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
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
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1Götterdämmerung: Vorspiel “Welch Licht leuchtet dort”
alto vocals [1. Norn]:
Marga Höffgen (contralto) (in 1967)
mezzo-soprano vocals [2. Norn]:
Annelies Burmeister (contralto) (in 1967)
soprano vocals [3. Norn]:
Anja Silja (soprano) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D
9:32
2Götterdämmerung: Vorspiel “Wisset ihr noch, so windet von neuem das Seil”
alto vocals [1. Norn]:
Marga Höffgen (contralto) (in 1967)
mezzo-soprano vocals [2. Norn]:
Annelies Burmeister (contralto) (in 1967)
soprano vocals [3. Norn]:
Anja Silja (soprano) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D
6:14
3Götterdämmerung: Vorspiel Orchesterzwischenspiel: Tagesanbruch
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D
2:53
4Götterdämmerung: Vorspiel “Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde”
soprano vocals [Brünnhilde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1967)
tenor vocals [Siegfried]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D
8:48
5Götterdämmerung: Vorspiel “O heilige Götter! Hehre Geschlechter!”
soprano vocals [Brünnhilde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1967)
tenor vocals [Siegfried]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D
2:34
6Götterdämmerung: Vorspiel Orchesterzwischenspiel: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel
5:25
7Götterdämmerung: Akt I , Szene 1. “Nun hör, Hagen, sage mir, Held”
baritone vocals [Gunther]:
Thomas Stewart (bass-baritone) (in 1967)
bass vocals [Hagen]:
Josef Greindl (operatic bass) (in 1967)
soprano vocals [Gutrune]:
Ludmila Dvořáková (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I, Scene I "Nun hör', Hagen; sage mir, Held" (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I
6:14
8Götterdämmerung: Akt I , Szene 1. “Brächte Siegfried die Braut dir heim”
baritone vocals [Gunther]:
Thomas Stewart (bass-baritone) (in 1967)
bass vocals [Hagen]:
Josef Greindl (operatic bass) (in 1967)
soprano vocals [Gutrune]:
Ludmila Dvořáková (in 1967)
tenor vocals [Siegfried]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I, Scene I "Nun hör', Hagen; sage mir, Held" (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I
6:42
9Götterdämmerung: Akt I , Szene 2. “Heil Siegfried, teurer Held”
baritone vocals [Gunther]:
Thomas Stewart (bass-baritone) (in 1967)
bass vocals [Hagen]:
Josef Greindl (operatic bass) (in 1967)
tenor vocals [Siegfried]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I, Scene I "Nun hör', Hagen; sage mir, Held" (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I
6:24
10Götterdämmerung: Akt I , Szene 2. “Willkommen, Gast, in Gibichs Haus”
baritone vocals [Gunther]:
Thomas Stewart (bass-baritone) (in 1967)
soprano vocals [Gutrune]:
Ludmila Dvořáková (in 1967)
tenor vocals [Siegfried]:
Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1967)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 (1967-07-21 – 1967-08-24)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967)
live partial recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I, Scene II "Heil! Siegfried, theurer Held!" (in 1967)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I
3:26
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)

Credits

Release group

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 (tenor), 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 (tenor), 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 (tenor), 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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