- Das Rheingold discography
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This is a discography of Das Rheingold, the first of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner, which received its premiere at the National Theatre in Munich on 22 September 1869.
Year Cast
(Alberich, Wotan,
Fricka, Loge,
Freia, Fasolt,
Fafner, Donner,
Froh, Erda,
Mime)Conductor
OrchestraLabel[1]
Cat. #
Mono/Stereo,
All studio unless noted1948 Adolf Vogel, Ferdinand Frantz,
Elisabeth Höngen, Julius Polzer,
Ilona Steingruber, Marjan Rus,
Herbert Alsen, Alfred Poell,
Willy Friedrich, Rosette Anday,
William WernigkRudolf Moralt
Die Wiener SymphonikerCD: Myto
Cat: 2MCD 962.144
Mono1950 Alois Pernerstorfer, Ferdinand Frantz,
Elisabeth Höngen, Joachim Sattler,
Walburga Wegner, Ludwig Weber,
Albert Emmerich, Angelo Mattiello,
Günther Treptow, Margret Weth-Falke,
Emil MarkwortWilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala Milan
(Recording of a performance at La Scala, 2 March)CD: Opera d'Oro
Cat: OPD1501 (complete Ring))[2]
Mono, Live1952 Gustav Neidlinger, Hermann Uhde,
Ira Malaniuk, Erich Witte,
Inge Borkh, Ludwig Weber,
Josef Greindl, Werner Faulhaber,
Wolfgang Windgassen, Melanie Bugarinovic,
Paul KuenJoseph Keilberth
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival)CD: EMI
Cat: CZS 7 67124 2
Mono, Live1953 Gustav Neidlinger, Ferdinand Frantz,
Ira Malaniuk, Wolfgang Windgassen,
Elisabeth Grümmer, Josef Greindl,
Gottlob Frick, Alfred Poell,
Lorenz Fehenberger, Ruth Siewert,
Julius PatzakWilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra Sonfonica e Coro della RAICD: Angel,
Cat: CDZM 67213 (complete Ring)
Mono1953 Gustav Neidlinger, Ferdinand Frantz,
Ira Malaniuk, Erich Witte,
Bruni Falcon, Ludwig Weber,
Josef Greindl, Hermann Uhde,
Gerhard Stolze, Erika Zimmermann,
Paul KuenClemens Krauss
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival)CD: Gala, Cat: 100.519
Mono, Live1955 Gustav Neidlinger, Hans Hotter,
Georgine von Milinkovic, Rudolf Lustig,
Hertha Wilfert, Ludwig Weber,
Josef Greindl,Toni Blankenheim,
Josef Traxel, Maria von Ilosvay,
Paul KuenJoseph Keilberth
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
(Recorded by Decca at performances and rehearsals, July, August)CD: Testament
Cat: SBT21390
Stereo, Live1957 Otakar Kraus, Hans Hotter,
Georgine von Milinkovic, Erich Witte,
Elisabeth Lindermeier, Kurt Bohme,
Friedrich Dalberg, Robert Allmann,
Erich Witte, Maria von Ilosvay,
Peter KleinRudolf Kempe
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
(Recording of a performance at Covent Garden, 25 September)CD: Testament
Cat: SBT131426 (complete Ring)
Mono, Live1958 Gustav Neidlinger, George London,
Kirsten Flagstad, Set Svanholm,
Claire Watson, Walter Kreppel,
Kurt Böhme, Eberhard Wächter,
Waldemar Kmentt, Jean Madeira,
Paul KuenGeorg Solti
Wiener PhilharmonikerCD: Decca
Cat: 455 556-2
Stereo1962 Zoltán Kelemen, George London,
Elisabeth Schärtel, Herbert Schachtschneider,
Ingeborg Kjellgren, Gerd Nienstedt,
Heiner Horn, Karl Sablotzke,
Hermann Winkler, Helen Raab,
Erwin WohlfahrtWolfgang Sawallisch
Gürzenich-OrchesterCD: Living Stage
Cat: LS 1004
Mono, Live1966 Gustav Neidlinger, Theo Adam,
Annelies Burmeister, Wolfgang Windgassen,
Anja Silja, Martti Talvela,
Kurt Böhme, Gerd Nienstedt,
Hermin Esser, Věra Soukupová,
Erwin WohlfahrtKarl Böhm
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Philips
Cat: 412 475-2
Stereo, Live1967 Zoltán Kelemen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Josephine Veasey, Gerhard Stolze,
Simone Mangelsdorff, Martti Talvela,
Karl Ridderbusch, Robert Kerns,
Donald Grobe, Oralia Domínguez,
Erwin WohlfahrtHerbert von Karajan
Berliner PhilharmonikerCD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 457 781-2
Stereo1980 Hermann Becht, Donald McIntyre,
Hanna Schwarz, Heinz Zednik,
Carmen Reppel, Matti Salminen,
Fritz Hübner, Martin Egel,
Siegfried Jerusalem, Ortrun Wenkel,
Helmut PampuchPierre Boulez
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Philips
Cat: 434 422-2
Stereo1983 Siegmund Nimsgern, Theo Adam,
Yvonne Minton, Peter Schreier,
Marita Napier, Roland Bracht,
Matti Salminen, Karl-Heinz Stryczek,
Eberhard Büchner, Ortrun Wenkel,
Christian VogelMarek Janowski
Sächsische Staatskapelle DresdenCD: RCA (reissue; originally issued by Eurodisc)
Cat: B00011MJV6 (RCA reissue, complete cycle)
Stereo1988 Ekkehard Wlaschiha, James Morris,
Christa Ludwig, Siegfried Jerusalem,
MarieAnne Häggander, Kurt Moll,
Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Siegfried Lorenz,
Mark Baker, Birgitta Svendén,
Heinz ZednikJames Levine
Metropolitan Opera OrchestraCD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 445 295-2
Stereo1989 Theo Adam, James Morris,
Marjana Lipovšek, Heinz Zednik,
Eva Johansson, Hans Tschammer,
Kurt Rydl, Andreas Schmidt,
Peter Seiffert, Jadwiga Rappé,
Peter HaageBernard Haitink
Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksCD: EMI
Cat: CDS 7 49853 2
Stereo1989 Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Robert Hale,
Marjana Lipovšek, Robert Tear,
Nancy Gustafson, Jan-Hendrik Rootering,
Kurt Moll, Florian Cerny,
Josef Hopferwieser, Hanna Schwarz,
Helmut PampuchWolfgang Sawallisch
Orchester der Bayerische Staatsoper
(Recorded in the National Theater, Munich, November)CD: EMI
Cat: 724357273121 (complete Ring)
Stereo, Live1991 Günter von Kannen, John Tomlinson,
Linda Finnie, Graham Clark,
Eva Johansson, Matthias Hölle,
Philip Kang, Bodo Brinkmann,
Kurt Schreibmayer, Birgitta Svendén,
Helmut PampuchDaniel Barenboim
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Teldec
Cat: 4509 91185 2
Stereo, Live1995 Oleg Bryjak, John Wegner,
Wilja Ernst-Mosuraitis, Hans-Jörg Weinschenk,
Ruth Floeren, Simon Yang,
Malcolm Smith, Tero Hannula,
Mario Muraro, Mette Ejsing,
Michael NowakGünter Neuhold
Badische Staatskapelle
(Recording of a performance in Karlsruhe)CD: Brilliant Classics (licensed from Bella Musica)
Cat: 99801 (complete Ring)[3]
Stereo, Live2002 Esa Ruuttunen, Wolfgang Probst,
Michaela Schuster, Robert Künzli,
Helga Rós Indridadóttir, Roland Bracht,
Phillip Ens, Motti Kastón,
Bernhard Schneider, Mette Ejsing,
Eberhard Francesco LorenzLothar Zagrosek
Orchester der Staatsoper Stuttgart
(Audio and video recordings of a performance(s) at the Württemburgische Staatsoper, Stuttgart)CD: Naxos Records
Cat: 8.660170-71
Stereo (SACD), Live2004 John Wegner, John Bröcheler,
Elizabeth Campbell, Christopher Doig,
Kate Ladner, Andrew Collis,
David Hibbard, Timothy DuFore,
Andrew Brunsdon, Liane Keegan,
Richard GreagerAsher Fisch
Adelaide Symphony OrchestraCD: Melba
Cat: MR 301089-90
Stereo (SACD), Live2009 Andrew Shore, Albert Dohmen,
Michelle Breedt, Arnold Bezuyen,
Edith Haller, Kwangchul Youn,
Hans-Peter König, Ralf Lukas,
Clemens Bieber, Christa Mayer,
Gerhard SiegelChristian Thielemann
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival, 27 July)CD: Opus Arte
Cat: OACD9000BD
Stereo (SACD), LiveReferences
- Notes
- ^ Recordings of Das Rheingold on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ "Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete cycle)". Allegro Music. http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=OPD31501. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Fifield, Christopher (May 2002). "Richard Wagner – Der Ring des Nibelungen". MusicWeb International. http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/May02/Wagner_Brilliant.htm. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
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