of Knappertsbusch's best-received recordings were made during live performances at Bayreuth in the 1950s and 1960s. A Parsifal from 1951 was issued by Decca, and a 1962 performance was recorded by Philips. Both have remained in the catalogues, and when the 1962 set was transferred to CD, Alan Blyth wrote in Gramophone, "this is the most moving and satisfying account of Parsifal ever recorded, and one that for various reasons will not easily be surpassed. Nobody today … can match Knappertsbusch's combination of line and emotional power". In 1951 the Decca team also recorded The Ring conducted by Knappertsbusch, but for contractual reasons it could not be published at the time. Notes, references and sources Notes References Sources External links Hans Knappertsbusch discography Hans Knappertsbusch concert database Hans Knappertsbusch discography Hans Knappertsbusch Life and Work 1888 births 1965 deaths People from Elberfeld People from the Rhine Province German male conductors (music) University of Bonn alumni 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians Musicians from Wuppertal