The Complete EMI Recordings 1946–1984, Volume 2: Opera & Vocal

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Opera Arias (1947)
2▶CD: Choruses / Rosenkavalier And Salome Excerpts.
3▶CD: Die Zauberflöte (Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena)
4▶CD: Die Zauberflöte (Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena)
5▶CD: Le Nozze di Figaro, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
6▶CD: Le Nozze di Figaro, Acts 3 and 4 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
7▶CD: Salome (Wiener Philharmoniker)
8▶CD: Salome (Wiener Philharmoniker)
9▶CD: Aida, Act 1 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
10▶CD: Aida, Act 2 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
11▶CD: Aida, Acts 3 and 4 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
12▼CD: Mass in B minor (Orchester und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien)
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1Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ia. Kyrie: Chorus "Kyrie eleison"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: I. Kyrie eleison (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ia. Kyrie: Chorus "Kyrie eleison") (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach12:13
2Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ib. Kyrie: Duet "Christe eleison"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
contralto vocals:
Marga Höffgen (contralto) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16) and Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-11-23, on 1953-07-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: II. Christe eleison (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ib. Kyrie: Duet "Christe eleison") (from 1952-11-23 until 1953-07-16)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:03
3Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ic. Kyrie: Chorus "Kyrie eleison"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: III. Kyrie eleison (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ic. Kyrie: Chorus "Kyrie eleison") (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:15
4Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIa. Gloria: Chorus "Gloria in excelsis Deo"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: IV. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIa. Gloria: Chorus "Gloria in excelsis Deo") (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:56
5Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIc. Gloria: Aria "Laudamus te"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16) and Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-11-23, on 1953-07-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: VI. Laudamus te (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIc. Gloria: Aria "Laudamus te") (from 1952-11-23 until 1953-07-16)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:37
6Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IId. Gloria: Chorus "Gratias agimus tibi"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: VII. Gratias agimus tibi (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IId. Gloria: Chorus "Gratias agimus tibi") (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 29 "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir": II. Coro "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir"
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:56
7Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIe. Gloria: Duet "Domine Deus"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16) and Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-11-23, on 1953-07-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: VIII. Domine Deus (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIe. Gloria: Duet "Domine Deus") (from 1952-11-23 until 1953-07-16)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:03
8Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIf. Gloria: Chorus "Qui tollis peccata mundi"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: IX. Qui tollis peccata mundi (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIf. Gloria: Chorus "Qui tollis peccata mundi") (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 46 "Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgendein Schmerz sei": I. Coro "Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgendein Schmerz sei"
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:03
9Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIg. Gloria: Aria "Qui sedes ad dextram Patris"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
contralto vocals:
Marga Höffgen (contralto) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16) and Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-11-23, on 1953-07-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: X. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIg. Gloria: Aria "Qui sedes ad dextram Patris") (from 1952-11-23 until 1953-07-16)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:31
10Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIh. Gloria: Aria "Quoniam tu solus Sanctus"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals:
Heinz Rehfuss (baritone) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16) and Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1952-11-23, on 1953-07-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-11-23, from 1952-11-28 until 1952-11-30, on 1953-07-16)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: XI. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIh. Gloria: Aria "Quoniam tu solus Sanctus") (from 1952-11-23 until 1953-07-16)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:21
11Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIi. Gloria: Chorus "Cum Sancto Spiritu"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIi. Gloria: Chorus "Cum Sancto Spiritu") (from 1952-11-02 until 1952-11-07)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:46
13▶CD: Mass in B minor (Orchester und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien)
14▶CD: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Wiener Philharmoniker)
15▶CD: Missa Solemnis in D major
16▶CD: Missa Solemnis in D major, Mozart, Strauss
17▶CD: Hänsel und Gretel (Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra)
18▶CD: Hänsel und Gretel (Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra)
19▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
20▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
21▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
22▶CD: Arias and Orchestral Music – 1954
23▶CD: Die Fledermaus (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
24▶CD: Die Fledermaus (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
25▶CD: Ariadne auf Naxos: Prologue and Opera: Beginning (Philharmonia Orchestra)
26▶CD: Ariadne auf Naxos: Opera: Conclusion (Philharmonia Orchestra)
27▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
28▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
29▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
30▶CD: Falstaff (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
31▶CD: Falstaff (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
32▶CD: Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker)
33▶CD: Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker)
34▶CD: Missa Solemnis in D major
35▶CD: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
36▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
37▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
38▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
39▶CD: Die Jahreszeiten (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berlin Philharmoniker)
40▶CD: Die Jahreszeiten (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berlin Philharmoniker)
41▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
42▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
43▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
44▶CD: Otello (Berliner Philharmoniker)
45▶CD: Otello (Berliner Philharmoniker)
46▶CD: Il Trovatore (Berliner Philharmoniker)
47▶CD: Il Trovatore (Berliner Philharmoniker)
48▶CD: Der Fliegende Holländer, Acts 1 and 2 (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Berliner Philharmoniker)
49▶CD: Der Fliegende Holländer, Acts 2 and 3 (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Berliner Philharmoniker)
50▶CD: Lohengrin, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
51▶CD: Lohengrin, Act 2 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
52▶CD: Lohengrin, Acts 2 and 3 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
53▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
54▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Acts 1 and 2 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
55▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
56▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
57▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
58▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
59▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
60▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
61▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Act 1 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
62▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Acts 1 and 2 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
63▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Acts 2 and 3 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
64▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Act 3 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
65▶CD: Die Walküre, Act 3 (Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 1951)
66▶CD: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin)
67▶CD: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Acts 3 and 4 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin)
68▶CD: Madama Butterfly, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
69▶CD: Madama Butterfly, Act 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
70▶CD: Il Trovatore, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
71▶CD: Il Trovatore, Acts 3 and 4 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)

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includes:Ariadne auf Naxos (1954 studio cast) by Richard Strauss (German composer); Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Seefried (soprano), Streich (soprano), Schock (tenor), Prey (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Così fan tutte (1954 studio cast) by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone), Lisa Otto (German operatic soprano, 1919–2013), Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) and Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Die Fledermaus (1955 studio cast) by Johann Strauss II (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son); Herbert von Karajan (conductor), Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Gedda (tenor), Streich (soprano), Krebs (tenor), Kunz (baritone), Christ (Austrian tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) & Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
Die Zauberflöte (1950 studio cast) by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Dermota (tenor), Seefried (soprano), Kunz (baritone), Lipp (soprano), Weber (operatic bass), London (bass-baritone), Singverein Der Musikfreunde Wien, Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Falstaff (1956 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Tito Gobbi (baritone), Luigi Alva (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Tomaso Spataro (tenor), Renato Ercolani (tenor), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano), Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) and Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Hänsel und Gretel (1953 studio cast) by Humperdinck (German composer); Herbert von Karajan (conductor), Grümmer (soprano), Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Schürhoff (german operatic soprano), Metternich (baritone), von Ilosvay (contralto), Felbermayer (soprano), Choirs of Loughton High School & Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
Otello (1973-74 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Jon Vickers (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Peter Glossop (baritone), Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin), Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)