(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1950(LI) - Ansermet Ernest - Orchestre*
2 1951(RA) - Sébastian Georges - Budapest Radio Orchestra*
3 1953(LI) - Fricsay Ferenc - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra*
4 1953(STU) - Häfner Herbert - Wiener Symphoniker*
5 1953(STU) - Susskind Walter - New Symphony Orchestra*
6 1956(STU) - Ferencsik János - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra*
7 1958(STU) - Fricsay Ferenc - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin*
8 1962(STU) - Dorati Antal - London Symphony Orchestra*
9 1962(STU) - Ormandy Eugene - Philadelphia Orchestra*
10 1963(FI) - Horvath Milan - Zagreb Symphony Orchestra**
11 1965(STU) - Kertész István - London Symphony Orchestra*
12 1965? - Rozhdestvensky Gennady - USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra*
13 1967(LI) - Martinon Jean - Chicago Symphony Orchestra*
14 1970(STU) - Ferencsik János - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra*
15 1975(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
16 1976(STU) - Boulez Pierre - BBC Symphony Orchestra*
17 1978(LI) - Ferencsik János - Bolshoi Theatre*
18 1978(LI) - Pritchard John - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln*
19 1979(FI) - Solti Georg - London Philharmonic Orchestra***
20 1979(STU) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
21 1980(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Boston Symphony Orchestra*
22 1981(LI) - Kubelik Rafael - New York Philharmonic Orchestra*
23 1981(LI) - Lehel György - Symphonie Orchester St. Gallen*
24 1981(LI) - Stein Horst - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
25 1981(STU) - Ferencsik János - Hungarian State Opera*
26 1987(STU) - Fischer Adám - Hungarian State Orchestra*
27 1988(FI) - Fischer Adám - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
28 1992 - Elder Mark - BBC National Orchestra of Wales*
29 1992 - Inbal Eliahu - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin*
30 1993(LI) - Dutoit Charles - Orchestre National de France*
31 1993(LI) - Haitink Bernard - Wiener Philharmoniker*
32 1993(STU) - Boulez Pierre - Chicago Symphony Orchestra*
33 1995(LI) - Fischer Adám - Radiounderholdingsorkestret (Denmark)*
34 1995(LI) - Solti Georg - London Symphony Orchestra*
35 1995 - Neuhold Günter - Badische Staatskapelle*
36 1996(LC) - Haitink Bernard - Berliner Philharmoniker*
37 2001(LC) - Eötvös Peter - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart*
38 2002(STU) - Fischer Iván - Budapest Festival Orchestra*
39 2003(LI) - Levine James - Münchner Philharmoniker*
40 2004(LI) - Janowski Marek - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo*
41 2004(LI) - Saraste Jukka-Pekka - BBC Symphony Orchestra*
42 2005(LI) - Eötvös Peter - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*
43 2005(STU) - Farnes Richard - Opera North*
44 2006(LI) - Reggioli Giovanni - Washington National Opera*
45 2007(LI) - Dohnányi Christoph von - Philharmonia Orchestra**
46 2007(LI) - Schwarz Gerard - Seattle Symphony Orchestra*
47 2007(STU) - Alsop Marin - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra*
48 2008(LI) - Boulez Pierre - Cleveland Orchestra*
49 2008(LI) - Tate Jeffrey - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
50 2009(LC) - Gergiev Valery - London Symphony Orchestra*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Ernest Ansermet - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Bluebeard - Lucien Lovano
Judith - Renée Gilly
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Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 175 (+other works by Bartok) {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 2002 S.55-S.56 [DN]
Opéra International - No.264 janvier 2002 p.65 [GE]
Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.133 [FL]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 p.97
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of a version in French under the name «Le Château de Barbe-Bleu» (17 April 1950)
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Budapest Radio Orchestra
Bluebeard - Mihály Székely
Judith - Klára Palánkay
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Compact Disc - Arlecchino ARL 109
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.66
Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.24
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.58
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Bernhard Sonnerstedt
Judith - Birgit Nilsson
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 225 {1LP} SR Records (Bluebell) SRLP 1377 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Bluebell ABCD 075 (+The Chinese Flute) {1CD}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1430 {1CD} (2005)ª; Opera Depot OD 10434-1 (+Nilsson - recital) {1CDR) (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1982 p.623 [RL] February 1999 p.34 (mention) [RC]
Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.107 [ST]
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 p.125 [JHN]
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.60 [SS]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.74 [PP]
Classic CD - November 1998 p.106 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.311 [AA]
International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.32 [PB]
Comments:- Recorded on 10 February 1953; There is some doubt as to whether the performance is conducted by Fricsay. It has been suggested tha the conductor is Lavard Grisholm (see L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; «La Nilsson - Mein Leben fürdie Oper» by Birgit Nilsson pp.120-121, p.367)
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Conductor Herbert Häfner - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Bluebeard - Otto Wiener
Judith - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
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Black Disc - Vox OPL 100 {1LP}; Vox OPX 100 {1LP}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1963 p.350
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Conductor Walter Susskind - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - New Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Endré Koréh
Judith - Judith Hellwig
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Black Disc - Bartok Records BRS 310/311 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Arlecchino ARL 81-82
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.66
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.147
High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 p.55 [AF]: October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.125 [AF]
American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.219 [PHR]
Comments:- For a note on this recording see ICRC Summer 1999 No.17 p.68
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Conductor János Ferencsik - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Bluebeard - Mihály Székely
Judith - Klára Palánkay
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Black Disc - Hungaroton LPX 11001
Compact Disc - Hungaroton HCD 11001 {1CD}; Hungaroton 772 207
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1979 p.1929 [LS]
American Record Guide - August 1979 Vol.42 No.10 p.13 [MM]
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Bluebeard - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Judith - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18565 {1LP} (1960)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138030 {1LP} (1960)ª; DG 2535 703
Compact Disc; - DG «Double» 445 445-2 (+Oedipus Rex) {2CDS} (1995)ª; DG «The Originals» 457 756-2 (+Cantata Profana) {1CD} ; DG POCG 3347 {1CD} (Japan) (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1960 p.533 [LS]; October 1960 p.206; November 1995 p.154 [RC]
Opera - July 1960 p.499
Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.106
Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.92-93 [JHN]
Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.156
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.59 [AF]
American Record Guide - July 1960 Vol.26 No.11 p.884 [PLM]: July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.85 [MM]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.179 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.96
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58
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Conductor Antal Dorati - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Mihály Székely
Judith - Olga Szönyi
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Black Disc; - Mercury MG 50311 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; Mercury SR 90311 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; Mercury MMA 11190 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Mercury AMS 16140 {1LP} (1963)ª; Philips 6768 600 (collection) {3LPS} (1979)ª; Mercury SRI 3-77012 (collection) {3LPS) (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Mercury 434 325-2 {1CD} (1993)ª; Mercury PHCP 10250 {1CD} (Japan) (1995)ª; Brilliant Classics «Opera Collection» 9092 (+Berg - 3 Wozzeck Fragments) {1CD} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1963 p.22 October 1963 p.178
Opera - September 1963 p.636 [AJ]
HiFi News & Record Review - March 1993 p.81
American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.690 [CJL]: November 1980 Vol.44 No.1 p.16 [MM]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.61 [ES]
The Absolute Sound - Issue 49 p.146: Issue 97 p.128
Répertoire - janvier 1993 p.24
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Conductor Eugene Ormandy - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Orchestra
Bluebeard - Jerome Hines
Judith - Rosalind Elias
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Black Disc; - Columbia ML 5825 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; Columbia MS 6425 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; CBS BRG 72121 {1LP} (UK) (1963)ª; CBS SBRG 72121 {1LP} (UK) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1963 p.22; October 1963 p.178
Opera - September 1963 p.636 [AJ]
American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.690 [CJL]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.61 [ES]
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Conductor Milan Horvath - 1963(FI)
Orchestra - Zagreb Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Norman Foster
Judith - Anna Raquel Sartre
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6893
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film (Michael Powell) made for Süddeutscher Rundfunk. I thank Paul Hodges for providing me with information that enabled me to correct an earlier versio of this entry. The DVD-R issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases - Mid-June 2009.
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Conductor István Kertész - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Walter Berry
Judith - Christa Ludwig
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 311 {1LP} (1966)ª;; Decca SET 311 {1LP} (1966)ª; Decca 414 167-1 {1LP} (1985)ª; London A 4158 {1LP} (1966)ª;; London OSA 1158 {1LP} (1966)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 414 167-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 167-2 {1CD} (1988)ª; Decca «The Classic Sound» 443 571-2 {1CD} (1995)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 377-2 {1CD} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1966 p.569; July 1966 p.50; July 1985 p.166 [AW]; January 1989 p.1202 [MEO]; March 1995p.33; April 1995 p.119 [RC]
Opera - July 1966 pp.560-561 [HDR]
Opera Now - June 1995 p.54
Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.159 [RT]
Orpheus - September/August 1996 S.88
Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.67
Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.84
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148
Audio & Record Review - May 1966 p.21 [JC]
BBC Music Magazine - April 1995 p.84
Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.24
American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.60 [KM]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.188 mai 1995 p.86
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.90 [MC]
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Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky - 1965?
Orchestra - USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Yevgeny Kibkalo
Judith - Nina Polyakova
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 016805-6 {1LP}; Melodiya C 01139-40 {1LP} Westminster WGSO 8219-1 {1LP}; EMI Melodiya 3 C 065-97047 {1LP}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- The opera is sung in a translation by N.Rozhdestvenskaya. The Melodiya LP is listed in «Soviet Long Playing Records» No.4 1966 p.16 and the EMI Melodiya LP is advertized in THE GRAMOPHONE December 1972 p.1104
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Conductor Jean Martinon - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Thomas Stewart
Judith - Evelyn Lear
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Compact Disc - Disco Archivia 1064 {1CDR}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance (27 April 1967). The CDRs issued on the Disco Archivia label are listed on the website: http://www.classicalconducting.com
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Conductor János Ferencsik - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Bluebeard - György Melis
Judith - Kátalin Kasza
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Black Disc; - Hungaroton LPX 11486 {1LP} (1971)ª;; Hungaroton SLPX 11486 {1LP} (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - Hungaroton HCD 11486 {1CD} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1972 p.86
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Bluebeard - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Judith - Brigitte Fassbaender
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01485
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 13 July 1978. See Radio Times Issue dated 8-14 July 1978 p.52.
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Siegmund Nimsgern
Judith - Tatiana Troyanos
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Black Disc - Columbia M 34217 (USA);CBS «Masterworks» 76518 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Sony Classical SMK 64110 {1CDS} (1995)ª; Sony Classical SRCR 9789 {1CD} (Japan) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1976 p.466 [LS]; December 1976 p.1084 [SIR]; March 1995 p.100
Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.67
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148
BBC Music Magazine - February 1995 p.61
American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.85
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58
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Conductor János Ferencsik - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Bluebeard - Evgeny Nesterenko
Judith - Elena Obraztsova
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3058
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Bolshoi Theatre (July 1978: see OPERA May 1979 p.485).
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Bluebeard - Victor Braun
Judith - Yvonne Minton
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3056
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Cologne Opera (16 March 1978; see OPERA August 1978 pp.809-810).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1979(FI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bluebeard - Kolos Kováts
Judith - Sylvia Sass
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 630 {1LP} (1980)ª;; London OSA 1174 {1LP}
Compact Cassette; - Decca KCET 630 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 433 «Enterprise» 433 082-2 {1CD} (1992)ª
Laser Disc; - London 440 071 247-1 (NTSC); London POLL 9022 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª; Decca 071 147-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - Decca 074 3254 (2008)ª; Decca 001109009 (USA) (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 147-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1980 p.265 (audio) [LS] May 1992 p.105 (audio) [DSG]; March 1993 p.102; July 2008 p.94 (DVD) [RC]
Opera News - August 1993 p.44
Fanfare - Vol.32 No.2 November/December 2008 pp.402-403 (DVD) [JHN]
Orpheus - 9 + 10 September-Oktober 2008 S.69 (DVD) [MK2]
Diapason - No.558 S mai 2008 p.118 (DVD) [MP]
International Record Review - April 2008 p.74 (DVD) [RL1]
American Record Guide - September/October 2008 Vol.71 No.5 pp.253-254 (DVD) [CHP]
Opéra Magazine - No.30 juin 2008 pp.80-81 (DVD) [CW]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.113 septiembre 2008 p.86 (DVD) [JMP]
Comments:- The film was made in 1981 using the recording as sound track
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Bluebeard - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Judith - Julia Varady
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Black Disc; - DG 2531 172 {1LP} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG «20th Century Classics» 423 236-2 {1CD} (1988)ª; DG POCG 2937 {1CD} (Japan) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1980 p.1195 [LS]; April 1980 p.1536 [JBS] September 1988 p.475 [MEO]
Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 p.70 [JD]
American Record Guide - November 1980 Vol.44 No.1 p.16 [MM]: January 1981 Vol.44 No.3 p.4 (letters)
Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.102
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Gwynne Howell
Judith - Yvonne Minton
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Compact Disc - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Broadcast Archives BSO CB 107 (part of a set - BSO CD 100) {12CDS} From the Broadcast Archives: Ozawa (+other works) {2CDS}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Boston Symphony Hall on 8 November 1980. There is no prologue. I thank Paul Hodges for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Bluebeard - Siegmund Nimsgern
Judith - Tatiana Troyanos
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Compact Disc - New York Philharmonic - The Historic Broadcasts 1923 to 1987 NYP 9701 {CD-10 of 10CDS}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
ARSC Journal - Vol.30 No.1 p.63, p.72 [HG]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (27 March 1981)
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Conductor György Lehel - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Symphonie Orchester St. Gallen
Bluebeard - Anton Diakov
Judith - Carol Smith
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Compact Disc; - Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst 30093 {1CDR} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a (concert?) performance in the Tonhalle, St. Gallen (5 February 1981). The CDs issued by the Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst are listed in their on-line catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Bluebeard - Siegmund Nimsgern
Judith - Dunja Vejzovic
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6712
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Le Grand Théâtre de Genève (17 October 1981; see OPERA December 1981 pp.1287-1288).
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Conductor János Ferencsik - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
Bluebeard - Evgeny Nesterenko
Judith - Elena Obraztsova
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Black Disc; - Hungaroton SLPD 12254 {1LP} (1982)ª; Melodiya C10 18961 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - Hungaroton MK 12254
Compact Disc - Hungaroton HCD 12254-2 {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1982 p.266 [MEO] ; July 1986 p.205 [LS]
HiFi News & Record Review - September 1984 p.92
Fanfare - Vol.8 No.2 November/December 1984 p.150
American Record Guide - September 1982 Vol.45 No.10 p.16 [JWB]: September 1984 Vol.47 No.6 p.64 [CB]
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Conductor Adám Fischer - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Orchestra
Bluebeard - Samuel Ramey
Judith - Éva Marton
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Black Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» 44523 {1LP} (1988)ª
Compact Cassette; - CBS «Masterworks» 40-44523 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» CD 44523 {1CD} (1988)ª;; Sony-CBS MK 44523 {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p.475 [MEO]
Stereophile - September 1988 (Vol.11 No.9) p.148
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.32
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Conductor Adám Fischer - 1988(FI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bluebeard - Robert Lloyd
Judith - Elizabeth Laurence
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Laser Disc; - Teldec CDV 9031 73830-6(PAL); Teldec WPLS 4074 (Japanese NTSC) (1996)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Teldec 9031 73830-3(PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1993 p.102
Opera News - August 1993 p.44
Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.332
American Record Guide - Vol. 56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.274
Répertoire - février 1993 p.88
Comments:- Well reviewed
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Conductor Mark Elder - 1992
Orchestra - BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Bluebeard - Gwynne Howell
Judith - Sally Burgess
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Compact Disc - *BBC Vol.II No.2
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
BBC Music Magazine - October 1993 p.4
Stereophile - June 1994 p.165
Comments:- A special CD supplied with the BBC Music Magazine
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Conductor Eliahu Inbal - 1992
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin
Bluebeard - Falk Struckmann
Judith - Katalin Szendrényi
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Compact Disc - Denon CO-78932
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1995 p.129
Opera News - July 1995 p.47
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August 1995 p.113
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.59
BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.72
Classic CD - July 1995 p.73
American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.85
Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.24
Le Monde de la Musique - No.189 juin 1995 p.72
Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books May 27 1995 p.A11
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Conductor Charles Dutoit - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Bluebeard - Csaba Airizer
Judith - Éva Marton
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 617; (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre du Châtelet (30 April 1993). The performance on 28 April 1993 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1993 No.170 pp.36-37. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Bluebeard - Samuel Ramey
Judith - Agnes Baltsa
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 2023 {1CDR}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (15 or 16 August 1993). The cast listed above is that given in the online Spielplan-Archiv of the Salzburg Festival (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued by HOO is listed in their online catalogue. I thank Mr. Paul Hodges for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1993(STU)
Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - László Polgár
Judith - Jessye Norman
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Compact Disc; - DG 447 040-2 {1CD} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.88 [RC]; October 1998 p.47
HiFi News & Record Review - December 1998 p.83 [JK]
Opera News - October 1998 p.62 [WRB]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 p.114 [PJR]
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.54 [GE]
Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.62 [PEB]
BBC Music Magazine - August 1998 p.66 [MR]
Classic CD - August 1998 p.95 [MT]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.74 [KC]
Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [HB]
American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.83 [AA]
Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.30 [PF]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.92 [JPS]
Musica (Milano) - n.109 Anno 22 agosto-settembre 1998 p.70 [EG]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.113 septiembre 1998 p.28 [BF]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.223 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.74 [PS]
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Conductor Adám Fischer - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Radiounderholdingsorkestret (Denmark)
Bluebeard - László Polgár
Judith - Agnes Baltsa
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 4071 {1CDR}; Premiere Opera Opera (Italy) unnumbered {1CDR} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a concert performance in Copenhagen on 9 March 1995. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the recording is attributed to a performance in Chicago.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - László Polgár
Judith - Julia Varady
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 2022 {1CDR}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *This recording may be of a concert performance in the Barbican in December 1995 (click link below). The recording issued by HOO is listed in their online catalogue. Here the venue is given as Paris, but I have not been able to confirm that Solti conducted Bluebeard's Castle in Paris in 1995.
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Conductor Günter Neuhold - 1995
Orchestra - Badische Staatskapelle
Bluebeard - Mihály Kálmámdi
Judith - Katalin Szendrényi
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Compact Disc - BELLA MUSICA BM-CD 31.9052
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1997 S.58; Juni 1997 S.54
Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.52
BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.76
Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.24
Opernwelt - 4/April 1997 S.54
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1996(LC)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Bluebeard - John Tomlinson
Judith - Anne Sofie von Otter
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Compact Disc; - EMI CDC 5 56162-2 {1CD} (1996)ª; EMI TOCE 9182 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1996 p.19 p.103 [RC]: January 1997 p.37 [JBS]
Opera - March 1997 p.357
Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.104
HiFi News & Record Review - January 1997 p.77
Opera News - February 22 1997 p.40
Fanfare - Vol.20 No.4 March/April 1997 p.108
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.1 Winter 1999 p.165 [GJ]
Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.52
Diapason - No.430 octobre 1996 p.87
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.88
BBC Music Magazine - September 1996 p.58 p.70
Classic CD - October 1996 p.85
CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.51
American Record Guide - March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.84
Répertoire - No.95 octobre 1996 p.22
Le Monde de la Musique - No.204 novembre 1996 p.83
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.73
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.40
Opernwelt - 4/April 1997 S.54
Comments:- See article in OPERA NOW, November/December 1996 p.108
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Conductor Peter Eötvös - 2001(LC)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Bluebeard - Péter Fried
Judith - Cornelia Kallisch
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Compact Disc; - Hänssler Classic Faszination Musik 93 070 {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2003 p.79 [RC]
Opera News - July 2003 pp.52-53 [GJ]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.6 July/August 2003 pp.78-79 [JHN]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.2 Spring 2004 pp.335-338 [RG]
Diapason - No.502 avril 2003 p.86 [PEB]
International Record Review - April 2003 p.62 [GS]
BBC Music Magazine - July 2003 p.64 [MR]
American Record Guide - November/December 2003 Vol.66 No.6 p.77 [CHP]
Répertoire - No.168 mai 2003 p.43 [PB]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.275 avril 2003 pp.71-71 [PG]
Comments:- *Recorded at performances in the Liederhalle, Stuttgart (28, 29, 30 November 2001).
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Conductor Iván Fischer - 2002(STU)
Orchestra - Budapest Festival Orchestra
Bluebeard - László Polgár
Judith - Ildiko Komlósy
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Compact Disc; - Philips 470 633-2 {1xSACD-CD hybrid disc} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.290 mai 2004 p.83 [LB]
Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.80 [ED]
Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 pp.81-82 [TP]
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Conductor James Levine - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker
Bluebeard - John Tomlinson
Judith - Kremena Dilcheva
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Compact Disc; - Oehms Classics OC 505 (+Piano Concerto No.3 + The Miraculous Mandarin) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April p.96 [RC]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.6 July/August 2005 pp.78-79 [JHN]
Opéra International - No.297 janvier 2005 p.75 [LB]
Diapason - No.523 mars 2005 p.74 [RL]
American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.64-65 [KM]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance (November 2003).
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Bluebeard - Peter Mikulás
Judith - Violeta Urmana
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2135-1 {1CD} (2006)ª; Accord 442 845-1 {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - April 2007 p.482 [GL]; May 2007 p.614 [GL]
Diapason - No 540 S octobre 2006 p.97 [JCH2]
Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.78 [CW]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco (11 January 2004). The CD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006.
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Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - John Tomlinson
Judith - Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
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Compact Disc; - Warner Classics 2564 61953-2 {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2005 p.70 [RC]
Opera - February 2006 pp.227-228 [KC]
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.56 [US]
International Record Review - September 2005 p.74 [CR]
Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.67 [SF]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.80 [XC]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London (7 September 2004).
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Conductor Peter Eötvös - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Bluebeard - Gidon Saks
Judith - Cornelia Kallisch
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 2020 {1CDR}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (23 October 2005). The cast listed above is that given in the online digital archives of La Monnaie (CARMEN) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued by HOO is listed in their online catalogue. I thank Mr. Paul Hodges for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor Richard Farnes - 2005(STU)
Orchestra - Opera North
Bluebeard - John Tomlinson
Judith - Sally Burgess
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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 3133 {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2006 p.94 [RC]
Opera - November 2006 pp.1383-1384 [GL]
Opera News - November 2006 p.62, p.64 [JR]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 p.77 [BB]
International Record Review - June 2006 p.76 [NS]
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.67-68 [KM]
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Conductor Giovanni Reggioli - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Washington National Opera
Bluebeard - Samuel Ramey
Judith - Denyce Graves
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2782-2 (+Gianni Schicchi) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Kennedy Center, Washington (September or October 2006). The prologue was spoken by Neno Pervan. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Bluebeard - Falk Struckmann
Judith - Charlotte Hellekant
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6865
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Video recording of a concert performance at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London (20 August 2007). The prologue was spoken by Mátyás Sarközi. The DVD-R issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases - June 2009.
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Conductor Gerard Schwarz - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Charles Robert Austin
Judith - Sally Burgess
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2806-1 {1CDR} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Benaroya Hall, Seattle (May or June 2007). The prologue was spoken by Charles Simonyi. The CDR issued by Premiere is listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Marin Alsop - 2007(STU)
Orchestra - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Gustáv Belácek
Judith - Andrea Meláth
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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.660928 {1CD} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2008 p.90 [RC]
Opera News - March 2008 pp.67-68 [DS]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.74-75 [BB]
Diapason - No.555 février 2008 p.80 [PEB]
American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 p.61 [RVL]
Opéra Magazine - No.26 février 2008 p.70 [CW]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.109 abril 2008 p.90 [VM]
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Cleveland Orchestra
Bluebeard - John Relyea
Judith - Michelle DeYoung
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3015-1 {1CDR} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a concert performance in the Severance Hall, Cleveland (16 February 2008). The prologue was spoken by Eörs Kisfaludy. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Fall/Winter 2008-2009 New CD and DVD Releases». There is a review on the website
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Conductor Jeffrey Tate - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Bluebeard - László Polgár
Judith - Ildiko Komlósy
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BLU 200801 {1CDR} (2008)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3031-2 (+L'Enfant et les sortileges) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (5 March 2008). The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» Fall/Winter 2008-2009. See the website:
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 2009(LC)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Bluebeard - Willard White
Judith - Elena Zhidkova
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Compact Disc - LSO Live LSO 0685 {1xSACD-CD hybrid disc}
Recordings of Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone October 1963 p.178; High Fidelity November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.77Opera on record 3 p.309; CELLETTI p.25; Opera on CD (1) p.129 (2) p.142 (3) p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.149-150 p.136; MET p.4; MET(VID) p.1; PENGUIN p.4;Opéra International avril 1993 p.18; Répertoire septembre 1995 p.13; Opera on Video p.217; GIUDICI p.8 (2) p.11; American Record Guide March/April 2001 Vol.64No.2 p.53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2009 p.112 [RC]
Comments:- *Recording made at performances in the Barbican Hall, London (January 2009). The prologue is spoken in English.
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