Victor matrix CS-022325. Amfortas! Die Wunde! / Lauritz Melchior ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra

TitleSource
Amfortas! Die Wunde! (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Part 1 (Title part)Victor ledgers
Parsifal (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Parsifal. Amfortas! Die Wunde! (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Richard Wagner (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Lauritz Melchior (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Philadelphia Orchestra (Musical group)
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 11 first violins, 9 second violins, 7 violas, 6 cellos, 5 basses, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons, 3 clarinets, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 5 horns, tuba, 2 harps, tympani, and battery
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: German
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "65 musicians"; ledgers also indicates "1 librarian, personnel manager, and 2 stage hands."
Source(s): John Bolig files (U.K. issue); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/17/1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Master Victor 15212 12-in.
4/17/1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Master Victor M-516 12-in. Album set
4/17/1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1 Master Gramophone DB-3781 12-in.
4/17/1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1A Not processed
4/17/1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 2 Hold
4/17/1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 2A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CS-022325. Amfortas! Die Wunde! / Lauritz Melchior ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200032018/CS-022325-Amfortas_Die_Wunde.

Victor matrix CS-022325. Amfortas! Die Wunde! / Lauritz Melchior ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200032018/CS-022325-Amfortas_Die_Wunde.

"Victor matrix CS-022325. Amfortas! Die Wunde! / Lauritz Melchior ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

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