Victor matrix CS-048859. Erdas Warnung - Weiche, Wotan, weiche! (from Das Rheingold) / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Dr. Karl Reidel ; Kerstin Thorborg
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Erdas Warnung - Weiche, Wotan, weiche! (from Das Rheingold) (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Erda's warning - waver, Wotan, waver! (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Das Rheingold (Work title) | Disc label |
| Ring des Nibelungen. Rheingold. Weiche, Wotan! Weiche! (Uniform title) | |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Richard Wagner (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Kerstin Thorborg (vocalist : contralto) | |
| Dr. Karl Reidel (conductor) | |
| Ronald E. Wise (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
- Instrumentation: 8 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 4 horns, tuba, harp, and tympani
- Category: Vocal
- Language: German
- Master Size: 12-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "R.Wise present." |
| Ledgers: "Harp for two hours." Ledgers instrumentation list includes a contractor and librarian." |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/1940 New York, New York. Carnegie Hall | 1 | Destroy | ||
| 5/8/1940 New York, New York. Carnegie Hall | 2 | Master | Victor 17221 | |
| 5/8/1940 New York, New York. Carnegie Hall | 2 | Master | Victor M-707 | |
| 5/8/1940 New York, New York. Carnegie Hall | 2 | Master | Gramophone (Australia) ED-333 | |
| 5/8/1940 New York, New York. Carnegie Hall | 2A | Hold |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CS-048859. Erdas Warnung - Weiche, Wotan, weiche! (from Das Rheingold) / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Dr. Karl Reidel ; Kerstin Thorborg," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043596/CS-048859-Erdas_Warnung_-_Weiche_Wotan_weiche_from_Das_Rheingold.
Victor matrix CS-048859. Erdas Warnung - Weiche, Wotan, weiche! (from Das Rheingold) / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Dr. Karl Reidel ; Kerstin Thorborg. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043596/CS-048859-Erdas_Warnung_-_Weiche_Wotan_weiche_from_Das_Rheingold.
"Victor matrix CS-048859. Erdas Warnung - Weiche, Wotan, weiche! (from Das Rheingold) / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Dr. Karl Reidel ; Kerstin Thorborg." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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