RWSUM Library

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Wagner Society of the Upper Midwest Library







Compact Discs







Work Conductor Principles Orchestra/Chorus Year Label Number Recording Type Notes
Das Liebesverbot (highlights) Georges Pretre Marjana Lipovsek Weiner Philharmoniker 1990 Orfeo C 237 901 A Live/DDD









Rienzi Heinrich Hollreiser Kollo, Wennberg, Martin, Adam, Schreier, Hillebrand Staatskapelle Dreseden 1999 EMI Classics 7 243 5 67131 2 3 Studio/DDD









Der Fliegende Hollander (complete) Clemens Krauss Hotter, Hann, Ursuleac, Willer, Ostertag, Klarwein Munich Staatsoper 1944 Harmonia Mundi RPC 32515 Live/ADD
Der Fliegende Hollander (complete) Otto Klemperer Adam, Talvela, Silja, Kozub, Burmeister, Unger New Philharmonia Orchestra/Chorus 1968 EMI CDMC 63344 Studio/ADD









Der Fliegende Hollander (highlights) Gerard Schwarz Alessandra Marc Seattle Symphony 1995 Delos DE 3040 Studio/DDD









Lohengrin (complete) Georg Solti Domingo, Norman, Randova, Nimsgren, Sotin, Fischer-Dieskau Vienna Philharmonic/Chorus 1987 London 421 053-2 Studio/DDD









Lohengrin (highlights) Gerard Schwarz Alessandra Marc Seattle Symphony 1995 Delos DE 3040 Studio/DDD









Tannhauser (complete) Wolfgang Sawallisch Windgassen, Greindl, Silja, Waechter Bayreuther Festspiele 1962 Phillips 434 607-2 Live/ADD
Tannhauser (complete) Giuseppe Sinopoli Domingo, Salminen, Studer, Schmidt Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1989 Deutsche Grammophon 427 625-2 Studio/DDD









Tannhauser (highlights) Herbert von Karajan Jessye Norman Wiener Philharmoniker 1988 Deutsche Grammophon 423 613-2 Live/DDD
Tannhauser (highlights) Georges Pretre Marjana Lipovsek Weiner Philharmoniker 1990 Orfeo C 237 901 A Live/DDD









Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (complete) Eugen Jochum Fischer-Dieskau, Ligendza, Ludwig, Domingo Deutschen Oper 1976 Deutsche Grammophon 415 278-2 Studio/ADD
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (complete) Herbert von Karajan Edelmann, Unger, Schwarzkopf, Dalberg Bayreuther Festspiele 1951 EMI 7 63500 2 Live/ADD
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (complete) Karl Bohm Schoffler. Seider, Seefried, Dermota. Kunz Wiener Philharmoniker 1944 Arkadia 78061 Live/ADD









Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (highlights) Blech, Furtwangler, Knappersbusch, Szell Michael Bohnen (Lehmann, Hutt, Oheman, Bettendorf, etc. Bayreuther Festspiele, Berlin, others 1912-43 Gebhardt JGCD 0035-1, 2 Live/ADD
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (highlights) Wilhelm Furtwangler Bockelmann, Manowarda, Fuchs, Laholm, Zimmermann, Lemnitz Wiener Staatsoper 1938 Koch Schwann 3-1452-2 Y4 Live/ADD









Tristan und Isolde (complete) Daniel Barenboim Jerusalem, Meier, Salminen, Struckmann, etc. Berliner Philharmoniker 1995 Teldec Classics D 207229 Studio/DDD
Tristan und Isolde (complete) Karl Bohm Nilsson, Windgassen, Bayreuther Festspiele 1966 Deutsche Grammophon 449 772-2 Live/ADD









Tristan und Isolde (highlights) Herbert von Karajan Jessye Norman Wiener Philharmoniker 1988 Deutsche Grammophon 423 613-2 Live/DDD









Der Ring (complete) Karl Bohm Nilsson, Rysanek, Modl, Adam, Windgassen, Neidlinger Bayreuther Festspiele 1967 Phillips 446 057-2 Live/ADD
Der Ring (complete) Georg Solti Nilsson, Hotter, Windgassen, King, Crespin, Neidlinger, London, Flagstad, Frick, Ludwig Vienna Philharmonic/Chorus 1965 London 414 105-2 Studio/ADD
The Ring Disc: An Interactive Guide to Wagner's Ring Cycle Georg Solti Nilsson, Hotter, Windgassen, King, Crespin, Neidlinger, London, Flagstad, Frick, Ludwig Vienna Philharmonic/Chorus 2000 Ring Disc, Inc. ISBN 0-9657357-0-2 CD ROM
Der Ring (complete) Wilhelm Furtwanger






Der Ring (complete) Clemens Krauss Windgassen, Hotter, Varny Bayreuther Festspiele 1953 Gala GL 100.654 Live/ADD









Der Ring (highlights) Herbert von Karajan Dernesch, Vickers, Stewart, Fischer-Dieskau Berliner Philharmoniker 1967-9 Deutsche Grammophon 429 168-2 Studio/ADD
Der Ring (highlights) Bernard Haitink Marton, Jerusalem, Morris, Tomlinson Bavarian Radio Symphony 2000 Angel Records (Seraphim Classics) CDR 7243 5 74135 2 7 Studio/DDD
Der Ring (highlights) Daniel Barenboim Evans, Jerusalem, Tomlinson, Kang Bayreuther Festspiele 2000 Teldec 8573-81790-2 Live/DDD
Der Ring (highlights) Gerard Schwarz Alessandra Marc Seattle Symphony 1995 Delos DE 3040 Studio/DDD









Gotterdammerung (complete) Daniel Barenboim Evans, Jerusalem, Meier, Kang, Brinkmann Bayreuther Festspiele 1991 Teldec 4509-94194-2 Live/DDD









Gotterdammerung (highlights) Klaus Tennstadet Lucia Popp Berliner Philharmoniker 1982 EMI Classics 7 64290 2 Studio/DDD includes Strauss' Four Last Songs, Death and Transfiguration
Gotterdammerung (highlights) Georges Pretre Marjana Lipovsek Weiner Philharmoniker 1990 Orfeo C 237 901 A Live/DDD









Parsifal (complete) Herbert von Karajan Hofmann, van Dam, Moll, Vejzovic Berlin Philharmoniker, Chours-Deutschen Oper Berlin 1980 Deutsche Grammophon 413 347-2 Studio/ADD
Parsifal (complete) Pierre Boulez King, Ridderbusch, Stewart, Jones Bayreuther Festspiele 1971 Deutsche Grammophon 435 718-2 Live/ADD









Parsifal (highlights) Hans Knappertsbusch Grahl, Alsen, Konetzni, Wiedemann Wiener Staatsoper 1939 Koch Schwann 3-1452-2 Y4 Live/ADD
Parsifal (highlights) Gerard Schwarz Alessandra Marc Seattle Symphony 1995 Delos DE 3040 Studio/DDD









NON-OPERAS







American Centennial March (Grosser Festmarsch) Varujan Kojian
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra 1986 Naxos 8.56 Studio/DDD
Exploring the Ring Perry Lorenzo
Seattle Opera


Studio/DDD
Faust Overture Gerard Schwarz Alessandra Marc Seattle Symphony 1995 Delos DE 3040 Studio/DDD
Imperial March (Kaisermarsch) Varujan Kojian
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra 1986 Naxos 8.56 Studio/DDD
Polonia (Overture) Varujan Kojian
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra 1986 Naxos 8.56 Studio/DDD
Rule Britannia (Overture) Varujan Kojian
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra 1986 Naxos 8.56 Studio/DDD
Siegfried Idyll Heinz Rogner
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Berlin
Deutsche SchallPlatten 32TC-45 Studio/ADD
Siegfried Idyll Herbert von Karajan Jessye Norman Wiener Philharmoniker 1988 Deutsche Grammophon 423 613-2 Live/DDD
Sinfonie C-dur Heinz Rogner
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Berlin
Deutsche SchallPlatten 32TC-45 Studio/ADD
Three Paraphrases on Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (Carl Tausig) Dennis Hennig

1989 Etcetera KTC 1076 Studio/DDD
Two Transcriptions from Wagner's Die Walkure (Carl Tausig) Dennis Hennig

1989 Etcetera KTC 1076 Studio/DDD
Transcription of Wagner's Kaisermarsch (Carl Tausig) Dennis Hennig

1989 Etcetera KTC 1076 Studio/DDD
Wesendonk Lieder Georges Pretre Marjana Lipovsek Weiner Philharmoniker 1990 Orfeo C 237 901 A Live/DDD









OTHER WORKS







Banadietrich (Siegfried Wagner) Viesturs Gailis Wenhold, Johanning, Horn, Schmidt, Hanner Thuringian Symphony Orchestra 1995 Naxos 8.223895-6 Live/DDD

Books

Books





Title Author Publisher Copyright Date ISBN Library of Congress Number Notes
201 Questions (and Answers) on Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen William O Cord Wagner Society of Northern California 1998


Acts: The Autobiography of Wolfgang Wagner Wolfgang Wagner Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1994 0 297 81349 8
John Brownjohn-translator
Actors and Singer Richard Wagner University of Nebraska Press (Dover) 1995 0-8032-9773-4 ML410.W1A1266 W. Ashton Ellis-translator
Art and Politics Richard Wagner University of Nebraska Press (Dover) 1995 0-8032-9774-2 ML410.W1A12663 W. Ashton Ellis-translator
Aspects of Wagner Bryan Magee Oxford University Press 1988 0-19-284012-6 ML410.W13M105
Bayreuth: A History of the Wagner Festival Frederic Spotts Yale University Press 1994 0-300-05777-6 ML410.W2S6
Believing in Opera Tom Sutcliffe Faber and Faber Limited 1996 0-571-19500-8

Cosima Wager: Extraordinary Daughter of Franz Liszt Alice Hunt Sokoloff Dodd, Mead and Co 1969
69-13731
Gustav Mahler: A Life in Crisis Stuart Feder Yale University Press 2004 0-300-10340-9 ML410.M23 F43
Hans Hotter Memoirs Hans Hotter (trans by Donald Arthur) Northeaastern University Press 2006 13: 978-1-55553-661-9 ML420.H67A3 Translation of "Der Mai war mir gewogen"
Jesus of Nazareth and Other Writings Richard Wagner University of Nebraska Press (Dover) 1995 0-8032-9780-7 ML410.W1A12668 W. Ashton Ellis-translator
An Introduction to Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen A Handbook William O Cord Ohio University Press 1983 0-8214-0648-5 ML410.W1A289
The Mind of Germany: The Education of a Nation Hans Kohn Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1960
60-6329
Memoirs Sir Georg Solti A Cappella 1997 1-55652-337-8 ML422.S56A3
My Life Richard Wagner Dodd, Mead and Co 1911


My Life, vol II Richard Wagner Dodd, Mead and Co 1911

2nd of two volumes
The Opera Lover's Companion Charles Osborne Yale University Press 2004 0-300-10440-5 2004107445
Penetrating Wagner's Ring John L. Di Gaetani Associated University Presses, Inc. 1978 0-306-80437-9 MLML410.W15P46 reprinting of the original edition
The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring Bernard Shaw Time-Life Incorporated 1972
66-29055 reprinting of the original edition
Richard Wagner and Festival Theatre Simon Williams Praeger Publishers 1994 0-275-93608-2 ML410.W13W43
Richard Wagner's Visit to Rossini (Paris 1860) and An Evening at Rossini's in Beau-Sejour (Passy) 1858 Edmond Michotte University of Chicago Press 1968
68-16706 translation by Herbert Weinstock
Richard Wagner: The Last of the Titans Joachim Kohler Yale University Press 2004 0-300-10422-7 2004110664 Stewart Spence, translator
Richard Wagner: The Man, His Mind, and His Music Robert W. Gutman Time-Life Incorporated 1972
72-750538 reprinting of the 1968 edition
The Ring Andrew Porter WW Norton & Company 1976