Tristan und Isolde: Act II

~ Release by Wagner; Flagstad, Melchior, Meisle, Reiner (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

“1937, Los Angeles

Lauritz Melchior, Tristan
Kirsten Flagstad, Isolde
Emanuel List, King Marke
Katherine Meisle, Brangäne
George Cehanovsky, Melot
Julius Huehn, Kurwenal
San Francisco Opera Orchestra,
Fritz Reiner

Act 2 (abridged) complete (59’ 23”)

Recorded on 15 November 1937 from a performance given at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and broadcast direct (Act 2 only) on Radio KECA from 9 pm to 10.30 pm

CD Legato Classics LCD-145-1 (1 CD) (1989)

Note: there are two cuts in this performance: in Scene 2, from “Dem Tage! Dem Tage! (Tristan), and in Scene 3, from “Wozu die Dienste ohne Zahl” to “Da liess er’s denn so sein” (King Marke). The booklet accompanying the CD contains pictures of Melchior, Flagstad and Wagner, and a note on the singers by John Gotwalt, and does not mention the names of the orchestra, or who is singing Melot, Kurwenal, and King Marke”

Quote from: "Tristan und Isolde" on Record: A Comprehensive Discography of Wagner's Music Drama with a Critical Introduction to the Recordings … by Johnathan Brown; page 119
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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tristan und Isolde: Scene 1: Hörst du sie noch?
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra (on 1937-11-15)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1937-11-15)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-11-15)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene I. "Hörst du sie noch?"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner9:35
2Tristan und Isolde: Scene 1: Dein Werk? O tör’ge Magd!
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra (on 1937-11-15)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1937-11-15)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-11-15)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene I. "Hörst du sie noch?"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner3:23
3Tristan und Isolde: Scene 2: Isolde! Geliebte!
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra (on 1937-11-15)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1937-11-15)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-11-15)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner12:12
4Tristan und Isolde: Scene 2: Einsam wachend in der Nacht
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra (on 1937-11-15)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1937-11-15)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-11-15)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner15:14
5Tristan und Isolde: Scene 3: Rette dich, Tristan!
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra (on 1937-11-15)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1937-11-15)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-11-15)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene III. "Rette dich, Tristan!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner3:36
6Tristan und Isolde: Scene 3: Mir dies? Dies, Tristan mir?
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra (on 1937-11-15)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1937-11-15)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-11-15)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene III. "Rette dich, Tristan!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner7:02
7Tristan und Isolde: Scene 3: O König, das kann ich dir nicht sagen
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra (on 1937-11-15)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1937-11-15)
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-11-15)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene III. "Rette dich, Tristan!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner8:28

Credits

Release

liner notes:John Gotwalt (liner notes)
miscellaneous support:Arbe Bareis (task: cunsultant)
William de Peter (album design) (task: coordinator)
engineer:Vincent Titone (recording engineer)
producer:Ed Rosen (producer)
design:James Sellers (design)
discography entry:https://books.google.se/books?id=jiONVf3AF2EC&lpg=PA119&ots=mTGF_pPaXq&dq="Legato Classics" "LCD-145-1"&pg=PA119#v=onepage&q="Legato Classics" "LCD-145-1"&f=false [info]