Das Rheingold discography
Introduction This is a partial discography of ''Das Rheingold'', the first of the four operas that comprise ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (''The Ring of the Nibelung''), by Richard Wagner.The length of the ''Ring'' cycle meant that in the pre-LP days (before 1948) recordings from the ''Ring'' operas were largely confined to excerpts. In 1929 Franz von Hoesslin and the Walther Staram Concert Orchestra issued recorded excerpts from ''Das Rheingold'' on five 78rpm discs. The first recording of the complete ''Rheingold'' was taken from a New York Metropolitan Opera production in 1937, with Artur Bodanzky conducting. Most of the recordings that followed it were also taken from live performances, often from the Bayreuth Festival. The first studio recording was that of Georg Solti with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1958 – part of Solti's ''Ring'' cycle recording which was not completed until 1966.__TOC__
Recordings The table below is arranged by date of recording; issue dates were often many years after the recording itself. Some of the items have been subject to multiple reissues; generally, recording label details relate to currently available CD versions.YearCastAlberichWotanFrickaLogeFreiaFasoltFafnerDonnerFrohErdaMimeConductor,Opera house and orchestraLabel1937Eduard HabichFriedrich SchorrKarin BranzellRené MaisonDorothee ManskiNorman CordonEmanuel ListJulius HuehnHans ClemensDoris DoeKarl LaufkötterArtur BodanzkyMetropolitan Opera orchestra and chorusCD: Naxos HistoricalCat: 8.110047-48Mono1947Fred DestalHerbert JanssenElsa CaveltiSet SvanholmNilda HofmannJorge DantónEmanuel ListAngelo MattielloUmberto di TotoLydia KindermanRoberto MaggioloErich KleiberTeatro Colón orchestra and chorusCD: GebhardtCat: JGCD 00361948Jean SternCarl KronenbergCarin CarlssonJoachim SattlerMeta Maria KoppOtto von RohrWolfgang EttererGünther AmbrosiusKurt WolinskyMaria-Luise SchirpWilly HofmannWinfried ZilligOrchester des Hessischen RundfunksCD: Cantus ClassicsCat: 5000741948Adolf VogelFerdinand FrantzElisabeth HöngenJulius PölzerIlona SteingruberMarjan RusHerbert AlsenAlfred PoellWilly FriedrichRosette AndayWilliam WernigkRudolf MoraltVienna SymphonyCD: MytoCat: MCD00188Mono1950Alois PernerstorferFerdinand FrantzElisabeth HöngenJoachim SattlerWalburga WegnerLudwig WeberAlbert EmmerichAngelo MattielloGünther TreptowMargret Weth-FalkeEmil MarkwortWilhelm FurtwänglerTeatro alla Scala orchestra and chorusCD: Opera d'Oro / Archipel RecordsCat: OPD1501 / ARPCD0413(complete Ring) Mono, Live1950Rolf HeideFerdinand FrantzAga JoetsenJoachim SattlerHertha WilfertOtto von RohrHelmut FehnSanders SchierHeinrich BensingMarie-Luise SchilpWilly HofmannKurt SchröderOrchester des Hessischen RundfunksCD: Preiser RecordsCat: 904501952Gustav NeidlingerHermann UhdeIra MalaniukErich WitteInge BorkhLudwig WeberJosef GreindlWerner FaulhaberWolfgang WindgassenMelanija BugarinovićPaul KuënJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: EMICat: CZS 7 67124 2Mono, Live1952Gustav NeidlingerFerdinand FrantzRes FischerWolfgang WindgassenLore HoffmannGottlob FrickJosef GreindlJosef MetternichRudolf SchockRes FischerPaul KuënWilhelm SchüchterNDR Elbphilharmonie OrchestraCD: GebhardtCat: JGCD 0054-21953Gustav NeidlingerFerdinand FrantzIra MalaniukWolfgang WindgassenElisabeth GrümmerJosef GreindlGottlob FrickAlfred PoellLorenz FehenbergerRuth SiewertJulius PatzakWilhelm FurtwänglerOrchestra Sonfonica e Coro della RAICD: Angel,Cat: CDZM 67213(complete Ring) Mono1953Gustav NeidlingerHans HotterIra MalaniukErich WitteBruni FalconLudwig WeberJosef GreindlHermann UhdeGerhard StolzeErika ZimmermannPaul KuënClemens KraussBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: Gala, Cat: 100.519Mono, Live1955Gustav NeidlingerHans HotterGeorgine von MilinkovičRudolf LustigHertha WilfertLudwig WeberJosef GreindlToni BlankenheimJosef TraxelMaria von IlosvayPaul KuënJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: TestamentCat: SBT21390Stereo, Live1957Gustav NeidlingerHans HotterGeorgine von MilinkovičLudwig SuthausElisabeth GrümmerArnold van MillJosef GreindlToni BlankenheimJosef TraxelMaria von IlosvayPaul KuënHans KnappertsbuschBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: WalhallCat: WLCD 0216Mono, Live1957Otakar KrausHans HotterGeorgine von MilinkovičErich WitteElisabeth LindermeierKurt BöhmeFriedrich DalbergRobert AllmanMaria von IlosvayPeter KleinRudolf KempeRoyal Opera House orchestra and chorusCD: TestamentCat: SBT131426(complete Ring) Mono, Live1957Lawrence DavidsonHermann UhdeBlanche ThebomRamón VinayMariquita MollKurt BöhmeDezső ErnsterArthur BudneyJames McCrackenJean MadeiraNorman KelleyFritz StiedryOrchestra of the Metropolitan OperaCD: WalhallCat: WLCD 2321958Gustav NeidlingerGeorge LondonKirsten FlagstadSet SvanholmClaire WatsonWalter KreppelKurt BöhmeEberhard WächterWaldemar KmenttJean MadeiraPaul KuënGeorg SoltiVienna PhilharmonicCD: DeccaCat: 4780382Stereo1958Frans AnderssonHans HotterRita GorrFritz UhlElisabeth GrümmerTheo AdamJosef GreindlEric SaedénSándor KónyaMaria von IlosvayGerhard StolzeHans KnappertsbuschBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: WalhallCat: WLCD 0246Mono, Live1959Otakar KrausHans HotterUrsula BoeseRichard HolmUna HaleKurt BöhmeMichael LangdonDavid KelleyEdgar EvansMarga HöffgenPeter KleinFranz KonwitschnyRoyal Opera House orchestra and chorusCD: WalhallCat: WLCD0334Live 18 Sept 19591962Zoltán KelemenGeorge LondonElisabeth SchärtelHerbert SchachtschneiderIngeborg KjellgrenGerd NienstedtHeiner HornKarl SablotzkeHermann WinklerHelen RaabErwin WohlfahrtWolfgang SawallischGürzenich Orchestra CologneCD: Living StageCat: LS 1004Mono, Live1963Otakar KrausOtto WienerGrace HoffmanGerhard StolzeJutta MayfarthWalter KreppelPeter Roth-EhrangMarcel CordesHorst WilhelmMarga HöffgenEric KlausRudolf KempeBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalPublished by houseofopera.comMono, Live1966Gustav NeidlingerTheo AdamAnnelies BurmeisterWolfgang WindgassenAnja SiljaMartti TalvelaKurt BöhmeGerd NienstedtHermin EsserVěra SoukupováErwin WohlfahrtKarl BöhmBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: PhilipsCat: 412 475-2Stereo, Live1967Zoltán KelemenDietrich Fischer-DieskauJosephine VeaseyGerhard StolzeSimone MangelsdorffMartti TalvelaKarl RidderbuschRobert KernsDonald GrobeOralia DomínguezErwin WohlfahrtHerbert von KarajanBerlin PhilharmonicCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 457 781-2Stereo1968Theo AdamZoltán KelemenJanis MartinHerbert SchachtschneiderLeonore KirschsteinGerd NienstedtKarl RidderbuschThomas TiptonHermann WinklerOralia DomínguezErwin WohlfahrtWolfgang SawallischRAI RomaCD: MytoCat: MCD 054 3161974Franz MazuraDonald McIntyreAnna ReynoldsHermin EsserHannelore BodeKarl RidderbuschKurt MollGerd NienstedtHeribert SteinbachMarga HöffgenHeinz ZednikHorst SteinBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: Opera DepotCat: OD 10185-21974Derek Hammond-StroudNorman BaileyKatherine PringEmile BelcourtLois McDonallRobert LloydClifford GrantNorman WelsbyRobert FergusonAnne CollinsGregory DempseyReginald GoodallEnglish National OperaRecorded in EnglishCD: ChandosCat: CHAN 30541980Hermann BechtDonald McIntyreHanna SchwarzHeinz ZednikCarmen ReppelMatti SalminenFritz HübnerMartin EgelSiegfried JerusalemOrtrun WenkelHelmut PampuchPierre BoulezBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: PhilipsCat: 434 422-2Stereo1983Siegmund NimsgernTheo AdamYvonne MintonPeter SchreierMarita NapierRoland BrachtMatti SalminenKarl-Heinz StryczekEberhard BüchnerOrtrun WenkelChristian VogelMarek JanowskiStaatskapelle Dresden orchestra and chorusCD: RCACat: B00011MJV6 (RCA reissue)(complete Ring) Stereo1988Ekkehard WlaschihaJames MorrisChrista LudwigSiegfried JerusalemMarieAnne HägganderKurt MollJan-Hendrik RooteringSiegfried LorenzMark BakerBirgitta SvendénHeinz ZednikJames LevineMetropolitan Opera orchestra and chorusCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 445 295-2Stereo1989Theo AdamJames MorrisMarjana LipovšekHeinz ZednikEva JohanssonHans TschammerKurt RydlAndreas SchmidtPeter SeiffertJadwiga RappéPeter HaageBernard HaitinkBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraBayerischen Rundfunks chorusCD: EMICat: CDS 7 49853 2Stereo1991Ekkehard WlaschihaRobert HaleMarjana LipovšekRobert TearNancy GustafsonJan-Hendrik RooteringKurt MollFlorian CernyJosef HopferwieserHanna SchwarzHelmut PampuchWolfgang SawallischBavarian State Opera orchestra and chorusRecording at National Theater, Munich, NovemberCD: EMICat: 724357273121(complete Ring) Stereo, Live1991Günter von KannenJohn TomlinsonLinda FinnieGraham ClarkEva JohanssonMatthias HöllePhilip KangBodo BrinkmannKurt SchreibmayerBirgitta SvendénHelmut PampuchDaniel BarenboimBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusCD: TeldecCat: 4509 91185 2Stereo, Live1993Franz-Josef KapellmannRobert HaleHanna SchwarzKim BegleyNancy GustafsonJan-Hendrik RooteringWalter FinkEike Wilm SchulteThomas SunnegårdhElena ZarembaPeter SchreierChristoph von DohnányiCleveland OrchestraCD: DeccaCat: 443 690-2Stereo2002Esa RuuttunenWolfgang ProbstMichaela SchusterRobert KünzliHelga Rós IndridadóttirRoland BrachtPhillip EnsMotti KastónBernhard SchneiderMette EjsingEberhard Francesco LorenzLothar ZagrosekStaatsoper Stuttgart orchestra and chorusRecordings at Württembergische StaatsoperCD: Naxos RecordsCat: 8.660170-71Stereo, Live2003/2004Günter von KannenFalk StruckmannLioba BraunGraham ClarkElisabete MatosKwangchul YounMatthias HölleWolfgang RauchJeff DowdAndrea BönigFrancisco VasBertrand de BillyOrquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del LiceuRecordings at the Liceu, BarcelonaDVD: Opus ArteASIN: B000IFRPY6Surround Sound, Live2004John WegnerJohn BröchelerElizabeth CampbellChristopher DoigKate LadnerAndrew CollisDavid HibbardTimothy DuForeAndrew BrunsdonLiane KeeganRichard GreagerAsher FischAdelaide Symphony OrchestraCD: Melba RecordingsCat: 301089-902007Franz-Josef KapellmannJuha UusitaloAnna LarssonJohn DaszakSabina von WalterMatti SalminenStephen MillingIlya BannikGerman VillerChrista MayerGerhard SiegelZubin MehtaOrquestra de la Comunitat ValencianoDVD and Blu-ray: C MajorCat: 700508Surround Sound, Live2008Wolfgang KochFalk StruckmannKatja PieweckPeter GalliardHellen KwonTigran MartirossianAlexander TsymbalyukJan BuchwaldLadislav ElgrDeborah HumbleJürger SacherSimone YoungPhilharmoniker HamburgCD: Oehms ClassicsCAT: OC 929Stereo, Live2009Andrew ShoreAlbert DohmenMichelle BreedtArnold BezuyenEdith HallerKwangchul YounHans-Peter KönigRalf LukasClemens BieberChrista MayerGerhard SiegelChristian ThielemannBayreuth Festival Orchestra and chorusRecording at Bayreuth FestivalCD: Opus ArteCat: OACD9000BDStereo (SACD), Live2010Jochen SchmeckenbecherTerje StensvoldMartina DikeKurt StreitBarbara ZechmeisterAlfred ReiterMagnus BaldvinssonDietrich VolleRichard CoxMeredith ArwadyHans-Jürgen LazarSebastian WeigleFrankfurt Opera orchestraCD: OehmsCat: OC 935Stereo Live2011Tomasz KoniecznyAlbert DohmenJanina BaechleAdrian ErödAlexandra ReinprechtLars WoldtAin AngerMarkus EicheHerbert LippertAnna LarssonWolfgang SchmidtChristian ThielemannVienna State Opera orchestra and chorusCD: Deutsche GrammophonStereo, Live2012Nikolai PutilinRené PapeEkaterina GubanovaStephan RügamerViktoria YastrebovaJewgeni NikotinMikail PetrenkoAlexei MarkovSergei SemishkurZlata BulychevaAndrei PopovValery GergievMariinsky Theatre OrchestraCD: MariinskyCat: MAR 0526Stereo2013Jochen SchmeckenbecherTomasz KoniecznyIris VermillionChristian ElsnerRicarda MerbethGünther GroissböckTimo RiihonenAntonio YangKor-Jan DusseljeeMaria RadnerAndreas ConradMarek JanowskiBerlin Radio Symphony OrchestraBerlin Radio ChoirLive recording at Berlin Philharmonie, 22 November 2012SACD: PentatoneCat: PTC 5186406Stereo (SACD), Live2013Richard Paul FinkGreer GrimsleyStephanie BlytheMark SchowalterWendy Bryn HarmerAndrea SilvestrelliDaniel SumegiMarkus BrückRic FurmanLucille BeerDennis PetersonAsher FischSeattle Symphony orchestra and chorusCD: Avie RecordsCat: AVR 2313Stereo, Live2015Peter SidhomMatthias GoerneMichelle DeYoungKim BegleyAnna SamuilKwangchul YounStephen MillingOleksandr PushniakCharles ReidDeborah HumbleDavid CangelosiJaap van ZwedenHong Kong Philharmonic OrchestraCD: NaxosCat: 866037475Stereo, Live2015Tomasz KoniecznyMichael VolleElisabeth KulmanBurkhard UlrichAnnette DaschPeter RoseEric HalfvarsonChristian van HornBenjamin BrunsJanina BaechleHerwig PecoraroSimon RattleBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraCD: BR KlassicsCat: 900133Stereo, Live2016Samuel YounIain PatersonSusan BickleyWill HartmannEmma BellReinhard HagenClive BayleyDavid StoutDavid Butt PhilipSusanne ResmarkNicky SpenceMark ElderThe HalléCD: HalléCat: CDHLD 7549Stereo, Live2020Jochen SchmeckenbecherJames RutherfordKatarzyna KuncioRaymond VerySylvia HamvasiThorsten GrümbelŁukasz KoniecznyDavid JerusalemBernhard BerchtoldRamona ZahariaFlorian SimsonAxel KoberDuisburg PhilharmonicCD: cAvi
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