Leonore, Fidelio : op. 72 ; Ouvertüre Leonore I : op. 138, [Beethoven]

Type

Label

Leonore, Fidelio : op. 72 ; Ouvertüre Leonore I : op. 138, [Beethoven]

Note

Operas, the 1st recorded primarily using the 1805 version, with Leonore overture no. 2, the 2nd with "Fidelio" overture and Leonore overture no. 3; the 3rd work is an independent overture not used with the operaCompact discDurations: 139:00; 135:00; 9:09Program notes by John Eliot Gardiner, David Cairns, and Hans Schmidt, in English and German with French, Italian and Spanish translations, synopsis, and librettos, by Joseph Sonnleithner, with Stephan von Breuning (1st work) and Georg Friedrich Treitschke (2nd work), after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, in German with English and French translations (337, 32 p. : ill.) included

Capture and storage technique

analog electrical storage

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

453 719-2 (453 720-2--453 723-2) -- Deutsche Grammophon

Kind of cutting

not applicable

Kind of disc cylinder or tape

mass produced

Kind of material

plastic with metal

Participant note

In the 1st work: Hillevi Martinpelto, Kim Begley, Franz Hawlata, Matthew Best, Christiane Oelze, Michael Schade, Alastair Miles, singers; Christoph Bantzer, narrator; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre révolutionnaire et romantique; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. 2nd work: Gundula Janowitz, René Kollo, Manfred Jungwirth, Hans Sotin, Lucia Popp, Adolf Dallapozza, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, singers; Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker; Leonard Bernstein, conductor. 3rd work: Wiener Philharmoniker; Claudio Abbado, conductor

Physical Description

4 audio discs, digital, stereo., 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

(Sirsi) 903314(OCoLC)37928305

Tape configuration

not applicable