Tristan und Isolde discography

Principal Selections

1947, Berlin, public performance

Ludwig Suthaus, Tristan
Gottlob Frick, King Marke
Erna Schlüter, Isolde
Jaro Prohaska, Kurwenal
Kurt Rehm, Melot
Margarete Klose, Brangäne
Gerhard Witting, Shepherd
Hasso Eschert, Steersman
Paul Schmidtmann, Sailor
Staatsoperkapelle Berlin,
Wilhelm Furtwängler

Acts 2 and 3 complete, with a cut in the performance of Scene 2 of Act 2 of the lines from "Dem Tage! Dem Tage! Dem tükischen Tage" (Tristan) to "dass nachtsichtig mein Auge wahres zu sehen tauge" (Tristan) (Act 2: 73' 17"; Act 3: 77' 01")

Recorded 3 October 1947, Admiralspalast, Berlin

LP: Société Wilhelm Furtwängler SWF 8205, 8206R, 8207 (3 LPs) (1982); Fonit Cetra FE 43 (3 LPs) (1984)
(with two further omissions, from Act 2, Scene 1 of the lines from "O lass' die warnende Zünde!" (Brangäne) to "lachend sie zu löschen zag' ich nicht" (Isolde), and from Act 3, Scene 1, of the lines from the Prelude to "darin von Tod und Wunden du selig sollst gesunden" (Kurwenal))

CD: Fonit Cetra CDE 1046 (2 CDs) (1987); Arkadia/Hunt WFE 358 (2 CDs) (1990); Sonia DA 74807 (1996); LYS 194/5 (2 CDs) (1997); Société Wilhelm Furtwängler CD SWF 981-982 (2 CDs) (1998); Complete/Radio Years RY 1004 (2 CDs) (1998); Enterprise ENQ 103 (2 CDs) (1998); Archipel ARPCD 0029-2 (2 CDs) (2001)

Extracts from this performance:

a. Act 2, Scene 3: from "Wohin nun Tristan scheidet" to "das sag' ihm nun Isold' " (Tristan)
b. Act 3, Scene 3: from "Tod denn alles" to "Der Wahn häufte die Not!" (King Marke) (with Brangäne's lines omitted)
LP: in Fonit Cetra FE 25 (1 LP) (1981); "Richard Wagner: Sein Werk in dokumentarischen Aufnahmen": Acanta 40.23 502 (19 LPs) (1983) (b. only)

c. Act 2, Scene 1: from Prelude to "Lass' meinen Liebsten ein!" (Isolde)
d. Act 2, Scene 3: from "Tatest du's wirklich?" (King Marke) to the end of the Act
e. Act 3, Prelude
f. Act 3, Scene 1: from "Dünkt dich das?" (Tristan) to "Die alte Weise sagt mir's wieder: mich sehnen - und sterben!" (Tristan)
g. Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2: from "Das Schiff - siehst du's noch nicht?" (Tristan) to Tristan's death ("Isolde!")
LP: in "Furtwängler dirigiert Wagner": Acanta 40.23520 FK (5 LPs) (1983)
h. Act 3, Prelude
CD: in "Furtwängler dirigiert Wagner": Acanta 43 121 (1 CD) (1987)

i. [other excerpts]
CD: Palette PAL 2007-8

j. Act 2, Scene 3: "Tatest du's wirklich?" (King Marke)
k. Act 3, Scene 1: "Dünkt dich das?" (Tristan)
CD: FonoTeam CD 74807 (1 CD) (1988)