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Richard Wagner
Die Walküre WWV 86B
Sir Georg Solti, Hans Hotter, Gottlob Frick, Helen Watts, Vera Pearl Little-Augustithis, Brigitte Fassbaender, Wiener Philharmoniker
1965
,
Sofiensaal
,
Wien
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Richard Wagner
Lohengrin WWV 75
Rudolf Kempe, Jess Thomas, Elisabeth Grümmer, Christa Ludwig, Otto Wiener, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
℗
2000
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Richard Wagner
Parsifal WWV 111
Sir Georg Solti, René Kollo, Christa Ludwig, Gottlob Frick, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Zoltán Kelemen, Wiener Sängerknaben, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
1972
,
Sofiensaal
,
Wien
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Vincenzo Bellini
Norma
Tullio Serafin, Christa Ludwig, Edda Vincenzi, Franco Corelli, Maria Callas, Nicola Zaccaria, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
℗
2014
Remastered
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) KV 620
Otto Klemperer, Nicolai Gedda, Gundula Janowitz, Walter Berry, Lucia Popp, Gottlob Frick, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
1964
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
Remastered
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Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D
Sir Georg Solti, Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gustav Neidlinger, Gottlob Frick, Claire Watson, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
1964
,
Sofiensaal
,
Wien
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni KV 527
Otto Klemperer, Walter Berry, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Christa Ludwig, Franz Crass, Claire Watson, New Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Chorus
1966
,
London
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Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg WWV 70 (Paris 1861)
Sir Georg Solti, René Kollo, Helga Dernesch, Christa Ludwig, Hans Sotin, Victor Braun, Wiener Sängerknaben, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Sängerknaben
1970
,
Sofiensaal
,
Wien
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) KV 620
Karl Böhm, August Jaresch, Christa Ludwig, Dorothea Siebert, Emmy Loose, Erich Majkut, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
℗
2023
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Giuseppe Verdi
Messa da Requiem
Carlo Maria Giulini, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nicolai Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
℗
2020
Remastered
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Leonard Bernstein, Christa Ludwig, New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Boys' Choir, New York Choral Artists
1987
,
Avery Fisher Hall
,
New York City
Live
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor
“Resurrection”
Leonard Bernstein, Barbara Hendricks, Christa Ludwig, New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir
1987
,
Avery Fisher Hall
,
New York City
Live
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Richard Wagner
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg WWV 96
Eugen Jochum, Plácido Domingo, Catarina Ligendza, Christa Ludwig, Horst R. Laubenthal, Peter Lagger, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
1976
,
Jesus-Christus-Kirche
,
Berlin
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244
Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Helen Watts, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Sir Peter Pears, Hampstead Parish Church Boys' Choir, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
℗
1962
,
Abbey Road Studio 1, London
,
London
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244
Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Sir Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Gedda, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Philharmonia Orchestra
℗
2001
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Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D
Sir Georg Solti, Anita Välkki, Lucia Popp, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Birgit Nilsson, Claire Watson, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
℗
2012
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Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D
Herbert von Karajan, Zoltán Kelemen, Karl Ridderbusch, Gundula Janowitz, Thomas Stewart, Helga Dernesch, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
1969 - 1970
,
Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
,
Berlin
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Così fan tutte KV 588
Karl Böhm, Alfredo Kraus, Giuseppe Taddei, Walter Berry, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
1962 - 1962
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
Remastered
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Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung WWV 86D
Herbert von Karajan, Catarina Ligendza, Lili Chookasian, Christa Ludwig, Helga Dernesch, Helge Brilioth, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
℗
1970
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Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Herbert von Karajan, Erna Maria Mühlberger, Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig, Elke Schary, Eva Maria Hurdes, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
℗
2004
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Leonard Bernstein
Candide (London 1989)
Leonard Bernstein, June Anderson, Della Jones, Jerry Hadley, Kurt Ollmann, Adolph Green, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
1989
,
Abbey Road Studios
,
London
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Così fan tutte KV 588
Karl Böhm, Anton Dermota, Christa Ludwig, Emmy Loose, Erich Kunz, Lisa della Casa, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
℗
2023
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Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier op. 59 TrV 227
Karl Böhm, Tatiana Troyanos, Christa Ludwig, Alfred Pfeifle, Theo Adam, Gerhard Unger, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
1969
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Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg WWV 70 (Paris 1861)
Sir Georg Solti, Helga Dernesch, René Kollo, Christa Ludwig, Norman Bailey, Hans Sotin, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Sängerknaben
1970
,
Sofiensaal
,
Wien
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Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, Michel Sénéchal, Christa Ludwig, Robert Kerns, Mirella Freni, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
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Jacques Offenbach
Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Seiji Ozawa, Andreas Schmidt, Robert Gambill, Kurt Rydl, Robin Leggate, Urban Malmberg, Orchestre National de France, Choeur de Radio France
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244
Herbert von Karajan, Erna Berger, Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Horst R. Laubenthal, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Wiener Singverein, Knaben des Bamberger Domchores
℗
1973
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Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier op. 59 TrV 227
Herbert von Karajan, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Erich Majkut, Otto Edelmann, Eberhard Waechter, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Choir of Bancroft's School, Choir of Loughton High School for Girls
1956
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
Remastered
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Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier op. 59 TrV 227
Leonard Bernstein, Christa Ludwig, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Walter Berry, Harald Pröglhöf, Murray Dickie, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
1971
Remastered
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) KV 620
Otto Klemperer, Nicolai Gedda, Walter Berry, Lucia Popp, Gerhard Unger, Gundula Janowitz, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
1964 - 1964
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
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Joseph Haydn
Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Hob. XXI:2
Herbert von Karajan, Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Werner Krenn, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein
℗
1969
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Richard Strauss
Capriccio op. 85 TrV 279
Wolfgang Sawallisch, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Gedda, Hans Hotter, Eberhard Waechter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra
1957 - 1958
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
Remastered
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Richard Wagner
Die Walküre WWV 86B
James Levine, Christa Ludwig, James Morris, Kurt Moll, Gary Lakes, Jessye Norman, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
1987
,
Manhattan Center
,
New York City
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Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold WWV 86A
James Levine, Hei-Kyung Hong, Diane Kesling, Meredith Parsons, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Christa Ludwig, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
1988
,
Manhattan Center
,
New York City
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Leonard Bernstein
Symphony No. 1 (1942)
“Jeremiah”
Leonard Bernstein, Christa Ludwig, The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
1977
,
Berliner Philharmonie
,
Berlin
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Claude Debussy
Pelléas et Mélisande L 93 (88)
Claudio Abbado, François Le Roux, Maria Ewing, José van Dam, Christa Ludwig, Jean-Philippe Courtis, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
1991
,
Konzerthaus
,
Wien
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio op. 72 (Vienna 1814)
Otto Klemperer, Ingeborg Hallstein, Gerhard Unger, Gottlob Frick, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
1962
,
London
Remastered
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Umberto Giordano
Andrea Chénier
Riccardo Chailly, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, Leo Nucci, Neil Howlett, Astrid Varnay, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, London National Philharmonic Orchestra
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Giuseppe Verdi
Un ballo in maschera
Sir Georg Solti, Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Robert Lloyd, Malcolm King, Alexander Oliver, London National Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Opera Chorus, Royal College of Music Junior Department Chorus
℗
1985
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor
“Resurrection”
Leonard Bernstein, Barbara Hendricks, Christa Ludwig, Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic
1987
,
Lincoln Center, Avery Fisher Hall
,
New York City
Live
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Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier op. 59 TrV 227
Leonard Bernstein, Christa Ludwig, Plácido Domingo, Walter Berry, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Lucia Popp, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker
1971
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Richard Wagner
Die Walküre WWV 86B
Sir Georg Solti, Berit Lindholm, Vera Schlosser, Birgit Nilsson, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler, Wiener Philharmoniker
℗
2012
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Richard Wagner
Lohengrin WWV 75
Karl Böhm, Martti Talvela, Jess Thomas, Claire Watson, Walter Berry, Christa Ludwig, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) KV 620
Otto Klemperer, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Höffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Walter Berry, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
1964
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
Remastered
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Camille Saint-Saëns
Samson et Dalila op. 47 R 288
Giuseppe Patanè, James King, Alexander Malta, Bernd Weikl, Albert Gassner, Peter Schranner, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
1973
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio op. 72 (Vienna 1814)
Otto Klemperer, Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Walter Berry, Gottlob Frick, Ingeborg Hallstein, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
1962
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
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Giacomo Puccini
Suor Angelica
Richard Bonynge, Dame Joan Sutherland, Elizabeth Connell, Helen Walker, Doreen Walker, Enid Hartle, London National Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Opera Chorus
℗
1998
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Richard Wagner
Parsifal WWV 111
Sir Georg Solti, Rotraud Hansmann, Alison Hargan, Anne Howells, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Sängerknaben
℗
2012
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Vincenzo Bellini
Norma: 'Mira, o Norma' (Norma, Adalgisa, Act II)
Tullio Serafin, Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
℗
1961
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Vincenzo Bellini
Norma
Tullio Serafin, Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Christa Ludwig, Nicola Zaccaria, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
1960
Remastered
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