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Tristan und Isolde discography

This is an audio and video discography of Tristan und Isolde, an opera by Richard Wagner which was first performed on 10 June 1865 in Munich.

Recording history

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Tristan und Isolde has a long recorded history. In the years before World War II, Kirsten Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior were considered to be the prime interpreters of the lead roles, and mono recordings exist of this pair in a number of live performances led by conductors such as Thomas Beecham, Fritz Reiner, Artur Bodanzky and Erich Leinsdorf. Flagstad recorded the part commercially only near the end of her career in 1952, under Wilhelm Furtwängler for EMI, producing a set which is considered a classic recording.[1] Following the war, the performances at Bayreuth with Martha Mödl and Ramon Vinay under Herbert von Karajan (1952) were highly regarded, and these performances are now available as a live recording. In the 1960s, the soprano Birgit Nilsson was considered the major Isolde interpreter, and she was often partnered with the Tristan of Wolfgang Windgassen. Their performance at Bayreuth in 1966 under the baton of Karl Böhm was captured by Deutsche Grammophon—a performance often hailed as one of the best Tristan recordings.[2] Some collectors prefer the pairing of Nilsson with the Canadian tenor Jon Vickers, available in "unofficial" recordings from performances in Vienna or Orange.

There are several DVD productions of the opera including Götz Friedrich's production at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin featuring the seasoned Wagnerians René Kollo and Dame Gwyneth Jones in the title roles. Deutsche Grammophon released a DVD of a Metropolitan Opera performance featuring Jane Eaglen and Ben Heppner, conducted by James Levine, in a production staged by Jürgen Rose, and a DVD of the 1995 Bayreuth Festival production with conductor Daniel Barenboim and featuring Waltraud Meier as Isolde and Siegfried Jerusalem as Tristan, staged by Heiner Mueller.

Audio recordings

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Year cast:
(Tristan, Isolde, Brangäne, King Marke, Kurwenal) 		Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra 		Label[3]
1928 Gunnar Graarud,
Nanny Larsen-Todsen,
Anny Helm,
Ivar Andresen,
Rudolf Bockelmann 		Karl Elmendorff,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Chorus
(abridged) 		Naxos Historical,[4]
Cat: 8.110200-02
1935 Lauritz Melchior,
Kirsten Flagstad,
Karin Branzell,
Ludwig Hofmann,
Friedrich Schorr 		Artur Bodanzky,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus 		Immortal Performances,
Cat: IPCD 1078–3
1936 Lauritz Melchior,
Kirsten Flagstad,
Sabine Kalter,
Emanuel List,
Herbert Janssen 		Fritz Reiner,
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
(Live recording and the sound is good considering the age of the recording) 		VAI Audio:
VAIA 1004-3,
Naxos «Historical,
Cat: 8.110068.70
1937 Lauritz Melchior,
Kirsten Flagstad,
Kerstin Thorborg,
Ludwig Hofmann,
Julius Huehn 		Artur Bodanzky,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus 		Immortal Performances,
Cat: IPCD 1040–3
1937 Lauritz Melchior,
Kirsten Flagstad,
Margarete Klose,
Sven Nilsson,
Herbert Janssen 		Thomas Beecham,
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus,
(Only part of the EMI recording is conducted by Beecham; the rest is conducted by Reiner) 		EMI Classics,
Cat: 64037
1943 Lauritz Melchior,
Helen Traubel,
Kerstin Thorborg,
Alexander Kipnis,
Julius Huehn 		Erich Leinsdorf,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus 		Naxos Historical,
Cat: 8.110010-2
1943 Max Lorenz,
Paula Buchner,
Margarete Klose,
Ludwig Hofmann,
Jaro Prohaska 		Robert Heger,
Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus 		Preiser,
Cat: 90243
1948 Set Svanholm,
Kirsten Flagstad,
Viorica Ursuleac,
Ludwig Weber,
Hans Hotter 		Erich Kleiber,
Buenos Aires Opera 		Myto,
Cat: H031
1950 Gunther Treptow,
Helena Braun,
Margarete Klose,
Ferdinand Frantz,
Paul Schöffler 		Hans Knappertsbusch,
Bavarian State Opera Orchestra 		Orfeo,
Cat: C355 943 D
1951 Max Lorenz,
Gertrude Grob-Prandl,
Elsa Cavelti,
Sven Nilsson,
Sigurd Björling 		Victor de Sabata,
Orchestra of La Scala Milan 		Archipel,
Cat: ARPCD 0027[5]
1952 Ramón Vinay,
Martha Mödl,
Ira Malaniuk,
Ludwig Weber,
Hans Hotter 		Herbert von Karajan,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Chorus
(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival) 		Arkadia,
Cat: CDHP 528.4 and other labels[6]
1952 Ludwig Suthaus,
Kirsten Flagstad (with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf providing some top notes in the Act II Love Duet),[7]
Blanche Thebom,
Josef Greindl,
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau 		Wilhelm Furtwängler,
Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus 		EMI Classics
Naxos Historical
Cat: 8.110321-24
1955 Set Svanholm,
Astrid Varnay,
Blanche Thebom,
Jerome Hines,
Josef Metternich 		Rudolf Kempe,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus 		Walhall,
Cat: WLCD0135
1958 Wolfgang Windgassen,
Birgit Nilsson,
Grace Hoffman,
Josef Greindl,
Erik Saedén 		Wolfgang Sawallisch,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Chorus
(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival) 		Orfeo,
Cat: 951 183 D
1959 Wolfgang Windgassen,
Birgit Nilsson,
Hilde Rössel-Majdan,
Hans Hotter,
Gustav Neidlinger 		Herbert von Karajan,
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala 		Golden Melodram,
Cat: GM 1.0080
1961 Fritz Uhl,
Birgit Nilsson,
Regina Resnik,
Arnold van Mill,
Tom Krause 		Georg Solti,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Singverein 		Decca,
Cat: 470814
1966 Wolfgang Windgassen,
Birgit Nilsson,
Christa Ludwig,
Martti Talvela,
Eberhard Wächter 		Karl Böhm,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Chorus
(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival, August) 		Deutsche Grammophon,
Cat: 449772
1971 Jon Vickers,
Birgit Nilsson,
Grace Hoffman,
Franz Crass,
Norman Mittelman 		Horst Stein,
Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra 		VAI,
Cat: VAIA 1178-3
1971-72 Jon Vickers,
Helga Dernesch,
Christa Ludwig,
Karl Ridderbusch,
Walter Berry 		Herbert von Karajan,
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus 		EMI Classics,
Cat: 69319
1976 Spas Wenkoff,
Caterina Ligendza,
Yvonne Minton,
Karl Ridderbusch,
Donald McIntyre 		Carlos Kleiber,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Chorus
(Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival) 		Opera Depot,
Cat: OD 10262-3
1980-81 John Mitchinson,
Linda Esther Gray,
Anne Wilkens,
Gwynne Howell,
Phillip Joll 		Reginald Goodall,
Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera 		Decca,
Cat: 443682
1981 Alberto Remedios,
Linda Esther Gray,
Felicity Palmer,
John Tomlinson,
Norman Bailey 		Reginald Goodall,
Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera,
Performance in English 		Oriel Music Society,
OMS 181
1981 Peter Hofmann,
Hildegard Behrens,
Yvonne Minton,
Hans Sotin,
Bernd Weikl 		Leonard Bernstein,
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus 		Philips,
Cat: 2PH5410-447
1980/82 René Kollo,
Margaret Price,
Brigitte Fassbaender,
Kurt Moll,
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau 		Carlos Kleiber,
Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresden Staatskapelle 		Deutsche Grammophon,
Cat: 403202
1995 Siegfried Jerusalem,
Waltraud Meier,
Marjana Lipovšek,
Matti Salminen,
Falk Struckmann 		Daniel Barenboim,
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin State Opera Chorus 		Teldec,
Cat: 94568
2003 Thomas Moser,
Deborah Voigt,
Petra Lang,
Robert Holl,
Peter Weber 		Christian Thielemann,
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus (Live) 		Deutsche Grammophon,
Cat: 474 974
2004 Plácido Domingo,
Nina Stemme,
Mihoko Fujimura,
René Pape,
Olaf Bär 		Antonio Pappano,
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus 		EMI Classics,
Cat: 5.58006
2012 Stephen Gould,
Nina Stemme,
Michelle Breedt,
Kwangchul Youn,
Johan Reuter 		Marek Janowski,
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin 		Pentatone,
Cat: PTC5186404

Video recordings

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Year Cast:
(Tristan, Isolde, Brangäne, King Marke, Kurwenal) 		Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra 		Label[8]
1967 Wolfgang Windgassen,
Birgit Nilsson,
Hertha Töpper,
Hans Hotter,
Frans Andersson 		Pierre Boulez,
NHK Symphony Orchestra, Osaka International Festival Choir
(Directed by Wieland Wagner; recorded live [in black-and-white] at the Festival Hall, Osaka, on 10 April) 		DVDs: TOL, Premiere, HO, Encore[9]
1973 Jon Vickers,
Birgit Nilsson,
Ruth Hesse,
Bengt Rundgren,
Walter Berry 		Karl Böhm,
Orchestre National de l’ O.R.T.F., New Philharmonia Chorus
(Directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff; recorded live at the Théatre Antique d’Orange on 7 July) 		DVD: Hardy Classic Video[10]
1981 Peter Hofmann,
Hildegard Behrens,
Yvonne Minton,
Hans Sotin,
Bernd Weikl 		Leonard Bernstein,
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
(Semi-staged concert version with set and costumes by Gerd Krauss; recorded live at the Herkulessaal, Munich, on 13 January, 27 April, and 10 November) 		DVD and Blu-ray (NTSC, 4:3): Unitel[11]
1983 René Kollo,
Johanna Meier,
Hanna Schwarz,
Matti Salminen,
Hermann Becht 		Daniel Barenboim, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
(Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle; recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival on 1–9 October) 		DVD: Deutsche Grammophon[12]
1993 René Kollo,
Gwyneth Jones,
Hanna Schwarz,
Robert Lloyd,
Gerd Feldhoff 		Jiří Kout,
Orchestra & Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
(Staged and directed by Götz Friedrich; recorded live at NHK Hall, Tokyo, on 24 and 29 September) 		DVD: TDK, Kultur, Arthaus Musik; Blu-ray: Arthaus Musik[13]
1995 Siegfried Jerusalem,
Waltraud Meier,
Uta Priew,
Matthias Hölle,
Falk Struckmann 		Daniel Barenboim,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus
(Staged by Heiner Müller; recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival 3–9 July) 		DVD: Deutsche Grammophon[14]
1998 Jon Frederic West,
Waltraud Meier,
Marjana Lipovšek,
Kurt Moll,
Bernd Weikl 		Zubin Mehta,
Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper
(Stage director: Peter Konwitschny, recorded live at the Nationaltheater, Munich on 4 July) 		DVD: Arthaus Musik[15]
1999 Ben Heppner,
Jane Eaglen,
Katarina Dalayman,
René Pape,
Hans-Joachim Ketelsen 		James Levine,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
(Stage director: Dieter Dorn; TV director: Brian Large\; recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, 18 December) 		SD video: Met Opera on Demand[16]
2007 Robert Gambill,
Nina Stemme,
Katarina Karnéus,
René Pape,
Bo Skovhus 		Jiří Bělohlávek,
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
(Stage director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff; recorded live at the Glyndebourne Opera House on 1 and 6 August) 		Blu-ray/DVD: Opus Arte[17]
2007 Ian Storey
Waltraud Meier,
Michelle DeYoung,
Matti Salminen,
Gerd Grochowski 		Daniel Barenboim,
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala
(Director: Patrice Chéreau; recorded live on 7 December) 		Blu-ray: Erato[18]
2008 Robert Dean Smith,
Deborah Voigt,
Michelle DeYoung,
Matti Salminen,
Eike Wilm Schulte 		James Levine,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
(Stage director: Dieter Dorn; recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, on 22 March) 		HD video: Met Opera on Demand.[19]
2009 Robert Dean Smith,
Iréne Theorin,
Michelle Breedt,
Robert Holl,
Jukka Rasilainen 		Peter Schneider,
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus; recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival on 9 August) 		Blu-ray: Opus Arte[20]
2016 Stuart Skelton,
Nina Stemme,
Ekaterina Gubanova,
René Pape,
Evgeny Nikitin 		Simon Rattle,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
(Stage director: Mariusz Treliński; TV director: Gary Halvorson; recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House on 8 October) 		HD video: Met Opera on Demand[21]
2018 Andreas Schager,
Anja Kampe,
Ekaterina Gubanova,
Stephen Milling,
Boaz Daniel 		Daniel Barenboim,
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
(Stage director: Dmitri Tcherniakov; recorded live in Berlin in April) 		Blu-ray: Bel Air Classiques[22]

References

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Notes
  1. ^ Holloway, Robin (1982) in "Opera on Record", Harper and Row ISBN 0-06-090910-2, page 367.
  2. ^ Blyth, Alan (1992), "Opera on CD" Kyle Cathie Ltd, ISBN 1-85626-056-9 page 65.
  3. ^ Recordings of Tristan und Isolde on Wagner Discography
  4. ^ Brown, p. 36
  5. ^ Brown, p. 13
  6. ^ Brown, p. 16
  7. ^ Naxos, Notes to Tristan und Isolde. Retrieved 11 December 2015
  8. ^ Recordings of Tristan und Isolde on Wagner Discography
  9. ^ Source is probably an old VHS tape. Tristan und Isolde, 10 April 1967, on Wagner Discography.
  10. ^ Tristan und Isolde, 7 July 1973, on Wagner Discography.
  11. ^ 1981 Bayerischen Rundfunk production: Blu-ray: Unitel, 2018 (ASIN B07C5LQ7VJ); DVD: Unitel, 2018 (OCLC 1051771933). Tristan und Isolde, 13 January 1981 (act 1), 27 April 1981 (act 2), 10 November 1981 (act 3), on Wagner Discography.
  12. ^ Tristan und Isolde (October 1–9, 1983), Bayreuth (OCLC 169905845).
  13. ^ Tristan und Isolde, 24/29 September 1993, on Wagner Discography.
  14. ^ Tristan und Isolde (July 3–9, 1995), Bayreuth (OCLC 257597509); Tristan und Isolde, 3–9 July 1995, on Wagner Discography.
  15. ^ 1998 Munich video: DVD, OCLC 46772470; Tristan und Isolde, 4 July 1998, on Wagner Discography.
  16. ^ "Tristan und Isolde" (18 December 1999), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:332246", Met Opera Archive.
  17. ^ 2007 Glyndbourne production: Multiformat (Blu-ray/NTSC), Opus Arte, 2009 (ASIN B002KLGLV4); online HD video, Glyndebourne (OCLC 1154384502, 1365100023; doi:10.5040/9781350894983).
  18. ^ Tristan und Isolde, 7 December 2007, on Wagner Discography.
  19. ^ "Tristan und Isolde" (22 March 2008), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:352434", Met Opera Archive.
  20. ^ Tristan und Isolde, 9 August 2009, on Wagner Discography.
  21. ^ "Tristan und Isolde" (8 October 2016), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:356491", Met Opera Archive.
  22. ^ 2018 Berlin video: ; Blu-ray (OCLC 1319168280); DVD (OCLC 1347347957).
Sources
  • Brown, Jonathan (2000). Tristan und Isolde on record: a comprehensive discography of Wagner's music drama with a critical introduction to the recordings. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-31489-6.
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