Album US 1951 on Urania Records label
Classical (Opera, Romantic)
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Opera in 3 acts High Fidelity Made in U.S.A. Deluxe bound set, with 80-page booklet with complete libretto in German, and English translation. Copyright 1951 by URANIA RECORDS INC., New York City 21 Recorded in Germany on May 2 to 7, 1951 Printed in U.S.A. TT 4:20:30 One record (side 4 and side 9 - URLP 206-4 and 206-9) bears a different, yellow and brown center label. "This performance of 'Die Meistersinger' ist relseased by Urania in celebration of the reopening of the Bayreuth Festival this year."
Richard Wagner , 1813-1883 DE composed by, libretto by, album by | |
Rudolf Kempe , 1910-1976 DE conductor, album by | |
Staatskapelle Dresden , orchestra, album by | |
Ferdinand Frantz voc, 1906-1959 DE baritone vocals, hans sachs | |
Heinrich Pflanzl voc, 1903-1978 AT baritone vocals, sixtus beckmesser | |
Werner Faulhaber b, 1927-1953 DE bass vocals, ein nachtwächter, bass vocals, hans foltz | |
Karl Paul voc, 1915-1969 DE bass vocals, fritz kothner | |
Erich Händel , bass vocals, hans schwartz | |
Theo Adam voc, *1926 DE bass vocals, hermann ortel | |
Kurt Legner bass vocals, konrad nachtigall | |
Kurt Böhme voc, 1908-1989 DE bass vocals, veit pogner | |
Chor der Staatsoper Dresden , DE chorus | |
Emilie Walter-Sachs , DE mezzo-soprano vocals, magdalena | |
Tiana Lemnitz voc, 1897-1994 DE soprano vocals, eva | |
Gerhard Stolze voc, 1926-1979 DE tenor vocals, augustin moser | |
Karl-Heinz Thomann tenor vocals, balthasar zorn | |
Gerhard Unger voc, ts, DE tenor vocals, david | |
Johannes Kemter , tenor vocals, kunz vogelgesang | |
Heinrich Tessmer voc, tenor vocals, ulrich eißlinger | |
Bernd Aldenhoff , 1908-1959 DE tenor vocals, walter von stolzing |
Ernst Hinze chorus master |
Herschel Levit cover, design |
Fred Low liner notes |
Richard Wagner |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Prelude & Act I, Opening Scene | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 21:00 | |
2 | Act I, Scenes 2 & 3, Part 1 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 21:15 | |
3 | Act I, Scene 3, Part 2 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 25:00 | |
4 | Act I, Scene 3, Conclusion, | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 12:18 | |
5 | Act II, Scenes 1 & 2 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 9:54 | |
6 | Act II, Scenes 3, 4, & 5, Part 1 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 21:40 | |
7 | Act II, Scenes 5, Part 2 - 6, Part 1 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 18:55 | |
8 | Act II, Scenes 6, Part 2 - 7, Conclusion | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 11:26 | |
9 | Act III, Prelude - Scene 1, Part 1 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 14:44 | |
10 | Act III, Scenes 1, Part 2 - 2, Part 1 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 18:55 | |
11 | Act III, Scenes 2, Part 2 - 3, Part 1 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 16:05 | |
12 | Act III, Scenes 3, Part 2 - 4, Part 1 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 18:29 | |
13 | Act III, Scenes 4, Part 2 - 5, Part 1 | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 24:45 | |
14 | Act III, Scene 5, Conclusion | Richard Wagner, Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden | 24:23 |