(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 DAMROSCH WALTER - MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY (THE)-Metropolitan Opera - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) 1937(LI)*
2 SULLIVAN ARTHUR - MIKADO (THE)-Bell Telephone Orchestra - Voorhees Donald 1959(FI)*
3 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1951(LI)*
4 WAGNER RICHARD - GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1952(LI)*
5 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Metropolitan Opera - Busch Fritz 1945(LI)*
6 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Rodzinsky Artur 1945(SE)*
7 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Metropolitan Opera - Busch Fritz 1947(LI)*
8 WAGNER RICHARD - LOHENGRIN-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1950(LI)*
9 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1951(LI)*
10 WAGNER RICHARD - TANNHÄUSER-Metropolitan Opera - Szell George 1942(LI)*
11 WAGNER RICHARD - TANNHÄUSER-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1948(LI)*
12 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1943(LI)*
13 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) - Busch Fritz 1943(LI)*
14 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Busch Fritz 1946(LI)*
15 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Busch Fritz 1948(LI)*
16 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Perlea Ionel 1949(LI)*
17 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Reiner Fritz 1950(LI)*
18 WAGNER RICHARD - TRISTAN UND ISOLDE-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1953(LI)*
19 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Leinsdorf Erich 1941(LI)*
20 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Szell George 1944(LI)*
21 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Rodzinsky Artur 1945(Act 3;SE)*
22 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Breisach Paul 1946(LI)*
23 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1949(LI)*
24 WAGNER RICHARD - WALKÜRE (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Stiedry Fritz 1950(LI)*
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Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1937(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Philip Nolan - Arthur Carron
Mary Rutledge - Helen Traubel
Blennerhassett - George Rasely
Aaron Burr - Joseph Royer
Colonel Morgan - John Gurney
Parke - Nicholas Massue
Fairfax - Lodovico Oliviero
Lieutenant Pinckney - Wilfred Engelman
Lieutenant Reeve - George Cehanovsky
Negro Boatman - Donald Dickson
Officer - Daniel Harris
Officer - Nicholas Massue
Midshipman - Donald Dickson
Midshipman - Daniel Harris
Midshipman - John Gurney
Midshipman - George Rasely
Midshipman - Daniel Harris
Boatswain - Joseph Royer
Admiral - George Rasely
American Girl - Thelma Votipka
American Girl - Maxine Stellman
American Girl - Lucielle Browning
American Girl - Mária Mátyás
American Girl - Jarna Paull
Captain Morris - Norman Cordon
Midshipman Benton - Donald Dickson
Midshipman Ahern - John Gurney
urgeon - Robert Nicholson
Captain Sedley - Robert Nicholson
Sergent O'Neill - Louis D' Angelo
Private Schwartz - Ludwig Burgstaller
Officer - Robert Nicholson
Officer - Lodovico Oliviero
Commodore Decatur - Louis D' Angelo
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 527 {2LPS} (1970)ª
Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 52237 (BRO 125305) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on Compact Cassette)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 May 1937). 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 Donald Voorhees - 1959(FI)
Orchestra - Bell Telephone Orchestra
Chorus - Norman Luboff Choir
Mikado - Dennis King
Nanki-Poo - Robert Rounseville
Ko-Ko - Groucho Marx
Pooh-Bah - Stanley Holloway
Yum-Yum - Barbara Meister
Pitti-Sing - Sharon Randall
Peep-Bo - Melinda Marx
Katisha - Helen Traubel
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Black Disc - Columbia OL 5480 {1LP}; Columbia OS 2022 {1LP}
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Recordings of The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan are surveyed in the following publications:-
Gramophone November 1978 p.847; BBC Music Magazine May 1999 p.58
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1959 Vol.10 No.7 p.70 [JFI]
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American Record Guide - August 1959 Vol.26 No.12 p.1003 [PLM]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.73
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Comments:- The soundtrack of a television film. The LPs are also reviewed on the G&S website:-
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Dezsö Ernster
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Regina Resnik
Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw
Woglinde - Erna Berger
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
First Norn - Jean Madeira
Second Norn - Martha Lipton
Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also available on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - 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 (17 February 1951).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Dezsö Ernster
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Gunther - Paul Schöffler
Gutrune - Regina Resnik
Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw
Woglinde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
First Norn - Jean Madeira
Second Norn - Margaret Roggero
Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 306
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 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 Busch - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Torsten Ralf
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 602 (& 3295)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 November 1945). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1945(SE)
Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Lohengrin - Kurt Baum
Elsa - Helen Traubel
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Black Disc - Columbia Set X 261 (12291D - 12292D) {2x78s} (USA) Columbia LX 991-992 {2x78s) (UK) Columbia ML 4055 (+Tristan und Isolde - excerpt) {1LP} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Preiser «Lebendige Vergangenheit» 89120 (Helen Traubel - recital) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene».
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Osie Hawkins
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 24 {4LPS}; Accord ACC 150031 {4LPS} (France) (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - GRAMOFONO 2000 AB 78747-49 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1418 (& 601 & 1179 & 4479); Walhall Eternity Series WLCD 0205 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - janvier 1998 No.220 p.52 [FL-2]
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [AJ]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.92, p.94 [JMP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1947). The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.761. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Frank Guarrera
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Black Disc - Danacord DACO 111-113 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Danacord DACOCD 222-224 {3CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0127 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0146 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2003 p.114 [AB]
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Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 pp.53-54 [SS]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.86 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1950; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.482-484). The Danacord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Mime - Peter Klein
Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Erda - Karin Branzell
Fafner - Dezsö Ernster
Waldvogel - Erna Berger
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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 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 - 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 (10 February 1951). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.40-43.
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Conductor George Szell - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Helen Traubel
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Kerstin Thorborg
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alexander Kipnis
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris
Biterolf - Osie Hawkins
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Black Disc; - Raritas OPR 400 {LPS}; Melodram MEL 306 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Music and Arts CD-664-3 {3CDS}; AS Discs 1101-3 {3CDS}; Radio Years RY 26/28 {3CDS}; Archipel 0079 {3CDS} (2002)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:-
Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.105
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Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.71-S.72 [UDZ]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 p.105 [WA2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1942)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior
Elisabeth - Helen Traubel
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Herbert Janssen
Venus - Astrid Varnay
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Mihály Székely
Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris
Biterolf - Osie Hawkins
Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy
Reinmar von Zweter - Philip Kinsman
Hirt - Maxine Stellman
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 935.90 {3CDS} (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» 3CD 991 H022 {3CDS} (1999)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:-
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.84
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Diapason - No.403 avril 1994 p.160
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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.83
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg
Marke - Alexander Kipnis
Kurwenal - Julius Huehn
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - Karl Laufkötter
Steuerman - John Gurney
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris
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Compact Disc; - NAXOS Historical 8.110010-2 {3CDS} (1998)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:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1998 p.92 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.664 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.105 [ST]
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Opéra International - avril 1998 No.223 p.60 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.98, p.100 [AT]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.62 (mention) [MT]
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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [MT]
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The Record Collector - Vol.43 No.3 September 1998 p.192 [PS]
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Répertoire - No.113 mai 1998 p.66 [PF]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.221 mai 1998 p.93 [GC]
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Musica (Milano) - N.112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.83 [LG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) at the MET (6 February 1943). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.275-276
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Lydia Kinderman
Marke - Emanuel List
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Renato Cesari
Hirt - Rogelio Baldrich
Steuerman - Angel Mattiello
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Umberto di Toto
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Compact Disc; - Gebhart JGCD 0039-3 {3CDS} (2002)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:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 (mention) [AB]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.261 [KM]
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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (July or August 1943). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón which also indicates that in some performances the role of König Mark was sung by Norman Cordon:-
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Set Svanholm
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Margaret Harshaw
Marke - Dezsö Ernster
Kurwenal - Joel Berglund
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - John Garris
Steuerman - Gerhard Pechner
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 951.121 {3CDS} (1995)ª;; Myto 3MCD 983 H019 {3CDS} (1998)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:-
Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.73
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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.154
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.123
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Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.80
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Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) at the MET (30 November 1946) (See Wagner News April 1995 p.13)
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Dezsö Ernster
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - Leslie Chabay
Steuerman - Philip Kinsman
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 659
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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 (11 December 1948). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as «Private acetates, some occaisional waver in orch. All voices very clear and forward. Exc Performance by Traubel»
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Mihály Székely
Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - Peter Klein
Steuerman - Philip Kinsman
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Leslie Chabay
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 321; Archipel ARPCD 0183-3 {3CDS}
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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 (17 December 1949). 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 - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Sven Nilsson
Kurwenal - Paul Schöffler
Melot - Hugh Thompson
Hirt - Leslie Chabay
Steuerman - Lawrence Davidson
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Thomas Hayward
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0175 {3CDS} (2006)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:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.96 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1950).
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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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Alexander Kipnis
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Friedrich Schorr
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Maxine Stellman
Waltraute - Doris Doe
Schwertleite - Anna Kaskas
Helmwige - Marian van Delden
Siegrune - Helen Olheim
Grimgerde - Mary Ann Kirk
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 CD 913 41 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 982 H012 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110058-60 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2037 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (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 - October 1998 p.40 [RC]; May 2001 p.98 [AB]
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Orpheus - April 2001 S.59 [GH]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]
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Opéra International - No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.74 [FL-2]
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Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.13: No.145 June 2001 p.18 [ARB]
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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [MT]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.78-79 [MVA]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.159 marzo 2002 p.109 [MG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 Dec 1941)
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Conductor George Szell - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Rose Bampton
Hunding - Alexander Kipnis
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Beal Hober
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - MET 19CD; Myto 3 MCD 953.133 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 3 MCD H 065 {3CDS} (2002)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:-
Opera News - December 23 1995 p.37
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.51
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.83 [JD]
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.82
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.170 marzo 2003 pp.99-100 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 December 1944)
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1945(Act 3;SE)
Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Sieglinde - Irene Jessner
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Gerhilde - Maxine Stellman
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Anna Kaskas
Helmwige - Doris Doree
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Doris Doe
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Black Disc; - Columbia «Masterworks» 581 {8x78s} (USA) (1945)ª; Columbia LX 955-962 {8x78s} (UK} (1946)ª; *Columbia LX 8528-8535 {8x78s;AC} (UK) (1946)ª; Columbia SL 105; Columbia «Odyssey» 32 26 0018;; CBS Classics 61452 {1LP} (UK) (1974)ª
Compact Cassette; - CBS 40-61452 (UK) (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Radio Years RY 55 Sony «Retrospective Recordings» RET 007 {1CD} (2002}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 - October 1946 p.65 [AR]; May 1974 p.2079 [AB]; May 1984 p.1316 [AB]
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99
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Opera News - March 25 1946 p.21 [MDS]
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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.102, p.108 [CJL]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 pp.98-99 [RG]
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Comments:- Recorded on 15, 18, 22 May 1945. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Paul Breisach - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Joel Berglund
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Beal Hober
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0069/3 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1222
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:-
International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.83-84 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 March 1946). 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 Stiedry - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Max Lorenz
Sieglinde - Rose Bampton
Hunding - Luben Vichey
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Joel Berglund
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Jean Madeira
Helmwige - Regina Resnik
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Claramae Turner
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0151-3 {3CDS} (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:-
Opéra International - No.286 janvier 2004 pp.63-64 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of an abridged version at the MET (29 January 1949).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Max Lorenz
Sieglinde - Rose Bampton
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Jean Madeira
Helmwige - Maxine Stellman
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Claramae Turner
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 908
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1950). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as «Poor to Good private home acetates. Wow in Act 3 discs».
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española