TRISTAN UND ISOLDE This is a list of all the complete (or abridged) recordings of TRISTAN UND ISOLDE in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE. All opera entries in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE are fully documented, as shown immediately below. Following this fully documented entry is a listing of all of the other complete recordings of TRISTAN UND ISOLDE in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE. These listings are in an abbreviated form, listed in the chronological order of their recording dates. This is a full document entry ******************* About this opera Opera: TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (1865) Libretto: Text by the composer Composer: Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) National Origin: NO/German   About this recording Set Number: ANNA 1050 Label: A.N.N.A. Phonics: monaural Number of LPs: 3 - 12" LPs; manual playing sequence Accompanying Text: no libretto, no liner notes Recording Location: London; Royal Opera House Recording Date: June 18 (Acts I and II);                        June 22 (Acts II and III) 1937 Year: 1937 Packaging:  single hinge, standard size opera box Notes: Live performances; a composite recording drawn from both           the 18 and 22 June 1937 Beecham Covent Garden           performances Also issued as: RR 223, MEL 311   About the performers Conductor: Thomas Beecham Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus: Chorus of the Royal Opera House CAST: Role ......................................................... Performer Tristan: .............................................................................. Lauritz Melchior Isolde: .............................................................................. Kirsten Flagstad Brangäne: ............................. Margarete Klose (18), Karin Branzell (22) Kurwenal: ............................... Herbert Janssen (18), Paul Schöffler (22) König Marke: ......................................................................... Sven Nilsson Melot: ..................................................................................... Booth Hitchin Ein junger Seemann: .............................................................. Parry Jones Ein Hirt: .................................................................................... Octave Dua Ein Steuermann: .............................................................. Leslie Horsman Note: roles not included in the above cast are not listed on this specific recording. Remaining recordings of TRISTAN UND ISOLDE in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE Note: in the Wagner Opera Discography, all of these operas will be listed in full document form just as the one shown above and not in the abbreviated form as listed below.   (listed in abbreviated form e.g. year of recording; performer of the role of Tristan; the conductor; the orchestra) 1928 Tristan .......................................................................................... Gunnar Graarud Karl Elmendorff ;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1928 Tristan .......................................................................................... Gunnar Graarud Karl Elmendorff ;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1935 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Artur Bodanzky;   The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1936 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Fritz Reiner;   London Philharmonic Orchestra 1936 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Fritz Reiner;   London Philharmonic Orchestra 1937 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Thomas Beecham;   London Philharmonic Orchestra 1937 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Thomas Beecham;   London Philharmonic Orchestra 1937 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Thomas Beecham;   London Philharmonic Orchestra 1937 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Artur Bodanzky;   The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus 1941 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Erich Leinsdorf;   The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1941 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Erich Leinsdorf;   The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1941 Tristan .......................................................................................... Lauritz Melchior Erich Leinsdorf;   The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1942 Tristan ................................................................................................ Max Lorenz Robert Heger;    Orchester der Staatsoper Berlin 1943 Tristan ................................................................................................ Max Lorenz Robert Heger;   Orchester der Staatskapelle Berlin 1947 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Orchester der Staatskapelle Berlin 1949 Tristan ................................................................................................ Max Lorenz Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt;   NWDR Hamburg Orchestra  1950 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Franz Konwitschny;   Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig 1950 Tristan ........................................................................................ Günther Treptow Hans Knappertsbusch;   Bayerischen Staatsoper Orchestra 1950 Tristan ........................................................................................ Günther Treptow Hans Knappertsbusch;   Bayerischen Staatsoper Orchestra 1950 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Franz Konwitschny;   Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig 1951 Tristan ........................................................................................ Günther Treptow Erich Kleiber;   Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra 1951 Tristan ................................................................................................ Max Lorenz Victor De Sabata;   Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala 1952 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Philharmonia Orchestra 1952 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Philharmonia Orchestra 1952 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Philharmonia Orchestra 1952 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Philharmonia Orchestra 1952 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Philharmonia Orchestra 1952 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Philharmonia Orchestra 1952 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Philharmonia Orchestra 1952 Tristan .......................................................................................... Ludwig Suthaus Wilhelm Furtwängler;   Philharmonia Orchestra 1952 Tristan .............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Herbert von Karajan;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1952 Tristan .............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Herbert von Karajan;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1952 Tristan .............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Herbert von Karajan;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1952 Tristan .............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Herbert von Karajan;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1953 Tristan .............................................................................................. Ramón Vinay Eugen Jochum;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1957 Tristan ................................................................................. Wolfgang Windgassen Wolfgang Sawallisch;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1957 Tristan ................................................................................. Wolfgang Windgassen Artur Rodzinski;   Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra 1960 Tristan ..................................................................................................... Fritz Uhl Georg Solti;   Wiener Philharmoniker 1960 Tristan ..................................................................................................... Fritz Uhl Georg Solti;   Wiener Philharmoniker 1960 Tristan ..................................................................................................... Fritz Uhl Georg Solti;   Wiener Philharmoniker 1962 Tristan ................................................................................. Wolfgang Windgassen Karl Böhm;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1966 Tristan ................................................................................. Wolfgang Windgassen Karl Böhm;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1966 Tristan ................................................................................. Wolfgang Windgassen Karl Böhm;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1966 Tristan ................................................................................. Wolfgang Windgassen Karl Böhm;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1972 Tristan ................................................................................................ Jon Vickers Herbert von Karajan;   Berliner Philharmoniker 1973 Tristan ................................................................................................ Jon Vickers Karl Böhm;   Orange Festival Orchestra 1974 Tristan ................................................................................................ Jon Vickers Erich Leinsdorf;   The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1976 Tristan ............................................................................................. Spas Wenkoff Carlos Kleiber;   Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth 1981 Tristan .......................................................................................... John Mitchinson Reginald Goodall;   Welsh National Opera Orchestra 1981 Tristan .......................................................................................... John Mitchinson Reginald Goodall;   Welsh National Opera Orchestra 1982 Tristan ................................................................................................. René Kollo Carlos Kleiber;   Staatskapelle Dresden 1983 Tristan ............................................................................................ Peter Hofmann Leonard Bernstein;   Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Return to the Home Page of The Durbeck Archive