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STRAUSS II, J.: Die Fledermaus (The Bat) (Schwarzkopf, Gedda, Karajan) (1955)
This classic 1955 recording brings together some of the greatest vocal talent of the 20th century, headed by the incomparable Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Nicolai Gedda. Johann Strauss’ most popular stage work, now recognised as one of the finest of all operettas, can rarely have received such a uniformly inspired interpretation by soloists, orchestra and conductor. This re-issue is enhanced by a captivating selection of historical recordings from the interwar years, which includes Richard Tauber as both singer and conductor.
Tracklist
Haffner, Carl - Lyricist
Genée, Richard - Lyricist
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Majkut, Erich (tenor)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Christ, Rudolf (tenor)
Martini, Luise (narrator)
Böheim, Franz (narrator)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
| 6 | Act I: Dialog: Wie glucklich die alte Tante ist, eine so liebevolle Nichte zu haben (Rosalinde, Alfred, Eisenstein) | 01:53 |
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Majkut, Erich (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Majkut, Erich (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Majkut, Erich (tenor)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Martini, Luise (narrator)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
| 21 | Act II: Dialog: Das sind allerdings nationale Eigentumlichkeiten (Eisenstein, Orlofsky, Ida, Adele, Falke) | 00:47 |
Christ, Rudolf (tenor)
Martini, Luise (narrator)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Christ, Rudolf (tenor)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Martini, Luise (narrator)
Christ, Rudolf (tenor)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Martini, Luise (narrator)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
| 32 | Act II: Herr Chevalier, ich grusse Sie!... (Eisenstein, Frank, Falke, Rosalinde, Adele, Chorus, Orlofsky) | 05:02 |
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Christ, Rudolf (tenor)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Martini, Luise (narrator)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Martini, Luise (narrator)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
| 6 | Act III: Dialog: Bravo, ganz entzuckend! (Frank, Frosch, Ida, Eisenstein, Blind, Alfred, Rosalinde) | 04:03 |
Böheim, Franz (narrator)
Martini, Luise (narrator)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Majkut, Erich (tenor)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
| 10 | Act III: O Fledermaus! O Fledermaus! (Chorus, Eisenstein, Falke, Orlofsky, Adele, Alfred, Rosalinde, Frank) | 02:36 |
Kunz, Erich (baritone)
Christ, Rudolf (tenor)
Streich, Rita (soprano)
Krebs, Helmut (tenor)
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (soprano)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Philharmonia Chorus (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Karajan, Herbert von (Conductor)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang - Arranger
Tauber, Richard (Conductor)
Tauber, Richard (Conductor)
Haffner, Carl - Lyricist
Genée, Richard - Lyricist
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwin, Karl (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwin, Karl (Conductor)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwin, Karl (Conductor)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alwin, Karl (Conductor)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blech, Leo (Conductor)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blech, Leo (Conductor)
Lehmann, Lotte (soprano)
Branzell, Karin (mezzo-soprano)
Staegemann, Waldemar (baritone)
Merrem-Nikisch, Grete (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)
Lehmann, Lotte (soprano)
Branzell, Karin (mezzo-soprano)
Staegemann, Waldemar (baritone)
Merrem-Nikisch, Grete (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)
Lehmann, Lotte (soprano)
Branzell, Karin (mezzo-soprano)
Staegemann, Waldemar (baritone)
Merrem-Nikisch, Grete (mezzo-soprano)
Berlin State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Weissmann, Frieder (Conductor)





























