| Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) |
| Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder |
| Sarastro, Wilhelm Strienz, bass |
| Tamino, Helge Roswaenge, tenor |
| Speaker, Walter Grossman, bass |
| Second Priest, Ernst Fabbry, tenor |
| Queen of the Night, Erna Berger, soprano |
| Pamina, her duaghter, Tiana Lemnitz, soprano |
| First Lady, Hilde Scheppan, soprano |
| Second Lady, Elfriede Merherr, soprano |
| Third Lady, Rut Berglund, contralto |
| Papageno, Gerhard Husch, baritone |
| Old Woman / Papagena, Irma Beilke, soprano |
| Monostatos, the Moor, Heinrich Tessmer, tenor |
| First Boy, Irma Beilke, soprano |
| Second Boy, Carla Spletter, soprano |
| Third Boy, Rut Berglund, contralto |
| First Man in Armour, Heinrich Tessmer, tenor |
| Second Man in Armour, Walter Grossman, bass |
| Favres Soloisten Vereinigung, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor |
| Recorded in the Beethovensaal, Berlin, 8 - 10, 12, 13, 15 November 1937, 24 February & 2, 8 March 1938 Recording Producer Walter Legge, Balance Engineer Robert Beckett Originally released as HMV DB 3465 - 3483, Matrix Numbers: 2RA 2416 - 2439, 2447 - 2459 |
| DISC 1 |
| 1 | Overture |
| 7.53 |
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| ACT I |
| 2 | No. 1, Introduction |
Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe! (Tamino, The Three Ladies) | 5.55 |
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| 3 | No. 2, Air |
Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja (Papageno) | 2.49 |
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| 4 | No. 3, Air |
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon (Tamino) | 3.54 |
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| 5 | No. 4, Recitative and Air |
O zitt're nicht, mein lieber Sohn! (Queen of the Night) | 4.35 |
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| 6 | No. 5, Quintet |
Hm, hm, hm, hm! (Papageno, Tamino, The Three Ladies) | 6.22 |
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| 7 | No. 6, Trio |
Du feines Taubchen, nur herein! (Monostatos, Pamina, Papageno) | 1.45 |
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| 8 | No. 7, Duet |
Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen (Pamina, Papageno) | 2.58 |
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| 9 | No. 8, Finale |
Zum Ziele fuhrt dich diese Bahn (The Three Boys, Tamino) | 10.56 |
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| 10 | |
Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton (Tamino) | 3.17 |
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| 11 | |
Schnelle Fusse, rascher Mut (Pamina, Papageno, Monostatos) | 3.18 |
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| 12 | |
Es lebe Sarastro, Sarastro lebe! (Chorus, Papageno, Pamina) | 1.42 |
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| 13 | |
Herr, ich bin zwar Verbrecherin (Pamina, Sarastro) | 6.53 |
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| Track 5 - Berlin State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler |
| DISC 2 |
| ACT II |
| 1 | No. 9 |
March of the Priests | 3.59 |
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| 2 | No. 10, Air with Chorus |
O Isis und Osiris (Sarastro, Chorus) | 3.44 |
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| 3 | No. 11, Duet |
Bewahret euch vor Weibertucken (Speaker, Second Priest) | 1.19 |
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| 4 | No. 12, Quintet |
Wie, wie, wie? (The Three Ladies, Papageno, Tamino) | 3.06 |
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| 5 | No. 13, Air |
Alles fuhlt der Liebe Freuden (Monostatos) | 1.18 |
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| 6 | No. 14, Air |
Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Queen of the Night) | 2.56 |
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| 7 | No. 15, Air |
In diesen heil'gen Hallen (Sarastro) | 4.41 |
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| 8 | No. 16, Trio |
Seid uns zum zweiten Mal wilkommen (The Three Boys) | 1.36 |
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| 9 | No. 17, Air |
Ach, ich fuhl's (Pamina) | 4.54 |
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| 10 | No. 18, Chorus of Priests |
O Isis und Osiris, welche Wonne! (Chorus) | 2.59 |
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| 11 | No. 19, Trio |
Soll ich dich, Teurer, nicht mehr sehn? (Pamina, Sarastro, Tamino) | 3.37 |
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| 12 | No. 20, Air |
Ein Madchen oder Weibchen (Papageno) | 3.57 |
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| 13 | No. 21, Finale |
Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkunden (The Three Boys, Pamina) | 6.31 |
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| 14 | |
Der, welcher wandelt diese Strasse (Two Men in Armour) | 4.36 |
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| 15 | |
Tamino mein! O welch ein Gluck! (Pamina, Tamino, Two Men in Armour) | 3.57 |
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| 16 | |
Ihr Gotter, welch ein Augenblick! ... Triumph, Triumph, du edles Paar! (Pamina, Tamino, Chorus) | 3.19 |
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| 17 | |
Papagena! Papagena! Papagena! (Papageno, The Three Boys) | 5.17 |
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| 18 | |
Pa-pa-gena! Pa-pa-geno! (Papageno, Papagena) | 2.27 |
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| 19 | |
Nur stille, stille, stille, stille! ... Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht (Monostatos, Queen of the Night, The Three Ladies, Sarastro, Chorus) | 5.10 |
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