bass vocals [beckmesser] Eugen Fuchs
bass vocals [pogner] Sven Nilsson
bass vocals [sachs] Hans Hermann Nissen
chorus Chor der Staatsoper Dresden
co-producer Charles Haynes
co-producer Colin Attwell
composed by Richard Wagner
conductor Karl Böhm
orchestra Staatskapelle Dresden
sleeve notes Charles Haynes
soprano vocals [eva] Margarete Teschemacher
soprano vocals [magdalena] Lene Jung
tenor vocals [david] Martin Kremer
tenor vocals [walther] Torsten Ralf
transcription by Colin Attwell
Phonographic Copyright (p) Pavilion Records Ltd.
Made By PDO, UK
Made By PDO, UK
Total playing time: CD1: 72:26, CD2: 73:29. Dates of original recordings and matrix information in the booklet. The orchestras in Tracks 2-7, 2-8 and 2-10 are not identified.
The back of the CD case states: Records from the collection of Timothy Massey. Singers' biographies compiled from data supplied by Reiner Broschell. Photograph [of Karl Böhm] courtesy of James Cammer. Transcriptions effected by Colin Attwell. Musical supervision by John Marshall. Production co-ordinated by Charles Haynes.
The cover states: The classic recordings of 1939 conducted by Karl Böhm. The Meistersinger excerpts were in fact recorded in August 1938. They were reissued by Preiser 89236 (1999), Malibran CDRG 145 (1999), and Profil in their Edition Staatskapelle Dresden Vol. 2 (2005).
Barcode: 727031912125
Label Code: LC 1836
Matrix / Runout: GEMMCDS9121/1 10294811 01 & MADE IN U.K. BY PDO (CD1)
Matrix / Runout: GEMMCDS9121/2 20294811 01 & MADE IN U.K. BY PDO (CD2)
SPARS Code: AAD
Rights Society: MCPS