Victor matrix CS-022327. Schlussgesang (Nur eine Waffe taugt) / Lauritz Melchior

TitleSource
Schlussgesang (Nur eine Waffe taugt) (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Nur eine Waffe taugt (Subtitle)Disc label (RDI)
Parsifal (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Parsifal. Nur eine Waffe taugt (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 15213 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-3664 12-in.
4/17/1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CS-022327. Schlussgesang (Nur eine Waffe taugt) / Lauritz Melchior," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200032020/CS-022327-Schlussgesang_Nur_eine_Waffe_taugt.

Victor matrix CS-022327. Schlussgesang (Nur eine Waffe taugt) / Lauritz Melchior. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200032020/CS-022327-Schlussgesang_Nur_eine_Waffe_taugt.

"Victor matrix CS-022327. Schlussgesang (Nur eine Waffe taugt) / Lauritz Melchior." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

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