(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1949(RA) - lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Die) by Otto Nicolai - Hans Altman*
2 1952(LI) - Liebe der Danae (Die) by Richard Strauss - Clemens Krauss*
3 1952(RA) - tote Stadt (Die) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Fritz Lehmann*
4 1953(LI) - Undine by Albert Lortzing - Robert Heger*
5 1954(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
6 1955(LC) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
7 1955(LC) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
8 1955(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
9 1955(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - André Cluytens*
10 1955(RE) - Joseph en Egypt by Étienne-Nicolas Méhul - Alfons Rischner*
11 1955(SE) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Wilhelm Schüchter*
12 1956(LI) - Antigonae by Carl Orff - Ferdinand Leitner*
13 1956(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
14 1956(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - André Cluytens*
15 1956(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
16 1956(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
17 1956?(SE) - Vogelhändler (Der) by Carl Zeller - Wilhelm Schüchter*
18 1957(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
19 1957(LI) - Rienzi by Richard Wagner - Lovro von Matacic*
20 1957(SE) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Werner Schmidt-Boelcke*
21 1957?(SE) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Wilhelm Schüchter*
22 1958(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - André Cluytens*
23 1958(LI) - Osud [Fate] by Leos Janácek - Hans Schwieger*
24 1958(RA) - Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber - Joseph Keilberth*
25 1959(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Alexander Krannhals*
26 1962(SE) - Entführung aus dem Serail (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferdinand Leitner*
27 1963(SE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Zaun*
28 1963?(SE) - Zarewitsch (Der) by Franz Lehár - Werner Schmidt-Boelcke*
29 196?(SCE) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wilhelm Schüchter*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Hans Altman - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir John Falstaff - Georg Hann
Herr Fluth - Gerhard Misske
Herr Reich - Benno Kusche
Fenton - Josef Traxel
Junker Spärlich - Paul Kuen
Dr. Cajus - Karl Mösch
Frau Fluth - Clara Ebers
Frau Reich - Gisa Nerz
Anna Reich - Maria Mühlenbeck
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 413 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.718 (+Falstaff - excerpts - Krauss) {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.548; MET p.358; PENGUIN p.270; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 5+6 Mai+Juni 2003 S.87 [GH]
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Comments:- The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Jupiter - Paul Schöffler
Merkur - Josef Traxel
Pollux - László Szemere
Danae - Annelies Kupper
Xanthe - Anny Felbermayer
Midas - Joseph Gostic
Semele - Dorothea Siebert
Europa - Esther Réthy
Alkmene - Georgine von Milinkovic
Leda - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 314 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Discocorp RR 464 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 111 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram 37061 {3CDS}; Orfeo C 292 923 {3CDS}
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Recordings of Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.788; GIUDICI p.851 (2) p.1383
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1978 p.960 [AB]; May 2000 p.120, p.122 [AB]
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Opera - June 1993 p.743
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Opera Now - June 1993 p.55
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Orpheus - 1992 12-13 S.150
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Opéra International - Decenber 1992 p.83
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.93 [KM]
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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.108
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Comments:- Recording of a performance from the Salzburg Festival (14 August 1952; see OPERAOctober 1952 pp.590-594 )
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Conductor Fritz Lehmann - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Paul - Karl Friedrich
Marietta - Maud Cunitz
Erscheinung Mariens - Maud Cunitz
Frank - Benno Kusche
Brigitta - Lilian Benningsen
Fritz - Hans Braun
Juliette - Margot Guillaume
Lucienne - Elinor Junker-Giesen
Gaston - Richard Holm
Victorin - Richard Holm
Graf Albert - Josef Traxel
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 263 {2LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0004 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.354; Opera on CD (2) p.150 (3) p.169; GIUDICI p.319 (2) p.553; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.202 p.118
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.85 [MCP]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Comments:- The recording on the LPs issued by EJS and on the CDs issued by Walhall appears to be that listed in the «Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen» published by the Bayerischer Rundfunk Schallarkiv (Hauptteil A Band III 5614a) where the year is given as 1952.
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Bertalda - Marianne Schech
Ritter Hugo von Ringstetten - Josef Traxel
Kühleborn - Gottfried Fehr
Tobias - Heinrich Sailer
Marthe - Ina Gerhein
Undine - Valerie Bak
Veit - Karl Krollmann
Hans - Richard Kogel
Pater Heilmann - Rudolf Wünzer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 455
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Recordings of Undine by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.372
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 September 1953. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Hertha Wilfert
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Josef Traxel
Biterolf - Toni Blankenheim
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gerhard Stolze
Reinmar von Zweter - Theo Adam
Hirt - Volker Horn
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 544 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 36105 {3CDS}; Laudis LCD 3-4014 {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0280 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1444 {3CDS} (2005)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.288 [WY]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.236-237 [WY]
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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.81 (mention) [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.221-222 [JPM]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 p.103 [RG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.89 [MCP]: No.105 noviembre 2007 p.94 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (22 July 1954; see OPERA September 1954 p.535). This opera was to have been conducted by Igor Makevitch who withdrew at short notice and was replaced by Keilberth (See DFD in «Nachklang» p.144, «Echos of a Lifetime» p.167)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Holländer - Hermann Uhde
Senta - Astrid Varnay
Daland - Ludwig Weber
Erik - Rudolf Lustig
Mary - Elisabeth Schärtel
Steuermann - Josef Traxel
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5150-5152 {3LPS} (mono) (1956)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 665-667 {3LPS} (stereo) (1973)ª; Decca D97D3 {3LPS} (stereo) (1978)ª; London XLLA 42 {3LPS} (mono) (1957)ª; Testament SBTLP 31384 {3LPS} (stereo) (2006)ª
Compact Disc; - *Voce Della Luna VL-2012-2 {2CDS} (mono) (1996)ª; Teldec 4509 974 912 {2CDS} (mono) (1997)ª; Testament SBT 21384 {2CDS} (stereo) (2006)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:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1956 p.409 [DST]; May 1956 p.471 [PHW]; January 1973 p.1366 [AB] July 1978 p.249 [AB]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS]; September 1997 p.118 [AB]; October 2006 pp.101-102 [AB]
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Opera - April 1956 p.250; December 2006 pp.1514-1516 [RM]
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Opera News - November 2006 p.70 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.299; Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.249-250 [ED]
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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.77; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.53-S.54
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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.60 [FL-2]
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Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.130 [AT]; No 540 S octobre 2006 p.122 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.124 [PF]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.73 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - April 1956 p.12
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Gramophone Record Review - May 1956 p.430
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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.88 [PLM]: January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.185-186 [JPM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.7: Issue No.89 August 1997 p.2
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BBC Music Magazine - September 1997 p.97
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Classic CD - September 1997 p.66
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Classic Record Collector - Autunmn 2007 pp.95-96 [TP] [RG]
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Wagner News - No.36 July 1958 p.7
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Répertoire - No.106 octobre 1997 p.73 [PDS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.213 septembre 1997 p.120 [FL]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.65 [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.94 [PN]
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Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Bayreuth Festival. For a review of a performance at which Windgassen sang Erik see OPERA October 1955 p.637. The CDs issued by VOCE DELLA LUNA appear to be of the recording made by Decca, although this is not certain (see WAGNER NEWS Issue No.118 December 1996 p.16; Issue No.126 April 1998 p.13). The Teldec CDs are in «mono». Decca owns the rights to issue the stereo recording and Teldec to issue the mono (see ICRC Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.5)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Loge - Rudolf Lustig
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Hertha Wilfert
Froh - Josef Traxel
Donner - Toni Blankenheim
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Jutta Vulpius
Wellgunde - Elisabeth Schärtel
Floßhilde - Maria Graf
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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 31390 {3LPS} (2006ª; )
Compact Disc; - Testament SBT2 1390 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2007 p.96 [AB]
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Opera - July 2007 p.874, p.876 [RM]
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Opera News - February 2007 pp.63-64 [MB]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
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Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 p.100 [ED]
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International Record Review - December 2006 pp.83-84 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.96-97 [DP]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.38 No.2 Fall 2007 pp.275-279 [GAG}
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Opéra Magazine - No.14 janvier 2007 pp.68-69 [FL-2]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 pp.95-96 [VM]
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Comments:- Recorded by Decca at performances and rehearsals (July, August 1955). See John Culshaw in «Ring Resounding» p.51
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Holländer - Hermann Uhde
Senta - Astrid Varnay
Daland - Ludwig Weber
Erik - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mary - Elisabeth Schärtel
Steuermann - Josef Traxel
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Black Disc; - *Cetra «Opera Live» LO 51 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Discocorp 319 {3LPS}; Melodram 550(3)
Compact Disc; - *Music and Arts CD-319(3); Music and Arts CD-876(2) Golden Melodram GM 10028 {2CDS} (1998)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:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1166, p.1171 [AB]
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Opera - June 1997 p.662
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.417
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Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.271: Vol.1 No.4 p.150
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.178 [CM]
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ARSC Journal - 1983 Vol.XV No.2-3 p.117 [PLM]
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.270
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Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.4 [MT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.81
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (22 July 1955)
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elisabeth - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Hertha Wilfert
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Josef Traxel
Biterolf - Toni Blankenheim
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gerhard Stolze
Reinmar von Zweter - Alfons Herwig
Hirt - Volker Horn
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0055 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 643043D {3CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0162 {3CDS} (2006)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:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2005 p.97 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.56 [SS]; 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.54-S.55
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Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 p.72 [FL-2]; No.294 octobre 2004 p.76 [AT]
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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 pp.109-110 [FL]; No.518 octobre 2004 p.139 (mention) [FL]
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.84-85 [MT]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.245-246 [KM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 pp.85-86 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival
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Conductor Alfons Rischner - 1955(RE)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
Joseph - Josef Traxel
Jacob - Alexander Welitsch
Simeon - Bernhard Michaelis
Benjamin - Friederike Sailer
Utobal - Walter Wagner
Nephtali - Gustav Grefe
Ruben - Alfred Pfeifle
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.753 (+another recording - cond.Schüchter +recital; Libero De Luca) {2CDS} (2005)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.61 [GH]
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International Record Review - November 2005 p.37 [RP]
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Chor
Marschallin - Leonie Rysanek
Octavian - Elisabeth Grümmer
Sophie - Erika Köth
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Gustav Neidlinger
Annina - Sieglinde Wagner
Ein Sänger - Josef Traxel
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Black Disc; - Electrola WCLP 501 {1LP}; Electrola E 60066 {1LP} ;; EMI 1C 047 38566 M {1LP}; EMI 1C 147 29150-1 M {1LP} ;; HMV CLP 1139 {1LP} (1959)ª; *EMI «Music for Pleasure» MFP 2058 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI CDH5 65201-2 (Rysanek's contribution); EMI 26430-2 {1CD} (2000)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:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.416; February 1995 p.116
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Opera - March 1959 p.187
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Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.298 [NDM]
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Records and Recordings - January 1959 p.18 [FGB]
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Comments:- The following excerpts (in this order!): Di rigori armato, Da lieg ich, Da geht er hin, Presentation of the rose, Waltz scene, Final trio and duet
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Antigonae - Martha Mödl
Kreon - Hermann Uhde
Ismene - Hetty Plümacher
Hämon - Helmut Schindler
Ein Wächter - Gerhard Stolze
Tiresias - Josef Traxel
Ein Bote - Otto von Rohr
Euridice - Grace Hoffman
Thebanischer Alter - Fritz Wunderlich
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0189 {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Antigonae by Carl Orff are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.556
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 pp.27-28 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.92 [XC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (9 March 1956).
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Holländer - George London
Senta - Astrid Varnay
Daland - Arnold Van Mill
Erik - Josef Traxel
Mary - Elisabeth Schärtel
Steuermann - Jean Cox
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 560
Compact Disc; - *Myto 2 MCD 931.75 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10057 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 190 {2CDS} (2007)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 News - April 2 1994 p.33
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Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.267
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Orpheus - November 2002 S.91-S.92 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.77
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Diapason - No.499 javier 2003 p.117 [ED]; No.500 février 2003 p.120 [ED]
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.263
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Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.91
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 pp.85-86 [JV]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Hans Hotter
Veit Pogner - Josef Greindl
Sixtus Beckmesser - Karl Schmitt-Walter
Fritz Kothner - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Walther von Stolzing - Wolfgang Windgassen
David - Gerhard Stolze
Eva - Gré Brouwenstijn
Magdalena - Georgine von Milinkovic
Nachtwächter - Alfons Herwig
Kunz Vogelgesang - Josef Traxel
Konrad Nachtigall - Egmont Koch
Ulrich Eisslinger - Erich Benke
Balthasar Zorn - Heinz-Günter Zimmermann
Augustin Moser - Josef Janko
Hermann Ortel - Hans Habietinek
Hans Schwarz - Alexander Fenyves
Hans Foltz - Eugen Fuchs
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Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD 1011 {4CDS} (1998)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0068 {4CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.130 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.666 [AB]
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Opera News - August 1998 p.38 [CJL]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.6 July/August 1998 pp.265-267 [WY]
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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.59 [IW]
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Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.98 [AT]; No.497 novembre 2002 pp.127-128 (mention) [FL]
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Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [MT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.128 August 1998 pp.20-21 [DGC]: Issue No.129 September 1998 p.19 [PDB]
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American Record Guide - July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.278 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.114 juin 1998 p.57 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 p.89 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (July 1956; the performance on 25 August 1956 is reviewed by HDR in OPERA, October 1956 p.600)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Titurel - Hans Hotter
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Ramón Vinay
Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl
Knappe 1 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze
Knappe 4 - Alfred Pfeifle
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg
Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger
Blumenmädchen 3 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius
Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Ritter 1 - Josef Traxel
Ritter 2 - Alfons Herwig
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 79 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Melodram 563(5) {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt 4CDLSMH 34035 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram 1.0062 {4CDS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0192 {4CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.301-305 [GG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.85-86 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth (19 August 1956)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Loge - Ludwig Suthaus
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Gré Brouwenstijn
Froh - Josef Traxel
Donner - Alfons Herwig
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Josef Greindl
Fafner - Arnold Van Mill
Woglinde - Lore Wißmann
Wellgunde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Floßhilde - Maria von Ilosvay
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1001 (cycle); Music and Arts CD 1009 (Cycle) {13CDS};; Orfeo CDC 660 513 Y (Cycle) {13CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9013 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.92 [AB]; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]; February 2006 p.89 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.659 [AB]; May 2006 pp.608-610 [MA]
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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.97 [ST]
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Opera News - May 1997 p.62; September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.261 [HF]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.234-236 [JM]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.57
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.112 [AT]; No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6
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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention): issue No.180 June 2007 pp.25-29 [PDB]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.293 [JPM]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.2 Fall 1998 p.233 [GAG]: Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 p.297 [GAG]
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International Record Review - August 2002 p.77 [MVA]: December 2005 pp.79-80 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.97-99 [GH]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.76
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64: No.53 septiembre 2002 p.86 [PN]: No.89 abril 2006 p.84 [MCP]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.67 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (13 August 1956)
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1956?(SE)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Kurfürstin Marie - Anneliese Rothenberger
Baron Weps - Hanns Pick
Graf Stanislaus - Manfred Schmidt
Süffle - Manfred Schmidt
Professor Würmchen - Hanns Pick
Adam - Josef Traxel
Briefchristel - Lisa Otto
Dorfschulze Schneck - Manfred Schmidt
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Black Disc; - Electrola WDLP 533 {1x10in-LP} (1957)ª; ~Electrola 60.022 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola EGW 8417 {1x45-EP} ; Electrola E 3 462 (+Schön ist die Welt - excerpts) {1LP} ; Electrola 1C 047 28 139 (+Schön ist die Welt - excerpts) {1LP}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Luister - Juni 1957 p.234 [FB]
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Loge - Ludwig Suthaus
Mime - Gerhard Stolze
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Elisabeth Grümmer
Froh - Josef Traxel
Donner - Toni Blankenheim
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Arnold Van Mill
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Floßhilde - Elisabeth Schärtel
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 58/3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Music & Arts CD 253(3) {3CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 1.0048 (cycle) {14CDS};; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0216 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.747 [AB]
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Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.56-S.57 [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.142-145 [CJT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.59 [SV]
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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.24-25 [NS]
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Wagner News - No.111 September 1995 p.13
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (14 August 1957)
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergische Staatsoper
Chorus - Württembergische Staatsoper
Rienzi - Wolfgang Windgassen
Irene - Paula Brivkalne
Steffano Colonna - Gustav Neidlinger
Adriano Colonna - Josef Traxel
Paolo Orsini - Hans Günter Nöcker
Raimondo - Otto von Rohr
Baroncelli - Alfred Pfeifle
Cecco del Vecchio - Fritz Linke
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1018 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rienzi by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1079; PENGUIN p.538
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - October 2003, online edition [RC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart (3 November 1957)
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Conductor Werner Schmidt-Boelcke - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Sinfoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Don Pasquale - Wilhelm Strienz
Norina - Erika Köth
Malatesta - Marcel Cordes
Ernesto - Josef Traxel
Un notaio - Helmut Winkenstein
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Black Disc - Electrola WCLP 551 {1LP}; Electrola E 80 030 {1LP} Electrola VP 8072 {1LP}; Electrola «Dacapo» 1 C 047 28578-M {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 26431-2 {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]
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Comments:- See OPERA May 1973 p.440. The following excerpts are performed: O diese Glut in Blicken; Auch ich versteh die feine Kunst; Es sind erschienen; Einleitung zum 2.Akt; Armer Ernesto; In der Fremde will ich weilen; Gut, ja, ich tu's; O welch ein ewiges Laufen und Jagen; O suße Nacht; Laß es, ach laß es mich hören
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1957?(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Canio - Josef Traxel
Nedda - Anneliese Rothenberger
Tonio - Josef Metternich
Silvio - Hermann Prey
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Black Disc - Electrola WDLP 597 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 60 079 {1x10in-LP} Kristall SMVP 8012 {1LP}; EMI 1C 047 28571 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74268 2 4 (+Cavalleria rusticana - excerpts) {1CD} (Germany) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Prolog; Einzug und Chor des Bauern; Szene und Glockenchor; Wie flammte auf sein Auge; Jetz spielen! Hüllen in Tand nur; Nedda! Silvio; Nein! Bin Bajazzo nicht bloß; Finale.
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Otto Wiener
Veit Pogner - Hans Hotter
Sixtus Beckmesser - Toni Blankenheim
Fritz Kothner - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Walther von Stolzing - Josef Traxel
David - Gerhard Stolze
Eva - Elisabeth Grümmer
Magdalena - Elisabeth Schärtel
Nachtwächter - Donald Bell
Kunz Vogelgesang - Fritz Uhl
Konrad Nachtigall - Egmont Koch
Ulrich Eisslinger - Erich Benke
Balthasar Zorn - Heinz-Günter Zimmermann
Augustin Moser - Hermann Winkler
Hermann Ortel - Hans Habietinek
Hans Schwarz - Hans Günter Nöcker
Hans Foltz - Eugen Fuchs
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 582 {5LPS} (1982)ª
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Hans Schwieger - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester
Dr. Suda - Stefan Schwer
Siecna Mila - Lore Wißmann
Konecny - Hans Günter Nöcker
Lhotsky - Gustav Grefe
Zivny - Josef Traxel
Mila's Mother - Paula Brivkalne
Verva - Engelbert Czubok
Student - Hans Blessin
Kosinska - Paula Bauer
Old Slovak Woman - Margarethe Bence
Mila's child - Karin Fischer
A councillor's wife - Liselotte Rebmann
Young Girl - Sieglinde Kahmann
Voice of a pupil - Anja Silja
Singer of Lensky - Fritz Wunderlich
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Compact Cassette; - Omega Opera Archive 4438; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2722-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Staatstheater, Stuttgart (26 October 1958). The cast listed above is that given on the Fritz Wunderlich website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and that issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» September 2007 (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
König Ludwig VI - Walter Kreppel
Adolar - Josef Traxel
Euryanthe - Dorothea Siebert
Lysiart - Gustav Neidlinger
Eglantine - Marianne Schech
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Black Disc - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 283 {2LPS}
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Recordings of Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1169; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.153 p.94; PENGUIN p.560; GIUDICI p.1174 (2) p.1841
Comments:- Recording of a performance of a version prepared by Kurt Honolka in which Eglantine is called Claudia and Adolar, Gerard, and in which there are many changes in the libretto
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Conductor Alexander Krannhals - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica del Sodre
Siegmund - Josef Traxel
Sieglinde - Hertha Wilfert
Hunding - Hans Hofmann
Brünhilde - Liane Synek
Wotan - Wilhelm Schirp
Fricka - Marion Matthäus
Gerhilde - Else Mühl
Ortlinde - Alma Legrand
Waltraute - María M. Morquio
Schwertleite - Carlotta Bernhard
Helmwige - Colette Lorand
Siegrune - Bera Canony
Grimgerde - Marion Matthäus
Roßweiße - Hilde Wagner
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1062 {3CDS} (2006)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:-
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.57 [SS]
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International Record Review - November 2006 pp.24-25 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.96 diciembre 2006 p.88 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Montevideo (25 August 1959).
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - Württenbergisces Staatsorchester
Chorus - Württenbergisches Staatstheater
Konstanze - Ruth-Margret Pütz
Belmonte - Josef Traxel
Blonde - Liselotte Becker-Egner
Pedrillo - Gerhard Unger
Osmin - Kurt Böhme
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Black Disc - Ariola-Eurodisc S70168KR {1LP}; *World Record Club OH (OHP) 139 {1LP}
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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38
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Conductor Fritz Zaun - 1963(SE)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Chorus - Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Don Giovanni - Fabio Giongo
Donna Anna - Ingrid Bjoner
Don Ottavio - Josef Traxel
Donna Elvira - Elizabeth Schwarzenberg
Leoporello - Randolph Symonette
Il Commendatore - Wilhelm Schäfer
Masetto - Elfego Esparza
Zerlina - Ingrid Paller
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 70 594 KR {1LP}; Eurodisc S 70 595 KR {1LP} Baccarola-Auslese 77033 ZR {1LP}; Ariola Eurodisc 277033 R {1LP}
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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
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Conductor Werner Schmidt-Boelcke - 1963?(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Marcony-Chor
Der Zarewitsch - Josef Traxel
Iwan - Willy Hofmann
Mascha - Ursula Schirrmacher
Sonja - Sonja Schöner
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 70 798 IE {1LP}; Eurodisc S 70 799 IE {1LP}
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fono Forum - Juni S.235-S.236 [KH]
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 196?(SCE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Tamino - Josef Traxel
Papageno - Hermann Prey
Königin der Nacht - Erika Köth
Pamina - Elisabeth Grümmer
Sarastro - Gottlob Frick
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Black Disc - Electrola E 80830 {1LP1}; Vox M 2956 {1LP}; *VOX 515.180 {1LP}
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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 - March 1965 p.452
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Opera - April 1965 p.292 [ET]
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Fono Forum - Februar 1965 S.72 [TB]
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Comments:- This is a composite set of excerpts, some of which are conducted by Horst Stein and Werner Schmidt-Boelcke. The Berlin Philharmonic also plays in some of the excerpts
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