Composer(s): Wagner, Richard
Lyricist(s): Wagner, Richard
Conductor(s): Knappertsbusch, Hans
Label: Naxos Historical
Series: Great Opera Recordings
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.111128-31
Barcode: 747313312825
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 05/2006

WAGNER: Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) (Schoeffler, Gueden, VPO, Knappertsbusch) (1950-1951)

This remastered and restored recording of one of Wagner’s greatest dramatic achievements brings together a dreamcast of operatic legends. They include Paul Schoeffler, by general consent the greatest Hans Sachs of the early 1950s, as well as Hilde Gueden, Anton Dermota, and Otto Edelmann. A regular conductor at the Bayreuth Festival, Hans Knappertsbusch was able to generate dramatic excitement over long spans of musical form. When Act 2 of Die Meistersinger was originally released in 1951, The Gramophone remarked: “Hans Knappertsbusch and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra play the wonderful score with complete understanding and love”.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Schürhoff, Else (soprano)
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Meyer-Welfing, Hugo (tenor)
Felden, Wilhelm (bass)
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Pröglhöf, Harald (bass)
Majkut, Erich (tenor)
Gallos, Hermann (tenor)
Wergnick, William (tenor)
Pantscheff, Ljubomir (bass)
Bierbach, Franz (bass)
1Act I: Prelude08:51
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
2Act I Scene 1: Da zu dir der Heiland kam (Congregation)03:45
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
3Act I Scene 1: Verweilt! - Ein Wort! (Walther, Eva, Magdalene, David)08:42
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Schürhoff, Else (soprano)
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
4Act I Scene 2: David, was stehst? (Apprentices, David, Walther)16:12
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
5Act I Scene 3: Seid meiner Treue wohl versehen (Pogner, Beckmesser, Walther, Sachs, Vogelgesang, Nachtigall)04:38
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Meyer-Welfing, Hugo (tenor)
Felden, Wilhelm (bass)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
6Act I Scene 3: Zu einer Freiung und Zunftberatung (Kothner, Pogner, Vogelgesang, Ortel, Zorn, Nachtigall, Moser...)02:55
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Meyer-Welfing, Hugo (tenor)
Pröglhöf, Harald (bass)
Majkut, Erich (tenor)
Felden, Wilhelm (bass)
Gallos, Hermann (tenor)
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Wergnick, William (tenor)
Pantscheff, Ljubomir (bass)
Bierbach, Franz (bass)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
7Act I Scene 3: Das schöne Fest, Johannistag (Pogner)05:24
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
8Act I Scene 3: Das heisst ein Wort! (The Masters, Apprentices, Sachs, Pogner, Beckmesser)10:34
Meyer-Welfing, Hugo (tenor)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Felden, Wilhelm (bass)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
9Act I Scene 3: Am stillen Herd in Winterszeit (Walther, Sachs, Beckmesser, Kothner, Vogelgesang, Nachtigall)07:31
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Meyer-Welfing, Hugo (tenor)
Felden, Wilhelm (bass)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
10Act I Scene 3: Was euch zum Liede Richt’ und Schnur (Kothner, Walther, Beckmesser)03:03
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Act I Scene 3: Fanget an! (Walther, the Masters, Beckmesser, Sachs)05:37
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Meyer-Welfing, Hugo (tenor)
Majkut, Erich (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
2Act I Scene 3: Halt! Meister! Nicht so geeilt! (Sachs, Beckmesser, Nachtigall, Kothner, Pogner, the other Masters)07:37
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Felden, Wilhelm (bass)
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
3Act II Scene 1: Johannistag! Johannistag! (Apprentices, David, Magdalene, Sachs)03:52
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Schürhoff, Else (soprano)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
4Act II Scene 2: Lass seh’n, ob Meister Sachs zu Haus? (Pogner, Eva, Magdalene, Sachs, David)06:27
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Schürhoff, Else (soprano)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
5Act II Scene 3: Was duftet doch der Flieder (Sachs)05:49
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
6Act II Scene 4: Gut’n Abend, Meister! (Eva, Sachs, Magdalene)11:09
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Schürhoff, Else (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
7Act II Scene 5: Da ist er! (Eva, Magdalene, Walther)05:22
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Schürhoff, Else (soprano)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
8Act II Scene 5: Hort, ihr Leut’ und lasst euch sagen (Night-Watchman, Sachs, Walther, Eva)03:24
Pröglhöf, Harald (bass)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
9Act II Scene 5: Jerum! Jerum! (Sachs, Beckmesser, Walther, Eva)12:59
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
10Act II Scene 5: Den Tag seh’ ich erscheinen (Beckmesser, Sachs)05:32
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
11Act II Scene 5: Darf ich mich Meister nennen (Beckmesser, Sachs, Neighbours, David, Magdalene, Apprentices, Journeymen, Masters, Women...)05:41
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Schürhoff, Else (soprano)
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Pröglhöf, Harald (bass)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
Disc 3
1Act III: Prelude06:39
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
2Act III Scene 1: Gleich, Meister! Hier! (David, Sachs)07:57
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
3Act III Scene 1: Wahn! Wahn! (Sachs)07:09
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
4Act III Scene 2: Gruss’ Gott, mein Junker! (Sachs, Walther)09:03
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
5Act III Scene 2: Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther, Sachs)10:06
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
6Act III Scene 3: Ein Werbelied! (Beckmesser, Sachs)15:27
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
7Act III Scene 4: Sieh’ Ev’chen! Dacht’ ich doch, wo sie blieb’! (Sachs, Eva)04:22
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
8Act III Scene 4: Weilten die Sterne im lieblichen Tanz? (Walther, Sachs)03:58
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
9Act III Scene 4: O Sachs! Mein Freund! (Eva, Sachs)03:45
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
Disc 4
1Act III Scene 4: Ein Kind ward hier geboren (Sachs)03:56
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
2Act III Scene 4: Selig, wie die Sonne (Eva, Sachs, Walther, David, Magdalene)03:57
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Schürhoff, Else (soprano)
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
3Act III Scene 4: Nun Junker! Kommt! (Sachs)02:09
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
4Act III Scene 5: Sankt Crispin, lobet ihn! (The Shoemakers, the Tailors, the Bakers)03:09
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
5Act III Scene 5: Herr Je! Herr Je!, "Dance of the Apprentices" (Apprentices, David)03:27
Dermota, Anton (tenor)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
6Act III Scene 5: Silentium! Silentium!, "Entrance of the Mastersingers" (Apprentices, All the People)03:21
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
7Act III Scene 5: Wach’ auf (All the People)02:37
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
8Act III Scene 5: Euch macht ihr’s leicht (Sachs, Pogner, Beckmesser, Kothner, the People, the Apprentices)07:19
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
9Act III Scene 5: Morgen ich leuchte in rosigem Schein (Beckmesser, the Masters, the People)04:10
Dönch, Karl (baritone)
Poell, Alfred (baritone)
Felden, Wilhelm (bass)
Meyer-Welfing, Hugo (tenor)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
10Act III Scene 5: Das Lied, fürwahr, ist nicht von mir (Sachs, the Masters, the People, the Apprentices)04:13
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
11Act III Scene 5: Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther, the People, Sachs, the Masters, Pogner, Eva)07:26
Treptow, Gunther (tenor)
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Edelmann, Otto (bass)
Gueden, Hilde (soprano)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
12Act III Scene 5: Verachtet mir die Meister nicht (Sachs)04:17
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)
13Act III Scene 5: Ehrt eure deutschen Meister (All)02:00
Schöffler, Paul (bass-baritone)
Vienna State Opera Chorus (Choir)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 04:25:31