| Details | | Publication Date: | 1992-08-30 | | Series: | Discographies |
| Size | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 16.0 oz |
Publisher's Note The first comprehensive discography on one of Wagner's music dramas, this volume lists recordings of complete performances, major selections, and excerpts, both vocal and instrumental, with excerpts identified by musical incipits. Precise information is given on date and place of recording, record numbers, performers, and performing groups. Singers of the principal roles and conductors are indexed. A lively introduction provides commentary on the recordings.
Industry Reviews Cites complete and partial, instrumental and vocal, recordings of Wagner's last opera, Parsifal (1882), noting the date and place of recording, record numbers, performers, and performing groups; many of the over 400 entries include brief annotations on the recording or performance quality or other aspects. Presented in sections on complete performances, selections, excerpts, arrangements, and anthologies. Indexed only by singers and conductors. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Reference & Research Book News
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