2CD + Book

This beautifully packaged 2 CD set is packaged into a book which documents the history of the beautiful Gewandhaus in Leipzig. The book contains photographs of the venue, the performers, programmes from concerts etc, which together form a wonderful history of this iconic venue and orchestra.

Artists

August Seider (Max), Margarete Bäumer (Donna Anna), Rita Meinl-Weiser (Donna Elvira), Lotte Schürhoff (Zerlina), Heinz Daum (Don Ottavio), Joseph Olberts (Leporello), Gottlieb Zeithammer (Masetto), Rita Meinl-Weiser (Fiordiligi), August Seider (Lohengrin), Friedrich Dalberg (Philip), Theodor Horand (Rodrigo), Margarete Bäumer (Isolde), August Seider (Tristan), with Willi Schwenkreis (baritone - Kurwenal), Walter Streckfuss (bass - Melot), Freidrich Dalberg (bass - König Marke), August Seider (Florestan), Margarete Bäumer (Leonore), Willi Schwenkreis (Rocco), Rosel Schaffrian (Marzelline), Paul Reinecke (Jaquino), Theodor Horand (Don Fernando)

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Gustav Brecher, Paul Schmitz