| Description |
4 audio discs (4 hr., 15 min., 56 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
041556 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
|
plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
|
optical |
|
mono |
|
1.4 m/s |
|
audio file |
|
CD audio |
| Series |
Great recordings of the century
|
|
Great recordings of the century.
|
| Note |
Opera in three acts; libretto by the composer. |
| Performer |
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano (Isolde) ; Blanche Thebom, mezzo-soprano (Brangäne) ; Ludwig Suthaus, tenor (Tristan) ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone (Kurwenal) ; Josef Greindl, bass (König Marke) ; supporting soloists ; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1952 June 10-21 and 23 Kingsway Hall, London. |
| Original Version |
Originally released: 1953. His Master's Voice ALP 1030-1035. |
| Note |
Digital remastering ℗2001. |
|
Title from disc label. |
|
Program notes by Richard Osborne and synopsis in English with French and German translations, and libretto with French and English translations (254 pages : portraits) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in German. |
| Subject |
Tristan (Legendary character) -- Drama.
|
|
Tristan (Legendary character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
|
| Subject |
Iseult (Legendary character) -- Drama.
|
|
Iseult (Legendary character) |
|
Operas.
|
|
Operas. |
|
Operas -- Librettos.
|
|
Operas -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
|
|
Operas.
|
|
Librettos.
|
|
Librettos.
|
|
Studio recordings.
|
|
Studio recordings.
|
|
Sound recordings.
|
|
Sound recordings.
|
|
Drama.
|
| Added Author |
Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962, singer.
|
|
Thebom, Blanche, singer.
|
|
Suthaus, Ludwig, singer.
|
|
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012, singer.
|
|
Greindl, Josef, singer.
|
|
Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954, conductor.
|
|
Osborne, Richard, 1943- writer of added commentary.
|
|
Container of (work): Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Tristan und Isolde.
|
|
Container of (work): Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Tristan und Isolde (Libretto)
|
|
Container of (expression): Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Tristan und Isolde (Libretto). English.
|
|
Container of (expression): Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Tristan und Isolde (Libretto). French.
|
|
Royal Opera House (London, England). Chorus, singer.
|
|
Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England), instrumentalist.
|
| ISBN |
6306585478 |
| Standard No. |
724356762626 |
| Music No. |
7243 5 67626 2 6 EMI Classics (set) |
|
7243 5 67627 2 5 EMI Classics (disc 1) |
|
7243 5 67628 2 4 EMI Classics (disc 2) |
|
7243 5 67629 2 3 EMI Classics (disc 3) |
|
243 5 67630 2 9 EMI Classics (disc 4) |
|
