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Adam Bartók Beethoven Franck Gruber Mozart, W.A.
Rangström Puccini La Fanciulla del West Tosca Turandot Strauss, Joh.
Strauss, R. Elektra Die Frau ohne Schatten Salome 4 Last songs Weber
Verdi Aida Un Ballo in Maschera Macbeth Arias Requiem
Wagner Der Ring Walküre Siegfried Götterdämmerung  
Holländer Lohengrin Tristan Wesendonk Lieder  

Adam, Adolphe(1803~56)

  • O holy night(Minuit Chrétien)
    1) 3rd Aug. 1963, Gustav Vasa Church, Stockholm
       * with  Åke Levén(org)
        * 45s infos ; Decca CEP 5517 / SEP 5517
       * CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / 480 0901(AU) / UCCD 3092

Bartók

  • Opera 'Bluebeard's Castle', BB.62(op.11)
    1) 1953, Danish Radio, Denmark(sung in German; live, monaural)
       * as  Judith
       * with  Bernard Sonnersted(Bluebeard) / Lavard Friisholm / not listed
       * LP ; HRE HRE 225
    2) 10th Feb. 1953, Swedish Radio(sung in German; live, monaural)
       * as  Judith
       * with  Bernard Sonnersted(Bluebeard) / Ferenc Fricsay / Swedish Radio Symphony
       * LP ; SRLP 1377
       * CD ; Opera d'oro OPD 1430
          Note ] virtually same recording?

Beethoven

  • Opera 'Fidelio', op.72
    1) 7~12th Jan. 1956, WDR Broadcast, Funkhaus, Köln(live; monaural)
       * as  Leonore
       * with  Hans Hopf(Florestan), Ingeborg Wengler(Marcellina), Gerhard Unger(Jaquino), Gottlob Frick(Rocco), Hans Braun(Don Fernando), Paul
             Schöffler(Don Pizzaro), not listed(First Prisoner & Second Prisoner) / Erich Kleiber / Chor und Orchester der Westdeutscher Rundfunk
       * LP ; Cetra LO 68(3 set), Rococo RR 1014(2 set), Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 327(3 set)
       * CD ; Koch 31641(2 set), Capriccio 67 186~87(2 set)
    2) 13th Feb. 1960, Metropolitan Opera House, New York(live; monaural)
       * as  Leonore
       * with  Jon Vickers(Florestan), Laurel Hurley(Marcellina), Charles Anthony(Jaquino), Oskar Czerwenka(Rocco), Giorgio Tozzi(Don Fernando),
             Hermann Uhde(Don Pizzaro), William Olvis(First Prisoner), Calvin Marsh (Second Prisoner) / Karl Böhm / Chorus und Orchestra of the
             Metropolitan Opera, New York
       * LP ; Melodram MEL 045(3 set)
    3) 17th Dec. 1960, La Scala, Milano(live, monaural)
       * as  Leonore
       * with  Jon Vickers(Florestan), Wilma Lipp(Marzeline), Gottlob Frick(Rocco), Gerhard Unger(Jaquino), Franz Crass(Don Fizzaro), Hans Hotter
              (Don Fernando) / Herbert von Karajan / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano(chorus master ; Norberto Mola)
       * LP ; Historial Recording HRE 388
       * CD ; Golden Melodram 50071(2 set)
          Note ] Melodram ; noted 12th Dec.
    4) 2~5,11~15th Mar. & 17th Jun. 1964, Sofiensaal, Wien
       * as  Leonore
       * with  James McCracken(Florestan), Graziella Sciutti(Marcellina), Donald Grobe(Jaquino), Kurt Böhme(Rocco), HermannPrey(Don Fernando), Tom
             Krause(Don Pizzaro), Kurt Equiluz(First Prisoner), Günther Adam(Second Prisoner) / Lorin Maazel / Wiener Philharmoniker & Wiener
             Staatsopernchor(Master; Wilhelm Pitz)
       * Producer/Engineer ; Erik Smith & Christopher Raeburn/Gordon Parry
       * LP ; Decca MET 272~73(2 set) / SET 272~73(2 set) / SXL 20085~86(2 set; DE) / ST PL 72305(2 set; DE) / 6.35441(2 set; DE),
             London A 4259(2 set) / OSA 1259(2 set)

       * CD ; Decca 448 104-2(2 set)
    5) 17th Mar. 1970, Roma(broadcast)
       * as  Leonore
       * with  Ludovic Spiess(Florestan), Helen Donath(Marcellina), Gerhard Unger(Jaquino), Theo Adam(Rocco), Franz Crass(Don Fernando), Siegfried
             Vogel(Don Fizzaro), etc / Leonard Bernstein / Coro e Orchestra della RAI di Roma
       * CD ; Gala 557(2 set)

    [ Excerpts ]
    1. Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?... Komm, Hoffnung

    1) (E.Kleiber's recording)
       * CD ; Gala 557(2 set; 9 parts from No.11~finale)
    2) 12~15th May 1958, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London
       * with  Heinz Wallberg / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Harold Davidson
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1629 / SAX 2284, Angel S 35719 / S-60353(Seraphim), HMV ALP 2008 / ASD 558
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2, Testament SBT 1200, Peaple's guide opera #70651(8 set)
    3) 7~10th May 1963, Kingsway Hall, London
       * with  Edward Downes / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Kenneth Wilkinson & James Lock
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6077 / SXL 6077 / SXL 21078-B(DE), London OS 25807
       * CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / 480 0901(AU) / UCCD 3092
    4) (Maazel's recording)
       * LP ; London OM 36009 / OS 26009
  • Incidental music 'Egmont', op.84
    1) Oct. 1957, Kingsway Hall, London
       * with  Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Douglas Larter
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1574~75(2 set) / SAX 2276~77(2 set) / 33QCX 10331~32(2 set;IT), Angel 3577(2 set) / S 3577(2 set)
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63358 2 / CDZ 5 68057 2(7 set)
    / CDM 5 67966 2
  • Concerto Aria "Ah! Perfido..." , op.65
    1) 12~15th May 1958, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London
       * with  Heinz Wallberg / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Harold Davidson
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1629 / SAX 2284, Angel S 35719 / S-60353(Seraphim)
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2 / CDZ 3 77767 2(50 set), Testament SBT 1200, Peaple's guide opera #70651(8 set)
    2) 4,5th May 1964, Kingsway Hall, London
       * with  Edward Downes / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Mordler/James Lock
       * LP ; Decca CEP 5533 / SEC 5533, London STS 15394
       * CD ; Decca 480 0901(AU) / UCCD 3092
    3) Jan. 1970, Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien
       * with  Ferdinand Leitner / Wiener Symphoniker
       * CD ; DG 431 107-2
  • Missa Solemnis in D major, op.123
    1) 10th Mar. 1948, Konzerthaus, Stockholm(live)
       * with  Erich Kleiber / Stockholm Philharmonic & Chorus, Lisa Tunnel(A), Gösta Bockelin(T), Sigurd Bjorling(B)
       * CD ; Music & Arts MACD-1188(2 set)

Franck

  • Panis Angelicus
    1) 3rd Aug. 1963, Gustav Vasa Church , Stockholm
       * with  Åke Levén(org)
        * 45s infos ; Decca CEP 5517 / SEP 5517
       * CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / 480 0901(AU) / UCCD 3092

Gounod

  • Ave Maria(based on Bach's WTC I, no.1)
    1) 3rd Aug. 1963, Gustav Vasa Church , Stockholm
       * with  Åke Levén(org)
        * 45s infos ; Decca CEP 5517 / SEP 5517
       * CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / 480 0901(AU) / UCCD 3092

Grieg

  • Songs
    1. Ich liebe dich op.5-3 2. Im Kahne op.60-3 3. Zur Johannisnacht op.60-5 4. Der Schwan op.25-2
    5. Last spring op.33-2 6. From Monte Pinchio (nocturne) op.39-1

    1) 1950s(stereo; no.1~4)
       * with  Leo Taubman(p)
       * LP ; RCA LM 2578 / LSC 2578 / LM 2578-C(DE)
    2) 8~12th Apr. 1965, Sofiensaal, Wien(no.4~6)
       * with  Bertil Bokstedt/Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
       * Producer/Engineer ; Christopher Raeburn/Gordon Parry & James Brown
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6185 / SXL 6185, London A 5942 / OS 25942
       * CD ;
    Decca 473 794-2(2 set)

Gruber, Franz(1787~1863)

  • Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht(silent night, holy night)
    1) 3rd Aug. 1963, Gustav Vasa Church , Stockholm
       * with  Åke Levén(org)
        * 45s infos ; Decca CEP 5517 / SEP 5517
       * CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / 480 0901(AU) / UCCD 3092

Mozart, W.A.

  • Opera 'Don Giovanni'
    1) 11~24th Jun. 1959, Sofiensaal, Wien
       * as  Donna Anna
       * with  Cesare Siepi(Don Giovanni), Fernando Corena(Leporello), Leontyne Price(Donna Elvira), Heinz Blankenburg(Masetto), Eugenia Ratti
             (Zerlina), Cesare Valletti(Don Ottavio),
    Arnold van Mill(Commandatore) / Erich Leinsdorf / Wiener Philharmoniker and Chor der Wiener
             
    Staatsoper
       * Producer/Engineer ; Ray Minshull(monaural), Erik Smith(stereo)/Gordon Parry(monarual), James Brown(stereo)
       * LP ; RCA LM 6410(4 set) / LSC 6410(4 set) / RE 25028~31(4 set) / SER 4528~31(4 set) , Decca D10D(4 set)
       * CD ; Decca 444 594-2(3 set)
    2) Mar. 1967, Supraphon Studios, Prague
       * as  Donna Anna
       * with  Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau(Don Giovanni), Ezio Flagello(Leporello), Martina Arroyo(Donna Elvira), Alfredo Mariotti(Masetto), Reri Grist
             (Zerlina),
    Don Ottavio(Don Ottavio), Martti Talvela(Commandatore) / Karl Böhm / Orchester des Nationaltheaters Prag & Tschechischer
            
    Sängerchor Prag(chorus master; Jozef Vesalka)
       * Production/Producer/Engineer ; Hans Hirsch/Wolfgang Lohse/Günter Hermanns
       * LP ; DGG 139 260~63 SLPM(4 set) / 2711 006(4 set) / 2740 108 @ 2563 314/317(4 set) / 2740 222 @ 2740 205(22 set), Supraphon
             
    SUAST 50981~84(4 set) / 0120438(mono, highlight)
       * CD ;
    DG 429 870-2(3 set)
             Note ] Co-production with Supraphon. In The Durbeck Archive, date is Feb. & Mar. 1967.

    [ Extracts ]
        1. Overture
            Act I
        2. Notte e giorno faticar 3. Madamina, il catalogo è questo
        4. Là ci darem la mano - Fermati, scellerato! 5. Ah, fuggi il traditor 6. Or sai chi l'onore
        7. Come mai creder deggio 8. Finch'han dal vino 9. Batti, batti, o bel Masetto 10. Venite pur avanti
            Act II
        11. Deh! vieni alla finestra 12. Vedrai, carino 13. Il mio tesoro intanto
        14. In quali eccessi - Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata 15. Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m'invitasti
        16. Ah! dov'è il perfido 17. Crudele! Ah no, mio bene... non mi dir, bell'idol

    1) 12~15th May 1958, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London(no.6)
       * with  Heinz Wallberg / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Harold Davidson
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1629 / SAX 2284, Angel S 35719 / S-60353(Seraphim)
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2, Testament SBT 1200, Peaple's guide opera #70651(8 set)
    2) (Leinsdorf's recording)
       * LP ; RCA LSC 2847
       * CD ; Decca 458 245-2(No.1~12) / 466 849-2(No.8)
    3) (Böhm's recording)
       * LP ; DGG 19 232 LPEM / 136 232 SLPEM
       * CD ; DG 431 107-2(no.6,17)

Puccini

  • Opera 'La Fanciulla del West'
    1) 16~23rd Jul. 1958, Teatro alla Scala, Milano
       * as  Minnie
       * with  Giovanni Gibin(Dick Johnson), Andrea Mongelli(Jack Rance), Renato Ercolani(Nick), Antonio Cassinelli(Ashby), Enzo Sordello(Sonora),
             Florindo Andreolli(Trin), Giuseppe Costariol(Sid), Dino Mantovani(Bello), Dino Formichini(Harry), Antonio Costantino(Joe), Leonardo
             Monreale(Happy), Giuseppe Morresi(Larkens), Carlo Forti(Billy Jackrabbit, Jose Castro), Gabriella Carturan(Wowkle), Nicola Zaccaria
             (Jake Wallace), Angelo Mercuriali(Un postiglione) / Lovro von Matacic / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
             (chorus master; Norberto Mola)
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge /Robert E. Beckett
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1631~33(3 set) / SAX 2286~88(3 set), EMI SLS 5079(3 set), Angel 3593 C/L(3 set) / S 3593 C/L(3 set) /
             
    Angel 3593 C/L(3 set) / S 3593 C/L(3 set) / SIC 6074(3 set; Seraphim),
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63970 2(2 set) / CDM 3 81862 2(2 set)
  • Opera 'Tosca'
    1) 20~30th Jun. 1966, L'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
       * as  Floria Tosca
       * with  Franco Corelli(Mario Cavaradossi), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau(Il Barone Scarpia), Silvio Maionica(Angelotti), Alfredo Mariotti(Il Sagrestano),
             Piero de Palma(Spoletta), Dino Mantovani(Sciarrone), Libero Arbace(Un Carceriere), Patrizio Veronelli(Un pastore) / Lorin Maazel / Coro
             e Orchestrea dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome(chorus master ; Giorgio Kirschner)
       * Producer/Engineer ; Christopher Raeburn/Kenneth Wilkinson, David Frost, Colin Moorfoot
       * LP ; Decca MET 341~42(2 set) / SET 341~42(2 set) , London A 4267(2 set) / OSA 1267(2 set), London-Jubilee JL
             42001(2 set)
       * CD ; Decca 440 051-2(2 set) / 460 753-2(2 set)

        [ Extracts ]
            Act I
        1. Ce n'e tanti pel mondo!
            Act III
        2. Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore

       * CD ; Decca 458 212-2(No.2) / 460 380-2(No.2) / 467 382-2(No.1) / 473 794-2(2 set; No.2)

  • Opera 'Turandot'
    1) 7th Dec. 1958, Teatro alla Scala, Milano(live, monaural)
       * as  La Principessa Turandot
       * with  Giuseppe Di Stefano(Calaf), Giuseppe Modesti(Timur), Rosanna Carteri(Liù), Angelo Mercuriali(L'Imperatore Altoum), Renato Capecchi
             (Ping), Piero De Palma(Pang), Mario Ferrara(Pong), Lorenzo Testi(Un Mandarino) / Antonino Votto / Coro e Orchestra del'Teatro alla
              Scala, Milano(chorus master; Norberto Mola)
       * LP ; Cetra LO 84(3 set), Unique Opera Records UORC 195(2 set)
    2) 3,4,6~11th Jul. 1959, Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
       * as  La Principessa Turandot
       * with  Jussi Bjorling(Calaf), Giorgio Tozzi(Timur), Renata Tebaldi(Liù), Alessio De Paolis(L'Imperatore Altoum), Mario Sereni(Ping), Piero De
             Palma(Pang), Tommaso Frascati(Pong), Leonardo Monreale(Un Mandarino), Anna Di Stasio, Myriam Funari, & Nelly Pucci
             (3 Ancellas di Turandot) / Erich Leinsdorf / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Rome(chorus master; Giuseppe Conca)
       * Producer/Engineer ; Richard Mohr/Lewis Layton
       * LP ; RCA LSC 6149(3 set) / AGL3 3970(3 set) / SER 5643~45(3 set; UK) / VL 43537(3 set) / Victor SLC 12311(3 set; AU)
       * CD ; RCA RD 85932(2 set) / 74321 62687 2(2 set) / S70475C(88697 72060 2)(49,50 in 60 set; KR)
       * SACD ; RCA 82876 82624 2(2 set)
    3) 22nd Jun. 1961(or 1960), Wien(live, monaural)
       * as  La Principessa Turandot
       * with  Giuseppe Di Stefano(Calaf), Nicola Zaccaria(Timur), Leontyne Price(Liù), Peter Klein(L'Imperatore Altoum), Kostas Paskalis(Ping), Murray
             Dickie(Pang), Ermanno Lorenzi(Pong), Alois Pernesdorfer(Un Mandarino) / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli / Chor und Orchestra der Wiener
             Staatsoper
       * LP ; HRE HRE 321(3 set), Historical Opera Performances Edition HOPE 253
    4) 4th Mar. 1961, Metropolitan Opera House, New York(live, monaural)
       * as  La Principessa Turandot
       * with  Franco Corelli(Calaf), Bonaldo Giaiotti(Timur), Anna Moffo(Liù), Alessio De Paolis(L'Imperatore Altoum), Frank Guarrera(Ping), Charles
             Anthony(Pang; or Robert Nagy), Robert Nagy(Pong; or Charles Anthony), Calvin Marsh(Un Mandarino), Edilio Ferraro(Il Principino di Persia),
             Thomas Russell, Craig Crosson, Harry Jones(3 Servi), Howard Sayette, Wally Adams, William Burdick(3 Carnefici) / Leopold Stokowski /
             Chorus & Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
       * LP ; HRE HRE 321(3 set)
    5) 24th Feb. 1962, Metropolitan Opera House, New York
       * as  La Principessa Turandot
       * with  Franco Corelli(Calaf), Ezio Flagello(Timur), Licia Albanese(Liù), Alessio De Paolis(L'Imperatore Altoum), Frank Guarrera(Ping), Robert
             Nagy(Pang), Charles Anthony(Pong), Calvin Marsh(Un Mandarino), Edilio Ferraro(Il Principino di Persia), Thomas Russel, Craig Crosson,
             Robert Bishop(3 Servi), Hubert Farrington, Richard Zelens, William Burdick(3 Carnefici) / Kurt Adler / Chorus & Orchestra of the
             Metropolitan Opera, New York
       * LP ; Damon Recording Studios(3 set)
    6) 12th Jul. 1964, Teatro alla Scala, Milano(live, monaural)
       * as  La Principessa Turandot
       * with  Giuseppe Di Stefano(Calaf), Nicola Zaccaria(Timur), Galina Vishnevskaya(Liù), Angelo Mercuriali(L'Imperatore Altoum), Renato Capecchi
             (Ping), Franco Ricciardi(Pang), Piero De Palma(Pong), Virgilio Carbonari(Un Mandarino), Rinaldo Pellizoni(Il Principino di Persia) / Gianandrea
             Gavazzeni / Coro e Orchestra del'Teatro alla Scala, Milano
       * LP ; Edizione Lirica EL 003(3 set)
    7) 24th Jun. ~ 2nd Jul., & 5~8,10,12,15,16th Jul. 1965, Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
       * as  La Principessa Turandot
       * with  Franco Corelli(Calaf), Bonaldo Giaiotti(Timur), Renata Scotto(Liù), Angelo Mercuriali(L'Imperatore Altoum), Guido Mazzini(Ping), Franco
             Ricciardi(Pang), Piero De Palma(Pong, Prince of Persia), Giuseppe Morresi(Un Mandarino), Jeda Valtriani(Prima Voce), Ida Farina
             (Seconda Voce) / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma(chorus master; Gianni Lazzari)
       * Producer/Engineer ; Ronald Kinloch Anderson/Francis Dillnutt
       * LP ; HMV SAN 159~61(3 set), EMI 2902863(2 set), Angel SCL 3671(3 set)
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 69327 2(2 set) / CMS 5 66182 2(11 set; excerpt)
    8) 1966
       * as  La Principessa Turandot
       * with  Franco Corelli(Calaf) / Zubin Mehta / ?
       * CD ; Living Stage LS 4035158(2 set)

Rangström

  • Melodies
    1. Melodien
    3. Sköldmön
    2. Bön till naten
    4. En gammal dansrytm

    1) 8~12th Apr. 1965, Sofiensaal, Wien
       * with  Bertil Bokstedt/Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
       * Producer/Engineer ; Christopher Raeburn/Gordon Parry & James Brown
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6185 / SXL 6185, London A 5942 / OS 25942
       * CD ;
    Decca 473 794-2(2 set)

Schubert

  • Lied
    1. Dem Unendlichen 2. Lied der Mignon 3. An die Musik

    1) 1950s(stereo)
       * with  Leo Taubman(p)
       * LP ; RCA LM 2578 / LSC 2578 / LM 2578-C(DE)

Sibelius

  • Lied
    1. Våren flyktar hastigt(Spring is flying), op.13-4
    3. Säf, säf, susa (Rushes, Whisper!) op.36-4

    5. Den Forsta Kyssen(The First Kiss), op.37-1
    7. Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte (The girl returned from meeting her lover), op.37-5
    2. Svarta Rosor(black roses), op.36-1
    4. Demanten på marssnön (Diamond on the March snow), op.36-6
    6. 'Vas Det En Drom (Was It A Dream)' op.37-4
    8. Höstkväll(Autumn evening), op.38-1

    1) 1950s(stereo; no.2,3,5~7)
       * with  Leo Taubman(p)
       * LP ; RCA LM 2578 / LSC 2578 / LM 2578-C(DE)
    2) 8~12th Apr. 1965, Sofiensaal, Wien(no.1~4,6~8)
       * with  Bertil Bokstedt/Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
       * Producer/Engineer ; Christopher Raeburn/Gordon Parry & James Brown
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6185 / SXL 6185, London A 5942 / OS 25942
       * CD ;
    Decca 473 794-2(2 set)

Strauss Jr., Johann

  • Operetta 'Die Fledermaus'
    1) 12~20th Jun. 1960, Sofiensaal, Wien
       * as  a guest of Gala performance
       * with  Waldemar Kmentt(Gabriel von Eisenstein), Hilde Güden(Rosalinde), Giuseppe Zampieri(Alfred), Erika Köth(Adele), Eberhard Wächter
             (Frank), Walter Berry(Dr. Falke), Regina Resnik(Prince Orlofsky), Peter Klein(Dr. Blind), Erich Kunz(Frosch), B. Fasolt (Ivan) / Herbert
             von Karajan / Wiener Philharmoniker and Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
       ** Gala Guest Performances: Jul. 1960 recorded at Santa Cecilia* by John Culshaw/Roy Wallace team, and others recorded at London.
               Renata Tebaldi* - "Vilia-Lied"             
    Fernando Corena* - "Domino"
               Birgit Nilsson - "I could have danced all night"
               Mario Del Monaco* - "Passione"         Teresa Berganza - "Lullaby"
               Joan Sutherland - "Il Bacio"                Leontyne Price - "Summertime"
               Jussi Bjorling - "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz"
               Giulietta Simionato and Ettore Bastianini - 'Anything you can do I can do better'
               Ljuba Welitch - "Wien, Wien nur du allein'
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw & Christopher Raeburn / Gordon Parry(monaural), James Brown(stereo)
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6015~16(2 set) / SXL 6015~16(2 set) / MET 201~03(3 set) / SET 201~03(3 set) / SXL 200 23~25
             (3 set; DE), London OSA 1249(2 set) / A 4347(3 set) / OSA 1319(3 set)
       * CD ;
    Decca 421 046-2(2 set) / 475 8319(2 set) / UCCD 3940(2 set)
          Note ] 2-LP set did not include the gala.

Strauss, Richard

  • Opera 'Elektra', op.58
    1) 16th Dec. 1965, Wien(live, monaural)
       * as  Elektra
       * with  Leonie Rysanek(Chrysothemis), Wolfgang Windgassen(Aegistheus), Eberhard Wächter(Orestes), Regina Resnik(Klytemnestra), other roles
             not listed / Karl Böhm / ?
       * LP ; HRE HRE 314(2 set)
    2) 14th Jun., 11~17th Sep., 30th Nov. 1966 & 22nd Feb., 14,15th Jun. 1967, Sofiensaal, Wien
       * as  Elektra
       * with  Marie Collier(Chrysothemis), Gerhard Stolze(Aegistheus), Tom Krause(Orestes), Regina Resnik(Klytemnestra), Tugomir Franc
             (Guardian of Orestes), Margareta Sjöstedt(The Confidante), Margarita Lilowa(The trainbearer), Gerhard Unger(A young servant), Leo Heppe
             (An old servant), Pauline Tinsley(The overseer), Helen Watts(First Maid), Maureen Lehane(Second Maid), Yvonne Minton(Third Maid), Jane
             Cook(Fourth Maid), Felicia Weathers(Fifth Maid) / Georg Solti / Wiener Philharmoniker & Wiener Staatsopernchor
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw & Christopher Raeburn/James Brown & Gordon Parry
       * LP ; Decca MET 354~55(2 set) / SET 354~55(2 set) / SET 354~55(2 set; NZ) / 6.35173(2 set; DE), London A 4269(2 set) /
             
    OSA 1269(2 set), World Record Club STZ 1208~09(2 set; NZ)
       * CD ; Decca 417 345-2(2 set)
    3) Feb. 1980, Metropolitan Opera House, New York(live)
       * as  Elektra
       * with  Leonie Rysanek(Chrysothemis), Robert Nagy(Aegistheus), Donald McIntyre(Orestes), Mignon Dunn(Klytemnestra), Batyah Godfrey(A),
             Shirley Love(Ms), Ariel Bybee(S), Loretta di Franco(S), Alma Jean Smith(S), Elizabeth Coss(S), Constance Webber(S), Elizabeth Anguish
             (S), Charles Anthony(T), John Cheek(B), Talmage Harper(B), Loretta di Franco(S) /
    James Levine / Chorus & Orchestra of the Metropolitan
             
    Opera House(David Stivender; Chorus master)
       * Production/Producer/Engineer ; Michael Bronson/Clemente d'Alessio/?
       * DVD ; DG 073 4111
    4) 1980, Wien(live)
       * as  Elektra
       * with  Leonie Rysanek(Chrysothemis), etc. / Karl Böhm / Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
       * LD ; Decca

        [ Extracts ]
            Act I
        1. Allein! Weh, ganz allein

        1) (Solti's recording)
           * CD ; Decca 473 794-2(2 set)
  • Opera 'Die Frau ohne Schatten', op.65
    1) 29th Sep. 1976, München(live)
       * as  Baraks Weib
       * with  Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau(Barak), James King(Die Kaiser), Ingrid Bjoner(Die Kaiserin), Astrid Varnay(Die Amme), Karl-Christian Kohn
             (Der Geisterbote), other roles not listed / Wolfgang Sawallisch / ?
       * LP ; Legendary Recordings LR 202(3 set)
    2) 23,27th Oct. 1977, Staatsoper, Wien(live)
       * as  Baraks Weib
       * with  Walter Berry(Barak), James King(Die Kaiser), Leonie Rysanek(Die Kaiserin), Ruth Hesse(Die Amme), Peter Wimberger(Der Geistserbote),
             Lotte Rysanek(Der Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels), Ewald Aichberger(Die Stimme eines Jünglings), Lotte Rysanek(Die Stimme des Falken),
             Gertrude Jahn(Eine Stimme von oben), Hans Helm(Der Einäugige), Lorenzo Alvary(Der Einarmige), Murray Dickie(Der Bucklige), Georg
             Tichy, Peter Weber, Alfred Sramek(3 Stimmen der Wächter), Sally Arneson, Marjorie Vance, Sylvia Herman, Milkana Nikolova
             (Stimmen der Ungeborenen), Sally Arneson, Marjorie Vance, Gertrude Jahn(3 Dienerinnen) / Karl Böhm / Chor und Orchester der Wiener
             Staatsoper(chorus master ; Helmuth Froschauer)
       * LP ; DG 415 472-1(3 set), HRE HRE 322(3 set)
       * CD ; DG 445 325-2(3 set)

        [ Extracts ]
        1. Ein Handwerk wehrtest du sicher nicht

        1) (Böhm's recording)
           * CD ; Decca 473 794-2(2 set)
  • Opera 'Salome', op.54
    1) 16~21,23~25th Oct. 1961, Sofiensaal, Wien
       * as  Salome
       * with  Eberhard Wächter(Jokanaan), Gerhard Stolze(Herod Antipas), Grace Hoffman(Herodias), Waldemar Kmentt(Narraboth), Josephine Veasey
             (Page of Herodias), Paul Kuen(First Jew), Stefan Schwer(Second Jew), Kurt Equiluz(Third Jew), Aron Gestner(Fourth Jew), Max Proebstl
             (Fifth Jew), Tom Krause(First Nazarene), Nigel Douglas(Second Nazarene), Zenon Kosnowski(First Soldier), Heinz Holecek(Second Soldier),
             Theodor Kirschbichler(Cappadocian), Liselotte Maikl(Slave) / Georg Solti / Wiener Philharmoniker
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw & Christopher Raeburn/Gordon Parry(monaural) & James Brown(stereo)
       * LP ; Decca SET 228~29(2 set) / SXL 20037~38(2 set; DE) / 6.35090(2 set; DE), London A 4247(2 set) / OSA 1218(2 set), World
             records club S 5158~59 (2 set; AU)
       * CD ; Decca 414 414-2(2 set) / 475 7528(2 set)

      [ Extracts ]
    1. Last scene(Ah! Du wollest mich nicht..Ich habe deinen Mund gekußt)

        1) (Solti's recording)
           * LP ; Decca LXT 6261 / SXL 6261, London OS 25991 / OS 26169(highlights)
           * CD ; Decca 473 794-2(2 set)
        2) 22nd Apr. 1972, Metropolitan Opera House, New York(live)
           * with  Karl Böhm / Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House
           * Producer/Engineer ; Thomas Mowrey/Günter Hermanns
           * LP ; DG 2530 260
           * CD ; DG 431 107-2 / 477 6540
                Note ] Live from the special gala concert honoring Rudolf Bing

  • Vier Letzte Lieder
    1. Fruhling 4. Im Abendrot

    1) ?(1~4 complete)
       * with  ? / ?
       * CD ; Bluebell ABCD 009
  • Lied
    1. Cacilia

    1) 1950s
       * with  Leo Taubman(p)
       * LP ; RCA LM 2578 / LSC 2578 / LM 2578-C(DE)

Verdi

  • Opera 'Aida'
    1) 1966, Roma
       * as  Aida
       * with  Grace Bumbry(Amneris), Franco Corelli(Radames), Mario Sereni(Amonasro), Bonaldo Giaiotti(Ramfis), Ferruccio Mazzoli(Il Re), Piero de
             Palma(Un messaggero), Mirella(Una sacerdotessa) / Zubin Mehta / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
             (Chorus master; Gianni Lazzari)
       * LP ; HMV ASD 2543~45(3 set), Electrola 1C 063-00715(2 set), Angel SCL 3716(3 set)
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63229 2(2 set)

       [ Excerpts ]
         1. Prelude
              Act I
         2. Se quel guerrier Io fossi! - Celeste Aida
         3. Or, di vulcano al tempio.... Su! del Nilo al sacro lido 4. Ritorna vincitor
              Act II
         7. Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside - Marcia trionfale - Danza - Vieni, o guerriero vindice
         8. O re: pei sacri Numi...Gloria all'Egitto
              Act III
         9. O tu che sei d'Osiride 10. Qui Radames verra! - o patria mia
         11. Ciel! Mio padre!... Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate
         12. Pur ti reveggo, mia dolce Aida
         13. Fuggiam gli arbori inospiti 14. Ma dimmi; per quel via
              Act IV
         14. Vorrei salvarlo... Già i sacerdoti adunansi
         15.
    Qual gemito! 16. Morrir, si pura e bella 17. O terra, addio

        1) 15,16th May 1957, Kingsway Hall, London(no.4,10)
           * with  Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
           * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Derek Hopkins
           * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1522
           * CD ; Testament SBT 1200
        2) 25~28th Apr. 1963, Walthamstow Assembly Hall , London(No.4)
           * with  John Pritchard / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
            * Producer/Engineer ; Ray Minshull/Kenneth Wilkinson
            * LP ; Decca LXT 6068 / SXL 6068, London 5798 / OS 25798
           * CD ; Decca 473 794-2(2 set)
                 Note ] 'Aida' excerpt 12" single LP
        3) (Mehta's recording)
           * LP ; EMI AV 34049 / 29 1142 1(DE), Angel S 36566
           * CD ; EMI CDM 7 74133 2 / CDZ 5 86111 2(8 set; no.4) / CDZ 5 70879 2(8 set; no.4)
  • Opera 'Un ballo in maschera'
    1) 10~12th Jul. 1960, & 27th Jun.~9th Jul. 1961, L'accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
       * as  Amelia
       * with  Carlo Bergonzi(Riccardo), Cornell MacNeil(Renato), Giulietta Simionato(Ulrica), Sylvia Stahlman(Oscar), Tom Krause(Silvano), Fernando
             Corena(Samuel), Libero Arbace(Tom), Blando Giusti(Un giudice), Piero De Palma(Un giudice), Vittorio Pandano(Un servo d'Amelia) / Georg
             Solti / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw, Christopher Raeburn, Ray Minshull/Roy Wallace
       * LP ; Decca MET 215~17(3 set) / SET 215~17(3 set), London A 4356(3 set) / OSA 1328(3 set)
       * CD ; Decca 425 655-2(2 set)
    2) 12th Jan. 1963, Metropolitan Opera House, New York(live, monaural)
       * as  Amelia
       * with  Richard Tucker(Riccardo), Robert Merrill(Renato), Jean Madeira(Ulrica), Mattiwilda Dobbs(Oscar), Roald Reitan(Silvano), Bonaldo
             Giaiotti(Samuel), John Macurdy(Tom), Andrea Velis(Un giudice), Robert Nagy(Un servo d'Amelia) / Nello Santi / Chorus and Orchestra
             of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
       * LP ; Historical Opera Performances Edition HOPE 236(3 set)

        [ Extracts ]
            Act II
        1. "Ecco l'orrido campo...Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa"
            Act III
        2. Teco io sto (love duet)

    1) 16th May 1957, Kingsway Hall, London(no.1)
       * with  Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Derek Hopkins
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1522
       * CD ; Testament SBT 1200
    2) (Solti's recording)
       * LP ; London 5714
       * CD ; Decca 467 023-2(2 set; no.2) / UCCD 3092(no.2)
  • Opera 'La forza del destino'

        [ Extracts ]
            Act IV
        1. Pace, pace mio Dio... 2. Son giunta... Madre pietosa Vergine

    1) 16th May 1957, Kingsway Hall, London(monaural)
       * with  Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Derek Hopkins
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1522
       * CD ; Testament SBT 1200
    2) 27,28,30,31st Aug. 1962, Watford Town Hall , London
       * with  Argeo Quadri / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
       * Producer/Engineer ; Christopher Raeburn/Kenneth Wilkinson
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6033 / SXL 6033, London 5742 / OS 25742
       * CD ; Decca 475 6413 / 467 023-2(2 set; no.2) / 473 794-2(2 set; no.2) / UCCD 3092(no.2)
  • Opera 'Macbeth'
    1) 22nd Jun. ~ 6th Jul. 1964, L'accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
       * as  Lady Macbeth
       * with  Giuseppe Taddei(Macbeth), Giovanni Foiani(Banquo), Dora Carral(Dama di Lady Macbeth), Bruno Prevedi(Macduff), Piero De Palma
             (Malcolm), Giuseppe Morresi(Medico), Virglio Carbonari(Domestico), Silvio Maionica(Sicario), not listed(Araldo), Mario Canali
             (Prima Apparizione), Laura Carboni(Secondo Apparizione), Guido Manganaro(Terza Apparizione) / Thomas Schippers / Coro e Orchestra
              dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma(chorus master ; Roberto Benaglio)
        * Producer/Engineer ; Ray Minshull/Kenneth Wilkinson
       * LP ; Decca MET 282~84(3 set) / SET 282~84(3 set) , London A 4380(3 set) / OSA 1380(3 set) / SLLC-18027~29(3 set; AR),
             World Records Club R 02172~74(3 set; AU)
       * CD ; Decca 433 039-2(2 set)

        [ Extracts ]
        1. Nel di della vittoria io le incontrai 2. Ambizione spirto... vieni! t'affretta!... or tutti, sergente
        3. La luce langue 4. Sleepwalking scene

    2) 27,28,30,31st Aug. 1962, Watford Town Hall , London
       * with  Argeo Quadri / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
       * Producer/Engineer ; Christopher Raeburn/Kenneth Wilkinson
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6033 / SXL 6033, London 5742 / OS 25742
       * CD ; Decca 475 6413
    2) (Schippers' recording)
       * LP ; Decca SET 409, London 5742 / OS 25742
       * CD ; Decca 473 794-2(2 set; no.1)
  • Opera Arias
    1. Don Carlos; O don fatale
    2. Nabucco;
    Ben io t'invenni...Anch'io dischuiso un giorno

    1) 27,28,30,31st Aug. 1962, Watford Town Hall , London
       * with  Argeo Quadri / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
       * Producer/Engineer ; Christopher Raeburn/Kenneth Wilkinson
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6033 / SXL 6033, London 5742 / OS 25742
       * CD ; Decca 475 6413 / 467 023-2(2 set; No.2) / 473 794-2(2 set; No.1) / UCCD 3092(No.2)
  • Requiem
    1) 5,6th Oct. 1964 & 5th Apr. 1965, Symphony Hall, Boston
       * with  Lili Chookasian(A), Carlo Bergonzi(T), Ezio Flagello(B) / Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony & Boston Chorus Pro Musica
             (chorus master; Alfred Nash Patterson)
       * LP ; RCA LSC 7040(2 set)
       * CD ; RCA 74321 63747 2(2 set) / 88843 00350 2(57,58 in 60 set)

Wagner

  • Opera 'Die Feen'

    [ Excerpts ]

        1) Jul. 1971(work not identified yet)
           * with  Colin Davis / London Symphony(Orch. Felix Mottl)
           * LP ; Philips 6500 234

  # Extracts

   (1) Act 1 ; "Die Frist ist um"
   (2) "Mein Schiff ist fest...Durch Wind und Sturm...Doch was du siehst "
   (3) Act 2 ; "Wie aus der Ferne"
   (4) "Wirst du des Vaters Wahl nicht schelten "
   (5) "Erfahre dein Geschick...Du kennst mich nicht"
   (6) Johohoe! Johohoe! (Senta's Ballade)

    1) 14~16th May 1957, Kingsway Hall, London(no.6; monaural)
       * with  Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Derek Hopkins
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1522
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2 / CDM 5 09703 2, Testament SBT 1201
    2) 16,19th Nov. 1957, Abbey Road Studios, London(No.2)
       * with  Hans Hotter(B) / Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge & Walter Jellinek/Harold Davidson
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1542 / SAX 2296, EMI SXLP 30557, Angel S 35585, Seraphim S 60167, Regal SREG 2068
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 64008 2(3 set) / CDM 5 09703 2, Toshiba TOCE-55135, Testament SBT 1201
    3) Jul. 1971(work not identified yet)
       * with  Colin Davis / London Symphony
       * LP ; Philips 6500 234

  • Opera "Lohengrin", WWV.63
    1) Aug. 1954, München(live, monaural)
       * as  Elsa
       * with  Hermann Uhde(Telramund), Kieth Engen(Konig Heinrich), Claudia Hellmann(Ms), Wolfgang Windgassen(Lohengrin), Leonie Rysanek
             (Elsa), Astrid Varnay(Ortrud), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau(Heerrufer), Gerhard Stolze, Gene Tobin, Toni Blankenheim, Franz Crass
             (Vier brabantische Edle) / Eugen Jochum / Chor und Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele(chorus master ; Wilhelm Pitz)
       * LP ; Cetra LO 77(4 set), Melodram MEL 541(4 set)

        [ Excerpts ]
        1. Einsam in trüben Tagen(Elsa's dream)

        1) 14~16th May 1957, Kingsway Hall, London(monaural)
           * with  Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
           * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Derek Hopkins
           * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1522
           * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2 / CDM 5 09703 2
        2) 7~10th May 1963, Kingsway Hall, London
           * with  Edward Downes / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
           * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Kenneth Wilkinson & James Lock
           * LP ; Decca LXT 6077 / SXL 6077 / SXL 21078-B(DE), London 5807 / OS 25807
           
    * CD ; Decca 473 794-2(2 set) / 480 0901(AU)
  • Opera 'Rienzi'

        [ Excerpts ]

        1) Jul. 1971(work not identified yet)
           * with  Colin Davis / London Symphony
           * LP ; Philips 6500 234
  • Tetralogy 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', WWV.86

2. First Night; 'Die Walküre', WWV.86b
  - Singers ; sorted by Sieglinde, Siegmund, Brünnhilde, Wotan, Hunding, Fricka

  1) Jul. 1954, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live, monaural)
     * as  Ortlinde
     * with  Martha Mödl(Sieglinde), Max Lorenz(Siegmund), Astrid Varnay(Brünnhilde), Josef Greindl(Hunding), Hans Hotter(Wotan),
          
Georgine von Milinkovic(Fricka), Herta Wilfert(Gerhilde), Hilde Scheppan(Helmwige), Elisabeth Schärtel(Waltraute), Maria von
          
Ilosvay(Schwertleite), Gisela Litz(Siegrune), Georgine von Milinkovic(Grimgerde), Hetty Plumacher(Rossweisse) / Joseph
          Keilberth / Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele
     * LP ; Melodram MEL 547(4 set)
     * CD ; Melodram MEL 36102(3 set)
  2) 15th Aug. 1957, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live, monaural)
     * as  Sieglinde
     * with  Ramon Vinay(Siegmund), Josef Greindl(Hunding), Astrid Varnay(Brünnhilde), Hans Hotter(Wotan), Georgine von Milinkovic
          
(Fricka), Paula Lenchner(Gerhilde), Hilde Scheppan(Helmwige), Elisabeth Schärtel(Waltraute), Maria von Ilosvay(Schwertleite),
          
Gerda Lammers(Ortlinde), Helena Bader(Siegrune), Georgine von Milinkovic(Grimgerde), Hetty Plumacher(Rossweisse) / Hans
          Knappertsbusch / Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele
     * LP ; Cetra LO 59(5 set) / DOC 48(5 set), Discocorp IGI 292(16 set), Estro Armonico EA 032(5 set), Melodram MEL 577
          (4 set), Documents
     * CD ; Laudis LCD4 4011~14(14 set), SKC(3 set; Korean), Golden Melodram GM 1.0048(14 set), King Records K30Y 1036
          (highlights)

  3) 27th Sep. 1957, Covent Garden, Royal Opera House, London(live, monaural)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Ramon Vinay(Siegmund), Silvia Fisher(Sieglinde), Frederic Dalberg(Hunding), Hans Hotter(Wotan), Georgine von Milinkovic
         (Fricka), Amy Shuard(Gerhilde), June Grant(Helmwige), Edith Coates(Waltraute), Jean Watson(Schwertleite), Una Hale(ortlinde),
         Noreen Berry
(Siegrune), Barbara Howitt(Grimgerde), Marjorie Thomas(Rossweisse) / Rudolf Kempe / Orchestra of the Royal
         Opera House, Covent Garden
     * CD ; Testament SBT13 1426(13 set)
  4) 29th Apr. 1958, La Scala, Milano(live, monaural)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Ludwig Suthaus(Siegmund), Leonie Rysanek(Sieglinde), Hans Hotter(Wotan), Gottlob Frick(Hunding), Jean Madeira(Fricka),
         Lotte Rysanek
(Helmwige), Christa Ludwig(Waltraute), Hilde Rössl-Majdan(Schwertleite), Rosette Anday(Rossweisse), etc. /
         Herbert von Karajan / Orchetra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
     * CD ; Istituto Discografic IDIS 6549(3 set), Myto 3CD 00185(3 set), Arkadia CDKAR 223(fragments)
  5) 9~16,18,20~23rd Sep. 1961, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Jon Vickers(Siegmund), Gre Browenstijn(Sieglinde), David Ward(Hunding), George London(Wotan), Rita Gorr(Fricka), Marie
          
Collier(Gerhilde), Judith Pierce(Helmwige), Margreta Elkins(Waltraute), Joan Edwards(Schwertleite), Julia Malyon(Ortlinde),
          
Noreen Berry(Siegrune), Maureen Guy(Grimgerde), Josephine Veasey(Rossweisse) / Erich Leinsdorf / London Symphony
      * Producer/Engineer ; Erik Smith/Kenneth Wilkinson
     * LP ; RCA LDS 6706(5 set) / LD 6706(5 set), Decca 7BB 125~29(5 set), London OSA 1511(5 set)
     * CD ; Decca 430 391-2(3 set) / 470 443-2(3 set)
  6) 31st Oct. 2~5,8~12,15~19th Nov. 1965, Sofiensaal, Wien
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Régine Crespin(Sieglinde), James King(Siegmund), Hans Hotter(Wotan), Gottlob Frick(Hunding), Christa Ludwig(Fricka),
          
Vera Schlosser(Gerhilde), Berit Lindholm(Helmwige), Birgitte Fassbaender(Waltraute), Helen Watts(Schwertleite), Helga Dernesch
          (Ortlinde),
Vera Little(Siegrune), Marilyn Tyler(Grimgerde), Claudia Hellmann(Rossweisse) / Georg Solti / Wiener Philharmoniker
     * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Gordon Parry, James Lock & James Brown
     * LP ; Decca SET 312~16(5 set) / D100D 19 @ 100D 4-8(5 set) / RING 1-22 @ RING 4-8(22 set) / 414 105-1(4 set) / RD
          1119(4 set) /
6.35500 JY @ 6.35251 FK(14 set; DE) / 6.35500 KN @ 6.35251 FX(5 set; DE) / SET 312~16(DE) /
          16.35064(19 set; DE), London OSA 1509(5 set) / STL 442(6 set) / A 4509(5 set; monaural), World Record Club S
          4954~58(22 set;
AU) / STZ 1031(5 set; NZ)
     * CD ; Decca 414 105-2(4 set) / 455 559-2(4 set) / 455 555-2(14 set)
  7) Jul. 1966, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Leonie Rysanek(Sieglinde), James King(Siegmund), Gerd Nienstedt(Hunding), Theo Adam(Wotan), Anneliese Burmeister
          (Fricka), Vera Schlosser(Gerhilde), Berit Lindholm(Helmwige), Birgitte Fassbaender(Waltraute), Helen Watts(Schwertleite), Helga
          Dernesch(Ortlinde), Vera Little(Siegrune), Marilyn Tyler(Grimgerde), Claudia Hellmann(Rossweisse) /
Karl Böhm / Orchester
          
der Bayreuth Festspiele
     * LP ; Philips 6747 037(16 set) / 6747 047(4 set)
     * CD ; Philips 412 478-2(4 set) / 446 057-2(14 set) / 464 751-2(4 set)
  8) 1st Mar. 1969, Metropolitan Opera, New York(live)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Régine Crespin(Sieglinde), Jon Vickers(Siegmund), Martti Talvela(Hunding), Theo Adam(Wotan), Josephine Veasey(Fricka),
          etc. /
Herbert von Karajan / Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
     * CD ; Nuova Era 2405~08(4 set)

  # Extracts

   Act I
1. Der Männer Sippe saß hier im Saal 2.
Du bist der Lenz
   Act II
1. Hojotoho! Hojotoho! 2. Siegmund, sieh auf mich!
3. Du sahest der Walküre sehrenden Blick
   Act III
4. Hojotoho! Heiaha! 5. War es so schmählich
6. Deinen leichten Sin lass dich denn leiten 7. Du zeugtest ein edles Geschlecht
8. Leb' wohl, du k
ühnes herrliches Kind 9. Loge, hör! Lausche hieher!

    1) 16,19th Nov. 1957, Studio no.1, Abbey Road, London(No.3,7~9)
       * with  Hans Hotter(B) / Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Harold Davidson
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1542 / SAX 2296, EMI SXLP 30557, Angel 35585 / S 35585, Seraphim S 60167, Regal SREG
             2068
       * CD ; Testament SBT 1201, Toshiba TOCE-55135, Royal Opera(Net) #70190(only No.10,11)
    2) 7~10th May 1963, Kingsway Hall, London(no.1,2)
       * with  Edward Downes / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Kenneth Wilkinson & James Lock
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6077 / SXL 6077 / SXL 21078-B(DE), London 5807 / OS 25807 / JL-41066(no.2)
       
* CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / 480 0901(AU) / UCCD 3092
    3) (Leinsdorf's recording)
       * LP ; London JL-41066(no.1)
    4) (Solti's recording)
       * LP ; London OS 26085
       * CD ; Decca 458 210-2(No.11) / 466 261-2(No.3,10,11; 2 set)
    5) (Böhm's recording)
       * CD ; Philips 454 020-2(2 set; No.4~6)

3. Second Night; 'Siegfried', WWV.86c
  1) 1st Oct. 1957, Covent Garden, Royal Opera House, London(live, monaural)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Siegfried), Peter Klein(Mime), Frederick Dalberg(Fafner), Hans Hotter(Der Wanderer), Ottakar Kraus
          (Alberich),
Marga Höffgen(Erda), Jeannette Sinclair(Forest bird) / Rudolf Kempe / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent
           Garden
     * CD ; Testament SBT13 1426(13 set)
  2) 28th Jul. 1960, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live; monaural)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Hans Hopf(Siegfried), Herold Kraus(Mime), Hermann Uhde(Der Wanderer), Peter Roth-Ehrang(Fafner), Otakar Kraus
          
(Alberich), Marga Höffgen(Erda), Dorothea Siebert(Forest bird) / Rudolf Kempe / Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele
     * LP ; Melodram MEL 608(4 set)
  3) 8~18th May & 22nd Oct.~5th Nov. 1962, Sofiensaal, Wien
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Siegfried), Gerhard Stolze(Mime), Kurt Böhme(Fafner), Hans Hotter(Der Wanderer), Gustav Neidlinger
          
(Alberich), Marga Höffgen(Erda), Joan Sutherland(Forest bird) / Georg Solti / Wiener Philharmoniker
     * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Gordon Parry & James Brown
     * LP ; Decca MET 242~46(5 set) / SET 242~46(5 set) / SET 242~6(5 set; FR) / D100D 19 @ 100D 9~13(5 set) / 414 110-1
          (4 set) / RD 1159(4 set) /
6.5500 JY @ 6.35252 FK(14 set; DE) / RING 1~22 @ RING 9~13(5 set) / 6.35500 KN @
          
6.35252 FX(5 set; DE) / 16.35064(19 set; DE) / SXL 20061(5 set; DE), London OSA 1508(5 set) / RING S @ OSA 1508
          
(5 set) / STL 443(6 set) / A 4508(5 set; monaural), World Record Club S 4959~63(5 set; AU) / STZ 1037(5 set; NZ)
     * CD ; Decca 414 110-2(4 set) / 455 564-2(4 set) / 455 555-2(14 set)
  4) Jul. 1966, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Siegfried), Erwin Wohlfahrt(Mime), Theo Adam(Der Wanderer), Kurt Böhme(Fafner), Gustav Neidlinger
          
(Alberich), Vera Soukupova(Erda), Erika Köth(Forest bird) / Karl Böhm / Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele
     * LP ; Philips 60-3714(4 set) / 6747 037(4 set) / 6747 048(4 set)
     * CD ; Philips 412 483-2(4 set) / 446 057-2(14 set)

  # Extracts

   (1) "Heil dir, weiser Schmied"
   (2) "Auf wolkigen Höh'n wohnen die Götter"
   (3) "Hahaha, der Witzigste bist du unter den Weisen"
   (4) "Wache, Wala"
   (5) "Die Walküre meinst du"
   (6) "Du bist nicht, was du dich wähnst"
   (7) "Wer sagt' es dir, den Fels zu suchen"
   (8) "Mit dem Auge, das als eines mir fehlt"
   (9) "Fürchte der Felsen Hüter"

    1) 1950s(?), Staatsper, Wien(monaural)
       * with  Mela Bugarinovic, William Wernigk / Hans Knappertsbusch / Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
       * CD ; Koch(2 set)
    2) (Solti's recording; foraging and final scene)
       * LP ; London OS 25898

4. Third Night; 'Götterdämmerung', WWV.86d
  - Singers ; sorted by Siegfried, Mime, Brünnhilde, Wanderer, Fafner, Alberich, Erda, Forest bird

  1) Sep. 1955, München(live, monaural)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with   Bernd Aldenhoff(Siegfried), Otakar Kraus(Alberich), Gottlob Frick(Hagen), Leonie Rysanek(Gutrune), Hermann Uhde
          (Gunther), Ira Malaniuk(Waltraute), Gerda Sommerschuh(Woglinde), Elisabeth Lindermeier(Wellgunde), Ruth Michaelis
          (Flosshilde), Irmgard Barth(Erste Norn), Hertha T
öpper(Zweite Norn), MarianneSchech(Dritter Norn) / Hans Knappertsbusch /
          
Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks
     * LP ; Melodram MEL 425(5 set)
  2) 18th Aug. 1957, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live, monaural)
     * as  Dritte Norn
     * with  Astrid Varnay(Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen(Siegfried), Gustav Neidlinger(Alberich), Josef Greindl(Hagen), Elisabeth
          Grümmer(Gutrune), Hermann Uhde(Gunther), Maria von Ilosvay(Waltraute), Dorothea Siebert(Woglinde), Paula Lenchner
          (Wellgunde), Elisabeth Schärtel(Flosshilde), Maria von Ilosvay(Erste Norn), Elisabeth Schärtel(Zweite Norn) /
Hans
          
Knappertsbusch / Chor und Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele(chorus master ; Wilhelm Pitz)
     * LP ; Cetra LO 61(5 set), Melodram MEL 579(5 set), Discocorp IGI 292(16 set), Estro Armonico EA 034(5 set)
     * CD ; Laudis LCD4 4011~14(14 set), SKC(4 set; KR), Golden Melodram GM 1.0048(14 set)
3) 4th Oct. 1957, Covent Garden, Royal Opera House, London(live, monaural)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Siegfried), Ottakar Kraus(Alberich), Kurt Böhme(Hagen), Elisabeth Lindermeier(Gutrune), Hermann
          
Uhde(Gunther), Maria von Ilosvay(Waltraute), Joan Sutherland(Woglinde), Una Hale(Wellgunde), Marjorie Thomas(Flosshilde),
          
Maria von Ilosvay(Erste Norn), Constance Shacklock(Zweite Norn), Amy Shuard(Dritte Norn) / Rudolf Kempe / Chorus &
          
Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
     * CD ; Testament SBT13 1426(13 set)
  4) Aug. 1960, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live; monaural)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Hans Hopf(Siegfried), Otakar Kraus(Alberich), Gottlob Frick(Hagen), Ingrid Bjoner(Gutrune), Thomas Stewart(Gunther),
          Grace Hoffman(Waltraute), Dorothea Siebert(Woglinde), Claudia Hellmann(Wellgunde), Sona Cervena(Flosshilde), Ruth Siewert
          (Erste Norn), Grace Hoffman(Zweite Norn), Aase Nordmo-Løvberg(Dritte Norn) /
Rudolf Kempe / Chor und Orchester der
          
Bayreuth Festspiele(master ; Wilhelm Pitz)
     * LP ; Melodram MEL 609(5 set)
  5) 20~27th May, 1,2nd Jun., 27~31st Oct., 17~20,22~ 24th Nov. 1964, Sofiensaal, Wien
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Siegfried), Gustav Neidlinger(Alberich), Gottlob Frick(Hagen), Claire Watson(Gutrune), Dietrich
          Fischer-Dieskau(Gunther), Christa Ludwig(Waltraute), Lucia Popp(Woglinde), Gwyneth Jones(Wellgunde), Maureen Guy
          (Flosshilde), Helen Watts(Erste Norn), Grace Hoffman(Zweite Norn), Anita Valkki(Dritte Norn) / Georg Solti / Wiener
          Philharmoniker & Wiener Staatsopernchor(master ; Wilhelm Pitz)

     * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw & Christopher Raeburn/Gordon Parry & James Brown
     * LP ; Decca MET 292~97(6 set) / SET 292~97(6 set) / SET 292~97(6 set; DE) / D100D 19 @ 100D 14-19(6 set) /
          
6.5500 JY @ 6.35252 FK(14 set; DE) / 6.35500 KN @ 6.35253 FX(6 set; DE) / RING 1-22 @ RING 14-19(22 set) / 414
          115-1(5 set) / RD 1159(5 set), London A 4604(6 set) / OSA 1604(6 set) /
RING S @ OSA 1604(6 set) / STL 444(6 set) /
          
World Record Club S 4964~69(6 set; AU) / STZ 1043(6 set; NZ)
     * CD ; Decca 414 110-2(4 set) / 455 564-2(4 set) / 455 555-2(14 set)
  6) Jul. & Aug. 1967, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live)
     * as  Brünnhilde
     * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Siegfried), Gustav Neidlinger(Alberich), Josef Greindl(Hagen), Ludmilla Dvorakova(Gutrune), Thomas
          Stewart(Gunther), Martha M
ödl(Waltraute), Dorothea Siebert(Woglinde), Helga Dernesch(Wellgunde), Sieglinde Wagner
          (Flosshilde), Marga H
öffgen(Erste Norn), Annelies Burmeister(Zweite Norn), Anja Silja(Dritte Norn) / Karl Böhm / Chor und
          
Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele(master ; Wilhelm Pitz)
     * LP ; Philips 40-3712(5 set) / 6747 037(16 set) / 6747 049(5 set)
     * CD ; Philips 412 488-2(4 set) / 446 057-2(14 set)

  [ Extracts ]
   Act IV
1. Last scene(Starke Scheite... )

    1) 1st Jul. 1963, Kurhaus, Schveningen, Netherland(live; no.4)
       * with  Pierre Monteux / Concertgebouw Orkest Amsterdam
       * CD ; RCO Live 5001(14 set)
    2) (Solti's recording)
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6261 / SXL 6261, London OS 25991 / JL-41066
       * CD ; Decca 473 794-2(2 set)
    3) (Böhm's recording)
       * CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / UCCD 3092
    4) 29th Sep. 1973, Concert Hall, Opera House, Sydney(live)
       * with  Charles MacKerras / Sydney Symphony
       * CD ; ABC Classics 4766440
             Note ] Live at the opening concert of Sydney Opera House, Australia

  • Opera ''Tannhäuser'
    1) 14~20th Dec. 1968 & 20~22nd Feb., 5,6th May 1969, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem
       * as  Venus & Elisabeth
       * with   Wolfgang Windgassen(Tannhauser), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau(Wolfram von Eschenbach), Theo Adam(Landgraf Hermann), Horst R.
             Laubenthal(Walther von der Vogelweide), Klaus Hirte(Biterolf), Friedrich Lenz(Heinrich Der Schreiber), Hans Sotin(Reinmar von Zweter),
             Caterina Alda(Ein junger Hirt), Gertrud Iseler, Adelheide Tettenborn, Helga Profe, Hannelore Wonneberger(Vier Edelknaben) / Otto Gerdes
             Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper, Berlin(chorus master ; Walter Hagen-Groll)
       * Producer/Engineer ; Hans Hirsch & Hans Weber/Günter Hermanns
       * LP ; DGG 139 284~87 SLPM(4 set) / 2711 008(4 set) / 413 300-1(4 set)
       * CD ; DG 471 708-2(3 set)
          [ Note ] DG homepage data. In the Durbeck Archive, date is Dec. 1968, Feb. and May 1969.

      [ Extracts ]
       Act II
    1.
    Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder
       Act III
    2. Allmächt'ge Jungfrau, hör mein Flehen!

    1) 14~16th May 1957, Kingsway Hall, London(no.1; monaural)
       * with  Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Derek Hopkins
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1522
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2 / CDM 5 09703 2, Testament SBT 1201
    2) 7~10th May 1963, Kingsway Hall, London(no.1)
       * with  Edward Downes / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Kenneth Wilkinson & James Lock
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6077 / SXL 6077 / SXL 21078-B(DE) / RD 263, London 5807 / OS 25807 / OS 26206 / JL-41066
       * Tape ; Decca MD 050
       * CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / 473 794-2(2 set) / 480 0901(AU) / UCCD 3092
    3) (Gerdes' recording)
       * CD ; DG 431 107-2
    4) 29th Sep. 1973, Concert Hall, Opera House, Sydney(live; no.1)
       * with  Charles MacKerras / Sydney Symphony
       * CD ; ABC Classics 4766440
             Note ] Live at the opening concert of Sydney Opera House, Australia

  • Musikdrama 'Tristan und Isolde', WWV.90
    1) 21th May 1957, Teatro Comunale, Firenze(live, monaural)
       * as  Isolde
       * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Tristan), Grace Hoffmann(Brangaene), Otto van Rohr(König Marke), Gustav Neidlinger(Kurwenal), Robert
             Lauhofer(Melot), Rolf Bottcher(Seemann und Hirt), Edo Ferretti(Steuermann) / Artur Rodzinski / Coro e Orchestra delMaggio Musicale
             Fiorentino(chorus master ; Andrea Morosini)
       * LP ; Fonit Cetra DOC 20(4 set)
       * CD ; Gala GL 100665(4 set)
    2) Jul. 1957, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live, monaural)
       * as  Isolde
       * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Tristan), Grace Hoffmann(Brangaene), Hans Hotter(Kurwenal), Arnold van Mill(König Marke), Fritz Uhl(Melot),
             Walter Geisler(Seemann), Hermann Winkler(Hirt), Egmont Koch(Steuermann) / Wolfgang Sawallisch / Chor und Orchester der Bayreuth
             Festspiele
       * LP ; Melodram MEL 575(5 set)
       * CD ; Melodram(Ita) #10020(4 set), Myto 4CD 00186(4 set)
    3) 28th Apr. 1959, La Scala, Milano(live, monaural)
       * as  Isolde(?)
       * with  Wolfgang Windgassen, Hans Hotter, Gustav Neidlinger, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, etc. / Herbert von Karajan /
              Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
       * CD ; Arkadia(Ita) CDKAR 244.4(fragments)
    4) 6~30th Sep. 1960, Sofiensaal, Wien
       * as  Isolde
       * with  Fritz Uhl(Tristan), Regina Resnik(Brangaene), Tom Krause(Kurwenal), Arnold van Mill(König Marke), Ernst Kozub(Melot), Waldemar
             
    Kmentt(Seemann), Peter Klein(Hirt), Theodor Kirschbichler(Steuermann) / Georg Solti / Wiener Philharmoniker & Singverein der
             Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde(master ; Reinhold Schmidt)
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Gordon Parry(monaural), Erik Smith/James Brown(stereo)
       * LP ; Decca MET 204~08(5 set) / SET 204~08(5 set) / SET 204~08(5 set; FR) / 6.35153(5 set; DE) / 16.35 063(22 set; DE) /
            Teldec SXL 20 026~30(5 set), London A 4506(5 set) / OSA 1502(5 set)
       * CD ; Decca 430 234-2(4 set) / 470 814-2(4 set) / UCCD 3168(4 set)
    5) 1964, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live, monaural)
       * as  Isolde
       * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Tristan), Hans Hotter(König Marke), etc. / Karl Böhm / Chor und Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele
       * Private archive from broadcast
               Note ] Thanks to Mr. M.Hood.
    6) Aug. 1966, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth(live)
       * as  Isolde
       * with  Wolfgang Windgassen(Tristan), Christa Ludwig(Brangaene), Eberhard Wächter(Kurwenal), Martti Talvela(König Marke), Claude
             Heater(Melot), Peter Schreier(Seemann), Erwin Wohlfahrt(Hirt), Gerd Nienstedt(Steuermann) / Karl Böhm / Chor und Orchester der Bayreuth
             Festspiele(master ; Wilhelm Pitz)
       * LP ; DGG 139 221~25 SLPM(5 set) / Set 17(5 set) / 2713 001(5 set) / 243(5 set), Philips 6747 243(14 set)
       * CD ; DG 419 889-2(3 set) / 449 772-2(3 set), Philips
    7) 7th Jul. 1973(live, monaural)
       * as  Isolde
       * with  Jon Vickers(Tristan), Ruth Hesse(Brangaene), Walter Berry(Kurwenal), Bengt Rundgren(König Marke), Stan Unruh(Melot), Horst R.
             Laubenthal(Seemann & Hirt), unlisted(Steuermann) / Karl Böhm / Orange Festival Orchestra & Chorus(?)
       * LP ; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 359(4 set)
    * CD ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1297(3 set)
    8) 30th Jan. 1974(live, monaural)
       * as  Isolde
       * with  Jon Vickers(Tristan), Michele Vilma(Brangaene), William Dooley(Kurwenal), Paul Plishka(König Marke), William Lewis(Melot), Raymond
             Gibbs(Seemann), Nico Castsel(Hirt), Louis Sgarro(Steuermann) / Erich Leinsdorf / Chorus & Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
       * LP ; ERR ERR 141(4 set)

      [ Excerpts ]
       (1) Prelude to Act I
       (2) Prelude to Act III
       (3) Duet with Brangaene ; "Weh! ach weh! Dies zu dulden"
       (4) Liebestod ; 'Mild und Leise'

        1) 14~16th May 1957, Kingsway Hall, London(no.4; monaural)
           * with  Leopold Ludwig / Philharmonia Orchestra
           * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Derek Hopkins
           * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1522
           * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2 / CDM 5 09703 2
        2) 22~25th Sep.1959, Sofiensaal, Wien(no.3,4)
           * with  Hans Knappertsbusch / Wiener Philharmoniker, Grace Hoffman(A; no.3)
            * Producer/Engineer ; Christopher Raeburn/Gordon Parry(monaural), John Culshaw/James Brown(stereo)
           * LP ; Decca LXT 5559 / SXL 2184, London 5537 / OS 25138 / JL-41066 / KIJC 9138(Super analogue)
           * CD ; Decca 458 238-2 / 414 625-2(no.4) / 421 877-2(no.4) / 452 896-2(no.3) / 460 596-2(no.4) / 473 794-2(no.4; 2 set), London
                 KICC 8225(no.4)
        3) (Solti's 1960 recording)
           * LP ; London OS 25938(duets)
        4) 31st May 1962, Theater an der Wien, Wien(live at the Wiener Festwochen; film by ORF; No.4)
           * with  Hans Knappertsbusch / Wiener Philharmoniker
           * CD ; Disques Refrain DR 920026, Hosanna HOS 01
           
    * DVD ; TDK DVUS-CLHK62
        5) 6th Sep. 1963, Royal Albert Hall, London(live; no.4)
           * with  Georg Solti / Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden
           * CD ; BBC BBCL 4239
        6) (Böhm's 1966 recording)
           * LP ; DGG 19 433 LPEM(highlights) / 136 433 SLPEM(highlights)
           * CD ; DG
    431 107-2 / 469 226-2(2 set) / 472 179-2(2 set) / 650 202, Decca 467 912-2(No.4) /
                  UCCD 3092(No.4), Philips 434 979-2, Polygram 133814(6 set)
                 Note ] All CDs include No.4
        7) 29th Sep. 1973, Concert Hall, Opera House, Sydney(live; no.4)
           * with  Charles MacKerras / Sydney Symphony
           * CD ; ABC Classics 4766440
                 Note ] Live at the opening concert of Sydney Opera House, Australia

  • Wesendonk Lieder
    1. Der Engel 2. Stehe still 3. Im Treibhaus 4. Schmerzen 5. Träume

    1) 1950s(no.1,5)
       * with  Leo Taubman(p)
       * LP ; RCA LM 2578 / LSC 2578 / LM 2578-C(DE)
    2) Jul. 1971
       * with  Colin Davis / London Symphony(Orch. Felix Mottl)
       * LP ; Philips 6500 234
       * CD ; Decca 473 794-2(2 set)

Weber

  • Opera "Der Freischütz", J.277
    1) Jul. 1969, München
       * as  Agathe
       * with  Wolfgang Anheisser(Ottokar), Dieter Weller(Kuno), Erika Köth(Ännchen), Walter Berry(Kaspar), Nicolai Gedda (Max), Jürgen
             Förster(Hermit), Franz Crass(Kilian), Wolfgang Büttner(Samiel), Elisabeth Hellmann, Hildegard Steinmeier(2 Bridesmaids) / Robert Heger /
             Orchester der Bayerisches Staatsorchester & Bayerischer Staatsopernchor(chorus master ; Wolfgang Baumgart)
       * LP ; Angel SCL 3748(3 set), EMI 1C 153 28351~53(3 set)
       * CD ; EMI CMS 5 65757 2(2 set)

    [ Extracts ]
    1. Act II ; Wie nahte mir der Schlummer... Leise, leise, fromme Weise...
    2. Act III ; Was gelicht wohl auf Erden (Jägerchor)

    1) 12~15th May 1958, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London(no.1; only Leise~)
       * with  Heinz Wallberg / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Harold Davidson
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1629 / SAX 2284, Angel S 35719 / S-60353(Seraphim)
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2, Testament SBT 1200, Peaple's guide opera #70651(8 set)
    2) 7~10th May 1963, Kingsway Hall, London(no.1; only Leise~)
       * with  Edward Downes / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
       * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Kenneth Wilkinson & James Lock
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6077 / SXL 6077 / SXL 21078-B(DE), London 5807 / OS 25807
       * CD ; Decca 467 912-2 / UCCD 3092
    3) (Heger's recording)
       * CD ; Peaple's guide opera #70651(No.2; 8 set)
  • Opera "Oberon"
    1) Mar. & Dec. 1970, Herkulessaal, Residenz, München
       * as  Rezia
       * with  Donald Grobe(Oberon), Placido Domingo(Hüon), Hermann Prey(Scherasmin), Julia Hamari(Fatime), Marga Schiml(Puck), Arleen Auger
             (Meermädchen) / Rafael Kubelik / Chor und Orchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks(chorus master; Franz Gerstacker)
       * Production/Producer/Engineer ; Wilfried Daenicke/Hans Weber/Heinz Wildhagen
       * LP ; DG 2709 035(3 set) / 2726 052(2 set), Melodiya C10 09441-4(2 set), World Record Club-DGG R 05821(2 set)
       * CD ; DG 477 5644(2 set)

    [ Extracts ]
    Act II. 1. Ozean du ungeheurer! Act III. 2. "Trauere, mein Herz"

    1) 12~15th May 1958, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London(no.1)
       * with  Heinz Wallberg / Philharmonia Orchestra
       * Producer/Engineer ; Walter Legge/Harold Davidson
       * LP ; Columbia 33CX 1629 / SAX 2284, Angel S 35719 / S-60353(Seraphim)
       * CD ; EMI CDM 7 63108 2, Testament SBT 1200
    2) 7~10th May 1963, Kingsway Hall, London(no.1)
       * with  Edward Downes / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
        * Producer/Engineer ; John Culshaw/Kenneth Wilkinson & James Lock
       * LP ; Decca LXT 6077 / SXL 6077 / SXL 21078-B(DE), London 5807 / OS 25807
        * CD ; Decca 480 0901(AU)
    3) (Kubelik's recording)
       * CD ; DG 431 107-2

Interview, etc.

  • Tribute to James Levine; 25 years with MET
    1) Apr. 1996, Metropolitan Opera House, New York(digital)
       * DVD ; DG 073 2319(2 set)

Sources

  1. Main
  2. Many LPs
  3. Wagner 'Ring' recording data ; 'Ring Resounding' by John Culshaw
  4. Verdi's Requiem ; Boston Symphony Orchestra(Recording date)
  5. Personal Contribution
  6. Mr. Edward F. Durbeck III ; The Durbeck archive - Opera recordings information. Many infos on LPs & castings of opera.
  7. Henry Fogel's record collections

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