Unfinished Database of "Duke Bluebeard's Castle" CDs/DVDs from My Collection (last updated on 7/9/2022)
(*measured by iTunes)
No Year Conductor Orchestra Duke Bluebeard Judith Prologue of the Bard Sung Language Spoken Language Other Credits 1 Other Credits 2 Recording Venue Recording Date Sound Label Product ID Comment Total Time*
1 1950 Ansermet, Ernest (CH) uncredited Lovano, Lucien (FR) Gilly, Renée (FR) n/a French n/a     Paris (live) 17/4/1950 mono Malibran CDRG175 same source as Cantus 0:52:51
2 1950 Ansermet, Ernest (CH) Symphony Orchestra of Paris (FR) Lovano, Lucien (FR) Gilly, Renée (FR) n/a French n/a     Paris (live) 17/4/1950 mono Cantus CACD500779(1) same source as Malibran 0:52:29
3 1951 Sébastian, Georges (HU) Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra (HU) Székely, Mihály (HU) Palánkay, Klará (HU) n/a Hungarian n/a     Budapest (live) 1951 mono Centurion VIPC1004 same source as Cantus 0:54:58
4 1951 Sébastian, Georges (HU) Budapest Radio Symphony Orchestra (HU) Székely, Mihály (HU) Palánkay, Klará (HU) n/a Hungarian n/a     Budapest (live) 1951 mono Cantus CACD500779(2) same source as Centurion 0:54:47
5 1953 Fricsay, Ferenc (HU) Sweedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (SE) Sönnerstedt, Bernhard (SE) Nilsson, Birgit (SE) n/a German n/a     uncredited (live) 10/2/1953 mono Allegro OPD-1430   0:46:01
6 1953 Häfner, Herbert (CZ) Vienna Symphony Orchestra (AT) Wiener, Otto (AT) Steingruber, Ilona (AT) n/a German n/a     uncredited 1953 ('1961' on the booklet maybe wrong) mono Designo 222592(D) 4CD-set booklet 0:57:50
7 1953 Friisholm, Lavard (DK) Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (DK) Sönnerstedt, Bernhard (SE) Nilsson, Birgit (SE) n/a German n/a     Copenhagen 1953 mono Cantus CACD501332(2)   0:53:20
8 1953 Susskind, Walter (CZ) New Symphony Orchestra of London (GB) Koréh, Endre (RO) Hellwig, Judith (SK) Lorsy, Ernő (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Kingsway Hall, London 1953 mono Bartók BR1310   1:01:52
9 1956 Ferencsik, János (HU) Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (HU) Székely, Mihály (HU) Palánkay, Klará (HU) n/a Hungarian n/a     Erkel Theatre, Budapest 28/8-5/9/1956 mono Hungaroton HCD 11001   0:50:40
10 1957 Rosenstock, Józef (PL) NHK Symphony Orchestra (JP) Nakayama, Teiichi (JP) Ito, Kyoko (JP) Nagai, Tomoo (JP) Japanese Japanese Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus (?)   Hibiya Public Hall, Tokyo (?) 16-19/3/1957 (?) mono Naxos NYNN-0010 AAC from iTunes Store 0:57:07
11 1958 Fricsay, Ferenc (HU) Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin (DE) Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich (DE) Töpper, Hertha (AT) n/a German n/a     Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin 10/1958   DG 457 756-2 same source as Cantus 0:54:11
12 1958 Fricsay, Ferenc (HU) Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin (DE) Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich (DE) Töpper, Hertha (AT) n/a German n/a     Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin 10/1958   Cantus CACD501332(1) same source as DG 0:54:06
13 1960 Ormandy, Eugine (HU) Philadelphia Orchestra (US) Hines, Jerome (US) Elias, Rosalind (US) n/a English n/a     Philadelphia 20/11/1960   Sony 19075810782   0:55:46
14 1962 Dorati, Antal (HU) London Symphony Orchestra (GB) Székely, Mihály (HU) Szönyi, Olga (HU) n/a Hungarian n/a     Town Hall, Watford 19-21/7/1962   Mercury 475 6255(5)   0:52:30
15 1962 Kubelik, Rafael (CZ) Swiss Festival Orchestra (CH) Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich (DE) Seefried, Irmgard (DE) n/a German n/a     Kunsthaus, Lucerne (live) 15/8/1962 mono Audite AU95626   1:00:34
16 1965 Kertész, István (HU) London Symphony Orchestra (GB) Berry, Walter (AT) Ludwig, Christa (DE) n/a Hungarian n/a     Kingsway Hall, London 11/1965   Decca 466 377-2   0:59:26
17 1968 Iliev, Konstantin (BG) Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (BG) Stoilov, Nikolay (BG) Lilova, Margarita (BG) n/a German n/a     uncredited 1968 mono BNR   MP3 from Amazon.co.uk 0:53:01
18 1970 Ferencsik, János (HU) Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (HU) Melis, György (HU) Kasza, Katalin (HU) n/a Hungarian n/a Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus   uncredited 1970   Hungaroton HCD 11486   0:54:13
19 1975 Sawallisch, Wolfgang (DE) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (CH) Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich (DE) Brigitte Faßbaender (DE) n/a German n/a     Geneva (live) 1975   claves DO-1620 Digital only 0:48:17
20 1976 Boulez, Pierre (FR) BBC Symphony Orchestra (GB) Nimsgern, Siegmund (DE) Troyanos, Tatiana (US) n/a Hungarian n/a     EMI Studios, London 8-9/2/1976   Sony 88697556112(4)   1:01:09
21 1979 Sawallisch, Wolfgang (DE) Bavarian State Orchestra (DE) Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich (DE) Várady, Júlia (RO) n/a Hungarian n/a     Herkulessaal, Munich 3-4/1979   DG 423 236-2   0:58:11
22 1979 Solti, Georg (HU) London Philharmonic Orchestra (GB) Kováts, Kolos (HU) Sass, Sylvia (HU) Sztankay, István (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Kingsway Hall, London 3/1979   Decca 433 082-2   0:57:04
23 1981 Solti, Georg (HU) London Philharmonic Orchestra (GB) Kováts, Kolos (HU) Sass, Sylvia (HU) n/a Hungarian n/a Szinetár, Miklós (video director)   uncredited 1981 (video)   Decca 074 3254 DVD video 0:56:23
24 1981 Ferencsik, János (HU) Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (HU) Nesterenko, Yevgeny (RU) Obraztsova, Elena (RU) n/a Hungarian n/a Hungarian State Opera Chorus Lehotka, Gábor (organ) uncredited 1981   Hungaroton HCD 12254-2   0:57:02
25 1987 Fischer, Ádám (HU) Hungarian State Orchestra (HU) Ramey, Samuel (US) Marton, Éva (HU) n/a Hungarian n/a Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus Virágh, András (organ) Italian Institute, Budapest 1987   CBS MK44523   1:02:01
26 1988 Fischer, Ádám (HU) London Philharmonic Orchestra (GB) Lloyd, Robert (GB) Laurence, Elizabeth (GB) Woodvine, John (GB) Hungarian English Megahey, Leslie (video director)   uncredited 1988 (video)   Warner 5051865705222 DVD video 1:03:57
27 1992 Inbal, Eliahu (IL) Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt (DE) Struckmann, Falk (DE) Szendrényi, Katalin (HU) Lukács, Sándor (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Alte Oper, Frankfurt 23-25/9/1992   Denon COCO-70998   0:59:49
28 1992 Elder, Mark (GB) BBC National Orchestra of Wales (GB) Howell, Gwynne (GB) Burgess, Sally (GB) uncredited English Hungarian/English     St. David's Hall, Cardiff (live) 11/1/1992   BBC MM114 BBC Music Magazine 1:05:09
29 1993 Boulez, Pierre (FR) Chicago Symphony Orchestra (US) Polgár, László (HU) Norman, Jessye (US) Simon, Nicholas () Hungarian Hungarian     Orchestra Hall, Chicago 12/1993   DG UCCG-3449   0:57:57
30 1995 Neuhold, Günter (AT) Baden State Orchestra Karlsruhe (DE) Kálmándi, Mihály (HU) Szendrényi, Katalin (HU) uncredited Hungarian Hungarian     Baden State Theatre, Karlsruhe (live) 5/1995   Antes BM-CD 31.9052   0:56:09
31 1996 Haitink, Bernard (NL) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DE) Thomlinson, John (GB) Otter, Anne Sofie von (SE) Elès, Sandor (GB) Hungarian Hungarian     Philharmonie, Berlin (live) 1,3&4/2/1996   EMI 5 56162 2   1:02:51
32 1999 Kovács, János (HU) Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (HU) Ádám Horváth (HU) Lukin, Márta (HU) Sinkovits, Imre (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Italian Institute, Budapest 26/2-1/3/1999   Vox Artis VA 001 booklet with CD 1:00:51
33 2001 Eötvös, Peter (HU) Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (DE) Péter Fried (HU) Kallisch, Cornelia (DE) n/a Hungarian n/a     Beethoven Hall, Stuttgart (live) 28-30/11/2001   Hänssler CD93.070   0:59:48
34 2002 Fischer, Iván (HU) Budapest Festival Orchestra (HU) Polgár, László (HU) Komlósi, Ildikó (HU) Fischer, Iván (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Italian Institute, Budapest 16-19/8/2002   Philips 470 633-2   0:55:22
35 2003 Levine, James (US) Munich Phiharmonic Orchestra (DE) Thomlinson, John (GB) Dilcheva, Kremena (BG) Kisfaludy, Örs (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich (live) 14-16/11/2003   Oehms OC505(1)   1:06:26
36 2004 Saraste, Jukka-Pekka (FI) BBC Symphony Orchestra (GB) Thomlinson, John (GB) Charbonnet, Jeanne-Michèle (US) Sárközi, Mátyás (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Royal Albert Hall, London (live) 7/9/2004   Warner 2564 61953-2   1:00:03
37 2004 Janowski, Marek (PL) Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (MC) Mikuláš, Peter (SK) Urmana, Violeta (LT) Kisfaludy, Örs (HU) Hungarian Hungarian Kerob, Liza (solo violin)   Auditorium Rainier III, Monte-Carlo (live) 11/1/2004   Accord 442 8451   0:58:57
38 2005 Farnes, Richard (GB) Orchestra of Opera North (GB) Thomlinson, John (GB) Burgess, Sally (GB) Thomlinson, John (GB) English English     Town Hall, Leeds 5-6/6/2005   Chandos CHAN 3133   1:02:59
39 2007 Alsop, Marin (US) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (GB) Beláček, Gustáv (SK) Meláth, Andrea (HU) n/a Hungarian n/a     Lighthouse Concert Hall, Poole 17&18/5/2007   Naxos 8.660928   0:57:38
40 2009 Gergiev, Valery (RU) London Symphony Orchestra (GB) White, Willard (GB) Zhidkova, Elena (RU) White, Willard (GB) Hungarian English     Barbican Hall, London (live) 27,29/1/2009   LSO Live LSO0685   0:58:48
41 2011 Salonen, Esa-Pekka (FI) Philharmonia Orchestra (GB) Thomlinson, John (GB) DeYoung, Michelle (US) Stevenson, Juliet (GB) Hungarian English Philharmonia Voices   Konzerthaus, Vienna (live) 8/11/2011   Signum SIGCD372   1:06:37
42 2011 Ozawa, Seiji (JP) Saito Kinen Orchestra (JP) Goerne, Matthias (DE) Zhidkova, Elena (RU) Palerdi, András (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre (live) 21&27/8/2011   Universal UCCD-1431   0:58:22
43 2015 Salonen, Esa-Pekka (FI) Paris Opera Orchestra (FR) Relyea, John (CA) Gubanova, Ekaterina (RU) Relyea, John (CA) Hungarian Hungarian     Opera national de Paris, Palais Garnier (live) 12/2015   Arthaus Musik 109365 BD video with Poulenc "Lavoix Humaine" 1:03:53
44 2015 Kaspszyk, Jacek (PL) Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (CN) Kovács, István (HU) Komlósi, Ildikó (HU) uncredited Hungarian Hungarian     Shanghai Symphony Hall (live) 5/6/2015   (unofficial) (unofficial) AAC from iTunes Store 1:00:15
45 2017 Hollerung, Gábor (HU) Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok (HU) Cser, Krisztián (HU) Meláth, Andrea (HU) Mécs, Károly (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     uncredited 2017?   Hunnia HRCD1733 AAC from iTunes Store 0:55:42
46 2018 Gardner, Edward (GB) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (NO) Relyea, John (CA) DeYoung, Michelle (US) Mácsai, Pál (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Grieghallen, Bergen 16,17,19/11/2018   Chandos CHSA5237   0:58:49
47 2020 Mälkki, Susanna (FI) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (FI) Kares, Mika (FI) Vörös, Szilvia (HU) Szilvay, Géza (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Helsinki Music Centre (live) 1/2020   BIS BIS-2388 SACD hybrid 1:00:01
                                   
n/a 1936 Failoni, Sergio (IT) Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (HU) Székely, Mihály (HU) Némethy, Ella (HU)   Hungarian         29/10/1936          
n/a 1963 Horváth, Milan (HR) Zagreb Symphony Orchestra (HR) Foster, Norman (US) Sartre, Anna Raquel (UY)   German                 DVD video - YouTube  
n/a 1965 Rozhdestvensky, Gennady (RU) USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra (RU) Kibkalo, Yevgeny (HU) Polyakova, Nina (RU)   Russian                 LP only - YouTube  
n/a 1978 Pritchard, John (GB) Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne (DE) Braun, Victor (CA) Minton, Yvonne (AU)   German       (live)         open reel tape  
n/a 1980 Ozawa, Seiji (JP) Boston Symphony Orchestra (US) Howell, Gwynne (GB) Minton, Yvonne (AU) n/a Hungarian n/a       8/11/1980       Broadcast Archives 12CDs  
n/a 1981 Kubelik, Rafael (CZ) New York Philharmonic (US) Nimsgern, Siegmund (DE) Troyanos, Tatiana (US) n/a Hungarian n/a     (live) 25-27/3/1981       Historic Broadcasts 10CDs  
n/a 1990 Fischer, Iván (HU) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (NL) Kováts, Kolos (HU) Komlósi, Ildikó (HU)   Hungarian       Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (live) 6/1/1990       Anthorogy vol. 6 14CDs  
n/a 1993 Dutoit, Charles (CH) French National Orchestra (FR) Airizer, Csaba (RO) Marton, Éva (HU)   Hungarian       (live)            
n/a 1997 Epple, Roger (DE) Orchester des Opernhauses Halle (DE) Studer, Ulrich (CH) Behnke, Anna-Katharina (AT)   German                    
n/a 2001 Denève, Stéphane (FR) Cincinnati Orchestra (US) Held, Alan (US) Parry, Susan (GB)                        
n/a 2007 Dohnányi, Christoph von (DE) Philharmonia Orchestra (GB) Struckmann, Falk (DE) Hellekant, Charlotte (SE) Sárközi, Mátyás (HU) Hungarian Hungarian     Royal Albert Hall, London (live) 20/8/2007       DVD video - YouTube  
n/a 2017 Rattle, Simon (GB) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (DE) Bretz, Gábor (HU) Shaham, Rinat (IL)   Hungarian       Philharmonie, Berlin (live) 18/03/2017       Digital Concert Hall