Composed By – R. Strauss*Libretto By – Lachmann*, Wilde*Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Grace HoffmanTenor Vocals – Gerhard Stolze
A1
Dance Of The Seven Veils
A2
Closing Scene - Ah! Du Wolltest Mich Nicht Deinen Mund Küssen Lassen, Jokanaan!
Götterdämmerung
Bass Vocals – Gottlob FrickComposed By, Libretto By – Wagner*
B
Immolation Scene - Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort
Companies, etc.
Recorded At
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Sofiensaal
Mastered At
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Decca Studios
Pressed By
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Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
Printed By
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Robert Stace
Made By
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The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright (c)
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The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright (c)
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Adolf Fürstner
Copyright (c)
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Boosey & Hawkes
Published By
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Boosey & Hawkes
Credits
Conductor
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Georg Solti
Engineer [Uncredited]
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Gordon Parry (tracks: B),
James Brown
Liner Notes [English Translation On Insert]
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G. M. Holland*
Mastered By
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G
Orchestra
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*
Producer [Uncredited]
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Christopher Raeburn,
John Culshaw
Soprano Vocals
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Birgit Nilsson
Notes
This is the first UK version for this Category.
This LP was most probably not released with the ED1 label.
LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "MADE IN ENGLAND" at 11 o'clock
- "℗ 1966"
- Tax code "K/T"
- "Boosey & Hawkes" on side A only
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on side B only
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down
CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 6261 on sleeve and insert
- SXL.6261 on labels
OTHER INFORMATION:
- This release compiles excerpts from two previously available complete opera recordings:
"Salome" excerpts taken from Decca SET 228/9, originally released in March 1962
"Götterdämmerung" excerpts taken from Decca SET 292/7, originally released in May 1965
- Tracks A1 and A2 (Salome) recorded 16 - 25 October 1961 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna
- Track B (Götterdämmerung) recorded 20 May - 24 November 1964 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna
- Labelography code: ED2
- Corresponding mono issue has Category LXT 6261
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - stamped): ZAL-7357-1G U KT 1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - stamped): ZAL-6684-16GR K KT 1
Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL.7357
Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL.6684