There are 20 recordings on file in which Alexander Kipnis appears

Order by composer

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1936(LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*

2 1936(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*

3 1936(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*

4 1936(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*

5 1936(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Fritz Busch*

6 1937(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Karl Alwin*

7 1937(LE) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Josef Krips*

8 1937(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Arturo Toscanini*

9 1941(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Bruno Walter*

10 1941(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf**

11 1941(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf***

12 1942(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

13 1942(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - George Szell*

14 1943(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Leinsdorf*

15 1943(LI;13/2/43;Kipnis)) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - George Szell*

16 1944(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Paul Breisach*

17 1944(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - George Szell*

18 1945(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Emil Cooper***

19 1945(SE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Nicolai Berezowsky*

20 1945(SE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Nicolai Berezowsky*

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1936(LE)

Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica del Servicio Oficial de Difusión Radio y Espectáculos

Chorus - Coros del Servicio Oficial de Difusión Radio y Espectáculos

Siegmund - René Maison

Sieglinde - Germaine Hoerner

Hunding - Alexander Kipnis

Brünhilde - Marjorie Lawrence

Wotan - Fred Destal

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 139 {1LP} (1973)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given in Montevideo, Uruguay (29 September 1936)

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Holländer - Fred Destal

Senta - Marjorie Lawrence

Daland - Alexander Kipnis

Erik - René Maison

Mary - Irra Petina

Steuermann - Hanns Fleischer

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Compact Disc; - *Pearl CDS 9910 (+Götterdämmerung - extract) {2CDS} (1992)ª

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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - May 1993 p.513

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Diapason - No.385 septembre 1992 p.184 [AT]

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German & Italian

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Lohengrin - René Maison

Elsa - Germaine Hoerner

Ortrud - Marjorie Lawrence

Friedrich von Telramund - Fred Destal

König Heinrich - Alexander Kipnis

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Fritz Krenn

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 310 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0182/3 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1621-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.9 No.5 May/June 1986 pp.272-274 [WY]; Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.232-233 [WY]

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Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.86 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.88 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (17 September 1936). The chorus sings in Italian. The LPs issued by Melodram are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th edition 2000.

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Amfortas - Martial Singher

Titurel - Fred Destal

Gurnemanz - Alexander Kipnis

Parsifal - René Maison

Klingsor - Fritz Krenn

Kundry - Marjorie Lawrence

Knappe 1 - Lucy Ritter

Knappe 2 - Irra Pettina

Knappe 3 - Hanns Fleischer

Knappe 4 - Luis Santoro

Blumenmädchen 1 - Edita Fleischer

Blumenmädchen 2 - Lucy Ritter

Blumenmädchen 3 - María Malberti

Blumenmädchen 4 - Irra Pettina

Blumenmädchen 5 - Emma Brizzio

Blumenmädchen 6 - Yolonda di Sábato

Ritter 1 - Hanns Fleischer

Ritter 2 - Jorge Andronoff

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Compact Disc; - Marston 53003 {3CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]

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Opera News - April 2003 p.78 [RC]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.5 May/June 2003 pp.189-190 [WY]

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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.66 [SS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.4 Autumn 2003 pp.814-816 [RP]

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Wagner News - No.155 April 2003 pp.16-17 [ARB]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.97-98 [RG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (22 September 1936)

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Marschallin - Germaine Hoerner

Octavian - Tiana Lemnitz

Sophie - Edita Fleischer

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Alexander Kipnis

Faninal - Fritz Krenn

Valzacchi - Hanns Fleischer

Annina - Irra Pettina

Ein Sänger - J. Cavara

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Lucy Ritter

Polizeikommissar - Victor Bacciato

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Humberto Antomelli

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Luis Santoro

Tierhändler - Antonio Siervi

Modistin - Nelly Rubens

Die drei Waisen - Yolonda di Sábato

- María Malberti

- Emma Brizzio

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Compact Disc; - Marston 53005-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.61 [US]

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Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.108 [AT]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 pp.96-97 [GH]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 pp.315-316

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Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (20 September 1936). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German & Italian

Conductor Karl Alwin - 1937(LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Aida - Mária Németh

Radamès - Beniamino Gigli

Amneris - Rosette Anday

Amonasro - Alexander Svéd

Ramphis - Alexander Kipnis

Il Re di Egitto - Nikolaus Zec

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Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 3-1463-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live - Vol.13) (1995)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 821 CD 2 (+excerpts - de Sabata) {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1995 p.134 [JBS]

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Comments:- Recording of about 20 minutes of a performance in the Wiener Staatsoper (23 May 1937). Gigli sings in Italian and the rest of the cast in German.

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in German & Swedish

Conductor Josef Krips - 1937(LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Faust - Jussi Björling

Méphistophélès - Alexander Kipnis

Marguerite - Esther Réthy

Valentin - Alexander Svéd

Siébel - Dora Komarek

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 337 (+Björling recital) {1LP} (1965)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (7 March 1937). Björling sings in Swedish and the rest of the cast in German, except that on the EJS LP a recording of Björling singing 'Salut demeure' in French from a Dutch radio broadcast has been spliced in. Some of these excerpts appeared on Koch Schwann «Wiener Staatsoper Live» Vol.4 (see «More EJS» p.597)

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Tamino - Helge Roswaenge

Papageno - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender

Königin der Nacht - Júlia Osváth

Sprecher - Alfred Jerger

Pamina - Jarmila Novotná

Sarastro - Alexander Kipnis

Monostatos - William Wernigk

Papagena - Dora Komarek

1er Geharnischter - Anton Dermota

2er Geharnischter - Carl Bissuti

Erste Dame - Hilde Konetzni

Zweite Dame - Stefania Fratnikova

Dritte Dame - Kerstin Thorborg

Erster Knabe - Kurt Pech

Zweiter Knabe - Albert Feuhl

Dritter Knabe - Fritz Mascha

Erster Priester - Richard Sallaba

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 37040; Grammofono 2000 AB 78528/9 ; Grammofono 2000 AB 78017-25 (Collection); Naxos «Historical» 8.1110828-29 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1997 p.36 (mention)

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Opera - January 1996 p.25

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.62; August/September 2000 S.87 [DN]

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Diapason - No.444 janvier 1998 p.102 [AT]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.69

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (30 July 1937). This recording was also issued on CD with an illustrated book of the libretto published by Abbeville Press (see CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Spring 2002 p.6)

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad

Florestan - René Maison

Pizarro - Julius Huehn

Rocco - Alexander Kipnis

Marzelline - Marita Farell

Jaquino - Karl Laufkötter

Fernando - Herbert Janssen

Erster Gefangene - Emery Darcy

Zweiter Gefangene - John Gurney

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 126 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Bruno Walter Society 712/713 {2LPS}; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 6 {3LPS} ; Accord ACC 150030 {3LPS} (France) (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Dante LYS 023/024 {2CDS}; Phonographe PH 5044/5045 {2CDS};; Arkadia HP 628.2 {2CDS};; Nuova Era 2345/2346 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4456/4457 {2CDS} ; Naxos «Historical» 8110054/5 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» 2CD GA 2022 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2269/70 {2CDS} (2004)ª; West Hill Radio Archives WHRA 6008 (+1951 recording) {4CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2000 p.127 [AB]

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Opera - August 1996 p.989

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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.58 S.60: März + April 2007 S.60 [SS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 p.103 [WA2]

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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.98; No.468 mars 2000 pp.65-66 [AT]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.124

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Classical Express - Issue No.67 September 1995 p.6: Issue No.75 May 1996 p.7: Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]: Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]

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The Record Collector - Vol.51 No.2 June 2006 pp.133-134 [JTH]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 pp.102-103 [MHF]

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Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.85

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.98 Giugno 1996 p.75

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.80

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.59

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 p.113

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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 February 1941). The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.761

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Lauritz Melchior

Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad

Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg

Marke - Alexander Kipnis

Kurwenal - Julius Huehn

Melot - Emery Darcy

Hirt - Karl Laufkötter

Steuerman - John Gurney

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Emery Darcy

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 3 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 37518 {3CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0008 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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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:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.105-106 [WA2]

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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.80: No.166 mars 2003 p.102 [TP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 February 1941; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.258-260)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Rose Bampton

Don Ottavio - Charles Kullman

Donna Elvira - Jarmila Novotná

Leoporello - Alexander Kipnis

Il Commendatore - Norman Cordon

Masetto - Mack Harrell

Zerlina - Bidù Sayão

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 119 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 27 {3LPS}; GDL G 104 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - The Forties FTO 301.3;; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 798 CD 2 {2CDS}; Phonograph PH 5081/83 Arkadia 2CD 50001; Naxos «Historical» 8.110013-4 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2028 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9040 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1998 p.109 [AB]

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Opera - June 1997 p.662; March 1998 p.293 [AB]

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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.107; July/August 1997 p.87; March/April 1998 p.98 [ST]

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.80; März 1998 S.58 [DN]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.106-107 [WA2]

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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.93 [AT]

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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98: Spring 1998 No.7 p.62 [MT]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1998 p.89 [GH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.90 [XP]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.49 [PF]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.117 marzo 1998 p.93 [GL]: Anno XIV - N.144 ottobre 2000 p.85 [MG]

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Musica (Milano) - N.112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.78 [LG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 March 1942). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.302-304

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian and Italian

Conductor George Szell - 1943(LI;13/2/43;Kipnis))

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Alexander Kipnis

Grigory (False Dmitry) - René Maison

Marina - Kerstin Thorborg

Pimen - Nicola Moscona

Varlaam - Norman Cordon

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - John Dudley

Rangoni - Leonard Warren

Fyodor - Irra Petina

Xenia - Marita Farell

Hostess - Doris Doe

Simpleton - John Garris

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Compact Disc - Walhall WHL 12 {2CDS}; RRD FT1505-6; The Forties FT 1505-6; Music & Arts CD 867 (Highlights)

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1995 p.34

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Opera Now - March 1995 p.52

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Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59

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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.49

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Diapason - No.422 janvier 1996 p.135

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.57

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1943). Kipnis sings in Russian and the rest of the cast and the chorus in Italian. See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.365-367.

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Lauritz Melchior

Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Julius Huehn

Venus - Marjorie Lawrence

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Alexander Kipnis

Walther von der Vogelweide - John Garris

Biterolf - Mack Harrell

Heinrich der Schreiber - Emery Darcy

Reinmar von Zweter - John Gurney

Hirt - Maxine Stellman

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 168 {3LPS} (1973)ª

Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 00346 {3CDS} (2001)ª

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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 publication:-

Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]

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Comments:- According to «More EJS» pp.81-82 the LPs issued on the UORC label carry a mixture of a recording of the performance on 5 February 1944 conducted by Breisach (cast as given above) with that of a performance on 19 December 1942 conducted by Szell (a recording of this performance is listed separately). So onthe UORC LPs some of Wolfram's music is sung by Janssen. More details are given in «More EJS». The recording is said to be of the Paris Version with cuts. See also «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.276-277

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Pelléas - Martial Singher

Mélisande - Bidù Sayão

Golaud - Lawrence Tibbett

Arkel - Alexander Kipnis

Geneviève - Margaret Harshaw

Yniold - Lillian Raymondi

Médecin - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 27 {2CDS} (1996)ª;; NAXOS Historical 8110030-31 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1998 p.114 [LS]

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Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95

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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.89; Februar 1999 S.55 [DN]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.221

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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.6: Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]

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Classic CD - February 1999 p.106 [MSR]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.87

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40 (mention)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.103 - dicembre 1996 p.92

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 p.95

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Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.66 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 January 1945)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Nicolai Berezowsky - 1945(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Boris - Alexander Kipnis

Varlaam - Alexander Kipnis

Shuisky - Ilya Tamarin

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Black Disc; - Victor «Masterworks Set» 1000 {5x78s;AC} (1945)ª; RCA Victor «Bluebird» LBC 1082 {1LP} (1955)ª; RCA «Camden» CAL 415 (collection) {1LP} (1958)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1945 pp.50-51 [JP]

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Opera News - December 2 1946 p.23 [MDS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.107-108 [WA2]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 pp.64-65 [JH]: May 1958 Vol.8 No.5 p.66 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - September 1958 Vol.25 No.1 p.41 [PLM]

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Nicolai Berezowsky - 1945(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Boris - Alexander Kipnis

Varlaam - Alexander Kipnis

Shuisky - Ilya Tamarin

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Black Disc; - Victor «Masterworks Set» 1000 {5x78s;AC} (1945)ª; RCA Victor «Bluebird» LBC 1082 {1LP} (1955)ª; RCA «Camden» CAL 415 (collection) {1LP} (1958)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1945 pp.50-51 [JP]

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Opera News - December 2 1946 p.23 [MDS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.107-108 [WA2]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 pp.64-65 [JH]: May 1958 Vol.8 No.5 p.66 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - September 1958 Vol.25 No.1 p.41 [PLM]

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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

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