(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1942(RA) - Lehár Franz - Wiener Rundfunk*
2 1954(RA) - Schmidt-Boelcke Werner - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
3 1954?(SE) - Sandauer Heinz - Das große Funkorchester von Radio Wien*
4 1957(SE) - Fox Frank - Das FFB-Orchester*
5 1960?(SE) - Richter Kurt - Großes Wiener Operetten-Orchester*
6 2004(STU) - Schirmer Ulf - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Franz Lehár - 1942(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Rundfunk
Chorus - Wiener Rundfunk
Der König - Egon von Jordan
Kronprinz Georg - Anton Dermota
Herzogin Maria Brankenhorst - Maria Waldner
Elisabeth - Adele Kern
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Compact Disc - Bel Age BLA 103 353; ORF-CD (Bestellnr.: 2000322) {2CDS}
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - June 1996 p.45
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.6 July/August 1996 p.219
Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.57
Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.92
American Record Guide - May/June Vol.59 No.3 p.265
Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.51
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Conductor Werner Schmidt-Boelcke - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Kronprinz Georg - Rudolf Schock
Elisabeth - Anny Schlemm
Sascha - Willy Hofmann
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Black Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0160 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.539 S septembre 2006 p.139 [MP]
Comments:- The cast also includes Hubert Marischka.
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Conductor Heinz Sandauer - 1954?(SE)
Orchestra - Das große Funkorchester von Radio Wien
Chorus - Akademiekammerchor
Kronprinz Georg - Walter Anton Dotzer
Elisabeth - Gerda Scheyrer
Mercedes - Friedl Pöltinger
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Black Disc - Philips 423 155 PE {1x45-EP}; Philips PR 10215 (+Friederike - excerpts) {1x10in-LP}
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Luister - October/November 1955 p.16 [FB]
Comments:- Toni Niessner also takes part in these excerpts
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Conductor Frank Fox - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Das FFB-Orchester
Chorus - Günther-Arndt-Chor
Kronprinz Georg - Rudolf Schock
Elisabeth - Renate Holm
Mercedes - Renate Holm
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Black Disc - Electrola 83 452 (+Der Vogelhändler - excerpts) {1LP} Electrola 1C 047 28839 (+Der Vogelhändler - excerpts) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Disky «Kaiserliche Operette» KO 86344-2 (+Friederike - highlights) {1CD} (1995)ª; EMI «Classics» 5 75738-2 (+Die lustige Witwe - excerpts) {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Conductor Kurt Richter - 1960?(SE)
Orchestra - Großes Wiener Operetten-Orchester
Chorus - Chor von Radio Wien
Der König - Leo Heppe
Kronprinz Georg - Karl Terkal
Elisabeth - Lotte Rysanek
Mercedes - Christine Spierenburg
Sascha - Horst Heinrich Braun
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Black Disc - Philips 430751 PE {1x45-EP}; Philips P 13511 RR {1x10in-LP} Philips 840208 PY (+Die Dubarry - excerpts) {1LP} Fontana 701 516 WPY (+Der Graf von Luxemburg - excerpts) {1LP} Epic LC 3758 (+Die Dubarry - excerpts) {1LP} (USA); Epic BC 1117 (+Die Dubarry - excerpts) {1LP} (USA)
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - September 1961 Vol.11 No.9 p.96 [CLO]
Comments:- The cast also includes Margit Opawsky and Else Liebensberg
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Conductor Ulf Schirmer - 2004(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Kronprinz Georg - Zoran Todorovich
Elisabeth - Elena Mosuc
Mercedes - Elena Mosuc
Sascha - Zoran Todorovich
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Compact Disc; - cpo 777 055-2 {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2006 pp.95-96 [MA]
Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.87 [MP]
Opéra Magazine - No.9 juillet/aoüt 2006 p.77 [EP]
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