Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 ;, Die erste Walpurgisnacht, op. 60, Felix Mendelssohn

Type

Label

Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 ;, Die erste Walpurgisnacht, op. 60, Felix Mendelssohn

Note

The 1st work incidental music to the play ; 2nd work a cantataSung in GermanText of the 1st work from Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream ; text of the 2nd work by GoetheCompact discDurations: 42:00 ; 37:00Program notes by Wolfgang Stapelfeld and texts with English, French, and Italian translations laid in container

Capture and storage technique

digital storage

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Control number

903174882200090317488226

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

9031-74882-2 -- Teldec

Kind of cutting

not applicable

Kind of disc cylinder or tape

mass produced

Kind of material

plastic with metal

Lccn

99587305

Participant note

1st work: Pamela Coburn, soprano ; Elisabeth von Magnus, alto, narrator ; Christoph Bantzer, narrator. 2nd work: Birgit Remmert, alto ; Uwe Heilmann, tenor ; Thomas Hampson, baritone ; René Pape, bass. Arnold Schoenberg Chor ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe ; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

Physical Description

1 sound disc (ca. 78 min.), digital, stereo., 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

Tape configuration

not applicable

Tape width

not applicable