Victor matrix CS-94629. Tristan und Isolde—Prelude—Liebesnacht—Liedestod / Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski

TitleSource
Tristan und Isolde—Prelude—Liebesnacht—Liedestod (Primary title)Victor catalog
[Part] 9 (Title part)Disc label
Liebestod and conclusion (Part name)Disc label
Tristan und Isolde. Liebestod; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Leopold Stokowski (arranger)
Richard Wagner (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Leopold Stokowski (director)
Philadelphia Orchestra (Musical group)
  • Description: Orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Take 2: 17 first violins, 16 second violins, 12 violas, 11 cellos, 10 basses, 4 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 bassoons, 5 clarinets, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 horns, tuba, 2 harps, tympani, and 2 battery
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Ledgers do not list instrumentation for take 1, which may differ from take 2.
Victor ledgers: “Remade under serial CS-72075.” The initial issues of Vi 15206 (M-508), 15210 (AM-508), and 16233 (DM-508) conclude with a Stokowski arrangement of the opera’s act 2 finale. In 1939, Stokowski and the orchestra re-made part 9, using the ending of “Liebestod” that was previously included on the 1932 master, "Tristan und Isolde: A symphonic synthesis," CSHQ-72075. The newly recorded Part 9 replaced the original master, CS-94629, on later issues of 15206 (M-508) and 16233 (DM-508). The Stokowski.org website speculates that the replacement finale was in response to the public’s desire to include the popular “Liebestod” excerpt in the album. As noted in the Stokowski.org website, Victor assigned the matrix number of the new Part 9 master as CS-72075, rather than CS-94629.
Early Vi 15206 and 16233 discs were released as single sides. Later releases are paired with CS-84578 ("Adoramus te"), which is issued from dub D3RC-410. See take 2 of CSHQ-72075.
Source(s): Stokowski website; Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
12/16/1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Hold/master Victor 15206 12-in.
12/16/1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Hold/master Victor M-508 12-in.
12/16/1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Hold/master Victor 15210 12-in.
12/16/1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Hold/master Victor AM-508 12-in.
12/16/1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Hold/master Victor 16233 12-in.
12/16/1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Hold/master Victor DM-508 12-in.
12/16/1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Hold/master Gramophone DB-3089 12-in.
12/16/1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1A Hold

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CS-94629. Tristan und Isolde—Prelude—Liebesnacht—Liedestod / Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski," accessed November 20, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200021635/CS-94629-Tristan_und_IsoldePreludeLiebesnachtLiedestod.

Victor matrix CS-94629. Tristan und Isolde—Prelude—Liebesnacht—Liedestod / Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200021635/CS-94629-Tristan_und_IsoldePreludeLiebesnachtLiedestod.

"Victor matrix CS-94629. Tristan und Isolde—Prelude—Liebesnacht—Liedestod / Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 November 2024.

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