryst
Baron Mirko Zeta - Benno Kusche
Cascada - Claudio Nicolai
Raoul de St Brioche - Julius Katona
Njegus - Ferry Gruber
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 75445XE/1-2; Ariola-Eurodisc XD 27184; World Record Club OC 218/9; World Record Club SOC 218/9; Everest S471/2
Compact Disc; - BMG Ariola GD 69 309 QR; Denon COCO 78758-9 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.301; Opera on CD (1) p.126 (2) p.138 (3) p.157; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.45 p.118; MET p.205; MET(VID) p.117; PENGUIN p.181; The Gramophone October 2005 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1967 p.345
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Conductor Robert Stolz - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Fürst Ypsheim-Gindelbach - Benno Kusche
Balduin - Graf Zedlau - Rudolf Schock
Gabriele - Gräfin Zedlau - Hilde Güden
Graf Bitowski - Fred Liewehr
Franziska Cagliari - Margit Schramm
Kagler - Erich Kunz
Pepi Pleininger - Wilma Lipp
Josef - Ferry Gruber
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 72 750 XE {2LPS} (1965)ª;; Eurodisc S 72 751 XE {2LPS}(1965)ª; Eurodisc 72 744 IE (Highlights) {1LP} (1965)ª; Eurodisc 72 7451E (Highlights) {1LP} (1965)ª; World Record Club OC 183-184 {2LPS}; World Record Club SOC 183-184 {2LPS} ;; Everest S 472/2; Peerless Everest S 472/2 (2LPS)
Compact Cassette - BMG Ariola 74321 21 347-4 (Highlights)
Compact Disc - BMG Eurodisc 258 370 (Highlights); BMG 74321 21 347-2(Highlights)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1967 p.495; August 1976 p.345 [AML]; April 1988 p.1497 (mention)
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Fono Forum - Januar 1966 S.30 [KH]
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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.84 (mention)
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Comments:- The Eurodisc LPs are advertized in FONO FORUM November 1965 S.490
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Marschallin - Ingrid Bjoner
Octavian - Herta Töpper
Sophie - Erika Köth
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Benno Kusche
Valzacchi - Ferry Gruber
Annina - Brigitte Fassbaender
Ein Sänger - Fritz Wunderlich
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0048 {3CDS} (2001)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:-
Diapason - No.481 maI 2001 p.114 [AT]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.301 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 pp.90-91 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich. The performance on 24July 1966 in which Otto Wiener sang Faninal is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.81
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1967(LC)
Orchestra - Hamburger Staatsoper
Lulu - Anneliese Rothenberger
Gräfin Geschwitz - Kersten Meyer
Dr Schön - Toni Blankenheim
Alwa - Gerhard Unger
Schigolch - Kim Borg
Der Maler - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Der Prinz - Jürgen Förster
Eine Theater-Garderobiere - Maria von Ilosvay
Der Theaterdirektor - Karl (Carl) Otto
Der Athlet - Benno Kusche
Der Gymnasiast - Elisabeth Steiner
Ein Kammerdiener - Kurt Marschner
Der Tierbändiger - Benno Kusche
Der Medizinalrat - Ernst Wendt
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Black Disc - Angel CL 3726; Angel SCL 3726; HMV Electrola SMA 91711-3 {3LPS}; EMI 2903 473
Compact Disc - EMI 5 66619-2
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Recordings of Lulu by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.371; CELLETTI p.76; Opera on CD (1) p.133 (2) p.146; (3) p.164; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.181-182 p.198; MET p.37; PENGUIN p.14; GIUDICI p.49 (2) p.85; Diapason No.447 avril 1998 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1968 p.175 p.185; October 1968 p.481
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Opera - August 1968 pp.621-622 [GP]
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.54 [MWB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Comments:- Incomplete version (only two acts). Recorded at the Hamburg State Opera
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1967(LC)
Orchestra - Hamburger Staatsoper
Lulu - Anneliese Rothenberger
Gräfin Geschwitz - Kersten Meyer
Dr Schön - Toni Blankenheim
Alwa - Gerhard Unger
Schigolch - Kim Borg
Der Maler - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Der Prinz - Jürgen Förster
Eine Theater-Garderobiere - Maria von Ilosvay
Der Theaterdirektor - Karl (Carl) Otto
Der Athlet - Benno Kusche
Der Gymnasiast - Elisabeth Steiner
Ein Kammerdiener - Kurt Marschner
Der Tierbändiger - Benno Kusche
Der Medizinalrat - Ernst Wendt
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Black Disc - Angel CL 3726; Angel SCL 3726; HMV Electrola SMA 91711-3 {3LPS}; EMI 2903 473
Compact Disc - EMI 5 66619-2
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Recordings of Lulu by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.371; CELLETTI p.76; Opera on CD (1) p.133 (2) p.146; (3) p.164; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.181-182 p.198; MET p.37; PENGUIN p.14; GIUDICI p.49 (2) p.85; Diapason No.447 avril 1998 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1968 p.175 p.185; October 1968 p.481
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Opera - August 1968 pp.621-622 [GP]
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.54 [MWB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Comments:- Incomplete version (only two acts). Recorded at the Hamburg State Opera
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1968(SE)
Orchestra - Großes Operetten-Orchester
Chorus - Günter Kallman-Chor
Hanna Glawari - Ingeborg Hallstein
Danilo Danilowitsch - Peter Alexander
Camille de Rosillon - Heinz Hoppe
Valencienne - Lucia Popp
Baron Mirko Zeta - Benno Kusche
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Black Disc - Polydor 2416 159 {1LP}; Polydor 249 280 {1LP}; RCA Victor VL 30475 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Polydor 3201 339
Compact Disc - Acanta 43455 {1CD}
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Recordings of Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.301; Opera on CD (1) p.126 (2) p.138 (3) p.157; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.45 p.118; MET p.205; MET(VID) p.117; PENGUIN p.181; The Gramophone October 2005 p.48
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Conductor Carl Michalski - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Symphonie-Orchester Graunke
Chorus - Singgemeinschaft Rudolf Lamy
Helene - Sari Barabas
Augustin Hofer - Heinz Hoppe
Anna - Christine Görner
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Black Disc - Electrola SMC 3 454 (+Die Rose von Stambul) {1LP} EMI 1C 061 28187 (+Die Rose von Stambul - excerpts) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Kaiserliche Operette 863 522 (+Die ungarische Hochzeit +Clivia -; excerpts) {1CD}; EMI «Classics» 5 75815-2 (+Clivia +Die ungarische Hochzeit - excerpts) {1CD} (2003)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - pp.266-267
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Comments:- The cast also includes Benno Kusche, Heinz Maria Lins
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 196?(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Bertalda - Ursula Schirrmacher
Ritter Hugo von Ringstetten - Rudolf Schock
Kühleborn - Gottlob Frick
Undine - Lisa Otto
Veit - Ferry Gruber
Hans - Benno Kusche
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 70 728 KR {1LP}; Eurodisc S 70 729 KR {1LP} Eurodisc 201 588 250 {1LP}
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Recordings of Undine by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.372
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1982 S.310 [OT]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.110 [CLO]
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Fono Forum - Juni 1964 S.235 [WB]
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American Record Guide - December 1964 Vol.31 No.4 p.341 [RS]
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1971(FI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Kurt Moll
Haushälterin - Martha Mödl
Der Barbier - Barry McDaniel
Henry Morosus - Donald Grobe
Aminta - Reri Grist
Isotta - Lotte Schädle
Carlotta - Glenys Loulis
Morbio - Albrecht Peter
Vanuzzi - Benno Kusche
Farfallo - Max Proebstl
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5881 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distibution Incorporated 8487 (NTSC) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 p.620 [ETG]
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Comments:- *Video recording of a television film based on the production of the Bavarian State Opera. An audio recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich with the same cast except that Sir Morosus is sung by Kurt Böhme, has been issued by Orfeo, and is listed separately. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Anton Paulik - 1971(FI)
Orchestra - Sinfonie-Orchester Graunke - Schönbrunner Schrammeln
Chorus - Münchner Kammerchor
Fürst Ypsheim-Gindelbach - Benno Kusche
Balduin - Graf Zedlau - René Kollo
Gabriele - Gräfin Zedlau - Ingeborg Hallstein
Franziska Cagliari - Dagmar Koller
Kagler - Fritz Muliar
Pepi Pleininger - Helga Papouschek
Josef - Ferry Gruber
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Black Disc; - Philips 6623 116 (+Eine Nacht in Venedig - excerpts) {2LPS} (1978)ª; Philips «Goldene Operette» 6449 080 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Philips 7585 351 (+Eine Nacht in Venedig - Eichorn) Philips «Goldene Operette» 7143 080
Compact Disc - Philips 420 661-2 {1CD}
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1135 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Taurus 5200881 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- *Recording of the soundtrack of a television film or a video recording of the film. The DVD issued by Dreamlife is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM),
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Kurt Böhme
Haushälterin - Martha Mödl
Der Barbier - Barry McDaniel
Henry Morosus - Donald Grobe
Aminta - Reri Grist
Isotta - Lotte Schädle
Carlotta - Glenys Loulis
Morbio - Albrecht Peter
Vanuzzi - Benno Kusche
Farfallo - Max Proebstl
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 516992 I {2CDS} (1999)ª; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss - (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 563 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2000 p.103 [AB]
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HiFi News & Record Review - March 2000 p.93 [DN]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 pp.326-330 [JM]
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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.63-S.64 [GE]
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Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 pp.65-66 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.3 (audio) [SJT]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.176 [KM]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - Mo.127 diciembre 1999 p.45 (mention) [MC]
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Répertoire - No.131 janvier 2000 p.74 [PF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.139 aprile 2000