Tristan und Isolde discography

Complete performances

1950, Leipzig

Ludwig Suthaus, Tristan
Gottlob Frick, King Marke
Margarete Bäumer, Isolde
Karl Wolfram, Kurwenal
Theodor Horrand, Melot
Erna Westenberger, Brangäne
Aloys Kühnert, Shepherd
Reinhard Kibel, Steersman
Gert Lutze, Sailor
Chorus of the Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks Leipzig,
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,
conducted by Franz Konwitschny

Recorded 21-23 October 1950, Leipzig

LP: Urania URLP 202 (1950) (5 LPs); Melodram MEL 469 (4 LPs) (1986)
CD: Preiser 90453 (3 CDs) (2001); Archipel ARPCD 0023-3 (3 CDs) (2003); Walhall EternityWLCD 0118 (3 CDs) (2004)

Extract from this performance:

a. Liebestod
on Urania XTV 14778b; Saga STX1D 5290 (1967)

Note: There is a cut in this performance: in Act 2, Scene 2, from "Dem Tage! Dem Tage!" (Tristan) to "dass nachtsichtig mein Auge wahres zu sehen tauge" (Tristan). Although Oceanic announced a proposed release of this set as Oceanic 305 (5 LPs) (1950), Urania subsequently acquired the rights and issued it on its own label as above.