Die Walküre discography
This is a partial discography of Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre. It was first performed at the National Theatre Munich on 26 June 1870.
Recordings[]
Year | Cast (Siegmund, Sieglinde, Wotan, Brünnhilde, Hunding, Fricka) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[1] |
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1935 | Lauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann, Emanuel List |
Bruno Walter Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
78rpm: HMV Act 1 only, Mono |
1936 | Lauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann, Friedrich Schorr, Kirsten Flagstad, Emanuel List, Kathryn Meisle |
Fritz Reiner San Francisco Opera Orchestra |
CD: Music & Arts CD-1272 Act 2 only, Mono, Live |
1940 | Lauritz Melchior, Marjorie Lawrence, Julius Huehn, Kirsten Flagstad, Emanuel List, Karin Branzell |
Erich Leinsdorf Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus |
CD: Sony Classical Cat: 88765-42717-2 Mono, Live |
1941 | Lauritz Melchior, Astrid Varnay, Friedrich Schorr, Helen Traubel, Alexander Kipnis, Kerstin Thorborg |
Erich Leinsdorf Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus |
CD: Naxos Cat: 8.110058-60 Mono, Live |
1944 | Lauritz Melchior, Rose Bampton, Helen Traubel, Herbert Janssen, Alexander Kipnis, Kerstin Thorborg |
George Szell Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus |
CD: MYTO Cat: 022.H065 Mono, Live |
1949 | Max Lorenz, Rose Bampton, Joel Berglund, Helen Traubel, Lyobumir Videnov, Kerstin Thorborg |
Fritz Stiedry Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus |
CD: Archipel Mono, Live |
1950 | Günther Treptow, Hilde Konetzni, Ferdinand Frantz, Kirsten Flagstad, Ludwig Weber, Elisabeth Höngen |
Wilhelm Furtwängler Teatro alla Scala orchestra & chorus |
CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD1501[2] (complete Ring) Mono, Live |
1951 | Torsten Ralf, Helene Werth, Ludwig Hofmann, Gertrude Grob-Prandl, Herbert Alsen, Georgine von Milinkovic |
Robert F. Denzler Orchestre de la Suisse Romande |
CD: Walhall Cat: WLCD 0134 Mono, Live |
1953 | Ramon Vinay, Regina Resnik, Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay, Josef Greindl, Ira Malaniuk |
Clemens Krauss Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus |
CD: Gala Records Cat: GL 100.652 Mono, Live |
Wolfgang Windgassen, Hilde Konetzni, Ferdinand Frantz, Martha Mödl, Gottlob Frick, Elsa Cavelti |
Wilhelm Furtwängler Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAI |
CD: EMI Cat: CHS 7 63045 2 Mono, Studio | |
1954 | Ludwig Suthaus, Leonie Rysanek, Ferdinand Frantz, Martha Mödl, Gottlob Frick, Margarete Klose |
Wilhelm Furtwängler Vienna Philharmonic |
CD: EMI Cat: CHS 7 63045 2 Mono, Studio |
Max Lorenz, Martha Mödl, Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay, Gottlob Frick, Georgine von Milinkovic |
Joseph Keilberth Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus |
CD: Archipel Cat: CHS 7 63045 2 Mono, Live | |
1955 | Ramón Vinay, Gré Brouwenstijn, Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay, Josef Greindl, Georgine von Milinkovic |
Joseph Keilberth Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus |
CD: Testament Cat: SBT41391 Stereo, Live |
1957 | Ramón Vinay, Sylvia Fisher, Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson, Friedrich Dalberg, Georgine von Milinkovic |
Rudolf Kempe Royal Opera House orchestra & chorus |
CD: Testament Cat: SBT131426 (complete Ring) Mono, Live |
1959 | Ramón Vinay, Amy Shuard Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay Kurt Böhme, Ursula Boese |
Franz Konwitschny Royal Opera House orchestra & chorus |
CD: Walhall Cat: WLCD 0316 Mono, Live |
1961 | Jon Vickers, Gré Brouwenstijn, George London, Birgit Nilsson, David Ward, Rita Gorr |
Erich Leinsdorf London Symphony Orchestra |
CD: Decca Cat: 430 391-2 Stereo, Studio |
1965 | James King, Régine Crespin, Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson, Gottlob Frick, Christa Ludwig |
Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic |
CD: Decca Cat: 414 105-2 Stereo, Studio |
1966 | Jon Vickers, Gundula Janowitz, Thomas Stewart, Régine Crespin, Martti Talvela, Josephine Veasey |
Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 415 145-2 Stereo, Studio |
1967 | Jess Thomas, Helga Dernesch, Theo Adam, Anja Silja, NN, Grace Hoffman |
Thomas Schippers Bayreuth Festival orchestra (at Osaka International Festival) |
DVD: Premiere Opera Cat: 5853 Live |
1973 | James King, Leonie Rysanek, Theo Adam, Birgit Nilsson, Gerd Nienstedt, Annelies Burmeister |
Karl Böhm Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus |
CD: Philips Cat: 412 478-2 Stereo, Live |
1980 | Peter Hofmann, Jeannine Altmeyer, Donald McIntyre, Gwyneth Jones, Matti Salminen, Hanna Schwarz |
Pierre Boulez Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus |
CD: Philips Cat: 434 422-2 Stereo, Studio |
1981 | Siegfried Jerusalem, Jessye Norman, Theo Adam, Jeannine Altmeyer, Kurt Moll, Yvonne Minton |
Marek Janowski Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra & chorus |
CD: Eurodisc / RCA Cat: RCA 7 4321 45417 2 (complete Ring) Stereo, Studio |
1987 | Gary Lakes, Jessye Norman, James Morris, Hildegard Behrens, Kurt Moll, Christa Ludwig |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 423 389-2 Stereo, Studio |
1988 | Reiner Goldberg, Cheryl Studer, James Morris, Éva Marton, Matti Salminen, Waltraud Meier |
Bernard Haitink Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra |
CD: EMI Cat: CDS 7 49534 2 Stereo, Studio |
1989 | Robert Schunk, Julia Varady, Robert Hale, Hildegard Behrens, Kurt Moll, Marjana Lipovšek |
Wolfgang Sawallisch Bavarian State Opera orchestra & chorus |
CD: EMI Cat: 724357273121 (complete Ring) Stereo, Live |
1992 | Poul Elming, Nadine Secunde, John Tomlinson, Anne Evans, Matthias Hölle, Linda Finnie |
Daniel Barenboim Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus |
CD: Teldec Cat: 4509-91186-2 Stereo, Live |
1997 | Poul Elming, Alessandra Marc, Robert Hale, Gabriele Schnaut, Alfred Muff, Anja Silja |
Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra |
CD: Decca Cat: 440 371-2 Stereo, Studio |
1995 | Edward Cook, Gabriele Maria Ronge, John Wegner, Carla Pohl, Frode Olsen, Zlatomira Nikolova |
Günter Neuhold Badische Staatskapelle |
CD: Brilliant Classics Cat: 99801[3] (complete Ring) Stereo, Live |
2002 | Peter Seiffert, Waltraud Meier John Tomlinson, Gabrielle Schnaut Kurt Rydl, Mihoko Fujimura |
Zubin Mehta Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra |
CD: Farao Cat: A 108088 Stereo, Live |
2002–2003 | Robert Gambill, Angela Denoke, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Renate Behle, Attila Jun, Tichina Vaughn |
Lothar Zagrosek Staatsoper Stuttgart orchestra & chorus (Recordings at Württembergische Staatsoper) |
CD: Naxos Records Cat: 8.660172-74 DVD: TDK "Mediactive" Cat: DV-OPRDNW Stereo (SACD), Live |
2003–2004 | Richard Berkeley-Steele, Linda Watson, Falk Struckmann, Deborah Polaski, Eric Halfvarson, Lioba Braun |
Bertrand de Billy Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu |
DVD: Opus Arte ASIN: B000IFRPY6 Surround Sound, Live |
2004 | Stuart Skelton, Deborah Riedel, John Bröcheler, Lisa Gasteen, Richard Green, Elizabeth Campbell |
Asher Fisch Adelaide Symphony Orchestra |
CD: Melba Cat: MR 301091-94 Stereo (SACD), Live |
2008 | Stuart Skelton, Yvonne Naef Falk Struckmann, Deborah Polaski Mikhail Petrenko, Jeanne Piland |
Simone Young Philharmoniker Hamburg |
CD: Oehms Classics CAT: OC 929 Stereo, Live |
2009 | Endrik Wottrich, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Albert Dohmen, Linda Watson, Kwangchul Youn, Michelle Breedt |
Christian Thielemann Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus |
CD: Opus Arte Cat: OACD9000BD (complete Ring) Stereo, Live |
2010 | Jonas Kaufmann, Eva-Maria Westbroek Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt Hans-Peter König, Stephanie Blythe |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4855 Blu-ray DVD, Live |
2010 | Simon O'Neill, Waltraud Meier , Nina Stemme John Tomlinson, |
Daniel Barenboim Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus |
DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 101694 Blu-ray DVD, Live |
2011 | Stig Fogh Andersen, Yvonne Howard Egils Silins, Susan Bullock Clive Bayley, Susan Bickley |
Mark Elder The Hallé |
CD: Hallé Cat: CD HLD 7531 Stereo, Live |
2011 | Frank van Aken, Eva-Maria Westbroek Terje Stensvold, Susan Bullock Ain Anger, Martina Dike |
Sebastian Weigle Frankfurt Opera orchestra |
CD: Oehms Cat: OC 936 Stereo Live |
2011 | Christopher Ventris, Eric Halfvarson, Albert Dohmen, Waltraud Meier, Katarina Dalayman, Janina Baechle |
Christian Thielemann Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 0289 479 1560 7 (complete Ring) Stereo, Live |
2012 | Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Kampe, René Pape, Nina Stemme, Mikhail Petrenko, Ekaterina Gubanova |
Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra |
CD: Mariinsky Label Cat: MAR0527 Stereo (4 x Hybrid SACD) |
2013 | Robert Dean Smith, Melanie Diener, Tomasz Konieczny, Petra Lang, Timo Riihonen, Iris Vermillion |
Marek Janowski Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin Radio Choir |
SACD: Pentatone Cat: PTC 5186407 Stereo (SACD), Live |
2014 | Stuart Skelton, Margaret Jane Wray, Greer Grimsley, Alwyn Mellor, Andrea Silverstrelli, Stephanie Blythe |
Asher Fisch Seattle Symphony Orchestra Seattle Opera Chorus |
CD: Avie Records Cat: AV2313 (complete Ring) Stereo, Live |
2016 | Stuart Skelton, Heidi Melton Matthias Goerne, Petra Lang Falk Struckmann, Michelle DeYoung |
Jaap van Zweden, Hong Kong Philharmonic |
CD: Naxos Cat: 866039497 Stereo, Live |
2020 | Stuart Skelton, Emily Magee, John Lundgren, Nina Stemme, Ain Anger, Sarah Connolly |
Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House orchestra, Keith Warner, stage director |
DVD:Opus Arte Cat:OA1308D |
2020 | Stuart Skelton, Eva-Maria Westbroek, James Rutherford, Iréne Theorin, Eric Halfvarson, Elisabeth Kulman |
Simon Rattle, Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks |
CD:BR-Klassik Cat:900177 |
References[]
- Notes
- ^ Recordings of Die Walküre on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ "Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete cycle)". Allegro Music. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Fifield, Christopher (May 2002). "Richard Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- Sources
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