Search - R. Wagner :: Operas (Complete)

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A. Flint | USA | 08/15/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, it's a shame that so many Amazon listings lack basic correct information like the number of discs, etc.



Using the "asin", I tracked down this link:



http://www.encymus.de/rezensionen/richard_wagner_die_kompletten_opern_43_audiocds_2005



This seems to clearly confirm that there are 43 discs. There is also good information on the various artists involved, such that you can work out which performances are included.



* Der Fliegende Holländer (Hotter, Hann, Willer, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Krauss / 1944)

* Tannhäuser (Seider, Schech, Paul, Bäumer, Klarwein, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Heger / 1951)

* Lohengrin (Steber, Varnay, Windgassen, Uhde, Greindl, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Keilberth / 1953)

* Das Rheingold (Wegner, Mosuraltis, Yang, Smith, Weinschenk, Badische Staatskapelle, Neuhold / 1993-1995)

* Die Walküre (Cook, Olsen, Wegner, Pohl, Nikolova, Badische Staatskapelle, Neuhold / 1994, 1995)

* Rienzi (Treptow, Eipperle, Prybit, Schlüter, RSO Hessen, Zillig / 1950)

* Parsifal (London, Weber, Windgassen, Uhde, Mödl, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Knappertsbusch / 1951)

* Die Feen (Korhonen, Patchell, Sonntag, Kriscak, Sirkiä, Teatro Comunale di Cagliari Orchestra,Ötvös / 1998)

* Götterdämmerung (Cook, Brinkmann, Bryjak, Tervo, Ronge, Pohl, Badische Staatskapelle, Neuhold / 1995)

* Meistersinger (Edelmann, Hopf, Schwarzkopf, Kunz, Unger, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karajan / 1951)

* Siegfried (Neumann, Weinschenk, Wegner, Bryjak, Yang, Badische Staatskapelle, Neuhold / 1994, 1995)

* Das Liebesverbot (Walter, Zadek, Dermota, Friedrich, Steffek, Großes Wiener Rundfunkorchester, Heger / 1963)

* Tristan & Isolde (Suthaus, Flagstad, Greindl, Fischer-Dieskau, Thebom, Philharmonia Orchestra, Furtwängler / 1952)



I hope this is helpful. I am seriously considering the purchase, particularly for some of the more obscure operas. I note, though, that this included Ring may be had for an even cheaper per disc price."