The Great Operas From the Bayreuth Festival

~ Release by Richard Wagner (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Der fliegende Holländer: Akt I, Akt II (Anfang)
2▶CD: Der fliegende Holländer: Akt II (Schluss), Akt III
3▶CD: Tannhäuser: Akt I
4▶CD: Tannhäuser: Akt II
5▶CD: Tannhäuser: Akt III
6▶CD: Lohengrin: Akt I
7▶CD: Lohengrin: Akt II
8▶CD: Lohengrin: Akt III
9▶CD: Tristan und Isolde: Akt I
10▶CD: Tristan und Isolde: Akt II
11▼CD: Tristan und Isolde: Akt III
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1Tristan und Isolde: Akt III. Vorspiel
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene I. "Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
4:14
2Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 1. English horn solo
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene I. "Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
2:35
3Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 1. “Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
baritone vocals [Kurwenal]:
Eberhard Waechter (baritone) (in 1966-08)
tenor vocals [Ein Hirte]:
Erwin Wohlfahrt (tenor) (in 1966-08)
tenor vocals [Tristan]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (German heldentenor) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene I. "Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
8:09
4Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 1. “Hei nun! Wie du kannst?”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
baritone vocals [Kurwenal]:
Eberhard Waechter (baritone) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene I. "Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
9:19
5Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 1. “Noch losch das Licht nicht aus”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
baritone vocals [Kurwenal]:
Eberhard Waechter (baritone) (in 1966-08)
tenor vocals [Tristan]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (German heldentenor) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene I. "Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
4:59
6Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 1. “Noch ist kein Schiff zu sehn!”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
baritone vocals [Kurwenal]:
Eberhard Waechter (baritone) (in 1966-08)
tenor vocals [Tristan]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (German heldentenor) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene I. "Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
11:13
7Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 1. “Bist du nun tot? Lebst du noch?”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
baritone vocals [Kurwenal]:
Eberhard Waechter (baritone) (in 1966-08)
tenor vocals [Tristan]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (German heldentenor) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene I. "Kurwenal! He! Sag, Kurwenal!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
9:03
8Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 2. “O diese Sonne! Ha, dieser Tag!”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1966-08)
tenor vocals [Tristan]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (German heldentenor) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene II. "O diese Sonne! Ha, dieser Tag!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
3:11
9Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 2. “Ha! Ich bin’s, ich bin’s, süßester Freund!”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene II. "O diese Sonne! Ha, dieser Tag!" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
5:00
10Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 3. “Kurwenal! Hör! Ein zweites Schiff!”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
baritone vocals [Kurwenal]:
Eberhard Waechter (baritone) (in 1966-08)
bass vocals [Ein Steuermann]:
Gerd Nienstedt (bass-baritone) (in 1966-08)
bass vocals [König Marke]:
Martti Talvela (operatic bass) (in 1966-08)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Brangäne]:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (in 1966-08)
tenor vocals [Ein Hirte]:
Erwin Wohlfahrt (tenor) (in 1966-08)
tenor vocals [Melot]:
Claude Heater (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff" (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
7:21
11Tristan und Isolde: Akt III, Szene 3. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
6:15
12▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Akt I (Anfang)
13▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Akt I (Schluss) , Akt II
14▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Akt III (Anfang)
15▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Akt III (Schluss)
16▶CD: Das Rheingold: Szene 1 & 2, Szene 3 (Anfang)
17▶CD: Das Rheingold: Szene 3 (Schluss), Szene 4
18▶CD: Die Walküre: Akt I
19▶CD: Die Walküre: Akt II (Anfang)
20▶CD: Die Walküre: Akt II (Schluss), Akt III (Anfang)
21▶CD: Die Walküre: Akt III (Schluss)
22▶CD: Siegfried: Akt I (Anfang)
23▶CD: Siegfried: Akt I (Schluss), Akt II (Anfang)
24▶CD: Siegfried: Akt II (Schluss), Akt III (Anfang)
25▶CD: Siegfried: Akt III
26▶CD: Götterdämmerung: Prolog, Akt I
27▶CD: Götterdämmerung: Akt I
28▶CD: Götterdämmerung: Akt II, Akt III (Anfang)
29▶CD: Götterdämmerung: Akt III (Schluss)
30▶CD: Parsifal: Akt I (Anfang)
31▶CD: Parsifal: Akt I (Schluss), Akt II (Anfang)
32▶CD: Parsifal: Akt II (Schluss), Akt III (Anfang)
33▶CD: Parsifal: Akt III (Schluss)

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includes:Das Rheingold (1966 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings)
Der fliegende Holländer (1961 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Richard Wagner (composer); Chor (Bayreuth Festival Chorus) und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
Der Ring des Nibelungen (1966–67 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Wagner (Richard Wagner, composer); Chor (Bayreuth Festival Chorus) und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1974 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Richard Wagner (composer); Ridderbusch (operatic bass), Cox (US tenor), Bode (soprano), Sotin (operatic bass), Hirte (baritone), Reynolds (alto), Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Silvio Varviso (conductor)
Die Walküre (1967 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Richard Wagner (composer); Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Götterdämmerung (1967 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Wagner (Richard Wagner, composer); Windgassen (German heldentenor), Stewart (bass-baritone), Neidlinger (German bass-baritone), Greindl (operatic bass), Nilsson (soprano), Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Lohengrin by Richard Wagner (composer); Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
Parsifal (1985 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Wagner (Richard Wagner, composer); Peter Hofmann (German tenor/rock singer), Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano), Hans Sotin (operatic bass), Simon Estes (bass-baritone), Franz Mazura (bass / baritone), Matti Salminen (operatic bass), Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
Tannhäuser (1962 live cast, composite recordings) by Richard Wagner (composer); Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Chorus), Windgassen (German heldentenor), Silja (soprano), Bumbry (mezzo‐soprano), Waechter (baritone), Greindl (operatic bass), Stolze (German tenor), Crass (operatic bass), Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
Tristan und Isolde (1966 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Richard Wagner (composer); Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Wolfgang Windgassen (German heldentenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Martti Talvela (operatic bass), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
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