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Richard Wagner, Kirsten Flagstad, Marianne Schech, Set Svanholm, Otto Edelmann, Wiener Philharmoniker, Georg Solti
Die Walküre Act 3 / Todesverkündigung From Act 2

Album UK 1958 on Decca label
Classical (Romantic, Opera)

This is the first UK version for this cat#. LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock - "Made in England" at bottom - "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1958" - No speed indication on labels - Decca 'Muscial Notes' logo on all sides - Matrix numbers printed upside-down BOX: - Grey, hinged box - Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo on front - Spine has a magenta coloured stripe pasted on it which shows the title and the cat# - Back of box is blank (grey) LIBRETTO: - 20 pages - Contains liner notes, photos of the recording and the libretto in German language with an English translation - "Published by the Publicity Department" - "© Copyright of translation reserved by The Decca Record Company Ltd., London, 1957" - The chapter "Notes on the Artists" is signed "H.D.R." OTHER INFORMATION: - Recorded 13 - 28 May 1957 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna - Labelography code: ED1 - Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 5389-90 - Misspelled titles/tracks on this release:  Title on front of box: "Todesverkundigung" instead of "Todesverkündigung"  Track B: "schmählisch" instead of "schmählich"  Track B: "Brunnhilde's" instead of "Brünnhilde's" - Side numbers are in auto-coupled order - Side number 4 (which has Act 2 on it) is (mis)printed as side 2 on the label. - Act 1, with Flagstad as Sieglinde and conducted by Knappertsbusch, was recorded in October 1957.  These fragments, effectively trial runs for the "Ring", were superseded by Solti’s complete recording in Oct - Nov 1965.  See John Culshaw, "Ring Resounding", pages 73-75.

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	Richard Wagner , 1813-1883 DE composed by, libretto by, album by
	Kirsten Flagstad voc, 1895-1962 NO soprano vocals, brünnhilde, album by
	Marianne Schech voc, 1914-1999 DE soprano vocals, sieglinde, album by
	Set Svanholm voc, 1904-1964 SE tenor vocals, siegmund, album by
	Otto Edelmann voc, 1917-2003 AT baritone vocals, bass-baritone, wotan, album by
	Wiener Philharmoniker , DE orchestra, album by
	Georg Solti p, 1912-1997 GB conductor, album by
	Hetty Plümacher , 1919-2005 DE contralto vocals, rossweisse
	Margarethe Bence voc, 1930-1992 DE contralto vocals, schwertleite
	Anny Delorie , 1925-2009 NL contralto vocals, siegrune
	John Culshaw , *1924 GB liner notes, die walküre
	G.M. Holland liner notes, english translation of german libretto
	K , mastered by, side b
	E , mastered by, sides a, c, d
	Grace Hoffman voc, 1921-2008 DE mezzo-soprano vocals, waltraude
	Gustav Schikola photography by, inside libretto
	James Abresch , photography by, inside libretto
	Sabine Toepffer , DE photography by, inside libretto
	Oda Balsborg , *1934 soprano vocals, gerhilde
	Frieda Roesler soprano vocals, grimgerde
	Claire Watson voc, 1927-1986 US soprano vocals, helmwige
	Ilona Steingruber , 1912-1962 AT soprano vocals, ortlinde

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