(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1936(LE) - Toscanini Arturo - Wiener Philharmoniker*
2 1938(LI) - Bodanzky Artur - Metropolitan Opera*
3 1941(LI) - Walter Bruno - Metropolitan Opera*
4 1944(STU) - Böhm Karl - Wiener Staatsoper*
5 1944-45(RA) - Toscanini Arturo - NBC Symphony Orchestra*
6 1945(LE) - Walter Bruno - Metropolitan Opera*
7 1947(LI) - Krauss Clemens - Wiener Philharmoniker*
8 1948(LI) - Furtwängler Wilhelm - Wiener Philharmoniker*
9 1948(LI) - Klemperer Otto - Hungarian State Opera*
10 1948(SE) - Schmidt-Isserstedt Hans - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks*
11 1949(RA) - Pflüger Gerhard - Leipziger Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester*
12 1950(LI) - Furtwängler Wilhelm - Wiener Philharmoniker*
13 1950? - NOT KNOWN - Bolshoi Theatre*
14 1951(LE;Act 2) - Fricsay Ferenc - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
15 1951(LI) - Fricsay Ferenc - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
16 1951(LI) - Walter Bruno - Metropolitan Opera*
17 1951(RA) - Jochum Eugen - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
18 1952(RA) - Zillig Winfried - Sinfonie Orchester des Stuttgarter Rundfunks*
19 1952?(RA) - Gui Vittorio - RAI Roma*
20 1953(LI) - Furtwängler Wilhelm - Wiener Philharmoniker*
21 1953(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Symphoniker*
22 1953(STU) - Furtwängler Wilhelm - Wiener Philharmoniker*
23 1955(FI) - Lehmann Fritz - Wiener Symphoniker**
24 1955(LI) - Böhm Karl - Wiener Philharmoniker*
25 1956(RA) - Kleiber Erich - Westdeutscher Rundfunk*
26 1957(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*
27 1957(STU) - Fricsay Ferenc - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
28 1958(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires*
29 1959(FI) - Adler Peter Herman - NBC Opera Theater Orchestra*
30 1959(LI) - Ehrling Sixten - Royal Swedish Opera*
31 1959(LI) - Gui Vittorio - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
32 1960(LI) - Böhm Karl - Metropolitan Opera*
33 1960(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Teatro alla Scala*
34 1960(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Staatsoper*
35 1960(STU) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
36 1960?(SE) - Konwitschny Franz - Berliner Staatskapelle*
37 1961(LI) - Klemperer Otto - Covent Garden*
38 1961(STU) - Knappertsbusch Hans - Bayerische Staatsoper*
39 1962(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*
40 1962(STU) - Klemperer Otto - Philharmonia Orchestra*
41 1963(LI) - Böhm Karl - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
42 1963(LI) - Böhm Karl - Metropolitan Opera*
43 1963(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
44 1963(LI) - Rother Arthur - Deutsche Oper Berlin**
45 1964(LI) - Ansermet Ernest - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
46 1964(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
47 1964(LI) - Mar Norman Del - Covent Garden*
48 1964(SE) - Matacic Lovro von - Frankfurter Oper*
49 1964(STU) - Maazel Lorin - Wiener Philharmoniker*
50 1966(LI) - Böhm Karl - Metropolitan Opera*
51 1968(LI) - Böhm Karl - Wiener Philharmoniker*
52 1969(FI) - Ludwig Leopold - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg*
53 1969(LI) - Ehrling Sixten - San Francisco Opera*
54 1969(STU) - Böhm Karl - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
55 196?(LE) - Matacic Lovro von - Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb*
56 196?(STU) - Bamberger Carl - Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks*
57 1970(FI) - Böhm Karl - Deutsche Oper Berlin**
58 1970(LI) - Bernstein Leonard - Wiener Philharmoniker*
59 1970(RA) - Bernstein Leonard - RAI Roma*
60 1970(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*
61 1971(LI) - Böhm Karl - Metropolitan Opera*
62 1971(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Dallas Civic Opera*
63 1971(LI) - Waart Edo De - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*
64 1974(LI) - Böhm Karl - Teatro alla Scala*
65 1975(LI) - Tinter George - Australian Opera*
66 1976(LI) - Caldwell Sarah - Boston Opera*
67 1976(LI) - Goodall Reginald - Covent Garden*
68 1976(LI) - Mauceri John - Metropolitan Opera*
69 1977(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra**
70 1978(LI) - Bernstein Leonard - Wiener Staatsoper**
71 1978(LI) - Böhm Karl - Bayerische Staatsoper*
72 1978(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*
73 1978(LI) - Wich Günther - San Francisco Opera*
74 1978(LI) - Zender Hans - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
75 1978(STU) - Bernstein Leonard - Wiener Philharmoniker*
76 1979(LI) - Bernstein Leonard - Wiener Philharmoniker*
77 1979(LI) - Haitink Bernard - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
78 1979(STU) - Solti Georg - Chicago Symphony Orchestra*
79 1980(LI) - Haitink Bernard - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
80 1980(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
81 1981(LI) - Kuhn Gustav - Chicago Lyric Opera*
82 1981-82(STU) - Masur Kurt - Leipziger Gewandhaus*
83 1982(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Wiener Philharmoniker*
84 1983(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Wiener Philharmoniker*
85 1984(LI) - Tennestedt Kurt - Metropolitan Opera*
86 1989(STU) - Haitink Bernard - Dresdener Staatskapelle*
87 1990(LI) - Dohnányi Christoph von - Covent Garden**
88 1990(STU) - Dohnányi Christoph von - Wiener Philharmoniker*
89 1994(LI) - Layer Friedemann - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
90 1994 - Harnoncourt Nikolaus - Chamber Orchestra of Europe*
91 1995(STU) - Davis Colin - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
92 1996(LI) - Hickox Richard - English National Opera*
93 1996(LI) - Solti Georg - Wiener Philharmoniker*
94 1996-97(STU) - Mackerras Charles - Scottish Chamber Orchestra*
95 1998(LI) - Karabtchevsky Isaac - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*
96 1998(STU) - Halász Michael - Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia*
97 1999(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Teatro alla Scala*
98 1999(STU) - Barenboim Daniel - Staatskapelle Berlin*
99 19?? - Kord Kazimierz - ORCHESTRA*
100 2000(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**
101 2003(LC) - Rattle Simon - Berliner Philharmoniker*
102 2003(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Teatro alla Scala*
103 2003(LI) - Schwarz Gerard - Seattle Opera*
104 2004(LI) - Harnoncourt Nikolaus - Opernhaus Zürich**
105 2004(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Wiener Staatsoper*
106 2004(STU) - Parry David - Philharmonia Orchestra*
107 2005(LI) - Armstrong Richard - Scottish Opera*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1936(LE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Lotte Lehmann
Florestan - Koloman von Pataky (Kálmán Pataky)
Pizarro - Alfred Jerger
Rocco - Anton Baumann
Marzelline - Luise Helletsgruber
Jaquino - Hermann Gallos
Fernando - Carl Bissuti
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Compact Disc - Radio Years RY 70 (+Der Freischütz-excerpts) {1CD}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78017-25 (collection)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - February 1997 p.252
Opera Now - March/April 1997 p.97
Orpheus - Juli 1998 SS.60-61 [DN]
Diapason - No.444 janvier 1998 p.102 [AT]
Classical Express - Issue No.82 January 1997 p.5
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (25 July 1936)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1938(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad
Florestan - René Maison
Pizarro - Friedrich Schorr
Rocco - Emanuel List
Marzelline - Marita Farell
Jaquino - Karl Laufkötter
Fernando - Arnold Gabor
Erster Gefangene - Nicholas Massue
Zweiter Gefangene - Arnold Gabor
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 307 {3LPS} (1982)
Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD-619 {2CDS} (1991);; Dante LYS 384/385 (1998); Bensar OL 123138 {2CDRS} (BRO 125887) (2005)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1991 p. [AB]
Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.56 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.87 [CM]
Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.88 [MA]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 December 1938). The dialogue was replaced by recitatives composed by Bodanzky on the instructions of Gatti-Casazza. See Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met by Paul Jackson pp.175-177. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of berkshire record outlet inc. (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad
Florestan - René Maison
Pizarro - Julius Huehn
Rocco - Alexander Kipnis
Marzelline - Marita Farell
Jaquino - Karl Laufkötter
Fernando - Herbert Janssen
Erster Gefangene - Emery Darcy
Zweiter Gefangene - John Gurney
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith The Golden Age of Opera EJS 126 {2LPS} (1958); Bruno Walter Society 712/713 {2LPS}; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 6 {3LPS} ; Accord ACC 150030 {3LPS} (France) (1982)
Compact Disc; - Dante LYS 023/024 {2CDS}; Phonographe PH 5044/5045 {2CDS};; Arkadia HP 628.2 {2CDS};; Nuova Era 2345/2346 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4456/4457 {2CDS} ; Naxos Historical 8110054/5 {2CDS} (1999); Arkadia The Golden Age 2CD GA 2022 {2CDS} (2000); Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2269/70 {2CDS} (2004)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2000 p.127 [AB]
Opera - August 1996 p.989
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.58 S.60
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 p.103 [WA2]
Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.98; No.468 mars 2000 pp.65-66 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.124
Classical Express - Issue No.67 September 1995 p.6: Issue No.75 May 1996 p.7: Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT] : Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
Classical Express - Issue No.67 September 1995 p.6: Issue No.75 May 1996 p.7: Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]: Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.85
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.98 Giugno 1996 p.75
Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.80
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.59
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 p.113
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 February 1941). The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.761
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1944(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Hilde Konetzni
Florestan - Torsten Ralf
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Herbert Alsen
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Peter Klein
Fernando - Tomislav Neralic
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Hans Schweiger
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Black Disc; - VOX PL 7793 {3LPS}; VOX VBX 250 {3LPS}; VOX OPBX 167; VOX OPL 370;; (Highlights); VOX SOPL 5370 (Highlights); Acanta DE 23116/7 {2LPS} (1979)
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90195 {2CDS} (+Ozean du Ungeheuer - Hilde Konetzni) (1994); Grammofono 2000 AB 78807/78808 (1998); Cantus Classics 49730 {2CDS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 Opera fom Germany {1CD-ROM} (2002); Andante AN 3090 (+performance cond. Furtwängler 1953) {4CDS} (2005)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1966 p.174 (Highlights); August 1994 p. [AB]; May 2005 p.122 [AB]
Opera News - March 4 1995 p.40; June 2005 p.66 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.167
Orpheus - Januar 1995 S.48
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.68; No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.105 [AF]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.134
American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.106 [PHR]: May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.711 [HG]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.258 [KM]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1961 Vol.11 No.6 p.53 [CLO]
Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [AJ]
Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.27: No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.87 (mention)
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.103 [AT]
Comments:- The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their online catalogue
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1944-45(RA)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - CHORUS
Leonore - Rose Bampton
Florestan - Jan Peerce
Pizarro - Herbert Janssen
Rocco - Sidor Belarsky
Marzelline - Eleanor Steber
Jaquino - Joseph Laderoute
Fernando - Nicola Moscona
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Black Disc; - RCA LM 6025 {2LPS} (1954); HMV ALP 1304-5 {2LPS} (1956); RCA VCM 9 (1-4) (+Missa Solemnis) {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - RCA GD 60273 {2CDS} (1992); Arkadia 2CD 78040 {2CDS}; BMG RCA BVCC 7068-9 {2CDS} (Japan) (1991); Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6417/8 {2CDS} (2004)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1956 p.172; October 1967 p.228; October 1992 p.202
Opera - December 1956 p.756; November 1967 p.928
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
American Record Guide - December 1954 Vol.21 No.4 p.114 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1954 Vol.4 No.10 p.61 [CGB]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1956 p.12
Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 p.25
Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]
Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 pp.56-57 [SH]
Comments:- According to Mortimer H. Frank (Arturo Toscanini - The NBC Years p.291) the recording issued by RCA is of the performance broadcast on 10 & 17 December 1944 with the substitution of Leonore's 'Abscheulicher! from recording session of 14 June 1945 Carnegie Hall. There is very little dialogue.
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1945(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Regina Resnik
Florestan - Arthur Carron
Pizarro - Kenneth Schon
Rocco - Lorenzo Alvary
Marzelline - Frances Greer
Jaquino - John Garris
Fernando - Hugh Thompson
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Compact Disc - Walhall WHL 29
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1996 S.53
Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.7
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (17 March 1945)
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Hilde Konetzni
Florestan - Karl Friedrich
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Ludwig Weber
Marzelline - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Jaquino - Peter Klein
Fernando - Herbert Alsen
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Hans Braun
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Compact Disc; - Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6379/80 {2CDS} (2002)
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 [SS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.80 [AG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Vienna State Opera during a visit to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. According to Radio Times Fidelio was broadcast twice on 19 and 24 September 1947 (see Radio Times, Issue dated September 12 1947 p.24, Issue dated September 19 1947 p.20) and this recording appears to be of the performance on 24 September. According to the Times (September 25 1947 p.6) Hans Hotter was to have sung Pizzaro, but was ill, and was replaced by Paul Schöffler. The opera was performed using sets designed by Rex Whistler for Covent Garden . The CDs issued by the Istituto Discografico Italiano are incorrectly described as being a recording of a performance by the Covent Garden Company.
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Erna Schlüter
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Herbert Alsen
Marzelline - Lisa Della Casa
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Otto Edelmann
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Karl Dönch
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Black Disc - Rococco 1012 (2LPS)
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 25009 {2CDS} (1993); MYTO Historical 2CD 991 H025 {2CDS} (1999); Tahra FURT 1047/8 {2CDS} (1999)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.45
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.6 July/August 1999 p.116 [GJ]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.303-305 [RP]
Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.292 [KM]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.91 [JMP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. According to the review in FANFARE virtually all dialogs and about 20 minutes of music from Act 1 are omitted on the MYTO CDs
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
Chorus - Hungarian State Opera
Leonore - Anna Báthy
Florestan - Endre Rösler
Pizarro - Oszkár Maleczky
Rocco - Mihály Székely
Marzelline - Mária Mátyás
Jaquino - Gyula Angyal Nagy
Fernando - István Koszó
Erster Gefangene - László Külkei
Zweiter Gefangene - Jenö Vermes
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Black Disc; - Hungaroton LPX 12428-12429 Klemperer in Budapest Vol.3) {3LPS} (1982)
Compact Disc; - Urania URN 22246 {2CDS} (2003)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.4 p.145
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hungarian State Opera (8 November 1948). See Otto Klemperer - his life and times by Peter Heyworth Vol.2 pp.200-201
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1948(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Leonore - Walburga Weber
Florestan - Peter Anders
Pizarro - Alexander Welitsch
Rocco - Sigmund Roth
Marzelline - Margot Guillaume
Jaquino - Alfred Pfeifle
Fernando - Theodor Schlott
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Black Disc - Gramophone 20130-20131 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0025-1 {1CD} (2001)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2001 pp.43-44 (mention) [RC]
Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]
American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.236 [KM]
Comments:- The cast given on the Gramophone discs is fictitious (See ARSC Journal Vol.27 No.1 Spring 1996 p.27)
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Conductor Gerhard Pflüger - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Leipziger Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester
Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor
Leonore - Margarete Bäumer
Florestan - Heinz Sauerbaum
Pizarro - Manfred Hübner
Rocco - Adolf Savelkouls
Marzelline - Ursula Engert
Jaquino - Aloys Kuhnert
Fernando - Theodor Horand
Erster Gefangene - Aloys Tinschert
Zweiter Gefangene - Reinhard Kilbel
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Black Disc; - Oceanic OCLP 301 {3LPS} (USA) (1950); NIXA OLP 7301/1-3 {3LPS} (UK); OLYMPIC 9301; VOX OPL 370 (Highlights)
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90458 (+arias) {2CDS} (2001)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1964 p.515 (highlights)
Saturday Review - September 16 1950 p.44 [ETC]
American Record Guide - August 1950 Vol.16 No.12 p.409 [PLM]
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Jaquino - Anton Dermota
Fernando - Hans Braun
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Black Disc - CLS AMDRL 32819 {3LPS}; BJR 112 {3LPS} Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 50 (+Beethoven 8th Symphony) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Verona 27044/45 {2CDS}; *EMI CHS 7 64901-2 {2CDS} (1994); Arkadia 78072 {2CDS} (2000); Cantus Classics 51483 {2CDS} (2001); Regis Records RRC 2048 {2CDS} (2001); Aura Music LRC 1110 {2CDS} (2002)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1993 p.136
Opera Now - January 1994 p.53
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.45
Orpheus - August 1980 S.576 [ES2]; Oktober 1993 S.56
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.68
Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.112
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.122
BBC Music Magazine - October 1993 p.86
Classic CD - November 1993 p.95
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.26-27 [GWL]: Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.232
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (22 August 1950). The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their online catalogue
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Conductor NOT_KNOWN - 1950?
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Leonore - Elisabeta Antonova
Florestan - Ivan Kozlovsky
Pizarro - Panteleimon Nortsov
Marzelline - Yelena Dimitrievna Kruglikova
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Black Disc - PERIOD
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- There is some doubt as to whether this record ever existed
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(LE;Act 2)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Leonore - Dorothy Dow
Florestan - Peter Anders
Pizarro - Piero Guelfi
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0063 {2CDS} (2004)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of Act 2 of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (11 April 1951).
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Choeur du Grand-Théâtre de Genève
Leonore - Elisabeth Werres
Florestan - Peter Anders
Pizarro - Josef Metternich
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Lisa Otto
Jaquino - Karl Weiser
Fernando - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0045 (Leonore Nos.2 & 3 - Furtwängler) {2CDS} (2002)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.81 [MCP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Geneva (November 1951)
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Conductor Bruno Walter - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad
Florestan - Set Svanholm
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Dezsö Ernster
Marzelline - Nadine Conner
Jaquino - Peter Klein
Fernando - Jerome Hines
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Black Disc - Discocorp Bruno Walter Society RR 804
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.93 [CK]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 March 1951)
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Leonore - Helena Braun
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Elfride Trötschel
Jaquino - Richard Holm
Fernando - Karl Schmitt-Walter
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Compact Disc; - Walhall Eternity Series WLCD 0056 {2CDS} (2004)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)
International Record Review - February 2005 pp.30-31 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
Comments:- The cast listed above is that given Bayerischer Rundfunk Schallarchiv - Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen Hauptteil A Band II A 2645.
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Conductor Winfried Zillig - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonie Orchester des Stuttgarter Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Leonore - Helena Braun
Florestan - Helge Roswaenge
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Otto von Rohr
Marzelline - Maria Madlen Madsen
Fernando - Aage Poulsen
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Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 500695 {2CDS} (2005)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Amedeo Berdini
Pizarro - Antonio Manca Serra
Rocco - Sesto Bruscantini
Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti
Jaquino - Wladimiro Badiali
Fernando - Plinio Clabassi
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Compact Disc; - Osteria OS 1003 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2002)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.79 [VJ]
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 January 1952. In Act One a couplet from Rocco's aria and a few bars of Leonora's aria are missing. The CDs issued on the Osteria label are listed on Klassikon's website:- http://www.klassikon.com/ponto.html
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Otto Edelmann
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Sena Jurinac
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Alfred Poell
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2439-2441 {3LPS} (1981); Fonit Cetra; FE 8/9/10 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 12 {2CDS}; Rodolphe RPC 32494 {2CDS}; Archipel 0181 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1160-2 {2CDRS} (2004); Andante AN 3090 (+performance cond. Böhm 1944) {4CDS} (2005)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2005 p.122 [AB]
Opera News - June 2005 p.66 [MB]
Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.105 [AF]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.103 [AT]
American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.258 [KM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Theater an der Wien (12 October 1953)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Singverein
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Josef Metternich
Rocco - Otto Edelmann
Marzelline - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Hans Braun
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Compact Disc; - Walhall Eternity Series WLCD 0063 (+excerpts cond.Leonhardt) {2CDS} (2004)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.80 [FL-1]
International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.86 [PN]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (5 June 1953)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Otto Edelmann
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Sena Jurinac
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Alfred Poell
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1130-1132 {3LPS} (UK & USA) (1954); HMV HQM 1109-1110 {2LPS}; RCA Victor LHMV 700 {3LPS} (+Symphony No.1) (USA) (1955); Electrola E 80038; Electrola E 90071/3 {3LPS}; EMI Electrola 1C 147-01 105/07 {3LPS} La Voix de son Maître FALP 323-325 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 64496-2 {2CDS} (1993)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1954 p.485; January 1965 p.347; February 1968 p.448; May 1993 p.122 [AB]
Opera - July 1954 p.437; May 1968 pp.404-405 [AB]
Orpheus - April/Mai 1973 S.31 [CK]
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
Diapason - novembre 1992 p.118
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104
American Record Guide - October 1954 Vol.21 No.2 p.46 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1954 Vol.4 No.10 p.61 [CGB]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.51 [CGB]
Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.371
Répertoire - November 1992 p.30
International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.43 (mention) [MO]
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.706 [JB]
BBC Music Magazine - December 1992 p.60
Classic CD - December 1992 p.63
Opernwelt - Dezember 12/1992 S.72
Comments:- No dialogue
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Conductor Fritz Lehmann - 1955(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Magda László
Florestan - Richard Holm
Pizarro - Heinz Rehfuss
Rocco - Georg Wieter
Marzelline - Sonja Schöner
Jaquino - Fritz Berger
Fernando - Alfred Poell
Erster Gefangene - Kurt Equiluz
Zweiter Gefangene - Leo Heppe
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VHS Video Cassette - Eurovideo 11567 (PAL)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Video recording of a film directed by Walter Felsenstein. Some of the roles are acted in the film by different performers from those listed above: Fidelio (Claude Nollier), Pizarro (Hans Schiel), Fernando (Erwin Gross), First Prisoner (Michael Tollering), Second Prisoner (Harry Payer)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Anton Dermota
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Ludwig Weber
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Waldemar Kmentt
Fernando - Karl Kamann
Erster Gefangene - Karl Terkal
Zweiter Gefangene - Alfred Jerger
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Black Disc; - Melodram 008 {3LPS} (1980)
Compact Disc - Movimiento Musica 051 024 {2CDS}; Frequenz CMM2 {2CDS}
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.195-106 [WY]
American Record Guide - Vol.52 No.6 November/December 1989 p.34 [KM]
Comments:- Recording of the re-opening of the Vienna State Opera (5 November 1955; see OPERA January 1956 p.20 )
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Chorus - Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Hans Hopf
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Ingeborg Wenglor
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Hans Braun
Erster Gefangene - Peter Witsch
Zweiter Gefangene - Walter Koller
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Black Disc - Rococo 1014 {2LPS}; Cetra Opera Live LO 68/3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34048 {2CDS}; Koch Schwann 3 1641-2 {2CDS} (2001); Opera d'Oro OPD 1332 {2CDS} (2001)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 2001 p.93 [GJ]; September 2002 p.98 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.127-128 [BR]; Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 p.159 [BR]
American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.26-27 [GWL]
Comments:- Recording of a Radio performance (1 January 1956)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Christel Goltz
Florestan - Giuseppe Zampieri
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Otto Edelmann
Marzelline - Sena Jurinac
Jaquino - Waldemar Kmentt
Fernando - Nicola Zaccaria
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 040
Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4554 (1998)
Compact Disc - Claque CLQ 2007 {2CDS}
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1957). The perform-ance on 12 August 1957 is reviewed in OPERA October 1957 p.624
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Leonie Rysanek
Florestan - Ernst Haeflinger
Pizarro - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Irmgard Seefried
Jaquino - Friedrich Lenz
Fernando - Keith Engen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18390-1 {2LPS} (1958); D.G.G. SLPM 138390-91 {2LPS} (1959); DG Privilege 2705 037 {2LPS} (1973); DG Privilege 2726088 {2LPS}; American Decca DXH 147 {2LPS}; Eterna 8 20 121/123 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - DG 3372088
Compact Disc; - DG 437 345-2 {2CDS} (1993);; DG 453 106-2 {2CDS} (1997); DG POCG 3099-100 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 p.398; October 1958 p.208; April 1959 p.508; May 1964 p.515; February 1973 p.1556 [AB]; May 1993 p.122
Opera - December 1958 p.798
Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.63-S.64 [CK]; April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.68
Diapason - janvier 1993 p.98
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1958 Vol.8 No.3 p.52 [CMS]
American Record Guide - March 1958 Vol.24 No.7 p.296 [PLM]: April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]
Répertoire - December 1992 p.28
BBC Music Magazine - January 1998 p.72 [GH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 p.61 (mention) [HQ]
Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books, Saturday August 19 1995 p.A11
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Hans Hopf
Pizarro - Paul Schöffler
Rocco - Arnold Van Mill
Marzelline - Olga Chelavine
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - Angelo Mattiello
Erster Gefangene - Italo Pasini
Zweiter Gefangene - Héctor Barbieri
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Black Disc - Beecham Society WSA 524/5 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 226-2 (announced but not issued); Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 Sir Thomas Beecham {1xCD-ROM} (2004)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (19 September 1958)
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1959(FI)
Orchestra - NBC Opera Theater Orchestra
Leonore - Irene Jordan
Florestan - John Alexander
Pizarro - Lee Cass
Rocco - Chester Watson
Marzelline - Judith Raskin
Jaquino - Fred Cushman
Fernando - Kenneth Smith
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 404
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a television film. 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 Sixten Ehrling - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Conny Söderström
Pizarro - Sigurd Björling
Rocco - Leon Björker
Marzelline - Ingeborg Kjellgren
Jaquino - Sven-Erik Vikström
Fernando - Erik Saedén
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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22052 (+Der Rosenkavalier - excerpts) {2CDS} (2003)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.98 [AB]
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.63-S.64 [SS]
International Record Review - November 2003 p.72 [RP]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm (3 March 1959).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Richard Lewis
Pizarro - Kim Borg
Rocco - Mihály Székely
Marzelline - Elsie Morison
Jaquino - Duncan Robertson
Fernando - David Kelly
Erster Gefangene - John Kentish
Zweiter Gefangene - Derick Davies
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 967
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (11 July 1959). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated July 5-11 1959 p.47). The performance on 3 July 1959 is reviewed in OPERA September 1959 pp.567-588. 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 Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hermann Uhde
Rocco - Oskar Czerwenka
Marzelline - Laurel Hurley
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Giorgio Tozzi
Erster Gefangene - William Olvis
Zweiter Gefangene - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc; - *Melodram MEL 45 {3LPS} (1982)
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 334
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1960). 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 Herbert von Karajan - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hans Hotter
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Wilma Lipp
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Franz Crass
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 388-3 {2LPS} (1982)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (December 1960). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Hans Hotter
Rocco - Walter Kreppel
Marzelline - Wilma Lipp
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - Otto Wiener
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0053 {2CDS} (2005)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.60 [IW]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (27 November 1960).
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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Leonore - Galina Vishnevskaya
Florestan - Georgi Nelepp
Pizarro - Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov
Rocco - Nikolai Shchelgolkov
Marzelline - Irina Maslennikova
Jaquino - P. Chekin
Fernando - Viktor Nechipailo
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 04518-23 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 207 Opera Russe (A Mike Richter CD-Rom) Gala GL 100 597 (+Werther - excerpts - Khaikin) {2CDS} (2004)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.69 [SS]
Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.116 [AT]
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Conductor Franz Konwitschny - 1960?(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
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Black Disc - Eterna 520156 {1LP}
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- The following take part in this recording: Irmgard Arnold, Hedwige Müller-Butow,Gerhard Stolze, Gerhard Frei
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Sena Jurinac
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Hans Hotter
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Elsie Morison
Jaquino - John Dobson
Fernando - Forbes Robinson
Erster Gefangene - Joseph Ward
Zweiter Gefangene - Victor Godfrey
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL 407 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram 27076 {2CDS}; *Testament S8T2 1328 {2CDS} (2003)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2004 p.81 [AB]
Opera - February 2004 pp.152-153 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.49-51 [JC,MHF]
Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.78 [AT]
Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.123 [RL]
BBC Music Magazine - March 2004 p.57 [MD]
International Record Review - January 2004 p.74 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 1990 Vol.53 No.6 pp.27-28 [KM]: May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 pp.82-83 [SDC]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.96 [CB]
Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.116 [TP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.84 [JR]
Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 pp.56-57 [SH]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.187 ottobre 2004 p.82 [GL]
Comments:- Recordings of performances at Covent Garden (see OPERA April 1961 p.271; AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.708, p.710). The recording on the CDs issued by Testament is of the performance on 24 February 1961, the first of the run of six performances and, although not broadcast, was recorded by the BBC. These CDs were issued under licence from the BBC. The recording on the LPs and CDs issued by Melodram is presumably of the performance on 7 March 1961 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated March 4-10 1961 p.37). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1983 p.407
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Sena Jurinac
Florestan - Jan Peerce
Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger
Rocco - Dezsö Ernster
Marzelline - Maria Stader
Jaquino - Murray Dickie
Fernando - Frederick Guthrie
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Black Disc; - Westminster XWN 3318/1-3 (1962);; Westminster WST 318/1-3 (1962); *Westminster WM-1003; Westminster WMS-1003; Westminster MCA 3-14300 {3LPS};; World Record Club OC 104-106
Compact Disc; - MCA MCAD2-9809-A/B (1993); DG Westminster Legacy 471 204-2 {2CDS} (2001)
Open Reel Tape; - Westminster WTZ 154 (7ips 4-track) (1962)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1962 p.512; December 2001 p.96 [AB]
Opera - July 1962 p.477
Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-58 [GH]
Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 pp.59-60 [SS]
Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.98
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1962 Vol.12 No.4 p.64
American Record Guide - May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.714 [HG]: November 1962 Vol.29 No.3 p.220 (open reel tape) [RJ]: April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]
BBC Music Magazine - November 2001 p.78 [CO]
International Record Review - January 2002 p.72 [MVA]
Répertoire - avril 1993 p.30
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 pp.98-99 [GL]
Comments:- See The Bluebird of Happiness by Alan Levy pp.132-134; HIGH FIDELITY April 1962 Vol.12 No.4 p.22
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Walter Kreppel
Marzelline - Gundula Janowitz
Jaquino - Waldemar Kmentt
Fernando - Eberhard Wächter
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 014 {3LPS}
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (May 1962, see OPERA August1962 p.529). The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983p.670
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Ingeborg Hallstein
Jaquino - Gerhard Unger
Fernando - Franz Crass
Erster Gefangene - Kurt Wehofschitz
Zweiter Gefangene - Raymond Wolansky
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Black Disc; - *Columbia 33CX 1804-1806 {3LPS} (1962); Columbia STC 91206-91208 {3LPS} (Germany) (1962);; Columbia SAX 2451-2453 {3LPS} (1962); *EMI SLS 5006 (ASD 3068-3070) {3LPS} (1975); Angel 3625 C/L {3LPS} (1962); Angel S 3625 C/L {3LPS} (1962)
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69324-2 {2CDS} (1990); EMI CDS 5 55170-2 {2CDS}; EMI CDS 5 56211-2 {2CDS} ; EMI Great Recordings of the Century CMS 67364-2 {2CDS} (2000)
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZL 3625 (7ips 4-track) (1963);; EMI BTA 133-5 (7ips 4-track) (UK) (1963)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1962 p.18 [AP]; September 1962 p.167 [EG] (open reel tape)October 1962 p.189 [DST]; May 1975 p.2010 [AB]; July 1975 p.160 [JBS] January 1990 p.1368 [AB]; October (published August) 2000 p.102 [AB]
Opera - August 1962 p.544; Summer 2002 Supplement Thirty all-time great recordings p.15 [JA]
Opera Now - January 1995 p.55
Opera News - December 23 1995 p.37
American Record Guide - September 1962 Vol.29 No.1 p.18 [PLM]: April 1963 Vol.29 No.8 p.664 [RJ] (open-reel tape): April 1981 Vol.44 No.6 p.47 [KM]: November/ December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.83
High Fidelity Magazine - September 1962 Vol.12 No.9 p.79, p.82 [CLO]: April 1963 Vol.13 No.4 p.111 [RD] (open-reel tape)
International Record Review - January 2001 pp.110-111 [HC]
Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books Saturday December 20 1997 p.A11
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Lisa Otto
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - William Dooley
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Compact Disc - Canyon Classics PCCL 00060 {2CDS}
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper, Berlin in the Nissei Theatre, Tokyo(29 October 1963)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - Jon Vickers
Pizarro - Morley Meredith
Rocco - Ernst Wiemann
Marzelline - Judith Raskin
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Ezio Flagello
Erster Gefangene - George Shirley
Zweiter Gefangene - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 905
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 1963). 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 Herbert von Karajan - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - Fritz Uhl
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Hanny Steffek
Jaquino - Gerhard Stolze
Fernando - Hermann Prey
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Compact Disc - Hunt CDKAR 208 {2CDS}
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (December 1963; see OPERA February 1964 p.114)
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Conductor Arthur Rother - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Walter Berry
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Lisa Otto
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - William Dooley
Erster Gefangene - Barry McDaniel
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Laser Disc; - BMG BVLO 127/128 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)
DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2009 (2005)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (See OPERA February 1963 p.107). The DVR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of berkshire record outlet inc. (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ernest Ansermet - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Opéra de Genève
Leonore - Inge Borkh
Florestan - Hans Beirer
Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Elizabeth Schwarzenberg
Jaquino - Eric Tappy
Fernando - Derrick Olsen
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 471 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - *Gala GL 100 543 (highlights) (+excerpts from other operas with Inge Borkh) {2CDS}
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Leonore - Hilde Zadek
Florestan - Ernst Kozub
Pizarro - Boris Christoff
Rocco - Otto von Rohr
Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti
Fernando - Rudolf Knoll
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1730 (& 1236) {2CDRS}
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (13 February 1964). 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 Norman Del Mar - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Leonore - Régine Crespin
Florestan - Vilém Pribyl
Pizarro - Forbes Robinson
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Jeannette Sinclair
Jaquino - John Dobson
Fernando - Victor Godfrey
Erster Gefangene - Joseph Ward
Zweiter Gefangene - Dennis Wicks
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1765
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 500
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 October 1964). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated October 3-9 1964 p.17). The performances on 5, 21 October 1964, in which the casts were slightly different from that given above, are reviewed in OPERA (November 1964 pp.763-764, December 1964 pp.828-829). 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 Lovro von Matacic - 1964(SE)
Orchestra - Frankfurter Oper
Chorus - Frankfurter Oper
Leonore - Anja Silja
Florestan - Arturo Sergi
Pizarro - Leonardo Wolovsky
Rocco - Peter Lagger
Marzelline - Sylvia Stahlman (Giulia Bardi)
Jaquino - Willy Müller
Fernando - Ernst Gutstein
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Black Disc - *Eurodisc 87 625 KR {1LP}
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - James McCracken
Pizarro - Tom Krause
Rocco - Kurt Böhme
Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - Hermann Prey
Erster Gefangene - Kurt Equiluz
Zweiter Gefangene - Gunter Adam
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 272-273 {2LPS} (1964);; Decca SET 272-273 {2LPS} (1964); London A 4259 {2LPS} (1964);; London OSA 1259 {2LPS} (1964); Telefunken 6.48202 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 448 104-2 {2CDS} (1996); Decca 421 323-2; Decca Rouge Opéra 455 820-2 (France) (1996)
Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90085 (7ips 4-track) (1985)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1964 p.239; January 1965 p.318; November 1996 p.161 [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.2 p.141
Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.52
Diapason - No.432 décembre 1996 p.86
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121
High Fidelity Magazine - October 1964 Vol.14 No.10 pp.123-134 [CLO]: March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.129 (open reel tape) [RDD]
American Record Guide - November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.193 [GLM]: January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 p.470 (open reel tape) [CJL]: July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.76
BBC Music Magazine - March 1996 p.67
Classic CD - June 1996 p.82
Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.25: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Leonore - Birgit Nilsson
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Geraint Evans
Rocco - Otto Edelmann
Marzelline - Mary Ellen Pracht
Jaquino - Charles Anthony
Fernando - Sherrill Milnes
Erster Gefangene - George Shirley
Zweiter Gefangene - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1367
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1966). 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. Here, the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Christa Ludwig
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Ingvar Wixell
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzelline - Edith Mathis
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - Hans Hotter
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1380 {2CDS} (2003); Opera d'Oro Grand Tier OPD 7025 {2CDS} (2005)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.4 March/April 2004 pp.111-112 [DLK]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1968). The year given in Opera d'Oro's online catalogue is 1969, but the cast that they give is that for 1968 (see OPERA Festival Issue 1968 p.59, p.63). Ingrid Bjoner sang Leonore in 1969.
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1969(FI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Leonore - Anja Silja
Florestan - Richard Cassilly
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - Ernst Wiemann
Marzelline - Lucia Popp
Jaquino - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Fernando - Hans Sotin
Erster Gefangene - Kurt Marschner
Zweiter Gefangene - William Workman
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3061
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a television film.
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Franz Mazura
Rocco - Peter Lagger
Marzelline - Sheila Marks
Jaquino - Evan Thomas
Fernando - Ara Berberian
Erster Gefangene - Raymond Nilsson
Zweiter Gefangene - Richard J Clark
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1467-2 {2CDRS} (2004)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September or October 1969; see The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978 by Arthur Bloomfield pp.475-478). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Oper
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Theo Adam
Rocco - Franz Crass
Marzelline - Edith Mathis
Jaquino - Peter Schreier
Fernando - Martti Talvela
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 643614-643616 {2LPS} (1969);; D.G.G. 2709 031 {3LPS) (1973)
Compact Disc - DG 445 448-2; DG 447 913-2GBM (Collection); DG Masterpieces 447 925-2
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1969 p.799
Opera Now - May/June 1996 p.107
Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.92-S.93 [CK]
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.68
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.134
BBC Music Magazine - October 1995 p.74
Répertoire - No.70 juin 1994 p.24
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 196?(LE)
Orchestra - Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
Chorus - Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
Leonore - Sena Jurinac
Florestan - Stefan Stefanov
Pizarro - Ivan Stefanov
Rocco - Tomislav Neralic
Marzelline - Branca Beretovac
Jaquino - Werner Krenn
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Compact Disc; - *Gala GL 100.529 (in The Art of Sena Jurinac) {2CDS} (2001)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 (mention) [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance taken from the archive of the Croatian Radio, Zagreb.
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Conductor Carl Bamberger - 196?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Leonore - Gladys Kuchta
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Heinz Rehfuss
Rocco - Karl Kümmel
Marzelline - Melitta Muszely
Jaquino - Helmut Kretschmar
Fernando - Erich Wenk
Erster Gefangene - Robert Blais
Zweiter Gefangene - Horst Sellentin
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Black Disc - Nonesuch HB 3005 {2LPS} (mono); Nonesuch HB 73005 {2LPS} (stereo)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record ReviewMarch 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - July 1966 Vol.32 No.11 p.1060 [GLM]
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1970(FI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Leonore - Gwyneth Jones
Florestan - James King
Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger
Rocco - Josef Greindl
Marzelline - Olivera Miljakovic
Jaquino - Donald Grobe
Fernando - Martti Talvela
Erster Gefangene - Barry McDaniel
Zweiter Gefangene - Manfred Röhrl
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DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1008 (Japan) (2000)
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 179-3 (PAL)
(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; StereophileJanuary 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February